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HISTORY 


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TOWN  OF  HANOVER 


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FAMILY  GENEALOGIES 


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By  JEDEDIAH  DWELLEY  and  JOHN  F.  SIMMONS 


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TOWN   OF   HANOVER, 

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TOWN    OF    HANOVER. 


At  the  annual  town  meeting,  held  on  the  seventh  day  of  March, 
1904,  John  E.  Stetson  presiding,  it  was  voted  that  the  moderator 
appoint  a  committee  of  five  to  nominate  a  committee  to  have  charge 
of  the  preparation  and  publication  of  a  history  of  Hanover,  said 
committee  to  report  at  this  meeting :  John  F.  Simmons,  Josiah  W. 
Hinckley,  Melvin  S.  Nash,  Lot  Phillips,  and  Robert  N.  Millet 
were  appointed  as  that  committee,  and  they  reported  the  following 
names :  Jedediah  Dwelley,  Morrill  A.  Phillips,  Josiah  W.  Hinckley, 
Rodolphus  C.  Waterman,  and  John  F.  Simmons.  The  nominees 
so  reported  were  elected  as  said  Town  History  Committee. 

This  committee  afterwards  selected  Jedediah  Dwelley  and  John 
F.  Simmons,  aforesaid,  to  prepare  and  write  the  history. 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


These  pictures,  with  the  exception  of  those  of  Mr.  Dwelley 
and  Mr.  Simmons  are  from  photographs  taken  by  Thomas  Drew, 
Edmund  B.  Packard,  Herman  L.  Sturtevant  and  Herbert  L.  Curtis, 
at  least  three-fourths  of  them  being  the  work  of  Mr.  Drew  who,  at 
the  solicitation  of  the  Committee,  gave  cheerful  and  artistic  service. 

Portrait  of  Jedediah  Dwelley Frontice 

Portrait  of  John  F.  Simmons Frontice 

The  Country  Eoad  at  Rocky  Swamp 13 

Indian  Head  River  at  South  Hanover 13 

Old  Bridge  at  Drinkwater 13 

North  River  at  the  Bridge 13 

Town    House '^  -^ 

Abnshouse    '^'^ 

Hanover  Street  at  ia'v.  Win.  !1.  Dowden's 23 

The  Pines  on  Broadway 33 

House  of  Mrs.  Eliza  S.  Sylvester 38 

House  of  Morrill  A.  Phillips 38 

Residence  of  Joseph  S.  Sylvester 39 

Residence  of  William  F.  Bates 39 

Second   Congregational    Church 60 

St.  Andrew's  Church 60 

Church  of  the  Sacred  Heart 61 

First  Baptist  Church 61 

Universalist  Church  {2  views) 83 

First  Congregational  Church  (3  views) 83 

Residence  of  Andrew  T.  Damon ,• 103 

Residence  of  George  W.  Curtis 102 

Residence  of  I.  G.  Stetson 103 

Residence  of  John  F.  Simmons 103 

John  Curtis  Free  Library 130 

Curtis    School 130 

Salmond  School,  formerly  Hanover  Academy 131 

King  Street  School    131 

Corner  of  Church  and  Washington  Street 144 


HISTORY    OF    HANOVER.  5 

Circuit  Street,  at  eud  of  King  Street 1-1:4: 

North  Hanover,  Mann's  Corrier 145 

King  Street,  near  residence,  of  0.'  iP.  Ellis 145 

Woodward  Hill 168 

John  Bailey  House  (now  Ada  A.  ('ani|il)ell ) 172 

The  Judge  Gushing  House 173 

The  Job  Tilden  House 17)5 

Lone  House  in  Cricket  Hole IT-i 

'J^ack  Factory  of  Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons 1!)6 

The  Old  Forge  on  King  Street 1!)7 

Plant  of  National  Fireworks  Company l!)7 

Tack  Works  of  Bodolphus  C.  Waterman  at  Project  Dale "304 

Crain  Store  and  Office  of  Phillips.  Hates  &  Co •304 

E.  H.  Clapp  Kubber  Company '305 

Box  Factory  of  Lot  Phillips  &-  Co.  Corp'n -310 

West  Hanover— Eliab  Mill -311 

Xorth  Piver   Bridge    (2  views) -oO 

Old  Teague's   Bridge -331 

Bridge  at  E.  H.  Clapp  Rubber  Factoi-y •3;;i 

Center    Hanover    Primary    School "340 

Odd  Fellows  Hall " '340 

Hall  of  Phoenix  Lodge  of  F.  and  A.  M -341 

Library  Hall,  West  Hanover "341 

Broad  ^  Oak  Farm "348 

Residence  of  Edward  M.  Sweeny '348 

Residence  of  Samuel  H.  Church '310 

Residence  of  Priscilla   Eells "340 

House  of  Benjamin  B.  Hall "360 

House  of  Wiliiam  Stockbridge -300 

The  Baldwin  House  (2  views) "361 

The  Howard  House "368 

FTanover   Four   Corners ■3()8 

South  Hanover  at  the  Post  OfVu-e "369 

Jacobs  Pond  at  Assinippi "369 

Hackett's  Mill,  North   Hnn.iver -370 

Whiting    Street -376 

Cemetery    (2    views)     '377 


CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 
Incorpobation  of  the  Town.      Change  in  Boundaries. 
Eably  settlers.      Some  of  the  votes  passed  at  the 

FIRST    town    meeting.      DoUBLE    DATING.            .            .  9 — 24 

CHAPTER   II. 

Town,  County  and  State  Officers.         .        .        .  25 — 35 

CHAPTER    III. 

Physical  Changes.     Land  Titles.     Indians.           .  36 — 52 

CHAPTER    IV. 

Ecclesiastical  History.             53 — 94 

CHAPTER  V. 

Professional  Men.             95 — 116 

CHAPTER   VI. 

Education.     Public  Library.             ....  117 — 136 

CHAPTER    VIT. 

Military  History.              137 — 169 

CHAPTER    VIII. 

Shipbuilding.     Hanover  Railroad.     Iron.               .  170 — ISO 

CHAPTER    IX. 

Slavery.     Support  of  Poor.     Aged  Persons.    .        .  181 — 192 

CHAPTER    X. 

Mills,  Manufactures  and  Industries.       .        .        .  193 — 218 

CHAPTER    XL 

Roads  and  Highways.     Streams  and  Bridges.          .  219 — 237 

CHAPTEl?  XIL 

Public  Buildings.     Old  Houses 238 — 263 

CHAPTER    XTTT. 

Hotels.    Post  Offices.    Landmarks.       .        .        .  264 — 275 

CHAPTER    XTV. 

Birds.     Cemetery 274 — 279 

Index 281 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  history  of  Hanover  is  that  of  one  of  tlie  towns  incorporated 
nearly  two  hundred  years  ago,  with  a  settlement  dating  back  to 
the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

Deane,  in  his  history  of  Scituate,  throws  some  light  on  the  life 
and  pursuits  of  the  early  residents;  and  Barry,  more  than  a  half 
century  ago,  wrote  a  history  tliat  l)as  been  and  now  is  highly 
prized. 

At  the  time  of  the  Old  Home  Week  Celebration,  in  1903,  the 
citizens  of  the  town  became  so  interested  tliat  it  was  decided  to 
have  a  history  written  that  would  bring  out  more  fully  a  record 
up  to  the  present  time. 

At  a  town  meeting  held  March  7th,  1904,  it  was  voted  to  prepare 
a  history  of  Hanover;  and  Jedediah  Dwelley,  Morrill  A.  Phillips, 
Josiah  W.  Hinckley,  Rodolphus  C.  Waterman,  and  John  F.  Sim- 
mons were  chosen  a  committee  to  carry  the  vote  into  effect.  This 
committee  appointed  John  F.  Simmons  and  Jedediah  Dwelley  to 
prepare  the  work. 

Mr.  Simmons  died  in  1908,  leaving  a  manuscript  of  his  part; 
and,  so  far  as  possible,  this  manuscript  has  been  used  in  the  prep- 
aration  of   tills   work. 

The  genealogical  part  of  the  book  has  been  pre])ared  entirely 
by  Mr.  Dwelley.  The  several  chapters  of  the  general  liistory  show 
what  part  thereof  was  written  by  Mr.  Simmons  and  what  part  by 
Mr.  Dwelley. 

While  Chapter  X  was  writtbu  by  tlie  subscriher,  lie  was  in- 
debted to  the  manuscript  of  Mr.  John  F.  Simmons  on  the  sub- 
jects embraced  therein.  The  first  tKvo  and  one-half  pages  are 
copied  from  this  manuscript,  and  with  the  exception  of  the  facts 
relating  to  the  other  mills  on  the  several  brooks  and  rivers,  he  has 
folloAved  Mr.  Simmons  as  closely  as  possible  consistent  witli  the 
limitations  of  fhe  work.  To  these  facts  relating  to  the  early 
history  of  the  mills  on  the  brooks  and  rivers,  the  sul)scriber  gave 
many  days  of  careful,  painstaking  researeli  among  tlie  old  Scituate 
and  Plymouth  I»ecords. 

The  first  thought  of  the  committee  was  to  have  a  work  of  about 
1000  pages  and  material  therefor  was  collected;  but,  on  account  of 


8 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


the  expense,  it  was  at  a  late  liour  decided  to  condense  so  as  to 
embrace  all  in  a  less  number.  In  doing  this,  it  has  been  necessary 
to  omit  much  that  had  been  prepared  of  general  interest  in  the 
historical  part,  as  well  as  much  in  the  genealogical  parfl,  of  a 
personal  nature. 

The  work  done  by  Mr.  Dwelley  has  been  prepared  in  hours 
snatched  from  an  exacting  business  life,  and  lacks  much  that 
would  have  been  given,  if  continuous  devotion  to  the  subject  had 
been  possible. 

It  is  submitted  with  a  full  realization  of  its  shortcomings  and 
its  errors. 

The  writer  wishes  to  acknowledge  the  great  sernee  rendered  bv 
the  other  members  of  the  committee,  in  regard  to  information, 
criticism,  and,  above  all,  kindly  advice  and  encouraging  words. 

He  also  here  acknowledges  the  assistance  of  Miss  Anna  Suther- 
land, Mr.  A.  Irvm  Studley  and  Mr.  Morton  V.  Bonney  and  the 
invaluable  service,  each  in  their  own  way,  rendered  by  Miss  Louise 
H.  Briggs  and  Dr.  Clarence  L.  Howes. 

This  book  would  never  have  been  completed  but  for  the  intelli- 
gent devoted  service  of  my  assistant.  Miss  L.  Gertrude  Gardner. 

JEDEDIAH  DWELLEY. 


IXCOKPORA'l'IOX    OF  THE   TOWX. 


CHAPTER  I. 

Incorpouatiox  of  the  Town. 

Change  in  boundaries — Earhj  settlers — Some  of  the  votes  passed 
at  the  first  town  meetings — Double  dating. 

The  first  few  pages  of  this  chapter  were  written  by  John  F. 
Simmons,  the  remainder  by  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

On  the  fourteenth  day  of  June,  1737,  the  Lieutenant  Governor, 
Council  and  Representatives  in  General  Coiirt  assembled,  pas-^co 
"An  Act  for  erecting  a  new  town  within  the  County  of  Plynioutli 
by  the  name  of  Hannover."  This  Act  read  as  follows:  "Wlierciis 
the  inhabitants  of  the  Westerly  part  of  the  town  of  Scitnate  and  tbe 
inhabitants  of  the  Easterly  part  of  the  town  of  Abingdon  labom' 
under  great  difficiilties  by  reason  of  their  remoteness  from  the 
places  for  the  publick  worship  of  God,  and  have  thereupon  made 
their  application  to  this  Court  that  the  lands  on  tlie  Westerly 
part  of  the  town  of  Scituate  and  tlie  lands  oii  the  l^asterly  j^art  of 
the  town  of  Abingdon,  adjoining  together,  and  v.-hcj-eon  they  dwell, 
may  be  vested  with  all  the  powers  and  privileges  of  a  town:  Be  il 
it,  therefore,  enacted  by  the  Lieutenant  Governor,  Council  and 
Representatives  in  General  Court  Assembled,  and  by  the  authority 
of  the  same, — 'That  the  Westerly  part  of  the  said  town  of  Scituate 
and  the  Easterly  part  of  the  said  town  of  Aliingdou,  be  and  hereby 
is  sett  off  and  constituted  a  separate  township,  by  the  name  of 
Hannover,  tlie  bounds  of  the  said  townslii])  to  be  as  follows,  viz: 
to  begin  at  the  Third  Herring  Brook  at  David  JaeoI)*s  saw-mill 
dam,  and  from  thence  running  near  AW'st  al)Out  two  hundred 
and  forty-six  i-ods,  to  the  Northeast  corner  of  Isaac  Turner's  great 
lot;  then,  near  West,  with  the  Xortli  side  line  of  said  great  lot.  oiu> 
mile,  to  tlie  share  line;  and  then,  continuing  tlie  same  course, 
three-quarters  of  a  mile;  then  turning  and  running  near  South 
two  miles,  to  the  Soutliwest  corner  of  Nehemiah  Cushing's  lot; 
then  South  5°,  40'  West,  to  the  Soutlierly  bounds  of  Ab- 
ingdon; and  on  the  South  side  it  is  bounded  on  tlie  line  betwixt 
Abingdon  and  Pembroke,  and  on  Indian  Head  River,  and  South- 
easterly by  the  North  River,  and  Easterly  by  the  aforesaid  Third 


10  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Herring  Brook,  from  the  said  North  Kiver  to  the  dam  before 
mentioned;  and  that  the  inhabitants  of  the  said  lands  as  before 
described  and  bounded  be  and  hereby  are  vested  with  the  powers 
privileges  and  immunities  that  the  inhabitants  of  any  of  the 
towns  of  this  province  by  law  are  or  ought  to  be  vested  with, 
Provided,  That  the  inhabitants  of  the  said  town  of  Hannover  do 
within  the  space  of  two  years  from  the  publication  of  this  act, 
erect  and  finish  a  suitable  house  for  the  publick  worship  of  God, 
and,  as  soon  as  may  be,  procure  and  settle  a  learned,  orthodox 
minister,  of  good  conversation,  and  make  provision  for  his  comfort- 
able and  honourable  support,  and  likewise  provide  a  school-master 
to  instruct  their  youth  in  writing  and  reading ;  and  that  thereupon 
they  be  discharged  from  any  further  payments  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  ministry  and  school  in  the  towns  of  Scituate  and  Abingdon, 
for  any  estate  lying  within  the  said  town  of  Hannover:  saving  to 
the  inhabitants  of  the  towns  of  Seituate  and  Hannover,  respectively, 
their  interest  and  propriety  in  the  common  and  undivided  lands 
within  the  said  towns  of  Scituate  and  Hannover;  anything  in  this 
act  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding.' " 

By  whose  suggestion  the  name  of  Hanover  was  taken,  is  not 
now  known.  We  are  told  that  the  loyal  subjects  of  the  King  of 
England,  George  I.,  took  this  name  as  a  tribute  to  their  king, 
who,  before  ascending  the  throne  of  Great  Britain,  had  been 
Elector  of  Liineburg  and  Hannover.  Tlie  death  of  George  I. 
occurred  June  10,  1737,  four  days  before  the  final  passage  of 
the  Act  of  Incorporation.  The  name,  therefore,  was  German, 
and  was  correctly  spelled  in  the  Act  of  Incorporation.  It  is 
still  spelled  Hannover  in  Germany,  and  is  there  pronounced  with 
the  accent  on  the  second  syllable.  How  it  became  changed  in  its 
spelling  and  pronounciation  can  be  accounted  for  by  the  inclina- 
tion, which  has  always  been  prominent  in  this  country,  to  make 
improvement  in  every  way  and  upon  everything. 

By  our  name  we  are  linked  to  the  very  ancient  past.  Hannover 
was  a  part  of  Saxony  whose  inhabitants,  the  Saxons,  gave  the  name 
which  is  now  used  generically  to  designate  the  whole  English 
speaking  race,  Anglo  Saxons.  Saxon  is  a  word  whose  derivation 
is  lost.  It  is  traced  by  some  authorities  to  "Sah,"  meaning 
a  short  knife;  and  by  others  it  is  held  to  mean  "settled,"  as  dis- 
tinguished from  the  "Suevi,"  a  wandering  people. 

Ptolemy  first  speaks  of  this  people  in  the  third  century  of  our 
era.  They  then  inhabited  the  same  country  now  called  Hannover 
in  Prussia.       They  moved  westward  and  were  the  first  race  from 


INCORPORATION   OF  THE  TOWN.  11 

the  continent  to  attempt  a  permanent  settlement  in  England. 
They  left  tlie  marks  of  ^;heir  language  in  the  En^^lish  county 
names  of  Essex,  Sussex  and  W^ssex,  which  are  but  shorter  forms 
of  East  Saxons,  South  Saxons  and  West  Saxond. 

Saxony  and  the  Hannoverians  remained  a  distinct  independent 
nation  until  the  year  803,  when  Charlei'.iagne  succeeded  in  sub- 
jugating them  after  thirty-one  years  of  alm^^st  continuous  warfare. 

The  same  spirit  of  independence  actuated  the  modern  little 
kingdom  of  Hannover.  It  resisted  the  efforts  made  for  the  unifica- 
tion  of  the  German  Empire  until  1866,  and  only  yielded  to  the 
inevitable  after  a  conflict  in  arms. 

In  accordance  with  the  prevailing  religious  expression  of  the 
time,  and  as  showing  the  close  connection  of  church  and  state 
of  the  period,  the  cause  actuating  the  petitioning  householders  to 
wish  to  be  erected  into  a  separate  town  was  that  they  laboured 
"under  great  difficulties  by  reason  of  their  remoteness  from  the 
places  for  publick  worship  of  God."  All  those  living  westerly 
of  the  old  line  of  the  town  of  Scituate,  eight  families  in  all,  were 
compelled  by  law  to  attend  and  pay  taxes  for  the  support  of  the 
Church  in  Abington ;  while  those  living  east  of  that  line  as  far 
as  the  Third  Herring  Brook,  were  in  the  same  way  bound  to  the 
Church  at  Scituate. 

In  the  light  of  the  relative  conditions  to-day,  it  is  interesting 
to  regard  the  statements  put  forth  by  the  protesting  householders 
of  Abington  as  reasons  for  opposing  the  incorporation  of  the  new 
town. 

In  September,  1726,  the  town  of  Abington  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  draw  up  objections  to  the  petition  for  the  new  town,  and 
these  objections  having  been  duly  presented  to  the  Court,  as  the 
Massachusetts  Legislature  has  always  been,  and  is  to-day  called- 
on  the  nineteenth  day  of  April,  1727,  the  Lieutenant  Governor,  a 
member  of  the  Council,  and  three  members  of  the  House  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  visit  the  territory.  The  report  which 
they  made  in  favor  of  the  petition,  carried  the  incorporation  to  a 
successful  issue. 

The  objections  were  as  follows: 

'•'I.  Because  of  the  fewness  of  our  families  in  number,  which  i:- 
but  about  fifty- three,  including  the  eight  desiring  to  be  set  off: 
and  of  these  five  are  newly  married,  and  have  neither  house  nor 
home,  but  as  they  sojourn  under  the  roofs  of  others;  and  of  the 
rest,  six  are  widows,  whose  husbands  have  of  late  deceased,  leaving' 
their  families  much  broken,  and  under  low  circumstances;  which. 


12  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEK. 

nineteen,  taken  from  fifty-three,  leaves  but  thirty-four, — and  even 
of  these  some  are  so  poor  that  they  are  left  out  of  the  rates,  and 
have  need  of  support  from  the  town; — so  that  there  will  be  but 
thirty  families  left  to  bear  the  public  charges. 

II.  The  part  of  the  town  petitioning  to  be  set  off  contains 
■eleven  polls,  and  above  one-fifth  of  the  rateable  estate;  and  al- 
though there  will  still  be  left  to  Abington  a  considerable  tract 
of  land,  vet  but  little  part  of  it  is  capable  of  settlement,  except 
the  easterly  part,  which  is  chiefly  in  gentlemen  proprietors'  hands, 
who  do  neither  sell  nor  settle  their  lands,  they  living  in  other 
towns,  and  improving  the  same  only  as  timber  lots;  and  the  inhab- 
itants petitioning  to  be  set  off  dwell  on  the  easterly  part  of  these 
great  lots,  which  run  westerly  nearly  to  the  centre  of  Abington, 
which  will  hence  be  exempt  from  taxation  here  for  the  support  of 
tlio  ministry.       And, 

III.  That  the  eight  petitioners  for  the  separation,  viz:  Elijah 
Cushing,  Jeremiah  Hatch,  ISrathaniel  Davis,  Joseph  Bryant,  Xehc- 
miah  Cushing,  Benjamin  Loring,  and  Isaac  Hatch,  though  they 
urged  their  distance  from  public  worship,  were  but  four  miles  from 
tlio  meeting-house,  and  that  if  it  was  objected  that  the  way  was 
dilticult  and  impassable,  yet  several  responsible  men  had  offered 
to  make  it  good  and  passable,  for  man  and  horse,  for  £5  charge." 

The  remonstrance  of  the  Abington  people  was  not  without  its 
-effect.  By  an  act  passed  shortly  afterward  the  town  was  per- 
mitted for  three  years  to  tax  all  dormant  or  non-resident  lands 
within  their  limits  for  the  support  of  the  ministry,  and  a  new 
grant  was  made  to  the  town  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  northeast 
of  Waldo's  farm  so-called  (Barry,  Page  16). 

(Mr.  Dwelley  frotii  here.) 

When  Hanover  was  incorporated  it  contained  about  eleven 
thousand  acres  of  land,  but  in  1754  about  one-tenth  of  its  territory 
was  annexed  to  that  part  of  Pembroke  which  is  now  Hanson.  We 
<;opy  the  following  from  the  Colonial  Eecords : 

'•'Saturday,  8th  of  June,  1754,  on  petition  of  Elijah  Cushing, 
Esq.,  agent  for  the  second  precinct  in  Pembroke,  showing  that  said 
precinct  is  made  u])  of  four  several  towns  besides  Pembroke,  and 
praying  that  the  whole  Precinct  may  be  united  to  Pembroke,  "the 
(Jeneral  Court  ordered  that  the  Petitioners  with  their  estates  com- 
pi-ehended  within  tlic  bounds  of  said  Precinct  be  to  all  intents 
and  purposes  annexed  to  and  made  part  of  the  Town  of  Pemljroke." 
Oiie  of  the  four  towns  named  above  was  Hanover. 


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INDIAN    HEAD    RIVER    AT   SOUTH    HANOVER 


OLD    HRIllGK    AT    DHINKWATER 


NOUTH    RIVER    AT   THE   BRIDGE 


INCORPORATION   OF  THE  TOWN".  13- 

In  1T4G  the  bounds  of  the  West  Parish  or  Second  Precinct  of 
Peml)roke  were  established  by  Act  of  the  Legislature,  and  these 
bounds  on  the  north  follow  substantially  the  present  boundary  of 
the  town  of  Hanson  as  will  be  seen  by  tlie  map  whicli  we  submit 
herewith.  This  bound  follows  the  Indian  Head  Piver,  and  the 
lot  of  land  then  owned  by  Ezekiel  Turner,  but  reecntly  and  for 
many  years  by  James  W.  House,  running  to  Cornet  Stetson's 
purchase,  so-called.  The  map  is  presented  in  order  to  makx'  it 
entirely  clear  just  wliat  part  of  the  present  town  of  Hanson 
belonged  to  Hanover,  before  this  change.  By  the  change  Hanovci- 
lost  about  one  and  one-half  square  miles  of  territory,  something 
more  than   one-tenth   of   her   area,   as   stated  above. 

There  was  not  much  opposition  on  the  part  of  Hanover  to  this 
severance  of  its  territory,  but  the  Town  Records  show  that  the 
following  votes  were  passed: 

May  30,  1746,  "It  was  voted  and  granted  to  sundry  inhabitants 
of  the  Southwest  part  of  the  town  of  Hanover  to  be  a  Township 
or  Precinct  agreeable  to  the  Bounds  of  their  petition  on  file."  And 
at  a  meeting  held  May  27,  1754,  "The  question  was  put,  whether 
the  Town  would  vote  off  the  Southwest  part  of  the  town  called 
the  Second  Precinct  to  be  annexed  to  Pembroke,  and  it  passed  in 
the  negative,  and  voted  David  Stockbridge,  Esq.,  to  be  agent  for 
said  town  at  the  great  and  General  Court  to  use  his  Indeavors  to- 
Prevent  that  part  of  the  town  being  annexed  to  Pembroke."'  Evi- 
dently this  opposition  was  ineffective,  and  it  is  doubtful  if  it  was 
very  serious. 

The  writer  is  indebted  to  Mercer  V.  Tillson  of  Hanson,  who 
gave  many  days  in  searching  the  Records  for  facts,  and  many  uiore 
in  tracing  the  lines. 

Barry  speaks  of  a  small  gore  of  land  having  been  aniuwed  to 
Hanson. 

Many  persons  of  intelligence  doubted  the  question  of  such  an- 
nexation, and  Mr.  Tillson,  who  resided  in  early  life  in  Hanover, 
decided  to  make  the  matter  clear.  This  is  said  as  a  slight  recog- 
nition of  the  value  of  his  service.  {See  appendix  at  close  of  this 
chapter  marked  "A.") 

Since  1754  the  changes  in  the  boundary  lines  of  Hanover  have 
been  slight.  A  half  dozen  enactments  of  the  Legislature  at 
different  times  have  defined  her  bounds,  but  these  were  to  make 
clear  rather  than  to  change.  We  give  all  these  instances,  as  fol- 
lows: In  1835  the  line  between  Pembroke  and  Hanover,  at 
the  Rubber  Factory,  was  defined.      In  1857  an  Act  established  the 


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HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


The  portion  of  this  map  within  the  dotted  lines  shows  territory  that  waa 
Abin;;ton  previous  to  1727,  then  from  1727  to  1754  Hanover,  and  now  a  part 
"Of  Hanson.  That  territory  shown  above  which  is  bounded  easterly  by  Indian 
Head  Brook,  northerly  by  Indian  Head  Kivor  and  westerly  by  the  dotted  line, 
«hows  territory  which  was  a  part  of  Scituate  previous  to  1727,  a  part  of  Han- 
over from  1727  to  1754,  and  now  a  part  of  Hanson.  The  territory  taken 
from  Hanover  as  above  was  first  annexe<l  to  Pembroke,  but  at  the  time  Han- 
son was  incorporated  it  became  a  part  of  that  town.  (See  Court  Records, 
1753-170").   ^lassaehusetts  Archives). 


INCORPOKATIOX   OF   THE  TOWN.  15 

line  near  tlie  Tiffany  Mill.       This  was  after  litigation  of  several 
years. 

In  1878  the  line  was  established  at  Assinippi.  This  was  to 
make  plain  what  had  perhaps  become  obscure,  and  the  Town  of 
South  Scituate  paid  to  the  Town  of  Hanover  the  sum  of  two 
hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars.  This  payment  was  made  to 
indemnify  Hanover  for  the  future  care  of  the  small  section  of 
highway  north  of  ^^''ebster  street  which  had  before  been  cared  for 
by  South  Scituate.  In  1878  the  line  between  Hanover  and  Rock- 
land was  defined  and  established,  but  no  change  was  intended. 
And  in  1885  the  line  between  Hanover  and  Pembroke,  near  the 
t.ack  factory  of  E.  C.  ^^'aternlan  was  defined  and  established. 

When  trying  to  look  into  the  past  and  solve  the  problems  of  the 
unknown,  we  wonder  who  the  first  white  man  was  to  tread  the 
soil  of  Hanover,  and  here  we  have,  reasonable  cause  to  believe 
that  Phinehas  Pratt  was  the  man,  and  the  date  that  of  March, 
1633.  This  is  a  most  interesting  story,  and  stands  forth  in 
history  with  hardly  a  parallel. 

Mr.  Pratt  was  living  in  Weymouth  at  this  time.  In  some  way 
he  learned  that  the  Indians  were  intending  to  make  an  onslaught 
on  the  Plymouth  settlement.  He  became  uneasy  and  told  his 
Company  that  if  some  messenger  did  not  inform  the  Plymoutli 
people  of  their  danger,  all  of  both  Colonies  would  certainly  be 
slain.  Xo  one  could  be  found  among  the  men  who  would  volun- 
tver  to  go,  and  at  last  Mr.  Pratt  determined  to  walk  across  to 
Plymouth  and  give  the  needed  alarm.  When  his  determination 
^\■as  made  known,  his  companions  said,  "The  savages  will  pursuit 
after  you,  and  kill  you,  and  we  shall  never  see  you  again." 

Evading  the  sharp  watcli  of  the  Indians,  Pratt  started  on  his 
perilous  journey,  alone,  and  without  compass  or  arms.  Unarmed 
for  fear  the  Indians  would  overtake  liim  and  mistrust  his  mission, 
an<l  without  compass,  as  the  only  one  they  had  was  that  belonging 
to  the  ship  which  was  too  large  to  be  carried.  For  two  days  and 
one  night  he  journeyed,  and  the  writer  believes  that  from  his 
description  he  spent  the  iiight  near  the  borders  of  Hanover  in 
Pembroke.  Tie  describes  this  niglit  which  he  spent  in  the  dense 
forest  Avith  no  human  help  witliin  a  radius  of  man}^  miles :  "The 
wolves  began  their  howling  as  night  drew  on,  and  a  river  ob- 
structed with  many  stones,  intercepted  liis  way;  the  water  being 
quite  deep  and  very  cold,  he  passed  over  it  with  much  difficulty." 
Then,  to  use  his  own  language,  '^as  I  in  great  distress — fifaint 
for  want  of  flPood,  weary  with  Running,  flearing  to  make  a  ffier 


16  HISTORY   or   IIAXOVEE. 

because  of  y"^  y*  pshued  me.  Then  I  came  to  a  depe  dell  or 
hole,  ther  being  much  wood  falen  into  it.  Then  said  I  in  my 
thoughts,  this  is  Cxod's  providence  that  heare  I  may  make  a  tier. 
Then  having  macd  a  lier,  the  stars  began  to  a  pear  and  I  saw 
Ursa  Major."'  The  snow  lay  deep  on  the  ground  in  patches,  but 
he  reached  Plymoutli  safely  the  following  afternoon.  Tradition 
says  that,  when  he  crossed  the  snow,  he  walked  backwards,  hoping 
to  deceive  his  ])ursuers. 

On  the  l!)th  of  April.  1()80,  Phinehas  Pratt  died  at  Charlestown. 
Mass.,   "aged   ahout   !'0  years." 

In  fairness  to  the  Indian  and  liis  attitude  toward  the  early  (,'olo- 
nists,  it  should  be  said  that,  "During  the  year  1614,  Thomas  Hunt, 
an  Englishman,  had  kidnapped  from  Plymouth  twenty  Indians, 
and  seven  from  Cape  Cod,  and  sold  them  as  shives  in  Spain."' 

"Tlie  Indiana  had  not  forgotten   this:' 

x\ecording  to  Barry,  William  Barstow  was  tlie  first  white  man 
to  settle  within  tlie  present  bounds  of  Hanover,  and  he  was  liere 
as  early  as  1649.  Barry  describes  the  location  of  his  house  and, 
while  doubtless  he  constructed  a  house  in  the  locality  indicated 
by  Barr}^  it  seems  quite  certain  to  the  writer  that  lie  must  have 
owned  and  lived  in  a  house,  when  he  died,  which  stood  north  of 
the  present  residence  of  Charles  F.  Stearns.  The  division  of  his 
estate  would  seem  to  indicate  this  location.  He  must  have  had, 
presumaljly,  a  house  near  Xorth  Eiver,  where  he  at  one  time  kept 
an  "Ordinary."  The  question  is  not  especially  significant.  Cer- 
tain it  is  that  the  first  recorded  grant  of  land  to  him  is  that  parcel 
which  is  ])oiinded  on  the  Third  Herring  Brook,  the  North  Eiver. 
Washington  street  and  Broadway,  or  near  the  last  named  streets. 

Doubtless  Barstow  had  neighbors  within  a  half  mile  in  Scituate, 
and  probably  within  the  same  distance  in  Pembroke,  but  the 
Pioneers  accepted  privation  and  solitude  without  repining.  Work 
was  to  be  done,  and  brave  hearts  and  strong  hands  went  to- 
gether. 

Why  this  particular  lot  of  land  was  selected  by  Mr.  Barstow 
it  is  of  course  impossible  to  say.  Presumably  the  low  part, 
thereof,  was  desirable  for  the  meadow  hay,  and  possibly  the  up- 
land may  have  been  suitable  for  cultivation. 

How  much  of  the  land  of  Hanover  at  this  date  was  an  unbroken 
forest  no  one  can  tell,  but  probably  ninety  per  cent,  at  least. 
Very  few  of  the  early  deeds  or  allotments  indicate  the  nature  of 
the  land  allotted.  But  at  North  Hanover,  near  the  Norwell  line, 
this  level  tract  of  land  is  spoken  of  in  1692  as  the  "grassy  plain"; 


INCORPORATION   OF   THE   TOWN,  17 

and  it  is  quite  certain  that  the  field  on  Main  street  on  which  the 
Curtis  School  House  stands^,  was  also  in  1692  suitable  for  cultiva- 
tion, and  the  records  indicate,  by  j-eference,  one  or  two  other  places 
which  must  have  been  cleared  land. 

In  the  settlement  at  Scituate  Harbor  in  1628,  the  "Green  Field" 
is  referred  to,  and  Deane  says  "so-called,  as  we  understand, 
because  it  had  been  an  Indian  planting  ground,  and  was  not 
covered  witli  wood  as  the  cliU's  and  glades  were  not  covered  with 
wood."  In  most  cases  probably  the  earliest  settlers  in  the  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  town  of  Hanover  selected  places  that  were  in  part 
at  least  clear. 

The  growth  of  Hanover  was  slow,  but  as  early  as  1700  scattered 
settlements  had  been  made  up  Broadway  and  Elm  street,  as  far 
as  the  Pembroke  line, — up  Washington  street  as  far  as  East 
street,  with  one  or  two  houses  on  the  latter  street, — on  the  lands 
east  of  ^^'asllington  street,  and  south  of  Mill  street.  It  is  also 
probable  that  there  were  a  very  few  houses  at  West  Hanover,  south 
of  Summer  street,  as  the  Drinkwater  Mill  was  constructed  before 
1694. 

When  Hanover  was  incorporated,  all  but  the  northwest  and 
northeast  part  had  houses  scattered  about,  although  if  an  east  and 
west  line  had  been  drawn  through  the  center  of  the  town  it  is 
doubtful  if  there  were  more  than  twenty  houses  north  of  this  line. 

Barry  says  the  population  of  Hanover  at  the  date  of  her 
incorporation  was  three  hundred,  but  probably  a  sixth  part  of  these 
were  on  that  part  afterwards  annexed  to  Pembroke. 

Just  where  the  first  "Town  Meeting"  was  held  is  uncertain. 
Tradition  says,  in  the  dwelling  house  now  owned  by  Rev.  William 
H.  Dowden.  There  was  a  school  house  near  the  Center,  and 
perhaps  this  was  used.  As  soon  as  the  meeting  house  was  com- 
pleted, all  town  meetings  thereafter  were  held  in  that  building 
until  the  "town  house"  was  erected  in  1826.  This  first  town 
house  stood  very  near  where  now  stands  the  meeting  house,  and 
was  a  one  story  unpainted  building,  standing  about  ten  feet  west 
of  the  church  building  of  that  time.  Both  of  these  buildings 
were  burned  in  1862.  The  entrance  to  this  town  house  was 
from  the  south.  There  was  no  vestibule,  and  the  seats  (benches), 
which  were  framed  with  the  building,  ran  north  and  south,  each 
row  being  about  one  foot  higher  than  the  one  in  front  of  it.  The 
"Desk,"  as  it  was  called,  was  on  the  north  end,  the  space  in  the 
center  of  the  building  being  perhaps  twelve  feet  in  width. 

The  first  Town  Meeting  was  held  on  the  29th  day  of  June^ 


18  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

1737,  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town. 
There  was  very  little  business  transacted  at  this  meeting  except 
to  elect  the  important  town  officers  who  were  as  follows,  viz : 
Joseph  Barstow,  Moderator;  William  Witherell,  Town  Clerk; 
Benjamin  Curtis,  James  Hatch  and  Charles  Stockbridge,  Select- 
men; Jonathan  Pratt  and  Samuel  Barstow,  Constables;  Joseph 
Barstow,  Town  Treasurer;  James  Hatch,  Joseph  Josselyn  and 
John  Bailey,  Surveyors  of  Highways;  John  AVoodworth  and  James 
Torrey,  Tything  Men. 

The  second  Town  Meeting  was  held  August  39,  1737,  and  the 
business  transacted  seems  to  have  been  simply  to  name  a  com- 
mittee to  choose  a  minister. 

On  the  13th  day  of  Nov.,  1737,  the  next  meeting  was  held,  and 
the  important  business  at  this  time  was  to  elect  a  committee  to 
erect  a  meeting  house. 

On  the  13th  day  of  December  of  the  same  year,  at  a  Town 
Meeting,  a  committee  was  chosen  to  "put  the  Meeting  House  out 
at  contract."  No  other  business  seems  to  have  eome  up  at  thisi 
time. 

The  next  Town  Meeting  was  held  on  tlie  33nd  day  of  January, 
1737,  when  a  committee  was  cliosen  to  ask  Seituate  for  help  in 
building  the  meeting  house. 

Following  these  and  on  the  3nd  day  of  March,  1737,  the  first 
important  Annual  Town  Meeting  was  held.  Following  is  a  copy 
of  the  record  of  said .  meeting  as  copied  from  the  Town  Clerk's 
book :  "At  a  Town  meeting  held  att  hanover  march  the  3nd  day 
1727,  the  town  made  choyce  of  mr  Joseph  Barstow  for  the  modera- 
tor and  Will™  Wethrell  for  there  Town  Clark  and  Benjamin 
Curtis  and  James  Hatch  and  Elijah  Cushing  for  there  Selectmen 
(and  Assessors),  and  Job  Otis  and  Thomas  Bardin,  Constables 
and  Thomas  Bardin  refused  to  serve  and  the  town  proseded  in 
the  choyce  of  another  Constable  and  made  choyce  of  Benjamin 
Silvester  for  there  Constable  and  Benjamin  Barstow  and  James 
Hatch  Jur  and  Joseph  Curtice  Survayers  Samuel  Harlow  and 
Hugh  Vickery  for  tything  men  and  for  fence  vewers  Amos  Sil- 
vester Samuel  Staples  and  Benjamin  Curtis,  Jur  the  Town  voted 
that  swine  should  goe  at  large  and  chose  Benjamin  Hanmer  and 
Benjamin  Man  for  hogreves  and  John  Stoddard  sealer  or  Clark 
of  the  Market  and  Samuel  Stetson  pound  keeper  and  mr  Joseph 
Barstow  Town  Treasurer  and  Caleb  Barker  and  Abner  Dwele 
field  drivers  and  Bachelder  Wing  grand  jureman  for  the  year  in- 
suing  and  James  Hatch  and  Thomas  Josselyn  for  pety  Juremen 


IXCOKPORATION   OF   THE   TOWX.  19 

to  serve  on  the  jure  of  trials  the  next  Inferer  Court  voted  that 
the  three  agants  to  wit  Elijah  Cusliing  Joseph  House  and  Abner 
Dwele  that  let  out  the  meeting  house  to  buld  are  to  receve  of 
Isaac  Buck  the  subscription  money  which  he  hath  or  may  receive 
for  the  Towns  youse  and  are  to  let  it  out  to  the  workmen  as 
they  shall  agree  towards  the  payment  of  sd  meeting  house  and 
and  their  recept  shall  be  your  discharge  voted  that  sd  town  shall 
keep  a  skoole  this  presant  year  insuing  at  three  plases  where  the 
selectmen  shall  think  it  most  convenant  for  sd  town 
William  Wetherell  Town  Clark." 

As  a  matter  of  interest  we  also  give  on  the  following  page  a  fac 
simile  of  this  original  record. 

A  word  as  to  the  fact  that  the  first  town  meeting  was  held  June, 
1727,  while  the  first  annual  meeting,  nine  months  later,  is  recorded 
as  having  been  held  March,  1727.  The  opening  of  the  year  was 
then  the  spring  time  when  the  birds  were  singing,  the  buds  swelling, 
the  crocus  blooming,  and  all  nature  smiling  and  full  of  promise. 
How  appropriate  and  with  what  good  cheer  could  the  "Happy  New 
Year"  be  wished  !  It  does  not  seem  out  of  place  to  make  this  brief 
explanation  of  the  change,  and  the  cause  therefor  here,  especially 
as  many  of  our  records,  previous  to  1753,  relating  to  births,  mar- 
riages, deaths  and  other  town  matters,  such  as  town  meetings,  are 
-confusing. 

Until  about  1753  Hanover  followed  the  English  custom,  either 
of  double  dating  or  of  beginning  the  year  March  35th,  instead  of 
January  1st. 

The  record  of  two  of  the  toA\Ti  meetings  referred  to  above  purport 
to  be  January  and  March  of  1727,  but  we  should  now  say  i73c9, 
as  Hanover  was  incorporated  in  June  of  1737,  and  these  two 
meetings  were  held  the  following  January  and  March. 

After  the  calendar  was  corrected  by  Pope  Gregory  XIII.  in  1583, 
although  tlie  correction  was  immediately  adopted  by  all  the  Catholic 
countries,  it  was  not  adopted  by  England  until  1753.  This  was 
the  "new  style,"  and  the  year  being  made  to  commence  on  the  first 
of  January,  instead  of  the  35th  of  March,  gave  occasion  to  the 
double  dates  which  were  in  use  here  and  in  England  for  a  century 
or  more  previous  to  1753.  Most  of  the  Nations  having  at  this  time 
adopted  the  new  style,  it  was  thought  proper  by  the  English  to 
pay  some  regard  to  it  by  double  dating.  It  could  be  used  only 
between  January  1st  and  March  35th. 

We  find  on  pur  records  evidence  of  double  dating,  but  what  is 
more  confusing,  the  old  style  was  used  without  double  dating  in 
many  cases. 


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HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


IXCORPOKATIOX   01"   THE   TOWN.  21 

To  illustrate :  The  record  of  the  first  two  births  in  town  would 
indicate  that  there  was  a  difference  of  less  than  six  months  in  the 
ages  of  two  children  of  the  same  parentage,  whereas  the  true  differ- 
ence undoubtedly  was  nearly  eighteen  months,  the  date  of  Sept., 
1734,  being  according  to  our  present  reckoning,  while  the  date 
Feb.,  1735,  should  be  according  to  our  present  reckoning,  1736. 
Following  is  a  copy  of  the  records  referred  to:  '"Samuel  Bourn 
Son  of  Nathan  Bourn  and  Lydia  his  wife  was  born  the  Second  day 
of  September  in  hanover  in  the  year  1734"'        and 

"Remember  Bourn  Daughter  of  ISTathan  Bourn  and  Lydia  his 
wife  born  in  hanover  the  sixteenth  day  of  february  1735" 

It  may  be  interesting  here  to  copy  a  few  of  the  votes  passed.at  the 
early  town  meetings,  not  because  of  their  importance  especially,  but 
on  account  of  their  significance  in  throwing  light  on  the  methods 
of  the  time. 

Before  doing  this,  however,  we  will  say  that  in  1715  the  Common 
Lands  known  as  the  ''Flats"'  were  divided,  and  Hanover's  portion, 
thereof,  assigned  to  her.  For  the  year  1747,  the  amount  received 
for  the  rental  of  these  tiats  was  50£  (old  tenor),  and  in  1758  they 
rented  for  9£  l"3s.  In  1730  it  was  "Voted  to  exempt  Quakers  from 
paying  any  part  of  the  expense  of  building  the  meeting  house." 

In  1760  it  was  "Voted  that  the  town  flats  be  divided  into  four 
parts,  so  that  it  may  be  hired  out  in  quarter  parts." 

In  1761  the  town  received  for  rental  as  above,  11£  16s,  and  in 
1795  they  rented  for  '35£.  In  this  latter  year  the  town  and  pre- 
cinct tax  was  about  eleven  hundred  dollars,  so  that  the  flats  paid 
nearly  one-eighth  of  said  tax. 

In  1733  the  town  voted  quite  a  large  number  of  persons  twenty 
shillings  each  for  killing  wild  cats. 

In  1747  "Voted  Isaac  Hatch  £-^  10s  (old  tenor)  for  the  stocks 
now  set  up  at  the  meeting  house."  In  explanation  of  this  we  quote 
from  the  Plymouth  Colony  Laws  under  date  of  Nov.  15,  1636, 
"''That  in  every  Constable  rich  there  be  a  pair  of  stocks  and  whip- 
ping post  erected,  these  to  be  erected  in  such  place  as  shall  be 
thought  meet  I)y  the  several  neighborhoods  where  they  concern, 
upon  the  penalty  of  ten  slullings  for  any  township  which  shall  be 
<:lefective." 

In  1748  tbe  town  passed  a  vote  looking  to  the  erection  of  a 
<'ourt  House  in  Pembroke,  and  if  that  was  not  possible  that  there 
may  be  a  stop  put  to  the  construction  of  a  new  Court  House  at 
Plymouth. 

At  a  town  meeting  held  Oct.  15,  1755,  David  Stockbridge  pre- 


22  HISTORY   OF    HAKOVER. 

sented  the  town  with  one  year's  salary  as  representative,  21£  16Sj, 
and  the  town  voted  to  use  this  in  paying  certain  bills,  the  "balance 
to  be  lodged  with  the  town  treasurer." 

In  1760  it  was  voted  that  Bezaleel  Curtis  have  "a  right  to  alter 
the  highway  near  where  his  father  in  his  life  time  dwelt,  to  go  to  the 
north  side  of  the  orchard  between  said  orchard  and  land  of  Elisha 
Eandall  to  the  Country  Eoad,  provided  he  make  the  same  as  good 
and  passable  as  the  other  now  is."  (Tliis  was  Henry's  Lane,  so- 
called.) 

The  same  year  the  town  voted  an  allowance  to  David  Stockbridge 
of  £2,  which  he  paid  the  Clerk  of  the  Sessions  for  recording  war- 
rants "^herein  transient  persons  were  ''warned"  out  of  town.  (Tho 
early  law  in  relation  to  settlements  required  the  warning  out  of 
persons  who  for  any  reason  seemed  undesirable  citizens).  Some 
of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  Commonwealth  find  upon  exami 
nation  that  their  ancestors  were  warned  out  of  their  respective 
towns.  At  a  town  meeting  held  May  17,  1762,  it  was  "Voted 
that  the  ToAvn  are  willing  Mr.  Robert  Lenthal  Eells  should  fish  in 
the  North  River  for  Bass  or  Shad  and  he  to  run  the  Risque  of  its 
being  against  the  law." 

In  1788  the  town  chose  a  committee  of  twelve  to  consider  the 
"question  of  the  negro  woman  Florow  and  her  children  and  other 
blacks  that  have  lately  come  into  town"  and  "Voted  that  the 
Selectmen  take  measures  to  clear  the  town  of  them." 

At  this  or  a  succeeding  meeting  "Wing  Rogers  appeared  in  town 
meeting  and  declared  he  was  dissatisfied  in  his  conscience  for 
■taking  £25  (old  tenor)  of  the  town  for  collecting  the  ministers' 
rate  the  year  he  was  collector,  and  gave  up  the  same  to  the  town/' 
for  which  he  was  given  a  vote  of  thanks,  and  it  was  voted  "that  the 
money  be  laid  out  for  purchasing  a  Bible  for  the  town's  use  to  l)e 
kept  in  the  meeting  house  in  said  town."  At  town  meeting  held 
Oct.  19,  1778,  it  was  "Voted  to  Doctor  Joseph  Jacobs  for  Docktoi- 
ing  Isaac  Turner  and  Cuting  of  His  Tose  £9." 

In  1785  Bette  Bailey  was  paid  for  keeping  Samuel  AVitherell  and 
wife,  and  for  the  cost  of  the  funeral. 

By  a  vote  passed  at  a  meeting  held  in  1788  it  appears  that  Joseph 
Curtis  built  the  Parson  Baldwin  house,  which  was  at  tlie  time  of 
its  destruction  known  as  the  "Bee  Hive." 

In  1790  Melzar  Curtis  was  chosen  representative,  and  "allowed 
three  shillings  a  day,  and  what  the  Court  pays  for  travel,"  and  l)e 
was  elected  the  next  year  on  the  same  condition. 

In  1791  it  was  "voted  that  Mr.  Mellen  may  supply  the  pul])it 


f  liiiiii  utHiu 


TOWN    HOUSy 


ALMSIIOUSi;,    MAIN    STRKET 


IIANOVEU    STKEEr    AT    KEY".    \VM.    H,     DOWDEN'S 


THE    PINKS    ON    BKOAUWAY 


INCORPORATION  OF  THE  TOWN,  23 

one-sixth  i3art  of  tlie  time  in  the  west  part  of  Scituate,  David  Jacobs 
to  acquaint  him  of  tlie  fact." 

In  1791,  "Voted  £6  to  purchase  a  Paul  with." 

In  1795  it  was  "'Voted  to  send  a  representative  on  condition  that 
he  receive  no  salary,  and  Benjamin  Bass  was  chosen." 

In  1801  it  was  "Voted  that  Melzar  Curtis  be  joined  with  the 
selectmen  to  remove  Eunice  Kogers  from  this  town  in  the  metliod 
they  shall  think  best."  In  explanation  of  this  vote  we  will  say 
that  it  was  not  unusual  in  cases,  where  the  question  of  a  settlement 
\\  as  in  doubt,  to  take  unoffending  families  by  force  and  carry  them 
to  such  towns  as  the  probabilities  indicated  as  the  ones  of  their 
settlement.  In  his  youth,  an  elderly  man  told  the  writer  that  he 
was  employed  by  the  selectmen  to  remove  a  family  from  Hanover  in 
this  manner.  He  said  he  left  Hanover  after  dark,  travelled  all 
night,  camped  the  next  day  in  the  woods,  at  night  resumed  his 
journey  and  about  midnight,  reaching  his  destination,  left  the  fam- 
.ily  in  the  street.  Lucy  Bailey  (slightly  demented),  a  daughter  of 
Seth  Bailey,  went  with  lier  father's  family  to  Maine  (in  her  youth). 
She  remained  in  that  state  until  she  was  about  thirty-five  years  old, 
vrhen  she  was  brought  to  Hanover  and  left  one  rainy  night  on 
'"Xick  Hill."  She  was  found  dazed  and  wandering  the  next 
morning,  and  passed  the  remainder  of  her  hapless  life  in  Hanover, 
dying  at  the  Almshouse  in  November,  1859. 

March  8,  1827,  "Voted  not  to  choose  a  ty thing  man  or  ty thing 
men."  Up  to  this  date  such  officers  had  been  elected  annually. 
In  the  early  history  of  the  town  the  position  was  in  its  way  an 
important  one. 

Before  closing  tliis  chapter  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  give  the  names 
of  a  few  of  those  persons  who  were  in  the  town  for  the  years  im- 
mediately preceding  the  incorporation,  and  for  a  few  years  there- 
after. Many  of  these  held  offices  in  the  town.  Possibly  some  of 
the  names  here  given  also  appear  in  the  genealogical  part  of  this 
work;  but  the  intention  has  been  to  simply  give  those  families  wlio 
receive  little  notice  elsewhere. 

Thomas  Bardin  Samuel  Harlow  Alexander  Soper 

Isaac  Buck  John  House  Joseph  Soper 

Abner  Buck  Samuel  House  Jolm  Torrey 

John  Barker  David  Jenkins  Benjamin  Taylor 

Kobert  Barker  John  Lambert  John  Taylor 

Caleb  Barker  Isaac  Lambert  Recompense  Tiffany 

Clement  Bates  Henry  Merritt  Hugh  Vickery 

John  Bray  Job  Otis  Ezekiel  Vinal 


24 


HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


Joseph    Perry 
Joshua  Palmer 
Ezekiel  Palmer 
Josiah  Palmer,  Jr. 
James  Rogers 
Thomas  Rogers 
Wing  Rogers 
Joshua  Staples 


Solomon  Wing 
Bachelor  Wing 
Ebenezer  Wing 
Sylvanus  Wing 
Benjamin  Wood  worth 
Ebenezer  Woodworth 
John  Woodworth 
Thomas  Whitten 
Thomas  Wilkes 
David  Witherell 


Nathan  Bourne 

Daniel  Crooker 

James  Cornish 

Joseph  Cornish 

Benjamin  Hanmer 

John  Dillingham 

Abner  Dwelly 

AVilliam  Ford 

Richard  Fitz  Gerald    Samuel  Staples 

Xathaniel  Gill  Samuel  Skiff 

Appendix  "A" — The  Act  establishing  Second  Precinct  of  Pem- 
broke was  passed  August  6,  1746,  by  the  Legislature,  and  was  made 
up  of  parts  of  the  towns  of  Bridgewater — Halifax — Abington — 
Hanover  and  Pembroke. 

Laws  and  Resolves,  Volume  XV.,  1753-56,  Appendix  X.,  Chapter 
20 — Order  annexing  Second  Precinct  of  Pembroke  made  up  out  of 
several  towns  to  the  Town  of  Pembroke. 

A  petition  of  Elijah  Cushing,  Esq.,  agent  for  the  Second  Precinct 
in  Pembroke,  showing  that  the  said  Precinct  is  made  up  out  of 
four  several  towns,  besides  Pembroke,  which  is  a  great  incon- 
venience, and  for  as  much  as  the  inhabitants  in  general  are  more 
advantageously  situated  for  an  union  with  Pembroke  than  any 
other  towns.  Praying  that  the  whole  Precinct  may  be  united  to  the 
town  of  Pembroke  according. 

Ordered  that  the  prayer  of  the  petition  be  granted,  and  that  the 
petitioners  with  their  estates  comprehended  within  the  bounds  of 
said  precinct,  be  to  all  intents  and  purposes  annexed  to  and  made 
part  of  the  town  of  Pembroke,  that  to  this  time  they  pay  their 
respective  proportion  to  all  taxes  already  made  and  granted,  and 
that  the  several  towns  to  which  said  petitioners  belong  to 
abate  in  the  Province  Tax  in  proportion  to  w'hat  the  petition  with 
their  estates  paid  in  the  last  Province  Tax,  and  that  the  same  be 
laid  on  the  town  of  Pembroke.      Pa.ssed,  June  7,  1754. 

Legislative  Records  of  Council  XX.,  254,  Massachusetts 
Archives;  CXVL,  627  Massachusetts  Archives;  CXVL,  626;  House 
Journal  pp.  21-22-23;  Province  Laws  Xill-126,  Chapter  98. 


TOWN,   COUNTY   AND   STATf:   OFFICERS.  35 


CHAPTER    II. 

Town,  County  and  State  Officers. 

By  Jedediah  Dwellei). 

selectmen. 

Selectmen,  as  officers  of  the  town,  have  always  been  influential 
and  able  men.  Early  in  the  history  of  the  Old  Colony,  they  were 
given  large  discretion  and  ample  power.  They  acted  as  magistrates 
■and  heard  all  civil  matters  in  dispute  among  the  inhabitants  of 
their  respective  towns,  in  cases  where  the  amount  involved  did  not 
exceed  forty  shillings. 

The  judiciary  powers  thus  conferred  were,  however,  transferred 
to  Justices  of  the  Peace,  before  the  incorporation  of  Hanover.  They 
had,  for  a  long  time,  power  to  provide  for  the  wants  of  the  poor  in 
their  respective  towns.  This  power  was,  later,  transferred  to  Over- 
seers of  the  Poor  (as  at  present). 

Just  when  Selectmen  were  first  elected  in  Massachusetts  may 
not  be  fully  established.  It  is  certain  that  Creorge  Bunker  of 
Charlestown,  who  owned  a  lot  of  land  running  over  Bunker  Hill, 
in  Feb.,  1634,  signed  a  petition  to  delegate  to  a  "  Board  of  Select- 
men "  the  ordinary  business  of  the  toAvn;  and  John  Fiske  (page 
32,  American  Political  Ideas)  says  they  were  first  elected  in  1635. 
Probably  the  first  statute  enacted  by  the  General  Court  at  Plymouth 
creating  this  office  was  in  1658. 

At  first  they  were  elected  by  the  "  freemen  "  of  the  towns,  sub- 
ject to  the  approval  of  the  Court  at  Plymouth.  Later,  as  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  courts  over  the  towns  was  diminished,  the 
election  rested  solely  with  the  voters  of  the  town. 

John  Hancock  served  as  Selectman  of  Boston  and  John  Adams, 
as  Selectman  of  Braintree. 

The  duties  of  the  office  are  important,  requiring  intelligent, 
honest  judgment.  The  title,  "Selectman."  has  lost  none  of  its 
early  significance. 

The  following  were  selectmen  of  Hanover  from  17"37  to  11)08 
jDclusive. 


26  JllSTORY   01"    HAXOVER. 

SELECTMEN. 

Name,  Number  of  Years  of  Service,  Date  of  Servke. 
George  Bailey,  2,  1787  to  1788  inclusive. 
Col.  John  Bailey,  4,  1768  to  1771. 
Seth  Bailey,  1,  1782. 
Stephen  Bailey,  4,  1790  to  1793. 
Caleb  Barker,  1,  1734. 
Daniel  Barstow,  1,  1786. 
John  B.  Barstow,  2,  1797  and  1798. 
Samuel  Barstow,  1,  1729. 

Samuel  Barstow,  5,  1744  to  1745;  and  1766  to  1767;  and  1772. 
Samuel  Barstow,  Jr.,  2,  1776  to  1777. 
Benjamin  Bass,  3,  1783  to  1785. 
Thomas  M.  Bates,  3,  1840  to  1841;  and  1853. 
John  Bayle,  4,  1734  to  1737. 
John  Bayle,  Jr.,  1,  1743. 
Zadock  Beal,  1,  1837. 
Josiah  Bonney,  3,  1842  to  1844. 
Morton  Bonney,  1,  1869. 
Edward  A.  Bowker,  11,  1898  to  1908. 
Curtis  Brooks,  2,  1811  to  1812. 
John  S.  Brooks,  6,  l.s62  to  1866;  and  1868. 
Joseph  Brooks,  1,  1837. 
Benjamin  F.  Burgess,  1,  1859. 
Robert  S.  Church,  2,  1873  and  1874. 
Samuel  H.  Church,  12,  1877  to  1888  inclusive. 
William  Church,  7,  1849;  and  1853  to  1858. 
John  n.  Crocker,  1,  1884. 
Benjamin  Curtis,  2,  1727  and  1728. 
Henry  J.  Curtis,  4,  1873  to  1876. 
John  Curtis,  Jr.,  1,  1779. 
Jolm  Curtis,  1,  1822. 

Lemuel  Curtis,  4,  1773  to  17^5;  and  1777. 
Levi  Curtis,  5,  1821  to  1825  inclusive. 
Melzar  Curtis,  3,  l':83  to  1785. 
Melzar  Curtis,  Jr.,  12.  1813  to  1816:  and  1818  to  1821;  and  182.? 

to  1826. 
Samuel  Curtis,  1,  1776. 

Snow  Curtis,  18,  1786;  1796  to  1811  ;  and  1817. 
AVilliam  Curtis,  1,  1786. 

Elijah  Cushing,  10,  1728  to  1734:  and  1736  to  1738. 
Horatio  Cushing,  9,  1820.  1823,  1824;  and  1826  to  1831. 


TOWN,   COUNTY   AND   STATE  OFFICERS.  St' 

Joseph  Gushing,  G,  l.GS  to  1<11;  li<o  and  1»^4. 

Thomas  Damon,  2nd,  1,  1839. 

Keubeu  C.  Donnell,  3,  188G  to  1888. 

Abner  Dwelley,  2,  1730  and  1731. 

Jedediah  Dwelley,  29,  1859  to  1883;  and  1885  to  1888. 

Lemuel  Dwelley,  Jr.,  8,  1827  to  1831  ;  and  1843  lo  lfe44. 

Charles  Dyer,  1,  1856. 

Edward  Eells,  2,  1809  and  1810. 

Eobert  Eells,  3,  1806  to  1808. 

liobert  Eells,  2,   1867  and  1868. 

Eobert  L.  Eells,  5,  1790  to  1793;  and  1805. 

Sameui  Eells,  2,  1837  and  1838. 

Mordecai  Ellis,  13,  1750  to  1762. 

Thomas  J.  Gardner,  4,  1834,  1835,  1854  and  1855.       ' 

Israel  Hatch,  2,  1763  and  1764. 

James  Hatch,  11,  1727  to  1729;  1732,  1733,  1735,  1736:  and  i:38. 

to  1741. 
Charles  Jacolis,  1,  1870. 
David  Jacobs.  2,  1776  and  1777. 
Stephen  Jacobs,  1,  1825. 
Joseph  Josselyn,  2,  1741  and  1742. 
Oren  Josselyn,  II,  1832,  1833,  1839,  1850  to  1852:  and  1860  ta- 

1864. 
Thomas  Josselyn,  6,  1735;  1737  to   1740;  and   1743. 
Charles  H.  Killam,  9,  1889  to  1897. 
Benja)nin  Mann,  1,  1744. 
Benjamin  Mann,  Jr.,  2,  1763  and  1764. 
Joshua  Mann,  4,  1799  to  1802. 
AVilliara  Morse,  10,  1832  to  1834:  1836,  1838  to  1841;  1815  and. 

1846. 
Alpheus  Packard,  8,  1901  to  1908. 
Ozias  Perkins,  2,  1857  and  1858. 
Israel  Perry,  2,  1797  and  1798. 

Joseph  Pamsdell,  7,  1768  to  1771;  and  1794  to  1796. 
Thomas  Rose,  13,  1750  to  1762. 
Timothy  Rose,  1,  1789. 
George  C.  Russell,  12,  1889  to  1900. 
Ebenezer  Simmons,  6,  1832  to  1836;  and  1838. 
Jashua  Simmons,  1^  1775. 
Perez  Simmons,  6,  1849  to  1853;  and  1856. 
Joseph  Soper,  14,  1783  to  1785;  1787,  1788,  1790  to  1796;  1801 

and  1802. 
Albert  Stetson,  2,  1840  and  1841. 


"38  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Benjamin  Steteon,  4,  1746  to  1749. 

Benjamin  Stetson,  1,  1835. 

Isaac  G.  Stetson,  18,  1865  to  1867;  1876  to  1885;  and  1893  to 

1897. 
Josliua  Stetson,  7,  1813  to  1819. 
Samuel  Stetson,  3,  1779  and  1780. 

Tomer  Stetson,  27,  1803  to  1822;  1826  to  1831:  and  1836. 
Charles  Stockbridge,  1,  1727. 
David  Stockbridge,  4,  1782,  1780,  1799  and  1800. 
Joseph  Stockbridge,  4,  1730  to  1733. 
William  Stockbridge,  1,  1812. 
Benjamin  Studlev,  4.  1779,  1780,  1787  and  1788. 
Eobert  H.  Studies,  2,  1860  and  1861. 
R.  Miles  Sturtevant,  2,  1869  and  1870. 
Amos  Sylvester,  1,  1742. 
L.  Curtis  Sylvester,  2,  1871  and  1872. 
Nathaniel  Sylvester,  6,  1765  to  1767;  and  1772  to  1774. 
Nathaniel  Sylvester,  3,  1794  to  1796. 
Samuel  Sylvester,  1,  1765. 
Recompense  Tiffany,  4,  1746  to  1749. 
Amos  Turner,  1,  1775. 

Ezekiel  Turner,  24,  1739  to  1755;  1762  to  1767;  and  1772. 
Eben  C.  Waterman,  16,  1889  to  1892;  and  1897  to  1908. 
Eodolphus  C.  Waterman,  1,  1875. 
Thomas  Wilkes,  6,  1756  to  1761. 
Charles  Winslow,  3,  1846  to  1848. 
William  Witherell,  1,  1745. 
Albert  White,  14,  1842  to  1848;  1850  to  1852;  1854,  1855,  1857 

and  1858. 
Thomas  Whiting,  Jr.,  3,  1780;  1782,  and  1789. 
William  Whiting,  5,  1845,  1847  to  1849;  and  1859. 
William  ^Vliitten,  2,  1803  and  1804. 

(Eben  C.  Waterman  filled  vacancy  caused  by  death  of  I.  G. 
Stetson  in  1897). 

TOWN    CLERKS. 

As  early  as  1646,  it  was  enacted  by  the  Court  at  Plymouth  that, 
in  every  town  in  tlie  Colony,  a  clerk  should  be  appointed, —  his 
duty,  among  others,  being  to  keep  a  register  of  births,  marriages, 
and  deaths.  After  1671,  he  was  required  to  publish  all  contracts 
of  marriage;  and,  for  nearly  two  centuries,  notices  of  intentions 
of  marriage  were  required  to  be  published  for  two  weeks  in  some 
public  place,  usually  in  the  vestibule  of  the  church.  George  S. 
Boutwell  began  his  official  life  as  Town  Clerk  of  Groton. 


William  Wliitiiig  was  Selectman  in  1871  and  1872.  seven  years 
in  all. 

El)en  C.  Waterman  was  Representative  in  1898,  three  years  in  all. 


TOWN^   COUATY   AND   STATE  OFFICERS.  29^ 

The  oiEce  of  Town  Treasurer  was  not  created  imtil  1093,  after 
the  union  of  ihe  colonies. 

From  the  incorporation  of  this  town,  in  1727,  up  to  and  inchid- 
ing  the  year  1757  —  a  period  of  thirty-one  years  —  the  ollice  of 
Town  Clerk  was  filled  by  two  persons,. —  William  Withcrell,  the 
first  Town  Clerk,  serving  seventeen  years  (1727  to  1743)  and 
David  Stockbridge,  his  successor,  fourteen  years   (1744-1757). 

During  this  period,  the  office  of  Town  Treasurer  was  filled  by 
ten  different  persons,  whose  years  of  service  and  dates  of  tJie  same 
are  as  follows : 

\  limber  of  Years  of  Service;  Date  of  S  err  ice. 
John  Bailey,  1,  1747. 
(.'aleb  Barker,  1,  1734. 
Joseph  Barstow,  2,  1727  and  1728. 
Joshua  Barstow,  10,  1748  to  1757. 
Joseph  Curtis,  2,  1735  and  1736. 
Elijah  Cushing,  7,  1739  to  1743;  and  1745  and  174G. 
Thomas  Josselyn,  2,  1732  and  1733. 
Thomas  Rose,  1,  1744. 
Joseph  Stockbridge,  2,  1729  and  1730. 
Recompense  Tiffany,  2,  1737  and  1738. 

Erom  1757  to  the  present  time,  the  duties  of  both  offices  have- 
devolved  upon  the  same  person. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  those  who  have,  since  1757,  held  the 
offices  of  Town  Clerk  and  Town  Treasurer,  with  the  years  of  ser- 
vice and  dates  of  the  same: 

Number  of  Years  of  Serrice;  Date  of  Service. 
Benjamin  Bass,  9,  1798  to  1806. 
Joseph  Brooks,  Jr.,  11,  1846  to  1856. 
Levi  Curtis,  3,  1815  to  1817. 
Melzar  Curtis,  6,  1787  to  1792. 
Melzar  Curtis,  Jr.,  6,  1818  to  1823. 
Reuben  Curtis,  8,  1807  to  1814. 
Joseph  Cushing,  3,  1775  to  1777. 
Bernard  Damon,  38,  1870  to  1907. 
George  R.  Dwelley,  1,  1857. 
David  Jacobs,  1,  1786. 

Oren  Josselyn,  5,  1839,  1841;  and  1843  to  1845. 
Ozias  Perkins,  1,  1858. 
Timothy  Robbins,  8,  1778  to  1785. 
Albert  Stetson,  11,  1859  to  1869. 


so  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEK. 

David  stock-bridge,  17,  1758  to  1774. 

David  Stockbridge,  Jr.,  5,  1793  to  1797. 

Joshua  Studley,  S,  1824  to  1831. 

Albert  White,  9,  1833  to  1838;  and  1840  and  1843. 

MODERATORS. 

Presiding  officers  have  large  powers  and  are  usually  selected  be- 
cause of  some  special  gift  for  the  position.  A  moderator  is  elected 
but  for  a  day,,  yet  it  is  necessary  that  he  be  intelligent,  fair,  and 
of  quick  judgment.  So  much  depends,  at  important  moments, 
on  his  rulings  that  towns  have  ever  been  careful  in  their  selection. 

Senator  Lodge  has,  for  many  years,  served  as  moderator  at  the 
annual  meetings  in  Nahant.  Samuel  Adams  was  for  years  previous 
to  the  Revolution,  the  moderator  of  the  Boston  Town  Meeting. 
This  was  his  mighty  weapon. 

George  W.  Curtis  says  of  him : — "His  indomitable  will  and  com- 
mand of  the  popular  confidence  played  Boston  against  London, 
the  provincial  towii-meeting  against  the  royal  parliament,  Faneuil 
Hall  against  St.  Stephen's.  And  as  long  as  the  American  town- 
meeting  is  known,  his  great  genius  wil  be  revered,  who,  with  the 
town-meeting,  overthrew  an  empire." 

Hanover  has  had  nearly  seven  hundred  town  meetings,  over 
which  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  different  persons  have,  as 
moderators,  presided.  Want  of  space  forbids  the  printing  of  the 
entire  list.  The  following  persons  acted  as  moderators  six  times 
or  more.  The  year  of  the  beginning  and  the  termination  of  their 
service  is  given,  with  the  number  of  meetings  over  which  each 
presided. 

Number  of  Meetings;  Years. 
Col.  John  Bailey,  6,  1781-1782. 
John  Bailey,  Jr.,  15,  1747-1786. 
Elisha  Barren,  Jr.,  11,  1818-1844. 
John  B.  Barstow,  11,  1803-1829. 
Joseph  Barstow,  7,  1727-1728. 
William  Church,  7,  1853-1862. 
John  H.  Crocker,  27,  1883-1901. 
Henry  J.  Curtis,  G,  1878-1890. 
Melza  Curtis,  6,  1807-1833. 
Elijah  Cushing,  27,  1727-1753. 
Joseph  Cushing,  12,  1759-1779. 
Jedediah  Dwelley,  14,  1862-1879. 
Robert  Lenthal  Eells,  6,  1775-1794. 


TOWN,   COUNTY   AND   STATE  OFIICERS.  3i 

John  H.  Flavell,  T,  1903-1906. 
James  Hatch,  21,  ITS^-l^SU. 
Aaron  Hobart,  6,  1815-1820. 
Joseph  Josselyn,  14,  1733-1?'?4.' 
Thomas  Josselyn,  17,  1732-1756. 
Benjamin  Mann,  2nd,  16,  1820-1837. 
William  Morse,  44,  1829-1847. 
Israel  Perry,  6,  1780-1810. 
Timothy  Bobbins,  10,  1787-1804. 
Timothy  Eose,  6,  1789-1806. 
Ebenezer  Simmons,  7,  1810-1837. 
Perez  Simmons,  38,  1843-1863 
John  F.  Simmons,  5. 
€apt  Albert  Smith,  13,  1806-1822. 
Benjamin  Stetson,  6,  1741-1755. 
Isaac  Oilman  Stetson,  11,  1875-1894. 
Turner  Stetson,  14,  1806-1826. 
Joseph  Stockbridge,  7,  1727-1735. 
Benjamin  Studley,  8,  1777-1791. 
Robert  H.  Studley,  21,  1859-1874. 
Ezekiel  Turner,  44,  1731-1769. 
Thomas  Wilkes,  6,  1741-1760. 

We  have  entered  the  name  of  John  F.  Simmons,  although  he 
served  but  5  times,  his  last  service  being  at  the  annual  meeting 
preceding  his  death.  His  fairness,  firmness,  intelligence,  quick 
judgment,  and  never  failing  courtesy  marked  him  as  a  model 
moderator. 

SCHOOL   COMMITTEE. 

Following  is  a  list  of  the  names  of  persons  who  have  served  as 
School  Committee  since  1827,  at  which  time  their  duties  were  speci- 
ally defined.  Persons  were  elected  to  this  office  before  that  date; 
but  as  a  rule,  the  Selectmen  seem  to  have  had  the  care  of  the 
schools. 

This  office  is  one  of  the  greatest  importance  and  it  has  been 
filled  by  intelligent  men  and  w^omen,  who  have  given  valuable  ser- 
vice with  slight  compensation. 

Number  of  Years;  Date  of  Service. 
J.  Aiken,  6,  1860-1865  inclusive. 
Cyrus  W.  Allen,  4,  1872  and  1874  to  1876  inclusive. 
John  S.  Barry,  4,  1849,  1851,  1852  and  1855. 
Morton  V.  Bonney,  8,  1874  to  1881  inclusive. 


32  HISTORY   OF   H-\N0VER. 

John  S.  Brooks,  1,  1848. 

Joseph  Brooks,  Jr.,  1,  1847. 

William  H.  Brooks,  1,  1873. 

Thomas  Conant,  3,  1841  to  1843  inclusive. 

John  S.  Crosby,  2,  1864  and  1865. 

Albert  J.  Curtis,  2,  1901  and  1902. 

Henry  J.  Curtis,  1,  1873. 

Eobert  Curtis,  1,  1832. 

Dr.  Ezekiel  Cushing,  1,  1827. 

Samuel  Cutler,  5,  1849,  1850,  and  1854  to  1856  inclusive. 

Eev.  A.  G.  Duncan,  14,  1834,  1839,  1842  to  1845  inclusive:  anl 
1847  to  1854  inclusive. 

Eev.  Edward  D.  Disbrow,  3,  1899  to  1901  inclusive. 

George  E.  Dwelley,  2,  1857  and  1859. 

Jedediah  Dwelley,  9,  1865  to  1873  inclusive. 
Joseph  Freeman,  2,  1856  and  1858. 

Thomas  J.  Gardner,  2,  1835  and  1837. 

Cyrus  Holmes,  2,  1843  and  1844. 

Dr.  Clarence  L.  Howes,  25,   1881  to  1898  inclusive;   1902-ir^OS- 

inclusive. 
Dr.  Woodbridge  E.  Howes,  3,  1867  to  1869  inclusive. 
Oren  Josselyn,  2,  1832  and  1833. 
Eev.  Eobert  L.   Killam,  10,  1831,  1834,  1841,  1842,  1848,  1850, 

1853,  1854,  1856,  1857. 
John  G.  Knight,  10,  1878  to  1880  inclusive;  and  1891  to  1897' 

inclusive. 
William  Morse,  4,  1832,  1833,  1839,  1843. 
Eev.  Melvin  S.  Nash,  13,  1890,  and  1897  to  1908  inclusive. 
Edward  A.  Perry,  2,  1869  and  1870. 
Sophia  E.  S.  Phillips,  3,  1898  to  1900  inclusive. 
Calvin  B.  Pratt,  1,  1838. 
John  W.  Pratt,  1,  1858. 

Andrew  Eeed,  10,  1866  to  1868  inclusive;  and  1870  to  1872  in- 
clusive; and  1874  to  1877  inclusive. 
Harriet  E.  Eussell,  7,  1902  to  1908  inclusive. 
Ebenezer  Simmons,  3,  1827,  1832,  1833. 
John  F.  Simmons,  13,  1878  to  1890  inclusive. 
Perez  Simmons,  1,  1836. 
William  Slason,  2,  1851  and  1852. 
Eev.  Ethan  Smith,  1,  1830. 

Joseph  C.  Stockbridge,  3,  1828  to  1830  inclusive. 
S.  G.  Stone,  3,  1861  to  1863  inclusive. 


TOWK^   COUNTY   AND   STATE  OFFICERS.  •  oo 

Ezekiel  K.  Studley,  1,  1857. 

Joseph  H.  Studley,  I<»,  LS4l^  and  1844  to  18 10  inclusive;  and  185!) 

to  l«(i4  inclusive. 
Joshua  8tudley,  8,  18'^;  to  1831  inclusive;  and  1835,  1839,  1840. 
Jacob  Tuck,  3,  1858  to  18G0  inclusive. 
Eben  C.  Waterman,  1,  1877. 
Rev.  Calvin  Wolcott,  2,  1827  and  1834. 
Alexander  Wood,  4,  1837,  1838,  184G,  1847. 
Albert   White,   14,   1827,   182!)   to   1831   inclusive;   1832,   1835   to 

1838  inclusive;  1844,  1846,  1853  to  1855  inclusive. 
Thomas  White,  2,  183(5  and  1838. 
Horatio  Whiting,  1,  1827. 

Trypliena  Whiting,   15,   1882  to  18!)(i   inclusive. 
Eev.  Benjamin  Whittemore,  1,  1821. 

COUNTY    OFIlCEItS. 

Residents  of  Hanover. 
Joseph   Gushing  was  for   several   years  Judge   of   Probate   for 
Plymouth    Cotmty    and    Jedediah    Dwelley    was   for   twenty-seven 
years  a  county  commissioner. 

REl'KFSENTATRES. 

A  list  of  the  names  of  residents  of  Hanover  who  have  served 
as  re])resentatives  to  the  General  Court  is  here  given.  Possibly 
one  or  two  names  have  been  omitted. 

Haimver  constituted  a  district  by  lierself  until  1857  when  South 
Scituate  was  joined  with  her.  These  towns  alternated  in 
the  choice  of  a  representative.  This  continued  for  ten  years,  when 
tlie  district  was  increased  by  the  addition  of  Hanson.  This  ar- 
langement  remained  unchanged  imtil  1877,  when  a  new  district 
was  formed  consisting  of  the  towns  of  Rockland  and  Hanover. 
This  formation  continued  for  twenty  years,  when  Hans<m  was 
added :  since  which  time,  the  district  has  been  composed  of  Han- 
over, Hanson  and  Rockland. 

Names,  Years,  Years  -of  Service. 

Capt.  Elija  Cushing,  1,  1737. 

Thomas  Josselyn,  3,  1738,  1741,  1742. 

David  Stock-bridge,  11,  174!)  to  1754  inclusive;  1756,  1759,  1760, 

1762  and  1772. 
Ezekiel  Turner,  2,  1761  and  1767. 

Joseph  Cushing,  5,  1773  to  1775  inclusive;  and  1778  and  1779. 
Robert  Lenthal  Eells,  2,  1776  and  1777. 


34  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

David  Jacobs,  2,  1780,  1781. 

Benjamin  Bass,  7,  1783,  1795  to  1798  inclusive;  1805  and  1806. 

Melzar  Curtis,  5,  1784,  1790  to  1792  inclusive. 

David  Stockbridge,  1,  1794. 

Albert  Smith,  3,  1803,  1803  and  1804. 

John  B.  Barstow,  3,  1808  to  1810,  inclusive. 

Eev.  Calvin  Chaddock,  1,  1811. 

Turner  Stetson,  2,  1812,  1813. 

Aaron  Hobart,  Jr.,  1,  1814. 

Eeuben  Curtis,  7,  1815  to  1818  inclusive;  and  1823  to  1825  in- 
clusive. 

Eobert  Eells,  5,  1819,  1820,  1827,  1828  and  1830. 

Melzar  Curtis,  2,  1822,  1826. 

William  Morse,  3,  1829,  1831  and  1833. 

Horatio  Cushing,  1,  1834. 

Thomas  J.  Gardner,  4,  1835,  1852,  1853  and  1854. 

Ebenezer   Sinunons,   1,   1836. 

Abel  G.  Duncan,  6,  1837  to  1842  inclusive. 

Oren  Josselyn,  3,  1843  to  1845  inclusive. 

Cyrus  Holmes,  1,  1849. 

John  S.  Barry,  2,  1850  and  1851. 

Perez  Simmons,  1,  1852. 

Charles  Dyer,  1,  3  855. 

Benjamin  F.  Burgess,  1,   1859. 

Joseph  H.  Steedley,  1,  1861. 

Isaac  M.  Wilder,  2,  1857  and  1863. 

Jedediah  Dwelley,  1,  1865. 

Morton  V.  Bonney,  1,  1868. 

Henry  J.  Curtis,  1,  1871. 

Charles  H.    Killam,  1,  1874. 

John  W.  Everson,  1,  1879. 

Rodolphus  C.  Waterman,  1,  1882. 

Isaac  G.  Stetson,  1,  1885. 

Wm.  Henry  Brooks,  1,  1889. 

Eben  C.  Waterman,  2,  1891  and  1897. 

Melvin  S.  Nash,  3,  1894,  1907,  1908. 

Ezekiel  E.   Studley  of  Eockland,  and  Calvin  T.   Phillips  and 

Edward  Y.  Perry,  both  of  Hanson,  served  as  representative  from 

this  district.      The  former  was  born  in  Hanover.     The  last  two 

died  in  Hanover,  where  they  resided  for  many  years. 


TOWN,   COUNTY   AXD   STATE  OFFICERS.  35 

SENATORS. 

The  following  named  persons  while  residents  of  Hanover  served 
in  the  Massachusetts  Senate  for  one  or  more  years.  It  is  possible 
that  a  Hanover  resident  may  have  served  previous  to  1805,  but 
if  so,  we  have  not  the  record. 

Number  of  Years  of  Service,  Date  of  Semce. 
Albert  Smitli,  2,  1805,  1806. 
David  Stockbridge,  1,  1818. 
Aaron  Hobart,  1,  1819. 
Perez  Simmons,  1,  1859. 
Jedediah  Dwelley,  2,  1873  and  1874. 
Melvin  S.  Nash,  2,  1909  and  1910. 

Mr.  Hobart  after  his  removal  from  Hanover  was  a  member  of 
Congress  and  later  Judge  of  Probate  for  Plymouth  County. 


36  HISTORY   or    HANOVER. 


CHAPTER  III. 
Physical  Changes — Land  Titles — Indians, 

PHYSICAL    changes. 

By  John  F.  Simmons. 

Under  this  head  Deane,  in  the  History  of  Seituate,  makes  a 
prediction  which,  after  nearly  seventy  years,  has  had  a  remarkable 
fulfillment.  He  says :  "  The  beach  between  the  third  and  fourth 
cliff  is  composed  of  sand  and  pebbles  and  resists  the  attrition  of 
the  tides  more  than  the  cliffs;  yet  it  is  slowly  wasting  and  the 
river  will  eventually  find  its  outlet  between  those  cliffs." 

In  November  of  1898,  the  most  violent  storm  for  half  a  century 
visited  our  coast  and  North  Eiver  broke  through  this  beach  at 
the  north  end  of  the  fourth  cliff'.  Since  then,  the  mouth  has  con- 
stantly grown  wider.  The  vast  acreage  of  the  salt  marshes  has 
become  at  high  tide  a  wide-spread,  inland  sea.  Around  its  edges, 
where  the  trees  sought  the  marsh's  edge,  is  a  margin  of  dead  vege- 
tation, where  the  trees  have  been  killed  by  the  salt  water.  None 
of  the  hay  can  now  be  cut. 

The  tide  rises  and  falls  above  North  River  bridge  and  the  small 
winding  stream  which  at  low  tide  creeps  seaward  between  muddy 
banks  is  a  bounding  river  at  high  tide,  stretching  across  from 
upland  to  upland.  Sea  fish  are  now  caught  at  Little's  Bridge, 
clams  are  gathered  in  large  quantities  on  the  flats,  and  it  is  re- 
ported that  the  cultivation  of  oysters  is  contemplated.  Were  ship- 
building prosecuted  now  as  in  former  days  on  North  River,  the 
difficulties  originally  encountered  in  getting  the  larger  craft 
"  down  river,"  would  now  be  found  no  longer  to  exist.  About 
1638  there  was  an  earthquake  that  alarmed  the  people  of  Plymouth 
County. 

November  18,  1755,  the  so-called  "great  earthquake"  occurred. 
Deane  speaks  of  it  as  follows :  "  *  *  *  our  aged  people  *  '■■ 
*  describe  the  violent  agitation  of  the  earth  as  continuing  about 
fifteen  minutes;  in  which  time  the  walls  were  all  thrown  down, 
the  tops  of  chimneys  broken  off,  and,  in  many  instances,  the  whole 


PHYSICAL    CHANGES,    LAND    TITLKS,    IXDIAXS.  37 

chimney-stacks  shaken  down  into  the  rooms  and  many  houses  dis- 
jointed and  nearly  destw'ed.  The  whole  surface  of  the  earth  was 
seen  to  wave  like  the  swellings  of  a  sea  *  *  *  occasionally 
breaking  into  fissures.  It  happened  at  day  dawn  *  *  *  and 
brought  psople  from  their  beds  in  dreadful  consternation.  The 
trembling  of  the  earth  and  the  crasliing  of  the  falling  walls  *  * 
*  was  like  the  loudest  thunder,  and  the  commotion  and  roaring 
■of  the  sea  is  described  as  no  less  terrible  *  *  *  several  water 
spouts  burst  out  in  the  town.  (One)  threw  out  a  considerable 
ijuantity  of  reddish  sand  of  a  singular  appearance  and  the  spring 
thn«5  opened  continues  to  run  to  the  present  time.  Another  fissuri 
of  considerable  magnitude  was  made  on  the  south  side  of  '  great 
swamp '  so-called.' 

We  have  no  knowledge  of  specific  damage  d(me  by  the  earth- 
quake. Within  the  limits  of  our  town,  slight  seismic  disturbances 
are  frequently  felt,  occasioning  no  alarm. 

The  big  hurricane  which  occurred  about  1815  is  but  one  of  a 
long  series  of  high  winds  which,  from  time  to  time,  have  occurred 
in  our  history  doing  each  time  greater  or  less  damage  to  the  wood- 
land and  buildings.  One  such  was  the  November  gale  of  1898 
■iilready  spoken  of;  another  occurred  in  September,  1869. 

According  to  the  glacial  theory,  that  part  of  the  earth's  surface 
now  known  as  Hanover,  was,  during  the  post-tertiary  period, 
covered  with  a  deep  cap  of  ice.  As  this  yielded  to  the  increasing 
warmth  of  this  latitude,  the  ice  disappeared  first  from  the  higher 
levels.  The  lower  countries  and  the  valleys  remained  clad  with 
those  rivers  of  flowing  ice  now  called  glaciers.  As  tiiese  flowed 
from  the  higher  to  the  lower  lands,  tliey  bore  with  them  frozen 
sod  and  detached  rocks,  boulders,  and  stones ;  sometimes  pushing 
these  before  them,  sometimes  thrusting  them  aside,  and  sometimes 
carr}dng  large  masses  of  them  frozen  into  their  icy  body. 

The  masses  of  rock  and  stones  are  termed  moraines.  The  sur- 
face of  our  town  is  covered  with  these  moraines  left  by  the  yield- 
ing glaciers.  They  form  the  sand  and  gravel  of  our  soil.  TIic 
smooth  faces  of  these  stones,  as  well  as  the  marks  cut  by  them  in 
the  outcropping  ledges  as  they  passed,  are  still  visible  in  almost 
every  boulder  and  mass  of  rock.  They  are  the  hand-writing  left 
on  the  rocks,  to  testify  to  future  occupants  of  the  might  and  the 
direction  of  the  onward  march  of  the  glacier. 

The  prevailing  rock  we  now  find  is  granite,  in  which  hornblende 
is  almost  always  present.  And,  in  the  cracks  and  crevices  of  the 
cleft  ledges,  the  differing  forms  of  graywacke  reveal  the  degenera- 


38  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

tion  of  the  basaltic  rock,  which  tells  us  of  that  far  gone  fiery 
period  of  the  history  of  our  planet,  when  the  rock  wliich  more 
easily  melted  filled  the  crevices  of  the  granite  which  cracked  be- 
fore it  melted. 

In  the  river  valley,  the  richer  alluvial  soil  reveals  to  us  still 
another  and  later  time  when  the  waters  covered  the  earth  and^ 
receding,  left  along  their  banks  the  soil  worn  from  softer  lands, 
and  borne  on  its  receding  current  to  be  dropped  here  as  lakes  be- 
came rivers  and  rivers  brooks  and  brooks  at  length  ceased  to  flow-.. 
Then  man  came. 

The  first  man  known  to  have  seen  or  lived  upon  Hanover's  hills- 
was  the  red  man,  over  whose  origin  controversy  still  wages. 

1^0  white  man's  eye  is  known  to  have  gazed  over  the  primeval 
forest  of  the  town  prior  to  1620.  The  Northmen  or  some  of  the 
earlier  discoverers  or  Captain  John  Smith,  any  or  all,  may  have 
penetrated  the  woods  thus  far  inland  by  overland  march  or  by 
pursuing  the  tortuous  windings  of  North  Eiver.  But  ail  tracer 
of  such  discoverer  is  lost  to  history. 

LAND    TITLES. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

The  question  of  land  titles  is  being  very  carefully  considered, 
as  time  advances,  and  it  seems  important  to  give  this  brief  review 
of  our  own. 

The  Plymouth  Colony  claimed  title  to  our  lands  under  it;-^ 
charter  and  this  title  was  supplemented  .by  the  deed  from  Josias 
Wampatuck,  the  Sachem  of  the  Massachusetts  tribe  of  Indians; 
to  so  much  of  the  Hanover  lands  as  was  embraced  within  the 
limits  of  the  original  town  of  Scituate.  Following  is  a  copy  oi 
this  deed: — 

"  I,  Josias  Wampatuck,  do  acknowledge  and  confess  that  I  have 
sold  two  tracts  of  land  unto  Mr.  Timothy  Hatherly,  Mr.  James 
Cudworth,  Mr.  Joseph  Tilden,  Mr.  Humphrey  Turner,  William 
Hatch,  John  Hoar,  and  James  Torrey,  for  the  proper  use  and 
behoof  of  the  Town  of  Scituate,  to  be  enjoyed  by  them  according 
to  the  true  intents  of  the  English  grants;  the  one  parsel  of  such 
land  is  bounded  from  the  mouth  of  the  North  River  as  tliat  river 
goeth  to  the  Indian  Head  Eiver,  from  thence  as  that  river  goeth 
unto  the  pond  at  the  head  of  Indian  Head  River  upon  a  straight 
line  unto  the  middle  of  Accord  Pond,  by  the  line  set  by  the  com- 
missioners  as   the  bounds  betwixt   the  two   jurisdictions   until    it 


HOrSR    OF    MRS.    ELIZA    S.    SYLVESTER.    WASIIINGTOX    STREET 


HOrSE    OF   MORRILL    A.    PHILLIPS,    BROADWAY 


RESIDENCE   OF   JOSEPH   S.    SYLVESTER,    WASHINGTON   STREET 


KESIDKNCE    OF    WILLIAM    F.    BATES,    WASHINGTON    STREET 


PHYSICAL    CIIAXGES,    LAND    TITLES,    INDIANS.  39 

meet  with  the  line  of  the  land  sold  by  me  imto  the  shares  of  Coni- 
hasset,  and  as  that  line  run's  between  the  town  and  the  shares  until 
it  Cometh  unto  the  sea ;  and  so  along  by  the  sea  unto  the  mouth  of 
the  Xorth  Eiver  aforesaid.  The  other  parcell  of  land,  lying  on 
the  easterly  side  of  the  North  Eiver,  begins  at  a  lot  which  was 
sometime  the  land  of  John  Ford,  and  so  to  run  two  miles  southerly 
as  the  river  runs,  and  a  mile  in  breadth  towards  the  east,  for 
which  parcel  of  land  I  do  acknowledge  to  have  received  of  the  men 
whose  names  are  before  mentioned,  fourteen  pounds  in  full  satis- 
faction in  behalf  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Scituate  a> 
aforesaid,  and  I  do  hereby  promise  and  engage  to  give  such  further 
evidence  before  the  Governor  as  the  town  of  Scituate  shall  think 
meet,  vrhen  I  am  thereunto  required;  in  witness  whereof  I  have 
hereunto  set  my  hand  in  presence  of 

''  ISTathaniel  Morton 

''  Edward  Hawes 

"  Samuel  Xash 

his 

Josiah     X     Wampatuck 

mark." 

All  that  tract  of  land  now  Hanover,  which  before  the  incorpora- 
tion formed  a  part  of  the  territory  of  Abington,  was  granted  by 
the  Colony  Court. 

The  first  parcel  was  granted  to  Timothy  Hatherly  (a  name 
prominent  in  the  history  of  Scituate)  in  1654  and  the  definite 
bounds  thereof  are  described  as  follows,  viz :  ^-  "  A  tract  of  land 
to  begin  at  Accord  pond  on  the  southerly  side,  and  to  run  three 
miles  southerly  towards  Indian  Head  River  pond,  and  to  be  laid 
out  three  miles  square  on  the  west  line  of  Scituate."  Included 
in  these  bounds  are  AYliiting  street  and  Pleasant  street,  the  wester- 
ly part  of  Xorth  street,  the  westerly  part  of  AVebster  street,  the 
westerly  part  of  Cedar  street,  and  so  much  of  Hanover  street  and 
Circuit  street  as  lie  north  and  west  of  ^the  West  Hanover  railroad 
station. 

This  Hatherly  grant  includes  a  large  part  of  the  town  of  Rock- 
land and  it  was  diAnded  into  shares  which  run  nearly  east  and 
west.  On  account  of  this  regularity  of  division,  lines  in  Hanover 
are  easily  followed. 

The  earliest  settlers  in  Hanover  on  this  tract  were  the  "WTiitings 
on  Whiting  street,  and  the  Studleys  and  Curtises  on  Pleasant 
street,  Timothy  Bailey  being  also  early  on  this  latter  street.  Prob- 
ably   Nehemiah    Cushing's    residence    was    on    this    grant.       The 


40  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

soutlieast  corner  of  this  Hatherly  grant  is  about  one  hundred  and 
forty  lods,  nearly  due  east  from  the  residence  of  Harrison  L. 
House. 

In  1668,  Cornet  Eobert  Stetson,  as  agent  for  the  colony,  pur- 
chased of  the  Indian  Sachem,  Josias  Chickatabutt,  lands  lying 
south  of  and  adjoining  the  Hatherly  grant,  referred  to  above. 

This  parcel  was  three  miles  long,  bordering  on  the  Scituate 
line  and  running  two  miles  west;  in  all,  six  square  miles.  The 
easterly  boundary  of  this  lot  was  of  course  a  continuation  of  the 
easterly  boundary  of  the  Hatherly  grant. 

Whilt  the  deed  from  Chickatabutt  was  to  Robert  Stetson,  it 
was  in  effect  a  deed  to  the  colony,  and,  if  written  to-day,  presum- 
ably would  be  made  to  the  Colony  Court,  omitting  Mr.  Stetson's 
name. 

As  the  three  grants  following  were  made  by  the  Colony  Court 
and  embrace  all  the  land  described  in  the  aforesaid  deed,  we  have 
been  thus  careful,  that  no  confusion  may  arise. 

South  of  tlie  Hatherly  grant  and  adjoining,  was  the  grant  to 
Cornet  Robert  Stetson  made  by  the  Colony  Court  in  1669.  This 
grant  v/as  two  miles  in  length,  extending  westerly  along  the  line 
of  the  Hatherly  grant  and  one  mile  in  breadth  extending  along 
the  Scituate  line.  The  price  paid  was  seven  pounds  and  five 
shillings,  less  than  four  pounds  per  square  mile. 

Included  in  these  bounds  are  Summer  street,  so  much  of  Han- 
over street  as  lies  west  of  a  point  a  few  rods  west  of  Plain  street 
and  running  to  the  West  Hanover  station.  School  street,  the 
northerly  part  of  King  street,the  northerly  part  of  Winter  street, 
and  Circuit  street,  from  Winter  street  to  the  West  Hanover  station. 
The  early  settlers  on  this  territory  were  the  Barkers,  Hatches, 
Estes,  Wings  and  Ramsdells,  perhaps  Michael  Wanton  and  others. 
Before  1694,  Cornet  Stetson  sold  the  easterly  part  of  this  gi-ant 
to  the  early  proprietors  of  tlie  Drinlavater  mill. 

Lying  south  of  this  grant  to  Cornet  Stetson  and  adjoining  it, 
the  Colony  Court  granted  to  Joseph  Barstow  and  Joseph  Sylvester. 
in  1671,  a  tract  of  land  running  westerly  two  miles  and  southerly 
a  little  less  than  one  mile,  "  Excepting  out  of  the  aforesaid  graitc 
fifty  acres  contained  therein  which  was  granted  by  the  court  to 
William  Barstow,  deceased,  for  services  done  for  the  County." 
The  southerly  part  of  King  street,  and,  the  most  of  Winter  street, 
lies  in  this  grant  and  the  early  settlei-s  thereon  were  the  Stock- 
bridges,  Baileys,  Barstows,  Torreys  and  Tildens. 

Soutli  of  and  adjoining  the  above  grant,  the  Court,  in  1671, 


THYSICAL    CHAXGES,    LAND    TITLES,    INDIANS.  41 

granted  to  Joseph  Barstow  aud  Moses  and  Aaron  Siinmons,  a 
parcel  of  land  extending  sdutherl}'  a  little  more  than  a  mile  and 
westerly  two  miles.  Only  a  small  part  of  this  territory  is  now 
embraced  within  the  limits  of  Hanover,  the  extreme  southerly 
bound  of  King  street,  and  })0ssibly  a  small  part  of  Winter  street 
and  a  small  part  of  Broadway  being  included  therein.  The  earliest 
settler  in  Hanover  on  this  tract  was  Ezekiel  Turner. 

The  following  rules  apply  to  all  the  lands  in  that  i)art  of 
Hanover  which  before  its  incorporation  formed  a  part  of  the  ter- 
ritory of  the  town  of  Scituate. 

Before  the  incorporation  of  Scituate  all  the  lands  within  her 
borders  which  had  been  allotted  to  private  owners  had  been  laid 
out  by  a  committee  appointed   by  the  Colony  Court. 

From  IGoG  to  lt)4?,  the  freemen  were  commissioned  to  dispose 
of  lands,  which  was  done   in  open  meetings. 

From  164T  to  1610,  tlie  principles  generally  followed  were  to 
grant  lands  to  the  freemen  and  to  such  as  had  built  or  owned  a 
house  previous  to  1()4T  and,  in  KilO,  a  petition  was  addressed  to 
the  Colony  Court  "craving  tlieir  counsel,  aud  advice,  and  help, 
and  assistance  herein." 

This  was  oi)poscd  by  other  inhabitants,  and  the  nuitter  w.u, 
heard  and  reheard  before  the  Court,  when  they  decided  (.fune  l(i, 
16?  1)  that  "the  lesignation  of  the  freemen  and  inirchasers  was 
unwarrantable  and  invalid;  but  if  they  would  lay  down  their 
power  it  did  return  unto  the  Court."  The  Court  proceeded  to 
appoint  a  commission  of  eight  persons  chosen  from  l)oth  parties, 
with  instructions  to  agree  on  some  principles  of  dividing  the  com- 
mon lands,  and  present  it  to  the  Court  for  their  approbation. 
These  commissioners  were  Capt.  James  Cudwortli,  Cornet  K'obert 
Stetson,  Lieut  Isaac  Buck,  and  Isaac  Chittenden,  on  one  part;  and 
John  Turner,  Sr.,  John  Turner,  Jr.,  John  Bryant,  St.,  and  John 
Damon  on  the  other  part.  'I'hey  agnjed,  and  the  agreement  was 
approved  by  the  Court;  but  the  town  met  and  refused  to  ratify 
the  agreement.  The  assistants  then  drew  up  i)roposals  and  came 
in  person  to  present  them  in  town  meeting;  but  these  were  not 
accepted.  (Deane,  Page  11). 

After  much  discussion,  the  town  agreed,  on  the  24th  day  of 
Xovcmber,  167o,  "that  a  committee  of  eight,  appointed  by  the 
Court,  with  four  appointed  by  the  town,  should  have  the  sole 
management  of  dividing  lands,  and  that  what  they  should  agree 
upon  should  be  binding.  The  Court  appointed  Capt.  James  Cud- 
worth,  Cornet  Robert  Stetson,  Lieut.  Isaac  Buck,  Michael  Peirce, 


42  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

John  Bryant,  Sr.,  John  Turner,  Jr.,  John  Damon,  and  Isaac 
Chittenden.  The  town  added  Charles  Stockbridge,  Michael 
Pierce,  John  Cushing  and  Thomas  Turner.  The  principles 
agreed  on  by  this  committee  were : 

I.  "  That  none  shall  have  any  interest  in  the  undivided  lands 
that  is  not  an  allowed  and  approved  inhabitant  of  the  town  of 
Scituate  by  acte  of  this  committee." 

II.  "  All  that  had  an  ancient  grant  of  land  from  the  freemen 
before  the  surrender  (that  is,  between  1636  and  1647),  shall  have 
an  interest.'' 

III.  "  All  the  successors  of  such  as  had  owned  a  house  before 
1647." 

IV.  "  The  successors  of  such  as  had  not  received  land  from 
the  freemen."  By  this,  we  understand  such  as  were  inhabitants 
before  1647,  who  had  not  asked  for  a  grant,  while  the  freemen 
had  the  disposal  of  lands  in  town  meeting."       (Deane,  page  11). 

The  facts  have  been  given  with  as  much  brevity  as  possible  and 
Deane  has  been  quoted. 

Many  pages  of  the  old  Scituate  records  are  devoted  to  this 
subject  and,  while  perhaps  the  following  quotation  from  Page  121 
of  Vol.  2,  of  said  Records  should  have  preceeded  this,  it  is  given, 
as  throwing  additional  light  on  the  subject:  —  '"By  an  order  of 
tlie  Honored  Court  of  New  Plymouth  bearing  date  October, 
1636,  the  Town  of  Scituate  was  allowed  and  the  purchasers  and 
freemen  were  commissioned  to  dispose  of  the  lands  thereof  for  the 
accommodation  of  a  Society  or  Township,  and  the  purchasers  and 
freemen  did  accordingly  receive  many  inhabitants  and  made  many 
grants  of  land,  until  the  13th  day  of  Dec,  1647,  and  then,  on  tlie 
13th  day  of  Dec,  1647,  at  a  town  meeting,  they,  the  said  pur- 
chasers and  freemen  did  resign  their  power  of  disposal  unto  the 
whole  inhabitants  of  the  town." 

While  considerable  land  about  the  Four  Corners  must  have  been 
granted  by  the  Colony  Court  and  by  the  freemen  previous  to  1670, 
yet,  on  this  date,  the  most  of  the  lands  in  Hanover  which  were 
embraced  within  the  limits  of  Scituate  were  "Common  Lands ;  '* 
but,  soon  after  this  date,  allotments  were  made  and,  before  1727, 
substantially  all  of  said  allotments  had  been  made,  many  of  them 
to  persons  who  never  occupied  the  lands  and  doubtless  never  in- 
tended to  occupy  it. 

After  1670,  allotments  were  made  by  different  committees,  much 
of  the  land  in  large  lots  and  with  regularity,  much  of  it  in  smaller 
lots  and  with  irregi^lar  lines. 


PHYSICAL    CHANGES,    LAND    TITLES,    INDIANS.  43 

The  Scituate  records  show  in  many  cases  just  where  the  lots 
assigned  were,  while,  in  other  cases,  no  possible  clue  is  given. 
Even  when  the  lots  assigned  were  surveyed  out,  many  surveys 
were  never  recorded  and  the  records  containing  many  of  the  record- 
ed surveys  have  been  destroyed;  so  that,  in  very  many  cases,  it  is 
impossible  to  trace  a  title  back  to  the  Colony. 

As  stated,  committees  were  chosen  at  different  times  to  make 
allotments  and,  when  these  allotments  were  made,  surveyors  lo- 
cated the  bounds  and  the  foDowing  is  a  copy  of  two  or  three  of 
these  surveys : — 

"  May  23,  1692  —  Laid  out  to  Samuel  Clapp,  a  successor  to  Mr. 
Floyd,  sixty  acres  butting  on  the  share  line,  being  the  6th  lot  of 
the  3rd  allotment,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Joba 
Merritt's  lot,  then  runs  with  said  Merritt's  lot  east  400  rods, 
then  south  25  rods,  then  near  west  400  rods  to  said  share  line, 
then  25  rods  to  the  first  corner.''  (Eecorded  vol.  2,  page  221, 
Scituate  records.) 

Tereaiiah  Hatch 
*'  Samuel  Clapp 

Surveyors." 

The  lot  above  described  lies  on  both  sides  of  Main  street  and 
is  the  farm  which  AVilliam  Curtis  owned  at  his  death  and  the 
same  wliich  is  now  o^^ned  in  part  by  his  son,  George  W.  Curtis, 
and  in  part  by  E.  0.  Damon. 

The  "  share  line.*'  which  is  named  in  so  many  of  the  allotments, 
is  the  westerly  bound  of  the  original  town  of  Scituate. 

Lots  the  same  length  of  the  above  and  in  most  cases  the  same 
width,  all  abutting  on  the  share  line,  and  extending  from  the 
present  Norwell  line  to  Plain  street,  were,  about  1690,  allotted  to 
different  persons  and  we  present  a  plan  or  map  of  these  allotments. 
Within  these  allotments  are  the  northerly  part  of  Main  street,., 
Walnut  street,  and  a  part  of  Webster,  Union,  Cedar  and  Plain 
streets. 

The  early  settlers  on  this  territory  were  the  Baileys,  Curtis',. 
Stetsons  and  Manns. 

Following  is  a  fac-simile  and  a  copy  of  the  survey  of  a  small 
lot,  which  like  many  similar  surveys,  gives  to  the  present-day 
reader  no  possible  information  and  offers  no  guide  to  the  exact 
location  of  the  lot.        (Scituate  records,  book  2,  page  38.) 

"  Sittuate  Aperhill  the  16:  1697,  the  day  above  written  laid 
oute  too  Steaphen  Clap  2  acors  of  swampe  land  granted  too  said 
Steaphen  Clape  and  one  acor  of  It  South  to  Tbomas  Perrie  which 


44 


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these   lots.     We    have   given   the   names   of   the   persons   to   whom   the   different 

allotments  were   made   and  in  some  instances  the  names  of  the  present  owners, 

as  the  latter  information  may  be  interesting    to    the    present    owners    of    the 

diflferent  lots. 


PHYSICAL    CHANGES,    LAND    TITLES,    INDIANS.  45 


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46  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER, 

2  acars  lyeth  in  a  swampe  neare  his  house  beginning  at  a  marked 
read  oake  in  the  range  of  Samewell  witherells  lott  and  runneth 
westward  too  a  hornbine  tree  near  the  brook  and  with  the  brook 
southward  3  6  rods  too  a  marked  maple  tree  by  the  brookside,  then 
runeth  20  rods  nere  east  too  a  maple  tree  one  the  upland  near  his 
fathers  range  then  runneth  (Then  runneth)  16  rods  too  tlie  first 
named  corner." 

Jeremiah  Hatch, 
Per   us  Surveyers." 

Samuel  Clapp, 

As  showing  who  became  the  first  owner  of  common  lands  at 
South  Hanover,  we  give  a  summary  of  the  survey  of  a  parcel  of 
seventy-five  acres,  which  was  alloted  to  Jeremiah  Hatch,  in  1692, 
by  the  Scituate  committee. 

This  lot  (in  shape  like  this  figure) 


was  bounded  on  the  southeast  and  southwest  by  Indian  Head 
river,  the  line  after  leaving  the  river  running  through  the  lands 
now  owned  by  the  estate  of  E.  Y.  Perry,  continuing  to  the 
Scituate  line.  The  northeast  boundary  extended  across  what  is 
now  Broadway,  a  few  rods  west  of  the  house  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
A.  Pish,  from  the  Indian  Head  river  to  the  top  of  a  "  high  sandy 
hill."  The  westerly  boundary  extended  northerly  along  the 
Scituate  line  to  near  the  residence  of  the  late  Benjamin  B.  Hall. 
(See  description  at  the  end  of  Land  Titles.) 

While,  as  stated,  the  power  to  gi'ant  lands  seems  to  have  been 
given  to  the  town  of  Scituate,  and  few  Colony  Court  grants  are 
recorded  after  a  very  early  date,  yet  the  presumption  is,  by  refer- 
ences in  the  Scituate  records,  that,  for  a  long  time,  the  Court 
continued  to  hold  a  reserved  authority.  The  most  of  the  lands  in 
Hanover  were  granted  previous  to  its  incorporation,  but  even  after 
1727  the  Scituate  committee  assigned  certain  lands  to  the  town 
of  Hanover  that  were  at  that  time  within  the  borders  of  the 
latter  town. 

Perhaps  too  much  space  has  been  given  to  this  subject;  but  it 
lias  been  an  interesting  one  to  the  writer  and  he  has  a  copy  of 


PHYSICAL    CHAXGliS,    LAXD    TITLES,    IXDLWS.  47 

the  original  surveys  of  at  least  oue-tliird  of  the  town.  He  regrets 
liis  inability  to  present  the'matter  more  clearly;  but  time  is  re- 
lentless, much  is  lost,  and  it  is  hard  sometimes  to  understand 
the  exact  meaning  of  the  early  records. 

Certainly  the  care  and  patience  with  which  these  allotments  and 
surveys  were  made,  must  compel  our  admiration,  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  every  part  of  the  town  was  covered,  so  that  to-day  there 
is  probably  no  acre  unclaimed  and  very  few,  if  any,  with  disputed 
bounds. 

(Note:  The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  laying  out  of  tlie  lot  to 
Jeremiah  Hatch  aforesaid). 

June,  1692. 

Laid  out  to  Jere.  Hatch  To  a.  of  land  which  lieth  by  the  river 
called  the  Indian  Head  River  having  the  river  for  the  southwest- 
ward  and  southeastward  of  said  land  beginning  at  small  walnut 
tree  thence  running  near  northeast  and  by  east  160  rods  to  a  tree 
standing  on  the  top  of  a  high  sandy  hill  thence  runneth  near  south- 
east 40  rods  to  the  Indian  Head  Elver,  thence  with  said  river  an 
it  runneth  near  southwest  160  rods  till  the  river  turneth  north- 
west then  runneth  near  northwest  60  rods  with  said  river  to  a 
small  maple  then  continued  the  said  northwest  point  into  the 
woods  20  rods  until  it  comes  to  the  first  named  walnut  which  con- 
tains but  60  a.  so  enclosed.  Then  we  run  from  said  walnut  being 
the  cor.  bound  near  northwest  1-2  pt.  northward  90  rods  to  a  tree 
standing  on  the  side  of  a  hill;  then  runneth  over  a  narrow  plain 
near  northeast  27  rods  to  a  stake  on  the  side  of  said  plain  thence 
near  so  east  1-2  pt.  southwardly  to  the  point  of  beginning. 

INDIANS. 

Mostly  by  John  F.  Simmons. 

Gookins  says  the  cuontry  of  the  Pawkeennawkeets  "for  the  most 
part  falls  within  the  Jurisdiction  of  New  Plymouth."  This  name 
has  been  more  commonly  written  Pocanockets.  The  Massachusetts 
lay  contiguous  to  them  on  the  north  and  there  can  be  but  little 
doubt  that  Hanover  came  within  the  country  of  the  Massachusetts. 

The  Massachusetts,  once  a  powerful  tribe,  numbering,  as  one 
old  warrior  estimated,  three  thousand  souls,  was  decimated  and  al- 
most extinguished  by  the  so  called  plague  of  1617.  The  exact 
nature  of  this  plague  seems  to  have  been  unknown.  Even  the 
oldest  writers  and  the  first  comers  themselves  could  learn  but  little 
of  it.  It  is  commonly  termed  a  "  plague,"  a  generic  description, 
natural  to  the  Englishmen  who  had  had  such  horrible  experiences 


48  iiJ.Si'ORY    OF    llAXOVEU. 

in  Europe  with  the  dread  disease.  TJie  sjjotted  appearance  of 
those  Indians  who  died  of  it  leads  to  tlie  conjecture  that  possibh 
it  may  have  been  small-pox.  The  first-comers,  at  any  rate,  re- 
garded it  as  a  providential  dispensation,  to  rid  the  country  of  its 
aborigines,  expressly  to  provide  themselves  with  an  opening  for 
settlement  at  Plymouth. 

The  Indians  of  the  Massachusetts  tribe  were  a  tall  race  of  men; 
spare  and  muscular,  owing  to  their  enforced  habits  of  life,  their 
cheek  bones  high,  eyes  black,  without  beard,  with  coarse,  straight, 
black  hair  and  a  skin  of  that  shade  of  brown  which  led  them  to 
be  universally  called  liedmen.  Their  endurance  was  wonderful 
and  yet  it  was  probably  excelled  by  the  whites,  who  adopted,  as 
did  the  early  pioneers,  their  wild,  free  forest  life. 

Barry  says:  "  In  their  persons,  the  Indians  were  not  talkr  tlian 
the  white  race."  Wood,  in  his  "  New  England's  Prospect,"  pub- 
lished in  1633,  describes  them  as  "  black-haired,  out-nosed,  broad- 
shouldered,  brawny-armed,  long  and  slender-handed,  out-breasted, 
small-waisted,  lank-bellied,  well-thighed,  flat-kneed,  hajulsome 
grown  legs,  and  small  feet." 

Jossel3m,  also,  in  his  "  New  England's  Rarities,"  says  of  the 
women,  "  many  of  them  have  good  features,  all  of  tliem  black-eyed, 
having  even,  short  teeth  and  very  white,  their  hair  black,  thick, 
and  long,  broad-breasted,  handsome,  straight  bodies  and  slender, 
their  limbs  cleanly  straight,  generally  plump  as  a  partridge,  and, 
saving  now  and  then  one,  of  a  jnodest  deportment." 

Their  women  did  the  useful  work,  the  men  confining  their  labor 
to  war,  hunting,  and  fishing,  and  to  such  arts  as  preparation  for 
these  employments  made  necessary. 

Barry  says :  "  The  bows,  which  were  strong  and  elastic,  were 
made  of  walnut  or  ash  and  strung  with  sinews  of  deer  or  moose. 
With  these  they  could  throw  an  arrow  to  a  great  distance  and 
strike  any  object  desired  with  remarkable  precision. 

Their  arrows  were  made  of  elder,  feathered  with  the  quills  of 
eagles,  and  pointed  with  sharp  stones  wrought  for  the  purpose,  or 
with  bones  or  eagles'  claws.  Their  tomahawks  were  of  an  oblong^ 
form,  sharpened  to  an  edge  and  fixed  to  the  handle  by  a  withe 
passed  around  the  groove  formed  at  the  head,  or  blunt  part  of 
the  weapon." 

Their  dwellings  were  not,  as  is  usually  supposed,  always  a  prism- 
shaped  wigwam  or  tepee.  Often  the  lithe  limbs,  which  formed  the 
frail  framework  of  their  dwellings,  were  gracefully  bent  into  a 
bow,  or  arch-shaped  roof.      This,  covered  with    mats   or  boughs, 


PHYSICAL    CHANGES,    LAND    TITLES,    INDIANS.  40 

made  a  far  more  coniniodious  dwelling-place  than  the 
sharp-pointed  tepee  whicK  is  so  often  pictured.  The  old 
prints,  when  depicting  the  dwellings  of  the  Indians,  are  more  apt 
to  give  this  rounded  form  of  habitation  than  the  other.  in  fact, 
it  is  stated  by  an  old  authority  that  the  pointed  tent-like  wigwam 
was  usually  that  of  the  lazy  or  poorer  Indian.  The  larger,  rounded 
shape  belonged  to  the  Sachem  and  the  better  class  of  Eedman. 
These  larger  houses  often  were  of  such  size  as  to  require  two  or 
more  smoke  holes  in  the  roof.  One  of  these  houses,  for  they  are 
almost  worthy  of  the  name,  was  seen,  by  an  old  authority,  to  be  one 
hundred  feet  long  and  thirty  feet  broad.  Such  an  one,  would  of 
course,  hold  several  families. 

The  furnishings  of  the  larger-class  houses  were  of  the  most 
primitive  style.  A  few  cooking  utensils  and  the  wide  fireplace, 
with  the  sleeping  place,  comprised  the  whole.  The  bed  was  usu- 
ally raised  a  foot  from  the  floor  and  was,  in  the  more  luxurious 
houses,  made  of  boards  split  from  the  tree,  covered  with  boughs, 
or  ferns,  and  skins,  those  made  not  uncomfortable  places  for  rest. 

The  cooking  utensils  were  of  the  most  primitive  sort.  Wlien 
the  white  men  first  came,  the  earthen  or  clay  pot  was  most  com- 
mon ;  but  the  new-comers'  iron  or  copper  kettles  were  prizes  which 
the  average  recbnan  longed  to  obtain.  Wooden  utensils,  dug  or 
burned  from  the  block  were  common  and  cumbersome.  Bark  and 
woven,  or  basket-like  implements  were  made  with  surprising  skill. 
"With  birch  bark  and  a  very  common  sort  of  knife,  an  Indian,  in  a 
short  time,  could  manufacture  a  small  square  box  which  was  water- 
tight and  their  baskets,  woven  from  "  splits,"  or  rushes,  and 
plastered  with  gum,  were  as  water-tight  as  a  modem  pail  and 
much  lighter. 

The  origin  of  the  American  Indian,  a  subject  of  long  continued 
discussion  among  ethnologists,  is  as  much  a  matter  of  doubt  as 
ever.  The  later  learning  lets  in  no  light  upon  the  solution  of  the 
problem.  It  has,  however,  removed,  or  shown  to  be  untenable, 
some  of  the  conceptions  of  the  earlier  theorizers. 

Probably  the  most  largely  diffused  theory  up  to  twenty-five  years 
ago  was  the  Asiatic.  According  to  its  advocates,  a  migration  to 
this  continent  from  Asia  across  Behring  Strait  brought  hither  the 
first  Aborigines;  or,  it  has  been  surmised,  a  possible  shipwreck 
on  our  Pacific  Coast  of  some  Mongolian  crew  first  started  man 
upon  this  hemisphere. 

Although  it  has  been  demonstrated,  by  an  actual  occurrence, 
that  a  small  Asian  ship  might  have  been  blown  across  the  Pacific, 


50  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

yet  the  improbabilities  are  too  great  and  the  argument  against 
such  an  origin  for  our  Aborigines  seems  unanswerable.  Nor  does 
the  Behring  Straits  explanation  appear  any  more  satisfactory. 
The  discovery  in  recent  times  of  an  apparently  unclassifiable  race 
of  Alaskan  Indians,  resembling  in  some  particulars  the  Asiatics 
and  in  others  the  Indians  of  North  America,  was  thought  to  give 
additional  strength  to  the  Behring  Sea  contention,  as  being  a  con- 
necting link  between  the  two  races,  lying  directly  in  the  pathway 
of  the  supposed  migratory  movement.  But  further  study  of  the 
ethnological  characteristics  have  shown  such  divergence  of  racial 
habits,  speech,  and  physical  formation,  that  the  new  race  of  Alas- 
kans must,  according  to  the  better  scientific  opinion,  be  regarded 
as  a  barrier  rather  than  a  connecting  link. 

Nor  can  light  be  thrown  upon  the  problem  by  the  study  of 
philology,  or  of  craniology,  or  of  comparative  anatomy.  The  races 
now  upon  this  continent  differ  among  themselves  in  such  impor- 
tant particulars  in  all  these  departments  of  study  and  possess  so 
little  resemblance  in  any  of  them,  that  the  task  of  discovering 
their  origin  from  the  other  side  of  the  world  seems  hopeless.  The 
only  particulars  in  which  all  of  the  Aboriginal  races  of  the 
Americas  resemble  each  other  are  the  universally  black,  straight 
hair  and  the  polysyuthetical  character  of  their  various  tongues. 

The  first  contact  of  the  Indian  witli  Eastern  civilization  upon 
this  continent  spelled  destruction  for  him.  A  century  of  dishonor, 
as  it  has  been  not  inaptly  called,  seems  to  have  developed,  in  more 
recent  years,  the  long-slumbering  adaptibility  of  the  redman  to 
the  new  conditions  of  life  which  white  civilization  has  forced  upon 
him  and  the  latest  census  show  that  the  Indian  race  is  increasing. 
No  longer  can  the  romancer  depict  the  proud  yet  unyielding 
chieftain  grieving  over  the  dying  council  fires  of  his  race.  A 
new  era  for  the  redman  seems  dawning,  as  he  has  at  last  learned 
how  to  take  advantage  of  the  tardy  but  persistently  philanthropic 
efforts  of  the  United  States  Government  to  help  upward  the  race 
which  the  white  man's  ignorance  and  negligence  have  for  so  many 
miserable  years  ground  down  to  the  dust  and  decay  of  an  imwar- 
ranted  death. 

Although  the  American  Indians  are  commonly  designated  no- 
madic the  tribe  which  made  Hanover  a  part  of  its  domain  was 
not  nomadic  in  the  sense  that  the  Arabs  are.  These  Massachusetts 
tribes  had  habitations  substantial,  perpetual.  They  clustered  in 
villages,  the  location  of  which  was  determined  by  some  of  the 
necessities  of  the  tribal  life;  frequently  the  character  of  the  soil, 


PHYSICAL    CHAXGES,    LAND    TITLES,    INDIANS.  51 

which  must  be  light  in  order  to  meet  the  requirements  of  then- 
crude  tools  of  tillage;  or  the  vicinity  of  a  pond,  which  from  iU 
finny  denizens  or  the  wandering  fowl  which  it  lured,  furnished 
food  as  well  as  fertilizing  agents  for  their  crops.  Sometimes  the 
whole  village  would  move  toward  the  shore  in  the  summer  and 
return  again  in  the  fall,  aboriginal  forerunners  of  our  modern 
summer  travellers.  Sometimes  a  village  would  move  temporarily 
to  the  banks  of  a  stream,  to  take  advantage  of  the  incoming  from 
the  sea  of  the  herring. 

The  territory  of  Hanover  seems  never  to  have  been  the  habitat 
of  any  tribe,  as  the  evidence  seems  to  show  was  the  case  of  the 
territory  about  the  ponds  in  Pembroke  and  other  parts  of  the 
county  of  Plymouth.  But  temporary  camps  and  places  of  resort 
for  burial  or  for  the  making  of  arrow  or  spear-heads  or  canoe 
building  may  have  been  and  probably  were  used  from  time  to 
time  within  our  own  territorial  limits. 

The  friendly  Indians,  who  were  here  when  the  town  was  incor- 
porated, remained  here,  themselves  or  their  descendants,  for  many 
years.  People  whose  recollection  goes  back  into  the  first  quarter 
of  the  last  century  probably  remember  some  of  these  redmen  and 
certainly  they  have  seen  their  dwelling  places  and  relics.  Some  of 
these  Indians  lived  on  the  so-called  "  Bank  land,"  west  of  King 
street,  and  some  on  or  near  Main  street,  near  the  house  of  J.  How- 
ard Brooks.  Mrs.  Helen  M.  Priest,  wlio  lives  opposite  Mr. 
Brooks,  recalls  the  fact  that  her  grandmother  well  remembered  at 
least  one  family  who  lived  in  this  neighborhood.  One,  George 
Toto  had  his  wigwam  on  land  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Stephen  Bowker. 

Here  he  lived  with  his  wife,  Mary,  a  few  rods  from  where  stood 
the  barn  now  gone  and  in  the  adjacent  low  ground  was  "  Toto's 
well,"  a  shallow  watering-place  the  Indian  had  used.  Barry  thinks 
George  was  the  son  of  Mercy  Toto  and  a  brother  of  Rhoda  and 
perhaps  of  Sarah,  who  married  James  Sill  in  1764.  Eev.  Benj. 
Bass  speaks  of  baptising  Mercy  Toto,  an  Indian  woman,  also 
George  Toto  her  son,  and  Rhoda  Toto  her  daughter. 

On  Pine  Island  near  Hanover  street,  lived  two  Indians  in  the 
eighteentli  century  who  were  called  King  Dick  and  Queen  Daphne. 

The  so-called  Indian  burial-grounds  are  scattered  about  town  in 
several  places.  One  is  said  to  have  been  on  Pine  Island.  Barry 
tells  the  remarkable  story  that  the  graves  here  were  visible  until 
the  hurricane  of  1815,  since  which  all  trace  of  them  has  disap- 
peared. The  presence  of  Indian  burial-grounds  is  often  alleged, 
because  arrow  heads  or   other  Indian   utensils   are  found  there. 


t 

52  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

The  presence  of  a  camping-place  would  seem,  in  most  cases  to  be 
a  more  rational  explanation;  but  the  mind  given  to  a  survey  oi! 
tradition  revels  in  the  occult  and  a  superstitious  reason  is  often 
believed,  where  the  facts,  if  given,  would  be  discredited. 

Another  Indian  burial-place  is  said  to  have  existed  on  land  for- 
merly of  Thomas  Simmons  at  Assinippi,  back  of  the  Assinippi 
Hall  lot;  and  Barry  notes  that  some  of  the  people  known  as  '"  Old  " 
in  1850  remembered  the  last  burial  which  took  place  there.  An- 
other Indian  cemetery  is  located  by  Barry  rather  unspecifically,  in 
"  Eocky  Swamp."' 

Many  arrow  and  spear-heads  of  stone  have  recently  been  found 
in  the  grounds  near  the  residence  of  the  late  Andrew  Priest,  on 
Main  street. 

Old  Peter  resided  at  the  Centre  on  land  owned  by  Turner  Stet- 
son. Peg's  swamp  is  named  after  his  wife,  who  was  a  negro,  and 
who  died  in  1815,  aged  eighty-seven  years.  She  lived  in  a  house 
on  Centre  street  located  where  the  Albert  Stetson  house  was  after- 
wards built. 

An  Indian  woman  named  Joanna  married  during  the  Eevolu- 
tion  a  Hessian  deserter  named  John  Fredericks,  who  came  to 
Hanover  and  lived  here. 

Even  to  this  day  (1905)  arrow-heads,  spear-heads,  pestles,  and 
broken  hatchets,  or  tomahawks,  are  picked  up  or  turned  up  by  the 
plow  in  many  places.  On  the  hillside  sloping  toward  North  river 
at  Union  Bridge,  on  the  Norwell  side,  is  one  prolific  field.  Another 
is  on  the  Scooset  road  in  Pembroke. 

Benjamin  L.  Stetson  and  J.  Howard  Brooks  both  have  collec- 
tions of  these  relics.  John  Tower  in  his  life  time  also  had  a  large 
collection.  He  could  find  these  relics  anywhere.  He  had  the  in- 
stinct of  Thoreau.  It  was  said  of  the  latter  that  he  was  walking 
in  the  fields  with  a  friend,  when  the  latter  said  "  I  can  never  find 
an  Indian  arrow  head.  Will  you  go  with  me  sometime  and  find 
one  for  me  ?"  Thoreau  replied :  '^es,  willingly,"  and,  brushing 
the  earth  with  the  toe  of  his  boot,  stooped  and  picked  one  up  and, 
handing  it  to  his  companion,  said,  "  There  is  one  now." 

(Note:)  The  following  is  taken  from  Mitchells  history  of 
Bridgewater;  the  westerly  part  of  Hanover  was  then  a  part  of 
Bridgewater. 

"  1676  a  vote  was  called  to  see  what  should  be  done  with  the 
money  that  was  made  of  the  Indians  that  were  sold  last  and  it 
was  voted  that  the  soldiers  that  took  them  should  have  it." 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTOIiY.  .53 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Ecclesiastical  History. 
By  John  F.  Simmons. 

The  legal  character  of  the  movement  of  the  Separatists  from  Ley- 
den  to  the  shores  of  America,  whatever  its  moral  or  religious 
bearing  may  have  been,  was  that  of  a  simple  trading  venture.  Tlie 
sinews  of  the  voyage,  without  which  the  migration  would  have  been 
impossible,  were  furnished  by  English  merchants,  who,  in  return 
for  the  transportation  hither  of  the  little  flock  and  the  expense 
necessarily  attending  their  removal,  expected  fish  and  pelts  and 
other  products  of  the  new  country  to  be  shipped  to  them.  From 
this  venture,  as  it  was  constantly  called,  these  English  undertakers 
of  the  movement  expected  not  only  a  return  of  the  capital  furnished, 
but  a  handsome  profit  also.  The  Pilgrims,  as  they  rightfully  called 
themselves,  were  compelled  to  take  this  metliod  of  travel,  owing  to 
their  own  poverty.  It  was  an  exhibition  of  shrewd  trading  ability, 
thus  compelling  Mammon  to  serve  the  Lord,  which  has  been  per- 
petuated in  their  descendants,  and  has  come  to  be  known  as 
^'Yankee  shrewdness." 

These  forerunners  of  the  later  Yankees  were  true  to  the  repu- 
tation which  their  descendants  have  earned.  The  English  ad- 
venturers, as  those  who  backed  the  venture  were  called,  lost  money, 
while  the  Pilgrims  succeeded  in  their  part  of  the  bargain;  for  they 
reached  the  haven  they  sought. 

They  came  for  religious  reasons.  At  home,  they  were  harassed 
in  their  religious  beliefs  and  ceremonies.  At  Leyden  they  were 
given  freedom  in  these  particulars ;  but  their  environment  was 
inimical  to  the  highest  religious  life  and  to  the  proper  rearing  of 
their  children. 

In  coming  here,  they  sought  not,  as  poetry  and  too  often  history, 
also  has  claimed,  freedom  to  worship  God.  Their  primary  object, 
equally  commendable,  was  freedom  to  live  a  religious  life,  true  to 
their  own  beliefs,  where  no  hostile  surroundings  could  mar  its  per- 
fectness. 

This  is  the  consistent  explanation  of  the  subsequent  unwillingness 


54  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

of  the  Colony  to  suffer  Anabaptists  and  Quakers  to  gain  foothold 
among  them. 

These  schismatics  had  as  perfect  a  right  to  their  own  beliefs  and 
forms  of  worship  as  had  the  Pilgrims  themselves.  The  Plymouth 
Colony  did  not  wish  to  interfere  with  either,  in  the  abstract.  Their 
objection  and  the  cause  of  the  exclusion  of  these  troublesome 
intruders,  was  that,  as  they  had  sought  these  shore  to  be  free  from 
intrusion,  they  wished  to  keep  themselves  so. 

If  others  wished  to  live  different  religious  lives,  they  should  do  as 
the  Pilgrims  did  in  similar  circumstances:  seek  a  location  where 
they  would  interfere  with  no  one,  and  where  no  one  would  interfere 
with  them.  The  Pilgrim  fathers  were  Saparatists  or,  as  a  later 
movement  of  a  political  character  was  called,  Secessionists ;  and,  like 
the  Secessionists  of  1860,  all  they  asked  was  to  be  let  alone. 

This  position  was  certainly  consistent  and  reasonable,  and  was 
not  the  result  of  bigotry.  It  was  exclusive;  but  a  nation  or  a 
municipality  has  a  right  to  be  exclusive.  It  is  a  right  which  is 
recognized  to-day  in  America  and  enforced  in  the  Chinese  exclusion 
acts. 

Then  let  no  one  accuse  the  Pilgrims  of  Plymouth  of  bigotry, 
religious  or  civil.  They  were  only  exercising  that  right  which  is 
destined  to  become  soon  a  right  recognized  by  our  highest  juris- 
prudence, the  right  of  privacy  applied  to  a  community. 

The  peculiar  cause  of  their  migration  and  its  religious  nature 
made  it  almost  imperative  that  their  civil  government,  while  dem- 
ocratic in  form,  should  be,  in  essence,  theocratic.  The  church  and 
state  were  so  closely  united  from  the  first  that  the  reply  of  Louis 
XIV.  "L'etat?  C'est  moi,"  might  have  been  translated,  for  the 
Plymouth  Colony,  "The  State  ?      It  is  the  Church." 

The  support  of  the  Church  was,  in  their  polity,  as  much  a  civic 
^uty  as  the  support  of  schools  or  contributions  for  the  common  de- 
fense, or  any  other  function  of  civil  government. 

Thus  we  find,  at  the  very  outset,  provision  made  for  taxes  for  the 
support  of  the  ministry.  The  reason  given  for  the  necessity  of 
establishing  our  town  as  a  separate  town  was  a  religious  reason. 
(See  act  of  incorporation.) 

^t.  Andrew's  Church. 

Massachusetts  was  settled  in  the  seventeenth  century  by  those 
who  rebelled  against  the  doctrines  and  discipline  of  the  Church  of 
p]ngland.  The  American  successor  of  that  Church  is  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church.      It  is  not  strange  that  the  Episcopal 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  55 

Cimrcli  made  slow  headway  in  the  colonies.  It  was  not  until  1735 
that,  so  far  as  we  can  leaTn,  any  attempt  was  made  in  IMymouth 
Colony  to  hold  services  under  th'e  form  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 

The  first  record  of  such  service  was  in  Scituate,  in  1725.  The 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  parts,  the 
oldest  Missionary  Society  in  Cliristendom,  having  received  its 
charter,  June  16,  1701,  from  King  William  I.  of  England,  sent  its 
missionaries  into  this  territory  from  time  to  time,  one  of  whom  was 
Rev.  Ebenezer  Miller,  S.  T.  D.  He  is  said  to  have  held  services, 
at  various  times,  in  Scituate,  in  private  houses,  with  good  audiences. 
The  dates  he  does  not  give,  but  it  was  prior  to  1731. 

But,  in  1725,  a  little  unpleasantness  between  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bourn, 
then  the  minister  of  the  north  parish  in  Scituate,  and  Lieut.  Daman, 
one  of  his  parishioners,  resulted  in  a  service  of  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land being  actually  held  in  the  north  parish  meeting-house.  It 
seems  that  Mr.  Bourne  was  absent  from  home  and  had,  apparently, 
left  his  flock  unprovided  with  a  preacher,  Lieut  Daman  "and  an- 
other gentleman  of  large  estate"  invited  Rev.  Timothy  Cutler  to 
come  to  Scituate  and  preacli.  The  Rev.  Doctor  with  several  at- 
tendants came  and,  to  the  great  scandal  of  many  of  the  good  parish- 
ioners, held,  on  the  25th  day  of  July,  1725,  in  the  Xorth  Church, 
a  service  in  the  form  of  the  Church  of  England.  That  this  was 
done  seems  to  have  been  a  great  source  of  gratification  to  the  Epis- 
copalians of  the  time,  and  an  equal  source  of  dismay  to  the  good 
church  members  in  Scituate. 

For,  upon  their  return  to  Boston,  either  the  Rev.  Doctor  or  some 
of  his  attendants  could  not  refrain  from  heralding  to  all  the  people 
the  success  of  their  meeting,  and  some  of  them  published  a  very 
complaisant  account  of  the  service  in  the  Boston  Gazette,  congratu- 
lating themselves  upon  the  eminent  respectability  of  the  gentlemen 
who  had  invited  them,  the  goodly  numbers  who  had  been  present  at 
the  service,  and  the  consequently  happy  prospects  for  their  church 
in  Scituate. 

Human  nature  in  Scituate  in  those  times  closely  resembled  the 
human  nature  of  to-day  and,  of  course,  this  trumpet  blast  of 
triumpli  could  not  be  allowed  to  go  unanswered. 

The  other  newspaper,  "The  Boston  News  I^etter,"  was  used  as  a 
means  of  conveying  to  the  public  a  "coxmter  statement  from  a  Scit- 
uate gentlemen."  This  article  denied  that  any  principal  in- 
habitants of  tlie  town  had  invited  the  Rev.  Doctor,  and  stated  as  fact 
"that  only  three  men  of  Scituate,  a  number  of  disaffected  men  from 
neighboring  towns,  and  about  forty  school  boys"  constituted  the 


56  HISTORY  OF   HANOVER. 

whole  audience.  The  letter  bore  underneath  the  signature  the 
words  "By  authority."  And  now  the  contest  waxed  warmer  and 
extended  into  high  places.  "Dr.  Cutler  complained  to  the  Gover- 
nor and  Council  demanding  justice  and  protection."  This  would 
seem,  in  consideration  of  the  size  of  the  offense,  to  be  a  large 
demand. 

But  the  Governor  and  Council  acted  upon  this  tempest  in  a  teapot 
and,  on  the  second  of  September,  1735,  passed  the  following  order. 

"Whereas  inconveniences  have  once  and  again  arisen  to  the  Gov- 
ernment, by  several  matters  being  printed  in  the  newspapers  and 
said  to  be  published  by  authority,  which  have  never  been  known 
by  the  Government  nor  offered  for  their  approbation,  therefore 
advised — that  the  Lieutenant  Governor  give  his  orders  to  the  several 
publishers  of  the  several  newspapers,  not  to  insert  in  their  papers 
those  words  *by  authority,'  or  words  of  the  like  import,  for  the 
future." 

"J.  WiLLARD,  Secretary." 

The  Doctor  seems  to  have  had  the  best  of  this  controversy, 
and  the  work  of  encouraging  the  church  in  the  Plymouth  Colony 
went  bravely  but  slowly  on.  Dr.  Miller's  efforts  were  so  far 
crowned  with  success  that,  in  October  11,  1731,  he  officiated  at  the 
opening  of  the  first  Episcopal  Church  in  Plymouth  Colony,  called 
then  and  now  St.  Andrew's.  At  this  service  he  baptized  eight 
children. 

The  church  edifice  was  at  the  Central  part  of  Church  Hill  in 
Scituate,  now  ISTorwell,  near  the  Hanover  Four  Corners.  This 
chu»ch  was  small,  seating  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  people.  It 
had  a  low  belfry  and  a  bell.  The  windows  had  diamond-shaped 
glass  set  in  lead,  and  at  the  top  were  in  the  form  of  a  gothic  arch. 
There  were  three  on  each  side.  The  church  was  enlarged  in  1753. 
It  was  once  struck  by  lightning,  without  material  damage,  and,  in 
1811,  was  taken  down,  when  the  church-home  of  this  church  was 
removed  to  a  new  edifice  at  the  Four  Corners,  which  is  still  (1905) 
standing  and  in  use.  It  is  an  excellent  model  of  colonial  church 
architecture. 

"In  1810,"  says  Barry,  "owing  to  difficulties  in  the  First  Parish 
in  Hanover,  some  of  the  members  .left  and  joined  the  Episcopal 
Church."  Desiring  a  church  more  conveniently  located,  it  was 
suggested  that  the  Society  should  build  a  new  church.  No  one  was 
averse  to  this,  provided  the  expense  of  building  it  should  not  fall  on 
the  parish,  and,  at  a  meeting  of  the  parish  held  April  24,  1810,  it 
was  "Voted,  that  the  Society  are  willing  to  attend  public  worship 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  67 

in  Hanover,  provided  individuals  will  build  a  new  church  in  said 
Hanover." 

The  new  church  was  built.  It  cost  $5,000.  Capt.  Albert 
Smith  and  Melzar  Curtis  were  the  contractors  who  erected  it. 
It  has  been  twice  remodeled.  The  spire  was  first  changed  and, 
again  at  a  more  recent  date,  another  lightning  stroke  made  a  second 
remodeling  of  the  spire  necessary.  The  second  spire,  straight  and 
tall,  came  gracefully  to  a  point  at  the  top.  The  present  spire  was 
designed  by  Stringer  and  Brigham  of  Boston,  in  1880.  It  is 
shaped  like  a  dome,  surmounted  by  a  tapering  spindle  which  is 
contracted  like  a  wine  glass  near  the  dome. 

This  church  was  the  first  church  in  Massachusetts  to  be  con- 
secrated by  Bishop  Griswold. 

The  church,  from  the  small  beginnings  spoken  of,  has  lasted, 
with  more  or  less  interruption,  during  the  dark  days  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, up  to  the  present  day,  and  is  still  flourishing  and  increasing. 
It  had  no  legal  existence,  however,  until  it  was  incorporated  as  St. 
Andrew's  Parish,  in  1797,  Charles  Bailey  and  Thomas  Barstow,  Jr., 
being  then  the  wardens. 

The  records  of  the  church  prior  to  1780  have  been  lost. 

One  of  the  early  difficulties,  against  which  this  and  all  but  the 
original  Orthodox  churches  had  to  contend,  was  the  parish  tax. 
Churchmen  disliked  to  contribute  to  churches  which  they  could  not 
attend,  owing  to  differences  of  religious  opinion.  It  was  early  the 
habit  to  remit  these  taxes  to  churchmen,  a  very  liberal  method  of 
making  religious  liberty  practical.  In  the  south  parish  in  Scit- 
uate,  in  17-11,  this  was  done  under  the  head  of  "contingent 
charges." 

Another  hardship  in  the  growth  of  this  parish  was  brought  about 
by  the  Eevolution.  The  litany,  which  demanded  prayers  for  the 
King,  could  scarcely  be  expected  to  meet  with  favor  or  to  escape 
bitter  opposition  among  patriots  who  were  making  the  sacrifices 
which  the  followers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  were  daily 
making  for  the  sake  of  political  separation.  The  consequences 
were  only  such  as  always  occur  in  such  cases;  but  they  caused  a 
retardation  of  the  growth,  and  a  decline  in  the  prosperity  of  St. 
Andrews;  and  the  church  was  often  without  a  rector,  and  the  ser- 
vices during  the  war  were  intermittent. 

At  the  end  of  Mr.  Davenport's  charge,  it  is  said  that  there  were 
but  three  regular  partakers  of  the  Holy  Communion.  Mr, 
Thompson,  the  rector  from  17G2-75,  is  said  to  have  died  "partly 
from  bodily  disorder  and  partly  from  uncivil  treatment  from  the 


58  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

rebels  of  his  neighborhood."  One  is  constrained  to  remark  that 
treatment  which  was  even  a  partial  cause  of  death,  must  have  been 
very  euphemistically  spoken  of  as  merely  "uncivil," 

Mr.  Deane  says,  "Mr.  Brockwell,  born  in  England,  and  a 
graduate  of  Cambridge  in  England,  was  the  first  clergyman  who 
officiated  for  any  length  of  time  at  St.  iVndrew's.  Barry  and  the 
historical  address  of  Kev.  Dr.  W.  H.  Brooks  put  Mr.  Broekwell  after 
Mr.  Davenport. 

The  members  of  St.  Andrew's  sent  an  earnest  request  to  the 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts  to  send 
them  a  missionary.  In  1733,  Rev.  Addington  Davenport  was 
sent  them,  with  an  allowance  of  sixty  pounds  per  year  from  the 
Society,  and  a  further  allowance  of  books  for  libraries  and  de- 
votional books  for  distribution  among  the  poorer  members,  Mr. 
Davenport  remained  rector  for  three  years.  His  ministry  was  a 
time  of  struggle.  Troubles  about  church  taxes  arose,  and  arrests- 
of  churchmen  for  non-payment  were  not  infrequent. 

With  the  true  missionary  spirit,  Mr.  Davenport  showed  his 
interest  in  the  new  and  struggling  Society  of  his  chosen  faith,  by 
giving,  at  his  decease,  in  1743,  to  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of 
the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts,  in  trust  forever,  for  the  use  of  the 
ministers  of  St.  Andrew's  Church  in  Scituate,  his  residence  here, 
consisting'  of  seven  acres  of  land  with  dwelling  house,  barn,  and 
other  buildings  thereon.  By  authority  of  the  Legislature,  this 
land  was  sold,  in  1817,  and  the  sum  of  $466.69  was  realized  there- 
for. This  and  other  funds  and  gifts  amounted  in  all,  in  1849,  to 
$2,589.90 ;  and  this  was  used  in  building  the  rectory,  now  standing 
on  Washington  street,  Hanover,  nearly  opposite  the  junction  of 
Oakland  avenue.  It  was  for  the  first  time  occupied  on  July  13, 
1849. 

Mr.  Davenport,  as  was  the  universal  custom  in  the  early  days, 
was  a  college  man.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  University  in  the 
class  of  1719,  and  he  also  received  a  degree  from  Oxford  University 
in  England. 

Eev,  Charles  Broekwell,  who,  according  to  Mr.  Deane,  was  the 
first  preacher,  although  not  the  first  regularly  settled  rector,  suc- 
ceeded Mr,  Davenport,  remaining  from  1737  till  early  in  1739, 
when  he  went  to  Salem,  in  response  to  a  call  from  the  latter  place. 

No  regular  rector  was  again  appointed  until  1743,  when  at  the 
request  of  people  in  Scituate,  Hanover,  Pembroke,  and  Marshfield, 
the  Society  in  England  re-established  the  mission,  donating  there- 
for forty  pounds  per  year;  and  Rev,  Ebenezer  Thompson  became 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  59^' 

rector,  remaining  so  until   his  death,   at  the   age   of  sixty-four, 
November  28th,  1775.      The^cause  of  his  death  lias  been  alluded  to 
above.      He  lived  at  the  Davenport  place  until  two  or  three  years 
before  his  death,  when  he  removed  to  another  residence  at  Church 
Hill.       It  was  during  his  ministry  that  the  old  church  edifice  at 
Church  Hill  was  enlarged.       His  widow  survived  him  until  1813 
thirty-eight    years,  and  both   lie  buried  in  the  old   Church   Hill 
Cemetery.        "He   is   spoken   of   as   a   prudent,   worthy   minister, 
pleasing  and  interesting  in  his  conversation  and  general  deport- 
ment."     He  was  born,  and,  until  he  came  to  Scituate,  had  lived  in 
New  Haven,   Connecticut.        He   had   nine   children.        A   grand 
daughter  was  the  wife  of  Dr.  Freeman  Foster.       Another  married' 
John  Barstow  of  Hanover  and,  later,  of  Providence,  who  has  shown 
his  interest  in  his  native  town  and  her  institutions  in  many  notable - 
ways. 

During  the  years  of  the  Eevolution,  the  sentiment  of  the 
neighborhood  was  strong  against  anything  which  smacked  *so  much 
of  loyalty  to  the  King  as  did  the  services  of  this  church. 

Edward  Winslow,  however,  served  as  rector  in  1775  and  1776, 
and  then  the  services  were  practically  discontinued.  Between 
1780  and  1782,  however,  Rev.  Samuel  Parker  occasionally  held 
service  here,  and  a  regular  rector  again  took  charge,  in  May  15,.. 
1783,  in  the  person  of  Pev.  William  W.  Wheeler,  who  remained 
here  until  his  death,  January  14,  1810,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five. 
During  this  time,  he  rendered  occasional  service  to  the  churches  at 
Marshfield  and  at  'J'aunton.  His  wife  was  Jane  Thompson,  daugh- 
ter of'the  former  rector,  Pev.  Ebenezer  Thompson,  who  died  July 
30th,  1821,  age  sixty-four.  During  Mr.  Parker's  service,  Josej^h 
Donnell,  of  Hanover,  was  one  of  the  wardens,  and  among  the  ves- 
trymen the  following  Hanover  men  appeared:  Elijah  Curtis,. 
Thomas  Stockbridge,  Mordicai  Ellis,  Stephen  Bailey,  and  Benjamin. 
Mann. 

The  next  year  the  new  church  at  Hanover  was  dedicated,  and  Pcv. 
Joab  Goldsmith  was  its  first  rector.  He  retired  from  service  in- 
1816. 

Two  years  later,  Pev.  Calvin  Wolcott,  or  Woolcot,  of  Gloucester^. 
was  called.  He  resigned  in  1834.  While  here,  for  a  j^ear,  he  was 
principal  of  Hanover  Academy.  He  was  born  in  Williamsburg,. 
April  27,  1787,  and  died  in  New  York,  January  21,  1861.  In  1811 
he  married  Sarah  Gardner  of  Dan  vers,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Gen. 
Israel  Putman  of  Revolutionary  fame.  He  entered  Phillips  An- 
dover  Academy,  August  12th,  1809,  but  left  it  in  1811  and  studied 


€0  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

theology  under  Bishop  Griswold.  His  first  charge  was  St.  Andrew's 
in  Hanover. 

After  leaving  Hanover,  he  officiated  in  the  churches  in  Otis  and 
Blandford  in  Western  Massachusetts,  was  rector  of  Christ  Church 
in  Quincy  and  in  Hopkinton,  Vermont,  leaving  there  about  1844. 
For  some  years  he  served  as  general  agent  of  the  American  Bible 
."Society,  in  Massachusetts  and  in  Virginia.  In  1850,  he  became 
assistant  to  his  old  friend,  Dr.  Stephen  H.  Tyng,  of  St.  George's, 
INew  York,  and  resigned,  owing  to  failing  health,  nine  years  later. 
He  had  taught  school  in  what  is  now  Norwell,  and  in  the  attic  of 
his  own  house,  at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Oakland  avenue,  he 
had  a  private  school  at  one  time.  Two  of  his  sons,  Samuel  G.  and 
Asa  G.,  became  physicians  of  some  prominence  and  another,  George 
T.,  taught  for  a  short  time  at  Hanover  Academy.  Eev.  David 
Barnes  Ford's  History  of  Hanover  Academy  says,  "He  was  a 
*  *  *  very  nervous  man,  and  was  at  times  very  severe  in  his 
punishments  '■•'  *  *  and  yet  *  *  *  his  scholars,  almost 
without  exception,  liked  him  and  loved  him." 

Eev.  Samuel  G.  Appleton  was  rector  from  1835  until  November, 
1838.  During  his  incumbency  of  the  rectorate,  the  church  pur- 
chased a  new  organ.  He  was  succeeded  by  Eev.  Eliazer  A.  Green- 
leaf,  who,  in  1S41,  gave  place  to  Eev.  Samuel  G.  Cutler,  who  first 
occupied  the  rectory  referred  to  above.  This  was  Mr.  Cutler's  only 
•charge  during  his  life.  His  service  ended  in  1873,  and  he  died, 
July  17,  1880. 

Mr.  Cutler  was  born  in  Xewburyport,  May  12,  1805.  He  was  the 
son  of  Samuel  and  Lydia  (Prout)  Cutler.  In  his  earlier  years,  he 
•engaged  in  business  in  Portland,  Maine,  and  in  Boston,  but  at  the 
.age  of  twenty-nine  he  began  his  preparation  for  the  ministry  and, 
five  years  later,  took  charge  of  St.  Andrew's,  in  Hanover.  After 
serving  there  from  November,  1841,  to  March,  1873,  over  thirty 
years,  he  relinquished  the  work  and  retired  to  Boston,  where  he 
died.      He  was  buried  at  Hanover,  at  the  cemetery  at  the  Centre. 

During  his  pastorate,  the  Country  passed  through  the  stress  and 
turmoil  of  Civil  War.  Pie  was  deeply  interested  in  the  conduct 
of  the  Hanover  Academy,  now  gone  out  of  existence  as  an  active 
school,  fo]'  a  score  of  years  serving  as  president  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  Eev.  David  Barnes  Ford  in  his  "History  of  Hanover 
Academy"  says  of  Mr.  Cutler,  he  "was  a  man  in  whose  character 
•and  conduct  there  was  nothing  light  or  frivolous.  Life,  right,  and 
duty  were  with  him  very  serious  matters.  His  regard  for  real 
attainments  and  solid  worth  made  him  averse  to  all  pretence  and 


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show  aud  insincerity.  From  a  course  which  seemed  right  to  his^ 
conscientious  convictions,  notliing  could  deter  him  nor  turn  hint 
aside.  Evidence  of  this  may  be  seen  in  the  partial  change  of  his. 
ecclesiastical  relations  which,  in  his  later  years,  he  felt  it  his  duty 
to  make,  yet  at  a  cost  whose  greatness  cannot  be  easily  imagined." 

He  wrote  a  number  of  small  volumes.  The  most  noted  was-; 
entitled  "The  Name  Above  Every  Name." 

Mr.  Cutler  was  succeeded  by  Eev.  William  Henry  Brooks,  S.  T.. 
D.,  April  14th,  1872,  who  came  here  from  Webster,  Mass.,  and 
remained  until  November  1,  1888,  when  he  removed  to  Boston^ 
While  here,  he  was  a  member  of  the  school  committee,  and  a  repre- 
sentative to  the  Great  and  General  Court.  For  thirty-four  years- 
he  was  secretary  of  the  Massachusetts  Diocesan  Convention,  and  for 
sixteen  years  president  of  the  Trustees  of  Hanover  Academy.  He^ 
was  private  secretary  of  Bishop  Phillips  Brooks  during  hi&. 
Episcopate  and,  afterward,  secretary  of  Bishop  Lawrence. 

He  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  January  11th,  1831.  He: 
graduated  from  Episcopal  Theological  Seminary  in  Virginia,  in-. 
1852,  and  was  later  given  the  honorary  degree  of  S.  T.  D.  He  was-- 
ordained  in  the  historic  Christ  Church  in  Alexandria,  Virginia,  of 
which  Washington  had  been  a  vestryman.  His  various  charges- 
have  been,  in  their  order,  Newark,  Delaware;  Lenox,  Massachu- 
setts; Brockport,  New  York;  Plymouth  and  Webster,  Massachu- 
setts, and  Hanover. 

At  the  dedication  of  the  soldiers'  monument  in  Hanover,  Dr^ 
Brooks  was  president  of  the  day  and  published  the  proceedings,  in* 
full,  in  pamphlet  form.  He  was  a  very  popular  man  in  town,  as- 
his  offices  attest.  His  genial,  social  qualities  endeared  him  to  all 
men,  whether  communicants  at  his  church  or  not.  He  died  ia 
Boston,  in  1900,  leaving  one  son,  William  Gray  Brooks,  a  practising- 
lawyer.  He  prepared  an  "Historical  Address,"  giving  a  full 
history  of  his  church  in  Hanover.  His  interest  in  things  historical 
caused  him  to  bring  to  light  a  most  interesting  document,  illustrat- 
ing the  change  which  time  works  in  the  views  of  mankind.  It  is> 
a  subscription  paper  with  a  long  list  of  names,  the  "sums  set, 
against"  which  were  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  lottery  tickets,, 
of  which  the  proceeds,  if  any  accrued,  were  to  be  devoted  to  the- 
support  of  the  Gospel  in  St.  Andrew's  parish,  in  Hanover. 

Dr.  Brooks'  successor  in  the  rectorate  was  Pev.  Frank  S.  Harra- 
den,  who,  coming  here  May  1st,  1889,  married  a  daughter  of  one  of 
Hanover's  citizens,  Miss  Eliza  Salmond  Sylvester,  (daughter  of 
Edmund  Q.  Sylvester,  deceased)  and  was,  until  his  death,  July  29,. 


'62  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

1905,  the  rector  of  St.  Andrew's.  He  occupied  the  Eectory  several 
years  and,  afterwards,  lived  in  the  house  formerly  occupied  by  his 
wife's  grandmother,  Eliza,  the  widow  of  Samuel  Salmond,  which 
stands  on  the  westerly  side  of  Washington  street,  Just  south  from 
the  Four  Corners. 

Mr.  Harraden  was  a  native  of  Concord,  N.  H.  He  was  son  of 
Timothy  Augustus  and  Caroline  A.  (Sanborn)  Harraden.  He 
took  his  A.  B.  degree  from  Trinity  College,  Conn.,  1867,  and  his 
A.  M.  in  1870.  From  1867  to  1874,  he  was  head  Master  of  Ury 
House  School  for  boys,  at  Philadelphia,  and  was  ordained  to  the 
Diaconate,  in  1872,  by  Bishop  Niles  of  New  Hampshire,  and  to  the 
Priesthood,  in  1876.  He  became  rector  of  Trinity  Church  at 
Tilton,  N.  H.,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  In  1878-9  he  was 
rector  of  St.  John's  Church  in  East  Boston.  Subsequently  until 
1881,  he  was  connected  with  the  Episcopal  City  Mission  in  Boston 
and,  from  time  to  time,  until  he  was  called  to  St.  Andrew's,  he 
ministered  to  the  parishes  of  St.  John's  at  Framingham  and  St. 
Paul's  at  Natick,  Mass. 

He  married  Lizzie  Helen  Carr,,  who  died  at  Hanover,  March  9, 
1891.  His  second  marriage  to  Miss  Sylvester  occurred  June  8, 
1893.  Mr.  Harraden  died  at  Hanover,  after  a  long  and  painful 
illness,  July  30,  1905.  His  successor  is  the  Eeverend  Joseph 
Dinzey. 

Eev.  Joseph  Dinzey,  the  son  of  Sir  Eichard  and  Eliza  (Peterson) 
Dinzey,  was  born.  May  18,  1833,  on  the  island  of  St.  Bartholomew, 
in  the  West  Indies.  Until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  his  educa- 
tion was  obtained  in  the  West  Indies.  Then  he  was,  for  three 
years,  at  Burlington  College,  N.  J.  and,  afterward,  four  years  at  St. 
Augustine's  Missionary  College,  Canterbury,  England. 

He  was  ordained  deacon,  February  14,  1857,  in  St.  John's 
Cathedral,  Antigua,  and  was  made  priest,  in  1858,  by  the  Et.  Eev. 
Stephen  J,  Eigaud.  From  February,  1857,  to  July,  1859,  he  was 
curate  at  St.  George's  Church,  Basseterre,  St.  Kitts.  Then,  for 
one  year  he  was  minister  in  charge  of  the  United  parishes  of  St. 
Mary's,  Cayon,  and  Christ  Church,  Nicola  Town,  St.  Kitts.  From 
August,  1860,  to  December,  1861,  he  was  assistant  minister  at  the 
Cathedral  of  St.  John,  and  rector  of  St.  Luke's,  Antigua. 

Unable  to  endure  the  climate  longer,  he  resigned  his  pastorate  in 
Antigua  and  went  to  England,  where  he  became  successively  min- 
ister in  charge  of  the  parish  of  Axminster,  Devon,  and  first  curate, 
Weybridge,  Surrey.  Temporarily  he  was  chaplain  of  the  English 
Church  in  Stockholm,   Sweden,  and  the  English  Church  in   St. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  63 

Petersburg,  Russia.  After  his  return  to  England,  he  went  to 
Canada.  For  two  years  he  was  curate  at  St.  Catherine's,  Ontario, 
and  an  equal  length  of  time  at  Woodstock,  Diocese  of  Fredericton, 
X.  B.  and,  for  one  year  and  ten  months,  rector  at  Richmond,  in  the 
same  diocese. 

Then  followed  fourteen  years  of  service  as  rector  and  in  educa- 
tional work,  in  Compton,  Quebec.  He  was  principal  and  chaplain 
of  "The  Compton  Lady's  College"  for  the  higher  education  of  the 
daughters  of  the  church,  •with,  a  staff  of  eight  resident  teachers. 

Next  as  rector  at  Eastport,  he  remained  six  years.  While  here, 
as  well  as  while  at  Richmond,  he  built  several  new  churches,  a 
rectory,  parish-house,  and  otherwise  increased  the  material  pros- 
perity of  his  charge. 

In  October,  1891,  he  became  rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Mes- 
siah, at  Wood's  Hole,  Massachusetts,  and  remained  there  four  years. 
Three  months  as  substitute  for  Dean  Sells,  at  the  Cathedral,  Port- 
land, Maine,  was  followed  by  three  years  as  assistant  rector  at  the 
Church  of  the  Good  Sheplierd,  in  Boston,  and  fourteen  months  as 
acting  rector,  at  St.  Mark's,  Leominster.  February  1st  to  August 
1st,  1905,  he  had  charge  of  the  parish  of  St.  Andrew's,  during  the 
illness  of  the  rector,  Mr.  Harraden,  upon  whose  death,  Mr.  Dinzey 
was  unanimously  elected  rector. 

July  16,  1867,  he  married  Louisa  Tower,  widow  of  Dr.  Charles 
Bowen,  assistant  surgeon  to  Lord  Raglan  during  the  Crimean  War. 
She  died,  December  15th,  1903,  at  Hanover.  He  has  two  children; 
Ethel,  now  living  with  her  father  at  Hanover,  and  x\my,  wife  of 
Albert  L.  Sylvester,  of  Hanover. 

The  Universalist  Society. 

Although  the  church  of  this  society  stands  about  two  rods  outside 
of  the  town  limits,  north  of  its  northern  boundary,  yet  so  closely 
have  it  and  its  members  been  identified  with  the  history  of  the  town 
that  both  Barry  and  the  Plymouth  County  History  have  included 
within  their  pages  an  account  of  the  beginning  and  growth  of  what 
is  now  legally  known  as  "The  First  Universalist  Society  in 
Norwell." 

The  doctrines  of  John  Murray  and  the  Ballous  early  found  favor 
among  the  people  of  Hanover  and  the  adjoining  towns.  In  1766,  a 
movement  was  begun  to  form  the  society  we  are  now  considering. 
To  understand  the  opposition  which  met  the  petitioners,  we  must 
consider  the  religious  situation  as  it  then  existed.  He  who  lived 
in  any  of  the  New  England  towns,  at  that  date,  was  forced  to  con- 


64  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

tribute  of  his  worldly  goods,  not  only  to  the  support  of  the  public 
oflBces,  conveniences,  and  safeguards,  but  none  might  hope  to  escape 
the  rendering  of  tithes  for  the  support  of  religon.  Each  town 
levied  taxes  for  its  own  purposes,  and  also  for  the  support  and  main- 
tenance of  the  parishes  within  its  territorial  limits.  If  those 
parishes  supported  churches  whose  creeds  were  Calvinistic,  as  most 
of  them  were,  each  householder  therein  must,  under  penalty  of  law, 
contribute  to  the  support  of  the  preaching  of  the  doctrine  of  eternal 
damnation,  whether  he  believed  in  it  or  not. 

So,  when  these  Universalists  who  saw  a  new  light,  as  they  believed, 
wished  to  set  up  here  a  new  church  and  a  new  parish,  they  could 
not  thereby  escape  their  legal  obligations  to  support  the  opposite 
doctrines  in  the  towns  where  their  residence  happened  to  be.  They 
could  have  their  faith  preached,  they  were  not  debarred  from 
holding  their  meetings  wherever  and  whenever  they  chose ;  but  the . 
law  would  not,  without  special  act,  erect  a  new  parish  to  draw  sup- 
port for  a  new  church  from  the  parishes  already  established. 

As  these  ancestors  of  ours  felt  little  inclined  to  spend  their 
substance  in  upholding  two  church  organizations,  they  began,  in 
1766,  the  agitation  referred  to. 

The  first  petition  on  record  was  made  by  the  inhabitants  in  the 
northerly  part  of  Hanover,  to  be  set  off  as  a  new  parish,  and  nothing 
was  said  of  any  change  of  faith.  The  petition  was  unfavorably 
acted  upon. 

Undismayed,  the  petitioners  renewed  their  efforts  in  the  follow- 
ing year,  this  time  going  to  the  General  Court  for  their  rights. 
When  they  arrived  before  the  Legislature,  they  were  met  by  an 
opposing  committee  chosen  by  the  town,  and  came  back  without 
success. 

Again,  in  1771,  they  renewed  their  contest  for  what  seems  to  us 
of  the  present  day  to  be  a  right  which  they  should  never  have  been 
compelled  to  ask.      Again  they  failed. 

With  the  spirit  of  their  Pilgrim  ancestors,  the  Universalist  peti- 
tioners, still  undaunted,  proceeded  to  erect  a  meeting-house.  Just 
when  it  was  built  is  not  now  known;  but  it  was  occupied  in  1792, 
for,  in  that  year,  the  town,  with  what  now  seems  a  fine  sarcasm, 
voted  to  permit  Mr.  Mellen  to  preach  a  few  Sabbaths  in  the  house 
which  the  petitioners  had  erected  in  Scituate;  and  Mr.  Mellen  was 
the  Orthodox  minister ! 

Success  crowned  their  efforts  in  1812,  when  the  Legislature 
incorporated  them  as  an  "Universalist  Society."  The  members  at 
that  time  were :  ». 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  65 

Enock  Collamore  Stephen  Jacobs 

Loring  Jacobs  ^          Elislia  Barrell,  Jr. 

Ichabod  11.  Jacobs  • 'Samuel  Itandall,  Jr. 

John  Jones,  Jr.  Joshua  Damon 

Calvin  Wilder  lilbenezer  Tolman 

James  II.  Jacobs  Jonathan  Turner 

Charles  Tolman  Enoch  Collamore,  Jr. 

Charles  Jones  Benjamin  Bowker 

Isaac  X.  Damon  John  Gross 

Joshua  Bowker  Josiah  Witherell 

James  Jacobs  Samuel  Simmons 

Abel  Sylvester  John  Jones 

Charles  Simmons  Perez  Simmons 

Setli  Stoddard  George  Litchfield 

Elisha  Gross  Ecu  ben  Sutton 

William  Hyland  Elisha  Barrell 

David  Turner  Edward  F.  Jacobs 

Theophihis  Cortherell  Edward  Curtis 

In  all,  thirty-seven  sturdy,  prosperous,  reliable  citizens  of  their 
neighborhood.  This  was  one  of  the  first  churches  of  this  faith  to 
be  established  in  Plymouth  County.  Its  members  have  been  resi- 
dents of  Scituate,  South  Scituate,  (now  Norwell),  Hanover, 
Hingham,  Duxbury,  Plymouth,  and  other  towns. 

This  new  parish  was  technically  called  a  Poll  Parish.  The 
corporators  and  their  estates  were  taxed  for  church  purposes  in  the 
new  parish  so  long  as  they  annually  employed  a  minister;  all  other 
members  of  the  parish  were  taxed  in  the  old  parish  as  before.  They 
could,  however,  become  members  of  the  new  parish  and  escape  the 
old  taxes  by  being  formally  admitted  and  then  the  certificate  each 
received,  when  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  old  parish,  released  him 
from  his  obligations  there.  Later  parishes  of  this  faith  sprung 
up  and  built  churches  in  Hingham,  Weymouth,  Abington,  Hanson, 
Halifax,  Bridgewater,  Duxbury  and  Plymouth.  This  society  may 
well  claim  to  be  the  parent  of  many  of  these. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  the  persistency  of  the  New  England 
blood.  Among  the  original  corporators,  the  number  of  genera- 
tions who  have  continued  to  worship  here  vary.  Loring  Jacobs, 
counting  the  children  of  Percy  H.  Litchfield,  five  generations; 
Ichabod  P.  Jacobs,  four;  John  Jones,  five;  John  Gross,  thi'ee; 
Edward  F.  Jacobs,  four;  and  Joshua  Simmons  (although  he  was 
not  a  corporator),  and  five  generations  of  his  descendants  have  here 
attended  church. 


66  HISTORY  OF   HANOVER. 

Universalism,  including  in  that  term  the  so-called  Restorationists, 
was  a  protest  against  the  horrors  of  the  Calvinistic  Hell,  with  its 
never  ending  torments.  It  is  probable  that  many  of  the  origina- 
tors of  this  church  were  rather  Eestorationists  than  believers  in  a 
state  of  immediate  happiness. 

The  picture  of  the  first  church  edifice  which  stood  where  the 
present  building  stands,  is  drawn  from  descriptions  given  of  it. 
There  is  no  known  drawing  from  the  actual  building  extant.  Tt 
had  neither  steeple  nor  bell.  No  stove  warmed  the  cheerless 
interior.  No  blinds  or  colored  glass  tempered  the  rays  of  the 
penetrating  summer  sun.  The  gallery,  which  ran  around  three 
sides  of  it,  had  only  benches,  no  pews.  No  organ  pealed  through 
its  unplastered  interior.  The  pulpit,  from  which  John  Murray's 
stern  defiance  of  orthodoxy  had  rung,  was  raised  high  above  the 
pews.  No  paint  polluted  the  natural  color  of  the  wood  of  its 
construction,  on  the  interior,  and  its  exterior  was  covered  with  the 
native  shingles,  which  needed  no  paint.  The  choir,  high  in  the 
loft  opposite  the  pulpit,  sang  out  the  old  long-metre  hymns  witn 
the  aid  of  no  instrumental  accompaniment,  except  a  violin  and  a 
bass  viol. 

Barry's  description  of  it  is  worth  repeating  here.  It  was  "two 
stories  high;  the  roof  pitching  east  and  west,  with  a  porch  on  the 
east  extending  from  the  ground  to  the  eaves,  having  doors  in  front 
and  on  each  side  of  the  same,  with  stairways  within  leading  to  the 
galleries.  There  were  doors  on  the  north  and  south  ends  of  the 
house,  at  about  its  centre,  and  two  rows  of  windows,  the  lower  row 
lighting  the  body  of  the  house  and  the  upper,  the  galleries." 

Let  us  pause  a  moment  and  consider  what  building  this  church 
meant  to  the  farmers  who  undertook  it,  in  the  last  quarter  of  the 
18th  century.  It  had  no  cellar,  but  its  foundation  stones  were 
hewn  from  out  our  own  rocky  pastures,  and  split  by  the  hand  of 
some  sterling  Yankee  farmer ;  there  was  then  no  "foreign  element." 
The  farmer  and  his  sons  or  other  "help"  were  all  natives  and  to  the 
manor  born,  except  a  few  colored  men,  remnants  of  slavery  in  New 
England.  The  oak  frame  was  hewn  with  the  broad  axe  from  the 
trees  cut  in  the  near-by  pastures.  The  boards  and  planks  were 
probably  sawn  at  Jacobs'  Mill,  which  still  performs  similar  service 
after  an  existence  and  ownership  in  the  same  family  for  two  cen- 
turies and  more.  The  ornamental  work  about  the  pulpit  and  pews 
was  the  work  of  the  native  carpenters,  and  every  nail  and  spike  in 
its  whole  construction  was  hammered  hot  by  some  near-by  black- 
smith by  hand.      Money,  that  rare  commodity,  was  needed  for  the 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  67 

glass  of  the  windows  alone j,  all  else,  including  the  sashes  and  the 
doors,  being  carefully  worked  out  of  the  native  pines  cut  on  our 
own  hillsides  by  the  farmer  folk  who  owned  them. 

In  1838,  during  the  pastorate  of  Eev.  Eobert  L.  Killam,  the 
second  structure  owned  by  this  society  was  constructed,  John  Gross 
being  the  contractor.  It  was  of  a  type  of  colonial  church  archi- 
tecture of  unusual  beauty.  In  its  spire,  the  first  bell  owned  by  the 
church  rung  out  its  mellifluous  tones,  calling  the  people  to  worship 
on  the  Sabbath,  pealed  patriotically  forth  its  rejoicing,  on  the 
!Fourth  of  July,  raised  the  alarm,  when  conflagration  threatened, 
and  tolled,  with  sweet  solemnity,  its  requiem  for  the  dead. 

Within  its  doors,  one  entered  an  entry  across  the  whole  wddth  of 
the  building,  in  the  middle  of  the  ceiling  of  which  hung  the  big 
bell  rope.  On  either  side  opened  the  doors  into  the  body  of  the 
church.  Two  aisles  led  up  through  unpainted  pews  with  ma- 
hogany-capped doors  and  often  uncushioned  seats  to  a  massive 
rounded  pulpit  of  glistening  mahogany,  reared  somewhat  above  the 
pew  tops.  Behind  this,  against  the  whitened  unfrescoed  wall,  rose 
almost  to  the  arched  ceiling  an  immense  curtain  of  dark  red 
drapery,  while,  suspended  from  the  ceiling  over  the  centre  of  the 
church,  hung  by  a  Inige  chain  the  chandelier,  from  whose  brass  hem- 
ispherical body  sprouted  long  double-curved  glass  arms,  supporting 
two  rows  of  lamps.  The  gallery,  or  "singing  seats,"  rose  high 
behind  the  congregation,  and  three  large  windows  on  either  side 
admitted  the  light.  To  one  of  the  boys  whose  first  church 
experience  was  gathered  within  these  walls,  this  ensemble  produced 
an  effect  that  the  gothic  grandeur  of  Westminster  could  never 
kindle  in  later  years. 

During  the  sixties,  the  interior  was  remodelled  on  more  modern 
lines.  Tlje  pulpit  was  lowered  and  became  a  desk.  The  choir 
occupied  a  small  gallery  at  a  lower  level,  sharing  it  with  a  new 
church  organ  wdth  its  rows  of  painted  pipes.  The  chandelier  was 
abolished  and  the  walls  and  ceiling  were  frescoed.  Tiie  pulpit  end 
of  the  church  was  lightened  by  removing  the  heavy  drai)erics  and 
substituting  frescoed  pictures  therefor.  The  pews  were  painted 
and  their  doors  removed. 

June  21,  1893,  during  the  progress  of  still  other  repairs,  the 
edifice  took  fire  and  burned  to  tlie  ground. 

The  new  structure  which  was  dedicated  May  20th,  1894,  less  than 
a  year  after  the  fire,  is  still  more  modern.  The  design  was 
prepared  by  the  then  pastor,  Eev.  Melvin  S.  Nash,  and  Harrison  L. 
House,  Esq.,  of  West  Hanover.      The  spire  rises  at  the  northeast 


68  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

corner  of  the  church  and  contains  a  bell,  into  the  composition  of 
which  all  of  the  old  bell  which  could  be  utilized  enters;  but  to 
some  of  us  the  sweetness  of.  tone  which  characterized  that  older 
instrument,  is  lacking.  The  eaves  project  low  toward  the  ground, 
and  the  whole  effect  of  the  building  is  that  of  a  rustic  chapel.  The 
front  portion  of  the  floor  is  occupied  by  a  Sunday  School  room, 
opening  into  the  main  auditorium  by  large  doors,  thus  enlarging 
the  size  of  the  main  room  when  occasion  requires.  The  gallery  is 
insignificant,  but  behind  it  is  the  church  parlor.  Underneath  is  a 
good  cellar,  in  which  the  furnace  and  its  fuel  find  a  place.  The 
interior  effect  is  of  a  gothic  chapel  of  which  the  prevailing  tone  is 
light  yellow,  which  is  carried  out  by  the  color  of  the  glass  in  the 
windows. 

A  beautiful  organ  which  cost  over  $1,000,  fills  the  arched  niche  in 
the  rear  of  the  pulpit  at  the  sides  of  which,  entered  by  side  doors, 
are  the  clergyman's  room  and  the  choir  room.  The  choir  station  is 
between  the  organ  and  the  preacher. 

At  the  side  of  the  pulpit  a  beautiful  white  marble  chalice  is 
placed,  a  gift  of  the  children  of  Albert  Whiting,  Esq.,  of  Hinhgara, 
in  memory  of  their  father  and  mother,  who  were  during  their  life- 
time, constant  attendants  here.  The  pews  are  free,  and  their  semi- 
circular arrangement  adds  to  their  usefulness. 

To  this  people  have  spoken  as  ministers  most  of  the  shining  lights 
of  Universalism,  John  Murray,  the  Ballous,  Dr.  A.  A.  Minor,  Mrs. 
P.  A.  Hanaford,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Livermore,  Dr.  Emerson,  and  many 
others. 

The  settled  ministers  were :  David  Pickering,  Samuel  Baker, 
Abner  Kneeland,  Elias  Smith,  Joshua  Flagg,  Benjamin  Whitte- 
more,  Robert  L.  Killam,  (April  1,  1829  to  April  1,  1838),  Horace 
W.  Morse  (April  1,  1838  to  April  1,  1839),  .  John  F. 
Dyer  (April  1,  1839  to  April  1,  1840),  J.  E.  Burnham,  (April 
1,  1840  to  April  1,  1841),  John  S.  Barry  (April  1,  1841  to  April 
1,  1844),  M.  E.  Hawes  (April  1,  1844  to  April  1,  1845),  Horace  P. 
Stevens  (April  1,  1846  to  April  1,  1847),  Robinson  Breare  (April 
1,  1849  to  April  1,  1852),  Lewis  L.  Record  (May  1,  1854  to  April 
1,  1859),  Henry  E.  Vose  (April  1,  1859  to  April  1,  1866), 
Edward  A.  Perry  (April  1,  1868  to  April  1,  1871),  James  B.  Tabor 
(April  1,  1872  to  April  1,  1874),  Prof.  William  B.  Shipman  of 
Tufts  College,  supplied  the  pulpit  for  six  months  in  1874,  Rev. 
Jacob  Baker  of  South  Weymouth  preached  from  April  1,  1875  to 
April  1,  1877,  Augustus  P.  Rein  (Sept.  1,  1877  to  Jan.  1,  1881), 
Benjamin  F.  Eaton  (Dec.  1,  1883  to  April  1,  1885),  Cephas  B. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  69 

Lynn  (Jan.  1,  to  April  1,  1887),  S.  H.  R.  Briggs  (Sept.  16,  1888 
to  July  1,  1891),  Melvin  S.  Nash  (Sept.  6,  1891  to  March  25, 
1900),  Charles  I.  Burroughs  (May  12,  1900  to  Oct.  26,  1903),  and 
H.  Gertrude  Eoscoe,  who  was  called  June  1,  1905. 

The  early  clergymen  who  officiated  here  were  all  men  of  strong 
and  marked  characters.  Their  sermons  were  usually  polemical,  as 
they  were  the  heralds  of  the  fight  against  orthodoxy.  Among  the 
most  beloved  was  one  whose  kindly  heart  was  echoed  in  the  name 
by  which  he  was  in  his  later  life  known,  "Father"  Killam.  One 
who  knew  him  well  through  all  his  long  life  among  us  wrote  of 
him  "Those  who  grew  old  with  him  felt  that  it  was  no  unmeaning 
term."  Besides  his  practical  and  interesting  discourses,  he  was 
ever  engaged  in  something  to  make  our  neighborhood  pleasant  and 
cheerful,  ever  interested  in  our  welfare.  He  shared  our  joys  and 
our  sorrows,  and  was  ever  the  good  adviser  and,  when  darkness  fell 
upon  him  in  the  evening  of  his  days,  many  hearts  were  saddened. 
"Peace  to  his  ashes." 

He  preached  the  last  sermon  in  the  first  church  edifice  from  the 
text  in  the  first  Corinthians,  "For  the  fashions  of  this  world  pass 
away."  And,  when  the  new  (the  second)  church  was  dedicated, 
his  was  the  dedicatory  discourse.  His  text  then  was  from  the 
ninety-ninth  Psalm,  "Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God  and  worship  at 
his  footstool ;  for  he  is  holy."  Double  services  were  then  the 
vogue,  and  that  afternoon  the  "Father  of  Universalism"  as  he  was 
called,  Eev.  Hosea  Ballou,  spoke  from  the  text,  "God  is  a  spirit 
and  they  that  worship  him  must  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in 
truth." 

To  complete  the  day  of  dedication,  Eev.  J.  C.  Waldo  spoke  in 
the  evening  from  the  text,  "There  is  one  Lawgiver  who  is  able 
to  save  and  to  destroy ;  who  art  thou  that  judgest  another  ?" 

Rev.  John  S.  Barry  for  three  years  occupied  the  desk.  His 
"History  of  Hanover"  is  still  the  model  for  town  histories  every- 
where, and  his  "History  of  Massachusetts"  opened  to  the  eyes  of 
the  world  the  riches  of  the  then  newly  discovered  manuscript  of 
Bradford's  History.  His  literary  style  was  good  and  differed  but 
little  from  his  conversation.  As  a  boy,  the  writer  remembers 
being  struck  by  the  man  who  talked  as  a  book  read.  His  widow 
and  daughters  still  survive. 

The  devoted  and  untiring  work  which  Eev.  Melvin  S.  Nash  gave 
to  his  pastorate  here,  should  not  go  unnoticed.  Mr.  Nash  came 
here  to  his  first  pastorate.  No  man  ever  sank  self  in  his  work  for 
others  more  completely  than  he.       No  man  ever  more  truly  took 


70  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

upon  himself  the  burden  of  the  sorrows  and  troubles  of  his  congre- 
gation. The  Golden  Eule  ever  was  his  guide,  and  the  Master  has 
had  no  follower  whose  whole  heart  was  in  His  work  more  complete- 
ly. Mr.  Nash  brought  to  his  work  and  poured  out  upon  his  parish 
an  enthusiasm  which  age  may  temper,  but  can  never  quench.  He 
is  still  a  resident  of  our  town  which  he  has  served  faithfully  and 
well  as  High  School  master,  school  committee,  library  trustee, 
representative  to  the  General  Court  in  1894,  1906,  and  1907,  and 
senator  in  1909  and  1910.  May  his  be  a  long  life  of  usefulness,, 
and  may  his  reward  be  the  gratitude  to  which  his  devotion  to  duty 
entitles  him. 


The  Baptist  Society. 

The  first  and  only  Baptist  Church  in  Hanover  was  erected  in 
1812.  It  is  the  only  society  in  town  still  worshiping  in  its 
original  edifice.  This  building  stands  on  Main  street,  nearly  op- 
posite Walnut  st'-eet.  In  the  minutes  of  the  Old  Colony 
Association,  in  1859,  it  is  recorded  of  this  church  that  it  has 
remodeled  its  house  of  worship  by  building  underneath  it  a  vestry 
and  other  commodious  rooms  and  has  otherwise  improved  the  whole 
structure.  In  1869,  a  pipe-organ  was  placed  in  the  church  and  the 
spire  was  raised,  very  much  to  the  improvement  of  its  architectural 
appearance. 

In  1806,  certain  members  of  the  First  Church  in  Marshfield,  who 
resided  in  Scituate  and  Hanover,  and  who  favored  the  theological 
ideas  of  this  denomination,  sought  a  new  organization;  and  this 
church,  the  result  of  that  movement,  was  constituted,  February 
11th,  of  that  year  by  a  council  of  three  ministers  and  seven  delegates 
from  Baptist  churches  in  Randolph,  Attleborough  and  Bridgewater. 

At  this  council  Elder  Joel  Briggs,  of  Randolph,  was  moderator, 
and  Elder  Valentine  W.  Eathburn,  of  Bridgewater,  was  clerk. 

The  following  people  asked  to  be  formed  into  the  new  Church : 
Elder  Barnabas  Perkins  Sarah  Brooks 

Zacheus  Lambert  Sarah  Neal 

Enos  Cox  Deborah  Curtis 

Lydia  Brooks  Seth  Curtis 

I^ucy  Perkins  Curtis  Brooks 

Lucy  Turner  William  Curtis,  Jr. 

Mary  Damon  Eleanor  Brooks 

Susanna  Winslow  Anna  Curtis,  2d 

Hannah  Curtis,  3d  Ruth  Bourn 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  71 

Lydia  Ford  Hannah  Mann 

Olive  Curtis  Huldah  Thomas 

Ells  Damon  Anna  Brooks 

The  process  of  forming  a  new  church,  as  practised  by  the  Baptists 
at  this  time,  may  be  of  interest.  The  foregoing  persons  had 
already  adopted  and  signed  articles  of  belief  and  covenant.  These 
were  presented  to  the  council,  examined  and  approved  by  it,  and 
it  then  adjourned  to  3  p.  m.  At  the  reassembling,  the  moderator 
gave  public  information  of  the  state  of  the  brethren  and  sisters,  and 
of  the  doings  of  the  council,  and  read  the  articles  of  faith  and 
church  covenant,  to  which  the  brethren  and  sisters  again  assented. 
The  moderator  then,  by  order  of  and  in  behalf  of  the  council,  gave 
the  right  hand  of  fellowship  and  delivered  a  solemn  address  to  the 
new  ehurch,  now  constituted  as  ''The  Baptist  Church  of  Christ  in 
Hanover." 

The  first  meeting  of  the  new  church  occurred  the  next  day,  when 
Curtis  Brooks  was  chosen  standing  church  clerk;  and  he  also  re- 
ceived a  unanimous  election  as  first  deacon. 

Elder  Barnabas  Perkins,  who  was  moderator  of  this  first  meeting, 
was  then  invited  to  "labor  ten  Lord's  days  during  the  year"  for 
fifty  dollars. 

In  August,  "the  church  approbated  William  Curtis  to  improve  his 
gift  in  doctrine,"  and,  in  the  following  February,  he  was  invited  to 
preach  twenty  Sundays  during  the  year  for  "about  fifty  dollars." 
This  arrangement  continued  for  two  years  and,  in  1809,  he  was 
requested  by  the  Church  to  "subimt  to  ordination  and  take  pastoral 
charge  of  the  Church" ;  to  which  he  assented,  although  there  is  no 
record  that  the  ordination  ever  took  place. 

From  1807  to  1809,  the  pastor  was  William  Curtis.  December 
18th,  1810,  John  Butler  was  ordained,  having  been  settled  over  this 
society  for  a  short  time.  During  his  ministry,  the  first  church 
edifice  was  built.  Mr.  Butler  remained  here  for  fourteen  years, 
and  his  ability  as  a  minister  and  the  success  of  his  labors  are  still 
remembered. 

The  fortunes  of  the  Society,  after  Mr.  Butler's  ministry  termi- 
nated in  1824,  were  varied.  Settled  preachers  were  not  always  in 
charge,  and  the  Society  struggled  for  its  life.  Amos  Lefavorer  oc- 
cupied the  pulpit  from  1825  to  1828.  Then  for  three  years  there 
was  no  pastor.  From  1833  to  1834,  Darius  Dunbar  occupied  the 
pulpit.  He  was  followed  by  Rev.  Robert  B.  Dickie,  from  Nova 
Scotia,  from  July  1,  1834,  to  September  3,  1836.  Then  came  Rev. 
Horace  Seaver  of  Maine,  for  about  two  years,  the  Rev.  Nathan 


72  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Stetson  (1839),  and  the  Rev.  Thomas  Conant  from  1840  to  1844. 
Mr.  Conant  went  from  here  to  Scituate,  leaving  the  Socdety  without 
a  pastor  and  so  it  remained,  until,  in  1845,  Rev.  Nathan  Chapman 
assumed  charge  of  it  for  a  year,  to  be  succeeded,  in  1846,  by  Rev. 

B.  N.  Harris.  In  June,  1849,  Rev.  William  M.  Slason  became 
pastor  for  four  years,  followed  in  succession  by  Caleb  Benson, 
1853-54;  Thomas  Conant,  1854-56;  J.  M.  Mace,  1856-57;  Jacob 
Tuok,  1857-61 ;  W.  H.  Stewart,  1861-63 ;  Andrew  Read,  1863-82 ; 

C.  D.  Swett,  1883-84;  T.  H.  Goodwin,  Dec,  1884  to  1888;  Lewis 

D.  Morse,  a  student  at  Newton  Theological  Seminary,  acted  as 
student  supply.  He  was  followed  by  Rev.  B.  W.  Barrows.  In  1893, 
Rev.  J.  J.  Tobey  of  Carver,  was  called  and  remained  here  for  seven 
years.  In  1900,  Rev.  F.  L.  Cleveland  came  and  remained  until 
November  1,  1905.      The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  E.  E.  Ventress. 

Among  those  were  several  men  notable  either  in  personality  or 
service.  Jacob  Tuck  was  a  member  of  the  school  committee,  and 
the  writer  remembers  well  his  striking  appearance  when  he  visited, 
for  the  first  time,  the  school  where,  as  a  boy,  he  was  a  pupil.  W. 
H.  Stewart  afterward  found  that  his  duty  lay  in  service  of  his 
country  and  enlisted  as  a  chaplain  in  the  United  States  service,  a 
position  he  held  for  over  twenty-five  years.  His  military  bearing 
is  well  remembered  by  those  who  recall  the  great  struggle  between 
the  States. 

Andrew  Read  occupied  the  desk  of  this  church  for  nearly  twenty 
years,  the  longest  period  of  any  pastor.  He  identified  himself 
with  the  town  as  a  citizen  as  well  as  a  pastor,  served  as  school  com- 
mittee for  many  years,  and  in  every  way,  during  a  long  residence, 
has  exemplified  the  life  of  a  good  citizen  and  a  good  Christian. 

While,  like  all  our  churches,  this  one  was  and  has  always  re- 
mained small,  the  zeal  of  its  members,  their  devotion  to  their 
church,  and  the  uprightness  of  their  lives  have  shown  the  sincerity 
of  their  professions  and  the  strength  of  their  faith. 

John  Collamore,  who  was  one  of  the  earliest  deacons,  was  long 
and  favorably  known  as  one  of  the  county  commissioners,  and  a 
man  of  sterling  worth  and  solidity.  John  Brooks  was  a  modest, 
quiet,  unassuming,  never  faltering  follower  of  his  Christ.  His  son, 
John  S.  Brooks,  followed  him  in  the  Diaconate  and  sustains  the 
reputation  of  his  father  as  an  honest,  upright.  Christian  gentleman. 
He  has  occupied  the  positions  of  selectman,  assessor,  and  overseer 
of  the  poor.  He  and  his  brother  Thomas,  have  for  many  years  con- 
ducted the  store  at  North  Hanover. 

The  present  deacons  of  the  Church  are  John   S.   Brooks  and 


ECCLESIASTJCAL   HISTORY.  73 

Horace  W.  Crane.       The  largest  membership  at  any  one  time  was 
109,  in  1839 ;  its  smallest,  40,  in  1831. 

The  Church  was  legally  incorporated,  Feb.  11,  1901.  Lucy  F. 
Damon  left  her  estate  on  the  west  side  of  Main  street,  the  first  house 
south  from  Mann's  Corner,  by  her  will,  in  trust  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Church.  The  house  was  remodeled,  and  is  now  (1908),  used  as 
a  parsonage. 

Catholic  Chapel. 

About  1865  to  1867,  monthly  services  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  began  to  be  held  in  Hanover.  They  were,  for  about 
twelve  years,  held  in  the  house  of  some  one  of  that  faith.  Mr. 
John  Bannioan's  house,  which  stood  in  Pembroke,  not  far  from 
the  Rubber  Mill,  was  often  used  at  first.  Later  that  of  Mr.  Solo- 
mon Russell  in  Hanover,  near  the  same  mill,  became  the  house  of 
worship.  The  nearest  Catholic  Church  at  that  time  was  that  at 
Centre  Abington,  known  as  St.  Bridget's;  and  the  Reverend 
Fathers  who  officiated  there  conducted  the  services  in  Hanover  and 
Pembroke.  In  1879,  Rev.  Fr.  Wm.  P.  McQuaid  of  St.  Bridget's 
succeeded  in  purchasing  a  site  for  a  chapel  on  the  south  side  of 
Broadway  a  few  rods  easterly  from  Spring  street  and  there  a 
chapel  was  at  once  erected,  called  the  "  Chapel  of  our  Lady  of  the 
Sacred  Heart."  It  is  a  plain  building,  simple  in  conception.  It 
bears  a  small  cupola,  or  steeple,  on  its  front  end. 

About  one  hundred  communicants  worship  here.  The  chapel 
was  built  by  Ransom  and  Higgins,  from  plans  made  by  J.  H. 
Besarick. 

First  Church. 

The  close  union  of  church  and  state  in  early  Massachusetts  his- 
tory is  nowhere  shown  more  clea#'ly  than  in  the  history  of  its 
towns.  The  town  organization  being  the  unit  of  Municipal 
Government  throughout  New  England,  it  is  to  it  we  should 
resort,  in  order  to  analyze  the  problems  of  governmental  history. 

When  Hanover  was  incorporated,  the  mental  condition  of  the 
Colony,  its  habit  of  thought  in  all  affairs,  municipal  as  well  as 
religious,  is  indicated  in  the  petition  for  its  setting-off.  That 
gave,  as  the  principal  reason  for  the  calling  into  being  of  a  new 
municipality,  the  fact  that  the  burden  of  supporting  and  attending 
-<iistant  churches  was  too  great  to  be  borne.  That  a  similar  mental 
habit   prevailed   throughout   the    Colony   and    was   not   peculiarly 


74  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

indigenous  to  this  town,  is  shown  by  the  act  of  incorporation, 
wherein  the  Legislature  stipulated  that  "  the  inhabitants  —  do 
within  —  two  years  —  erect  and  finish  a  suitable  house  for  the 
public  worship  and  —  procure  and  settle  a  learned  Orthodox 
minister."  And  this  seems  to  have  been  inserted  in  the  act  in 
the  form  of  a  proviso  or  condition  subsequent;  perhaps  with  the 
idea  that,  unless  this  condition  was  complied  with,  the  act  might 
become  inoperative. 

What  legal  questions  might  have  arisen,  had  this  condition  been 
broken,  we  can  only  guess;  for,  true  to  the  spirit  of  the  time,  the 
new  town,  as  a  part  of  its  very  earliest  municipal  action,  July  17, 
1737,  voted  that  Mr.  David  Dwight  be  chosen  to  dispense  the 
word  of  God  for  three  months.  Mr.  Barry,  in  a  foot  note,  says 
Mr.  D.  seems  to  have  preached  in  town  a  few  Sabbaths  before  its 
incorporation;  but  the  source  of  this  information  is  not  given. 
Eev.  C.  W.  Allen,  a  long  time  pastor  of  this  church  (see  later),  in 
an  Historical  Sermon  preached  Nov.  27th,  1873,  Thanksgiving 
Day,  upon  the  early  history  of  this  First  Church,  thinks  (see  ser- 
mon on  file  in  Hanover  Public  Library)  "  Mr.  David  Dwight  was 
not  an  ordained  minister;  for  had  he  been,  they  would  have  spoken 
of  him  as  the  Eev.  David  Dwiglit  and  not  as  Mr.  And  it  would 
seem  also  that  he  had  preached  to  the  people  here  before  this  vote; 
for  they  were  to  allow  him  pay  as  heretofore,  as  the  record  says." 
Mr.  Allen  continues,  "It  further  appears  that  he  did  not  come 
and  supply  them  with  preaching  for  three  months,  as  the  vote 
speaks  of,  even  if  he  came  at  all;  because,  oidy  about  a  month 
after  this  action  of  the  town,  voting  to  engage  him  for  three 
months,  they  had  a  meeting  of  the  town  (Aug.  29th,  1727),  and 
ehose  another  committee,  consisting  of  Isaac  Buck,  Elijah  Gush- 
ing and  Joseph  House,  to  provide  a  minister  to  dispense  the  word 
of  God  amongst  them." 

In  this  surmise  Mr.  Allen  is  probably  only  partially  correct; 
for  the  record  shows  a  payment  to  Mr.  Dwight,  for  preaching,  of 
seven  pounds  nineteen  shillings.  Mr.  Bass  was  settled  later  for 
one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds  per  annum.  x\t  this  rate,  Mr. 
Dwight's  three  months  would  have  entitled  him  to  a  little  more 
than  thirty-two  pounds.  Unless  the  seven  pounds  were  paid  for 
services  rendered  by  Mr.  Dwight  prior  to  the  vote  of  July  17th, 
it  would  seem  that  he  must  have  preached  a  portion  of  the  allotted 
three  months.  Mr.  Allen  further  thinks  that  Mr.  Dwight  was  a 
young  man  and  that  he  was  from  Boston.  Tliese  are  inferences 
only.  There  is  no  known  records  from  which  to  verify  these 
opinions. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  ?5- 

Having  thus  provided  for  the  first  requirements  of  their  act  of 
incorporation  relating  to  matters  religious,  tlie  question  of  the 
church  "  House,"  which  was  the '  second  part  of  the  condition, 
imposed  by  the  Legislature,  came  up  for  decision. 

The  meetings  at  which  Mr.  Dwight  preached  were  held  of  neces- 
sity in  some  dwelling-house.  Tliat  of  Mr.  Samuel  Stetson,  still 
standing  at  the  centre  and  now  the  residence  of  Kev.  William  H. 
Dowden,  opposite  the  parsonage,  was  frequently  used.  That  others 
also  may  have  served  the  purpose  of  a  meeting-house,  is  entirely 
possible;  but  that  of  Mr.  Stetson  was  peculiarly  convenient  from 
its  size  and  central  location.  For  this  use,  Mr.  Stetson  was  paid 
by  the  town ;  and  no  record  of  similar  payment  to  any  citizen  being 
in  existence,  leads  to  the  conclusion  that  until  their  church  was 
completed,  the  worshipers  used  no  other  house  than  that  of  Mr. 
Stetson. 

There  were  two  questions  to  be  determined  by  our  town's, 
pioneers,  before  the  church  edifice  could  become  an  architctual 
reality;  first,  where;  and  second,  how?  The  need  of  a  central 
location  was  universally  recognized  and  this  indicated  the  place- 
now  occupied.  Then  it  was  spoken  of  as  being  upon  the  Drink- 
water  road  and,  accordingly,  we  find  upon  the  records,  under 
date  of  Nov.  13,  1727,  that  "the  most  convenient  place  by  the- 
road  called  the  Drinkwater  road  "  be  selected.  Pembroke  men, 
Elijah  Bisbee,  Joshua  Turner  and  Aaron  Soule.  perhaps  as  being 
disinterested  men  whose  decision  could  not  be  questioned  for 
partiality  or  favoritism,  were  selected  by  the  town,  to  determine 
tlie  exact  site.  No  record  of  their  action  exists ;  but  it  is  presumed 
that  they  did  act  and  selected  the  site  where  the  present  meeting 
house  stands;  for  it  is  here  that  the  first  house  of  this  Society  was 
located  and,  since  1728,  the  parish  has  here  worshiped  according 
to  the  orthodox  calvinistic  faith  of  the  fathers. 

The  site  being  selected  the  land  was  next  to  be  obtained.  And, 
for  many  years,  it  has  been  a  question  involved  in  much  douljt 
as  to  who  was  the  original  owner  of  the  site.  Barry's  statement 
on  page  57  that  "  the  land  on  which  the  house  was  built  is  said, 
to  have  l)een  given  by  Thomas  Buck,"  is  scarcely  consistent  with 
liis  later  statement  (page  177)  that,  on  June  15,  1730,  "it  was 
voted  to  pay  Isaac  Buck  three  pounds  for  one  acre  of  land.  Wc^ 
incline  to  the  opinion  that  Buck's  acre  was  that  on  wliich  the  meet- 
ing-house was  built." 

Whoever  gave  or  sold  the  site,  the  parish  acquired  it  and  took 
means  to  cause  the  erection  of  tiie  edifice.     It  was  to  l)e,  as  voted 


76  HISTORY   OF    IIANOVER. 

Dec.  13,  1727,  forty-eight  feet  long,  thirty-eight  feet  wide,  and 
"nineteen  feet  high  "  between  joints."  It  was  to  be  completed  by 
Oct.  1,  1728,  and  Elijah  Gushing,  Joseph  House,  and  Abner 
Dwelley  Avere  chosen  a  building  committee.  The  house  was  to  be 
built  '"in  a  workmanlike  manner  but  as  cheap  as  possible,"  a 
mingling  of  religious  duty  with  Yankee  shrewdness  and  thrift. 

Although  just  set  off  from  the  old  town  of  Scituate,  the  new 
town  did  not  hesitate  to  ask  help  from  the  mother  municipality. 
Jan.  22,  1728,  Isaac  Buck  was  chosen  agent  to  ask  aid  from 
Scituate  as  well  as  from  the  inhabitants  of  Hanover.  In  Scituate, 
by  a  subscription  paper,  he  obtained  promises  of  ninety  pounds, 
found  on  collection  to  be  good  for  sixty-six  pounds. 

The  town  also  voted  (March  3,  1728)  to  take  its  part  of  the 
government  loan  of  sixty  thousand  pounds,  "  now  in  the  treasury 
at  Boston  "  and  apply  it  toward  paying  the  carpenters.  Gifts  of 
land  were  also  given,  both  in  Scituate  and  Hanover,  as  land  was 
a  valual)le  commodity  and  much  more  abundant  than  money  in 
the  colony  at  that  time.  John  Gushing.  James  Gushing,  Job  Oti-;, 
Nicholas  Litchfield,  Stephen  Glapp,  all  gave  land.  Those  are 
old  Scituate  names.  Among  other  givers  of  land  were  Eev.  Thos. 
Clapp  of  Taunton,  and  Joseph  and  Samuel  Barstow  of  Hanover. 
'Gifts  of  lum))er  were  also  made  and  that  remaining  after  the  edifice 
was  completed  was  sold  for  the  use  of  the  ministry. 

The  completed  structure  cost,  as  Mr.  Barry  estimates,  about 
three  hundred  pounds. 

This  building  was  used  by  the  Society  until,  in  1765,  it  was 
■demolished,  to  be  succeeded  by  another  structure.  It  was  used 
also  by  the  town  for  its  town  meetings.  The  only  records  concern- 
ing its  appearance  are  two.  On  page  89  of  the  town  rec(jrds  for 
1757,  it  appears  that  the  gallery  stairs  were  on  the  west  end  and, 
on  page  97,  we  learn  that  the  exterior  was  covered  with  clap- 
boards. It  faced  the  south,  as  does  the  present  structure.  It  had 
no  steeple  or  chimney,  a  double  row  of  windows  admitting  the 
light  through  diamond  shaped  panes,  probably  set  in  lead.  It 
had  in  its  interior  a  gallery  but  neither  plaster  nor  paint  lent 
their  charm  to  the  barrenness  of  the  walls.  The  pulpit  was  high 
perched  and  probably  surmounted  by  the  customary  sounding- 
board. 

The  house  contained  thirty-one  pews,  which  were  given  a  value 
•of  ten  pounds  each.  The  influence  which  prevailed  then  and 
which  still  survives  in  spirit,  although  perhaps  bearing  another 
name,  made  it  "usual  and  commendable  (so  runs  the  old  record), 


ECCLESIASTICAL    HISTORY.  7T 

that  there  should  he  dignities  *  ***=:=  Therefore  we  vote 
that  tlie  liigliest  pew  in  dignity  sliould  be  vahied  at  15£  and  tiie 
next  14£  10s  and  so  on  proportionally  lower,  until  we  come  down 
to  those  pews  which  are  of  no  diti'erenee  in  dignity :  and  then  pro- 
poVtionahle  to  each  man's  rates,  either  Ijy  a  general  vote  or  lots,, 
to  take  in  the  more  people  into  each  pew  so  valued  or  prized,  as- 
shall  amount  to  the  money." 

A  committee,  consisting  of  Joseph  Stockbridge.  John  Hatch,, 
and  William  AVitherell  (the  town  clerk),  was  appointed  to  appor- 
tion the  pews  according  to  the  foregoing  vote.  It  was  ever  a 
delicate  task  to  apportion  "  dignities  "  and  it  is  not  to  be  wondered 
at  that  the  report  of  the  committee  was  not  satisfactory. 

In  June,  1730,  a  new  committee  was  created  to  do  this  work 
over  again,  "to  make  all  persons  easy  and  to  take  in  those  that 
were  left  out."  Seven  were  on  the  committee  and,  as  its  work 
was  approved  on  the  31st  of  the  following  August,  it  is  safe  ta 
assume  that  in  this,  as  in  other  things,  "in  numbers  there  is 
strength."' 

Having  a  church  edifice  completed  inside  and  out,  the  ne.\t 
necessary  step  was  a  communion  service.  No  silver  ware  could  be- 
thought of  in  those  days;  but  the  very  common  alloy,  pewter,, 
now  out  of  use,  was  selected. 

On  the  tenth  of  January,  1728-9,  it  was  voted,  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Church,  to  raise  money  by  contribution  to  "provide  utensils 
for  the  Lord's  table."  Quickly  was  this  duty  attended  to  and 
this  vote  carried  out;  for,  by  the  thirtieth  of  the  month,  the 
"  utensils "  were  bought  and  brought  to  town.  Their  first  use 
occurred  on  the  second  of  the  following  March.  These  utensils 
were  "three  Pewter  Tankards,  marked  C.  T.  of  10s  price,  each; 
five  Pewter  Beakers,  costing  30s  each,  and  marked  C.  B. ;  two 
Pewter  Platters,  marked  C.  P. ;  a  Pewter  Basin  for  baptism ;  and 
a  cloth  for  the  Communion  Table."  This  entry  in  the  old 
records  is  interesting  for  its  use  of  capitals,  as  well  as  for  the 
letters  marking  the  various  dishes.  Whatever  the  C.  may  have 
meant  (perhaps  "church"),  the  T.  was  evidently  for  Tankard, 
as  was  the  B.  for  Beaker  and  P.  for  Platter. 

In  October,  1768,  after  39  years  of  Pewter,  Deacon  Joseph 
Stockbridge  presented  the  Church  witli  four  silver  cups  for  the 
Communion  table  at  an  expense  of  25£  (old  tenor)  or  $11.11  for 
each  cup.  An  inscription  appeared  upon  each  cup,  giving  the 
name  of  the  giver  and  recveiver  and  the  date.  For  this  gift  the 
Deacon  was  formally  thanked  by  the  Church. 


78  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Eighteen  years  later,  a  legacy  of  Deacon  Thomas  Josselyn  pro- 
vided two  more  silver  cups.  The  use  of  the  building  as  a  house 
of  worship  and  as  a  town  hall  as  well,  continued  until  a  new  struc- 
ture was  erected  in  1765,  during  the  ministry  of  Mr.  Baldwin. 

By  reason  of  the  great  success  which  Mr.  Baldwin  attained  and 
by  virtue  of  the  steady  growth  of  the  town  in  population,  the 
church  in  176-i  was  found  to  be  too  small.  The  plan  was  first 
conceived  of  putting  in  a  piece  in  the  middle  of  the  building. 
This  was  deemed  more  economical  than  to  build  anew,  and,  on 
the  25th  of  June  of  that  year,  a  vote  to  do  this  was  actually  passed. 
Better  councils  prevailed,  however,  and,  in  the  following  October, 
this  vote  was  reconsidered  and  a  new  house  was  decided  upon, 
which  should  be  62  feet  long,  43  feet  wide,  and  23  feet  between 
joints. 

In  the  following  spring,  a  steeple  seemed  advisable  and,  when 
Mr.  Joseph  Tolman,  the  contractor  of  this  new  church,  had  com- 
pleted his  work,  the  church  bore  this  New  England  distinctive 
mark  of  a  house  of  worship. 

About  1784,  a  bell  was  presented  to  the  Society  by  Mr.  Josselyn 
and,  so  far  as  the  records  show,  this  was  the  first  church  bell  to 
awaken  the  echoes,  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Hanover. 
It  was  recast  in  1788  and  rang  out  its  call  to  worship  and  tolled 
its  requiem  for  the  dead,  until,  in  its  second  place  in  the  third 
church  of  this  society,  it  melted  in  the  conflagration  which  de- 
stroyed the  latter  structure,  in  1862. 

Beside  the  bell,  this  church  for  the  first  time  boasted  a  plas- 
tered auditorium.      It  had  galleries  and  square  pews. 

This  church  was  painted  in  1789,  the  walls  a  stone  yellow,  the 
roof,  Spanish  brown,  the  corner  boards  and  window  frames,  white. 
It  was  an  index  of  the  increasing  property  and  growing  importance 
of  the  town.  It  outlived  its  usefulness,  however,  and,  to  meet  the 
demand  for  better  things,  it  was  demolished  to  make  room  for 
its  successor. 

During  the  ministry  of  Mr.  Smith  or  just  prior  thereto,  the  third 
church  building  of  this  Society  was  built.  Unlike  its  predecessors 
on  this  spot,  it  faced  the  east.  The  exact  date  of  its  erection 
is  not  now  known.  It  was  between  1824  and  1829.  The  picture 
given  in  Barry's  History  is  an  excellent  reproduction.  It  was  a 
good  sample  of  Colonial  architecture,  not  unpleasing  to  the  eye. 
But  three  pastors  were  settled  over  this  Society,  while  this  edifice 
was  the  church  home,  Eev.  Mr.  Smith,  Eev.  Mr.  Duncan,  and 
Eev.    Mr.    Freeman.     The   church   was   completely   destroyed   by 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  79 

tire  in  1862.  Tlie  contractor  for  its  erection  was  Mr.  Samuel 
Stetson. 

Unlike  its  predecessors,  this  clmrch  was  not  used  for  town 
meetings.  The  year  of  its  erection,  a  town  hall  was  built  in 
its  rear  and  only  about  6  ft.  from  its  wall.  The  town  hall  faced 
south.    When  the  church  burned,  the  town  hall  went  with  it. 

In  1863  the  present  structure  was  erected,  immediately  after 
the  destruction  of  the  old  church.  It  was,  like  its  earlier  fore- 
runners, made  to  face  south.  It  has  a  vestry  and  other  rooms 
on  the  ground  floor,  the  auditorium  being  reached  by  stairs  on 
each  side.  The  pulpit  is  at  the  north  end  and  a  low,  modern  gal- 
lery and  organ  accommodate  the  choir  at  the  south  end. 

When  we  turn  to  recall  the  men  who  ministered  to  the  people 
of  this,  the  first  church  in  town,  we  find  a  class  of  men  who 
were  all  liberally  educated,  all  devoting  themselves  to  the 
work  of  promoting  the  spiritual  good  of  their  people;  and, 
during  the  entire  period  which  has  elapsed  since  1727,  they  held 
the  position  of  pastor,  if  not  for  life,  at  least  for  a  long  term  of 
years. 

The  first  to  be  honored  by  a  call  from  the  town  to  preach  the 
gospel,  was  Mr.  Daniel  Dwight.  He  seems  not  to  have  been  en- 
titled to  have  Eeverend  affixed  to  his  name;  but  it  is  stated  that 
he  had  preached  to  this  people  prior  to  1727.  He  was  therefore 
known  to  them  and,  as  the  act  of  incorporation  required  that 
"as  soon  as  may  be"  the  inhabitants  should  "procure  and  settle 
a  learned  Orthodox  minister"  and  should  thus  escape  taxation 
for  the  support  of  the  ministry  in  Abington  and  Scituate,  the 
early  fathers  proceeded  with  all  due  despatch  to  call  upon  one 
whose  standing  and  ability  they  knew. 

Whether  or  not  Mr.  Dwight  ever  accepted  the  offer  made  to  him 
to  come  and  preach  for  three  months,  the  record  does  not  show. 
That  he  did  not  complete  the  full  term  of  service  seems  to  be 
indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was  renumerated  for  such  service  as 
he  did  render  by  a  payment  of  L.7  s.l9,  which  the  town  voted, 
which  is  too  small  a  renumeration  for  the  length  of  time  men- 
tioned, even  according  to  the  rate  of  compensation  considered 
adequate  in  those  times. 

Mr.  Dwight  was  a  Harvard  graduate  of  the  class  of  1726.  So 
he  was  just  out  of  college  when  called  here.  He  was  born  in 
Dedham,  October  28,  1707.  That  he  was  graduated  at  10  indi- 
cates that  he  was  no  dullard.  He  died  July  4,  1747,  unmarried, 
having  spent  his  short  life  in  business  pursuits,  preaching  only 
occasioually. 


80  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

In  1694,  at  Braintree,  Mass,  was  born  to  Joseph  and  Mary 
Bass,  a  son  who  was  named  Benjamin.  He  grew  to  man's  estate 
and  entering  Harvard  College  graduated  there  in  1715,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  which  lie  afterward  augmented  to  the  master's 
degree  of  A.  M.  When  he  was  thirty-four  years  of  age,  on  the 
11th  day  of  December  1728,  he  was  ordained  minister  of  the  First 
Church  in  Hanover  at  a  salary  of  L.130  per  annum.  He  lived 
and  preached  as  minister  of  this  church  until  May  23rd,  1756. 
The  graves  of  Mr.  Bass  and  his  wife  lie  on  the  southerly  portion 
of  the  cemetery  at  Centre  Hanover.  The  stones  first  erected  to 
their  memory  have  been  replaced  by  new  ones.  The  date  of  Mr. 
Bass's  death,  which  by  the  church  records  occurred  May  23,  1756, 
has  been  erroneously  made  to  read,  on  the  new  stone.  May  24,  1756. 
This  fact  is  noted  in  Rev.  Mr.  Allen's  Historical  Sermon  now 
in  the  Hanover  Public  Library.  The  house  he  occupied  has  long 
since  gone.  It  came  into  the  possession  of  William  Church  pre- 
vious to  1850  and  was  for  a  time  occupied  by  him  and  his  family. 
Its  decay  caused  its  demolition  and  there  is  now  nothing  to  mark 
the  spot  where  it  stood. 

His  characteristics  were  strong  common  sense  rather  than  bril- 
liancy, steadfastness  in  the  faith,  hospitality,  simplicity  in  his  way 
of  life,  and  love  of  children.  His  whole  heart  was  in  his  work 
and  his  parish.  The  good  man  always  loves  and  is  loved  by 
children;  and  that,  in  those  hard  old  times,  the  children  all  loved 
Benjamin  Bass  is  a  sufficient  testimonial  to  the  goodness  of  his 
heart  and  soundness  of  his  character. 

At  the  beginning  of  Mr.  Bass'  ministry,  the  formation  of  the 
church  as  distinguished  from  the  parish,  occurred,  on  December 
11th,  1728.  Besides  the  pastor,  the  original  membership  consisted  of 
ten,  all  being  men.  They  were  Joseph  Stockbridge,  Elijah  Gushing, 
James  Hatch,  John  Tailor  (or  Taylor),  Samuel  Staples,  Isaac 
Buck,  Joseph  Stockbridge  Jr.,  Thomas  Josselyn,  Amasa  Turner, 
and  Samuel  Skiff.  Of  these  Joseph  Stockbridge  and  Elijah  Cush- 
ing  have  the  honor  of  being  the  First  Deacons  of  the  First  Church 
in  Hanover. 

The  first  communion  was  celebrated  March  2,  1729.  The  origi- 
nal Church  covenant  is  interesting.  All  the  members  signed  it. 
It  ran  as  follows :  "We  do  give  up  ourselves  and  our  offspring 
to  that  God  whose  name  alone  is  Jehovah,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy 
Spirit,  as  tbe  one  only  true  and  living  God,  and  unto  our  blessed 
Lord,  Jesus  Christ,  as  our  only  Saviour,  Prophet,  Priest,  and 
King  over  our  souls  and  only  mediator  of  the  Convenant  of  Grace; 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  81 

promising  (by  the  help  and  assistance  of  His  spirit  and  grace) 
to  cleave  unto  Go<l  and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  by  faith  in  a  way 
of  Gospel  obediance,  as  becometh  the  Convenant  People  forever, 
and  we  do  also  give  up  ourselves  one  unto  another  in  the  Lord, 
according  to  the  will  of  God,  freely  eonvenanting  and  promising 
(the  Lord  helping  us)  to  walk  together  in  holy  union  and  com- 
munion as  members  of  the  same  mystical  body  and  as  an  insti- 
tuted church  of  Christ  rightly  constituted  and  established  in  the 
true  faith  and  order  of  the  Gospel:  and  further  we  do  oblige  our- 
selves (by  the  help  of  Christ)  in  brotherly  love  to  watch  over  one 
another  and  over  all  the  children  of  the  convenant  growing  up 
with  us,  and  faithfully,  according  to  our  ability,  to  transmit  the 
holy  word  and  worship  of  God  to  our  posterity;  to  cleave  unto 
and  uphold  the  true  Gospel  ministry  as  it  is  established  by  Christ 
in  his  Church,  to  have  it  in  due  honor  and  esteem,  to  subject  our- 
selves fully  and  sincerely  unto  the  government  of  Christ  in  his 
Church,  and  duly  to  attend  to  the  seals,  cencures,  and  whatsoever 
ordinances  Christ  hath  commanded  to  be  observed  by  his  People, 
according  to  the  order  of  the  Gospel;  and,  withal,  we  do  further 
engage  ourselves  to  walk  orderly  in  a  way  of  fellowship  and  com- 
hiunion  with  all  our  neighboring  Churches,  according  to  the  rules 
of  the  Gospel,  that  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  may  be 
one  throughout  all  the  Churches  to  the  glory  of  God,  the  father. 
Amen." 

It  was  during  Mr.  Bass'  ministry,  March  7,  1742,  that  the 
"New  Way"  of  singing  was  introduced  and  Ezekiel  Turner  w^as 
chosen  first  Tuner.  Before  this  time,  the  Deacon  had  read  off 
the  lines  and  usually  pitched  the  tune  and  the  congregation  then 
sang.  The  introduction  of  Tate  and  Brady's  version  of  the  Psalms 
was  thus  introduced.  Under  Mr.  Bass,  the  membership  of  the 
Church  steadily  increased.  During  his  ministry,  the  original  ten 
was  increased  by  eighty-three  new  members  and  he  baptized  five 
hundred    and   eighty-eight    persons. 

The  first  attempt  at  a  Public  Library  began,  too,  dierctly  under 
his  supervision.  This  was,  it  is  true,  to  be  confined  to  his  Society. 
But  it  was  a  collection  of  books  for  public  use,  though  that  public 
was  limited.  April  8,  1748,  14£  15s  was  collected  to  buy  good 
books  to  lend  to  the  Society.  The  borrower  had  the  privilege  of 
keeping  each  book  two  months  and  the  view  taken  of  the  enterprise 
as  a  piece  of  charity  is  shown  by  the  initials  marked  by  Mr.  Bass 
in  each  book  "C.  B.  C.  S.  H."  Charity  Book  of  the  Congregational 
Society  in  Hanover. 


82  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

The  successor  of  Mr.  Bass  was  Eev.  Samuel  Baldwin. 

Mr.  Baldwin  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  college  in  the  class 
of  1752.  He  married  Hannah,  the  daughter  of  Judge  John  Gush- 
ing, January  4th,  1759. 

Mr.  Baldwin  was  not  lacking  in  worldly  business  ability.  He 
refused  the  first  offer  made  him  to  come  to  Hanover,  which  was 
at  a  salary  of  £73  6s  8d  per  annum.  The  offer  was  raised  to  £80 
per  annum  and,  as  a  settlement  gift,  a  house  to  be  built  within 
eighteen  months.  Full  specifications  as  to  size  and  finish  of  the 
house  were  made  and  the  house  was  accepted  by  the  new  pastor, 
March  5,  1759.  It  is  still  standing  on  Hanover  street,  Centro 
Hanover,  nearly  opposite  Spring  street.  (1905).  It  has  now  lost 
its  glory  as  a  pastoral  abode  and  should  be  preserved  and  renewed 
as  a  relic  of  the  past. 

Under  Mr.  Baldwin,  the  Society  increased  and  the  church 
proved  too  small.  It  was  replaced  by  the  second  edifice  already 
described.  The  strain  and  stress  of  the  Eevolution  made  it  im- 
possible to  keep  up  the  prompt  payment  of  the  clergyman's  salary 
and  he  was  forced  by  this  circumstance  to  resign.  March  8,  1779, 
he  asked  his  dismissal  and  obtained  it,  after  a  pastorate  of  twenty- 
three  years,  three  months,  three  days,  during  which  time  he  had 
baptized  six  hundred  and  thirty-two  persons  and  one  hundred  and 
seven  new  members  had  joined  his  church. 

"Mr.  Baldwin  early  espoused  the  cause  of  America  in  the  struggle 
with  Great  Britain,  and,  throughout  the  continuance  of  the  war 
of  the  Eevolution,  took  a  deep  and  anxious  interest  in  his  country'^ 
success.  He  officiated  as  a  Chaplain  in  the  Army,  and  gave  elo- 
quent exhortations  to  his  own  flocks  at  home  and  to  the  minute 
men  of  the  town;  and  so  completely  was  he  absorbed  in  this 
work  that  the  intensity  of  his  devotion,  joined  with  other  causes, 
affected  his  mind;  and  for  a  period  of  four  years,  previous  to  his 
decease,  he  was  partially  deranged  and  under  the  faithful  care 
of  his  devoted  wife.  His  death  took  place  December  1st,  1784, 
about  one  year  after  peace  was  declared;  and  his  remains,  with 
those  of  his  wife,  lie  in  the  old  burial-ground,  grave  stones  hav- 
ing been  erected  to  their  memory,  by  vote  of  the  town,  March  9, 
1796."  (Barry,  Page  66). 

As  usual,  the  Society  listened  to  candidates  for  their  ministry, 
after  Mr.  Baldwin's  dismissal.  Eev.  Joseph  Litchfield  of  Scituate 
proved  the  successful  candidate  and  received  a  call ;  but,  owing 
to  the  strong  opposition  of  some  of  the  Society,  he  withdrew 
without  ordination  and,  on  the  eleventh  day  of  February,  1784, 


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ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  83 

Eev.  Jolm  Mellen  was  settled,  coming  to  Hanover  from  Sterling, 
Massachusetts.  He  remained  with  them  until  1805.  He  died 
at  Reading,  July  4,  1807,  aged  eighty-five.  He  came  to  Hanover, 
aged  sixty-two  years,  and  was  eighty-three,  when  he  retired.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  in  the  class  of  1741,  when 
he  was  nineteen  years  of  age. 

Mr.  Mellen  seems  to  have  been  in  advance  of  his  time.  He 
left  a  former  pastorate,  because  his  ideas  were  not  as  strictly 
Calvinistic  as  the  clergy  of  his  neighborhood  approved,  although 
he  always  had  his  people  behind  him.  The  tendency  toward 
Arminianism  was  not  curbed  at  Hanover  but  no  fault  was  found 
with  him  here.  He  published  a  volume  of  sermons,  in  1765, 
which,  as  a  piece  of  scholastic  theology,  attracted  wide  attention. 

It  is  interesting  now,  but  only  as  a  matter  of  history,  to  know 
that  one  of  the  objections  made  to  him  was  that,  in  a  sermon  he 
preached,  he  had  declared  that  God  was  the  author  of  sin. 

He  was  a  very  human  man,  sociable,  fond  of  jest,  lively  in 
conversation,  and  of  strong  feeling. 

Eev.  Calvin  Chaddock,  of  Rochester,  came  to  Hanover  and, 
July  23,  1806,  became  pastor  of  this  Society,  living  in  the  house 
Mr.  Mellen  had  occupied,  the  present  residence  of  Andrew  T. 
Damon,  at  Centre  Hanover.        He  remained  twelve  years. 

He  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  in  1786.  He  represented 
Hanover  in  the  legislature  in  1811.  He  wa  sthe  first  teacher 
of  Hanover  Academy,  practically  its  founder.  A  ready  preacher, 
an  excellent  elocutionist,  and  a  good  business  man,  as  well  as 
preacher.  He  died  in  western  Virginia.  Mr  Chaddock  was  in- 
stalled as  pastor,  July  23,  1806;  Rev.  Mr.  Niles  of  Abington 
preached  the  sermon,  taking  as  his  text  First  Timothy,  4th  Chap., 
16th  verse. 

He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Seth  Chapin,  who  came  here  in  March 
or  April,  1819.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Brown  University  in  1808. 
His  pastorate  terminated  in  1824  and  he  died  in  Providence,  R.  I., 
April  19,  1850,  aged  sixty-seven.  He  had  relinquished  preaching, 
in  1845,  to  become  a  farmer.  At  the  beginning  of  Mr.  Chapin's 
ministry,  the  Church  membership  was  twenty  men  and  fifty-five 
women  and,  during  his  ministry,  twelve  new  members  were  ad- 
mitted, an  average  of  one  per  year.  These  figures  indicate  the 
decline  in  religious  interest  which  had  already  set  in.  Mr.  Chapin's 
departure  from  Hanover  arose  from  lack  of  financial  support. 
The  parish  was  poor  and  the  Church  more  so. 

This  condition  was  some-what  enhanced  by  a  decision  of  the 


84  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Massachusetts  Supreme  Court,  wherein  the  opinion,  given  by 
Chief  Justice  Parsons,  held  that  the  property  of  the  church  be- 
longed to  the  Parish,  as  at  that  time  no  cliurch  in  Massachusetts 
had  any  legal  existence  outside  of  the  parish,  which  alone  was 
recognized  as  a  legal  entity. 

If  the  Parish  wished  a  Unitarian  minister  to  preach  to  an 
Orthodox  Church,  it  had  the  power  to  compel  it.  Under  thia 
decision,  many  churches  hitherto  Orthodox  became  Unitarian. 

Five  years  without  a  pastor,  the  church  gave  a  call,  in  1837, 
to  Eev.  Ethan  Smith,  who  came  here  from  Poultney,  Vermont. 
He  had  nine  children.  He  remained  here  five  years  and  died, 
1849.  He  was  a  tanner  by  trade  and,  after  reaching  his  majority, 
he  fitted  for  college  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth,  at  the  age  of 
thirty.  He  had  been  a  soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary  War  and  was 
at  West  Point  at  the  time  of  Arnold's  treachery. 

In  June,  1833,  Eev.  Abel  G.  Duncan  was  invited  to  become 
pastor  and  accepted.  He  represented  the  town  six  years  in  the 
legislature  and  remained  as  pastor  until  1854.  He  added  sixty 
members  to  the  church  and,  during  his  ministry,  two  excommuni- 
cations occurred, — one  "for  going  to  the  Baptists";  the  other  for 
embracing  "the  heresy  of  Universalism." 

In  1854,  just  before  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Duncan,  the  Society 
was  divided  and  the  Second  Church  at  the  Corners  was  formed. 

In  1873,  Mr.  Duncan  gave  up  his  pastoral  cares  at  "Scotland" 
in  Bridgewater,  Mass.  and  returned  to  Hanover.  He  lived  on 
King  street  for  about  ten  months  and  died,  April  23,  1874,  aged 
seventy-two  years. 

Mr.  Duncan  was  a  scholary  man,  a  fine  linguist.  It  is  said  that 
he  began  the  study  of  Hebrew  after  he  was  fifty. 

Eev.  Joseph  Freeman  was  the  next  pastor.  He  came  here  from 
Stockton,  Maine.  He  resigned  July  26,  1869,  going  to  York, 
Maine. 

He  was  the  first  pastor  to  occupy  the  present  parsonage,  which 
had  been  built,  by  individual  members  of  the  parish,  for  tlie  oc- 
cupancy of  the  pastor.  The  family  moved  in,  September  18,  1855. 
Mr.  Freeman  was  a  very  tall,  dignified,  solemn  man  both  in  and  out 
of  the  pulpit,  slow  in  speech  as  in  movement.  He  was  on  the 
Board  of  School  Committee  many  years.  He  had  three  children. 
It  was  during  his  pastorate  that  the  present  church  edifice  was 
built,  to  supply  the  place  of  the  former  one,  which  was  burned. 

Two  years  of  supply  from  week  to  week  followed.  Eev.  Cyrus 
W.  Allen  was  engaged  as  permanent  supply  and  began  his  work 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  85 

here,  March  26,  1871,  being  permanently  engaged,  May  1,  1871. 
He  continued  to  act  as  pastor  until  July  12,  1879,  when  increasing 
years  caused  him  to  give  up  his  charge.  He  retired  and  lived  with 
his  son.  Dr.  George  0.  Allen,  at  West  Roxbury,  Mass.,  until  his 
death  by  apoplexy  April  11th,  1882. 

Mr.  Allen  was  born  October  28th,  1806,  at  Taunton,  Mass.  He 
graduated  from  Brown  University  in  1826.  He  came  to  Hanover 
after  many  pastorates. 

"He  was  a  staunch  defender  of  the  faith  of  the  fathers,"  says 
Dr.  Briggs'  Church  History.  "His  preaching  was  marked  by  little 
embellishment  but  set  forth  his  ideas  always  logically,  always 
forcibly,  yet  simply  and  to  the  point.  The  best  sermon  he  ever 
preached  was  his  own  every-day  life.  No  one  knew  him  but  to 
love  him.  The  Spirit  of  the  Master  spoke  every  day  from  the 
absolute  self-forgetfulness  of  Mr.  Allen's  life." 

Eev.  William  H.  Dowden,  who  still  resides  in  Hanover  in  the  old 
Stetson  House  opposite  the  parsonage,  came  as  Mr.  Allen's  suc- 
cessor, in  January,  1880,  continuing  one  and  a  half  years.  He  re- 
turned to  Hanover  May  1st,  1888,  continuing  two  years.  During 
his  pastorate,  the  Church  took  on  renewed  life.  The  efforts  of 
members  was  directed  largely  toward  the  repair  and  renovation 
of  the  church  edifice.  It  was  newly  painted  and  the  interior  was 
frescoed.  Mr.  Dowden  was  born  at  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  January 
15,  1837.  He  received  his  education  at  Stowe  Institute,  New 
Bedford,  Mass.,  and  graduated  from  Andover  Theological  Sem- 
inary in  1866.  He  married  Anna  R.  Green,  of  Ashburnham,  Mass. 
A  daughter  is  now  the  wife  of  William  S.  Curtis  of  Hanover,  after 
having  taught  school  in  town  for  many  years.  Mr.  Dowden's 
pastorates  in  their  order  have  been,  Pelham,  Mass. ;  Caryle,  Mass. ; 
Lunenl)urg,  Mass. ;  East  Jaffrey,  N.  H. ;  Hanover,  Easton,  Rowley, 
Hanover  again,  all  in  Mass. ;  Washington,  N.  H. ;  Gill,  Mass. 

Rev.  Samuel  E.  Evans  succeeded  Mr.  Dowden.  His  pastorate 
commenced  December  1st,  1882  and  continued  until  July  1887. 

He  was  born  in  Fitchburg,  March  17th,  1841;  graduated  from 
Harvard  college,  1863,  Chicago  Theological  seminary,  1865,  and 
from  Andover  Theological  seminary,  1866.  He  was  in  the  ranks 
of  the  Sixteenth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  1863-64.  He  was  or- 
dained at  East  Providence,  R.  I.,  1867,  where  he  preached  until 
1871.  He  was  in  the  Methodist  denomination  for  ten  years  follow- 
ing, serving  a  number  of  churches  in  this  state  and  in  Connecticut. 
He  came  here  from  the  Congregational  Church  in  Middlefield, 
Conn.,  and,  after  leaving  liere,  was  pastor  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  ami 


86  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

in  Alstead  and  Langdon,  N.  H.  His  last  charge  was  in  West 
Newbury,  Mass.,  1889-1890,  when  failing  health  compelled  him  to 
retire  from  his  chosen  work.  He  married,  November  28,  1867, 
Mary  Haven  Locke,  of  Boston.  He  died  in  the  Soldier's  Home 
at  Chelsea.      Two  daughters  and  a  son  survive  him. 

Rev.  William  H.  Dowden  served  the  church  a  second  time,  from 
May,  1888,  until  July,  1890. 

Rev.  David  Kilburn,  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  supplied  the 
pulpit  (being  a  student  at  Andover)  from  August,  1890,  until  May. 
1891. 

He  was  followed  by  James  W.  Van  Kirk,  a  student  in  Boston 
University,  from  Cleveland,  Ohio,  who  supplied  the  pulpit  from 
September,  1891,  until  June,  1892. 

Immediately  following  him  came  Rev.  George  W.  Wright.  Mr. 
Wright  was  born  at  Beehman,  New  York,  in  April,  1848.  He 
received  his  education  at  America  Seminary,  New  York;  Wil- 
braham  Academy,  Massachusetts;  Wesleyan  University,  Middle- 
town,  Connecticut ;  and  Boston  University  Theological  School.  He 
was  A.  B.  in  1878.  His  ordination  occurred  in  1877.  Before 
coming  to  Hanover,  he  preached  at  East  Greenwich,  R.  I. ;  New 
Bedford,  Mass. ;  Norwich,  Conn. ;  Farragut,  Iowa ;  and  Bethel,  Ver- 
mont. For  nearly  three  years  he  supplied  the  pulpit  in  Hanover. 
Since  leaving  here,  he  has  preached  in  various  places,  under  the 
direction  of  the  New  England  Evangelistic  Association. 

He  married  Miss  Etta  Turner  of  Hanover. 

Rev.  Edward  D.  Disbrow  became  acting  pastor  in  August,  1895 
and  served  until  August,  1902.  He  was  born  in  S.  Dakota  and 
attended  school  at  Yankton  college  in  Dakota,  Chicago  University, 
and  Theological  school  at  Andover.  He  married  Martha  A.  Man- 
ning of  Andover  and  has  one  daughter.  Before  coming  here,  he 
was  pastor  of  the  church  in  Pownal,  Maine,  and,  after  leaving  here, 
he  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the  First  Church  in  Farmington,  N.  H., 
where  he  now  remains. 

Rev.  Milledge  T.  Anderson,  born  in  New  Brunswick,  July,  1866, 
received  his  theological  education  in  the  schools  at  Mt.  Hennon 
and  Revere.  He  accepted  the  pastorate  of  this  church,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1903. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  87 

Second  Congregational  Church. 

The  records  of  the  First  Church,  under  date  of  March  10,  1854, 
sliow  that 
William   Copeland,  Sarah  Sylvester, 

Ebenr.  B.  Howland,  Julia  A.  Turner, 

James  Turner,  Iluldah  F.  Sampson, 

Alfred    C.    Garratt,  Martha  A.   Sylvester, 

Isaac  M.  Wilder,  Lucinda  Copeland, 

Eobert  Sylvester,  liuth  Wilder, 

James  Tolman,  George  W.  Eells, 

Lucy  Copeland,  William  T.  Lapham, 

Mary  B.  Eells,  Lemuel  Freeman, 

Priscilla  Eells,  Kobert   Sylvester, 

Charles   F.   Bowman,  Diana  Freeman, 

Daniel  E.  Damon,  lAicinda  Wilder, 

Mary  Tolman,  Mary  Bates, 

Elioda  Ford,  Jane  Copeland, 

Abby  W.  Stockbridge,  Abby  E.  Barstow, 

Sophia  A.  Holmes,  Christiana  Clark, 

were  dismissed  "to  be  organized  into  a  Trinitarian  Congregational 
Church  at  the  "Four  Corners"  and,  when  so  organized,  they  will  be 
considered  no  longer  as  members  of  this  Chureh."  This  was  done, 
because  it  was  believed  that  the  new  church  would  be  an  accom- 
modation to  Hanover  people  as  well  as  those  of  Norwell  (then  called 
South  Scituate)  and  other  adjoining  towns. 

A  petition  was  presented,  under  the  Statute,  to  Alexander  Wood, 
Esq,  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  the  county,  that  a  warrant 
be  given  for  a  meeting  in  the  new  meeting-house  just  erected  on 
Back  street  at  the  Four  Corners,  for  the  purpose  of  choosing  tlie 
necessary  officers  and  of  determining  the  way  to  call  parish  meet- 
ings in  the  future. 

The  next  step  was  to  procure  a  pastor  and,  in  July,  1854,  the}' 
called  Rev.  William  Chapman,  to  serve  them  in  that  capacity.  Ill 
health  compelled  his  resignation.  After  about  one  year.  Rev.  Joel 
Mann  came  to  them  from  Kingston,  R.  I.,  and  remained  from  1857 
to  November  1858.  Mr.  Mann's  salary  was  $600,  while  Mr.  Chap- 
man had  had  $800.  On  the  IGth  of  July,  1859,  Rev.  James  Aiken 
was  installed  as  pastor.  Mr.  Aiken  was  with  the  Society  for  twelve 
years.  During  a  portion  of  that  time  he  was  a  member  of  the 
school  committee.  His  successor  was  Rev.  Timothy  Dwight  Porter 
Stone.  He  began  in  October,  1873,  and  remained  two  years.  He 
was  principal   of  Hanover  Academy,  during  his  pastorate.      Mr. 


88  HISTORY  OF   HANOVER. 

Stone  was  a  graduate  of  Amherst  in  1834,  the  class  of  Eev.  Henry 
Ward  Beecher.     He  died  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  April  11th,  1887. 

He  was  a  man  of  full  figure  and  in  his  preaching  leaned  toward 
the  dramatic.  His  life  had  been  very  largely  spent  in  teaching. 
He  had  strong  individuality,  which  in  some  ways  made  him  often 
eccentric. 

Eev.  Henry  Perkins  preached  here  from  January  1,  1876  to  1878. 
Eev.  E.  Porter  Dyer  then  supplied  the  pulpit,  until  failing  health 
compelled  his  retirement.  Eev.  J.  W.  Brownville  succeeded  Mr. 
Dyer,  coming  to  Hanover  in  1883.  His  daughter,  Lottie  W.,  mar- 
ried Fred  W.  Bowker,  a  merchant  at  Hanover  Four  Corners. 

Mr  Brownville  was  succeeded,  December  3,  1888,  by  Eev.  Orlando 
M.  Lord.  He  was  ordained,  January  30,  1889,  and  remained  until 
August  31,  1890. 

No  one  was  then  called,  until  February,  1891.  Then  came  Eev. 
Edward  Payson  Holton  of  Andover.  He  remained  but  a  few  months 
and  sailed  to  India,  as  a  Missionary  of  the  American  Board  of  Com- 
missioners of  Foreign  Missions  in  October,  1891.  His  ordination 
occurred  at  Everett,  Massachusetts,  May  14,  1891.  In  about  two 
years,  he  came  home  to  be  married  and  returned  to  India.  He  is 
now  at  Manamadura,  South  India. 

Mr.  Holton  graduated  from  Amherst  College,  in  1887,  obtained 
his  A.  M.  degree  from  his  Alma  Mater  in  1891,  and  the  degree  of 
B.  D.  from  the  Yale  Divinity  School,  in  1890. 

March  1,  1892,  Eev.  John  Wild  came  and  remained  until  April 
30th,  1904,  when  he  accepted  a  call  to  Medford,  Mass.,  where  he 
now  lives.  Mr.  Wild  was  born  in  Eochdale,  Lancashire,  England, 
November  26,  1847.  He  was  a  man  of  great  zeal  in  his  calling 
and  distinguished  himself  particularly  in  town  by  his  earnestness 
in  advocating  the  enforcement  of  the  liquor  law. 

December  24,  1873,  he  married  Susannah,  daughter  of  Abraham 
and  Nancy  Wilson,  of  Eochdale.  They  have  had  five  children, 
one  of  whom,  Betsey,  born  at  Eochdale,  December  7,  1877,  mar- 
ried Alton  M.,  son  of  Henry  B.  Barstow,  of  Hanover. 

Mr.  Wild,  as  a  boy,  attended  the  St.  John's  National  day  school, 
(Episcopal)  and  obtained  there  his  primary  education.  This 
he  supplemented  by  attendance  at  evening  schools  and  a  me- 
chanics institute.  Later  he  studied  in  the  government  science 
classes  in  his  native  town,  the  Technical  school,  Manchester,  Owens 
college,  Manchester,  (the  chief  college  of  Victoria  university), 
and  the  Normal  School  of  Science,  London.  His  theological 
course  of  study  was  taken  at  Lancashire   Independent   College, 


ECCLESIASTICAL    IlISTOUY.  89 

Whaley  llange,  Manchester.  For  twenty  years  he  was  a  very  suc- 
cessful teacher  of  science  subjects  in  the  government  science 
schools  of  Rochdale  and  the  neighboring  towns. 

From  cliildhood,  he  was  connected  with  the  Smallbridge  Con- 
gregational Sunday  school.  For  fourteen  years,  he  was  the  teacher 
of  the  young  men's  class  in  this  Sunday  school.  It  was  a  verj^ 
large  class,  having  at  one  time  about  seventy  members.  He  was 
also  one  of  the  deacons  of  the  church  for  eight  years.  For  several 
years  before  he  devoted  himself  entirely  to  the  work  of  the  ministry, 
he  was  engaged  almost  every  Sunday  in  the  Congregational,  Bap- 
tist, and  Methodist  churches  of  Rochdale  and  the  surrounding 
towns  and  villages.  For  two  years,  he  was  assistant  to  the  Rev.  W. 
Hewgill,  M.  A.,  Farnswortli,  near  Bolton,  and  had  charge  of  the 
mission  station  at  Irwell  Bank.  He  left  England  in  November, 
1891,  and  began  his  pastorate  at  Hanover,  March  1st,  1893. 

Bethany  CkapeJ. 

In  1886-7,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Bond  determined  to  erect  a  chapel  at 
the  junction  of  School  and  Circuit  streets.  To  acquire  the  req- 
uisite funds,  she  sold  pictures,  representing  one  brick,  for  ten 
cents  each  by  personal  solicitation.  Her  zeal  and  devotion  ac- 
complished the  purpose  she  desired.  Land  was  purchased  of 
Thomas  M.  Bates  and  a  little  chapel,  designed  to  seat  about  a 
hundred  people,  was  erected.  It  was  dedicated,  November  28, 
1887,  by  appropriate  ceremonies  and  has  since  been  used  for 
Union  Services,  Sabbath  School,  and  neighborhood  gatherings. 
A  Board  of  Trustees  have  charge  of  it  and  it  has  been  recently  re- 
paired. It  has  been  a  source  of  much  good,  which  is  the  direct 
result  of  the  devotion  of  one  woman. 

The  Qual-ers. 

The  name  by  which  those  commonly  called  Quakers  wish  to 
be  known  is  ''The  Society  of  Friends." 

George  Fox,  often  called  the  founder  of  this  sect,  first  began 
to  preach  their  peculiar  doctrines  in  England,  in  1G17.  None  of 
his  adherents  came  hither  until  1656.  Then  Mary  Fisher  and 
Arm  Austin  arrived  in  Boston,  coming  directly  from  Barbadoes. 
In  1657,  eight  more  came  from  Rhode  Island,  where  the  more 
liberal  inhabitants  refused  to  persecute  them. 

The  non-resistance  ideas,  which  controlled  the  lives  of  these 
people  in  later  times,  seem  to  have  been  lacking  in  these  pioneers. 


90  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

1'hoy  souglit  to  proselyte  the  freshly  settled  colonies  in  Mass- 
iU'luisotts,  permitting  their  zeal  to  carry  them  even  to  the  extent 
of  martyrdom. 

In  their  first  incursions  into  the  two  Massachusetts  Colonies, 
their  methods  were  entirely  dilferent  from  those  of  the  quiet,  drab- 
garmented,  peaceful  citizens  we  have  all  later  known. 

'IMiey  were  noisy,  boisterous,  hlasi)hemous.  The  women,  in 
their  desire  for  simplicity,  have  been  known  to  enter  public  as- 
semblies in  a  state  of  entire  nudity.  In  short,  their  conduct 
then  among  those  pious.  God-fearing, and  Christ- worshipping  colon- 
ists, was  such  as  would  even  to-day  subject  them  to  arrest  and 
pnuishment  for  breach  of  the  peace.  Our  forefathers,  who 
came  hither  to  the  two  colonies,  I'urnisii  examples  of  the  effect  of 
environment  upon  peo])le  of  the  same  race.  The  doctrine  of 
the  Puritans  who  came  to  Boston,  and  the  Pilgrims  who  came  to 
Plyiuoutli,  were  essentially  the  same.  Calvinism  was  the  basis  of 
the  tiieology  of  both.  They  differed,  however,  but  the  differenc-e 
was  one  of  church  polity  rather  than  of  theology.  The  Puritan 
was  not  a  Separatist.  He  Avould  drive  all  into  following  his 
belief.  The  Pilgrim,  on  the  contrary,  held  his  own  opinions 
and  wished  only  to  let  alone,  to  be  left  to  carry  on  his  own  worship 
in  his  own  wny,  Icnving  others  to  foHow  their  own  methods,  inter- 
fcriwg  witli  none  nnd  unwilling  that  any  sliould  interfere  with 
him. 

These  characteristics  ;i])pcared  in  these  differing  sects  when 
the  New  England  received  those  coming  from  the  old  England. 
The  Puritans  had  stnyed  in  England,  fighting  to  establish  them- 
selves :i(  the  hend  of  iiffairs  religious.  The  Pilgrims  went  to  Hol- 
land, in  order  that  there,  in  a  land  of  liberal  ideas,  they  should 
be  at  liberty  to  worship  Cod  in  their  own  way. 

But,  to  the  Pilgrims,  this  very  easy  liberality  of  the  Dutch  at 
Eeyden  seemed,  after  a  while,  to  offer  its  peculiar  dangers  to 
themselves  and  their  children  and  they  sought,  in  America,  not 
an  asylum  from  persecution  nor  a  haven  of  safety  from  defeat,  but 
a  home,  where  they  should  not  be  persecuted  for  their  religion 
and,  on  the  other  hand,  where  lax  ideas  should  not  make  flabby 
the  muscles  of  their  conscience. 

Then  came  these  disturbing  Quakers.  The  fighting  Puritan, 
stern  and  unyielding,  drove  them  out,  upon  penalty  of  death  iP 
they  returned. 

The  Pilgrims,  with  laws  almost  as  severe,  sought  to  keep  them- 
selves free  from  the  Quakers,  but  were  much  less  stern  in  the  ex- 


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91 


(•(■uiioii   of   tlitisc   laws.        TIk'   roniici    tlrovc  :i\v;iy    llif   (.hiiiUcrs   Ix" 
ciiiisc  tlicy  wcrt'  in  coiilrol  of  n  ^dvcriiiiicnt   of  which   i\u-y   \vish('(l 
lo  koop   coiilrol;   tlu-    l'il<;riiiis,   hcciuisc,   hiiviii;;   coiik'    here    (<•   Ih- 
alono,  llicy  wislicd  to  keep  ilicinsclvcs  alone. 

This  JH  tlic  wny  (lie  ril/j;riiiiH  iiifl   (he  prohlcni.       The  (!onil  nf 
ABnistanls  in    \V}M  passed   (he  rollowiii!^  order: 

"VViiereas,  sniidry  persons,  Itolh  (,)iial\eis  and  olliers,  wander  up 
;iiid  (low  II  ill  (his  jnrisdielion  and  I'ollow  no  hiwrnl  callin;;,  and 
also  use  all  eiideavctrs  (,o  suhveii  ('ivil  Slad',  and  lo  pull  down  all 
(MmrelieH  and  Ordinanees  of  (Joil.  i'e  i(  enaelcd  Ity  IIiIh  (Ionr(, 
(lint  wi(.li  all  convenieiil  speed  a  House  of  ( 'orre((  ion  he  creeled, 
(hat  all  such  vai^Manls  may  he  piil  in  I  Ins  lloiise  of  Corrcu-tion/' 
Incidcidallv  !(•  should  he  icniaiked,  in  passinj;,  (ha(  thiw  Ih  the 
lirs(,  (Jiiic  in  our  records  thai  (he  jail  is  referred  (o,  in  any  U'jj^nl 
doeiiiiieii(,  as  a  lloiise  of  ( '(nicel  ion,  a  fide  whi<h  if  hearH  to- 
day. 

In  l(>.M>,  a  (,)naker  was  ((•  he  hiiii^^  upon  I'.oslon  ('oininoii.  The 
otliccr  of  th(!  men  dclailed  as  a  liriii^'  P"i'f.y'  was  l<]d\vard  Wan- 
Ion,  11  y()nri<j^  l<]ii^disliiiian,  who,  IraditJon  says,  came  from  Ijondoii 
with  his  niodier  [trior  lo  \(\M.  In  KKil,  he  re:  idcd  in  Sell- 
iiaic,  lnivin<;  landed  (here  in  IC.C.d.  Mr.  hcane  says,  "lie  heeaint' 
deeply  seiisihie  of  (he  criie||\',  injiislice,  and  iin|io|icy  of  ((ho 
rcipnwsivc)  measures;  he  was  /^ready  nio\ed  hy  die  lirmnesH  willi 
\vlii(;li  (hey  ((he  coMd(!iiiii(!d  (Quakers)  siihmidcd  (o  dea(.li 
lie  returned  to  his  house,  sayin•,^  "Alas,  niodiei!  we  have  heeii 
iiiiirderin<^  (he  Lord's  people,"  and,  lakiiiL";  olV  hi:-  sword,  pii(  i(. 
hy,  with  a  solemn  vow  never  (o  wear  i(  a;:;aiii  ;  and  he  never  did. 
lie  hceaiiH!  n  (Quaker  pcaeher  and,  for  (iffy  years,  lived  and 
|ii'eaehed  their  doctrines.  1 1  is  son  Michael,  siic<  ccdi'd  him  as  >v 
|ireaeher. 

I<'iiies,  whippiiif^s,  and  imprisonment,  wi'rr  the  extent,  of  (he 
(Quaker  persecii(  ions  in  the  old  ( 'oloiiy.  The  voices  of  many  of 
the  most  prominent  and  iiilliien(ial  men  in  (hat  ( 'oloiiy  vver'^ 
raiH(!<l  in  slron<;  opposition  to  the  repicssi\e  action.  The  Imnle^ 
of  such  men  cannot  he  too  often  rehearsed  nor  too  lon;i;  perpel 
uated.  ('ap(.  .lames  (!ii(lvvor(,h,  (he  veiierahlc  Timolliy  llailierly, 
and  Isaac  1,'ohinson,  son  cd"  (he  preacher  to  the  ril<,Mini  Cliureli  in 
licyden,  were  es[»ecially  st,roii;^^  and  conslnnt  in  their  opposition. 
To  di(!  honor  of  Kin;^^  ('liarles  II.  he  it  riconh'd  that  these  per 
HociitioMH  were  all  st(»[»ped   hy  his  command,   in    I'ir.I. 

In    1710  or  a   little  hefore,    Mdwaid    W'anlon   hiiill    the   (IrKt  house 
in  the  ('entral    part   of  our  (nwn.        It.  was  a   iinle   from    its  nearest. 


S2  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

neighbor,   and   stood   where    Frank    Stockbridge's   house    is    now 
located. 

In  the  western  part  of  our  town,  the  people  of  the  Society  of 
friends  were  quite  numerous,  but  are  now  entirely  gone.  Otis 
Ellis  and  Zaccheus  Estes  were  two  of  these  who  lived  longest. 
"They  were  always  good  citizens  and  unyielding  in  their  opinions. 
These  people  were  members  of  the  "Meeting"  which  used  the 
"Quaker  Meeting-House"  in  Pembroke,  at  the  corner  where  the 
"Scoosit  road"  joins  the  Plymouth  road,  about  a  third  of  a  mile 
south  of  the  North  Eiver  bridge. 

This  house  of  worship  is  now  closed.  The  younger  generation 
no  longer  attend  "Friends  Meeting."  Some  of  them  have  con- 
nected themselves  with  some  sect  of  the  "World's  People"  or,  like 
so  many  of  the  present  generation,  have  made  no  affiliation  witli 
any  religious  organization. 

(See  note  at  the  close  of  this  chapter  by  Mr.  Dwelley.) 
Spiritiialism  in  Hanover. 

Ever  since  recorded  history  began,  mankind  has  believed  in 
■communication  between  disembodied  souls  and  those  commonly 
called  living.  Ever  sinc-e  we  have  found  records,  the  phenomena 
now  called  Spiritualistic  or  Psychic  have,  in  some  form,  occurred. 
Eev.  Minot  J.  Savage,  D.  D.,  says  that  those  who  believe  in  this 
communication  include  "all  the  great  names  from  Abraham  to 
Jesus;  all  the  great  names  from  Jesus  to  Luther;  all  the  great 
names  in  the  history  of  Egypt;  all  the  great  names  in  the  history 
of  India ;  Socrates,  Plato,  and  the  greatest  names  of  Greece ;  the 
Greek  Church  from  the  begnning;  the  Roman  Catholic  Churcli 
from  the  beginning;  the  great  Protestant  Church  in  the  early 
•centuries;  the  Swendenborgian  Church." 

Thus  the  historical  antiquity  and  eonsecutiveness  of  the  belief 
is  established.  The  Shakers  have  had  marvellous  illustrations 
■of  it  from  tlie  time  of  the  foundation  of  their  sect  by  "Mother 
,Ann." 

Modern  Spiritualism  takes  its  origin  from  the  so-called  Rochestei- 
Eappings,  which  occurred  wherever  the  Pox  sisters  happened  to  be. 
One  of  these  Fox  sisters  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Elisha  Kent  Kane, 
the  celebrated  Arctic  explorer.  These  rappings,  evidently  guided 
ty  intelligence,  created  an  interest  in  things  psychic  which  spread 
all  over  the  world.  It  was  but  the  revival  of  an  old  and  half- 
forgotten  truth.  To-day  its  believers  number  at  least  five  million 
in  the  United  States  alone.  Learned  societies,  university  profes- 
sors, statesmen,  lawyers,  bishops,  and  laymen  are  vieing  with  each 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HTSTORY.  9$ 

other  in  investigating  its  phesiomena  and,  its  advocates  claim,  no^ 
one  ever  yet,  whether  scientist  or  not,  honestly  and  fairly  investi- 
gated it  without  becoming  a  believer.  However  that  may  be,  it  is. 
a  fact  that  many  of  the  most  learned  in  any  and  every  profession 
are  today,  either  tacitly  or  openly,  believers  in  its  truths. 

This  wave  of  new  religious  investigation  readied  this  part  of  the- 
world  in  the  decade  from  1850  to  1860.  The  interest  was  im- 
mense. The  old  Universalist  church  in  Hanson  was  first  used 
by  the  Spiritualists  of  the  neighborhood,  including  Hanover.  It. 
v>as  called  Unity  hall.  It  was  burnt  and  then  the  meetings  were- 
held  in  the  Hanson  Town  hall,  the  Hanover  Town  hall,  and  Li- 
brary hall.  West  Hanover.  The  list  of  prominent  Spiritualistic 
speakers  who  have  addressed  these  meetings  includes  most  of 
those  prominent  in  the  movement  for  the  last  fifty  years. 

XoTE  BY  Jedediah  Dwelley  :  While  Mr.  John  F.  Simmons  is. 
entirely  responsible  for  this  chapter,  the  writer  feels  that  a  word 
should  be  spoken  by  himself  of  the  Quakers.  The  ties  of  blood 
and  friendship  link  him  closely  to  this  sect.  He  does  not  believe- 
that  they  were  blasphemous,  but  does  believe  that  they  were- 
piously  reverent  toward  God;  that  they  bore  reproach,  calumny^, 
torture,  and  death  with  sublimity;  that  their  lives,  were  stainless- 
and  worthy  of  our  reverence,  and  mark  an  era  in  our  history  j. 
that  no  sect  has  more  of  which  to  be  proud  and  less  of  which  to- 
be  ashamed  than  this. 

While  Mary  Dyer's  history  is  well  known,  it  was  not  intimately 
associated  with  Hanover,  although  doubtless  she  was  at  some  time 
within  its  borders,  and  she  spent  a  season  in  our  county  jail.  As 
hers  was  perhaps  the  saddest  example  of  the  persecution  of  her 
day,  a  few  words  regarding  her  and  a  brief  quotation  may  be  ex- 
cusable. 

When,  at  the  close  of  the  extended  trial  of  Anne  Hutchinson,, 
sentence  of  excommunication  was  at  once  passed  on  her  and  she- 
was  ordered  to  leave  the  Colony,  she  rose  and  passed  sadly  down 
the  aisle  of  the  church,  without  a  look  of  sympathy  from  any  one,, 
until  she  was  near  the  exit,  when  Mary  Dyer  arose  from  her  seat 
and,  taking  her  hand,  these  two  silently  passed  from  the  building 
with  hands  clasped. 

"Morning  o'er  the  Pilgrim  city 

Breaking  still  and  sweet. 
Heard  the  deep  and  mingled  murmur 

Of  the  hurrying  feet. 


94  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

And  the  voices  of  the  people 

Thronging  to  the  street; 
From  afar  the  heavy  rolling 

Of  the  muffled  drum, 
With  the  measured  tread  of  soldiers 

And   the   general   hum, 
Warned  the  captive  in  the  prison 

That  the  hour  had  come. 
All  her  simple  garb  arranging 

with  a  decent  care, 
Knelt  she  in  a  holy  silence. 

Lost  in  secret  prayer. 
While  her  radiant  face  attested 

God  was  with  her  there. 

*  *  * 

On  the  scaffold  Mary  Dyer 

Standeth  silent  now, 
With  the  martyr's  crown  of  glory 

Kindling  round  her  brow: 
And  her  meek  face  bent  in  pity 

On  the  crowd  below: 
Then  Priest  Wilson,  full  of  scorning, 

Cried:  *Eepent!       Repent!' 
But  she  answered:       'I  have  sought  you, 

By  our  Father  sent; 
Sought  you,  cruel  persecutors, 

That  you  might  repent.' " 

:ic  «  « 

"Five  hundred  years  will  not  forgive  the  death  of  Mary  Dyer. 


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PROFESSIONAL   MEN.  95 


CHAPTER  V. 
Professional  Men. 
By  John  F.  Simmons. 

Edward  Foster  settled  iu  Kent  street,  in  Scituate,  in  1633.  He 
had  practised  law  in  England  and  the  town  records  call  him  a 
lawyer.  He  was  a  deputy  to  the  first  Colony  Court  in  1639,  an 
assistant  in  1637,  and  died  "early."  He  was  constantly  employed 
in  public  afiiairs  but  his  early  death  cut  him  off  from  rising  to 
special  importance. 

John  Gushing  was  the  son  of  Jolm  Cushing,  who  sailed  from 
Gravesend,  England,  April  26,  1638  and  arrived  in  Boston, 
August  10,  1638,  and  settled  in  Scituate.  John  Jr.,  was  born 
April  28,  1662  and  died  1737.  He  lived  at  Belle  House  Neck  in 
Scituate,  near  Little's  Bridge.  He  was  Chief  Justice  of  the  In- 
ferior Court  of  Plymouth,  from  1702  to  1710;  Judge  of  the  Su- 
perior Court  from  1728  to  1737,  and  Counsellor  of  Massachusetts 
from  1710  to  1728. 

John  Cushing  third,  the  son  of  John  Junior,  was  Judge  of  Pro- 
bate of  Plymouth  County,  1738-1746,  and  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court,  1747-1771.  His  son,  Hon.  William  Cushing,  L.  L.  D.,  was 
the  most  distinguished  member  of  a  distinguished  family  of 
jurists.  He  was  Judge  of  Probate  for  the  County  of  Lincoln, 
(now  in  Maine,  but  then  a  part  of  Massachusetts),  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  of  Massachusetts,  and  later  its  Chief  Justice.  On 
the  organization  of  our  national  government,  in  1789,  he  was 
named  by  President  Washington  as  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States;  but  refused  to  occupy  that  exalted 
station,  accepting  the  position  of  one  of  the  Associate  Justices  of 
that  highest  tribunal.  During  Chief  Justice  Jay's  mission  to 
England,  Judge  Cushing  acted  as  Chief  Justice.  After  Judge 
Jay's  resignation,  he  was  again  appointed  Chief  Justice  and,  as 
such,  was  confirmed  by  the  United  States  Senate,  again  refusing 
to  serve.  Mr.  Deane  says  of  him :  "He  had  a  felicity  of  manner 
and  an  unblemished  dignity  of  character  which  enabled  him  to 
be  open  and  decisive  without  kindling  the  rage  of  opposition." 


96  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

He  lived  on  the  road  leading  from  Norwell  Center  to  the  Harbor, 
southeast  of  what  was  known  as  Walnut  Tree  Hill. 

John  Hoar,  the  ancestor  of  Judge  Ebenezer  Rockwood  Hoar 
and  Senator  George  Frisbie  Hoar,  came  to  Scituate  early,  remov- 
ing to  Concord  in  1659  or  1660.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  lawyer, 
perhaps  because  he  was  active  in  public  business  and  was  a  drafts- 
man of  deeds,  wills,  etc. 

These  men  all  lived  in  Scituate,  while  Hanover  was  a  part  of 
that  town.  Prior  to  the  Revolution,  the  law  business  in  town  was 
done  by  prominent  men  of  affairs  already  spoken  of,  Joseph  Cush- 
ing,  named  below,  and  David  Stockbridge. 

Joseph  Cushing  of  Hanover  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College, 
and  Judge  of  Probate  Court  of  Plymouth  County  for  many  years. 
He  is  spoken  of  more  fully  in  the  genealogical  portion. 

Benjamin  Whitman  settled  and  practised  law  within  the  limits 
of  our  town.  He  was  the  son  of  Zachariah  Whitman  of  Bridge- 
water,  and  was  born  in  1768.  graduating  at  Brown  I'niversity  in 
1788.  He  lived  at  first  in  Pembroke  but  moved  to  Hanover  about 
1792.  He  lived  first  on  Broadway  where  Samuel  Eells  afterwards 
resided.  Then  he  bought  of  Nathaniel  Sylvester  a  house  near 
North  River  bridge  and,  in  1799,  he  built  the  house,  now  burned, 
called  recently  "  Pantooset."  This  was,  after  Mr.  Whitman's 
occupancy,  the  residence  of  Capt.-  Seth  Barker,  who  died  there. 
Horatio  Bigelow  was  its  next  occupant  and,  after  him,  Mr. 
Frederick  Kendall  bought  it  and  o^Tied  it  when  it  was  burned. 
Its  site  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  Theodore  K.  Guth,  who  is  a  Boston 
business  man.  It  was  one  of  the  finest  places  in  town,  its  site 
overlooking  a  long  stretch  of  North  River.  The  lawn  was  so 
thickly  set  with  trees  that  the  house  could  scarcely  be  seen  from 
the  road.  Mr.  Whitman's  office  was  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
street,  near  the  present  home  of  Dr.  A.  L.  MacMillan.  Mr.  ^Yh\t- 
niaii  was  postmaster  for  many  years,  lawyers  in  those  days,  as  now, 
eking  out  a  somewhat  precarious  professional  income  with  other 
lucrative  emplo^anent.  About  1806,  Mr.  Whitman  moved  to 
Boston.  He  was  Representative  to  the  General  Court  for  Boston 
and,  was,  for  many  years.  Chief  Justice  of  the  Police  Court  of 
Boston,  of  which  William  Simmons  was  also  one  of  the  Judges. 
Barry  says,  "He  was  an  able  lawyer;  a  man  of  great  business  en- 
terprise; an  active  politician,  and  his  services  Avere  of  great  value 
to  the  town,  during  the  period  of  residence  in  it." 

Barker  Curtis,  son  of  Simeon  Curtis,  was  a  student  of  Mr. 
Whitman's.    For  a  time  he  practised  law  at  Assinippi,  about  1790, 


PROFESSIOXAL    i\[EN.  97 

living  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  Daniel  1  lines,  where,  for 
many  years,  lived  Hiram  Curtis,  the  father  of  Frederick  H.  Cur- 
tis, who  was  on  board  the  Congress,  when  captured  in  Hampton 
Eoads  by  the  rebel  ram  Merrimac,  just  before  the  first  battle  be- 
tween that  ironclad  and  the  Monitor,  that  "  cheese  box  on  a  raft,'"' 
which  was  destined  to  revolutionize  the  construction  of  the  navies 
of  the  world. 

William  G.  Curtis,  a  son  of  William  Curtis  of  Main  street,  was 
also  a  student  with  Mr.  Whitman  about  1795,  but  he  died  before 
entering  upon  his  professional  career. 

John  Winslow,  Esq.,  was  a  resident  la-wj'er  in  Hanover,  becom- 
ing so  about  1810.  He  graduated  from  Brown  University  in  1795. 
He  lived  first  on  the  comer  of  Broadway  and  Washington  street 
and  later  near  St.  Andrew's  church,  where  Capt.  John  Gushing 
afterward  resided.  Barry  says  of  him,  "  He  was  a  thorough  law- 
yer, gentlemanly  in  his  manners  and  one  whose  professional 
practice  was  very  extensive.  He  died  at  Natchez,  Miss.,  about 
1830"  (1822,  Deane).  His  monument  stands  in  the  Winslow 
burial  ground  at  Marshfield,  a  few  rods  from  the  grave  of  Daniel 
Webster. 

Directly  opposite  Mr.  Winslow,  in  the  '*  long  house,"  which  he 
built  at  the  corner  of  Church  and  Washington  streets,  lived  an- 
other lawyer,  Jotham  Cushman,  Esq.,  thus  giving  Hanover  two 
lawyers  living  at  the  same  time  across  the  street  from  each  other. 
It  is  doubtful  if  Mr.  Cushman  practised  law,  after  becoming  a 
resident  of  Hanover. 

It  is  said  that,  when  Mr.  Chaddock  taught  the  Hanover 
Academy,  one  man  attended  as  a  pupil  after  he  was  married.  That 
man  was  Isaiah  Wing.  He  afterward  studied  law  with  Mr. 
Winslow  and  practised  here.  He  finally  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  he  died. 

Aaron  Hobart  (Hon.),  was  the  son  of  Aaron  and  grandson  of 
Col.  Aaron  of  Abington  and  had  a  son  Aaron  who  wrote  a  History 
of  Abington.  He  graduated  at  Brown  University,  in  1805,  and 
came  to  Hanover  in  1812,  remaining  here  until  1824.  Here  it 
was  that  Aaron,  the  historian,  was  born  in  1818.  Aaron,  the 
father  went  from  Hanover  to  the  Massachusetts  Senate,  in  1820, 
and  was  a  member  of  Congress,  in  182G-7.  After  leaving  Han- 
over, he  lived  in  East  Bridgewater  and  was  appointed  Judge  of 
Probate,  which  office  he  held  until  his  death,  in  September,  1858, 
at  the  age  of  71.  His  public  services  were  rendered  with  pains- 
taking care  and  thoroughness,  and  were  of  great  value   to  the 


98  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

comTn  unity .  He  wrote  a  historical  sketch  of  Abington.  The  book 
is  small  but  carefully  written.  It  is  a  classic  among  the  Town 
Histories  of  New  England.  In  Hanover,  he  lived  in  the  house 
now  occupied  by  Mrs.  James  T.  Tolman  at  the  Corners. 

Alexander  Wood,  Esq.,  of  Middleborough,  practised  here  but  a 
short  time.  He  gave  up  the  law  for  mercantile  pursuits  and 
died  in  Hanover,  He  studied  law  with  Hon.  Wilkes  Wood,  Judge 
of  Probate  for  Plymouth  County.  September  5,  1824,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Louisa  Bourne  of  Middleborough. '  His  house  at  the 
Comers  is  now  occupied  by  Clarence  P.  Brown. 

William  Simmons,  son  of  Elisha  and  Martha  (Hersey)  Sim- 
mons, was  born  in  Hanover  in  the  house  which  stood  on  the  site 
now  occupied  by  the  late  residence  of  Daniel  Clapman,  on  the 
east  side  of  Washington  street,  about  a  mile  south  of  the  Assinippi 
church,  July  9th,  1783.  He  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in 
the  class  of  1804  and  studied  law,  practicing  in  Boston.  He  be- 
came Judge  of  the  Police  Court  in  Boston  and  held  the  position 
many  years.  He  married,  Sept.  11th,  1810,  Lucia  Hammatt,  and 
died  January  17th,  1843.  His  children  were  William  Hammatt, 
born  May  11,  1812,  died  August  10,  1841 ;  Kev.  George  Frederick, 
born  March  24,  1814,  and  died  September  o,  1855;  Charles 
Francis,  born  January  27,  1821,  died  (lost  at  sea)  in  February 
or  March,  1862;  Henry  Howland,  born  May  29,  1818,  died  Decem- 
ber 13,  1849;  and  Martha  Ann,  born  January  16,  1835,  and  died 
May  11,  1835.  Lucia  Hammatt  was  the  daughter  of  Priscilla 
Le  Barron,  who  was  the  grand-daughter  of  Dr.  Francis  Le  Bar- 
ron, who  came  to  Plymouth  about  1690. 

Hon.  Albert  Smith  was  born  in  the  house  on  Broadway,  nearly 
opposite  Barden  street,  January  3rd,  1793,  the  third  child  of 
Captain  Albert  and  Anne  (Eells)  Smith.  He  married,  June  24, 
1814,  Eoxa,  daughter  of  Eev.  Calvin  Chaddock.  He  graduated 
from  Brown  University  in  1813.  After  his  marriage  he  lived  in 
Maine,  until  he  was  sent  to  Congress  from  that  State.  While 
in  Washington,  where  he  became  a  successful  la^^^er,  he  was  con- 
cerned in  the  settlement  of  the  boundary  difficulties  which  resulted 
in  the  Webster-Ashburton  Treaty  and  fixed  our  northern  bounds 
against  Canada.  Later  he  returned  to  Massachusetts  and  settled 
in  Boston,  where  he  died  May  29,  1867.  His  burly  form  and 
almost  tempestuous  good-will  marked  him  for  a  man  of 
the  world,  in  whatever  assemblage  he  might  be  found. 

Perez  Simmons  (Hon.),  was  a  practising  lawyer  in  town,  from 
1843  to  his  death  in  1885.     He  was  born  in  the  house  where  his 


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PROFESSIONAL   MEN.  9D 

son,  John  Franklin,  now  resides  on  Washington  street,  on  the 
second  day  of  January,  1811.  His  father,  Ebenezer  Simmons, 
was  a  direct  descendant  from  Moyses  Symonson,  who  came  to 
this  country  in  the  "  Fortune,"  in  the  spring  of  1621,  from  Ley- 
den,  where  he  had  joined  Mr.  Robinson's  congregation  and  Church. 
His  mother  was  Sophia,  daughter  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Eichmond,  of 
Little  Compton,  Khode  Island.  Through  her,  Mr.  Simmons  was 
descended  from  Col.  Benjamin  Church,  the  old  Indian  fighter  of 
Colonial  times,  who  led  the  expedition  which  resulted  in  the  defeat 
and  death  of  Philip,  Sachem  of  the  Wampanoags;  also  from  John 
Alden  and  Priscilla,  Thomas  Eogers,  and  Eichard  Warren,  all  of 
the  "Mayflower." 

Joshua  Simmons,  the  great  grandfather  of  Mr.  Simmons,  was 
also  of  Hanover  and  was  a  member  of  the  town's  committee  of 
safety  and  otherwise  was  active  in  the  Eevolution.  Ebenezer,  the 
father  of  Mr.  Simmons,  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  militia,  and  as 
such,  was  for  a  uhile,  during  the  war  of  1812,  in  command  of  the 
fort  at  the  Gurnet,  at  the  entrance  to  Plymouth  Harbor. 

After  attending  the  district  school  and  Hanover  Academy,  Mr. 
Simmons  took  tuition  under  Eev.  Samuel  Deane  of  Scituate  (now 
Norwell),  and  with  Mr.  Deane  he  fitted  for  college. 

After  graduation,  Mr.  Simmons  decided  upon  the  law  as  his 
profession  and  entered  the  office  of  Charles  F.  Tillinghast  as  a 
student,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  Ehode  Island.  Although 
his  life  as  practising  lawyer  for  over  forty  years  was  passed  in 
Massachusetts  Courts,  yet  he  was  never  formally  admitted  to  the 
Massachusetts  Bar.  He  was  President  of  the  Plymouth  County 
Bar  Association  for  a  time.  The  courtesy  of  the  profession  in 
Massachusetts  supplied  the  place  of  the  more  formal  admission. 
During  his  legal  studies,  he  acted  as  legislative  reporter  for  the 
Providence  Journal  and  as  special  correspondent  for  several  news- 
papers. He  had  full  charge  for  several  months  of  another  daily 
and  weekly  paper  in  Providence.  This  was  before  the  days  of 
railroads  and  telegraphs  and  his  experiences  in  getting  copy  and 
the  night  rides  to  get  it  to  press,  while  not  unusual  for  the  times, 
■would  make  interesting  "  stuff  "  for  the  modern  magazinist. 

Mr.  Simmons  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Providence, 
E.  I.,  and,  while  there,  became  much  interested  in  the  political 
affairs  of  the  state,  in  which  he  became  prominent  and  influential. 
This  leading  part  taken  by  Mr.  Simmons  finally  caused  him  to 
leave  Providence. 

In  1843,  he  came  back  to  Hanover,  to  the  house  where  he  was 


100  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

born  and  where  he  later  died.  Practise  soon  came  to  him  even 
in  the  apparently  inauspicious  place  where  he  was  born  and 
reared,  until,  after  forty  years,  he  laid  down  his  work.  During 
this  long  term  of  service  at  the  bar,  his  work  extended  to  almost 
every  important  case  in  his  county,  as  the  volumes  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Supreme  Court  llecords  will  show.  At  one  term,  he  ap- 
peared in  every  case,  civil  and  criminal,  which  was  tried.  He  was 
a  leader  in  breaking  up  the  habit,  into  which  Plymouth  County 
lawyers  had  fallen,  of  going  to  Bristol  County  for  Senior  Counsel 
when  important  cases  were  tried.  Soon  after  his  return  hom'^-, 
he  was  elected  one  of  the  Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of 
the  Poor  of  the  town  and  continued  to  hold  these  offices  imtil  his 
increasing  practice  made  their  duties  too  onerous.  For  a  greater 
part  of  his  life,  his  political  opinions  differed  from  those  of  a 
majority  of  his  fellow  townsmen;  and  yet  they  sent  him  to  Boston 
as  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  in  1852  and,  in 
1853  to  the  convention  to  revise  the  constitution  of  the  Common- 
wealth. In  1859,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Senate  and  was  chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  of  that  body. 
At  this  session  of  the  Legislature  occurred  the  abolition  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  the  establishment  of  the  Superior 
Court  in  its  present  form.  Mr.  Simmons  was  offered  a  seat  upon 
the  Bench  of  the  new  Court;  but  an  over-modest  appreciation  of 
his  own  abilities  caused  him  to  refuse  the  proffered  honor.  A 
committee  to  revise  the  statutes  then  in  force  was  also  appointed 
by  this  legislature  and  Mr.  Simmons  was  the  first  named  member 
of  that  committee.  The  General  Statutes  of  Massachusetts  was 
the  result  of  this  committee's  work. 

After  the  success  of  the  "Know  Xothing"  movement  in  Massa- 
chusetts, Mr.  Simmons  was,  for  a  while  Commissioner  of  Insol- 
vency in  this  County. 

As  a  practitioner,  Mr.  Simmons,  by  his  fair  dealing  with  his 
associates,  obtained  their  highest  regard.  By  his  forgetfulness  of 
self  and  his  indefatigable  efforts  in  behalf  of  his  clients,  he  marked 
himself  as  a  faithful  counsellor  and  a  trustworthy  lawyer.  No 
man,  however  poor,  ever  sought  his  assistance  in  vain.  His  geni- 
ality of  temper  made  him  beloved  by  his  neighbors  and  his 
thorough  honesty  of  thought  and  expression  gave  him  the  respect 
even  of  those  who  disagreed  with  him. 

For  many  years,  he  was  connected  with  the  management  of  the 
South  Scituate  Savings  Bank,  being  successively  trustee,  member 
of  the  Board  of  Investment,  President,  and  Counsel. 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN.  101 

His  mental  processes  werg  always  logical  and,  wherever  his  reason 
led,  he  followed,  whether  in  politics,  religion,  or  daily  life,  regard- 
less of  expediency  or  the  interest  of  the  moment. 

He  married.  May  31,  1846,  Adeline  Jones,  daughter  of  John 
Jones,  who  survived  him  for  over  twenty  years.  Their  children 
were  John  Franklin,  born  June  26,  1851;  Moyses  Rogers,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  Harvard  Medical  iSchool;  and  Sophia  Richmond,  (now 
deceased),  first  wife  of  Morrill  A.  Phillips. 

Mr.  Simmons  died  at  Hanover,  May  14,  1885,  aged  74  years, 
and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Assinippi,  where  a  substantial 
g]"anite  monument  is  erected  to  his  memory.  His  wife  died  June 
(),  1905,  aged  81. 

At  the  exercises  commemorative  of  Mr.  Simmons,  held  by  the 
Plymouth  County  Bar  Association,  October  28,  1887,  resolutions 
in  honor  of  his  memory  were  passed.  Addresses  on  this  occasion 
were  made  by  Hon.  B.  W.  Harris,  Daniel  E.  Damon,  Esq.,  Harvey 
H.  Pratt,  and  others. 

John  Franklin  Simmons,  son  of  Perez  and  Adeline  (Jones) 
Simmons,  was  born  in  the  house  where  he  now  resides,  on  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  June,  1851.  He  attended  the  district  school 
at  Rocky  Swamp  for  two  years,  beginning  when  he  was  seven  years 
old.  For  six  years  he  was  a  student  at  Assinippi  Institute,  where, 
during  the  latter  part  of  the  time  he  served  as  assistant  teacher. 
Wlien  he  was  fifteen  years  old,  in  the  fall  of  1866,  he  taught,  for 
a  few  weeks,  a  private  school  at  East  Marslifield,  now  called  Marsh- 
field  Hills,  established  by  Rev.  Otis  Leonard.  The  following 
winter,  he  taught  the  district  school  at  \Aliiting  street  in  this  town, 
and,  in  September,  1868,  he  went  to  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  to 
finish  fitting  for  college.  At  Exeter  he  found  himself  under  some 
disadvantage  but  at  the  end  of  the  year  he  with  two  others  led 
the  class  and,  what  was  somewhat  unusual  for  a  single-year  student, 
he  had  been  elected  to  the  Golden  Branch  Society  and  was  one  of 
its  Vice  Presidents. 

In  June,  1869,  he  passed  his  examination  for  admission  to  Har- 
vard University  without  condition,  being  one  of  the  three  Exeter 
men  to  attain  to  that  rank.  He  entered  the  class  of  1873,  the  first 
class  to  enter  after  the  present  president,  Charles  W.  Eliot,  had 
been  elected. 

He  took  a  very  high  position  in  his  college  course,  both  in  his 
studies  and  as  a  member  of  some  of  the  prominent  college  societies. 
His  ability  as  a  debator  and  leader  was  a  power  recognized  by  his 
classmates. 


102  HISTOKY   OF    HANOVEE. 

In  the  election  during  the  senior  year  for  its  class  ofl&cers,  Mr. 
Simmons  was  elected  orator  of  the  class  and  received  the  congratu- 
lations of  Pres.  Eliot  at  the  close  of  his  oration  on  Class  Day. 

At  graduation  Mr.  Simmons  received  an  offer  of  the  assistant 
professorship  of  history  at  the  United  States  Naval  x\cademy  at 
Annapolis,  Maryland;  also  an  offer  of  an  assistant's  place  in  the 
fitting  school  of  Mr.  Hopkinson  at  Boston,  and  of  several  other 
situations;  but,  having  received  the  appointment  of  proctor  in  the 
college,  he  decided  to  stay  and  take  up  his  studies  in  the  Law 
School.  Here  he  remained  for  a  year  and  a  half,  when  a  good 
opening  being  offered  as  a  partner  with  Hon.  Jesse  E.  Keith,  after- 
wards Judge  of  Probate  for  Plymouth  County,  Mr.  Simmons  left 
the  law  school  and  began  the  practice  of  law  at  Abington,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1875,  under  the  firm  name  of  Keith  and  Simmons,  having 
been  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Plymouth  before  Mr.  Justice  Aldrich 
of  the  Superior  Court,  at  the  February  term,  1875.  This  partner- 
ship continued  for  eight  years,  when  it  was  dissolved  by  mutual 
consent  and  Mr.  Simmons  formed  the  partnership  of  Simmons  and 
Pratt,  taking  with  him  Harvey  H.  Pratt,  Esq.,  who  had  been  a 
student  in  his  office  and  who  was  just  admitted  to  the  bar.  Mr. 
Pratt  was  afterward  District  Attorney  of  Plymouth  County.  The 
firm  of  Simmons  and  Pratt  was  dissolved  in  June,  1894.  In  1890 
they  had  left  Abington  and  taken  offices  in  Boston,  where  Mr. 
Simmons  has  since  practiced  law.  For  fifteen  years  continuously 
Mr.  Simmons  was  a  member  of  the  school  committee  of  Hanover^ 
resigning  because  he  was  to  become  a  resident  of  the  city  of 
Boston. 

Mr.  Simmons  was  for  over  eight  years  President  and  counsel  of 
the  South  Scituate  Savings  Bank,  succeeding  his  father  in  those 
positions.  He  was  the  receiver  of  the  Abington  National  Bank  in 
188(i,  and  in  six  months  turned  it  over  to  the  reorganized  bank,  be- 
coming himself  one  of  the  directors  in  the  new  institution.  While 
Gen.  B.  F.  Butler  was  Governor  of  Massachusetts,  he  offered  and 
urged  upon  Mr.  Simmons  the  position  of  Insurance  Commissioner 
of  this  Commonwealth  but  Mr.  Simmons  declined  it.  In  1889,. 
December  26,  Mr.  Simmons  went  to  Europe  in  connection  with  the 
somewhat  important  McNally  will  case,  visiting  while  away,  Ire- 
land, England,  Wales,  and  France. 

July  7,  1905,  at  the  invitation  of  the  Bar  Association  of  the 
State  of  Indiana,  Mr.  Simmons  delivered  the  annual  address  before 
the  meeting  of  the  association  at  Indianapolis. 

At  the  first  old  Home  Week  exercises  in  this  town,  in  July,  1903, 


KEStDEXCE    OF   ANDREW    T.    DAMON,    IIAN0V1;R    STREET 


ItESIDKNCE    OF    GEOHf.E    \V.    CLltTIS,    MAIN    STREET 


RESIDENCE    OF    I.     a.    STJ;t>SO\.     BROADWA'S' 


RESIDENCE  OF  JOHN    K.    SIMMONS,    WASlllNC!  rON   STREET 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN,  103 

Mr.  Simmons  delivered  the  oration,  and  the  poem,  which  was  read 
on  that  occasion,  was  written  by  him. 

On  January  10,  1877,  Mr.  Simmons  married  Fannie  Florence 
Allen,  daughter  of  Cyrus  W.  and  Mary  Folger  Allen.  Mr.  Allen 
at  that  time  was  the  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  at 
Hanover.  Mr.  Simmons  has  four  children,  Henry  Franklin,  bom 
June  31st,  1878,  who  married  Eugenia  Highriter  Jacobs,  and  has 
a  daughter  Thalia;  Mary  Fogler  Simmons,  born  October  20,  1880, 
who  married  George  Alden  Curtis,  and  has  a  son,  Jolm  Franklin 
Curtis,  born  1910;  Perez  Simmons,  born  June  4,  1892;  and  Eliza- 
beth Allen  Simmons,  born  August  20th,  1895. 

Charles  Follen  Phillips,  son  of  Ezra  and  Catherine  H.  Phillips, 
was  born  in  Hanson,  April  21st,  1846,  and  died  January  30,  1885. 
He  never  practised  in  Hanover  but  had  lived  at  South  Hanover 
with  his  father  and  made  that  his  home  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  a  pupil  of  the  Hanover  Academy  between  1854  and  1860. 
He  graduated  from  Boston  University  Law  School  in  1873.  He 
acted  as  assistant  Eegister  of  Probate  under  his  relative,  Mr. 
Joseph  H.  Tyler,  then  Register  for  Middlesex  County,  until  failing 
health  compelled  him  to  abandon  his  work. 

William  Paley  Duncan,  son  of  Rev.  Abel  G.  Duncan,  who  was 
pastor  for  over  twenty  years  of  the  First  Parish,  was  born  April  1st, 
1831.  He  studied  at  Williston  Seminary  at  Easthampton,  Mass., 
and  was  at  Amherst  College.  After  teaching  school  in  Maine,  in 
Michigan,  and  in  Massachusetts,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and 
practised  in  Boston.  He  married  Abbie  F.  Crane.  He  died  in 
1903.  He  was  a  poet  of  good  quality.  One  of  his  latest,  if  not 
his  last,  piece  of  verse  was  written  at  the  request  of  Hon.  Jedediah 
Dwelley  for  the  Old  Home  Week  Souvenir  and  is  given  in  the 
chapter  on  Schools  and  Education. 

Calvin  Sylvester  Tilden,  son  of  Thomas  Holmes  and  Julia 
Sylvester  Tilden,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Sept.  1,  1875.  He  fitted 
for  college  at  the  Boston  Latin  School  and  graduated  from  Harvard 
with  the  degi-ee  of  A.  B.  in  1898.  Entering  the  Law  School  at 
Cambridge  he  took  his  L.  L.  B.  in  1901.  He  at  once  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  law  in  Boston,  where  he  has  since  remained,  doing 
a  good  business.  He  is  now  of  the  law  firm  of  Littlefield  and 
Tilden,  Boston.  January  1st,  1905,  he  married  Mary  Murphy, 
daughter  of  Thomas  V.  Murphy  of  Boston.  Mr.  Tilden  served  in 
the  Spanish  American  War. 


104  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

PHYSICIANS. 

-  In  the  early  days  of  the  colony,  doctors  were  few  and  their  resi- 
dences were  far  apart.  It  was  indeed  a  dangerous  case  wliich 
caused  the  doctor  to  be  called.  The  duties  of  the  physician 
fell,  therefore,  to  the  most  learned  person  in  the  neighbor- 
hood and,  as  this  was  almost  always  the  clergyman  of  the  parish, 
the  early  clergy  acted  frequently  as  doctors  of  the  body  as  well  as 
the  soul.  Every  housewife  had  her  remedies,  usually  of  roots  and 
herbs,  which  were  prescribed  sometimes  with  skill,  sometimes  with- 
out. The  human  body  in  those  days  as  now  displayed  its  wonderful 
power  of  recuperation  in  spite  of  the  attempts  made  to  "  cure  "  it. 

The  old  practice  of  the  early  physicians  of  the  best  education  is, 
in  almost  every  particular,  relegated  to  the  limbo  of  mistakes  and 
ignorance.  The  advance  of  modern  science  has  been  great  and 
human  life  has  added  several  years  to  its  average  duration. 

In  1781,  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  was  established,  witli 
Edward  A.  Holyoke  as  its  first  President.  In  1906,  for  the  first 
time,  the  so-called  Homeopathists  were  admitted  to  its  membership. 

In  1799,  Edward  Jenner,  a  physician  of  Berkeley,  England, 
discovered  vaccination.  A  son  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Waterhousc  of 
Boston,  was  the  first  person  in  the  United  States  (in  July  ISOO) 
to  be  inoculated  with  matter  procured  from  England. 

In  1810,  towns  were  directed  by  the  Legislature  to  appoint 
committees  and  defray  the  expense  of  vaccinating  people.  Prior 
to  this  time  each  town  had  its  "  Pest  House."  Hither  would  resort 
people  who  had  inoculated  themselves  with  the  smallpox  virus,  to 
go  through  the  terrible  scourge  of  the  much  dreaded  disease. 

Compulsory  vaccination  has  almost  rid  the  world  of  this  terror. 
Its  horrors  have  been  so  far  alleviated  by  vaccination  that  its  victims 
have  dwindled,  until  they  are  far  less  numerous  than  those  of  the 
"  White  Plague,"  as  tuberculosis,  or  consumption,  is  now  called. 
The  latter  scourge  is  now,  if  seasonably  put  under  treatment,  al- 
most always  curable. 

When  we  consider  a  few  of  the  methods  now  in  use  by  the 
medical  profession  which  were  entirely  unknown  in  early  colonial 
times,  we  can  appreciate  how  much  of  horror  has  been  driven  from 
the  bed  of  sickness.  The  discoverey  of  anaesthetics,  the  germ  theory 
of  disease,  the  asejH.ic  surgery,  new  methods  of  reducing  disloca- 
tions, the  value  of  X-rays  in  diagnosis,  are  a  few  of  the  landmarks 
on  the  pathway  of  the  medical  profession. 

The  first  graduate  physician  of  whom  we  have  any  knowledge 
as  having  practised  within  the  territory  now  known  as  Hanover, 


PROFESSIONAL  MEN.  105 

was  Dr.  Chickering,  who  w%s  called  to  attend  Deacon  Joseph 
Tilden,  as  early  as  1670.  He  did  not  reside  here  and  was  probably 
John  Cliickering,  physician,  son  of  Henry  Chickering  of  Dedham, 
who  came  from  Hempstead,  Suffolk,  England.  Dr.  Chickering  was 
a  Freeman  in  1670.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Hagborne  (or  Hackbume)  of  Eoxbuiy,  and  settled  in  Charlestown 
about  1664,  where  they  had  several  children.  He  died  in  Charles- 
town,  July  28th,  1676,  leaving  a  good  estate  to  his  widow,  who 
married  a  second  time. 

The  first  settled  physician  here  of  whom  we  have  any  knowledge, 
was  Dr.  Isaac  Otis,  who,  says  Mr.  Deane,  was,  in  1719,  voted  one 
hundred  pounds  by  the  Town  to  encourage  him  to  remain.  But 
Barry,  quoting  from  the  Otis  Genealogy  in  the  X.  E.  Eegister,  says 
he  died  in  1718.  May  not  both  be  correct?  For  the  first  Dr. 
Isaac  had  a  son  Isaac,  who  Avas  also  a  doctor  and  who  (later, 
2)erhaps)  settled  in  Bridgewatcr.  He  was  "a  gentleman  of  un- 
common accomplishments  of  person  and  mind."  He  married 
Deborah,  daughter  of  David  Jacobs,  April  22nd,  1698. 

Rev.  Charles  Chauncey  is  said  to  have  practised  medicine  for 
iiuout  fifteen  years,  soon  after  the  settlement  of  Scituate,  as  indeed 
did  every  clergyman  in  those  early  days  to  a  greater  or  less  extent. 
About  this  time,  tliere  practised  in  Hanover,  Dr.  Benjamin  Stock- 
bridge,  born  in  1704,  who  studied  medicine  under  Dr.  Bulfinch 
of  Boston,  and  settled  in  Scituate  about  1734.  He  was  the  first 
physician  of  his  day.  His  son  Charles,  born  the  same  year,  was 
also  a  physician  of  high  repute.  Xone  of  the  foregoing  resided 
on  the  present  Hanover  territory. 

Coming  down  to  1727,  when  Hanover  was  incorporated  as  a 
town,  we  find  no  physician  resident  within  the  territory  which  was 
set  off  from  the  mother  town  of  Scituate.  Apparently  the  services 
of  a  resident  physician  were  not  required  sufficiently  to  induce  one 
to  settle  here  until  1749.  Since  that  time  the  supply  has  slowly 
but  steadily  increased. 

In  1749,  Dr.  Jeremiah  Hall  settled  in  Hanover  and  remained 
until  1764,  when  he  removed  to  Pembroke.  He  proved  himself 
a  valuable  citizen  and,  while  residing  in  Pembroke,  was  chosen 
a?  delegate  to  the  Provincial  Congresses  of  1774-T. 

He  was  surgeon  in  Josepli  Thatcher's  Company  in  1757,  during 
the  French  and  Indian  war.     He  died  in  Pembroke. 

Dr.  Lemuel  Cushing  succeeded  to  his  practice  in  Hanover  and 
resided  at  the  Corners.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Provincial  Con- 
gress as  Surgeon  in  tlie  army  during  the  Revolution. 


106  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Dr.  Gushing  was  followed  by  Dr.  Peter  Hobart,  son  of  Peter 
Hobart  of  Hingham.     Dr.  Hobart  was  born  July  31st,  1750,  and 
for  a  time  was  an  apprentice  of  Jeremiah  Lincoln,  an  iron-smith. 
This  service  he  left  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  an  education  at 
Harvard  University,  where  he  graduated  in  1775.     He  settled  in 
Hanover  and  resided  on  Main  street,  north  of  Grove  street.      On 
November  16th,  1779,  he  married  Mary  Gushing  of  Hingham.    He 
died   at  the  early   age   of  forty-three,   and   on  his   gravestone   in 
Gentre  Hanover  cemetery  is  the  following  epitaph : 
"Thousands  of  journeys,  night  and  day, 
I've  travelled  weary  on  the  way, 
To  heal  the  sick  —  but  now  I  am  gone 
A  journey  never  to  return." 
Dr.  Hobart  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  Galeb  Marsh  of  Hingham,  who 
was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1792.     In 
Hanover  is  recorded  his  intention  of  marriage,  on  January  lOtli, 

1795  to  Deborah  Hobart  of  Bridgewater.  He  probably  resided  in 
the  Baldwin  House,  as,  in  1794,  Eobert  Salmond,  who  was  then 
living  in  this  house,  conveyed  the  same  with  100  acres  of  land  to 
Caleb  Marsh,  physician,  of  Hanover.  (See  Plymouth  Deeds,  Book 
76,  Page  238)  His  widow  survived  him  many  years  and  died  in 
the  State  of  New  York. 

Dr.  David  Bailey  of  Hanover  began  the  practice  of  medicine  in 

1796  and  died  in  1836.  He  lived  about  one  half  a  mile  north  of 
the  Universalist  church,  in  what  is  now  Norwell.  He  was  married, 
November  7th,  1800,  by  the  Reverend  John  Mellen,  to  Joanna 
Curtis  of  Hanover,  and  was  probably  married  a  second  time. 

Dr.  Charles  Stockbridge  also  practised  here,  being  admitted  to 
the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1781.  He  died  in  1806,  agtd 
seventy-two  years. 

In  1797,  Dr.  Melzer  Dwelley  of  Ashburnham,  son  of  Josepl) 
Dwelley,  moved  to  Hanover  to  the  house  on  Hanover  street,  after- 
wards occupied  by  Norman  Chamberlain.  He  practiced  medicine 
here  until  his  death  on  November  20th,  1828,  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
seven  years.  His  skillful  services  were  in  great  demand  for  miles 
around.  He  is  said  to  have  left  descendants  resident  in  South 
Boston  and  Ashburnham. 

Dr.  Nathaniel  Jacobs,  son  of  Nathaniel  of  Hanover,  was  born 
at  Assinippi,  July  16,  1782,  in  the  house  afterward  used  for  an 
Alms  house.  He  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1806,  studied 
medicine  with  Dr.  Smith,  at  Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  and  settled 
in  Canandaigua,  New  York;  there  he  died,  August  25,  1814,  leav- 
ing descendants. 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN.  107 

Dr.  Gideon  Barstow,  born  i^  Hanover,  September  7th,  1783, 
graduated  from  Brown  University  in.  1801.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1808.  In  1820,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Convention  for  revising  the  Constitution  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and,  in  1821-3,  was  a  member  of  Congress  from 
Massachusetts.  After  graduating  from  the  Brown  University,  he 
studied  under  Dr.  Kittridge  of  Salem,  where  he  settled  for  a  time, 
before  coming  to  Hanover.  He  removed  to  Brooklinc,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  ijracticed  until  1831,  when  he  retired.  He  died  in 
1852  at  St.  Augustine,  Fla.,  where  he  went  for  his  health. 

Dr.  Joseph  Bossuet  settled  at  the  Corners,  where  he  remained 
for  a  few  years.  He  was  practicing,  certainly,  in  Hanover  in  the 
years,  1799  and  1800. 

Dr.  Calvin  Tilden  of  Hanson  extended  his  practice  into  Han- 
over. He  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in 
1810.    He  died  in  1832,  aged  fifty-seven  years. 

Dr.  Horatio  Stoekbridge  of  Hanover  studied  medicine  with  Dr. 
Freeman  Foster  of  Scituate.  He  removed  frojn  Massachusetts  to 
Maine  and  then  went  to  Woonsocket,  E.  I. 

Dr.  John  Stoekbridge  of  Hanover  studied  medicine  with  Dr. 
Gad  Hitchcock  of  Pembroke,  now  Hanson.  In  1804,  he  went  to 
Topsham,  Maine;  in  1805  to  Bath,  where  he  died  m  1849.  In. 
1822,  he  received  an  honorary  degree  of  M.  D.  from  Dartmouth 
College. 

Dr.  Setli  T.  Barstow  of  Hanover  studied  medicine  in  Philadel- 
phia with  Dr.  Rusli.  He  died  in  Bradford  Count}',  Pennsylvania^ 
at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years. 

Beginning  the  nineteenth  century,  there  were  two  and,  possibly, 
three  physicians  in  town.  Dr.  Charles  Cartier,  a  native  of  Mar- 
tinique, who  came  from  Plymouth  and  practised  his  profession  here 
for  seven  years,  was  an  eccentric  but  educated  man.  He  removed 
to  Hanson  and,  later,  returned  to  his  native  country.  AVhile  here. 
he  boarded  with  Eeuben  Curtis.     He  was  here  in  181G. 

Dr.  Joshua  Studley,  born  in  Hanover,  September  loth,  1784, 
practised  here  from  1808  until  his  death  on  February  28th,  1848, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  He  was  an  active  and  useful  man 
and  was  Town  Clerk  for  eight  of  the  forty  years  he  practised 
here.  In  1829,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical 
Society.  He  resided  on  Hanover  street,  where  Joshua  Studlev 
now  resides. 

Dr.  Ezekiel  Dodge  Gushing,  Jr.,  was  bom  in  Hanover,  in  1790, 
and  became  an  eminent  physician,  practising  in  some  of  the  largest 


108  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

hospitals  of  France,  before  returning  to  Hanover  in  1827,  where  he 
settled  at  the  Four  Comers.  He  died,  April  5th,  1828,  at  the  age 
of  thirty-eight  years.  His  death  was  a  great  loss  to  the  town. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1840. 

Dr.  Henry  Wade  was  in  Hanover  in  1829  and  died  in  1830, 
aged  twenty-six  years.  His  widow  taught  a  private  school  in  the 
Whitman  House,  at  North  Eiver  bridge.  She  was  a  Quakeress 
^nd  married  for  her  second  husband  a  Mr.  Taber  of  New  Bedford. 

Dr.  Jacob  Richards  practised  in  Hanover  a  few  years  after  1834. 
He  removed  to  Braintree.  While  in  Hanover,  he  resided  at  the 
corner  of  Oakland  avenue  and  Broadway. 

He  was  followed  by  Dr.  Calvin  Barton  Pratt,  who  practised  here 
two  years,  and,  in  1838,  removed  to  Bridgewater,  where,  in  1844, 
he  wa^  admitted  lo  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society.  He  must 
have  lived  in  the  house,  now  burned,  on  the  Pantooset  Place  at 
Xorth  Eiver  bridge.  One  son  was  born  there.  For  many  years 
he  edited  the  Bridgewater  Independent.  He  died  in  Bridgewater, 
February,  1898. 

Dr.  Joseph  Bassett  Fobes  succeeded  Dr.  Pratt  as  a  resident 
physician  in  Hanover.  He  practised  here  thirteen  years,  removing 
to  Bridgewater  in  18ol.  He  practised  there  until  1886,  when  he 
retired,  having  returned  to  Hanover  in  the  meantime  for  a  few 
years.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in 
1856.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  some  few  years 
ago,  he  was  a  resident  of  Bridgewater.  He  was  a  most  accurate 
diagnostician  and,  although  dogmatic  in  his  adherence  to  the  older 
practise,  yet  he  was  a  most  successful  practitioner.  Dr.  Fobes  was 
a  very  Englishman  in  appearance,  of  medium  height  and  burly 
build.     His  visits  were  always  very  bustling  and  business-like. 

Dr.  Benjamin  "Whitwell  came  to  Hanover  in  1850,  and  resided 
in  the  house  afterwards  occupied  by  Dr.  Woodbridge  P.  Howes, 
and  now  by  his  son.  Dr.  Clarence  L.  Howes,  although  he  first 
started  practice  with  his  office  at  the  Tavern,  now  called  the  Han- 
over House,  in  the  southeast  corner  room.  He  graduated  from  the 
Harvard  Medical  School  in  1848  and  also  studied  at  the  Tremont 
Medical  School  under  Drs.  Bigclow,  Storer,  Jackson,  and  others. 
He  started  practice  in  Holyoke  but  soon  removed  to  Hanover,  and 
while  here  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in 
lSo3.       He  died  in  1857,  aged  forty  years. 

Dr.  Alfred  Charles  Garratt,  son  of  Richard  Garratt  of  Brook- 
iiaven,  Long  Island,  succeeded  Dr.  Fobes.  He  was  born,  October 
'3rd,  1813,  in  Brooklyn,  Xew  York.     He  was  a  graduate  of  Lenox 


PROFESS  ION  Ah   MEX.  10? 

Academy,  College,  and  Medical  School,  College  of  Physicians  and 
Surgeons  in  New  York,  in  183G,  and  also  of  the  Berkshire  Medical 
College.  He  was  surgeon  to  the  United  States  Dragoons  at  Fort 
Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  United  States  vice-consul  at  Port-Au-Prince 
for  two  years.  He  then  settled  in  Abington,  Mass.,  where  he 
practiced  medicine  and  kept  an  apothecary's  shop  at  the  same 
time. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  ^iedical  Society  in  184!) 
and  retired  from  practice  in  1888.  Coming  to  Hanover  in  185  L 
he  resided  in  tlie  house  left  vacant  by  Dr.  Fob?s.  which  was 
originally  built  by  the  Eev.  Joab  G.  Cooper,  rector  of  Saint  An- 
drew's Parish,  partly  out  of  the  wood  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
building  at  Churcji  Hill,  which  was  torn  down,  when  the  present 
edifice  was  erected  in  Hanover.  This  house  is  now  occupied  by 
Mrs.  James  T.  Tolman  and  her  daughter. 

After  practicing  in  Hanover  for  about  twenty  years.  Dr.  Garratt 
removed  to  Boston  where  for  some  time  he  had  an  office  in  the 
I'ear  of  the  old  Tremont  House,  on  the  site  of  which  the  Tremont 
Building  now  stands.  In  1889,  he  went  out  of  the  state  and,  in 
1891,  died  in  the  State  of  New  York,  aged  seventy-eight  years. 

Dr.  John  Ordway  French  came  to  Hanover  in  1854,  occupying 
the  house  where  Drs.  Fobes  and  Garratt  had  previously  resided. 
He  was  born  in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  November  9th,  1821. 
He  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical  College  in  1844  and  prac- 
ticed several  years  in  New  Hampshire,  before  coming  to  Hanover. 
He  married,  first,  Martha  D.,  sister  of  Hon.  Charles  H.  Peaslee, 
member  of  Congress  for  New  Hampshire  and  afterward  Collector 
of  the  port  of  Boston.  Although  he  had  an  established  practice 
]n  Hanover  and  tJie  surrounding  to^vns,  he  offered  his  services  to 
his  country,  as  soon  as  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out,  and 
served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  field  at  Washington,  until  the 
close  of  the  contest.  He  was  surgeon  on  the  field  during  the  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  and  at  the  Douglass  and  Carver  Hospitals  in  Wash- 
ington. Later  he  was  with  the  Twenty-third  United  States  Colored 
regiment  of  InfanliT  of  Brownsville,  Texas,  where  he  was  ap- 
pointed Medical  Purveyor  of  the  Gulf  District.  He  was  never 
known  to  get  exeited ;  no  matter  how  trying  the  circumstances, 
always  maintaining  a  calm,  firm  demeanor.  He  had  a  strong  con- 
stitution and  great  powers  of  endurance;  was  a  cool  and  skilful 
operator,  working  often  day  and  night  without  rest. 

After  the  war  he  opened  a  drug  store  at  147  Leverett  street, 
Boston,  and,  two  years  later,  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother- 


110  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

in-law,  Captain  John  Percival.  Together  they  kept  the  well 
known  drng  store  at  the  corner  of  State  and  Wasliington  streets, 
which  afterwards  was  moved  to  the  corner  of  City  Hall  avenue 
and  School  street. 

After  a  year  or  two  with  Captain  Percival,  Dr.  French  returned 
to  Hanover  and  settled  near  North  River  bridge  in  the  house  now 
occupied  by  Dr.  A.  L.  McMillan.  He  had  a  large  and  lucrative 
jjractice  and  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  those  to  whom  he  was  re- 
lated as  a  family  physician,  until  his  death.  On  September  19th, 
1887,  as  he  was  driving  into  his  yard,  he  was  thrown  from  his 
chaise,  striking  on  his  head.  Four  days  later  he  became  uncon- 
scious and  died  on  September  27th,  of  concussion  of  the  brain  and 
cerebral  hemorrhage,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1860.  On  June 
18th,  1861,  he  became  a  Eoyal  Arch  Mason  in  St.  Paul's  Eoyal 
Arch  Chapter  in  Boston.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Old 
Colony  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars  of  Abington  and  of 
Phoenix  Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Hanover. 

Dr.  Francis  Collamore  of  North  Pembroke,  a  student  at  Hanover 
Academy,  has  always  extended  his  practice  somewhat  into  Hanover. 
He  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical  School. 

Dr.  Ira  Warren,  author  of  the  "Household  Physician"  so  exten- 
sively used  at  home  and  abroad  and  on  almost  every  ship  for 
many  years,  was  born  in  Canada  and  was  a  preceptor  of  Hanover 
Academy  and  a  resident  here.  He  later  moved  to  Boston,  where 
he  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1853,  and 
died  in  1864,  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years.  He  is  buried  at 
Centre  Hanover. 

Dr.  Woodbridge  Ruggles  Howes,  born  in  Rochester,  Massachu- 
setts, on  August  12th,  1817,  came  to  Hanover  in  1863.  He  was 
educated  in  the  Rochester  schools  and  Middleboro  Academy  and 
taught  school  for  several  years,  keeping  books  for  a  ship  building 
firm  at  the  same  time.  He  studied  medicine  in  the  Pittsfield  and 
Harvard  medical  schools,  graduating  from  both.  He  was  first 
Lieutenant,  Company  D,  18th  regiment,  M.  V.  M.,  from  July, 
1861  until  May,  1862,  when  he  was  discharged  for  disability.  Later 
he  was  appointed  surgeon  at  Camp  Joe  Hooker  and,  in  the  autumn 
of  1862,  he  became  assistant  surgeon  of  the  third  regiment,  M.  V. 
M.,  in  North  Carolina,  and  returned  with  the  regiment  in  1863. 
In  tlie  fall  of  the  same  year  he  came  to  Hanover  as  assistant  to 
Dr.  Joseph  Fobes,  who  still  remained  here.  In  1864,  Dr.  Howes 
assumed  Dr.  Fobes'  entire  practice  and  was  an  active  and  much 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN.  Ill 

beloved  practitioner  for  many  j^ears.  He  became  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1866  and  retired  from  practice 
in  1885.  He  was  a  member  of  the  ISTorth  Elver  Lodge  of  the  I. 
0.  0.  F.  and  other  organizations. 

In  1847  he  married  Mary  AV.  White  of  Mattapoisett,  Massachu- 
setts, who  died  in  1891.  Dr.  Howes  died  February  4th,  1898,  at 
the  age  of  eighty  years. 

Dr.  Nathaniel  h.  Downes  came  to  Hanover  prior  to  1869,  and 
practiced  in  the  town  for  several  years.  He  was  clerk  of  the 
Second  Congregational  Church  from  1869  to  1873.  In  1874  he 
left  the  State.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical 
Society  in  1846  and  resigned  in  1874.  He  again  became  a  member 
in  1878,  being  then  a  resident  of  East  Boston.  He  retired  from 
active  practice  in  1892  and  died,  January  8th,  1903,  aged  84  years. 
He  lived  in  the  Jiouse  where  Mrs.  James  T.  Tolman  resides. 

Dr.  Clarence  L.  Howes  was  associated  with  his  father  for  many 
}  «ars  and  succeeded  to  his  practice.  He  was  born  in  Mattapoisett, 
March  24,  1848.  He  moved  to  Hanover  in  May,  1864.  He  fitted 
for  college  at  Hanover  Academy,  graduated  at  Amherst  in  1869, 
and  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Teclmology  in  1873.  He 
taught  school  and  spent  some  years  as  a  civil  engineer.  He  then 
took  a  course  in  medicine  at  Dartmouth  Medical  School,  and  the 
Long  Island  College  Hospital,  where  he  graduated  in  1878, 
and  still  enjoys  a  substantial  practice  in  Hanover. 

Dr.  Charles  P.  French,  the  son  of  John  0.  French,  was  born  in 
Chesterfield,  New  Hampshire,  November  7th,  1847.  He  studied 
medicine  at  the  Georgetown  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  and 
at  Dartmouth  Medical  College,  where  he  graduated,  in  1874.  He 
practiced  in  Duxbury,  Massachusetts,  and  then  went  as  ship's  sur- 
geon to  the  Azores  and  Madeira.  He  was  in  the  3rd  U.  S.  Cavalry 
in  Arizona,  and,  later  in  Wyoming.  Since  then  he  has  practiced 
medicine  on  Cape  Cod.    At  the  present  time  he  is  not  practicing. 

Dr.  Henry  L.  Sweeny  was  born  in  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts, 
April  3rd,  1858,  the  son  of  Edward  M.  and  Lucy  N.  Sweeny.  He 
was  a  student  at  Hanover  Academy  and  afterwards  at  the  Adams 
Academy  at  Quincy.  He  entered  Harvard  in  1878,  and  the  medical 
scliool  in  1879,  having  given  up  college  owing  to  his  health.  He 
graduated  from  the  Harvard  Medical  School  as  an  M.  D.  in  1882, 
and  began  to  practice  at  Kingston,  N.  H.,  but  within  a  few  months, 
he  associated  himself  witli  a  physician  in  Boston.  In  1883  he 
came  to  Hanover,  taking  the  practice  of  Dr.  John  0.  French,  dur- 
ing Dr.  French's  absence  in  Florida.    In  1884,  Dr.  Sweeny  opened 


112  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

an  office  in  Bates  Block,  where  Masonic  Hall  now  stands.  Later 
he  moved  to  the  old  Wilder  house.  He  was  married  in  1884  to 
Ella  Towle  of  Kingston,  N.  H. 

In  1890,  much  to  the  regret  of  many  of  his  friends  and  patients 
in  Hanover,  Dr.  Sweeny  returned  to  Kingston,  N.  H.,  where  he 
has  since  been  in  practice.  He  has  the  respect  of  the  people  of 
that  place,  and  they  have  honored  him  with  the  offices  of  Town 
Clerk,  member  of  the  school  board,  county  physician,  moderator, 
secretary  of  the  Board  of  Health,  and  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

Soon  after  the  death  of  Dr.  French,  Dr.  Andrew  L.  MacMillan 
came  to  Hanover,  purchased  Dr.  French's  house  and  succeeded  to 
a  large  part  of  his  practice.  He  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
College  in  the  class  of  1872,  and  from  the  Albany  Medical  College 
in  1879,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society 
in  1890.  He  married  and  has  a  son,  Andrew  L.,  Junior,  who 
graduated  from  Dartmouth  in  1905,  and  from  the  Harvard  Medical 
School  in  1909.  Since  his  residence  in  Hanover,  he  has  had  a 
large  and  lucrative  practice. 

In  1890,  Dr.  Nathaniel  Kingsbury  Xoyes  succeeded  to  the  prac- 
tice of  Dr.  Sweeny.  He  was  admitted  the  same  year  to  the 
Massachusetts  Medical  Society.  He  was  born  at  Manchester,  N. 
H.,  January  16th,  1865.  He  graduated  from  the  Dartmouth' 
Medical  School,  November  18,  1889,  and  began  as  surgeon  in  St. 
Elizabeth's  Hospital.  He  remained  there  until  Nov.  19,  1890, 
when  he  opened  his  office  at  Hanover  Four  Corners.  September 
1st,  1892,  he  removed  to  Duxbury,  where  he  has  since  practiced 
most  successfully. 

In  1894,  Dr.  Frank  Hollis  Burnett  came  to  Hanover,  where 
he  practiced  until  1896,  when  he  removed  to  Broclcton.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1897. 

In  1896,  Dr.  Charles  Dudley,  son  of  Dr.  Henry  W.  Dudley  of 
Abington,  came  to  Hanover  and  succeeded  to  the  practice  of  Dr. 
Burnett.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Harvard  Medical  School.  He 
became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  the  same 
year.  In  1898  he  removed  to  Cambridge,  where  he  has  practiced. 
He  is  married  and  has  several  children. 

The  physician  who  succeeded  Dr.  Dudley,  Dr.  William  Pride 
Grovestein,  graduated  from  Tufts  Medical  College  in  1896,  being 
admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  the  same  year. 

The  three  physicians  now  resident  at  Hanover  are  Dr.  Clarence 

L.  Howes,  Dr.  Andrew  L.  MacMillan  and  Dr.  Charles  Hammond. 

Dr.  Moyses  Eogers  Simmons,  son  of  Perez  and  Adeline  (Jones) 


PROFESSIONAL   MEX.  113 

Simmons,  was  born  Xovember  loth,  1857,  in  the  old  Simmons 
liome  at  Assinippi.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  at 
Assinippi  Institute,  and  Harvard  medical  school,  where  he  took 
his  M.  D.  in  1882.  He  practised  at  Lynn,  Boston,  and  Stoughton. 
He  now  resides  at  Brookline,  Massachusetts  and  is  out  of  practice. 
He  married  Ida  M.  Blatchford  of  Gloucester,  Mass.  He  has  no 
children. 

Dr.  Eli  E.  Josselyn  was  born  in  Hanover,  May,  1S4G,  the  son 
of  Eli  C.  and  Hannah  F.  Josselyn.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
and,  for  a  few  terms,  was  a  pupil  of  John  S.  Crosby,  at  Assinippi 
Institute.  His  mind  was  not  bound  by  tradition  but  his  eagerness 
to  try  all  things  led  him  through  many  of  the  by-ways  of  thought. 
The  last  years  of  his  life  were  passed  as  resident  physician  at  the 
Pennsylvania  Insane  Asylum,  at  Philadelphia.  He  obtained  his 
degree  from  a  medical  school  in  New  York.  He  was  married  but 
was  a  widower  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  suddenly 
at  his  post  of  duty,  Sept.  15,  1903.  His  remains  lie  in  the  cemetery 
at  Hanover  Center.  He  practiced  for  a  time  in  Marlboro  and 
afterwards  was  in  the  A'anderbilt  Hospital  in  New  York.  He  was 
very  much  liked  in  his  work  at  Philadelphia.  He  was  very  sym- 
pathetic and  kind  in,  his  treatment  of  the  insane. 

Edwin  Howard  Brigham,  M.  D.  (Harvard  Medical  School,  1868), 
is  a  summer  resident  of  Hanover  and  has  been,  since  1893,  living 
at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Winter  street.  The  doctor  is  not 
in  active  practice  of  medicine  but  is  assistant  and  executive 
librarian  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  on  the  Fenway  in  Boston. 

The  doctor  was  born  on  Sept.  27,  1810.  He  was  a  private  in  the 
4th  Battalion  of  Rifles,  M.  V.  M.,  and  private  in  Company  A,  13th 
Mass.  Vols.,  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion.  His  service  occurred  in 
Maryland  and  Vii'ginia,  on  General  Bank's  expedition,  at  the 
Battle  of  Thoroughfare  Gap,  and  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run, 
where  he  was  taken  prisoner,  Aug.  30th,  1862. 

Dr.  Lloyd  Vernon  Briggs  was  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
August  13,  1863,  and  is  the  son  of  Lloyd  and  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Elms  Kent  Briggs.  His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the 
public  schools  and  at  Hanover  Academy,  of  the  Alumni  Association 
of  which  he  was  for  many  years  president.  His  medical  education 
was  obtained  at  Tufts  College  Medical  School,  Dartmouth  College 
Aledical  School,  and  Medical  College  of  Virginia,  where  he  gradu- 
ated in  1899.  In  1890  he  went  to  Europe  and  again  in  1905.  He 
has  travelled  extensively.  He  married  Mary  T.  Cabot  of  Brook- 
line,  Mass.,  daughter  of  Louis  and  Amy  Hemenway  Cabot,  Juno 


114  HISTORY   OF    HAXOVER. 

1,  1905,  and  is  now  practicing  medicine  at  Xo.  208  Beacon  street, 
Boston,  devoting  his  attention  especially  to  mental  and  nervous 
diseases. 

Dr.  Briggs  ha^  had  a  most  active  life.  His  interests  havo 
covered  a  broad  and  diversified  field.  He  has  been  a  business  man 
and  a  notary  public  in  connection  with  his  father's  very  extensive 
practice  in  that  line.  He  has  written  the  following  historical 
works : 

History  of  Ship  Building  on  North  River,  Plymouth  County, 
Mass. 

History  and  Records  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  Han- 
over, Mass. 

History  and  Records  of  St.  Andrew's  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church. 

Genealogies  of  the  difllerent  families  bearing  the  name  of  Kent. 

"A  Consideration  of  Auto-Intoxication  and  Auto-Infection  as 
cause  of  various  mental  disorders,"  and  many  other  medical 
papers. 

As  further  illustrating  the  doctor's  intense  activity,  some  of  ids 
responsibilities  appear  in  the  following  list  covering  the  year  1901. 

Member  of  the  staff  of  the  Boston  Dispensary;  member  of  the 
American  Medical  Association ;  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medi- 
cal Society;  member  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  Association; 
president  of  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  Society  of  the  Dartmouth 
Medical  College;  treasurer  of  the  Tyler  Street  Day  Nursery  Com- 
pany, Boston ;  president  of  the  Lever  Suspension  Bridge  Company ; 
director  of  the  Georgia  and  Tennessee  Copper  Company;  member 
of  St.  Botolph  Club,  Boston ;  member  of  National  Arts  Club ;  mem- 
ber of  Strollers  Club  of  New  York  City ;  member  of  Eastern  Yacht 
Club,  Marblehead,  Mass ;  member  of  Sequit  Club,  AVianno,  Mass. ; 
member  of  the  Pilgrim  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Masons;  member 
of  New  England  Sportsman's  Association;  member  of  The  Citizen's 
Law  and  Order  League  of  Massachusetts;  a  mate  of  the  Nautical 
Historical  Society  of  Scituate,  Mass. ;  member  of  New  England 
Historic  Genealogical  Society;  member  of  Bostonian  Society; 
member  of  Old  Colony  Historical  Society;  member  of  Essex  Insti- 
tute of  Salem;  member  of  Maine  Genealogical  Society;  member 
of  New  Haven  Colony  Historical ;  member  of  Society  of  Connecti- 
cut; member  of  Hanson,  Mass.,  Library  Association;  member  of 
Missouri  Historical  Society;  trustee  of  Pilgrim  Society,  Plymouth; 
honorary  member  of  the  Macon,  Georgia,  Society;  member  of  Li- 
brary and  Historical  Society,  of  the  State  of  Kansas  Historical 
Society;  member  of  the  New  London  County  Historical  Society 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN.  115 

of  Connecticut ;  and  of  the  Tjieatre  of  Arts  and  Letters ;  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Hancock  Historical  Societ}',  New  Hampshire;  member 
of  the  Old  Colony  Commission;  member  of  the  American  Folk 
Xiore  Society. 

Xote:  This  chapter  was  prepared  by  Mr.  Simmons  before  Dr. 
Hammond  came  to  Hanover.  A  brief  sketch  of  his  life,  however, 
is  given  in  the  genealogical  portion  of  tliis  work. 

EDUCATORS  AND  OTHER  DISTINGUISHED  MEN. 

Herbert  Cushing  Tolman,  son  of  James  T.  and  Mary  T.  (Briggs) 
Tolman  was  born  in  Norwell,  then  South  Scituate,  November  4, 
1865,  and  attended  the  public  schools  there.  In  1879  his  father 
purchased  the  house  on  the  corner  of  Oakland  avenue  and  Broad- 
way, at  the  Four  Corners,  and  moved  there.  Mr.  Tolman  fitted 
ior  Yale  college  and  graduated  there,  receiving  the  degree  of  B. 
A.  in  1888.  He  made  a  special  study  of  Sanskrit  and  Oriental 
languages,  while  in  college,  and,  after  graduation,  he  was  assistant 
in  teaching  the  Indo-European  languages  at  his  Alma  Mater.  He 
studied  in  the  Universities  of  Berlin  and  Munich,  Germany,  and 
became  assistant  professor  of  Sanskrit  in  the  University  of  Wis- 
consin. 

In  1893,  he  became  professor  of  the  Greek  language  and  litera- 
ture in  Vanderbilt  University,  where  he  has  remained  ever  since. 
His  Alma  Mater  gave  him  her  degree  of  Ph.  D.,  in  1890,  and  his 
adopted  University  created  him  D.  D.,  in  1901.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  society. 

In  1895  he  was  elected  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Asiatic  society  and, 
in  1904,  he  was  chosen  to  deliver  an  address  at  the  Congress  of 
Arts  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  held  at  St.  Louis,  com- 
monly called  the  St.  Louis  Exposition.  In  1905,  he  was  a  repre- 
sentative to  the  International  Congress  of  Archasology ,  held  at 
Athens,  Greece. 

His  editorial  work  and  the  books  he  has  written  up  to  date 
(1906,  Jan.  1)  are  as  follows: 

Ancient  Persian  Cuneiform  Inscriptions. 

Caesar's  Gallic  War. 

Greek  Gospel  of  St.  Matthew. 

Greek  and  Roman  Mythology. 

The  Art  of  Translating. 

Herodotus  and  the  Empire  ©f  the  East. 

Myeeuiean  Troy. 

Urbs  Beata,  or  Vision  of  the  Perfect  Life;  a  series  of  30  ad- 
dresses to  young  men. 


116  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

Numerous  articles  in  Philological  Journals. 

He  is  senior  editor  of  an  Oriental  series  in  li  volumes,  not  yet 
entirely  published.  He  married  Mary  B.  Wells  of  Hartford,  Conn. 
He  has  no  children. 

Hon.  Jedediah  Dwelley,  one  of  the  authors  of  this  history,  is 
more  truly  than  can  perhaps  be  said  of  any  other  citizen,  one  of 
the  fathers  of  the  town.  He  was  born  and  has  always  lived  in 
Hanover.  The  date  of  his  birth  is  February  28,  1834.  He  is  the 
son  of  Lemuel  and  Sarah  J.  (Bailey)  Dwelley,  who  lived  on 
Union  street.  Mr.  Dwelley  is  a  descendant  of  Eichard  Dwelley, 
who  came  to  this  Country  prior  to  1854,  and  was  a  soldier  in  King 
Philip's  War.  Mr.  Dwelley's  education  was  obtained  in  the  public 
schools  and  at  the  Haiiover  Academy,  under  the  teaching  of  Mr. 
McLauthlin. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-five,  he  was  chosen  selectman  of  his  native 
town  and  served  in  that  capacity  for  thirty  years.  During  the 
Eebellion  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Selectmen,  the  youngest  chair- 
man in  the  State.  , 

For  twelve  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  school  committee  and 
was  such  when  the  high  school  was  started.  He  was  one  of  the 
committee  imder  whose  direction  the  present  town  hall  was  built. 

For  nine  or  ten  years  he  was  special  County  Commissioner  and 
County  Commissioner  for  twenty-seven  years,  the  greater  portion 
of  that  time  being  the  chairman  of  the  board.  Under  his  official 
care  the  Plymouth  Court  House  was  enlarged  and  remodelled,  the 
jail  built,  the  Brockton  Court  House  built,  and  more  roads  and 
bridges  built  than  under  any  man  who  ever  held  the  office. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  several  boards  of  commissioners  to 
build,  start  and  foster  the  Truant  school  at  Walpole,  for  the  Coun- 
ties of  Norfolk,  Plymouth  and  Bristol.  He  was  representative  to 
the  General  Court  in  1865  and  senator  from  this  district  in  1873 
and  1874. 

No  man  who  iias  lived  in  the  to^vn  has  been  so  long  and  so 
intimately  connected  with  all  that  is  best  for  the  town  and  its 
interests. 

He  has  been  the  friend  in  need  of  every  man,  woman  and  child 
in  town  who  needed  a  friend  and  his  own  language  describes  ac- 
curately his  character,  when  he  said :  "If  it  can  be  truthfully 
said  that  I  have  loved  mercy  and  dealt  justly,  personally,  this  would 
seem  to  me  greater  honor  than  to  recount  my  years  of  official  ser- 
vice." 

He  married  Elizabeth  A.,  the  daughter  of  Silas  Hollis  of  Han- 
over, and  has  one  child  only,  a  daughter  Josie,  now  tlie  wife  of 
Rev.  Melvin  S.  Nash,  one  of  the  present  board  of  school  committee. 


EDUCATION.         PUBLIC   LIBRARY.  117 


CHAPTER  VI. 

Education.     Public  Library. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

education. 

With  the  exception  of  professional  men,  there  were  few,  if  any, 
residents  of  the  town  who  had,  previous  to  1850,  received  a  college 
education.  Yet  Hanover,  in  common  with  other  towns,  has  ever 
considered  the  education  of  the  youth  as  of  paramount  importance. 

As  early  as  1663,  the  General  Court  at  Plymouth  recommended 
that  the  several  towns  and  townships  within  its  jurisdiction  should 
take  some  course  by  which  every  town  should  have  a  schoolmaster 
for  the  training  of  children  in  reading  and  writing. 

In  1677,  it  was  enacted  that  "Foreasmuch  as  the  maintenance  of 
good  literature  doth  much  tend  to  the  advancement  of  the  weak 
and  flourishing  estate  of  societies  and  Eepubliques.  This  Court 
doth  therefor  order :  That,  in  whatsoever  township  in  this  Gov- 
ernment consisting  of  fifty  families  or  upwards,  any  meet  man 
shall  be  obtained  to  teach  a  Gramer  Scoole,  such  townshipp  shall 
allow  at  least  twelve  pounds  in  currant  marchantable  pay  to  be 
raised  by  rate  on  all  tlie  Inhabitants  of  such  Towne ;  and  those  that 
have  the  more  emediate  benefitt  thereof  by  theere  childrens  good 
and  general  good  shall  make  up  the  residue  necessarie  to  maintain 
the  same;  and  that  the  profitts  ariseing  of  the  Cape  Fishing,  here- 
tofore ordered  to  maintaine  a  Gramer  Sooole  in  this  CoUonie,  be 
distributed  to  such  Townes  as  have  such  Gramer  Scooles,  for  the 
maintainence  thereof;  not  exceeding  iive  pounds  per  annum  to  any 
such  Towne  unless  the  Court  Treasurer  or  others  apointed  to 
manage  that  affaire  see  good  cause  to  adde  therunto  to  any  re- 
spective Towne,  not  exceeding  five  pounds  more  per  annum ;  and, 
further,  this  Court  orders  that  every  such  Towne  as  consists  of 
seventy  families  or  upwards  and  hath  not  a  gramer  scoole  therein 
sliall  allow  and  pay  unto  the  next  towne  which  hath  such  Gramar 
scoole  kept  up  amongst  them,  the  sum  of  five  pounds  p.  annum  in 


118  HISTORY  OF   HANOVEK. 

current  merchantable  pay,  to  be  levied  on  the  Inhabitants  of  sucb 
defective  townes  by  rate  and  gathered  and  delivered  by  the  Con- 
stables of  such  Townes  as  by  warrant  from  any  Majestrate  of  this. 
Jurisdiction  shall  be  required." 

We  have  but  little  knowledge  of  what  system  there  was  for  ed- 
ucating the  youth  who  resided  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Hanover, 
previous  to  its  incorporation.  Neither  Mitchell  nor  Deane  thro^v" 
much  light  on  the  subject. 

As  early  as  1700,  Scituate  raised  a  small  sum  towards  supporting- 
a  free  school,  and  James  Torrey  was  appointed  to  teach  the  children 
and  youth  to  read  and  write,  on  condition  that  he  be  paid  20  shil- 
lings in  money  for  each  and  every  person  sent  to  the  school,  the 
parent  or  master  engaging  to  pay  fifteen  shillings  of  the  said 
twenty,  the  town  having  agreed  to  pay  the  other  five  shillings  and 
"^those  that  send  any  child  to  the  school  shall  provide  books,  pen,, 
ink,  and  paper." 

In  1704,  "The  Town  directed  the  school  to  be  kept  one  third  of 
the  year  at  each  end  of  the  Town  and  one  third  in  the  middle." 

In  1711,  "The  Town  provided  that  the  Selectmen  should  provide- 
but  one  grammar  school,  and  that  to  be  kept  in  the  middle  of  the 
Town  and  not  to  be  removed." 

In  1712,  "The  Town  ordered  three  schools,  one  in  the  middle 
and  one  at  each  end,  appropriating  32£  for  that  in  the  Center  and 
16£  each  for  the  other  two." 

In  the  Act  incorporating  the  Town  of  Hanover,  the  customary 
stipulation,  of  the  establishment  and  support  of  a  school,  was  in- 
serted, and,  accordingly,  March  2,  1727-28  it  was  "Voted  to  keep  a 
school  this  year  at  three  places,  where  the  Selectmen  shall  think 
best,"  and  27£  10s  (old  tenor)  was  assessed  for  its  support.  It. 
does  not  appear  who  the  teacher  was  at  this  time.  The  school 
was  kept  in  private  houses,  and  those  of  Joseph  Cornish  (who  lived 
on  Hanover  street,  west  of  Washington  street),  and  of  John  Bailey,, 
(who  lived  opposite  the  house  of  Frank  Stockbridge  on  Main 
street) ,  were  used  for  the  purpose. 

In  1729,  the  town  "Voted  50£  for  school  purposes."  In  April, 
1730,  "a  standing  school"  was  voted,  "at  or  near  the  Meeting- 
House,"  and,  May  18,  provision  was  made  for  building 'a  school- 
house  of  wood.  This  first  schoolhouse  stood  near  the  centre  of  the 
town. 

In  1734,  a  schoolmaster  was  appointed,  and  Barry  says  of  himr 
"1734,  May  14,  Eichard  Fitzgerald  was  voted  'schoolmaster';  and 
he  continued  to  teach  in  the  town  until  his  death  in  1746.      Where 


EDUCATIOX.         PUBLIC  LIBRARY.  119 

Mr.  Fitzgerald  originated  I  have  been  unable  to  learn.  He  seems 
to  have  been  a  man  of  talent,  well  skilled  in  the  languages, 
especially  Latin,  and  to  have  taught  with  good  success.  He  was 
an  instructor  in  Scituate,  before  his  settlement  in  Hanover,  and 
had  the  honor  of  preparing  for  the  University  the  Hon.  William 
Cashing,  LL.  D.,  who  graduated  at  Harvard  college  in  1751,  and 
was  educated  for  the  bar  under  the  care  of  the  celebrated  Jeremy 
Cridley  of  Boston,  for  many  years  attorney  general  of  the  Province 
of  Massachusetts.  We  consider  the  town  highly  favored  in  secur- 
ing the  services  of  so  valuable  a  man  early  in  its  municipal  career ; 
and,  under  his  judicious  training  many  were  reared  who  afterwards 
became  distinguished  in  the  town  and  state." 

Mr.  Fitzgerald  lived  on  what  is  known  as  "Woodward  Hill" ;  the 
cellar  of  the  house  in  which  he  lived  being  still  visible. 

In  March,  1746,  a  movable  school  was  voted,  "to  be  kept  the 
first  three  months  at  the  schoolhouse  by  the  meeting  house;  the 
next  three,  at  or  near  the  house  of  John  Studley  (who  lived  near 
the  Four  Corners)  ;  the  third  term,  at  or  near  the  house  of  David 
Jenkins  (who  lived  on  Union  street,  at  the  end  of  Pine  street) ; 
and,  the  last  term,  at  or  near  the  house  of  Isaac  Hatch  (who  lived 
on  the  corner  of  School  and  King  streets)." 

June  27,  1748,  a  movable  school  was  voted,  to  be  kept,  from 
December  16  to  March  16,  at  the  new  schoolhouse,  near  Silvanus 
Wing's  (on  Circuit  street)  ;  from  October  1st  to  December  16th,  at 
or  near  the  dwelling-house  of  Benjamin  Stetson's  (on  Main  street, 
where  John  S.  Smith  now  resides),  the  residents  of  that  quarter  to 
provide  the  place;  from  August  1  to  October  1,  at  or  near  William 
Dwelley's  (near  the  junction  of  Elm  street  with  Broadway),  the 
residents  of  that  quarter  to  provide  the  place;  and,  the  remainder 
of  the  year,  at  the  schoolhouse  by  the  meeting  house.  October  31, 
6£  10s  were  voted  to  John  Barker  for  boarding  the  schoolmaster  in 
1747,  and  4£  10s  to  Silvanus  Wing,  and  6£  to  John  House,  for  the 
like  purpose. 

In  1750,  the  record  shows  that  Joseph  Gushing  was  "seliool- 
master,"  and  the  same  year  a  moving  school  was  voted.  JSTov.  27, 
1750,  "Voted  to  Margaret  Fitzgerald  ISs  8d  for  boarding  Joseph 
Gushing,  schoolmaster,  last  winter."  This  is  the  first  time  that 
Mr.  Gushing's  name  appears  on  the  records  as  a  teacher,  and  he 
continued  to  serve  the  town  in  that  capacity,  a  part  of  the  time 
for  several  years.  "He  is  the  gentleman  who  afterwards  bceame 
distinguished  in  the  history  of  the  State,  and  whose  services  we 
shall  sketch  in  our  Chapter  on  the  Revolution."      It  may  be  well  to 


130  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

state  here,  in  passing,  that  the  Margaret  Fitzgerald  above  men- 
tioned was  the  widow  of  the  schoolmaster,  Eichard  Fitzgerald. 

In  1752,  Luke  Stetson  (a  son  of  Benjamin  Stetson)  was  named 
as  one  of  the  masters  for  that  year;  bills  of  board  for  twenty-six 
weeks,  being  credited  and  allowed,  and  his  own  bill  for  services.  He 
continued  to  teach  for  several  years.  Mr.  Stetson  and  Mr.  Gush- 
ing were  both,  probably,  pupils  of  Mr.  Fitzgerald  and  received  from 
him  valuable  aid,  qualifying  them  for  the  positions  they  held. 
Luke  Stetson  taught  nine  months  in  1751-53  for  18£,  he  paying  his 
own  board. 

March  9,  1772,  a  committee  was  chosen  to  divide  the  town  into 
four  quarters,  and  determine  where  each  schoolhouse  should  stand. 
They  reported  as  follows :  "First :  That  the  schoolhouse  by  the 
meeting  house  in  the  middle  quarter,  so-called,  stands  as  conven- 
iently to  accommodate  said  quarter  as  we  can  place  it.  Secondly : 
The  schoolhouse  in  the  east  quarter  is  equally  convenient  in  loca- 
tion. Thirdly:  In  the  north  quarter,  or  on  Curtis  street,  we 
recommend  the  removal  of  the  house  northward,  between  the 
dwelling-houses  of  Joseph  Bates  and  Caleb  Sylvester.  (This  was 
located  probably  near  the  brook  which  crosses  the  street  near  the 
present  residence  of  J.  Howard  Brooks).  Fourthly:  In  the 
westerly  quarter,  we  recommend  either  the  removal  of  the  present 
schoolhouse  to  a  spot  of  plain  ground  between  the  dwelling-houses 
of  Isaac  Hatch  and  Stephen  Eandall  (near  School  street),  or  the 
erection  of  an  additional  house  between  the  dwelling-houses  of 
Eliab  and  Benjamin  Studley's  (on  Pleasant  street),  the  time  to  be 
equally  divided  between  said  two  schoolhouses." 

March  15,  1784.  The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  hire  a 
grammar  schoolmaster  for  three  months,  and  Mr.  Thomas  is  named 
as  one  of  the  teachers  for  this  year.  At  the  same  meeting,  Joseph 
Brooks,  Joseph  Ramsdell,  Jr.,  Robert  L.  Eells,  and  Timothy  Rob- 
bins,  with  the  three  selectmen,  were  chosen  to  divide  the  town 
into  four  quarters;  and  it  was  voted,  "That  one  quarter  shall  not 
send  their  children  into  another  school  quarter." 

In  1799,  the  town  raised  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  for 
the  support  of  schools. 

In  1808,  the  school  districts  were  numbered  as  follows:  The 
Meeting  House  District,  No.  1 ;  Broad  Oak,  No.  2 ;  Upper  Forge 
(or  South  Hanover)  No.  3;  Drinkwater  (School  street)  No.  4; 
Beech  Woods  (probably  Pleasant  street)  No.  5;  Curtis  street.  No. 
6;  "Snappet,"  No.  7.  In  1831-32,  the  Curtis  street  District  was 
divided,  the  southerly  part  being  called  No.  8. 


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March  8,  1819.  A  school- committee  was  chosen  consisting  of 
the  "three  selectmen,  and  all  the  ministers  in  the  town,  together 
with  Ebenezer  Curtis,  John  B.  Barstow,  Kobert  Salmond,  Caleb 
Whiting,  Elisha  Barrell,  Jr.,  Paul  Perry,  and  Elijah  Wing.'' 
November  1,  1819.  "This  committee  was  discharged,  and  a  new 
one  chosen,  consisting  of  Eev.  John  Butler,  Rev.  Calvin  Wolcott, 
Eev.  Seth  Chapin,  Aaron  Hobart,  Esq.,  and  Dr.  Joshua  Studley." 

In  1827,  a  general  committee  of  seven  was  chosen,  and  also 
seven  persons  as  a  prudential  committee,  one  for  each  district. 

Previous  to  1800,  it  would  seem  by  the  records  that  the  selectmen 
employed  the  teachers.  There  could  have  been  little  supervision, 
and  it  is  doubtful  if  under  the  circumstances,  any  was  needed. 
The  schools  were  mixed,  the  youngest  and  oldest  occupying  the 
same  room,  and  independent  character  was  developed.  The  school 
term  was  short,  and  the  boys  (most  of  them),  after  reaching  the 
age  of  ten,  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  schooling  in  the  winter  term 
only.  About  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century,  the  records 
show  that  there  was  an  effort  made  to  have  a  degree  of  independent 
supervision,  and  persons  whose  title  was  usually  given  as  "school 
c^ommittee,"  were  elected. 

In  1827,  a  ]3rudential  committee  of  one  person  for  each  district 
was  elected.  This  person  selected  the  teacher  for  his  district,  and 
had  the  general  oversight  of  the  school  property.  This  system  of 
choosing  a  prudential  committee  was  continued  until  1858. 

For  three  quarters  of  a  century  at  least,  after  the  incorporation  of 
the  town,  the  schoolhouses  were  erected  and  paid  for  by  the  town, 
and  for  half  a  century  afterwards  the  houses  were  constructed  and 
paid  for  by  the  residents  of  the  respective  districts. 

About  1850,  under  an  enactment  authorizing  the  same,  the  town 
purchased  of  the  districts  the  school  lands  and  buildings  and,  since 
that  date,  the  cost  of  constructing  and  maintaining  the  buildings 
has  been  borne  by  the  town. 

Until  the  establishment  of  the  high  school,  in  1868,  the  schools 
of  Hanover  were  ungraded.  This  high  school,  for  several  years, 
was  taught  by  a  single  person  and  cared  for  the  more  advanced  and 
older  pupils.  The  work  has  been  one  of  steady  progress.  Begin- 
ning wit]i  one  teacher,  witli  very  little  apparatus  or  any  system 
of  grading,  this  school  has  gradually  advanced,  until  now  it  is  well 
equipped,  and  has  a  good  standing  among  the  high  schools  of  the 
Commonwealth.  Great  credit  is  due  the  several  school  committees 
who  have  given  unselfish,  devoted,  and  intelligent  labor  for  its  ad- 
vancement.     The  teachers  have  been  well  trained  for  their  work. 


122  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

several  of  them  to-day  occupying  broader,  but  not  more  useful 
fields.  Mr.  John  G.  Knight  was  the  first  principal.  With  a 
devotion  to  his  chosen  work  which  neer  faltered,  he  laid  deep  the 
foundation  of  this  successful  institution. 

Mr.  Eobert  N.  Millet  is  the  present  gifted  teacher,  having  been 
the  principal  for  several  years.  Mr.  Nash  gave  the  longest  contin- 
uous service  as  principal,  having  served  from  1878  to  1891,  in- 
clusive. His  influence  in  this  position  was  elevating  and  en- 
during. 

Hanover  Academy. 

For  more  than  a  half  century  the  Hanover  academy  served  a 
most  useful  purpose,  and  a  large  number  of  Hanover  youths  were 
graduated  therefrom,  many  of  them  becoming  distinguished  in  the 
various  walks  of  life. 

The  first  academy  building  was  constructed  about  1808,  and 
stood  west  of  the  Center  meeting  house,  near  the  junction  of  Center 
and  Hanover  streets.  This  building  was  sold  and  removed  to  the 
Four  Corners,  and  is  now  occupied  by  William  S.  Curtis  as  a  drug 
store. 

The  second  building  was  erected  in  1828,  and  stood  on  Broadway 
not  far  from  the  residence  of  J.  W.  Beal.  This  building  served 
its  purpose  until  1852,  when  it  was  sold  and  removed  to  High  street 
in  Duxbury,  and  is  now  in  use  as  a  public  hall. 

In  1851,  a  more  beautiful  and  commodious  liouse  was  erected  and 
dedicated  March  2d,  1852;  and  this  was  occupied  for  academy 
purposes  imtil  1900,  when  the  property  passed  into  the  hands  of 
the  town  of  Hanover,  and  has  since  been  used  for  school  purposes, 
both  grammar  and  primary  grades  being  taught  here. 

Barry  gives  an  interesting  history  of  the  academy,  and  its 
preceptors  up  to  1852,  and  the  Eev.  D.  B.  Ford  in  his  "History  of 
Hanover  Academy"  has  given  a  full  and  instructive  narration;  and 
as  this  book  is  in  popular  use  and  circulation,  it  seems  unwise  for 
us  to  enter  more  fully  into  the  subject. 

It  may  be  proper,  however,  in  closing  this  brief  reference  to  the 
academy,  to  quote  one  stanza  from 

"A  Tribute  to  the  Hanover  Academy" 

(Written  by  George  Eussell  Dwelley,  one  of  the  graduates.) 

'^Suggested  by  the  announcement  that  the  Academy  Building  was 

to  be  sold." 
"Our  Hanover  folk,  in  their  guesses  at  truth, 
Deemed  the  best  none  too  good  for  their  innocent  youth. 


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So,  with  foresight  of  students,  to  come  by  the  score, 
They  built  in  their  faith  one  academy  more. 
What  a  blessing  it  was !      And  what  blessing  it  brought 
To  the  many  it  raised  to  new  levels  of  thought ! 
What  friendships  it  fostered !      They  live  till  to-day 
In  that  kingdom  within  us  which  knows  not  decay; 
How  its  influence  grew,  as  its  graduates  spread, 
Making  life  more  worth  living,  and  death  the  less  dread  !" 

The  above  is  the  merest  summary  of  facts  in  relation  to  educa- 
tion. Certainly  before  the  incorporation  of  the  town  the  advan- 
tages of  the  youth  must  have  been  extremely  limited.  Books  and 
newspapers  were  rare,  and  many  of  the  children,  if  they  attended 
school  at  all,  must  have  walked  many  miles  for  the  purpose.  Yet 
there  were  but  few  Avho  could  not  read  and  write. 

The  influence  of  Horace  Mann  gave  an  impetus  to  the  cause  of 
popiilar  education  which  was  strongly  felt  by  the  parents  of 
Hanover,  and  there  has  been  no  backward  step. 

Perhaps  no  gathering  in  the  town  has  been  more  significant 
than  that  held  in  the  Episcopal  Church  on  September  3rd,  1838, 
at  which  addresses  were  delivered  in  favor  of  a  normal  school  and 
a  resolution  passed  approving  a  plan  to  raise  in  the  several  towns 
in  the  county  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  to  provide  a  school 
building  and  apparatus  for  the  same. 

Among  the  speakers  at  this  meeting  were  Horace  Mann^ 
Ichabod  Morton,  Robert  Rantoul,  Rev.  George  Putnam,  John 
Quiney  Adams,  and  Daniel  Webster,  the  latter  saying  that,  if  he 
had  as  many  boys  as  ancient  Priam,  he  would  send  them  all  to  the 
public  schools. 

Previous  to  1850,  but  few  of  the  residents  of  Hanover  graduated 
from  the  colleges  or  the  higher  institutions  of  learning,  but  since 
that  date  the  number  has  been  large.  We  have  not  attempted  to 
give  the  names  of  such  graduates  but  from  the  colleges,  the  normal 
schools,  the  Institute  of  Technology,  and  other  schools  of  recog- 
nized standard,  the  number  of  graduates  can  probably  be  counted 
by  the  hundreds. 

So  many  of  Hanover's  students  have  attained  prominence  in 
their  chosen  professions  that  to  present  tlie  names  of  all  is  forbidden 
and  to  select  a  few  will  seem  invidious. 

To  a  few  of  the  sons  and  daugliters  of  Hanover  the  gift  of 
poetry  was  granted,  and  it  seems  not  inappropriate  to  here  men- 
tion the  names  of  some  of  these  with  a  selection  from  the  works 
of  each. 


124  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

William  P.  Duncan,  a  lawyer  and  son  of  Eev.  Abel  G.  Duncan, 
•was  born  in  Hanover.  He  was  invited  to  write  a  short  poem  for 
-our  Old  Home  Week  Celebration  in  1903  and  he  did  so.  It  was 
liis  ''swan  song"  as  he  died  before  the  week  ended. 

Home  Week. 

0  memory !  fond  memory ! 

From  out  thy  storehouse  bring  to  me 
Things  new  and  old,  both  sad  and  sweet. 

As  we  unroll  life's  page  complete; 
^Shadows  and  lights  of  bygone  years 

Give  retrospect  of  smiles  and  tears. 

The  happy  home-life  of  the  child, 

The  mother's  loving  voice  so  mild — 
The  sweet  confusion  of  each  day. 

Blending  the  hours  Avith  work  and  play. 
Come  to  our  hearts  with  wondrous  grace 

And  clear  remembrance  of  each  face. 

And  so  "Home  Week"  brings  back  those  times 

Expressed  to  you  in  simple  rhymes. 
Dear  schoolmates !  some  are  here  to  day 

And  some  have  fallen  by  the  way: 
We  hail  the  living,  mourn  the  dead 

As  we  recount  the  years  now  fled. 

George  R.  Dwelley,  whose  life  work  was  that  of  a  schoolteacher, 
was  born  in  Hanover,  a  son  of  Lemuel  Dwelley.  He  graduated 
from  Harvard  college  in  1853  in  the  class  with  President  Eliot, 
He  also  was  invited  to  write  a  short  poem  for  the  same  celebration. 

The  Return  to  the  Old  Home. 

From  far  and  near  we  meet  today 

And  cherished  3'ears  recall, 
When  none  was  gray  and  life  was  May, 

And  home  was  all  in  all. 
Fair  now  the  fields  we  used  to  range, 

The  sky  as  clear  a  blue; 
There's  little  oliange  to  auglit  that's  strange, 

Except  in  self  and  you. 

We've  had  elswhere  the  world's  caress, 
New  homes  where  sunlight  streams. 


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And  scarcely  less  of  happiness 

Than  flushed  our  early  dreams; 
Yet  to  our  hearts  the  old  home's  bound 

By  first  love's  tender  ties; 
The  very  ground  that  girds  it  round, 

Has  memories  we  prize. 

God  bless  our  homes  both  new  and  old, 

Give  them  enduring  charm; 
And  all  they  hold  within  their  fold 

Protect  from  threat  of  harm. 
And,  when  this  life  has  lost  its  worth 

Because  of  failing  powers, 
In  place  of  earth,  through  second  birth. 

Make  homes  in  Heaven  ours. 

Helen  Hall  Keith  was  born  in  Hanover,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin 
B.  Hall.  Her  poems  have  been  numerous.  We  select  this  one, 
which  was  written  on  the  death  of  a  friend,  as  being  one  of  the 
best : — 

Grade. 

Oh,  lovely,  dreaming  face. 

Unmindful  of  the  hours. 
Half  smiling  in  thy  place. 

Asleep  amid  the  flowers. 
Oh  perfect  peace  !     Oh  rest  complete ! 
Life  hath  no  slumber  half  so  sweet. 

A  light,  beloved  one, 

Shines  on  thee  from  afar, 
Ours  is  the  dying  sun. 

Thine  is  the  morning  star; 
And  softly  Toes  the  dawn  arise 
On  pallid  lips  and  slumbering  eyes. 

Angelic  forms  are  nigh. 

In  shining  garb  they  stand. 
Love  beams  from  every  eye, 

Love  thrills  in  every  hand; 
And  thou!    Oh  Fairest  of  the  Fair 
We  give  our  darling  to  thy  care. 

For  her  no  tears  shall  fall. 
For  lier  no  sigh  be  heard, 


126  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

The  prison-bars  were  all 

That  held  the  captive  bird; 
And  life's  short  song  forever  done, 
The  white-winged  spirit  seeks  the  sun. 

Oh,  Saviour,  just  and  kind ! 

Be  thou  our  staff  and  stay; 
And  gently  lead  the  blind 

Upon  life's  devious  way. 
Until  the  heavenly  morrow,  when 
We  find  our  loved  and  lost  again. 

Clarence  L.  Howes,  a  physician,  son  of  W.  R.  Howes,  M.  D., 
came  early  in  life  to  Hanover  with  his  father — a  student,  "guide, 
philosopher,  and  friend."  We  have  permitted  the  doctor  to  make 
his  own  selection. 

DAS  WIEDERSEHEN".     1899. 

Song  of  the  Old  Grad. 

Many  years  have  passed  away 
Since  we  left  Old  Amherst; 
Leaving  us  their  tokens  gray 
Since  we  left  Old  Amherst. 
Time  hath  many  changes  wrought; 
Time  hath  joys  and  sorrows  brought; 
Time  hath  bated  ne'er  a  jot 
Of  our  love  for  Amherst. 

Happy  were  those  early  days 
When  we  were  at  Amherst; 
Pleasant  were  the  college  ways 
When  we  were  at  Amherst. 
Joy  of  youth  was  then  our  own; 
Hope  upon  our  pathway  shone; 
Learning  beckoned  from    her  throne. 
Happy  days  at  Amherst! 

Oft,  in  darkness  and  dismay. 
We  have  turned  to  Amherst; 
Faint  our  courage,  drear  the  way, 
We  have  turned  to  Amherst, 
Felt  her  touch  new  strength  bestow, 
Heard  her  voice  our  fears  o'erthrow. 
Seen  the  sun  in  splendor  glow 
On  the  Shield  of  Amherst. 


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Now,  by  life's  hard  lessons  taught, 

"We  come  back  to  Amherst; 

More  than  half  its  battles  fought. 

We  come  back  to  Amherst; 

Come  these  treasured  scenes  to  yie-w; 

Come  where  cherished  friendships  grew; 

Come  to  bathe  our  souls  anew 

In  thy  beauty,  Amherst. 

Sing  we  then,  with  hearty  cheer: 
Hail  to  thee,  dear  Amherst! 
Alma  mater,  mother  dear, 
Hail  to  thee,  dear  Amherst! 
May  we  live  in  loyalty 
To  the  truth  that  makes  us  free. 
So  may  we  prove  true  to  thee. 
True  to  thee,  dear  Amherst. 

Lorenzo  D.  Perkins,  a  son  of  Ozias  Perkins,  was  born  in 
Hanover.  He  was  a  vigorous  writer  and  his  poems  showed  the 
sweetness  of  his  disposition  and  the  sympathy  of  his  nature.  The 
spring  which  is  the  subject  of  this  poem  is  located  just  south  of 
School  street  and  but  a  short  distance  from  the  schoolhouse  of  his 
boyhood  days. 

The  School-House  Spring. 

My  feet  to-day  have  found  the  way 

Down  to  the  mossy  brink, 
Where,  five  and  thirty  years  ago. 

The  grand  old  arch  of  oak  below. 
We,  children,  knelt  to  drink. 

And  pictured  there  saw  faces  fair 

Uplifted  to  our  view. 
While  beckoning  boughs  allured  our  sight. 

Through  swaying  avenues  of  light. 
To  Heaven's  unsullied  blue. 

But  now  alone,  to  no  one  known, 

I  kneel  by  vacant  places ; 
And  through  the  vistas  stretched  below 

See  far-off  skies  of  long  ago 

That  hide  my  playmates'  faces. 


128  IIISTOEY   OF    HANOVER. 

0  spring  so  still,  nor  good  nor  ill 
With  thee  is  hid  or  hushed; 

Thou  that  didst  glass  my  childhood's  grace 
Dost  niirrow  now  a  bearded  face 
With  sin's  slow  fever  flushed. 

Who  shall  recast  the  moulded  past 

And  give  me  then  for  now  ? 
Bring  back  the  early  mourned  from  thence 

And  set  the  seal  of  innocence 
Once  more  upon  my  brow? 

1  only  know  that  waters  flow 
Beyond  the  sunlit  spaces, 

Where,  nevermore  athirst  to  drink, 
I  yet  may  bend  above  their  brink 
And  see  the  dear,  lost  faces. 

Mr.  John  F.  Simmons,  a  lawyer,  was  born  in  Hanover,  a  son  of 
Perez  Simmons.  He  found  time  to  write  on  many  subjects  and 
always  well.  Possibly,  if  he  were  living,  he  would  favor  a  dif- 
ferent selection,  but  this  is  worthy  of  a  place  here : — 

In  Memorimn. 
Mary  Ashton  Livermore. 
1820-1905. 
Olympus'  heights  claim  our  Minerva  fled. 
She,  who,  though  woman  first,  was  always  great, — 
Great  'mid  the  greatest — aye,  defied  the  fate 
Which  doomed  earth's  lowly  ne'er  to  raise  the  head. 
She  never  followed  but  the  vanguard  led 
Straight  for  the  citadel,  defying  hate 
And  fearing  only  succor  might  be  late 
Or  fires  on  altars  of  reform  seem  dead. 
The  daring  leader,  she,  yet  mother,  wife, 
Wliose  love  unfailing  filled  her  woman's  heart. 
Outlasted  death,  and  in  the  other  life, 
Knew  that  of  his  her  life  was  still  a  part. 
With  immortality  her  pulses  thrilled. 
With  God's  immensity  her  soul  was  filled. 

The  following  poem  written  by  Mrs.  Mary  T.  Tolman  is  worthy 
of  a  place  here.  Mrs.  Tolman  was  born  in  Norwell,  a  daughter  of 
Gushing  0.  Briggs.       She  married  James  T.  Tolman,  and  resided 


EDUCATION.        PUBLIC  LIBRARY.  129 

at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and.  Oakland  avenue.      This  is  published 
by  permission  of  her  daughter  Morgianna. 

SERVICE. 

Is  not  that  worth  all  the  sorrow 

Of  this  little  life  we  live  ? 
Is  not  that  worth  all  the  loving 

Which  our  hearts  can  ever  give? 
Will  the  rest  not  be  the  sweeter 

When  the  hard-fought  battle's  o'er  ? 
Will  the  joys  not  be  the  greater 

If  the  trials  go  before? 

Now  with  some  the  shadows  deepen, 

Now  the  word  is  "almost  home ;" 
Shall  we  put  aside  the  armor, 

Waiting  for  our  Lord  to  come  ? 
Is  he  not  to  each  one  saying, 

"Fill  your  moments  full  for  me, 
And  when  I  shall  reap  the  harvest. 

Golden  will  your  offerings  be?" 

Many  boats  are  outward  sailing, 

Where  the  shoals  and  quicksands  be; 
Shall  we  put  aside  the  mission, 

Sent  perhaps  to  you  or  me? 
Where  we  see  His  image  written, 

There's  the  brother  we  can  aid ; 
There  we  break  the  box  of  ointment 

On  the  Saviour's  precious  head. 

By  and  by  we'll  hear  the  message; 

May  it  be  with  harness  on. 
With  our  lamps  all  trimmed  and  burning. 

And  the  Master's  work  well  done ! 
Then  the  full,  abundant  welcome, 

Then  the  blessed  open  door ! 
Then  the  entrance  into  heaven. 

And  the  rest  for  evermore ! 

PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 

In  1887,  the  Selectmen  of  Hanover  received  a  letter  of  which  the 
following  is  a  copy: 


130  HISTORY   OF    HAXOVER. 

"Boston,  Sept.  17,  1887. 
To  the  Selectmen  of  the  Town  of  Hanover — 

Gentlemen  : — 

Born  and  reared  in  your  town,  I  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  its  pub- 
lic schools  in  my  boyhood,  and  have  never  ceased  to  feel  an  interest 
in  the  welfare  of  its  people.  I  remember  how  scanty  was  the  sup- 
ply of  good  books  at  that  time,  and  the  eagerness  with  which  all 
that  were  available  were  borrowed  and  loaned.  With  a  desire  to 
repay,  in  part,  my  obligation  for  early  educational  training,  and 
with  a  purpose  to  afford  better  opportunities  to  present  and  coming 
generations  of  boys  and  girls  of  my  native  town,  I  ask  your  accept- 
ance, as  representatives  of  the  people  of  Hanover,  of  eighteen 
hundred  volumes  of  standard  and  popular  books,  with  cases  to  hold 
them,  as  a  nucleus  for  a  free  public  library,  for  the  use  of  all  the 
inhabitants.  Eealizing  how  much  is  contributed  to  morals  and 
happiness  by  a  love  of  reading,  especially  by  the  young,  I  hope  they 
will  enjoy  the  privilege  of  the  library,  and  that  all  the  people  may 
profit  by  the  companionship  of  good  books  long  after  my  brief  term 
of  life  is  ended.  Respectfully  yours, 

John  Curtis." 

A  town  meeting  was  held  on  the  31st  day  of  October  following 
the  receipt  of  this  letter,  and  these  Resolutions,  prepared  by  Rev. 
William  H.  Brooks,  were  adopted: 

"Resolved,  That  the  appreciation  and  grateful  thanks  of  the 
people  of  Hanover,  in  town  meeting  assembled,  be  given  to  Mr. 
John  Curtis  for  his  very  thoughtful  and  very  generous  donation  of 
eighteen  hundred  volumes  to  the  town,  for  the  founding  of  a  public 
library  for  the  free  use  of  all  its  inhabitants;  that  this  appro- 
priation of  a  portion  of  his  worldly  substance,  gathered  in  the  course 
of  an  upright  and  honorable  business  life,  to  an  institution  having 
for  its  object,  the  advancement  of  the  mental  and  moral  education 
of  our  whole  community,  giving  gratifying  evidence  of  the  continu- 
ance of  his  remembrance  of,  and  interest  in,  his  native  town,  and 
proving  himself  a  worthy  descendant  of  the  fathers  of  the  town  of 
Hanover  in  their  regard  for  education,  is  a  deed  and  an  example 
deserving  of,  and  having  our  heartfelt  commendation ;  and  that  we 
wish  for  him  an  addition  to  the  enjoyment,  in  large  measure,  of 
that  satisfaction  which  is  the  fruit  of  intelligent  and  unselfish 
efforts  for  the  welfare  of  others,  that  of  every  blessing,  temporal 
and  spiritual,  which  He,  whose  never  failing  providence  orders  all 
things,  shall  see  to  be  necessary  and  beneficial  to  our  worthy  and 
to  our  esteemed  benefactor. 


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CL  RTIS    SCIIOOI. 


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EDUCATION.         PUBLIC  LIBRARY.  131 

Eesolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  entered  on  the  town  record, 
and  that  a  copy  be  transmitted  to  Mr.  Curtis." 

At  various  times,  Mr.  Curtis  made  additional  gifts  of  books  to 
the  library  and,  in  1898,  a  gift  of  four  thousand  dollars  in  money. 

He  died  on  the  6th  day  of  April,  1900,  and  the  following  extract 
is  copied  from  his  will:  "I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  town  of 
Hanover  in  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  the  sum  of  fifteen 
thousand  dollars  for  the  purchase  of  a  suitable  lot  of  land  and  the 
erection  thereon  of  a  Public  Library  Building,  to  contain  the 
library  heretofore  given  by  me  to  said  town  of  Hanover,  together 
Avith  the  additional  books  in  public  use,  which  building  shall  be 
designed  by  some  competent  architect  and  built  according  to  his 
plans  and  specifications,  wath  walls  of  bric-k  or  stone  or  both  com- 
bined." 

This  bequest  was  to  be  payable  upon  the  death  of  his  daughter 
Alice  Marian  Curtis;  but,  during  the  year  1906,  Miss  Curtis  ex- 
pressed a  wish  that  the  building  might  be  erected  in  her  lifetime, 
waiving  her  right  to  the  income  of  the  fifteen  thousand  dollars, 
and  adding  something  from  her  own  funds  for  the  purchase  of 
land,  in  addition  to  that  dedicated  by  the  town  for  the  purpose. 

At  a  town  meeting  held  June  16th,  1906,  the  following  resolu- 
tions were  presented  by  Clarence  L.  Howes,  Melvin  S.  Nash,  and 
John  F.  Simmons,  a  committee  chosen  to  draught  the  same : 

"Eesolved,  that 

The  town  of  Hanover,  Massachusetts,  in  town  meeting  assembled, 
desires,  in  this  public  and  formal  way,  to  express  to  Miss  Alice 
Marian  Curtis  its  deep  and  lasting  feeling  of  gratitude  for  her 
numerous  acts  of  generosity  shown  to  this  town. 

Her  lamented  father  has  made  this,  the  town  of  his  birth,  forever 
his  debtor  by  his  many  gifts.  We  gladly  recall  his  gracious  gener- 
osity in  presenting  to  the  town  the  wide  expanse  of  land  whereon 
the  John  Curtis  School  now  stands,  the  valuable  John  Curtis  Free 
Library,  the  rich  gift  of  money  for  its  further  support  and  mainte- 
nance, and  the  bountiful  and  munificent  donation  for  the  erection 
of  a  suitable  building  for  the  books  we  already  have. 

But  no  less  do  we  gratefully  acknowledge  the  beneficence  of  his 
daughter,  through  which  this  largess  has  now  become  available  for 
our  immediate  use  and  benefit.  It  is  not  only  a  gift  to  us  at  the 
present  moment,  but  it  is  on  her  part  a  continuous  sacrifice,  for  the 
income  of  hundreds  of  dollars  yearly  which  she  might,  without 
invidious  criticism,  retain  for  her  own  use,  so  long  as  she  may  live, 
she  voluntarily  yields  up  for  our  benefit,  and  this  'she  does  with  a 


132  HISTORY   OF    HAXOVEE, 

grace  as  fine  as  her  generosity;  and  we  wish,  as  a  people  and  as  a 
town,  to  evince  hereby  our  full  appreciation  of  her  acts,  and  our 
deep  and  heartfelt  recognition  of  her  beneficence. 

We  hereby  voice  the  prayer  that  her  days  may  be  long  in  the 
land,  and  that  generations  yet  unborn,  receiving  benefit  of  her 
generosity,  may  ever  be  as  gratefully  mindful  of  the  donor  as  we 
are  now. 

Voted,  that  the  foreging  resolution  be  spread  upon  the  records  of 
the  town  and  that  a  copy  thereof,  properly  engrossed,  be  sent  to 
Miss  Curtis." 

The  library  building  was  constructed  in  1907,  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  library  trustees,  Melvin  S.  Nash,  Morrill  A.  Phillips, 
and  Lavina  S.  Ford,  the  architect  being  Edmund  Q.  Sylvester,  and 
the  contractors,  Hapgood,  Frost,  and  Company. 

The  cost  of  the  building  including  the  land  purchased,  grading 
of  the  same,  and  incidentals,  was  about  $15,000. 

The  number  of  volumes  now  in  the  library  is  something  more 
than  six  thousand.  In  addition  to  the  gift  by  Mr.  Curtis  and  his 
daughter,  the  town  has  received,  as  an  addition  to  its  library  fund, 
the  sum  of  seventeen  hundred  and  seventy  dollars  from  the  Han- 
over academy  ($1,000  of  this  being  known  as  the  Barstow  Fund). 

The  library  was  dedicated  on  the  12th  day  of  December,  1907,  the 
services  being  held  in  the  Town  hall. 

The  following,  showing  something  of  the  personality  of  Mr. 
Curtis,  is  taken  from  the  Dedicatory  Address  made  by  the  Hon. 
Jedediah  Dwelley  on  that  occasion  : 

"I  dislike  to  use  the  personal  pronoun,  and  yet  for  a  brief  moment 
must  be  reminiscent.  The  farm  of  the  father  of  the  founder  of 
this  library,  and  that  of  my  father,  adjoined.  They  were  large 
farms,  that  of  Mr.  Curtis  being  more  than  a  mile  in  length.  They 
were  cultivated  as  well  as  most  of  the  acres  of  the  time.  Science 
then  had  hardly  touched  the  question  "how  to  make  two  blades  of 
grass  grow  where  but  one  grew  before,"  There  was  no  Burbank 
to  unfold  and  develop,  yea,  almost  to  create,  the  finer  products  we 
so  much  enjoy,  and  farming  offered  slight  inducements  to  an  am- 
bitious young  man;  and  Mr.  Curtis  in  his  early  youth,  after  com- 
pleting what  would  now  be  termed  his  simple  education,  sought  his 
life-work  in  the  young  city  of  Boston. 

There  came  to  the  people  of  Hanover,  before  the  young  man 
Curtis  had  completed  his  studies  in  the  district  school,  a  Mr. 
Doyle,  a  student  gifted  with  the  power  to  impart;  and,  on  the 
completion  of  the  term  for  which  he  was  engaged,  as  a  teacher,  he 


EDUCATION.        PUBLIC   LIIiRARY.  133 

returned  to  the  Wesleyan  academy  of  Wilbraham,  and  Mr.  Curtis 
and  two,  at  least,  of  his  other  pupils  went  with  him.  Mr.  Curtis 
remained  for  one  year,  and  then  for  a  brief  period  attended  the 
Hanover  academy  under  the  tuition  of  Ira  Warren,  whose  wadow 
has  so  lately  been  called  to  her  reward. 

We  shall,  however,  make  a  great  mistake,  if  we  belittle  the  period 
of  his  life  spent  on  the  farm ;  for  here  his  character  was  established. 

Looking  backward  during  the  seventeenth  century  and  studying 
the  local  history  of  Tenterden,  we  shall  find  a  long  list  of  Curtises 
who  were  bailiffs  or  mayors  of  that  beautiful  English  town,  and, 
following  down  we  shall  find  in  Scituate,  in  the  latter  half  of  the 
same  century,  a  sturdy  race  of  the  same  name.  In  the  early  history 
of  our  town,  few  names  were  more  numerous,  and  none  more  hon- 
orable, than  that  of  Curtis. 

The  first  John  Courtis  to  live  within  the  borders  of  our  town  built 
his  house,  before  its  incorporation,  on  Washington  street  just  south 
of  Henry's  lane.  No  person  now  living  ever  saw  this  house;  but 
the  cellar  remains,  and  the  lilac  which  Mr.  Curtis  placed  near  the 
front  door,  to  gladden  tlie  inmates  with  its  blossom  and  perfume, 
still,  with  the  opening  Spring,  wafts  its  fragrance  on  the  air.  The 
name  of  John  was  handed  down  from  father  to  son  for  five  genera- 
tions, when  the  founder  of  this  library  was  born. 

Mr.  Curtis  was  born  in  the  house  on  Main  street  just  north  of 
my  own,  a  Colonial  mansion  standing  back  from  the  street.  This 
house  was  built  by  his  great  grandfather,  about  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  years  ago,  and  has  been  occupied  continuously  by  the 
family  until  the  present  time. 

Mr.  John  Curtis,  the  father  of  the  founder  of  the  library,  was 
a  man  of  independent  thought,  seeking  always  the  truth  and 
abiding  therein.  Both  father  and  son  early  espoused  the  cause  of 
freedom  for  the  slaves,  and  both  were  on  intimate  terms  with 
Thompson,  Garrison,  Phillips,  and  others  of  that  magnificent 
period.  The  father  was  with  Mr.  Garrison,  when  the  mob  tried 
to  destroy  that  gh)i'ioiis  life.  Many  of  us  reniemtjor  liis  hoary 
head  and  his  absolute  forgetfulness  of  self  in  his  devotion  to  the 
cause.  When  he  died,  full  of  years,  Wendell  Phillips  asked  to 
furnish  tlie  inscription  for  his  gravestone.  You  can  read  it  in 
yonder  cemetery.  It  is  true,  and  I  will  repeat  it.  ''A  man  of 
rare  integrity,  independent  in  his  opinions,  gentle  and  modest  in 
liis  disposition,  devoted  and  active  in  his  opposition  to  negro 
slavery,  unlike  most  men  more  enthusiastic  in  that  opposition  and 
in  the  welcome  of  all  new  truth,  as  he  advanced  in  age;  meeting  his 


134  HISTORY   OF    HAXOVEE. 

death,  at  last,  most  serenely,  with  an  unfaltering  trust  in  God,  and 
the  final  triumph  of  justice."  "Like  one  who  wraps  the  drapery 
of  his  couch  about  him  and  lies  down  to  pleasant  dreams." 

The  founder  of  this  library  left  the  town  when  I  was  very  young, 
and  yet  my  memory  of  him  is  as  fresh  as  of  my  schoolmates.  His 
brother  and  my  father  lived  in  the  same  house,  and,  until  there 
were  four  children  in  each  family,  the  mothers  used  one  common 
fireplace  to  supply  the  needs  of  their  respective  flocks  and  the 
children  gathered  about  in  their  common  joys  and  sorrows. 

The  founder  of  the  library,  by  honest,  intelligent  work ;  by  giving 
to  his  customers  apparel  that  adorned  and  endured,  gained  their 
confidence  and  acquired  a  competency ;  and  yet,  I  doubt  if  he  cared 
much  for  money.  In  his  later  life,  he  delighted  in  visits  to  his 
nephew,  who  lives  on  the  ancestral  homestead,  and  on  these  visits 
we  were  much  together,  taking  long  rides  about  the  county.  1 
doubt  if,  in  this  prolonged  companionship,  a  brief  ten  minutes  con- 
versation was  ever  given  to  money-making,  or  money-saving.  He 
loved  the  drives  in  the  woods  and  over  the  hills,  with  an  occasional 
view  of  the  ocean;  and  he  loved  his  birthplace. 

"An  old  lane,  an  old  gate,  an  old  house  by  a  tree, 
A  wild  wood,  a  wild  brook, — they  will  not  let  me  be  : 
In  boyhood  I  knew  them  and  still  they  call  to  me." 

"To  talk  with  the  wild  brook  of  all  the  long  ago; 
To  whisper  the  wood-wind  of  things  we  used  to  know, 
When  we  were  old  companions,  before  my  heart  knew  woe." 

Mr.  Curtis  was  a  devoted  husband  and  father.  After  the  death 
of  his  wife,  he  and  his  daughter  travelled  extensively  abroad.  He 
wrote  occasionally  to  my  mother,  and,  in  one  of  these  letters, 
describing  vividly  some  of  the  sights  which  had  impressed  him,  he 
said:  "But  there  is  always  present  with  me  the  thought  that 
she  who  would  have  enjoyed  this  even  more  tlian  I,  is  not  at  my 
side." 

Mr.  Curtis  enjoyed  in  his  later  years  the  leisure  and  delights 
which  wealth  properly  used  can  give  and  yet  he  lived  the  simple 
life.  He  was  educated  in  the  school  of  sympathy  for  the  op- 
pressed, in  the  school  of  service  for  others, — and  his  last  days  were 
his  best  days. 

This  brief  sketch  is  by  a  friend  wbo  does  not  believe  in  fulsome 
praise.  He  is  quite  sure  that  if  Mr.  Curtis  were  permitted  to  hear 
and  speak,  he  would  say  "It  is  enough." 


EDUCATION.      PUBLIC    LIBRARY.  135 

The  building  whicti  we  dedicate  to-day  stands  on  land  purchased 
of  Henry  M.  Stetson,  and  it  formed  a  part  of  the  farm  which  was 
owned  by  his  remote  ancestor  Samuel,  a  grandson  of  Cornet  Robert 
Stetson.  This  farm  has  been  owned  and  occupied  by  the  Stetsons 
to  the  present  time.  The  large  two-story  house  nearby  was  con- 
structed by  the  first-named  ancestor,  and  is  the  one  in  which  re- 
ligious meetings  were  held  before  the  incorporation  of  tlie  town, 
and  until  the  erection  of  the  first  meeting  house. 

And  here,  on  this  spot,  in  sight  of  God's  acre,  which  })as  been 
sacred  now  for  two  hundred  years  and  where  our  loved  ones  rest ; 
so  near  the  place  where  our  Fathers  worshipped  ;  and  where  the  first 
school  was  kept;  and  so  near  the  place  where  the  first  aTid  succeed- 
ing town  meetings  have  been  held;  we  dedicate  this  building  and 
believe  that  it  will  be  an  added  institution  to  help  us  to  live  noble 
and  unselfish  lives. 

The  influence  of  this  library  will  depend,  largely,  on  the  books 
the  trustees  may  select,  and  the  people  read.  We  read  too  much — 
and  not  enough.  There  are  books  which  make  a  life-long  impres- 
sion for  good,  and  there  are  others  which,  while  interesting,  simply 
furnish  satisfaction  for  the  passing  hour.  Others  seem  fitted  for 
vacancy  only. 

A  hundred  years  ago,  families  bearing  the  name  of  Bailey, 
Curtis,  Stockbridge,  Sylvester,  and  others  you  will  recall,  were  so 
numerous  in  the  to\vn,  while  now,  alas,  they  are  so  few !  God's 
purpose  will  ripen,  and,  whatever  the  change,  our  faith  abides  that 
the  spirit  of  the  Fathers  will  animate  the  future. 
"Here  lived  the  men  who  gave  us 

The  purpose  that  holds  fast. 
The  dream  that  nerves  endeavor. 

The  glory  that  shall  last. 
Here,  strong  as  pines  in  winter 

And  free  as  ripening  corn. 
Our  faith  in  fair  ideals — 

Our  fathers'  faith — was  born." 

Governor  Long  tells  us  of  his  presence  at  the  graduation  exercises 
in  one  of  the  schools  in  Boston,  where  all  of  the  pupils,  girls,  were 
children  of  foreign-born  mothers.  Many  of  these  mothers  were 
unable  to  speak  the  English  language  and  yet,  for  these  exercises, 
they  had  prepared  their  children  in  simple  and  becoming  garb : 
and,  with  slight  thought  for  themselves,  were  present,  to  see  their 
little  ones  acquit  themselves  as  well  as  those  who  traced  their  lin- 


136  HISTORY     OF    HANOVER. 

eage,  for  generations,  to  the  soil.  These  girls  are  to  form  a  part 
of  the  great  army  of  mothers;  and  we  have  faith  to  believe  that 
their  children  will  join  with  ours  in  holding  steadfast  the  faith  in 
fair  ideals.  If  this  is  not  so,  ''then  is  our  preaching  vain  and  your 
faith  is  also  vain." 

And  so  we  dedicate  this  building;  trusting  that,  whoever  may 
come,  it  shall  be  to  them  a  treasure-house  to  which  they  will  resort 
with  thankfulness." 


MILITARY     HISTORY.  137 


CHAPTEK  VII. 

Military    History. 

By  John  F.  Simmons  (ivith  the  exception  of  two  pages). 

Massachusetts  was  settled  by  that  branch  of  mankind  now  known 
generically  as  Anglo-Saxons.  This  is  also  true  of  our  town.  The 
history  of  this  race  is  a  history  of  struggle,  of  contest;  not  only  a 
struggle  upward  toward  better  conditions,  but  a  warfare  against 
hostile  peoples  as  well. 

When  the  first  comers  arrived  in  Plymouth,  their  first  foe,  the 
Indians,  had,  in  this  part  of  the  county,  been  decimated  by  disease 
and  the  land  was  then  left  unobstructed  to  the  settlement  of  the 
white  man. 

But  not  much  time,  historically  speaking,  had  elapsed  before  the 
war  cry  of  the  red  men  through  the  forest  called  to  arms  not  only 
their  brother  savages  but,  in  self-defense,  the  white  man  also. 

Then  came  tlie  French  wars,  when  the  Colony,  fired  witli  an 
Englishman's  zeal  for  his  flag,  whether  that  flag  waved  over  the 
mother-ishmd  oi-  her  colonies,  took  up  arms  against  the  French 
and  helped  in  no  inconsiderable  way,  to  regain  for  the  English, 
possession  of  the  land  on  the  north  of  us. 

France  had  not  been  driven  from  the  North  American  continent 
ten  years,  when  the  Revolution  broke  out;  and  the  American 
government  was  about  a  quarter  of  a  century  along  in  its  new 
existence,  when  England  had  again  to  be  met  on  land  and  sea  in 
hostile  combat,  in  the  "War  of  1812." 

The  growing  threat  of  slavery  was  the  next  casus  belli  and  the 
Mexican  war,  which  was  but  a  preliminary  skirmish,  did  not,  as 
was  hoped,  settle  the  problem.  "^Fhe  abolitionist  agitation,  striking 
the  heart  of  the  North  with  a  mighty  conviction  of  its  own  moral 
cowardice,  conspired,  with  other  social  and  economic  questions  to 
bring  about  an  explosion  of  a  nation's  pent-up  indignation,  followed 
by  the  long  civil  war  of  the  Rebellion. 

Destined  apparently  to  fight  about  once  in  thirty  years,  the 
American  people,  their  long  peace  after  Appomattox  being  broken. 


138  HISTORY     OF     HANOVEE. 

ill  order  to  liberate  the  Cubans  from  intolerable  conditions,  again 
took  up  arms  in  the  Spanish  war. 

In  all  these  contests  Hanover  has  ever  borne  her  part,  cheerfully, 
fully,  in  some  cases  with  distinction,  and  never  without  honor. 

The  first  settlers  were  friendly  with  the  Indians.  Massasoit's 
first  treaty,  made  in  1621,  was  broken  by  neither  side,  so  long  as 
that  Sachem  lived.  Few  though  they  were,  the  Indians  soon  be- 
gan to  look  askance  at  the  diminishing  area  of  their  hunting 
grounds  and  the  ever-increasing  advance  of  the  white  man. 

The  first  few  feeble  Pilgrims  seemed  to  threaten  but  little;  but 
as  years  advanced,  ship  succeeded  ship  in  bringing  hither  new 
bands  of  settlers,  who  were  compelled  constantly  to  turn  hunting 
grounds  into  corn  fields  and  forest  into  clearings.  Philip,  usually 
called  King  Philip  of  Pokanoket,  whose  Indian  name  was  Meta- 
mora,  was  the  chief  sachem  of  the  Wampanoags,  a  tribe  of  the 
Algonquins.  Philip  was  a  great  man,  although  an  Indian.  With 
foresight  he  saw  the  early  extinction  of  his  ti*ibe  and  his  race,  un- 
less the  encroachments  of  the  pale  face  were  stopped.  There  was 
but  one  thing  to  do  and  that  thing  was  to  fight. 

He  was  an  Indian  patriot  and  in  this  war  made  the  best  struggle 
he  could  for  his  native  land. 

"Philip's  War,"  as  it  is  called,  commenced  in  June,  1675. 
Preparations  for  it  began  among  the  whites  in  1674,  made  neces- 
sary by  the  apparently  increasing  hostility  of  the  neighboring 
tribes.  As  a  part  of  these  preparations,  twelve  men  were  sent  to 
the  house  of  Joseph  Barstow  on  Broadway,  just  north  of  the  Four 
Corners,  as  a  garrison.  There  was  no  other  garrison-house  in  that 
part  of  Seituate,  (now  Hanover),  although  there  were  at  least 
two  in  other  parts  of  the  old  town. 

In  the  spring  of  1676,  the  Indians'  attacks  extended  even  to 
Plymouth,  where  some  of  the  settlers  were  killed.  Capt.  Michael 
Pierce  with  over  fifty  men  and  twenty  friendly  Indians  from  Capo 
Cod,  marched  to  Seekonk,  arriving  on  March  25,  1676,  unmolested. 

This  expedition  had  marched  directly  into  the  enemy's  country 
and  had  yet  seen  no  Indians.  They  heard  that  there  were  red 
men  in  that  vicinity  and  proceeded  to  attack  them.  The  fight 
which  ensued  was  very  disastrous.  Fifty-two  white  men  were 
killed,  fifteen  of  wliom  were  of  Seituate.  This  number  included 
Capt.  Pierce  and  Jeremiah  Barstow,  a  descendant  of  William  Bar- 
stow,  "the  earliest  settler  on  the  territory  of  Hanover." 

The  attack  which  the  Indians  made,  at  this  time,  on  this  part 
of  the  country  is  now  almost  a  household  word.     It  was  on  the 


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twentieth  of  Ma}',  1676,  that  they  came  down  the  Indian  path  and 
the  country  road  from  Hingham  and  the  Bay  Colony,  burning 
buildings  and  killing  every  white  person  their  weapons  could 
reach. 

Their  first  known  destructive  attack  in  what  is  now  Hanover  was 
made  on  the  John  Curtis'  place  on  Washington  street,  opposite 
Silver  street,  where  they  burned  a  house  and  barn.  Cornet  Eobert 
Stetson's  mill  and  flume,  which  were  located  on  the  north  side  of 
what  is  now  East  street  and  which  confined  the  waters  covering 
what  is  now  Old  Pond  Marsh,  was  also  attacked  and  the  mill 
burned.  The  waters  escaped  and  no  dam  has  since  replaced  the 
one  thus  destroyed. 

The  war  was,  of  course,  absolutely  disastrous  to  Philip's  forces. 
He  was  defeated  and  driven  back  in  every  attempt  and  was  finally 
shot  at  Bristol  Xcck,  11.  I.,  August  13,  1676,  by  a  traitor  of  his 
owTi  people. 

When  Hanover  was  incorporated  in  1727,  there  were  no  hostile 
Indians  within  her  boundaries.  Barry  narrates  that  the  last  tribe 
to  give  the  inhabitants  of  this  territory  trouble  congregated  on  an 
island  in  Drinkwater  Swamp,  whence  they  issued  and  committed 
depredation.  Discovered  one  morning  by  the  smoke  from  their 
camp  fires,  they  were  attacked  and  routed. 

The  summer  of  1678  ended  the  wars  wherein  the  Indians  were 
the  sole  enemies  of  the  colonies.  The  French  wars  found  the  red 
men  used  as  allies,  first  of  the  French,  in  the  wars  between  Eng- 
land and  France  for  supremacy  on  this  continent ;  and  later  by 
the  English,  in  the  struggle  of  the  colonists  against  the  Mother 
Country. 

The  details  of  this  long  conflict  or  rather  series  of  wars  be- 
tween England  and  France  on  this  continent  are  foreign  to  tlie 
purpose  of  this  history.  It  is  sufficient  for  us  to  trace,  so  far  as 
we  can,  the  share  Avhich  Hanover  and  its  people  took  in  these  In- 
ter-Colonial or  "Frencli"  wars. 

Hanover  was  not  incorporated  until  1727  and  the  hostilities 
above  referred  to  iirst  broke  out  in  1690.  The  record  for  the  first 
thirty-seven  years  of  intermittent  conflict  does  not  effect  us  as  a 
town. 

The  first  warlike  action  which  appears  upon  our  records  is 
under  date  of  September  9,  1734,  when  3o£  were  voted  for  a  "town 
stock  of  ammunition."  On  the  second  day  of  March,  1740,  it  was 
voted  to  keep  this  stock  of  powder  and  shot  "in  the  Meeting-House 
Chamber"  and  the  town  treasurer  was  authorized  "to  take  out  of 


140  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

the  lease  of  the  fiats  as  much  money  as  will  purchase  said  stock, 
-agreeable  to  the  law,  with  what  Thomas  Josselyn  already  has." 

The  law  compelled  each  town  to  maintain  its  supply  of  am- 
munition. 

In  this  year,  Capt.  Winslow  enlisted  a  company  in  the  County 
of  Plymouth  to  go  to  the  Spanish  West  Indies  upon  an  expedition 
commanded  by  Admiral  Vernon. 

This  expedition  was  terribly  disastrous.  Massachusetts  sent, 
according  to  the  Muster  rolls,  five  himdred  men  of  whom  but  fifty 
returned.  Disease  which  accompanies  the  presence  of  Northerners 
in  tropical  climates,  carried  off  more  than  battle.  The  only  votes 
on  the  Hanover  records  which  relate  to  this  expedition  is  under 
date  of  December  28th,  1741.  "Voted  Dea.  Thos.  Josselyn,  13£ 
16s  4d.  for  men's  rates  gone  to  Cuba  and  elsewhere,"  with  six 
other  similiar  votes. 

It  is  impossible  to  learn  all  the  Hanover  men  who  participated 
in  this  unfortunate  business. 

BaiT}'  gives  Samuel  Eells,  Ensig-n;  John  Stoddard,  Joshua 
Turner,  John  A\Tiitcomb,  Ezekiel  Ladd  and  Robert  Young. 
Samuel  Eells  died  "^either  on  the  passage  from  Carthagena  to  Ja- 
maica or  at  Jamaica,  May  9th,  1741,  aged  35. 

The  "Last  French  War"  began  by  operations  in  Ohio,  in  whicli 
■General  Washington  figured.  The  ill-fated  General  Braddock  was 
sent  from  England  as  Commander  in  Chief.  An  expedition  to 
remove  the  French  neutrals  from  Acadia  was  undertaken  in  1755. 
The  troops  from  IMassachusetts,  two  battalions  under  command  of 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Winslow  of  Marshfield,  repaired  to  Acadia  and 
took  part  in  the  unhappy  removal.  Barry  notes  the  following  en- 
listments from  Hanover  during  the  campaigns  of  this  war. 

Col.  Ezekiel  Turner,  for  the  expedition  to  Crown  Point.  James 
House,  of  Hanover,  was  captain  in  the  same  expedition,  from 
March  29  to  September  8,  1756,  having  been  major  from  Xovem- 
her  27,  1755  to  March.  1756  at  Fort  William  Henry.  Cooms 
House,  Seth  Wetherell,  and  Daniel  Garnett,  all  of  Hanover,  were 
in  Capt.  House's  Compan}^  James  Nowit,  an  Indian  living  in 
Hanover,  was  in  Capt.  Loring's  Company,  and  John  B.  Worrin 
of  Hanover,  enlisted  in  Capt.  Abel  Keen's  Company.  He  was  a 
native  of  England  and  perhaps  not  a  resident  of  Hanover,  but 
he  served  to  Hanover's  credit. 

"In  the  muster-roll  of  Capt.  John  Loring's  Company,"  says 
Barry,  "encamped  at  Fort  Edward,  July  25.  1756.  occur  the 
"names  of  Lawrence  Ekins,  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  a  resident  of 


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141 


Hanover^  Jeremiah  Eogers  of  Hanover  and  Bezaleel  Palmer, 
Thomas  Cook,  Samuel  Witherell,  and  Nathaniel  Palmer."  Luke 
Bowker,  blacksmith  and  Jolm  B.  Worrin  were  on  the  roll  of  Capt. 
Abel  Keen's  Company. 

Among  those  in  Thomas  Clap's  regiment  in  the  expedition  to- 
Crown  Point  were  the  following  names: 
Peter  B.  Warren,  William  Gra}'^, 

Samuel  Witherell^  Thomas  Cornish, 

Joseph  Turner,  John  Hanmer, 

Joshua  Dwelley,  Joseph  Stetson,  Jr. 

Jolm  Perry,  Jolm  Eamsdeli, 

Thomas  Barstow,  Bezaleel  Palmer, 

Jeremiah  Dillingham,  Thomas  Cook, 

Nathaniel  Stetson,  Elisha  Palmer, 

Benjamin  Estes, 
all  of  Hanover. 

Capt.  James  House,  after  being  at  Crown  Point,  marched  with 
Thomas  Clap's  Eegiment  to  the  relief  of  Fort  William  Henry,, 
in  August,  1757. 

Dr.  Jeremiah  Hall,  of  Hanover,  was  Surgeon  in  Joseph  Tha- 
cher's  Company,  in  1757. 

In  the  expedition  to  Canada  in  1757,  Elisha  House,  Seth  Joyce,, 
and  David  House,  all  of  Hanover,  took  part. 

In  1758,  there  went  to  Canada  in  Thomas  Clap's  Eegiment  the 
following  Hanover  men: 

Nathaniel  Josselyn,  aged  37  Edward  Peters,  aged  19 

Seth  Woodward,  aged  22  James  Sylvester,  aged  39 

John  Hunt,  aged  17  Joshua  Eemington,  aged  37 

April  12,  1759,  Capt.  Abel  Keen  mustered  into  his  Company  for 
the  invasion  of  Canada: 

Henry  Bray,  aet.  18,  Lemuel  Bates,  aet.  18,, 

Mark  Eogers,  aet,  18. 

And  into  Col.  Clap's  Eegiment,  at  the  same  time,  went  Elisha 
Palmer,  aet,  41,  Prince  Osgood,  18  Mark  Eogers,  18. 

In  Abel  Keen's  Company   (Col.  Doty's  Eeg)   were: 
Jeremiah  Eogers,  Abner  French, 

Abraham  Cate,  Nath'l  Josselyn, 

Amos  Love,  Dennis  Morrison, 

Prince  Osgood,  Jonathan  Pratt, 

Jonathan  Peters,  Edward  Peters, 

Thomas  Eogers,  Aaron  Eowell, 


142  HISTORY   or    HANOVER. 

Joshua  Staples,  •  Jesse  Torrey, 

Abner  Torrey,  Jonathan  Torrey, 

Zephamiah  Witherell,  Samuel  Witherell, 

all  of  Hanover. 

From  March  31  to  November  1,  1759,  at  Lunenburg  in  Abel 
Keen's  Company  were: 

Jeremiah  Eogers,  Henry  Bray, 

Lemuel  Bates,  Samuel  Bowker, 

Leonard  Hill,  Prince  Osgood, 

Elisha  Palmer,  Mark  Eogers, 

all  of  Hanover. 

In  Col.  John  Thomas'  Company  for  Canada,  in  1760,  was  Isaac 
Nowett,   an   Indian. 

In  1760,  Daniel  Eeed's  Company  was  at  Ticonderoga.  In  it- 
were  : 

Gideon  Studley,  who  was  out  46  weeks. 
Timothy  Church,  who  was  out  40  weeks. 
Isaac  Nowett, 
Edward  Peters, 
Thomas  Eogers, 

In  1762,  the  town  was  divided  into  two  districts  and  a  military 
company  was  raised  in  each  district.  Of  the  North  Company, 
David  Stockbridge  was  Captain;  Joseph  Cushing,  1st  Lieutenant; 
John  Bailey,  Jr.,  2nd  Lieutenant;  and  David  Jacobs,  Ensign.  Of 
the  South  Company  Joseph  Josselyn  was  Captain;  Simeon  Curtis, 
1st  Lieutenant ;  Joseph  House,  2nd  Lieutenant ;  and  John  Josselyn, 
Ensign.  Of  the  Division  to  which  these  companys  belonged,  David 
Stockbridge  was  Lieutenant  Colonel,  and  Joseph  Josselyn  was 
Major.  Eobert  D.  Eells  was  second  Quarter  Master  in  the  Troop 
of  Horse. 

In  the  same  year,  1761-2,  Edward  Peters,  of  Hanover,  was  in 
Capt.  Lemuel  Dunbar's  Company,  from  April  18,  1761  to  January 
4,  1762.  Stephen  Curtis  was  out  in  1762.  Benjamin,  son  of 
Daniel  Teague,  was  in  Abel  Keen's  Company;  also  John  Bates 
and  Henry  Dillingham.  In  Job  Williams'  Company,  from  Novem- 
ber 18,  1761  to  July  29,  1762,  were  John  Bates,  William  Bradley, 
and  Stephen  Curtis,  in  the  employ  of  Benjamin  Curtis. 

Elisha  Barrel,  who  died  in  Hanover,  in  1829,  tie.  96,  was  out  in 
the  French  War;  also  Samuel  Brooks,  who  died  in  Hanover,  in 
1830,  ae  95,  and  Jedediah  Dwelley,  William  Perry  and  Oliver 
Winslow,  *  *  *  the  latter  of  whom  died  near  Crown  Point, 
in  1759.     These  men  were  of  Scituate,  though  their  names  occur 


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on  the  Hanover  Eecords;  and,  at  a  subsequent  date  or  after  the 
close  of  the  war,  some  of  them  resided  in  the  town. 

1768.  November  7.  "Voted  to  Samuel  Barstow  6s.  for  making 
a  door  to  the  powder  room  and  for  moving  the  powder."  1771, 
March  11,  "Capt.  John  Bailey  and  Capt.  Simeon  Curtis  chosen 
to  take  care  of  the  Town's  Gun  Powder  in  the  best  way  and 
manner  they  can."  1774,  November  21,  "Paid  Capt.  John  Bailey 
for  four  quarter  barrels  of  Powder,  9£  8s." 

At  this  time  the  population  of  the  town,  as  nearly  as  can  be 
ascertained,  was  eleven  hundred  and  five. 

These  records  show  tlie  part  she  bore  in  these  important  contests 
and  the  long  duration  of  the  service  which  most  of  the  men  gave 
to  their  Mother  Country's  cause. 

One  of  the  incidents  of  the  constant  warfare  which  went  on  be- 
tween the  English  and  the  French  for  the  possession  of  Canada 
and  which  culminated  in  the  peace  of  1763,  was  the  removal  of  the 
French  Neutrals  from  Acadia,  Nova  Scotia,  in  1755.  Massachu- 
setts sent,  as  her  contribution  to  aid  the  mother-country  in  this 
expedition  against  Nova  Scotia,  one  regiment  of  men,  in  two 
battalions.  Gov.  Shirley  was  the  Colonel  of  this  Eegiment,  but 
Lt.  Col.  Jolm  Winslow,  of  Marshfield  was  in  actual  command. 
Winslow  raised  two  thousand  men  for  this  purpose,  who  were  en- 
listed for  one  year,  or  longer  if  desired. 

It  was  deemed  wise  to  free  the  country  of  Acadia  of  its  inhabi- 
tants. Without  commenting  upon  what  appears  to  have  been  a 
most  brutal  course  to  pursue  against  people  who  merely  refused 
to  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  their  conquerors,  it  is  enough  to 
say  that  this  course  was  carried  out.  The  inhabitants  were  col- 
lected at  various  ports  and  carried  away  to  different  parts  of  the 
colonies.  Their  houses  and  barns  were  burned,  their  lands  and 
property  confiscated,  and  they  were  driven  to  the  ships  with  noth- 
ing but  the  clothing  they  wore.  Families  were  separated,  husbands 
being  sent  on  one  ship,  wives  on  another,  and  perhaps  children 
on  a  tliird.  Grand  Pre  was  the*  point  of  departure  of  many.  Gov. 
Lawrence,  who  had  charge  of  the  Grand  Pre  deportation,  estiiuated 
that  he  had  to  provide  for  the  removal  of  7,000.  The  deporta- 
tion went  on  from  1755  to  1760.  It  is  stated  by  Rameau  that 
there  were  18,000  Neutrals  as  these  people  were  called  in  Acadia; 
and  Mrs.  Williams'  "French  Neutrals"  states  that  from  10,000 
to  20,000  were  carried  away.  There  wore  collected  at  Grand  Pre 
for  embarkation  1,923  persons,  483  of  whom  were  men,  337  wom- 
en, heads  of  families,  527  sons,  and  576  daughters.     The  cows 


144  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

numbered  1,500,  young  cattle  5,700,  horses  493,  sheep  9,000,  hogs 
4,000,  and  hens  innumerable. 

Of  these  exiles,  2,000  were  at  different  times  landed  at  Boston 
and  distributed  throughout  the  country.  After  peace  was  declared, 
800  assembled  at  Boston  and,  on  foot,  sought  their  old  homes. 
The  journey  occupied  four  months. 

Hon.  Jedediah  Dwelley,  in  a  letter  published  in  the  North  Eiver 
Pioneer,  Dec.  27th,  1895,  says  that,  late  in  1755  or  early  in  1756, 
40  of  these  Neutrals  were  sent  to  Scituate,  of  whom  9  came  to 
Hanover  and  were  put  in  care  of  John  Bailey  on  South  Main 
street, — 8  were  carried  to  Abington,  7  to  Halifax,  and  10  to  the 
house  of  Mr.  Joseph  Jacobs,  in  Scituate.  Presumably  the  remain- 
der were  left  in  Scituate,  as,  in  1758,  there  were  17  Nentrals  in 
that  town,  occupying  Mr.  Jacobs'  houses. 

They  seem  to  have  been  very  unwelcome  visitors.  The  Hanover 
people,  as  well  as  those  of  other  towns  where  they  were  qnartered, 
seem  to  have  regarded  them  in  anything  but  a  pleasant  light.  A 
complaint  to  the  Governor  and  council,  made  by  Charles  and  Nich- 
olas Brean,  states  that  they  were  obliged  to  work  and  received 
no  money;  that  "on  Saturday  last  about  20  men  came  in  threat- 
ening manner  to  their  dwelling,  several  with  cords  in  their  hands, 
and  forced  their  father  and  mother,  77  years  old,  into  a  cart  and 
carried  them  away,  they  know  not  whither,  binding  the  petitioners 
so  they  could  not  follow."  This  may  have  been  an  over-drawn 
statement;  for,  in  1756,  the  Selectmen  charged  the  town  for  ex- 
penses to  Boston  to  "answer  false  complaints  of  said  Frenchmen." 

After  peace  was  declared,  they  made  their  way,  many  of  them, 
back  to  Canada.  It  is  said  that  their  reception  there  was  far 
more  inhospitable  than  it  had  been  in  the  colonies.  Some  re- 
mained, but  none,  so  far  as  is  known,  in  Hanover. 

Many  of  them  scattered  all  over  the  country,  going  even  as  far 
south  as  New  Orleans.  Pere  Le  Blanc  the  Notary,  died  in  Phila- 
delphia.    He  was  the  father  of  twenty  children. 

THE  REVOLUTION 

Hanover  took  an  important  part  in  the  events  that  led  up  to 
the  Revolution  and  her  activities  were  untiring  until  the  close 
of  the  war. 

The  names  of  the  most  of  those  who  went  from  Hanover  to 
serve  in  this  war  are  given  in  the  proper  place.  Nearly  all  the  able 
bodied  men  must  have  served  for  shorter  or  longer  periods. 

Lack  of  space  prevents  the  enumeration  in  full  of  those  who  did 


CORNKR    OF    CHURCH    AND    WASHINGTON    STREETS 


CHiCUIT    STREET    AT    END    OF    KING    STR};KT 


NORTH    HANOVER.      MANN'S    CORNER 


KING    STREET   NEAR    RESIDENCE   OF    O.    F.    ELLIS 


MILITARY    lilSTOllY.  145 

not  go  to  the  war,  but  who  were  conspicious  in  the  civil  affairs  of 
the  time. 

Bariy  treats  this  period  of  our  history  quite  fully  and  brief 
extracts  from  liis  work  are  given. 

"The  new  act  of  1768,  imposing  a  duty  on  tea,  papers,  painters' 
colors,  and  glass,  caused,  if  possible,  a  ferment  greater  than  that 
caused  by  the  Stamp  Act:  and  so  thoroughly  were  the  people 
aroused  that  it  was  finally  resolved  to  call  a  Convention,  to  meet  in 
Boston,  September  21,  "to  consult  upon  measures  for  the  safety 
of  the  Province."  Delegates  to  this  Convention  were  sent  from 
a  large  number  of  towns.  Hanover  deputed  Joseph  Cushing  Esq., 
to  act  as  its  Representative;  a  gentleman  who  had  been  long  and 
favorably  known  to  his  townsmen,  and  who  was  distinguished  for 
his  unbending  integrity  and  aH'able  deportment; — who  afterwards 
held  an  honorable  rank  in  tlie  Conventions  of  the  County  and 
the  Congresses  of  the  Province;  and  who,  at  a  still  later  period, 
when  peace  had  been  declared  and  order  restored  to  our  disturbed 
civil  institutions,  as  a  token  of  gratitude  and  esteem  for  his  ser- 
vices, was  elevated  to  the  office  of  -Judge  of  Probate  for  the  County 
of  Plymouth,  and  received  a  military  commission,  with  the  rank 
of  Brigadier  General." 

"Monday,  September  2G,  1774,  a  meeting  of  delegates  from 
every  town  in  Plymouth  County  was  held  at  Plympton,  and,  by 
adjournment,  at  the  court  house  in  Plymouth,  on  Tuesday  the 
27th;  and  Hanover  sent,  as  its  Representatives,  Capt.  Joseph 
Cushing,  Joseph  Ramsdell,  Joshua  Simmons,  Capt.  Robert  L.  Eells, 
ind  Dr.  Lemuel  Cushing;  and  the  first-named  gentleman  was 
chosen  one  of  the  committee  of  nine,  to  prepare  an  address  ex- 
pressive of  their  feelings  in  view  of  the  aggressions  of  the  British 
Government." 

"On  the  seventh  day  of  October  1774,  the  First  Provincial 
Congress  was  convened  at  Salem;  on  the  11th,  at  Concord;  on 
the  17th,  at  Cambridge,  and  again  at  Cambridge,  November  23rd, 
and  dissolved  December  lOtb.  The  Second  Congress  was  con- 
vened at  Cambridge,  February  1,  1775;  at  Concord,  March  22nd, 
and  April  22nd,  and  at  Watertown,  April  22nd,  and  dissolved. 
May  29th.  The  Third  Congress  convened  at  Watertown,  Wed- 
nesday, May  31st,  1775,  and  was  dissolved,  Wednesday,  July  19th, 
1775.  To  all  of  these,  Col.  Cushing,  as  he  is  called  on  the  Journals, 
was  sent  as  a  delegate  from  Hanover,  and,  in  all,  he  took  an  active 
and  prominent  })art.  We  could  enumerate  many  instances  in 
which  he  was  appointed  on  important  committees;  and  that  his 


146  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

services  were  held  in  the  highest  esteem,  may  be  inferred  from 
the  fact  that  his  associates  were  ever  ready  to  assign  to  him  new 
trusts.'^ 

"June  30,  1776,  at  a  meeting  in  Hanover  "Tield  to  take  into 
consideration  a  resolve  of  the  Honorable  House  of  Representatives" 
of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  relative  to  advising  the  person  or  per- 
sons chosen  to  represent  them  in  the  General  Court,  whether,  if 
the  Honorable  American  Congress  should,  for  the  safety  of  the 
American  Colonies,  declare  them  Independent  of  the  Kingdom  of 
Great  Britain,  they,  the  said  inhabitants,  will  solemnly  engage, 
with  their  lives  and  fortunes,  to  support  them  in  the  measure. 
Voted,  to  instruct  their  Representative,  that,  if  said  Congress 
should  think  it  safest  to  declare  them  Independent  of  the  Kingdom 
of  Great  Britain,  they,  the  inhabitants,  will  support  them  in  the 
measure." 

Probably  no  citizen  of  Hanover  was  more  active  or  conspicious 
during  the  war  than  Joseph  Gushing.  He  lived  in  a  house  which 
stood  where  now  stands  that  of  Horace  S.  Tower,  and  the  latter 
uses  the  Gushing  well  for  his  water  supply. 

The  records  show  that  "Hon.  Joseph  Gushing,  Judge  of  Pro- 
bate, died  December  16,  1791,  aged  60  years,  of  a  nervous  disorder 
ending  in  delirium." 

COMMITTEES  OF  SAFETY  DURING  THE  REVOLUTION. 

1775 

Barstow,  Lieut.  House,  John,  Jr. 

Bass,  Benjamin  Jacobs,  David 

Bates,  Seth  Josselyn,  Seth 

Briggs,  Ezra  Perry,  Israel 

Curtis,  Abner  Ramsdell,  Joseph 

"       Bezaleel  Simmons,  Joshua 

"       Capt.  Studley,  Benjamin 

"       Lemuel  Sylvester,  Michael 

Gushing,  Dr.  Turner,  Amos 

Eells,  Capt.  "Wliiting,   Lieut. 

1776 

Barstow,  Joshua  Gushing,  Joseph 

"         Samuel,  Jr.  Eells,  Capt.  Robert  L. 

Bass,   Benjamin  Hatch,  John,  Lieut. 

Briggs,  Ezra  Jacobs,  David 

Curtis,  CalvLQ  Ramsdell,  Joseph 

"        John,  Jr.  Simmons,  Joshua 

"     Lemuel  Soper,  Joseph,  Capt. 


MILITARY    HISTORY. 


147 


stetson,   Seth 
Studley,  Benjamin 
Sylvester,   Michael 

Barstow,  Sam'l,  Jr. 
Bass,  Benjamin 
Curtis,  Abner 
Calvin 

"       Jesse 

''       Lemuel 

"       Melzar 
Gushing,  Joseph 
Eells,  Capt.  Eobert  L. 
Jacobs,  David 


Curtis,  John,  Jr. 
Cushing,  Joseph 
Hatch,  Jolin,  Lieut. 
Eobbins,  Timothy 


Bass,  Benjamin 
Curtis,  Calvin 
Snow 
Cushing,  Joseph 
Eells,  Capt. 


Turner,  Amos,  Capt. 
Whiting,  Thomas 


1777 

Perry,   Israel 
Kamsdell,  Joseph 
Bobbins,  Timothy 
Rose,  Timothy 
Simmons,  Joshua 
Stetson,  Seth,  Jr. 

"        Prince,   Capt. 
Studley,  Benjamin 
Sylvester,  Michael 

1778 
not  given 

1779 

Stetson,  Prince,  Capt. 

"        Samuel 
Studley,  Benjamin 
Turner,  Marlboro 

1780 

Hatch,  John,  Lieut. 
Jacobs,  David 
Perry,  Israel 
Soper,  Joseph,  Capt. 


The  following  glossary  explains  the  meaning  of  the  letters  used 
in  the  table  which  follow  it : 

A.  Company  on  sea  coast  for  defense,  Dec.  17,  1775. 

B.  To  Eoxbury,  Feb.  12,  1776   (probably  evacuation  of  Boston). 

C.  Expedition  to  Cohasset,  March,  1776. 
E.  Service  rendered,  Aug.  to  Nov.,  1776. 
P.     3  months  service  in  1776. 

G.     Expedition  to  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  1,  1776. 

H.     Expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  1776. 

I.     Bristol  Alarm,  1776. 

J.     Second  Expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  1776. 

K.    Expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  1777. 


148  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

L.  Expedition  to  Ehode  Island,  1777. 

M.  At  Hull,  March  1,  1777. 

N.  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis'  Company,  1778. 

0.  Duty  near  Boston,  1778. 

P.  Sept,  to  December,  1778,  duty  on  Castle  Island,  Boston  Harbor. 

Q.  Expedition  to  Ehode  Island,  1778. 

E.  Cambridge,  February  to  April,  1778. 

S.  Enrolled  for  8  months,  1778. 

T.  Service  in  Gates'  Eegiment,  1778. 

U.  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  Company,  1781. 

fV.  Ehode  Island  Expedition,  March,  1781. 

W.  Eaised  by  the  town,  April  12,  1778. 

X.  Expedition  to  Manchester. 

Y.  In  camp  two  months,  1789. 

List  of  soldiers  from  Hanover  who  served  in  the  Eevolution. 
A  few  of  these  resided  in  other  towns: 
Bailey,  John,  Col. 
"       Luther,  Major 
"       Seth    -C- 
Baldwin,  Samuel,  Chaplain    -I-U- 
Barstow,  James     -L- 
Job     -C-Q- 
Nathaniel   -U 
"         Samuel,  Lieut. 
Bass,  Benjamin,  Qtr.  Master    -C-H-I- 
Bates,  Benjamin     -B-J-E-V- 
"       Benjamin,  Jr.    -U-Y- 
"       Clement     -A-B-E-J-T-U-V- 
"       Comfort    -V- 
"      Dowty    -F-U- 
"       Gamaliel    -C- 
"       John    -K- 
"       Joseph    -B- 
"       Joseph  Neal    -T- 
"       Lemuel    -C-L-Q- 
"       Levi    -U- 
"       Neal    -N-V- 
"       Seth    B-E-F-J-L-E-Q- 
"       Seth,  Jr.  -B- 
"       Solomon,  Corporal    -A-F- 
Berry,  Amos    -F-U- 
Bonney,  Oliver    -J- 


149 

MILITARY    IlISTOia.  ^^^ 


Bosworth,  John     -P- 
Bowker,  Benjamin     -L- 
Briggs,  Ezra    -A-C-K-M-V-W- 

"      Jr. 
Brooks,  Joseph    -L-l-B- 

"        Samuel     -L-K-H- 
Brv'ant,  Solomon     -C-K-W- 
Carrie,  Joseph    -J- 
Chamberlain,  Josiah    -V- 

"  :Nathaniel     -P- 

Clark,  Belcher    -J- 
"       Ben    -I- 
"       Nathaniel    -J-V- 
Cotthrell,  Kobert    -C- 
Crooker,  Japhet     -h- 
Curtis,  Abel    -C-I- 
"        Abner,  Lieut    -C-E-0- 
"  "      Jr.    -C- 

"       Calvin,  Lieut.     -C-E-M-N-S-Y- 
"       Ebenezer    -C- 
"       Elijah    -C-L-I- 
"       Elisha    -M- 
"       Gershom  -C-V-W- 
"       James    -C- 
"       Jesse    -C-I-L- 
"       Job    -C-l-O-P- 
"       Joseph,  Corp.     -C-E- 
"       Ijemuel,  Lieut.  Capt.     -C- 
"       Melzar,     -C-1- 
"       Prince  -C-H-I- 
"       Eeuben     -E-K-M-V-Y- 
-■'       Seth    -A-C-I-L-Q- 
"  "      Jr.    -I-L- 

"       Simeon,     -C-H-L-Q-R- 
"       Snow    -C-H-I-Q- 
"       ^Yilliam     -I-L- 
Cushing,  John,  Col.     -I- 
Cushman,  Pobert    -J- 
Damon,  Eells    -Q- 
^       Josiah    -L- 
Dillingham,  Henry    -K- 
Dwelley,  Abner    -E-G-X- 

"    "    Joshua,  Lieut.     -C-I-L-Q- 


160  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEB. 

Eddy,  Ebenezer    -B- 
Eells,  Eobert    -J- 
''      Samuel    -B-E-J- 

Jr.  Fifer    -A-J-K- 
''      William  W.    -J-K-W- 
Gamett,  Elijah    -J- 
Samuel    -P- 
Gilbert,  Elijah    -I-L- 
William    -C- 
Gross,  Samuel    -B- 

"       Thomas    -F-W- 
Hatch,  Isaac    -C- 

"      John,  Lieut.    -K-V- 
"       Thomas    -C-I- 
Hill,  Leonard,  Corp.     -K-Y- 
House,  Abner    -J- 
David    -C- 
Elisha    -K- 
Joseph  -B- 
"        Nathaniel     -W- 
Seth  -B- 
Jacobs  David  G. 
Josselyn,  Francis    -W-F- 
''         Isaac,  Clerk    -J- 

Nathaniel    -B-H-J-L-N- 
Philip    -J- 
Seth    -C-J- 
Lambert,  Zachariah  -L- 
Lindsey,  Melzar     -W- 
Magoun,  Nathaniel     -L- 
Mann,  Benjamin    -I- 
"       Joshua  -I-M- 
"       Josiah     -L-P- 
"       Levi     -M- 
Munroe,  Shuble    -K- 
Nickerson,  Joseph    -L- 
Oldham,  Thos.    -J- 
Palmer,  Elisha    -B-I-L-U- 

Joshua    -Y- 
Perry,  Adam     -B-F- 
"  "      Henry    -R- 
"       Isaac    -I- 


MILITARY  HISTORY.  151 

Perry,  Israel    -C-H-I- 
"        Samuel    -V- 
Seth    -0- 
Pratt,  Jona,    -B-I-P- 
Eamsdell,  Edward     -E- 
Joseph    -H-J- 
Lot    -W- 
"  Samuel    -R- 

Randell,  Joseph    -C-G- 
"         Stephen    -F- 
Eobbins,  Luther    -M-P-Q-U- 
Rogers,  Caleb    -P- 
Rose,  Laban    -B-L- 
"      Reuben    -K-S- 
"       Timothy,  Sergt.     -B- 
Silvester,  Benjamin     -B- 
Caleb    -I-M-0- 
Cornelius  -F-M- 
Edmund    -V- 
Eliab 

Elijah    -B-E-L- 
Elisha    -L- 
Henchman     -A-l-M-0- 
Jacob    -Q- 
Job    -R- 
Joel    -E- 

Michael    -C-G-H-I-V- 
Simmons,  Elisha    -C-I-L- 
Smith,  Albert    -P- 
Soper,  Joseph,  Capt.    -I-T-V- 
Skiffe,  John    -X- 
Stetson,  Benjamin    -B-H-J-U- 
Elijah    -C- 
Elisha    -L-W- 
"        Isaac     -L- 

Nathaniel     -B- 
"        Thomas      -I- 
Stoddard,  Melzar    -K- 
Studley,  Abner    -J-T-U- 

Benjamin     -A-B-E-F-G-P-Q- 

Jr.    -F- 
David    -G- 
Eliab    -A-C-I- 


153  PIISTORY   OF   HANOVEK. 

Stiidley,  Gideon   -B-I- 

Jabez  -  -A-C-I-X-T-V-Yl- 
Tilden,  Cuffey    -M- 
"      Job    -B-Q-U- 
Torrey,  David,  Drummer    -B-J- 
'*'        James    -B- 
"        Luther    -J-K- 

Nathaniel     -A-B-E-L-P- 
Stephen    -B-E-J- 
"        Thomas    -0- 
Warren    -F- 
Totman,  John    -C- 

Turner,  Amos,  Capt.    -G-J-K-T-U-     - 
Asa    -0- 
'"        Cornelius    -^V- 
Elijah    -0-W- 
Isaac    -B-E-P- 
"        John    -0- 
"       Joseph    -W-V- 
"        Marlboro 
"        Melzar,  Adjt.    -I- 
White,  Benjamin     -B-H-J- 
"       Cornelius     -J- 
"       Robert    -B- 
AVliiting,  Abel    -I- 
Asa    -E- 
"        James    -B-F-I-L-R- 
Witherell,  Simeon    -J- 

Theophilus     -J-U- 
Woodward,  James    -U- 

COL.    JOHN    BAILEY. 

During  the  Revolutionary  War,  John  Bailey  and  his  son,  Luther, 
attained  the  highest  rank  of  any  of  the  Hanover  soldiers,  Luther 
being  a  major  in  his  father's  regiment. 

John  Bailey  was  Lieutenant  Colonel  May  27,  1775,  in  Col. 
Thomas'  regiment.  Soon  after  this,  he  was  commissioned  as 
colonel.  At  West  Point,  about  August  1,  1779,  a  board  of  army 
officers  decided  on  the  rank  of  the  diiferent  officers,  and  Col.  Bailey 
was  the  first,  or  ranking  colonel,  his  commission  being  made  to 
date  from  July  1,  1775;  and  he  was  called  of  the  second  regiment. 
This  settlement  of  rank  was  soon  after  confirmed  by  Congress. 

In  a  letter  dated  at  West  Point,  April,  1780,  directed  to  General 


MILITARY  HISTORY.  153 

Washington,  Colonel  Bailey  asks  for  his  discharge  "on  account  of 
the  situation  of  his  domestic  afl'airs  and  ill  health  and  having  served 
in  the  army  from  the  commencement  of  the  War."  He  was  con- 
tinued in  the  service,  however,  until  December  30,  1780,  when  he 
was  retired  on  half-pay.  Probably  this  half-pay  was  commuted 
and  he  took  a  lump  sum.  Previous  to  the  war,  he  was  a  ship 
builder  and  one  of  the  largest  landowners  in  Hanover;  but  his 
long  service  proved  disastrous  to  his  financial  interests  and  he  died 
a  poor  man.  Appleton's  biography  as  well  as  Drake's  gives  liim 
honorable  mention,  saying  that  ''he  earned  distinction,  especially 
in  the  campaign  against  Burgoyne." 

He  was  second  in  command  at  Dorchester  and  in  important 
positions  around  New  York.  In  September,  1776,  his  regiment 
and  two  others.  Glover's  Brigade,  were  thanked  by  Washington 
for  their  gallant  conduct  and,  when  Washington  resolved  to  make 
a  sudden  dash  upon  the  Hessians  at  Trenton,  among  the  trusty 
men  he  chose  was  Bailey's  regiment.  These  troops  were  in  two 
divisions,  Bailey  being  in  the  first.  They  crossed  the  river  in  the 
.storm  and  amid  the  floating  ice  and  won  the  fight,  recrossed,  and, 
the  next  morning  Washington  warmly  thanked  them  for  "their 
brave  and  steady  conduct."  Lossing  says  that,  at  Saratoga,  Gates 
felt  confident  of  victory,  aided  by  such  men  as  "Poor,  Learned, 
Stark,  and  Bailey."  After  the  war,  Col.  Bailey  resided  on  Main 
street,  where  he  kept  a  hotel,  with  slight  patronage.  He  and  his 
eon  Luther  both  died  in  this  house. 

The  military  history  of  the  town  from  the  close  of  the  lievolu- 
tion  to  1800,  is  meagre.  The  military  spirit  which  war  always 
produces  caused  more  or  less  interest  in  the  soldiery  and  an  effort, 
although  a  feeble  one,  was  made  to  comply  with  the  militia  law. 

The  town  records  of  this  period  are  concerned  principally  with 
soldier's  pay,  although  one  item  records  the  unfortunate  and  some- 
what disconcerting  fact  that  the  town's  supply  of  powder  had 
been  stolen.  A  committee  was  chosen  to  renew  the  supply  and  to 
prosecute  the  thief.  No  historic  record  or  tradition  tells  that  the 
thief  was  caught. 

The  captain  of  the  militia  company  during  these  years,  from 
1784  to  1800,  was  Capt.  John  Barstow. 

The  Hanover  artillery  company  was,  during  its  existence,  the 
'crack"  military  organization.  It  grew  out  of  the  second  militia 
company,  which  was  formed  during  John  Adams'  adminstration, 
Timothy  Rose,  captain. 

Benjamin  Whitman,  Esq.,  has  the  credit  of  organizing  the  Han- 


154  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER 

over  artillery  company  and  was,  of  course,  its  first  captain.  The 
first  lieutenant  was  Dr.  Melzar  Dwelley;  the  second  Dr.  Charles 
Turner  of  Pembroke.  The  uniform,  which  on  beiag  described 
appears  ridiculous  to  us  in  these  days  of  khaki,  was  regarded  at 
the  beginning  of  the  last  century  as  gorgeous  and  appropriate. 

The  coat  was  blue,  with  red  facings  and  brass  buttons  and  cord. 
The  trousers  and  waistcoat  were  bufi.  The  waist  was  clasped  by 
a  white  leather  belt,  with  a  brass  breast  plate  above  it.  The  whole 
was  surmounted  by  a  fur  cocked  hat,  called  a  chapeau  de  bras, 
bearing  a  black  plume  tipped  with  red. 

The  artillery  of  the  company  was  one  small  cannon,  or  "piece." 

The  company's  organization  fell  into  what  President  Cleveland 
called  "innocuous  desuetude,''  in  1851  or  there  about. 

It  had,  during  its  half  century  of  existence,  three  armories.  The 
first  stood  on  Gun-House  Hill,  near  the  residence  of  the  late 
Eobert  Sylvester. 

The  second  armory  stood  at  the  Centre,  "in  the  rear  of  the 
meeting  house  on  one  comer  of  the  old  burial  ground"  (Barry) 
which  was  first  used  in  1806,  Albert  Smith  being  captain.  In 
1819,  while  Elisha  Barrel,  Jr.  was  captain,  the  conmionwealth 
erected  the  third  and  last  armory  near  the  Centre. 

The  captains  of  the  company  during  its  existence  were: 
Benjamin  Whitman.  William  Thomas. 

Albert  Smith.  Joseph  Brooks,  Jr. 

Edward  Jacobs.  James  House. 

Elisha  Barrell,  Jr.  Daniel  Barstow,  Jr. 

Edward  Curtis.  James  Brooks. 

Levi  Curtis.  Benjamin  N.  Curtis. 

Elias  W.  Pratt.  Charles  Brooks. 

William  Morse.  Duncan  T.  Stoddard. 

Isaac  H.  Haskins. 

The  Hanover  artillery  company's  service  was  not  all  performed 
at  home.  From  July  1  to  Sept.  6,  1814,  (68  days)  under  Lieut. 
Elisha  Barrell,  Jr.,  a  detachment  of  it  was  on  duty  at  Scituate 
Harbor  and  the  whole  company  was  for  a  month,  September  19  to 
October  19,  1814.  at  Plymouth. 

From  the  pay-roll  of  the  company  we  gather  the  following  names 
of  officers  and  members  of  the  company  in  1814. 
Capt.  Edward  F.  Jacobs.  Sergt.  Stephen  Jacobs. 

Lieut.  Elisha  Barrell,  Jr.  Sergt.  Levi  Curtis. 

Ijieut.  Edward  Curtis.  Sergt.  Stephen  Curtis. 

Sergt.  Amos  Dunbar.         .  Corp.  Calvin  D.  Wilder. 


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155 


Corp.  Keuben  Curtis. 
Corp.  Oren  Josseljn. 

Luther  Turner. 
Eleazer  Josselyn. 

John  Clapp. 
Luther  Curtis. 
Eobert  Curtis. 
Elisha  Magoim. 
Ozias  Whiting. 
Benjamin  S.  Munroe. 
Joseph  Sylvester. 
Justus  Whiting. 
John  Jones,  Jr. 
Cyrus  Wliite. 
Melzar  Curtis. 
Job  Curtis. 
John  Gross. 
Gideon  Studley,  Jr. 
Nathaniel  Curtis. 
Elias  Magoun. 


Corp.  Elisha  Barrell. 

Musicians. 

Gideon  Perry. 

Levi  Perry. 
Matrosses. 

Nathaniel  FaiTow. 

Lewis  Gross. 

Charles  Bailey,  Jr. 

Joseph  Brooks,  Jr. 

Benjamin  C.  I'ratt. 

Barker  Wing. 

Piato  Damon. 

John  Curtis. 

Joshua  Stetson. 

David  T.  Joyce. 

Benjamin  Bowker. 

Lemuel  Curtis. 

Joseph  Damon. 

Benjamin  H.  Clark. 

Gad  Bailey. 


Allen  Clapp. 

Capt.  Jesse  Eeed  organized  an  independent  infantry  company^ 
which  was  disbanded,  after  an  existence  of  a  few  years. 

The  Hanover  Itifle  Company  was  formed  about  1816.  It  wa& 
comprised  of  men  from  Scituate,  Marshfield,  Pembroke,  and  Han- 
son as  well  as  from  this  town.  Its  first  captain  was  Elijah  Hay- 
ward,  followed  by  Hosea  Whitman,  William  Josselyn,  Nathan 
Dwelley,  Samuel  Bennett,  and  others.  It  was  "removed  to  Han- 
son." It  formed  part  of  the  Second  regt.,  first  Brig.,  5th  Division 
of  the  Massachusetts  militia.  The  uniform  of  the  company  was 
unique;  coat  and  trousers  green,  a  felt  cap  with  long  green  plume. 
The  arms  and  equipment  of  each  man  were  kept  at  his  own  home.. 
The  company  never  saw  service,  except  on  parade  and  at  masters. 
It  had  a  band  of  its  own,  consisting  of  two  fifes,  two  tenor,, 
drums,  one  bass-drum,  a  clarionet,  and  bugle.  Barry  gives  an  in- 
teresting accoimt  of  the  presentation  to  the  company  by  the  ladies^^ 
of  a  beautiful  standard  with  the  speech,  very  stirring  and  patriotic,, 
made  by  Miss  Eliza  Stetson,  when  she  presented  the  standard. 

The  war  of  1812  gave  rise  to  but  little  action  in  Hanover  be- 
yond that  already  related.  There  were  various  votes  passed,, 
relative  to  the  pay  of  troops  sent  out,  providing  for  powder,  etc- 


156  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

The  town,  in  a  set  of  resolutions,  gave  its  views  on  the  war  to  the 
public  through  "publication  in  the  republican  newspapers  in  Bos- 
ton/' the  republican  party  of  that  day  being  the  predecessor  of  the 
democratic  party  to-day. 

The  committees  of  safety  during  tlie  war  were  as  follows: 

1812 — Turner  Stetson,  Albert  Smith,  Aaron  Hobart,  Jr.,  Joshua 
Mann,  Reuben  Curtis,  Lemuel  Dwelley,  and  Snow  Curtis.  1814 — 
Aaron  Hobart,  Jr.,  Isaiah  Wing,  Elijah  Hayward,  John  B.  Bar- 
stow,  and  Benjamin  Stockbridge. 

For  its  committee  of  safety  during  the  Revolution  as  well  as  this 
later  war,  Hanover  selected  its  more  prominent  and  substantial 
citizens. 

Among  the  writer's  papers  is  one  headed  thus:  "Pay  Eoll  of 
a  Company  of  Infantry  stationed  at  the  Fortification  Plymouth 
Harbour,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Eben  Simmons  of  the  Volunteers 
of  the  United  States  for  the  month  of  February."  In  the  roll  are: 
Eben  Simmons,  Lieut.  John  Howard,  Privata 

Levi  Curtis,  Sergt.  John  Munroe,  Private. 

Jermiah  Bates,  Musician.  John  Oldham,  Private. 

John  Ramsdell,  Jr.,  Corpl.  John  Osborne,  Private. 

Daniel  Bishop,  Private.  John  Perry,  Private. 

Clement  Bates,  Private.  William  Rand,  Private. 

Jesse  Boileau,  Private.  Barth'l  Ramsdill,  Private. 

Thomas  Baker,  Private.  Elisha  C.  Stetson,  Private. 

David  Clarke,  Private.  Natli'l  Stetson,  Jr.,  Private. 

Joseph  Cole,  Private.  Eben  S.  Thomas,  Private. 

Abiah  Daman,  Private.  John  Walker,  Private. 

Jeremiah  Bates  died  the  third  of  March,  suddenly,  being  well 
the  same  morning. 

(signed)     Ebenezer  Simmons, 

Lieut.  Com  mander. 

This  is  certified  as  correct  at  Boston,  April  9,  1813,  by  Nat 
Freeman,  Maj.  and  Dist.  Pay. 

Letters  addressed  to  Lieut.  Simmons  at  the  Gurnet  and  dated 
as  late  as  September  29,  1813,  are  also  found,  showing  the  term 
•of  his  troops  to  expire  October,  1813.  The  following  letter  dated 
August  26,  1813,  is  interesting.  It  is  addressed,  Capt.  Simmons, 
Fort  Gurnet,  and  reads : 

"The  collector  of  customs  for  the  Port  of  Plymouth  informs 
Capt.  Simmons,  Commandant  of  the  Fort,  that  suspicious  circum- 
stances this  morning  occur  relative  to  boats  witliout  and  near  this 
harbour — the  arrival  of  this  ship  that  came  in  to-day  makes  the 


MILITARY  HISTORY.  151 

appearances  more  suspicious — 1  therefore  suggest  that  you  will 
be  guarded  and  vigilant  and,  at  any  rate,  if  an  attempt  should  be 
made  to  cut  out  this  ship,  you  will  prevent  her  being  got  out  by 
all  the  means  in  your  power." 

Given  at  the  Custom  House  this  twenty-sixth  day  of  August. 

1813. 

James  Warren,  Dept.  Coll." 

A  letter  to  Lieut.  Simmons  from  "William  Brown,  Contractor's 
Agent,"  dated  March  21,  1813,  shows  the  sort  of  stores  which  were 
furnished  the  troops  at  that  time.  213  lbs.  fresh  beef,  6  bbls.  sale 
beef,  1  bbl.  mess  perk,  8  bbls.  rye  flour,  1  box  soap,  1  box  candles, 
1  bbl.  vinegar,  1  bbl.  whiskey. 

Lieut.  Simmons'  orders,  on  retiring  from  the  fort,  were  received 
from  Brig.  Gen.  F.  H.  Gushing,  Commanding. 

HANOVER  IN  THE  CIVIL  WAR. 

In  the  year  1860,  about  85  per  cent,  of  the  legal  voters  of  Han- 
over cast  their  vote  for  the  electors  of  Abraham  Lincoln  for 
President.  During  the  succeeding  conflict  few^  towns  filled  their 
quotas  as  promptly.  After  it  had  provided  for  the  last  call  made 
by  the  President,  it  had  a  surplus  of  about  twenty-five  men  in 
the  service. 

At  the  outset,  the  available  men  in  Hanover  between  the  ages 
of  eighteen  and  forty-five  (the  government  limit),  numbered  not 
over  two  hundred  and  seventy-five.  Of  this  number,  one  hundred 
and  sixty-nine  (Gl  4-10  per  cent.)  enlisted. 

The  first  concerted  action  of  the  town  was  taken  at  a  citizen's 
meeting  held  in  April,  1861,  when  a  committee  was  chosen  ta 
confer  with  citizens  of  other  to^viis  as  to  the  proper  course  to  be 
pursued  in  view  of  the  hostilities  which  had  then  been  begun. 

Oren  Josselyn,  Jedediah  Dwelley,  and  Robei-t  H.  Studley  were 
selectmen.  That  year  the  town  paid  "drilling,  $320,  and  for  uni- 
forms (14)  for  the  Union  guards,  $250;  for  dependents  of  soldiers 
in  the  United  States  service  from  this  town,  $868 ;  making  a  total 
military  outlay  for  the  year  of  $1440,  of  which  $834  was  due 
to  be  repaid  by  the  state.  This  was  on  a  total  assessment  of 
$777,332,  and  with  a  tax  rate  of  $5.70  per  thousand. 

The  first  call  for  troops  was  made  by  the  President  in  April, 
1861.  This  was  for  three  months'  men.  Six  men  in  Hanover  re- 
sponded, viz:  Frank  Corbin,  William  B.  Harlow,  Hosea  Dwelley, 
Patrick  Hurley,  George  C.  Dwelley,  and  William  C.  Bates,  the 
first  man  to  enlist  from  this  town  beinff  Frank  Corbin. 


158 


HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


During  the  year  1861,  in  response  to  other  calls,  35  men  enlisted 
for  three  years,  viz : — 


Jjucius  Barker 
Bradley  S.  Bryant 
George  W.  Bates 
John   Brainard 
James  E.  Damon 
Charles  Damon 
Bailey  D.  Damon 
Samuel   Hollis 
Cyrus  C.  Holmes 
Thomas  B.  Holmes 
George  W.  Jackman 
George  H.  Josselyn 
John  Larkum 
Luther  L.  Lucas 
Warren  R.   Spurr 
Daniel  Sullivan 
William  T.  Walker 


John  F.  Larkum 
Samuel  Keene 
James  H.  Perry 
Joseph  F.  Stetson 
James  E.  Stetson 
George  E.  Smith 
Michael  H.   Sullivan 
John  W.  Nelson 
Eugene  Whiting 
John  T.  Davis 
Charles  A.  Howland 
Josiah  F.  Perry 
•Marcus  M.  Leavitt 
Lebbeus  Stockbridge 
Joseph   C.   Wilder 
Wm.  B.  Stoddard 
W.  S.   Gumey 


Jeremiah   Looby 

During  the  year  1862,   55   residents  of  Hanover   enlisted,   37 
for  three  years  and  28  for  nine  months. 

For  Three  Years: 


Spencer  Binney 
Benjamin  Curtis 
George  C.   Dwelley 
Charles  L.  Tower 
L.  B.  Sylvester 
Beuben  Stetson 
Gad  J.  Bailey 
Edmund  Phillips 
Hiram  B.  Bonney 
George  R.  Josselyn 
Eli   C.  Josselyn 
Melzar  C.  Bailey 
Turner  Stetson 
Levi  C.  Brooks 

Alonzo  Howland 
Leander  Torrey 
Joseph  Vinal 


Albert  E.  Bates 
Francis  H.  Fish 
William  H.  Bates 
Lyman  Eussell 
Otis  B.  Oakman 
Joshua  E.  Bates 
Lewis  Josselyn 
Arthur  Shepherd 
F.  T.  Sheldon 
George  B.  Oldham 
Marcus  P.  Russell 
Henry  C.  Gardner 
William  Phillips 

For  Nine  Months: 

Henry  A.  Whiting 
William  T.  Stetson 
Lieut.  N.  S.  Oakman 


MILITARY  HISTORY.  159 

Albert  G.  Mann  Phineas  P.  Peterson 

Howard  F.  Mann  William  H.  H.   Vining 
Patrick  Greene                            '   George  M.  Curtis 

Walter  N.  Beal  Edwin  J.  Bates 

Zenas  M.  Bisbee  Eobert  Mitchel 

Francis  Lambert  William  Church,  Jr. 

Allen  F.  Bonney  Thomas  B.  Whiting 

Oren  T.  Whiting  Benjamin  B.  Poole 

Judson  Studley  George  H.   Stephens 

Truman  E.  Xiles  Robert  S.   Church 

William  E.  Thompson  James  Tangney 

The  following  is  a  list  of  persons,  not  residents  of  Hanover, 
who  enlisted  for  the  quota  of  the  town,  December  12,  1862,  as- 
signed to  the  1st  Mass.  regiment,  and  to  serve  for  the  term  of 
three  years. 

William  Smith  Malcolm   McDonald 

Francis  Butler  James  Day 

William  Carley  Harman  Vogle 

Rowland  McGilvery  Charles  Sweet 

William  Alexander  Patrick  McCarty 

Christopher  Butler  AVilliam  Morrison 

Daniel  Morris  James  King 

Up  to  July,  1863,  the  quotas  of  Massachusetts  under  the 
several  calls  of  the  President,  were  readily  filled  by  volunteers. 
At  that  time  an  imperative  draft  was  ordered,  with  the  under- 
standing that  no  credits  should  be  given  for  volunteers.  The 
number  drafted  from  Hanover  was  forty-four.  Of  these  thirty- 
four  were  exempted  from  various  causes  and  ten  were  held  to 
service,  all  of  whom  paid  the  commutation  of  three  hundred 
dollars. 

October  17th,  1863,  the  President  issued  a  call  for  300,000 
volunteers. 

Feb.  1st,  1864,  the  President  issued  another  call  for  200,000 
volunteers,  and  on  March  14th,  1864,  still  another,  for  200,000 
more  to  serve  for  three  years,  and  in  the  last  of  these  calls,  it 
was  ordered  that,  if  the  number  (700,000)  were  not  furnished 
on  or  before  a  given  date,  then  a  draft  be  enforced  to  supply  the 
deficiency. 

The  quota  of  Hanover  under  these  several  calls  was  fifty-one. 
In  filling  this  quota  credits  were  given  for  those  who  were  drafted 
in  July  and  paid  commutation;  for  all  volunteers  enlisted  after 
July  1st,  1863;  for  re-enlisted  men,  and  for  substitutes  furnished 


160 


HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


by  enrolled  men  of  the  town, 
volunteers  from  Hanover. 
Martin  C.   Thayer 
Joseph  D.  Thomas 

D.  M.  Peterson 
Calvin  S.  Bailey 
George  H.  Stephens 
Everett  N.  Mann 

F.  A.  Stoddard 
C.  Stoddard 

S.  H.  Goodrich 
Perez  S.  Goodrich 
N.  S.  Oakman 
John  B.  Wilder 

G.  W.  Woodward 

E.  M.  Sturtevant 


We  give  below  the  names  of  the 

George  Sturtevant 
Charles  L.  Tower 
Eeuben  Stetson 
Charles  Howiand 
Charles  Kobinson 
Noah  Freeman 
Horace  S.  Tower 
Nathaniel  Cushing 
Samuel  HoUis 
Howard  F.  Mann 
W.  Church,  Jr. 
Joseph  E.  Wilder 
Joseph  F.  Stetson 
John  W.  Nelson 


The  following  persons,  not  residents  of  the  town,  were  enlisted 
and  placed  to  the  credit  of  a  quota  of  Hanover,  under  the  above 
calls : 


John  H.  Pratt 
George  W.  Argyle 
Cornelius  Murphy 


John  Eogers 
Thomas  Wilson 


Kichard  Monroe 


Alexander  Spicer 


George   Graham 


Second  Cavalry. 

Louis  Colas 
Henry  Wilson 

Third  Heavy  Artillery. 

Matthew  H.  Sheldon 
George  Conklin 

Second  Infantry. 

Henry  Johnson 

Fifteenth  Infantry. 
Eleventh  Infantry. 


Sixteenth  Unattached  Heavy  Artillery. 
F.  B.  Boardman 


Thirtieth  Infantry. 


Forrest  B.  Nichols 


MILITARY  HISTORY.  161 

Under  the  call  of  the  President,  dated  July  18,  1864,  Charles 
H.  Damon  enlisted  for  three  years,  twenty-seven  citizens  of  the 
town  enlisted  for  one  year's  service;  and,  in  addition  to  these,  the 
State  furnished  three  from  the  iStates  in  rebellion,  and  eight  were 
recruited  in  Boston  and  placed  to  the  credit  of  this  town.  Follow- 
ing is  a  list  of  those  who  enlisted  for  one  year,  as  above: 
James  Gallagher  Edward  8.  Turner 

Melzar  C.  Bailey  Spenser  Binaey 

Thomas  D.  Brooks  Samuel  F.  Buffum 

George  M.  Curtis  Francis  Chamberlin 

Joseph  T.  Ellis  Joseph  S.-  Dwelley 

Minot  H.  Hay  den  Benjamin  Finney 

Joseph  M.  Henderson  Henry  W.  Howland 

William  H.  H.  Vining  Elmer  J.  Turner 

Henry  T.  Winslow  Oren  T.  Whiting 

John  Stetson  Henry  Wright 

Elisha  W.  Ford  Albert  T.  Smith 

Thomas  Delay  Joseph  Muing 

Peleg  S.  Sturtevant  Henry  D.  Lovis 

Ferrin  Willis 

In  addition  to  all  these,  the  town  was  credited  on  the  last  two 
calls  with  seventeen  men  in  the  naval  service  of  the  United  States. 
As  but  a  portion  of  these  were  actual  residents  of  Hanover,  we 
give  only  the  names   of   such   residents,   with   the   names   of   tlie 
vessels  to  which  they  were  attached : 
Zavan  Phillips,  3  years,  Kearsarge. 
John  McEnroe,  3  years,  Vermont. 
Anthony  McEnroe,  1  year,  Ethan  Allen. 
Frederic  Cu,rtis,  1  year.  Congress. 
William  G.   Gushing,   1  year,   Kiphon. 
William  H.   Stew^art,  Chaplain,   Steamer  Clara  Dutton. 
Robert  E.  Barstow,  3  years.  State  of  Georgia. 
Julian  E.  Bates,  3  years,  Canandagua. 
Hugh  N"ott,  3  years.  Paymaster;  Memphis,  Tenn. 
E.  P.  Stetson,  1  year,  Helen  Clifton. 
Sullivan,  1  year,  Ethan  Allen. 

Early  in  May,  1861,  a  company  of  Hanover  men  was  organized 
with  headquarters  at  the  Four  Comers.  These  men  formed  a  part 
of  Co.  G,  of  the  18th  regiment.  About  the  same  time,  a  company 
was  formed  in  Rockland,  which  was  largely  composed  of  men  from 
this  town.  This  company  became  Co.  G,  of  the  12th  regiment. 
Both  companies  during  the  entire  war  were  with  the  army  of  the 
Potomac.     Their  losses  were  severe. 


162  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

At  the  battle  of  Antietam,  of  the  325  men  of  the  12th  regt. 
who  went  into  the  battle  but  112  came  out  unscathed.  At  the 
second  battle  of  Bull  Eun,  the  18th  regt.  with  the  same  number 
of  men  suffered  nearly  as  much;  and  at  Fredericksburg  the  18tn 
won  the  especial  commendation  of  Adj.  Gen.   Schouler. 

In  July  and  August,  1862,  the  President  called  for  600,000 
men.  Hanover's  proportion  of  this  number  was  46,  which  was 
one  fourth  of  all  its  remaining  able-bodied  men.  But  one  meet- 
ing was  required  to  raise  this  number  and,  at  that  meeting,  fift}"^- 
two  patriotic,  determined  men  at  once  enlisted,  thirty  for  nine 
months  and  twenty-two  for  three  years.  Then,  as  always  when 
Hanover  men  understood  the  need,  there  was  no  hesitancy  in 
answering  it.  The  9  months'  men  were  mostly  attached  to  the 
third  and  forty-tliird  regiments,  but  the  three  years'  men,  to  Com- 
pany K,  38th  regt.  The  latter  company  went  to  Louisiana  where 
the  climate  proved  more  fatal  than  the  fighting. 

In  1863,  twenty-eight  citizens  enlisted  on  the  quota  of  the 
town  for  three  years  and  twenty-seven  for  one  year.  The  latter 
served  principally  at  Fort  Warren  in  Boston  Harbor  and  the 
former  joined  old  regiments  in  the  field.  Eleven  recruits  for 
three  years  were  obtained  elsewhere.  This  year  the  government 
performed  an  act  of  long-delayed  justice  and  gave  credit  for  men 
enlisted  in  the  navy.  Hanover  was  thus  credited  with  17  addi- 
tional men,  most  of  whom  were  its  own  citizens.  Among  them 
were  men  on  the  "Kearsarge,"  the  "Cujtiberland"  and  the  "Con- 
gress." The  latter  ship,  in  her  last  and  most  famous  battle 
with  the  Merrimac  in  Hampton  Roads,  was  commanded  by 
Joseph  Barker  Smith,  a  son  of  Eear-Admiral  Smith,  who  is  men- 
tioned elsewhere  in  this  book. 

Those  who  enlisted  prior  to  August,  1862  did  so  without  receiv- 
ing bounty.  After  that  a  bounty  was  paid.  During  the  war  the 
town  paid,  in  round  numbers,  a  total  for  bounties  of  $25,000 ;  and 
in  aid  of  soldier's  families,  $12,860.  The  state  refunded  a  greater 
part  of  the  latter  sum.  The  disposition  of  the  national,  state, 
and  municipal  governments  toward  the  soldiers  of  the  Rebellion 
has,  up  to  the  present  date,  some  40  years  since  the  declaration 
of  peace,  been  most  generous  and  considerate.  No  nation  in  his- 
tory has  ever  shown  such  consideration  for  its  defenders.  The 
United  States  has,  in  this  instance  at  least,  proven  false  the  old 
adage  that  Republics  are  ungrateful. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  163 

Those  Who  IFere  Killed  in  Service. 
Levi  C.  Brooks,  killed  at  the  battle  of  Cane  River. 
Benjamin  Curtis,  killed  at  the  battle  of  x\ntietam. 
Marcus  M.  Leavitt,  killed  at  Vieksburg. 
John  W.  Nelson,  killed  at  the  ^^'ilderness. 
John  B.  Wilder,  killed  on  picket  duty. 
Joseph  E.  Wilder,  killed  at  Sabine  Cross  Roads. 

Died  in  the  Service. 
Albert  E.  Bates  Calvin  E.   Ellis 

Joshua  E.  Bates  Winfield  S.  Gurney 

Spencer  Binney  George  R.  Josselyn 

Hiram  V.  Bonney  John  Larkum 

Calvin  S.  Bailey  Arthur  Shepard 

John  H.  Gary  Joseph  D.  Thomas 

Loammi  B.  Sylvester  Ferrin  Willis 

Francis  A.  Stoddard  George  Woodward 

William  Church,  Jr. 

The  unreturned  lie  at  rest  in  seven  states  of  the  South. 

The  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

The  war  between  the  States,  called  sometimes  "The  Rebellion," 
and  sometimes  "The  Civil  War,"  was  officially  declared  closed, 
August  30,  1865. 

During  its  course  of  os-er  four  years,  more  than  1,980,000  men, 
on  both  sides,  were  killed,  wounded  or  "missed." 

A  desire  among  the  soldiers  of  the  Northern  army  to  perpetuate 
the  recollection  of  their  sufferings,  to  aid  each  other  in  peace  as 
they  had  co-operated  in  war,  and  to  strengthen  the  feeling  of  loy- 
alty and  fealty  to  their  reunited  country,  brought  about  a  move- 
ment for  association,  which  culminated  in  1866,  in  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  coming  into  existence  in  Illinois. 

This  spirit  of  reunion  and  brotherhood  reached  Hanover  in 
1869,  when  Post  No.  83  was  organized  and  called  the  Joseph  E. 
Wilder  Post.  The  ceremony  of  opening  the  organization  took 
place  at  the  Town  hall,  April  29,  1869,  under  the  direction  of  Col. 
James  L.  Bates  and  Capt.  Charles  W,  Hastings,  both  of  Weymouth. 

The  charter  members  of  the  Post  were : 
Capt.  George  B.  Oldham  Charles  L.  Tower 

Morton  V.  Bonney  William  S.  Sherman 

John  D.  Gardner  Lewis  S.  Josselyn 

John  G.  Knight  Tjcbbeus  Stockbridge 

Eufus  M.  Sturtevant  Peleg:  S.  Sturtevant 


164  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

More  than  one-half  of  these  are  now  (Feb.  3,  1906),  living,  ami 
the  war  has  been  over  for  almost  41  years. 

During  the  existence  of  the  Post,  over  eighty  members  have  been 
upon  its  rolls. 

The  present  officers  of  the  Post  are : 

Horace  S.  Tower,  commander. 

Samuel  A.  Henderson,  senior  vice  commander. 

Lyman  Eussell,  junior  vice  commander. 

Morton  V.  Bonney,  adjutant. 

Rodolphus  C.  Waterman,  quartermaster. 

Samuel  F.  Buffum,  chaplain. 

Eufus  M.  Sturtevant,  surgeon. 

Lewis  Josselyn,  officer  of  the  day. 

Joseph  F.  Stetson,  officer  of  the  guard. 

Frank  Corbin,  quartermaster's  sergeant. 

Peleg  S.  Sturtevant,  color  bearer. 

Henry  A.  Farrar,  bugler. 

Oren  T.  Whiting,  delegate. 
The  other  members  of  the  Post  (1906)  are: 
John  G.  Knight  Nathan  Howard 

Samuel  Hollis  Thomas  Delay 

Charles  D.  Barnard  Turner  Stetson 

Thomas  D.  Brooks  Martin  S.  Poppy 

George  M.  Curtis  Isaac  N.  Bishop 

Joseph  Vining  Warren  Fuller 

Associate  Members. 
Hon.  Jedediah  Dwelley  Eben  C.  Waterman 

Eev.  William  H.  Brooks,  (dec'd)    Fred  B.  Hall 
Eev.  Andrew  Eead  Edward  A.  Bowker 

Eev.  Melvin  S.  Nash  John  W.  Everson 

Past  Commanders  are: 
George  B.  Oldham,  (dec'd)  Dr.  Woodbridge  E.  Howes  (dec'd) 

Morton  V.  Bonney  Lewis  Josselyn 

John  G.  Knight,  (dec'd)  Oren  T.  Whiting 

Eufus  M.  Sturtevant  Horace  S.  Tower 

Eodolphus  C.  Waterman 

Morton  V.  Bonney,  out  of  the  38  years  of  this  Post's  existence, 
has  held  the  office  of  adjutant  34  years. 

Each  year  the  Post  decorates  with  flowers  the  graves  of  about  125 
soldiers,  100  at  the  cemetery  at  the  Center,  and  25  at  Union  ceme- 
tery, Assinippi.  They  are  assisted  by  the  Woman's  Eelief  Corps, 
and  the  Sons  of  Veterans. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  1G5 

The  post  bears  the  name  of  Joseph  E.  Wilder.  He  was  the  son 
of  Isaac  M.  Wilder,  and  was  born  at  Hanover  Four  Corners,  April 
24,  1839.  He  was  the  second  of  three  children.  His  mother  was 
Lucinda,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Bass)  Eels  of  Hanover, 
who  married  Isaac  M.  Wilder,  Februray  5,  1834. 

Joseph  E.  Wilder  was  a  student  at  Amherst  college  in  the  class 
of  1863,  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  llebellion.  He  enlisted,  No- 
vember 20th,  1861,  in  Company  D,  31st  Eegiment,  Massachusetts 
Vol.  Infantry.  He  served  three  years,  and  again  enlisted  as 
Quartermaster  Sergeant,  February  11,  1864.  He  was  killed,  while 
in  charge  of  a  wagon  train  on  the  Eed  River  expedition  under  Gen. 
Banks,  at  Sabine  Cross  roads,  Louisiana,  April  8,  1864. 

Since  its  organization,  the  Post  has  distributed  several  thousand 
dollars  in  charitable  offerings  to  soldiers  and  their  families.  This 
is  symbolized  by  a  part  of  the  motto  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  which  sets  forth  its  characteristics :  ''Fraternity,  Charity, 
Loyalty." 

The  Post  has  had  many  milestones  in  its  pathway  down  the  years 
and  left  its  mark,  not  only  upon  the  material  side  of  the  town's 
history,  but  upon  its  sentimental  side  as  well. 

As  evidence  of  the  last,  may  we  be  permitted  to  mention  the  real 
spirit  of  brotherly  love  it  has  always  shown,  its  loving-kindness  in 
all  charitable  ways,  without  bickering  and  without  jealousy,  the 
true  loyal,  manly  type  of  its  membership,  the  faithfulness  its  mem- 
bers have  always  rhown  to  all  its  duties  and  to  all  public  trusts? 
Hanover  is  justly  proud  of  its  veterans  of  the  G.  A.  R. 

The  more  material  marks  of  its  existence,  beside  the  annual  dec- 
oration of  its  comrades'  graves  are  the  Soldiers'  monument  and  its 
decorations,  and  the  headquarters  the  Town  has  set  aside  for  it  in 
the  Town  hall.  No  public  occasion  when  Hanover  displays  those 
things  of  which  she  is  proud  ever  occurs  without  the  presence  and 
aid  of  Joseph  E.  Wilder  Post,  No.  83,  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic. 

The  Post  has  twice  been  the  recipient  of  colors.  First,  in  May 
30th,  1870,  when  the  ladies  of  the  town  presented  the  Post  a  beau- 
tiful silk  flag  costing  $65.00.  The  presentation  was  made  by  Miss 
Lucy  W.  Stoekbridge,  and  Commander  George  B.  Oldham  accepted 
it  for  the  Post. 

Sixteen  years  later,  May  31,  1886,  the  "Little  Workers"  of  South 
Hanover,  on  the  lawn  just  east  of  the  Centre  Church,  presented  an- 
other silk  flag  to  the  Post.  The  presentation  was  made  by  Miss 
Laura  E.  Oldham,  a  daughter  of  Captain   (and  late  commander) 


166  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

George  B.  Oldham.      She  was  ten  years  of  age  at  the  time.      Com- 
mander Rodolphus  C.  Waterman  gracefully  accepted  the  colors. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  the  membership  of  the  "Little  Workers'' 
and  their  ages  at  the  time : 

Laura  E.  Oldham,  10  Annie  Mann,  13 

Ethel  P.  Stetson,  10  Lucy  M.  Poole,  13 

Gertrude  W.  Poole,  14  Edith  W.  Stockbridge,  13 

Delia  A.  Studley,  14  Katie  Pope,  12 

Nannie  G.  Bailey,  13  Fannie  M.  Crocker,  10 

Winifred  E.  Bates,  13 

An  annual  appropriation  for  the  Grand  Army  of  $75.00  is  made 
by  the  Town. 

In  1894,  the  Town  hall  was  enlarged.  A  "Memorial  hall"  was 
set  apart -and  finished  as  a  home  for  the  Joseph  E.  Wilder  Post  83, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  There  the  Post  hold  its  meetings. 
The  room  is  decorated  with  pictures  of  scenes  in  the  Civil  War,  por- 
traits of  Generals  and  others  connected  with  that  stormy  time.  A 
platform,  with  the  chairs  for  the  officers  and  the  colors,  stands  at 
the  east  side  of  the  room. 

It  is  the  expressed  desire  of  members  of  the  Post  that  especial 
mention  be  made  of  certain  of  its  members. 

Nelson  Lowell,  who  died  in  1905,  was  a  stable-sergeant  in  the 
Ninth  Massachusetts  Battery  of  Artillery.  At  the  battle  of 
Gettysburg,  that  battery  was  sacrificed  to  give  other  artillery  time 
to  get  into  action.  The  Ninth  checked  the  rebel  advance  long 
enough  to  serve  the  purpose,  but  at  terrible  loss. 

His  captain,  John  Bigelow,  in  a  letter  dated  July  14,  1896, 
writes,  "  *  *  *  at  Gettysburg,  the  faithful  stable-sergeant, 
learning  that  his  battery  was  suffering  heavy  losses  in  battle,  canie 
to  me  from  his  position  of  safety,  where  he  had  been  detailed,  and 
begged  to  be  allowed  to  take  part  with  his  comrades  *  *  * 
I  placed  him  in  charge  of  a  detachment  *  *  *  gj^^j^  when 
all  his  own  men  and  horses  had  been  shot,  seemingly  bearing  a 
charmed  life,  he  served  as  cannoneer  with  other  detachments,  while 
any  were  left;  then,  amid  a  shower  of  bullets,  he  helped  "right" 
one  of  Lieut.  Milton's  overturned  pieces  and  finally  was  held  by 
his  wounded  horse  among  the  enemy,  until  our  lines  advanced." 

Joseph  F.  Stetson  went  through  the  entire  war  in  the  army  of  the 
Potomac,  from  May  7,  1861  to  June  27,  1865.  At  Gravelly  Run, 
while  marching  to  Appomattox,  ten  days  before  Lee's  surrender,  he 
was  shot  through  the  body.       Word  went  home  that  "Joe  Frank" 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  167 

was  dead  and,  April  3,  1865,  the  bell  was  tolled  for  him  at  tlie  Four 
Corners. 

Charles  D.  Barnard,  at  the  battle  of  Gaine's  Mills,  January, 
1862,  was  severely  wounded  in  both  legs  and  has  been  all  his  life  a 
cripple. 

Eichard  Winslow,  the  only  colored  man  in  the  Post,  was,  dur- 
ing his  entire  term  of  membership  in  the  Post,  its  color-bearer.  He 
was  at  Fort  Wagner,  in  Col.  Eobert  Gould  Shaw's  fifty-fourth 
Massachusetts  Regiment  of  Colored  men,  and,  by  especial  invita- 
tion, took  part  in  the  dedication  of  the  monument  to  Col.  Shaw  in 
Boston. 

Rear  Admiral  Joseph  Smith. 

No  history  of  this  town  should  fail  to  contain  some  account  of 
the  life  of  Pear  Admiral  Joseph  Smith,  the  most  distinguished 
man  in  the  naval  annals  of  the  town.  Born  March  2,  1790,  the 
second  son  of  Capt.  Albert  and  Anne  L.  (Eells)  Smith,  he  married, 
March  1,  1818,  at  Nobleborough,  Maine,  Harriet  Bryant,  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  and  Elizabeth  (Wall)  Bryant,  of  Newcastle. 

His  father  was  a  North  river  ship  builder,  and  the  boy  was  thus 
made  acquainted  with  all  the  details  of  ship  building.  With  a 
nature  which  called  him  toward  the  sea,  he  enlisted  in  the  Navy. 
A  midshipman,  January  16,  1809,  lieutenant,  July  24,  1813,  com- 
mander, March  3,  1827,  captain,  February  9,  1887,  commander  of 
the  Mediterranean  squadron  in  1845,  chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Yards 
and  Docks  in  1847,  rear  admiral,  July  16,  1862.  He  died,  Jan- 
uary 17,  1877,  aged  eighty-six  years  and  nine  months. 

He  was  with  Commodore  Perry  in  the  battle  of  Lake  Erie,  in  the 
war  of  1812,  fighting  in  command  of  a  ship  built  by  himself  and 
manned  by  a  crew  taken  from  the  army  insubordinates  who  were 
under  arrest.  When,  in  the  hottest  of  the  fight,  one  side  of  his 
ship  was  nearly  blown  away  by  the  enemy,  he  swung  his  ship  broad- 
side to  the  foe,  first  port  and  then  starboard;  while  the  unharmed 
side  loaded,  the  wounded  side  was  turned  to  the  enemy.  Thus  he 
fought  out  the  fight  with  pluck,  undaunted  courage,  and  with  re- 
source ever  fresh  for  the  emergency. 

At  the  battle  of  Lake  Champlain,  he  was  wounded ;  and  his  gal- 
lant conduct  in  the  capture  of  the  Algerine  cruisers,  in  1815,  gained 
him  honorable  mention. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  Admiral  Smith  was  past  seventy. 
He  was  still  chief  of  Yards  and  Docks,  and  upon  him  fell  to  a  very 
great  extent  the  task  of  building  up  our  Navy.       His  days  were 


168  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

days  of  long  toil,  but  no  clerk  in  his  department  could  keep  up  the 
pace  set  by  its  chief.  But  for  his  urgency,  the  Monitor  would  not 
have  received  the  trial  in  Hampton  Eoads  which  demonstrated  the 
value  of  armored  ships  and  saved  the  Navy  of  the  United  States. 
President  Lincoln  is  said  to  have  called  him  the  "'Wheel-horse  of 
the  Navy." 

The  Admiral's  trial  of  the  Monitor  saved  the  Navy,  but  it  was 
too  late  to  save  his  son  Joseph  Barber  Smith,  who  commanded  the 
Congress,  when  she  was  attacked  by  the  Merrimac.  His  reply  to 
Secretary  Welles,  when  the  latter  called  him  from  church  to  teli 
him  of  the  battle  and  the  surrender  of  the  Congress,  "Then  Joe  is 
dead,"  is  classic.  It  illustrates  the  Spartan  character  of  the  old 
hero  when  it  is  added  that  after  this  laconic  judgment  of  his  boy^s 
courage,  he  walked  back  into  the  church  and  finished  the  service. 

The  Blue  and  Red  War  of  1909 

A  word  as  to  the  Mimic  war  in  Plymouth  County  in  1909. 
"Never  in  the  history  of  New  England,  if  in  this  country,  have  mil- 
itary manojuvres  been  held  of  the  magnitude  of  those  which  took 
place,  from  August  14th  to  21st,  1909,  in  Southern  Massachusetts." 

"The  manoeuvres  were  considered  of  sufficient  importance  for  for- 
eign nations  to  send  military  attaches,  and  the  interest  the  entire 
country  manifested  was  shown  by  the  fact  that  over  350  newspaper 
representatives  accompanied  the  troops,  the  majority,  coming  from 
states  other  than  Massachusetts." 

The  final  battle  was  fought  at  and  near  Hanover  Four  Corners, 
lasting  for  about  three  hours.  His  Excellency,  Eben  S.  Draper, 
Governor  of  Massachusetts,  was  in  the  thick  of  the  fray. 

Eichard  Harding  Davis,  a  veteran  correspondent  of  several  wars, 
said  to  a  friend,  regarding  the  Hanover  battle  as  he  sat  watching 
the  same.  "It  may  surprise  you  if  I  say  that  this  mimic  fight  is 
one  of  the  most  spectacular  I  have  ever  seen  in  my  life.  All  it 
lacks  is  the  carnage.  The  picturesqueness  of  New  England  topog" 
raphy,  the  stone  walls,  rolling  hills,  clumps  of  bushes,  etc.,  all 
defined  by  the  incessant  firing,  certainly  is  thrilling." 

The  last  of  the  mimio  battles  was  fought,  and  the  warring  troops 
to  the  number  of  ten  or  twelve  thousand,  now  peaceful  and  friendly, 
pitched  their  tents  on  Hanover  soil,  where  they  all  remained  for 
one  night,  many  of  them  for  two  nights  or  more. 

Hundreds  of  people,  both  from  Hanover  and  the  surrounding 
to\vns,  visited  the  encampments,  which  extended  along  Washing- 
ton street  for  about  two  miles,  on  Broadway  for  a  mile,  and  for 


WOODWARD    nil. I. 
Seen,,   of   OIK.   of   tlir    final    hattles   ..f    ll.-    Min.i.'    W^.v   of    liHl!) 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  169 

short  distances  on  Myrtle,  Hanover  and  King  streets, — one  encamp- 
ment being  on  New  State  street  in  Hanson  near  the  residence  of 
Charles  E.  Thayer.  The  sight  witnessed  was  such  as  few  will  ever 
see  again  in  our  vicinity.  The  troops  were  orderly  and  intelligent, 
and  left  our  town  with  the  best  wishes  of  her  citizens. 

The  10th  U.  S.  Cavalry  (colored)  remained  in  town  until  Sun- 
day morning,  encamping,  the  last  night,  in  the  field  in  the  rear  of 
the  residence  of  E.  M.  Sturtevant,  on  Pleasant  street.  This  Cavalry 
served  with  distinction  at  San  Juan  with  Col.  Eoosevelt,  and  also 
in  the  Philippines.  It  was  a  beautiful  morning  when  tiiey  left 
and,  as  they  rode  from  the  field  in  perfect  order,  the  sight  was 
one  long  to  be  remembered. 


170  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

Shipbuilding,  Hanover's  Railroad,   Iron. 

By  John  F.  Simmons. 

&h:pbuilding. 

In  the  days  when  England  first  became  mistress  of  the  seas, 
her  "walls  of  oak"  were  her  boast.  No  iron  ship  could  have  been 
constructed,  when  the  Pilgrims  pounded  across  the  Northern 
Atlantic  in  the  famous  "Mayfiower,"  which,  to  our  ideas  of  marine 
constru,ction,  seems  to  have  resembled  nothing  so  much  as  a  tub. 
To  the  first  Englishman  at  Plymouth,  the  superabimdance  of 
white  oaks  through  the  primeval  forest  could  but  have  suggested 
the  building  of  ships  for  themselves.  Here  the  Mayflower  had 
left  them  with  no  means  of  marine  conveyance,  except  the  shal- 
lop in  which  they  had  made  their  first  coasting  trips  of  discovery. 
They  were  hemmed  in  by  the  forest  in  their  rear  and  the  sea  in 
front  of  them  bade  them  go  no  farther.  The  land-bound  English- 
men must  have  cast  about  in  their  early  years  for  some  means  of 
increasing  their  available  flotilla. 

And,  in  truth,  this  seems  to  have  been  what  happened,  when 
the  more  worldly-wise  Puritans  had  come  to  establish  themselves 
here.  Many  differences  have  been  pointed  out  between  the 
Plymouth  settlers  and  those  who  peopled  the  Bay  Colony,  so  far 
as  religious  beliefs  and  practices  are  concerned.  Elsewhere  the 
fact  has  been  alluded  to  that  the  Pilgrims  of  Plymouth  were  not 
Puritans,  although  the  literature  of  the  world  is  full  of  allusions 
which  confuse  the  two  bodies  of  early  settling  Englishmen  in 
the  Colonies.  Without  adverting  further  than  has  been  done  to 
the  theological  distinctions,  it  is  interesting  to  note  how  wide  is 
the  difference  in  worldly  wisdom  between  the  Pilgrims  of  Pl3mi- 
outh  and  their  neighbors  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay. 

The  little  old  shallop  of  the  Mayflower  was  sufficient  to  enable 
the  more  adventurous  of  the  first  comers  to  skirt  the  coast  in 
northern    exploration.       This    taught    them    early,    in    the    first 


SIIIPUUILDING.  Ill 

year  of  their  settlement,  that,  30  miles  to  the  north  of  Plymouth,, 
a  spot  might  have  been  selected  which  would  have  ottered  better 
land  for  tillage,  better  water  for  harbors,  better  forests,  and 
equally  good  fishing,  hunting  and  trapping.  They  also  knew  that 
the  company,  whose  money  had  made  possible  their  immigration 
to  these  new  shores,  relied  for  the  payment  of  their  dues  upon 
the  success  of  the  settlement  as  a  commercial  adventure.  Yet  with 
a  strange  blindness  to  the  opportunities  for  commercial  better- 
ment which  the  more  northerly  shores  offered  them  or  perhaps 
coerced  by  a  stolid  English  conservatism  which  their  dwelling 
among  the  burghers  of  Holland  had  only  tended  to  increase,  they 
steadfastly  refused  to  be  moved  from  the  place  where  they  had 
landed,  although  its  associations  could  have  been  to  them  nothing 
less  than  horrible. 

However,  the  Puritans  were  not  so  slow  to  sieze  commercial 
advantages  offered  them  in  their  new  home.  They,  and  not  the 
Pilgrims  would  seem  to  be  entitled  to  be  called  the  real  fathers  of 
the  race  whose  shrewdness  is  ineffaceably  connected  with  the  word 
Yankee.  As  early  as  1629,  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Company  in 
London  had  been  informed  of  the  shipbuilding  possibilities  of  the 
new  country.  England  had  then  as  now  a  mighty  race  of  sailors. 
Her  mechanics  from  generations  of  shipbuilders,  had  become 
the  most  skilled  builders  of  wooden  walls  in  the  world.  While 
the  men  were  ever  ready,  the  supply  of  ship-timber  was  even  then 
beginning  to  be  a  cause  of  anxious  thouglit.  The  new  country 
with  its  unknown  miles  of  virgin  forests  offered  a  solution  of  the 
difficulty.  The  London  Company  saw  the  advantage  of  bringing 
together  the  raw  material  and  the  labor  skilled  in  fashioning  it 
to  their  needs.  A  letter  (their  first)  to  the  new  Colony  of  Mass- 
achusetts Bay,  under  date  of  April  7,  1029,  stated  that  six  shi])- 
wrights  had  been  sent  to  Now  England. 

No  long  time  elapsed  before  the  new  industry  began  to  show  re- 
sults. On  July  4,  1631,  a  thirty  ton  ''Bark,"  the  "Blessing  of 
the  Bay"  (note  the  religious  tone  of  the  name)  was  launched  into 
"Mistick  Eiver",  at  what  is  now  Medford.  She  was  owned  by 
Governor  Winthrop  and  was  the  first  vessel  to  be  built  in  New 
Englanrl. 

In  June,  1641,  Richard  Hollingsworth  launched  at  Salem  a  three 
hundred  ton  ship  and,  in  a  himdred  years  after  the  landing  at 
Plymouth  (1724),  we  find  sixteen  master  shipbuilders  of  the 
Port  of  London  petitioning  the  Ix)rds  of  the  Committee  of  Plan- 
tations "not  to  encourage  shipbuilding  in  New  England  because 


172  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

workmen  were  drawn  thither."  The  scarcity  of  raw  material  had 
even  then  become  associated  with  a  scarcity  of  the  labor  to  work 
it  and  the  interference  of  government  with  the  laws  of  trade  was 
invoked. 

The  first  ship  to  be  built  in  S'cituate  was  built  probably  by  Wil- 
liam James  at  the  Harbor.  Deane  says  he  probably  came  from 
Marshfield  as  early  as  1650 ;  but  he  did  not  settle  at  the  Harbor  un- 
til 1673.  He  may  have  built  and  probably  did  build  here  when  he 
first  came.  To  do  so  was*most  probably  the  object  of  his  coming. 
He  dug  a  dock,  still  known  as  "Will  James'  dock,"  and  located 
his  yard  at  the  head  of  it.  We  can  find  no  record  to  corroborate 
these  surmises  and  no  means  have  yet  been  found  to  learn  the 
names  of  the  ships  he  built. 

As  stated  in  Briggs'  "Ship  Building  on  North  River,"  it  may 
be  possible  that  ships  were  built  on  North  river  even  earlier 
than  at  the  Harbor,  although  Deane  distinctly  states  that  they 
were  "first  built"  at  the  Harbor.  In  1645,  Thomas  Nichols  was 
a  shipbuilder  owning  lands  "near  and  southeast  of  the  spot,  since 
known  as  Hobart's  Landing,  at  which  place  he  carried  on  the  art 
of  shipbuilding."  (Briggs).  This  place,  later  known  as  "Briggs' 
Ship  Yard",  lies  on  the  Scituate  side  of  the  river,  just  west  of 
Little's  bridge.  The  old  marks  of  the  landing  and  the  ship  yard 
can  still  be  traced.  Nichols  had  a  daughter  Rebecca,  who  mar- 
ried Samuel  House,  Jr.,  who  continued  the  business  of  shipbuilding 
at  his  father-in-law's  yard.  Her  descendants  settled  in  Hanover, 
west  of  the  Third  Herring  Brook  and  near  the  Ponds,  in  Pem- 
broke. 

The  second  oldest  yard  on  North  river  is  the  "Old  Barstow 
Yard."  The  Barstow's  were  prominent,  perhaps  the  most  prom- 
inent, of  the  first  settlers  in  Hanover.  A  Barstow  was  designated 
to  call  the  first  townmeeting.  A  Barstow  built  the  first  North 
river  bridge  and  a  Barstow  took  the  first  contract  to  build  a 
•street  in  town.  This  was  William  who  came  to  New  England 
in  the  "Truelove",  in  1635.  In  1649,  he  is  found  in  what  is 
now  Hanover,  building  himself  a  house  on  a  spot  which  may  still 
be  found  in  the  rear  of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  at  the 
Comers,  north  of  Oakland  Avenue.  Ho  died  in  1668  and  had 
been  a  shipbuilder  at  the  old  "Barstow  Yard"  a  few  years  before 
his  death.  His  descendants  carried  on  the  same  business  in  this 
and  neighboring  towns  for  two  centuries.  The  handiwork  of  the 
Barstow  yards  carried  the  ship  timber  from  Hanover  hillsides 
over  the  waters  of  the  whole  earth. 


JOHN   BAILEY    HOUSE    (NOW   MRS.    ADA    A.    CAMPBELL),    PLEASANT   STREET 


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SHIPBUILDING.  ITS: 

This  yard  occupied  the  ground  now  covered  by  the  Hanover 
abutments  of  the  North  river  bridge.  The  road  then  led  down 
to  the  stream  just  west  of  the  present  bridge  and  wayfarers  as 
they  descended  to  the  river,  passed  under  the  bows  of  the  newly 
formed  hulls. 

The  limited  size  of  this  yard  compelled  the  removal  of  the- 
Barstows  to  larger  quarterti,  when  the  size  of  the  ships  they  built 
began  to  be  increased.  They  then  went  to  the  yard  at  the  "Two- 
Oaks",  farther  down  the  stream. 

Their  old  yard,  however,  was  still  used.  Nathaniel  Sylvester^ 
commonly  known,  for  distinction's  sake,  as  "Builder"  Sylvester, 
took  the  abandoned  site  for  his  own,  about  1745.  Mr.  Sylvester 
was  bom  in  1718  and  built  the  house  (1743)  now  occupied  by 
Mr.  T.  K.  Guth,  near  the  bridge. 

His  great  grandchildren  now  living  in  Hanover  are  Elijah 
W.,  George  F.,  and  Elizabeth,  who,  with  their  sister  Mary  T. 
Stockbridge  (widow  of  the  late  Lebbeus,  Jr.),  all  reside  on  Broad- 
way, South  Hanover.  Elijah  is  a  carpenter,  George,  a  florist; 
Elizabeth  is  employed  at  E.  Phillips  &  Son's  Tack-Factory  and 
lives  in  the  family  homestead  with  her  brother  George.  George 
married  Mary  Abby,  daughter  of  Rev.  Cyrus  W.  Allen,  who  was 
pastor  of  the  first  church  at  the  Centre.     He  has  no  children. 

"Builder"  Sjdvester  built  mostly  schooners,  for  which  there 
was  a  good  demand  for  coasting  purposes.  Coal  was  then  un- 
known. Wood  was  in  great  demand.  Railroads  were  also  un- 
dreamed of.  Coasting  schooners  furnished  the  best  means  of 
transporting  wood  to  the  market.  And  the  wood  business  was 
one  of  importance. 

.  "Builder"  died  February  21,  1781.  His  son  Nathaniel  suc- 
ceeded him  at  this  yard,  until,  in  1795,  it  passed  into  the  hands 
of  Jonathan  Sampson.  Nathaniel  built  the  schooner  "Swallow",, 
in  1784,  and  probably  the  schooner  "Lydia",  in  1789. 

Jonathan  Sampson,  who  succeeded  the  Sylvesters  here,  built  33 
vessels.  His  product  was  used  largely  for  fishermen  at  the  Grand 
Banks.  The  largest  ship  ever  built  at  this  yard  was  the  "Caliban", 
311  tons. 

Sampson's  successor  was  tlio  firm  of  Turner.  Palmer,  and  Ma- 
goun.  The  firm  were  all  old  sliipbuilders  and  they  did  a  rushing- 
business,  mostly  in  smaller  vessels.  The  members  were  Barker 
Turner,  Jeduthan  Palmer,  and  Enoch  Magoun.  They  all  lived 
in  Pembroke,  although  Palmer  was  by  birth  a  Hanoverian.  Tur- 
ner had  built  22  vessels  for  Scituate  Harbor  alone.     They  some- 


174  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

times  had  three  vessels  on  tlie  stocks  at  once.     The  firm  dissolved 
between  1S29  and  1835. 

The  next  oldest  shipyard  on  the  river  was  the  first  one  within 
the  present  limits  of  Hanover.  It  was  called  Turners'  yard  and 
was  the  "'farthest  point  up  the  river  at  which  any  vessels  were 
built."  (Briggs)  It  lay  just  above  the  North  river  bridge,  on 
land  since  owned  by  Seth  Barker,  later  by  Horatio  Bigelow,  after 
him  a  Mr.  Kendall,  and  now  by  T.  K.  Guth.  At  the  time,  the 
yard  occupied  a  small  gully  or  ravine  on  the  river  bank,  which 
was  just  about  large  enough  to  accommodate  one  of  the  small 
vessels  which  were  built  in  those  days.  The  place  can  still  be 
identified,  although  modern  improvements  have  demanded  that 
it  be  nearly  obliterated. 

David  Turner  owned  this  yard  previous  to  1699  and  after- 
ward. He  came  hither  from  Scituate  and,  in  1665,  married  Han- 
nah, a  daughter  of  William  Randall.  Briggs  says,  "He  probably 
commenced  the  building  of  vessels  soon  after  this  date",   (1665). 

As  we  go  down  river  below  the  bridge  after  leaving  the   Old 
Barstow  Yard  site  we  come  to  yards  in  the  following  succession. 
John  Clark's 
Isaac  Perry's 

Albert,  Josiah,  Thomas,  and  Millar  Smith's 
Thomas  Barstow  and  Eobert  L.  Eelis',  afterward  J.  B.  and  Elijah 
Bartsow's 
Isaac  Perry's, 

Col.  John  Bailey's — afterward  Smith's,  afterw^ard  Barstow's. 
Kingman's, 
Wing's. 

It  is  impossible  here  to  go  into  details  further.  Dr.  Briggs,' 
in  his  "Ship  Building  on  North  River,"  gives  a  mass  of  facts 
which  no  research  now  could  probably  increase. 

The  height  of  the  business  boom  which  shipbuilding  gave  to 
Hanover  occurred  probably  between  the  Revolution  and  the  War 
of  1812.  The  embargo  crippled  the  industr}^  temporarily  but  the 
most  potent  cause  of  the  decline  it  would  probably  be  impossible 
to  select.  Lack  of  available  material  in  the  neighborhood;  the 
increase  in  the  size  of  ships  and  the  great  difficulty  of  getting 
a  large  ship  to  sea  from  Hanover  over  the  rocks,  shoals  and  bars, 
of  the  river;  bad  commercial  legislation;  the  increase  of  steam 
craft  and  the  use  of  iron  and  steel  in  ship  construction;  all  tend- 
ed to  make  an  end  of  an  industry  which  brought  all  sorts  of 
business  prosperity  to  the  tovm.     It  is  said  as  many  as  400  hands 


Hanover's  railroad.  175 

from  the  ship  yards  could  be  seen  at  the  Corners  every  Saturday 
nio-ht,  when  the  boom  was  on.  Mr.  Eben  C.  Waterman,  of  our 
present  board  of  Selectmen,  was  the  last  apprentice  to  learn  the 
shipbuilder's  trade  on  North  river.  He  followed  this  calling  foe 
several  years. 

There  were  notable  men,  notable  in  town  and  in  tlie  country 
at  large,  who  had  connections  with  this  Hanover  industry.  Some 
of  them  we  have  already  mentioned.  Among  them  we  may  well 
remember  Capt.  Abort  Smith,  the  father  of  Rear  Admiral  Joseph 
Smith,  whose  son  Joseph  commanded  the  "Congress",  when  she 
was  sunk  by  the  Merrimac  in  Hampton  Roads  during  the  Civil 
War,  and  of  Hon.  Albert  Smith,  who  is  elsewhere  mentioned. 

Mrs.  Annie  Lenthal  Bigelow,  wife  of  Horatio  Bigelow,  who 
lived  at  one  time  near  North  river  bridge,  Avas  a  granddaughter 
of  the  Capt.  Albert;  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Salmond,  wife  of  Sam- 
uel Salmond,  was  his  seventh  child. 

Hanover's  railroad. 

This  railroad  which,  until  its  absorption  by  the  Old  Colony 
system  (which  in  its  turn  l)ecame  by  lease  a  part  of  the  New 
York,  New  Haven,  and  Hartford  Railroad  Company's  property), 
was  called  the  Hanover  Branch  Railroad,  begins  at  the  Four 
Corners  on  Broadway,  opposite  the  lumber  and  grain  establish- 
ment of  Phillips,  Bates  and  Company,  curves  southward  and  pass- 
es close  to  the  Indian  Head  river  at  the  Clapp  Rubber  Works, 
which  was  formerly  Curtis'  forge;  thence  it  leads  westerly  to 
Soutl)  Hanover,  running  nearly  parallel  to  the  river,  until  it 
reaches  the  station  passing  enroute  close  to  the  buildings  of 
Waterman's  Tack  Manufactory,  at  Project  Dale.  From  South 
Hanover  it  curves  northerly,  crosses  Centre  and  Circuit  streets, 
reaches  West  Hanover  village  at  the  junction  of  Circuit,  Hanover, 
and  Pleasant  streets,  and  crosses  the  Rockland-Hanover  line  at  a 
point  about  sixty-five  rods  northwest  of  the  late  residence  of  Otis 
Ellis,  deceased.  It  continues  through  Rockland  (formerly  called 
East  Abington),  to  its  junction  with  the  main  line  of  tracks  of 
the  Plymouth  division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  road,  at  North 
Abington. 

Hanover  had  within  its  boundaries  no  railroad,  until  the  build- 
ing of  the  Hanover  Branch  was  an  accomplished  fact..  The  people 
from  the  northerly  portions  of  the  town,  when  they  desired  to 
reach  Boston,  had,  up  to  that  time,  resorted  by  private  convey- 
ance to  the  Old  Colony  Road  at  North  Abington  or  to  Hingham, 


176  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

where  steamboats  supplemented  the  South  Shore  Branch  of  the 
Old  Colony  system  or  took  the  stage  which,  under  the  guidance 
of  Seth  Foster,  daily  covered  the  route  from  North  Marshfield 
through  South  Scituate  and  Assinippi  to  Hingham.  From  the 
south  portion  of  the  town,  Hiram  Eandall's  coach,  which  followed 
a  route  beginning  at  West  Duxbury  and  running  through  the 
Four  Corners,  Center  Hanoer,  West  Hanover,  and  Rockland  to 
North  Abington,  furnished  the  only  public  conveyance. 

Still  earlier,  the  Plymouth  and  Boston  coaches  ran  across  the 
town,  from  south  to  north,  along  Washington  street;  but  this 
line  was  discontinued  when  the  Old  Colony  line  was  put  into 
operation  in  1846. 

The  town  almost  became  a  part  of  the  Old  Colony  Eoad's  sys- 
tem. The  earliest  surveys  of  that  system's  route  were  made  along 
and  parallel  to  the  old  turnpike  and  stage  route.  This  survey 
was  abandoned  when  the  Half  Way  House  near  Queen  Anne's 
Corner  was  reached;  tradition  says  that  this  was  due  to  the  op- 
position of  the  land-holding  farmers,  who  objected  that  "it  would 
cut  up  their  farms  and  scare  their  cattle."  If  this  be  true,  it 
furnishes  an  example  of  the  customary  short-sightedness  of  those 
who  are  wedded  to  the  idea  of  keeping  things  as  they  always 
have  been. 

After  the  Old  Colony  Eailroad  had  been  located  and  built  west 
of  us,  the  citizens  began  to  stir  themselves  for  a  railroad  from 
this  town.  The  movement  begun,  perhaps,  in  1845,  culminated 
in  a  charter  for  the  Hanover  Branch  Railroad.  TMs  was  granted 
by  the  Legislature,  April  6th,  1846,  and  under  its  terms  the  road 
was  to  be  located  within  one  year  and  constructed  within  three 
years  from  the  passage  of  the  act.  "John  Cushing,  George  Curtis, 
and  John  Sylvester,  their  associates  and  successors,"  were  the  orig- 
inal incorporators.  The  capital  stock  was  to  "consist  of  not 
more  than  twelve  hundred  and  fifty  shares,  of  one  hundred  dollars 
each."  Authority  was  given  to  enter  upon  and  unite  with  the  Old 
Colony  and  provision  was  made  by  which  the  New  Corporation 
could  sell  out  to  the  Old  Colony  Railroad  Company  at  any  time. 
The  Old  Colony  Railroad  from  Boston  to  Plymouth  was  chartered 
on  the  16th  of  March,  1844.  The  Hanover  people  began  their 
agitation  within  a  year  and,  in  less  than  a  month  over  two  years 
from  the  incorporation  of  the  trunk  line,  the  people  of  Hanover 
had  the  charter  for  their  branch. 

But  then,  as  now,  it  is  one  thing  to  obtain  a  charter,  and  quite 
another  thing  to  build  a  road.     The  year  went  by  and  no  road 


Hanover's  railroad.  177 

had  been  built.  In  1847,  (April  23),  the  legislature  extended 
the  time  for  filing  the  location  for  one  year  and  six  months  from 
April  6,  1847. 

The  new  corporation  met  and  chose  Isaac  M.  Wilder,  clerk. 
They  met  several  times;  but  nothing  of  a  progTessive  nature  was 
accomplished  and  the  extended  time-limit  expired  without  a  rod 
of  the  road  having  been  located. 

Tlie  sleep  which  followed  was  but  a  Eip  Van  Winkle  dream 
and  not  the  sleep  of  death.  For  nearly  twenty  years  after  the 
expiration  of  the  charter,  the  stage  coach  continued  to  be  without 
competition  in  the  transportation  of  passengers  to  and  from  Han- 
over. 

Then  came  one  of  those  men  for  the  emergency,  with  whose 
deeds  the  history  of  the  world  is  full.  A  man  born  with  a  genius 
to  make  money,  a  man  of  great  individuality,  who  had  the  utmost 
confidence  in  his  own  judgment  and  an  indomitable  energy  in 
carrying  to  completion  a  plan  once  conceived,  came  here  from 
Hanson,  Edward  Y.  Perry  was  no  common  man.  Although 
his  long  life  was  devoted  almost  entirely  to  the  accumulation  of 
a  large  fortune,  yet  he  was  always  pleased,  as  he  advanced  on 
the  way  to  wealth,  to  help  the  material  prosperity  of  the  town  or 
friends  who  were  useful  to  him.  While  it  should  be  understood 
that  no  analysis  of  Mr.  Perry's  character  is  here  attempted,  and 
without  ascribing  motives  of  any  sort  to  his  action,  it  cannot  be 
denied  that,  but  for  Mr.  Perry's  efforts,  the  Hanover  Branch  Eail- 
road  would  never  have  been  built  and  the  material  prosperity 
of  Hanover  would  have  been  seriously  retarded.  That,  directly 
and  indirectly,  Mr.  Perry's  personal  acquisitions  were  greatly  in- 
creased, does  not  in  the  least  dim  the  clear  truth  of  the  statement 
that  he,  more  than  any  other  single  man,  built  the  road.  Nor 
does  this  detract  at  all  from  those  others  whose  effoi-ts  aided  im- 
mensely and  without  whose  assistance  Mr.  Perry's  labors  would 
have  been  fruitless.  Without  making  the  list  complete  and  with- 
out invidious  distinction,  Mr.  George  Curtis,  Mr.  L.  C.  Water- 
man, E.  Q.  Sylvester  and  Ezra  Phillips,  in  Hanover,  and  Jenkins 
Lane  and  Washington  Eeed,  in  Rockland,  were  men  to  whom  the 
new  project  owed  much,  the  latter,  for  the  interest  they  stirred 
up  in  East  Abington  (now  Eockland)  and  the  very  large  contri- 
butions to  the  stock  list  which  resulted,  and  the  former,  for  the 
same  material  assistance  in  Hanover. 

A  company  was  organized,  April  19,  1864,  but  it  was  no  easy 
task  to  raise  funds  to  build  the  road.     Few  in  town  believed  it 


178  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

could  ever  be  made  to  pay  dividends.  It  is  related,  as  showing 
the  popular  way  of  estimating  its  probable  future,  that  two  citi- 
zens of  West  Hanover  were  discussing  the  new  scheme.  Neither 
believed  in  it.  One  said,  "now  here  is  Randall's  coach  doing  all 
the  business  there  is  to  do.  It  comes  through  here  tw^ice  a  day. 
It  ought  to  be  here  now.     Let's  see  how  many  there  are  aboard.'' 

Presently,  the  rattle  peculiar  to  the  old  Concord  Coach  was 
heard  and  soon  the  cloud  of  dust  which  usually  accompanied  the 
four  horse  coach  came  into  view.  One  solitary  passenger  made 
life  less  lonely  for  the  driver,  and  only  one. 

As  the  wise  men  with  hands  in  their  pockets  turned  away 
from  this,  to  them,  convincing  piece  of  testimony,  we  can  imagine 
the  sniff  of  sarcasm,  when  one  said  to  the  other,  '\\nd  yet  they 
say  the  railroad's  going  to  pay." 

At  the  first  meeting,  called  April  19,  '64,  the  following  officers 
were  elected. 

Directors. 
Edward  Y.  Perry,  of  Hanson. 
Jenkins  Lane,  of  East  Abington. 
George  Curtis,  of  Hanover. 
Sumner  Shaw,  of  East  Abington. 
George  F.  Hall,  of  Marshfield. 
Washington  Heed,  of  East  Abington. 
Edmund  Q.   Sylvester,  of  Hanover. 

The  Directors  then  chose  Edward  Y.  Perry,  President;  Jenkins 
Lane,  Treasurer;  and  Calvin  T.  Phillips,  of  Hanover,  Clerk.  This 
meeting  was  held  at  the  old  Hotel  at  the  Four  Corners,  then 
called  the  Hanover  House.  All  these  original  officers  of  the 
Company  bave  now  passed  away. 

The  road,  as  first  built,  was  seven  and  two-thirds  miles  long. 
The  stock  subscribed  was  one  hundred  and  twenty  three  thousand 
dollars.  No  bonds  were  ever  placed  upon  this  road  but  a  mort- 
gage for  $20,000  was  held  for  a  time  by  Edmimd  Q.  Sylvester 
and  George  Curtis,  who  advanced  that  sum  to  complete  the  road. 
Cars  were  running  over  the  completed  line  in  July,  1868,  about 
two  years  after  the  work  of  construction  was  begun  by  the  con- 
tractors, J.  B.  Dacey  &  Company.  The  road  was  located,  graded, 
and  built  under  the  direction  of  Joseph  Smith  of  Hanson,  Mass., 
civil  engineer.  The  highest  grade  was  that  near  Project  Dale 
of  eighty-five  feet  to  the  mile.  The  rails  first  laid  were  fifty 
pounds  to  the  yard.  About  one  quarter  of  the  land  along  the 
road-way  was  given  by  the  owners,  to  aid  the  undertaking. 


Hanover's  railroad.  179 

Later  the  Old  Colony  llailroad  Company  acquired  control  of 
this  road.  At  the  time  of  its  sale,  it  was  the  only  branch  of  the 
greater  system  which  still  retained  its  autonomy.  Its  stock  brought 
par,  it  is  said,  in  this  transfer,  and  certain  new  cars  and  certain 
lands  along  the  route,  which  it  had  owned,  were  not  included 
in  the  sale.  It  had  had  a  most  successful  existence  as  an  indepen- 
dent road,  which  fact  was  due  almost  entirely  to  the  economical 
management  of  Mr.  Perry,  the  only  president  the  road  ever  had,  as 
well  as  to  his  successful  efforts  in  building  up  new  business  along 
its  line.  He  established  in  Kockland,  the  grain,  coal,  and  lumber 
business  now  owned  by  the  A.  Culver  Company;  the  box  and 
grain-mill  of  Lot  Phillips  &  Co.,  at  West  Hanover;  and  the  coal, 
grain,  and  lumber  company  of  Phillips,  Bates  &  Co.,  at  the  Four 
Corners.  All  these  were  established  by  capital  Mr.  Perry  fur- 
nished and  in  all  of  them  he  was  at  one  time  a  co-partner.  It 
is  understood  that  the  capital  of  Mr.  Perry  has  never  been  with- 
drawn from  the  establishment  at  the  Four  Corners,  remaining 
there  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Perry's  will.  So  economically 
did  Mr.  Perry  manage  the  road  that  he  himself  frequently  took 
the  place  of  the  conductor  of  trains,  to  relieve  some  employe 
who  was  off  duty,  and  the  jocose  remark  frequently  heard  on  the 
line  that,  when  he  rode  as  president,  he  always  paid  his  own  fare, 
shows  the  popular  appreciation  of  the  policy  of  the  management. 

At  one  time,  he  compelled  the  Old  Colony,  by  legal  proceedings, 
to  refund  over  $20,000,  due  on  account,  as  Mr.  Perry  claimed, 
and,  in  the  pursuit  of  his  duty,  he  received  injuries  which  nearly 
cost  him  his  life  and  from  which  he  was  seriously  crippled  and 
never  fully  recovered. 

IRON, 

Writing  in  1804,  Dr.  James  Thatcher  said  that  the  first  fur- 
nace for  smelting  iron  ore  known  in  the  county  of  Plymouth  was 
erected,  in  1702,  by  Lambert  Despard  and  the  Barker  family, 
at  the  mouth  of  Mattakeesit  pond  in  Pembroke.  It  was  aban- 
doned in  a  few  years,  owing  to  the  exhausting  of  the  wood  supply 
in  the  neighborhood.  At  that  time,  the  only  method  known 
for  reducing  iron  ores  was  by  the  use  of  charcoal  as  fuel.  As 
this  process  was  very  destructive  of  the  forest,  long  continuance 
in  any  one  spot  was  impossible. 

The  ore  used  for  reduction  into  pigs  was,  in  the  early  days 
of  the  Colony,  largely  of  domestic  production.  At  "Egg-harbor 
in  the  State  of  New  Jersey",  Dr.  Thatcher  said,  "a  very  consider- 


180  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

able  portion  of  the  ore  smelted  in  our  furnaces  is  procured.'* 
But  this  was  in  1804,  when  the  country  had  been  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  white  man  for  nearly  two  centuries.  The  earlier 
times  relied  upon  the  domestic  supply  found  in  the  ponds  and 
swamps  and  called  bog-iron. 

The  iron  which  nature  appeared  to  have  manufactured  in  the 
streams  and  ponds  of  the  county,  was  found  in  varying  size* 
and  in  ever  diminishing  quantities.  The  large  ponds,  Assawamp- 
sett  in  Middleboro,  Monponsett  in  Halifax  and  Sampson's  in 
Carver,  furnished  the  larger  supply.  The  first  use  of  this  ore 
was  made  about  1740  (it  is  impossible  to  get  the  exact  date) 
and,  for  a  long  time,  600  tons  per  year  was  raised  from  the  bot- 
tom of  Assawampsett  pond.  This  had  dwindled  to  300  tons  in 
11804.  The  other  two  ponds,  at  the  last  named  date,  furnished 
about  100  tons  per  year. 

This  ore  was  found,  in  the  shallow  water  of  the  shore,  in  small 
nodules  of  the  size  of  peas  or  bullets.  As  the  water  grew  deeper, 
from  two  to  six  feet  in  depth,  the  supply  of  ore  became  larger  and 
it  resembled  a  fig  in  size  and  shape.  Out  of  the  lower  depths, 
were  drawn  huge  cakes  of  a  dirty  black  ore,  whose  adhesive  power 
was  so  slight  that  it  crumbled  to  pieces  easily.  The  smaller 
nodular  ore  }delded  from  twenty  to  thirty  per  cent  of  iron.  The 
blacker  ore  of  the  deeps  was  principally  valuable  for  smelting 
with  the  better  iron. 

These  ores  brought  about  $6    per  ton  at  the  furnace  in  1804. 

From  Silver  Lake  about  3000  tons  of  iron  ore  were  taken. 
Out  of  some  of  this,  cannon  balls  were  made  which  were  used  in 
the  Eevolution. 

In  Hanover  there  is  no  record  of  pond  ore  but  the  bog  ore  ia 
the  swamps  was  common.  Barry  notes  the  fact  that  bog  ore  was 
taken  from  Cricket  Hole  and  from  the  bog  through  which  flows 
Iron  Mine  brook. 


SLAVERY.  181 


CHAPTER  IX. 

Slavery.     Support  of  Poor.     Aged  Persons. 

SLAVERY. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley  and  John  F.  Simmons. 

The  existence  of  African  slavery  in  the  Colonies  was  not  con- 
fined to  the  territory  south  of  what  has  come  to  be  known  as  Mason 
and  Dixon's  line. 

In  the  earlier  days  in  Hanover  there  were  many  slaves,  Indians 
as  well  as  negroes.  It  was  the  common  custom  to  have  slaves, 
limited  only  by  the  ability  of  the  master  to  buy  them. 

In  1754  and  1755  there  were,  according  to  the  assessor's  returns, 
eight  male  and  nine  female  slaves  over  the  age  of  sixteen  years, 
in  Hanover.  Intermarriages  between  the  black  and  red  races  were 
not  infrequent.  The  principal  sources  of  information  in  regard  to 
these  bondmen  is  obtained  from  our  town  records  of  births,  mar- 
riages, and  deaths,  and  the  following  facts  are  copied  from  the 
same: — "Dick,  James  Bailey's  negro,  and  Daphne,  Col.  Barker's 
negro,  were  married  Dec.  25,  1741,"  and  "Boston  and  Margaret, 
slaves  of  Elijah  Gushing,  were  married  the  same  year." 

"  Windsor  Jonas  and  Mercy  Red,  an  Indian,  were  married 
March  9,  1749." 

"Jack  and  Bilhah,  Job  Tikltn's  servants,  were  married  February 
8,  1751." 

"Xewport  and  Kate,  slaves  of  Nathaniel  Sylvester,  were  mar- 
ried May  25,  1760." 

"Caesar,  child  of  Deacon  Stockbridge's  slave,  died  June,  14, 
1728. 

Joseph  Ramsdell's  negro  child  died  April  25,  1733. 

Deacon  Stockbridge's  negro,  Cuffy,  died  Jan.  18,  1736. 

Elijah  Cushing's  negro  child  died  March  5,  1736. 

Fred,  a  negro  of  Matthew  Estes,  died  Feb.  13,  1739. 

Phillis,  Captain  Joselyn's  negro,  died  Feb.  9,  1742. 

Captain  Cushing's  negro  child  died  July  30,  1744. 

A  negro  child  of  Uriah  Lambert,  died  Sept.,  1746. 


182  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

A  negro  child  of  Elijah  Gushing,  Esq.,  died  Feb.,  1747. 

Jupiter,  Mr.  Jolm  Curtis'  negro,  died  Dec.,  1747. 

Briton,  negro  child  of  John  Studley,  died  January  23,  1749. 

A  negro  child  of  Ensign  John  Bailey  died  August  7,  1751. 

A  negro  child  of  Lieutenant  Job  Tilden,  died  Dec.  25,  1754^ 
and  another,  February  12,  1760. 

Dina,  negro  servant  to  Mr.    Amos  Sylvester,  died  Feb.  1756. 

Ben,  an  Indian  slave  of  John  Bailey,  died  May,  1756. 

Bilhah,  Joshua  Barstow's  negi'o  woman,  died  May  21,  1757. 

Jeffrey,  negro  of  Colonel  Turner,  was  drowned  in  Furnace 
Pond,  August  29,  1765. 

Dick,  slave  of  Eev.  Samuel  Baldwin,  died  Feb.  3,  1762. 

Phebe,  negi'o  slave  to  David  Jacobs,  died  Jan.  8,  1769 ;  also 
Jane,  a  negro  servant  of  David  Jacobs,  died  Feb.  28.  1775. 

Jesse  Boos,  negro  slave  of  Eev.  Samuel  Baldwin,  died  Oct.  5, 
1775. 

Daphne,  an  old  negro,  probably  Col.  Barker's  slave,  died  March 
10,  1779. 

London,  negro  of  the  widow  Turner,  died  Jan.  15,  1786. 

Dick,  negro  of  Col.  Bailey,  and  husband  of  Daphne,  died  Jan. 
20,  1786,  aged  90. 

Mingo,  negro  of  Capt.  Simeon  Curtis,  died  April  7,  1791,  aged 
70." 

The  moral  wrong  of  human  slavery  is  now  recognized  through- 
out the  civilized  world  as  a  legal  wrong  also.  Wliile  the  earliest 
settlers  of  these  Colonies  did  not  view  the  holding  of  slaves  in  the 
same  light  as  do  the  more  advanced  minds  of  today,  nevertheless 
it  is  a  source  of  gratitude  to  their  descendants  that  our  ancestor.^ 
here  in  Massachusetts  saw  the  true  light  so  early,  and  did  not  wait 
for  the  compulsion  of  the  Emancipation  Proclamation  to  rid  our 
soil  of  slavery's  wrong. 

"Slavery  existed  in  Massachusetts  until  the  adoption  of  its  con- 
stitution on  the  15th  of  June,  1780.  Article  first  of  the  "Declara- 
tion of  the  Eights  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Commonwealth'^ 
declared  as  follows: — "All  men  are  born  free  and  equal,  and  have 
certain  natural,  essential,  and  unalienable  rights;  among  which 
may  be  reckoned  the  right  of  enjoying  and  defending  their  lives 
and  liberties;  that  of  acquiring,  possessing  and  protecting  prop- 
erty; in  fine,  that  of  seeking  and  obtaining  their  safety  and  hap- 
piness." Whatever  may  have  been  the  intent  of  the  framers  of 
the  constitution  in  constructing  the  above  article,  tlie  Supreme 
Court  of  Massachusetts  decided  as  early  as  1781,  in  the  case  of 


SLAVERY.  183 

Walker  vs.  Jennison,  that  slavery  was  abolished  in  Massachusetts 
by  tlie  declaration  of  rights,  and  that  decision  has  been  repeatedly 
confirmed  by  later  ones." 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  of  its  abolishment,  many  old  negroes 
continued  to  live  and  die  in  the  homes  of  their  masters.     FoUow- 
ino-  is  a  copy  of  the  record  of  the  deaths  of  three  such  persons : 
"  May  2,  1792,  Susanna,  negro  woman  of  Deacon  Bass,  age  73." 
Rev.  John  Mellen  makes  this  entry  in  the  Church  Records: 
"Sept.  20,  1793.     Our  negro  woman  called  Bess  died,  aged  36." 
"March  9,  1794.   Mary,  negro  woman  of  Robert  Estes,  aged  76." 
"March  25,  1795.     Cuba,  a  negro  woman  of  Deacon  Brooks,  aged 
84." 

It  is  doubtful  if,  in  Hanover,  the  traffic  in  slaves  was  very  great. 
It  is  certain  that  in  the  settling  of  estates  they  were  appraised  as 
property  and  passed  to  the  heirs  as  such ;  or,  in  case  of  wills,  they 
were  bequeathed  to  legatees  named.  When  examining  the  records 
of  conveyance  of  real  estate,  it  is  not  uncommon  to  find  a  negro 
named  therein  as  the  consideration.  One  or  two  cases  which  may 
be  of  interest  are  cited: — 

Walter  Briggs,  who  was  the  ancestor  of  the  Briggs',  shipbuilders 
of  Hanover,  was  in  Scituate  in  1643.  In  a  deed  given  to  him  by 
one  Margaret  Cox,  dated  March,  1673,  she,  "for  £14  10s.,  con- 
veyed her  right  to  a  negro  girl  called  Maria."  The  will  of  said 
Walter  Briggs  dated  1676,  has  this  provision: — "Also  I  will  my 
said  wife,  Mariah,  ye  little  neger  girl,  to  be  with  her  so  long  as  my 
wife  lives." 

This  wife  probably  did  not  long  survive  her  husband  and  "ye 
little  neger  girl  Maria"  went  to  their  son  John  and  later  John's 
widow,  Deborah  disposed  of  Maria  as  follows: — "1688-9 — Whereas 
Maria,  a  negro  girl,  is  servant  to  me  for  term  of  life,  I,  Deborah 
Briggs,  have  granted  to  Cornelius  Briggs  of  Barnstable,  Maria,  ye 
negro,  my  servant." 

Capt.  Cornelius  Briggs  died  in  1693  and  his  will  provided  that 
liis  "negro  servant  woman  named  "Mauria"  shall,  thirteen  years 
after  date,  be  set  free  and  at  liberty  to  be  at  her  own  disposing." 
In  1694,  Lieut.  James  Briggs,  executor  of  the  will  of  his  brother, 
Cornelius  Briggs,  sold  Maria  to  Stephen  Otis,  "she  to  serve  said 
Otis  from  date  until  eleven  years  shall  be  fully  ended, — at  the  end 
of  which  time  the  negro  woman  is  to  be  free  and  at  her  own  dis- 
posal." 

For  quite  a  long  time  there  was  on  exhibition  in  the  Old  South 
Church  a  bill  of  sale  of  a  slave  girl,  given  by  Job  Tilden  of  Han- 


184  HISTORY   OF    H-INOVER. 

over  to  a  Mr.  Bailey  of  Scituate.  She  was  described  therein  as 
nine  years  old,  of  good  bodily  health,  and  with  a  kind  disposition. 

In  1773,  John  Bailey  gave  to  his  son  John  certain  real  estate 
on  condition  that  "he  shall  comfortably  support  my  two  old 
negroes  during  their  natural  life."     Such  bequests  were  common. 

Mr.  Bass,  the  first  minister,  owned  and  baptized  a  slave  named 
Titus.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Bass  his  daughter  Mary  sold  Titus 
to  John  Gould  of  Hull.  The  price  paid  was  £42  8s.,  and  the  fol- 
lowing is  a  copy  of  said  Bill  of  Sale : — 

"  Memorandum.  That  I  have  bought  of  Miss  Mary  Bass  of 
Hanover  her  negro  man  Titus  for  the  sum  of  £43  8s.  I  am  to 
pay  a  pound  down  and  give  a  note  upon  interest  for  £26  13s  4d, 
and  one  for  £13  5s.  2d.  She  runs  the  risque  of  him  till  he  shall 
come  to  Hull,  and  then  at  mine.  The  notes  to  be  dated  Nov.,  1770; 
the  bill  of  sale  and  notes  to  be  made  as  soon  as  may  be.  Her 
mother  and  brother,  Benjamin  Bass,  with  her  to  sign  the  bill.'' 
This  was  signed  October  25,  1770,  by  John  Gould  and  Mary  Bass, 

Eecords  now  in  existence  show  that  there  were  at  different  times 
nearly  one  hundred  slaves  in  the  town.  The  number  not  recorded 
must  have  been  large. 

When,  about  1780,  the  slaves  became  free,  they  took  a  surname, 
many  that  of  their  late  owners,  although  to  emphasize  the  fact 
some  took  the  name  of  "Freed  man"  which  later  became  "Free- 
man." James  Freeman  is  still  well  remembered  by  men  of  ad- 
vanced years  as  "Uncle  Jim."  He  was  the  son  of  Asher,  who  died 
in  Hanover  in  1820. 

Cato,  a  slave  of Winslow  of  Marshfield,  took  his  owner's 

name  and  he  was  the  ancestor  of  the  colored  Winslows  of  Hanover 
and  Norwell.  Cato  was  bom  about  1765  and  his  son  Harvey  about 
1800.  This  Harvey  married  Clarissa  Humphrey  of  Hingham. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  Csesar  and  Candis, — Csesar  later  taking 
the  name  of  Humphrey,  probably  becaused  he  lived  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  that  name. 

During  the  Revolutionary  War,  Job  Tilden  sent  one  of  his  slaves 
named  Cuffee,  as  a  soldier  in  the  Continental  Army.  He  was  with 
Col.  Bailey  and  died  at  Valley  Forge,  and  the  sacrifice  gave  him  a 
second  name,  for  henceforth  he  M^as  known  as  Cuffee  Tilden,  and 
so  the  printed  rolls  inscribe  him. 

Cuffee  Joselyn  was  a  slave  of  Col.  Joseph  Joselyn's.  He  was 
captured  on  the  Coast  of  Africa  when  a  boy  and  died  at  the  house 
of  Thomas  Damon  about  1831  at  tlie  advanced  age  of  more  than 
one  hundred  years.     He,  also,  served  in  the  Continental  Army. 


SLAVERY.  185 

We  copy  from  a  memorandum  made  by  Mr.  Jolm  Tower,  in 
which  he  says,  "  We  well  remember  the  old  slave  and  how  he 
looked  when  we  were  very  small  and  listened  to  his  sorrowful  tale 
of  being  kidnapped  in  his  own  country  when  he  as  a  child  was 
playing  in  the  surf,  his  mother  watching  that  no  harm  befell  him, 
when  the  sailors  landed  from  a  large  ship,  seized  him  and  carried 
him  on  board,  while  his  mother  stood  on  the  shore  wringing  her 
hands  and  screaming  for  her  little  boy  that  she  was  never  to  see 
again." 

William  T.  Davis,  in  an  article  written  a  few  years  before  his 
death,  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  says:  "It  has  been  estimated  that 
at  various  times  forty  million  slaves  were  taken  from  the  shores  of 
Africa."  And  Booker  T.  Washington  says  "that  previous  to  1850 
the  number  of  slaves  brought  to  the  United  States  exceeded  the 
number  of  persons  who  came  voluntarily  to  her  shores." 

The  preceding  pages  of  this  chapter  on  Slavery  ivere  ivritten  by 
Jedediah  Dwelley;  the  remaining  pages  on  the  same  subject 
ivere  ivritten  by  John  F.  Simmons. 

The  abolition  jnovement  in  the  North  which  resulted  in  the 
Emancipation  Proclamation  of  President  Lincoln  was  a  moral 
movement.  The  long  agitation  of  its  leaders  had  instilled  into 
the  very  soul  of  the  North  the  great  moral  wrong  of  human  bon- 
dage. The  uprising  of  the  North  in  the  Civil  War  came  about 
partly  from  political,  partly  from  economical  reasons,  but  the  real 
cause  was  that  every  Northern  child  had  been  taught  from  its 
earliest  awakening  to  the  consciousness  of  right  and  wrong,  from 
the  pulpit,  in  the  Sunday  school,  in  his  daily  lesson,  at  his  mother's 
knee,  in  history,  song,  and  story,  that  the  holding  in  bondage  of 
the  black  men  by  the  white  was  a  great  moral  wrong.  The  sense 
of  righting  this  great  wrong  carried  the  Rebellion  to  a  successful 
issue.  The  political  and  economic  factors  in  the  struggle  were  but 
the  pawns  with  which  the  Northern  conscience  played  the  game 
of  blood  and  iron. 

Economically  and  socially  Southern  slavery,  like  its  counterpart 
everywhere  among  men,  was  a  survival  of  barbarism  amid  enlight- 
enment, a  bit  of  the  fourteenth  century  persisting  to  the  nine- 
teenth; and  like  all  antique  things,  it  ill  fitted  its  surroundings, 
l^he  master  suffered  far  greater  and  more  lasting  injury  than  the 
slave.  No  man  at  this  date  can  succeed  with  manners,  methods, 
and  the  moral  and  ethical  standards  of  a  medis-val  baron. 

Slavery  in  Massachusetts  was  never  the  terrible  man-destroying 


186  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

institution  which  existed  in  the  South  in  1860.  The  slave  in  the 
latter  section  was  a  thing,  a  chattel,  not  a  person;  and  his  rights 
as  a  person  were  consequently  nil. 

This  was  a  state  of  affairs  utterly  at  variance  with  the  spirit  by 
which  the  Anglo-Saxon  institutions  had  been  controlled  for  fifty 
years. 

In  Massachusetts,  however,  the  marriages  of  slaves  were  pro- 
tected by  the  Legislature  and  the  Courts.  Slaves  might  hold  prop- 
erty; they  were  admitted  as  witnesses  even  on  capital  trials  of 
white  persons  and  on  suits  of  other  slaves  for  freedom ;  they  might 
sue  their  masters  for  wounding  or  immoderately  beating  them, 
and  indeed  hardly  differed  from  apprentices  or  other  servants 
except  in  being  bound  for  life.  Before  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence they  were  usually  taxed  as  property,  always  afterwards  as 
persons.  The  General  Court,  in  1776,  forbade  the  sale  of  two 
negroes  taken  as  prizes  of  war  on  the  high  seas  and  brought  into 
this  state,  and  resolved  that  any  negroes  so  taken  and  brought  in. 
should  not  be  allowed  to  be  sold  but  should  be  treated  like  prison- 
ers. 

However  tardy  this  land  of  ours  may  have  been  in  ending  the 
ownership  of  human  beings  within  her  own  borders,  as  early  as 
1814  she  joined  England  in  suppressing  the  slave  trade  else- 
where. 

In  the  Treaty  of  1814  between  Great  Britain  and  the  United 
States,  Article  X  reads,  "Whereas  the  traffic  in  slaves  is  irrecon- 
cilable with  the  principles  of  humanity  and  justice,  and  Avhereas 
both  his  Majesty  and  the  United  States  are  desirous  of  continuing 
their  efforts  to  pr-omote  its  entire  abolition,  it  is  hereby  agreed  that 
both  the  contracting  parties  shall  use  their  best  endeavors  to  ac- 
complish so  desirable  an  object." 

In  1842  the  Webster-Ashburton  Treaty  contained  a  provision 
whereby  each  country  agreed  to  send  to  the  Coast  of  Africa  a  naval 
squadron  of  not  less  than  eighty  guns  to  suppress  the  slave  trade. 
This  Treaty  was  signed  by  Daniel  Webster  for  the  United  States 
and  Lord  Ashburton  for  Great  Britain.  Hon.  Albert  Smith,  a 
Hanover  man,  was  influentially  concerned  in  its  making. 

Today  the  ownership  of  one  human  being  by  another,  as  his 
slave,  is  practically  unknown  over  nearly  the  entire  surface  of  the 
globe,  although  conditions  approaching  it  in  some  particulars,  and 
in  some  sections,  still  exist.  It  is,  however,  obliged  to  hide  its 
head  under  other  names  than  slavery.  Its  actual  decay  is  evident, 
and  its  ultimate  death  is  almost  at  hand. 


support  of  poor.  ist 

Support  of  the  Poor. 
By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

Very  early  in  the  history  of  the  Plymouth  Colony  action  was 
taken  for  the  care  of  the  poor,  and  as  early  as  Sept.  27,  1642,  the 
following  vote  was  passed  by  the  Court  held  that  day  at  Plymouth  •. 
— "That  every  Towneship  shall  make  competent  provision  for  thu 
mayntenance  of  their  poore  according  as  they  shall  fynd  most  con- 
venyent  and  sutable  for  themselves  by  an  order  and  general  I  agree- 
ment in  a  publike  Towne  Meeting." 

Other  votes  of  a  like  nature  were  passed  at  different  times  and 
"at  a  Court  of  Election  hoi  den  att  Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction 
of  New  Plymouth,  the  sixt  of  June  1682"'  it  was  ordered  as  fol- 
lows, viz. : — "That  the  poor  may  be  provided  for  as  necessity  re- 
quireth,  this  Court  ordered  that  the  Celectmen  in  each  towne  shall 
take  care  and  see  that  the  poor  in  their  respective  towns  be  pro- 
vided for,  and  are  heareby  impowered  to  releive  and  provide  for 
them,  according  as  nessesitie  in  theire  descretion  doth  require  and 
the  towne  shall  defray  the  charge  thereof." 

For  nearly  a  century  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  the 
Selectmen  had  general  oversight  of  poor  persons  therein.  The 
number  was  not  large.  Economy  and  plain  living  were  common 
to  all,  and  only  dire  necessity  prompted  a  call  for  relief.  A  copy 
of  a  few  of  the  votes  passed  at  the  town  meetings  during  this 
period  may  be   interesting : — 

Nov.,  1735.  "Voted  £15  to  Benjamin  AVoodworth  for  bringing 
up  John  Loud's  daughter  to  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  and  £24 
for  bringing  up  said  Loud's  youngest  son  to  the  age  of  twenty  one 
years." 

Oct.  29,  1736.  "Voted  to  Widow  Frances  Josselyn  £5  (old  tenor) 
to  keep  Jean  Barrow  from  Nov.  18,  1746,  to  Nov.  18,  1747." 

In  1745.  "Voted  that  Capt.  Ezekiel  Cushing  take  £55  (old 
tenor)  out  of  the  flat  money  in  his  hands  and  pay  to  Dr.  Isaac 
Otis  Jr  for  his  doctoring  and  curing  Lemuel  Jones." 

In  1749.  Amos  Sylvester  was  voted  a  sum  of  money  for  caring 
for  a  squaw  in  her  sickness. 

In  1750.  "Voted  to  pay  Nathaniel  Joselyn  money  for  keeping 
Jane  Barron  two  weeks  and  for  a  "gound"  and  apron  for  her." 

In  1751.  "Voted  to  pay  Nathaniel  Gill  for  taking  care  of  Sarah 
Joshua,  an  Indian  woman,  and  for  her  funeral." 

In  1755.  "Voted  for  Margaret  Fitzgerald  eight  shillings  for 
keeping  Jane  Barron  two  weeks  and  mending  her  clothes," 


188  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

''Voted  to  Thomas  Eose  £1  2s.  lOd.,  for  shoes  and  making  a 
'^"gound"  for  Jane  Barron." 

In  1758.  "Voted  to  Joseph  Bates  £4  12s.  for  keeping  John 
Woodworth  twenty  six  weeks." 

In  1762.  ''Voted  John  Bailey  Jr.  four  shillings  which  he  paid 
Edward  Winslow,  Esq.,  for  recording  people  warned  out  of  town." 

In  1763.  "Voted  money  for  recording  persons  warned  out  of 
Hanover." 

In  1770.  "Voted  to  Robert  Lenthal  Eells  £1  12s.  for  a  "gound 
and  pettecote"  for  Lucretia  Gilkie." 

This  Lucretia  Gilkie  case  was  an  expensive  one  for  many  years, 
and  the  question  of  the  liability  of  the  town  caused  embarrassment, 
as  in  1771  it  was  "voted  to  Joseph  Jossel)^!  twelve  shillings  for 
fees  paid  Eobert  Treat  Paine  in  the  Lucretia  Gilkie  case."  The 
Church  record  has  this  entry:  "June  26,  1797,  Lucretia  Gilkie, 
drowned  herself.     Insane." 

In  1786  it  was  voted  to  pay  Melzar  Curtis'  account  for  mending 
Hannah  Ford's  shoes. 

Oct.  1796.  At  this  time  the  Selectmen  were  "instructed  to  care 
for  the  poor  under  their  care  and  to  call  on  the  treasurer  for  money 
as  they  shall  want  it." 

ISTear  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century,  the  number  of 
the  poor  had  so  increased  that  it  was  voted,  in  1814,  to  raise  one 
hundred  and  ten  dollars,  to  purchase  Mary  Peterson's  house  and 
land  for  a  poorhouse  and  the  purchase  was  made;  but  for  some 
reason  in  1816  the  property  was  sold.  This  Mary  Peterson  prop- 
-erty  is  the  same  which  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  G. 
Perry  as  a  residence. 

In  1817,  it  was  voted  that  the  overseers  of  the  poor  put  out  town 
paupers  as  they  see  fit.  For  two  or  three  years  previous  to  this, 
they  were  all  kept  by  one  person.  In  1823,  a  committee  consisting 
of  Lemuel  Dwelley,  Joshua  Mann,  Stephen  Jacobs,  Melzar  Curtis, 
Barker  Ramsdell,  Jolm  B.  Barstow,  and  Amos  Bates,  were  chosen 
to  take  into  consideration  the  subject  of  a  poorhouse.  At  a  meet- 
ing held  in  May,  1825,  the  town  voted  "To  empower  the  Selectmen 
and  Overseers  of  the  Poor  to  cause  Mr.  Isaac  Perry,  Benchar  Clark, 
Eliza  Wood  and  Cuffe  Josselyn  to  be  boarded  where  they  thinlc 
proper." 

About  1827,  a  system  of  putting  out  the  poor  at  auction  to 
the  lowest  bidder  was  adopted.  Tlie  auction,  which  was  a  public 
affair,  was  held  at  the  meeting  house  at  the  Center.  This  system 
proved  unsatisfactory  to  the  town  and  was  continued  but  a  few 


SUPPOKT  OP  POOR.  18J> 

years.     It  was  a  barbarous  custom  but  was  quite  common  at  tlii* 
time  in  Massachusetts. 

In  1836,  the  town  voted  to  establish  a  poorhouse.  A  committee^ 
consisting  of  Ebenezer  Simmons,  Turner  Stetson,  Benjamin  Mann, 
Levi  Curtis  and  William  Morse,  was  chosen  to  '"make  choice  of  a 
suitable  farm,"  and  the  Nathaniel  Jacobs  place,  situated  on  the 
west  side  of  Washington  street,  at  Assinippi,  was  purchased.  This 
the  first  almshouse,  is  still  standing, — a  building  nearly,  if  not 
quite,  one  hundred  and  seventy  five  years  old.  Forty  years  later, 
in  1875,  the  town  purchased  of  tlie  heirs  of  Benjamin  Bailey  the 
present  almshouse  farm,  situated  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Cedar 
streets.  The  present  buildings  were  first  occupied  by  the  poor,. 
June  1,  1876. 

The  method  of  caring  for  the  poor  has  been,  on  the  wlioie,. 
creditable  to  the  humanity  and  liberality  of  the  town. 

Previous  to  1800,  the  amount  expended  annually  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  poor  was  less  than  two  hundred  dollars.  In  1850,  the 
expense  to  the  town  for  their  support  was  less  than  five  hundred 
dollars;  since  which  date  the  town  has  published  its  report  of  ex- 
penditures. 

As  an  item  of  interest  we  copy  the  following  bill  paid  by  the' 
town  in  1825. 

Isaac  Perry  was  a  ship  builder  in  his  active  life,  and  died  aged 
89. 

Sarah  Dillingham  was  tlic  wife  of  Henry  Dillingham,  a  soldier- 
in  the  revolution. 

"Town  of  Hanover  to  Gideon  Studley,  Dr. 

1825     To  a  coffin  for  Isaac  Perry $2.50 

To  a  coffin  for  Sarah  Dillingham 2.50 

To  opening  grave  for  Sarah  Dillingham 2.50 

To  a  horse  and  going  with  the  hearse  for  both 

the  above  persons 2.00 


$9.50' 


Aged  Persons. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

The  following  named  persons  died  in  PTanover  after  reaching 
the  age  of  eighty  five  years.  As  careful  a  compilation  as  possible, 
has  been  made,  althougli  doubtless  tlie  list  is  incomplete. 


190 


HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


If  the  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory  there  need  be  no  apology 


for  this  presentation. 

1901  Hannah    0.   Aiken 86  1889 

1731  Mary  Bryant  "of  a  great  1891 

age"      '  1891 

1774  Thomas  Barden 86  1894 

1786  Dick,  negro-man  of  Col.  1895 

Bailey    90  1899 

1795  Cuba,    negro-woman    of  1900 

Dean  Brooks    85  1904 

1801  Dea.  Samuel  Barstow.  .  .93  1776 

1816  Joseph  Bates    88  1789 

1821  Euth  Bailey  91  1794 

1826  Lt.    Samuel    Barstow. .  .9"^  1794 

1829  Elisha    Barrell    93  1797 

1829  Samuel  Brooks    87  1848 

1830  Elizabeth    Brooks    89  1849 

1830  Euth   Bates    92  1852 

1831  Abigail  Bailey  86  1852 

1831  Mary    Barrell    95  1865 

1831  George  Bailey    91  1799 

1839  Capt.   Clement  Bates    ..85  1799 

1842  Capt.  Daniel  Barstow  ..97  1811 

1848  Martha    Bates    87  1812 

1851  Sarah  E.  Barstow 92  1876 

1851  Betsey  Barstow   91  1881 

1853  Benjamin    Bates    92  1895 

1854  Col.  John  Burding  Bar-  1895 
stow 90  1906 

1857  Anne  Brooks    86  1831 

1857  Anna  Brett 85  1881 

1861  Daniel    Barstow    86  1882 

1863  Nabby  Barker   92  1887 

1865  Fannie  Baldwin    85  1893 

1865  Mary    Burr    91  1893 

1866  Euth  Bates 88  1902 

1867  Elisha  Bass 85  1903 

1869  Joseph  Brooks   88  1903 

1874  Zadook  Beal  86  1774 

1885  Nathaniel  Barstow    85  1810 

1889  Mehitable  Brooks    91  1823 

1889  Hira   Bates    92  1831 


Joseph  Brown   87 

Joshua  Bates   89 

Lucy  D.  Bates  95 

David   Benham    85 

Euth  Brooks    88 

Thos.  M.  Bates   85 

Harvey   Bates    88 

Mary  E.  Bishop    87 

Experience    Curtis    ....96 

Abigail   Clark    85 

Sarah   Church    91 

Samuel  Curtis   86 

Mary    Curtis    86 

Experience  Curtis   87 

Eeuben  Curtis   86 

John  Curtis   90 

Lydia  Curtis    94 

Sarah  Curtis    88 

Abigail  Curtis   90 

John  Curtis   90 

John  Chapman    105 

Capt.  Joseph  Chaddock  88 

Sarah  E.  Curtis 88 

Christiana    Clark    90 

Martin   Church    90 

Hiram  Curtis 85 

Eveline  Cushing    89 

Avis  Dwelley   90 

Nathan  Dane  87 

Nathan  Dwelley    85 

Lydia  Darling    90 

Mary  Dwelley    89 

Sarah  J.  Dwelley 87 

William    Dennis    89 

John  Damon   89 

Martha  A.  Damon 89 

Matthew  Estes  85 

Mordecia  Ellis  93 

Beulah  Estes 88 

Euth  Eells   94 


AGED  PERSONS. 


191 


1S46  Zacheus  Estes So  1846 

1850  Priscilla   Ellis    !)G  1851 

186-1  Richard  Estes    88  1867 

1882  Zaccheus  Estes  9S  1888 

1883  Mary  Estes 88  1893 

1906  Mary  T.  Eells   87  1837 

1753  Margaret  Frank 96  1900 

1798  Hannah   Ford    88  1836 

1871  Grace  Foster    87  1748 

1897  Eosamond  FostiT S6  1788 

1875  Hannah  Gardner SQ  1814 

1879  Eebecca  Grose   89 

1893  Andrew  Green   85  1822 

1900  Ellen  Goodrich    86  1824 

1787  Sarah  Hatch 86  1825 

1796  David  House    87  1825 

1798  Hannah  Ford    88  1857 

1808  Mary  Hifford 92  1865 

1811  Abigail  Hanmer    93  1879 

1824  Bathshua  Hatch    85  1887 

1828  Orpha  Hatch   85  1898 

1858  Sibyl  Hatch    88  1899 

1868  John  Hatch   92  1900 

1888  Eliza  -Holbrook    86  1773 

1899  Catharine  Haley    85  1788 

1905  Nancy  N.  Hall 90  1805 

1729  Henry  Josselyji 90  1807 

1787  Joseph  Josselyn 88  1807 

1831  Cuffee  Josselyn    103  1808 

1877  Hannah  R.  Jacobs    94 

1880  Oren  Josselyn 86  1812 

1890  Eliza  Josselyn 88  1829 

1900  Ira  Josselyn   86  1833 

1886  John  Kane   85  1865 

1871  Lewis  Litchfield    87  1867 

1881  Betsey  Litchfield   85  1743 

1884  Eunice  T.  Leavitt 85  1773 

1797  Widow  Magoim    90 

1801  Alice  Mann    88  1775 

1802  Ellise  Mann  88  1842 

1815  Mary   Munro    91  1843 

1816  Benjamin  Mann    89  1849 


Patience   Mann    85 

Slmbel  Munroe 90 

Betsey  Mann   91 

David  Mann 89 

Mary  H.  Magoun 88 

Lydia  Monro   88 

Lydia    Merrill    87 

Abigail   Neal    88 

Elnathan  Palmer 86 

Ezekiel  Palmer    87 

Peg  Peters,  negro-woman 
87 

Bethiah  Perry    89 

Relief  Perry 85 

Dea.  Isaac  Perry   89 

Margaret  Prouty   87 

Asa  Poole 93 

Abigail  Phillips    86 

Sylvanus  Percival    85 

Samuel   Perry    88 

Charles  Palmer   85 

Edward  Y.  Perry 86 

Catherine  H.  T.  Phillips  92 

Sarah  Eamsdell    91 

Joseph  Eamsdell    86 

Caleb  Rogers   88 

Luoy  Eamsdell    89 

Hannah  Eobbins   86 

Rhoda  Rose,  negro-wom- 
an   90 

aiary  Rogers 96 

Capt.  Timothy  Rose  ...  86 

Caleb  Rogers   85 

Abigail  Phillips 86 

Reuben  Rogers 87 

Robert  Stetson 90 

Dea.       Joseph       Stock- 
bridge    100 

Elijah  Stetson   89 

Japhet   Stud  ley    85 

David   Stockbridge    ....  88 
Belchor   Sylvester    85 


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HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


1859  Samuel  Stetson    87  1803 

1865  Hannah   Stetson    89  1805 

1788  Hannah  Stockbridge  ....95  1815 

1790  Capt.  Joseph  Soper 87  1848 

1795  Mary  Stetson 90  1852 

1796  Benjamin  Sylvester 87  1862 

1797  Mary    Studley    90  1865 

1798  Michael  Silvester 85  1866 

1807  Joshua  Simmons   88  1870 

1811  Molly  Silvester    86  1879 

1824  Nathaniel  Stetson   89  1882 

1825  Jabez   Studley    86  1888 

1826  Rachel   Studley    92  1893 

1832  Rosamond   Studley    92  1905 

1839  Ruth  Stockbridge    85  1761 

1840  Elizabeth  Sylvester   ....85  1813 

1841  William  Stockbridge  ...88  1814 
1868  Jabez  Studley   91  1820 

1872  Japhet  Studley 85  1823 

1873  David  Studley   90  1824 

1873  Lucy  Studley  99  1826 

1880  Melzar  Sprague  86  1831 

1883  Welthea  Stetson 86  1834 

1885  Lucy  T.  Sylvester 85  1839 

1886  Hannah  M.  Sylvester   ..88  1841 
1890  Bethia  Simmons    93  1841 

1890  Charlotte  C.  Smith   ...  .86  1848 

1891  Eliza  Salmond 89  1849 

1891  Lucy  Smith   87  1851 

1892  Michael  Sylvester    89  1851 

1895  George  Studley    87  1867 

1899  Robert  Sylvester    93  1876 

1902  Frances  H.  Soule 95  1891 

1904  Ruth  B.  Stetson   86  1899 

1905  Benjamin  Stetson   91  1905 

1744  Widow  Turner 86 


John  Torrey 88 

Ruth  Turner    86 

Waitstill  Turner    93 

Lidia  Tilden    88 

Benjamin  Tolmau   92 

Rebecca  Tolman    92 

Ezekiel  Turner    88 

Lucy  Tubbs   89 

Lucinda  Turner 88 

Polly  Tribou    88 

Deborah  Turner    92 

Mary  Tubbs  87 

Sarah  B.  Thomas 92 

Jane  S.  Tobey 85 

Joanna  Wing  100 

Lydia  Wright    i;4 

Hannah  White 94 

Isaiah  Wing 89 

Mary  Wing    86 

Freelove  Witherel    86 

Mary  Whiting   95 

Ruth  Wing 86 

Hannah  Wing   95 

Benjamin  White   88 

Cornelius  White    86 

Mary  White   86 

Caleb  Whiting  87 

Molly  Whiting 94 

Priscilla  Whiting    89 

Tryphuna  Whiting    ....  89 

Ruth  Wilder    88 

Oliver  Winslow   88 

Charles  Winslow   88 

Harriet  H.  Winslow  ...  94 
Margaret  L.  Winslow   ..96 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  193 


CHAPTER  X. 

Mills,  Maxufactukks  and  Industries. 

Bij  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

About  1730,  Joshua  Jacobs  and  his  brother,  Dr.  Joseph  Jacobs, 
built  a  dam  across  the  Third  Herring  brook  at  Assinippi.  Tliese 
men  are  the  progenitors  of  the  present  owners  of  the  saw  and  grist- 
mill which  was  then  erected  upon  that  dam.  The  property  has 
remained  in  this  one  family  for  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  years. 
It  originally  consisted  of  a  gristmill  on  the  westerly  flume,  and  a 
sawmill  for  long  logs  on  the  easterly  flume.  The  addition  of  a 
mill  for  sawing  boxboards  was  made  about  thirty  years  ago.  The 
gristmill  has  fallen  into  decay  and  is  no  longer  used,  the  general 
use  of  western  grain  having  changed  the  methods  of  business.  The 
mill  is  now  owned  by  Dr.  Henry  Barton  Jacobs  of  Baltimore, 
Maryland.  The  pond  which  the  dam  has  created  is  a  beautiful 
sheet  of  water,  and  with  its  wooded  island  adds  much  to  the  natural 
scenery  of  Assinippi  village. 

Next  below  Jacobs  mill  on  the  same  stream,  distant  about  one 
mile  south,  is  the  mill  of  John  Clapp.  Its  dam  has  but  one  flume 
and  a  wasteway.  It  was  built  for  a  sawmill,  and  has  always  been 
used  as  such.  Alonzo  Henderson  used  its  power  for  two  or  three 
seasons  to  run  his  machinery  for  winding  evergreen,  an  industry 
which  Mr.  Henderson  started  in  town,  and  for  which  he  invented 
his  own  machinery. 

A  few  rods  below  tliis  mill  is  the  Curtis  privilege,  now  known  as 
Church's  mill  from  its  present  owner,  Mr.  Samuel  H.  Church. 
This  is  in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation,  is  in  annual  use,  and 
the  gristmill  is  still  used  weekly,  it  being  the  only  one  of  its 
kind  within  a  radius  of  ten  or  twelve  miles. 

The  sawmill  liere  was  built  in  1688,  probably  by  Benjamin 
Curtis,  and  later  a  gristmill  was  erected.  The  property  was 
owned  ''in  part,  by  Constant  Clap  and  the  Curtis  family"  (Deane). 
The  mills  passed,  early  in  the  nineteenth  century,  into  the  hands 


194  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

of  Thomas  J.  Gardner,  who  married  the  daughter  of  Capt.  Edward 
Curtis,  a  direct  descendant  of  William  Curtis,  the  father  of  Ben- 
jamin, who  built  this  mill.  Mr.  Church  married  the  daughter  of 
Mr.  Gardner. 

As  we  proceed  south  along  the  Third  Herring  brook,  we  pass 
through  a  wide  extent  of  fresh  marsh,  now  known  as  "Old  Pond." 
This  land  was  once  covered  by  the  waters  of  a  pond  raised  by  a  dam 
erected,  in  1656,  by  Cornet  Eobert  Stetson,  Timothy  Hatherly, 
and  Joseph  Tilden,  for  the  purpose  of  running  a  sawmill.  The 
pond  was  drained  in  1676,  after  the  burning  of  the  mills  by  the 
Indians,  and  the  land  was  then  laid  out  in  lots  "unto  the  new  pro- 
prietors of  the  towns  or  their  successors"  (Deane)  according  to  the 
vote  of  the  town  of  Scituatc  in  1673.  In  1837,  Capt.  Samuel  Tol- 
man  erected  a  dain  and  built  a  tackshop  thereon,  just  below  the  old 
Cornet  Stetson  mill  on  the  other  side  (the  soutlierly)  of  East 
street.  The  pond  was  small  and  was  used  by  the  builder  and  his 
sons,  Samuel,  Jr.,  and  James  T.,  for  manufacturing  tacks.  Capt. 
Tolman  (called  Col.  by  Briggs)  built  also  a  box  board  and  shingle- 
mill  on  the  Hanover  side  of  the  stream.  The  tackshop  was  used 
by  Mr.  Henderson  for  one  or  two  seasons,  but  the  dam  and  all  the 
buildings  have  now  (1905)  gone  to  decay. 

Next  below  this  is  the  sawmill  of  Charles  Simmons  &  Sons,  which 
has  been  built  but  a  few  years.  Briggs  says  it  was  used,  twenty- 
five  or  thirty  years  ago,  by  Pratt  &  Lapham. 

Still  further  below  lies  Tiffany  mill,  now  used  by  the  successors 
of  Samuel  Salmond  &  Sons  for  a  tack  manufactory.  The  pond 
takes  its  name  from  Eecompense  Tiffany,  who  owned  it  at  one  time. 
In  1673  the  to^vn  of  Scituate,  through  its  committee  on  lands, 
offered  "30  acres  of  land  to  any  person,  who,  within  six  months, 
should  erect  a  gristmill  on  the  Third  Herring  brook  and  engage  to 
tend  the  mill  for  14  years."  (Deane.)  This  offer  was  accepted  by 
Charles  Stockbridge  and,  about  1677,  he  erected  a  corn  and  grist- 
mill below  the  present  Tiffany  mill.  The  remains  of  the  old 
dam  are  still  visible.  About  1697,  Mr.  Stockbridge  removed  his 
machinery  to  a  new  mill,  which  stood  near  the  factory  of  Samuel 
Salmond  &  Son.  Charles  and  Thomas,  sons  of  Charles  Stock- 
bridge,  inherited  this  mill  and,  in  1692,  Thomas  sold  one-half  to 
John  Bryant  and  Samuel  Stetson,  (according  to  Briggs)  and  in 
1728  Thomas's  son,  Thomas,  sold  one  quarter  of  the  sawmill  to 
Jonah  Stetson,   (Samuel  Stetson,  having  sold  one-quarter  of  the 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  195 

corn-mill  to  Jonali  Stetson,  in  1726),  and  the  property  came  to 
be  known  as  Jonah's  milL  Recompense  Tiffan}',  a  son-in-law  of 
the  second  Charles  Stockbridge,  was  for  a  time  the  owTier  of  this 
mill,  and  it  was  for  a  long  time  called  the  Tiffany  mill.  Until 
1850  or  later,  this  mill  served  the  public  in  grinding  the  grain 
which  the  farmers  produced. 

In  1830,  tackworks  were  erected  here  by  Capt.  Zephaniah  Talbot 
and  John  and  William  Salmond,  brothers  of  Samuel  Salmond,  In 
1838,  Samuel  Salmond,  who  had  spent  his  life  up  to  that  time  in 
Maine,  in  the  South  and  in  Cuba,  settled  permanently  in  Hanover 
and  engaged  in  the  tack  business  in  this  place.  He  then  employed 
15  male  and  5  female  hands,  and  used  20  or  25  machines,  consum- 
ing about  60  tons  of  tack-plate  per  year.  In  May,  1859,  his  son- 
in-law,  Edmund  Q.  Sylvester,  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Samuel  Salmond  &  Son.  A  month  later,  Mr.  Salmond  died  and 
Mr.  Sylvester  carried  on  the  business  until  his  death,  in  1898,  since 
which  date  the  business  has  been  conducted  by  two  of  his  sons, 
Joseph  S.  and  Albert  L.,  under  the  same  firm-name.  Their 
product  is  known  all  over  the  world,  and  is  in  steady  demand, 
especially  among  upholsterers. 

The  mill  on  Pleasant  street,  near  the  West  Hanover  depot,  is 
now  owned  and  was,  until  recently,  used  by  I/ot  Phillips  &  Co.,  as  a 
sawmill.  It  is  called  "Elihab's  mill,"  from  having  been  owned  at 
one  time  by  Elihab  (or  Eliab)  Studley. 

In  January,  1724,  Nehemiah  Cushing  owned  this  privilege,  there 
then  being  a  sawmill  thereon  and  Nehemiah,  in  a  deed  of  that  date, 
speaks  of  it  as  the  property  he  had  of  his  father.  How  long  the 
mill  had  been  built  is  uncertain  but,  probably,  not  more  than  ten 
years. 

In  1728,  Nehemiah  sold  mill  and  privilege  to  Edward  Estes  and, 
from  that  date  until  1790,  it  was  owned  by  several  different  persons 
among  whom  were  Edward  Estes,  Richard  Estes,  Luther  Bailey, 
Joseph  Curtis,  and  Marlboro  Turner.  It  was  known  for  a  long 
time  as  the  Curtis  mill.  In  1791,  Eliab  Studley  became  part 
owner  of  the  property,  and  there  was  then  a  gristmill  as  well  as  a 
sawmill  thereon.  Besides  sawing  boards  and  grinding  grain,  one 
of  the  mills  was  used  for  a  time  for  making  boxes  and  buckets. 
Eliab  Studley  and  his  family  owned  the  mill  for  a  long  time,  and 
for  a  century  it  was  known  as  the  "Elihab  mill."  In  1850,  it  was 
occupied  by  Nahum  Stetson  for  sawing  shingles.  It  is  now  and 
for  a  long  time  has  been  owned  and  occupied  by  Lot  Phillips  &  Co. 


196  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

in  connection  with  their  box-making  business,  principally  for  saw- 
ing lumber. 

This  privilege  has  never  been  operative  in  the  summer  time  as 
the  right  of  flowage  has  been  limited  to  a  period  beginning  in 
October  and  ending  in  April.  The  limit  of  flowage  has  been  at 
a  point  just  west  of  the  end  of  Cedar  street  as,  if  the  dam  is  raised 
above  a  certain  height,  the  water  flows  across  Whiting  street  into 
the  brook  east  of  it.  A  deed  from  Seth  Curtis  to  Joseph  Curtis, 
dated  1778,  speaks  of  a  gristmill  near  Eliab  Studley's,  Jr.,  and  we 
assume  that  it  relates  to  this  privilege,  and  that  for  a  time  there 
was  a  gristmill  here. 

The  old  mill  spoken  of  as  Drinlavater  mill,  stood  on  Circuit 
street,  perhaps  two  hundred  feet  west  thereof,  opposite  the  house 
of  Daniel  J.  Head,  the  dam  being  plainly  visible.  It  is  certain 
that  there  was  a  mill  here  in  1694,  and  that  it  was  standing  in  1730. 

This  mill  stood  on  land  which  was  granted  to  Cornet  Eobert 
Stetson  by  the  Colony  Court.  Previous  to  1694,  Mr.  Stetson 
sold  the  east  end  of  the  aforesaid  grant  to  Edward  Wanton,  Eobert 
Orchard,  John  Eodgers,  Thomas  Macomber,  Timothy  White  and 
Joseph  House.  This  grant  was  a  mile  in  length  on  the  west  side, 
and  bordered  on  what  was  then  known  as  the  Scituate  line,  extend- 
ing from  near  the  West  Hanover  station  to  a  point  near  the  stream 
just  north  of  the  house  of  Mrs.  Saba  D.  Church.  The  proprietors 
aforesaid  divided  this  land  by  two  deeds,  one  dated  1696,  the  other 
1704.  In  neither  of  these  divisions  was  the  mill  and  a  narrow 
strip  of  land  included,  although  the  mill  was  referred  to  therein. 
We  have  been  uinable  to  find  a  record  of  the  deed  from  Cornet 
Stetson  to  the  persons  named,  but  it  must  have  been  after  1676,. 
as  on  that  date  some  of  the  persons  named  were  not  twenty-one 
years  of  age. 

Was  this  mill  constructed  by  Cornet  Stetson  and  when?  We 
have  found  no  evidence  except  that  in  a  deed  from  Joseph  Stetson 
to  James  Hatch,  dated  1717,  recorded  Book  2,  Page  172,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  east  of  the  Drinkwater  mill,  one  of  the  boundaries 
is  described  "as  the  brook  that  comes  from  Cornet  Stetson's  mill." 
At  that  date  it  must  have  been  known  as  Cornet  Stetson's  mill,  and 
so  much  is  offered  in  favor  of  its  construction  by  him.  If  it  was 
not  constructed  by  him,  then  the  conclusion  is  that  it  was  con- 
structed by  the  aforesaid  partners,  after  their  purchase.  In  1704, 
Timothy  White  made  his  will,  and  therein  gave  to  his  "well  beloved 
wife  all  the  income  of  my  part  of  a  sawmill  at  Drinkwater,  during 
her  natural  life,"  and  after  her  to  his  son  Timothy  White. 


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The  evidence  that  tlie  mill  was  standing  in  17l'0,  is  contained  in 
a  deed  of  the  house  lot  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Mary  T.  Briggs,  and  oc- 
cupied by  herself  and  her  son,  Charles  W.  Briggs.  This  deed 
gives,  as  the  southerly  boundary  of  the  premises,  the  northerly 
side  of  the  sawmill  pond.  The  pond  formed  by  this  mill  must 
have  covered  a  great  many  acres,  extending,  as  will  be  seen  by  this 
deed,  and  by  known  levels,  for  nearly  two  miles  in  length,  and 
doubtless  gave  to  a  tract  of  land  the  name  of  "Pine  Island,"  as  this 
flowage  must  have  surrounded  that  tract.  Doubtless  it  was  a 
winter  privilege  only. 

We  have  given  this  detailed  statement  regarding  this  mill,  partly 
because  of  its  early  importance  and  partly  on  account  of  the  names 
of  the  original  owners.  Eobert  Stetson,  Edward  Wanton,  Timothy 
White  and  Joseph  House  were  pioneers,  and  their  names  should 
not  be  forgotten. 

How  did  these  lands  come  to  be  known  as  the  Drink  water  lands 
and  the  stream,  the  Drinkwater  river;  and  the  road  from 
Washington  street  to  these  lands,  as  the  Drinkwater  road?  Barry 
gives  a  tradition  that,  when  the  mill  was  erected,  cold  water,  in- 
stead of  spirituous  liquors,  was  furnished  as  a  beverage,  and  this 
gave  rise  to  the  term  "Drink  Water."  This  is  a  pleasant  solution, 
until  a  better  one  is  furnished. 

Barry  also  gives  as  tradition  that  the  first  mill  here  was 
burned  by  the  Indians  in  1676.  So  far  as  is  known  to  the  writer, 
there  is  no  other  evidence.  This  mill  stood  near  the  border  line  of 
Bridgewater  and  Scituate.  Neither  Deane  nor  Mitchell  speaks 
of  this  burning,  though  both  were  very  careful  and  painstaking  in 
their  descriptions  of  the  buildings  destroyed. 

As  the  Indians,  in  their  raid  of  1676,  came  through  Ilingham 
and  entered  the  town  of  Hanover  at  Assinippi,  following  Washing- 
ton street,  going  down  East  street,  destroying  Cornet  Stetson's  mill 
on  tlie  Third  Herring  brook, — then  onward  to  the  Four  Corners 
and  so  down  through  Scituate  to  Green  bush,  it  hardly  seems  prob- 
able that  they  could  have  been  at  any  time  in  the  vicinity  of  this 
Drinkwater  mill.  Query:  Was  this  mill  constructed  as  early 
as  1676?  Mr.  Jolm  F.  Simmons,  in  his  life  time  clung  to  the 
tradition  and  believed  tluit  the  Indians  separated  at  Hanover,  a 
part  going  to  West  Hanover.  His  reason  will  be  found  in  another 
place. 

Barry  says  that  about  the  year  1710,  the  Drinkwater  Iron  Works 
was  erected  and  that  the  cai'lv  historv  of  the  same  is  involved  in 


198  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

some  obscurity.       The  writer  regrets  that  he  cannot  lift  the  veil. 

In  1710,  the  land  on  the  south  side  of  this  stream  was  owned 
by  Joseph  Barstow.  He  sold  it  to  Samuel  Thaxter,  in  1713^ 
(Plymouth  Deeds,  Book  34,  Page  171),  and  Thaxter  conveyed  it 
to  Joseph  Stockbridge  in  1726. 

Cornet  Stetson  was  the  first  owner  of  the  land  on  the  north 
side  of  this  stream  and,  before  1713,  probably  before  1700,  it  came 
into  the  possession  of  Edward  Wanton. 

August  2,  1713,  Edward  Wanton  sold  this  land  to  James  Barker 
and,  in  1722,  the  executors  of  the  will  of  said  Barker  sold  the  same 
to  Jeremiah  Hatch.  Eobert  Barker,  the  father  of  James,  was  at 
this  time  living  on  the  land  near  the  stream.  In  this  deed  they 
"except  the  Furnace  and  Sawmill  for  the  owners  and,  for  the 
use  of  the  Furnace,  all  the  land  and  the  privilege  of  the  ways  that 
is  conveyed  by  one  deed  under  the  hands  and  seals  of  Eobert  Barker^ 
Daniel  Allen,  Caleb  Barker,  and  Hannah  Barker,"  dated  August 
10,  1719. 

The  Barkers  were  founders,  and  to  the  writer  it  seems  reason- 
ably clear  that  they  must  have  been  the  pioneers.  Edward  Wanton 
was  of  course  a  very  busy,  enterprising  man  and  his  activities  seem 
to  have  been  tireless ;  but  he  does  not  anywhere  appear  as  a  founder. 

The  WeeMy  Advertiser  for  January  15,  1754,  has  this  advertise- 
ment: "Caleb  and  Eobert  Barker  in  Hanover:  Cast  bells  for 
Meeting  Houses  and  other  uses,  from  a  smaller  to  a  greater,  even 
to  one  of  two  thousand  weight;  cheaper  than  they  can  be  imported : 
By  whom  all  persons  may  be  supplied  on  reasonable  terms." 

The  name  of  "Mighill"  does  not  anywhere  appear  on  the  records 
of  our  town,  nor  do  the  records  of  deeds  show  that  he  ever  owned 
land  within  the  borders  of  the  present  town  of  Hanover.  But,  as 
early  as  1685,  Charles  Stockbridge  conveyed  to  Thomas  Mighill  and 
N'athaniel  Church  a  cornmill  in  Plymouth,  which  said  Stockbridge 
had  erected  in  1683,  by  authority  of  the  town,  and  this  is  the  only 
record  or  reference  the  writer  has  found  where  the  name  of  Mighill 
lias  been  connected  with  mills  of  any  kind.  The  conveyance  from 
the  town  of  Plymouth  to  Charles  Stockbridge,  as  well  as  that  from 
Stockbridge  to  Mighill,  are  both  on  record  at  Plymouth.  See 
sixth  book  of  Colony  Court  Orders,  Page  95. 

Tbe  tradition  as  to  Mighill  is  found  in  Deane's  History  of  Scit- 
uate,  Page  195,  where  he  says  "There  was  a  Mr.  Mighill  who  erected 
Iron  Works  at  Drinkwater  about  1710,  and  o^vned  a  considerable 
tract  of  land  in  that  vicinity."  But,  as  stated  above,  there  is 
no  evidence  on  the  records  that  he  ever  owned  land  in  Hanover,  and 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  199 

the  records  are  clear  as  to  ownership  of  land  on  the  borders  of  this 
stream. 

In  March,  1701-2,  Francis  Barker,  Robert  Barker,  Samuel 
Barker,  Joshua  Barker,  Josiah  Barker,  Robert  Barker,  Jr.,  and 
Michael  Wanton,  were  connected  with  Lambert  Despard  in  the 
construction  of  a  blast  furnace  in  Pembroke  (Briggs,  page  2). 
Before  1715,  at  least  two  of  these  Barkers,  and  probably  Michael 
Wanton,  were  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  Drinkwater  Iron 
Works. 

Quoting  again  from  Briggs'  History  of  Shipbuilding,  page  2-1. 
"These  works  have  had  many  proprietors,  and  tradition  says  again 
that,  during  the  Revolution,  cannon  were  cast  here  and  carried 
down  to  the  old  fulling-mill  near  the  iron  foundry  and  tested  and 
that  Tilson  Gould  was  killed  by  the  bursting  of  one  of  these  guns, 
the  pieces  of  which  are  said  to  be  still  lying  in  the  bottom  of  the 
old  furnace  pond."  Mr.  George  J.  J.  Clarke,  who  is  president  of  the 
National  Fireworks  Company,  has  in  his  possession  cannon  balls 
which  he  has  found  on  these  premises,  and  pieces  of  an  exploded 
cannon — quite  likely  the  one  referred  to  in  connection  with  Tilson 
Gould.  Mr.  Clarke  says  that  these  cannon  balls  were  not  moulded 
but  were  wrought  or  hammered  into  shape.  Tilson  Gould  married 
Mary  Hatch  in  1776,  and  a  son  Tilson,  was  born  in  1778. 

And  again  quoting,  "About  the  year  1816,  Charles  and  Orrin 
Jossel}Ti,  Timothy  Rose,  Calvin  Bates,  and  others,  erected  a  forge 
on  this  dam.  Beside  the  forge,  there  were  a  gristmill,  a  sawmill, 
a  box-board  mill,  and  a  shingle-mill,  all  owned  by  the  same  com- 
pany. Messrs.  Bates  and  Holmes  finally  came  into  sole  possession 
of  these  works  and  usually  employed  five  hands  in  the  forge, 
making  bar-iron  and  from  fifty  to  sixty  tons  of  anchors  annually. 
Edwin  Barstow  was  the  last  anchor-maker  in  town,  and  the  last 
anchors  manufactured  in  town,  only  a  few  years  ago,  were  made 
here  under  his  supervision." 

After  Mr.  Barstow's  death,  Charles  T.  Stetson  purchased  the 
property  and,  until  his  own  death,  he  occupied  the  establishment  as 
a  Machine-manufacturing  shop,  and  for  making  covering  for  elec- 
tric wires,  etc. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  Stetson,  George  J.  J.  Clarke  purchased 
the  property,  using  the  forge  for  the  manufacture  of  fireworks.  He 
had  occupied  it  but  a  few  years,  however,  when  the  building  was 
destroyed  by  fire.  He  then  associated  himself  with  Mr.  W.  A. 
Luce  of  Boston,  and  they  began  erecting  one-story,  metal-clad, 
delin-hed  buildings,  some  of  them  being  one  hundred  feet  in  length. 


200  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

There  are  now  more  than  one  hundred  of  these  buildings,  many  of 
them  small,  scattered  over  several  acres  of  ground.  The  business 
is  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  National  Fireworks  Company, 
Mr.  Clarke  being  the  president.  The  output  is  very  large.  While 
explosions  have  been  rare,  yet  two  valuable  lives  have  been  lost  in 
this  way.      The  damage  to  the  property  has,  however,  been  slight. 

On  this  stream,  quite  a  distance  east  of  King  street,  and  on  the 
premises  occupied  by  the  Fireworks  Company,  there  was,  early  in 
the  history  of  the  town,  a  fulling-mill,  and  later  a  foundry,  and 
later  still,  for  a  short  time,  a  small  tack-factory  operated  by  Barstow 
and  Eussell;  and,  about  1830,  Joshua  Barker  erected  an  iron- 
foundry  here,  at  which  stoves  and  hollow  ware  were  cast. 

Brief  reference  will  be  made  to  Hatch's  mill  in  Hanson,  near 
Teague's  bridge,  so-called,  formerly  Hatch's  bridge. 

This  mill  stood,  when  constructed  in  1716,  on  land  then  in  Ab- 
ington,  and  which,  on  the  incorporation  of  Hanover,  was  included 
in  the  territory  of  the  latter  town.  While  the  proprietors  in  their 
agreement  speak  of  a  sawmill  they  are  building  in  Scituate  upon 
Drinkwater  river,  near  where  the  line  between  Scituate  and  Abing- 
ton  crosses  this  river,  the  writer  believes  that  they  were  mistaken 
as  to  just  where  the  line  did  cross  the  river.  The  mill  was  several 
rods  west  of  the  Scituate  line.  It  was  constructed  by  James 
Hatch,  Amos  Turner,  Joseph  Barstow,  Samuel  Barstow,  Michael 
Wanton,  and  others,  the  persons  named  all  being  residents  of  terri- 
tory now  included  in  Hanover. 

James  Hatch  was  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Selectmen  of 
Hanover.  He  and  his  father  Jeremiah  owned  a  large  tract  of 
land  in  this  vicinity,  mostly  north  of  Indian  Head  river,  which 
was  allotted  to  them  by  the  town  of  Scituate. 

For  nearly  a  century,  this  mill  was  used  as  a  gristmill  and  saw- 
mill. In  1814,  the  old  mills  were  torn  down  and  a  cotton  factory 
erected,  in  which  common  cotton  sheeting  was  woven.  This  bus- 
iness was  prosperous  for  a  while,  but  gradually  decreased  and  but 
little  was  done  after  1830. 

After  this,  for  a  short  time,  Ezra  Phillips  manufactured  shoe- 
pegs  in  this  factory  and  in  1852  it  burned.  Soon  after  the  burn- 
ing, Elijah  Cusliing  erected  a  sawmill  on  the  dam. 

Some  twenty  years  or  more  ago,  Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons  bought 
the  privilege,  using  the  same  as  a  reservoir  for  their  factory  below, 
and  in  1889  they  erected  a  tack-factory  on  the  site,  which  they  have 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  201 

since  used  in  connection  with  their  larger  business  at  Soutli  Han- 
over.      (Mr.  Briggs  will  notice  how  liberally  we  have  quoted). 

In  172U,  the  town  ol"  Seituate  granted  to  Oapt.  Josepli  Barstow 
and  Benjamin  Stetson,  two  acres  of  land  between  Pine  Hill  and 
Eocky  Eun  for  the  erection  of  a  ''forge  and  finery."  Joseph 
Barstow  had  been  part  owner  of  the  "old  forge"  at  Ijuddens  Ford. 

Before  constructing  the  works,  Mr.  Barstow  conveyed  to  Thomas 
Bardin  one-half  of  his  share  and  Mr.  Stetson  conve3^ed  to  Nehe- 
miah  Gushing  one-lialf  of  his  share;  and  these  four  persons  con- 
structed the  works  before  1735. 

The  evidence  of  the  facts  stated  will  be  found  in  a  deed  from 
Joseph  Barstow  to  Thomas  Bardin,  dated  1725,  and  recorded  with 
Plymouth  Deeds,  Book  20,  Page  70;  and  also  in  a  deed  from 
Nehemiah  Cushing  to  Thomas  Bardin,  dated  1728,  and  recorded 
with  said  deeds.  Book  25,  Page  G8. 

We  quote  quite  freely  from  this  latter  deed,  which  was  a  con- 
firmatory one,  and  was  given  to  take  the  place  of  a  previous  one, 
which  was  destroyed  by  fire.  In  this  deed,  Nehemiah  Cushing 
conveys  to  Thomas  Bardin  one-fourtli  part  of  the  new  forge,  land, 
and  privilege.  In  this  deed,  he  says  that  he  had  made  a  previous 
deed  to  ]\Ir.  Bardin,  but  the  deed  was  in  the  dwelling  house  stand- 
ing on  the  granted  premises,  "when  the  house  with  the  deed  therein 
was  burned  to  ashes,  the  deed  not  having  been  recorded."  He 
also,  in  this  deed,  recites  the  fact  that  the  forge  was  constructed  by 
himself,  Joseph  Barstow,  Benjamin  Stetson,  and  Thomas  Bardin. 
Joseph  Barstow  had  died  previous  to  this  time. 

Before  1730,  Joseph  Smith,  Joseph  Josselyn,  and  James  Torrey, 
all  of  Hanover,  seem  to  have  each  owned  one-fourth  part  of  this 
property. 

In  1730,  Joseph  Smith  conveyed  to  I^lijali  Cushing  one-third 
of  the  new  forge  (Book  26,  Page  33)  and,  the  same  year,  James 
Torrey  conveyed  to  said  Elijah  Cushing  one-third  part  (Book  29, 
Page  30).  Presumably  these  two  deeds  really  conve3^ed  but  one- 
third  of  the  property. 

In  1739,  Elijah  Cushing  owned  one-half  of  this  property,  and 
he  conveyed  the  same  to  Benjamin  Bagnell,  (Plymouth  Deeds, 
Book  43,  Page  74).  Very  likely  Benjamin  Bagnell  reconveyed 
this  to  Elijah  Cushing.  The  writer  believes  that  Elijah  Cushing 
was  an  important  factor  in  these  works  until  1757,  when,  on  Octo- 
ber 8th  of  that  year,  he  sold  to  Josiah  Palmer  of  Hanover  one- 
fourth   of  the   new   forge,   coal-house,   dam   and    stream,   and,   on 


202  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

October  38th  of  the  same  year,  Mr.  Gushing  conveyed  to  Joseph 
Woodworth  one-half  of  the  gristmill  and  one-half  of  two  acres  of 
land  to  the  forge  belonging.  Also  one-fourth  part  of  the  c-oal- 
house,  dam  and  stream  to  the  forge  and  mill  belonging. 

Very  early,  about  the  time  the  Iron  Works  were  constructed,  a 
corn-mill  was  erected  on  the  Pembroke  side  of  the  stream,  prob- 
ably by  Isaac  Buck, — and  this  mill  was  for  a  long  time  known  as 
Buck's  mill. 

It  has  seemed  proper  to  be  thus  explicit,  that  the  pioneers  in 
this  work  may  be  recognized. 

Joseph  Barstow  and  Benjamin  Stetson  were  men  prominent  in 
the  affairs  of  the  town,  as  has  been  noted  in  another  place.  Mr. 
Barstow  died  in  1728,  at  which  time  he  owned  but  one-fourth  part 
of  this  forge. 

Nehemiah  Gushing  probably  lived  in  Hanover,  in  that  part 
which  is  now  Hanson.  He  was  an  energetic  man,  and  was  early 
the  owner  of  the  Alihab  mill. 

Thomas  Bardin  was  doubtless  an  excellent  workman.  He 
came  to  this  country  in  1716  from  Wales,  aged  28  years,  and  died 
in  1774.  In  speaking  of  his  death,  the  Boston  Evening  Post  of 
1774  says  that  he  "was  the  first  that  made  bar-iron  in  New  Eng- 
land." He  resided  on  Broadway,  in  the  house  now  owned  and 
occupied  by  Mrs.  Jane  B.  Eeed.  He  was  for  many  years  a  Select- 
man of  the  town.  From  records  of  marriages  we  take  the  follow- 
ing:— Sarah  Bardin  married  Benjamin  Barstow  in  1729;  Mary 
Bardin  married  Michael  Sylvester  in  1739;  and  Sage  Bardin  mar- 
ried Nathaniel  Sylvester  in  1742.  Doubtless  these  were  the  daugh.- 
ters  of  Thomas  Bardin. 

Barry  and  Briggs  both  say  that  Joseph  Barstow's  son  and  his 
grandson  conducted  the  forge  until  after  the  Eevolution.  The 
writer  believes  that  they  could  not  have  been  the  chief  factors  here 
between  the  years  1730  and  1760.  Barry  says,  "As  far  back  as  the 
period  of  the  Eevolution  quite  a  business  was  done  at  this  forge 
in  the  manufacture  of  cannon  balls,  the  iron  being  melted  at  an 
ordinary  forge  fire." 

Briggs  says  that,  in  1795,  the  property  was  sold  to  Eobert  Sal- 
mond  and  others,  and  that  he  had  associated  with  him,  for  a  long 
time,  Nathaniel  Gushing  and  for  a  shorter  time,  Gharles  Josselyn. 
It  is  certain  that  March  31,  1795,  Joshua  Barstow  conveyed  to 
Eobert  Salmond  one-third  part  of  the  forge  and  anchor  shop, 
gristmill  and  privilege. 

Eobert  Salmond  &   Sons  were,  in   1813,  "making  some  large 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  203 

anchors  for  the  Frigate  that  is  building  at  Charlestown."  Mr. 
Salmond  died  in  1829,  aged  80  years.  During  the  last  few  years 
of  his  life,  Thomas  Hobart  of  Abington  was  a  part  owner  in  the 
forge,  there  being  also  on  the  premises  at  that  time  a  tack-factory 
and  cornmill,  the  latter  probably  being  the  original  Buck's  mill. 

In  1828,  Mr.  Salmond  sold  his  interest  in  the  business  to  Mr. 
Hobart,  and  Mr.  Hobart  took  into  the  firm  John  Sylvester,  whO' 
had  been  employed  there  since  1825.  At  this  time,  they  M'ere- 
manufacturing   anchors,   bar-iron   and   tacks. 

In  1837,  this  partnership  terminated  and  Mr.  Sylvester  formed 
the  Hanover  Forge  Company,  which  continued  until  1853,  when 
Edward  Y.  Perry,  Ezra  Phillips,  and  Martin  W.  Stetson  formed  a 
partnership  under  the  firm-name  of  E.  Y.  Perry  &  Company,  for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  on  the  tack  business. 

The  building  in  which  Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons  now  manufacture 
tacks  is  substantially  the  same  as  when  it  was  or-ciipied  by  Mr. 
Sylvester  as  an  anchor  forge. 

Mr.  Stetson  retired  from  this  business  in  1856  or  '57  and,  in 
1874,  Mr.  Perry  also  retired  and  the  business  was  continued  under 
the  name  of  Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons,  (  Calvin  T.  and  Morrill  A.) 

The  firm-name  hero  remains  unchanged,  although  Mr.  Ezra 
Phillips  and  his  son  Calvin  T.  have  been  dead  now  for  more  than 
twenty  years.  The  firm,  as  now  organized,  consists  of  jMorrill  A. 
Phillips  and  Edward  M.  Sweeeny. 

A  remarkable  fact  in  relation  to  this  establishment  is  that  in 
all  its  history  there  has  been  but  one  fire,  and  that  the  one  previous 
to  1728,  when  the  small  house  which  stood  on  the  premises  was 
burned. 

Below  the  works  last  described,  Jesse  Reed  erected,  about  1812, 
a  gristmill  at  the  foot  of  a  steep  ledge,  on  the  Hanson  side  of  the- 
Indian  Head  river,  at  its  junction  with  Pocky  Run  brook. 

This  is  a  most  picturesque  spot.  Mr.  Calvin  T.  Phillips  in  liis 
life  time  purchased  the  grounds  bordering  the  Indian  Head  river 
here,  in  order  that  their  natural  beauty  might  not  be  destroyed,  and 
his  family  now  own  them. 

For  power,  Mr.  Reed  first  erected  a  dam  at  considerable  expense, 
a  short  distance  above  the  mouth  of  Rocky  Run  brook;  but  this 
proved  defective,  and  he  then  erected  one  farther  up  the  stream, 
near  the  house  of  James  H.  Dwelley  and  constructed  a  wooden 
trough,  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  length,  leading  to  his  mill;  tlie  water 
being  delivered  througli  the  roof  of  the  building.       Evidenc-es  of 


204  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEK. 

the  location  of  this  trough  are  still  visible.  A  cable  led  from  the 
mill  to  the  pond  and,  by  working  this  at  the  mill,  he  could  lift 
the  gate  at  the  pond  and  let  on  the  water,  or  lower  the  gate  and 
shut  off  the  water. 

This  mill  was  not  in  service  for  a  great  while,  and  later,  he 
constructed  a  dam  across  the  Indian  Head  river  a  few  rods  above 
the  gristmill  aforesaid,  and  here  he  erected  a  tack  and  nail  factory. 
This  dam  is  still  visible  and  tacks  and  other  evidences  of  his  work 
can  be  gathered  here.  About  the  same  time,  he  constructed  a  dam 
in  Hanover,  near  Indian  Head  river,  over  the  brook  which  flows 
across  Broadway,  a  few  rods  east  of  the  South  Hanover  railroad 
station.  This  formed  a  small  pond,  but  for  what  purpose  it  was 
used  the  writer  does  not  know. 

Before  coming  to  Hanover,  Mr.  Eeed  invented  or  greatly  im- 
proved the  original  taek  and  nail  machine  which  was  patented  in 
1803.  This  machine  made  the  nails  from  rods.  The  next  plan 
was  to  roll  the  iron  to  a  suitable  thickness,  slit  it  into  strips  of 
the  right  size  for  the  body  of  the  nail,  and  flatten  the  point.  The 
third  step  was  for  the  construction  of  a  machine  for  cutting  and 
heading  at  one  operation.  On  this  machine  a  patent  was  obtained, 
•but  it  was  soon  laid  aside.  A  heading-machine  was  next  con- 
structed, into  which,  after  the  nails  were  cut,  they  were  fed  by 
hand,  but  this  was  also  laid  aside. 

While  in  Hanover,  he  perfected  his  Eeed  machine  for  making 
tacks,  and  he  here  put  the  same  into  operation.  These  machines 
have  all  the  elements  of  tlie  modern  machines  Mdiich  are  in  use, 
wherever  tacks  are  made. 

Mr.  Reed's  inventions  were  not  confined  to  nail  and  tack  ma- 
chines.      His  mechanical  genius  is  still  recgonized. 

Financially,  Mr.  Eeed's  operations  in  Hanover  were  not  success- 
ful, but  his  work  was  for  mankind  and  doubtless  he  was  satisfied. 
He  resided  in  our  town  for  ten  years,  perhaps,  when  he  removed  to 
Marslifield.  It  is  said  that  he  sold  his  patent  for  cutting  nails  for 
$20,000.  He  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater  in  1778,  and  died 
in  Marshfield,  March  22,  1867.  He  married  Louisa  Lindsay  at 
Marshfield  in  1851.  At  this  time.  Col.  Eeed  was  72  years  of  age, 
and  his  wife  29  years  old.  By  this  marriage  there  were  three 
children :  Mary  L.,  born  August  9,  1853  ;  Jesse,  Jr.,  born  August 
18,  1855,  died  August  29,  1855;  Jesse  E.,  born  January  17,  1857. 
(By  his  first  wife,  Hannah  Howard,  he  had  eleven  children:  Eliza- 
beth, Hannali  H.,  Horatio  G.,  Simeon  E.,  Thomas,  Harriet  W., 
Mary,  Ann  IM..  Eoxanna,  George  W.,  and  Jesse,  who  died  young). 


TACK   WORKS   OF    KOIJOLPHI  S   0.    WATIvKMAX    AT    FRO.TKCT    1)  \I,I' 


GRAIN   STORE   AND   OFFICE   OF   PHILLIPS,    BATES  &  CO. 


MILLS,  MAXUFACTURES  AND  1XDUSTKI».  20> 

As  we  descend  Indian  Head  river,  we  reach  Project  Dale,  the 
most  beautiful  bit  of  natural  scenery  in  town.  The  river  runs 
between  the  hills,  which  clothed  with  forest  \o  the  water's  edge,. 
shut  in  a  most  romantic  spot. 

Here  is  now  located  the  tack  works  of  K.  C.  Waterman.  Tlie 
following  is  ottered  in  evidence  that  this  privilege  became  opera- 
tive about  172G: — 

In  1726,  Nathaniel  Josselyn  sold  to  Joseph  Smith  one  half  acre 
of  land,  partly  in  Scituate  (now  Hanover)  and  partly  in  Pem- 
broke, on  both  sides  of  Indian  Head  river,  wuth  the  dam  already 
constructed  thereon,  and  Smith  was  granted  full  liberty  to  build 
and  ever  improve  a  fulling  mill  thereon  and  use  the  water,  as  oc- 
casion may  require;  Josselyn  reserving  the  right  to  erect  a  grist- 
mill for  his  own  use  or  any  other  mill,  not  to  hurt  the  fulling-mill, 
which  latter  mill  was  to  have  the  right  to  use  the  water  every 
Wednesday  forever — On  other  days,  when  tlie  water  should  be- 
scarce,  Josselyn  was  to  have  the  first  right;  when  the  water  was 
plenty,  both  mills  were  to  use  it. 

In  1728,  Frances  Josselyn,  administratrix  of  the  estate  of  Na- 
thaniel Josselyn,  sold  to  Joseph  Smith  and  James  Torrey  four 
acres  of  land  with  the  dwelling  house  thereon,  with  one-third  part 
of  a  dam  and  all  the  timber  already  gotten  for  a  gristmill,  lying 
on  Indian  Head  river. 

In  1730,  Joseph  Smith  of  Hanover  conveyed  to  James  Torrey 
of  Hanover  four  acres  of  land  in  Hanover,  with  a  dwelling-house, 
shop,  fulling-mill  and  mill-house  with  a  dyeing-copper  therein, 
and  all  otlier  tools  belonging  to  said  mill,  for  carrying  on  the 
clothing  and  fulling  trade. 

About  1737,  Thomas  Josselyn  came  into  possession  of  the  prop- 
erty. 

We  have  no  means  of  knowing  to  what  extent  or  for  how  long- 
a  time  the  fulling  or  clothing-mill  was  operated,  but  the  commill 
did  useful  service  as  late  certainly  as  1856;  as,  in  a  deed  of  the 
property  of  that  date  signed  by  Bethia  Mann  and  Nancy  Hall, 
daughters  of  Nathaniel  Curtis,  the  commill,  as  well  as  the  tack- 
factory,  was  described.  This  commill  was  know  at  different 
times  as  Josselyn's  mill  and  Curtis's  mill. 

Space  forbids  the  enumeration  of  the  different  owners  here;  but 
prominent  among  them  were  Joseph  Stetson,  Elihu  Hobart,  Na- 
thaniel Curtis,  and  Charles  Dyer.  Mr.  Hobart  purchased  the 
property  in  1829  and  erected  the  tack-factory,  Mr.  Dyer  acting 
as  his  agent  for  carrying  on  the  works  until   1839,  when   Mr. 


^06  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Hobart  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  E.  Y.  Perry,  and  they 
•continued  together  until  1850,  when  Mr.  Perry  took  entire  charge 
of  the  business. 

George  Curtis  was  the  owner  of  the  propert}^  in  1870,  when  he 
conveyed  it  to  Lemuel  C.  Waterman,  Eodolphus  C.  Waterman, 
and  George  P.  Clapp,  since  which  time  the  business  has  been  car- 
ried on  by  them  or  by  Mr.  E.  0.  Waterman,  the  present  owner. 

The  line  of  goods  manufactured  here  has  always  been  of  the 
highest  standard,  Mr.  Waterman  now  supplying  the  upholstery 
trade. 

Below  Mr.  Waterman's  factory  stands  the  rubber  mill  of  the 
E.  H.  Clapp  Rubber  Company.  For  more  than  150  years,  how- 
ever, this  location  was  noted  for  its  anchor  industry,  and  we  give 
briefly  the  history  of  manufactures  here  from  1693  to  the  present 
time. 

It  is  quite  certain  that  the  earliest  manufactory  of  iron  ore  was 
established  here. 

This  spot  was  known  as  Luddan's  Ford  and  a  fine  granite  arch 
bridge  now  spans  the  stream. 

In  1693,  Joseph  Curtis  and  Josiah  Palmer,  with  their  partners, 
Edward  Wanton,  William  Perry,  Thomas  Stockbridge,  and  Joseph 
Bates,  entered  into  an  agreement  '"for  erecting  a  saw  mill  on  some 
part  of  the  stream  called  Indian  Head  River,  upon  land  of  said 
Palmer  and  said  Stockbridge,  the  same  to  be  made  and  set  up  a 
little  above  the  cartway  that  leads  through  said  River  upon  our 
land,  that  is  to  say  upon  the  land  of  said  Palmer  on  the  northeast 
side  and  on  the  land  of  said  Joseph  Stockbridge  on  the  southwest 
side  of  said  river,  do  hereby  give  and  grant,  for  ourselves  and  our 
several  heirs,  so  much  of  each  of  our  lands  adjoining  to  said  River 
at  the  most  convenient  place  for  the  same  as  shall  be  needed  for 
the  Pond,  Dam,  and  "Ways  Oif'  from  and  to  the  same;  that  is  to 
say,  we  hereby  grant,  assign  and  make  over  unto  ourselves  and 
partners,  that  is  to  say,  unto  Edward  Wanton,  William  Perry, 
Thomas  Stockbridge,  and  Joseph  Bates  of  Scituate,  aforesaid, — 
the  said  Palmer  and  Thomas  Stockbridge  to  carry  on  and  have 
each  of  them  one  quarter  part  of  said  mill,  and  the  said  Wanton, 
Joseph  Stockliridge,  William  Perry,  and  Joseph  Bates  to  carry  on 
each  of  them  one-eighth  part  of  said  mill,  which  said  owners  and 
partners  shall  see  cause  thereto  erect  and  make,  and  to  have  and 
to  hold,  etc.,  and  we,  the  subscribers  and  partners,  etc.,  do  hereby 
covenant  tliat  no  one  of  us  shall  sell  or  dispose  of  his  respective 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  207 

part  of  said  mill  or  mills,  but  that  he  shall  first  proffer  and  sell 
the  same  to  his  fellow-partners,  provided  they  sliall  give  as  much 
for  the  same  as  another  person  shall  do." — Dated  July  31st,  1693. 
— Probably  at  this  date  a  saw  and  gristmill  were  built.  As  early 
as  March,  1703,  the  Iron  Works  had  been  constructed,  as  at  that 
time  the  Selectmen  of  Scituate  laid  out  a  highway,  a  transcript 
of  a  part  of  their  location  of  the  said  highway  being  here  given. — 
The  full  description  is  given  under  the  Chapter  on  Highways. 
"A  highway  laid  out  at  Indian  Head  Eiver,  beginning  about  one 
rod  and  a  half  below  the  horse  bridge,  at  a  sapling  standing  near 
the  River,  and  thence  about  nine  and  one  half  rods  to  a  stake  and 
stone  standing  forty  rods  from  the  Iron  Worls,  which  way  so  far 
is  through  Josiah  Palmer's  land,  and  thence  on  the  common  land 
up  to  the  coal-house,  and  thence  turning  northeast  or  something 
more  northerly,  as  it  now  goeth  until  it  comes  to  a  white  oak  tree, 
— thence  through  the  swamp  as  the  cart- way  now  goeth  up  the 
hill  and  over  the  little  brook  to  the  cart-path  leading  to  the  Country 
Eoad,  and  as  the  cart-path  now  goeth  until  it  comes  to  the  Country 
Eoad  that  leads  from  Barstow's  Bridge  toward  Hingham."  This 
describes  very  carefully  Elm  street  in  Hanover  and  Broadway  from 
the  end  of  Elm  street  to  the  Four  Corners. 

June  22nd,  1704,  the  owners  had  erected  the  Iron  Works  here, 
as  is  shown  by  a  deed  from  Josiah  Palmer  to  his  partners,  by 
which  he  conveys  one  half  an  acre  of  land  "for  the  use  and  benefit 
of  the  Iron  Works  and  Mills  that  are  or  shall  be  set  up  on  the 
Indian  Head  Eiver  where  the  Iron  Works  now  standeth." 

We  have  been  thus  explicit  that  due  credit  may  be  given  the 
pioneers  here.  Dean  and  Barry  both  speak  of  these  works  as 
having  been  erected  by  Mr.  Bardin.  Thomas  Bardin  was  born  in 
1688  and  came  to  this  country  from  Wales  in  1716,  and  was  less 
than  fifteen  years  old  when  the  evidence  shows  the  works  were  con- 
structed.    The  shares  in  this  property  changed  often. 

In  1701,  Thomas  Stockbridge  sold  his  quarter  to  Edward  Wan- 
ton and  Job  Eandall.  In  1704,  Edward  Wanton  sold  his  one- 
fourth  to  his  son-in-law,  Eobert  Barker,  and,  later  in  the  same 
year,  Job  Eandall  sold  his  one-eighth  to  his  son-in-law,  Joseph 
Barstow,  Jr.  In  1707,  William  Perry  sold  his  one-eighth  to 
Joseph  Barstow,  Jr.,  also. 

This  Joseph  Barstow,  Jr.,  with  others,  constructed  the  forge  and 
finery  at  South  Hanover. 

In  1708,  Isaac  Little  purchased  Josiah  Palmer's  one-eighth,  and 
Joseph  Stockbridge  sold  his  part  to  Jabez  Josselyn.     In   1730, 


208  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

"Tlie  Forge''  is  spoken  of  as  "Josselyn's  Forge,"  and,  in  1721,  as 
the  "Old  Forge,"  in  distinction  from  the  ''New  Forge"  at  South 
Hanover.  In  1725,  the  Josselyns  owned  the  major  part  of  the 
shares  and  continued  to  own  them  until  some  time  about  1790. 

In  1791,  this  property  came  into  possession  of  the  Curtis 
family,  Lemuel,  Reuben,  and  Consider  being  for  quite  a  long 
time  the  owners,  George  Curtis  and  Lemuel  Dwelley  were  for 
a  while  associated  as  owners  here.  Lemuel  Dwelley  sold  his  in- 
terest to  George  Curtis  in  1839,  thus  leaving  him  in  possession  of 
the  property.  Mr.  Curtis  carried  on  the  works  for  thirty  years 
thereafter,  making  anchors  which  ranged  in  weight  from  one 
thousand  to  ten  thousand  pounds  each.  During  the  War  of  the 
Eebellion,  Mr.  Curtis  made  a  great  many  anchors  for  the  Govern- 
ment. Many  anchors  were  also  made  at  these  works  in  the  early 
part  of  the  nineteenth  century,  some  of  them  weighing  five  tons. 

The  anchors  for  the  old  warship  Constitution  were  forged  here. 

In  1873,  Mr.  Curtis  sold  the  property  to  Eugene  H.  Clapp.  who 
was  at  that  time  in  company  with  his  cousin,  Fred  W.  Clapp,  the 
latter  dying  in  1880.  Their  business  was  the  grinding  of  all 
products  which  contained  rubber  "and  the  cleansing  the  ground 
product  of  its  worthless  material  for  the  purpose  of  preserving 
the  rubber,  a  substance  which  can  be  used  over  and  over  again.'' 

They  took  the  old  buildings  in  the  condition  in  which  Mr. 
Curtis  had  left  them  and  fitted  them  up  for  the  new  business. 

In  1881,  the  factory  building  (The  Old  Forge)  was  entirely 
destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Clapp  immediately  constructed  a  much 
larger  mill  and  repeated  additions  have  been  made  until  the 
present  establishment  covers  several  acres,  partly  in  Pembroke. 
This  business  has  for  several  years  been  conducted  by  the  E.  H. 
Clapp  Rubber  Company,  which  company  was  organized  in  1892. 

On  the  Pembroke  side  of  this  dam  there  originally  stood  a  saw- 
mill and  a  gristmill,  using  a  part  of  the  power  of  the  river,  which 
drove  the  wheels  of  the  forge.  At  one  time  also  there  was  here 
a  mill  for  carding  wool. 

Fire  destroyed  the  gristmill  and  the  forge  in  1848.  The  saw- 
mill was  in  use  wlien  the  property  was  purcliased  by  E.  H.  Clapp 
for  his  rubber  works.  This  old  mill  was  owned  at  one  time  by 
George  Curtis  and  Haviland  Torrey.  The  carding-mill  was  built 
by  Col.  Jesse  Reed,  farther  up  stream,  and  moved  down  to  this 
place. 

This  carding-mill  now  forms  the  ell  of  the  house  on  Hanover 
street,  Avhere  Thomas  Damon  resided. 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  309 

In  1723,  Peter  Collamer,  Joseph  Curtis,  William  Curtis,  Samuel 
Curtis,  Jr.,  Timothy  White,  Benjamin  Stetson,  Jr.,  Joseph  Curtis, 
Jr.,  and  Josiah  Curtis  entered  into  an  agreement  about  the  man- 
agement and  improvement  of  a  sawmill  which  they  had  lately 
erected.  (See  Book  17,  Page  141  of  Plymouth  Registry  of  Deeds). 
It  is  doubtful  if  Peter  Collamer  or  Timothy  Wliite  were  ever  resi- 
dents of  the  territory  now  Hanover.  Probably  all  the  others  were. 
Timothy  White  owned  the  land  which  is  flowed  by  the  northerly 
part  of  the  pond,  and  Peter  Collamer,  that  land  flowed  by  the 
central  part  of  the  pond,  while  Samuel  owned  that  part  which 
includes  the  southerly  part  of  the  pond  and  the  mill  yard. 

This  site  has  for  nearly  two  hundred  years  been  improved  for 
sawing  lumber,  and  the  present  mill  is  the  fifth  one  which  has 
occupied  the  premises,  the  two  preceding  the  present  one  having 
been  burned  since  the  retirement  of  Deacon  John  Brooks. 

The  mill  was  for  a  long  time  improved  by  the  Curtis  family  and 
later  by  the  Brooks  family,  Joseph  Brooks  and  Deacon  John 
Brooks,  the  latter  being  perhaps  the  longest  continuous  owner. 

It  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Wallace  Hackett,  his  father 
having  owned  it  for  a  long  time.  Between  the  ownership  of  the 
Hacketts,  father  and  son,  it  was  owned  and  occupied  by  Albert 
G.  Mann. 

This  mill  was  first  Icnown  as  Curtis'  mill, — later  as  Brooks' 
mill,  and  now  as  Hackett's  mill.  When  the  mill  was  constructed 
the  stream  was  called  Burnt  Plain  brook. 

Just  north  of  the  mill  last  described,  Nathaniel  Gill,  Benjamin 
Mann,  Jr.,  and  Timothy  White  erected  a  mill  on  what  is  now 
AYebster  street.  This  was  erected  some  time  before  1754.  (See 
deed  from  Nathaniel  Gill  to  Benjamin  Mann,  Jr.,  dated  1754,  and 
recorded  with  Plymouth  Deeds,  Book  42,  Page  193).  The  brook 
on  which  this  mill  was  erected  was  called  Mathias  brook.  The 
dam  is  still  plainly  visible.  This  mill  did  service  for  many  years, 
Caleb  Mann  being  the  last  to  improve  it. 

In  the  woods,  a  half  mile  west  of  Hackett's  mill,  Joseph  Brooks, 
as  early  as  1820,  constructed  a  shingle  and  box-board  mill,  and 
this  was  improved  by  Mr.  Brooks  as  late  as  1860.  At  one  time 
Mr.  Prouty  polished  the  iron  work  for  his  ploughs  here,  this  busi- 
ness being  referred  to  in  another  place. 

This  mill  occupied  a  most  picturesque  spot,  as  it  stood  sur- 
rounded on  all  sides  by  a  forest,  the  trees  being  large  and  many  of 
them  a  century  old  at  least. 


210  HISTORY   OV   HANOVER. 

The  Curtis  family,  probably  Lemuel,  as  early  as  1750  erected  a 
gristmiir  on  Hughs'  Cross  brook,  west  of  Washington  street.    . 

This  mill  was  in  use  for  many  years  but  was  taken  down  about 
1860.    It  occupied  a  picturesque  spot. 

Thomas  Tindale  now  utilizes  the  water  on  this  stream  in  con- 
nection with  his  cranberry  bog. 

We  copy  the  following  from  the  Church  Records:  "1767,  June 
27 — (Died) — Lemuel,  son  of  Lemuel  Curtis,  Sr.,  aged  14  years. 
Drowned  in  his  father's  mill  pond." 

There  was  at  one  time  a  small  gristmill  on  Iron  Mine  brook, 
near  the  house  of  Alpheus  N.  Chamberlin.  This  was  in  use  for  a 
few  years,  but  it  could  not  have  been  a  mill  of  great  service. 

WOOD   VrORKING. 

The  forests  of  Hanover  cover  one  half  of  her  territoi'v.  They 
have  ever  been  a  fruitful  source  of  income.  First,  in  supplying 
material  for  her  buildings  and  fuel  for  her  fires,  and,  secondly, 
in  supplying  the  demand  for  her  surplus  wood;  her  pine  logs  to 
the  Hingham  coopers  and  the  sawn  boards  to  the  trimk  and  box- 
makers  of  Boston,  Norwell,  Eockland,  and  other  towns.  Boxes 
and  buckets  were  made  in  small  quantities  at  Elihab's  mill  at  an 
early  date  and  probably  in  other  places.  There  was,  however,  but 
little  manufacture  of  boxes  in  Hanover  previous  to  1850. 

In  1845,  by  the  Industrial  Statistics  of  that  year  it  appears  that 
the  value  of  the  wooden  ware  manufactured  in  the  town  was  only 
nine  hundred  and  one  dollars,  and  the  value  of  such  manufacture 
did  not  greatly  increase  until  1870. 

During  the  year  1845,  the  statistics  show  that  the  lumber  pre- 
pared (mostly  sawn  boards)  was  453,583  feet,  valued  at  $3,867. 
The  principal  market  for  this  lumber  was  out  of  town.  The  num- 
ber of  cords  of  firewood  prepared  for  market  during  the  year 
named  was  906  cords,  valued  at  $2,855. 

In  1871,  Edward  Y.  Perry,  Ezra  Phillips,  and  his  brother,  Lot 
Phillips,  erected  a  steam-mill  at  West  Hanover.  This  mill  was 
equipped  with  machinery  for  sawing  long  boards,  box  boards  and 
shingles,  and  for  the  manufacture  of  boxes. 

In  May,  1872,  this  mill  was  burned  but  it  was  at  once  rebuilt. 
The  same  partners  continued  until  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Ezra 
Phillips  in  1874,  when  Mr.  Perry  and  Mr.  Lot  Phillips  continued 
tlie  business  until  January  1st,  1891.  At  this  time  Josiah  W. 
Hinckley,  who  had  been  connected  with  the  business  since  1877, 


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MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  211 

was  admitted  as  a  partner,  and,  since  then,  Lot  Phillips,  J.  W. 
Hinckley,  E.  Y.  Perry,  and  the  estate  of  E.  Y.  Perry  have  con- 
ducted the  business. 

In  Xovember,  1904,  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the 
name  of  Lot  Phillips  and  Company  Corporation.  This  Corpora- 
tion now  uses  annually  the  greater  part  of  the  pine  lumber  cut  in 
our  town  besides  drawing  heavily  on  the  supply  in  Norwell,  Pem- 
broke, Marshiield,  Duxbury,  Kingston  and  other  towns;  and 
several  millions  of  feet  of  boards  are  used  in  supplying  the  de- 
mands of  the  factory. 

The  dwelling-houses  in  the  village  of  AYest  Hanover  have 
trebled  in  number  since  the  establishment  of  this  business  by  the 
parties  first  named.  Like  most  of  the  business  of  the  present  day, 
economy  in  the  use  of  the  material  has  been  reduced  to  a  science, 
and  the  most  approved  machinery  is  used. 

MANUFACTURE   OF   BOOTS   AND   SHOES. 

Until  about  1800,  the  people  of  Hanover  depended  entirely  on 
the  local  shoemaker  for  furnishing  the  necessary  foot-wear,  who 
went  from  house  to  house,  carrying  his  own  tools,  and,  when  neces- 
sary, his  leather,  and  supplying  the  family  needs. 

Later  came  the  small  shops,  where  the  leather  was  supplied  by 
ihe  manufacturer,  the  shoes  being  made  and  returned  to  him. 
This  subject  is  treated  lightly  here  as  these  conditions  were  com- 
mon to  all  towns  in  the  county. 

Very  early  in  the  nineteenth  century,  the  business  of  manufac- 
turing shoes  in  Hanover  began.  Among  the  early  manufacturers 
were  Stephen  Josselyn,  William  Morse,  and  others.  The  business 
increased  slowly,  as  in  1831  only  12,000  pairs  were  made.  After 
this  date  it  increased  rapidly,  and,  as  early  as  1860,  quite  a  large 
business  was  done,  Mr.  Joseph  H.  Studley  on  Main  street,  and 
the  Messrs.  Blanchard  at  Assinippi,  being  then  the  largest  manu- 
facturers. 

The  Civil  War  made  a  great  demand  on  the  shoe  manufacturers, 
and,  from  1860  to  1880,  the  business  increased  rapidly  and  reached 
its  maximum  about  the  latter  date.  Mr.  Studley,  Marcus  Morse, 
Killani  and  Turner,  Rufus  S.  Crane,  Bradford  S.  Damon,  Caleb  A. 
Mann,  Samuel  F.  Buffum,  and  others,  all  conducted  shoe  business 
on  Main  street  and  at  Assinippi,  the  value  of  the  product  in  1875 
being  $200,000. 

From  1880  to  1900,  the  business  decreased,  although  several  of 
the  men  named  above  continued  to  manufacture.     During  this 


212  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

period,  Nathan  Y.  Goodrich  did  a  large  business,  first  at  his  fac- 
tory at  North  Hanover,  and  later  at  the  factory  at  South  Hanover, 
which  was  erected  for  him  by  Edward  Y.  Perry  and  Morrill  A. 
Phillips.  At  the  present  time  there  is  no  one  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  shoes  in  Hanover,  although  the  last  named  factory 
still  stands  equipped  for  such  purpose. 

In  connection  with  the  shoe  industry  a  word  will  be  said  about 
the  Tanneries,  of  which  there  were  three  in  the  town. 

Mr.  Simeon  Curtis's  was  the  first  of  which  we  have  knowledge. 
His  works  were  on  Silver  street  near  the  cranberry  bog-house  ot 
Thomas  H.  Tindale.  He  died  in  1810  and  it  is  doubtful  if  the 
work  here  was  continued  after  that  date. 

The  works  of  William  Church  were  on  Hanover  street  near  Iron 
Mine  brook  and  were  successfully  conducted  for  more  than  thirt}'- 
years.     But  little  business  was  done  here  aftei-  1860. 

The  works  of  Seth  Rose  were  in  the  field  a  short  distance  south- 
east of  the  junction  of  Hanover  and  Circuit  streets  and  were  con- 
tinued to  the  date  of  his  death  in  1859.  Probably  Mr.  Rose  did 
the  most  business  of  any  one  of  the  three,  his  tannery  turning 
out  considerable  upper-leather. 

The  statistics  for  1837  show  that  the  number  of  hides  tanned 
was  eight  hundred,  the  value  being  $4,350.  It  is  doubtful  if  at 
any  time,  more  than  fifteen  hundred  hides  per  year  were  tanned. 

CLOTHING. 

We  have  not  mentioned  the  clothing  business  except  incidental- 
ly in  connection  with  the  mills;  but,  in  the  early  history  of  the 
town,  nearly  all  the  clothing  was  made  from  the  wool  sheared 
from  the  sheep  or  from  the  flax  of  the  farmers  own  raising. 

The  loom  and  the  spinning  wheel  were  in  use  within  the  memory 
of  men  now  living  and  the  writer  remembers  when  Mrs.  Mary 
Dwelley  spuji  the  yarn  and  wove  the  cloth  which  she  made  into 
a  dress,  wearing  the  same  for  years. 

The  maiden  seamstress  Mdio  went  from  house  to  house  to  make 
the  family  clothing  is  also  still  remembered.  Benjamin  Franklin 
said,  (he  was  21  when  our  town  was  incorporated),  "1  was  never 
prouder  of  any  dress  in  my  life  than  when  I  was  clothed  froui 
head  to  foot  in  woolen  and  linen  of  my  wife's  manufacture." 

For  forty  years  or  more,  from  1850  to  1890,  William  Curtis 
and  his  son,  George  W.  Curtis,  did  what  was  called  a  Slop-Work 
Business.     That  is,  they  took  the  garments   (cut)  from  Oak  Hall, 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  213 

— from  the  establishment  of  Jolm  Curtis,  and  from  other  places 
in  Boston  and  distributed  them  about  the  town  and  in  Norwell 
among  the  women  of  faculty  for  such  work,  who  "made  them  up," 
when  the}^  were  returned  to  the  Messrs.  Curtis,  carefull}^  examined 
and  shipped  to  the  source  from  which  they  came. 

CLOCK   MAKING. 

Col.  John  Bailey  had  four  sons,  three  of  whom  became  clock 
makers.  One  of  these,  Lebbeus,  moved  to  Maine  but  John  and 
Calvin  spent  their  active  lives  in  Hanover,  John  living  in  said 
town  until  his  death.  Jolin  and  Calvin  were  natural  mechanics, 
learning  no  trade,  their  natural  ingenuity  being  sufficient  for  their 
needs.  John  Bailey  is  to-day  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  skill- 
ful mechanics  of  his  time. 

They  made  the  eight-day  clocks  which  are  now  so  highly  prized. 
Tiiere  are  many  of  these  clocks  in  Hanover  and  the  surrounding 
towns  that  have  rim  for  one  hundred  and  twenty  years  and  still 
keep  as  good  time  as  when  first  constructed.  Only  the  most  prim- 
itive tools  were  used  in  their  construction  and  the  wood  of  which 
they  were  made  was  gathered  from  the  nearby  forests. 

Mr.  David  Studley  of  Hanover,  a  skillful  workman,  learned  his 
trade  of  John  Baile3^  His  children  and  grand-children  carried 
on  the  business  successfully,  one  of  his  grand-children,  Fred  A. 
Studley  of  Hanover,  being  still  engaged  in  repairing  clocks  and 
watches,  satisfactorily  to  his  clients. 

In  addition  to  his  work  as  a  clock-maker,  John  Bailey  invented 
a  machine  to  go  by  steam.  In  the  patent  it  was  called  ''Baileys 
Steam  Jack  for  roasting  meats  and  poultry  before  an  open  fire 
place,  invented  by  John  Bailey  of  Massachusetts."  This  steam 
jack  had  the  elements  of  the  modern  steam  engine.  The  patent 
was  dated  23rd  of  Februar}-,  1792,  and  was  signed  "Go.  Washing- 
ton.   By  the  President,  Thos.  Jefferson." 

The  same  day  this  patent  was  dated,  the  following  endorsement 
was  made  thereon : 

"City  of  Philadelphia,  February  23,  1793. 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  tlie  foregoing  letters — patent  were  de* 
livered  to  me  in  pursuance  of  the  Act,  entitled  "An  Act  to  promote 
the  progress  of  useful  arts,"  that  I  have  examined  the  same,  and 
find  them  comformablo  to  the  said  Act. 

Edw.  Randolph,  Attorney  General  of  the  U.  S." 

In  addition  to  the  above,  John  Bailey  was  also  a  maker  of  com- 
passes and  invented  machinery  for  revolving  lights  for  lighthouses 
and  also  tlic  first  spinning- jenny  made  in  Rhode  Island. 


214  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

His  brother,  Calvin,  prepared  an  orrery  which  was  used  in  the 
schools.  This  had  the  sun  for  a  center  with  several  of  the  planets 
revolving  about  it  in  proper  order. 

MANUFACTURE   OF   PLOUGHS. 

David  Prouty  came  to  Hanover  from  Scituate  about  1811  and 
settled  on  Main  street,  near  Webster  street.  He  first  opened  a 
store  and  in  connection  with  his  trading  joined  the  business  of 
weaving  cloth.  This  cloth  was  made  from  yarn  obtained  in  the 
factories  at  Marslifield  and  other  places  and  was  put  out  to  the 
women  in  the  neighborhood  who  wove  it  in  the  hand  looms.  This 
business  was  continued  imtil  power  looms  caused  hand-machinery 
to  be  abandoned.  When  this  business  ceased  to  be  profitable,  Mr. 
Prouty's  attention  was  called  to  the  ploughs  used  by  the  farmers 
of  that  date. 

Quoting  from  Bariy,  "though  we  cannot  confidently  say  that 
he  was  the  first  inventor  of  the  cast  iron  ploughs  which  have  since 
given  to  his  name  a  world-wide  celebrity,  yet  patents  were  early 
obtained  by  him  for  their  manufacture,  on  principles  whose  dis- 
covery must  be  attributed  to  liim; — he  was  a  pioneer  in  the  busi- 
ness;— and,  to  the  close  of  his  useful  life,  he  gave  all  his  energies 
to  its  prosecution  and  his  efforts  were  crowned  with  a  success,  not 
only  gratifying  to  him  personally,  but  eminently  benefiicial  to  the 
community,  reflecting  honor  upon  his  genius  and  attesting  the 
fertility  of  his  resources." 

"At  the  time  Mr.  Prouty  commenced  the  manufacture  of  the 
ploughs  which  still  bear  his  name,  the  implements  then  in  use  by 
farmers  were  of  a  far  different  stamp  from  those  seen  at  the  pres- 
ent day.  That  part  of  the  instrument  which  performs  the  labor 
was  of  wood  strapped  with  iron  bars;  and  the  form  and  durability 
were  far  below  the  ploughs  of  Mr.  Prouty's  construction." 

'TDeacon' John  Brooks  of  Hanover  well  recollects  when  the  first 
plough  made  by  Mr.  P.  was  put  in  operation.  It  was  taken  to  a 
gravel-knoll,  on  the  highway,  near  the  present  residence  of  Mr. 
Samuel  Brooks,  Main  street,  and  many  were  the  prophecies  that, 
as  soon  as  the  oxen  were  attached  and  an  attempt  was  made  to 
break  up  the  almost  impenetrable  surface,  it  would  at  once  be 
shattered  and  found  worthless.  But  Mr.  P.,  who  had  all  con- 
fidence in  his  success,  held  the  plough  himself,  guided  its  opera- 
tions, and,  as  the  team  moved  on  and  the  furrows  were  turned, 
the  prophecies  of  failure  vanished  as  the  dew  before  the  morning 
sun." 


MILLS,  MANUFACTUKES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  215 

"The  establishment  of  Mr.  Prouty  in  Hanover  was  not  on  so 
extensive  a  scale  as  was  that  conducted  by  him  subsequent  to  his 
removal  from  the  town.  About  one  thousand  ploughs  per  year 
were  made  and  from  three  to  four  hands  employed  in  the  sliop. 
There  was  a  blacksmith's  shop  attached  to  his  premises,  also  a 
building  in  wliich  was  machinery  for  sawing  plough  beams,  etc., 
by  horse  power." 

"Mr.  Prouty  left  Hanover  about  the  year,  1836,  (or  at  any  rate 
this  was  the  last  year  he  was  assessed  a  poll  tax  in  H.),  and 
established  himself  in  Boston,  where,  in  company  with  Mr.  John 
Hears  and  Mr.  Lorenzo  Prouty  and  under  the  lirm  of  Prouty  and 
Hears  the  business  of  manufacturing  ploughs  and  other  agricul- 
tural implements  was  carried  on,  until  the  decease  of  Mr.  Prouty, 
and  later  by  Mr.  Lorenzo  Prouty  and  Mr.  John  Mears,  Jr.,  at 
their  extensive  warehouses  on  jSTorth  Market  and  Clinton  Streets." 

The  Industrial  Statistics  for  1837,  show  that  there  was  one 
plough  manufactory  in  Hanover  producing  150  ploughs  per  year, 
the  value  thereof  being  $1,800,  the  nvimber  of  hands  employed 
being  three.  This  was  about  the  time  that  Mr.  Prouty  left  Han- 
over. 

Barry  says  that,  while  in  Hanover,  Mr.  Prouty  made  one 
thousand  ploughs  per  year.  Perhaps  the  Jiumber  given  in  the 
statistics  as  above  is  more  nearly  correct,  though  Mr.  Barry  wrote 
less  than  twenty  years  after  Mr.  Prouty's  removal. 

However,  Hanover  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  towTi  where 
the  first  successful  iron  plows  in  America  were  made  and  the  seal 
of  the  town  has  among  other  devices  the  figure  of  a  plough. 

Mr.  Prouty  resided  wdiile  in  Hanover  in  the  house  on  Main 
street,  near  Webster  street,  for  many  years  owned  and  occupied 
by  George  Damon. 

Brief  mention  A\ill  hv  made  of  tlie  business  of  carriage-making. 

Mr.  Thomas  Turner  for  forty  years,  from  about  1850  to 
1898,  the  date  of  his  death,  conducted  quite  a  large  business  at 
the  Corners,  in  the  buildings  standing  wliere  now  stands  the 
Chemical  Fire  Engine  House.  Barry  says  that,  in  1853,  he  was 
building  about  forty  carriages  per  year.  Later,  however,  his  at- 
tention was  chiefly  devoted  to  the  repairing  of  carriages,  including 
painting  and  trimming.  The  three  buildings  occupied  by  him 
were  burned  in   1900. 

Mr.  Charles  F.  Steams,  an  efficient  workman,  who  has  been  in 
business  in  Hanover  since  1873,  for  a  while  manufactured  car- 
riages, but  of  late  years  has  devoted  himself  principally  to  their 


216  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

repair;  his  place  of  business  now  being  on  Broadway,  near  the 
Four  Corners. 

Barry  says,  "In  the  days  when  there  were  no  carriages  owned 
here,  the  saddle  business  was  a  prominent  branch  of  enterprise, 
and  was  conducted  by  Benjamin  Stockb ridge  at  the  Four  Comers, 
and  by  the  family  of  Estes  on  Plain  street,  and  perhaps  by  others." 

We  shall  not  attempt  to  enumerate  the  blacksmiths  who  have 
carried  on  their  useful  work  in  Hanover.  The  EelTses  and  the 
Dillinghams  at  the  Corners  were  early,  and  for  a  long  time,  enter- 
prising and  successful  workmen  along  this  line. 

Mr.  Warren  Wright,  a  highly  respected  man,  was  for  a  great 
many  years  located  at  the  Four  Corners,  continuing  in  this  busi- 
ness until  his  death. 

The  blacksmiths  now  carrying  on  this  business  in  Hanover  are 
Frank  Alger  at  Assinippi,  David  H.  Stoddard  at  North  Hanover, 
Florus  Josseiyn  at  West  Hanover,  Fred  White  at  South  Hanover, 
and  James  Jones,  Leslie  J.  Hayward  and  Albert  Morel  at  the 
Four  Corners,  Mr.  Jones  occupying  the  shop  of  Mr.  Warren 
Wright.  This  shop  is  now  more  than  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  years  old  and  was  first  occupied  by  Samuel  Eells.  It  then 
stood  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Broadway  and  Washington  street. 
It  was  occupied  by  the  Eells  family  for  more  than  one  hundred 
years,  when  Mr.  Warren  Wright  purchased  it  and  removed  it  to 
its  present  location. 

Lack  of  space  forbids  more  on  this  line.  j\luch  has  been  omitted 
which  it  would  have  been  a  pleasure  to  have  presented.  Thus  far, 
only  those  industries  have  been  referred  to,  where  the  raw  ma' 
terial  has  been  prepared  for,  or  converted  into,  the  finished 
product. 

Brief  mention  will  be  here  made  of  the  merchants  or  store- 
keepers, whose  vocations  have  been  no  less  useful. 

In  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century,  the  Hanover  Four 
Corners  was  noted  for  miles  around  for  its  superior  stores  and  for 
the  life  of  the  place. 

A  gentleman  born  in  North  Bridgewater  (now  Brockton),  dy- 
ing there  less  than  twenty  years  ago,  said  to  the  writer  that,  when 
he  was  a  boy,  he  considered  a  trip  to  Hanover  Four  Corners  as  a 
memorable  event,  on  account  of  its  life  and  activity. 

Could  all  tlie  persons  who  have  been  store-keepers  in  Hanover 
be  enumerated,  an  array  of  names  would  be  presented  of  which 


MILLS,  MANUFACTURES  AND  INDUSTRIES.  217 

auy  town  luight  be  proud.     Courtesy  and  fair  dealing  lias  been  the 

rule. 

Mr.  Isaac  M.  Wilder,  a  typical  store-keeper,  is  remembered  as 
one  whose  word  no  man  doubted;  w-hose  weight  no  one  ques- 
tioned; and  the  nobility  of  whose  life  is  still  a  memory.  Mr.  John 
B.  Bates  at  the  Corners  and  Mr.  John  S.  Brooks  at  North  Hanover 
were  both  in  the  business  continuously  for  more  than  fifty  years. 
IJespeeted  always,  their  integrity  no  man  questioned. 

Probably  the  largest  sale  business  ever  carried  on  in  the  town 
is  that  of  Phillips,  Bates  &  Co.,  of  which  brief  mention  is  here 
made.  In  1890  Edward  Y.  Perry,  Lot  Phillips  and  William  F. 
Bates  became  a^ssociated  under  the  firm  name  of  Phillips,  Bates 
&-  Co.,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  a  grain,  Imnber  and  coal 
business  on  Broadway,  near  the  Hanover  railroad  station,  taking 
over  the  grain  business  that  was  established  by  Robert  Sylvester 
and  Samuel  H.  Church.  In  January,  1896,  Mr.  Perry  purchased 
of  Mr.  Phillips  his  interest,  but  the  firm  name  remains  unchanged. 
The  estate  of  Jl.  Y.  Perry  and  William  F.  Bates  are  the  present 
owners,  the  active  manager  being  William  F.  Bates. 

One  other  ind,ustry,  the  noblest  of  all,  must  have  but  slight 
treatment,  as  the  early  history  of  Hanover  in  her  agriculture  dif- 
fers but  slightly  from  the  other  towns  in  the  county.  For  the 
first  one  hundred  years,  this  was  the  sole  resource  of  a  large  ma- 
jority of  her  people.  The  land  was  to  be  cleared  of  rocks  and 
stumps,  houses  were  to  be  constructed,  food  and  clothmg  produced, 
schools  established,  roads  constructed,  and  the  general  welfare 
secured.  The  work  necessary  for  all  this  the  farmer,  in  connec- 
tion with  his  fellow  laborer,  the  carpenter,  performed. 

We  can  hardly  realize  the  labor  required  to  build  a  house  in 
the  early  days.  The  primitive  sawmill  furnished  the  only  ma- 
chinery. All  else  must  be  done  by  hand  and  yet  many  of  the  houses 
then  constructed  still  stand  as  memorials  of  the  patience  and  fore- 
sight with  which  the  men  wrought. 

The  miles  of  stone  wall,  which  one  hundred  years  ago  formed 
the  boundary  lines  of  the  highways  and  the  outlines  of  the  dif- 
ferent lots,  testify  to  their  labor  in  clearing  the  lands.  The 
writer  believes  that,  in  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century, 
tliere  was,  at  least,  a  mile  of  stone  wall  to  every  hundred  acres 
of  land;  and  he  is  sure  that  on  his  father's  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  acres  there  was  a  mile  and  a  half  of  such  wall. 

The  food  and  clothing  were,  of  course,  the  product  of  the  farm. 


218  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

Rye  and  Indian  com  furnished  the  bread,  the  sheep,  swine,  and 
kine,  the  meat,  the  wool  and  flax,  the  clothing,  and  the  hides  from 
the  slaughtered  creatures,  the  boots  and  shoes.  The  table  fur- 
niture was  made  by  hand  of  wood  or  pewter.  The  large  pe^yter 
platters,  plates,  porringers  and  spoons  were  run  in  molds  and, 
when  these  articles  became  worn  or  mutilated,  they  were  melted 
and  molded  over,  becoming  as  good  as  new.  The  cradle  in  which 
the  child  was  rocked,  as  well  as  the  cofiin  in  which  the  dead  were 
buried,  was  made  from  wood  cut  on  the  farm. 

The  grandmothers  of  people  not  yet  old,  loiew  not  flour  or,  if 
they  did,  it  was  a  luxury  to  be  purchased  but  once  a  year  and 
then  in  quantities  not  exceeding  fourteen  pounds.  Matches  were 
unknown,  the  flint  and  tinder  being  used  to  make  a  fire,  although 
the  back  log  was  seldom  permitted  to  go  out  and  when  it  did  it 
was  customary  to  borrow  a  brand  from  a  neighbor. 

All  this  and  more  was  common  to  the  early  settlers  and  yet 
they  toiled  hopefully.  They  had,  of  course,  the  advantage  of  the 
shad,  bass,  and  herring  fishing,  in  the  nearby  streams,  and  wild 
game  was  abundant.  These  were  days  of  plain  living  and  high 
thinking. 

So  much  has  been  said  in  memorj'  and  in  lionor  of  those  who 
laid  the  foundation  of  our  pleasant  homes.  Faithful  to  their 
families,  to  their  town,  and  to  their  country,  they  met  bravely 
every  crisis;  and  they  stood  firm  as  did  their  never-to-be-forgotten 
brothers  at  Lexington,  of  whom  Emerson  said : 

"Here  once  the  embattled  farmers  stood, 
And  fired  the  shot  heard  round  the  world." 
Note: — The  earliest  statistics  obtainable  are  those  of  1845  and 
as  late  as  that  date  it  appears  that  Hanover  raised  nearly 
4000  bushels  of  Indian  corn ;  more  than  700  Inishels  of 
rye;  more  than  17,000  bushels  of  potatoes;  1400  bushels  of 
other  esculent  vegetables;  5000  bushels  of  fruit;  17,000  pounds 
of  butter ;  8500  pounds  of  cheese ;  and  had  within  her  borders  400 
sheep. 


ROADS    AKD    HIGHWAYS.  219 


CHAPTER  XL 

EoADs  AND  Highways — Streams  and  Bridges. 

The  first  two  pages  hij  John  F.  Simmons.     All  else  by 
Jedediah  Dwelley. 

ROADS   AND   HIGHWAYS. 

All  the  known  metliods  of  transportation  have  been  exemplified 
within  the  bounds  of  onr  town  except  canals. 

The  earliest  and  most  primitive,  which  Bayard  Taylor  made 
classical  by  his  "Views  Afoot,"  Avas  the  good  old  way  provided 
ns  by  nature.  This  means  of  movement  from  place  to  place  was 
practiced  long  before  Hanover  was  dreamed  of,  by  the  Indian 
travellers.  Their  moccasined  feet  had  worn  through  the  leaves 
of  the  oak  woods  and  over  the  pine-needle  carpets  of  the  pine 
forests  the  old  Indian  trails  or  paths. 

The  territory  of  our  town  is  known  to  have  been  crossed  br 
at  least  two  of  these  highways  of  the  red  men.  One  led  across 
the  town  from  north  to  south  and  connected  tlie  tribes  of  the 
Massachusetts  on  the  north  with  the  tribes  living  at  Plymouth 
and  the  Cape  on  the  south.  It  is  supposed  to  have  entered  the 
town  at  Assinippi  where  it  Avas  crossed  by  the  trail  from  the 
west  across  the  Third  Herring  brook  toward  the  shore.  At  these 
aboriginal  cross  roads  there  existed  a  spring  somewhere  back  of 
the  present  residence  of  Frank  Alger  at  Assinippi  village  at  which 
travelling  red  men  were  wont  to  camp.  It  was  the  precursor  of 
the  "Halfway  House"  of  more  recent  years.  Now,  the  spring  is 
choked  and  its  exact  location  is  difficult  to  establish.  It  has,  how- 
ever, left  its  mark  upon  the  locality  and  the  time,  by  the  name 
"Assinippi,"  which  the  white  men  caught  from  the  Indian  words, 
designating  the  spring,  "Hassen  Ippi,"  Pocky  Water. 

This  oldest  path  in  the  state,  the  Plymouth  and  Bay  Path, 
followed  substantially  the  course  of  the  present  Washington  street, 
veering  west  as  it  approached  the  river  to  take  advantage  of  the 
ford  at  the  rubber  mills.     It  was  here  that  Governor  Winthrop^ 


:220  HISTORY  OF  ha:sover. 

•on  his  first  visit  to  Piymoutli  Colony,  was  carried  across  on  the 
<back  of  James  Ludden  and  this  crossing,  which  exemplifies  the 
-second  means  of  transportation,  became  known  as  Luddam's  or 
Luddin's  ford.  Deane  has  "no  doubt  that  James  Ludden,  an 
^early  settler  of  Weymouth,  was  the  Governor's  carrier  in  this 
instance."     The  incident  occurred  in  1632. 

This  path  was  probably,  like  the  foot-paths  through  the 
woods  of  to-day,  only  a  few  feet  wide,  winding  in  and  out  through 
the  trees  of  the  "forest  primeval,"  over  stepping  stones  through 
the  lower  grounds,  and  seldom  coming  to  a  clearing  until  an 
Indian  village  had  been  reached.  Small  clearings  were  occasion- 
ally met  with,  near  some  large  pond  or  marsh.  But  as  a  general 
thing  the  unbroken  forest  of  oak,  maple  and  pine  covered  the 
whole  land  with  the  shade  of  their  "old  growth"  trees,  when  the 
Pilgrims  landed  in  1620.  ^ 

As  horses  became  more  numerous  in  the  colon}^,  the  successor 
■of  the  foot-path  was  the  bridle-path,  scarcely  wider  or  better 
marked  than  the  old  Indian  trails  and  usually  following  their 
identical  course.  As  the  Indian  by  habit  always  walked  single 
file  if  several  travelled  together  and  as  the  white  settlers,  especi- 
..ally  when  mounted,  found  intercourse  more  comfortable,  riding  side 
b}''  side,  the  old  foot-path  began  to  widen  out. 

In  still  later  times  the  introduction  of  wheeled  vehicles  made 
it  neccessary  to  prepare  more  carefully  the  ways  of  travel.  \\Tiile 
the  old  bridle  paths  followed  usually  the  way  of  the  foot-path, 
the  cart-path  or  wagon  road  in  its  turn  followed  the  bridle-path. 
Dr.  Holland,  in  his  novel  "The  Bay  Path,"  describes  vividly  that 
thoroughfare  from  Boston  to  Worcester:  "It  was  marked  by 
trees  a  portion  of  the  distance  and  by  slight  clearings  of  brush 
and  thicket  for  the  remainder.  No  stream  was  bridged,  no  hill 
was  graded  and  no  marsh  drained.  The  path  led  through  woods 
which  bore  the  marks  of  centuries,  over  barren  hills  which  had 
been  licked  by  the  Indian  hounds  of  fire  and  along  the  banks  of 
streams  that  the  seine  had  never  dragged." 

Before  Governor  Winthrop  died,  in  1649,  Massachusetts  had 
a  cavalry  corps.  The  first  horses  of  the  Colonists  were  small  and 
scrubby,  but  before  1635  a  cargo  of  Flemish  draft  horses  was 
brought  into  Boston.  Longfellow  tells  us,  in  the  "Courtship  of 
Miles  Standish,"  that  the  little  captain  saw  Jolin  Alden  carry 
home  the  bride  Priscilla  mounted  on  a  white  bull.  Plymouth 
"had  kine  before  it  had  horses. 

We  can  imagine  one  of  our  sturdy  settlers  mounted,  with  ma- 


ROADS   AND   HIGHWAYS,  22  1-. 

dam  seated  behind  on  the  pillion  with  arm  about  her  lord's  wai^^t,, 
treading  the  still,  warm,  deAvey  woods  on  a  Sunday  morning  in. 
June  on  their  way  to  the  meeting  which  they  scorned  to  call 
church,  while  the  younger  generation  made  an  often  unwilling, 
procession  behind. 

The  first  roads  were  but  cart-ways,  where  deep  and  rocky  ruts 
made  travelling  faster  than  a  walk,  not  only  hard  but  dangerous. 
The  town  slowly  adopted  the  policy  of  caring  for  the  ways.  And 
yet  the  advent,  later,  of  stage  coach  routes  and  their  outgrowth,, 
the  turnpike  corporation,  caused  macadamized  roads  to  be  intro- 
duced into  this  country  before  they  were  adopted  in  England  of 
the  continent.  In  fact,  London  McAdam,  who  gave  his  name  to 
a  form  of  road  building,  took  with  him  from  America  in  1783  the- 
idea  upon  which  his  road  building  was  based. 

What  follows  is  hy  Jedediah  Dwelley : 

The  first  record  of  the  laying  out  of  highways  in  Plymouth 
Colony  was   a   vote   passed   the   third   of   January,    1627,   by   the 

Plymouth    Colony   Coui-t. — '"It   was    agreed that   the   old 

pathways  be  still  allowed  and  that  every  man  be  allowed  a  con- 
venient way  to  the  water,  wheresoever  the  lot  fall."  This  doubt' 
less  meant  that  all  should  have  access  to  the  sea,  the  great  high- 
way of  nations,  and  that  the  paths  already  travelled  should  be 
made  free  for  public  use. 

In  1639,  it  was  enacted  by  the  court,  "that  if  an  highway  bee 
wanting  in  any  township  of  this  (jovei'nment  upon  due  complaint 
that  tlien  the  Gov^",  or  any  of  his  assistants  impanel  a  Jury  and 
upon  oath  charge  them  to  lay  out  such  waies  both  for  horse  and 
foot  as  in  Conscience  they  shall  find  most  beneficial  for  the  Com- 
monwealth and  as  little  prejudiciall  as  may  bee  to  the  particulars 
and  that  all  old  pathes  shall  bee  still  allowed  except  other  pro- 
vision be  orderly  made,  and  that  where  there  are  alowed  foot 
pathes  over  any  mans  ground  which  is  fenced  up  the  OA\Tiers  of 
such  fences  shall  make  convenient  stiles  or  Gates." 

Later,  in  1659,  it  was  enacted  by  the  court,  "That  wher  high- 
waies  are  wanting  in  any  towne  ship  of  this  Jurisdiction  that 
there  the  next  Magistrate  unto  such  Towneshipp  shall  Impannell 
a  Jury  for  the  laying  out  of  such  waves  as  >:hall  bee  found  by 
them  convenient." 

In  1669,  it  was  enacted  by  the  court,  "That  all  the  King's  high- 
ways within  this  government  shall  be  forty  feet  in  breadth  at  the 
least." 

In  the  Plymouth  Colony  Court  Records  we  find  the  following: 


233  HISTOKY   OF   HANOVER. 

"June,  1G84.  This  Court,  taking  into  consideration  ye  incon- 
veniency  likely  to  ensue  by  persons  erecting  fences,  gates  or  bars 
on  thwart  coimtry  high  wayes  to  ye  annoyance  of  travellers,  doe 
therefore  enact  and  })e  it  hereby  enacted  that  all  necessary  country 
ways  within  this  colony  shall,  between  tliis  time  and  ye  next 
October  Court,  be  laid  out  by  a  jury  where  it  is  not  already  so 
done  at  ye  charge  of  ye  respective  townes  through  whose  lands  or 
townships  such  wayes  may  lead  and  that  an  account  thereof  with 
ye  several  bounds  of  each  such  way  in  every  of  said  towns  shall 
be  presented  or  brought  to  ye  clarke  of  that  town  on  penalty  of 
five  pounds  to  be  forfeited  and  paid  by  such  town  as  shall  neglect 
ye  performance  thereof." 

Some  time  previous  to  1695,  towns  were  given  jurisdiction 
over  the  subject  of  laying  out  highways,  the  selectmen,  on  petition, 
making  such  lay-out,  which,  when  ratified  by  the  to^\^l,  became 
effective.    This  system  prevailed  for  more  than  a  century. 

In  1838  the  office  of  county  commissioner  was  established,  since 
which  date  nearly  all  of  the  highways  in  Hanover  have  been 
laid  out  by  that  board.  For  a  few  years,  however,  previous  to 
1836,  petitions  for  highways  were  presented  to  the  court  of  ses- 
sions and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  make  the  lay  out.  Not 
more  than  two  or  three  of  the  highways  in  Hanover  were  laid 
out  under  the  jury  system. 

Washington  street  from  North  Eiver  bridge  to  Scituate  line 
and  beyond  was  laid  out  in  1653  by  a  jury  of  which  Cornet 
Robert  Stetson  was  foreman;  and. in  1656  William  Barstow  was 
authorized  "to  build  a  bridge  across  North  river  and  to  clear  and 
mark  a  way  to  Hughes'  Cross  and  to  open  and  clear  and  make 
a  way  along  beyond  Hughes'  Cross  toward  the  Bay  so  as  to  avoid 
a  certain  rocky  hill  and  swamp,  he  to  have  13£  county  pay  for  so 
doing."  This  work  was  doubtless  done  upon  the  line  that  the 
aforesaid  jury  agreed  upon. 

Under  the  early  system,  private  '^ays  Avere  laid  out  for  the 
use  of  the  public,  the  owners  of  the  land  being  permitted  to 
erect  gates  at  the  boundary  lines  of  their  premises.  The  only 
reference  we  find  in  Hanover  records  indicating  such  an  obstnic- 
tion  is  the  reference  in  old  deeds  and  the  laying  out  of  highways 
"to  the  gate  near  the  widow  Deborah  Hatch's."  This  Deborah 
Hatch  lived  near  the  corner  of  Circuit  and  Winter  streets. 

Nearly  all  of  the  highways  that  were  laid  out  by  the  Selectmen 
of  Hanover  were  made  two  rods  in  width.  T\liile  the  Colony 
Court  required  it,  the  highways  were  made  forty  feet  in  width. 


ROADS   AND   HIGHWAYS.  223 

but  there  were  not  more  than  three  or  four  of  tliese.  The  roads 
laid  out  by  the  county  commissioners  have  been  made  forty  feet 
or  more  in  width. 

It  is  quite  certain  that  previous  to  the  incorporation  of  the 
town,  beginning  about  I6l>y,  the  highway  from  tlie  Xorwell  line 
near  the  house  of  Samuel  H.  Church  to  Washington  street  and 
then  following  up  what  is  known  as  "Henry's  Lane"  to  the  foot 
of  the  '"Great  Lots/''  Union  street,  Silver  street,  Washington  stieet, 
Broadway  throughout  its  entire  length,  the  whole  of  Elm  street, 
East  street,  Hanover  street  from  Washington  street  to  Circuit 
street,  Circuit  street  from  Hanover  street  to  Summer  street,  and 
probably  Center  street,  were  laid  out  by  the  town  of  Scituate. 

Soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  in  1737,  and  from 
that  date  to  1750,  Winter  street.  Summer  street,  the  south  part 
of  Main  street.  School  street,  part  of  King  street,  Sp^'ing  street, 
and  the  west  end  of  Plain  street  in  Hanover,  and  King  street  in 
what  is  now  Hanson,  were  laid  out. 

From  1750  to  ISOO  the  way  from  the  end  of  Pleasant  street  to 
the  Kockland  line,  Whiting  street,  the  north  part  of  Main  street. 
Cedar  street.  Pleasant  street,  and  the  road  from  Assinippi  to 
the  store  of  the  John  S.  Brooks  Co.,  were  laid  out. 

Between  1800  and  1850  the  east  end  of  Plain  street.  Pine  street, 
^\'ater  street,  Hanover  street  from  Circuit  street  to  West  Hanover 
station,  Webster  street  from  Whiting  street  to  the  easterly  end  of 
North  street  and  Webster  street,  east  of  Washington  street,  were 
constructed. 

Since  1850  the  following  have  been  opened:  Myrtle  street 
from  Circuit  street  to  Center  street,  Rockland  street.  West  avenue, 
Webster  street  from  Main  street  to  the  end  of  Walnut  street,  and 
Pond  street. 

The  wording  of  the  laying  out  of  some  of  the  streets  is  so 
obscure  that  we  have  not  cared  to  solve  the  meaning.  Quite 
likely  some  of  the  streets  in  the  town  were  never  laid  out.  So  far 
as  we  have  stated  facts,  they  have  been  taken  from  the  Colony 
Court  records,  Scituate  records,  Plymouth  County  commissioner's 
records,  and   Flanover  records. 

The  following  extracts  from  the  records  of  laying  out  of  liigh- 
ways  may  prove  interesting,  especially  as  they  locate  the  dwell- 
ings or  lands  of  some  of  the  older  residents : 

"Scituate,  March  7,  1699-1700.  Then  laid  out  by  James  Tor- 
rey  and  John  Cushing,  Jr.,  Selectmen  of  said  town  the  highways 
followinaf, — One  highwav  beginning  at  the  easterlv  end  of  the  Great 


224  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Lot  belonging  to  Edward  Wanton  at  a  place  called  the  BeacL 
Neck,  from  thence  we  laid  the  said  highway  forty  feet  in  breadth 
where  the  cartway  has  usually  gone  and  still  goeth  till  it  com- 
nieth  to  the  said  Country  Road  where  we  marked  two  trees  stand- 
ing near  the  said  road  to  the  northward  of  the  dwelling  house  of 
(William  Curtis,  Jr.   (easterly  end  of  Union  St.) 

Also  laid  out  one  other  highway  of  forty  feet  in  Breadth  along 
at  the  easterly  end  of  the  said  Great  Lots  in  manner  following: 
Namely,  beginning  at  the  Southeasterly  corner  of  the  Great-Lot 
belonging  to  Thomas  Jenkins  and  so  is  continued  northward  till 
it  Commeth  to  a  small  swamp  and  then  round  on  the  easterly  side 
of  the  said  swamp  till  it  commeth  to  the  easterly  end  of  the  said 
lots  again  and  then  is  continued  still  northward  on  the  easterly 
end  of  the  said  lots  till  it  commeth  to  a  great  swamp  on  the 
easterly  side  of  the  said  Beach  Neck  and  then  beginning  on  the 
northerly  side  of  the  said  swamp,  is  continued  still  northward  on 
the  easterly  end  of  the  said  Lots  forty  feet  in  Breadth  to  the 
Country  Eoad. 

John  Gushing,  jr. 
James  Torrey."" 

Tliis  road  was  never  worked.  It  however  included  the  north  part 
of  Birch  Bottom  road  and  crossed  Webster  street  near  the  house 
of  Patrick  Kane. 

"December  1st,  1701 :  A  highway  forty  foot  in  breadth  laid 
out  from  the  Country  Eoad  to  the  Drinkwater  land,  so  called, — 
Beginning  at  a  red  oak  tree  marked  with  three  notches  standing 
near  the  Road  to  the  Southward  of  Jonathan  Pratt's  field  and 
as  the  way  goeth  along  on  the  Southwardly  side  of  Pratt's  field 
and  along  to  the  southward  of  Joseph  Barstow's  land  until  it 
comes  to  the  Iron  Mine  brook  and  along  as  the  way  goeth  until  it 
comes  to  the  land  of  Isaac  Hanmer  and  along  on  the  northerly 
side  of  said  Ilanmer's  land  as  the  way  goeth  until  it  comes  near 
the  "Dirty  Slough"  and  then  something  Southerly  as  the  trees 
are  marked  over  the  swamp  to  the  way  and  along  as  the  way  goeth 
until  it  comes  to  the  land  of  Jeremiah  Hatch  and  along  by  the 
northerly  comer  of  Hatch's  land  and  then  along  as  the  way  goeth 
until  it  comes  to  the  land  of  the  owner  of  Drinkwater  Mill  and 
to  the  way  between  the  land  of  Jeremiah  Hatch  and  the  aforesaid 
land  of  Drinlcwater."  (A  part  of  Hanover  St.  and  a  part  of 
Circuit  St.) 

"March  23,  1703 — A  highway  laid  out  at  Indian  Head  River 
beginning  about  a  rod  and  a  half  below  the  "horse  bridge"  at  a 


ROADS  AND  HIGHWAYS.  325 

sapling  white  oak  standing  near  tlie  IJiver,  thence  nine  and  one- 
half  rods  to  a  stake  standing  fort}^  foot  from  the  Iron  Works, 
which  way  so  far  is  through  Josiali  Palmer's  land  and  thence  on 
the  common  land  up  to  the  coal  house  and  thence  turning  i>J^orth- 
east  or  something  more  Northerly  as  the  w^ay  now  goeth,  thence 
along  through  a  swamp  and  up  a  hill  until  it  comes  to  the  cart 
path  where  it  goeth  through  a  little  brook  within  the  Widow- 
Turner's  fence  and  so  along  five  or  six  rods  eastward  of  said 
widow's  farm  until  it  comes  to  the  cart  path  leading  to  the  Country 
Eoad  and  as  the  cart  path  now  goes  until  it  comes  to  the  Country 
Koad  that  leads  from  Barstow's  Bridge  towards  Hingham.'^  (This 
was  from  Curtis'  Iron  Works  to  Hanover  Four  Corners). 

"March  29,  1729 — A  highway  laid  out  near  the  road  from 
James  Hatch's  to  the  saw  mill,  thence  to  the  Southeast  comer  of 
Amasa  Turner's  ten  acre  lot, — thence  to  a  marked  tree  in  James 
Hatch's  range,  thence  to  John  Cobb's  corner, — thence  to  a  corner 
between  John  Cobb  and  Bachelor  Wing, — and  thence  to  Drink- 
water  Eoad,  near  where  the  old  gate  stood  by  the  widow  Deborah 
Hatch's,"      (Probably  this  was  what  is  now  Winter  street.) 

"March  16,  1730 — A  driftway  laid  out,  beginning  at  the  gate 
near  the  widow  Deborah  Hatch's,  as  the  way  goes  down  the  "dug 
hill", — thence  to  Caleb  Barker's  line,  between  his  land  and  that 
of  Isaac  Hatch, —  and  so  on  to  the  way  to  the  furnace  and  thence 
to  the  furnace  mill  dam."       (Probably  School  street.) 

"Februaiy  25,  1730 — A  private  way  laid  out,  from  the  way  from 
Barstow's  to  the  New  Forge,  in  the  range  between  James  and 
Nathaniel  Torrey's, — thence  to  the  Northeast  corner  of  Benjamin 
Hanmer's  field,  thence  to  the  upper  end  of  Nathaniel  Torrey'? 
lot, — tJience  to  the  corner  of  Benjamin  Stetson's  lot,  and  thence 
in  his  range  and  Matthew  Stetson's  range,  to  Drinkwater  Road."' 
(Tliis  was  probably  what  is  now  Spring  street.) 

"February  27,  1764 — A  way  laid  out  from  the  land  of  Marlboro 
Turner  and  the  heirs  of  Joseph  Curtis,  late  of  Hanover,  deceased, 
— thence  North  as  the  way  now  lies  to  Samuel  Wliiting's  and 
James  White's  land, — thence  to  a  beech  tree  on  Joshua  Jacob's 
land, — thence  to  the  south  end  of  the  lane  between  the  land  of 
Thomas  and  William  Whiting,  and  thence  North  as  the  way  now 
lies,  till  it  comes  to  tlie  north  bounds  of  the  town  of  Hanover." 
(Whiting  street.) 

"October  24,  177^1 — A  highway  laid  out,  at  the  request  of  Mat- 
thew and  William  Estes,  beginning  at  the  top  of  the  hill  above 
William  Estes'  shop, — and  turning  north  to  the  east  side  of  said 


326  HISTORY   OF    ILA.NOVER. 

Estes'  fence  to  Matthew  Estes'  line,  and  thence  to  Caleb  Barker's 
ience  on  said  Estes'  land,  till  it  comes  to  Matthew  Estes'  orchard 
fence."  (jSTow  the  westerly  end  of  Plain  street.) 

''April  17,  1782 — A  way  laid  out,  beginning  at  Scituate  line, 
at  the  south  end  of  the  highway  from  Captain  Thomas  Colla- 
more's  to  Hanover  Meeting  House, — thence  to  Job  Curtis'  corner, 
— thence  to  Otes'  lot, — thence  to  the  head  of  a  wall  between  Ben- 
jamin Mann's  and  Thomas  Hatch's, — thence  to  the  head  of  a 
wall  between  Thomas  Hatch's  and  Job  Curtis', — thence  by  the 
house  of  Lemuel  Curtis,  Jr.,  and  thence  to  the  highway  heretofore 
laid  out."       (Part  of  Mata  street.) 

"April  25,  1791 — A  highway  laid  out  across  the  land  of  Eichard 
Estes,  from  the  highway  leading  from  said  Estes'  dwelling  house 
to  the  old  furnace,  beginning  at  the  Southwest  comer  of  liis  farm, 
and  running  North  to  the  highway  opposite  the  dwelling  house 
of  Isaac  Hatch."  (Probably  King  street  from  School  street  to 
Circuit  street.) 

"May  16,  1796 — A  way  laid  out  from  the  Northeast  comer  of 
William  Stockbridge's  land,  by  the  highway  near  Charles  Bailey's, 
and  thence  West  to  the  highway  near  John  Bailey  Jr's."  (Cedar 
street. ) 

While  a  highway  once  established  is  seldom  abandoned,  yet 
there  have  been  two  or  three  such  cases  of  more  or  less  importance. 

The  first  is  one  that  left  Center  street  near  the  house  of  Henry 
A.  Harlow,  crossing  the  fields  and  coming  out  on  Broadway  near 
the  end  of  Water  street.  On  this  road  there  were  at  least  three 
houses  long  since  gone  to  decay.  An  extension  of  this  street  prob- 
ably passed  down  near  Water  street,  crossing  the  Indian  Head 
river  at  the  head  of  the  R.  C.  Waterman  pond  and  entering  Dwel- 
ley  street  in  Pembroke,  near  the  Hanson  town  line.  The  abut" 
ments  to  the  bridge  which  crossed  Indian  Head  river  on  this 
way  are  plainly  visible. 

Mill  lane,  as  it  was  called,  was  for  a  hundred  years  at  least  a 
public  way  to  the  mill  which  stood  near  Waterman's  tack  factory. 
This  way  left  Broadway  near  the  end  of  Spring  street. 

Henry's  lane,  so  called,  was  for  a  long  time  a  public  way  but 
is  now  abandoned  as  such.  We  have  given  the  laying  out  of  this 
way.  It  left  Washington  street  at  the  end  of  Mill  street,  running 
westerly  to  the  foot  of  the  Great  Lots.  There  were  three  or  four 
liouses  on  this  lane  some  years  after  it  was  laid  out.  By  a  vote 
of  the  town  the  easterly  end  of  this  way  was  moved  to  the  north 
several  hundred  feet.  This  way  or  lane  is  still  used  considerably 
as  a  cart  path  or  private  way. 


ROADS   AND   HIGHWAYS.  237 

Birch  Bottom  road,  as  it  was  called,  was  for  a  long  time  used 
as  a  public  highway.  This  road  leaves  Union  street  near  the  John 
Uwelley  house  and  enters  Main  street  at  the  end  of  Grove  street. 

Hanmer  Hook  road,  so  called,  in  early  deeds,  left  Hanover  street 
near  the  house  of  Wendell  P.  Thayer,  crossing  Grove  street  about 
50  rods  from  Hanover  street  and  entering  Plain  street  midway 
between  Main  street  and  Hanover  street.  There  was  one  house 
on  this  street,  the  location  of  which  is  well  defined,  a  few  hun- 
dred feet  south  of  Plain  street. 

No  other  house  stood  so  near  the  geographical  center  of  the  town 
as  did  this. 

As  late  as  1850  the  highways  in  the  town  seldom  exceeded  two 
rods  in  width  and  the  most  of  them  were  bordered  on  each  side 
by  a  stone  wall.  Since  that  date  the  stone  walls  have  nearly  all 
been  removed  and  the  larger  part  of  the  ways  have  been  widened. 

STREAMS    AND    BRIDGES. 

By  Jededidh  Divelley. 

N^orth  Eiver  forms  the  boundary  between  Pembroke  and  Han- 
over for  about  two  miles.  The  Indian  Head  river  forms  the 
boundary  between  Pembroke  and  Hanover  for  about  the  same 
distance  and  also  the  boundary  between  Hanson  and  Hanover  for 
more  than  one  mile. 

The  Third  Herring  brook  forms  the  easterly  and  northeasterly 
boimdary  between  Norwell  and  Hanover  for  a  distance  of  about 
four  miles. 

Drinkwater  river  in  the  southwesterly  part  of  the  town  is  for 
a  distance  of  two  miles  a  wide,  deep  stream. 

Xorth  river  is  historic  and  Dr.  Briggs  in  his  "Ship  Building 
on  North  River"  has  left  little  to  be  said.  Regarding  the  name 
of  this  river  we  quote  from  that  book,  (page  1)  : — "Why  the 
stream  which  has  become  so  historic  takes  the  name  of  North 
River,  those  who  named  it  left  no  record,  but  probably  it  was 
either  because  that  in  going  north  from  Plymouth  they  found  two 
rivers,  and  named  the  southern,  South  River  and  the  northern, 
North  River;  or  else,  during  their  explorations  along  the  coast, 
when  they  discovered  these  two  rivers,  one  flowing  directly  from 
the  north,  the  other  directly  from  the  south,  meeting  a  little  way 
from  the  coast,  and  flowing  into  the  ocean  together  as  one  stream, 
they  named  the  one  flowing  from  the  north.  North  River,  and  the 
one  flowing  from  the  south.  South  River.  Either  would  be  suf- 
ficient reason  for  thus  naming  these  rivers,  and  in  absence  of  any 


238  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

record,  one  of  these  two  theories  may  probably  be  accepted  as? 
correct." 

Quoting  further  from  Briggs:  "Until  1628  the  waters  of  the 
North  Eiver  had  probably  never  been  disturbed  by  any  navigator  ex- 
cepting the  Indian  in  his  canoe,  and  how  we  all  would  like  to  look 
back  three  hundred  years  and  see  the  same  beautiful  river  with 
the  picturesque  Indian  and  canoe,  he  disturbing  the  quiet  waters 
with  the  silent  dipping  of  his  paddle.  The  first  white  people 
known  to  have  navigated  the  river  were  the  Barkers,  about  1628. 
When  they  reached  the  "Crotch,"  instead  of  following  up  the  In- 
dian Head  they  ascended  the  Herring  Brook  as  far  as  it  was  navig- 
able with  their  small  boat,  where  they  left  the  stream  and  settled 
m  what  is  now  Pembroke." 

The  Indian  Head  river  was  so  named,  we  suppose,  from  the 
fact  that  its  principal  source  was  the  pond  which,  at  the  time 
the  country  was  settled,  was  the  home  of  a  large  number  of  the 
Indians. 

For  a  long  time  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  this  stream 
was  visited  annually  by  a  large  school  of  herring  in  their  passage 
to  the  pond  and  this  school  was  protected  until  some  time  about 
1850.  The  many  dams  on  the  stream  presented  such  an  obstacle 
to  the  ascent  of  the  fish  that  their  protection  was  finally  aban- 
doned. 

The  Third  Herring  brook  which,  as  stated,  forms  the  boundary 
line  between  Hanover  and  Norwell,  rises  in  Valley  Swamp  in 
Norwell  or  Hingham.  Although  narrow,  this  stream  has  a  steady 
flow  of  water  and  in  the  early  history  became  an  important  factor 
in  the  development  of  the  town. 

There  are  three  streams  emptying  into  the  North  river  which 
were  named  respectively  the  First,  Second,  and  Third  Herring 
brooks,  presumably  because  these  brooks  were  annually  visited  by 
the  alewives,  or  herring.  In  the  Third  Herring  brook  these  fish 
came  as  far  as  Valley  Swamp.  The  mill  dams  on  this  stream 
checked  their  progress  to  the  pond.  We  have  described  quite  care- 
fully in  another  place  the  history  of  the  mills  and  factories  erected 
on  this  stream. 

Over  this  stream  and  near  its  mouth  is  the  Eainbow  bridge,  a 
narrow  wooden  structure  which  was  used  much  during  the  ship 
building  days,  and  elderly  people  have  still  pleasant  and  tender 
memories  of  this  spot. 

Wo  shall  give  such  of  the  tributaries  of  these  streams  as  have 
their  rise  in  Hanover: 


STREAMS  AND  BRIDGES.  229 

The  most  important  tributary  to  the  Third  Herring  brook  is 
what  is  known  as  Hughes'  Cross  brook.  This  brook  rises  between 
Hanover  and  Main  streets,  near  tiie  house  of  Charles  G.  Perry,  flows 
northeasterly  along  the  borders  of  the  cemetery,  and,  for  a  long 
distance,  nearly  parallel  with  Silver  street;  crosses  Washington 
street  near  the  end  of  Silver  street,  forming  the  reservoir  for  Mr. 
Thomas  H.  Tindale's  cranberry  bog  here,  then  crossing  Mill  street, 
enters  the  Third  Herring  brook  a  few  rods  east  thereof. 

The  Curtis'  gristmill  stood  on  this  stream  for  nearly  one  hun- 
dred years. 

Iron  Mine  brook,  or  Trout  brook,  as  it  is  called  at  its  source, 
is  a  North  river  tributary  and  has  its  source  in  the  swamp  west 
of  Washington  street  and  north  of  Hanover  street.  It  then 
crosses  this  latter  street  near  the  house  of  A.  N.  Chamberlin, 
Eockland  street  at  its  deepest  fill ;  Broadway  a  short  distance  west 
of  its  junction  with  Elm  street;  Elm  street  near  the  house  of  Fred 
C.  Eidgeway,  and  enters  the  North  river  about  one-fourth  of  a 
mile  east  of  Elm  street.  This  stream  furnished  the  necessary 
water  for  William  Church's  tannery,  and  also  the  power  for  a 
small  mill,  referred  to  in  the  chapter  on  manufactures,  and  now 
furnishes  water  for  Thomas  H.  Tindale's  extensive  cranberry  bog 
on  Broadway. 

The  highest  point  of  land  between  Hingham  liarbor  and  the 
North  river  lies  just  north  of  Hanover  and  is  known  as  Ridge 
Hill;  so  that  the  source  of  several  streams  which  are  tributary  to 
Drinkwater  river  is  in  the  northerly  part   of  the  town. 

One  of  these  is  a  stream,  early  called  Matthias  brook  or  Burnt 
Plain  brook,  which  has  its  source  in  Turner's  swamp,  so  called, 
and  crosses  Main  street  north  of  the  Baptist  church  and  Webster 
street  west  of  Main  street.  Then  pursuing  a  course  southerly  and 
then  westerly  for  a  distance  of  about  one-half  of  a  mile  it  flows 
into  Longwater  brook. 

Longwater  brook  rises  in  the  northwest  part  of  the  town,  crosses 
Webster  street  just  east  of  the  end  of  North  street  and  then  pur- 
suing a  course  southerly  about  two-thirds  of  a  mile,  crosses  Cedar 
street  near  its  junction  with  West  avenu(\  Hanover  street  near 
the  residence  of  Lot  Phillips,  and  then,  flowing  southerly  for 
a  short  distance,  enters  the  Drinkwater  river. 

Another  stream  called  Bailey's  brook  rises  south  of  Webster 
street  and  east  of  Main  street,  then  crosses  Main  street  south  of 
the  Curtis  school ;  Cedar  street  one  hundred  rods  west  of  Main 
street,  and  empties  into  Longwater  brook  one-fourth  of  a  mile 
south  of  Cedar  street. 


230  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

A  stream  called  Stetson's  brook  rises  in  what  is  known  as  ''Hell 
Swamp/'  north  of  the  house  of  Charles  H.  Dwelley  on  Union  street, 
and  flows  southeasterly  across  Union  street,  and  then  across  Main 
street  just  south  of  Cedar  street.  Then,  turning  abruptly  and  run- 
ning northerly,  it  crosses  Cedar  street  west  of  Main  street;  and 
then,  flowing  first  northerly  and  then  westerly,  it  unites  with  the 
stream  last  described. 

Another  stream  of  considerable  length,  tributary  to  Drinkwater 
river,  is  what  is  known  as  Torrey's  brook.  This  rises  near  the 
house  of  Andrew  T.  Damon  on  Hanover  street,  crosses  Grove 
street.  Myrtle  street  near  its  central  part,  and  Winter  street  near 
its  central  part,  emptying  into  Drinkwater  river. 

Drinkwater  river  has  its  rise  near  the  northwest  part  of  Han- 
over, or  perhaps  in  Eockland,  and  flows  southerly,  crossing  Web- 
ster street  just  west  of  \^niiting  street, — Pleasant  street  at  the 
Aliab  or  Eliab  Mill  location, — Hanover  street  west  of  the  resi- 
dence of  Lot  Phillips, — Circuit  street  midway  between  Summer 
and  King  streets, — King  street  at  the  National  Fireworks  Com- 
pany's plant.  It  then  flows  easterly  for  half  a  mile  and  then 
again  southerly  to  the  Hanson  line  and  so  continues  until  it  becomes 
the  Indian  Head  river. 

A  tributary  to  Drinkwater  river  (Briggs  gives  this  tributary  as 
the  source  of  said  river)  enters  Hanover  south  of  Summer  street 
and  flows  easterly,  emptying  into  what  we  have  described  as  Drink- 
water river  about  one-third  of  a  mile  south  of  the  above-named 
street. 

There  are  one  or  two  other  copious  streams  during  the  spring 
and  fall  months  which  are  dry  in  the  summer  months.  The  most 
important  of  these  is  one  that  rises  in  "Flat  Swamp",  so  called, 
north  of  Webster  street;  then,  flowing  across  Main  street  and  then 
across  Webster  street,  enters  Hacketts'  Mill  pond. 

There  is  no  important  bridge  on  the  Third  Herring  brook;  but, 
before  1700,  bridges  had  been  constructed  in  every  place  where 
there  is  one  now,  excepting  the  one  where  Mill  street  enters  Nor- 
well,  the  bridge  here  having  been  built  about  1860,  when  the  road 
was  laid  out. 

Indian  Head  river,  at  the  end  of  Broadway,  was  first  spanned, 
about  1710,  by  a  bridge  called  Hatches'  bridge.  The  stream  here 
when  swollen  is  quite  wide  and  deep  and  yet  a  wooden  bridge 
spanned  it  until  1907,  when  the  present  arch  bridge  was  construct- 
ed. This  arch  bridge,  now  and  for  a  long  time  known  as  Teague's 
bridge,  was  constructed  by  William  H.  Ward,  of  re-enforced  con- 
crete and  has  a  span  of  twenty  feet. 


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OLD    TEAGUE'S   BRIDGE 


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STREAMS   AND   BRIDGES.  231 

The  first  bridge  at  South  Hanover,  near  the  works  of  Ezra 
Phillips  &  Sons,  was  constructed  about  1720.  This  was  developed 
from  the  horse  bridge  to  the  carriage  bridge  and  in  1896  the 
present  iron  truss  bridge  was  constructed.  This  truss  bridge  is 
in  Hanson,  the  principal  part  of  the  tack  factory  buildings  of 
Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons  being  in  the  same  town,  while  the  stream 
wiiich  forms  the  dividing  line  channel  is  still  spanned  by  a  stone 
bridge. 

Indian  Head  river  at  the  rubber  factory  was  spanned  by  a 
horse  bridge  as  early  as  1704.  This  bridge  gradually  developed 
and  in  1894  the  present  stone  arch  bridge  was  constructed.  This 
arch  took  the  place  of  an  abutment  bridge  with  a  middle  pier 
which  was  covered  with  plank.  "The  present  bridge  was  construct- 
ed by  Eichard  J.  Shanahan,  an  artistic  stone  workman  and  one 
who  built  for  the  future. 

The  most  important  bridge  in  the  town  is  of  course  the  one 
spanning  North  river  below  the  Four  Corners.  The  writer  has 
been  requested  by  many  persons  to  introduce  here  the  article 
which  he  wrote  for  publication  at  the  time  this  bridge  was  con- 
structed. As  it  has  an  historic  interest,  he  complies  with  the 
request. 

"Very  early  in  the  history  of  the  colony  the  necessity  of  a  bridge 
at  this  point  became  imperative,  and,  in  1656,  "before  William 
Bradford,  Governor,  and  Thomas  Prince,  AVilliam  Collier,  Tim- 
othy Hatherly,  John  Alden,  and  James  Cudworth,  Counsellors.'' 
William  Barstow  agreed  "for  the  sum  of  12  pounds  to  make  a 
good  and  suitable  bridge  over  the  North  river  at  Stony  Eeach,  being 
the  place  where  now  passengers  go  frequently  over — the  said 
bridge  to  be  made  sufficient  for  horse  and  foot,  and  to  clear  and 
mark  a  way  to  Hughes'  Cross  and  beyond  toward  the  Bay."  This 
bridge  was  completed  before  October,  1657,  as  on  that  date  the 
Court  appointed  a  committee  to  see  "that  the  horse  bridge  over 
the  North  River  and  the  way  unto  it  be  sufficiently  done,  and  to 
judge  what  William  Barstow  is  w^orthy  to  have  for  his  work  and 
pains  thereabout." 

During  the  next  ten  years  there  were  several  orders  of  the 
Court  relative  to  this  bridge.  One  was  in  1663,  when  "the  Major 
and  the  Treasurer  were  appointed  a  committee  to  agree  with  William 
Barstow  to  repair  the  bridge  at  North  River,  the  charges  thereof 
to  be  levied  by  rate  on  the  said  townships  of  this  government." 

The  next  year  William  Barstow  gave  bonds  to  the  Court,  "in 
consideration  of  the  payment  to  him  of  twenty  pounds,  to  forth- 


232  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

with  repair  the  bridge  dud  keep  it  in  repair  sufficient  for  the  trans- 
portation of  passengers,  horses  and  cattle  for  the  full  term  of 
twenty  years."  Mr.  Barstow  died  in  1668,  and  others  took  up  the 
work  of  repairs. 

We  will  not  further  follow  the  orders  relative  to  the  first  bridge 
(which  was  always  called  Barstow's  bridge)  but  will  say  a  word 
about  A^'illiam  Barstow,  the  builder,  as  we  have  glimpses  of  the 
strength  and  weakness  of  Jiis  character.  He  was  one  of  four 
brothers  who  came  to  'New  England  about  1635.  Barry  says  that 
William  was  "the  first  settler  of  whom  we  have  any  record  on  the 
present  boundary  of  Hanover."'  He  was  a  large  land-owner  and 
was  often  engaged  in  the  business  of  the  Colony.  He  was  high- 
way surveyor  for  the  town  of  Scituate,  this  being  then  the  most 
important  town  office.  He  was  one  of  the  jurors  in  a  murder  case, 
and  on  a  committee  for  laying  out  lands.  Soon  after  the  con- 
struction of  the  bridge,  (in  June,  1657)  he  was  authorized  by 
the  Court  "to  draw  and  sell  wine,  beer,  and  strong  waters  for 
passengers  that  come  and  go  over  the  bridge  he  hath  lately  made 
or  others  that  should  have  occasion,  unless  any  just  "exceptions" 
came  in  against."  These  "exceptions"  came  evidently,  as  in  1666 
the  Court  passed  an  order  censuring  him  for  "not  keeping  an  ordin- 
ary fit  for  the  entertainment  of  strangers."  "This  ordinary  was 
kept  by  his  son  Joseph  after  the  death  of  his  father,  and  in  1684 
he  was  discharged  from  "keeping  an  ordinary  at  the  North  Eiver" 
and  Joseph  Sylvester,  the  ancestor  of  the  Sylvesters  who  now  live 
near  the  bridge,  was  licensed  to  keep  it. 

An  interesting  episode  in  the  life  of  William  Barstow  was  his 
apology  before  tlie  Court  for  slandering  the  Eev.  Charles  Chauncy, 
pastor  of  the  Church  in  Scituate,  who  afterwards  became  presi- 
dent of  Harvard  College.  Mr.  Barstow  had  stated  publicl}'  that 
Mr.  Chauncy's  utterances  were  the  cause  of  the  death  of  his  bro- 
ther George.  He  closes  the  apology  by  saying  "and  I  desire  that 
this  sad  experience  of  my  aptness  to  offend  God  and  his  people 
may  be  a  motive  unto  me  to  set  a  better  watch  over  my  tongue 
in  the  future." 

Deane  thinks  the  second  or  cart  bridge  was  constructed  in  1682. 
Probably  it  was  a  little  after  this  date.  While  there  had  been 
previous  to  1682  orders  relative  to  such  a  bridge,  it  was  as  late 
as  1683  when  the  Colony  Court  passed  an  order  "that,  if  Scituate, 
Marshfield  and  Duxborrow  shall  see  cause  to  build  and  maintain  a 
cart  bridge  over  the  North  Eiver,  near  Barstow's  bridge,  then 
they  shall  be  free  from  being  charged  toward  the  building  or  main- 
taining any  other  bridge  out  of  their  respective  limits." 


STREAMS   AND  BRIDGES.  233 

This  second  bridge  must  have  been  a  tlurable  stiaicture,  as  it 
served  its  purpose  for  more  than  a  century  and  a  half,  and  con- 
tinued of  colonial  importance;  and,  as  late  as  ITGf,  nearly  one 
hundred  years  after  its  construction,  the  town  of  Hanover  chose 
"John  Bailey  and  Nathaniel  Sylvester,  Agents  for  the  said  town, 
to  join  with  Soituate.  j\rarsliriekl,  Duxhury  and  Pembroke  to 
rt'j)air  ISTorth  Eiver  bridge." 

The  Barstow  bridge  was  the  first  to  span  an  important  stream 
ill  the  Colony;  and,  for  nearly  two  centuries,  the  two  inexpensive 
wooden  structures  referred  to  Avere  the  only  ones  to  cross  the 
river,  as  Union  bridge  was  not  built  until  1800,  while  Little's 
bridge  was  not  constructed  until  twenty-five  years  later. 

In  1839,  four  years  after  the  establishment  of  the  otiice  of  coun- 
ty commissioner,  the  Board  ordered  a  stone  bridge  to  be  erected 
at  a  point  about  one  hundred  feet  easterly  of  the  cart  bridge  re- 
ferred to,  and  assessed  the  county  for  one-quarter  of  the  expense 
thereof,  the  towns  of  Pembroke  and  Hanover  paying  the  balance 
of  the  cost.  This  bridge  was  about  ten  feet  higher  than  the 
wooden  bridge,  and  must  have  been  considered  a  great  public  im- 
provement. 

In  1873  the  comity  commissioners  ordered  important  changes  in 
the  bridge  and  highway,  increasing  the  height  thereof  about  five 
feet,  and  the  width  about  ten  feet.  This  was  an  unsatisfactor\ 
job  and  cost  something  more  tliaii  one-half  as  much  as  the  present 
structure.  A  part  of  this  expense  was  assessed  on  the  county, 
the  balance  being  paid  by  the  two  towns  aforesaid. 

In  1903,  Nathaniel  Morton  of  Pembroke  assumed  that  as  the 
state  had  assisted  Scituate  and  Marshfield  in  repairing  highways 
and  bridges  injured  by  the  storm  of  1898,  she  should  also  assist 
the  towns  of  Pembroke  and  Hanover  in  the  reconstruction  of  this 
bridge,  which,  it  was  feared,  had  been  weakened  by  the  action  of 
the  same  storm. 

His  presentation  of  the  case  won  the  attention  of  the  legis- 
lative committee  and  an  appropriation  of  $5000  was  recommended. 
Eepresentative  Bonncy  of  Scituate  and  Representative  MacCartney 
and  Senator  Harvell  of  Pockland  gave  the  matter  their  earnest 
and  favorable  consideration  and  the  appropriation  Avas  granted. 
The  county  commissioners  were  instructed  to  do  the  work  at  an 
expense  not  exceeding  $20,000,  assessing  the  cost  above  the  $5000 
aforesaid  on  the  county  and  such  towns  therein  as  shall  be  espe- 
cially benefited.  Early  in  the  year  1904  the  commissioners,  after 
proper  advertising,  awarded  the  contract  to  Thomas  and  Connor 


234  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

for  $15,790.  Some  slight  changes  in  the  contract  and  some  work 
not  called  for  therein,  together  with  the  charges  of  the  engineer 
and  inspector  and  the  cost  of  the  tablets,  carried  the  cost  of  the 
completed  structure  up  to  about  $17,700. 

The  present  bridge  is  an  arch  forty-five  feet  in  length,  with 
a  span  of  forty  feet  and  a  rise  of  sixteen  and  one-half  feet.  The 
roadway  is  forty  feet  wide  in  the  clear,  and  is  four  and  one-half 
feet  higher  and  ten  feet  wider  than  the  structure  which  it  super- 
seded. From  the  foundation  to  the  top  of  the  coping  in  the  deep- 
est place  is  thirty-three  and  seven-tenths  feet.  Nearly  one-half 
the  retaining  wall  in  cubic  yards  is  imderground.  In  digging 
for  the  foundation  it  was  found  that  the  stone  work  of  the  old 
bridge  was  laid  on  the  Hanover  side  on  the  hard  pan,  about  eight 
feet  below  the  surface  of  the  adjoining  ground,  while  on  the 
Pembroke  side  it  was  laid  on  timbers  which  rested  on  the  solid 
foundation.  The  middle  pier  was  laid  on  a  raft  of  timbers,  twenty- 
four  in  number,  treble  thickness,  dovetailed  together.  It  was  an 
impressive  moment  when  the  last  stone  from  the  middle  pier  was 
removed  and  this  raft  rose  gradually  from  the  bed  in  which  it  was 
placed  seventy-five  years  before,  strong  and  sound  as  on  the  day 
of  its  submergence.  Mr.  Connor  and  two  or  three  others  were 
on  the  raft  as  it  rose  and  floated  away  with  the  tide,  Basil  S. 
Simmons  being  the  youngest  member  of  the  party.  Later  Dr. 
MacMillan  secured  it  and  moored  it  to  his  land,  where  it  is  to 
remain  as  a  landing  for  boats. 

The  foundation  of  the  bridge  on  the  Hanover  side  rests  on 
ground  which  was  occupied  as  a  ship-yard,  and,  in  digging  for 
this  foundation,  large  quantities  of  the  chips  made  by  the  car- 
penters were  thro\\Ti  to  the  surface.  In  digging  the  trench  for 
the  retaining  wall  on  the  Hanover  side  a  good  many  bricks  were 
unearthed — relics  of  the  "Ordinary"  referred  to,  perhaps. 

There  are  in  the  retaining  walls  of  the  bridge,  including  the 
belt  course,  thirty-two  hundred  and  fifty  cubic  yards  of  masonry. 
The  foundation  of  the  bridge  is  of  concrete  and  about  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  cubic  yards  of  stone  were  used  in  the  construction 
of  the  arch.  There  are  about  one  hundred  and  thirty-eight  cubic 
yards  of  masonry  in  the  parapet  walls  and  about  fifty-seven  cubic 
yards  in  the  coping,  making  about  thirty-six  hundred  and  eighty- 
five  cubic  yards  of  masonry  in  the  completed  structure.  About 
fifteen  hundred  cubic  yards  of  earth  were  removed  for  the  fill  and 
three  hundred  and  twenty-five  tons  of  ci'ushcd  stone  were  used 
in  maraflamizins:. 


STREAMS   AND   BRIDGES.  235 

Work  on  this  bridge  was  begun  about  x\pril  first  and  it  was 
fully  completed  about  October  fifteenth.  Two  bronze  tablets  have 
been  placed  on  the  top  of  the  parapet  over  the  middle  of  the 
arch.  These  tablets  weigh  about  one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds 
each,  are  oval  in  form,  about  two  feet  liigh  and  three  feet  long 
and  are  supported  by  standards  also  of  bronze.  The  inscriptions 
on  these  tablets  are  as  follows: — 

"NORTH  RIVEE  BRIDGE 

BETWEEN 
PEMBROKE    AND    HANOVER. 

First  hridge  erected  1656  Inj  Wm.  Barstow  for  "foot  and  horse."' 
The  second  ''a  cart  bridge"  16S2.     Both  hy  order  of  the  Colony- 

Court. 
These  were  situated  100  ft.  above  this  structure. 
The  third  bridge  built  by  order  of  the  County  Commissioners  in 

1829. 
Replaced  by 

Tins    BRIDGE. 

Erected  by  the   Commonwealth,   County  and   Towns. 

A.   D.     190 Jf. 

Width  of  span,  4O  ft.,  height  above  mean  low  water,  23  ft., 

width  of  roadway,  JfO  ft:'' 

"ON"  NORTH  RIVER 

Between  1678  and  1871  more  than  1000  vessels  of  from  SO  to 
470  tons  were  built. 

Of  these,  in  1772,  Ichahod  Thomas  constructed  the  ship  Bedford 
and  the  brig  Beaver.  The  former  was  the  first  vessel  to  display 
the  United  States  flag  in  foreign  ivaters  off  Trinity,  England, 
February  6,  1783.  The  latter  was  .one  of  the  famous  Tea  Ships 
of  Boston  Harbor. 

THE  SHIP  COLUMBIA  212  TONS 

mounting  10  guns,  built  by  James  Briggs  in  1773,  ivas  the  first- 
United  States  vessel  to  circumnavigate  the  globe.  In  1792  her 
captain,  Robert  Gray,  discovered  the  Columbia  River  and  it  luas 
from  this  vessel  that  the  river  receivd  its  name." 

At  least  twenty-five  persons  were  employed  on  the  structure  all 
the  time  during  its  construction.  The  work  was  laborious  and 
dangerous  and  was  performed  by  men  many  of  whom  had  at  least 
one  serious  failing — but  they  wrought  with  diligence  and  patience 
and,  under  skilful  guidance  to  completion.     More  than  once,  as- 


236  HISTORY   OP   IIANOVEE. 

the  work  progressed  and  the  poor  fellows  struggled  silently  on, 
the  writer  found  himself  repeating  these  lines  of  Boyle  O'Eiley's: 

"I  can  feel  no  pride  but  pity 

For  the  burdens  the  rich  endure, 

There  is  nothing  sweet  in  the  city 

But  the  patient  lives  of  the  poor." 
There  were  many  interesting  episodes  during  the  progress  of 
ihe  work,  only  one  of  which  will  be  mentioned  here.  The  abut- 
ment wall  next  to  the  arch  was  not  pointed  for  a  long  time  after 
it  was  laid,  and,  wliile  the  Italians  were  on  the  staging  doing  the 
pointing,  a  little  mouse  ran  along  the  top  of  the  arch  and  by  the 
side  of  the  abutment,  entering  an  opening  in  the  wall  which  it 
had  selected  as  its  home.  The  writer,  from  the  ground,  tried  to 
explain  to  the  workman  that  this  opening  must  not  be  pointed; 
but  neither  language  nor  motions  were  understood  and  the  fatal 
•cement  went  in  and  mousie's  home  became  its  tomb.  Then  came 
the  thought  of  the  horrible  Pagan  custom,  when  bridges  of  this 
kind  were  built,  of  walling  in  one  or  more  living  persons,  to  make 
-sure  that  the  work  "would  not  fall  down."     The  pity  of  it  all ! 

"Bu,t,  mousie,  thou  art  no  thy  lane, 

In  proving  foresight  may  be  vain; 

The  best  laid  schemes  o'  mice  and  men, 
Gang  aft  a-gley. 

An'  lea'e  us  nought  but  grief  and  pain, 
For  promis'd  joy." 
To  those  of  us  who  view  the  scene  from  the  bridge  or  from  the 
eminence  on  either  side,  enraptured  with  its  picturesque  beauty, 
liow  the  imagination  quickens  as  we  think  of  the  centuries  that  this 
fair  picture — fairer  then  than  now — lay  unfolded  but  hidden  save 
from  savage  view. 

Who  was  the  first  white  man — the  first  woman — to  seek  this 
crossing?  What  was  his  purpose  and  what  her  emotions?  What 
would  we  give  to  know ! 

Mr.  Eben  C.  Waterman  of  the  Hanover  Selectmen  said  witli 
marked  effect,  before  the  legislative  committee,  that  Daniel 
W'^ebster  always  paused  in  admiration  as  he  crossed  this  stream. 

In  the  progress  of  our  civilization,  the  former  structures  have 
'one  after  another  been  discarded.  Prophetic  pencil  fails  to  write 
when  this  too  will  pass  away ;  but  the  writer  as  the  work  has  pro- 
gressed, has  looked  forward  to  a  time  so  remote  that  all  persons 
now  living,  and  all  other  structures  now  standing  in  the  commu- 
nity are  gone  and  forgotten :  yet  mellowed  by  age,  this  bridge  still 


STREAMS  AND  BRIDGES.  23  Z' 

endures,  and  he  has  dreamed  that  even  then  okl  men  and  maidens- 
will,  as  they  too  pause  in  admiration  of  the  view  on  either  sidcv 
give  a  thought  of  reverence  to  the  work  and  to  llie  nameless  work- 
men." 

The  letter  from  Mr.  Simmons  and  that  of  ^Ir.  Perkins  whiciii 
follow  here,  are  given  as  being  so  characteristic  of  the  writers 
and  more  especially  in  tender  memory  of  the  two  who  have  ^<}- 
recently  passed  to  the  unknown. 

"Assinippi,  Nov.   14,  '04. 
My  dear  Mr.  Dwelley: — 

I  am  just  in  receipt  of  your  very  interesting  and  valuable  sketch 
of  North  Eiver  Bridge.  I  have  read  it  with  interest.  It  is  like- 
you,  carefully  accurate  and  painstaking  and  closes  with  a  beauti- 
ful little  "dream"  which  would  mark  its  authorship  if  nothing  else 
did. 

You  can't  help  being  a  good  deal  of  a  poet.  If  you  had  been 
born  in  Italy  instead  of  Massachusetts,  your  lips  would  have 
broken  the  seal  that  Yankeedom  has  placed  on  them — and  youi 
would  have  sung. 

Yours  truly, 

JOHN  F.  SIMMONS." 

■'"Eockland,  Mass., 

Nov.  31,  1904.. 
My  Dear  Mr.  Dwelley: — 

Your  article  in  last  week's  Standard  concerning  North  River 
bridge  was  most  interesting,  and,  including  the  cut,  should  be 
reproduced  in  the  forthcoming  history  of  Hanover.  Especially 
should  the  pathetic  fate  of  the  poor  little  mouse  have  a  place  in 
the  annals  of  the  town. 

Thanking  you  for  your  communication,  as  though  written  solely 
for  me,  I  remain 

Sincerely  yours, 

L.  D.  PERKINS." 


238  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 


CHAPTEE  XII. 

Public  Buildings.     Old  Houses 
By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

PUBLIC    buildings.     . 

We  give  very  briefly  here  the  history  of  the  public  buildings  in 
the  town. 

For  one  hundred  years  after  the  incorporation,  the  town  meet- 
ings were  held  in  the  meeting  house  at  the  Center. 

In  1836,  the  town  chose  a  committee  consisting  of  Melzar  Cur- 
tis, Edward  Curtis  and  Ebenezer  Simmons,  to  construct  a  town 
house,  the  building  to  be  "31  feet  wide,  39  feet  long  and  11  feet 
between  joints."  Joshua  Dwelley,  Jr.,  was  employed  to  do  the 
work. 

In  1837  it  was  voted  to  erect  permanent  seats  in  this  bmlding 
and  in  1844  it  was  "voted  that  the  Selectmen  purchase  a  stove 
and  build  a  chimney  in  the  town  house.''  Up  to  tliis  time  it  had 
not  been  heated. 

This  building  stood  on  the  Parish  land  about  ten  feet  west  of 
the  meeting  house  and  is  more  fully  described  under  the  chapter 
on  town  meetings. 

In  18G3,  the  present  to^\^l  house,  6Ux40  feet,  was  constructed 
by  S.  iSTathan  Turner  and  in  1893  it  was  enlarged  with  additions 
made  under  plans  and  specifications  prepared  by  J.  W.  Beal,  archi- 
tect. 

A  description  of  the  library  building  is  given  in  a  separate 
article,  relating  solely  thereto. 

A  few  words  regarding  the  past  and  present  school  houses,  be- 
ginning with  those  on  Main  street: 

In  1748,  the  town  voted  to  have  a  movable  school  and  one  of 
the  places  selected  was  near  the  dwelling  house  of  Benjamin  Stet- 
son, now  owned  and  occupied  by  John  S.  Smith. 

About  this  time  a  school  building  was  constructed  and  this 
served  its  purpose  until  about  1775  when  a  new  building  wa8 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  231) 

erected  near  the  brook  on  tlie  west  side  of  Main  street,  nearly  oppo- 
site where  stands  the  house  of  the  late  Benjamin  \V.  Bailey. 

This  building  was  abandoned  as  a  school  house  about  1835,  and 
one  erected  on  the  west  side  of  said  street,  between  Webster  and 
Walnut  streets.  The  growth  of  the  village  very  soon  demanded 
a  larger  building  and,  in  1854,  one  was  erected  on  the  corner  of 
Main  and  Webster  streets.  The  earlier  building  was  sold,  re- 
moved and  converted  into  a  store  by  Mr.  John  S.  Brooks. 

The  present  building,  known  as  the  Curtis  school  building,  was 
erected  in  1896  and  the  one  built  in  185-1  was  abandoned  for 
school  purposes. 

About  1836  a  school  house  was  erected  on  the  east  side  of  Main 
street,  a  few  rods  southwest  of  the  house  of  Arthur  W.  Bailey. 
This  was  used  for  twenty  years,  when  it  was  sold  to  Martin  S. 
Bates;  removed  to  Silver  street,  and  converted  into  a  dwelling 
house.  Later  this  house  was  sold  and  removed  to  Liberty  street, 
Eockland,  where  it  still  stands,  near  the  cemeter}^  a  very  pretty 
cottage  house. 

In  1854  a  new  house  was  constructed  just  east  of  the  one  last 
named  and  this  was  used  until  the  Curtis  school  building,  named 
above,  was  constructed.  This  Curtis  school  was  named  in  honor 
of  Mr.  John  Curtis,  who  gave  to  the  town  the  land  on  which  the 
building  stands,  as  well  as  the  pictures  which  adorn  the  walls  of 
the  school  rooms. 

In  the  northwest  part  of  the  town  there  have  been  three  school 
houses,  all  situated  on  the  site  of  the  present  one,  which  was 
erected  in  1879.  The  first  building  here  must  have  been  built 
previous  to  1800. 

In  the  southwest  part  of  the  town  there  was,  as  early  as  1748, 
'■'a  new  school  house  at  Silvanus  Wing's."  Probably  this  was  on 
School  street,  or  on  Circuit  street,  near  School  street.  As  early 
as  1810  this  school  house  was  situated  on  School  street,  nearly 
opposite  the  house  of  William  F.  Stetson.  This  location  was  oc- 
cupied by  school  houses  (the  last  being  built  about  1845),  until 
1889,  when  the  present  primary  and  grammar  school  house  near 
the  northerly  end  of  King  street  was  constructed. 

In  the  nortlieast  part  of  the  town  there  have  been  at  least  three 
school  houses;  the  first  one  standing  on  the  east  side  of  Washington 
street,  north  of  and  near  the  dwelling  house  so  long  owned  and 
occupied  by  Daniel  Chapman,  the  last  one  standing  on  the  west  side 
of  said  street,  where  now  stands  the  house  of  William  B.  Adams — 
said  school  hou^jc  having  been  remodelled  into  a  dwelling  house.  The 


240  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

first  of  the  three  schools  here  was  erected  before  1800,  perhaps  as 
early  as  1772,  and  the  last  one  about  1854.  At  the  present  time  the 
Union  Hall  building,  o^vned  by  Charles  H.  Killam  and  Herbert 
L.  Curtis  is  used  by  the  town  for  its  school  in  this  place. 

There  is  no  record  of  any  school  house  at  South  Hanover  pre- 
vious to  1772  but  there  ]nust  have  been  one  soon  after  that  date. 
The  school  house  or  houses  here  previous  to  1854  stood  on  a  hill 
just  opposite  the  house  of  Irving  W.  Kingman  on  Myrtle  street. 
About  1853  a  new  school  house  was  built  just  south  of  Mr.  King- 
man's residence  and,  when  the  Hanover  Branch  Railroad  was 
constructed,  in  1867,  this  building  was  removed  to  its  piesent  lo- 
cation on  Broadway. 

Very  soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town  a  school  house 
was  erected  near  what  was  called  the  Centre.  Just  where  this 
stood  is  uncertain  but  it  was  probably  near  the  meeting  house. 
A  later  house  stood  on  Center  street.  The  house  constructed 
soon  after  1820  stood  on  the  spot  where  now  stands  the  house 
of  Turner  Stetson.  This  was  abandoned  about  1853  when  the 
present  school  building  was  constructed. 

There  must  have  been  three  school  houses  at  the  Four  Corners 
before  the  purchase  of  the  Academy  building  by  the  tov»'n  in  1900, 
since  which  date  this  has  been  used  for  the  primary  and  grammar 
schools. 

It  is  probable  that  all  the  buildings  occupied  the  same  site  ou 
Broadway.  The  last  of  the  three  was  constructed  in  1859,  the  school 
house  yard  being  then  enlarged.  This  last-named  building  was 
converted  into  a  dwelling  house  by  Mary  E.  and  Sarah  J.  Flaveil 
and  is  now  owned  by  them. 

The  old  school  houses  of  a  hundred  years  ago !  How  small 
and  barren  they  were !  Without  paint  and  without  adornment, 
yet  for  how  much  they  stood.  When  the  boys  and  girls  left  them, 
at  an  early  age,  they  had  finished  their  education  except  such  as 
the  trials  of  the  world  conld  give. 

"Poor  old  school  house,  long  since  become  scattered  ashes!" 
"Poor  little  tired  backs  with  nothing  to  lean  against!"  "Poor 
little  bare  feet  that  could  hardly  reach  the  floor!"  "Poor  little 
droop  headed  figures,  so  sleepy  in  the  long  summer  days,  so  afraid 
to  fall  asleep !"  "Long,  long  since,  little  children  of  the  past, 
your  backs  have  become  straight  enough,  measured  on  the  same 
cool  bed;  sooner  or  later  your  feet,  wherever  wandering,  have 
found  their  resting-places  in  the  soft  earth;  and  all  your  drooping 
heads  have  gone  to  sleep  on  the  same  dreamless  pillow  and  there 


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PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  241 

are  sleeping."  '^41111  the  young  school  teachers  who  seemed  ex- 
empt from  frailty  while  they  guarded  like  sentinels  those  lone  out- 
posts of  the  alphahet,  they  too  have  long  since  joined  the  choir 
invisible  of  the  mortal  dead."  ''But  there  is  something  left  of 
them  though  a  century  has  passed  away :  something  that  has  wan- 
dered far  down  the  course  of  time  to  us  like  the  faint  summer 
fragrance  of  a  young  tree  long  since  fallen  dead  in  its  wintered 
forest — like  an  old  melody,  surviving  on  and  on  in  the  air  without 
any  instrument,  without  any  strings." 

The  North  Eiver  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
was  instituted  in  1874.  In  1888  they  erected  a  two  story  Lodge- 
Eoom  building  which  stands  on  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Church 
street. 

The  Phoneix  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  was  instituted 
March  11th,  1874,  and  is  located  in  the  Phoenix  building  at  the 
Four  Corners,  on  Broadway,  erected  by  the  Phoenix  Building  Asso- 
ciation in  1899,  upon  the  site  of  the  store  building  of  J.  B.  Bates 
&  Company,  which  was  destroyed  by  .an  explosion  on  the  11th  day 
of  November,  1898.  The  fire  following  this  explosion  caused  the 
death  of  four  of  Hanover's  most  worthy  citizens. 

The  AVest  Hanover  Library  Association  building  stands  near 
the  West  Hanover  station  of  the  Hanover  Branch  Eailroad.  This 
was  erected  in  1888  and  is  occupied  as  a  library  and  as  a  public 
liall. 

Joseph  E.  Wilder  Post  83,  G.  A.  E.,  was  organized  in  1869  and 
the  Woman's  Eelief  Corps  in  1891.  Both  of  the  organizations 
hold  their  meetings  in  the  town  hall  in  rooms  prepared  for  them. 

In  1910  the  North  Hanover  Fire  Company  purchased  of  Joseph 
E.  Stoddard  the  building  on  Webster  street,  formerly  occupied 
as  a  shoe  stitching  factory  and  converted  the  same  into  a  Chemical 
Engine  House.  This  building  is  fully  equipped  with  wagon,  lad- 
ders and  chemicals. 

In  1908  the  Firemen's  Association  of  Hanover  Four  Corners 
and  vicinity  erected  on  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Church  street,  a 
two  story  building  for  the  storage  of  its  apparatus.  This  building  .is 
also  fully  equipped  with  wagons,  ladders  and  chemicals.  Both  of 
these  Chemical  houses  have  a  spacious  hall  on  the  second  floor. 


242  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

OLD  HOUSES. 

This  space  is  devoted  to  a  description  of  some  of  the  old  houses 
in  the  town.  A  few  of  the  more  modern  ones  are  also  described 
but,  in  this  latter  case,  only  when  the  house  occupies  the  same  site 
as  a  previous  one  whose  history  it  seems  proper  to  observe. 

The  subject  has  been  an  interesting  one  to  the  writer  and  is 
presented  with  the  hope  that  it  may  prove  so  to  some  at  least  of 
the  readers.  Lack  of  space  forbids  notice  of  a  larger  number  al- 
though a  history  of  nearly  double  the  number  given,  was  prepared. 

There  is  no  house  in  the  town  a  hundred  years  old  but  has  an 
interesting  history.  Few  perhaps  of  the  dwellers  in  the  older 
houses  know  who  constructed  them  or  who  were  their  earlier  oc- 
cupants : 

"We  have  no  title  deeds  to  house  or  lands; 

Owners  and  occupants  of  earlier  dates 
From  graves  forgotten  stretch  their  dusty  hands 

And  hold  in  Mortmain  still  their  old  Estates." 

Quite  a  number  of  the  houses  described  herein  have  been  so  re- 
modelled and  enlarged  as  to  be  hardly  typical  of  the  date  given. 
The  most  of  them,  however,  are  but  little  changed.  Mistakes  have 
doubtless  been  made  and  some  of  them  will  be  discovered  but  the 
writer  with  his  assistant  gave  many  weeks  of  painstaking  work  to 
this  subject. 

The  dwelling  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Eev.  William  H. 
Dowden,  on  Hanover  street,  was  constructed  as  early  as  1716, 
probably  by  Samuel  Stetson,  called  on  the  records  "Drummer 
Stetson,"  a  grandson  of  Cornet  Robert  Stetson. 

Samuel  married  in  1719,  when  he  was  forty  years  old  and  lived 
and  died  here.  Bai'ry  says  that  "he  was  a  somewhat  noted  man  in 
his  day,  his  house  being  a  tavern  stand  and  a  famous  place  of 
resort."  Religious  meetings  were  held  here  before  the  construction 
of  the  first  meeting  house. 

Turner  Stetson,  who  was  Selectman  for  twenty-seven  years,  was 
born  here  as  were  the  nineteen  children  of  Samuel  Stetson  who 
died  in  1859. 

Several  liouses  in  the  town  constructed  near  the  date  of  its  in- 
corporation resemble  this  one.  We  can  have  little  conception  of 
the  manual  labor  required  in  their  erection,  as  machinery  played 
little  part  in  the  construction  of  that  date. 

The  house  of  Andrew  T.  Damon,  on  Hanover  street,  was  con- 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  243 

structed  probably  as  early  as  1740.  In  1756,  it  was  owned  and 
occupied  by  Joshua  Staples,  who  died  in  1770;  and,  in  1780,  his 
widow  sold  it  to  Luther  Eobbins.  The  latter,  in  1786,  conveyed 
it  to  Eev.  John  Mellen  and  it  was  occupied  as  a  parsonage  for 
nearly  three  quarters  of  a  century;  Mr.  Damon  purchasing  it  of 
the  shareholders,  on  the  retirement  of  Eev.  Abel  G.  Duncan.  All 
the  clergymen  who  resided  here  were  men  of  ability,  as  will  be  noted 
in  another  chapter. 

Parkman,  the  historian,  refers  to  a  prophetic  sermon  preached 
by  Mr.  Mellen,  in  1760,  on  the  Conquest  of  Canada,  in  which  he 
said — "This  event,  the  capture  of  Quebec,  will  quicken  life  on  this 
continent  and,  within  a  century,  sixty  million  people  will  inhabit 
this  country." 

Eev.  Mr.  Chapin  for  quite  a  long  time  kept  a  private  school  for 
young  ladies  in  this  house.  The  mother  of  the  writer  relates  the 
following  incident : — Mr.  Chapin,  who  was  a  very  neat  man,  pre- 
pared some  paths  to  the  house.  The  young  ladies  were  careless 
and  romped  over  the  la^vn.  Mr.  Chapin  then  posted  the  notice: 
^'Ladies  will  please  keep  the  path."  The  night  of  the  posting, 
there  was  a  heavy  rain  and  in  the  morning  the  paths  were  filled 
with  water.  The  young  ladies  obeyed  instructions  and  all  marched 
into  the  school  room  with  very  wet  feet,  greatly  to  the  annoyance 
of  Mr.  Chapin. 

The  large  elm  is  as  old  as  the  house  by  which  it  stands. 

The  dwelling  house  of  Henry  E.  Chamberlin  was  probably  con- 
structed about  1727  by  David  Torrey.  Doubtless  it  has  been  en- 
larged. Mr.  Torrey  lived  here  for  several  years,  when  he  sold  it  to 
Thomas  Eose,  and  it  continued  in  the  ownership  and  occupancy 
of  the  Eose  family,  until  the  death  of  Charles  Eose  in  1884,  when 
it  was  devised  to  Mr.  Chamberlin,  tlie  present  owner.  Thomas 
Eose  was  for  a  long  time  Selectman  and  his  son  Timothy  was  an 
officer  in  the  Eevolution.  Seth,  Charles,  Lucy,  and  Eliza  Eose  all 
lived  here  for  many  years  and  all  died  unmarried.  Seth  Eose's 
tannery,  which  was  a  short  distance  from  this  bouse,  closed  with 
bis  death  and  was  probably  the  largest  in  "output"  of  any  ever 
in  the  town. 

The  house  of  Bernard  Damon,  on  Hanover  street,  where  his  fa- 
ther Thomas  Damon  lived  and  died,  was  probably  constructed  by 
Edward  Briscoe  about  1727.  The  land  on  which  the  house  stands 
was  early  known  as  Briscoe's  Plain.     Eebecca  Briscoe,  a  daugbter 


244  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

of  Edward,  married  Nathaniel  Stetson  in  1737  and  the  house  was 
for  a  long  time  owned  by  the  Stetson  family,  Mr.  Thomas  Damon, 
the  father  of  the  present  owner  purchasing  it  in  his  young  man- 
hood.    Edward  Brisco  moved  to  North  Carolina. 

The  fulling  mill,  which  stood  in  Pembroke  near  the  Curtis 
Forge,  was  moved  here  and  constitutes  the  ell  of  the  house. 

The  Baldwin  house,  on  Hanover  street,  though  in  a  battered 
condition*  deserves  mention.  It  was  constructed  in  1759  by  the 
First  Parish  and  presented  to  Rev.  Samuel  Baldwin  in  accordance 
with  the  terms  of  the  agreement  he  made  with  the  parish,  before 
he  would  accept  their  call  to  become  the  pastor.  Mr.  Baldwin  lived 
his  life  in  this  house.  He  was  greatly  beloved  and,  on  his  death, 
the  town  voted  to  erect  monuments  to  mark  the  graves  of  himself 
and  wife.  After  his  death,  the  house  was  occupied  by  different  per- 
sons. Mr.  Seth  Stetson  lived  here  while  he  was  postmaster  and  to 
this  house  the  people  in  the  north  part  of  the  to\\Ti  went  weekly  for 
their  mail. 

It  is  now  occupied  by  several  families  and  is  known  as  the  ''Bee 
Hive".  A  house  so  well  built,  so  historic,  and  occupying  such  an 
excellent  position,  should  be  preserved.  After  Mr.  Baldwin's  death 
this  house  was  owned  and  occupied  for  a  time  by  Robert  Salmond. 
He  sold  the  same  to  Caleb  Marsh,  the  physician,  in  1794. 
Note  :  Since  writing  the  above,  the  house  has  been  burned.  Mr. 
Charles  L.  Gleason  photographed  it  while  burning  and,  with  his 
permission,  copies  are  given. 

"The  Lone  House  in  Cricket  Hole"  (one  story  with  large  chim- 
ney) is  one  of  the  oldest  houses  in  the  town.  It  was  for  a  long 
time  owned  by  Robert  Sylvester  and  now  by  his  son,  tlie  present 
Robert.  By  virtue  of  their  care,  it  still  stands  as  a  memorial. 
Probably  no  way  was  ever  laid  out  to  this  house  but  for  more  than 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  years  the  "cart  path"  as  it  is  called, 
leading  from  Washington  street  near  the  house  of  the  late  Martin 
Church  to  the  tack  factory  of  Samuel  Salmond  &  Son,  was  used 
as  a  public  way. 

This  house  for  a  long  time  was  known  as  the  Palmer  place  and 
was  for  many  years  in  its  earlier  history  owned  and  occupied  by 
the  Donnells.  It  was  for  several  years  occupied  by  the  French 
Neutrals  who  were  assigned  to  Hanover,  when  the  English  Govern- 
ment scattered  this  unfortunate  people.  Peter  Trahan,  one  of  the 
Neutrals,  in  passing  through  Hanover,  found  a  silver  watch  near 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  245 

this  house  and,  as  "under  the  law  of  his  country  he  was  required 
to  do,"  he  left  it  with  his  country-men  living  here.  There  seems 
to  have  been  no  attempt  to  conceal  and  when  the  rightful  owner 
was  ascertained,  he  was  notified  b}'  Peters'  brother  where  he  would 
fmd  the  watch.  The  owner,  however,  had  Peter  arrested  and  he 
was  thrown  into  prison  and,  after  four  days,  was  released  on  his 
gi\ing  the  owner  of  the  watch  his  note  for  fifty  pounds.  lie  finally 
appealed  to  the  council,  however,  and  was  cleared  of  the  charge  of 
theft  and  released  from  the  pa}Tnent  of  the  note. 

The  house  on  Washington  street  owned  and  occupied  by  Mr. 
Frederick  W.  Hall  must  have  been  built  as  early  as  1748  by  Hench- 
man Sylvester,  who  died  in  1758  without  children.  After  the 
death  of  Henchman,  his  brother  Edmund,  who  married  a  daughter 
of  Rev.  Benjamin  Bass,  resided  here.  He  died  in  1783  and  the 
property  came  into  the  possession  and  occupancy  of  his  son  Belcher 
Sylvester,  a  cabinet  maker,  who  lived  unmarried  and  died  in  this 
house  in  1849,  aged  eighty-six  years.  Mr.  Hall,  who  has  for  many 
years  been  a  successful  teacher  in  Boston,  purchased  the  house 
quite  recently  and  occupies  the  same  as  a  smnmer  residence. 

This  house  was  constructed  in  part  from  the  materials  of  a 
larger  house  which  stood  near  the  present  site  and  was  owned  by 
the  William  Barstows,  father  and  son.  This  original  house  was 
owned  at  his  death  in  1719  by  William  Barstow,  the  son  of  the  first 
William,  who  devised  it  to  his  son  William.  The  old  house  was 
standing  in  1738.  when  it  was  sold  to  Amos  Sylvester,  the  father 
of  Henchman.  The  old  barn  that  stood  on  this  place  was  destroyed 
by  fire. 

The  long  house  at  Hanover  Four  Corners,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Church  streets,  was  probably  built  in  1810  as,  on  that  date, 
Joseph  Eells  sold  to  Jotham  Cushman  of  Halifax  the  lot  of  land 
on  which  the  house  stands;  there  being  a  reservation  in  the  deed 
that  no  meeting  house  should  be  constructed  on  the  lot.  Mr. 
Cushman  was  a  lawyer  and  evidently  became  embarrassed  before 
the  house  was  completed  and  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  Sylvanus 
Lazell.  Presumably  Mr.  Cushman  had  an  interest  in  the  house 
and  probably  occupied  it,  as  in  1818,  after  his  death,  his  widow 
was  allowed  her  third.  It  is  doubtful  if  Mr.  Cushman  practised 
law  after  his  removal  to  Hanover. 

Soon  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Cushman,  the  house  came  into  pos- 
M-sion  of  the  Turner  family. 


246  HISTORY   OF   HANO"S^R. 

Mrs.  Warren,  the  widow  of  Dr.  Ira  Warren,  lived  here  for  many 
years,  as  did  her  mother  Deborah  Stockbridge,  both  living  to  be 
more  than  ninety  years  old. 

The  Stetson  house,  on  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Barden  street, 
was  built  by  Capt.  Joseph  Josselyn,  probably  about  1726.  There 
is  conclusive  proof  that  Capt.  Josselyn  lived  here  in  1758.  He 
was  part  owner  of  the  Anchor  Forge  on  Elm  street  and  died 
leaving  no  children.  After  his  death,  in  1788  or  1789,  the  house 
passed  into  the  ownership  of  Albert  Smith,  who  made  it  his  home. 
Three  of  his  children  were  Eear  Admiral  Joseph  Smith;  Hon. 
Albert  Smith,  M.  C,  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Salmond,  the  wife  of  Sam- 
uel Salmond.  In  1814,  Joseph  Smith  conveyed  the  property  to 
a  relative,  Edward  Stetson,  and  he  in  1882  conveyed  it  to  his  son 
Martin  W.  Stetson,  an  ingenious  mechanic  and  an  honest  man. 
It  is  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Euth  W.  Damon,  a  daughter  of  Martin  W. 
aforesaid  and  the  wife  of  Daniel  E.  Damon,  for  a  long  time  Regis- 
ter of  Probate. 

The  house  on  Elm  street,  near  Broadway,  now  owned  by  L. 
Vernon  Briggs,  M.  D.,  was  probably  built  by  Abner  Dwelley, 
about  1724,  as  on  that  date  his  father-in-law,  William  Witherell, 
conveyed  the  land  to  him.  Abner  Dwelley  died  in  1732  by  falling 
from  a  load  of  hay,  his  wife  having  predeceased  him.  He  left  one 
son,  William.  In  his  will,  which  was  a  verbal  one,  he  left  "to  the 
widow  Barstow  enough  to  purchase  a  mourning  gown." 

For  a  long  time,  this  property  was  owned  and  occupied  by  the 
Eells  family,  Hannah  Eells  being  a  daughter  of  William  Witherell. 

Alexander  Wood,  the  lawyer,  lived  here  for  a  while  and  quaint 
Joshua  Stetson  resided  here  for  many  years  preceding  his  death. 

The  last  owner  and  occupant,  previous  to  its  purchase  by  Doctor 
Briggs,  was  George  W.  Griffin. 

The  cottage  house  on  Broadway  near  the  Corners,  owned  by  J. 
Williams  Beal,  the  architect,  is  perhaps  the  oldest  in  the  town. 
In  January  1693-4  it  was  owned  by  Daniel  Turner,  a  ship  builder, 
and,  on  that  date,  he  sold  the  same  to  his  son  Eliab  Turner  and, 
in  1717,  Lazarus  Turner  conveyed  the  same  to  William  Witherell, 
our  first  town  clerk.  In  1719,  Sarah  Turner,  a  sister  of  Lazarus, 
conveyed  to  William  Witherell  all  her  share  in  the  above-named 
property  and  in  said  deed  she  speaks  of  the  same  as  having  be- 
longed to  her  father  Eliab. 

William  Witherell  lived  in  this  house  during  his  long  term  as 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES,  247 

town  clerk  and  afterwards  it  was  occupied  by  members  of  tlie  Eells 
family,  by  Doctor  Pratt,  by  John  Young,  and  others.  Joseph  C. 
Stockbridge  owned  and  lived  in  the  house  for  a  long  time  previous 
to  his  death  which  occurred  in  1860. 

When  this  house  was  erected,  the  highway  was  on  the  south  side 
thereof.    This  highway  was  laid  out  in  1703. 

Abner  Turner,  who  owned  the  house  which  stood  near  the 
round  house  of  the  railroad,  was  probably  a  son  of  the  Daniel 
above  named.  The  well  which  belonged  with  this  latter  house  is 
still  plainly  marked. 

The  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Euth  J.  Stetson  and 
others,  on  Washington  street,  just  east  of  the  Four  Comers,  was 
constructed  by  Benjamin  Stockbridge.  The  building  was  at  first 
occupied  in  part  as  a  store  and,  later,  as  a  wheelwright  shop  and 
saddle-trees  were  made  here. 

There  was  at  one  time  a  public  hall  in  this  building  and  old 
persons  well  remember  the  dances  here  and  describe  where  the 
musicians  sat,  near  the  chimney,  in  a  plac-e  prepared  for  them. 

The  children  of  Benjamin  Stockbridge  were  born  in  this  house 
and  the  family  of  his  brother  David  at  one  time  resided  here. 

The  large  two-story  house  known  as  the  Broad  Oak  Farm,  on 
the  corner  of  Elm  street  and  Broadway,  now  owned  by  L.  Vernon 
Briggs,  M.  D.,  was  constructed  in  1799  by  Col.  John  B.  Barstow. 
Mr.  Barstow  was  a  man  of  distinction, — was  engaged  in  farming 
and  shipbuilding, — held  many  offices  both  civil  and  military  and 
died  at  the  advanced  age  of  90.  He  had  nine  children,  the  first 
seven  of  whom  were  born  in  a  house  which  stood  farther  south 
on  Elm  street,  being  the  house  in  which  his  uncle  George  at  one 
time  resided. 

Broad  Oak  Farm  was  owned  at  the  time  of  his  death,  by 
Benjamin  B.  Torrey,  a  grandson  of  Colonel  Barstow.  Mr. 
Torrey  was  for  many  years  treasurer  of  the  Boston  and  Providence 
B.  E.  and  later  of  the  Old  Colony  Eailroad.  He  was  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  and  for  many  years  previous  thereto  had  been,  treas- 
urer of  the  Xew  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society.  Dr. 
Briggs,  Avho  has  distinguished  himself  along  many  lines,  now  oc- 
cupies it  as  a  summer  residence. 

The  two-story  house  on  the  corner  of  Oakland  avenue  and  Broad- 
way was  erected  by  Eev.  J.  Cooper,  the  materials  from  the  Epis- 
copal church  at  Chureli  Hill  being  used  in  its  construction.     This 


248  ,  HISTORY  OF   HANOVER. 

house  took  the  jilace  of  an  earlier  house  on  the  same  site.  Mr. 
Cooper  first  resided  here, — ^then  Eev.  Calvin  AYolcott,  and  then  Dr. 
Jacob  Eichards,  who  married  Mr.  Wolcott's  daughter.  Capt.  Will- 
iam Barstow  owned  and  occupied  the  premises  for  a  time. 

The  later  owners  and  occupants  have  been  Hon.  Aaron  Hobart, 
Member  of  Congress  and  Judge  of  Probate,  and  the  following 
physicians :  Jacob  Eichards,  J.  B.  Forbes,  Benjamin  Whitwell, 
Alfred   C.   Garratt,  John  0.   French,  and  Nathaniel  L.   Downs. 

The  family  of  James  Tolman  has  occupied  it  for  twenty  years 
or  more.  Few  houses  of  its  age  have  sheltered  permanently  so 
many  professional  men. 

The  two-story  house  on  Washington  street  near  the  end  of  Oak- 
land avenue  was  probably  built,  about  1773,  by  Eobert  Sylvester. 
There  is  little  doubt  that  this  supplanted  a  much  older  house, 
probably  built  very  early  by  the  first  William  Barstow  or  one  of  his 
sons.  After  Eobert  Sylvester's  death,  about  1798,  the  house  was 
owned  and  occupied  by  John  Bailey,  the  quaker  preacher  and 
clock-maker.  After  his  death,  it  was  occupied  by  his  son  John,  a 
quaker  and  a  watch  and  clock-maker.  This  John  removed  to  New 
Bedford. 

Captain  Edward  Barstow  married  Amy,  the  quaker  preacher's 
daughter  and  lived  here  and  after  his  death  she  married  Captain 
William  Dawes,  the  son  of  Eev.  Ebenezer  Dawes,  who  lived  here 
many  years  previous  to  his  death. 

Capt.  Edward  Barstow,  a  son  of  the  Capt.  Edward  above  named, 
lived  here  for  many  years  and  the  house  is  still  owned  and  occu- 
pied by  his  family. 

The  large  two-story  house  on  the  east  side  of  Washington  street 
near  North  river  was  constructed  by  E.  Q.  Sylvester  in  1850  and 
it  is  now  occupied  by  Mrs.  Sylvester  and  her  son  Edmund  Q.,  the 
architect  of  the  John  Curtis  Free  Library  building. 

This  house  occu])ies  the  site  of  the  one  in  which  Joseph  Stock- 
bridge,  his  son  David  Stockbridge,  and  his  grandson  David,  resided 
for  nearly  one  hundred  years.  The  original  house  was  two-stories 
high  and  very  similar  to  the  '"'Broad  Oak  Farm"  house  of  Dr. 
Briggs',  and  was  probably  constructed  in  whole  or  in  part  by  Moses 
Simmons,  wlio  died  in  the  Expedition  to  Canada,  about  1690.  The 
land  on  which  the  house  stands  was  OAVTied  by  the  first  William 
Barstow  and  was  by  him  conveyed  to  Mr.  Simmons,  who  married 
Mr.  Barstow's  daughter  Patience.    Deacon  Joseph  Stockbridge,  who 


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was  then  of  Duxbury,  purchased  this  property  in  1702  and  resided 
here  until  IMS,  during  a  part  oi'  which  time  he  served  as  Selectman 
of  Hanover.  In  1T48  he  sold  the  property  to  his  son  Da\dd  and 
removed  to  Pembroke,  in  ^\hich  town  he  died  at  the  age  of  one 
hundred  years. 

David  Stockbridge  was  prominent  in  public  affairs,  a  Justice  of 
the  Peace  under  King  George,  Town  Clerk  of  Hanover  for  thirty 
years  and  Eepresentative  for  inany  years.  The  son  David  was 
also  Town  Clerk  and  Eepresentative,  as  well  as  Selectman  and  State 
Senator. 

For  a  while  after  the  death  of  the  second  David,  tlie  house  was 
rented,  among  the  tenants  being  the  Rev.  Cyrus  Holmes  who  was 
for  many  years  principal  of  Hanover  Academy. 

The  house  occupies  a  commanding  position  near  the  border  of 
the  North  river  and  the  view  therefrom  is  delightful. 

The  dwelling  house  on  Water  street  now  owned  by  Eodolphus 
C.  Waterman,  was  owned  by  Nathaniel  Josselyn,  before  the  town 
■\vas  incorporated. 

Nathaniel  married  in  1711,  had  four  children,  and  died  before 
1(28,  as  during  that  year  his  widow  Frances,  as  administratrix, 
sold  the  house  to  Joseph  Smith  and  James  Torrey.  In  1730  Joseph 
Smith  conveyed  his  interest  to  James  Torrey. 

Nathaniel  Josselyn  probably  settled  here  on  account  of  the  water 
privilege,  his  connection  with  this  privilege  being  stated  in  the 
proper  place.  This  house  was  o^vned  by  different  persons  who  were 
connected  with  the  mills.  Mr.  Charles  Dyer,  for  many  years 
Selectman,  o^\^led  and  occupied  the  house  during  his  life-time  and 
here  his  children  were  born. 

The  house  for  the  first  one  hundred  and  fifty  years  of  its  exist- 
ence, occupied  a  sequestered,  picturesque  spot,  with  no  other  dwel- 
lings within  a  half  mile  th'ereof.  The  two  companion  houses  of 
AMlliam  E.  Waterman  and  Henry  C.  Waterman  now  overlook  it. 

The  house  now  o^vned  by  the  Lot  Phillips  and  Company  Corpo- 
ration, situated  a  little  back  from  Plain  street,  was  constructed 
by  Zaccheus  Estes  about  1808.  A  smaller  house,  which  had,  for 
three  generations  of  Estes,  been  a  home,  was  then  abandoned  for 
tb.e  more  pretentious  house,  thf)ugh  this  old  house  did  duty  as 
a  storehouse  and  workshop  until  within  a  few  years,  when  it  was 
removed. 

Zaccheus  died  in  1882,  the  oldest  person  in  tlie  town,  and  his 
widow  died  in  1883,  she  then  being  the  oldest  person  in  the  town. 


250  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

So  that  both  were  crowned  with  a  distinction  that  comes  to  few  and 
is  of  short  duration.  Mrs.  Estes  was  the  last  of  the  quakers  in 
the  town  to  use  "thee,"  "thou"  and  "thine"  in  her  common  speech. 
She  was  a  saintly  woman. 

Matthew  Estes,  the  ancestor  of  Zaccheus,  settled  on  this  spot  in 
1720  and  for  more  than  a  century  and  a  half  it  was  the  home  of 
honest,  industrious,  ingenious  quakers.  Two  generations  were 
saddle-tree  makers.  Sarah,  the  daughter  of  Matthew  was  born 
here.  She  liberated  her  slave  and  a  copy  of  the  freedom  papers 
is  given  under  the  family  record  of  said  Matthew. 

The  house  on  King  street  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Saba 
D.  Church  was  constructed  in  1792,  by  Capt.  Daniel  Barstow,  who 
died  here  in  1842,  aged  ninety-eight  years.  He  was  a  son  of  Dea- 
con Samuel  Barstow,  who  during  the  last  of  his  life  resided  with 
Daniel,  dying  in  1801,  aged  ninety-three  years.  Daniels'  son  Dan- 
iel lived  in  this  house  and  died  in  1861,  aged  86  years.  Samuel, 
the  son  of  this  last-named  Daniel,  spent  his  life  here  and,  after 
the  death  of  his  wife,  the  property  came  into  the  possession  and 
occupancy  of  Mrs.  Church.  Like  most  of  the  old  houses  in  the 
town,  of  that  time,  the  fire  place  was  wide  enough  to  take  a  four 
foot  log  and  gave  ample  space  for  the  children  in  the  <chimney 
corner. 

The  first  Samuel  named  above  lived  in  a  house  which  stood  a 
few  hundred  feet  west  of  the  one  described.  This  house  was  built 
before  1731,  probably  by  Deacon  Joseph  Stockbridge,  the  father- 
in-law  of  Samuel  aforesaid  and  was  taken  down  when  the  present 
house  was  constructed.  Samuel  Barstow's  wife  was  a  niece  of 
Benjamin  Stockbridge,  the  eminent  physician,  and  he,  at  his  death, 
owned  three  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of  land  in  one  lot, 
which  embraced  the  present  farm  of  Mrs.  Church.  Dr.  Stock- 
bridge  had  two  daughters,  one  the  wife  of  Dr.  Otis  Winslow,  tlie 
other  the  wife  of  Joseph  Gushing,  who  afterward  became  Judge  of 
Probate.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gushing  sold  to  Daniel  Barstow  their  one 
half  of  this  property. 

A  clock  made  by  Calvin  Bailey  and  purchased  in  1792  still  stands 
where  it  was  placed  wlicn  this  house  was  constructed  and  is  still 
an  excellent  time-keeper. 

The  house  on  Circuit  street  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Judson 
Studley  and  wife  was,  in  1761,  owned  and  occupied  by  Jeremiah 
Hatch  and  was  probably  constructed  a  long  time  before  this  by  James 


PUBLIC  BUILDIXGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  251 

Hatch,  a  son  of  the  first  Selectman,  James  Hatch.  In  17(51,  Jere- 
miah sold  the  property  to  Joseph  House,  Jr.,  a  shipwright,  and, 
in  1769,  Joseph  conveyed  it  to  Jacob  Bailey,  the  latter  conveying- 
the  same  to  his  daughter  Riith  Bailey  in  1770.  This  Ruth  Bailey 
married  George  Sterling  of  England  in  1788  and  he  died  in  1791. 
The  house  for  a  long  time  was  known  as  the  "Sterling  House", 
The  stone  on  the  grave  of  Mr.  Sterling  in  the  cemetery  at  tha 
Center  has  this  sad  and  curious  inscription :  "I  have  strayed  from 
my  native  friends  and  from  my  interests  two, — To  lay  my  body  in 
this  distance  land,  all  contrary  to  my  mind." 

After  the  Sterlings,  the  property  was  owned  by  Ezekiel  Bailey, 
Isaiah  Wing,  Jr.,  and  Reuben  Estes,  the  latter  in  1826  conveying 
it  to  Charles  Winslow,  who  lived  his  life  here,  his  wife  dying  in 
1905,  the  oldest  person  in  town,  aged  96.  Mrs.  Judson  Studley 
is  a  daughter  of  Charles  Winslow,  so  that  for  more  than  eighty 
years  this  place  has  been  a  family  homestead. 

The  house  on  Whiting  street  now  owned  by  Walter  Whiting  was 
constructed  by  his  father  about  1840.  This  house  took  the  place 
of  one  which  was  built  about  1748  by  Walters'  great  grandfather, 
William  Whiting,  who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  on  Whiting 
street.  This  property  descended  from  the  first  William  to  his  son 
William  and  on  the  decease  of  the  latter  to  his  son  William,  both  of 
these  last  two  named  persons  serving  the  town  as  Selectmen.  So 
that  for  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  years  this  property  was 
owned  and  occupied  by  the  WTiiting  family. 

The  last  occupant  by  the  name  of  Whiting  was  Miss  Tryphena,. 
who  spent  a  long  and  useful  life  as  school  teacher  in  Missouri  and 
in  her  native  town.  She  was  also  for  many  years  a  member  of  the 
School  Committee  of  Hanover. 

The  original  house  was  of  one  story,  faced  the  south  and  stood 
just  back  of  the  present  house.  The  great  grandmother  of  Miss 
Tryphena  said  she  had  stood  in  her  door  yard  and  watched  the- 
Avolves  in  the  field  near  by. 

The  long  house  on  Pleasant  street,  near  Cedar  street,  was  prob- 
ably constructed  by  Joseph  Curtis,  about  1740.  He  purchased  the 
land  on  which  it  stands  of  Thomas  Wilkes,  about  1738.  Timothy 
Bailey  must  have  had  a  house  near  this  spot  previous  to  1730, 
possibly  this  one.  Mention  is  made  of  Joseph  Curtis  in  the  de- 
scription of  the  house  on  Union  street.  He  died  in  17.53.  In  1757, 
Joseph,  the  son  of  the  above  Joseph,  sold  the  house  to  Marlbry 


252  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Turner,  who  married  his  sister  and,  in  1794,  Marlbr}^  Turner  sold 
at  to  John  Bailey.  This  John  Bailey  had  a  wide  reputation  as  a 
meohanic.  He  was  a  maker  of  compasses  and  constructed  the  large 
•eight-day  clock  which  now,  after  the  lapse  of  more  than  one  hun- 
dred years,  commands  such  a  high  price.  He  also  invented  a 
•steam-jack  for  turning  meat,  roasting  before  the  open  fire,  on  which 
he  obtained  a  patent.  This  is  said  to  be  the  first  patent  issued 
in  America  for  a  machine  to  go  by  steam.  The  patent,  which  was 
•dated  February  23,  1793,  is  signed  ''George  Washington,  President, 
By  Thomas  Jefferson". 

Mr.  Bailey  also  invented  machinery  for  revolving  lights  for  light 
houses;  also  the  first  spinning- jenney  made  in  Ehode  Island.  In 
addition  to  his  ability  as  a  mechanic,  he  became  quite  noted  as  a 
-quaker  preacher  and  his  daughter  Mary  Newall  was  still  more  distin- 
guished as  a  preacher.  Channing  said  of  her  that  he  never  knew 
a  mind  so  gifted  that  owed  so  little  to  other  minds.  She  lived  her 
girlhood  life  in  this  house. 

In  1802  John  Bailey  sold  this  house  to  Zaccheus  Estes,  a  Qua- 
ker and  a  natural  mechanic.  The  house  was  occupied  for  more 
ihan  75  years  by  the  Estes  family  and  is  now  owned  and  occupied 
;by  Ada  A.  Campbell. 

The  house  on  Pleasant  street  now  owned  by  Ezekiel  B.  Studley 
was  constructed  in  1805  and  stands  on  the  same  spot  as  a  large 
iwo-story  house  which  was  burned  June  17th  of  the  same  year. 
This  fire  followed  the  October  gale  of  1804  and  the  fallen  trees 
were  gathered  and  hewn  and  the  frame  work  of  the  new  house 
raised  in  one  week  after  the  fire.  This  work  was  done  by  the  neigh- 
Tjors,  who  gave  united  effort  and,  in  the  absence  of  insurance, 
helped  to  bear  the  burden.  The  old  house  was  probably  constructed 
about  1740,  by  Joseph  Curtis,  Avho  was  known  as  Governor  Curtis, 
and  was  first  occupied  by  the  Studleys  in  1769  when  Eliab  took 
possession  of  it.  Eliab  and  his  son  Japhet  both  lived  here  and  both 
liad  large  families.  Mr.  David  Studley  was  born  in  the  old  house 
but  lived  in  the  present  one  from  the  time  of  its  construction 
until  the  date  of  his  death,  in  1873,  at  the  age  of  ninety  years. 
He  was  an  intelligent,  unassuming  man  of  natural  mechanical 
ability.  He  was  a  clock-maker,  having  learned  his  trade  of  John 
Bailey  the  quaker  preacher.  Five  of  his  eight  sons  were  watch- 
makers or  jewellers,  and  all  had  a  good  reputation  for  skill  in  their 
I)rofession.  Three  of  the  eight  sons  were  Bepresentatives  to  the 
■General  Court.     Ezekiel  E.  the  youngest  of  the  sons  has  served 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  253' 

the  town  of  Rockland  as  its  eflScient  Town  Clerk  since  the  incor- 
poration of  the  same. 

The  large  two-stor}'  house  on  Main  street  nntil  recently  occupied 
by  Miss  Lydia  Vining,  was  constructed,  before  ]  Too,  by  Jesse  Cur- 
tis (or  possibly  by  his  unmarried  brother  Richard)  and  Jesse  lived 
here  until  his  death,  in  1759.  The  house  was  occupied  by  members 
of  the  family  until  1800  or  later.  This  house  vv'as  occupied  for 
many  years  by  Rev.  John  Butler  of  the  Baptist  Church,  during  his 
pastorate  from  1810  to  1824;  and,  of  his  fourteen  children,  nine- 
were  born  in  Hanover.  Judson  Vining,  the  father  of  Lydia,  occu- 
pied the  house  for  many  years,  until  his  death.  Miss  Lydia 
Vining  is  now  rounding  out  a  sympathetic,  useful  life. 

The  house  now  occupied  by  Nathan  G.  Whiting  was  constructed, 
probably  about  the  same  date  as  the  above,  by  a  member  of  tlie 
Curtis  family;  the  laud  on  which  the  house  stands  having  been  as- 
signed to  the  widow  of  Jesse  in  the  division  of  his  estate. 

The  house  on  Main  street  now  occupied  by  Horace  S.  Crane  has 
been  owned  and  occupied  by  Curtis  Brooks  and  his  descendants  for 
nearly  one  hundred  and  twenty  years,  and  is  one  of  the  few  houses 
with  such  a  long,  continuous  family  occupancy. 

Barry  says  that  this  house  was  built  by  Curtis  Brooks,  about 
1790.  He  may  be  correct;  but  the  probabilities  are  that  it  was 
constructed  by  Samuel  Curtis  at  a  much  earlier  date,  as  he  was 
owner  of  the  land  on  which  it  stands  in  1725,  when  he  with  others 
constructed  the  mill  just  west  thereof.  This  house  is  a  good  model 
of  the  earlier  houses  with  the  large  chimney  plastered  on  the  out- 
side. The  first  two  children  of  Curtis  Brooks  (born  here)  were 
twins,  and  the  third  and  fourth  were  also  twins.  Three  of  the 
sons  of  Curtis  Brooks  were  deacons  of  Baptist  churches, — Thomas, 
of  the  one  at  Tremont,  Illinois;  Ara,  of  one  in  Richmond,  Maine; 
and  John,  for  a  long  time  of  the  one  in  Hanover. 

The  house  at  Assinippi  for  so  long  a  time  owned  and  occupied  by 
Robert  L.  Killam  was  constructed,  about  1759,  by  David  Jacobs, 
one  of  the  first  settlers  in  that  part  of  Assinippi  now  Hanover. 
This  house  was  for  many  years  used  as  a  tavern. 

Mr.  Jacobs  was  Selectman,  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  Safety 
in  the  Revolution  and,  for  several  3^ears,  Representative.  He  died 
in  1808,  and  his  son  Perez,  the  father  of  a  large  family,  resided 
here  until  his  death  in  1828. 


254  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Eev.  Eobert  L.  Killaiii  purchased  the  house  about  1830,  and  here 
he  resided  until  his  death.  He  was  for  many  years  pastor  of  the 
€hurch  in  the  village, — a  member  of  the  school  committee,  and 
always  helpful  and  kind.  After  his  death  the  house  was  occupied 
by  his  son,  Eobert  W.,  a  merchant  in  the  village,  who  inherited  and 
cultivated  the  same  amiable  traits  which  distinguished  his  father. 
The  house  is  now  owned  by  Edwin  H.  Eumsey. 

The  house  of  John  F.  Simmons  on  Washington  street  was  con- 
structed about  1750,  and  was  probably  first  occupied  by  an  Otis. 
David  Jacobs  succeeded  Mr.  Otis,  and  his  daughter,  Eelief  Jacobs, 
was  the  mother  of  Hon.  Charles  Sumner,  Senator  from  Massa- 
chusetts. An  older  sister,  Hannah,  was  living,  at  the  time  of  the 
Senator's  death,  with  Mrs.  Blanchard,  at  Assinippi.  She  died  in 
1900,  aged  94. 

David  Jacobs  sold  the  house  to  Ebenezer  Simmons,  and  the  latter 
enlarged  it,  making  it  two  stories  instead  of  one. 

Ebenezer,  a  man  of  affairs,  kept  a  store  in  the  ell  of  the  house, — 
and  here  dwelt  Perez  Simmons  and  his  son,  John  P.  Simmons,  and 
here,  attached  to  the  house,  was  their  law  office. 

In  this  house  have  dwelt,  for  longer  or  shorter  periods,  five  gen- 
erations of  the  Simmons  family. 

Mr.  John  P.  Simmons  adds  the  following  regarding  the  first 
Simmons  who  settled  in  the  vicinity  of  this  house : — "The  old  Sim- 
mons homestead  where  Ebenezer  was  born  stood  about  half  a  mile 
south  from  this  house  on  the  east  side  of  Washington  street,  where 
the  late  Daniel  Chapman  formerly  resided.  The  old  house  was 
two  stories  high  at  the  south  end,  and  an  ell  extended  northerly 
therefrom.  It  was  demolished  and  the  present  house  built  partly 
on  its  site.  Here  lived  Elisha  Simmons,  Ebenezer's  father,  and 
here  his  children  were  born  (ten  in  all).  Elisha  was  a  black- 
smith. His  shop  stood  just  south  from  the  house  between  the  two 
large  ash  trees  which  still  stand  there.  Elisha's  oldest  child  was 
William,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  in  the  class  of  1804,  and  one  of  the 
first  Judges  of  the  Police  (now  Municipal)  Court  of  Boston.  His 
son  George  was  a  Unitarian  clergyman,  who  was  obliged  to  leave 
his  pastorate  in  the  South  on  account  of  his  very  pronounced  views 
on  African  slavery.  George  left  three  children,  Elizabeth,  now 
living  with  her  mother  at  Cambridge,  Mass.;  Doctor  William,  a 
physician  in  Bangor,  Maine,  and  Edward,  an  artist,  who  painted 
''The  Eeturn  of  the  Plags"  and  "The  Battle  of  Concord,"  now  in 
the  rotunda  of  the  State  House  in  Boston ;  and  also  the  decorations 


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for  the  latest  bnilt  Court  House  in  New  York  City.  George's  wife 
(nee  Ripley),  still  survives  hira.  She  is  the  owner  of  Hawthorne's 
'•Old  Manse"  in  Concord,  although  the  family  does  not  reside  there 
now,  as  they  once  did.  Joshua  Simmons,  the  father  of  Elisha, 
lived,  it  is  believed,  a  little  to  the  east  of  Elisha's  house. 

The  house  on  Main  street  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Ethan  T. 
Perry  was  built  about  1728,  probably  by  John  Bailey,  as  in  1734 
John  Bailey  sold  it  to  his  son  Jacob  and  in  the  deed  speaks  of  it 
as  the  house  where  the  said  Jacob  lives.  Jacob  was  married  in 
17-38. 

This  house  was  occupied  by  the  Bailey  family  for  more  than  one 
hundred  years,  the  present  owner  purchasing  it  previous  to  1855. 

Charles  Bailey,  who  lived  here,  (a  son  of  Jacob  aforesaid),  was 
killed  in  Boston  hj  the  fall  of  a  chimney,  as  he  was  passing  through 
the  street. 

The  father  of  Andrew  J.  Bailey,  for  a  long  time  city  solicitor 
of  Boston,  was  born  here,  removing  to  Charlestown. 

The  house  of  Henry  W.  Pei-cival,  on  Main  street,  was  constructed 
by  Joseph  House,  a  ship  builder,  about  1712.  He  sold  it  to  John 
Bailey,  who  was,  in  early  life,  also  engaged  in  shipbuilding. 

(.'alvin  Bailey,  the  son  of  John,  resided  here  until  his  removal  to 
Maine,  and  the  house  was  then  purchased  by  Abisha  Soule,  and  has 
since  been  owned  by  him  or  by  one  of  his  descendants. 

The  original  house,  which  was  two  stories  high  with  the  end  to 
the  street,  was  moved  back  from  its  original  location  by  Mr.  Soule 
and  enlarged. 

John  Bailey  was  a  colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  his  son 
Luther  serving  as  a  major  in  his  father's  regiment.  Colonel  Bailey 
was  second  in  command  at  Dorchester  Heights,  and  was  more  than 
once  especially  commended  by  AYashington  for  his  valor.  Both  the 
Colonel  and  Major  Bailey,  his  son,  died  in  this  house.  Colonel 
Bailey  for  a  time  after  his  return  from  the  army,  kept  a  hotel  in 
this  house. 

It  is  an  interesting  fact  that  his  neighbor,  Caleb  Sylvester,  a 
Eevolutionary  soldier,  who  lived  a  few  rods  north  of  him,  also  won 
the  commendation  of  Washington,  and  was  by  him  presented  with  a 
souvenir  which  the  family  still  preserves. 

John  Bailey  had  a  large  family  of  children  and  three  of  them, 
John,  Calvin,  and  Lebbeus,  were  excellent  mechanics,  making  the 
long  eight-day  clock  that  now  commands  such  large  prices.      Leb- 


256  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

beus  moved  to  Maine,  and  his  daughter  married  Doctor  Carey,  who 
was  the  father  of  Annie  Louise  Carey. 

The  house  of  George  W.  Curtis  was  erected,  soon  after  the  in- 
corporation of  the  town,  by  his  ancestor,  John  Curtis,  and  has  been 
owned  and  occupied  continuously  by  the  family,  with  the  family 
name,  to  the  present  time. 

It  is  a  colonial  mansion  standing  back  from  Main  street,  and  is  in 
form  substantially  the  same  as  when  constructed. 

Mr.  John  Curtis,  the  founder  of  our  Public  Librai7,  was  born 
in  this  house.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Curtis,  who  was  noted  in  his 
day  as  an  abolitionist. 

Both  father  and  son  early  espoused  the  cause  of  freedom  for  the 
slaves,  and  both  were  on  intimate  terms  with  Garrison,  Pillsbury, 
Phillips,  Thompson,  and  others  of  that  magnificent  period.  The 
father  was  with  Mr.  Garrison,  when  the  mob  tried  to  destroy  that 
glorious  life. 

Benjamin  Curtis,  a  slight,  studious  young  man,  went  from  this 
house  in  1862  and  was  killed  at  Antietam  in  one  month  from  the 
date  of  his  enlistment. 

The  Stockbridge  house,  on  Main  street,  was  built,  in  1809,  by 
William  Stockbridge,  and  is  a  good  type  of  the  more  substantial 
houses  of  the  time. 

This  house  has  always  been  owned  and  occupied  by  members  of 
the  Stockbridge  family,  and  the  father  of  the  late  United  States 
Senator  Stockbridge  of  Michigan,  was  born  here. 

The  present  house  took  the  place  of  one  which  had  stood  just 
across  the  street  for  nearly  a  century.  The  original  house  was 
erected  by  Edward  Wanton,  the  quaker  preacher,  about  1710,  and 
was  the  first  house  erected  in  this  part  of  the  town.  The  first 
public  school  in  this  quarter  of  the  town  was  kept  in  this  house. 

Edward  Wanton  presented  this  house  to  his  son  Philip,  as  a  gift. 
Philip  moved  to  Ehode  Island,  and  Caleb  Barker  a  brother-in-law 
of  Philip,  conveyed  the  house  to  John  and  Joseph  Bailey  in  1722. 
In  1786  Seth  Bailey  sold  the  property  to  David  Stockbridge,  and 
in  1789  David  sold  it  to  his  son  William. 

The  original  house  was  owned  and  occupied  by  the  Bailey  family 
for  nearly  three-fourths  of  a  century.  Three  of  the  seven  children 
of  William  Stockbridge,  who  were  born  in  the  house  now  standing 
are  still  living. 

TJie  house  on  Union  street  now  owned  by  Parker  McNayr  was 


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constructed  probably  before  1735  b}-  Benjamin  Curtis,  or  one  of 
his  sons,  and  was  occupied  by  the  Curtis  family  for  many  years, 
when  it  passed  to  the  Stetson  family,  and  was  for  a  time  occupied 
by  them.  Later  it  was  owned  and  occupied  by  Seth  Bailey  and,  in 
1799,  Israel  Perry,  administrator  of  the  estate  of  Seth  Bailey,  sold 
the  property  to  Joshua  Dwelley  and  for  three  generations  it  was  oc- 
cupied by  the  Dwelley  family.  Mary  Dwelley,  a  sweet,  self  sacri- 
ficing woman,  died  here  in  1893,  aged  89  years,  having  lived  to 
bury  her  husband,  two  daughters  and  two  sons,  leaving  but  one 
child,  a  bachelor,  who  later  sold  the  property  to  Parker  MoXayr, 
the  present  oTNTier.  Mrs.  Dwelley's  sons,  Joseph  and  Hosea,  were 
in  the  Civil  War  service. 

The  writer  of  this  has  sat  in  the  "Chimney  Corner"  here  and 
looked  up  to  the  stars  while  the  fire  burned  brightly  by  his  side. 

Note. — When  Joshua  Dwelley  purchased  this  house  "Birch  Bot- 
tom Eoad,"  as  it  is  called,  was  located  just  east  thereof,  but  he 
changed  it  to  its  present  location. 

Previous  to  1790,  for  thirty  years  at  least,  there  was  a  small 
house  just  east  of  the  house  above  described,  which  was  owned  and 
occupied  by  Elisha  Palmer,  a  blacksmith,  and  here  his  large  family 
of  children  were  born. 

The  large  ttt^o-story  house  on  Main  street  now  owned  and  occu- 
pied by  John  S.  Smith  was  constructed  about  1729  by  Benjamin 
Stetson,  and  he  and  his  descendants  occupied  it  for  two  generations, 
when  the  property  was  purchased  by  Israel  Hatch,  whose  de- 
scendants have  o^vned  and  occupied  the  house  to  the  present  time. 
John  Hatch,  a  son  of  Israel,  lived  here.  He  was  a  captain  in  the 
Eevolutionary  War. 

This  house  is  typical  of  the  time  of  its  construction,  facing  the 
south,  with  its  large,  old  fashioned  chimney,  and  is  but  little 
changed  in  form  since  it  was  built.  This  is  one  of  the  houses 
which  has  stood  for  nearly  two  hundred  years  with  but  one  change 
of  family.  The  well  on  the  lawn  here  has  supplied  the  occupants 
all  this  long  time  with  never-failing,  sweet  water. 

The  school  house  which  stood  near  the  spot  in  1760,  now  forms 
the  basis  of  the  one-story  part  of  the  house. 

The  house  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Union  streets  was  built 
about  1715,  probably  by  Benjamin  Curtis,  as  he  was  living  here  in 
1727.  He  was  one  of  the  Selectmen  elected  immediately  after  the 
incorporation  of  the  town.       He  or  his  son  Benjamin  lived  here 


258  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

until  about  1760,  when  the  house  was  sold  to  Colonel  John  Bailey. 
About  1763,  Joshua  Dwelley  purchased  this  propert}^,  and  he  and 
his  descendants  have  owned  it  to  the  present  time,  the  present  owner 
being  Charles  W-  B^'iggiSj  ^  great  grandson  of  Joshua. 

Joshua  Dwelley  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Eevolutionary  War,  and 
his  son  Lemuel  was  engaged  with  George  Curtis  in  the  anchor  in- 
dustry for  many  years.  Mary  T.  Briggs,  a  granddaughter  of 
Joshua,  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years,  with  mem- 
ory unimpaired. 

Presumably  Benjamin  Curtis,  the  Selectman,  constructed  the 
house  in  Scituate  that  stood  just  east  of  Diana  Pierce's,  before 
1700,  but  he  located  on  Main  street  as  early  as  1715. 

The  house  on  Union  street  now  occupied  by  Charles  H.  Dwelley 
and  Percy  W.  Dwelley  was  constructed,  about  1730,  by  Joseph 
Curtis.  He  lived  here  but  a  few  years,  when  he  moved  to  a  house 
on  Pleasant  street  and  became  a  large  land  owner  and  was,  gener- 
ally, an  influential  man.      He  was  known  as  Governor  Curtis. 

After  Mr.  Curtis's  removal,  the  house  was  owned  by  Abijah  Stet- 
son, and  he  and  his  descendants  lived  here  until  about  1856,  when 
William  Curtis,  who  married  Cassandra  Stetson,  moved  to  his 
fathers  house  on  Main  street. 

About  1790,  Lemuel  Dwelley  bought  one-half  of  this  house  and, 
when  Mr.  Curtis  moved  away,  he  purchased  the  other  half  and  his 
descendants  have  occupied  the  whole  house  to  the  present  time. 

This  is  another  of  the  old-time  houses  with  the  large  old  fash- 
ioned chimney  and  brick  oven,  and  with  a  kitchen  and  fireplace  so 
large  that  Mrs.  Dwelley,  with  her  five  children,  and  Mrs.  Curtis, 
with  as  many,  were  able  for  years  to  do  all  the  necessary  cooking 
for  their  large  families,  without  friction,  and  with  mutual  friend- 
ship and  respect.  The  house  has  been  somewhat  enlarged  since  it 
was  originally  constructed. 

For  a  time  Christiana  Gushing  kept  a  private  school  in  the 
southwest  chamber. 

Mrs.  Priscilla  Stetson,  the  wife  of  Joshua,  had  twin  children, 
Angeline  and  Cassandra.  The  former  was  the  mother  of  Joshua 
S.  Grey,  who  has  been  for  several  years  Representative  from  Rock- 
land, and  Cassandra  was  the  mother  of  Benjamin  Curtis,  who,  at 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  surrendered  a  promising  life  at  Antietam. 

XoTE. — Mrs.  Priscilla  Stetson  was  born  on  the  dark  day. 

The  house  on  the  corner  of  Plain  and  Main  streets  was  probably 


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constructed  by  Amos  Sylvester,  who  married  Desire  Rose  in  1757, 
or  by  his  father  Amos  Sylvester.  The  house  was  constructed  be- 
fore 1759,  as  is  shoAm  by  a  deed  of  that  date. 

Mr.  Amos  Sylvester  lived  here  until  1769,  when  he  sold  the  same 
to  Deacon  Israel  Perry.  This  Israel  was  a  man  of  affairs,  Select- 
man of  the  town,  and  lived  here  until  his  death,  in  1817.  He  was 
the  father  of  Hannah,  the  wife  of  Edward  Stetson. 

After  the  death  of  Israel's  wife,  in  1824,  the  property  was  sold 
to  Ethan  Perry,  who  resided  here  nntil  his  death  in  1880.  Since 
Mr.  Perry's  death,  there  have  been  several  owners  of  the  estate,  the 
pi'c'sent  owner  being  Dr.  A.  D.  Josselyn,  recently  of  Chicago. 

Israel  Perry  had  eight  children,  as  did  Ethan  Perry,  all  born 
here,  presumably. 

The  house  on  Broadway  near  the  South  Hanover  railroad  station 
Avas  probably  constructed  by  Joseph  Barstow,  about  1720.  Mr. 
Barstow  was  one  of  four  persons  who  established  the  Forge  and 
Pinery,  where  now  stands  the  tack  factory  of  Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons. 
It  is  doubtful  if  Mr.  Barstow  lived  in  this  house,  although  it  seems 
to  have  been  owned  l)y  a  son  and  grandson. 

Elijah  Gushing,  who  married  Mr,  Barstow's  daughter  in  1775, 
constructed  the  house  at  Cushing's  Corner,  Hanson,  the  two  houses 
being  similar  in  architecture  and  erected  about  the  same  time. 

Mr.  Robert  Salmond  came  into  possession  of  this  Barstow  house 
as  early  as  1790  and  resided  here  until  his  death,  in  1829.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  anchors  at  the  Barstow  forge. 

Mr.  Salmond's  widow  resided  here  Avith  her  sons,  John  and  Wil- 
liam, both  of  Avhom  were  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  tacks. 
William  died  in  1842,  and  John  in  1845,  both  unmarried.  Mrs. 
Salmond  lived  until  1847. 

After  the  Salmonds,  Mr.  William  M.  Brewster  resided  here  for 
several  years  and,  about  1860,  I.  Gilman  Stetson  purchased  the 
property,  and  this  was  his  home  until  his  death. 

The  house  is  noAv  owned  and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Annie  E.  Stet- 
son, the  widow  of  Fred  Stetson,  a  son  of  I.  Gilman. 

Mr.  I.  Gilman  Stetson  Avas,  for  many  years,  Selectman,  and  died 
while  holding  that  office.  He  was  for  quite  a  long  time  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  in  the  store  on  the  corner  of  BroadAvay  and 
Myrtle  street. 

The  long  house  on  Broadway,  opposite  the  end  of  Water  street, 
now  owned  by  Morrill  A.  Phillips,  is  one  of  the  older  houses,  hav- 
ing been  constructed  probably  before  1750. 


260  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

The  first  owner  of  whom  we  have  positive  knowledge  was  Ben- 
jamin Studley,  who  was  Selectman  in  1778  and  for  several  years 
thereafter.  His  first  child  was  born  in  1754.  He  may  have  con- 
structed the  house,  but  probably  bought  it  of  Thomas  Josselyn. 

In  1794,  Mr.  Studley  conveyed  this  house  with  sixty  acres  of  land 
to  Josiah  Smith,  Jr.,  a  grandson  of  Eev.  Thomas  Smith.  Pre- 
sumably he  lived  here,  as  Barry  speaks  of  it  as  the  Smith  house. 

In  1804,  Mr,  Smith  sold  to  Eobert  Salmond,  who  owned  the 
property  for  eight  years,  when  he  sold  it  to  Jesse  Eeed,  a  brief 
sketch  of  whose  life  is  given  in  the  chapter  on  Mills,  Manufactures, 
and  Industries. 

In  1824,  about  the  time  Mr.  Eeed  left  Hanover,  he  conveyed  the 
property  to  Melzar  Sprague  and  Capt.  Nathan  Dwelley,  the  for- 
mer living  here  but  a  short  time.  Mr.  Dwelley,  as  a  young  man, 
while  Mr.  Eeed  lived  here,  worked  with  him  in  the  building  of  his 
first  tack  machines.  The  young  man  was  quick  to  learn,  and  soon, 
became  an  expert  and,  when  new  tack  factories  were  started,  Capt. 
Dwelley's  services  were  sought  in  the  construction  of  the  machines. 
He  was  employed  by  Lazel  Perkins  &  Company  of  Bridgewater, 
Oliver  Ames  of  North  Easton,  and  several  others. 

After  Capt.  Dwelley  moved  to  the  Corners,  he  sold  the  house  to 
E.  Y.  Perry  &  Company  (1864),  since  which  time  it  has  been  oc- 
cupied as  a  tenant  house. 

The  hip-roof  house  near  the  southerly  end  of  Winter  street  was 
constructed,  as  early  as  1750,  by  Jesse  Torrey,  the  son  of  Nathaniel 
Torrey.  When  Jesse  Torrey  died,  he  had  these  children  living: 
Nathaniel,  Jesse,  James,  Job  and  Eliab  Torrey,  Hannah  Eogers, 
and  Mary,  wife  of  Joseph  Torrey.  There  was  also  a  daughter, 
Euth  Chapman,  and  a  daughter,  Betsey  Torrey,  but  these  two  were 
not  living  when  his  estate  was  divided  in  1799.  The  widow  Mary 
was  then  living,  and  dower  was  assigned  to  her  in  this  house,  which 
was  for  a  long  time  known  as  the  Molly  Torrey  house. 

In  1800,  Nathaniel  Torrey  above  named  sold  the  property 
to  Joseph  Tubbs,  and  the  house  was  for  a  long  time  known  as  the 
Tubbs'  house. 

Joseph  Tubbs  (who  never  married),  was  a  son  of  the  first  Joseph. 
He  constructed  a  house  a  long  distance  Avest  of  Winter  street,  in  a 
most  romantic  spot,  where  he  lived  and  died.  Two  maiden  sis- 
ters, Eunice  and  Mary,  also  resided  here  until  their  death,  aged  81 
and  87  years,  respectively.  Their  home  was  a  model  of  neatness, 
with  the  old  fashioned  fireplace  and  the  antique  furniture.      It  was 


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a  pleasant  experience  to  call  on  them  and  see  how  quaintly,  simply, 
and  happily  two  maiden  ladies  could  live,  although  bounded  by  a 
narrow  horizon. 

It  may  be  interesting  to  read  in  the  Tubbs  genealogy  an  extract 
from  the  will  of  Joseph  Tubbs,  the  grandfather  of  these  two  maiden 
ladies,  and  we  quote  it  here :  "Principally  and  first  of  all,  I  give 
and  recommend  my  soul  into  the  hands  of  God  that  gave  it,  hoping, 
through  the  merits,  death,  and  passion  of  my  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  to  have  full  and  free  pardon  of  all  my  sins,  and  to 
inherit  everlasting  life;  and  my  body  I  commit  to  the  earth  to  be 
decently  buried,  trusting  that  I  shall  at  the  Eesurrection  receive  the 
same  again,  by  the  mighty  power  of  God." 

The  house  on  Broadway  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Jane  B. 
Eeed  was,  in  1723,  owned  by  Thomas  Merritt  of  Scituate,  aa,  in  a 
dt'C'd  of  that  date,  he  conveyed  to  Thomas  Bardin  "eighty  acres  of 
land,  excepting  thirty  acres  of  said  land  which  I  formerly  sold  to 
Isaac  Buck."  In  this  deed,  after  giving  the  boundaries,  he  says 
^'together  with  my  dwelling  house,  barn,  and  fences  upon  the  same." 
Presumably  Mr.  Merritt  was  the  first  occupant. 

Previous  to  Mr.  Bardin's  residence  in  the  house  described  above, 
hf  must  have  resided  near  the  forge  at  South  Hanover.  (See  deed 
James  Torrey  to  Thomas  Bardin,  Book  20,  Page  40.) 

Thomas  Bardin  was  one  of  the  four  persons  who  constructed  the 
f(n'ge  and  finery  at  Indian  Head  river,  about  1730.  He  was  prom- 
inent in  town  affairs  and  died,  in  1774,  aged  eighty-six  years. 

The  newspaper  account  of  his  death  said  that  he  was  born  in 
South  Wales,  that  he  came  to  America  in  1716,  and  was  the  first 
that  made  bar-iron  in  New  England. 

Mr.  Ebenezer  Curtis  (whose  daughter  married  William  Whiting, 
the  long  time  Selectman)  resided  here.  Mr.  David  Hersey  lived 
and  died  here,  as  did  his  son  Robert,  of  pleasant  memory. 

Mrs.  Eeed,  the  present  owner,  is  a  daughter  of  Eobert  Hersey. 
Mrs.  Eeed's  daughter,  Mrs.  Sproule,  with  her  seven  children,  re- 
sides in  the  house  with  her;  so  that  four  generations  of  this  family 
have  made  theii-  home  in  this  house. 

The  one-story  house  on  Winter  street,  known  as  the  Job  Tilden 
house,  was  probably  constructed  previous  to  1740.  Joseph  Tilden, 
the  father  of  Jol),  purchased  this  farm  of  one  hundred  and  ten 
acres  of  Thomas  Rogers.  Presumably  Mr.  Eogers  constructed 
the  house. 


262  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Joseph  Tilden,  by  his  will  dated  November  8,  1763,  gave  to  hi& 
son.  Job  Tilden,  the  improvement  of  this  property.  This  son 
Job  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Eevolutionary  War. 

This  house  is  presented  as  being  especially  interesting,  because 
of  the  fact  that  slaves  were  raised  here  for  the  market. 

While  there  was  more  or  less  buying  and  selling  of  slaves  (as  in 
the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  nearly  all  the  wealthy  families 
owned  one  or  more),  this  was  probably  the  only  place  in  our  town 
where  the  owner  carried  on  the  traffic  for  revenue.  The  writer 
has  seen  two  bills  of  sale  of  slaves  sold  from  this  house.  One  was 
from  Job  Tilden  to  a  Mr.  Bailey  of  Scituate.  "A  negro  child 
named  Morrow,  nine  years  of  age,  of  good  bodily  health  and  with 
a  kind  disposition." 

During  the  Revolutionary  War,  Mr.  Tilden  sent  one  of  his 
slaves,  named  Cuffee,  as  a  soldier  in  the  Continental  Army.  He 
was  with  Col.  Bailey  and  died  at  Valley  Forge,  and  his  enlistment 
gave  him  a  second  name;  for  henceforth  he  was  known  as  Cuffee 
Tilden,  and  so  the  printed  rolls  inscribe  him. 

Sarah  Tilden,  a  daughter  of  Job  Tilden,  granddaughter  of  Job, 
and  great  granddaughter  of  Joseph  Tilden,  died  in  this  house, 
July  8,  1880,  aged  eighty-three  years, — the  premises  having  been 
occupied  continuously  by  the  Tilden  family  for  more  than  one 
hundred  and  twenty  years. 

The  house  on  Broadway  near  the  Catholic  Church  was  probably 
constructed  by  Isaac  Buck,  as  early  as  1730.  Doubtless  it  has 
been  much  enlarged.  Mr.  Buck,  in  deeds,  is  spoken  of  as  a 
weaver.  While  in  Hanover,  he  was  influential  in  church  and 
town  matters.  He  constructed  the  corn-mill  which  stood  near 
where  now  stands  the  brick  building  of  Ezra  Phillips  and  Son? 
and  this  mill  was  for  a  long  time  know  as  Buck^s  mill. 

While  in  Hanover,  seven  children  were  born  to  him;  IsaaC; 
James,  Mary,  Thomas,  Eunice,  Hannah,  and  Sarah.  Isaac,  Jr., 
in  a  deed,  describes  himself  as  a  nailer.  Mr.  Buck,  Sr.,  was  in 
Hanover  as  early  as  1713  and  as  late  as  1737  and  was  in  Scituate 
in  1744.  These  facts  are  shown  by  records  of  deeds.  He  resided 
first  on  Center  street,  near  where  John  F.  Brooks  now  resides. 

In  1716,  Thomas  Merritt  of  Scituate  sold  to  Mr.  Buck  the  land 
on  Broadway  on  which  the  house  stands.  The  land  was  then  with- 
out buildings.  In  1731,  Mr.  Buck  mortgaged  the  premises  to 
Thomas  Jenkins  and  at  this  time  there  was  a  house  and  barn 
thereon. 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.        OLD  HOUSES.  2ti3 

As  early  as  1730,  Mr.  Buck  sold  the  property  to  James  Torrey, 
the  latter  selling  to  his  brother  Nathaniel,  who  in  turn  sold  to 
Josiah  Palmer.  Josiah  Palmer,  a  son  of  this  Josiah,  sold  the 
premises  to  David  Stockbridge,  a  man  of  many  estates. 

Previous  to  1800,  Benjamin  Bass  came  into  possession  of  the 
property  and  lived  and  died  here,  as  did  his  unmarried  son  Elisha. 
The  latter  was  an  ingenious  uiechanic  and  a  devout  man. 

Some  time  after  the  death  of  Elisha  Bass,  Mr.  Charles  Dyer 
became  owner  and  occupant.  At  his  death,  the  property  passed  to 
his  son,  Frank  Waldo  Dyer,  who  still  occupies  it. 

Brief  mention  will  be  made  of  the  old  houses  long  since  gone 
which  stood  remote  from  any  existing  public  way  and  were  finally 
deserted  and  permitted  to  decay.  In  most  cases  the  cellars  ai'e 
now  visible. 

There  was  one  house  in  the  field  northwest  of  the  residence  of 
Edward  M.  Sweeny,  probably  owned  and  occupied  by  a  Rogers; 
one  near  the  railroad  track  east  of  the  junction  of  Elm  street  and 
Broadway,  occupied  by  Abner  Turner;  one  north  of  the  Second 
Congi'egational  Church  owned  and  occupied  by  one  of  the  early 
Barstows;  three  at  least  between  the  mill  of  Samuel  H.  Church 
and  Washington  street,  owned  by  House,  Briggs,  and  others;  one 
east  of  the  house "  formerly  owned  by  Daniel  Chapman,  occupied 
by  a  Simmons;  four  on  Henry's  lane,  occupied  by  the  Dilling- 
ham's, Woodworth's,  Gray's,  and  Freeman's;  one  east  of  the  house 
of  Helen  M.  Priest  on  Main  street,  occupied  by  William  Curtis, 
the  first  Baptist  minister;  one  west  of  the  house  of  Nathan  G. 
"Whiting  on  Main  street,  occupied  in  its  later  years  by  Thomas 
Hatch;  one  south  of  Plain  street,  on  the  Hanmer  Hook  road; 
three  on  the  old  way  from  Center  street,  near  the  end  of  Grove 
street,  to  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Water  street,  occupied  by 
Robbins,  Buck,  and  Sylvester;  four  near  northwest  Hanover  on 
the  old  way  which  led  westerly  from  Whiting  street  to  Rockland 
(these  latter,  however,  all  stood  just  outside  the  bounds  of  Han- 
over in  wliat  is  now  Rockland)  ;  and  one  west  of  Silver  street, 
known  in  its  later  A'ears  as  the  Tliomas  0.  Bates  house. 


264  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

Hotels.     Post  Offices.     Landmarks. 

HOTELS. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

A  word  about  this  subject  may  not  be  amiss.  In  1657  William 
Barstow  was  authorized  by  the  Colony  Court  "to  draw  and  sell 
wine,  beer  and  strong  waters  for  passengers  that  come  and  go  over 
the  bridge  he  hath  lately  made  or  others  that  have  occasion  imless 
any  just  exceptions  come  in  against."  Afterward  this  "Ordinary'' 
was  kept  by  Ms  son  Joseph,  and  in  1684  Joseph  Sylvester  was 
licensed  to  keep  it. 

This  ordinary  must  have  been  near  the  North  river  bridge. 
(See  Chapter  on  Streams  and  Bridges). 

There  is  no  other  record  regarding  hotels  known  to  the  writei' 
until  1747,  when  the  town  voted  "not  to  set  up  any  more  taverns 
in  the  town,  that  there  are  too  many  taverns  already  and  that 
one  tavern  is  sufficient  for  the  town."  Barry  says,  however,  that 
Samuel  Stetson's  house  was  a  tavern  stand  and  a  famous  place 
of  resort,  soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town.  (See  Chapter 
on  old  houses). 

Barry  also  says  that  Eliab  Studley,  who  was  in  Hanover  before 
the  Revolution,  was  a  noted  tavern  keeper,  his  house  being  a  fa- 
vorite place  of  public  resort. 

After  the  Revolution,  Colonel  John  Bailey  kept  a  hotel  on 
Main  street,  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  Henry  W.  Percival. 
This  Jolm  Bailey  was  cared  for  in  his  old  age  by  the  mother  of 
the  writer  and  she  often  spoke  of  the  plate,  the  decanters  and 
other  paraphernalia  of  the  hotel. 

The  first  stage  coach  from  Plymouth  to  Boston  was  run  in 
1794.  This  and  the  ship-building  on  North  river  made  the  Four 
Corners  a  central  point  for  varied  interests. 

In  1770  Cornelius  Turner  of  Hanover,  innholder,  sold  land  to 
Atherton  Wales  of  Hanover,  a  merchant.  In  1785  Atherton 
Wales  was  still  in  Hanover  and  in  a  deed  of  that  date  was  called 


HOTELS.       POST    OFFICES.       LANDMARKS.  365 

aa  ''Innholder,'"'  and  he  was  so  called  until  1795.  About  this  time 
Tilden  Crooker  kept  a  tavern  for  a  while  in  the  house  now  occu- 
pied by  Theodore  K.  Guth,  near  North  river  bridge. 

David  Kingman  built  the  Howard  House  at  the  Four  Corners 
and  for  a  long  time  occupied  it  as  a  residence,  but  he  was  keep- 
ing a  hotel  here  in  1797  and  1800. 

At  the  time  of  his  death  in  1807,  Samuel  Donnell  was  keeping 
a  hotel  in  the  house  where  Eben  C.  Waterman,  an  honored  mem- 
ber of  our  present  Board  of  Selectmen,  now  resides.  After  Mr. 
Donnell's  death,  Ephraim  Stetson  continued  the  business  in  this 
house. 

The  old  almanacs  give,  as  innholders  in  Hanover  from  1804  to 
1827,  ''Curtis"  and  "Donald."  The  writer  fails  to  locate  Mr.  Cur- 
tis, nor  can  he  give  positively  the  name  of  the  later  Donald.  Pei'- 
haps  too  much  reliance  should  not  be  given  to  these  "Almanac 
Eecords." 

Granville  Bryant  kept  a  hotel  in  the  Howard  House  as  early 
as  1830.  He  was  here  for  a  few  years.  Following  him  was  Syl- 
vanus  Percival  for  a  short  time,  and  after  him  came  Joseph  Po- 
corny.  From  1837  to  some  time  about  1850,  Ozen  Josselyn  was 
the  proprietor. 

After  the  advent  of  the  stage  coach  and  up  to  the  time  of  the 
construction  of  the  Old  Colony  Eailroad,  this  house  had  a  wide 
reputation,  as  travellers  from  Boston  to  Plymouth  sought  its  hos- 
pitality. 

It  was  sought  not  only  by  travellers  but  for  public  pur|5oses 
also.  Many  legal  questions  were  settled  here,  the  writer  himself 
remembering  one,  when  several  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers 
in  eastern  Massachusetts  assembled  in  this  building. 

Under  the  law  from  1850  to  1880  the  Probate  Court  held  an- 
nual sessions  in  Hanover  and  this  hotel  was  the  place  of  meeting. 
Mr.  Joseph  A.  Tripp  is  the  present  proprietor  of  this  hotel. 

For  the  past  ten  years  or  more,  Mr.  Alouzo  N".  Josselyn  has 
kept  a  hotel  in  the  house  at  the  Four  Corners  which  Eobert  E. 
Dwelley  constructed  as  a  residence  in  1856. 

POST    OFFICES. 

By  John  F.  Simmons. 

Deane  says  the  first  post  office  was  established  in  Scituate  in 
1800,  seventy  three  years  after  the  incorporation  of  our  to'mi.  The 
mail  was  carried  via  Cohasset  to  Boston  and  via  Marshfield  to 
Plymouth,  bv  coaches. 


266 


HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 


The  West  Scituate  (now  Assinippi),  post  office,  was  establislied 
February  11,  1828,  Edward  F.  Jacobs  being  the  post  master.  The 
office  was  in  the  ell  of  the  house  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Cutler,  at 
Assinippi.  Later,  this  post  office  was  removed  to  Queen  Anne's 
Comer.  After  remaining  there  a  few  years,  it  came  back  to  As- 
sinippi and  Benjamin  N.  Curtis  was  for  many  years  the  post 
master.  The  office  was  in  the  Assinippi  Hall  building,  in  the 
store  kept  by  Henry  J.  Curtis,  until  Mr.  Curtis  sold  his  store  to 
E.  Y.  Perry.  The  office  was  then  removed  to  a  small  building 
which  the  post  master  built  for  the  purpose  on  the  corner  of 
Washington  and  Webster  streets.  After  Mr.  Curtis'  death,  the 
office  was  moved  to  the  store  of  Eobert  W.  Killam,  on  the  opposite 
corner  and  there  it  has  remained  to  the  present  day.  Luke  P. 
Burbank  is  the  present  post  master.  The  name  West  Scituate, 
which  had  become  an  anomaly  for  a  post  office  located  in  Han- 
over, at  least  five  miles  from  the  nearest  part  of  Scituate,  was 
changed,  August  4,  1892,  to  Assinippi.  The  attempt  to  change 
it  to  "West  Norwell"  failed  and  the  contest  over  names  was  finally 
decided  by  John  Wanamaker,  the  Post  Master  General  of  the 
United  States. 

The  Hanover  post  office  is  the  oldest  in  town.  It  lies  on  the 
direct  Boston  and  Plymouth  post-road  of  ante-railroad  times.  It 
is  situated  at  the  Four  Corners,  in  the  drug  store  of  William  S. 
Curtis,  and  he  is  the  present  post  master. 

The  following  tables,  furnished  by  the  Post  Office  Department  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  are  self-explanatory. 

The  following  list  shows  the  dates  of  the  establishinent  of  each 
post  office  in  Hanover,  and  the  names  of  its  post  masters  with 
the  dates  of  their  appointments. 

Office.  Post  master. 

North  Hanover,       John  S.  Brooks, 
South  Hanover,        Isaac  G.  Stetson, 

Tliomas  DreAV, 
West  Hanover,         Edwin  Pose, 

"         "  Horatio  B.  Magoun, 

William  H.  White, 
West  Scituate,         Edward  F,  Jacobs, 
'"         "  Edward  Jacobs, 

Zattu  Gushing, 
"  "  Ebenezer  Blanchard, 

Benj.  N.  Curtis, 
"         "  James  E.  Lambert, 


Date  of  Appointment. 
(Est.)   March  30,  1888. 
(Est.)  January  25, 1864. 
October  6,  1897. 
(Est.)  January  2,  1861. 
August  31,  1861. 
April  18,  1901. 
(Est.)    Feb.   11,  1828. 
April  27,  1830. 
September  7,  1839. 
Feb.  28,  1854. 
April  29,  1857. 
Jan.  18,  1886. 


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Name  of  Post  Office 
changed  to  Assinippi, 

Aug.  4,  1893.  Annie  W.  Killam,  Aug.  4,  1892. 

"  J.  Edgar  Lambert,  July  \,  1899. 

Erville  E.  Lewis,  May  14,  1900. 

"  John  F.  Brooks,  Feb.  14,  1901. 

Balph  C.  Burbank,  May  25,  1904. 

Hanover,  Benjamin  Whitman,  (Est.)  April  1,  l/96» 

"  Kobert  Eells,  April  1,  1802. 

Seth  Stetson,  May  29,  1839. 

Samuel  Eells,  Jime  18,  1841. 

"  Stephen  Josselyn,  Oct.  IG,  1844. 

"  Alexander  Wood,  Jan.  23,  1851. 

"  Stephen  Josselyn,  June  10,  1853. 

"  Eobert  S.  Curtis,  April  8,  1861. 

"  Elizabeth  A.  Curtis,  April  8,  1873. 

"  Elizabeth  A.  Waterman,  Dec.  18,  1878. 

"  John  H.  Flavell,  Oct.  26,  1885. 

'*  William  S.  Curtis,  May  1,  1889. 

"  John  H.  Flavell,  June  23,  1893. 

"  William  S.  Curtis,  July  13,  1899. 

The  establishment  and  growth  of  the  post  office  in  this  country 
is  most  interesting.  Massachusetts  passed  its  first  act  recognizing 
and  regulating  the  passage  of  what  is  now  called  mail  matter,  as 
early  as  September  5,  1639.  It  was  entitled  "For  preventing  the 
miscarriage  of  letters"  and  is  so  brief  it  may  be  quoted  in  full, 

"It  is  ordered  that  notice  bee  given,  that  Richard  Fairbanks 
his  house  in  Boston  is  the  place  appointed  for  all  letters,  which 
are  brought  from  beyond  the  seas,  or  are  to  be  sent  thither; — are 
to  bee  brought  unto  him  and  he  is  to  take  care,  that  they  bee  de- 
livered, or  sent  according  to  their  directions,  and  hee  is  alowed 
for  every  such  letter  1  d.  and  must  answer  all  miscarriages  through 
his  owne  neglect  in  this  kind ;  provided  that  no  man  shall  bee 
compelled  to  bring  his  letters  thither  except  hee  please." 

In  1673-4  (Jan.  6),  public  messengers  who  were  "sent  post" 
should  be  paid  3  d.  per  mile  for  horse  and  man  and  innholders 
were  limited  for  baiting  the  horse  to  2s.  per  bushel  for  oats  and 
4d.  for  hay  "day  and  night." 

In  1693,  an  act  was  passed  by  the  Genei-al  Court  establishing, 
for  the  first  time  under  that  name,  a  General  Letter  Office  and 
fixing  the  rate?  of  postage.  Between  Bo^^ton  and  Rhode  Island, 
the  rate  for  a  single  letter  was  6d.;  from  Xew  York  12d.;  Penn- 


268  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

sylvania,  15d. ;  from  Maryland  or  Virginia,  2s. ;  from  Salem,  3d. ; 
Ipswich,  Newbury  and  places  east  of  Salem,  within  the  province, 
4d. ;  from  Piscataqua,  6d, 

The  post  master  then  bore  the  title  of  Post  Master  General  and 
•those  who  carried  the  mail  were  his  "Deputies." 

Provision  was  made  by  this  act  to  prevent  others  from  carry- 
ing mail  matter  for  hire,  under  a  penalty  of  40  pounds,  and  all 
/ship  masters  bringing  letters  or  pax^quets  (a  bundle  of  three  let- 
ters) from  abroad,  were  obliged  to  deliver  them  forwith  to  the 
Post  Master  General.  Each  letter  arriving  was  to  be  "marked" 
"with  a  print"  "to  show  the  day  of  the  month  and  year  when  the 
letter  came  in." 

Government  letters  were  to  be  carried  free  and  all  ferrymen 
■were  compelled  to  carry  free  the  postman  and  his  horse  without 
"delay. 

jS[o  set  time  for  mails  was  enjoined  by  the  act. 

The  usual  difficulty,  now  imiversal,  was,  from^  the  outset,  found 
in  the  post  office,  viz :  the  income  was  unequal  to  the  out-go.  In 
1703,  the  shortage  was  estimated  to  be  about  275  pounds.  To 
meet  this  estimated  loss,  the  Court  voted  the  Post  Master  General 
20  i^ounds  and  freed  him  "from  impresses,  trainings,  and  watches'' 
during  his  term  of  office. 

At  this  time,  1706,  John  Campbell  was  post  master  at  Boston. 
His  title  seems  to  have  become  "Post  Master  of  New  England." 
He  published  "The  Boston  News-Letter,"  referred  to,  in  his  peti- 
tions to  the  Court,  as  the  "Weekly  Intelligencer"  and  the  "weekly 
Letter  of  Intelligence."  This  was  the  first  newspaper  published 
"in  the  English  Colonies  throughout  the  extensive  continent  of 
North  America,"  according  to  the  Massachusetts  Historical  So- 
"Ciety's  Publishing  Committee  (P.  66,  note.  Vol.  VII  3rd  series). 
It  began  April  24,  1704.  It  "was  printed  by  Bartholomew  Green 
and  sold  by  Nicholas  Boone  at  his  shop  near  the  old  meeting 
house." 

In  1714,  the  post-riders  between  Boston  and  New  York,  carried 
the  mail  once  a  fortnight  during  the  winter  months.  It  took  5  1-2 
days  from  Boston  to  Hartford;  here  the  Boston  rider  met  the 
New  York  rider  and  exchanged  mails. 

In  1768,  the  Selectmen  of  Boston  sent  a  messenger  to  other 
towns  in  the  province  upon  their  public  business.  The  messenger 
'did  not  tarry  over  the  Lord's  Day  but  continued  his  journey  from 
Belchertown  to  Montague.  For  this  he  was  arrested  and  fined 
10s.  and  18s.,  costs.  This  the  General  Court  repaid  him  the  fol- 
lowing year. 


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In  l?v5,  May  25,  the  Post  Office  passed  out  of  the  hands  of 
the  State.  The  Provincial  Congress  took  its  work  into  their  own 
hands. 

No  stamps  were  in  use  in  the  United  States,  until  authorized 
by  the  act  of  Congress  of  March  3,  1847,  following  the  lead  of 
the  English  Post  Office  department  which  first  adopted  them  in 
1840,  leading  in  this  all  other  nations. 

LANDMARKS. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

"Without  attempting  to  make  the  list  complete  the  following  will 
aid  those  who  may  have  occasion  to  learn  the  old  local  name?. 

Absalom's  Rock: — A  large  boulder  in  the  field  south  from  Web- 
ster street  and  east  of  Whiting  street,  southeast  of  the  house  of 
Thomas  Delay. 

Bank  Land: — A  piece  of  land  near  the  residence  of  Cyrus  B. 
Josselyn  on  King  street.  It  was  probably  mortgaged  at  some 
time  to  what  was  Imown  as  the  Land  Bank; — Whence  its  name. 

Barstow's  Bridge : — First  name  for  North  river  bridge. 

Barstow's  Hill : — Just  north  of  the  Universalist  Church  at  As- 
sinippi,  in  Norwell. 

Bass  Place : — On  Hanover  street,  near  where  the  late  William 
Church  lived.     Now  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  S.  Stetson. 

Beach  Neck : — A  part  of  Main  street  and  a  part  of  Union  street. 

Beaver  Dam : — On  Third  Herring  brook,  below  Old  Pond. 

Beech  Hill : — West  of  King  street. 

Beech  Woods : — Northwest  of  King  street  toward  Rockland. 
Applied  indefinitely  at  different  times  to  northerly  part  of  King 
street  and  north  part  of  Circuit  street. 

Birch  Bottom : — An  unused  road  running  from  Union  street, 
just  east  of  Parker  McNayr's,  to  Main  street. 

Brisco's  Plain: — Brisco  lived  just  west  of  the  Centre  Meeting 
House,  near  Grove  street. 

Broad  Oak: — Applied  to  the  land  at  the  Four  Corners  on  both 
sides  of  where  the  R.  R.  station  now  stands. 

Burnt  Plain : — North  of  Walnut  Hill,  near  where  Webster  street 
nms. 

Candlewood  Plain: — West  of  the  Centre  Church. 

Chapman's  Landing: — On  border  of  Wampum,  or  Wampus 
Swamp,  southwest  of  H.  E.  Chamberlain's  residence.  There  was 
another  landing,  also  called  Chapman's  on  North  river,  where  hay 
was  landed. 


270  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER 

Church  Hill: — North  of  Union  street  and  west  of  Pine  street. 

Clay  Pits:— On  Walnut  Hill. 

Cornish  Place: — Near  '"Dr.  Dwelley  place"  and  the  present 
residence  of  Charles  S.  Stetson. 

Country  Eoad: — The  Plymouth  road,  now  Washington  street. 

Cricket  Hole: — (in  old  deeds  spelled  Creeket  Hole)  now  called 
Cricket  Hollow;  between  Washington  street  and  the  Third  Her- 
ring brook  and  west  of  Tiffany  Mills. 

Cuffs  Field : — Corner  of  Grove  and  Main  streets. 

Curtis  Street: — For  more  than  one  hundred  years  what  is  now 
Main  street,  was  called  Curtis  street. 

Cushing  Lot  Dam: — By  Brook's  upper  mill. 

Dillingham  Field : — The  easterly  part  of  the  Ruf us  Crane  farm, 
east  of  Main  street. 

Drinkwater  Eoad: — A  road  from  Washingion  street  to  the 
•easterly  end  of  Summer  street,  was  for  one  hundred  years  known 
as  the  Drinkwater  road.  It  included  parts  of  what  are  now  Han- 
over and  Circuit  streets. 

Dug  Hill: — On  Silver  street. 

Fresh  Marsh:— Name  of  "Old  Pond"  in  1690. 

General's  Island: — Land  owned  by  Hingham  people  in  the 
northwest  corner  of  "Hanover. 

Grassy  Plain: — On  Main  street  at  Norwell  line. 

Gray  Place : — North  side  of  "Henry's  Lane." 

Great  Share  Lots : — From  the  westerly  line  of  the  orighial 
town  of  Scituate,  running  easterly  one  and  one-fourth  miles. 

Green  Rock : — Southeast  of  "Rocky  Swamp." 

Hanmer's  Hook: — A  part  of  the  Zaccheus  Estes  farm,  (now 
o^vned  by  Lot  Phillips  and  Company  Corporation),  of  fifty  acres 
in  the  form  of  a  hook.     (See  note  at  the  end  of  landmarks.) 

Hanover  Folly: — A  name  given  to  Rockland  street  by  Capt. 
John  Cushing,  who  was  opposed  to  building  it. 

Hatch's  Bridge : — An  early  name  for  Teague's  bridge. 

Hayden  Hill: — On  land  of  Col.  J.  B.  Barstow. 

Henry's  Lane: — An  old  lane,  once  a  highway;  leading  westerly 
from  Washington  street,  near  the  house  of  ITiTfiin  Gardner. 

Hughs'  Cross : — Indefinite  lands  for  a  distance  one-eighth  of  a 
mile  on  each  side  of  Church's  Mill,  are  flescn-ibod  in  old  deeds  as 
*at  "Hughs'  Cross." '  Gov.  Winthrop  on  his  return  trip  after 
visiting  Gov.  Bradford  in  1632  says,  "After  crossing  the  North 
River  we  came  to  a  place  called  Hues  Cross."  The  Governor  be- 
ing displeased  with  the  name  changed  it  to  Hues  Folly.    Probably 


HOTELS.       POST    OFnCES.       LAXDMAHKS.  271 

this  was  the  same.  John  Hughes  was  in  Scituate  in  1(»33.  He 
was  previously  in  Plymouth.  Solomon  Hughes  lived  in  Norwell, 
near  the  northerly  end  of  South  street.  There  is  a  well-autheu- 
ticated  story  of  Hughes  crossing  this  stream  and  being  frightened 
by  a  wolf. 

Hughs'  Cross  Brook : — South  branch  of  Third  Herring  brook. 
Ciirtis's  Mill  stood  on  said  Brook. 

Indian  Path: — Over  Third  Herring  brook.  This  runs  east  of 
^^'ashington  street,  from  the  end  of  Silver  street,  to  East  street, 
crossing  the  Third  Herring  brook  at  Cornet's  Mill. 

Indian  Stepping  Stones : — West  of  AVhiting  street  near  Rock- 
land line. 

Indian  Way  Stone : — On  the  hill  back  of  the  house  of  the  late 
A\'illiam  Whiting.  It  is  said  to  have  marked  the  Indian  Trail 
from  the  Bridgewaters  east,  across  the  ^'Stepping  Stones,"  past  the 
spring  at  Assinippi,  to  the  shore  at  Conihasset,  now  Scituate. 

Iron  Mine  Brook: — One-half  mile  southwest  of  Hanover  Pour 
Corners. 

King  Stone  Hill :— North  of  tlie  late  Eichmond  Winslow's  place 
on  Circuit  street. 

Little  Eound  Top: — A  hill  on  the  border  line,  between  Rockland 
and  Hanover,  west  of  King  street. 

Log  Bridge: — (In  1650)  over  Third  Herring  brook  near  Henry 
B.  Barstow's. 

London  Bridge : — On  Webster  street,  near  the  junction  of  North 
street. 

Ludden's  or  Luddam's  Ford:— Xear  the  Rubber  Mill  at  Pem- 
broke line.     The  arch  bridge  now  spans  the  stream. 

Lydia  Wright  Hill: — On  Washington  street  at  the  residence  of 
the  late  George  Studley.  Her  house  stood  a  little  south  of  the 
present  house.     The  highway  now  encloses  a  part  of  the  cellar. 

Mingo  Field: — South  side  of  Silver  street,  near  "Dug  Hill.'* 

ISTab  Neal  Place: — On  Spring  street,  supposed  to  have  been  the 
Nathaniel  Josselyn  place. 

New  Forge: — At  South  Hanover.  The  present  site  of  the  Tack 
Factory. 

New  Saw  Mill :— (In  1688)  now  called  Church's. 

Nick  Hill: — On  Main  street,  south  of  Grov^  street.  A  negro 
known  as  "Joe  Nick"  lived  just  north  of  the  hill.  His  house  was 
on  the  west  side  of  the  street  and  the  well,  which  still  remains, 
was  on  the  east  side.  His  true  name  was  probably  Joseph 
Nicholson. 


272  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Old  Pond: — A  wooded  swamp  along  the  Third  Herring  brook 
between  Church's  Mill  and  East  street.  So  called  because  the 
lands  were  flowed  by  the  dam  erected  at  Cornefs  Mill. 

Old  Forge :— At  Luddin's  Ford. 

Old  Saw  Mill:— (In  1676)  just  north  of  East  street  on  Third 
Herfing  brook.    In  1656  this  was  called  Cornet's  Mill. 

Otis  Lot: — West  side  of  Main  street  just  north  of  the  Baptist 
Meeting  House. 

Pantoosic  or  Pantooset: — Near  North  river,  west  of  T.  K. 
Guth's. 

Park : — Near  Broadway  and  the  house  of  Jane  B.  Eeed. 

Peg's  Swamp : — Back  of  Judson  Studley's  and  near  Circuit  street. 

Pine  Island: — North  of  Hanover  street,  west  of  Plain  street. 

Pond  Lots: — Near  the  residence  of  Rufus  T.  Estes,  west  of  Cir- 
cuit street. 

Project  Dale: — The  beautiful  valley  wherein  is  located  Water- 
man's Tack  Works. 

Purr  Cat  Lane: — Now  Spring  street. 

Eocky  Swamp : — West  of  Washington  street,  south  of  J.  F.  Sim- 
mons' house. 

Share  Line: — Westerly  boundary  of  "Great  Share  Lots." 

Shuble's  Ridge: — Crosses  Centre  street  a  few  rods  west  of  resi- 
dence of  John  F.  Brooks. 

Soper's  Hill : — On  Union  street,  just  west  of  Frank  Bonney's 
place. 

Strawberry  Hill : — West  of  the  residence  of  Fred  A.  Studley, 
Circuit  street. 

Tumble  Down  Hill: — On  Plain  street  near  Circuit  street. 

Turkey  Plain: — Barr^^  and  Deane  say,  near  Indian  Head  river. 
Mr.  Simmons'  notes  say,  on  Hanover  street  just  west  of  the  west- 
erly end  of  Rockland  street. 

Turner  Swamp : — East  of  Main  street  and  north  of  Webster 
street. 

Walnut  Hill: — South  of  Webster  and  west  of  Washington 
streets. 

Wampum  or  Wampus  Swamp: — South  of  the  late  Richmond 
Winslow's  place. 

Wolf  Trap  or  Wolf  Rock:— On  land  formerly  of  Col.  J.  B. 
Barstow  near  "Iron  Mine  Brook." 

Woodward  Hill : — Between  the  Centre  and  the  Four  Corners. 
Rockland  street  runs  over  it.  This  street  was  once  called  the 
Woodward  Hill  Road. 


HOTELS.       POST    OFFICES.       LANDMARKS.  273 

Woodward  Place: — East  end  of  Great  Shares  on  Henry's  lane. 
(Note)  Hannie/s  Hook. 

Barry  and  other  writers  of  geneological  work,  speak  of  "Han- 
mer's  Hook"  as  a  large  area,  embracing  lauds  at  Centre  Hanover 
and  at  South  Hanover. 

The  fact  regarding  this  Hanmer's  Hook  so  far  as  the  records 
show  is  that  it  was  a  tract  of  land  of  fifty  acres  granted  to  John 
Hanmer  by  the  Scituate  Committee  in  1675  which  is  now  em- 
braced in  what  is  known  as  the  Zaccheus  Estes  farm.  The  follow- 
ing is  a  description  of  the  bounds  of  this  lot.  ''The  bounds  of 
said  granted  land  being  at  a  certain  marked  tree  standing  about 
four  or  five  rods  eastward  of  a  Swamp  and  runneth  105  rods 
near  on  a  north  and  by  west  line  to  a  marked  Spinice  tree  and 
so  to  run  eastward  by  a  swamp  about  100  rods  and  thence  runneth 
toward  the  west  and  by  south  50  rods  and  joineth  to  west  on 
share  line  and  thence  runneth  160  rods  toward  the  south  and 
by  east  and  then  runneth  50  rods  toward  the  east  and  by  north 
to  the  first  marked  tree  aforesaid." 

By  plotting  these  bounds  it  will  appear  that  the  lot  was  in 
the  shape  of  a  hook  and  without  doubt  this  gave  the  name  to 
the  lot. 

The  children  of  John  Hanmer  after  his  death  sold  this  lot  to 
Walter  Hatch  and  Walter  Hatch  by  his  will  made  in  1698  gave 
it  to  his  son  Samuel  and  in  1719  Samuel  Hatch  conveyed  it  to 
Mathew  Estes  the  ancestor  of  Zaccheus  Estes. 

John  Hanmer  owned  one  other  lot  of  ten  acres  which  was  south 
of  Plain  street  and  Isaac  Hanmer  owned  a  parcel  of  land  near 
the  northerly  end  of  Spring  street  where  he  at  one  time  lived. 
"Hanmer^s  Hook"  is  never  refen-ed  to  in  old  deeds  except  as  hav- 
ing reference  to  the  50  acres  aforesaid. 


274  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

Birds     *     "*'■     *     *     *     God's  Acre. 

By  Jedediah  Dwelley. 

BIRDS. 

Edward  H.  Forbush,  in  his  book,  "Useful  Birds  and  their  Pro- 
tection," says,  in  his  introduction:  "There  is  no  subject  in  the 
field  of  natural  science  that  is  of  greater  interest  than  the  im- 
portant position  that  the  living  bird  occupies  in  the  great  plan 
of  organic  nature." 

We  are  fast  awakening  to  this  fact  and  also  to  an  appreciation 
of  the  bird  for  the  delight  he  gives  in  song  and  action.  What  note 
is  sweeter  than  that  of  the  bluebird,  the  lovely  harbinger  of  Spring 
as  he  comes  close  to  us  in  the  early  March  days,  when  all  else 
seems  so  cold  and  cheerless !  What  action  more  graceful  than  that 
of  the  barn-swallow,  as  she  skims  the  air,  buoyed  up,  as  it  some- 
times seems,  by  some  invisible  power!  What  song  and  action 
more  enchanting  than  that  of  the  bob-o-link,  as  he  greets  us  in  the 
early  Summer,  after  his  long  journey  from  Brazil,  to  spend  the 
few  brief  weeks  with  us  in  rearing  his  young ! 

The  most  of  iis  love  birds.  The  number  who  know  them  and 
who  can  tell  every  bird  by  its  song  and  plumage  are  few.  Mr. 
Joshua  S.  Bates  of  Norwell,  Mrs.  Josephine  S.  Nash  of  Hanover 
and  Miss  Minnie  K.  Batchelder  of  Plymouth,  all  of  whom  know 
and  love  the  birds,  have  added  the  sum  of  their  knowledge  in  thf 
preparation  of  this  chapter.  The  following  was  written  by  Miss 
Batchelder  and  the  greater  ninnber  of  birds  were  enumerated 
by  her. 

Hanover  is  particularly  favored  in  its  diversity  of  bird-life. 
The  town  itself,  possessing  high  land,  meadows,  extended  plains, 
covered  with  a  characteristic  growth  of  white  pine ;  ponds,  numer- 
ous rivers  and  brooks,  the  latter  bordered  and  edged  with  thickets 
of  viburnum,  huckleberry,  swamp  azalia,  spice  bush  and  witch 
hazel,  all  tend  to  make  an  ideal  home  for  many  of  our  well-known 


BIED8. 


GOD  8   AGUE. 


275 


birds,  and  likewise  aii  attractive  resting  place  for  the  many 
migrants  that  pass  through,  semi-annually,  on  their  way  to  and 
from  their  breeding  grounds. 

The  Massachusetts  Ijaw  of  190G,  regarding  the  protection  of 
song  and  insectiverous  birds,  together  with  the  numerous  game 
laws  and  the  growth  of  public  sentiment  along  this  line,  are  doing 
much  towards  the  increase  of  our  bird  population,  and  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  North  river,  the  bittern,  heron,  wild  duck,  and 
an  occasional  shore  bird  are  finding  safe  breeding-places  in  the 
meadows  bordering  the  river. 

The  following  is  a  partial  list  of  the  birds  seen  and  identified 
in  Hanover,  ninety  per  cent  of  which  breed  in  Hanover: 


Eobin 

Oriole 

Bluebird 

Blue  Jay 

Purple  Finch 

Gold  Finch 

Phebe 

Chebec 

Wood   Pewee 

Kingbird 

Great-crested   Flycatcher 

Catbird 

Thrasher 

Towhee 

Bobolink 

Bam  Swallow 

Bank  Swallow 

Tree   Swallow 

Purple  Martin 

Chimney  Swift 

Cowbird 

Crow 

Rcdwin  fired  Blackbird 

Qrackle 

Cuckoo 

Scarlet  Tanager 

Fox  Sparrow      * 

"\\Hiite-throated    Sparrow 

Vesper  Sparrow 

Song  Sparrow 


Chipping  Sparrow 

Black-throated  Green  Warbler 

Field  Sparrow 

Tree  Sparrow 

Savanna   Sparrow 

Meadow  Lark 

Horned  Lark 

Yellow  Warbler 

Black  and  White  Warbler 

Chestnut-sided  Warbler 

Pine  Warbler 

Myrtle  Warbler 

Maryland  Yellow-throat 

Redstart 

Mourning  Dove 

Indigo  Bird 

House  Wren 

Quail 

Partridge 

Woodcock 

Flicker 

Downy  Woodpecker 

Hairy  Woodpecker 

Wli(ite-Breasted    Nuthatch 

Chickadee 

Brown   Creeper 

Shrike 

Junco 

Cedarbird 

Kingfisher 


276  HisTOEY  OF  hanovi;r. 

Oven  Bird  Eed-shoiildered   Hawk 

Humming-Bird  Broad-winged  Hawk 

Eose-breasted  Grosbeck  Night  Hawk 

Whip-poor-will  Goshawk 

Wood  Thrush  Green   Heron 

Hermit  Thrush  Great  blue  Heion 

Yeery  Night  Heron 

Golden-crowned  Kinglet  Dusky  Duck 

Eed-eyed  Vireo  Wood  Duck 

White-eyed  Tireo  Great-homed   Owl 

Marsh  Hawk  Screech  Owl 

Cooper's  Hawk  Barred  Owl 

Sparrow  Hawk  Spotted  Sandpiper 

Sharp-shinned   Hawk  Solitaiy  Sandpiper 

Duck  Hawk  Virginia  ]7ail 
Eed-tailed  Hawk 


GOD  S   ACRE. 

"I  like  that  ancient  Saxon  phrase,  which  calls 
The  burial-ground  God's  Acre !    It  is  just ; 

It  concecrates  each  grave  within  its  walls, 

And  breathes  a  benison  o'er  the  sleeping  dust." 

"With  thy  rude  plougshare.  Death,  turn  up  the  sod. 
And  spread  the  furrow  for  the  seed  we  sow; 
This  is  the  field  and  acre  of  our  God, 

This  is  the  place  whei'e  human  harvest  grow !" 

Previous  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town  the  burial-places  foi* 
the  most  of  the  population  living  within  her  borders  must  have 
been  the  old  cemeteries  in  Scituate.  Doubtless  the  one  north  of 
Union  bridge  was  used  as  well  as  the  one  at  Church  Hill.  After 
the  incorporation,  Hanover  made  immediate  provision  for  the  bur- 
ial of  its  dead  and,  in  1737,  the  Town  of  Scituate  made  a  grant 
from  its  Common  Lands  of  ten  acres  for  a  training-field  and 
burying-ground.  This  lot  was  divided  into  two  parcels,  one  of 
Beven  and  one-half  acres  for  the  training-field  and  one  of  two  and 
a  half  acres  for  the  burial-ground.  Later  the  town  voted  to  give 
to  John  Rogers  a  deed  of  seven  and  one-half  acres,  which  was 
not  included  within  the  borders  of  tlie  present  cemetery,  and  to 
take  in  return  a  deed  of  three  acres,  which  was  probably  the  basis 
of  the  present  cemetery. 


H\CKETT'S   MILL,    NORTH    HANOVER 

"And    heie    in    spring   the    veeries    sing 
The  song-  of   long  ago." 


WHITING    STKEKT,    SHOWING    HOISE    OF    MISS     TRYPHENA      WHITLNG 


couNKi;   or   :.iAix   and   silvkr  strcets 


AT   MEMORIAl.    I  1;N 


BIRDS.       god's  acre.  277 

It  is  doubtful  if  the  town  ever  occupied  any  part  of  this  present 
cemetery  ground  for  a  training-field  although  the  ''Gun  House," 
within  the  memory  of  men  now  living,  stood  on  the  lot  near  Main 
street,  a  few  rods  east  of  the  tombs. 

The  earliest  burials  were  made  in  the  northerly  part  of  the 
cemetery,  as  then  constituted,  and  stones  are  now  standing  which 
give  a  date  as  early  as  1730. 

Before  1700,  few  graves  in  any  of  the  cemeteries  of  the  Old 
Colony  were  indicated  with  stone  monuments,  wooden  markers 
being  used.  But,  when  Hanover  was  incorporated,  they  had  be- 
come common. 

The  early  stones  were  of  slate,  imported  Welsh  slate,  it  is  said. 
They  have  stood  the  test  of  time.  The  cuts  on  these  stones  are 
repulsive  but  the  inscriptions  are  lenghy  and  indicate  tenderness 
and  appreciation. 

The  most  of  these  old  stones  face  the  west,  as  they  do  in  so 
many  of  the  older  cemeteries.  Until  the  beginning  of  the  nine- 
teenth century,  all  the  graves  had,  as  a  top  covering,  small  stones 
for  a  depth  of  at  least  one  foot. 

During  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  century,  marble  stones 
came  into  use  and  this  use  continued  for  a  long  time;  but  a  ma- 
jority of  these  have  fallen  and  the  decay  of  all  is  inevitable. 
Granite  is  now  the  principal  material  used  for  headstones  and 
monuments. 

Probably  the  graves  unmarked  in  the  cemetery  exceed  in  num- 
ber those  that  are  marked.  Briggs,  in  his  "Church  and  Cemetery 
Records,"  gave  a  list  of  the  majority  of  the  stones  standing,  when 
this  book  was  published. 

In  1788,  David  Stockbridge  presented  the  town  with  a  parcel 
of  land  containing  one  and  one-quarter  acres.  This  now  consti- 
tutes the  northwest  part  of  the  cemetery'. 

About  1850,  John  Barstow  gave  to  the  town  a  lot  of  land  and 
this  lot  now  forms  the  southeasterly  part  of  the  cemetery. 

In  1891,  the  town  purchased  of  Joshua  Studley  12  6-10  acres, 
of  Mrs.  Andrew  T.  Damon  3  8-10  acres,  and,  at  the  same  time, 
Mrs  Eliza  Salmond  gave  to  tlie  town  3-10  of  an  acre  of  land. 
This  now  forms  tlie  northerly  part  of  the  present  grounds.  The 
cemetery  now  contains  25  6-10  acres. 

In  1808,  the  town  voted  to  purchase  a  hearse.  Previoiis  to 
this  we  think  the  Bier  and  Pall  had  been  used  for  transporting  the 
dead  to  their  final  resting  place. 

Previous  to  1844  the  grounds  had  little  care  except  such  as 


278  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

was  given  by  friends  and  individual  owners  of  lots.  On  that  date, 
the  town  passed  a  vote  to  '"raise  a  Committee  to  cause  to  be  built 
a  tomb  and  to  exterminate  the  bushes  on  the  Burying  Ground"; 
but,  as  late  as  1860,  the  old  graves  were  still  covered  with  heaps 
of  small  stones  and  the  low-bush  blueberries  covered  the  most  of 
the  groimd.  Since  that  date  more  and  more  attention  has  been 
given  to  the  care  of  the  gi'ounds  and  now  there  are  few  country 
cemeteries  that  can  surpass  our  o^vIl  for  beauty  of  situation  or  that 
show  greater  attention  or  more  modest,  beautiful  monuments. 

The  Grand  Army  by  the  inauguration  of  Decoration  Day  has 
aroused  a  sentiment  that  has  done  much  to  make  our  cemetery 
an  attractive  spot;  and  no  heart  can  be  untouched  by  the  simple 
impressive  ceremonies  of  the  day;  especially  those  at  the  Memorial 
Urn,  which  was  erected  by  our  Woman's  Eelief  Corps  in  memory 
of  the  "Unreturned";  and  at  the  Soldier's  Monument,  which 
stands  on  the   green  at  the   entrance   to  the   cemetery  grounds. 

Early  in  the  history  of  the  Colony,  family  burial  lots  were  com- 
mon and  there  were  three  at  least  at  Hanover;  one  west  of  Center 
street  on  the  Albert  Wliite  farm,  one  west  of  Winter  street  and 
one  at  West  Hanover,  a  few  rods  northwest  of  the  liouse  of  Al- 
pheus  Packard.  This  latter  lot  is  now  fenced  and  several  head- 
stones are  still  standing. 

Tlie  one  west  of  Center  street  was  the  Hatch  family  burifil 
lot  and  here  James  Hatch,  the  first  Selectman  was  bttried.  Cor- 
nelius White  owned  this  land  in  the  early  part  of  the  nineteen tli 
century.  He  tried  to  have  the  toAvn  take  possession  of  tliis  burial 
lot  and  preserve  it  but  no  definite  action  was  taken  and  the 
ground  was  ploughed. 

It  was  a  tender  thought  to  bury  Ihe  loved  ones  on  the  homo 
place.  Time  and  change  are  unfeeling  and  experience  teaches 
us  that  one  common  ground  ^vith  perpetual  care  is  more  in  har- 
mony with  our  ])ctter  thouglits  in  connection  with  our  dead. 

At  Assinippi  near  the  town  line  is  another  btirial  ground  cs- 
tablishd  about  17S9,  this  havins;  been  used  largely  by  families 
in  that  section  of  the  town. 

We  quote  fi'om  an  article  on  the  Pembroke  ('enietery  written  bv 
Harry  W.  Litchfield  of  that  town  "  'Go  to  yonder  Churchyard/ 
said  Doctor  Francis  Collamorc,  'and  read  history  there,'"  and, 
further,  he  says:  "God's  Acre  is  the  last  home  of  all  our  neighbors 
and  friends.  Each  season  brings  it  a  richei-  harvest  of  them  from 
the  highways  and  byways  of  the  town.  Although  we  may  never 
come  to  esteem  a  walk  through  its  winding  paths  and  grass-grown 


BIRDS,         god's   acre.  279 

avenues,  in  the  words  of  Judge  SewalL  "an  awful  yet  pleasing 
Treat",  the  siglit  of  its  memorials  to  our  dear  and  honoured 
friends  may  remind  us  more  of  what  was  gained  in  their  lives 
than  lost  in  their  deaths  and  bring  us  out  from  the  gateway, 
feeling  that  we  have  been  'compassed  about  with  a  great  cloud  of 
witnesses'."  In  closing  this  chapter,  the  following  quotation 
seems  appropriate : — 
'"My  heart  was  heavy,  for  its  trust  had  been 

Abused,  its  kindness  answered  with  foul   wrong : 
So,  turning  gloomily  from  my  fellow-men, 

One  summer  Sabbath  day  I  strolled  among 
The  green  mounds  of  the  village  burial  place; 

\Vhere,  pondering  how  all  human  love  and  hate 
Find  one  sad  level;  and  how,  soon  or  late, 

Wronged  and  wrong-doer,  each  with  meekened  face, 
iVnd  cold  hands  folded  over  a  still  heart, 

Pass  the  green  threshold  of  our  common  grave. 
Whither  all  footsteps  tend,  whence  none  depart, 

Awed  for  myself  and  pitying  my  race, 
Our  common  sorrow,  like  a  mighty  v/ave, 

Swept  all  my  pride  away,  and,  trembling,  I  forgave !" 


ERRATA. 


On  a  review  we  notice  a  few  important  errors  and  take  this  op- 
portunity to  correct  them: 

Page  73,  line  1,  for  "Horace  W.  Crane,"  read  Horace  S.  Crane. 

Page  90,  line  21,  for  "to  let  alone,"  read  to  he  let  alone. 

Page  98,  line  13,  for  "Clapman,"  read  Chapman. 

Page  245,  line  11,  for  "Frederick  W.  Hall,"  read  Frederick  B. 
Hall. 

Page  259,  line  20,  for  "1775,"  read,  17^5. 


INDEX. 


Tliis  index  relates  only  to  the  liistorical  part  of  tlie  book.  An 
index  was  prepared  of  tlie  gencalo^-ical  pages  containing  more  than 
fifteen  thousand  names,  alphabetically  arranged,  but  as  tlie  })ubli- 
cation  of  this  would  so  increase  tlie  number  of  pages  as  to  re(]|uiro 
a  work  of  two  volumes,  and  very  materially  increase  the  cx)st!,  il 
was  decided  to  omit  the  same.  As  tlie  families  are  arranged  aN 
phabetically,  we  trust   the  omission  w  ill  iK^t  be  felt  as  a  loss. 


Abingtoii,  0.  10,  12,  14.  24.  39. 
Academy.  60,  97,  122. 
Adams,  John,  2r>. 

John   Quincy.    121!. 

Samuel,  30. 
Aged  Persons,  189. 
List    of    Agnd     Persons     giving    (kite    ot 

death  and  age,  190'   191,  192. 
Agriculture,  217,  218. 
Aiken,  .Tames,  31.  87. 
Alden,  John,  99.  220. 

Piiscilla,  99. 
Alger.   Frank.   216,   219. 
Allen,  Cyrus  W.,  31.  74,  84,  173. 

Fannie  F.,  103. 

George  0.,  8-"). 

Mary  Abhy.   173. 
Anderson,  Milledgc,  86. 
Appleton.   Samuel    (;.,   60. 
Ashburton,  Lord,    186, 
Aasinippi,  15,  219. 
Austin,   Ann,   89. 


Backer,  Xicholas,  44. 

Bailey  or  Bayle,   Benjamin,   189. 

Bette,  22! 

Calvin,  213. 

Charles,  57. 

David,  106. 

GeorgiB,  26. 

John,    18.   26,   29.    ,30.    118,    143.    1,52, 
184,   213,   264. 

Lebbeus.  213. 

Lucy,  23. 

Luther,  152,  153. 

Seth,  23,  26. 

Stephen.  26.  59. 

Timothy,  ,39. 


::}.    43, 


Baker,  Jacob.  68. 

Samuel,  US. 
Baldwin,   Samuel,  78,   82. 
I'.annican,  John.  73. 
Baptist   Society,   70. 
Bardin,  Thomvs,   18,  23,  201,  207 
Barker,   Caleb,    18,   23,   26,   29. 

Francis,  199. 

John,  23.  119. 

Joshua,   199. 

Josiah,  199. 

Fvobert,  23,  199,  207. 

Samuel,  199. 

Seth,  96,  174. 
Barnard,  Cliarles  D.,   167. 
Barren,   Eli.sha,   30,    65,    121.    lf>\ 
Barrows,   B.   W..   72. 
Barry,   John   S.,    12,    16,    17,   31. 

58,   64.   68.   69. 
Barstow,   Abbv    E.,   87. 

Alton   M.,"  88. 

Benjamin,   18. 

Daniel,  26. 

Edward,  248. 

Gideon,    107. 

Jeremiah,  138. 

John,  .59.   153.  277. 

John  B.,  26,  30,  34,  121.  188. 

Joseph,    18,    29,   30.   40,   41.    76.    138, 
200.  201,  202,  207. 

Joshua,  29.  202. 

Samuel,   18.  26.  76.   143,   200. 

Seth  T.,   107. 

Thomas,  57. 

William,    16,   40.    172,    222,    2.' 
264. 
Bas«.   T'.nniamin.    23.    26.    29.    34. 
184. 

Mary,  184. 


232, 
80, 


282 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


Bachelder,  Minnie  K.,  274. 
Bates  or  Battes,  Amos,  188. 
Clement,  23. 
James,  44. 
Joseph,  120,  206. 
Joshua  S.,  274. 
John  B.,  217. 
Mary.  87. 

Thomas  M.,  26,  89. 
William  F.,  217. 
Bay  Path,  219,  220. 
Beach  Neck,  224. 
Beal,  J.  W.,  122,  238,  246. 

Zadock,  26. 
Beech  Woods,   120. 
Belle  House  Neck,  95. 
Benson,   Caleb,   72. 
Besarick,  J.  H.,  73. 
Bigelow,  Annie  L.,  175. 

Horatio,   96,    174. 
Birds,  274. 
Bisbee.  Elijah,  75. 
Blacksmiths,  216. 
Blanchard  C.  C.  and  Eben,  211. 
Blatchford,  Ida  M.,   113. 
Bond,  Sarah  A.,  89. 
Bonney,  Josiah,  26. 

Morton  V.,  26,  31,  34. 
Boots   and   Shoes,   Man'f.   of,   211. 
Bossuet,  Josepli,   107. 
Bourn   or   Bourne,   Louisa,   98. 
Nathan,  24. 
Remember,   21. 
Rev.   Mr.  -55. 
Ruth,   70. 
Samuel,  21. 
Boutwell,   (ieorge    S.,   28. 
Bowen,  Louisa  Tower,  63. 
Bowker,   Benjamin,   65. 
Edward  A..  26. 
Fred  W.,  88. 
Joshua,  65. 
Mi-s.  Stephen,  .51. 
Bowman.  Cliarles   F.,  87. 
Braddoek.  (icneral,   140. 
Bray,  John,  23. 
Brean,   Cliarles,   144. 

Nicholas,  144. 
Breare.  Roliinson,  68. 
Bridge-s.  230. 

At  Ludden's  Ford,  231. 

Hatch's,  230. 

Little's   36,   95,   172. 

North  River,  231.  232.  233.  234.  235, 

236.   237. 
South  Hanover,  231. 
Union,  52. 
Bridgewater,  24,  52. 
Brighani,  Edwin  H.,  113. 
Briggs.  Cornelius,   183. 
C.  W.,  44. 
Deborali.  183. 
James,  183. 


Briggs,  Joel,  70. 

L.  Vernon,  113. 

S.  H.  R.,  69. 

Walter,  183. 
Broad  Oak,   120. 
Brockwell  Charles,  58. 
Brook,   Bailey's,  229. 

Burnt  Plain,  209,  229. 

Hugh's  Cross,  229. 

Indian  Head,  14. 

Iron  Mine,   180,  229,  210,  212,  224. 

Longwater,  229. 

Matthias,  209,  229. 

Stetson's,  2.30. 

Third   Herring,   9,    11,    16,    172,   219,. 
227,  228,  229. 

Torrey's,  230. 
Brooks,  Anna,  71. 

Curtis,  26,  70,  71. 

Eleanor,  70, 

J.  Howard.  44,   51,  52,   120. 

John,    72,   209,   214. 

John  S.,  26,  32,  72,  217. 

Joseph,  26,  29,  32,   120,  209. 

Lydia,  70. 

Phillips,  61. 

Samuel,  214. 

Sarah,   70. 

Thomas  D.,  72. 

William  Gray,  61. 

William  Henry,   32,   34,  58,   61,    130. 
Brown,   Clarence   F.,  98. 
Brownville,  J.  W.,  88. 

Lottie  W.,  88. 
Bryant,  (Uanville,  265. 

Harriet,   167. 

John,  41,  42. 

.Joseph,  12. 
Buck,  Abner,  23. 

Isaac,  19,  23,  41,  44,  74,  75,  76.  80. 
Thomas,   75. 
Buffum,  Sam'l  F.,  211. 
Bunker,  (Jeorge,  25. 
Bunker  Hill,  25. 
Burgess,  Benj'a  F.,  26,  34. 
Burnett,  Frank  Hollis,  112. 
Buniham,   J.   R.,   68. 
BurrouglLS,   Charles   I.,   69. 

Jeremiah,  44. 
Butler.  John,  71,  121. 


Cabot,Mary   T.,   113. 
Campbell,   Ada   A.,   251. 
Carr,  Lizzie   Helen,  62. 
Carriage- making.  215. 
Cartier,  Clunles,   107. 
Cemetery,   276. 
Chaddock,  Calvin,  34,  83. 

Roxa,  98. 
Cliamberlin.  Alplieiis  N.,  210. 

Henry   E.,  243. 

Norman,   106. 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 


?83: 


Chapel,  Bethany,  89. 

Catholic,  73. 
Chapin,   Seth,   83.    121. 
Chapman,  Daniel,  98. 
Nathan,  72. 
William,  87. 
Chauncy,  Charles,   105,  232. 
Chickatabutt,  Josias,  40. 
Chickering,  John,   105. 
Chittenden,  Isaae,  41,  42. 
Church,  Benjamin,  99. 

First  Cong'],   73. 

Robert  S..  2ti. 

Saba  D.,  250. 

Samuel  II..  26,  217,  223. 

Second   Cong'l,   87. 

St.  Andrew'.s  54. 

William,  21),  30,  80,  212. 
Church   Hill,   56,   59. 
Clapp  or  Clap,  Eugene  H.,  "08 

Fred  W.,  208. 

George  P.,  206. 

Samuel,  43,  44,  46. 

Steaphen,  43,  76. 

Thoma.s,  7G. 
Clark,  Christiana,  87. 

George  J.  J..   199. 
Cleveland,  F.  L.,   72. 

President,   154. 
Clock-makincf,  21.?. 
Clothing.  212. 
Collamore  or  Collamcr,  EnocJi.  65 

Francis.  110,  278. 

John,  72. 

Joseph.   44. 

Peter,  209. 
Common  Land-s  or  Flats.  21     i> 
Company,  A.  Culver.   179. 

E.  II.  Clapp  liubber,  208. 

Hanover  Artillery.  153,  ]54.  15.", 

Ilanover   Forge.   203. 

Hanover  Rille.  155. 

National   Fireworks,   190    -^Ofi 
tenant.   Thomas,   .32,   72. 
Copeland,  Jane,  87. 

Lucinda,    87. 

Lucy,  87. 

William.  87. 
Cornish,  Jame.s,  24. 

Joseph.   24.    118. 
Totherell,  Tiieophilus,  65 
Country  Ro;td,  22,  224. 
County  Ofiicers,  25,  33 
<^ox.  En  OS,  70. 

Alargaret,   183. 
CVane,  Abbie  F.,  103. 

Horace  S.,  44.  73    253 

Rufus   S.,  211 
f^ricket  Hole.   ISO  ' 
Crocker  or  Crooker.  DaniH.    '4 

John   H.,  26    30 

Tilden,  265. 
Crosby.  John  S.,  32. 


Oi'oss,  Hugh's,  210,  222. 
Oudworth,  James,  38,  41,  91. 
♦Airtis  or  Curtice,  Albert  J.,  32. 

Alice  Jtarian,  131. 

Anna,  70. 

Barker,  96. 

Benjamin,  18,  26, 

Bezaleel,  22. 

Consider,  208. 

Deborah,  70. 

Ebenezer,  121. 

Edward,  65,  238. 

Elijah,  59. 

Frederick  H.,  97. 

George,   176,  177,  178,  206,  208 

George  A.,  103. 

George   W.,   30,   43,   44.   212.   256. 

Hannah,  70. 

Henry   .J.,  26.   30,   32,  34. 

Hiram,  97. 

Joanna,  106. 

John,  26,   130,   131,   133,   134    213 

John  F..   103. 

Joseph,  18,  22,  29,  206,  209 

Josiah.  209. 

Lemuel,  26,  208,  210. 

Levi,  26.  29,  189. 

Melzar,  22,  23,  26.  29,  30,  34,  57.  188 
238.  >      '      -       .  , 

Nathaniel,  205. 

Olive,  71. 

Reuben,  29,  34,   107.  208. 

Robert,   32. 

Samuel,   26,  209. 

Seth,  70. 

Simeon,  96,  143,  212. 

Snow,  26. 

William,  26,  43,   44,  70    71    97    «^09 
212,  224.  '       '-■--' 

William   G.,  97. 

William  S.,  85,   122. 
Curtis   School  Hou8t>,    17. 
Curtis  Street,  120. 

Gushing,   Elijah,    12.    18.    19,    24.   26.   29 
30,   33,   74,   76.   80.    200,   201    '   ""  ' 

Ezekiel,  32. 

Ezekiel  Dotlge,   107. 

Hannah.  82. 

Horatio.   26.   34. 

James,  76. 

John,  42,  76,   82.   95.   97.    170    ""3 

Joseph,  27,  29.   30,   33.  96,   li9"l45 
146. 

Lemuel,  105.    1  15. 

Ma.ry,  106. 

Kehemiah,  9,  12,  39,  201 

William,  95.   119. 
Cushman,  Jothain,  97. 
Cutler.  Samuel,  32. 

Samuel  G.,  60. 

Timothy,  ,55,  56. 


.284 


HI8T0EY  OF  HANOVER. 


Dale,    Project,    205. 
Damon,  Andrew  T.,  83,  242,  277, 
Bernard,   29,  243. 
Bradford  S.,  211. 
Daniel  E.,  87,  101. 
Eells,  71. 
E.   0.,   43. 
George,  215. 
Isaac  N.,  65. 
John,  41,  42. 
Joshua,   65. 
Lieut.,  55. 
Lucy  F.,  73. 
Mary,  70. 

Thomas,  27,   184,  208. 
Daphne,  Queen,  51. 
Davenport,  Addington,   58. 

Mr.,  57. 
Davis,  Nathaniel,  12. 

Richard  Harding,   168. 
William  T.,   185. 
Deane,  17,  38,  41. 
Despard,  Lambert,   179,   199. 
Dick,  King,   51. 
Dickie.  Robert  B.,  71. 
Dillingham,  John,  24. 

Sarah,  189. 
Dinzey,  Amy,  63. 
Ethel,  63. 
Joseph,  62. 
Disbrow,  Edward  D.,  32,  86. 
Dodson,  Anthony,  44. 
Donnell,  Joseph,  59. 
Reuben  C,  27. 
Samuel,  265. 
Dowden,  William  H.,  17,  75,  8.5,  8.J.  242. 
Downes,  Nath'l  L.,  111. 
Doyle,  Mr.,  132. 

Draper,  Governor  Eben  S.,   168. 
Drinkwater,  120. 
Dudley,  Charles,  112. 
Dunbar,  Darius,  71. 
Duncan,  Abel  G.,   32,   34,   84,   103. 

William   Paley,   103,   124. 
Dwelley  Abner,   18.   19,  24,  27.  76. 
George  R.,  29,  32,   122,  124. 
James  H.,  204. 
Jedediah  27,  30,  32,  33,  34,  3.5,   103, 

116,   132,   144,   157. 
John  H.,  257. 
Joshua,   238. 
Josie,   116. 

Lemuel,  27,  188,  208,  258. 
Mary,   212. 
Melzar,  106,  154. 
Robert   E.,   265. 
William,   119. 
Dwight,  Daniel,   79. 

David,  74. 
Dyer,  Charles,  27,  34,  205. 
E.  Porter,  88. 
John  F.,  68. 


Dyer,  Mary,  93,  94. 
Waldo,  262. 

Eaton,  Benjamin  F.,  68. 
Ecclesiastical  History,   53. 
Education,   117. 
Eells,  Edward,  27. 

George  W.,  87. 

Mary  B.,  87. 

Priscilla,  87. 

Robert,  27,  34. 

Robert  L.,  22,  27,  30,  33,  120,  145. 

Samuel,  27,  96,  216. 
Eliot,  President,  124. 
Ellis,   Mordecai,   27,   59. 

Otis.  92. 
Estes,  Matthew,  225. 

William,   225. 

Zaccheus,  92,  249. 
Estes   family,  216. 
Evans,    Samuel    E.,    85. 
Everson,  John  W.,  34. 

Fish,   Elizabeth   A.,   46. 
Fisher,  Mary,  89. 
Fiske,  John,  25. 
^  Fitz  Gerald,  Margaret,  119. 
Richard,   24,   118,   120. 
Flagg.   Joshua,   68. 
Flavell,   John,   31. 
Mary   E.,  240. 
Sarah  J.,  240. 
Florow,  22. 
Floyd,  Mr.,  43. 
Fobes,  Joseph  Bassett,   108. 
Ford,  David   Barnes,   60,   122. 
John,  39. 
Lavina  S.,  132. 
Lydia,  71. 
Rhoda,  87. 
William,   24. 
Forge  &  Finery,  at  South  Hanover,  201, 

202,  203. 
Forge  at  Ludden's  Ford,  206,  207,  208. 
Forge,  Upper,  120. 
Foster,  Edward,  95. 

Freeman,  59,  107. 
Fox,  George,  89. 
Franklin,  Ben'ja.,  212. 
Fredericks,  John,  .52. 
Freeman,  Diana,  87. 
James,   184. 
Joseph.  32,   84. 
Lemuel,  87. 
French,  Charles  P.,  111. 

John   Ordway,   109,   111. 

Gardner,  Sarah,  59. 

Thomas  J.,  27,  32,  34. 
Garratt,  Alfred  C,   87,   108. 
Gill,  Nathaniel.  24,  209. 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


285' 


Goldsmith,  Joab,  59. 
Goodrich,  Nathan  \.,  2\± 
Goodwin,  T.  H.,  72. 
Gould,  John,   184. 

Tilson,   199. 
Grand  Array  of  Republic.    Ili.'j.    (See  also 

Post  No.  83.) 
Great  Lots,  224. 
Green,  Anna  R.,   85. 
Green'  Field,  17. 
Greenleaf,  Eliazer  A.,  (it!. 
Gridley,   Jeremy,   119. 
Griswold,  Bishop,  57,  liO. 
Gross,  Elisha,   65. 

John,  65,   67. 
Grovestein,  AVilliam  P.,  112. 
Guth,    Theodore    K.,    9(5.    173,    174. 

Hackett,  Wallace,  2U9. 
Hagborne,  Elizabeth,  1(1."). 
Halfway  House.  219. 
Halifax,   24. 
Hall,  Benjamin  B.,   46. 

Jeremiah,   105. 

Nancy,  205. 
Hammatt,  Lucia,   98. 
Hammond,  Charles,   112,   115. 
Hancock,  John,  25. 
Hammer  Benjamin,   18,  24. 
Hanover's  Railroad.   175. 

Directors   of,   17S. 
Hanson,  13,  14,  33. 
Hapgood,  Frost   &   Co..    132. 
Harlow,   Samuel,   18.   23. 
Harraden,  Frank   S..  (il. 
Harris,  B.   N.,   72. 

B.  W.,  101. 
Harvell,   Elisha    T..    233. 
Hatch,  Deborah,  222.  225. 

Isaac,  12,  21,  119,   12<i. 

Israel,  27. 

James,  18,  27,  31.  38,  80,  200,  278. 

Jeremiah,  12,  43.  46.  47. 

John,  17,  77. 

Walter,  44. 

William,  38. 
Hatherly,  Timothy.  38,  39.  91. 
Hawes,  Edward,  39. 

M.  E.,  68. 
Hay  ward,  Leslie  J.,  216. 
Henry's  Lane,  22,  223. 
Hinckley,  Josiah  W..  210,  211. 
Hines,  Daniel,  97. 
Hitchcock,  Gad,   107. 
Hoar,  Ebenezer  Rockwood,  96. 

George  Frisbie,  96. 
I  John,  38,  44,  96. 

'  Hobart,  xVaron.  31.   34.   ,35,  97.   121. 
'  Deborah,  106. 

Elihu,  205. 

Peter,  106. 

Thomas,  203. 


Hobart ".s  Landing,  172. 
Holland,  Dr..  220. 
Hollingsworth,  Richard,  171. 
Mollis,  Elizabeth  A.,  116. 
Holmes,  Cyiiis.  32,  ;!4. 

Sophia  A.,  87. 
Holton,  Edward  P..  88. 
Holyoke.  Edwani  A..   104. 
Hotels,  264. 
House,  Harrison  L.,  40,  07. 

James  W.,   13. 

John,  23,  119. 

Joseph,  19,  74,  76,  196. 

Samuel,  23,   172. 
Houses,   Old,   242   to   263. 

"Wm.  11.  Dowden,"   242. 

"Andrew  T.  Damon,"  242. 

"Henry   E.   Chamberlin,"   l'  13. 

"Bernard  Damon,"  243. 

"Baldwin  House,"   106.  241. 

"Cricket  Hole,"  244. 

"Frederick  B.  Hall,"  245. 

"Lous'  House  at  Four  Corners."  245.. 

"Martin  W.  Stetson,"  246. 

"Joshua  Stetson,"  246. 

J.  W.  Beal,  "Witherell   House,"  246. 

"Ruth  J.  Stetson,"  247. 

"Broad  Oak  Farm,"  247. 

"James  Tolman,"  247. 

"Edward    Barstow,"    248. 

"E.  Q.  Sylvester,"  248. 

"R.   C.   Waterman"    (Water   Street)^ 
249. 

"Zaccheus   Estes,"   249. 

"Saba  D.  Church,"  250. 

"Judson  Studley,"  250. 

"Tryphena  Whiting,"  251. 

"Ada  A.  Campbell,"  251. 

"Ezekiel  R.  Studley,"  252. 

"Judson   Vining,"   253. 

"Nathan  C.  Whiting,''  253. 

"Horace  S.  Crane."  253. 

"Robert  L.  Killam,"  253. 

"John  F.   Simmons,"  254. 

"Ethan  T.  Perry,"  255. 

"Henry  W.  Percival,"  255. 

"George  W.  Curtis,"  256. 

"William  Stockbridge,"  25(5. 

"John  H.  Dwelley,"  256. 

"John  S.  Smith,"  257. 

"I-«muel   Dwelley,"   corner    of  Unioii' 
and  Main  Streets,  257. 

"Ethan  Perry,"  258. 

"Lemuel  Dwelley"  (Union  St.),  258. 

"Isaac  (i.  Stetson,"  259. 

"Smith  House"  of  M.  A.  Phillips,  259. 

"Joseph  Tubbs,"  260. 

"Jane  B.   Reed.  '  261. 

"Job   Tilden."  261. 

"Waldo  Dyer,"  262. 

Other  Old  Houses.  263. 


286 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


Howes,    Clarence    L.,    32,    108,    Hi 
126,  131. 
Woodbridge,  R.,   32,    108,    IJu. 
Howland,  Ebenezor  B.,  87. 
Hunt,  Thomas,  16. 
Hutchinson,  Anne,  93. 
Hyland,  William,  65. 

Incoqjoration  of  the  Town,  9. 
Indians,  47. 
Iron,  179. 


Jacobs,  Charles,  27. 

David,  23,  27,  29,  34. 
Deborah,   105. 
Edward  F.,  65. 
Eugenia  H..   103. 
Henrv  B.,  193. 
Ichabod  R.,  65. 
James,  65. 
Jame^  H..  65. 
Joseph,  22,  144.   193. 
Joshua,  193. 
Loring,  65. 
Nathaniel.   106. 
Stephen,  27,  65. 
James,  William,  44,  172. 
Jefferson.  Thomas,  213. 
Jenkins,  David,  23,  119. 

Thomas,  44,  224. 
Jenner,  Edward,  104. 
Jones,  Adeline,  101. 
Charles,  65. 
James,  216. 
John,  65. 
Josselyn,  Alonzo  N.,  26."'). 
Charles,  202. 
Eli  E..  113. 
Florus,   216. 
Jabcz.  207. 

Joseph,  18,  27.  31.   184,  201. 
Nathaniel,  205. 
Oren.  27,  29,  32,  34.  l.')7. 
Ozen,  265. 
Stephen,  188,  211. 
Thomas,   18,   27.   29,    31,   33, 
140,  205. 


Kane.  Patrick,  224. 
Keith,  Helen  Hall,  125. 
Kempton,  Ephriam,  44. 
Kendall,  Frederick,  96. 
Kilburn,  David,  86. 
Killam.  Charles.  H.,  27,  34. 

Robert  L.,  32,  67,  68. 
Killam  and  Turner,  211. 
Kinji,  Thomas,  44. 
Kingman.  David,  265. 
Kneeland.  Abner,  68. 
Knight,  John  G.,  32,  122. 


112.       Lambert,  Isaac,  23. 
John,  23. 
Zaccheus,  70. 
Landmarks,  209  to  273. 
Land  Titles,  38. 
Lane,  Jenkins,  177. 
Lapham,  William  T.,  87. 
Lawrence,  Bishop,  61. 
Le  Barron,  Francis,  98. 

Priscilla,  98. 
Le  Blanc,  Pere,  144. 
Lefavorer,   Amos,    71. 
Library,  l^iblic,   129. 
Lincoln,  Jeremiah,  106. 
President,  157,  185. 
Litchfield,  George,  65. 
Harry  W.,  278. 
Joseph,  82. 
Nicholas,  76. 
Percy  H.,  65. 
Little,  Isaac,  207. 
Liverraore,  Mary  Ashton.  128. 
Locke,  Mary  Haven,  86. 
Long,  Governor,  135. 
Lord,  Orlando  M.,  88. 
Loring,  Benjamin,  12. 
Lowell,  Nelson,  166. 
Ludden,  James,  220. 
Lynn,  Cephas  B.,  69. 

MacCartney,  Frederick  0.,  233. 

Mace,  J.  M.,  72. 

MacMillan,  A.  L.,  96,  110,  112. 

Macomber,  Thomas,  190. 

Magoun,  Enoch,  173. 

Mann.  Albert  G.,  209. 

Benjamin,  18,  27,  31,  -59,  189.  209. 
Bethia,  205. 
Caleb,  209. 
Caleb  A.,  211. 
Hannah,  71. 
Horace,  123. 
Joel,  87. 
Joshua,  27,  188. 
Nathaniel,  44. 
Manning,   Martha  A..  86. 
78,   80,      Map  of  "Allotments,  44. 
Marsh,  Caleb.  106. 
McQuaid,  William  P..  73. 
Mears.  John,  215. 
MeetinsT  House  District.   120. 
Mellen,'  John,  83,  106. 

Mr.,  64. 
Merritt,  Henry,  23. 

John,  44. 
Mighill,  Thomas,  198. 
Military  History,  137. 

King  Philip's  War,  138,  139. 
French  and  Indian  War,  140. 
Names    of    Soldiers  in   French  and 

Indian  War,  140,  141,  142. 
Revolution,  144. 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVEK. 


287 


Military,    Soldiers     in     Revolution.     14S. 
149,    loO,    151.    152. 

Committees  of  Safety  in  Revolution, 
146,  147. 

Military  Companies    (Local),   ir)3   t<> 
155. 

War  of  1812,  154. 

Committees  of  Safety.   156. 

Pay    Roll    of    Company    of    Infuntry 
and  Artillery,  156. 

Civil  War,  157. 

Names     of     Soldiers    in    Civil    War, 
157,  158,  15!),  160.  161,   K32.   163. 

Names    of    Soldiers     Who    Dird    or 
were  Killed  in  Service,   lii."5. 

Blue  and  Red  War  of  190n.   168. 
Miller,  Ebenezor.   55,  56. 
Millet,  Robert  N.,  122. 
Mills  and  Manufacturers,  193. 

Old  Mill  on  Webster  Str.ct,  209. 

Grist  Mill  on  Iron  Mine   l>rook,210. 

Jacob's  Mill,  66. 

Jacob's  Saw  Mill.   193. 

Drinkwater,  17,  40,  196. 

Drinkwater  Iron  Works.   197. 

Titian  V,  15,  194. 

John  Clap]),  193. 

Waterman  Tack  Factory.  2(t5.  2fK). 

Samuel  H.  Church  Mill,  19:!. 

Cornet  Stetson,   194. 

Charles  Simmons.  194. 

Eliab  Mill.  195. 

Hatch's  Mill.  200. 

Rockv  Run  Mill,  203. 

North   Hanover  Saw  Mill.  209. 

Lemuel  Curtis'  (irist  Mill.  210. 

Samuel   Salmond   &   Son   Tack    Fac- 
tory. 194,  195. 

New    Forj^e,   now    Ezra     i'hillips    & 
Sons'  Tack  Factory,  201. 

Old  Forge,  now  E.  IT.  (  lapp  Rulibcr 
Co.,  206. 

Joseph  Brook's  Mill,  209. 
Moderators,  30. 
Morel,  Albert,  216. 
Morse,  Horace  W..  68. 

Lewis  D..  72. 

Marcus,  211. 

William.  27,  31,  32,  34,  1811.  211. 
Morton.   Tchabod.   123. 

Nathaniel.  39,  233. 
Murphy,  :Mary,  103. 
Murray.  John.  63.  66.  67. 

Nash,  Joseph. ine  S.,  274. 

Melvin  S.,  32,  34.  35,  67.  69,  116.  122. 
131,  132. 

Samuel,  39. 
Neal,  Sarah,  70. 
Nepjro  Girl  Maria,  183. 
Nichols,  Rebecca.  172. 

Thomas,   172. 


Nick  Uill,  23. 

>  oyes,  Nathaniel  K.,  112. 

Old,  Peter,  52. 
Oldham,  George   B.,   16"-. 
Orchard,  Robert,  196. 
Otis,  Isaac.   105. 

Job,  18,  23,  76. 

Joseph,  44. 

Stephen,  183. 
( >\erseer3  of  the  Poor,  25. 

I'ackard,  Alpheus,  27. 
1 'aimer.  Ezekiel,  24. 

Jcduthan,  173. 

Josliua.  24. 

Josiah,  24,  201,  206. 
I'antooset,  96. 
Parker,  Samuel,  59. 
Peakes,  William,  44. 
Peaslee,  Martha  D.,  109. 
Peg's  Swamp,  52. 
Pembroke,  12,  13,  14,  15,  24.  .il. 

Second   Precinct   of.   13.   24. 

W^^st  Parish  of,  13. 
Percival,  John,  110. 

Sylvanus,  265. 
Perkins,   l>arnabas,  70,  71. 

Henry.  88. 

Lorenzo   1).,    127,   237. 

Luey,  70. 

Oziaa,  27,  29. 
Perry  or  Perrie.  Charles  G..  188. 

Etlward  A.,  32,  68. 

Tvlward     Y.,    34,    46.    177.   203,   206, 
210,  211,  212.  217. 

Edward  Y.  &  Co..  203. 

E.  Thatcher,  44. 

Isaac.  189. 

Israel.  27,  31. 

Joseph,  24. 

Paul.   121. 

Thomas.  43. 

William,  206. 
Peterson,  I\Iarv,  188. 
Philip,   Sachem   99, 
Phillips,  Calvin  T.,  34.   178.  203. 

Charles   Follen,   103. 

Ezra.  177.  200,  203,  210. 

Ezra  &  Sons,  203. 

Lot,  210.  211,  217. 

Lot  &  Company,  179. 

Lot  &  Co.  Corp'n,  210,  211. 

Morrill,  A.,  101,  132.  212. 

Sophia  R.  S..  32.  101. 

Wendell.  133. 
Phillips,  Bates  &  Co.,   179.  217. 
Physical  Changes,  36. 
Physicians,  104, 
Pickering,  David,  68. 
Pierce  or  Peirce,  Michael,  41,  42,  138. 
Ploughs,  Manufacture  of,  214,  215. 


288 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


Plymouth,  15. 
Pocorny,  Joseph,  265. 
Poll  Parish,  65. 
Pond,  Accord,,  38,  39. 

David  Jacob's  Saw  WW.  9. 

Mattakeesit,  179. 
Poor,  Support  of,  187.  ISS.  189. 
Post  No.  83,  163,  164,  241. 
Post  Masters,  265,  266. 
Post  Offices,  265  to  269. 
I>ratt,  Calvin  B.,  32,  108. 

Harvey  H.,  101. 

John  W.,  32. 

Jonathan,  18. 

Phinehas,  15. 
l^est,  Andrew,  52. 

Helen  M.,  51. 
Professional  Men,  95. 
Prouty,  David,  209,  214. 

Lorenzo,  215. 
Public  Buildings,  238. 
Putnam,  George,  123. 

Israel,  59. 

Quakers,  21,  89,  93. 

Ramsdell,  Barker,   188. 

Joseph,  27,  120,  145. 
Randall,   Elisha,   22. 

Hannah,    17-1. 

Job,  207. 

Samuel,  65. 

Stephen,   120. 
Randolph,    Edward.    213. 
Ransom   and   Higgins,   73. 
Rathburn,   Valentine   W.,   70. 
Rantoul,  Robert,  123. 
Read  or  Reed,  Andrew.  32,  72. 

Jesse,  203,  208. 

Washington,  177. 
Record,  Lewis  L.,  68. 
Rein,  Augustus   P.,   68. 
Representatives,  33. 
Richards,  Jacob,  108. 
Richmond,   Sophia,   99. 
River,  Drinkwater,  227,  229.  230. 

Indian   Head,   9,   13,    14,    38,    39,   46, 
47.  227,  228. 

North,  9,  10,  16,  22,  36.  38,  .52,  227, 
228. 
Road,  Layout  of  Drinkwater.  224. 

Scoosct,  52. 
Roads  and  Highways,  219. 
Robbins,  Timothy,  29,  31,  120. 
Robinson,  Isaac,  91. 

Thomas,  44. 

Rockland.  15,  33,  39. 

Rocky   Swiimp,  .52. 

Rogers,  Eunice,  23. 

James,   24. 

John,  196,  276. 


Rogers,  Thomas,  24,  99. 

\Yhvr,  22,  24. 
lioosevelt,   Col.,   169. 
Roscoe,  H.  Gertrude,  60. 
Rose,  Seth,  212. 

Thomas,  27,  29. 

Timothy,  27,  31,  1.53. 
Rubber  Factory,  13. 
Russell,   George    C,   27. 

HaiTiet  E.,  32. 

Solomon,  73. 

Saddle    Business,   216. 
Salmond,  Eliza,  62,  277. 

Elizabeth,  175. 

Robert.   106,   121,  202. 

SAmuel,  62,  175. 
Sampson,   Huldah   F.,    87. 

Jonathan,  173. 
School  Committee,  31. 
School  Houses,  238,  23'.),  240,  241. 
Scituate,  9,   10,  14,  18,  23,  38. 

South  Parish  in,  57. 
Seaver,   Horace,   71. 
Selectmen,  25,   26,   27,   28. 
Senators,  35. 
Sewall,  Judge,  279. 
Shanahan,  Richard  J.,   231. 
Shipbuilding,   170,   174. 

Barstow  Yard,   172. 

Briggs  Ship  Yard.   172. 

Old  Barstow  Yiud,  172. 

Turner's  Yard,  174. 

"Will  James"   Dock,   172. 

Ship  Yards,   174. 
Shipman,  William  B.,  68. 
Sill,  James,  51. 
Simmons,  Aaron,  41. 

Charles,  65. 

Charles  F,,  98. 

Ebenezer,  27,  31,  32,  34,  99,  189,  23S- 

Elizabeth  A.,   103.  , 

George  F.,  98. 

Henry  F.,  103. 

Henry  H..  98. 

John   F.,   31,   32,    99,    101,    128,    131^ 
237. 

Joshua,  27,  65,   99,   145. 

Martha  A.,  98. 

Mary  F.,  103. 

Moses,  41,  99, 

Moses  R.,  101,  112. 

Perez,  27,  31,  32,  34,  35,  6.").  95,  98^ 
103. 

Samuel,  65. 

Sophia  R.,  101. 

Thalia,  103. 

Thomas,   52. 

William,  96,  98. 
Skiff,  Samuel,  24,  80. 
Slason,  William,   .32. 

William  M.,  72. 


HISTORY   OF   HANOVEK, 


289 


Slavery,   181. 

Names   of   Slaves   in   Hanover,    ISI,   182. 

183,    184. 
Smith,    Albeit,   31,    34.    3,1,    57,    !t8,    154, 
175,  186. 
Anne,  98. 
Elias.   08. 
Ethan,  32,  84. 
John.  38. 
John   S.,   119. 

Joseph,  167,  175,  178,  201,  205.- 
Joseph  Barker,   162,   168. 
Rear  Admiral,   162. 
Snappet,  120. 
Soper,   Alexander,   23. 

Josepli,   23,   27. 
Soule,  Aaron,  75. 
South   Scituate,   15,   33. 
Spiritualism,  92. 
Standish,  Miles,  220, 
Staples,   Joshua,   24. 

Samuel.  18.  24,  80. 
State  Officers,  25. 
Stearns  Cliarles  F.,  16,  215. 
Stetson,    Albert,    27,    29,    52. 

Benjamin,  28,  31,  119,  201,  209. 
Benjamin  L.,  52. 
Cornet,   13. 
Eliza,    155. 
Ephraim,   265. 
Henry   M.,   135. 
Isaac  G.,  28,  31,  34. 
Joseph,   205. 
Joseph  F.,  166. 
Joshua,  28. 
Luke,    120. 
Martin   W.,   203. 
Nathan,   72. 

Robert,  40,  41,  135,  222. 
Samuel.  18,  28,  75,  79. 
Turner,  28,  31,  34,  52,   189. 
Stevens,  Horace  P.,  68, 
Stewart,  W.  H„   72. 
Stockbridge,  Abby  W.,  87. 
Benjamin,   105,   216. 
Charles,  18,  28,  42,  106. 
David,  13,  21,  22,  28,  29,  30.  33,  34. 

35,  96,  277. 
Frank,  44,  92,   118. 
Horatio,   107. 
John,   107. 

Joseph,  28,  29,  31,   77,   80. 
Joseph  C,   32. 
Lucy  W.,  165. 
Mary  T.,  173. 
Thomas,  59,  206. 
William,  28. 
Stoddard,  David   IL,  216. 
John,   18. 
Seth,  65. 
Stone,  S.  G.,  32. 

Timothy  D.  P.,  87. 
iStore  Keepers,  216. 


Streams,  227. 

Streets  and  Highways.  219. 

Birch    Bottom,   227. 

Broadway.  16,  17. 

Cedar,  223,  226. 

Center,  223. 

Circuit,  223.  224. 

East,  17,  223. 

Elm,  17,  223,  225. 

Hanmer  Hook,  227. 

Hanover,  223,  224. 

Henry's  Lane.  226. 

King,  223,  226, 

Main,  223,  226. 

Mill,   17,   223. 

Mill  Lane,  226. 

Myrtle,  223. 

North,  223. 

Pine,  223. 

Plain,    223.    226. 

Pleasant,  223. 

Pond,  223. 

Rockland,  223. 

School,  223,  225. 

Silver,  223. 

Spring,  223,  225. 

Summer,   17,  223. 

Union,  223,  224. 

Walnut,  223. 

Washington,  16,  223.   17. 

Water,  223. 
Webster,  223,  224. 

West  Avenue,  223. 
Whiting,  223,  225. 
Winter,   223,   225. 

(Now  discontinued),  226,  227. 
Stringer  and  Brigham.  57. 
Studlev,  Benjamin,  28.   31,   120 
David,  213. 
Eliab,  120,  264. 
Ezekiel  R.,  33.  34. 
Fred  A.,  213. 
Gideon,   189. 
Joseph  H.,  33,  34,  211. 
Joshua,  30.  33,  65,   107,   121.  277 
John,   119. 

Robert  H.,  28,  31,  157. 
Sturtevant,  RufiLS  M.,  28.  169. 
Sutton,   Reuben,   65. 
Sweeny  Henry  L.,  111. 
Sweet,  C.  D.,   72. 
Sylvester,  Abel,  65. 
Albert   L.,   63. 
Amos,   18,  28. 
Amy,   63. 
Benjamin,   18. 
Caleb,  120. 

I^xlmund  Q.,  61,  132,  177,   178. 
Elijah  W.,  173, 
Elizabeth,  173. 
Eliza   Salmond,  61. 
George   F.,   173. 
John,  176,  203. 


390 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVEK. 


Syivfcdit-r,  Joseph,  4U,  2»i4. 
'     L.  Curtis,  28. 
Martha  A.,  87. 
Nathaniel,  28,  96,  173. 
Robert,   87,   154,  217. 
Samuel,  28. 
Sarah,  87. 

Tabor,  James  B.,  68. 
Tanneries,  212. 
Taylor,  Bayard,  219. 
Benjamin,  23. 
John,  23,  80. 
Thayer,  Oiarles  E.,  169. 
Thomas  and  Connor,  233. 
Thomas,  Huldah,  71. 
Thompson,  Ebenezer,  .58,  59. 
Jane,  59. 
Mr.,  57. 
Thoreau,  52.  ^ 

Tiffany,  Recompense,  2^,  28.  ^y. 
Tilden,  Calvin,   107. 
Calvin  S.,   103. 
Cuffee,   1S4. 
Job.  183,  184. 
Joseph.  38,  105. 
Nathaniel,  44. 
Tillinshast,  Ch.arles  F.,  99. 
Tenth  U.  S.  Cavalry    (coloreoi),   169. 
Tillson.  Mercer  V.,  13. 
Tindale,  Thomas,  210,  212. 
Tobey,  J.  J-.  72. 
Tolman,  Charles,  85. 
Ebenezer,  65. 
Herbert  C,  115. 
James,  87. 
Joseph,  78. 
Mary,  87. 
Mary  T.,,  128. 
Mns.  •Ti^.mcs  T.,  98. 
Torrev,  llaviland,  208. 

James,  18,  38.   118.  201.  205.  223. 
John,  23. 
Toto,  George,  51. 
Mercy,  51. 
Rhoda,  51. 
Tower,  John,  52,  185. 
Towle,  Ella,  112. 
Town  Clerks,  29. 
Town  House,  238. 
Town  Officers,  25. 
Town   Treasurers,  29. 
Tripp,  Joseph  A.,  265. 
Tuck,  Jacob,  33,  72. 
Turner,   Palmer   and   Magoun,    lU. 
Turner,  Amasa,  80. 
Amos,  28,  200. 
Barker.   173. 
Charles,  154. 
Cornelius,  264. 
David,  65,  174. 
Etta,  86. 


Turner,  Ezekiel,  13,  28,  31,  33,  41,  81. 
Humphrey,   38. 
Isaac,  9,  22. 
James.  87. 
John,  41,  42,  44. 
Jonathan,  65. 
Joshua,  75. 
Julia  A.,  87. 
Lucy,  70. 
S.  Nathan,  238. 
Thomas,  42,  215. 
Two  Oaks,  173. 
Tyng,   Stephen   H.,   60. 

Universalist  Society,  63. 


Van  Kirk,  James  W.,  86. 
Vassal,  John,  44. 
Ventres,  E.  E.  72. 
Vickery,  Hugh,  18,  23. 
Vinal,  Ezekiel,  23. 
Vose,  Henry  E.,  68. 


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Wade,  Henry,   108. 

Nicholas,  44. 
Wales  Athei-ton,  264. 
Walnut  Tree  Hill,  96. 
Wampatuck,  Josias,  38,  39. 
Wanton,  Edward,  44,  91,   191),   206,   207, 
224. 
Michael,  40,  91,   199,  200. 
War,   (See  Military  History.) 
Ward,  William  H.,   230. 
Warren,  Ira.  110,  133. 

Richard,  99. 
Washington,  Booker  T.,  185. 
Geoi-ge,  213. 
General,   140,   153. 
Waterman,  Eben  C,  28,  33,  :!4.  175,  236, 
265. 
Lenuicl  C,  177,  206. 
Rodolphus   C,   15,   28,   34,   206. 
Webster,   Daniel,   97,    123,    186,   236. 
Wells,   Mary   B.,   116. 
Weymouth,   15. 
Wheeler,  William  W.,  59. 
White,  Albert,  28,  30,  33. 
Fred,  216. 
Gowen,  44. 
Mary  W.,   111. 
Thomas,  33. 
Timothy.  196,  209. 
Whiston,  John,  44, 
Whiting  or  Whitten,  Albert.  88. 
Caleb,  121. 
Horatio,  33. 
Thomas,  24,  28,  223. 
Tryphena,  33.  ; 

William,  28,  225. 
WTiittcmore  Benjamin,  33,  68. 


HISTORY  OF  HANOVEF;. 


291 


"VVIiitman,  Benjamin,  96,  ir>;i 

Zachariah,  96. 
Wiiitwell,  Benjamin,   108. 
Wild,   Betsey,   88. 

John,  88. 
Wilder,  Calvin,  65. 

Isaac  M.,  87,  177,  217. 

Joseph  E.,  165. 

Lueinda,  87. 

Ruth,  87. 
Wiikes,  Thomas,  24,  28,  :>1. 
Willard,  J.,  56. 
Willes,  Samuel,  44. 
Williams,  John,  44. 
Wilson,  Susannah,  88. 
Wing,  Bachelor,  18,  24. 

Ebenezer,   24. 

Elijah,   121. 

Isaiah,  97. 

Sylvanufi,  24,  119. 

Solomon,   18,   24. 
Winslow,  Capt.,   140. 

Charles,  28. 

Edward,   59. 


Winslow,  John,  97,   140,   14:5. 

Richard,   167. 

Suftaiina,  70. 
Winthiop,  Governor,  219.   220. 
Witherell,   David,   24. 

Josiah,  65. 

Samuel,  22. 

William,  18,  19,  28,  29.  65,  77. 
Wolcott,  Asa  C,  60. 

Calvin,   33,   59,   121. 

(ieorge   T..   60. 

Samuel  G.,  60. 
AA^ood.  Alexander,   33,  87.   98 

Wilkes,  98. 
AVoodtield,  John,  44. 
Woodward  Hill,   119. 
Woodworking,   210. 
Woodworth,   Benjamin,    24. 

Ebenezer,  24. 

John,  18,  24. 

Joseph,   202. 
'Wright,  George  W.,  86. 

Warren.  216. 


ABBREVIATIONS 


As  a  rule  abbreviations  have  been  avoided        No  exp^^^^^^^^^ 
made  of  those  that  are  reasonably  clear.        I  he  meaning       ^i 
of  such  as  seem  to  demand  it : 

,3  H    Hanover. 

"''      f^i'i  i,^irlv..ti  num.,  unmarrii^d. 

ch.    child  or  childien.  ^,^^ 

^•'  ^'f'  o-h+Pr  >vid.,  widow, 

dau.,  daughter.  ' 


GENEALOGICAL  WORK 


PREFACE 

By  Jedediah  Diuelley 


More  time  has  been  given  to  collecting  and  arranging  the  family 
genealogies  than  is  apparent  to  the  careless  reader,  and  yet  the 
writer  believes  that  the  number  of  those  persons  who  have  been 
identified  with  Hanover  and  whose  names  do  not  appear  in  the 
following  pages,  is  nearly  as  great  as  the  number  presented  This 
is  of  necessity  true  Some  collectors  of  family  genealogies  have 
numerous  "Coats  of  Arms";  but  the  writer  has  made  no  effort  to 
make  such  a  collection.  In  New  England  a  Coat  of  Arms  has  no 
signihcance  when  genuine;  and,  when  spurious,  it  tends  to  lower 
rather  than  to  elevate  the  possessor,  in  the  estimation  of  thouo-htful 
people.  *= 

An  investigation  made  some  years  ago  by  the  Historic  Genealogi- 
cal  Society  tailed   to   discover   more   than   twenty-nine  families 
among  all  the  thousands  that  rame  from  Great  Britain  to  the  Nev; 

thpl"  M'^'iif  7  '  T'  '^'^i*^'^  *°  ^^'^^^  ^™°"^1  bearings  with 
them.^  Mr.  Waters,  from  whom  the  above  statement  is  quoted 
says,  ihere  are  many  spurious  heraldic  claims  set  forth  by  those 
who  have  too  strong  a  liking  for  the  symbols  ol'  aristocracy  These 
families  use  coats  of  arms  of  recent  manufacture  " 

mifir'  T/'''  T'""^''}-  ""P»"^M'"^liccd  study  to  genealogy  with- 
out acknowledging  how  little  difference  there  is  In  families  re- 
garding the  quality  of  their  ancestry.  lamuies  re 
David  Starr  Jordan  says,  "Tiiere  are  few,  if  any.  Englishmen  and 
Anieric^ns  to-day  but  have  royal  blood  in  their  veins/' 

,..r\I.^'  '^  ^"'  T^^  ^^'^"^"-^  °^  ^^^  England,  says:  «Who- 
tha   trhln''/'fi^''  ^'1°'?  '^'  ^'^^^'  "P°^  ^^^««^  lines,  it  is  certain 
hat  the  blood  of  King  Egbert  runs  in  your  veins.      It  is  as  certain 
that  It  meets  there  with  the  blood  of  Egbert's  meanest  thralP' 

date  ofTp  t ^r  ■'  fT  ''xJm^'  ^"  ^''''''^  ^'  ^"^^^^try  back  to  the 
Hvn +^  ^'^^  j^^^^^"^  of  «ie  Pilgrims,  find  one  thousand,  perhans 
two  thousand  ancestors,  to  all  of  whom  he  owes  something  in  nbv 

r—C^^'  ^^-  '\ ''  '^'^  *^^*  ^*  different  houfs'a  ^1" 
represents  each  of  his  several  ancestors. 

beinVlrTfl'''^"""^.  ^^  T'  ^'  exceptional  that  they  can  boast  of 
0?  t^eSrS  ^:^'  -  '-'  ''^^  -  ^-  -  daughter! 


2  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

More  than  one  quarter  of  the  people  of  Hanover  to-day  can 
trace  their  descent  from  the  Mayflower,  many  of  them  on  three  or 
four  different  lines.  It  is  also  true  that  there  is  hardly  a  person 
whose  American  ancestry  goes  back  to  the  War  of  the  Revolution 
but  will  find  one  or  two  and  perhaps  a  half  dozen  of  such  ancestors 
who  fought  in  that  war. 

Perhaps  too  much  has  been  said  on  these  lines,  but  they  must  be 
the  excuse  of  the  writer  for  neglecting  to  emphasize  superiority  or 
distinction. 

"However  it  be,  it  seems  to  me, 
'T  is  only  noble  to  be  good : 
Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets 
And  simple  faith  than  Norman  blood." 

To  those,  however,  who  study  genealogy  without  pride  or  pre- 
tence, the  words  of  Daniel  Webster  in  his  Plymouth  address  of 
1820,  when  ho  dwelt  on  the  value  of  genealogy  as  an  aid  and  an 
incentive  to  right  living  are  quoted :  "Next  to  a  religious  duty  I 
hardly  know  what  should  bear  with  stronger  obligation  on  a  liberal 
and  enlightened  mind  than  a  consciousness  of  an  alliance  with  ex- 
cellence that  has  departed,  and,  a  consciousness,  too,  that,  in  the 
acts  and  conduct  and  even  in  its  'sentiments  and  thoughts,  the 
mind  may  be  actively  operating  on  the  hapj)iness  of  those  who  are 
to  come  after  it." 

The  writer  shivers  when  he  thinks  of  the  mistakes  that  will  be 
discovered,  and  he  will  simply  quote,  as  applicable,  what  the  com- 
piler of  the  genealogical  part  of  the  History  of  Hingham  says  on 
this  subject :  "That  there  may  be  errors  of  omission  and  erroi-s 
of  date,  as  well  as  in  the  spelling  of  names  (especially  Christian 
names)  in  some  portion  of  the  work,  which  the  genealogist  of  each 
family  will  notice,  and  perhaps  criticise,  is  not  improbable.  But 
when  it  is  considered  that  more  than  50,000  lines  with  as  many 
Christian  names  and  about  three  times  the  number  of  dates  have 
been  written  and  re-written  many  times, — that  the  town,  the 
parish,  and  family  records  often  disagree  concerning  the  same 
Ijirth,  marriage,  or  death,  and  that  in  many  instances,  especially  of 
recent  date,  the  facts  required  could  not  be  ascertained  from  either 
public  or  private  records, — it  is  hoped  that  the  embarrassing  con- 
ditions under  which  the  writer  has  often  labored,  together  with 
the  magnitude  of  the  undertaking,  will  in  some  measure  be  ac- 
cepted as  an  excuse  for  whatever  is  unsatisfactory." 

It  has  been  hard  to  collect  all  that  has  been  presented,  because 
of  the  failure  of  absent  persons  to  respond,  and  in  a  few  instances 
families  have  been  omitted  because  of  their  own  preference. 

While  we  have  given  some  facts  of  a  later  date,  we  have  tried  to 
carry  this  work  in  its  fullness  to  the  first  day  of  January,  1908, 
only.  Some  of  the  omitted  families  had  at  that  time  but  recent- 
ly arrived  in  town.  A  few  families  who  have  become  residents 
!^inoe  that  date  and  have  become  thoroughly  identified  with  the 
town,  have  been  included. 


genealogip:s. 


ADAMS. 

1.     William  B.  (s.  of  Elias  W.)  b.  in  Boston;  m.  in  1880,  Eliza- 
beth Clanty,  dau.  of  William  Clanty.       She  was  b.  in  Ireland. 
Besides  on  Washington  street,  near  Assinippi  village. 
Children : 
i.       William  E.,  b.  1883. 
ii.      Sadie  I.,  b.  1884. 

AHEAEN". 

1.     William  T.,  b.  in  Ireland,  Dec.  25,  1854.       Came  to  America 
in  1858;  m.  Nov.  17,  1880,  Mary  A.  McEnroe,  dau.  of  John  Mc- 
Enroe (1).       Besides  on  Pleasant  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       W.  Howard,  Feb.  6,  1890. 

ii.      Josephine  L.,  July  19,  1897. 

ALGER. 

1.  Frank  (s.  of  Columbus)  b.  in  West  Bridgewater,  July  18, 
1846;  m.  Apr.  1,  1867,  Ellen  Heffeny,  dau.  of  John  Heffeny.  She 
was  b.  in  Stoughton,  Dec.  25,  1846,  and  d.  Apr.  10,  1902.  Came 
to  Hanover  in  1877.  Besides  at  Assinippi.  Served  in  the  Civil 
War. 

Children : 
2.     i.       Frank  S.,  b.  in  Salisbury,  Mass.,  Aug,  ;],  1871. 

ii.  Nellie  A.,  b.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Feb.  19,  1877;  m. 
Isaac  Hersey,  s.  of  Seth  Hersey  of  Hingham.  Be- 
sides in  Dorchester.      No  ch. 

2.  Frank  S.  (s.  of  Frank^)  m.  Nov.  20,  1899,  Flora  E.  Phillips, 
dau.  of  Lot  Phillips  (1).      Editor  of  Bockland  Standard. 

Children : 
i.       Dorothy,   b.   in    Bockland,   Jan.    10,   1901 ;   d.   Apr.    7, 

1901. 
ii.     H.  Stedman,  b.  in  Hanover,  Feb.  23,   1007. 

ALLEN. 

1.  Eev.  Cyrus  W.  (s.  of  John,  of  Taunton)  b.  Oct.  28,  1806,  and 
d.  in  1882;  m.  June  6,  1837,  Mar}^  Folger,  of  Nantucket.  She 
was  b.  Nov.  15,  1816.  Pastor  of 'First  Cong'l  Church  for  many 
years. 

Children : 

2.  i.       George  0.,  b.  in  Norton,  Oct.  25,  1838. 

3.  ii.      Bowland  H.,  b.  in  Norton,  Aug.  30,  1840. 

iii.     Henry  F.,  b.  in  Norton,  Sept.  2,  1841 ;  d.  Jan.  19,  1902, 

unm. 
iv.     Laban  W.,  b.   in   Pelham,  N.   H.,  Dec.   11,   1843;  d. 

Aug.  23,  1875,  unm. 


4  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

V.      Mary  A.,  b.   in  Pelham,  N.   H.,  June   19,   1845;  m. 

George  F.  Sylvester   (32). 
vi.     Eliza  C,  b.  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Nov,  1,  1850;  d.  Nov.  8, 

1853. 
vii.    William  C,  b.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  Nov.  7,  1852;  d.  July 

29,  1854. 
viii  Fanny  F.,  b.  in  Hubbardston,  Mass.,  Apr.  25,  1855;  m. 

John  F.  Simmons  (13). 

2.  George  0.  (s.  of  Cyrus  W.^)  ;  m.  Jan.  28,  1878,  Elizabeth  A. 
Stockbridge,  dau.  of  William  Stockbridge  (16).  She  d.  Nov.  10, 
1878.      He  d.  Oct.  3,  1887.      One  ch.  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  Rowland  H.  (s.  of  Cyrus  W.^)  ;  m.  Apr.  18,  1866,  Willianna 
Brooks  of  Chelsea.      He  d.  Sept.  12,  1872.      Had  one  ch. 

Note. — Angle  M.  Gage,  b.  in  Pelham,  N.  H.,  Jan.  6,  1828, 
lived  in  the  Allen  family  for  many  years,  and  now  resides  in  Han- 
over. 

ALLEN. 

1.  George  H.  (s.  of  Zenas,  of  Boston)  ;  m.  Nov.  10,  1864,  Sarah 
E.  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Eobert  Sylvester  (22).  Resides  on  Wash- 
ington street,  in  house  constructed  by  Benjamin  F.  Burgess.  Mr. 
Allen  became  a  member  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery 
Company,  in  1857,  and,  in  June,  1859,  was  elected  clerk  of  said 
company,  to  which  position  he  has  been  elected  each  year  since  by 
a  unanimous  vote.  On  his  fiftieth  election,  he  was  fittingly  re- 
membered by  the  past-commanders  of  the  company. 
Children  all  born  in  Boston: 

i.       Fannie  S.,  Aug.  13,  1869  ;  m.  William  E.  Waterman  (5) 

ii.      Sarah  S.,  Sept.  17,  1871. 

iii.     Grace  H.,  June  29,  1874 ;  m.  July  6,  1901,  Dr.  William 
F.  Donahue,  s.  of  Timothy  Donahue  of  Cambridge. 

ANDERSON. 

1.     Millidge  T.  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  St.  John,  N.  B.,  July  4,  1866; 
m.  Feb.  12,  1896,  Elizabeth  Stetson,  dau.  of  Charles  Stetson.      She 
was  b.  in  Limestone,  Maine,  May  16,  1869,      Came  to  Hanover  in 
1903.       Pastor  of  Cong'l  Church  for  several  years. 
Children : 

i.       Pearl,  b.  in  Limestone,  Me.,  Mar.  18,  1899. 

ii.      Ruth,  b.  in  Millbridge,  Me.,  Feb.  12,  1901. 

iii.     John  M.,  b.  in  Hanover  June  18,  1905, 

iv.     Paul  S.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  18,  1905. 

ANDREWS, 

1.  Albert  E.,  b.  in  Rliode  Island,  Sept,  18,  1843;  m.  first,  Aug. 
21,  1864,  Alma  F.  Green  of  Rhode  Island;  m,  secondly,  Jan.  1, 
1885,  Ellen  B,  Cook:  m.  thirdly,  Oct,  26,  1889,  Rachel  E.  Hunt- 
ington, who  d,  July  21,  1903,  aet.  53  yrs.      He  m.  fourthly,  Sarah 


GENEALOGIES.  5 

Turnock,  of  Philadelphia,  she  was  b.  Aug.  15,  1850.      Resides  near 
Winslow's  Crossing. 

Children  by  wife  Alma: 
i.       George  C,  b.  1865;  d.  1883. 
ii.     Mary  G.,  May  31,  1867;  m.  Wm.  V.  Brown  of  Rhode 

Island,  and  has  one  dau.  Beatrice, 
iii.     Bertha,  Aug.  27,  1869;  m.  Howard  B.  Peppard.       Re- 
sides in  R.  I. 


APPLEFORD. 

1.  James  A.  (s.  of  Theophilus,  of  Norwell)  b.  in  Milton,  Aug.  26. 
1881;  m.  Aug.  1,  1906,  Ethel  F.  Thayer,  dau.  of  Wendell  F. 
Thayer  (4). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Dexter  P.,  Aug.  25,  1907. 

ii.      Geraldine  E.,  Feb'y  1,  1910. 

ARNOLD. 

1.  Pearle  C.  (s.  of  Ezra  D.)  b.  in  East  Abington,  Oct.  4,  1873; 
m.  Oct.  31,  1894,  Rosabel  E.  Packard,  dau.  of  Alpheus  Pack- 
ard (1).  Resides  at  West  Hanover  on  Hanover  street,  in  house 
built  by  himself. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.     Harold  P.,  May  5,  1901. 

BACON. 

1.  Rufus  0.  (s.  of  Allen,  of  Cape  Cod)  b.  Feb.  8,  1873;  m.  Sept. 
17,  1892,  Elsie  M.  Jones,  dau.  of  George  W.  Jones  of  South  Scit- 
uate.  She  was  b.  Nov.  17,  1872.  Resides  on  Whiting  street, 
north  of  North  street. 

Child  born  in  Norwell : 
i.       Charles  H.,  Apr.  5,  1893. 

BAGAN. 

1.     Bryan   (s.  of  Bryan)    b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Ann  Ford,  dau.  of 

Patrick  Ford  of  Ireland.       He  d.  Jan.  5,  1896,  aged  80  yrs.      She 
d.  Oct.  27,  1907.       Resided  on  North  street. 
Children : 
i.       Rosa  E.,  b.  in  H.  May  21,  1855;  ni.  Owen  Smith,  s.  of 
Chas.  Smith  of  Weymouth  ;  ch  : 
i.       C.  Teresa,  b.  in  Weymouth,  March  8,  1887. 
ii.      Marv  E.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Dec.  23,  1889. 
ii.      Mary  A.,  b.'  in  Rockland,  Dec.  17,  1856,  unra. 
iii.     Michael.  I>.  :-  i^ockland,  July  7,  1859:  d.  Feb.  7,  1886. 
iv.     Teresa  E..  b.   in   Norwell,  Apr.   27,   1862;  d.   Nov.  7, 
1884. 


HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 


BAILEY. 


An  ancient  and  common  English  name,  represented  in  this 
country  by  the  descendants  of  several  persons,  who  came  early  to 
New  England.  Thomas  was  in  Weymouth  as  early  as  1640,  and 
resided  there  until  1681,  when  he  died. 

John,  son  of  John  and  a  gr.  s.  of  Thomas  above,  came  to  Scituate 
in  1670.  Lived  at  Farm  Neck;  m.  Sarah  White,  dau.  of  Gowin 
White,  Jan.  25,  1673,  and  secondly,  Euth  Clothier,  Dec.  9,  1699, 
and  d.  in  1718.  There  were  eight  children  in  this  family,  of 
whom  John  (1)  named  below,  was  the  eldest. 

1.  John  (s.  of  John  and  Sarah  (White)  Bailey)  was  b.  in  Scit- 
uate and  came  to  H.  in  1722.  He  and  his  brother  Joseph  pur- 
chased the  house  constructed  by  Elder  Wanton,  which  stood  nearly 
opposite  the  residence  of  Frank  Stockbridge  on  Main  street.  He 
m.  Feb.  19,  1700,  Abigail  Clapp,  dau.  of  Deacon  Samuel  Clapp  of 
Scituate.      He  d.  in  H.  June,  1752,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  2,  1753. 

Children : 
i.       Jane,  June  30,  1700. 

2.  ii.      John,  May  23,  1703,  b.  in  Scituate. 

3.  iii.     Jacob,  Dec.  13,  1706,  b.  in  Scituate. 

iv.     Israel,  May  13,  1708;  m.  Nov.  12,  1730,  Keziah  Perry. 

4.  V.      Timothy,  Mar.  20,  1709;  b.  in  Scituate. 

vi.     Abigail,  Feb.  4,  1712-13;  m.  May  21,  1733,  John  Bates. 

vii.    Sarah,  1714;  m.  Mar.  4,  1731,  Thomas  Jenkins. 

viii.    Deborah,  1717;  m.  Jeremiah  Eogers   (7) 

ix.     Hannah,  1719;  d.  Dec.  29,  1736. 

X.      Rachel,  1719;  m.  James  Rogers,  s.  of  John  Rogers  (4) 

xi.     Naomi,  1722;  m.  1741,  Benjamin  Curtis. 

2.  John  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Apr.  11,  1723,  Elizabeth  Cowen,  dau. 
of  Israel  Cowen  of  Scituate.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  his  father's 
house,  described  as  aforesaid.  He  d.  Sept.  28,  1778,  and  his  w.  d. 
April  12,  1778,  aet  81  years.  Selectman.  In  his  will  this  John 
made  provision  for  the  comfortable  support  of  his  two  old  negroes 
while  they  lived. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elizabeth,    Aug.    15,    1727;    m.    Dec.    22,    1748,    Dr. 
Jeremiah  Hall,  the  eminent  physician. 

5.  ii.      John,  Oct.  30,  1730. 

iii.     Joan  or  Jane,  Jan.  20,  1732;  m.  July  5,  1750,  Thomas 
Hubbard  or  Hobart  of  Abington. 

6.  iv.     Seth,  July  5,  1739. 

3.  Jacob  (s.  of  JohnM;  ni.  first,  June  10,  1728,  Ruth  Palmer, 
dau.  of  John  Palmer  (3),  and,  secondly,  a  Hatch.  Constructed 
and  resided  in  house  on  Main  St.,  in  which  E.  T.  Perry  now  re- 
sides. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jacob,  Jan.  20,  1729 ;  m.  a  Tinkham,  and  moved  to 
Maine.      Had  ch :  Jacob,  Ruth,  Mercy,  Johanna,  and 
Mary. 


GENEALOGIES.  7 

ii.      Euth,  Jan.  10,  1731;  m.  May  13,  1788,  George  Ster- 
ling.     He  d.  Dec.  24,  1791.      She  d.  June  13,  1804. 

7.  iii.     Charles,  April  26,  1734. 

8.  iv.     Stephen,  Feb.  27,  1737. 

V.      Hannah,  June  29,  1739;  m.   Samuel  House,  of  Pem- 
broke. 

9.  vi.     George,  Aug.  2,  1741.  ' 

4.  Timothy  (s.  of  John^) ;  ni.  first,  May  27,  1731,  Sarah  Buck, 

dau.  of Buck.     Slie  d.  Oct.  9,  1740.  He  m.  secondly,  June  7, 

1742,  Haimali  Curtis,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Curtis  (11)  ;  and  with  his 
wife  was  recommended  to  the  Church  in  North  Yarmoutli,  Maine, 
where  he  moved.  AAHiile  in  Hanover  he  resided  on  Pleasant  street, 
near  Cedar  street. 

Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Olive,  May,  1735;  d.  May  26,  1736. 

ii.      Timothv,  June,  1737;  d.  young. 

iii.     Sarah,  Mar.  13,  1739. 
Children  by  wife  Hannah,  born  in  Hanover : 

iv.     Delight,  June  12,  1745. 

V.      Olive,  bt.  May  15,  1748. 

vi.     Timothy,  bt.  Oct.  13,  1751. 

5.  John  (Col.)  (son  of  John-')  ;  m.  Oct.  18,  1750,  Ruth  Randall, 
dau.  of  Caleb  Randall  (1).  He  d.  Oct.  27,  1810,  and  his  wid.  d. 
June  3,  1820,  aet  90  years.  Resided  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
in  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Henry  W.  Percival. 
Selectman.  Col.  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  (See  Chap,  on 
Military  History  for  his  record). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
John,  May  6,  1751. 
Luther,  Sept.  22,  1752. 

Ruth,  Nov.  8,  1754:  m.  William  Stockbridge  (6). 
Lucinda,  Feb.  20,  1757,  d.  1757. 

Sage,  April  3,  1759;  m.  Dr.  Gad  Hitchcock  of  Pem- 
broke; d.  Nov.  20,  1810. 
Calvin,  Jan.  21,  1761. 

Lebbeus,  May  12,  1763;  m.  Aug.  1790,  Sallie  Sylvester, 
of  Scituate.     Removed  to  Me.,  and  d.  Dec.  6,  1827. 
viii.  Lucinda,   Aug.   17,   1765;  m.   June   29,   1794,  James 

Lincoln,  d.  Aug.  15,  1844. 
ix.     Elizabeth,  Aug.  29,  1767;  m.  first,  June  25,  1789.  Rev. 
Ebenezer  Dawes;  m.  secondly,  John  Lucas  of  Brook- 
line;  m.  thirdly.  Venerable  Dr.  Williams  of  Ct.  and 
d.  Aug.  15,  1844. 
X.      Driisilla,  Feb.  16,  1773;  d.  in  infancy, 
xi.     Elathear,  Feb.  16,  1773;  d.  in  infancy. 
*  This  Lebbeus  was  gr.  fa.  of  Anna  Louise  Carey. 

6.     Seth   (s.  of  John2)  ;  m.  first,  Feb.  11,  1762,  Lydia  Barstow, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Barstow  (9)  ;  m.  secondly,  July  28,  1768,  Alice 


10. 

11. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

V. 

12. 

vi. 

* 

vii 

8  HISTORY    OF    HANOVEE. 

Neal,  dau.  of  Joseph  Neal  of  H.  He  d.  Oct.  12,  1796.  Selectman. 
He  was  at  one  time  one  of  the  largest  landowners  in  the  town. 
His  widow  was  recommended  to  the  Church  in  Freeport,  Me., 
1800,  and  moved  there  with  her  family.  Seth  resided  first  on 
Main  St.,  in  his  father's  house,  and  then  in  the  house  on  Union 
St.,  where  Jolin  H.  Dwelley  resided,  and  there,  he  died. 
Children  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Lydia : 

i.       Seth,  bt.  Sept.  12,  1762;  d.  Dec.  4,  1762. 

ii.      Margaret,  bt.  Apr.  8,  1764. 

iii.     Seth,  bt.  Sept.  8,  1765. 
Children  by  wife  Alice,  born  in  Hanover : 

iv.     Alice,  bt.  May  27,  1770;  d.  1770. 

V.      Alice,  bt.  Nov.  18,  1770;  d.  Mar.  1,  1796. 

vi.     Lydia,  bt.  Apr.  1772;  d.  Jan.  13,  1794. 

vii.    Joseph,  bt.  Sept.  5,  1773;  d.  Oct.  9,  1773. 

viii.  Joseph,  bt.  Oct.  2,  1774. 

ix.     Eebeckah,  bt.  Mar.  10,  1776;  d.  July  15,  1778. 

X.      Abigail,  bt.  June  1,  1776;  d.  July  11,  1778. 

xi.     James,  bt.  Oct.  24,  1790. 

xii.    Israel,  bt.  Oct.  24,  1790. 

xiii.  Eebeckah,  bt.  Oct.  24,  1790. 

xiv.  Abigail,  bt.  Oct.  24,  1790. 

XV.    Lucy,  bt.  Oct.  24,  1790;  d.  in  H.  Nov.  7,  1859. 

7.  Charles  (s.  of  Jacob^) ;  m.  Bette  Palmer,  dau.  of  Ezekiel 
Palmer  (6),  and  d.  previous  to  1792,  when  his  estate  was  in  process 
of  settlement.  His  widow  m.  Benjamin  Mann  (4).  Eesided  on 
Main  St.,  in  the  house  constructed  by  his  father. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
13.     i.       Charles. 

ii.  Ezekiel;  m.  Mar.  28,  1802,  Hannah  Hatch,  wid.  of 
Ezekiel  T.  Hatch  (12)  and  dau.  of  Stephen  Bailey 
(8),  moved  to  the  west,  leaving  in  H.  a  dau.,  Sarah, 
who  m.  Capt.  Thomas  B.  Donnell  (3). 

iii.  Eebecca;  m.  July  4,  1802,  Isaiah  Wing,  and  moved  to 
Ohio.    Was  he  a  son  of  Bachelor  Wing  (4)  ? 

iv.     Sally;  m.  Sept.  20,  1795,  Eliphalet  Smart  of  Maine. 

V.  Betsey,  1760;  m.  June  16,  1782,  William  Gilbert,  and 
moved  to  Leeds,  Me.  She  d.  in  Leeds,  Me.,  Aug. 
11,  1834,  aet.  74.  Children :  Some  of  whom  were 
born  in  Mass.  Betsey,  Lucy,  Sally,  Jane,  Julia, 
William,  and  Henry  A. 

vi.     Eachel;  m.  John  Whiting,  of  Maine. 

vii.    Martha;  m.  Mar.  6,  1785,  Samuel  Gilbert  of  Maine. 

viii.  Mary;  m.  Ichabod  Phillips. 

ix.     Jacob. 

8.  Stephen  (s.  of  Jacob^)  ;  m.  Abigail  Turner,  dau.  of  Ezekiel 
Turner  (12),  and  d.  Aug.  10,  1806.  ^Selectman.  His  wid.  d.  Oct. 
11,  1830,  aet  86  yrs.    Eesided  on  King  St.. 


GENEALOGIES.  V 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Abigail;  m.  Eeuben  Curtis  (44). 
ii.      Hannah;  m.  first,  Ezekiel  T.  Hatch  (12)  ;  m.  secondly, 

Ezekiel  Bailey,  s.  of  Charles  Bailey  (7). 
iii.     Euth,  1775;  d.  Dec.  3,  1795. 
iv.     Deborah;  m.  Feb.  4,  1798,  Robert  Barker,  s.  of  Robert 

Barker  (2). 

14.  V.        Stephen,  1780. 

9.  George  (s.  of  Jacob^)  ;  m.  Rebecca  Ellis,  dau.  of  Mordecai 
Ellis  (2).  Resided  on  King  St.  She  d.  May  30,  1820,  aet  79  yrs., 
and  he  d.  Nov.  12,  1831,  aet  90  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

15.  i.       George  W.,  Nov.  22,  1777. 

16.  ii.      David,  Nov.,  1779. 

iii.     Lucv,  1781;  m.  Robert  Svlvester  (16). 

17.  iv.     Gad,"  July  29,  1784. 

10.  John  (s.  of  Jolm^')  ;  m.  fii-st,  Ruth  Ellis,  dau.  of  Mordeeai 
Ellis  (2).  She  d.  in  1786,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Mary  Hill,  dau.  of 
Joseph  Hill  of  Berwick,  Maine.  She  d.  October  29,  1792,  and  he 
m.  thirdly,  Tabitha  Olney  of  Rhode  Island,  and  d.  Jan.  23,  1823 
His  wid.  d.  Dec.  30,  1827,  aged  77  }ts.  He  was  a  clockmaker,  and 
made  his  first  clock  at  the  age  of  eleven,  and  it  was  for  many 
years  an  excellent  time-keeper.  He  also  made  the  first  "spinning- 
jenny"  and  the  pattern  of  the  first  iron  sink  and  crooked-nose 
kettle,  and  these  were  cast  in  the  Middleboro  foundry.  He  also 
invented  a  "steamjack"  for  roasting  meats  and  poultry  before  the 
open  fire.  This  was  patented  in  1792,  and  was  the  first  patent 
issued  in  America  for  a  machine  to  go  by  steam.  He  was  also  a 
maker  of  compasses.  He  was  a  Quaker  preacher,  going  into  the 
slave  states  as  well  as  elsewhere.  He  lived  a  part  of  his  life  in  the 
house  on  Pleasant  street  for  so  man}'^  years,  owned  and  occupied 
by  John  Estes,  but  now  owned  by  Ada  A.  Campbell.  Later,  he 
resided  in  the  house  on  Washington  street,  at  the  Corners,  now 
o\^-ned  and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Edward  Barstow. 

Mr.  Bailey  and  his  wives  were   buried    in   the  Quaker  burial 
ground  at  Pembroke. 

Children  by  wife  Ruth,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.      Joseph,  a  watchmaker, — was  in  Hudson  in   1806  and 

died  unm. 
ii.      Mar}^,  Feb.  3,  1785;  m.  Daniel  Newhall  of  Lynn,  and 
d.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  in  1825.       Children:     Some  of 
whom  were  born  in  Lynn;  the  others  in  Troy,  N.  Y. 
i.       John  B.,  Mav  3,  1806;  m.  Marv  M.  Price,  and 

d.  May  7,  1849. 
ii.      Hebsibah,  June  20,  1810;  d.  unm.,  1893. 
iii.     Isaac,    Jan.    4,    1814;    m.    first,    Nov.,    1840, 
Bridget  Batcheller;  secondlv,  Sarah  G.  Caldwell. 
He  d.  Feb.  22,  1879. 


10  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER, 

iv.     Joseph,  1816 ;  m.  Margaret  and  d.  in  1891. 
V.      Mary  B.,  1818;  d,  imm.  in  1840. 
vi.     Lucy,  Nov.  15,  1820;  d.  unm.  Nov.  1,  1842. 
vii.    Daniel  R.,  Sept.  28,  1823;  d.  Apr.  5,  1825. 
viij.  George,  Apr.  28,  1827;  d.  Aug.  4,  1827. 
ix.     George,  April  16,  1828;  d.  July  1,  1828. 
Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover: 

18.  iii.     John,  Aug.  1787. 

iv.     Euth;  m.  Horatio  Gushing  (13). 
Child  by  wife  Tabitha : 
V.      Amy,  1797;  m.,  first,  Edward  Barstow   (31);  m.  sec- 
ondly, William  Dawes   (1). 

11.  Luther  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Oct.  21,  1784,  Silvester  Little,  dau. 
of  Capt.  Nathaniel  Little.  He  d.  May  12,  1820,  aet.  68  yrs.  His 
wife  d.  June  27,  1788,  aet  30  yrs.  (See  Chapter  on  Military  His- 
tory for  his  record). 

Children  born  in  Hanover, 
i.       Sylvia  B.,  Feb.  25,  1786;  d.  May  17,  1792. 
ii.      Polly,  June,  1788;  d.  Aug.  15,  1788. 

12.  Calvin  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Sept.  8,  1793,  Sarah  Jacobs,  dau. 
of  Col.  John  Jacobs  (5).  He  d.  in  Bath,  Me.,  Aug.  11,  1835,  and 
his  wid.  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  24,  1846,  aet.  82  yrs.,  a  clockmaker.  (See 
Chapter  on  Manufactures  relative  to  him).  Resided  on  Main 
street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucinda,  July  11,  1794;  m.  Stephen  Curtis  (41). 

19.  ii.      B.  Calvin,  May  17,  1796. 

iii.  Edwin  (Capt.),  May  7,  1798;  m.  May,  1825,  Ann  T. 
Ingraham  of  Me.  He  d.  in  1828.  Had  one  ch., 
who  d.  in  Aug.,  1828.       (A  master-mariner). 

iv.     Luther,  Aug.  29,  1799;  d.  Sept.  25,  1799. 

V.      Martin,  Aug.  29,  1799:  d.  Nov.  3,  1799. 

20.  vi.     Henry,  Aug.  2,  1801. 

vii.    Eliza,  July  5,  1803;  d.  Jan.  23,  1865. 

viii.  Sarah  J.,  Aiig.  20,  1805;  m.  Lemuel  Dwelley  (15). 

13.  Charles  (s.  of  Charles');  m.  Oct.  28,  1792,  Chloe  Mann, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (4).  He  d.  June  11,  1820,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Feb.  2,  1844,  aet.  73  yrs.  Lived  on  Main  street,  in  his  father's 
house.  He  and  his  brother  Ezekiel  were,  for  a  time,  owners  of 
the  Fulling,  Saw  and  Grist  Mills  on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

21.  i.       Charles,  May  25,  1793. 

ii.      Chloe,  Feb.  23,  1795;  m.  Paul  Pevry,  s.  of  Israel  Perry 
(4). 

22.  iii.     Benjamin,  Feb.  24,  1797. 

iv.     Betsey,  Feb.  6,  1799;  m.  Joshua  Dwelley  (16). 

23.  V.      Barker,  Jan.  22,  1801. 


GENEALOGIES.  11 

vi.  Luther,  Dec.  23,  1803;  d.  Aug.  27,  1804. 

vii.  Marcia,  Aug.  27,  1805;  m.  Albert  Holbrook  (1). 

viii  Martin,  May  4,  1807;  d.  Mar.  20,  1844. 

ix.  Mary,  May  24,  1809;  m.  Ensign  Crocker   (5). 

14.  Stephen  (s.  of  Stephen^) ;  m.  June  9,  1803,  Ruth  Hatch,  dau. 

of  John  Hatch  (9).      Resided  on  King  street.      He  d Hi& 

wid.  d.  May  16,  1852. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ruth,  Jan.  8,  1804;  m.  Julius  House  (1). 
ii.      Lucy,  Dec.  17,  1805;  d.  May  7,  1882,  unra. 

24.  iii.      Stephen,  Mar.  8,  1810. 

iv.     Amos  H.,  Mar.  (5,  1815:  d.  Mny  12,  1872,  unm. 

15.  George  W.  (s.  of  George^) ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1801,  Asenath  Curtis,^ 
dau.  of  Melzar  Curtis  (33).  He  d.  Nov.  11,  1855.  His  wife  d. 
July  19,  1855.    Resided  on  King  St. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

25.  i.       George,  Sept.  13,  1802. 

ii.      Asenath,   Dec.    2,    1804;   m.    Dec.    10,   1827,   Thomas 

Stetson  of  Hanson.       She  d.  July  21,  1849. 
iii.     Keziah,  Jan.  15,  1807;  m.  Joshua  Dwelley  (16). 

26.  iv.     Melzar  C,  Mar.  8,  1809. 

V.      Priscilla,  May  18,  1813;  m.  Joseph  C.  Wilder  (1). 
vi.     Lucinda,  May  19,  1816;  m.  Hiram  Gardner  (3). 
vii.    Sally  E.,  June  3,  1819;  d.  Feb.  7,  1851. 

16.  David  (s.  of  George^)  ;  m.  Nov.  7,  1801,  Joanna  Curtis,  dau, 
of  Melzar  Curtis  (33).  He  sett,  as  a  physician  in  Norwell,  and 
there  d.  Jan.  13,  1836.    His  wid.  d.  Apr.  4,  1846. 

Children : 
i.       David,   Nov.    16,    1802;   m.   Apr.    24,    1833,   Deborah 

Dunbar,  dau.  of  Amos  Dunbar  (1). 
ii.      Joanna,  Deo.  13,  1804;  d.  July  14,  1813. 
iii.     Rebecca,  Nov.  27,  1807;  m.  Hiram  Gardner   (3). 
iv.     Elizabeth,  June  12,  1810;  m.  Nov.  15,  1827,  Alfred 

Loring  of  Scituate. 
v.      Joanna,  June  1,  1813;  m.  Mar.  19,  1837,  Albert  Loring 

of  Scituate. 
vi.     Luther,  Feb.  IS,  1816;  d.  unm. 
vii.    Lucy,    Sept.    11,    1818;    m.    Jan.    29,    1848,    Edward 

Stowell  of  Scituate. 
viii.  Jeremiah,   Aug.    12,    1822;   m.    Elizabeth    G.    Dunbar, 

dau.  of  xVmos  Dunbar   (1).     Resided  in  Weymouth. 

17.  Gad  (s.  of  George^)  ;  m.  May  17,  1807,  Thankful  J.oring, 
dau.  of  Job  Loring  of  Hingham.  She  d.  Mar.  29,  1862,  aet  84 
yrs.,  and  he  d.  Dec.  13,  1862.     Resided  on  King  St. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Maria,  Aug.  20,  1810;  m.  Nahum  Stetson  of  Hanson. 


3.3  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

ii.      Sarah  A.,  Jan.  21,  1813;  m.  Ira  Josselyn  (38). 

iii.     Lydia  L.,  Nov.  11,  1814;  m.  Oct.  28,  1838,  John  S. 

Fogg  of  Weymouth. 
37.     iv.     Gad  J..  Apr.  13,  1817. 

V.      Eliza   J.,    Mar.    24,    1819;   m.    Nov.    26,    1846,   John 

Waterman  of  Kingston. 

18.  John  (s.  of  John^o):  m.  Nov.  29,  1810,  Ann  Taber,  dau. 
■of  John  Taber,  of  Portland,  Me.  He  d.  in  Lynn,  in  1883,  aet. 
D6  yrs.  He  moved  to  New  Bedford  about  1823-4;  a  clock-maker 
-and  a  very  skillful  workman;  a  friend  of  Garrisoji,  Phillips,  and 
Pillsbury. 

Children,    first    seven    born    in    Hanover;    last    five    in    New 
Bedford : 
i.       Catherine,  Nov.  9,  1811;  d.  Aug.  3,  1817. 
ii.      Miriam  H.,  Dec.  5,  1813;  m.  Nov.  21,  1833,  William 
Gifford,    of    Falmouth.      Removed    to    Peoria,    111. 

Children : 
i.       Helen  C,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Jime  15.  1835;  m. 

Elias  H.  Pratt;  d.  May  7,  1863. 
ii.      Caroline,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Dec.  3,  1836;  d. 

Aug.  10,  1837. 
iii.     Anna  T.,  May  24,  1839 ;  m.  Mar.  19,  1860,  Ed- 
ward Butler;  d.  May,  1895. 
iv.     John  B.,  Sept.  31,  1841;  m.  in  lS6i,  Louisa 

Johnson. 
V.      Susan  L.,  Apr.  23,  1844;  m.  Edward  Merrill, 
vi.     Charles,  Oct.  30,  1845 ;  m.  Lucy  Prentiss, 
vii.    Edward,  Dec.  10,  1847;  d.  Mar.,  1856. 
viii.  Irene,  Aug.  4,  1850 :  m.  Edward  C.  Douglas. 
Lx.     Miriam  H.,  Aug.  4,  1850;  m.  Dec.  36,  1871, 

Isaac  W.  Grant. 
X.      William  H.,  Oct.  30,  1853;  d.  1853. 
xi.     Alice  G.,  Apr.  5,  1856 ;  m.  Mar.  31,  1893,  John 
Bowman,  Scotland, 
iii.     John  T,,  Dec.  17,  1815.      Sailed  from  New  Bedford  in 
1831  in  the  ship  Mentor.       Wrecked  in  the  Starits 
of  Timon  and  perished  within  fifty  yards  of  the  ship, 
iv.     Ann  M.,  Dec.  34,  1817. 

V.      Joseph,  Dec.  33,  1819 ;  m.  in  1844,  Abbie,  dau.  of  John 
Ingraham,  of  New  Bedford,  Master  of  ship  Cham- 
pion ( ?)  d.  in  1853,  in  Hong  Kong,  China.      Had  a 
dau.  Caroline  A. 
y\.     William,  Aug.  37,  1831;  d.  Oct.  22,  1822. 
vii.    William,  Aug.  2,  1823;  m.  in  1846  Frances  Kelley. 
viii  Mar}'  N.,  July  9,  1825 ;  m.  first,  in  1845,  Charles  C.  Fol- 
ger,  and  had  sons,  Charles  and  John  B. ;  m.  secondly, 
Edward  Easton  of  New  Bedford, 
iv.     Catherine,  Aug.  10,  1828. 
X.      Elizabeth,  Aug.  15,  1830;  d.  Sept.  9,  1830. 


28. 

i. 

39. 

ii. 

iii, 

GENEALOGIES.  13i 

xi.     George  H.,  June  18,  1832;  d.  Jan.  27,  1834. 
xii.    George,  Nov.  21,  1833;  d.  Aug.  31,  1834. 

19.  B.  Calvin  (s.  of  Calvin^^)  ;  m.  May  21,  1820,  Jane  B.  Don- 
nel],  dau.  of  Samuel  Donnell  (2).  Removed  to  Bath,  Me.,  in 
1815,  wliere  he  became  an  extensive  ship-builder,  and  was  Mayor 
of  tlie  city.      He  d.  June,  1876. 

Children  born  in  Bath,  Me. : 
i.       Sarah  J.,  Feb.,  1821;  m.  in  1841  George  Davis,  and 

had  one  ch.,  who  d.  young, 
ii.      Samuel  D.,  July,  1825 ;  m.  Susan  White  of  Belfast,  was 

Mayor  of  eity  of  Bath.      He  d.  Dec.  23,  1885.      No- 

ch. 
iii.     Lucinda,  May,  1829;  d.  unm.,  1907. 

20.  Henry  (s.  of  Calvin^^)  ;  m.  Jan.  16,  1832,  Sarah  Gardner,  of" 
Hingham.  Resided  on  Main  street  the  early  part  of  his  life. 
Removed  to  Hingham. 

Children : 

Henry  A.,  b.  in  H.,  June  11,  1832. 

Horace  T.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Sept.  16,  1839. 

Sarah  J.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Oct.  10,  1844;  m.  Oct.  9,. 
1867,  Asa  B.  Pratt,  s.  of  Joshua  Pratt  of  Weymouth, 
and  had  one  ch.,  Susie  E.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Sept.  o, 
1871 ;  m.  Apr.  9,  1893,  Joseph  E.  Sampson  of  Plym- 
outh, and  has  ch: 
i.       Elmer  B.,  May  28,  1894. 
ii.       Rachel  M.,  Nov.  1,  1904. 
30.     iv.     C.  Will,  b.  in  Quincy  Feb.  7,  1853. 

21.  Charles  (s.  of  Charleses)  ;  m.  in  1828,  Catherine  Van  Hook, 
dau.  of  Arch  A.  Van  Hook  of  Kentucky.  Removed  from  H.  to 
Alabama,  thence  to  Kentucky,  thence  in  1837  to  Montgomery  Co., 
Indiana,  where  he  d.  Aug.  30,  1867.      His  wife  d.  Oct.  13,  1865. 

Children : 

i.  Betsey,  Nov.  2,  1829;  m.  Feb.  27,  1853,  David  Brown, 
and  d.  Sept.  30,  1899,  leaving  nine  ch.  viz:  Towit, 
Willard,  Alice,  Olive,  Josephine,  Mary,  Lincoln, 
Doc.  and  Ida.       Resided  in  Illinois. 

ii.      Jemimah,  Oct.  11,  1830;  d.  in  1835. 

iii.  Charles,  June  9,  1832;  m.  first,  Apr.  15,  1865,  Amanda 
Vaughn.  She  d.,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Minerva  Wat- 
kins.       He  d.   leaving  no  eh. 

iv.     William,  June  7,  1834;  d.  in  1838. 

V.      Henry,  June  27,  1836 ;  m.  Nov.  10,  1867,  Nannie  Tal- 
bert,  dau.  of  Daniel  Talbert;  d.  July  9,  1894.      Re- 
sided in  Kentucky.       Ch : 
i.       Harry,  Oct.  14,  1868. 

ii.      Charles  M.,  Mav  15,  1870 :  d.  Aug.  5,  1870. 
iii.     John  A.,  Jan.  12,  1872;  m.  Oct.  17,  1904,  Sue 
Hickman,  and  has  2  dans. 


14  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER, 

iv.     Charles  K.,  Mar,   7,   1874. 

V.      Robert  T.,  June  22,  1877. 
vi.     Barbara,  Jan.  11,  1838;  m.  July  12,  1870,  Capt.  Robert 

Scott;    d.    Sept.    27,  1905.       No    cli.       Resided   in 

Missouri, 
vii.    Calvin,  June  21,  1839 ;  d.  in  1843. 
viii.  Marcia,  Feb.  1,  1840;  m.  Sept.,  1873,  Joe  M.  Watkins, 

d.  in  1882.      Ch: 

i.       Lewis,   Nov.,   1876. 

ii.      Celia  C,  Mar.  28,  1878. 

iii.     Roscoe,  June  1,  1880. 
ix.     Archelaus,  Mar.  7,  1841;  m,  Apr,  17,  1883,  Mary  E, 

Krug,  dau.  of  William  J.  Krug,       Resides  in  In- 
diana.     No  ch. 
X.      John,  July  19,  1842;  m.  Mar.  6,  1879,  Delilah  Singer; 

d.  May  30,  1881.       Ch: 

i.       John,  Jan.  18,  1880. 
xi.     Martin,  June  11,  1844;  m.  July  3,  1873,  Irene  Scott, 

dau.  of  Capt.  Robert  Scott:  d.  June  9,  1897,      Ch: 

i.       John  R.,  May  18,  1874;  d.  Apr.  6,  1882. 

ii.      Charles  H.,  Aug.  13,  1875;  m,  Nov,  20,  1901, 
Pearl  Seton,  and  has  2  daus. 

iii.     Archelaus  W.,  Apr.  6,  1878;  d.  Sept.  6,  1884. 

iv.     Francis  G.,  Feb.  23,  1880 ;  d.  Apr.  3,  1880. 

V,      Bertha  K.,  Sept.  9,  1882. 

vi,     Jessie  B.,  Dec.  19,  1885. 

vii.    Roscoe  S.,  Aug.  6,  1888. 

viii.  Mary  I.,  Dec.  15,  1893. 

22.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Charleses)  ;  m.  Apr.  14,  1822,  Rachel  Dwel- 
ley,  dau,  of  Joshua  Dwelley  (12).  He  d.  May  15,  1872,  and  his 
wid.  d.  June  1,  1875.  Resided  on  Main  street  at  corner  of  Cedar 
street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  (the  present  almshouse 
building). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

31.  i.       Benjamin  W.,  Feb.  11,  1823. 

32.  ii.      Joshua  D.,  Aug.  20,  1824. 

33.  iii.     John  Q.,  Aug.,  1829. 

iv.     Rachel  J.  D. ;  d.  May  15,  1839,  aet.  13  yrs. 

V.      Maria  E.,  May  20,  1833;  m.  Luther  Litchfield  (4). 

vi,     Rachel  J. ;  d.  Sept.  24,  1848,  aet.  8  yi-s. 

23.  Barker  (s.  of  Charles^^)  ;  m.  Feb.  20,  1825,  Alice  Ayers,  dau. 
of  Jacob  Ayers  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  She  was  b.  at  Portsmouth, 
K  H.,  Jan.  9,  1805;  d.  May  24,  1869.  He  d.  Dec.  15,  1872. 
Resided  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

Children  born  at  Charlestown : 
i.       Alice  B.,  June  29,  1826;  m.  June  4,  1846,  John  Viall, 
of  Charlestown :  d.  Dec.  9,  1895.     Ch  : 


GENEALOGIES.  15 

i.       John  B.,  b.  at  Medford,  May  10,  1849;  m.  Oct. 
15,  1878,  Sophia  \V.  Wisweli,  dau.  of  Elbridge  G. 
Wiswell  of  Charlestown.       Cli :  Frank,  b.  at  Som- 
crville,  July  13,  1880;  d.  July  28,  1880. 
ii.     Alice  J.,  "b.  at  Melrose,  Jan.  "^6,  1854;  d.  Feb.  27, 
1857. 
ii.      Charles,  Mar.  29,  1828;  d.  unm.  Sept.  28,  1903. 
iii.     Ellen  J.,  Dec.  25,  1838;  d.  unm.  July  27,  1876. 
iv.     Andrew  J.,  July  18,  1840 ;  m.  Jan.  19,  1869,  Abby  V. 
Getchell,    dau.    of   John    Getchell,   of    Charlestown. 
She  was  b.  at  Wells,  Maine,  Nov.  16,  1841 ;  d.  Mar. 
30,  1908.      He  was  state  senator  and  city  solicitor  of 
Boston. 

24.  Stephen  (s.  of  Stephen^^)  ;  m.  Mar.  6,  1834,  Sylvia  W.  Bates, 
dau.  of  Thomas  M.  Bates  (36).  She  d.  June  21,  1884,  and  he  d. 
Apr.  1,  1890.  Resided  on  King  street  in  house  constructed  by 
himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edwin,  Apr.  4,  1835 ;  d.  July  1,  1900. 
ii.      Laura  A.,  Mar.  20,  1838 :  m.  Lyman  P.  Russell  (3). 

34.  iii.     Stephen  W.,  Dec.  30,  1840. 

35.  iv.     Albert  W.,  Dec.  22,  1844. 

25.  George  (s.  of  George  W.^^)  •  j^  jn  1824,  Olive  Bates,  dau.  of 
Calvin  Bates  (32).  He  d.  Mar.  29,  1835.  She  d.  Feb.  23, 
1880.      Resided  on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

George  C,  Oct.  25,  1824. 

Olive  W.,  Aug.  24,  1826;  m.  James  W.  House  (3). 

Calvin  S.,  July  27,  1828. 

Elbridge  B.,  Aug.  28,  1829. 

Reuben  C,  June  21,  1831;  d.unm.  May  8,  1853. 

Horatio  N.,  July  17,  1833;  d.  Jan.,  1834. 

Horatio  N.,  July  23,  1834. 

26.  Melzar  C.  (s.  of  George  W.is)  ;  m.  Aug.  1,  1833,  Charlotte  C. 
Waterman,  of  Scituate,  a  sister  of  Lemuel  C.  Waterman  (1).  He 
d.  May,  1843.  She  d.  Nov.  8,  1890.  Resided  on  King  street  in 
house  constructed  by  himself,  and  now  occupied  by  George  C.  Rus- 
sell. 

Children:  , 
40.     i.       Melzar  C,  Aug.  17,  1839. 

ii.      Samuel  W.,  Dec.  31,  18^;  d.  Nov.  5,  1813. 

27.  Gad  J.  (s.  of  Gad^^)  ;  m.  June,  1841,  Lydia  B.  Clark,  dau. 
of  Joseph  W.  Clark  (7).  She  d.  Dec.  15,  1901.  He  d.  Jan.  24, 
1888.      Resided  on  King  street. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Helen  E.,  Oct.  30,  1844,  d.  Nov.  11,  1849. 


36. 

1. 

ii. 

37. 

iii. 

38. 

iv. 

V. 

vi. 

39. 

vii. 

16  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

28.  Henry  A.  (s.  of  Henry^") ;  m.  Jan.  9,  1853,  Hannah  H. 
Pratt,  dau.  of  John  L.  Pratt,  of  East  Weymouth.  He  d.  Dec.  18,. 
1902. 

Children  born  in  East  Weymouth: 
i.       George  W.,  Feb.  21,  1855;  m.  Sept.  17,  1884,  Hattie  M. 

Buck,  dau.  of  Zedic  A.  Buck,  of  Mechanic  Falls,  Me. 

Resided  in  Weymouth, 
ii.      Henry  T.,  Feb.  2,  1866 ;  d.  Mar.  4,  1866. 
iii.     Nettie  E.,  June  17,  1867;  d.  Aug.  9,  1871. 
iv.     Bernard  C,  Oct.  5,  1872;  m.  July  24,  1895,  Mary  T. 

Hayes,  dau.  of  Charles  E.  Hayes. 

29.  Horace  T.  (s.  of  Henry 20)  ;  m.  Nov.  8,  1866,  Louisa  M.  New- 
hall,  dau.  of  Alanson  Newhall,  of  Lynn.  He  d.  in  Lynn,  Dec.  30, 
1901. 

Children  born  in  Lynn : 
i.       Sarah  L.,  May  17,  1869,  unm. 
ii.      Annie  G.,  June  12,  1876,  umn. 

30.  C.  Will  (s.  of  Henry 20) ;  m.  first,  Apr.  23,  1876,  Eva  F.  Ray- 
mond, dau.  of  George  F.  Raymond,  of  East  Weymouth.  She  d. 
Apr.  11,  1883.  He  m.  secondly,  June  6,  1895,  wid.  Selina  (Tir- 
rell)  Stoddard,  dau.  of  Amos  Tirrell,  of  East  Weymouth. 

Child  bv  wife  Eva  F.,  born  in  AYeyiuouth : 
i.       Myron  L.,  Nov.  11,  1881;  d.,  1906. 

31.  Benjamin  W.  (s.  of  Benjamin22)  ;  m,  Jan.,  1850,  Ruth 
Thomas,  dau.  of  Seth  Thomas  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Aug.  6,  1901. 
Resided  on  Main  street  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children : 
i.       Ada  M.,  Jan.  15,  1851 ;  d.  Nov.  13,  1866. 
ii.      Ellen  J.,  Nov.  14,  1853;  m.  Elmer  J.  Whiting,  s.  of 
Sylvanus  Whiting  (22). 

41.  iii.     Arthur  W.,  Nov.  2,  1864. 

iv.     Grace  T.,  Dec.  27,  1866;  m.  Harrison  L.  House  (4). 

32.  Joslma  D.  (s.  of  Benjamin22)  ;  m.  Aug.  8,  1847,  Mary  A. 
Peterson,  dau.  of  Jabez  Peterson,  of  Duxbury.  She  was  b.  in  Dux- 
bury  in  1824.       He  d.  Feb.  15,  1893. 

Children : 

42.  i.       George  W.,  b.  in  East  Abiugton,  July  22,  1848. 

ii.      Walter  T.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  1,  1860;  d.  Sept.  18,  1888. 

33.  John  Q.  (s.  of  Benjamin^s)  ;  m.  in  1850,  Lydia  A.  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Lucius  Curtis,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  John  Curtis  (31).  She 
d.  Oct.  5,  1852.  He  d.  Jan.  5,  190|,  Resided  on  Main  street  at 
corner  of  Cedar  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  E.,  Oct.  1.  1850;  d.  May  17,  1869. 

43.  ii.      Q.  Everett,  1852. 


GEXEALOGIES.  1'? 

34.  Stephen  W.  (s.  of  Stephen-^) ;  m.  Emily  J.  Stetson,  dau.  of 
Isaac  G.  Stetson  (1).      Besides  at  South  Hanover  on  Broadway. 

Children : 

i.  Stella  W.,  June  20,  1.S65 ;  m.  Fred  H.  Folsom  of  Brock- 
ton, and  d.  July  30,  1890.  He  d.  July  17,  1907. 
Ch:  Mildred,  b.  Jan.  18,  1888. 

ii.     .Tanc  G.,  Julv  0.  1874. 

iii.     Euss  W.,  Aug.  18,  1883:  d.  Jan.  16.  1901. 

iv.     Harold  P.,  Sept.  2,  1886. 

35.  AllMTt  W.  (s.  of  Stephen^^)  ;  ni.  Jan.  1,  18,s:;.  Alice  J.  Thay- 
er, dau.  of  Charles  E.  Thayer  (2).       He  d.  Dec.  2I),  1902. 

Child  l)orn  in  Hanson: 
i.     Fay  W.,  Feb.  9,  1881. 

36.  George  C.  (s.  of  George-^)  ;  ni.  Julia  A.  Thomas,  of  Marsh- 
field  (  ?)       She  d.  Aug.  22,  1887,  and  he  d.  Jan.  9,  1893. 

Children : 
i.       George  T. ;  d.  Dec.  3,  1851,  aet.  6  vvks. 
ii.      Julia  E.,  Feb.  35,  1856;  d.  aet.  1  y.  5  m.  21  d. 

37.  Calvin  S.  (s.  of  George-^)  ;  m.  June,  1852,  Lucy  F.  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Eli  Stetson  of  Hanson.  He  d.  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  Sept. 
24,  1864.  Served  in  Civil  War.  His  wid.  resides  on  Circuit 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanson  : 
i.       Clarence  N.,  1853 ;  d.,  1854. 

ii.      Eva  L.,  IS^ov.   5,   1855:  m.   George   E.   Jo?selyn    (49). 
iii.     Alice  F.,  Feb.  2,  1862;  m.  Kufus  E.  Delano  ^of  Rock- 
land.      She  d.  May  2,  1885,  in  Eockland. 

38.  Elbridge  B.  (s.  of  George=^5)  •  m.,  first,  Lucy  M.  Conn,  of 
Canton,  Mass. :  m.,  secondly,  Feb.  13,  1873,  H.  Augusta  Lane,  dau. 
of  Albert  Lane,  of  Rockland.      He  d.  Feb.  28,  1898. 

Children  by  wife  Lucy,  born  in  Hanson : 
i.     Malinda  A.,  Mar.  12,  1855;  d.  Sept.,  1898,  unm. 
ii.      Byron  A.,  Apr.   14,   1860;  m.  June,   1890,  Annie  M. 
Archibald,  of  Boston.     Resides  in  Whitman.     No  ch. 

39.  Horatio  N.  (s.  of  George^^)  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1856,  Cordelia  W. 
Mitchell,  dau.  of  Charles  P.  Mitchell,  of  East  Abington.  She  was 
b.  in  1836,  and  d.  in  1860.      He  d.  Jan.  11,  1860. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Olive  F..  July  22,  1857;  m.  Gideon  Holbrook,  of  Rock- 
land. 

40.  Melzar  C.  (s.  of  Melzar  C^.^c)  .  ^^^  gept.  26,  1860,  Mary  A. 
Church,  dau.  of  Samuel  S.  Church  (5).  Resides  at  corner  of 
Hanover  and  Washington  streets  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Melzar  W.,  Aug.  16,  1863:  d.  Oct.  4,  1863. 
44.     ii.      William  W.,  June  7,  1865. 

iii.     Sarah  E.,  Apr.  15,  1868;  m.  Percv  W.  Dwellev  (29). 


18  HISTORY    OF    HANOVEE. 

41.  Arthur  W.  (s.  of  Benjamin  W.^i) ;  m.  Nov.  21,  1889,  Etta  L. 
Fuller,  dau.  of  Charles  A.  Fuller  (1).  Besides  on  Main  street  in 
house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lester  F.,  Nov.  5,  1890. 
ii.      Ealph  L.,  July  10,  1892. 

42.  George  W.  (s.  of  Joshua  D.^s)  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1870,  Elsener  S. 
Torrey,  dau.  of  George  0.  Torrey,  of  South  Scituate.  Eesides  in 
Norwell. 

Child : 
i.       Mary  A.,  Apr.  18,  1877;  m.  Mar.  14,  1904,  Harry  E. 
Ingraham,  s.  of  Henry  C.  Ingraham,  of  West  Spring- 
field. 

43.  Q.  Everett,  (s.  of  John  Q.33)  ;  m.  Dec.  19,  1874,  Eva  W. 
Hunt,  dau.  of  Thomas  Hunt,  of  South  Scituate.  She  d.  Dec.  14, 
1895.      He  now  resides  in  Whitman. 

Children : 
i.       Lester  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  29,  1877. 
ii.      Ina  L.,  b.  in  Whitman,  July  5,  1888, 

44.  William  W.  (s.  of  Melzar  C.^o) ;  m.  Nov.  18,  1888,  Anna  M. 
Thayer,  dau.  of  Wendell  P.  Thayer  (4).  He  d.  1910.  A  con- 
ductor on  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  Eailroad. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Edward  C,  May  1,  1890. 
ii.      Harry  C,  Dec.  29,  1892. 
iii.     Erie  W.,  Feb.  28,  1896. 

BAILEY. 

1.     Charles  M.    (s.  of  William,  of  Newport,  N.   S.),  b.  Nov.  3, 
1854;  m.  Dec.  23,  1890  Eliza  A.  McKeen,  who  was  b.  in  Halifax 
Co.,  N.  S.,  May  10,  1854.      Came  to  H.  in  1897. 
Child : 
i.       Isabelle,  Mar.  28,  1892;  d.  Mar.  15,  1893. 

BAILEY. 

1.     Orientes  L.  (s.  of  Ambrose)  b.  in  Liberty,  Me.,  Dec.  28,  1846; 
m.  Feb.  17,  1878,  Eebecca  E.  Tower,  dau.  of  Charles  L.  Tower  (1). 
She  d.  Nov.  25,  1887,  and  he  d.  Aug.  4,  1905. 
Children : 
i.       Alice  L.,  b.  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Oct.  17,  1879. 
ii.      Euth   E.,  b.   in  H.,   Feb.   19,   1881;  m.   Eodolph  W. 
Sweeny  (5). 

BAKEE. 

1.  Edward  F.  (s.  of  William)  b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  10,  1860;  m. 
flr«^t,  Dec.  20,  1882,  Eliza  A.  Bradley,  dau.  of  James  F.  Bradley. 
She  was  b.  in  East  Abington,  Apr.  23,  1863,  and  d.  Sept.  30,  1893. 


GENEALOGIES.  19 

He  m.  secondly,  Sept.  28,  1895,  Anna  A.  Hatch,  dau.  of  B.  Sanford 
Hatch  (23).     Eesides  at  Hanover  Center. 
Child  by  wife  Eliza,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Andrew  D.,  Nov.  23,  1889. 

BAKEE. 

1.  F.  Wilbur  (s.  of  Fred  A.)  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  16,  1879;  m. 
in  1899  Edna  F.  Phillips,  dau.  of  George  L.  Phillips  (3).  He  d. 
Sept.  29,  1907. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Ealph  W.,  Jan.  9,  1900. 

ii.      Merton  S.,  Dec.  13,  1901. 

iii.     Alton  F.,  May  25,  1904. 

iv.     Warren  V.,  Sept.  28,  1906. 

BALDWIN. 

1.     Eev.  Samuel  (s.  of  David  of  Sudbury).      Second  pastor  of  the 
First  Church  of  Hanover.       Graduated  from  Harvard  College  in 
1752;  m.  Jan.  4,  1759,  Hannah  Gushing,  dau.  of  Judge  John  Gush- 
ing (4).      He  d.  Dec.  1,  1784,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  8,  1790. 
Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Abigail,  Nov.  13,  1759;  d.  Dec.  22,  1831. 
ii.      Samuel,  Apr.  19,  1761 ;  d.  May  7,  1762. 
iii     Samuel,  Feb.  18,  1763;  d.  Apr.  4,  1783. 
iv.     Hannah,  July  13,  1765;  d.  Nov.  2,  1789. 
V.      Mary,  Nov.  25,  1768;  m.  Eobert  Salmoud  (2). 
vi.     Bethia  C.,  May  19,   1771;  m.  Jan.   5,  1792,  Thomas 

Young,  of  East  Bridgewater,  and  had  7  ch. 
vii.    William,  bt.  Mar.  20,  1774;  d.  unm.  in  East  Bridgewa- 
ter, aet.  abt.  70  years. 
viii.     Lucy,  Oct.  3,  1776;  m.  Barzilla  Allen,  of  East  Bridge- 
water,  and  had  5  ch. 
ix.     Fanny,  June  8,  1780;  d.  in  H.  unm.  Nov.  17,  1865. 

BALLASTEE. 

1.     John,  b.  in  Germany;  m.  Mary  Dngan,  dau.  of  Bernard  Dagan, 
of  Ireland.       She  was  b.  in  Ireland  and  d.  in  1907.       Eesides  on 
Webster  street. 
Child : 
i.       Sarah  Welch,  an  adopted  daughter. 

BANISTEE. 

1.  Albert  H.  (s.  of  Albert  H.,  of  West  Brookfield)  b.  in  Brook- 
field,  Aug.  22,  1866.  Came  to  H.,  1902;  m.  Aug.  12,  1897,  Alice 
E.  Darling,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  Darling,  of  Monson.  She  was  b. 
Sept.  16,  1864.  Eesides  on  corner  of  Main  and  Walnut  streets. 
No  ch. 


30  HISTORY    OF    HAXOVER. 


BANKS. 


1.     Willard  A.,  b.  iu  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  Dec.  23,  1858 ;  m.  Nov. 
10,  1880,  Laura  McNayr,  dau.  of  Arod  McNayr,  of  Annapolis  Co., 
N.  S.       She  was  b.  Oct.  13,  1857,  and  d.  Aug.  11,  1891.       He  d., 
Oct.  27,  1901.      Kesided  on  Cedar  street. 
Children : 

i.       Ingram  E.,  b.  in  N.  S.,  Jan.  28,  1885. 

ii.      Carrie  L.,  b.  in  H.,  July  31,  1887. 

iii.     Bessie,  b.  in  H.  July  31,  1887;  d.  Aug.  1,  1887. 
Note. — Elvira  McNayr  (dau.  of  x\rod)  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N. 
S.,  May  7,  1858,  unni.      Came  to  H.  in  1891.      Lives  in  the  family 
of  Willard  A.  Banks. 


BAEKEE. 

1.  Caleb  (s.  of  Lieut.  Eobert,  of  Duxbury)  a  Quaker,  b.  May  24, 
1685;  m.  Ann  Carr  of  Jamestown,  E.  I.  ( ?)  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1772. 
Caleb  was  a  founder,  and  was  in  H.  as  early  as  1719,  and  was  early 
connected  with  the  furnace  or  forge  on  King  street.  Eesided  on 
Plain  street,  near  the  residence  of  the  late  Zaccheus  Estes. 
He  removed  with  his  son  John  to  Pownalborough,  Me.,  in  1761. 
In  the  Boston  Gazette  for  Jan.  15,  1754,  he  advertised  "Cast  bells 
for  meeting  houses,  from  a  smaller  even  to  a  greater,  even  to  one  of 
two  thousand  weight." 

Children : 
2.     i.       Eobert,  Mar.  27,  1712. 

ii.  John,  Aug.  15,  1714;  m.  first,  Grace  Turner,  and,  sec- 
ondly, Susanna  Estes,  dau.  of  William  Estes  (4). 
Eemoved  to  Pownalborough,  Me.,  with  his  father. 
Had  several  ch. 

iii.     Elizabeth,  Mar.  17,  1717;  d.  Aug.  21,  1724. 

iv.     Caleb,  Oct.  29,  1719;  d.  July  23,  1742. 

V.      Joshua,  Feb.  22,  1721-2;  d.  Oct.  19,  1724. 

vi.  Gideon,  Dec.  22,  1723;  m.  Eachel  Hodges,  dau.  of  Eob- 
ert Hodges;  d.  Jan.,  1798. 

vii.    Joshua,  July  17,  1726;  d.  Aug.  19,  1754. 

viii.  Charles,  Feb.  5,  1729. 

ix.     Ann,  Feb.  14,  1730;  d.  Jan.  15,  1732-3. 
(These  dates  were  taken  from  the  Barker  genealogy). 

2.  Eobert  (s.  of  Calebi)  ;  m.  Aug.  24,  1737,  Hannah  Howland, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Howland.  She  d.  Dec.  4,  1795,  and  he  d.  Feb. 
9,  1796.  He  was  a  "housewright"  of  Pembroke  in  1738,  but  after 
1759  he  was  connected  with  a  Hanover  foundry. 

Children,  all  of  whose  births  are  recorded  in  Hanover: 
i.       Thomas,  Apr.  29,  1738;  m.  and  had  sev.  ch. 
ii.      Ann,  Sept.  21,  1739:  d.  1744. 
iii.     Elizabeth,  Feb.  25,  1743;  m.  Bachelor  Wing  (4). 


GENEALOGIES.  21 

*  iv.     Hannah,  Jan.  10,  1715;  ni.  first,  Dec.  12,  1804,  Isaac 

Keen,  s.  of  Isaac  Keen,  of  Pembroke.  He  d.  July 
7,  1815,  and  she  m.  secondly,  Lot  Keen,  s.  of  Isaac 
Keen,  of  Pembroke.      She  d.  in  1830. 

V.      Eobert,  1746-48;  d.  Jan.  16,  1753. 

vi.     Mercy,  1747-49;  d.  Oct.  28,  1749. 

vii.  Gideon,  Jan.  1754,  is  said  to  have  descendants  in  state 
of  New  York. 

viii.  Eobert,  1756;  m.  Feb.  4,  1798,  Deborah  Bailey,  dau.  of 
Stephen  Bailey  (8),  and  d.  Mar.  31,  1836.  Had  eh. : 
Eobert,  Deborah,  John  and  Eliza.  "This  Eobert 
was  a  Friend,  but  was  disowned  because  he  made 
cannon  balls  in  a  New  York  foundry." 

ix.  Joshua.  Is  said  to  have  descendants  in  state  of  New 
York. 

*  "When  Hannali  Bai'ker  was  nearly  sixty  years  of  age,  her 
fortune  was  told  and  the  Fates  declared  that  she  should  have  two 
husbands.  As  she  was  still  unmarried,  she  remarked  that  she  had 
no  time  to  lose  and  soon  she  was  united  to  her  first  consort.  Af- 
ter his  death,  she  married,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two,  her  husband's 
brother." 

BAEKEE. 

1.  Joshua  (s.  of  Benjamin,  of  Hanson)  b.  Oct.  14,  1808;  m.  Mar. 
13,  1831,  Deborah  Sturtevant,  dau.  of  Capt.  Thomas  Sturtevant. 
She  was  b.  in  1809,  and  d.  Aug.  7,  1849.  He  d.  Mar.  6,  1868. 
Eesided  on  King  street.  Was  for  many  years  connected  with  the 
Iron  Works  on  King  street,  which  was  then  Icnown  as  Barker's 
Foundry. 

Children : 

i.  Deborah,  May  22,  1834;  d.  Mar.  2,  1842. 

ii.  Sarah  J.,  Juiie  24,  1836;  m.  Francis  B.  Ellis  (14). 

iii.  Joshua,  Deo.  6,  1837;  d.  Jan.  25,  1853. 

iv.  Eveline,  Nov.  18,  1840;  d.  May  19,  1864. 

2.     V.  James  M.,  Mav  25,  1843. 

vi.  Alfred,  Dec.  20,  1847;  d.  May  16,  1873. 

vii.  Mary,  July  15,  1849 ;  d.  Sept.  14,  1849. 

2.  James  M.  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  Aug.  28,  1870,  Jane  S.  Thomas, 
dau.  of  Caleb  Thomas,  of  Marshfield.  She  was  b.  Oct.  14,  1845. 
Besides  in  Huntington,  Indiana.       A  shoe  manufacturer. 

Children : 
i.       Fred  H.,  July  2,  1872. 
ii.      James  M.,  May  30,  1884. 

BAEKEE. 

1.  Seth  (s.  of  Josiah,  of  Pembroke)  ;  ni.  in  1840,  Harriet  S. 
Meade,  dau.  of  Isaac  Meade,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.  Lived  in  the 
Judge  Whitman  house  near  Noi'th  Eiver  bridge.  He  d.  June  20, 
1866,  and  she  d.  June  20,  1855. 


32  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

Child: 
i.       Alice  M.,  June  19,  1848;  d.  while  visiting  in  Philadel- 
phia, Apr.  4,  1864. 

BARRELL. 

1.  Elisha,  b.  1735.  Great  grandson  of  William,  who  d.  in  Bos- 
ton, 1639;  m.  Jan.  6,  1774,  Mary  Collamore,  dau.  of  John  CoUa- 
more  of  Scituate.  He  d.  in  H.,  Mar.  81,  1829,  aet.  94  yrs.,  and 
his  widow  d.  Jan.  8,  1831,  aet.  95  yrs.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
French  War.      Resided  at  Assinippi,  near  the  Universalist  church. 

Children,  all  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary,    Sept.    21,    1774;   m.   Levi   Burr   of   Hingham, 
and  d.  in  H.  Feb.  7,  1865. 
2.     ii.      Elisha,  Mar.  7,  1777. 

iii.     Sarah,  Feb.  4,  1779;  m.  Calvin  D.  Wilder  (1). 

2.  Elisha  (s.  of  Elisha^)  (Lieut,  in  the  War  of  1812)  ;  m.  June 
11,  1806,  Lydia  Clapp,  of  Scituate,  who  d.  Oct.  17,  1849,  aet.  71 
yrs.      He  d.  May  17,  1856.      Resided  at  Assinippi. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Harriet,  June  28,  1808;  m.  Israel  H.  Gardner  (4). 
ii.      John,  Oct.  19,  1811;  d.  Dec,  1817. 
iii.     Lydia  S.,  Dec.  13,  1818;  m.  Capt.  Benj.  N.  Curtis  (59). 

BARRY. 

I.  John  S.  (s.  of  William,  of  Boston)  b.  March  26,  1819;  d.  Dec. 

II,  1872,  while  visiting  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  m.  April  8,  1840,  Louisa 
Young,  dau.  of  Lot  Young,  of  Roxbury.  She  d.  Dec.  19,  1907. 
Mr.  Barry  was  for  some  years  pastor  of  the  Universalist  Church  at 
Assinippi.  He  was  the  author  of  the  History  of  Hanover,  pub- 
lished in  1853.  Representative.  See  chapter  on  Ecclesiastical 
History. 

Children : 

i.  Caroline  L.,  April  12,  1841;  m.  Dec.  4,  1860,  Charles 
W.  Morton,  s.  of  Charles  0.  Morton,  of  Needham, 
Mass.  Ch:  Willard  M.,  Gertrude  P.,  Helen  L., 
Charles  0.,  William  B.,  Ethel  C.  and  Percy  S. 

ii.      Eliza  B.,  June  6,  1843,  unm. 

iii.  Henrietta  M.,  b.  in  H.  January  1,  1848;  m.  Sept.  22, 
1872,  Horace  B.  Parker,  s.  of  John  Parker.  Ch: 
Horace  L.,  Louisa  B.,  Annie  L.,  Laurence  H.,  Maria 
P.,  Charles  M.,  and  Theodore  B. 

iv.     Esther  S.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1854,  unm. 

BARRY. 

1.     Zenas  S.   (s.  of  George)  b.  in  Mattapan,  Mar.  25,  1861;  m. 
Jan.  1,  1888,  Emma  J.  Johnson,  dau.  of  Enoch  Johnson  (1). 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Herbert  F.,  Apr.  15,  1889. 


GENEALOGIES.  23 

ii.       Margaret  J.,  June  28,  1891. 

iii.     Sarah  N.,  Nov.  9,  1892;  m.  Jan.  1,  1907,  Philip  J. 

Grushey. 
iv.     Jane  G.,  Apr.  9,  1895 ;  d.  Oct.  16,  1898. 
V.      Eva  L.,  Dec.  24,  1897. 
vi.     Annie  G.,  Jan.  6,  1901. 

BARSTOW. 

Four  brothers  of  this  name  came  early  to  New  England  and  set- 
tled at  Cambridge,  Watertown,  and  Dedham.  These  were  George, 
Michael,  John,  and  William.  On  the  20th  of  September,  1635, 
William  Barstow,  aet.  23,  and  George,  aet.  21,  embarked  for  New 
England  in  the  Truelove,  John  Gibbs,  master.  The  place  from 
which  they  came  is  not  known,  but  they  were  probably  from  York- 
shire.     We  follow  the  line  of: 

1.  William,  (the  fourth  brother).  He  was  in  Dedham  in  1636, 
and  signed  the  Petition  for  the  Incorporation  of  that  town  under 
the  name  of  Contentment.  The  16  d.  12  mo.  1642,  grants  of  "up- 
land ground  fit  for  improvement  with  the  plough,"  were  made  to 
him  and  to  his  brother  George.  He  was  a  freeman  in  Scituate  in 
1649,  and  the  first  settler  of  whom  we  have  record,  in  the  present 
territory  of  Hanover.  He  was  probably  m.  to  his  wife  Anne,  after 
he  came  to  N.  Eng.,  but  we  have  found  no  record  of  this  marriage 
and  cannot  therefore,  give  her  maiden  name  in  full.  He  was  an 
extensive  landowner.  He  d.  in  Scituate  (territory,  now  Han- 
over), in  1668,  suddenly,  aet.  56  years,  leaving  no  will,  and  his 
wid.  Anne,  administered  on  his  estate.  His  sons,  Joseph  and 
William  Barstow,  by  deed  dated  June,  1669,  recorded  Book  1, 
Page  97,  made  a  deed  in  settlement  of  the  real  estate. 

Children,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn : 

2.  i.       Joseph,  b.  in  Dedham,  Apr.  6,  1639. 

ii.      Patience,  b.  in  Dedham,  Oct.  3,  1643;  m.  in  1662  Moses 

Simmons  (4). 
iii.     Deborah,  b.  in  Scituate,  Aug.,  1650. 

3.  iv.     William,  b.  in  Scituate,  Sept.,  1652. 

v.      Martha,  b.  in  Scituate,  1655;  m.  in  1674,  Samuel,  eldest 
son  of  Samuel  Prince.      He  d.  before  1686. 

2.  Joseph  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  May  16,  1666,  Susanna  Lin- 
coln, of  Hingham.  He  d.  April  17,  1712,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  31, 
1730,  being  very  aged.  That  he  was  an  extensive  landowner  is 
evident  by  the  large  grants  made  to  him  by  the  Colony  Court,  which 
embraced  many  hundred  acres  now  lying  partly  in  Abington. 
These  grants  were  in  the  vicinity  of  the  grants  made  to  Cornet 
Stetson,  with  whom  Mr.  Barstow  seems  to  have  been  on  terms  of 
intimate  friendship,  and  whose  will  he  witnessed.  In  1672,  this 
Joseph  was  allowed  to  keep  an  "Ordinary"  at  Scituate,  where  he 
then  resided  (now  Hanover). 

Children : 


24  HISTORY    OF    HAKOVEK. 

i.       Susanna,  June  3,  1667;  m.  Nov.  19,  1684,  Isaac  Ean- 
dall. 

4.  ii.      Joseph,  Jan.  33,  1675. 

iii.     Benjamin,  Mar.  1,  1679.       Probably  d.  young,  as  he  is 

not  mentioned  in  his  father's  will, 
iv.     Deborah,  Dec.  26,  1681;  m.  Jan.  1,  1707,  John  Bryant, 

Jr. 

5.  V.      Samuel,  Jan.  1,  1683. 

3.  William  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Sarah ,  and  is  called  a  hus- 
bandman. He  probably  followed  to  some  extent  the  business  of 
shipbuilding.  Barry  says  that  he  was  the  owner  of  a  sawmill, 
which  he  bequeathed  to  his  children.  This  is  a  mistake,  as  no 
sawmill  is  mentioned  in  his  will,  but  he  did  bequeath  lots  of  land 
in  the  Old  Sawmill  Pond,  so-called.      His  will  was  dated  1711. 

Children : 
i.       Rebecca,  March  12,  1676. 

ii.      Martha,  1678;  m.  Dec.  2-5,  1705,  John  McFarland. 
iii.     Anna,  June  26,  1681;  m.  Samuel  Curtis  (6). 

6.  iv.     William,  Nov.  23,  1684. 

V.      Mary,  Feb.  21,  1687;  m.  Jan.  3,  1715-16,  Samuel  Har- 
low, of  Plymouth. 

7.  vi.     Benjamin,  July  33,  1690. 

vii.    Susanna,  Nov.  8,  1693;  m.  Nov.  19,  1724,  Benjamin 
Taylor. 
Note. — A  s.  of  William,  bap.  Nov.  7,  1680,  probably  d.  young. 

4.  Joseph (  s.  of  Joseph^)  (called  Capt.  Joseph)  ;  m.  Mary  Ran- 
dall, dau.  of  Job  Randall,  and  d.  in  H.  July  25,  1728.  The  in- 
ventory of  his  estate  speaks  of  100  gallons  of  rum,  10  gallons  of  wine, 
and  of  two  negro  women,  one  of  them  named  Rose,  and  appraised 
respectively,  at  £80  and  £68,  I/4  of  a  sloop,  14  of  ^  gristmill  at  the 
New  Forge,  and  i/4  of  the  New  Forge,  and  1-9  of  a  Sawnnill.  His 
farm  consisted  of  70  acres,  and  several  other  lots  of  land  aggre- 
gating 756  acres,  a  total  of  826  acres.  The  whole  was  appraised 
at  £6,936,  a  large  sum  for  those  days.  Probate  Records,  Plym- 
outh, Book  5,  Pages  846-7-8.  Mr.  Barstow  resided  on  Broadwa}', 
first  probably  near  the  end  of  Oakland  avenue,  and  finally,  prob- 
ably, at  South  Hanover,  near  the  end  of  Myrtle  street.  With  three 
others  he  constructed  the  Forge  at  South  Hanover,  on  the  present 
location  of  the  Ezra  Phillips  &  Sons  factory.  His  wid.  m.  May 
14,  1735,  Thomas  Bryant,  of  Scituate. 

Children : 

i.       Elizabeth,  Aug.  23,  1699 ;  m.  first,  Jan.  25,  1719,  Isaac 
Barker,  of  Newport,  R.  I. ;  m.  secondly,  Elijah  Cush- 
ing(5). 
ii.      Joseph,  Sept.  6,  1701 ;  d.  Apr.  4,  1703. 
iii.     Joseph,  Jan.  10,  1704. 
iv.     Josliua,  Sept.  8,  1706;  d.  young. 
V.      Mary,  Feb.  31,  1709;  d.  young, 
vi.     James,  Apr.  80,  1711;  d.  Jan.  16,  1733,  leaving  a  will. 


GENEAl.OGIES.  35 

vii.    Mary,  May  20,  1717. 

8.  viii.  Joshua,  Sept.  8,  1720. 

ix.     Abigail,  bt.  May  9,  1723. 
Note. — An  infant  dau.  b.  Oct.  12,  1719,  prob.  d.  soon  after. 

5.  Samuel  (s.  of  Joseph2)  .  m.  Mav  17,  1708;  Lydia  Eandall.  He 
d.  Oct.  23,  1730,  aet.  47  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  m.  May  28,  1733, 
Tliomas  Tracy,  of  Pembroke,  and  she  moved  to  Pembroke  with  her 
ch.  Mr.  Barstow's  estate  was  appraised  at  £3,700,  his  landed  pos- 
sessions being  very  great.  In  the  division  of  his  estate,  the  eldest 
son  took  2-9,  the  other  seven  children  each  1-9,  it  being  the  law  at 
the  time  that  the  oldest  son  should  have  a  double  share.  Mr. 
Barstow  was  Selectman,  and  probably  resided  in  his  father's  house 
on  Broadway,  or  'possibly  on  Washington  street,  near  the  North 
Piiver. 

Children : 

9.  i.       Samuel,  Feb.  7,  1709. 

ii.  Deborah,  bt.  Oct.  5,  1712;  m.  Samuel  House,  a  gr. 
grand  s.  of  Samuel  House  (1). 

iii.  Lydia,  bap.  April  1,  1717,  and  according  to  Barry,  m. 
June  3,  1735,  Ichabod  Brewster,  and  settled  in  Leb- 
anon, Conn.  But  we  are  quite  certain  that  she  m. 
Nathan  Bourne,  and  that  she  d.  in  Sandwich  in 
May  of  1739. 

iv.     Job,  bt.  April  3,  1720. 

V.      Michael,  bt.  Jan.  9,  1723. 
10.     vi.     Joseph,  bt.  June  13,  1725. 

vii.  Elizabeth,  bt.  May  8,' 1727.  Probably  m.  June  6,  17G2, 
Job  Young. 

viii.  Priscilla,  bt.  Oct.  5,  1729. 

6.  William  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Dec.  20,  1709,  Sarah  Randall 
dau.  of  Joseph  Eandall,  and  d.  previous  to  1734,  in  which  year 
his  estate  was  settled.  Pesided  on  Washington  Street,  in  a  house 
which  stood  near  the  present  residence  of  George  H.  Allen.  The 
wid.  d.  May  13,  1738? 

Children : 
i.       Hannah,  Aug.  10,  1710:  m.  Oct.  30,  1728,  Wm.  Ford 

of  Marshfield. 
ii.      Sarah,  Oct.  2,  1712;  m.  Oct.  30,  1732-33,  Ezekiel  Lad, 
iii.     William,  Apr.  10,  1715. 

7.  Benjamin  (s.  of  William^) ;  m.  first,  Dec.  20,  1709,  Mercy 
Eandall,  probably  dau.  of  Joseph  Eandall.  She  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  17, 
1728,  and  he  m.,  secondly.  May  15,  1730,  Sarah  Barden  of  H., 
who  d.  about  1738,  and  he  m.,  thirdly,  Nov.  27,  1738,  wid.  Ruth 
Winslow.  Mr.  Barstow  was  a  shipwright,  having  his  yard  near 
the  North  river  bridge.  'J'radition  says  he  had  21  ch.  in  all, — 19 
are  here  given. 

Children  by  wife  Mercy: 
i.       Benjamin,  Oct.  9,  1710;  prob.  d.  1715. 


26  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER, 

ii.      Martha,  Jan.  20,  1712;  prob.  d.  young, 
iii.     Martha,  Aug.  14,  1715;  m.  Eliab  Turner  (15). 
iv.     Benjamin,  bt.  Sept.  2,  1716. 
V.      Nathaniel,  bt.  Aug.  11,  1717. 
vi.     Caleb,  bt.  Mar.  20,  1719 ;  prob.  d.  young, 
vii.    Mercy,  bt.  Aug.  19,  1722 ;  m.  1747,  Joshua  Thomas, 
viii.  Margaret,  bt.  June  27,  1725. 
ix.     Eebecca,  bt.  June  11,  1727. 
X.      A  dau.  bt.  July  10,  1728,  being  sick,  prob.  d. 
xi.     Gideon,  Feb.  14,  1728-9;  prob.  d.  young. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah : 

11.  xii.    George,  bt.  Jan.  10,  1731. 

12.  xiii.  Thomas,  Feb.  27,  1732. 

13.  xiv.  James,  Feb.  22,  1734. 

14.  XV.    Jacob,  Feb.  15,  1736. 

15.  xvi.  Gideon,  Jan.,  1738. 
Children  by  w.  Kuth: 

16.  xvii.  Caleb. 

xviii.  Sarah,  May  5,  1741;  m.  Mar.  22,  1764,  Silvanus  Cook, 

of  Kingston. 
xix.  Content;  m. Barlow,  of  Eochester. 

8.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joseph^) ;  m.  Apr.  21,  1741,  Elizabeth  Foster, 
dau.  of  Dea.  Hatherly  Foster,  of  Scituate,  and,  according  to  an  in- 
scription in  the  grave  yard,  •'was  drowned  at  the  Eastward,  Oct.  3, 
1763,  aet.  44  yrs." 

Children : 
i.       Joseph,  d.  May  3,  1759. 
ii.      Mary,  June  6,  1743;  m.  a  Curtis?       Eesided  in  Me. 

Had  a  large  family — mostly  sons, 
iii.     James,  Oct.  8,  1744. 
iv.     Barshaway,  Feb.  20,  1745;  m.  a  Merrill? 
V.      Abigail,  Sept.  26,  1747;  d.  Oct.  24,  1749. 

17.  vi.     Joshua,  June  26,  1749. 

vii.    Calvin,  Oct.  7,  1750;  m.  and  d.  in  Ct.  in  1826. 

viii.  Ezekiel,  June  7,  1752. 

ix.  Abigail,  Sept.  29,  1753;  m.  an  Anisworth  of  Portland, 
Me. 

X.      Hatherly,  Feb.  22,  1755,  sett,  in  Portland,  Me. 

xi.     Foster,  Apr.  2,  1757. 

xii.    Elizabeth,  Feb.  5,  1760. 

xiii.  Joseph,  sett,  in  New  Yarmouth,  Me..  Avas  first  a  black- 
smith, then  a  saddler. 

9.  Samuel  (s.  of  Samuel^),  was  called  Deacon  Samuel,  and  was 
for  many  years  Deacon  of  the  First  Church.  He  m.  Nov.  26,  1731, 
Margaret  Stockbridge,  dau.  of  Joseph  Stockbridge  (4).  She  d. 
Apr.  12,  1788,  aet.  80  yrs..  and  he  d.  Nov.  19,  1801,  aet.  93  yrs. 
Selectman.  Besicled  on  King  St.,  in  a  liouse  which  stood  a  few 
rods  west  of  the  house  in  which  Mrs.  Saba  D.  Church  now  resides. 


18. 

u. 

iii. 

iv. 

19. 

V. 

20. 

vi. 

21. 

vii. 

viii, 

ix. 

GENEALOGIES.  27 

Children : 
i.       Lusannah,  Oct.  9,  1732;  m.  Mar.  11,  1755,  John  Eug- 
gles  Jr.,  of  Scituate. 
Samuel,  July  28,  1734. 
Lydia,  Mar.  14,  1736;  m.  Seth  Bailey  (6). 
Margaret,  Feb.  20,  1738;  d.  June  1,  1739. 
Charles,  May  3,  1740. 
Seth,  June  15,  1742. 
Daniel,  July  1,  1744. 

Margaret,  June  1,  1746;  d.  Jan.  24,  1757. 
Grace,  May  27,  1748;  m.  Oct.  19,  1769,  Elisha  Foster^ 
s.  of  Dea  Foster  of  Soituate. 

10.  Joseph  (s.  of  Samuel^),  with  his  sister,  Lydia,  moved  to 
Lebanon,  Ct.,  abt.  1735.  He  m.  May  6,  1752,  wid.  Mary  Webster, 
formerly  a  Bliss,  who  d.  Mar.  4,  1770. 

Children : 

i.       Job,  Mar.   17,  1753. 

ii.  Michael,  May  24,  1754;  m.  Euth,  dau.  of  Captain 
Abbot  of  Connecticut,  a  Eevolutionary  soldier. 

iii.     Joseph,  Nov.  16,  1755. 

iv.     Molly,  Jan.  12,  1757. 

V,  Lydia,  Dec.  15,  1758;  ra.  Jesse  Loomis,  of  Lebanon, 
Ct.,  sett,  in  Vermont. 

vi.  Samuel,  Apr.  8,  1760;  m.  Lueina  Wright  of  Con- 
necticut. 

vii.  Elizabeth,  Jan.  31,  1762;  m.  Charles  Wright  of 
Columbia,  Connecticut. 

viii.  Mehitable,  Dec.  14,  1764. 

ix.     Charles,  Apr.  15,  1766. 

X.      Elias,  Sept.  5,  1768. 

11.  George  (s.  of  Benjamin''')  ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1750-1,  Asenath 
Taylor.  He  resided,  for  a  time  in  a  house,  long  since  destroyed, 
which  stood  a  few  rods  south  of  where  Col.  J.  B.  Barstow  resided, 
and  finally  moved  to  Me.,  where  he  d. 

Children  baptized  in  Hanover: 
i.       Isaac,  Sept.  20,  1761. 
ii.      Asenath,  Aug.  5,  1764. 

12.  Thomas  (s:  of  Benjamin'^)  ;  m.  Sarah  Studley,  dau.  of  John 
Studley  (2)  and  resided  in  Scituate,  his  farm  lying  near  Palmer's 
bridge,  by  the  Third  Herring  brook,  and  his  house  being  the  same 
as  that  occupied  later  by  his  gr.  s.  Elijah.  He  was  a  sliipbuilder 
by  trade,  as  were  his  ancestors.  He  d.  Mar.  27,  1797,  aet.  65  yrs.,. 
and  his  w.  d.  Feb.  2,  1805,  aet.  74  yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah,  b.  1754,  bt.  Mar.  16,  1755;  m.  Samuel  Wood- 
ward, and  moved  to  Me. 
22.     ii.      Thomas,  b.  1756,  bt.  May  22,  1757. 


28  HISTOEY   OF   HANOVER. 

iii.  Eebecca,  b.  1759,  bt.  Sep.  13,  1761;  m.  Nathaniel 
Church,  of  Scituate,  and  moved  to  Me.,  where  she  d. 
1813. 

23.  iv.     Nathaniel,  b.  1761,  bt.  June  13,  1764. 

24.  V.      John  B.,  b.  1764,  bt.  June  17,  1764. 

vi.     Jane  D.,  b.  1766,  bt.  Aug.  31;  m.  Samuel  Donnell  (2). 
vii.    Mary,  b.  1768.  bt.  Oct.  2,  d.  unm.,  June  1,  1850. 

25.  viii.  Elijah,  b.  1771. 

13.  James  (s.  of  Benjamin")  ;  m.  Feb.  23,  1758,  Ehoda  House. 
He  was  a  shipbuilder  for  a  time  in  H.,  and  moved  to  Duxbury, 
where  he  d.  in  1808,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  5,  1819,  aet. 
84  yrs. 

Children : 

i.       James;  m.  Sarah  Leavitt  of  Pembroke,  a  shipwright. 

ii.      Joseph;  m.  Lydia  Soule  of  Duxbury. 

iii.     Nabby;  m.  Asa  Keen,  of  Pembroke,  had  12  ch. 

iv.     William;  m.  Lydia  Simmons.     Eesided  in  Pembroke. 

V.  George  (Eev.)  Apr.  7,  1775;  probably  m.  Nov.  26, 1801, 
Sarah,  dau.  of  Gideon  Barstow  (15).  Did  their 
dan.  Jane  W.  Barstow  m.  Edwin  Barstow   (34)  ? 

vi.  Euth;  m.  William  Standish,  of  Pembroke,  and  had  10 
children. 

14.  Jacob  (s.  of  Benjamin'^)  ;  m.  Mar.  13,  1760,  Keziah,  or 
Desire  Brattles,  who  d.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  28,  1793,  aet.  52  yi's. 

Cliildren : 
i.       Huldah,    Jan.    23,    1760-1;    m.   Alanson    Carver,    of 

Marshfield.     Had  ch. 
ii.      Jacob,  Nov.  7,  1762. 
iii.     Barden,  June  11,  1768;  d.  unm. 

26.  iv.     Charles,  Sept.  1,  1771. 

V.      Kezia,  Jan.  1,  1775;  m.  April  12,  1795,  Sylvanus  Lap- 
ham  of  Marshfield. 
vi.     Deborah;  m.   John  Jones  of  Marshfield. 

15.  Gideon  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  first  in  1759,  Jane  Wilson,  of 
Chatham,  Mass.,  who  d.  April  1,  1816,  aet.  84  yrs;  m.  secondly, 
■Oct.  28,  1816,  Tamar  Gushing,  dau.  of  Elijah  Gushing  (6).  He 
d.  in  Mattapoisett,  March  9,  1826,  aged  88  years,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Feb.  10,  1839.  Shipbuilder  by  trade.  Did  much  to  promote  the 
prosperity  of  town  of  Mattapoisett. 

Children: 

i.  Gideon,  Sept.  11,  1760;  m.  first,  Ann  Meade,  and  sec- 
ondly, Deborah  Loring.  Eesided  in  Mattapoisett. 
Shipbuilder.  Member  of  Convention  for  revising 
constitution  of  Massachusetts. 

ii.  Mary,  Nov.  15,  1762;  m.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Pope,  of 
Fairhayen,  and  d.  June,  1851,  aet.  89  yrs. 

iii.  Wilson,  June  3.  1765;  m.  Susanna  P.  Moore,  dau.  of 
Eev.  Jonathan  Moore;  shipbuilder;  active  in  public 
affairs. 


GENEALOGIES.  29^ 

iv.     Benjaniiu,  Aug.  2(^,  1TG7;  d.  unm.  in  Apr.  1847,  ai-t,. 

80  yrs. 
V.      Caleb,  d.  Aug.  7.  1794. 
\i.     Sarah,  Feb.  1,  1770;  d.  Aug.  4,  1774. 
\ii.    JjUC)',    Mar.    25,    1772;    m.    Nathaniel     Hammond    of 

Mattapoisett,  and  d.  Oct.  20,  1802. 
viii.  Sarali,  July  1,  1777;  m.  Rev.  (ieorgo  Barstow,  tlie  son. 

of  James  Barslow  (lo)  ? 

16.  Caleb  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Nov.  23,  1770,  Sylvina  Magonn,. 
of  Pembroke.  He  d.  in  Windsor,  Ct.,  Mar.  17,  1800,  and  his  wid.. 
d.  in  Mattapoisett,  May,  181G,  aet.  67  yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Caleb,  Sep.  1771;  ui.  Alice  McDaniel  of  Johnston,  K.I., 

moved  to  Ohio  in  1807,  and  d.  abt.  1835. 
ii.      Benjamin  ;  d.  voung. 
iii.     Sylvia,  Mar.,  1775;  d.  Oct.,  1791. 
iv.     Benjamin,  Aug.  22,  1776. 
V.      Sarah,  Aug.  22,  1776 ;  d.  Oct.,  1791. 
vi.     Elias,  JulJ  3,  1779. 
vii.    Achsa,  Mar.  17,  1781;  m.  Oct.  17,  1798,  Samuel  Snow,. 

of  Providence,  E.  I. 
viii.  Isaac,  Oct.,  1783;  m.  a  Walker  and  resided  in  Ohio. 
ix.     William,  Dec,  1785. 
X.      Nathaniel,  Apr.  28,  1788. 

17.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  Sep.  23,  1773,  Margaret  Bouney, 
of  Pembroke.  He  was  connected  with  the  Forge  known  as  Bar- 
stow's  Forge  at  South  Hanover.  Removed  to  Exeter,  N.  H.,  abt. 
1795,  where  he  d.  Dec.  22,  1821,  aet.  73  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct. 
26,  1825,  aet.  80  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
27.     i.       Ezekiel,  July  23,  1774. 

ii.      Betsey,  Dec.  12,  1776;  m.  Simon  Magoun  of  N.  PI.; 

had  9  children,  and  d.  1840. 
iii.     Margaret,  Sep.  5,  1780 ;  m.  William  Craves,  and  had 

3  children;  d.  in  N.  H.,  1817. 
iv.     Joshua,  Apr.   6,   1782;  m.   Hannah  Webster,  of  East 

Kingston,  had  2  ch.,  and  d.  1811. 
V.  Calvin,  June  10,  1784;  d.  aet.  12  yrs. 
vi.     Charles  C,  Jan.  25,  1786;  m.  Sophia,  dau.  of  Charles 

Fanning  of  Connecticut.     Resided   and    d.  in  New 

Hampshire. 
vii.    Sophia,  bt.   Sep.    18,   1788;  m.   Brackett  Johnson,  of 

N.  H.,  and  d.  1814. 

18.  Samuel  (Lt).  (s.  of  Samuel^) ;  m.  first,  Jan.  27,  1757, 
Huldah  House,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Deborah  (Barstow)  House; 
m.  secondly,  Jan.  15,  1792,  Sybil  Hatch,  dau.  of  Israel  Hatch  (6). 
She  d.  Mar.  25,  1820,  aet.  79'yi's.    He  d.  May  4,  1826,  aet.  92  yrs. 


30  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Resided  on  King  St.,  in  house  now  occupied  by  Mrs.  Saba  D. 
Church.      Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Samuel,  July  15,  1757;  d.  in  Revolutionary  Army,  at 

Roxbury,  Jan.  31,  1776. 
ii.      Job,  Oct.  17,  1758;  d.  unm.  in  Ct.,  1790. 

28.  iii.     Joseph,  July  10,  1760. 

iv.     Huldah,  July  29,  1763;  m.  Dec.  7,  1796,  Asa  Town- 
send. 
V.      Philip,  b.  Feb.  29,  and  d.  Dec.  28,  1765. 
vi.    House,  Aug.  16,  1767;  d.  young. 

19.  Charles  (s.  of  Samuel^);  m.  Sally,  Stockbridge?  Resided 
and  d.  in  Taunton,  Mass. 

Children : 
i.       Charles,  d.  unm. 

ii.      Stockbridge;  m.  a  Carver,  left  a  s.  Charles, 
iii.     Sally;  m.  a  Carver, 
iv.     Lydia. 

20.  Seth  (s.  of  SamueP) ;  m.  in  1766,  Ruth  Allen  of  Martha's 
Vineyard.  He  d.  in  Sharon,  Ct.  in  1822.  His  wife  d.  in  1816. 
He  was  a  shipwright  by  trade. 

Children : 
i.       Allen,  Sept.  2,  1767.     Resided  in  Canaan,  N".  Y. 
ii.      Peggy,  Sep.,  1769;  m.  Daniel  Lindsley,  abt.  1793,  and 

had  ch.;  d.  abt.  1822. 
iii.     Olive,  Nov.,  1771 ;  m.  Silas  St.  John,  in  1795.    Moved 

to  Ct. 
iv.     Mary,  Feb.,  1775;  m.  Reuben  Calkins,  and  d.  abt.  1837. 
V.      Samuel,    May,    1777;    Physician.     Resided    in    West 

Stockbridge.     Senator  in  1812;  d.  1813. 
vi.     Seth  T.,  Oct.  30,  1779.     Resided  in  Pennsylvania, 
viii.    Betsey,  Dec,  1781 :  m.  Thomas  B.  Beebe,  and  d.  abt. 

1847. 
viii,  Gamaliel   H.,    1783,      Physician.      Resided   in   N".   Y, 

State  Senator.     Member  of  Congress, 
ix.     Charles,  1787;  m,  and  d,  in  1816. 

21.  Daniel  (Capt,)  (s.  of  SamueP)  ;  m.  July  4,  1771,  Betsey 
Tilden,  dau.  of  Lieut.  Job  Tilden  (1),  She  d.  Mar.  8,  1826, 
aet.  77  yrs.  He  d.  Feb.  25,  1842.  Resided  on  King  St.,  in  his 
father's  house.  He  was  Selectman  and  Capt.  of  one  of  the  old 
Military  companies  prior  to  1800, 

Children : 
i,       Betty,  Aug.  1,  1772;  m,  Oct.  21,  1794,  Walter  Rogers, 
s.  of  Adam,  of  Marshfield,     Had  9  children. 

29,  ii,      Daniel,  Apr,  22,  1774. 

iii,     Lucy,  Aug.  21,  1777;  m.  Oct.  10,  1802,  Barnabas  Stet- 
son, of  Abington, 


GENEALOGIES.  31 

iv.     Sally,  July  30,  1780:  m.  Melzar  Hatch  (13). 
V.      Grace,  July  30,  1780,  d.  May  12,  1829. 
'  vi.     Lydia,  Oct.  17,  1786,  d.  May  12,  1822. 

vii.  Nabby,  June  27,  1791;  m.  Dec.  21,  1813,  Ephraim 
Stetson. 

22.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas^-),  settled  in  Scituate  on  the  farm 
known  as  Fox  Hill  Farm,  bordering  on  the  North  river;  m.  Lydia 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Sylvester  (9),  and  d.  Sept.  1,  1834, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  19,  1810.    He  was  a  shipbuilder. 

Children : 
i.       Thomas,  Jan.  2,  1783;  m.  Sep.  28,  1806,  Alice  Thomas 

of  H;  d.  in  New  Bedford, 
ii.      Lydia,   Aug.    29,    1785;   m.   Thomas    Green,   of    New 

Bedford, 
iii.     EUinor,  Feb.  27,  1788,  d.  in  Scituate,  Dec.  17,  1846. 
iv.     Eebecca,  Oct.  24,  1790;  m.  Gideon  Richmond,  of  New 

Bedford. 
V.      Barker,  May  12,  1793;  d.  Oct.  1,  1811. 
vi.     Olive  S.,  Aug.  3,  1795;  m.  Capt.  Thomas  Waterman, 

of  South  Scituate. 

23.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Thomas^^)  ;  m.  Aug.  31,  1786,  Elizabeth 
Gushing,  dau.  of  Joseph  Gushing  (8).  Settled  in  Maine,  where 
he  d.  in  1798.  He  was  engaged  in  ship  building  on  the  Damaris- 
cotta  river. 

Children : 

i.  Betsey  C.,  bt.  Sep.  14,  1788;  m.  Gilbert  Brooks,  of 
Scituate,  and  d.  in  Medford. 

ii.      Deborah,  bt.  July  11,  1790;  d.  unm.  in  Camden,  Me. 

iii.  Mary,  bt.  May  22,  1791;  m.  first,  Oct.  10,  1808,  Rev. 
Thomas  Cochran,  of  Camden,  Me.,  and  secondly, 
Ralph  Conway. 

iv.  Joseph  C. ;  m.  and  had  ch.  Resided  and  d.  in  Litch- 
field, Me. 

V.      Nathaniel, 

vi.     Ruth. 

24.  John  B.  (Col.)  (s.  of  Thomases)  ;  m.  Feb.  7,  1788,  Betsey 
Eells,  dau.  of  Robert  L.  Eells  (6).  Resided  in  H.,  on  Broadway, 
on  farm  known  as  the  "Broad  Oak  Farm,"  and  in  the  house  built 
by  himself,  he  having  purchased  the  farm  of  John  Young  in  1792„ 
Shipbuikler,  Selectman  and  Representative,  and  held  military 
offices  of  Lieut.,  Capt.,  Major  and  Col.  He  d.  Aug.  6,  1854.  His 
wife  d.  July  14,  1851,  in  the  91st  year  of  her  age. 

Children : 
1.       Sarah,  May  21,  1788;  m.  Joseph  S.  Bates  (1). 
ii.      Betsey  E.,  Sep.  22,  1789;  d.  Mar.  24,  1874. 
30.     iii.     John,  Feb.  17,  1791. 

iv.     Jane,  July  24,  1792;  m.  David  Hersey  (1). 
V.      Hannah,  Jan.  27,  1794;  d.  Oct.  8,  1866. 


■d'-i. 

1. 

ii. 

33. 

iii. 

34. 

iv. 

32  PriSTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

31.     vi.     Edward,  Aug.  27,  1795. 

vii.    Eobert,   Feb.    1,   1797,  d.   imm.   in   England   in   1818. 

Mariner, 
viii.     Capt.  Benjamin,  Dec.  15,  1799;  d.  Sep.  3,  1880. 
ix,     Salome,  July  24,  1801;  m.  Haviland  Torrey   (1). 

25.  Elijah  (Dea.),  (s.  of  Thomasis) ;  m.  first,  Nov.  8,  1798,  Lucy 
Eells,  dan.  of  Robert  L.  Eells  (6).  She  d.  Jan.  21,  1840,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Diana  Everson,  of  Kingston.  Resided  in  Scitnate, 
on  his  father's  place.  Was  a  shipbuilder  and  farmer.  He  was 
Deacon  of  the  Central  Church  in  H.  for  many  years.  He  d.  in 
1842,  and  his  wid.  returned  to  Kingston. 

Children : 

Nathaniel,  Aug.  16,  1799. 

Lucy  E.,  bt.  June  6,  1801;  m.  Ozen  Josselyn  (30). 
Elijah,  bt.  Sep.  28,  1806,  d.  in  Scit.,  Oct.  3,  1805. 
Edwin  W. 
V.      Abby  E;  m.  Thos.  H.  C.  Barstow  (38). 

35.  vi.     Andrew. 

26.  Charles  (s.  of  Jacob  14)  ;  m.  z\pr.  10,  1796,  Abigail  Perry, 
of  Pembroke.     He  d.  May,  4,  1829,  and  his  wid.  d. 

Children : 
i.       Burden,  Dec.  15,  1797;  d.  unm.  in  New  Orleans,  1830. 

36.  ii.      William  C,  May  9,  1801. 

iii.     x^bigail,   Sep.   20,   1803;   m.    Oct.    10,    1822,   William 
Josselyn  of  Pembroke. 

37.  iv.     Charles,  Aug.  13,  1805. 

38.  V.      Thomas  H.  C,  Oct.  23,  1808. 

vi.     Caroline;  m.  Feb.  4,  1833,  John  0.  Hudson,  of  East 
Bridgewater. 

27.  Ezekiel  (s.  of  Joshua'^^)  ;  m.  Nov.  28,  1799,  Mary  Connor, 
of  Exeter,  N.  H.,  and  returned  to  H.,  his  native  place  in  1805,  and 
there  d.  Jan.  10,  1815,  and  his  wid.  and  ch.  returned  to  Exeter, 
where  she  d.  Oct.  4,  1845,  aet.  67  yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Almira,  Sept.  27,  1800;  m.  a  Collins  of  New  Loiidon, 

Ct. 
ii.      Mary  J.,  Feb.   10,  1803;  m.  a  Nichols  of  Haverhill, 

Mass.,  and  had  7  ch. 
iii.     John  C,  Feb.  6,  1805;  m.  Lucretia  Moore,  of  Danvers, 

Mass. 
iv.     Joshua,  Mar.  6,  1808;  d.  in  Texas  in  1836. 
V.      Margaret  F.,  Mar.  27,  1810. 
vi.     Ezekiel  H.,  May  17,   1815.     Graduate  of  Dartmouth 

College.     Was  school  teacher  and  clergyman. 

28.  Joseph  (s.  of  Lt.  SamuePS)  ;  m.  first,  Apr.  11,  1782,  Mary 
Hatch,  dau.  of  James  Hatcli  (11),  and  secondly,  wid.  Tufts. 
Resided  in  Cornish,  Vt.,  where  he  and  his  wid.  d. 


GENEALOGIES. 


33 


Children : 
i.       Aunc,  Aug.  T),  1?85. 
ii.      ("apt.  Sauniel,  Feb.  27,  17S8;  ni.   Klcanor  Jewell,  and 

resided  in  New  York, 
iii.     Job,  May  19,  17i)U. 

iv.     Joseph,  May  13,  1795.     Drowned  in  the  West  Indies. 
V.      James  H.,  July  5,  1798. 
vi.     Xancy;  ni.  a  Chambcrlin. 
vii.    Polly;  m.  a  Chase. 

29.  Daniel  (.s.  of  Capt.  Daniel^');  m.  lirst,  dan.  15,  1801,  Ruth 
Estes,  dau.  oi'  Eichard  Estes  (6),  and  secondly,  Lydia  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Ephraini  or  Barnabas  Stetson,  of  East  xibington.  She  d. 
Nov.  15,  1850,  aged  78  yrs.,  and  he  d.  Feb.  20,  1861.  Resided  on 
King  street,  in  house  occupied  by  his  father.  (Ruth  Estes  Bar- 
stow  m.  secondly,  Roland  Sylvester,  s.  of  dob  Sylvester  and 
gr.  s.  of  Amos  Sylvester  (G)  ). 

Children: 

i.  Daniel,  b.  Jan.  1808;  m.  first,  Dec.  31,  1830,  Betsey 
p]stes,  dau.  of  Richard  Estes  (8).  She  d.  Sept.  5, 
1872,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Oct.  8,  1873,  widow  Lu- 
cinda  Packard,  dau.  of  Calvin  Bates  (;i2).  He  d. 
Apr.  19,  1882,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  23,  1891.  Re- 
sided on  King  St.,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied 
by  Charles  F.  Russell. 

ii.  Saniuel,  Mar.  0,  1809;  m.  Oct.  28,  1830,  Saba  D. 
Estes,  dau.  of  Richard  Estes  (8).  He  d.  Jan.  1, 
]8fi7,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  21,  1882. 

30.  John  (s.  of  John  B.-*)  ;  m.  Sarah  S.  Thompson,  dau.  of  Ed. 
K.  Thompson,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  gr.  gr.  dau.  of  Rev. 
Ebenezer  Thompson,  who  was  Rector  of  St.  AndT-(>ws  Church, 
Scituate.  Mass.  Resided  in  N.  Y.,  and  engaged  in  commerce,  and 
afterwards  removed  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

Children  probably  born  in  Providence, 
i.       Lydia  K. ;  d.  unni.,  1905. 
ii.      Elizabeth  T.,  d.  num.  Apr.  9,  1907. 
iii.     Hannah,  d.  young. 

31.  Edward,  Capt.  (s.  of  John  B.24) ;  m.  Sep.  2,  1821,  Amy 
Bailey,  dau.  of  .Tohn  Bailey  (10).  He  d.  Jan.  27,  1833,  and  his 
wid.  m.  William  Dawes  of  II.  Shipbuilder.  l?esided  near  the 
Four  Corners  in  the  house  whei'e  Mrs.  Edwai-d  Barstow  now  re- 
sides. 

Chiklron  : 

dohn  E..  June  10,  1822. 
Robert,  June  24,  1824. 

Elizabeth,  June  17,  182G;  m.  Nathaniel  Cushing  (15). 
Joseph  B.,  Feb.  3,  1828. 
Frederick  0.,  June  6,  1830. 
vi.     Edward,  Jan.  27,  1833. 


39. 

40. 

ii. 

iii 

41. 

iv. 

42. 

V. 

43. 

vi. 

34  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

32.  Nathaniel  (Capt.)  (s.  of  Elijali25)  ;  m.  first,  in  1833,  Grace 
Foster,  who  d.  Apr.  4,  1834,  and  secondly  in  July,  1837,  Abby 
Hammett,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Hammett  of  Boston.  He  d.  Apr.  3, 
1885,  and  his  wid.  d.  April  23,  1891.  Shipmaster.  Eesided  at 
the  Four  Corners,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Peter 
Morehardt. 

Child  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Grace : 

i.      Grace  F.,  Apr.,  1834;  d.  unm..  May  6,  1890. 
Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Abby: 

ii.      Lucy  A.,  June  25,  1840;  m.  Eben  C.  Waterman  (1). 

iii.       Mary  E.,  Feb.  13,  1842. 

iv.     Sarah  E.,  Dec.  29,  1845;  d.  Jan.  14,  1851. 

V.      Marietta  H.,  June  15,  1850;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  6,  1870. 

33.  Elijah  (s.  of  Elijahss)  .  m.  May  9,  1837,  Caroline  0.  Briggs, 
dau.  of  Henry  Briggs.  She  d.  Dee.  29,  1888,  and  he  d.  Feb.  21, 
1894.  Shipbuilder  in  connection  with  Capt.  Thomas  Waterman. 
Eesided  in  South  Scituate  on  his  father's  farm. 

Children : 
44.     i.       Henry  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  23,  1838. 

ii.      Albert,  July  8,  1840 ;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  7,  1863. 

34.  Edwin  (Capt.)  (s.  of  Elijahs^).  Did  he  m.  Jane  W.  Bar- 
stow,  a  dau.  of  Eev.  George  Barstow  and  gr.  dau.  of  James  Bar- 
stow  (13)  ?  Eesided  in  Bridgewater.  A  shipmaster.  Was  for 
many  years  owner  of  the  forge  on  King  street,  where  he  manufac- 
tured anchors. 

Children : 

i.  Jane  W.,  Aug.  7,  1835. 

ii.  Jacob  P.,  June  29,  1839. 

iii.  Sarah  W.,  June  6,  1842;  m.  Isaac  Damon. 

iv.  Edwin  W.,  Dec.  5,  1844. 

V.  Walter  J.,  Aug.  14,  1847. 

vi.  Salome  T.,  Sep.  28,  1850. 

35.  Andrew  (s.  of  Elijah^^) ;  m.  Mary  Abernethy,  and  resided 
in  Bridgewater, 

Children : 
i.       Andrew, 
ii.      Henrietta  W. 
iii.     Eachel. 

36.  William  C.  (Capt.)  (s.  of  Charles2C)  ;  m.  May  4,  1825,  Sarah 
F.  Morton,  dau.  of  Capt.  Silas  Morton,  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b. 
Dec.  27,  1800,  and  d.  May,  1879.  He  d.  Apr.  1864,  in  Boston. 
Was  a  shipmaster. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah  E.,  Mar.  16,  1826;  m.  Sept.  14,  1846,  Henry  T. 

Jenkins  of  N.  Y.,  and  had  ch. 
ii.      Amelia,    July    22,    1828;    m.    Sep.    14,    1846,    Henry 

Bowers  Jr.     Eesided  in  N.  Y.,  where  she  d. 


GENEALOGIES.  35 

iii.     Harriet  M.,  June  22,  1831. 
iv.     Francis  T.,  June  5,  1833;  d.  Aug.  17,  1834. 
V.      Maria  L.,  Apr.  26,  1837;  d.  in  1872. 
vi.     William  H.,  June  16,  1838. 
vii.    Eloise  K.,  Aug.  1,  1840;  d.  Apr.  28,  1860. 
viii.  Francis  D.,  Apr.  28,  1813 ;  d.  Oct.  31,  1907  in  N.  Y. 
Note. — The  first  2  ch.  were  b.  in  Pembroke,  the  3rd  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.,  the  4th  in  Eoxbury,  Mass.,  and  last  four  in  H. 

37.  Charles  (s.  of  Charleses)  ;  m.  May  4,  1833,  Sarah  A.  Hudson, 
dau.  of  Daniel  Hudson  of  East  Bridgewater.  She  was  b.  in 
Bridgewater,  Mar.  28,  1812,  and  d.  Sept.  22,  1887.  He  d.  Mar. 
26,  1892.      Eesided  in  Boston.      Shipwright. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah  A.,  June  23,  1834;  d.  Feb.  23,  1845. 
ii.      Charles  W.,  Feb.  24,  1837;  m.  first,  Sarah  Brigham  of 

Boston,  and  secondly,  Oct.,  1869,  Ella  E.  Gale,  dau. 

of  Daniel  Gale  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  has  had  seven 

children, 
iii.     Fanny  H.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  28,  1851 ;  m.  Sept.  22, 

1892,  Francis  A.  Baker.      Eesides  in  Eockland.     No 

eh. 

38.  Thomas  H.  C.  (s.  of  Charles20) ;  m.  Apr.  23,  1836,  Abby  E. 
Barstow,  dau.  of  Elijah  Barstow  (25).  He  d.  Nov.  8,  1869,  and 
his  wid.  d.  Feb.  10,  1889.  Eesided  at  the  Four  Corners,  a  part  of 
his  life  in  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Dr.  C.  L.  Howes. 

Children  born  in  Scituate : 

i.       Emma,  June  15,  1837;  m.  William  C.  Bates  (49). 

ii.  Haviland,  June  11,  1839;  m.  Aug.,  1867,  Mary  E. 
Gardiner.  Lost  his  life,  Jan.  24,  1870,  on  the  U. 
S.  Steamer,  Oneida,  of  which  he  was  first  assistant 
engineer,  when  that  vessel  was  run  down  in  Yoko- 
hama Bay,  Japan,  by  the  British  Steamer,  Bombay. 
Also  served  in  Navy  in  Civil  War. 

iii.     Sidney,  Apr.  14,  1842;  m.  Susan  E.  Gowdy,  and  d.  in 
Lynn,  Nov.  4,  1906.       Served  in  Civil  War. 
89.     John  E.  (s.  of  Edward^i)  ;  m.  Eliza  Crary  of  New  York,  and 
d.  Oct.  24,  1904.       Eesided  in  Morrisania,  New  York. 
Children : 

1.       John;  d.  in  infancy. 

ii.  Eliza  C;  m.  in  1903,  William  H.  Price,  s.  of  William 
Price  of  Salisbury,  Eng. 

iii.     Kate  A.;  m.  in  1877,  Edward  G.  Williams,  s.  of  Ed- 
ward M.  Williams,  of  London,  Eng.      Ch: 
i.       Kate  A.,  Dec.  15,  1877. 
ii.      Alice  G.,  Aug.  2,  1879. 
iii.     Edward  G. ;  d.  in  infancy, 
iv.     Edna  E..  Aug.  24,  1883. 
V.      Helen  I.,  Jan.  2,  1885. 
vi.     Grace;  d.  in  infancy. 


36  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER, 

iv.     AVilliam;  d.  in  infancy. 
V.      Ellen  J. ;  d.  in  infancy. 

40.  Robert  (s.  of  Edward^i)  ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1846,  Ann  E.  Josselyn, 
dau.  of  Ozen  Josselyn  (30).  He  d.  May  24,  1901,  and  his  wid. 
d.  July  15,  1903.  Was  an  officer  in  the  naval  service  of  the  United 
States  from  1861  to  1865.  Was  in  Admiral  Farragut's  fleet  for  a 
while.       Resided  in  Newton,  Mass. 

Children : 
i.       Amy  E.,  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Dec.  18,  1847 ;  m.  Henry  E. 

Chamberlin  (12). 
ii.      Frances  E.,  b.  in  H.,  April  21,  1858;  d.  May  1,  1859. 

41.  Joseph  B.  (s.  of  Edward^'O  ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1857,  Elmira  Jos- 
selyn, dau.  of  Ozen  Josselyn  (30).  He  d.  Nov.  22,  1898.  Re- 
sided in  Quincy,  Mass. 

Children : 
i,       Clarence  H.,  Sept.  28,  1860. 
ii.      Herbert,  July  8,  1863;  d.  Aug.  20,  1863. 
iii.     Ella  B.,  Sept.  2,  1865. 

42.  Frederick  0.  (Rev.)  (s.  of  Capt.  Edward^i) ;  m.  June  28, 
1858,  Mary  E.  Torrey,  who  d.  Jan.  12,  1897.  Resides  in  Seattle, 
Washington.       School  teacher  and  clergyman. 

Children : 
i.       Eunice  A.;  m.  Willis  E.  Tobey,  of  California,  and  has 

ch :  Eunice  A.,  Bessie,  Adrian  and  Ruth, 
ii.      Anna;  m.  Robert  P.  West,  of  California,  and  has  ch: 

Fred,  d.  young;  Grace  T.,  b.  1895;  Louis  B.,  b.  1897; 

Roberta  C,  b.  1900;  Helen  E.,  b.  1905;  a  child  b. 

1907. 
iii.     Fannie;  m.  Robert  E.  Donohue,  of  California,  and  has 

ch:  Julia  R.,  b.  1892;  Robert  E.,  b.  1896;  Charles 

T.,  b.  1898;  Grace  M.,  b.  1900,  and  Alice,  b.  1906. 

43.  Edward  (s.  of  Capt.  Edward^i)  ;  m.  Aug.  6,  1857,  Elizabeth 
A.  Brackett,  dau.  of  Capt.  William  Brackett,  of  Maine.  She  was 
b.  in  New  Harbor,  Me.,  June  17,  1836.  He  d.  Nov.  4,  1898.  Ed- 
ward Barstow  was  a  captain  in  the  Marine  service  for  many  years. 
Among  the  larger  vessels  under  his  command  was  the  Wellington, 
a  ship  of  726  tons,  sailing  from  Monte  Video  to  Liverpool.  He 
also  commanded  a  vessel  running  from  Cronstadt  to  New  Orleans 
and  St.  Petersburg,  and  another  running  from  New  York  to  South 
American  ports.  Resided  on  Washington  street  at  end  of  Oak- 
land avenue,  where  his  widow  now  resides. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       E.  Estelle,  Feb.  28,  1863;  m.  Nov.  26,  1903,  Joseph  F. 

Sargent,  of  Spencer,  s.  of  William  Sargent.       No 

ch. 
ii.      Georgie  E.,  July  31,  1867,  unm. 


GENEALOGIES.  37 

44.  Henry  B.  (s.  of  Elijah^s)  ;  m.  first,  June  21,  1864,  Susan  W. 
Atwood.  She  d.  Apr.  2,  18G7,  aged  28  yrs.,  and  he  m.  secondly, 
Nov.  21,  1870,  Emily  Morse,  dau.  of  Levi  Morse.  She  was  b.  in 
Middleboro,  Feb.  G,  1S3S>.  Resides  on  Broadway,  near  the  Nor- 
well  town  line. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Albert  H.,  Sept.  6,  1871 ;  d.  Sept.  22,  1873. 

45.  ii.      Alton  M.,  Jan.  4,  1874. 

46.  iii.     Elmer  W.,  Oct.  9,  1876. 
iv.     Caroline  0.,  Oct.  18,  1878. 

46.     Alton  M.  (s.  of  Henry  B.'^)  ;  m.  Sep.  4,  1901,  Betsey  Wild, 
dau.  of  Rev.  John  Wild  (1). 
Child  born  in  Boston : 
i.       Alton  W.,  May  1,  1903. 

46.  h:imer  W.  (s.  of  Henry  B.^')  ;  m.  Mar.  30,  1903,  Louise  G. 
Lau,  dau.  of  Emil  F.  Lau.  She  was  b.  in  Berlin,  Germany,  Sept. 
3,  1877. 

Children  born  in  Middleboro : 

i.       Marie  L.,  Jan.  7,  1904. 

ii.      Olive  M.,  Apr.  29,  1905. 

BARSTOW. 

1.     Harry  C.  (s.  of  Arthur,  of  Foxboro)  ;  m.  Nov.  28,  1907,  Selma 
A.  Caribou,  dau.  of  Peter  Caribou,  of  Sweden.       She  d.  1909. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ralph  C,  Sept.  24,  1908. 

BASS. 

1.  Rev.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Joseph,  of  Braintree)  b.  Deo.  19,  1694. 
He  was  first  pastor  of  First  Church  of  H. ;  m.  Mary  Gardner,  dau. 
of  Rev.  James  Gardner,  of  Marshfield.  Sett,  in  H.  in  1738,  and  d. 
May  23,  1756.  His  wid.  d.  Feb.  25,  1772.  Resided  on  Hanover 
street  at  "\\'oodward  Hill"  in  a  house  long  since  torn  down. 

Children : 
i.       Mary,  Oct.  30,  1730;  d.  Mar.  21,  1802. 
ii.      Elizabeth,    Mar.    18,    1733-4;    m.    Edmund    Sylvester 
(11). 
2.     iii.     Benjamin,  June  G,  1741. 

2.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Rev.  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  first,  Oct.  28,  1765, 
Mercy  Tolman,  of  Scituate.  She  d.  Apr.  4,  1792.  He  m.  sec- 
ondly, Mar.  3,  1793,  Marv  Eolls,  dau.  of  Samuel  Eells  (4).  She 
d.  Jan.  8,  1808.  He  d.  Mar.  17,  1821.  Deacon  of  the  Church  for 
many  years.  Representative.  Town  Clerk.  Selectman.  Re- 
sided first  on  Hanover  street  in  his  father's  house,  where  his  chil- 
dren were  boin,  and  then  on  Broadway,  corner  of  Spring  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


38  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

t'         i.       Mercy,    Sept.    14,    1766;   m.    Apr.    29,    1792,   Heman 
Holmes,  of  Kingston.       She  d.  June  9,  1794. 
3.     ii.      Benjamin,  June  26,  1768. 

iii.     Cinderella,  Dec.  30,  1770;  d.  Feb.  28,  1851. 

iv.     Huldah,  May  16,  1773;  m.  Robert  Eells  (8). 

V.      Alden,  Jan.  30,  1776;  m.  Ehoda  Tyler.       Eesided  in 

Camden,  Me.;  d.  Oct.  6,  1851. 
vi.     Sarah,  Dec.  14,  1778;  m.  Joseph  Eells  (9). 
vii.    Elisha,  July  23,  1781 ;  d.  unm.  Jan.  14,  1867. 
viii.  Mary  G.,  Aug.  18,  1784;  d.  Apr.  30,  1862. 

3.     Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^) ;  m.  Dec.  4,  1794,  Lucinda  Syl- 
vester, dau.  of  Michael  Sylvester  (8).      He  d.  June  6,  1825,  and 
his  wid.  d.  May  10,  1840.      Eesided  on  Broadway  a  part  of  his  life, 
and  part  of  his  life  on  Hanover  street  in  his  father's  house. 
Children : 

i.       Benjamin,  Oct.  8,  1795;  d.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

ii.      Mercy  T.,  Mar.  29,  1797;  m.  Oct.  14,  1818,  Thomas 
Wright,  of  Scituate. 

iii.     Michael,  Mar.  21,  1799;  d.  at  sea. 

iv.     John,  Nov.  15,  1800;  d.  unm.  Oct.  12,  1884. 

V.      Christopher  S.,  Dec.  15,  1802;  m.  Sophia  Curtis. 

vi.     Bardin,  Nov.  23,  1804. 

vii.    Michael,  Nov.  23,  1804;  m.  George  Lovell,  of  Abing- 
ton. 

viii.  Euth  T.,  Feb.  12,  1807;  m.  Melzar  Hatch  (17). 

ix.     Eobert  S.,  Aug.  1808;  m.  Lydia  Loud. 

BATES. 

1.  Clement,  of  Hertfordshire,  England  ( ?)  aet.  40,  and  Ann,  his 
w.,  of  the  same  age,  with  their  ch :  James,  14;  Clement,  12;  Eachel, 
8;  Joseph,  5,  and  Benjamin,  2,  embarked  at  London,  in  the 
Elizabeth,  William  Stagg,  master,  for  New  England,  Apr.  6,  1635, 
and  sett,  in  Hingham,  Mass.  In  the  same  year  the  father  had  land 
granted  him  in  Broad  Cove  Meadows,  and  a  house-lot  on  s.  side  of 
South  street.  In  1637,  he,  with  Nicholas  Jacobs  and  others,  had 
each  lots  of  two  acres  granted  them.  He  d.  in  Hingham,  Sept. 
17,  1671;  and  his  s.  Joseph,  by  w.  Hester,  was  fa.  of  Joseph,  who 
sett,  in  that  part  of  Scituate,  now  Hanover,  abt.  1695,  and  was  the 
ancestor  of  most  of  the  families  of  Bates'  in  Hanover,  and  its 
vicinity. 

2.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph  and  gr.  s.  of  Clement  of  Hingham).  He 
was  in  that  part  of  Scituate,  now  H.,  in  1695.  He  d.  in  H.,  July 
9,  1740,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  15,  1742,  being  very  aged.  Eesided 
on  Centre  street,  near  the  residence  of  Eodney  Mann. 

Children : 
i.       Euth,  Apr.  9,  1695;  m.  Joseph  Josselyn  (5). 
3.     ii.      Joseph,  Jan.  25,  1697. 
iii.     Mercy,  Feb.  28,  1699. 


1. 

ii. 

7. 

iii. 

iv. 

8. 

V. 

9. 

vi. 

GENEALOGIES.  39 

iv.  Mary,  Mar.  13,  1701. 

4.  V.  Solomon,  Dec.  25,  1702. 

5.  vi.  Amos,  Nov.  25,  1705. 

6.  vii  Clement,  Dec.  27,  1707. 

viii.  Eachel,  Feb.  22,  1710;  m.  Stephen  Torrey  (9). 

3.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^) ;  m.  Mary  Bowker,  who  d.  a  wid.  July 
30, 1759.  Prob.  resided  on  Centre  street,  near  present  residence  of 
Eodney  Mann. 

Children : 

Sarah  or  Mary,  Dec.  27,  1730;  m.  Jacob  Sylvester  (5). 
Lucy,  Oct.  14,  1732;  m.  Jeremiah  Stetson,  s.  of  Seth 

Stetson  (11). 
Joseph,  July  7,  1734. 

Euth,  Mar.  11,  1736;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  16,  1830. 
Lemuel,  July,  1738. 
Benjamin,  June  9,  1740. 
vii.    Mercy,  1742  ( ?)  ;  m.  Joseph  Eamsdell  (4). 

4.  Solomon  (s.  of  Joseph^) ;  m.  May  1,  1730,  Deborah  Whiting, 
of  Hingham.      He  d.  Mar.  28,  1787.      Eesided  on  Broadway. 

Children : 
1.       Deborah,  bt.  Oct.  10,  1731 ;  prob.  d.  Mar.  29,  1786. 
ii.      Jerusha,  Sept.,  1734;  m.  Jan.  19,  1764,  Leonard  Hill, 
of  Pembroke. 

10.  iii.     Solomon,  June  29,  1741. 

iv.     Ann,  1745;  d.  July  25,  1799. 

5.  Amos  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Oct.  31,  1735,  Jemimah  Caswell. 

Children  born  in  Hanover  and  elsewhere: 

i.  Amos,  July  31,  1736. 

11.  ii.  .Tonathan,  1741. 

12.  iii.  Elijah. 

13.  iv.  Sylvester. 

14.  V.  Moses.  '      ' 

15.  vi.  David. 

6.  Clement  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  June  15,  1730,  Agatha  Merritt, 
who  d.  Dec.  25,  1786,  and  ho  d.  Mar.  14,  1788.  Eesided  on  Cen- 
ter street,  where  Benjamin  L.  Stetson  now  resides. 

Children : 
i.       Clement,  Nov.  17,  1730;  d.  June  11,  1753. 
ii.      James,  Nov.  10,  1732.       Moved  to  New  Bedford. 

16.  iii.     Seth,  Aug.,  1735. 

iv.  Thomas,  bt.  Jan.  17,  1738:  d.  Jan.  21,  same  year. 

17.  V.  Thomas,  bt.  Apr.,  1740. 
vi.  Joshua,  bt.  Nov.  7,  1742. 

18.  vii.  Gamaliel,  Jan.  31,  1745. 

viii.     Paul,  bt.  Oct.  4,  1747:  d.  Jan.  12.  17-f9. 

ix.     Abigail,  bt.  Apr.  29,  1750;  m.  John  Chapman  (3). 

X.      Betsev,  bt.  May  12,  1751;  d.  Jan.  22.  1753. 

xi.     Betsey,  bt.  Apr.  29,  1753;  d.  Dee.  12,  1788. 


40  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

19.  xii.    Clement,  bt.  Sept.  21,  1755. 

7.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  first,  Oct.  28,  1762,  Phebe  Bowker, 
who  d.  Dec.  2,  1772;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  23,  1773,  wid.  Tamsen  Bow- 
ker, who  d.  Feb.  7,  1791,  and  he  d.  Dec.  7,  1816.  No  ch.  Re- 
sided on  Centre  street  in  his  father's  house. 

8.  Lemuel  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Oct.  16,  1766,  Mercy  Witherell, 
who  d.  a  wid.  Feb.,  1825.      He  having  d.  in  Maine. 

Children : 
i.       Mercy,  1776;  d.  in  H.  Dec.  25,  1848. 
ii.      Lemuel.       Moved  to  Me. 
iii.     An  infant  son;  d.  Dec.  26,  1775. 
iv.     Child;  d.  Dec.  3,  1776. 

9.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1759,  Betta  Crooker, 
dau.  of  Daniel  Crooker  (1),  who  d.  Apr.  19,  1793.  Resided  on 
Spring  street.      It  is  said  that  he  d.  in  Me. 

Children : 
i.       Jabez  R.,  bt.  Nov.  16,  1760;  m.  Apr.  11,  1785,  Eliza- 
beth Barker,  and  moved  to  Me. 

20.  ii.      Benjamin,  bt.   Nov.   1,   1762. 

iii.     Joseph,  bt.  May  19,  1765;  d.  Mar.  17,  1766. 

iv.     Molly,  bt.  Aug.  16,  1767;  m.  x\bner  Magoun  (1). 

V.      Betty,  bt.  Aug.  5,  1770;  m.  Asa  Pool,  of  South  Abing- 

ton. 
vi.     Lucy,  bt.  July  3,  1774;  m.  Thomas  Bates  (30). 
vii.    Sarah,  bt.  Aug.  17,  1777;  d.  Nov.  3,  1802. 

10.  Solomon  (s.  of  Solomon'*)  ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1760,  Aquilla  Bates, 
dau.  of  John  Bates  of  Scituate.  Resided  first  on  Broadway,  tben 
moved  to  Me.  in  1787,  with  all  his  ch.  Shipwright  by  trade.  He 
d.  in  Fayette,  Mo.,  abt.  1815,  aet.  77  yrs. 

Children : 

i.  Douty,  bt.  Jan.  20,  1766:  m.  Polly  Perry,  and  d.  Jan., 
1835. 

ii.  Levi,  bt.  Mar.  30,  1766;  m.  Dec.  30,  1784,  Lydia  Syl- 
vester, and  d.  in  1825. 

iii.  Solomon  W.,  Aug.  27,  1765;  m.  Mary  Macomber.  Re- 
sided  in  Maine. 

iv.     Abigail ;  m.  Joseph  Dunham,  of  Maine. 

V.  Samuel,  bt.  Oct.  22,  1769 ;  m.  first.  Mar.  27,  1791,  Han- 
nah Stetson,  dau.  of  Seth  Stetson  (23),  and  second- 
l}'',  Sarah  Daggett,  and  d.  abt.  1849. 

vi.  Luoinda ;  m.  first  Feb.  3,  1791,  Prince  Waterman,  and 
secondly,  Jabez  Merritt. 

vii.    Lydia;  m.  Abel  Crooker. 

viii.  John,  bt.  Oct.  9,  1774;  m.  Deborah  Stetson,  dau.  of 
Seth  Stetson  (23). 

ix.  Caleb ;  m.  Betsey  Herrick,  and  d.  in  Greene,  Me.,  abt. 
1846. 

X.      Alexander. 


GENEALOGIES.  41 

xi.     Sally,  bt.  Nov.  5,  1786. 

xii.    Sylvia;  m.  Artemas  Cushman. 

xiii.  Keuben,  bt.  Nov.  16,  1788;  m.  Susan  Sprague. 

11.  Jonathan  (s.  of  Amos^)  ;  ni.  Feb.  11,  1771,  Kuth  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  Stetson  (12),  and  resided  and  d.  in  Rochester, 
Mass. 

Children  born  in  Rhode  Island : 

i.  Nathaniel. 

ii.  Stetson;  d.  young, 

iii.  Ruth;  m.  Barnabas  Mendall(?) 

iv.  Rebecca;  hi.  John  Hall. 

V.  Emily;  m.  John  Bennett, 

vi.  Julia  A. 

vii.  Jonathan ;  d.  young. 

12.  P^lijah  (s.  of  Amos^)  :  m.  a  Briggs.  Resided  and  d.  in  Roch- 
ester. 

Children : 
i.       Nathan,  of  New  Bedford, 
ii.      Roland,  of  Rochester, 
iii.     Lydia. 
iv.     Ephraim,  of  Rochester. 

13.  Sylvester  (s.  of  Amos^)  ;  m.  first,  a  Landers,  and  secondly, 
Sarah  Sears.       Resided  and  d.  in  Rochester. 

Children  b}^  first  wife: 

i.       Jemima;  m.  William  Handy,  and  moved  to  Me. 
Children  by  second  wife : 

21.  ii.      Sylvester. 

iii.     Lucinda;  d.  unm. 

22.  iv.     Paddock. 

V.      Polly;  m.  Owen  Hines,  of  Rochester. 

14.  Moses  (s.  of  Amos-''^)  ;  m.  Susan  Mendell.  Resided  and  d.  in 
IJoehester. 

Children : 
i.       Lucy;  m.  Alden  Wing, 
ii.      Moses;  d.  unm. 
iii.     Sally;  m.  Philip  Wing. 

iv.     Noble  E.,  1791 :  m.  in  1816.  Saraii  Allen,  and  resided 
in  Marion. 

15.  David  (s.  of  Amos^). 
Children : 

i.       Jared. 

ii.     David ;   in.    Hannah   Hairington.        Resided   in   Maine, 

and  d.  abt.  1812. 
iii.     Betsey;  m.  a  Carr,  of  Westport. 

16.  Seth  (s.  of  Ck'ment'-)  ;  m.  Dee.  21,  1757,  Anne  Neal,  who  d. 
Dee.  12,  1810.      He  d.  in  Boston,  Apr.  9,  1820.      An  officer  in  the 


42  HISTORY   OF   IIANOVER. 

Kevolutionary  War.  Built  liouse  on  Centre  street,  near  Myrtle 
street,  afterwards  occupied  by  Enos  Bates.  This  old  house  is  still 
standing. 

Children : 
2;i.     i.       Seth. 

24.  ii.      Joseph  N. 

25.  iii.     Paul. 

26.  iv.     Joshua. 

V.      Anna;  m.  Samuel  B.  Perry  (7). 

vi.     Eebecca,  Nov.  26,  1765;  m.  Cornelius  White   {6). 

27.  vii.    Amos,  Aug.,  1769? 

viii.  Michael,  bt.  and  d.  June  11,  1774. 

28.  ix.     Enos,  1772? 

29.  X.       Ward,  bt.  Oct.  15,  1775. 

xi.     Eli,  bt.  June  29,  1777;  d.  Jan.  12,  1778. 

xii.    Michael,    May    3,    1780;    m.    Thomas    Stetson,    s.    of 

Thomas  Stetson  (24). 
xiii.  Celia,  Apr.  15,  1783;  m.  Apr.  27,  1807,  Dryden  Judd, 

of  New  York, 
xiv.  James,  bt.  July  14,  1785;  d.  Oct.  26,  1792. 

17.  Thomas  (s.  of  Clement^) ;  m.  Jan.  29,  1767,  Hannah  Torrey,, 
dau.  of  Jesse  Torrey  (7).  He  d.  Oct.  22,  1768,  and  his  wid.  m. 
Caleb  Rogers   (8). 

Child : 

30.  i.       Thomas,  bt.  June  3,  1770:  prob.  b.  1768. 

18.  Granville  (s.  of  Clement^);  m.  Sep.  5,  1771,  Mary  Carver,. 
of  Pembroke.    He  d.  Jan.  9,  1823,  and  his  wid.  d.  June,  1836. 
Resided  on  Myrtle  St.,  near  Broadway. 

Children : 
i.       Lydia,  Feb.  4,  1772;  d.  Dec.  10,  1855,  unm. 

31.  ii.      Gamaliel,  Mar.  22,  1774. 

iii.     Mary  P.,  Jan.  19,  1776;  d.  unm. 

32.  iv.     Calvin,  Oct.  29,  1777. 

V.      Hannah,  Dec.  10,  1779;  m.  Feb.  8,  1803,  Levi  Fish. 

33.  vi.     James,  Oct.  8,  1781. 

vii.    John  B.,  Aug.  20,  1783;  m.  wid.  of  Jacob  Taylor,  and 

d.  in  Plymouth,  Mar.  7,  1831. 
viii.  Rebecca,  Aug.  3,  1785;  d.  Oct.  11,  1786. 
ix.     Deborah,  Sep.  12,  1787;  d.  Mar.  22,  1788. 
X.      Deborah,  Jan.  5,  1789;  ni.  Jan.  1,  1809,  Jacob  Capron, 

of  Attleboro. 
xi.     Reuben,  Oct.  5,  1790;  d.  Jan.  31,  1829. 
xii.    Betsey,  Aug.  5,  1792;  d.  Nov.  21,  1825. 

34.  xiii.    Rufus,  Mar.  16,  1794. 

35.  xiv.  Ezekiel,  Nov.  5,  1795. 

XV.    Abigail,  Sept.  10,  1797;  d.  Oct.  29,  same  year. 

19.  Clement,  Capt.  (s.  of  Clement^)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1785,  Rebecca 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Seth  Stetson   (23).     She  d.  Sep.  29,  1813,  and 


GENEALOGIES.  45- 

he  d.  Nov.  30,  1839.     Soldier  iu  the  Eevolutionary  Army,     lie- 
sided  on  Myrtle  Street,  in  the  Hiram  Studley  house,  now  owned 
by  estate  of  E.  Y.  Perry. 
Children : 
3G.     i.       Thomas  M.,  Jan.  1787. 

37.  ii.      Clement. 

38.  ill.     Hira,  July,  1796. 

39.  iv.     Joshua,  Mar.  23,  1802. 

V.      Lucy;  m.  Benjamin  Stetson  (32). 
vi.     Nabby;  1805;  m.  Thomas  Damon  (5). 
vii.    Priscilla;  m.  Charles  Leach. 
Note:  There  was  a  Rebecca  in  this  fainilv  who  married  ThomaS: 
0.  Bates  (41). 

20.     Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Mar.  3,  1786,  Martha  Stet- 
son, who  d.    Feb.    2Q,   1848.      A   Revohitionarv    Soldier.      He   d.. 
April  22,  1853. 
Children : 

i.       Abigail;  m.  David  Hersey  of  Abington. 

ii.      Betsey;  m.  Mar.  4,  1812,  William  Bates. 

iii.     Lydia;  m.  June  1813,  William  Stoddard  of  Hingham. 

iv.     Sally;  d.  unm. 

40.  V.      Horatio. 

vi.     Benjamin;  m.  Hannah  Munroe,  of  Norton. 

vii.    Oliver;  d.  unm. 

viii.  John;  moved  to  Eoxbury. 

2L  Sylvester  (s.  of  Sylvester''^)  ;  m.  Meliutha  ("lark  and  resided 
in  Rochester,  and  had  children,  Albert,  Sarali  L.,  Charles,  Thomas 
C,  Polly,  Meletiah,  James,  and  Orlando. 

22.  Paddock  (s.  of  Sylvester^-")  ;  m.  Nancy  Sturtevant,  and  re- 
sided in  Marion,  and  had  children,  John  S.,  Mary,  and  ThankfuL 

23.  Seth  (s.  of  Col.  Sethi'');  j-,^_  j^^.^^,  Delano,  of  Duxbury.. 
Resided  in  Duxbury. 

Children : 

i.  Amasa  D.,  Apr.  13,  1792.  Shipmaster.  He  d.  in. 
Halifax,  N.  S.,  abt.  1814. 

ii.      Betsey,  Oct.  31,  1794;  m.  a  Patten  of  Boston. 

iii.  Nancy  D.,  Feb.  9,  1798;  in.  Samuel  Soulo,  of  Dux- 
bury. 

iv.  Seth,  Mar.  26,  1801;  m.  a  Black,  and  resided  iu 
Boston. 

V.      Hannah  C,  Oct.  19,  1803;  m.  a  ITanvood,  of  Bath,  Me.. 

24.  Joseph  N.  (s.  of  Col.  Seth^^)  ;  m.  March  20,  1783,  Euniee- 
Oldham,  who  d.  Nov.  24,  1828,  and  he  d.  in  May  the  same  year. 
A  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Resided  on  Broadway,  near 
Centre  Street. 

Children : 


-44  IIISTOi:^'   OF    HAXOVEIJ. 

41.  i.       Thomas  0.,  July,  1786. 

ii.      Joseph  N.,  July  1796;  m.  Ann  Rainsford. 

iii.     Jane,  May,  1797;  d.  unni.,  June  19,  1859. 

iv.     Eunice  0.,  May,  1797 ;  m.  Dec.  1820,  Thomas  Winslow, 

Jr.? 
V.      James,  Jan.,  1800;  m.  Mary  Eeed,  of  Tynsboro,  and  d. 

April,    1850.      His    children    were    James,    George, 

Franklin,  Jackson  and  Lewis. 
Note :    Three  children  in  this  family  d.  young. 

25.  Paul  (s.  of  Col.  SethiG)  ;  m.  Apr.  8,  1795,  Freelove  Witherell. 
He  d.  Feb.  2,  1826,  and  his  wid.  d.  abt.  1837.  Eesided  west  of 
Winter  Street. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover. 

42.  i.       Paul,  Jan.  22,  1797. 

43.  ii.      Marshall,  Dec.  30,  1798. 

iii.     Sophia  M.,  Feb.  31,  1801;  d.  Sept.  7,  1825. 

44.  iv.     Henry,  Oct.  22,  1803. 

45.  V.      Judson,  Dec.  22,  1806. 

vi.     Walter,  June  24,  1810;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  29,  1869. 

'26.     Joshua  (s.  of  Col.  Seth^")  ;  m.  in  1796,  Bethia  Ames,  dau. 
of  Joseph  Ames  of  Bridgewater.     He  d.  in  1839  in  Bridgewater, 
where  he  had  resided  many  years. 
Children : 
i.       Joshua  C,  1797. 
ii.      Zephaniah,  1803;  d.  unm. 

iii.     George  AY..  1805;  m.  in  1836,  Hannah  Tucker,  dau.  of 
Andrew  Tucker  of  Middleboro.     Resided  in  Bridge- 
water. 
iv.     Samuel  W.,   1808;  m.   Helen   Crooker,   dau.   of   Zenas 

Crooker.     Resided  in  Bridgewater. 
v.      Bethia  W.,  1813;  m.  iVsa  P.  Keith  of  Bridgewater. 

-27.  Amos  (s.  of  Col.  Seth^'-)  :  m.  first  Nov.  25,  1802,  Sibyl  Rob- 
bins,  dau.  of  Timothy  Robbins  (3).  She  d.  May  27,  1816,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Nov.  1,  1818,  Ruth  Jenkins  of  Soituate.  He  d.  May 
8,  1833.  Built  and  occupied  the  house  afterwards  owned  and  oc- 
^-cupied  by  B.  B.  Hall  on  Centre  Street. 

Children  by  wife  Sibyl,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Amos,  Dec.   1,  1803;  m.  Deborah  Hersey  and  resided 
in  Hinghani.     Was  in  Mass.  Senate,  and  for  many 
vears  Pres.  of  Hingham  Mutual  Fire  Ins.  Co. 
ii.      Marv  R.,  July  13,  1806:  m.  Nathaniel  F.   Chamber- 

lin   (5). 
iii.     Phcbc.  Juno   11,   1809;  m.    Nathaniel    F.   Chamberlin 

iv.  Oren,  June  II,  1812;  m.  ^liwy  A.  Martin,  and  re- 
sided in  Milton. 

V.  John  P.,  June  12,  1814;  m.  Caroline  Kimball,  and 
resided  in  Milton. 


GENEALOGIES.  4& 

Children  by  w.  Kutli,  b.  iu  H,,  except  last  one: 
vi.      Euth  J.,  Oct.  17,  1819;  m.  Keuben  Stetson  (38). 
vii.     Sibyl  li.,  Feb.  2,  1821.    Hesided  in  Braintree;  d.  unra.- 
viii.  Fanny,  Nov.  16,  1822;  m.  John  H.  (^arey   (1). 
ix.     Betsey  R.,  May  6,  1825;  m.  Benjamin  F.  Studley  (17). 
X.      Rebecca  W.,  Mar.  15,  182!) :  d.  iinni.,  Sept.  25,  Lso?. 
xi.     Celia  A.  M.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Sept.  4,  1831 ;  ni.  Apr.  20, 
1851,  Elisha  Thayer,  of  Braintree,  s.  of  Elisha.     She 
d.  Feb'y  8,  1907.     Children  born  in  Braintree: 
i.       Clara  E.,  Jan.  26,  1853 ;  m.  July,  1871,  Samuel 

li.  Willis.       Has  4  children, 
ii.      Celia   H.,   April    1,   1859;   m.    Sept.    19,    1885, 
Chas.  H.  Sprague.       Has  1  child. 

28.  Enos,  Lt.,  (s.  of  C^ol.  Seth'*-)  ;  m.  Oct.  5,  1809,  Lydia  Tihlen, 
dan.  of  Job  Tilden  (2).  He  d.  Feb.  10,  1814,  and"  his  wid.  d. 
Feb.  5,  1852.     Resided  on  Center  street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

46.  i.       Enos,  Mar.  10,  1810. 

ii.      Lydia,  Dec.  26,  1812;  m.  Albert  White  (9). 

29.  Ward  (s.  of  Col.  Sethi«)  ;  m.  in  1819,  Ruth  Stetson,  of  Ab- 
ington.  Served  as  an  artificer  in  the  war  of  1812.  Resided  on 
Center  street,  near  the  R.  R.  crossing. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Seth  W.,  July  5,  1822;  d.  Jan.  7,  1848. 
ii.      Adaline  W.,  July  28,  1821  ;  ni.  George  B.  Perry  (24). 

30.  Thomas  (s.  of  Tbomas'^)  ;  ni.  first,  Nov.  1st,  1792,  Lucy 
Bates,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Bates  (9)  ;  and  secondly,  Mary  Ramsdell. 
He  d.  Mar.  13,  1817.  Resided  on  Broadway,  near  where  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  A.  Fish  now  resides,  the  house  having  been  torn  down. 

Children  by  w.  Lucy,  b.  in  Hanover:  • 
i.       Nathan,  prob.  d.  at  sea. 

ii.      Jeremiah,  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1812,  and  d.  on  the 
Gurnet,  Mar.  3,  1813. 
Note:  4  children  l)y  tliis  w.  d.  young. 
Children  by  w.  Mary,  b.  in  H. : 
iii.     Mary,  Apr.  1,  1807;  d.  Oct.  25,  same  vear. 
iv.     Lucv,  Jan.  27,  1809;  m.  Sylvanus  Whiting  (22). 

47.  V.      Cyrus,  May  7,  1811. 

vi.     Hannah,  Nov.  29,  1814;  m.  Franeis  Stoddard    (!)• 
vii.    Thomas,  Aug.  5,  1816;  m.   Lucy  White.     Resided  in- 
South    Abington.     ('h.,    Albert,    married,    and    has 
three  children. 

31.  Ganuiliel  (s.  of  GanialieP^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Coffin,  of  Boston, 
and  there  d.  in  May,  1882. 

Children  : 
i.       Charles:  ni.  fii-st,  Eliza  Packard,  and  secondly,  Miranda 
Balkom,  and  d.  in  Boston  in  1852. 


46  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

ii,      Caroline;  m.  a  Wyatt,  of  Medford. 

iii.     Mary  A. ;  m.  and  resided  in  Pawtucket. 

iv.     Eliza;  m.  a  Gillespie  of  Xantucket. 

■32.     Calvin  (s.  of  GamaliePS) ;  m.  Aug.  12,  1801,  Elizabeth  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Thomas  Stetson  (34).     She  d.  Mar.  6,  1842.    He  d. 
Mar.  29,  1855.    Eesided  on  Winter  street,  in  the  house  constructed 
hy  himself,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Chester  Kiley. 
Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eliza,  Nov.  2,  1801;  m.  Albert  Holbrook  (1). 
ii.      Olive,  Aug.  10,  1803;  m.  George  Bailey  (25). 
iii.     Mary  C,  May  5,  1805;  m.  Ozias  Perkins  (1). 
iv.     Lucinda,  Mar.  1,  1807 ;  m.  first,  Nov.  28,  1833,  Marcus 
Packard;  m.  secondly,  Daniel  Barstow,  s.  of  Daniel 
Barstow  (29). 
V.      Calvin,  July  22,  1810;  m.  Jane  T.  Kingman,  of  North 

Bridgewater,  and  d.  there  in  1843. 
vi.      Merril,    Aug.    21,    1812;    m.    Feb.    7,    1841,    Joseph 

Thomas,  of  Hanson, 
vii.    Elmira,  May  24,  1816;  m.  William  P.  Eussell  (1). 
viii.  Angeline,  Mar.  11,  1819;  m.  Lewis  C.  Church  (1). 
ix.     Lydia  C,  June  27,  1821;  d.  Oct.  16,  1872,  unm. 
X.      Euth  S.,  Dec.  19,  1823 ;  d.  March  6,  1903,  unm. 

33.  James  (s.  of  GamaliePS)  ;  m.  May  21,  1807,  Hannah  Walker, 
of  Pembroke.    Resided  in  Pembroke. 

Children : 
i.       William  C.     Eesided  in  Gardiner,  Me. 
ii.      James  H.,  of  Pembroke, 
iii.     Lydia;  m.  Capt.  Allen  Dawes  of  Duxbury. 
iv.     Emeline;  m.  Frederick  Eayres. 

34.  Eufus  (s.  of  GamaliePS)  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1821,  Huldah  Keith, 
dau.  of  Eleazer  Keith,  of  Bridgewater.  She  was  born  in  1801. 
Eesided  in  house  constructed  by  himself  on  Broadway.  She  d. 
Jan'y  5,  1874.     He  d.  Sept.  11,  1878. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

48.  i.       George  W.,  Apr.  13,  1823. 

ii.      Eeuben,  Apr.  10,  1830;  m.  Huldah  Brett.    He  d.  Nov. 
3,  1905.     No  ch. 

49.  iii.     William  C,  May  25,  1838. 

35.  Ezekiel  (s.  of  GamalieP^)  ;  m.  Dec.  6,  1821,  Lois  Daggett, 
of  Attleboro.     Eesided  in  Attleboro. 

Children : 
i.       Jesse  D..  July  31,  1823;  m.  July  9,  1845,  Mary  E. 

Towle. 
ii.      John  T.,  Nov.  25,  1831. 
iii.     Mary  A.,  Sept.  3,  1836. 

36.  Thomas  M.,  Capt.  (s.  of  Capt.  Clementi^) ;  m.  July  12,  1807, 


GENEALOGIES.  47 

Sylvia  Wing,  dau.  of  Bachelor  Wing  (4).  She  was  b.  in  1786. 
He  d.  Feb.  22,  1858,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  17,  1864.  Selectman, 
collector,  constable,  etc.  Kesided  on  corner  of  Winter  and  Cir- 
cuit streets,  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  this  house  taking  the 
place  of  an  older  house. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover : 

50.  i.       George,  Jan.  3,  1808. 

ii.      Sylvia  W.,  Sept.  4,  1809;  m.  Stephen  Bailey  (24). 
iii.     Elizabeth  B.,  June  21,  1811;  m.  Cyrus  Josselyn  (32). 

51.  iv.     Thomas  M.,  Mar.  13,  1813. 

V.      Melissa  B.,  Apr.  29,  1816;  m.  John  T.  Tribou   (2). 
53.     vi.     Sylvanus  W.,  Dec.  23,  1818. 

vii.    Hannah  B.,  Apr.  21,  1821;  d.  unm.,  Jan'y  2,  1908. 

viii.  Laura  A.,  Feb.  21,  1824;  d.  Apr.  4,  1830. 

ix.     Mercy  T.,  Dec.  25,  1826;  m.  William  J.  Vining  (2). 

37.  Clement  (s.  of  Capt.  Clement^ ^)  ;  m.  first,  Urania  Burgess, 
and  secondly,  Betsey  Burgess.    Eesided  in  Plymouth. 

Children : 
i.       Ozen. 

ii.      Ruby;  m.  George  Drew,  of  Pembroke, 
iii.     Hira. 
iv.     Elizabeth;  m.  Sam'l  E.  Winslow  (6). 

38.  Hira  (s.  of  Capt.  Clement^a) ;  m.  Feb.  24,  1825,  Lucy  D. 
Josselyn,  dau.  of  Charles  Josselyn  (20).  He  d.  Aug.  1,  1889,  and 
his  wid.  d.  Nov.  17,  1891.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Nathan  V.  Good- 
rich. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lucy  C,  Apr.  24,  1828;  m.  Apr.  24,  1818,  David  W. 
Brown,  of  East  Bridgewater,   s.   of  David  Brown. 
She  d.  Jan.  9,  1892,  and  he  d.  June  16,  1892.  Ch: 
Fred  L.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Feb.  7,  1853. 

53.  ii.      Hira  W.,  Apr.  16,  1830.  " 

iii.  Julia  A.,  Apr.  5,  1832 ;  m.  first,  Aug.  22,  1858,  Charles 
W.  Lowell,  of  Me.,  s.  of  John  P.  Lowell.  He  d. 
Mar.,  1862,  and  she  m.  secondly.  May,  1866,  Frank 
Whitten  of  Me.,  s.  of  John  Whitten.  He  d.  in  Feb., 
1898.    No.  ch. 

iv.  Ellen  A.,  July  22,  1834;  m.  Nov.  1,  1864,  Andrew  J. 
Poole,  s.  of  Samuel  Poole  of  Scituate.  She  d.  Feb. 
5,  1890.  He  d.  Aug.  1,  1880.  Had  one  son,  Harry 
M.,  and  tw^o  daughters,  all  now  living. 

54.  V.      Edwin  J.,  Mar.  18,  1837. 

39.  Joshua  (s.  of  Capt.  Clement^^)  ;  m.  Feb.  3,  1830,  Mary  S. 
Palmer,  dau.  of  Elijah  Palmer  (1).  She  was  b.  July  5,  1806,  and 
d.  Aug.  3,  1849.  He  d.  July  2,  1891.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  in 
the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fish. 


48  HISTOIJY    OF   HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       M.  Cordelia,  Dec.  6,  1830;  in.  James  T.  Woodman  (1). 
ii.      Joshua  PI,  Mar.  18,  1833;  m.  Sarah  B.  Dwelley,  dau. 
of  Lemuel  Dwelley  (15).    He  d.  in  U.  S.  army,  Aug. 
10,  18()3,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  2,  1896. 
55.     iii.     Albert  E.,  May  11,  1834. 

iv.     Elizabeth  A.,  Mar.  27,  1838;  m.  Francis  H.  Fish  (1). 
V,      Julian,  1842;  served  in  Civil  War  as  a  sailor.     Went 
West  abt.  1867. 

40.  Horatio  (s.  of  Benjamin-^^)  ;  in.  Mary  Munroe,  dau.  of  John 
L.  Munroe,  and  d.  in  Norton,  Mass. 

Children : 
i.       Mary  A.,  1812  ;  m.  Eichard  H.  Hall  of  Norton, 
ii.      Horatio,  Feb.  3,  1819;  m.  Sarah  H.  Sweet,  Sept.  1838. 

Resided  in  Norton.     Representative  to  the  General 

Court  in  1865. 

41.  Thomas  0.  (s.  of  Joseph  N.^-i)  ;  m.  in  1809,  Eebecca  Bates, 
dau.  of  Clement  Bates  (19).  He  d.  Sept.  32,  1865.  Resided  near 
Silver  St.,  in  the  old  Simeon  Curtis  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Lucy  A.,  Dec.  12.  1809;  d.  umn. 
Thomas  0.,  May,  1811. 
Martin  S.,.July  7.  1813. 
Andrew  H.,  May,  1814. 

Silas  G.,  1818;  m.  Nov.  30,  1841,  Jane  Briggs,  dau.  of 
Joseph  Briggs  (3).     He  d.  Sept.  22,  1848,  and  his 
wid.  m,  Samuel  S.  Church  (5). 
vi.     Rebecca  S.,  Nov.  6,  1820;  m.  Norman  Chamberlin  (1). 
59.     vii.  John  G.,  April,  1822. 

viii.  Algeline  T.,  b.  Feb.,  1830;  m.  Warren  R.  Spurr,  s.  of 
William  Spurr.  He  d.  in  1850,  and  his  md.  in 
1901.       Ch: 

i.  Edward  W.,  b.  in  Boston,  Jan'y  1,  1854;  m. 
Lizzie  Adams,  dau.  of  George  Adams,  and  had  2 
ch. 
ii.  Charles  0.,  b.  in  H.,  April  23,  1857;  m.  Amelia 
E.  Reed,  dau.  of  Nehemiah  C.  Reed,  and  had  2 
ch.       His  w.  d.  Feb.  15,  1882,  and  he  m.  secondly 

Crocker. 

iii.     William  A.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Feb.  12,  1859;  m. 

Lucy  Freeman,  and  had  2  ch. 
iv.     Lucy  J.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Oct.  5,  1860 :  m.  Wal- 
ter v.  Bradford,  and  had  4  ch. 
V.      George  H.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Sept.  8,  1864;  m. 

Lillie  Ray,  dau.  of  Charles  Ray,  and  has  2  eh. 
vi.     Frank  R.,  b.  in  Hingham,  July  16,  1869;  m. 
Emma  Gray,  dau.  of  Benj.  F.  Gray,  and  has  1  ch. 
vii.    Lillian  M.,  b.  in  Quincy,  Oct.  9,  1870;  d.  Apr. 
11,  1896. 


1. 

56. 

ii. 

57. 

iii. 

58. 

iv. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  4') 

60.     ix.     James  C,  July  13,  1831. 

42.  Paul  (s.  of  Paul2f5) ;  m.  Mar.  13,  1835,  Temperance  Tubbe, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Tubbs  (1).  He  d.  July  23,  1832,  and  his  wid  d. 
July  9,  1885. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sophia  M.,  Dec.  14,  1825 ;  m.  Horace  Stevens  of  Han- 
son, s.  of  Nathan  Stevens. 
ii.      Eliza  V.,  Dec,  16,  1830;  d.  unm.  Sept.  18,  1853. 
iii.     Maria  A.  H.,  Aug.  27,  1829;  d.  May  20,  1845. 

43.  Marshall  (s.  of  PauPS) ;  m.  March  14,  1835,  Huldah  D.  Hall 
of  Marshfield.    Pesided  on  Center  street  while  in  H. 

Children:  1st  two  b.  in  H.,  others  in  Marshfield. 
i.       William  M.,  Jan.  18,  1836;  m.  wid.  Annie  Tilden,  and 

resides  in  Xew  Bedford, 
ii.      Eeuben  S.,  Dec.  3,  1837;  m.  Mary  E.  Kideout,  dau.  of 

William  Kideout  of  Pemborke.     Resides  in  ^larsh- 

field. 
iii.     Huldah ;  d.  unm.  in  Marshfield. 

iv.     Lucy;  m.  Hunt  of  Pembroke. 

v.      Albert,  m.  Emma  M.  Carver  of  Marshfield. 
vi.      Owen, 
vii.    Laura  A. 

44.  Henry  (s.  of  Paul^") ;  m.  May  5,  1835,  Harriet  N.  Munroe, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  S.  Munroe,  of  West  Scituate?  She  d.  in  1856, 
in  which  year  the  family  moved  to  Wisconsin.  He  resided  while 
in  H.  on  Washington  street,  near  the  end  of  Hanover  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i,       Henry  A.,  Oct.  5,  1843;  d.  unm.  in  Iowa. 
ii.      Adrian  W.,  July  20,  1845;  d.  unm.,  aged  about  30  yrs. 
iii.     Mary  I.,  Aug.  21.  1847,  living,  unm.,  in  Iowa? 
iv.     Catherine  F.,  Oct.' 16,  1849;  d.  Sept.  6,  1850. 
V.       Harriet  A.;  m.  Ezra  Hatch  of  Pembroke. 

45.  Judson  (s.  of  Paul25)  ;  m.  Aug.  11,  1830?  Lydia  P.  Curtis 
of  Scituate,  dau.  of  Piufus  Curtis  of  Scituate.  M<jved  to  Wiscon- 
sin, where  he  and  his  wife  d.  While  in  Hanover  he  resided  on 
Centre  street,  in  the  house  owned  and  occupied  i'fir  many  years 
by  Albert  Stetson.      A  blacksmith. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jud«on  C,  June  29,  1831;  d.  unm  in  Wisconsin, 
ii.      Paul,  Mar.  22,  1834.    Lives  in  West, 
iii.     Lydia  P.,  July  12,  1836;  d.  Oct.  16,  1837. 
iv.     George  F.,  July  9,  1838;  d.  Aug.  29,  1838. 
V.      Lydia  F.,  Dec.  28,  1839 ;  m.  a  Chase  in  Wisconsin. 

Had  child  and  is  now  dead, 
vi.     Diana  A.,  June  28,  1843;  m.  and  had  child.    Is  now  d. 

46.  Enos   (s.  of  Enos^**)  ;  m.  Mercy  S.  Larkum,  ^vid.  of  John 


50  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Larkum  (1),  and  dau.  of  Daniel  Willis,  of  Bridgewater.  He  d. 
May  9,  1886,  and  his  wid.  d.  Feb.  16,  1899.  Resided  corner  of 
Center  and  M3Ttle  streets,  in  a  house  constructed  by  himself.  A 
stone  mason  of  ability. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Minnie  L.,  Jan.  31,  1863;  unm. 

ii.      E.  Lincoln,  Feb.  10,  1865;  m.  April  28,  1897,  Cora  E. 
Perkins  of  Boston,  dau.  of  James  Perkins.    Child  b. 
in  H.,  Zillah  E.,  Sept.  14,  1898. 
iii.     Charles  C,  May  8,  1867;  d.  young, 
iv.     Eosa  M.,  Mar.  30,  1869 ;  d.  April  7,  1870. 

47.  Cyrus  (s.  of  Thomas^o)  ;  m.  in  1835,  Mary  Alden  of  South 
Abington,  dau.  of  Ezra  Alden.  She  was  b.  Feb'y  14,  1817.  He 
d.  Feb.  19,  1885,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  12,  1893,  aged  76  yrs. 
Eesided  in  South  Abington. 

Children,  nearly  all  of  whom  were  born  in  South  Abington. 
i.       Mary  B.   H.,  Jan.   3,   1836;  m.   in   1858,   (xcorge  A. 

Morse,  s.  of  George  W.  Morse  of  S.  Abinsrton.     He 

d.  Feb.  26,  1900. 
ii.      C}Tus  A.,  Aug.  24,  1838 ;  m.  June  30,  1860,  Marina 

W.  Bearce  of  South  Hanson,  and  d.  March  19,  1885. 
iii.     Solon,  June  27,  1841 ;  d.  May  29,  18G3,  in  the  army, 

at  Brasher  Cit}',  La. 
iv.     Ezra  T.,  Sept.  29,  1843;  m.  June  17,  1866,  Charlotte 

D.   Porter,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Porter,  of  Hamilton, 

Mass. 
V.      Julia  A.,  Jan.  29,  1846 ;  d.  July  31,  1846. 
vi.     Abbie  A.,  Mar.  15,  1848;  m.  in  1870,  Edward  Free- 
man, of  S.  Abington.    He  d.  in  1886. 
vii.    Charles  0.,  Mar.  24,  1849;  m.  N"ov.  12,  1870,  Louisa 

M.  Porter,  dau.  of  Alvin  Porter,  of  S.  Abington. 

He  d.  April  13,  1907. 
viii.  Susan  E.,  May  3,  1852;  m.  Thomas  Baker  of  Taunton, 
ix.     Julia   F.,   Feb.    16,   1855;   m.   Xov.   29,   1880,   F.   W. 

Osborn,  of  South  Abington. 
X.      Albert  E.,  June  15.  1857;  m.  April  6.  1882,  Annie  W. 

Bates,  dau.  of  Hira  W.  Bates  (53).    He  d.  Feb'y  29, 

1887,  and  his  wid.  m.  Joseph  B.  White,  s.  of  Joseph 

White  and  gr.  s.  of  Josiah  F.  Perry  (19). 

48.  George  M.  (s.  of  ■Rufus34)  .  ^  flj,gt.  May,  1852,  Mary  A. 
Eamsdell,  dau.  of  David  Ramsdell,  of  Hanson;  m.  secondly,  July 
22,  1860,  Mary  S.  Jones,  dau.  of  Amos.  Jones,  of  Hanson.  She 
was  b.  June  17,  1842.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  at  South  Hanover. 
He  d.  Dec.  3,  1898. 

Children  by  wife  Mary  A : 
i.       Fred  A.,  b.  in  Hanson,  May  2,  1853 ;  m.  Minnie  Joyce, 
dau.  of  Philander  Joyce,  of  Hanson. 
CI      ii.      Charles  F.,  born  in  H.,  Oct.  16,  1854. 


GENEALOGIES.  51 

Children  by  wife  Mar}-  S.,  all  born  in  Hanover: 
iii.     Frank,  Oct.  IG,  18G1;  d.  April  7,  1883. 
iv.     Bethia  M.,  Apr.  1^,  18G3. 
V.      Moses,  Nov.  z~j,  18G6;  rn.  Sarah  L,  Fullerton,  dau.  of 

Lysander  Fullerton,  of  Whitman,  Mass.     Xo  ch. 
vi.     Aaron,  Nov.  25,  1866;  d.  Mar.  2o,  1867. 
vii.    Mary  V.,  July  15,  1871 ;  d.  Aug.'  1,  1872. 
viii.  Jesse  D.,  Xov.  17,  1875;  unrn. 
ix.     Lillian  S.,  Aug.  9,  1880;  m.  July  7,  1897,  Howard  D. 

Bishop,  who  was  b.  in  X.  B.,  Jan.  18,  1873.     Ch: 

Ist  2  b.  in  Whitman,  last  2  in  Abin^on. 

i.       Gladys  M.,  Feb.  11,  1898;  d.  Sept.  3,  1898. 

ii.      Mabel  D.,  Jan.  14,  1899. 

iii.     Howard  S.,  Dec.  31,  1901. 

iv.     Euth  A.,  Mar.  2,  1904. 

49.  William  C.  (s.  of  Eufus^^; ;  rn.  Apr.  14,  1863,  Erarna  Bar- 
8t<jw,  dau.  of  Thomas  H.  C.  Barstow  (38).  Served  in  Co.  G,  oth 
Mass.  Resides  in  Xewton.  Is  a  member  of  X.  E.  Historic 
Genealogical  Society. 

Children : 

i.  Kufus  C,  Sept.  19,  1864;  d.  Sept.  26,  1876. 

ii.  Abbie  B.,  May  19,  1866. 

iii.  Elizabeth  C.,'Xov.  18,  1868. 

iv.  William  H.,  Jan.  3,  1875 :  d.  Aug.  16,  1875. 

V.  Wilfred  B.,  May  11,  1877;  d.  Apr.  29,  1881. 

vi.  Sarah  L.,  Aug.  12,  1879. 

50.  George  (s.  of  Thomas  M.'-'');  m.  Oct.  25,  1832,  Lucy  War- 
ren, dau.  of  David  Warren,  of  Plymouth.  He  d.  June  14,  1859. 
Eesided  on  Broadway,  at  the  end  of  Winter  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       George  W.,  Mar.  16.  1834 :  d.  aet.  2  yrs. 
62.     ii.      William  H.,  May  :3,  1837. 
63."    iii.     George  W.,  Aug.  12,  1840. 

51.  Thomas  M.  (.s.  of  Thomas  M.^'^j  ;  m.  Bethia  B.  Cook,  of 
Hanson,  dau.  of  Deacon  Isaac  Cook.  She  vras  b.  in  1817,  and  d. 
Mar.  11,  1837.  He  d.  Feb.  6,  1899.  Resided  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  his  father's  house. 

Child  bom  in  Hanson  : 
6i.     i.       Lorenzo  T.,  Feb.  3,  1837. 

52.  Sylvanus  W.  (s.  of  Thomas  M.36)  ;  m.  Rebecca  C.  Felton,  dau. 
of  Thomdike  Felton,  of  Xorth  Salem',  X.  H.  He  d.  June  27, 
1878.     Resided  in  his  father's  hou.se. 

Children  bom  in  Hanover: 
65.     i.       Lysander  F.,  Mar.  8,  1843. 

ii.  Lucius  W.,  Aug.  30,  1849;  m.  Xov.  24,  1872,  Hannah 
B.  Cox,  dau.  of  Joseph  H.  Cox,  of  Hanson.  She 
was  b.  June  29,  1850.      Xo  ch. 


52  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

53.  Hira  W.  (s.  of  Hira^^) ;  ui.  Euslia  A.  Josselyn,  dau.  of  Al- 
gernon Josselyn  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  in  1839,  and  d.  Aug.  21, 
1882.  He  d.  May  8,  1901.  Eesided  at  South  Hanover  in  house 
constructed  by  himself,  now  occupied  by  Kector  Damon. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
1.       Edith  A.,  Feb.  22,  1860 ;  m.  Dec.  21,  1882,  Horace  M. 

Stetson,  s.  of  Abner  Stetson,  of  Scituate. 
ii.      Annie  W.,  Mar.  4,  1864;  m.  first,  Albert  E.  Bates,  s.  of 

Cyrus  Bates  (47),  and  secondly,  Joseph  B.  White,  s. 

of  Joseph  White,  and  gr.  s.  of  Josiah  F.  Perry  (19). 

54.  Edwin  J.  (s.  of  Hira^^) ;  m.  Aug.  4,  1874,  Emeline  Bryden, 
dau.  of  Ebenezer  Bryden.       Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children : 
i.       Maud  B.,  b.  in  Eoekland,  May  9,  1875 ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1875. 
ii.      Edwin  B.,  b.  in  Eoekland,  Oct.  2,  1876. 
iii.     Elsie  P.,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Jan.  21,  1879. 

55.  Albert  E.  (s.  of  Joshua^^) ;  m.  Mar.  13,  1856,  Phoebe  M. 
Corthell,  dau.  of  David  Corthell  (3).  He  d.  Jime  23,  1864,  in 
service  at  Louisiana,  and  his  wid.  m.  Charles  B.  Phillips  (2). 

Children : 

i.  Elliot  L.,  Feb.  25,  1860;  m.  May  11,  1879,  Mary  F. 
Mann,  dau.  of  Caleb  G.  Mann  (22). 

ii.  Agnes  M.,  Dec.  7,  1862;  m.  Cushing  Wilder,  s.  of  Jos- 
eph C.  Wilder  (1). 

56.  Thomas  0.  (s.  of  Thomas  O.^i)  ;  m.  Dec.  11,  1836,  Mary  Syl- 
vester, dau.  of  Anthony  Sylvester  (2).  He  d.  Jan.  16,  1883,  aet. 
71,  and  his  wid.  m.  Oct.  24,  1886,  George  Hutchinson.  Eesided  on 
Broadway. 

Children  born  in  Hanover, 
i.       Eobert  T.,  Aug.  2,  1848;  m.  June  4,  1871,  Emily  E. 
Estes,  dau.  of  William  S.  Estes,  of  Duxbury. 
66.     ii.      Silas  W.,  Aug.,  1850. 

iii.     Sarah,  1855,  or  '56;  d.  young. 

57.  Martin  S.  (s.  of  Thomas  0.^^)  ;  m.  Olive  Walker,  dau.  of  Asa 
Walker,  of  Marshfield.  He  d.  Sept.  14,  1881,  aet.  68.  She  d. 
Aug.  13,  1891.      Eesided  on  Silver  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Eobert  M.,  Jan.  9,  1845;  d.  Sept.  12,  1845. 

ii.  Emma  J.,  April  9,  1850;  m.  first,  Nov.  5,  1866,  George 
Hollis,  of  South  Weymouth,  and  m.  secondly,  Nov. 
23,  1893,  Benjamin  B.  Lucas  (1).  Ch.  b.  in  H: 
Amber  M.  Hollis,  Oct.  25,  1867;  m.  Sept.  2,  1886, 
Albert  A.  Beal,  of  Eoekland.  She  d.  Feb.  2,  1889. 
No  oh. 

58.  Andrew  H.  (s.  of  Thomas  O.'*^)  ;  m.  Abigail  N.  Cook,  dau.  of 
Isaac  Cook.      Eesided  in  Hanson. 


GENEALOGIES.  53 

Children : 

i.       Oilman,  Mar.  20,  1844;  d.  Nov.  11,  1844. 
\        ii.      Oilman,  Nov.,  1846. 
\        iii.     Zilpha  A.,  Oct.,  1849;  m.  B.  Sanford  Hatch  (23). 

iv.     Silas  W.,  Aug.,  1850. 

59.  John  0.  (s.  of  Thomas  O.-*!) ;  m.  Oct.  2,  1845,  Christianna 
Clapp,  dau.  of  Job  Clapp,  of  Scituate.  She  was  b.  in  Scituate, 
Dec.  ^0,  1825.      He  d.  Dec.  3,  1893. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       James  E.,  July  28,   1849 ;  m.   Josie  Arnold,  dau.  of 

Henry  Arnold,  of  Rockland,  and  d.  Sept.  1,  1906. 
ii.      Minnie  L.,  April  20,  1860;  m.  June  29,  1882,  John 

White,  s.  of  Sanford  White,  of  Weymouth.     Child 

born  in  Abington: 

i.       Vera,  Oct.  26,  1890. 

60.  James  C.  (s.  of  Thomas  O.^i)  ;  m.  in  1855,  Sarah  M.  Whit- 
marsh,  dau.  of  John  Wliitmarsh.  She  d.  Apr.  15,  1904.  Was  in 
the  Civil  War. 

Children : 
i.       Walton  C,  b.  in  H.,  July  10,  1856;  m.  Aug.  7,  1880, 

Jennie  F.  Perry,  dau.  of  Kilborn  R.  Perry  (23),   No 

ch. 
ii.      Elmer  E.,  b.  in  Abington,  June  10,  1861 :  m.  and  has 

ch : 

i.       Myrtie  G.,  Aug.   11,  1886. 

ii.      Sadie  L.,  Apr.  6,  1888;  d.  Aug.  29,  1888. 

iii.     Poland  E..  Sept.  17,  1890. 

iv.     Freeman  C,  Mar.  15,  1892. 

v.      Nettie  F.,  Nov.  25,  1893. 

vi.     Alfred  C,  May  6,  1902. 
iii.     Poland,  Sept.  5,  1875;  d.  Nov.,  1875. 

61.  Charles  F.  (s.  of  George  M.'*^) ;  m.  Sarah  Williamson,  of 
Marshfield.       Resides  in  Marshfield. 

Child  born  in  Marshfield : 
i.       Edna  L. 

62.  William  H.  (s.  of  George^o)  ;  m.  May  3,  1860;  Julia  A. 
Turner,  dau.  of  Samuel  S.  Turner  (31).  Resided  the  most  of  his 
life  in  Rockland.      Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children : 
i.       Nettie  W.,  Mar.  23,  1861 ;  m.  secondly,  George  T.  Smith 

(1). 
ii.      Annie  E.,  Nov.  16,  1863;  m.  Jan.  5,  1882,  Fletcher 

Jenkins,  s.  of  Lemuel,  of  Rockland.      Ch : 

i.       Nettie  B.,  Jan.  6,  1883. 

ii.      Helen  W.,  June  21,  1886. 
iii.     George  A.,  Mar.  27,  1865. 
iv.     Samuel  T.,  Mar.  28,  1875. 
v.      Marion  F.,  Jan.  31,  1882.  ; 


54  HISTORT    OF   HANOVER. 

63.  George  W.  (s.  of  George^o)  ;  m.  Apr.  25,  1868,  Isabelle  M. 
Eand,  dau.  of  William  T.  Rand. 

Child  born  in  Eockland: 
i.       L.  Drayton,  May  22,  1876. 

64.  Lorenzo  T.  (s.  of  Thomas  M.^i)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1863,  Mary  F. 
Josselyn,  dau.  of  Jarius,  of  Hanson.    Eesides  in  Hanson. 

Children : 
67.     i.       Burton  M.,  b.  in  Hanson,  July  22,  1865. 

ii.      Winifred  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  16,  1872;  m.  Aug.,  1896, 
Fred  0.  Jenkins,  s.  of  Hiram,  of  Whitman.       Ch: 
i.       Merwyn  K. 
ii.      Valerie  H. 
iii.     Eonleigh  B. 
iii.     Sarah  L.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  27,  1879;  m.  James  C.  Water- 
man, s.  of  Eben  C.  Waterman  (1). 

65.  Lysander  F.  (s.  of  Sylvanus  W.^s)  ;  m.  Mar.  23,  1868,  Alice 
Bourne,  dau.  of  William  H.  Bourne,  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  Aug. 
6,  1848,  and  d.  Dec.  4,  1894.  Eesides  on  Circuit  street,  near  the 
end  of  Winter  street,  in  house  which  he  constructed. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ella  D.,  Nov.  4,  1868;  m.  Calvin  W.  Eussell  (6). 
ii.      Ernest  F.,  Aug.  15,  1872;  m.  Dec.  7,  1904,  Ella  M. 

Stetson,  dau.  of  Turner  Stetson   (41),  and  has  ch: 

Felton  S.,  b.  in  H.,  July  17,  1909. 
iii.     Merritt  F.,  July  17,  1877. 
iv.     Bertha  W.,  Aug.  28,  1880;  m.  Sumner  E.  Winsor  (3). 

66.  Silas  W.  (s.  of  Thomas  O.^^)  ;  m.  May  21,  1871,  Emma  F. 
Bourne,  dau.  of  William  H.  Bourne,  of  Hanson.  He  d.  Dec.  12, 
1879,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  29,  1884,  aged  33  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edith  F.,  May  23,  1872;  m.  and  resides  in  New  York 

state. 
ii.      Emma  G.,  July  14,  1878;  d.  June  24,   1879. 

67.  Burton  M.  (s.  of  Lorenzo  T.*'^)  ;  m.  Ellen  F.  Stetson,  dau.  of 
Seth  Stetson  (44).  She  d.  Feb.  2,  1898.  Eesides  at  South  Han- 
over. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alma  P.,  Sept.  12,  1889. 

BATES. 

1.  Charles  S.  (s.  of  Charles  H.)  b.  in  E.  Abington;  m.  for  his 
second  wife,  Dec.  14,  1895,  Abbie  J.  Mann,  dau.  of  Everett  N. 
Mann  (18).      No  eh. 

BATES. 
1.     Frederick  H.  (s.  of  Henry  A.)  b.  in  South  Abington,  Dec.  13, 


GENEALOGIES.  55 

1877;  m.  Nellie  B.  Webster,  dau.  of  George  H.  Webster.      She  was 
b.  in  Salem,  IST.  H.,  January  21,  1878.       Besides  near  Teague's 
bridge  in  house  constructed  by  Seth  W.  Harding. 
Children : 

i.       Freeda  L.,  b.  in  Whitman,  Dec.  1,  1907. 

ii.      Helen  A.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  3,  1909. 

BATES. 

1.  George  H.  (s.  of  Lorenzo,  of  S.  Weymouth,)  b.  in  S.  Weymouth 
in  1841 ;  m.  May  1,  1863,  Sarah  C.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Harrison 
Stetson  (45). 

Child  born  in  South  Weymouth : 
i.       Lucy  F.,  Mar.  6,  1864;  m.  Francis  E.  Corbin  (3). 

BATES. 

1.  James  (s.  of  John,  of  Lynn,  and  gr.  s.  of  John) ;  m.  Aug.  16, 
1838,  Anna  W.  Damon,  dau.  of  Joseph  Damon  (2).  Resided  on 
Whiting  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Lucy  A.,  Oct.  37,  1838;  m.  first,  William  Stoddard,  of 
S.  Scituate,  and  secondlj^,  George  Jones,  s.  of  Chris- 
topher Jones,  of  S.  Scituate.  Ch.  by  first  husband : 
Fred,  Willie,  and  Everett;  all  married.  Ch.  by  sec- 
ond husband:  Lillie,  Elsie,  Ellie,  and  Wallie;  all 
married. 

ii.      Susan  M.,  Oct.  34,  1840;  m.  Noah  J.  Stoddard   (1). 

iii.     James  A.,  Dec.  13,  1843;  d.  Sept.  20,  1851. 

iv.  Joshua  S.,  Nov.  35,  1844;  m.  Aug.  10,  1867,  Abbie  S. 
Gardner,  dau.  of  Thomas  H.  Gardner,  of  Norwell. 
No  ch. 

V.  Emma  R.,  Feb.  37,  1847;  m.  Augustus  Totman.  Ch: 
Eva  and  Joseph. 

vi.     E.  Ellen,  Nov.  30,  1848;  m.  Philip  C.  Jacobs  (1). 

vii.  Esther,  Jan.  4,  1851 ;  m.  July  16,  1871,  John  P.  Jones, 
s.  of  Christopher  Jones,  of  S.  Scituate.      No  ch. 

viii.  Phoebe  A.,  Dec.  6,  1853;  m.  Henry  Maine,  of  Norwell. 
No    ch. 

ix.  Amanda  L.,  Feb.  17,  1857;  m.  Nov.  1,  1882,  Charles 
A.  Poole,  s.  of  Charles  Poole,  of  Eockland,  and  has 
ch :    Ralph  and  Roy. 

X.      Lillie  J..  Aug.  4,  1859;  m.  Howard  N.  Damon  (14). 

xi.     Walter   F.,   Mar.    86,    1863;   m.    first,   Apr.    24,    1886, 
Flora  Sherman,  of  Marshfield,  dau.  of  Moses  Sher- 
man.     He  ra.  secondly,  Lois  Stetson,  dau.  of  Hiram 
Stetson,  of  Hanson.       No  ch. 
Note: — A  gr.  son,  Albert  F.  Bates,  born  in  Hanover. 

BATES. 
1.     Joseph  S.  (s.  of  Comfort,  of  Pemb.,  and  a  descendant  of  Caleb 


56  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

Bates,  of  Hingham)  ;  m.  Oct.  2,  1820,  Sarah  Barstow,  dau.  of  Col. 

John  B.  Barstow  (24).      She  d.   Nov.  4,  1863,  and  he  d.  June  19, 

1873.       Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the  Four  Corners  in  house 

constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.  Henry  S.,  Nov.  10,  1821;  m.  first,  Nov.  4,  1860,  An- 
geline  Gardner,  dau.  of  Andrew  Gardner,  of  Marsh- 
field.  She  d.  Mar.  10,  1885,  and  he  m.  secondly, 
Jan.  22,  1888,  Emeline  A.  Sylvester,  wid.  of  Loam- 
mi  B.  Sylvester  (29),  and  dau.  of  Elias  W.  Pratt,  of 
S.  Seituate.  She  d.  Jan.  18,  1897,  and  he  m.  third- 
ly, Sept.  27,  1897,  Frances  L.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Asa 
H.  Eandall.  She  d.  Oct.  12,  1900.  He  d.  Aug. 
30,  1908.  No  ch.  Eesided  in  his  father's  house. 
ii.      Sarah  A.,  Nov.,  1823 ;  d.  unm.  Oct.  30,  1858.       School 

teacher, 
iii.  John  B.,  Feb.  17,  1826;  m.  Dec.  24,  1859,  Lydia  C. 
Waterman,  dau.  of  James  Waterman,  of  Seituate. 
He  d.  Dec.  15,  1899,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  2,  1900.  No 
ch.  Eesided  on  Church  street.  John  B.  and 
Henry  S.  were  store  keepers  for  fifty  years  at  the 
Four  Corners. 

BATES. 

1.  William  F.  (s.  of  Alvan,  who  d.  in  H.,  July  9,  1904,  and  a 
descendant  of  Edward,  of  Weymouth)  b.  in  Abington,  Sept.  17, 
I860;  m.  Dec.  31,  1885,  Fannie  S.  Whiting,  dau.  of  Edwin  E. 
Whiting,  of  Abington.  She  was  b.  June  30,  1860.  Member  of 
firm  of  Phillips,  Bates  &  Co.  Besides  on  Washington  street  at  the 
end  of  Eockland  street,  in  house  constructed  b}'  himself. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.  Olive  F.,  Feb.  21,  1888. 

BEAL. 

1.  John  (s.  of  Levi,  of  Hingham)  ;  m.  in  1846,  Lucy  A.  Barker,  of 
Seituate,  dau.  of  Ira  Barker.  She  d.  Apr.  24,  1892,  aged  70  yrs., 
and  he  d.  Dec.  31,  1893,  aged  70  yrs.  While  in  Hanover,  resided 
on  Oakland  avenue. 

Children  born  in  S.  Seituate : 
i.       Irene,  Sept.  2,  1848;  d.  Sept.  24,  1852. 

2.  ii.      Edwin  S.,  Apr.  21,  1851. 

3.  iii.     J.  Williams,  May  19,  1855. 

2.  Edwin  S.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  in  1882,  Mary  F.  Cudworth,  dau. 
of  John  Cudworth  (1).       She  m.  secondly,  Frank  A.  Tower  (5). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edwin  S.,  Oct.  29,  1882;  unm. 
ii.      Charles;  unm. 

3.  J.  Williams  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Jan.  2,  1884,  Mary  W.  Howes, 


GENEALOGIES.  57 

dau.  of  Woodbridge  R.  Howes  (1).       Resides  on  Broadway,  near 
Four  Corners  in  house  constructed  by  Robert  E.  Dwelley  in  1853. 
Architect,  conducting  a  large  business. 
Children  all  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Olive  M.,  Aug.  1,  1885. 

ii.      John  W.,  July  12,  1887. 

iii.     Horatio  W.,  Sept.  1,  1889. 

iv.     Robert  W.,  July  31,  1891. 

V.      Gerald  F.,  July  14,  1895. 

BEAL. 

1.  Zadoc  (s.  of  Noah,  of  Abington)  b.  Feb.  10,  1788,  and  m. 
first,  May  22,  1816,  Tryphena  Whiting,  dau.  of  Homer  Whiting 
(13).  She  d.  Aug.  21,  1820.  He  m.  secondly,  Nov.  30,  1837, 
Rebecca  Whiting,  dau.  of  James  Whiting  (7).  He  d.  Sept.  17, 
1874,  and  Rebecca  d.  Feb.  6,  1883.  Resided  on  ^Vlliting  street 
in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  S.  Austin  Pool. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Priscilla,  Oct.  1,  1817;  d.  May  6,  1824. 

ii.      Infant  son;  d.  Aug.  11,  1820. 

BENNER. 

1.     John  H.  (s.  of  Joseph,  of  Abington)  b.  in  1811;  m.  first,  Jan, 

1.  1835,  Hannah  S.  Josselyn,  dau.  of  Eleazer  Josselyn  (25).  She 
d.  Apr.  20,  1854.  He  m.  secondly,  Oct.  24,  1868,  Cinderella 
Wheeler.       He  d.  Nov.  22,  1882. 

Children  by  wife  Hannah  S.,  all  except  H.  Gilbert,  born  in 
Hanover : 
i.,     H.   Gilbert,  b.  in  East  Abington,  Jan.   26,  1836;  m. 
Aug.  30,  1862,  Mary  A.  Priest,  of  Cohasset,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Priest.      She  was  b.  in  Hull,  June  17,  1837; 
d.  in  H.,  1908.      No  ch. 
ii.      Maria,  Oct.,  1839;  m.  R.  Miles  Sturtevant  (1). 

2.  iii.     John  Q.,  Aug.  30,  1842. 

3.  iv.     J.  Wesley,  Nov.  23,  1848. 

V.      Eliza  S.,  Oct.  4,  1852 ;  m.  Elwyn  T.  Whiting  (43). 

2.  John  Q.  (s.  of  John  H.i)  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1866,  Julia  Clapp,  dau. 
of  Jacob  Clapp  of  South  Weymouth.  She  was  b.  Aug.  30,  1843, 
and  d.  Jan.  12,  1899. 

Children : 
i.       Maud  J.,  May  17,  1875. 

4.  ii.      Henry  G.,  Jan.  14,  1884. 

3.  J.  Wesley  (s.  of  John  H.i)  ;  m.  first.  May  13,  1877,  Harriet 
B.  Cobb,  of  North  Bridgewater;  m.  secondly,  Sept.  30,  1891,  May 
M.  Winchester,  of  Maine.       Resides  in  Boston.      No  ch. 

4.  Henry  G.  (s.  of  John  Q.-)  :  m.  Clara  Brown,  (.f  Rockland. 

Child  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       Julia  C,  June  30.  1901. 


58  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

BIGELOW. 

1.  Horatio  (s.  of  Horatio)  b.  Nov.  11,  1814;  m.  Nov.  10,  1840, 
Anne  L.  Smith,  dau.  of  Albert  Smith  (7).  He  d.  Oct.  5,  1888, 
and  she  d.  Aug.  26,  1897.  Eesided  near  North  river  bridge  in 
the  Whitman  house. 

Children : 
i.       Adeline  A.,  b.  at  Alton,  111.,  April  7,  1842 ;  unm. 
ii.      Horatio  E.,  b.  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  20,  1844 ;  m. 
Sept.  29,  1878,  Sarah  Z.  Baker.       No  ch. 

2.  iii.     Albert  S.,  b.  in  Boston,  Feb.  11,  1846. 

iv.     George  C.  S.,  b.  in  Boston,  June  11,  1847;  d.  Nov.  2, 
1848. 

3.  V.      Joseph  S.,  b.  in  Boston,  Oct.  28,  1848. 

vi.     Anne  S.,  b.  in.  Boston,  June  11,  1852;  m.  Oct.  28,  1884, 
Thomas  Nelson,  s.  of  Henry  W.  Nelson,  and  d.  Mar. 
8,  1891.     Ch: 
Anne  V.  A.,  Mar.  8,  1891. 

2.  Albert  S.  (s.  of  Horatio^) ;  m.  in  1875,  Mary  DeFord,  dau.  of 
William  DeFord. 

Children : 
i.       Horatio,  Jan.  12,  1876;  m.  Aug.  ;5,  1899,  Mary  Eiese, 

and  has  ch : 

1.       Horatio,  July  20,  1902. 

ii.      John  E.,  Oct.  15,  1903. 

iii.     Nancy  A.,  July  18,  1905. 
ii.      William  DeF.,  Jan.  29,  1878;  m.  June  4,  1902,  Helen 

Harding.       No  ch. 
iii.     Albert  F.,  Oct.  4,  1880 ;  m.  Feb.  18,  1903,  Gwladys  Wil- 
liams, dau.  of  Moses  Williams.      Ch : 

i.       Martha  W.,  Feb.  5,  1905. 

ii.      Albert  S.,  May  1,  1906. 

iii.     Hugh  W.,  May  1,  1906. 

3.  Joseph  S.  (s.  of  Horatio^)  ;  m.  Apr.  27,  1877,  Mary  C.  Bryant, 
dau,  of  Dr.  Henry  Bryant. 

Children : 
i.       Joseph  S.,  Feb.  15,  1878. 
ii.      Henry  B.,  Oct.  3,  1879;  m.  Aug.  14,  1906,  Elizabeth 

Shattuek,  dau.  of  Dr.  F.  C.  Shattuck.    Ch : 

i.       Elizabeth  P.,  June  28,  1907. 
iii.     Arthur  G.,  Dec.  27,  1881. 
iv.     Cleveland,  Mar.  22,  1883. 
V.      Mary  C,  Nov.  29,  1885;  m.   Sept.  29,  1906,  John  L. 

Bremer,  M.  D.,  s.  of  John  L.  Bremer, 
vi.     Stephen  S.,  Mar.  18,  1893. 

BINNEY. 

1.     Spencer,  of  Hull;  m.  Nancy  Hatch,  dau.  of  John  Hatch  (14). 
Children : 


GENEALOGIES.  59 

i.       Nancy  C,  1826;  m.  John  S.  Brooks  (11). 

2.  ii.      Spencer,  Sept.  24,  1828. 

iii.     Margaret  R.,  Aug.  7,  1830;  m.  Riifiis  T.  Estes  (20). 

2,  Spencer  (s.  of  Spencer^)  ;  m.  in  18-19,  Caroline  F.  Torrey,  wid. 
of  Martin  S.  Torrey  (2),  and  dau.  of  Abislia  Soule  (1).  He  d. 
May  22,  1865,  at  Fort  Warren  in  service  of  Civil  War,  and  his  wid. 
m.  William  B.  Stoddard  (2).       Resided  on  !Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover. 
i.       Mary  F.,  Apr.  23,  1850;  m.  Henry  W.  Gushing  (3). 
ii.      Nancy  A.,  Apr.  27,  1852;  m.  Bradford  S.  Damon  (1). 
iii.     Lillie  L.,  Dec.  30,  1855;  m.  George  0.  Hatch  (1). 
iv.     Laura  J.,  Sept.  26,  1857;  ni.  George  N.  Wilder,  s.  of 

Laban  W.  Wilder  (2). 
V.      E.  Henry,  Oct.  29,  1859 ;  m.  Jan.  27,  1878,  Inez  Loring, 

dau.   of   Samuel  Loring.       She  d.   Mar.   14,   1905. 

No  ch. 

3.  vi.     Elmer  E.,  Feb.  13,  1862. 

3.  Elmer  E.  (s.  of  Spencer^)  ;  m.  in  1882,  Martha  E.  Hobaii;, 
dau.  of  John  W.  Damon  (10),  and  adopted  dau.  of  Albert  Ho- 
bart,  of  Rockland. 

Children : 
i.       Lottie  E.,  b.  in  H.  Jan.  18,  1883 :  d.  Aug.  23,  1883. 
ii.      Herbert  C,  b.  in  H.  Mar.  7,  1884. 
iii.     Beryl  H.,  b.  in  Rockland,  July  3,  1886. 
iv.     Irma  L.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Oct.  1,  1893. 

BLSBEE. 

1.     Lorenzo    (s.  of  Aratus,  of  Abington.)    b.  in  Amherst,  Mass.. 
Mar.  23,  1824;  m.  Nov.  24,  1850,  Annie  L.  Colson,  of  Maine.     She 
was  b.  Mar.  15,  1830;  d.  Apr.  10,  1893.      He  d.  Aug.  7,  1902. 
Children: 
i.       Vesta  L.,  b.  in  Me.,  Sept.  21,  1852;  m.  Benjamin  F. 

Wood,  s.  of  Samuel  Wood    (1). 
ii.      Orra  J.,  b.  in  Hanson,  July  2,  1854;  m.  June  13,  1874, 

Edwin  Cummings  (1). 
iii.     Viena  J.,  Apr.  25,  1858;  d.  Oct.  7,  1873.  « 

iv.  Ernest  L.,  May  2,  1860;  d.  Dec.  5,  1873. 
V.  Lila  R.,  Oct.  15,  1863 ;  d.  Aug.  28,  1879. 
vi.  E.  Alice,  May  19,  1866 ;  m.  first,  Howard  Clark,  of  P. 
E.  I.  He  d.  Dec.  17,  1887,  and  she  m.  secondly, 
Apr.  30,  1889,  Charles  A.  Cadman,  of  N.  S.  She 
d.  in  North  Easton,  Feb.  20.  1905.  Ch.  by  second 
marriage:  Ethel  L.,  Alice  B.,  Estelle.  Edna,  Wil- 
fred. 

BISHOP. 
1.     Isaac  M.  (s.  of  Isaac  M.  of  Maine)  ;  m.  June  17,  1899,  Carrie 


<60  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEK. 

-J.  Eeed,  widow  of  Frank  A.  Eeed   (1),  and  dau.  of  Henry  Bos- 
worth  of  Pembroke.      Eesides  on  Elm  street.      No  ch. 

BLANCHARD. 

1.     Ebenezer  (s.  of  Ebenezer)  b.  in  Weymouth  in  1811;  m.  Sarah 

0.  Jones,  dau.  of  John  Jones,  of  Scituate.      He  d.  May  25,  1884. 
She  d.  Aug.   19,  1890,  aged  73  yrs.       Merchant.       Resided  on 

■corner  of  Washington  and  Webster  streets  in  house  built  by  him- 
self.     No  ch. 

BONNEY. 

1.  Ansel  F.  (s.  of  Howland  S.,  of  Plympton)  b.  Jan.  24,  1869;  m. 
•in  1901  Annie  B.  Stetson,  dau.  of  William  F.  Stetson  (53). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Beatrice  M.,  Mar.  7,  1903. 
ii.      Beulah  S.,  Mar.  10,  1906. 

BONNEY. 

1.     Frank  I.  (s.  of  Howland  S.,  of  Plympton)  b.  July  2,  1875 ;  m. 
in  1900,  Lydia  L.  Waterman,  dau.  of  Isaac  Waterman,  Jr.,  of  Hal- 
ifax.    She  was  b.  Dec.  23,  1877. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Emma  A..  Jan.  15,  1901. 

ii.      Francis  H.,  Mar.  27,  1902. 

iii.     Mary  Z.,  Jan.  6,  1905. 

iv.     Mildred  H.,  Jan.  6,  1905. 

V.      Marion  E.,  Nov.  6,  1906. 

BONNEY. 

1.     Hiram  B.  (s.  of  Roland,  of  Hanson)  b.  Apr.  27,  1818;  m.  Dec. 
13,  1840,  Elizabeth  B.  Estes,  dau.  of  John  Estes  (12).      He  d.  in 
Louisiana,  July  16,  1863.       She  d.  Nov.  8,  1881.       Resided  on 
Pleasant  street  in  a  house  now  torn  down. 
Children : 
i.       Elizabeth  B.,  Nov.  27,  1842 ;  m.  first,  George  H.  How- 
land  (1)  ;  m.  secondly,  Elijah  D.  Williams   (1). 
ii.      Ann  M.,  Feb.  22,  1846;  m.  Frank  Wright,  of  Plymp- 
ton.      He  was  b.  Jan.  24,  1848;  d.  Oct.  31,  1891. 
Ch: 

i.       L.  Edith,  April  29,  1868. 
ii.      Ida  M.,  Aug.  3,  1871. 
iii.     Lillian  M.,  June  13,  1874;  d.  Oct.,  1878. 
iv.     Agnes  F.,  Oct.  4,  1876:  d.  Apr.  4,  1878. 
iii.     Emma  J.,  July  8,  1848:  m.  Benjamin  F.  Haley,  of 
Plympton.    "  She  d.  Nov.  20,  1883.       Ch.  born  in 
Hanover : 

i.       Eliza  J.,  Mar.  20,  1869 ;  d.  Dec.  4,  1883. 
ii.      Hiram  F.,  Mar.  16,  1870;  m.  Rose  Cassidy,  and 
had  six  ch. 


GENEALOGIES.  61 

iii.     Herbert;  d.  young, 
iv.     Frank;  d.  young. 
2.     iv.     Frederick,  Apr.  4,  1852. 

2.  Frederick  (s.  of  Hiram  B.i)  ;  ra.  in  1876,  Lina  H.  Thomas^ 
dau.  of  Horace  Thomas,  of  Halifax.      She  d.  Mar.  14,  1900. 

Children : 
i.       Lucy  A.,  Apr.,  1877;  m.  Frank  Cole,  and  has  child,. 

Harold,  b.  1900.    Three  dau.  d.  young. 
ii.      Frederick  R. ;  m.  Linnie  Haywood,  and  had  eli. 
iii.     Chester  W.,  Mar.  28,  1883. 
iv.     Ethel  C,  July  9,   1884;  m.  Arthur  Bhodes,  and  had. 

ch: 

i.       Freeman  R.,  1903 :  d.  1905. 

ii.      Wesley  F.,  1904. 
V.      Horace,  Feb.  22,  1887. 
vi.     Louis  A.,  July  4,  1892. 
vii.    Bertha,  Aug.,  1896. 
viii.  Beatrice  A.,  Mar.  14,  1898. 

BONNEY. 

1.     Allen  F.  (s.  of  Roland,  of  Hanson)  b.  Apr.  24,  1820;  m.  Nov- 

3,  1842,  Mary  R.  Estes,  dau.  of  John  Estes  (12).  She  d.  Oct.  27, 
1895.  He  d.  July  5,  1885.  Resided  on  Pleasant  street,  near  the 
"Eliab  Mill."      Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  E.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1844;  d.  Mar.  12,  1846. 
ii.      Virginia  A.,  b.  Sept.  26,  1846;  m.  Elmer  J.  Turner  (1> 
iii.     Everett  B.,  b.  July  7,  1849;  d.  Sept.  27,  1849. 

BONNEY. 

1.  Morton  V.  (s.  of  Ezekiel,  of  Hanson)  b.  Mar.  4.  1841 ;  m.  Aug. 
1,  1871,  N.  Aurelia  Hall,  dau.  of  Benjamin  B.  Hall  (1).  Served 
in  Civil  War.  Resides  on  Hanover  street,  near  West  Hanover 
station.  Selectman.  No  ch.  Representative  and  school  com- 
mittee. 

BONNEY. 

1.  Thomas  Bonney,  a  shoemaker,  of  Duxbury,  1640,  married 
Dorcas,  dau.  of  Henry  Sampson,  the  Mayflower  Pilgrim,  and  had 
James,  who  married  Abigail  Bishop,  of  Duxbury,  and  had  Elisha, 
1698,  who  married  Elizabeth  Lincoln,  of  Pembroke,  and  had 
James,  1730,  who  married  Keturah,  dau.  of  Josiah,  and  Sarah 
(Crooker)  Bishop,  of  Pembroke,  and  had  Josiah,  1768,  who  mar- 
ried Lucy,  dau.  of  Charles  Josselyn  (11),  and  had  Josiah,  of  Han- 
over. 

2.  Josiah  (s.  of  Josiah  and  Lucy  of  Pembroke)  b.  Nov.  30,  1794; 
m.  Apr.  2,  1820,  Mercy  W.  Rose,  dau.  of  Timothy  Rose  (6).    Re- 


■62  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

sided  on  Washington  street,  at  the  end  of  Union  street.  Select- 
man. He  d.  May  8,  1872,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  23,  1875,  aet.  78 
years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  J.,  Sept.  11,  1820;  m.  Eobert  H.  Studley  (13). 

3.  ii.      Josiah  W.,  Sept.  17,  1823. 

3.  Josiah  W.  (s.  of  Josiah^) ;  m.  in  1854,  Sarah  A.  Hollis,  dau. 
of  John  Hollis,  of  Braintree.  He  d.  Apr.  8,  1870.  His  wid.  m. 
Oscar  Weston,  of  Duxbury,  and  d.  Dec.  31,  1904. 

Child : 

4.  i.       Frank  W.,  b.  in  N.  Abington,  Sept.  10,  1858. 

4.  Frank  W.  (s.  of  Josiah  W.^)  ;  m.  June  21,  1884,  Alice  M. 
Litchfield,  dau.  of  Luther  Litchfield  (4).  Besides  on  Washing- 
ton street  in  his  grandfather's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Percy  W.,  Oct.  18,  1887. 
ii.      Lucy  J.  Oct.  12,  1891. 
iii.     Annie  W.,  Oct.  12,  1891. 

BONNEY. 

1.  Charles  D.  (s.  of  J.  Dean,  and  a  descendant  of  Thomas,  of 
Duxbury)  b.  in  Pembroke,  July  8,  1867;  m.  Aug.  26,  1890,  Etta 
M.  Stetson,  dau.  of  John  Stetson  (39).  Eesides  on  Broadway  in 
the  house  built  by  himself.       No  ch. 

BONNEY. 

1.  William  E.  (s.  of  Pelham  W.)  b.  in  Danvers,  Mass.,  Aug.  29, 
1829;  m.  Emeline  M.  Tubbs,  dau.  of  Caleb  S.  Tubbs.  She  was 
b.  in  Dedham,  Oct.  31,  1834,  and  d.  July  9,  1887.  Came  to  H.  in 
1865.  Eesides  on  Broadway,  South  Hanover.  Manufactured 
ink  for  many  years. 

Children : 
i.       Eva  M.,  b.  in  Dedham,  Nov.  2,  1853 ;  m.  Frank  Alden, 
s.  of  John  Alden,  of  Duxbury.       Ch: 
i.       Arthur  B.,  May,  1876;  m.  and  resides  in  Brock- 
ton, 
ii.      Emma  G.,  June  25,  1881 ;  m.  George  E.  Bow- 
ling.      Eesides  in  Brockton. 
2.     ii.      Fred  G.^  b.  in  Pembroke,  Mar.  12,  1855. 

iii.     Charles  A.,  b.  in  Dedham,  Sept.  24,  1857 ;  m.  first,  Lot- 
tie E.  Torrey,  dau.  of  David  B.  Torrey,  of  Eockland; 
secondly,  Abbie  McLean,  of  Brockton.       Eesides  in 
St.  Louis, 
iv.     Cora  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  30,  1867. 

2.  Fred  G.  (s.  of  William  E.^)  ;  m.  Amy  Keith,  dau.  of  Samuel 
Keitli,  of  East  Bridge  water.  Eesided  in  East  Bridgewater.  He 
d.  Jan.  6,  1890. 

Child : 
i.       Gertrude  A.,  b.  Nov.,  1888. 


GENEALOGIES.  63 


BOURNE. 

1.     Ellsworth  T.  (s.  of  Calvin  F.)  of  Hauson,  b.  July  11,  18G1 ;  ni. 
Mar.  22,  1883,  Arabella  F.  Churchill,  dau.  of  Eben  A.  Churchill,  of 
Hanson.       She  was  b.  in  Wisconsin,  June  12,  1867. 
Children : 

i.       E.  Francis,  b.  in  Kockland,  Feb.  19,  1885;  m.  Dee.  23, 
1905,   Clara   Perkins,   of   Whitman. 

ii.      Ethel  J.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  3,  1889;  d.  Jan.  16,  1892. 

iii.     Grace  M.,  b.  in  S.  Weymouth,  Nov.  8,  1893. 

iv.     Carl  M.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  5,  1895. 

V.      Leon  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  1,  1897. 

vi.      Harold  T.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Oct^  17,  1905. 

vii.    Gladys  L.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  4,  1909. 

BOWERS. 

1.     Luke  H.  (s.  of  Micajah)  b.  in  Lowell,  Oct.  6,  1836;  m.  Nov.  6, 
1859,  Morgianna  C.  Gushing,  dau.  of  Seth  B.  (hishing.       She  was 
b.  in  Hingham,  Nov.  6,  1835.       Resides  on  Washington  street  in 
the  house  for  many  years  owned  and  occupied  by  Josiah  Winslow. 
Children : 
i.       Percy  L.,  b.  in  Lowell,  Dec.  3.  1862;  d.  June  15.  1865. 
ii.      Edwin  C,  b.  in  North  Abington,  May  3,  1868. 
Note. — Mary   A.    Bowers,    sister    of    Luke    H.    Bowers,    b.    in 
Chelmsford.  Mar.  27,  1842.       Resides  with  her  brother. 

EOWKER. 

1.  Edward  A.  (s.  of  George  W.)  b.  in  Medford,  Mass.,  Dec.  25, 
1867.  Came  to  H.  in  1884 ;  m.  Jan.  19,  1890,  Elizabeth  E.  Jos- 
selyn,  dau.  of  Cyrus  B.  Josselyn  (45).  Selectman.  Resides  on 
Hanover  street,  near  the  church,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Leland  R.,  Jan.  27,  1891. 

ii.      Clyde  A.,  Apr.  23,  1895. 

BOWKER. 

1.     Fred  W.  (s.  of  George  T.)  b.  in  Hanson,  Oct.  5,  1862;  m.  Nov. 
30,  1887,  Lottie  W.  Brownville,  dau.  of  Rev.  J.  W.  Brownville. 
Resides  at  Four  Corners.       Merchant. 
Child  born  in  Hanson: 
i.       Harry   W.,  Aug.   24,   1890. 

BOWKER. 

1.  Stephen  C.  (s.  of  Joshua)  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  July  25,  1826; 
m.  first,  Mar.  5,  1860,  Mandana  Farrar,  dau.  of  Rufus  Farrar,  of 
South  Scituate.  She  d.  Jan.  7,  1870,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Dec.  7, 
1883,  Marietta  Gardner,  wid.  of  John  B.  Gardner,  who  was  s.  of 
Israel  H.  Gardner  (4),  and  dau.  of  Charles  Gardner,  of  Hingham. 
He  d.  Feb.  8,  1906.       Resided  at  Assinippi. 


64  HISTOKY  OF  HANOVER. 

Cliildreu  by  wife  Maiulaiia,  born  in  80.  Seituate: 
i.       Eurus  C\,  JNov.  6,  18()2;  d.  Sept.  9,  ISGl. 
ii.      WiU'rod  C.,  May  1,  ISGti,  niarriod  and  rosides  in  Nor- 

woll. 
iii.     Annie  I*..  July  'J,  18G8. 

BKAY. 

1.  Charles  (s.  of  llezekiah  T.)  b.  in  Deer  Ishind,  Me.,  Nov.  17, 
1856;  ni.  in  1877,  lluth  A.  Bartlett,  dau.  of  Morrill  C.  Bartlett. 
She  was  b.  in  Aniesbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  i;5,  1859.  Came  to  11.  in 
185)1.  Eesides  on  Main  street  in  tlie  house  in  whieh  David  Mann 
resided. 

Children : 
i.       Charles  A.,  b.  in  Rowley,  Ma«s.,  Sept.  13,  1878;  m. 

Irene  Bates,  dan.  of  Alvin  0.  Bates,  of  Bockland. 

No  ch. 
ii.      Elsie  B.,  b.  in  Derry,  N.  H.,  Doc.  16,  1880. 
i.     iii.     Howard  I.,  b.  in  h'owley,  Mass.,  Jan.  26,  1882. 

iv.     C.  Aliee,  b.  in  Rowley,  Mass.,  May  5,  188-4;  m.  June  13, 

1903,  Ira   K\   Hayniond,  s.  of  Ceo.  L.    HaymoTK!,  of 

Hanson.       Ch :  Arline,  b.  in  Koekland. 
V.      IJalph  E.,  b.  in  Howlev.  Mass.,  July  16,  1887. 
vi.     :Marion  K.,  b.  in  Kowlov.  :Mass.,  Apr.  21,  1890. 
vii.    Flora  P.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  12,  1893. 
viii.  Ernest  B.,  b.  in  H.,  July  3,  1896 :  d.  Jan.  8,  1899. 
i.\.      Rubie.  b.  in  11.,  Nov.  24,  1898. 

2.  liowanl  1.  (s.  of  CharlosM  :  ni.  in  1904.  Fanny  C.  Burbank.  of 
Scitnate,  dan.  of  Ceo.  0.  Burbank. 

Children  bori\  in   Hanover: 
i.     Mildred  V.,  Get.  28.  1901. 
ii.      Beniice,  Sept.  30.  1907. 

BBECK. 

1.  Martin  V.  B.  (s.  of  Nathan)  b.  in  Lyme.  N.  11.,  July  27,  1835; 
m.  Deo.  23,  1865,  Mary  11.  Mitehell,  dan.  of  Charles  B.  Mitoliell, 
of  East  Abington.  She  was  b.  Oct.  6,  1846.  He  served  in  the 
Civil  War.  and  d.  Apr.  3,  1907.  Resided  on  Circuit  street,  near 
West  Hanover  station. 
Children : 

i.       Winfield  C.  June  30,  1874:  d.  Julv  4.  1893. 

ii.      Elwvn  A.,  Feb.  10,  1876;  d.  Apr.  14,  1885. 
Sylvia  0.  Mitchell    (dau.  of  Cliarles   V>.   :Mitchell)    b.   in   Fast 
Abington.  May  5.  1850:  lives  in  this  Breok  family. 

BREWSTEE. 

1.  William  M.  (s.  of  Joshua,  of  Duxbury)  b.  :May  10,  1796:  m. 
June  6.  1819,  Sarah  Warren,  dau.  of  David  Warren,  of  Plymouth. 
She  was  b.  An-x-  17.  1798.  and  d.  Jan.  10.  1859.       He  d.  Dec.  12, 


(HON  EA  LOG  JEM. 


65 


1.S71.      Ii(38i(k'<l   oil    I'.rtiiHlwiiy,  cinicr  of    Myrlli'  stivci,   in    Uic    I. 
JS.  Stetson  house. 
Cliiklrcn: 
i.       Sarali   W.,  It.  in   Diixbiiry,  Any.   i;i,   l.syi ;  d.  jNov.  20, 

18;5i). 
ii.       Williiini.  M:iv   Ki,  IHTA  :  iti.  l-'li/nliHli  Mini,  of  Mc.  ;iii(l 

<l.    Ill    Cui.,    1880. 
iii.      Daniel,  May  27,  18'^5 ;  d.  Jan.  '^)i,  18  15. 
iv.     CatlicriiK'.  Aufr.  II,  I8'^8;  d.  Dec.  i;J,  1830. 
V.      Lucy,  Aug.   M,  18;iO;  d.  Aug.  Si,   ISKi. 
vi.     (.'atiierine,  Sept.  !),  183'^;  m.  Porter  Ifeed,  of  Kingston, 

and  d.  Apr.  13,  1901. 
vii.     Isiibcl  T.,  I)(v.  ri,  I8;;i;  III.   NatlianicI   l'».  I':ilis  (Ki). 
viii.    I^'jIIcii,  , I  line   I,   I8;;7;  d.  at  Silver  Lake,  Mass.,   1S'.>;!. 
ix.     Sarah,  Nov.  .".,   IS;',!I;  d.  Aug.   10,  1812. 
.\.       I^Mward,  Dec   15.   ISi:;;  d.  in   Dn.xbury,  Mar.  25,  1844. 

lUIKJtJS. 

1.  Ezrii,  h.  1/24,  vva.s  s.  ol"  Joseph,  s.  ol'  Lt.  James,  s.  ol"  W'iilter, 
who  was  ol'  Seituat(3,  in  1651,  and  purchased  a  farm  of  Mr.  Tlath- 
erly  on  the  north  side  ol"  Kami  Neck.  |{lzra  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  22,  180 1, 
and  his  wid.,  Nov.  26,  1805.  Soldier  in  the  Jievohition.  Kesided 
east  ol'  Washington  street  on  llie  fiiirn,  owned  by  the  fiiniily  for 
three  generations. 

Children: 
2.     i.        l<]/ra,  1758  (?) 
ii.       l<]noch  ;  d.  iiiiin. 
iii.     Charles  ;  d.  umn. 
iv.     Nathaniel,  1761;  d.   Dee.  31,  1817. 
V.      Lydia;  d.  May  14,  1766. 
vi.     Lydia,  bt.  Oct.  5,  1777;  rn.  Benjamin  D.  Fillmore,  and 

■  d.  Jiin.   12,  18'I8. 
vii.    Moses;  d.  Jnly  27,  1806. 
viii.  liachel;  d.  Feb.  21,  1777. 
ix.     Sally;  d.  Mny  24,  1800,  net.  33  yrs. 
x.      Joseph,  bl.  Oct.  5,  1777. 

2.  M/ra  (s.  of  Ezra^)  ;  m.  first.  May  1:5,  1784,  T\liirgaret  Curtis, 
dan.  of  William  Curtis  (28).  She  d.  Aug.  16,  1788,  and  he  ra. 
secondly,  Mjiy  I.  178!),  Lydiji  Soutliwortli,  of  Duxbury.  Ife  d. 
Nov.  2,"  1815^  nnd  his  wid."  d.  May  1,  18'|0,  net.  77  yrs.  A  soldier 
in  the  T^evolution.  Kesided  for  a  time  on  Main  street,  his  house 
standijig  where  Ib.-it  ol'  Agnes  C<)0])(!r  now  stands. 

('Iiildren  born  bv  wife  Margaret: 

i.       Martha,  bt.  Oct.  22,  1786;  d.  Aug.  13,  1792. 

ii.      Ilachel,  bt.  Oct.  22,  1786;  d.  Aug.  13,  1792. 

iii.     Ezra,  bt.  Sep.  21,  1788;  d.  Feb.  14,  1790. 
Children  horn  by  wife  Tiydia: 

iv.       Ihiiiiiiili, '()(  t.,  1789;  d.  Aug.   13,  1792. 


66  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

V.      Ezra,  May  16,  1791;  m.  Elizabeth  Fickett  of  Brain- 
tree. 
3.     vi.     Joseph,  Dec.  33,  1793. 

vii.    Lydia,  Sep.  6,  1795;  m.  Stephen  Estes  (15). 

viii.  Hannah,  Mar.  5,  1799;  m.  Deacon  Ara  Brooks  (7). 

ix.     Thomas  J.,  Aug.  30,  1801;  d.  May  5,  1808. 

X.      Sarah  W.,  Sep.  3,  1803;  m.  Judson  Vining  (1), 

xi.     Betsey,  Apr.   19,  1805;  m.  June  6,  1831,  Eev.  J.  M. 

Spear,  of  Boston, 
xii.    Martha,  Dec.  33,  1806;  m.  David  Yining  (1). 
xiii.  Thomas  J.,  Sep.  34,  1809;  d.  Aug.  30,  1813. 

3.  Joseph  (s.  of  Ezra^) ;  m.  Apr.  33,  1817,  Jane  Paine,  of  New- 
buryport.  He  d.  Sep.  34,  1860,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sep.  35,  1883. 
Eesided  first  on  Main  St.  and  then  on  Washington  St.,  in  the 
house  constructed  by  himself  in  1836. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jane,  Nov.   11,  1818;  m.  first,   Silas  G.  Bates,  s.  of 
Thomas   0.    Bates    (41) ;   m.    secondly,    Samuel    S. 
Church  (5). 
Joseph,  Apr.  18,  1831. 
J.  Gilman,  Oct.  11,  1833. 
William  S.,  Feb.  31,  1836. 
Richard  P.,  Oct.  31,  1838. 
Maria  A.,  July  4,  1831 ;  d.  Sep.  34,  1858. 
vii.    Margaret  H.,  Sept.  39,  1833;  m.  Nov.  36,  1855,  Joseph 
W.  Eamsdell,  s.  of  Bartlett  Eamsdell.    He  was  b.  in 
Pembroke,  Apr.  14,  1830.     Children  born  in  Pem- 
broke : 
i.       Emma   M.,   Mar.   33,   1857;   m.   Frederick  W. 

Church  (11). 
ii.      Annie  B.,  June  17,  1859. 

8.  viii.     Charles  B.,  Jan.  39,  1838. 

9.  ix.     Elbridge  B.,  June  13,  1840. 

4.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Nov.  34,  1843,  Mary  T.  Dwelley, 
dau.  of  Lemuel  Dwelley  (11).  He  d.  May  38,  1869.  Eesided  at 
corner  of  Union  and  Main  streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah  F.,  Aug.  18,  1843;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  3,  1867. 

10.  ii.      J.  Austin,  May  8,  1851. 

11.  iii.     Charles  W.,  July  15,  1853. 

iv.     Lucia  A.,  Oct.  38,  1858;  d.  Sep.  15,  1863. 

5.  J.  Gilman  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Sep.  6,  1870,  Ella  G.  Clapp, 
dau.  of  Gorham  Clapp.  She  was  born  in  South  Scituate,  May  33, 
1853.    He  d.  Mar.  3,  1893. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate. 
i.       Elizabeth  C,  April  38,  1871 ;  m.  Charles  0.  Jacobs,  s. 

of  Charles  Jacobs  (31). 
ii.      J.  Harold,  Aug.  33,  1885. 


4. 

ii. 

5. 

iii. 

6. 

iv. 

7. 

V. 

vi. 

GENEALOGIES.  67 

6.  William  S.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Feb.  15,  1871,  Charlotte  S. 
Gardner,  dau.  of  Hiram  Gardner  (3).  Eesided  in  South  Scituate, 
near  H.  line. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate : 

i.       S.  Frances,  Dec.  29,  1871;  m.  June  26,  1892,  Wilbur 
F.  Litchfield  of  Hingham,  s.  of  Joseph  H.  Litch- 
field.    Ch.  born  in  Ilingham : 
i.       Euth  B.,  Apr.  9,  1893. 
ii.      Amy  T.,  Apr.  20,  1895. 

ii.      Joseph,  Apr.  1-1,  1874;  m.  Maude  Whiting. 

iii.     Walter  S.,  Dec.  21,  1879;  m.  in  1902,  Charlotte  Os- 
borne, dau.  of  John  F.  Osborne  of  Norwell,  and  has 
ch.  b.  in  Norwell: 
i.       Elsie  M.,  Mar.  11,  1903. 
ii.      C.  Ruby,  Mar.  31,  1905. 

7.  Richard  P.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Dec.  2,  1860,  Catherine  M. 
C'iapp,  dau.  of  John  Clapp.  She  was  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Sept. 
5,  1834,  and  d.  Apr.  7,  1900.  He  d.  May  4,  190G.  Resided  in 
South  Scituate,  near  H.  line. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate: 
i.       Xellie,  Sep.  20,  1866;  m.  Nov.  20,  1890,  William  L. 

Foster,   s.   of  Timothy   Foster   of  Hingham.        Ch : 

Catherine, 
ii.      Edwin  C,  Apr.  5,  1869;  unm. 

8.  Charles  B.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1872,  Annie  L.  Jacobs, 
dau.  of  William  Jacobs  (19).  She  was  b.  Sept.  28,  1851.  He  d. 
Jan.  27,  1901.  Resided  east  of  Washington  street,  in  his  father's 
house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.     Annie  L.,  Dec.  2,  1876;  m.  Dec.  11,  1900,  Gilbert  H. 
West,  s.  of  James  H.  West  of  Pembroke.     Ch.  b.  in 
Pembroke : 

i.  James  B.,  Feb.  20,  1902. 
ii.  Loring  G.,  Nov.  20,  1903. 
iii.     Marjorie  L.,  Oct.  4,  1905. 

9.  Elbridge  B.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  May  31,  1866,  Lucy  B.  Bar- 
ker, daughter  of  Walter  B.  Barker.  She  was  b.  in  South  Scituate, 
May  31,  1843.  Resided  on  Washington  street,  in  his  father's 
house,  and  later  at  Assinippi,  in  the  Ebenezer  Blanchard  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Jennie  B.,  Sept.  20,  1868 ;  m.  Jan.  25,  1893,  Alfred  H. 

Loring,  s.  of  Albert  B.  Loring  of  Norwell.     Ch: 

i.       Albert  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  6,  1893. 

ii.      Ruth  J.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Mar.  9,  1900. 
ii.      Helen  L.,  Sept.  10,  1873. 
iii.     Edith  B.,  Aug.  19.  1880;  m.  July  5,  1906,  G.  Herman 

Donbam,  s.  of  George  Donhani  of  Rockland.     Ch: 

Eleanor. 


68  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

10.  J.  Austin  (s.  of  Joseph-*)  ;  m.  Nov.  18,  1874,  F.  Ella  Damon, 
dau.  of  Andrew  T.  Damon  (8).  He  d.  Jan.  28,  1898.  Eesided  on 
Hanover  St. 

Cliildren  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       M.  Alma,  July  28,  1884;  m.  Clinton  E.  Sweeny,  s.  of 

Edward  P.  Sweeny   (3). 
ii.      Stanley  A.,  May  4,  1889. 

11.  Charles  W.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1879,  Kuthena 
Stockbridge,  dau.  of  Lebbeus  Stockbridge  (18).  Lumber  dealer; 
tax  collector  for  many  years.  Eesides  on  Main  street,  at  the  end 
of  Union  street,  in  the  house  constructed  by  his  mother  and  him- 
self. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Amy  N.,  Sep.  19,  1880. 
ii.      Louise  H.,  Nov.  24,  1882. 
iii.     Christine  T.,  Feb.  8,  1892;  d.  June  5,  1892. 

BEIGGS. 

1.     Lloyd  (s.  of  dishing  0.,)  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Apr.  8,  1830; 
m.  Nov.  15,  1858,  Sarah  E.  E.  Kent,  dau.  of  Noah  B.  Kent  of  S. 
Boston.       She  was  b.  in  Scituate,  Sept.  22,  1834,  and  d.  in  1909. 
Came  to  Hanover  in  1870,  and  resided  on  Broadway,  at  the  end 
of  Elm  street;  now  resides  in  Boston.     Notary  Public. 
Children  born  in  Boston: 
i.       Harriette  S.,  Jan.  29,  1860;  d.  June  23,  1879. 
ii.      Velma,  Oct.  20,  1861. 

iii.     L.  Vernon,   (Dr.)   Aug.   13,  1863;  m.  June  1,  1905, 
Mary  T.  Cabot,  dau.  of  Louis  Cabot  of  Brookline. 
She  was  b.  in  Boston,  May  27,  1871.     See  chapter 
on  Professional  men.     Child  born  in  Boston: 
Lloyd  Vernon,  June  27,  1909. 

BEOOKS. 

1.  Samuel  (was  s.  of  Gilbert,  s.  of  Nathaniel,  s.  of  William,  ae  20, 
who,  with  his  bro.  Gilbert,  ae  14,  came  to  New  England  in  1635). 
Wm.  was  in  Scit.,  in  1644,  and  his  farm  was  south  of  Till's,  after- 
wards Dwelley's  Creek.  Samuel  (1)  lived  on  Walnut  street,  now 
Webster  street,  in  a  house  built  there  before  the  present  road  was 
laid  out,  and  to  which  the  access  was  by  a  cartpath  through  land  of 
Capt.  Elisha  Barrell,  near  his  house.  Mr.  B.  d.  in  H.,  May  17, 
1829,  aet.  87,  and  his  wid.  Aug.  27,  1830,  aet.  89.  He  m.  Eliza- 
beth, dau.  of  Thomas  Gray  (1). 
Children : 

i.       Betsey;  m.  Heman  Stoddard. 

ii.      Deborah;  m.  Apr.  4,  1796,  Cooms  House. 

iii.     James  went  to  Maine. 

iv.     John,  went  to  Maine. 


GENEALOGIES.  69 

2.  Joseph  (bro.  of  SamuoP)  ;  m.  first,  17G9,  Lydia  Stetson,  dau. 
of  Gideon  Stetson  of  Scit.  She  d.  Ang.  17,  1793,  and  he  m. 
secondly  in  1794,  Sarali  Dunbar.  He  d.  Dec.  20,  1820,  aet  74, 
and  his  wid.  abt.  1840,  aet  93.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  a  large 
2  story  house,  which  stood  on  the  site  of  the  house  owned  at 
his  death  by  Edward  G.  Brooks. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

3.  i.       Curtis,  Dec.  12,  1770. 

ii.  Lydia,  Mar.  26,  1773;  d.  May  30,  1849. 

iii.  Sarah,  Dec.  22,  1775;  m.  Zachariah  Damon  (3). 

iv.  Eleanor,  May  4,  1778;  m.  Eells  Damon  (4). 

4.  V.  Joseph,  Jan.  1,  1781. 

vi.     Abi,  Apr.   10,  1783;  m.  Albert  Church  and  lived  in 

Maine. 
vii.    Hannah,  Nov.  20,  1785;  d.  Aug.  6,  1792. 

3.  Curtis  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Feb.  10,  1793,  Anne  Southworth 
of  Duxbury.  Selectman.  He  d.  Aug.  31,  1817,  and  she  d.  Mar. 
5,  1857,  aet  86  yrs.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Horace  S.  Crane.     Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

5.  i.       Samuel,  June  7,  1794;  d.  Aug.  26,  1856. 

6.  ii.      Thomas,  June  7,  1794;  d.  Jan.,  1860,  in  Hlinois. 

iii.     Anne,  Mar.  17,  1796;  m.  first,  Oct.  25,  1817,  James 
Whiting,  s.   of  James  Whiting    (7),  and  secondly, 
Jesse  Gray,  and  d.  at  Greene,  Me.,  in  1847.     Ch. 
born  to  Jesse  and  Anne  Gray: 
i.       Lucy;  m.  Thomas  Ray. 
ii.      Lydia  J. ;  m.  John  S.  Rose, 
iii.     Sarah  A.;  m.  I^ewis  S.  Belcher, 
iv.     John  F. 
V.      Jesse  A. 

vi.     Susan  F. ;  m.  John  Dean. 
vii.    Seth  T. 

7.  iv.     Ara,  Mar.  17,  1796. 

v.      Hannah,  Apr.   7,   1799;  m.   Dec.   22,   1820,  Jeremiah 
Belcher  of  Randolph. 

8.  vi.     John,  Sept.  3,  1802. 

vii.    Ruth,  Dee.  31,  1806;  d.  unm.  Mar.  3,  1895. 

4.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  16,  1803,  Mary  Tower 
of  Scit.  She  d.  Mar.  21,  1847.  He  m.  secondly,  June  10,  1849, 
wid.  Hannah  Series,  who  d.  Feb.  24,  1855.  He  m.  thirdly,  Jan. 
1860,  Jane  Hatch,  wid.  of  Ezekiel  T.  Hatch  (19)  and  dau.  of 
Laban  Wilder  (1).  He  d.  Nov.  10,  1869,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  22, 
1871.  Selectman.  Lived  in  his  father's  house  until  his  second 
marriage. 

Children  Ijorn  in  Hanover : 
i.       Mary,  Feb.  1,  1804;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  27,  1888. 
ii.      Lvdia  S. ;  m.  Silas  Ripley  of  Abington,  and  d.  a  wid. 
^Jan.  12,  1847. 


70  msi"»M;\  o\-  II A\()vi:u. 

iii.      Liu;v.   Nov.    i:».   IS07;  tl.   Ww  V;?.   LS?:>. 
iv.      Dolionih.   W'i'.   17.   ISHD;  d.  .Ian.  VS.   ISIV. 
V.       ►Siirali   l>..  Mar.  "J:*.   ISl'v*;  ui.   riniu  (\  Wliiliiij^   (;>). 
;».     vi.     .I*>s»-()li.  .Ink  V.  ISI  I. 

vii.    .Iiuiu>s.  Mar.  Vl.  1S17;  d.  uuiu.  .Ian.  vV,   ISlll. 
viii.      JM't.sov,  Apr.    IS,   ISIl';  in.   Luiniis   Vovd  ol  \[nur;[\n\. 
ID.      i\.      liilluMl".  .lulv    IS,    IS?1. 

\.       ("Iiarlcs.  .\n;;'.  .'>l,   ISV,'!;  n\.  an   Ami's  ami   went   io  Ci\\. 
Ciiilil  born  soi'onil   wil'o: 
\i.      Lvilia.  ()it.  VI.  IS.">0;  in.  lirsl,  ,liiiu«  1'.   ISil'.i,  Laban  \V. 
I'\m(I    o\'    Soulli    Si'itnatt';    sorondlN,    .Inlv    iv.    1SS6, 
i>aiiiol    Harm's  o\'  Soulli  Siitualo. 

5.  Saniui'l  (s.  ol*  rurtis-')  ;  m.  Mt>hi(abK'  l.arknin,  i»r  lU'verly. 
llo  (1.  Au>;.  \.'().  IS.M!.  and  slio  d.  .hilv  V  I,  tSSS.  U\'sitU>d  on  Main 
stroot,  in  iiis  rntlior's  lionso.  r»ariv  savs  this  housi-  was  built  by 
('iirtis  Hrooks  alu)ui  l'*!'!.  I'lio  [>robabili(i('s  aro  lluit  il  whs 
built  by  his  CatluM".  .losi'pb  Im»>oLs.  at  an  oarlior  ilato. 
(Miildron  biun  in   llauovor: 

I.        Samuol,    Mar.    1!'.    1S1;>;    in.    Mary    Moroy.    I.    in    Mod- 
lord. 

ii.       MohitabK'.    Vch.   .'!,    ISVt;   iii.    11.    Aiuirow    Hanson    (I). 

iii.      Anno  S.,   ISVS);  d.  aot.  5>  wks. 

iv.      .\nno  S.,  Sopl.  *^.^^,   ISiU);  ni.    Ixufus  Crano   (^1). 

V.       I'lli/abolli.   is;;,')  ;  d.  aot.    1  wks. 

(\.     'i'luvnias   (^s.  of  Curtis-')  ;  in.   lirst.   bob.  VS.   lSI(i.   Mary  t'urtis, 
dan.  of  .Itilm  Turtis  (.U).  and  soiH>ndly,   ISoT.  Laura  .\linv.     Was 
Poa.  i>f  l>aplist  (Miuroh  for  abt.   IV  yrs.     Moyod  to  Illinois,  whore 
his  wid.  d.  in  IS<">V.     llo  d.  in  lllimus,  Jan.,  IStU). 
(^iiildivn  by  wifo  Mary,  bi>rn  in  llanoviM": 

i.       '.rhoinas.   May  Vl),   IS17;  d.  unin. 

ii.       Williaiu.  .luno  V7.    lSli»;   in.  .Inliolta    Moriain.    111. 

iii.      (.Marissa.  .Ian.  Vt.   ISVV;  m.    riimimor  (.'ouoh.   111. 

iv.      Mary   A.,  Aug.  V.   lSV.^;  in.   Win.    1'.   l.a.'.oll.   111. 

V.      Curtis.  IVo.  ().  1SV7;  d.  youuii. 

vi      CharKitlo?  in.  fusliiii!;-  .lonos.   111. 

7.     Ara   (s.  of  furtis-')  ;  in.   I'Vb.  Vl>.   ISVo.   Hannah   nrii::!::s.  dan. 
of  K/.ra   l>ri,s:;,iis  (V).  ami  livod  in   Howdoinham,  Mo.     l\c  d.  Mar. 
•J,  ,IS7V.  andhis  wid.  d.  Mar.    II.   ISSl. 
ChiMron   lH>rn   in    lM>W(loinliam.    Mo. 
i.        l.ydia    .v..    .Inly    .">.    ISVo;    in.    Nov..    ISll.    Josoi^h    S. 
l'Mli(>tt    of    iMiwdoinhain,    Mo.,   and   d.    b'ob.    :■>,    \S(uk 
1  l;ul    t;  oluldliMl. 
ii.       Mli.abolli    1...    bob.    \i\    ISVT  ;    in.    lirsl.   0,-i.    Io,    IS-15>, 
llarllov   lluntor  of  Howihnnhain.     \\c  *!.  Ool.,  IS.^'3. 
and  siio  in.  vsooondly,  So})|.  Vl>.   ISr»;>,  .lamos  Haynos 
of  Howdiun.  Mo.     Sho  d.  Aug.   11).  ISSO.     Had  four 
childron   by   soooiul    inarria;:o. 


GENEALOGIES.  71 

iii.     Hannah  S.,  Nov.  15,  182H ;  m.  Aug.  '^2,  1852,  Willis 

iStijiHon    of    iiowdinnliiun,    and    had    four    childicn. 

JSlow  living  al  LiLchlicId,  Mo. 
iv.     Mary   li.,  J  line  7,  l^M);  d.   Dec.  2:i,  18;i8. 
V.      AIniiia   li.,  Aug.  '^•^,  iti-M;  d.  May  )i(),  1835. 
vi.     Mi'linda  .).,  Oct.  '^^^,   18:il;   m.    Nov.    15,   188:^,  JamfcH 

Jlayncb,  and  d.  Apr.  ]7,  1902. 
vii.    Jonathan  K.,  Apr.  S,  l<s;'.7;  m.  lV;b.  18,  18G1,  LouiBa 

J.  'J'arr  of  Woolwich,  Mc,  and  had  Bcven  childniD. 

Now  living  in  (-'hoJHoa,  Mass. 
viii.  Am  C,  Jan.  15,  18:5!);  d.  Sept.  24,  18G2. 
ix.      Luther  S.,  Sept.   IH,    1841;  in.  June;  II,    1805,  Harriet 

N.    Lihby  of  JjiLehlield,   Me.,  and  <l.    Apr.   5,   J88'J. 

I  liiil    li\c  cliildi'cn. 

8.  John  (h.  of  Cnrlis')  ;  in.  Dec.  1,  1823,  Amy  Mann,  dan.  of 
Levi  Mann  (G),  and  lived  on  iVLiin  .street,  in  the  hoiiHe  huilt  hy 
Levi  Mann,  ahoiit  17:i().  She  d.  June  21,  1870,  and  lie  d.  Oct.  5, 
1878.     Hea.  oJ"  HaptiHt  Ohurch. 

Children  horn  in   Hanover: 

John  S.,  Oct.  27,  1824. 
Levi  C,  Mar.  5,  1827. 
J.   Warren,  Mar.  'A,  182!). 

lOmnia  M.,  June  30,  1831;  ni.  Ueorge  W.  Curtis  (77). 

Sarah  M.,  Hee.   12,  1832;  m.  Aug.   25,  1855),  Otis   B. 

Oaknian,  b.  of  Hiram  Oakman  of  MarHhficld,      lie 

served  in  the  Civil   War;  d.  June  8,   1804,  and   his 

wid.  d.  Dec.  1,  1900. 

14.     vi.     Ara,  Apr.  28,  1835. 

vii.    Mary  1^].,  Nov.  15,  1837;  unin. 

viii.   Ilannali  K.,  IM).  20,  18'10;  m.  Nathan  S.  Oakham  (  I). 

ix.     'riiomaK  D.,  June  23,  1843;  unni. 

X.      Elizabeth,  Nov.  4,  1845;  d.  Dec.  3,  1810. 

xi.     (Jeorge  M.,  Aug.  21,  1849;  d.  May  12,  1850. 

9.  Joseph  (s.  of  Jos(;ph')  ;  m.  J<]iniiy  'V.  (Gardner,  dau.  of  Robert 
CJardner  of  llingham.  lie;  d.  (Jet.  23,  1873,  and  his  wid.  d.  July 
31,  18!J9.  liesided  on  Main  St.,  in  tlu!  liouse  built  by  himself  in 
1840,  now  owiKid   by  y\gnes  Coop(!r.     Town   (Ilerk   iiiid  Treahiirer. 

(Children   born   in   Hanover: 

i.       Emily  A.,  July  7,  1810;  mini. 

ii.      Joseph  H.,  Nov.  30,  IS'1 1  ;  d.  unm.,  Sefit.  12,  1805. 

iii.  Mary  K.,  Apr.  10,  18^10;  m.  first,  S.  Lyman  Kamsdell 
of  HansoTi.  TTe  d.  Apr.  4,  1871,  and  fihe  m.  fieeondly, 
June  15,  1873,  Luther  Bowker,  b.  of  (j|ad  Jiowker  of 
Hanson,  lie  d.  Sept.  5,  1875,  and  slie  m.  thiKily, 
Joseph  A.  C/'oofier   (1). 

iv.  Susan  C.,  July  14,  185!);  m.  Oct.  15,  1879,  George  R. 
Weber,  s.  of  (;.  W.  Weber.  She  <!.  Dee.  20,  1893. 
No  children. 


11. 

i. 

12. 

ii. 

13. 

iii 

iv. 

V. 

72  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

10.  Gilbert  (s.  of  Joseph-*)  ;  m.  Sept.  19,  1841,  Sibyl  H.  Soule, 
dau.  of  Abisha  Soule  (1).  He  d.  June  27,  1888,  aud  she  d.  June 
27,  1896.    Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  house  built  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

15.  i.       Edward  G.,  Oct.  3,  1842. 

16.  ii.      Alfred  S.,  Oct.  24,  1846. 

17.  iii.     Charles  C,  July  18,  1852. 

11.  John  S.  (s.  of  Dea.  John^)  ;  m.  first,  June  23,  1850,  Nancy 
C.  Binney,  dau.  of  Spencer  Binney  (1).  She  d.  Apr.  11,  1868, 
aet.  42  yrs.  He  m.  secondly,  Oct.  19,  1869,  Eliza  F.  Shurtleff,  dau. 
of  Flavell  Shurtleff.  She  was  b.  in  Carver,  Dec.  24,  1836,  and  d. 
Sept.  25,  1890.  Resides  on  Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself.  A  merchant  for  50  years.  Dea.  of  the  Baptist  Church 
for  a  long  time. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Eliza  F. : 
i.       Marion  S.,  Sept.  2,  1870;  unm. 

18.  ii.      John  F.,  Dec.  21,' 1874. 

12.  Levi  C.  (s.  of  Dea.  John^) ;  m.  Dec.  3,  1848,  Angeline  S. 
Curtis,  daughter  of  William  Curtis  (68).  He  d.  Apr.  23,  1863. 
Killed  at  battle  of  Cane  River.  She  m.  secondly.  Rev.  Samuel 
Hill  (1).     Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  house  built  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ella,  Jan.  9,  1850;  m.  Charles  C.  Hill  (1). 

19.  ii.      Walter  C,  Nov.  3,  1854. 

13.  J.  Warren  (s.  of  Dea.  John^)  ;  m.  Jan.  20,  1855,  Lucinda 
Curtis,  dau.  of  William  Curtis  (68).  He  d.  Dec.  11,  1905.  Re- 
sided on  Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

20.  i.       Warren  S.,  July  20,  1861. 

14.  Ara  (s.  of  Dea.  John^)  ;  m.  May  9,  1858,  Almira  J.  Dwelley, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Dwelley  (18).  She  d.  Nov.  15,  1898,  and  he  d. 
Dec.  31,  1903.      Resided  on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Clara  J.,  Mar.  15,  1859 ;  unm. 
ii.      J.  Howard,  Aug.  21,  1861;  m.  Feb.  27.  1892,  Amelia 

A.   Turner,   dau.   of   S.   Nathan  Turner    (37).     No 

children, 
iii.     Frank,  July  24,  1866;  d.  Aug.  8,  1866. 

15.  Edward  G.  (s.  of  Gilbert^");  m.  Feb.  14,  1862,  Mary  A. 
Cobbett,  dau.  of  James  Cobbett,  of  So.  Scituate.  She  was  b.  Nov. 
24,  1842.  He  d.  Feb.  4,  1908.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  his  uncle,  James  Brooks. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Myrtie  F.,  Aug.  20,  1864;  m.  Charles  B.  Drew  (2). 
ii.      Carrie  S.,  Aug.  15,  1867;  d.  aet.  10  y.  6  mos.  11  dys. 
iii.     James  E.,  Apr.  2,  1871 ;  d.  aet.  4  dys. 
iv.     Mildred  V.,  Jan.  8,  1882;  m.  Adelbert  0.  Gooch  (1). 


GENEALOGIES,  73 

16.  Alfred  S.  (s.  of  Gilbertio)  ;  m.  Jan.  i,  18G8,  Mary  E.  Morse, 
dau.  of  Marcus  Morse  (3). 

Children : 
i.       Marcus  A.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  3,  1874 ;  m.  Ellen  L.  Bremer, 

dau.  of  Albert  G.  Bremer.     L.  in  Natick. 
ii.      Elsie  G.,  b.  in  Brockton,  Feb.  8,  1886. 

17.  Charles  C.  (s.  of  Gilbert^o)  ;  m.  Sept.  16,  1870,  Sarah  M. 
J.  Dunham,  dau.  of  George  Dunham  of  Eockland.  She  was  b. 
June  4,  1854.     Resides  on  Main  street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Child : 
i.       George  G.,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  16,  1872;  d.  Aug.  11,  1873. 

18.  John  F.  (s.  of  John  SM)  ;  m.  June  6,  1900,  Edith  M.  Crane, 
dau.  of  Rufus  Crane  (1).  Present  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer. 
A  graduate  of  the  Institute  of  Technology.  Resides  at  North 
Hanover.     Merchant. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       John  S.,  May  10,  1903. 
ii.      Curtis  C,  Dec.  30,  1903. 
iii.     Lois  F.,  Sept.  13,  1906. 
iv.     Amy,  June  31,  1908. 

19.  Walter  C.  (s.  of  Levi  C.^^)  ;  m.  Oct.'  16,  1880,  Alice  M. 
H.irris,  dau.  of  William  G.  Harris.  A  Boston  clothier  for  many 
years. 

Children : 
i.       Walter  C,  b.  in  Brookline,  Apr.  3,  1883. 
ii.      Amy,  b.  in  Newton  Centre,  Apr.  37,  1884. 
iii.     Phyllis,  b.  in  Newton  Centre,  June  3,  1891. 

20.  Warren  S.  (s.  of  J.  Warren^^)  •  n^.  Mar.  38,  1895,  Grace  M. 
Stoddard,  dau.  of  Joseph  A.  Stoddard  (4).  Now  resides  in 
Brockton. 

Children : 
i.       Lawrence  E.,  1),  in  Brockton,  June  36,  1897. 

BROOKS. 

1.     John  F.  (s.  of  Theodore)  ;  b.  in  Rockland,  Nov.  15,  1851;  m. 
Nov.  10,  1883,  Jane  H.  Damon,  dau.  of  Alfred  C.  Damon.       Re- 
sides on  Center  street,  in  the  Charles  E.  Thayer  house. 
Children : 

i.       Edith  F.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Aug.  6,  1885. 

ii.      Charles  W..  b.  iu  H.,  Jan.  19,  1893. 


BROUTHERS. 


1.  George  D.  (s.  of  Luke,  of  Marlboro)  b.  in  1870;  m.  Feb'y  13, 
1896,  Annie  M.  Nicholson,  dau.  of  Thomas  Nicholson  of  Ireland. 
She  was  1).  1874. 


74  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEK. 

Children : 
i.       Helen  F.,  b.  in  Brockton,  April  4,  1897. 
ii.      George  H.,  b.  in  Holbrook,  July  11,  1899. 
iii.     Madeline  M.,  b.  in  Brockton,  May  30,  1903. 

BEOUTHERS. 

1.     Luke  F.  (s.  of  Luke  of  Marlboro)  b.  August,  1872;  m.  Nov. 
31,  1894,  Abbie  Healey,  dau.  of  Matthew  Healey  of  Ireland.     She 
was  b.  April,  1876. 
Children : 

i.       Annie,  b.  in  Brockton,  Nov.  31,  1895. 

ii.      Rita,  b.  in  Brockton,  June  14,  1897. 

iii.     Gertrude,  b.  in  Brockton,  Aug.  17,  1899. 

iv.     May,  b.  in  Brockton,  Nov.  30,  1900. 

V.      Helen,  b.  in  Brockton,  Sept.  27,  1903. 

vi.      Harold,  b.  in  Norwell,  Aug.  4,  1905. 

vii.    Florence,  b.  in  H.,  July  37,  1907. 

viii.  Joseph,  b.  in  H.,  Feb'y  3,  1910. 

BROWN. 

1.  Clarence  F.  (s.  of  Eben  of  Norwell)  b.  in  Norwell,  Sept.  30, 
1860;  m.  Oct.  31,  1899,  Sarah  E.  Church,  wid.  of  Benjamin 
Church,  who  was  a  s.  of  Samuel  S.  Church  (5),  and  dau.  of  John 
S.  Pratt  of  Hanson.  Resides  on  Wasliiugton  street,  at  the  Four 
Corners,  in  the  '^Alexander  Wood'"  house.     No  ch : 

BROWN. 

1.     Daniel  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Mary  A.  Barstow,  eiau. 
of  Thomas  Barstow.     She  was  b.  in  P.  E.  I.,  July  9,  1849. 
Children  born  in  Wilmington,  Del : 
i.       Martha,  Apr.   6,   1874:  m.  AVilliam  Purttle.     She  d. 
Jan.  13,  1901.     Ch: 
i.       Joseph  W.,  Mav  10,  1896. 
ii.      Daniel,  May  6,'  1897. 
iii.     Martha,  Apr.  3,  1898. 
ii.      Rebecca,  June  16,  1875;  m.  James  Costello. 
iii.     Daniel  T.,  May  4,  1878 :  unm. 

iv.     William,  Apr.  38,  1883;  m.  Feb.  34,  1906,  Ethel  L. 
Studley,  dau.  of  Arthur  W.  Studley  (32).     No  ch. 

BROWN. 

1.     Benjamin    (s.   of  Joseph)    b.   in   Nova   Scotia:   m.   secondly, 
Margaret  McKensie,  dau.  of  Dunc-an  McKensie  of  Pictou,  N.  S. 
She  d.  Aug.  4,  1891,  aged  43  yrs,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  Sept.  13, 
1893,  Mrs.  Katie  Matherson,  of  Prince  Edward  Island. 
Children  by  wife  Margaret: 

i.       H.  Mabel,  b.  in  Boston. 

ii.      Jessie  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  4,  1887. 


GENEALOGIES.  75 

BEOWN. 

1.  Ezekiel  M.  (s.  of  Joseph)  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  1841;  m.  May 
27,  1903,  Mrs.  Julia  Hollis,  dau.  of  James  Damon  of  Weymouth. 
No  ch: 

BKOWN. 

1.     James  E.  (s.  of  Joseph)  b.  in  Nova  Scotia;  m.  Feb.  15,  1876,. 
Lucy  A.  Dagan,  dau.  of  Bernard  Dagan  (1).     She  d.  Oct.  9,  1906, 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Rosilla,  Apr.  20,  1877. 

ii.      Lucy  M.,  Oct.  1,  1878. 

iii.     William  H.,  Oct.  7,  1880;  d.  Feb.  24,  1891. 

iv. 

v.      Sarah  J.,  Jan.  2,  1882. 

vi.     Grace  G.,  Apr.  9,  1883. 

vii.    James  F.,  July  3,  1886. 

viii.  George  W.,  May  11,  1889. 

ix.     Charles  G.,  June  4,  1890. 

X.      Elizabeth,  Oct.  10,  1895. 
Henry  (a  grand  child)   May  31,  1896. 

BROWN. 

1.     Joseph  B.  (s.  of  Joseph)  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Feb.  26,  1846:  m. 
Sept.  25,  1865,  Mary  E.  Cusick.     She  d.  Apr.  5,  1895. 
Children;  last  4  born  in  Wareham: 
i.       Joseph  W.,  b.  in  North  Weymouth,  Jan.   6,  1871. 
ii.      Charles  H.,  b.  in  Cohasset,  Apr.  29,  1872;  m.  Apr.  12, 
1900,  Flora  E.  Grover,  dau.  of  William  Grover  of 
Whitman.     No  ch. 
iii.     Mary  A.,  Oct.   18,  1876;  m.   Wallace  T.   Pratt,  s.  of 

Jacob  D.  Pratt  (1). 
iv.     George  W.,  Aug.  2,  1878;  d.  Mar.  7,  1901. 
V.      Edward  T.,  Mar.  17,  1880;  d.  Oct.  25,  1903. 
vi.     Herbert  W.,  Oct.  9,  1882. 

BRUCE. 

1.  Frank  W.  (s.  of  John  0.)  b.  in  Belfast,  Me.,  May  1,  1861;  m. 
Nov.  25,  1885,  Marietta  Melvin,  dau.  of  Jonas  E.  Melvin.  She 
was  b.  in  Framingham,  Oct.  14,  1859.     No  ch. 

BRYANT 

1.  Charles  A.  (s.  of  Parker  Bryant)  b.  August  14,  1870;  m.  first, 
April  14,  1897,  Martha  A.  Flint,  who  d.  July  9,  1898.  He  m. 
secondly,  June  25,  1906,  Helen  C.  Chase,  dau.  of  Lester  F. 
Holmes.  She  was  b.  in  Brockton,  October  9t}i,  1883.  Resides  at 
the  Corners.  Undertaker. 
Child  born  in  Boston : 


70  HISTOKY  OF  HANOVER. 

i.       Martha  F.,  July  9,  1898. 
Ch.  of  Mrs.  Bryant  by  lier  first  marriage:  Bessie  W.  Chase, 
h.  in  Brockton,  Oct.  3,  1902. 

BRYANT 

1.  Snow  (s.  of  Snow)  b.  Nov.  19,  1821 ;  m.  May  18,  1845,  Eliza 
A.  Damon,  dau.  of  Galen  Damon.  She  was  b.  in  South  Scituate, 
June  6,  1827,  and  d.  April  2,  1900.  Eesided  at  Assinippi,  corner 
of  Washington  and  Webster  streets,  in  a  house  which  the  County 
■Commissioners  will  order  removed  for  the  widening  of  the  high- 
way. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate: 
2.     i.       Henry  E.,  July  22,  1849. 
ii.      Emma  E.,  June  17,  1851. 

2.  Henry  E.  (s.  of  Snow^) ;  m.  Jan.  3,  1880,  Deborah  L.  Eeed, 
■dau.  of  Obediah  Eeed  of  Abington.  She  d.  Nov.  10,  1880,  and  he 
-d.  Dec.  3,  1881. 

Child  born  in  Whitman: 
i.       Florence  E.,  Oct.  29,  1880. 

BUFFUM. 

1.     Samuel  F.  (s.  of  Samuel  F.),  b.  in  Boston,  in  1837;  m.  May 
'9,  1858,  Sarah  M.  Damon,  dau.  of  George  Damon   (7).     Served 
in  Civil  War.     Besides  on  Main  street,  near  Webster  street,  in 
house  which  he  constructed.     Shoe  manufacturer  for  many  years. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edwin    F.,    Apr.    10,    1859;    m.    first,    Oct.    9,    1880, 
Helen  A.  Shaw,  dau.  of  Eoland  Shaw;  m.  secondly, 
July  3,  1893,  Almira  E.  Cooper,  dau.  of  Joseph  A. 
Cooper  (1).     No  children, 
ii.      Delia  M.,  Dec.  30,  1860;  d.  Sept.  27,  1861. 
iii.     Sarah  L.,  May  5,  1863;  d.  May  4,  1864. 
iv.     Agnes  M.,  Apr.  30,  1865;  m.  Harry  W.  Studley  (29). 
V.      Daniel  E.,  Aug.  26,  1871 ;  d.  Aug.  7,  1872. 
vi.     Gertrude  H.,  Nov.  26,  1875. 
vii.    Frank  I.,  Mar.  20,  1883. 

BUEBANK. 

1.     Ezra    of    Plymouth:    m.    in    1852,    Sarah    Wood,    dau.    of 
Zaccheiis  Wood.     She  was  b.  in  Plymouth.  Mass.,  in  1824.     He  d. 
in  1866.  aurl  his  widow  came  to  H.  and  resided  on  Church  street, 
where  slie  died  in  1904. 
Child : 
i.       Martha,  b.  in  1853,  and  d.  in  1866. 

BUEBANK. 

1.     Luke  P.  (s.  of  William  S.)  b.  in  Plvmouth,  June  28.  1844;  ni. 
Jan.  21,  1869,  Frances  A.  Curtis,  dau.'  of  Benj.   X.  (Uirtis   (59). 


GENEALOGIES.  TT 

Kesides  on  Washington  street,  at  Assinippi,  iu  house  constriu-tod 
by  himself.     Postmaster  at  Assinippi. 
Cliildren  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Addie  P.,  Dec.  9,  1869;  m.  Albert  M.  Jones  (1). 

ii.      Ealph  C,  Feb.  9,  1873;  d.  Aug.  20,  1909. 

BUEGESS. 

1.  Benjamin  F.  (s.  of  Loammi,  of  Harvard,  Mass.),  b.  Jan.  23,. 
1810;  m.  Matilda  Jenkins,  dau.  of  Lemuel  Jenkins,  of  Abington.. 
Eesided  on  Washington  street,  in  the  house  constructed  by  him- 
self, now  occupied  by  George  H.  Allen.  Selectman.  Eepresenta- 
tive. 

Children ;  first  two  born  in  Eockland,  last  two  in  Hanover : 
i.       Sarah  W.,  Sept.  18,  1842;  d.  Feb.  10,  1861. 
2.     ii.     Emory,  Mar.  2,  1847. 

iii.  Harriet,  Sept.  14,  1851;  m.  Xov.  13,  1872,  William- 
Torrey  of  Eockland,  s.  of  Josiah  Torrey.  She  d. 
June  5,  1904.       Ch: 

i.       William  A.,  Aug.  28,  1874;  m.  first,  Feb.  12, 
1895,  Nellie  E.  Dill,  dau.  of  Fred  Dill,  of  Eock- 
land.     She  d.  Nov.  23,  1903;  m.  secondly,  Feb.  1, 
1905,  Mrs.  Hattie  Gardner,  of  Eockland,  dau.  of 
Otis  Shaw, 
ii.      Harwood  G.,  June  23,  1880;  m.  Apr.  14,  1902, 
H.  Gertrude  Flynn,  of  Abington,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Flynn. 
iii.     Ethel  B.,  Nov.  13,  1881 ;  m.  Aug.  1,  1900,  Perry 
M.  Smith,  s.  of  Joshua  S.  Smith,  of  Eockland. 
iv.     Josiah,  Aug.  30,  1853;  d.  Feb.  1,  1862. 

2.  Emory  (s.  of  Benjamin  F.)  ;  m.  Nov.  11,  1872,  Mary  A. 
Bemis,  b.  at  London,  Eng.,  Nov.  15,  1850.  (Mary  A.  Bemis  was 
adopted  daughter  of  Alexander  Douglas  of  E.  Abington). 

Children  born  in  Eockland : 
i.       Albert    F.,    Oct.    2,    1873;    m.    June    19,    190J,    May 
Dwight,  daughter  of  Fred  Dwight  of  C'astalia,  Ohio.^ 
ii.      Helen  E.,  May  3,  1881. 
iii.     Elsie  D.,  July  22,  1892. 

BUEPEE. 

1.     Frank  W.  (s.  of  Eev.  Archibald,  a  Congregational  Clergyman) 
b.  August  20,  1868;  m.  January  23,  1889,  Annie  L.  Haskell,  dau. 
of  William  Haskell.     She  was  b.  in  Boston,  Aug.  20,  1870. 
Child  born  in  Eoxbury,  Mass: 
i.       Willard  A.,  July  13,  1895. 

BUEEELL 
1.     John  H.  (s.  of  Henry  of  Eockland)  ;  m.  Apr.  5,  1871,  Emily 


78  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

A.  Studley,  dau.  of  Joseph  H.  Studley  (15).    He  was  b.  in  Rock- 
land, May  9,  1852.     Now  resides  in  Barnstable,  Mass.,  but  while 
in  H.  he  resided  on  Whiting  street. 
Child  born  in  Eockland: 
i.       Marion  S.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1876;  d.  May  10,  1882. 

BUTLER. 

1.  Rev.  John  (s.  of  John  of  Newburyport)  b.  Apr.  13,  1789,  in 
Nottingham  West,  N.  H. ;  m.  May  31,  1811,  Nancy  Payne,  dau. 
of  Richard  Payne  of  Salisbury,  Mass.  Pastor  of  the  Baptist 
Church  in  H.,  1810  to  1824.  Lived  on  Main  St.,  in  the  two- 
story  house,  now  standing,  and  for  many  years  owned  and  oc- 
-eupied  by  Judson  Vining.     Removed  from  H.  to  Waterville,  Me., 

in  1824.    He  d.  July  1,  1856.     She  d. — 

Note  : — As  this  family  was  in  Hanover  for  so  short  a  time,  and 
as  no  descendants  are  left  here,  we  simply  give  names  of  the  chil- 
dren with  dates  of  their  birth. 

Children;  first  nine  (except  Esteria)  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       John  R.,  Mar.  13,  1812. 

ii.      Almira,  Apr.  11,  1813. 

iii.     Esteria,  b.  in  Ipswich,  May  7,  1814. 

iv.     Anne  J.,  Apr.  1,  1816. 

V.      Abigail,  June  24,  1817. 

vi.     Sarah,  Dec.  11,  1818. 

vii.    Charles,  May  21,  1820. 

viii.  Elizabeth  L.,  Oct.  17,  1821. 

ix.     Hannah  H.,  Feb.  28,  1823. 

X.      Nathaniel,  b.  in  Waterville,  Me.,  Oct.  19,  1824. 

xi.     Jane  P.,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  Mar.  18,  1826 ;  d.  Jan.  8, 
1843. 

xii.    Mary  S.,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  July  5,  1828. 

xiii.  Sophia  B.,  b.  in  East  Winthrop,  Me.,  July  8,  1830. 

xiv.  Maria  S.,  b.  in  East  Winthrop,  Me.,  July  8,  1830. 

CALLAGHAN. 

1.  John  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  Ireland,  abt.  1843;  m.  first,  Mary  Con- 
don, of  Ireland,  who  d.  Nov.  19,  1881 ;  m.  secondly,  July  28,  1883, 
Mary  Collins,  dau.  of  Patrick  Collins,  of  Ireland.  Resided  on 
Webster  street,  just  east  of  London  bridge. 

Children  by  first  wife  Mary : 
2.     i.       John  P.,  born  in  Liverpool,  England,  Sept.  2,  1868. 
ii.      Mary  E.,  b.   in   Hanover,   May   25,   1872:   m.    David 

Young,  and  has  four  ch : 
iii.     Elizabeth  A.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  24,  1874:  m.  a  Tor- 
rance. 

2.  -John  P.  (s.  of  Johni)  ;  m.  June  17,  1899,  Susie  M.  Wolfe,  dau. 
of  Philip  Wolfe,  of  Hingham.  Resides  on  Webster  street,  east  of 
Whiting  street. 


GENEALOGIES.  79 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Hazel  W.,  Aug.  8.  i:)0-<!. 
ii.      J.  Clift'ord,  June  7,  1904. 
iii.     Elizabeth,  Feb.  6,  1907. 

CALLAHAN. 

1.  Anthony  and  his  wife,  Margaret,  came  to  H.  from  Ireland. 
His  wife  d.  July  26,  1872,  aged  57  yrs.  He  d.  Marcli  7,  1882, 
aged  G6  3'rs.      Resided  on  Cedar  street  in  house  built  by  himself. 

Children : 
i.       Mary,  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  and  moved  to  Weymouth, 
ii.      Call  0.,  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  and  1.  in  Rockland.       Had 
s.  Timothy,  who  m.  Rosie  L.  Inglis,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Inglis    (1). 

2.  lii.     John,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1846. 

iv.     Julia,  b.  in  Ireland ;  m.  and  moved  to  Oregon. 

3.  V.      Jeremiah,  b.  in  H.  in  1854. 

2.  John   (s.  of  Anthony  1)  ;  m.  April  17,  1873,  Mary  A.  Healy, 
dau.  of  Timothy  Healy.     She  was  b.  in  N.  B.,  March  5,  1855. 
Resides  on  Cedar  street  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

4.  i.       Anthon}^  Jan.  16,  1874. 

5.  ii.      T.  Frederick,  Feb.  7,  1875. 
iii.     Margaret  A.,  Apr.  16,  1876. 

iv.  J.  Henry,  Dec.  4,  1877;  d.  May  1,  1895. 

v.  Catherine  T.,  Jan.  3,  1879. 

vi.  J.  Francis,  Apr.  18,  1880;  d.  Jan.  10,  1906. 

vii.  M.  Gertrude,  Dec.  21,  1881. 

viii.  S.  Joseph,  Oct.  17,  1886. 

is.  J.  Louisa,  Nov.  6,  188!). 

X.  Rose  C,  Feb.  26,  1891. 

xi.  Charles  L.,  Oct.  30,  1892. 

3.  Jeremiah   (s.  of  Anthony^)  ;  m.  Dec.  29,  1878,  Margaret  M. 
Shay,  dau.  of  Thomas  Shay,  of  Hiugham.      Lives  in  Abington. 

Children  born  in  Hanovei': 
i.       Anthony  H.;  d.  age  1  yr. 

ii.      Alice  M.,  May  1,  1883;  m.  April  30,  1907,  Walter  I. 
Lewis,  s.  of  Henry  M.  Lewis,  of  Rockland. 

4.  Anthony   (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Alice  McDermott,  dau.  of  Wm. 
McDermott,  of  Brockton. 

Child  born  in  Brockton : 
i.       Mildred,  May  17,  1904. 

6.    T.  Frederick  (s.  of  Jolin2)  ;  m.  May  7,  1898,  Annie  Hurley, 
dau.  of  Timothy  Hurley,  of  Abington. 
Children  born  in  Abington: 

i.       Rena  G.,  Mar.  22,  1899. 

ii.      Earle  F.,  July  21,  1902. 


80  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

CALLAHAN. 

1.  Timothy  M.  (s.  of  Call  0.,  and  a  gr.  s.  of  Anthony  Calla- 
han (1),  b.  in  Eockland,  Dec.  6,  1864;  m.  Eosie  L.  Inglis,  dau.  of 
Thos.  Inglis  (1). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Ernest  C,  June  8,  1896. 

ii.      Angeline,  Jan.  23,  1900. 

iii.     Catherine,  Aug.  12,  1902. 

iv.     Mildred  L.,  June  27,  1905. 

V.      William  F.,  Sept.  4,  1908. 

CAMPBELL. 

1.  Fred  W.  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  Bangor,  Me.,  Apr.  21,  1851 ;  m. 
Aug.  15,  1869,  Ada  A.  Pennell,  dau.  of  John  N.  Pennell.  She 
was  b.  in  Portland,  Me.,  Apr.  27,  1851.  No  ch.  Resides  on 
Pleasant  street  in  house  for  many  years  occupied  by  John  Estes. 

Note. — Clementine  E.   Small    (a  niece)    b.  in   Portland,  Me., 
Aug.  3,  1881,  resides  in  this  family. 

CAMPBELL. 

1.     Ylenchard  L.,   (s.  of  Joseph)   b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  October  9, 
1876;  m.  Nov.  8,  1899,  Edith  H.  Pea,  dau.  of  George  Rea.       She 
was  b.  at  Charlestown,  Mass.,  August  17,  1876.    Came  to  H.,  1906. 
Station  agent  at  South  Hanover. 
Child  born  in  Everett : 
i.       Helen  P.,  August  21,  1901. 

CAMPBELL. 

1.     Byron  S.  (s.  of  Thomas,  of  Nova  Scotia) ;  m.  Sept.  12,  1906, 
Georgianna  Elliot,  dau.  of  Henry  Elliot  (1). 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       James  G.,  June  20,  1907;  d.  Aug.  18,  1909. 

CAREY. 

1.     John  H.  (s.  of  Francis,  of  East  Bridgewater)  b.  Dec.  7,  1819; 

m.  in  1842,  Fanny  Bates,  dau.  of  Amos  Bates  (27).       He  d.  in 

Civil  War,  May  6,  1863.       She  d.  Dec.  31,  1907. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ann  A.,  Mar.  21,  1843;  d.  Dec.  18,  1849. 
ii.      John  F.,  Apr.  11,  1845;  d.  Jan.  8,  1850 
iii.     Adelia  F.,  Oct.  25,  1850;  m.  Wm.  H.  Stetson. 

CASHMAN. 

1.  James  (s.  of  Dennis)  b.  in  County  Cork,  Ireland,  Feb.  2,  1820; 
m.  Catherine  Long,  dau.  of  John  Long.  She  was  b.  in  County 
Cork,  Ireland,  Dec.  10,  1824,  and  d.  April  16,  1892.  Mr.  Cash- 
man  came  to  H.  in  May,  1850,  and  d.  Sept.  27,  1879.       Resided 


GENEALOGIES.  81 

on  Walnut  street,  now  Webster  street,  in  the  house  constructed  by 
himself,  and  since  burned, 
('hildren: 
i.       Hannah,  b.  in  Ireland,  July  3,  1845;  m.  John  O'Con- 
nor, of  liockland.       He  d.  August  8,  18?9,  aged  49 
years.       Children  born  in  Kockland : 
William,  May  29,  18G9. 
James,  Jan.  30,  1871. 
Julia,  Dec.   1,  1872;  m.  John  J.   Flynn,  of  South 

Weymouth. 
John  C,  Dec.  14,  1875. 
Joseph,  Sept.  10,  1877. 
Catherine  A.,  Nov.  11,  1878. 
ii.      Julia,  b.  in  Ireland,  April  2,  1847;  m.  Daniel  Eiordan, 
who  was  b.  in  Ireland,  a  son  of  James  Eiordan.    Ch. 
b.  in  East  Abington: 
Mary  A.,  x\pr.  27,  1866;  m.  Henry  Doherty,  and  has 

five  ch. 
Catherine  F.,  Dec.  14,  1869;  unm. 
Alice  C,  March  27,  1884;  unm. 

2.  iii.     John,  b.  in  Ireland,  June,  1849. 

iv.      Dennis  J.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  15,  1851 ;  unm. 

V.      Catherine  A.,  b.  in  So.   Seituate,  April  20,  1854;  m. 

Nov.  24,  1881,  John  F.  Mclntire,  s.  of  John  Mcln- 

tire,  of  Abington.       He  was  b.  in  Ireland,  April  16, 

1852.       Ch: 

J.  Frank,  b.  in  Seituate,  Aug.  30,  1882;  unm. 

Catherine  M.,  b.  in  Brockton,  Oct.  1,  1884;  unm. 

James  H.,  b.  in  Brockton,  Dec.  20,  1886;  d.  June 
18,  1897. 

Marguerite,    b.    in    Brockton,    March    26,    1888;    d. 

Oct.  21,  1890. 

Helen  C,  b.  in  Brockton,  Jan.  27,  1891. 
vi.     James  T.,  b.  in  H.,  May  14,  1857;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  28, 

1894. 
vii.    Mary  P.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  2,  1858;  d.  Jan.  27,  1865. 

3.  viii.  William,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  4,  1859. 

ix.     Ellen  C,  b.  in  H.,  April  9,  1862;  m.  Nov.  17,  1887,  Jas. 

W.  Spence,  who  was  b.  Jan.  4,  1862,  a  s.  of  John,  of 

Rockland.       Ch.  b.  in  Rockland: 

J.  Frederick,  Nov.  21,  1888. 

C.  Madeline,  Dec.  30,  1891. 

Angeline,  Apr.  18,  1894. 

Mary  C,  Sept.  28,  1896. 

Helen,  May  1,  1900. 

James  W.,  Jr.,  Feb.  8,  1906. 
X.      Luke  J.,  b.  in  H.,  July  5,  1866;  m. 

2.     John  (s.  of  James' )  ;  m.  Annie  Falvey,  dau.  of  Eugene  Falvey, 
of  Quiney. 


82  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Quincy: 
i.       Catherine  A.;  m.  John  Dalton,  of  Sandwich,  and  has 

2  ch. 
ii.      James;  m.  Ada  James,  of  Hull,  and  has  4  oh. 
iii.     Mary. 

iv.     William ;  m. Barry,  of  Quincy,  and  has  1  ch. 

V.      John;  m. Carey,  of  Braintree.      No  ch. 

vi.     Helen;  unm. 
vii.    Beatrice;  unm. 
viii.  Henry;  unm. 
4  ch.  d.  young. 

3.     William  (s.  of  James^) ;  m.  Mary  F.  Murphy  of  Scituate. 
Children  born  in  Quincy: 
i.       Edward, 
ii.      William. 

CHADDOCK. 

1.  Rev.  Calvin,  fourth  pastor  of  the  First  Church  in  H.  (s.  of 
Captain  Joseph,  who  d.  in  H.,  June,  1812,  aet.  88  yrs.)  Grad- 
uate of  Dartmouth  College,  1786;  m.  Melatiah  Nye,  of  Oldliam. 
Settled  first  in  Eochester,  and  then  in  H.  in  1806,  and  d.  in  Vir- 
ginia, in  1818  (  ?).  He  was  proprietor  of  an  Academy  in  Eoches- 
ter, and  founder  of  the  Academy  in  H.       Eepresentative  in  1811. 

Children : 
2.     i.       Ebenezer  N.,  1793. 

ii.      Moses  G.,  1795;  m.  and  resided  in  N.  Y. 

iii.     Eoxa;  m.  Albert  Smith  (7). 

iv.     Mary  S.,  bt.  Aug.  23,  1807;  m.  Mason  Campbell,  Esq., 

of  Washington,  D.  C. 
V.      Dulce;  m.  James  McFarland,  of  Va. 
vi.     Nancy,  July  10,  1807;  m.  Thomas  Whittaker,  of  Va. 
vii.    John  S.  S.,  Oct.  14,  1810.      Eesided  in  California, 
viii.  Sarah  S.      Eesided  in  Portland,  Me. 

2.  Ebenezer  N.  (s.  of  Calvin^)  ;  m.  Hannah  G.  Fearing,  of  Ware- 
ham.      Kept  store  at  the  Corners.      Eemoved  to  Boston. 

Children : 
i.       Abby  F. ;  m.  J.  A.  P.  Allen,  of  New  Bedford, 
ii.      Sturgis;  m.  Tirzah  Savery,  of  Wareham.       Eesided  in 
Boston. 

CHAMBEELIN. 

1.  Henry,  according  to  Daniel  Cushing's  Eecord,  with  his  wife, 
motlier  and  two  oh.,  came  from  Hingham,  Eng.,  settled  in  Hing- 
ham,  Mass.,  in  1638,  in  which  year  he  was  a  freeman.  Grant  of 
5  acres  of  land,  made  to  him  "at  the  liead  of  Nicholas  Jacobs." 
He  had  a  s.  Henry,  and  he  a  s.  Natbaniel,  who  was  of  Scituate,  and 
received  grants  of  land  in  1693,  on  east  of  "Dead  Swamp,"  now 


GENEALOGIES.  83 

called  "Chamberlin  Plain."  His  s.  Freedom  was  of  Pembroke,  b. 
161*7;  m.  Mary  Soule,  and  had  Nathaniel,  Sept.  24,  1733,  and  ten 
others — several  of  whom  settled  in  Bridgewater, 

2.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Freedom,  of  Pembroke)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  17, 
1743,  Sarah  Foster,  who  d.  1765.  He  m.  secondly  in  1767,  De- 
liverance, dau.  of  Thomas  Snell,  of  Bridgewater.  He  d.  in  1814, 
and  his  wife  the  same  year  aged  86  yrs.  He  was  in  H.  in  1747, 
and  a  few  years  after.  Most  of  his  children  settled  in  Bridge- 
water.      One  s.. 

3.  i.       Josiah,  b.  Oct.  13,  1764,  settled  in  Hanover. 

3.  Josiah  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  25,  1784,  Lucy  Pratt, 
dau.  of  Jonathan  Pratt  (3).  She  d.  Mar.  26,  1789,  and  he  m. 
secondly.  Mar.  18,  1790,  Abigail  Crocker,  of  Pembroke.  He  d. 
Oct.  18,  1829,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  7,  1847,  act.  83  yrs.  Lived  on 
Spring  street  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  and  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Elliot  L.  Stetson. 

Children  by  wife  Lucy,  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Lucy,  Mar.  23,  1785;  m.  June  15,  1814,  Ezra  Phillips 
of  Pembroke  and  d.  June  7,  1832. 

ii.      Lydia.  Aug.  21,  1788.:  d.  Sept.  14,  1821;  unm. 
Children  by  wife  Abigail. 

iii.     Nabby,  Aug.  22,  1796;  m.  Cephas  Perry  (13). 

4.  iv.     Josiah,  Nov.  17,  1798. 

5.  V.      Nathaniel  F.,  Jan.  6,  1802.       A  twin  brother  of  Na- 

thaniel F.,  d.  Feb.  15,  1802. 

4.  Josiah  (s.  of  Josiah^)  ;  m.  Aug.  26,  1821,  Sophia  Taylor,  of 
Scituate.  He  d.  Nov.  4,  1876.  She  d.  Oct.  23,  1881,  aged  79  yrs. 
Lived  on  his  father's  place. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

6.  i.       Josiah  W.,  Feb.  11,  1822. 

7.  ii.      N.  Philip,  Mar.  2,  1824. 

iii.     William  H.,  July  19,  1827;  m.  June,  1857,  Susan  M. 

Magoun,  of  Boston,  dau.  of  Snow  Magoun.     He  d. 

Oct.,  1889.       She  d..  1899  (burned  to  death).       No 

ch. 
iv.     Lucy  H.,  Sept.  5,  1834;  m.  George  F.  Turner.  (3). 
V.      George,  Aug.  29,  1840 ;  unm. 

8.  vi.     Francis,  Aug.  29,  1840. 

5.  Nathaniel  F.  (s.  of  Josiahs)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  10,  1832.  Phcebe 
Bates,  dau.  of  Amos  Bates  (27).  She  d.  and  he  m.  secondly, 
1837,  Mary  E.  Bates,  dau.  of  Amos  Bates  (27).  He  d.  Feb.  15, 
1854,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  17,  1876.  Resided  on  Centre  street  in 
the  house  now  occupied  by  his  son  Myron  F. 

Children  by  wife  Phoebe,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Nathaniel  M.,  Oct.  20,  1833;  d.  in  infancy, 
ii.      John  B..  Mar.  18,  1836;  d.  Oct.  4,  1836. 

By  wife  Mary  R.,  born  in  Hanover: 
iii.     John  B.,  Jan.  23,  1838;  d.  imm,  June  9,  1862. 


84  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

9.     iv.     Amos  B.,  Aug.  24,  1839. 

10.  V.      Myron  F.,  Oct.  20,  1843. 

vi.     Mary  I. ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1867 ;  Joseph  W.  Bean,  of  Boston, 
s.  of  Joseph  Bean.      She  d.  in  Boston.      Two  eh. 

6.  Josiah  W.  (s.  of  Josiah-^) ;  m.  first,  Sept.  13,  1841,  Melinda  S. 
Cox,  dau.  of  Seth  Cox,  of  Hanson.  She  d.  Deo.  21,  1845,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Nov.  30,  1848,  Sarah  T.  Ewell,  dau.  of  Luther  Ewell, 
of  Scituate.  He  d.  May  5,  1908.  (Sarah  T.,  m.  Charles  David, 
and  now  resides  in  Norwell). 

Children  by  wife  Melinda  S.,  born  in  Hanover: 

11.  i.       J.  Warren,  Dec.  8,  1843. 

ii.      Mary  T.,  June  21,  1845;  d.  in  infancy. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah,  all  born  in  South  Scituate,  except  the 
second  one,  who  was  born  in  Hanover, 
iii.     Sarah  M.,  Jan.  6,  1850;  d.  young, 
iv.     Alice  G.,  Apr.  15,  1851;  m.  Alfred  Shaw,  of  Abing- 

ton,  and  d.  August  6,  1879.       One  ch.  d.  young. 
V.      Arthur  B.,  Dec.  13,  1854;  m.  Mary  A.  Smith,  dau.  of 
Robert  Smith,  of  P.  E.  I.,  and  had  ch.  b.  in  So. 
Scituate. 
i.       Sarah  M. 

ii.      Charles  R. ;  m.  Elizabeth  I.  Hammond,  dau.  of 
Joseph  T.   Hammond    (1),   and   now  resides   in 
Bridgewater.       Ch :  first  and  second  born  in  Han- 
over; last  three  born  in  Bridgewater:     Robert  B., 
Jan.    27,    1899;    Mabel,    Dec.    15,    1900;    Ethel; 
Ellen;  Charles. 
iii.     Sadie  M. 
vi.       George  T.,  Sept.  12,  1856;  m.  Myra  Crooker,  of  Hol- 
brook,  and  had  a  dau.  Alice  M.,  who  m.  Eldrew  N, 
Gerrish  (1),  and  a  s.  Charles,  who  m.  and  is  now  d. 
His  wid.  m.  Enoch  Johnson,  s.  of  Enoch  Johnson 
(1).       Charles  had  one  dau. 
vii.    Samuel    N.,  July   13,   1858;   m.   Mary  Thatcher,    of 

Brockton.  Had  2  ch.,  one  of  whom  d.  young. 
viii.  Elmer  E.,  Feb.  24,  1865;  m.  July  23,  1887,  Flora  E. 
Smith,  dau.  of  Wm.  R.  Smith,  of  South  Scituate. 
Has  2  ch.,  b.  in  Norwell :  Millie  G.,  and  Elberta  E. 
ix.  Millie  I.,  July  6,  1868;  m.  May  9,  1887,  Jolm  Roper. 
Resides  in  Whitman.      No  ch. 

7.  N.  Philip  (s.  of  Josiah^)  ;  m.  Aug.  20,  1848,  Melatiah  C.  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Samuel  Stetson  (30).  He  d.  Nov.  2,  1907.  Re- 
sided on  Hanover  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

12.  i.       Henry  E.,  Sept.  21,  1850. 

ii.      Philip  H.,  Sept.  20,  1853;  d.  Mar.  8,  1865. 

iii.     Eliza  J.,  Feb.  19,  1861 ;  d.  Oct.  8,  1861. 

iv.     P.  Chester,  Aug.  2,  1867;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  4.  1893. 


GENEALOGIES.  85 

8.  Francis  (s.  of  Josiah-*) ;  m.  Nov.  8,  1864,  Deborah  A.  Barker, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Barker,  of  Hanson.  She  was  born  April  3, 
1845. 

Children : 

i.       Mary  E.,  b.  in  H.  Apr.  11,  1869 ;  m.  June,  1895,  Claude 
S.  Boardman,  s.  of  Henry  E.  Boardman,  of  Framing- 
ham,  Mass.     Ch : 
i.       Graham  H.,  Sept.  13,  1897. 
ii.      Henry  C,  Sept.  6,  1902. 

ii.      Emma  S.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  16,  1881 ;  d.  July  21,  1882. 

iii.     Ealph  H.,  b.  in  Abington,  Dec.  7,  1884;  d.  Aug.  18, 
1885. 

9.  Amos  B.  (s.  of  Nathaniel  F.^)  ;  m.  Dec.  16,  1860,  Helen  P. 
Barker,  dau.  of  Ira  Barker,  of  S.  Scituate.  He  d.  Mar.  3,  1881. 
Widow  now  resides  in  Milton. 

Children,    first    two    born    in    Hanover;    the    third    born    in 
Boston : 
i.       Helen  M.,  Feb.  12,  1863 ;  m.  Fred  West,  of  Milton.   Has 

a  dau.  Lola,  who  is  m.  and  lives  in  New  Jersey, 
ii.      Lottie  M.,  July  21,  1865;  d.  June  15,  1869. 
iii.     Eena.     Is  a  school  teacher,  and  resides  in  Milton. 
One  child  died  in  infancy. 

10.  Myron  F.  (s.  of  Nathaniel  F.^)  ;  m.  Jan.  23,  1869,  Harriet 
E.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Harrison  Stetson  (45).  Eesides  now  in  his 
father's  house. 

Children : 
i.       Myron  L.,  b.   in   Boston,   Nov.   10,   1872.     Resides  in 

Laurence;  m.  Mae  E.  Meary.    No  ch. 
ii.      Irving  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  19,  1875 ;  unm. 

11.  J.  Warren  (s.  of  Josiah  W.«)  ;  m.  Nov.  11,  1866,  Mary  A. 
Prouty,  dau.  of  Elijah  Prouty,  of  South  Scituate.  She  was  b.  in 
South  Scituate,  Nov.  16,  1845. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Frank  W.,  Dec.  28,  1867;  d.  unm.,  Mav  20,  1890. 
ii.      Walter,  Dec.  8,  1872;  d.  Aug.,  1873. 
iii.     William,  Deo.  8,  1872 ;  d.  Aug.,  1873. 
iv.     Wilfred  L.,  Jan.  8,  1877;  unm. 

12.  Henry  E.  (s.  of  N.  Philip') ;  m.  first,  Nov.  13,  1871,  Eliza 
A.  Rose,  dau.  of  Edwin  Rose  (9).  She  d.  Mar.  23,  1873,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Sept.  30,  1875,  Amy  E.  Barstow,  dau.  of  Robert  Bars- 
tow  (40).  Now  resides  on  Hanover  street,  corner  of  Grove  street. 
See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses." 

Children  by  wife  Amy : 
i.       Fannie  L..  Aug.  30,  1877. 
ii.      Herbert  B.,  Sept.  2,  1879. 
iii.     Ellen  T.,  Nov.  23,  1883. 
iv.     Robert  N..  Apr.  6,  1890;  d.  Apr.  19,  1891. 


86  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

CHAMBERLIN. 

1.  Norman  (s.  of  Alpheus)  b.  in  Conn.,  May  19,  1818;  m.  Oct. 
4,  1841,  Rebecca  S.  Bates,  dau.  of  Thomas  0.  Bates  (41).  He  d. 
Jan.  30,  1886,  and  she  d.  May  20,  1894.  Resided  on  Hanover 
street,  near  Iron  Mine  brook,  in  the  Dr.  Dwelley  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Leander  E.,  Aug.  24,  1843 ;  d.  unm.  Dec.  21,  1903. 
ii.      Myra  A.,  Apr.   6,  1847;  m.  Chas.   H.  Dwelley,  s.  of 

Lemuel  Dwelley  (15). 
iii.     R.  Lillian,  Sept.  11,  1852;  m.  first,  George  R.  Morse 

(3)  ;  m.  secondly,  Samuel  L.  Sides  (1). 

2.  iv.     Jesse  P.,  Nov.  14,  1856. 

V.  Alpheus  N.,  Apr.  25,  1858;  m.  Dec.  31,  1900,  Olive  S. 
Dickinson,  widow  of  Chas.  Dickinson,  and  dau.  of 
Hiram  Witham. 

2.  Jesse  F.  (s.  of  Norman^) ;  m.  Aug.  3,  1876,  Ella  I.  Terry,  dau. 
of  Enoch  Terry,  of  Rockland.  She  was  b.  Nov.  8,  1850.  Resides 
on  Main  street  in  the  house  which  Edward  G.  Brooks  owned  and 
occupied  at  his  death. 

Children  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Grace  N.,  Nov.  2,  1877. 

CHAPMAN. 

1.  Ralph,  aet.  20,  was  of  Southwark,  Eng.,  and  came  to  America 
in  the  Elizabeth,  of  London,  William  Stagg,  master,  in  1635.  He 
was  of  Duxbury  in  1640.  Ship  carpenter  by  trade.  He  m.  Nov. 
23,  1642,  Lydia  Wills,  and  d.  abt.  1671,  leaving  several  ch.,  of 
whom  Ralph  had  a  son,  John  of  H. 

2.  John  (s.  of  Ralph,  and  a  gr.  s.  of  Ralph  (1)  )  ;  m.,  June, 
1730,  Sarah  Booth,  dau.  of  Abraham  Booth.  He  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  3, 
1811,  aet.  105  yrs.  He  was  of  the  Society  of  Priends.  Probably 
resided  on  Elm  street. 

Children : 

3.  i.       John,  Apr.  5,  1741. 

ii.      Sarah;  m.  John  Rogers,  of  Marshfield. 

iii.     Deliverance;  m.  Wing  Rogers,  of  Marshfield. 

iv.     Mary;  m.  Joseph  Rogers,  of  Marshfield. 

3.  John  (s.  of  John2)  ;  m.  first,  Mar.  13,  1766,  Ruth  Torrey,  dau. 
of  Jesse  Torrey  (7)  ;  m.  secondly.  Mar.  22,  1786,  Abigail  Bates, 
dau.  of  Clement  Bates  (6).  He  m.  thirdly,  Dec.  14,  1790,  Bethia 
Gardner,  of  Pembroke.  He  d.  in  H.,  May  20,  1809,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Dec.  1841,  aet.  83. 

Children  by  wife  Bethia;  b.  in  Hanover: 

4.  i.       Daniel,  Jan.  27,  1800  and  others. 

4.  Daniel  (s.  of  John-"*)  ;  m.  Clara  Burbank.  He  d.  March  16, 
1884.  Resided  for  a  time  on  Center  street,  where  Myron  F. 
Chamberlin  ipw  resides,  he  having  built  the  house ;  but  he  lived  the 


GENEALOGIES.  87 

most  of  his  life,  hoAvever,  in  the  house  on  Washington  street,  wliere 
he  died. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Clarissa,  May  1,  1823 ;  m.  William  F.  Harris,  of  South 
Scituate,  and  had  ch :  Wm.  F.,  Clara  L.,  and  Charles 
W. 
ii.      Harriet,  Nov.  1,  1834;  m.  Laban  W.  Wilder  (3). 

5.  iii.     Ara,  Oct.  14,  1827. 

6.  iv.     Timothy  B.,  July  18,  1831. 

7.  V.      Daniel  L.,  Sept.  15,  1834. 

vi.  Laura  A.,  July  24,  1840;  m.  Elias  Eaymond,  s.  of  Elias 
Raymond,  of  Weymouth.  She  d.  Dec.  17,  i;)03. 
Children : 

i.       Lloyd  A.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1859. 
ii.      Son,  b.  in  H.,  May  30,  1861;  d.  July  24,  1861. 
iii.     Daufi^hter  b.  in  Weymouth,  Oct.  1,  1864;  d.  Nov. 

29,  1864. 
iv.     Clara  I.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  May  15,  1867;  d.  in 

H.,  aged  abt.  12  yrs. 

5.  Ara  (s.  of  Daniel^)  ;  m.  Sally  W.  Damon,  dau.  of  David  Da- 
mon. He  d.  Sept.  2,  1852,  and  she  d.  in  Chelsea,  Dec,  1904,  aged 
67  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Norwell: 
i.       Eugene  L.,  Sept.  6,  1847;  m.  Helen  Bates,  of  North 
Abington. 

6.  Timothy  B.  (s.  of  DanieP)  ;  m.  first.  Dee.  38,  1853,  Hannah 
B.  Vining,  dau.  of  David  Vining  (1).  She  d.  July,  1893,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Carrie  Martin,  of  Boston.  Resided  in  Norwell,  near 
the  Hanover  line. 

Children  by  wife  Hannah  B.,  born  in  Norwell : 
i.       Charles  Y.,  April  26,  1856 ;  unm. 

7.  Daniel  L.  (s.  of  Daniel^);  m.  Deo.  37,  1860,  Fidelia  W. 
Raymond,  dau.  of  Elias  Raymond,  of  E.  Weymouth.  She  was 
b.  in  1844,  and  d.  Deo.  7,  1874.  He  d.  Dec.  10,  1902.  Resided 
on  Washington  street  in  the  house  whicli  he  constructed,  near  his 
father's  house. 

Children : 
i.       Edward  E.,  b.  in  E.  Weymoutli,  Mar.  20,  1861 ;  m.  and 

resides  in  Maiden, 
ii.      Lillie  M.,  b.  in  H.  May  33,  1866;  m.  first,  Geo.  W. 
Fish   (1)  ;  m.  secondly,  Alonzo  P.  Henderson   (9). 
iii.     Benjamin  A.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  14,  1871;  d.  Mar.  3,  1873. 

CHENEY. 

1.  Benjamin  11.  (s.  of  William)  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Mar.  20, 
1858.  Came  to  H.  Apr.,  1887;  m.  Apr.  15,  1883,  Eva  McKay, 
dau.  of  James  McKay,  of  Nova  Scotia.      She  was  b.  Aug.  22,  1862. 


88  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       J.  Orville,  May  13,  1886. 
ii.      Fred  I.,  Feb.  26,  1888. 

CHRISTY. 

1.  John  W.  (s.  of  Thaddeus)  b.  in  Cornwallis,  ISTova  Scotia,  May, 
1852;  m.  Oct.  6,  1874,  Elizabeth  Crowe,  dau.  of  John  Crowe,  of 
Sharon,  Mass.  Came  to  Hanover,  1903.  Resides  on  Whiting 
street,  north  of  Webster  street.       No  ch. 

CHRISTIE. 

1.  Michael  (s.  of  Alec)  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Bridget  Bannon,  who 
was  b.  in  Ireland.  Came  to  H.  from  Maryland  about  1850.  He 
d.  Sept.  18,  1906,  aged  90  yrs.  Resided  on  Elm  street,  near  Iron 
Mine  brook. 

Children,  the  last  8  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Patrick,  b.  in  Baltimore;  d.  Jan.  12,  1871,  aged  18  yrs. 
ii.      John,  b.  in  Baltimore;  d.  Jan.  20,  1879,  aged  23  yrs. 
iii.     Mary  A.,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Aug.  18,  1857;  m.  Oct.  3, 

1883,  Daniel  McLean,  of  P.  E.  I.       Has  ch.  May,  a 

son  Charles  having  d.  aged  11  yrs. 

2.  iv.     Michael  J.,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  July  22,  1859. 

3.  V.      Alexander  H.,  Sept.,  1861. 

vi.     Catherine  L,  May  8,  1863;  m.  Fred  C.  Ridgeway  (1). 
vii.    Bridget  T.,  Apr.  16,  1865;  m.  Anthony  E.  Hoban  (1). 
viii.  William  E.,  May  6,  1867;  d.  Mar.  13,  1873. 
ix.     Malcom,  Mar.  11,  1869 ;  d.  aged  9  mos. 
X.      Joseph  M.,  Sept.  27,  1870 ;  m.  Nellie  Roundy,  of  Ever- 
ett.     No  ch.      He  d.  Aug.  11,  1905. 
xi.     Margaret  E.,  July  27,  1872;  m.  Thomas  J.  Levings 

xii.    Sarah  T.,  Oct.  7,  1874;  unm. 

2.  Michael  J.  (s.  of  MichaeP)  ;  m.  Catherine  M.  Gay,  dau.  of 
William  Gay  (1).  Resided  in  Rockland,  where  he  d.  May  10, 
1903. 

Children : 
i.       William  E.,  b.  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  Jan.  10,  1881. 
ii.      John  F.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  March  12,  1883;  d.  July  12, 

1902. 
iii.     Florence  L.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Sept.  3,  1885. 

3.  Alexander  H.  (s.  of  MichaeU)  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1884,  Annie  An- 
derson, of  Charlestown,  dau.  of  Daniel  Anderson.  She  was  b. 
Feb.  22,  1860. 

Children,  last  six  of  whom  were  born  in  Pembroke : 
i.       Joseph,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  1,  1887;  d.  Apr.  5,  1891. 
ii.      John,  Mar.  29,  1890. 
iii.     Alice,  Jan.  27,  1892. 


GENEALOGIES.  "^  89 

iv.  William,  Feb.  26,  1894. 

V.  Frank,  June  21,  1897. 

vi.  Agnes,  Sept.  11,  1898. 

vii.  Ernest,  Dee.  29,  1903. 

CHUBBUCK. 

1.     Isaac  B.,   (s.  of  Isaac  B.),  b.  in  North  Hardwich,  Aug.  26, 
1866;  m.  Nov.  15,  1892,  Edith  M.  Strang,  dau:  of  Peter  Strang. 
She  was  b.  in  Duxbury,  May  21,  1874. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Maud  E.,  Sept.  24,  1897. 

ii.      LeForest  B.,  Apr.   18,  1901. 

iii.     Melvin  W.,  July  24,  1902. 

iv.     Mabel  F.,  May  21,  1906. 
Note. — Olive  A.  Torrey,  b.  June  18,  1896,  resided  in  Chubbuck 
family  since  Oct.,  1896. 

CHUECH. 

1.  Richard  (s.  of  Joseph)  was  b.  1608,  and  was  freeman  in 
Eoston  in  1630,  and  Plymouth,  1632.  He  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
Eichard  Warren,  in  1636,  and  was  father  of  Col.  Benjamin,  the 
noted  soldier  of  the  Indian  Wars.  In  the  life  of  Col.  Church, 
drawn  up  by  his  son  Thomas,  it  is  said  that  Eichard's  father  Jos- 
eph, ''with  two  of  his  brethren,  came  early  into  New  England,  as 
refugees  from  the  religious  oppression  of  the  parent  state";  and 
Deane  suggests,  that  Richard,  who  was  early  in  Hingham,  may 
have  been  one  of  these  brethren,  and  hence  uncle  to  the  warrior; 
and  this  Richard  had  a  son  Nathaniel,  probably  the  one  who  settled 
in  Scituate  in  1666,  whose  farm  was  on  the  North  river,  south  of 
Cornet  Stetson's,  including  the  Bald  Hills,  and  his  house  stood 
near  the  river,  and  nearly  opposite  to  Job's  landing.  From 
Xatlianiel,  probably  descended  Timothy  Church,  of  Hanover. 

2.  Timothy  (s.  of  Nathaniel?,  and  gr.  s.  of  Nathaniel,  of  Scit- 
uate?) ;  m.  Sept.  5,  1765,  Elizabeth  Eose,  dau.  of  Thomas  Eose  (3). 
He  d.  Mar.  2,  1776,  and  his  wid.  Mar.  24,  1794.  Lived  east  of 
Washington  street,  near  Martin  Church  house. 

Children : 

3.  i.       Timothy,  bap.    Mav  29,  1768. 

ii.      Hannah  S.,  b.  May  29,  1772;  d.  Apr.  17,  1795. 

3.  Timothy  (s.  of  Timothy^)  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1796,  Eebecca  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Samuel  Stetson  (22).  She  d.  Julv  12,  1850,  aet.  75. 
He  d.  March  12.  1828.  Lived  east  of  Wasliington  street  near 
Martin  Church  liouse. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Timothy,  Sept.  20,  1797,  drowned  in  North  river,  May 
2,  1815. 

4.  ii.      William,  Dec.  19,  1799. 

5.  iii.     Samuel  S.,  bap.  Julv  4,  1802. 


90  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

6.  iv.     Martin,  bap.  1805. 

V.      Elizabeth  E.,  bap.  Sept.  18,  1808;  d.  imm.,  July  28, 

1892. 
vi.     Lucy,  1809;  d.  July  4,  1812. 
vii.    Harvey,  1816;  d.  May  14,  1818. 
viii.  An  infant;  d.  Jan.  22,  1820. 

4.  William  (s.  of  TimothyS) ;  m.  July  29,  1821,  Lucy  B.  Syl- 
vester, dau.  of  Robert  Sylvester  (16).  She  d.  Feb.  15,  1858,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  Jan.  5,  1859,  Mary  J.  Mann,  dau.  of  David 
Mann  (13).  He  d.  Nov.  24,  1881,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  13,  1901. 
Tanner  by  trade.  Selectman.  Constructed  and  resided  in  house 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  S.  Stetson,  on  Hanover  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  W.,  Nov.  21,  1824;  m.  Joseph  B.  Sylvester  (24). 

7.  ii.      William,  Oct.  15,  1827. 

iii.  Eliza  M.,  Feb.,  1835;  m.  Feb.  10,  1859,  Horace  M.  Bil- 
lings, s.  of  Adam  Billings.  Resided  in  Springfield. 
Ch: 

i.       Lucy  F.,  Apr.  8,  1861 ;  d.  in  infancy, 
ii.      Lucy  B.,  June  29,  1862 ;  m.  Jan.  14,  1885,  Clar- 
ence S.  Lieutwieler. 
iii.     Annie  M.,  May  12,  1864. 
iv.     Hannah  S.,  Nov.,  1837;  m.  Apr.  13,  1856,  William  S. 
Winslow,  s.  of  William  Winslow,  of  S.   Scituate. 
He  d.  Apr.  13,  1878,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  30,  1885. 
Child  born  in  South  Scituate: 

i.  Charlotte  E.,  Nov.  30,  1859;  m.  May  1,  1887, 
Walter  C.  Barnard,  s.  of  Charles  D.  Barnard,  of  So. 
Scituate.      No  ch. 

5.  Samuel  S.  (s.  of  Timothy^) ;  m.  first,  Dec.  14,  1828,  Sarah  E. 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Robert  Sylvester  (16).  She  d.  Dec.  28,  1850, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  May  8,  1854,  Jane  Bates,  wid.  of  Silas  G. 
Bates,  who  was  s.  of  Thomas  0.  Bates  (41),  and  dau.  of  Joseph 
Briggs  (3).  He  d.  May  7,  1883,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  6,  19nL 
Jlesided  on  Washington  St.,  in  house  now  owned  by  Willie  S. 
Packard,  and  on  the  same  spot  on  which  stood  the  Jonathan  Pratt 
House,  which  was  taken  down  by  Mr.  Church,  at  the  time  the  pres- 
ent house  was  built  in  1832. 

Children  by  wife  Sarah  E.,  born  in  Hanover : 

8.  i.       Samuel  H.,  Sept.  15,  1830. 

9.  ii.      Timothy,  Oct.  3,  1832. 

iii.     Juletta  S.,  Jan.  12,  1834;  m.  Turner  Stetson  (41). 

iv.     Sarah  E.,  Apr.  28,  1836;  d.  Aug.  12,  1901. 

V.      Mary  A.,  Nov.  5,  1838;  m.  Melzar  C.  Bailey  (40). 
10.     vi.     Robert  S.,  Jan.  18,  1842. 

vii.    Benjamin,  Jan.  25,  1844;  m.  Sept.  25,  1868,  Sarah  E. 

Pratt,  dau.  of  John  S.  Pratt  of  Hanson.  She  was 
born  in  Hanson,  March  15,  1847.       He  d.  Dee.  22, 


GENEALOGIES.  91 

1889,  and  his  wid.  m.  Clarence  F.  Brown  (1).       No 
eh. 
viii.  Alice  11.,  Oct.  6,  1850;  d.  Mar.  10,  1851. 

6.  Martin  (s.  of  Timothy'*)  ;  m.  Dec.  12,  18:52,  Caroline  St^'tson, 
dau.  of  Edward  Stetson  (34).  She  d.  June  18,  1883,  and  he  d. 
Sept.  29,  1895.  Resided  on  Washington  St.,  in  the  house  built 
by  himself  about  1840,  on  the  spot  where  stood  the  house  of 
Othniel  Pratt. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  B.  E.,  Nov.  26,   1838;  m.   (Jeorge  I.   McLuuth- 

Im  (1). 
ii.      Hannah  M.,  Jan.  1,  1844;  m.  Tarker  W.  Cushing  (2). 

7.  William  (s.  of  William'*)  ;  m.  Nov.,  185G,  Betsey  B.  Wilson, 
dau.  of  Elisha  C.  Stetson  (43).  Tie  d.  Sept.  30.  1864,  and  his 
wid.  m.  J.  Harrison  Porter.  Resided  on  Hanover  street,  near  his 
father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  E.,  Jan.  27,  1858;  d.  Feb.  15,  1858. 
11.     ii.      Frederick  W.,  July  3,  1859. 

iii.     Lucy  S.,  Aug.  26,  1861;  d.  unm.  June  7,  1882. 

8.  Samuel  H.  (s.  of  Samuel  S.^)  ;  m.  July  14,  1861,  Ellen  C. 
Gardner,  dau.  of  Thomas  J.  Gardner  (2).  For  many  years  an 
anchor  smith.  Selectman.  Resides  on  Mill  street.  See  chapter 
on  "Old  Houses." 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edward  G.,  July  20,  1868;  d.  Mar.  11,  1876. 

9.  Timothy  (s.  of  Samuel  S.^)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1853,  Frances  E. 
Tirrell,  dau.  of  Jared  Tirrell  of  Weymouth.  Pie  d.  Aug.  15,  3889, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  14,  1906. 

Children : 
i.       Lucinda  E.,  Mar.  13,  1854;  m.  Ann.  31,  1874,  Ix.well 

R.  Thomas    Ch: 

i.       Parker  E.,  Aug.  22,  1876. 

ii.      Zoe  E.,  Apr.  4,  1883. 
ii.      Burton  F.,  Dec.   27,  1864;  m.  June   13,  1889,  Carrie 

W.  Niekerson.     Ch  : 

i.       Lowell  B.,  May  20,  1894. 

ii.      Evelyn  A.,  Nov.  23,  1897. 

iii.     Ethel  F.,  July  6,  1899. 

10.  Robert  S.  (s.  of  Samuel  S.^)  ;  m.  June  7.  1864,  Saba  D. 
Estes,  dau.  of  William  Estes  (18).  He  d.  Nov.  21,  1891.  Served 
in  Civil  War.  Resided  on  King  street,  where  his  wifl.  now  re- 
sides.    See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses." 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Everett  B.,  July  6,  1866;  m.  Oct.  8.  1891,  Annie  M. 
Culver,   dau.   of  Albert   Culver   of   Rockland.      She 
was  b.  Sept.  23,  1867. 


S2  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

12.     ii.      Eugene  I.,  Nov.  4,  1868. 
iii.     Effie  S.,  Feb.  23,  1876. 

Joseph  Wasliington,  colored,  b.  in  North  Carolina,  in 
1857,  d.  in  H.,  in  1881,  lived  in  the  family  of  Robert 
S.  Church. 

11.  Frederick  W.  (s.  of  William"^);  m.  first,  Minnie  Murray; 
secondly,  Dec.  14,  1881,  Emma  M.  Eamsdell,  dau.  of  Joseph 
Eamsdell,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Joseph  Briggs  (3).  She  d.  Feb.  9, 
18!:t6,  and  he  d.  Feb.  29,  1892. 

Child  by  wife  Minnie: 
i.       Alice  G.,  Feb.   14,   1880;  m.   Sept.   14,  1904,  Joseph 
F.  Merritt,  s.  of  Joseph  Merritt,  of  Norwell.       Ch: 
Joseph  F.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  9,  1905. 
Children  by  wife  Emma  M. : 
ii.      Joseph  W.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  7,  1884. 
iii.     Arthur  B.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  July  15,  1886. 
iii.     Ethel  S.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  6,  1890. 

12.  Eugene  I.  (s.  of  Ptobert  S.^^)  ;  m.  Sarah  L.  Poole,  dau.  of 
Charles  H.  Poole  of  Rockland.  She  was  b.  June  17,  1867.  Re- 
sides on  King  street,  in  his  mother's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Stella  M.,  Aug.  14,  1895. 
ii.      Evelyn  I.,  Dec.  20,  1897. 
iii.     Robert  S.,  Mar.  30,  1899. 

CHURCH. 

1.  George  N.  (s.  of  George  H.  of  Pembroke)  b.  in  Pembroke,  Dec. 
20,  1857;  m.  Mar.  22,  1895,  Minnie  A.  Coates,  dau.  of  David 
Coates.  She  was  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Oct.  5,  1876.  Resides 
in  the  "Hiram  Gardner"  house,  corner  of  Mill  and  Washington 
.streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       G.  Orville,  Sept.  18,  1897. 

ii.      Elwin  D.,  May  17,  1900;  d.  Mar.  14,  1902. 

CHURCH. 

1.  Lewis  C.  (s.  of  David  F.)  b.  Sept.,  1816;  m.  Sept.  15,  1837, 
Angeline  Bates,  dau.  of  Calvin  Bates  (32).  She  d.  Mar.  17, 
1860.  and  he  d.  Dec.  9,  1866.       Resided  on  Winter  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
9.     i.       Lewis  A.,  Mar.  29,  1839. 

ii.  Amelia  F.,  Jan.  25,  1841 ;  m.  Dec.  28,  1861,  Augustus 
P.  Barstow,  of  West  Duxbury,  s.  of  Lewis  Barstow. 
She  d.  Apr.  24,  1862. 

2.  Lewis  A.  (s.  of  Lewis  C.i)  ;  m.  Sept.  8,  1873,  Sarah  E.  Mun- 
roe,  dau.  of  Hiram  Munroe  (1).  She  d.  May  19,  1895.  Re- 
sides on  Spring  street. 


GENEALOGIES.  9$ 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
3.     i.       Wilbur  L.,  Sept.  18,  1874. 

ii.      Amelia  C,  Oct.  13,  1876;  m.  Hiram  H.  Howland  (1). 

3.  Wilbur  L.  (s.  of  Lewis  A.^)  ;  m.  Feb.  2,  1893.  Abbie  F.  Pier- 
son,  dau.  of  Ezra  F.  Pierson.  Slie  was  b.  in  Carver,  Dec.  3,  ]873_ 
Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  Robert  L.  b.  in  Norwell : 

i.       Sarah  E.,  May  24,  1895. 

ii.      Arthur  W.,  x\pr.  21,  1897. 

iii.     Eva  F.,  Apr.  17,  1899. 

iv.     Eobert  L.,  Apr.  5,  1902. 

CHURCHILL. 

1.     Edward  (s.  of  Samuel)  of  Abington;  m.  Dec.  24,  1891.  Edith 
P.  Mann,  dau.  of  Everett  N.  Maim  (18). 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Everett  A.,  Dec.  2,  1892. 

ii.      Velma  L.,  Nov.  19,  1895. 

CHURCHILL. 

1.  Job  (s.  of  Job  of  Plymouth)  ;  m.  Nancy  J.  Stetson,  wid.  of 
Martin  T.  Stetson  (1)  and  dau.  of  Major  Joshua  Mann  (12).  He 
d.  Apr.  11,  1882,  aged  70  yrs.  She  d.  Feb.  9,  1902.  No  children. 
Resided  on  Centre  street. 


CLAPP. 

1.  George  A.  (s.  of  Allen),  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Jan.  11,  1849;  m. 
Aug.  25,  1880,  Abby  A.  Stetson,  dau.  of  John  Stetson  (39).  He 
d.  June  18,  1899.  Resided  while  in  Hanover  on  Broadway.  His 
widow  now  resides  in  Newtonville,  Mass.  Was  pi'esident  of  E.  H. 
Clapp  Rubber  Co. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.   Geo.  A.,  Feb.  25,  1883. 

ii.   John  S.,  Nov.  28,  1884. 

iii.     Antoinette  W.,  Sept.  21,  1894. 

CLARK. 

1.  George  J.  J.  (s.  of  William  S.  of  P.  E.  I.)  b.  in  P.  E.  I.,  in 
1866.  Came  to  H.  in  1901.  President  of  "National  Fireworks 
Co."  m.  Sep.  7,  1898,  Amelia  Grossman  of  Rockland.  She  wa» 
born  in  P.  E.  I.  Resides  on  King  St.,  near  tlie  Fireworks  Plant. 
Children : 

i.       Oliver  F.,  June  26,  1899. 

ii.      George  L.,  Jan.  29,  1901. 

iii.     William  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  30,  1902. 

iv.     Stanley  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan,  11,  1904. 


94  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


CLARK. 

1.     Allen  F.  (s.  of  William  S.  of  P.  E.  I.),  b.  in  P.  E.  I.,  June 
9,  1875.     Came  to  H.  in  1904;  m.  Nov.  8,  1904,  Grace  A.  Cham- 
bers, of  Newport,  N.  S.     She  was  b.  in  1885. 
Ch.  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alma  C,  Dec.  17,  1905. 

CLARK. 

1.     John  H.  (s.  of  Walter  H.),  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  13,  1880;  m.  Nov. 
27,  1902,  Mary  E.  McAuliffe,  dau.  of  John  L.  McAuliffe.    She  was 
b.  in  Pembroke,  Apr.  23,  1884. 
Ch.  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Clara  H.,  June  15,  1906. 

CLARK. 

1.     Silas  (s.  of  Almorin  of  Braintree)  ;  m.  Charlotte  A.  Stevens 
of  Cambridgeport.     She  d.  in  H.  Sept.  12,  1878.     He  d.  in  Rock- 
land, Jan.  20,  1892. 
Child: 
i.       Clara  A.,  b.  Dec.  29,  1848;  m.  Henry  W.  Wliiting  (1). 
Two  grand  ch:  i.,  Alonzo  E.,  b.  1865;  m.  Dec.  25,  1903,  Lydia  A. 
D.  Whitmarsh,  dau.  of  Samuel  Whitmarsh,  and  ii.,  Frank. 

CLARK. 

1.  Thomas,  came  from  Plymouth  to  Scituate  in  1674.  His  farm 
was  on  the  w.  of  Walnut  Tree  Hill,  adjoining  that  of  Cornet  Buck. 
He  m.  Martha  Curtis  in  1676,  dau.  of  Richard  Curtis  of  Scituate. 

Children : 

2.  i.       Thomas,  and  ten  others. 

2.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  first  in  1705,  Alice  Rogers,  dau. 
of  John  Rogers  (3).  She  d.  abt.  1719.  He  m.  secondly,  ^lice 
Parker,  and  moved  to  Rochester  in  1731. 

Children  by  wife  Alice,  all  bap.  May  3,  1719 : 

3.  i.       John,  and  others. 

3.  John  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  Abigail  Tolman  of  Scituate,  who 
d.  in  H.  a  wid.,  Aug.  21,  1789,  aet  58  yrs.  Shipwright  by  trade. 
Lived  near  where  Mrs.  Harraden  now  resides  on  Washington 
street,  in  a  house  2  stories  in  front,  sloping  back  nearly  to  the 
ground. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Hannah,  d.  in  H.,  unm.,  Apr.  15,  1810,  aet.  88  yrs. 
ii.      Ruth,  m.  James  Blankenship  of  Rochester  in  1747. 

4.  iii.     Nathaniel,  1731? 

iv.     Ellrane  or  Eleanor,  d.  unm.,  May  15,  1809,  aet.  77  yrs. 
V.      John,  was  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  d.  at  West 

Point;  m.  and  left  ch.  who  moved  to  Rochester, 
vi.     Benjamin. 


GENEALOGIES.  95 

vii.    Lydia,  m.  Aug.  3,  17G0,  Joshua  Barker,  oT  Kochester. 

5.  viii.     Belcher. 

ix.     Abigail,  m.  a  Bolles  of  Eochester? 

X.      Sage,  m.  Mar.  3,  1769,  Josiah  Mann  Jr.,  of  Scituate. 

4.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Nov.  17,  1763,  Alice  Healy.  He 
d.  in  1814,  aet.  73  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  11,  1818,  aet.  75  yrs. 
Ship  carpenter  by  trade.  Lived  on  east  side  of  Washington  street, 
opposite  end  of  Hanover  street,  in  the  house  for  many  years  oc- 
cupied by  Henry  Bates. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       John;  m.  a  Roberts.       Eesided  and  d.  in  Plymouth, 

leaving  ch. 
ii.      Nathaniel.     Eesided  in  Plymouth  and  Eochester. 

6.  iii.     Benjamin  H. 

■  iv.     Alice;  m.  July  17,  1796,  Levi  Caswell,  who  d.  in  Me. 
Moved  to  Leeds,  Me.       Had  11  ch. 
V.      Chloe  M.;  m.  Jabez  Studley  (7). 

5.  Belcher  (s.  of  JohnS)  ;  m.  first,  June  37,  1771,  Ann  Wade, 
who  d.  abt.  1781 ;  m.,  secondly,  Aug.  4,  1783,  wid.  Sarah  Perry, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  Josselyn  (8).  Ship  carpenter  by  trade.  It  is 
said  that  he  was  in  the  Eevolutionary  War  abt.  8  mos.  He  d.  Oct. 
17,  1836,  aet.  84  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  abt.  1831.  Eesidence  same 
as  his  father's. 

Children : 
i.       Silvia;  d.  Mar.  30,  1799,  aet.  35  yrs. 
ii.      Barnabas,  d.  unm.,  aet.  49  yrs. 

7.  iii.     Joseph  W. 

8.  iv.     Zebulon,  Aug.  4,  1780. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah : 

v.      Euth,  bt.  June  81,  1795;  m.  Alpha  Tribou,  and  d.  in 

Abington  abt.  1846. 
vi.     Sarah,  bt.  June  21,  1795;  m.  a  Sampson. 
vii    Eeuben,  bt.  June  31,  1795;  d.  unm. 
viii.    Francis,  bt.  June  31,  1795;  m.  and  had  ch.     Eesided 

in  Portland,  Me. 
ix.     David,  bt.  June  21,  1795;  m.  and  had  ch.     Eesirled  in 

Me. 

6.  Benjamin  H.  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  Oct.  10,  1803,  Mary  Neal. 
Moved  to  Marshfield. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Thomas  G.,  Feb.  31,  1804. 

ii.      Benjamin  H.,  Mar.  28,  1805. 
'  iii.     Mary;  m.  Nathl.  H.  Whiting,  of  Marshfield. 
And  others. 

7.  Joseph  W.  (s.  of  Belcher^^)  ;  m.  Beulah  Bassett,  of  Kingston, 
who  d.  Oct.  19,  1847,  aet.  67  yrs.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the 
end  of  Oakland  avenue. 


96  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Ann  W.,  Nov.  22,  1812;  ra.  Joseph  C.  Stockbridge 
(15). 

ii.  Joseph,  July  5,  1815;  m.,  hrst,  Ann  Caldwell,  and 
secondly,  Jennet  Crook.     Resided  in  Medford. 

iii.     Elizabeth  W.,  May  1,  1818;  m.  Levi  Sturtevant  (1). 

iv.     Lydia  B.,  July  14,  1821;  m.  Gad  J.  Bailey  (27). 
y.     V.      Andrew,  Nov.  3,  1824. 

vi.  Sophia  B.,  July,  1829;  m.,  first,  Dec.  11,  1853,  Josiah 
Holmes,  Jr.,  of  Kingston,  s.  of  Josiah  Holmes.  Ch., 
Nellie  S.;  d.  Feb.  IG,  1906,  aged  45  yrs.  He  d.  She 
m.,  secondly,  Joseph  W.  Cudworth   (1). 

10.  vii.    Henry,  Nov.  3,  1832. 

8.  Zebulon  (s.  of  Belcher'*) ;  m.  in  1812,  Christianna  Josselyn, 
dau.  of  Isaac  Josselyn.  Was  she  a  gr.  dau.  of  Isaac  Josselyn  (12)  ? 
Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the  Four  Corners.  Blacksmith,  ship- 
wright, farmer,  etc.  He  d.  June  17,  1857,  and  his  wid.  d.  April 
10,  1881,  aged  90  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Almira,   Dec.    20,    1813;   m.    Oct.    7,    1838,   Amander 

Alden.     Resided  in  Bridgewater. 
ii.      George,  Nov.  6,  1815;  d.  in  Washington,  N.  C,  aet.  27 
yrs. 

11.  iii.     Samuel,  Sep.  7,  1817. 

iv.  Charles  H.,  July  27,  1819;  m.  Sarah  Cook.  Resided 
in  Pembroke.  Had  ch.,  Sarah  F.,  Charles  C, 
Lomyra  H.  and  Eliza  H. 

V.  liovisa.  May  13,  1821;  m.  June  9,  1850,  Alexander 
Alden  of  Abington. 

vi.     William,  Nov.  23,  1823;  d.  num.,  Mar.  9.  1903. 

vii.    Priseilla,  Jan.  10,  1826;  m.  George  W.  Eells  (14). 

viii.  Mary  A.,  Nov.  23,  1828,  unm.     Resides  in  Whitman. 

9.  Andrew  (s.  of  Joseph  W."^)  ;  m.  first,  Mar.  15,  1854,  Sarah 
Briggs,  dau.  of  Henry  Briggs  of  South  Scituate.  She  was  b.  Jan. 
5,  1832,  and  d.  Apr.  23,  1863.  He  m.,  secondly,  wid.  Celia  M. 
Keene,  dau.  of  Wm.  Lewis.  She  d.  Nov.  10,  1881,  and  he  m., 
thirdly  in  1884,  Jane  C.  McDougall.  While  in  H.  he  resided  on 
King  street.      He  d.  in  East  Bridgewater,  Jan.  24,  1904, 

Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       George  E.,  Aug.  9,  1859;  d.  Apr.  28,  1868. 

ii.      Lucy  B.,  Sept.  22,  1862;  m.  Edward  F.   Flls   (1). 
Children  by  wife  Celia  M. : 

iii.     Melvin  0.,  Aug.  31,  1867 ;  unm. 

iv.     George  E.,  Dec.  4,  1869;  d.  Nov.  2,  1881. 

V.      Herbert  C,  Dec.  3,  1870;  unm. 

vi.  Alice  M.,  Sept.  22,  1874;  m.  Nov.  27,  3  895,  Lawrence 
L.  Gardner,  s.  of  Benjamin  Gardner  of  Pembroke. 

vii.    Henry  L.,  Juue  7,  1876;  d.  Aug.  15,  1876. 


J 


.  GENEALOGIES.  ^'^ 

viii.  Waldo  B.,  July  10,  1878;  d.  Oct.  13,  1878. 
Children  by  wife  June  C. : 
ix.     Henry  E.,  Jan.  7,  1885;  d.  May  14,  1890. 
X.      Edith  L.,  Jan.  19,  1891;  d.  Jan.  23,  1891. 
xi.     Harold  E.,  Apr.  10,  1893;  d. 
xii.    Arthur  W.,  Oct.  10,  1896. 

10.  Henry  (s.  of  Joseph  W."^) ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1856,  Ann  E.  Hatch, 
dau.  of  John  Hatch  (18).     He  d.  in  Kockland,  Feb.  8,  1876. 

Children: 
i.       Nellie  E.,  Sep.  19,  1857;  d.  Dec.  4,  1873. 
ii.      Frank  B.,  Dec.  8,  1862;  m.  May  27,  1882,  Abbie  P. 
Bennett  of   Ct.     Resides   in   Eockland.     Have   one 
child,  Edna  M.,  b.  June  6,  1886. 

11.  Samuel  (s.  of  Zebulon^) ;  m.  Jan.  8,  1845,  Lydia  S.  Eells, 
dau.  of  Edward  Eells  (10).  She  d.  Apr.  22,  1897.  Eesided  in 
Medford. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah  E.,  d.  Sept.  1,  1848. 
ii.      Mary  S. 

iii.     Infant,  d.  May  10,  1849. 
iv.     Sarah  L. 
V.      Samuel  H.,  d.  May  10,  1863. 

COBBETT. 

1.  Fred  B.  (s.  of  James,  of  Norwell)  ;  m.  first  in  1895,  Elizabeth 
F.  Keene,  dau.  of  Charles  H.  Keene  (1).  She  d.  Jan.  30,  1899, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Effie  A.  Cummings,  dau.  of  Edwin  Cummings 

Child  by  wife  Lizzie  F.,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Howard  L.,  Mar.  4,  1896. 
Child  by  wife  Effie  A. : 

ii.      Stanley  C,  b.  in  Rockland,  May  1,  1901. 

iii.     Lester  F.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  15,  1902. 

COBBETT. 

1.     J.  Arthur  (s.  of  James,  of  Norwell) ;  m.  in  1896,  Elizabeth 
H.  Winslow,  dau.  of  Frederick  R.  Winslow  (10). 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Irving  B.,  May  4,  1897. 

ii.      Sumner  H.,  Nov.  24,  1898. 

iii.     Bernice  E.,  Feb.  27,  1906. 

COLE. 

1.  John  A.  (s.  of  Alfred),  b.  in  Plymouth,  May  1,  1843;  m. 
June  20,  1875,  Ella  F.  Josselyn,  dau.  of  George  R.  Josselyn  (42). 
He  d.  Dec.  3rd,  1905.  Resided  on  King  street,  in  house  now  oc- 
cupied by  George  J.  J.  Clark. 


98  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
2.     i.      Eldon  F.,  Apr.  12,  1878. 

ii.      George  E.,  Apr.,  1888 ;  d.  June  5,  1888. 

2.     Eldon  F.  (s.  of  John  A.^)  ;  ni.  in  1900,  Emma  S.  Corlew,  dau. 
of  Francis  A.   Corlew    (1).     Eesides  on  Circuit  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself,  near  West  Hanover  station. 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lida  F.,  Jan.  4,  1901. 

COLLINGWOOD. 

1.  Charles  S.  (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  Plymouth,  Dee.  25,  1858;  m. 
Jan.  4,  1880,  Angeiine  S.  Tripp,  dau.  of  Josiali  B.  Tripp  of  New 
Bedford.     She  was  b.  July  '23,  1857. 

Children : 

2.  i.       T.  Frank,  b.  in  Middleboro,  Oct.  20,  1880. 

3.  ii.      Harry  B.,  b.  in  H.,  May  4.  1887. 

2.  T.  Frank  (s.  of  Charles  S.^)  ;  m.  Nov.  23,  1904,  Grace  M. 
Dickinson,  dau.  of  Cbarlcs  Dickinson.     She  was  b.  Sept.  26,  1882. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       C.  Malcolm,  Aug.  29,  1906. 

3.  Harry  B.  (s.  of  Charles  S.^)  ;  ra.  in  1908,  Gertrude  Mae- 
Kenzie,  dau.  of  Edward  MacKenzie  of  Nova  Scotia. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sumner  B.,  May  31,  1909. 
CONDON. 
1.     Cornelius    (s.   of  John),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.,  first,   Catherine 
Noon,  in  England;  m.,  secondly,  July  14,  1880,  Ann  M.  McEnroe, 
dau.  of  Michael  McEnroe  (1).     Came  to  H.  in  1861.     Eesides  on 
Webster  street,  near  London  bridge. 
Children  by  wife  Catherine : 
i.       Mary  A.,  b.  in    Englaml,   Sept.   16,  1860;  m.   Charles 

Douglas.      Ch.,  Hazel, 
ii.      John  E.,  b.  in  H.,  May  23,  1873;  m.  and  has  no  ch. 
iii.     Maurice  J.,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  26,  1875;  m.  and  has  three 
children. 
Children  by  wife  Ann,  born  in  Hanover: 
iv.     K.  Elizabeth,  Apr.  17,  1881. 
v.      Micliael  J.,  May  4,  1883. 

vi.     Margaret  A.,  Dec.  1,  1884;  m.  July  13,  1904,  John 
Crowley,  s.  of  Timothy  Crowley,  of  Rockland.     Ch., 
Francis, 
vii.    Nellie  L.,  Aug.  14,  1886. 
viii.  Sarah  A.,  Apr.  28,  1889. 

CONDON. 

1.  Michael  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Mary  McEnroe,  dau. 
of  Michael  McEnroe  (1).  She  d.  ]\Iay  9,  1883.  Eesides  on  Web- 
ster street. 


GEXEALOGIES.  99 

Children  boru  in  Hanovor,  except  Frances,  born  in  Abiugtou : 
i.       Frances,  Dec.  2o,  1864;  m.  Jan.  1,  1887,  Fred  Thomp- 
son, s.  of  Luke  Thompson  of  Abington.     Ch : 

i.       William  H.,  b.  in  Abington,  June  2b,  1887. 

ii.      Burton  E.,  b.  in  Wovmouth,  July  .29,  1889. 

iii.     Alice  L.,  b.  in  Abington,  Jan.  7,  1892. 

iv.     Charles  L.,  b.  in  Abington,  Jan.  29,  1894. 

V.      John  A.,  b.  in  Abington,  Dec.  20,  1897. 

vi.     Joseph  S.,  b.  in  Abington,  Sept.  28,  1901,  and  d. 
Dec.  20,  1901. 

vii.    Kalph  M.,  b.  in  Abington,  Feb.  12,  1901. 
ii.      Hannah  F.,  Sept.  27,  18GG ;  m.  Daniel  McKcuuey,  s. 

of  Daniel  McXennev  of  llingham.     Ch : 

i.       Carl. 

ii.      Elizabeth, 
iii.     Mary  E.,  July  20,  18G8 ;  d.  Aug.  22,  18G8. 
iv.     Lucy  J.,  1870;  m.  Feb.  11,  1896,  Edward  E.  Brewster, 

s.  of  Charles  E.  Brewster.     Ch : 

i.       Francis. 

ii.      Alexander  C. 
V.      Jolm  J..  Feb.  26,  1872;  d.  Jan.  11.  1891. 
vi.     Michael  H.,  Jan.  19,  1874;  unm. 
vii.    Mary  T.,  Nov.  15,  1875:  ui.  Jan.  10.  1901,  Edward  J. 

Flynn,  s.  of  James  Flyun  oi'  Rockland.       One  ch  d. 

yoiing. 
viii.  Margaret  C.  Julv  7.  1877. 
ix.     NelHe  J.,  Oct.  19,  1879;  d.  Aug.  20,  1886. 
X.  .  William  A..  Mar.  28,  1882 :  d.  Sept.  o,  1882. 

CONDON. 

1.  Morris  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Catherine  Burke,  dau. 
of  Tiiomas  Burke.  She  was  b.  in  Ireland  and  d.  in  1907.  He  d. 
Nov.  24,  189(i,  aged  i^^  vrs.  Resided  on  North  street.  She  d. 
Jan'y  19,  1907. 

Children  born  in  Liverpool,  Eng. : 
i.       Cornelius  J.,  d.  aged  abt.  21  yrs.     Scv.  ch.  d.  young. 

COOK. 

1.     Cornelius  H.  F.  (s.  of  James  J.),  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in 
1871 ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1895,  Helena  M.  Brecn.  dau.  of  John  Breen. 
She  was  b.  in  Ireland,  April  3rd,  1872. 
Children : 

i.       Mary  A.,  b.  in  rend)roke.  Aug.  15,  1896. 

ii.      Hubert  F..  b.  in    PiMubroke.  Feb'v  24,  1898. 

iii.     Alice  E.,  b.  in   II.,  Sept.  16,  1902. 

COOLEY. 
1.     Patrick    (s.   of  )  ;   ni.   first,  Margaret  Maloney,  dau.   of 


100  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

James  Maloney  of  Ireland.  She  d.  Dec.  18,  1888,  aged  55  yrs., 
and  he  m.,  secondly,  Hannah  Hart  of  Ireland.  He  d.  May  17, 
1907.  Eesided  on  Webster  street,  the  last  of  his  life,  near  London, 
bridge. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Hannah  M.,  Jan.  17,  1860;  d.  June  27,  1885. 

ii.      Ellen  W.,  Feb.,  1862 ;  d.  Aug.  8,  1881. 

COOPEE. 

1.     John  H.  (s.  of  James),  b.  in  Canterbury,  England,  May  13, 
1843;  m.  Oct.  11,  1862,  Betsey  E.  Harlow,  dau.  of  Asa  Harlow 
(1).    He  d.  in  Kockland,  June  25,  1907. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Grace  E.,  Sept.  1,  1865;  m.  1st,  Otis  Eand  of  Hanson; 
m.  2d,  Charles  Glover,  of  Quincy.      Children  by  first 
husband : 

i.       Claude,  b.  in  Eockland,  June  19,  1885. 
ii.      Ethel,  b.  in  No.  Abington,  May  24,  1887. 
ii.      Lillian  M.,  Apr.  19,  1867;  m.  1st,  George  I.  Lothrop,. 
s.  of  Ozen,  of  H. ;  m.  2d,  Stanley  Ellis,  of  Nan- 
tucket.    Now  resides  in  Seattle,  Washington.     Child 
by  first  husband,  born  in  Eockland : 
i.       Lyle,  Jan.  30,  1887. 

COOPEE. 

1.  Joseph  A.  (s.  of  Andrew  of  Duxbury),  b.  Sept.  1834;  m.  first, 
Maria  Jones  of  Nova  Scotia,  who  d.  Mar.  30,  1874.  He  m.  sec- 
ondly, June  3,  1880,  Mary  E.  Bowker,  wid.  of  Luther  Bowker,  and 
dau.  of  Joseph  Brooks  (9).  She  d.  Mar.  25,  1888,  and  he  d.  June 
29,  1901. 

Children  by  wife  Maria;  the  first  two  were  born  in  Charles- 
town,  Mass.,  the  others  in  Pembroke: 
i.       Agnes  J.,  July  13,  1861;  unm. 
ii.      Almira  E.,  June  3,  1863;  m.  Edwin  F.  Buffum,  s.  of 

Samuel  F.  Buffum  (1). 
iii.     Susan  H.,  July  10,  1865;  d.  Jan.  18,  1878. 
iv.     Josephine,  Feb.  13,  1867;  m.  Oct.  31,  1886,  Chester  B. 

Perry  of  Hanson, 
v.      Arabella  C,  July  30,  1869;  d.  Dec.  30,  1869. 
vi.     Mabel,  June  5,  1871;  d.  Aug.  9,  1871. 
vii.    Sarah  E.,  June  5,  1871;  d.  Aug.  21.  1871. 
viii.  Hattie  E.,  Dec.  29,  1872 :  d.  Aug.  4,  1873. 
ix.     James  A.,  Dec.  29,  1872 ;  d.  Jan.  28,  1878. 

COEBIN. 

1.  Francis  (s.  of  Eoswell),  b.  in  Vermont,  Jan.  20,  1829;  m. 
Nov.  23,  1851,  Mahala  Tower,  dau.  of  David  Tower  (1).  He  d. 
Apr.  2,  1906.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Eesided  on  Spring  street, 
where  his  widow  now  resides. 


GENEALOGIES.  101 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Rosanna  M.,   Sep.  28,  1852;  m.   Elijah  W.   Sylvester 
(31). 
3.     ii.      Francis  E.,  June  7,  1858. 

iii.     Mary  D.,  Dec.  7,  1862;  m.  Arthur  Wheeler,  s.  of  El- 
bridge  Wlieeler,  of  Rockland.     He  d.     No  ch. 
V.      Leona  A.,  June  7,  1870;  m.  William  S.  Sampson  (1). 
vi.     George  L.,  Mar.  23,  1874;  d.  May  1,  1883. 

2.     Francis  R.   (s.  of  Francis^)  ;  m.  in  1882,  Lucy  F.  Bates,  dau. 
of  George  H.  Bates  (1).    She  d.  Aug.  6,  1904. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Wallace  R.,  May  22,  1883. 

ii.      E.  Harlan,  Oct.  28,  1884. 

iii.     Roy  M..  Jan.  22,  1886. 

CORLEW. 

1.     Francis  A.    (s.  of  Joshua),  b.  in  jSTewburyport,  in  1843;  m. 
Mercy  E.  Damon,  dau.  of  Truman  Damon.       She  was  b.  in  Marsh- 
field,  Nov.  15,  1849.     He  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  13,  1889. 
Children : 
i.       Nellie,  b.  in  Mai-shfield,  Jan.  4,  1869;  m.  William  C. 

Tower  (6). 
ii.      Mabel  W.,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Nov.  21,  1871;  m.  Lewis 

Josselyn   (46). 
iii.     Bertha  F.,  b.  in  Marshfield,  July  6,  1877;  m.  Chas.  E. 
Fendell,  and  has  children:  Florus  I.,  Chas.  A.,  and 
Roger  F. 
iv.     Netty  L.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Nov.  14,  1880;  m.  Jan.  11, 
1900,  Thomas  B.  Keene,  of  Whitman,  s.  of  Thomas 
Keene,  and  has  children:  Thelma  M.,  A\is  P.,  Ro- 
land B.,  and  Stanley  A. 
v.      Emma  S..  b.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  6,  1882 :  m.  Eldon  F. 

Cole  (2). 
vi.     Eva  D.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Nov.  24,  1886. 
vii.    Charles  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  31,  1887. 

CORTHELL. 

1.  Levi  (s.  of  Robert  of  Scituate),  b.  June  20,  1742;  m.  Oct.  13, 
1769,  Deborah  Curtis,  dau.  of  Thomas  Curtis  (24).  Resided  on 
Whiting  St.    Removed  to  Maine.    Had  several  children. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Calvin,  Feb.  16,  1775. 

2.  Calvin  (s.  of  Levi^)  ;  m.  Patience  Vinal  of  Marshfield.  He 
d.  Aug.  16,  1839.  She  d.  July  15,  1862.  Resided  on  Circuit  St., 
near  end  of  School  St. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  L.,  Mar.  17,  1808;  m.  Francis  B.  Ellis  (11). 


102  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ii.      Calvin  C,  Aug.  4,  1813;  d.  May  23,  1814. 
3.     iii.     David,  Mar.  16,  1816. 

3.  David  (s.  of  Calvin^) ;  m.  May  9,  1837,  Phebe  S.  Pratt,  who 
d.  Nov.  5,  1841.  He  d.  Sept.  19,  1877.  Kesided  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Phebe  M.,  Dec.  7,  1838;  m.  first,  Albert  E.  Bates  (55) ; 

m.  secondly,  Charles  B.  Phillips  (2). 
ii.      Adeline,  May  29,  1841;  m.  Erastus  B.  Winslow  (8). 

CEANE. 

1.  Eufus  (s.  of  John  of  Braintree),  b.  in  Braintree,  May  18,  1828. 
Came  to  H.  Apr.  1,  1861;  m.  first,  Sept.  24,  1850,  Ann  S.  Brooks, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Brooks  (5).  She  d.  Aug.  19,  1860.  He  m.  sec- 
ondly, Dec.  17,  1864,  S.  Maria  Curtis,  dau.  of  William  Curtis 
(68).  She  d.  Mar.  2,  1894.  He  d.  Aug.  11,  1904.  Shoe  manu- 
facturer. Resided  on  Main  street,  in  house  built  by  himself,  now 
occupied  by  E.  0.  Damon. 

Children  by  wife  Ann  S.,  all  born  in  Braintree : 

2.  i.       R.  Willard,  July  1,  1851. 

3.  ii.      Horace  S.,  Aug.  12,  1853. 

iii.     Susan  E.,  Feb.  4,  1856;  m.  James  S.  Prentiss  (1). 
Children  by  wife  S.  Maria,  all  born  in  Hanover: 

iv.     Sarah  E.,  feh.  4,  1874. 

V.      Edith  M.,  Feb.  11,  1875;  m.  John  F.  Brooks  (18). 

vi.  Calvin,  Oct.  21,  1877;  m.  March  11,  1903,  Agnes  G. 
Gooch,  dau.  of  James  Gooch  of  North  Easton.  Re- 
sides in  Norwell.      He  d.,  1910. 

2.  R.  Willard  (s.  of  Rufus^)  ;  m.  May  11,  1872.  Elvira  E.  Whit- 
ing, dau.  of  Joshua  S.  Whiting  {26).  Resides  on  Broadway,  near 
Hanover  R.  R.  station,  in  a  house  built  by  himself. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Annie  B.,  Nov.  9,  1873;  m.  Jan.,  1901,  John  K.  Bar- 
ker, s.  of  Franklin  of  Three  Rivers,  Mass.  Resides 
in  Springfield.      Ch:  Franklin  W.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1905. 

ii.      Laura  D.,  July  5,  1875. 

3.  Horace  S.  (s.  of  Rufus^)  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1875,  Sarah  E. 
Barker,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Barker,  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  in 
Hanson,  Feb.  24,  1854,  and  d.  Mar.  9,  1895.  He  m.  secondly, 
Jan.  31,  1897,  Georgia  Damon,  dau.  of  Joseph  B.  Damon  (6). 
Resides  on  Main  street,  in  house  in  which  Curtis  Brooks  resided. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover : 
i.  Ethel  D.,  July  31,  1876. 
ii.      Martha  B.,  Feb.  7,  1880;  d.  Nov.  4,  1880. 

4.  iii.     John,  June  9,  1883. 
iv.      Rufus,  Oct.  27,  1886. 

V.      Ruth  B.,  Jan.  29,  1890;  d.  Aug.  25,  1894. 
vi.     Arthur  F.,  Mar.  2,  1893. 


GENEALOGIES.  103 

4.     Jolm  (s.  of  Horace  S.-')  ;  ni.  Dee.  24,  1906,  Ethel  E.  Gardner, 
dau.  of  Jolm  D.  Gardner  (1). 
Child  born  in  Eockkmd : 
i.       Harold  S.,  Oct.  3,  1907. 

CROCKER    (OR  CROCKER). 

1.  Daniel,  was  in  H.  in  1736;  m.  April  38,  1736,  Mary  Rams- 
dell,  dau.  of  Samuel  Ramsdell,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Daniel  Ramgdell 
(2). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  Lemuel,  July  30,  1736. 

ii.  Betta,  Oct.  30,  173S;  ni.  Benjamin  Bates   (9). 

2.  iii.  Daniel,  June  5,  1740. 
iv.  Ensign,  Feb.  6,  1742. 
V.  Lazarus,  Feb.  6,  1744. 

3.  vi.  Tilden,  1755. 

2.  Daniel  (s.  of  DanieU),  probably  m.  in  1763,  Abigail  Studley, 
dau.  of  Joshua  Studley  (3).       She  d.  Sept.,  1779. 

Children : 

4.  i.       Ensign,  1770. 

And  others,  not  connected  with  Hanover  genealogy. 

3.  Tilden  (s.  of  Daniel^)  ;  m.  Priscilla  Barker  of  Pembroke, 
and  d.  Sept.  8,  1818,  aet.  63  yrs.  Ship  carpenter  by  trade,  and 
kept  tavern  for  a  time  near  the  Four  Corners,  his  house  being 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mr.  Guth.  . 

Children : 
i.       Tilden    (Capt.),  June   1782;   m.   Jan.    16,   1837,  wid. 

Dorothy  Kilborn.     Resided  in  Boston. 
ii.      Nathaniel,  Mar.  12,  1784;  m.  Mar.  9,  1808,  Anne  L. 

Smith,    dau.    of    Albert    Smith    (4).      Residetl    in 

Charlestown.    He  d.  Jan.  20,  1847.     She  d.  Dec.  12, 

1846. 
iii.     Priscilla,  Jan.  21,  1787;  m.  first,  George  Langley,  Esq., 

and  secondly,  Rufus  Farnum   (1). 
iv.     Mary   C,   Feb.    19,    1790;    m.    Benjamin    Stoekbridge 

(12). 
V.      Sarah  B.,  Nov.  14,  1794;  m.  David  Stoekbridge   (13). 
vi.     Sylvia,   Mar.   11,  1798;  m.   Feb.   1,   1820,   Charles  F. 

Thatcher  of  Machias,  Me. 

4.  Ensign  (s.  of  Daniel^)  of  East  Bridgewater;  m.  Hannah  Mun- 
roe  of  Hanson.  PTe  d.  in  H.  Jan.  7,  1853,  and  she  d.  in  H.  Apr. 
13,  1853,  aged  81  yrs. 

Children  born  in  East  Bridgewater: 

5.  i.       Ensign,  Feb.  4,  1807. 

ii.      Deborah,  July,  1815;  m.  Joseph  Poole  (1). 

iii.     Elijah,  m.  Sarah,  dan.  of  Ebed  Vining  of  Abington. 

iv.     Hannah,  m.  William  Vininar. 


104  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

V.      Mary,  m.  Adna  Burrell  of  Eockland. 
vi.     Abagail  S.,  m.  John  Puffer  (1). 

6.  Ensign  (s.  of  Ensign^)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  24,  1828,  Mary  Bailey, 
dau.  of  Charles  Bailey  (13).  She  d.  May  24,  1841,  and  he  m., 
Becondly,  Nov.  21,  1841,  Sylvia  Foster,  dau.  of  Joseph  Foster  (1). 
He  d.  Jan  11,  1869,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  22,  1885.  Eesided  on 
Whiting  St.  in  the  house  built  by  Ezra  Whiting  and  Caleb 
Whiting  Jr. 

Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover: 

6.  i.       Charles  E.,  Apr.  28,  1830. 

7.  11.      Henry  W.,  Jan.  8,  1832. 

ill.     Mary  E.,  Mar.  5,  1835 ;  d.  Oct.  6,  1845. 
Children  by  wife  Sylvia  born  in  Hanover: 

8.  Iv.     James  F.,  Aug.  1,  1842. 

9.  V.      John  H.,  Feb.  20,  1847. 

vi.     Arthur  C,  May  11,  1857;  d.  Oct.  13,  1857. 

6.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Ensign^)  ;  m.  Apr.  13,  1853,  Viola  G.  Peter^ 
son,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Peterson  of  Paris,  Me.  Resides  on  Whiting 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  L.,  Feb.  14,  1854;  m.  William  E.  Studley  (31). 
ii.      Ella  M.,  Nov.  27,  1856;  m.  Clarence  L.  Morse  (4). 
10.     iii.     Charles  E.,  Oct.  29,  1858. 

iv.     Cora  B.,  Aug.  14,  1860;  m.  Dec.  31,  1879,  Lewis  M. 

Dill,  s.  of  Charles  Dill  of  Eockland,  and  d.  Dec.  20, 

1883.      Children  born  in  Eockland : 

i.       Edith,  Aug.  5,  1881. 

ii.      Carrie,  July  31,  1883. 
V.      Carrie  E.,  d.  Nov.  29,  1880,  aet.  19  yrs. 
vi.     Fred  M.,  Apr.  28,  1869;  d.  Oct.  11,  1877. 

7.  Henry  W.  (s.  of  Ensign^)  ;  m.  Eoxa  A.  Whiting,  dau.  of 
Eleazer  Whiting  of  E.  Abington.    Now  resides  in  Eockland. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Enna  W.,  Aug.  26,  1856;  m.  Oct.  7,  1874,  Le  Forest 
Wheeler  of  Rc^'kland.      Ch.  born  in  Eockland : 
i.       Aileen  K,  Dec.  15,  1876;  d.  Nov.  22,  1882. 
ii.     Lottie  F.,  Oct.  23,  1885. 

8.  James  F.  (s.  of  Ensign^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  24,  1867,  Lucy  L. 
Waters,  dau.  of  Samuel  Waters  of  S.  Scituate,  and  gr.  dau.  of 
Stephen  Jacobs  (14).  She  was  born  in  South  Scituate.  Oct.  6, 
1847,  and  d.  Dec.  1,  1885.  He  ni.,  secondly,  Feb.  13,  1887,  Har- 
riet N.  Lindsey,  wid.  of  G.  Frederick  Lindsey,  who  was  s.  of 
Philander  Lindsey  (3).     He  d.  Dec.  10,  1906. 

Children  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Lucy  L. : 
i.       George   F.,  Aug.   26,   1868;  m.   Oct.   19,   1902,  Lena 
Sampson,   dan.    of   Edward    S;iin]).son    of    Eockland. 
No  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  105 

ii.      Fannie  M.,  July  18,  1875;  m.  Wallace  H.  Damon;  (for 
history  of  this  family  see  Anne  R.,  dau.  of  Hiram 
Gardner  (3)  ). 
11.     iii.     Clifton  L.,  Apr.  10,  1879. 

9.  John  H.  (s.  of  Ensign^)  ;  m.  Nov.  3,  1869,  E.  Melissa  Penni- 
nian,  dau.  of  John  W.  Penniman  of  S.  Scituate.  Now  resides  in 
Norwell,  but  resided  for  many  years  in  his  fathers  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lena  A.,  Get.  19,  1877. 

10.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Charles  E.*^) ;  m.  Laura  J.  Hinckley,  dau. 
of  D.  B.  Hinckley  of  Marlboro. 

Children  born  in  Marlboro,  except  Hattie  B.,  born  in  Hanover : 
1.       Fred  N.,  Dec.  3,  1884;  d.  Julv  17,  1885. 
ii.      C.  Burton,  Sept.  24,  1887. 
iii.     Edith  M.,  Sept.  24,  1887;  d.  Sept.  27,  1888. 
iv.      Hattie  B.,  Apr.  7,  1889. 
V.      Lillian  R.,  July  10,  1892. 

11.  Clifton  L.  (s.  of  James  F.^)  ;  m.  in  1901,  Annie  Spires,  dau. 
of  Robert  D.  Spires  of  Rockland. 

Children : 
i.       Evelyn  L.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Mar.  27,  1902. 
ii.      Lillian  M.,  b.  in  H.,  June  13,  1903. 
iii.     Lucy  F.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Dec.  13,  1906. 

CRGGK. 

1.     Patrick  H.  (s.  of  Michael)  b.  in  Ireland,  Mar.  16,  1841;  m. 
Aug.  1,  1858,  Margaret  G'Connell,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  G'Connell. 
She  was  b.  in  Wales,  Aug.  15,  1841.      Resided  on  Whiting  street, 
near  the  schoolhouse  for  many  years. 
Children : 
i.       Margaret  M.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  in  1861;  d.  in  1865. 

2.  ii.      Michael  T.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  in  1863. 

3.  iii.     John  T.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  Apr.  28,  1865. 

iv.     B.  Agnes,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  5,  1867;  m.  John  Hermson. 
Ch.  b.  in  Rockland: 
i.       Marguerite. 
ii.      Harry. 

4.  V.      William  H.,  b.  in  H.,  July  25,  1869. 

vi.     Julia  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  23,  1873 :  d.  Mar.  26,  1876. 

vii.  P.  Joseph,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  2,  1876;  m.  Sarah  Sargent, 
dau.  of  Edward  Sargent,  of  Rockland.  No  ch.  Re- 
sides in  Rockland. 

viii.  J.  Frederick,  b.  in  H.,  June  27,  1881;  m.  Nov.  29,  1905, 
Ellen  A.  Shean,  dau.  of  Timothy  Shean,  of  Norwell. 

ix.     George  E..  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  5,  1883;  d.  Dee.  7,  1883. 


106  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

2.  Michael  T.  (s.  of  Patrick  H.i) ;  m.  Ellen  Fleming,  dau.  of 
Edward  Fleming,  of  Eockland.      He  d.  1888. 

Child  born  in  Eockland : 
i.       Emmie. 

3.  John  T.  (s.  of  Patrick  H.i)  ;  m.  July  2,  1889,  Grace  L.  Mc- 
Carthy, dau.  of  Simon  McCarthy,  of  Eockland. 

Child  born  in  Eockland : 
i.     Karl,  May  10,  1893. 

4.  William  H.  (s.  of  Patrick  H.^) ;  m.  Annie  Costello,  dau.  of  Ed- 
ward Costello,  of  Eockland.      He  d.  1892. 

Children  born  in  Eockland : 
i.       Sadie, 
ii.      Mabel. 

CEOSBY. 

1.  Everett  F.,  of  Weymouth;  m.  April  28,  1901,  Eleanor  S. 
Mann,  dau.  of  Caleb  G.  Mann  (22).  Eesides  on  Main  street.  No 
ch. 

CEOSS. 

1.  Almon  T.  (s.  of  Samuel,  of  Greenwood,  Mass.)  b.  August  27, 
1845 ;  m.  March  21,  1867,  Eliza  J.  Frost,  dau.  of  Sumner  Frost,  of 
Norway,  Maine.  She  was  b.  Aug.  25,  1847.  Eesides  on  Webster 
street,  near  Assinippi. 

Children  born  in  Norway,  Maine : 

i.       A.  Eleanor,  Sept.  21,  1868;  m.  and  has  ch. 

ii.      Frances  E.,  Nov.  17,  1871;  m.  and  has  oh. 

CEOSS. 

1.  John  G.,  b.  in  Grafton,  N.  H.,  June  18,  1855 ;  m.  first,  June 
18,  1884,  Mary  H.  Eaton ;  m.  secondly,  Oct.  31,  1903,  Mary  A.  Joy, 
dau.  of  John  G.  Kingsley.  Served  in  Civil  War.  She  was  b.  in 
Boston,  Feb.  24,  1868. 

Children  by  first  wife : 
i.       Fred  P.,  Feb.  26,  1885;  m.  Feb.  7,  1907,  Ina  B.  Coy,  of 

Northampton. 
ii.      Howard  A.,  Jan.  1,  1890. 

CUDWOETH. 

1.     John   (s.  of  Elijah  and  a  descendant  of  General  James  Cud- 
worth),  b.  in  Scituate  in  1831;  m.  Nov.  25,  1857,  Mary  Hersey, 
dau.  of  David  Hersey  (1).    He  d.  Oct.  5,  1890,  and  she  d.  Oct.  10, 
1890.       Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the  Hanover  E.  E.  Station,  in 
house  now  owned  by  Phillips,  Bates  and  Co. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  F.,  July  17,  1859;  m.  first,  Edwin  S.  Beal    (2); 
m.  secondly,  Frank  A.  To\ver  (5). 


GENEALOGIES.  107 

CUDWOETIT. 

1.  Joseph  W.  (s.  of  Elijah  and  a  brother  of  Jo{m),  b.  in  Scituate, 
in  1827;  m.,  first,  May  13,  1854,  Sarah  J.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Joshua 
Stetson  (33).  She  d.  Nov.  12,  18'J2,  and  he  m.,  secondly,  Jan.  2, 
1895,  Sophia  B.  Holmes,  wid.  of  Josiah  ilolnies,  Jr.,  and  dau.  of 
Joseph  W.  Clark  (7).  He  d.  Apr.  26,  1904.  Eesided  near  tbe 
Four  Corners.      No  ch. 

Gen.  James  Cudworth  was  a  noted  man  in  the  affairs  of  the 
Colony,  distinguished  alike  for  his  modesty,  patriotism,  and 
freedom  from  bigotry.  He  fell  under  the  displeasure  of  Gov. 
Prince,  and  the  Court  of  Plymouth,  for  the  stand  which  he  took 
in  favor  of  toleration,  especially  toward  the  Quakers.  He  was 
past  seventy  when  he  took  the  field  in  Phillip's  War.  Deane 
gives  six  interesting  pages  to  his  life  and  service. 

CUMMINGS. 

1.     Edwin  (s.  of  Adin  M.),  of  Ashburnham,  b.  Oct.  lU,  184!);  m. 
June  13,  1874,  Orra  J.  Bisbee,  dau.  of  Lorenzo  Bi^^bee  (1). 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       AValter  L.,  Oct.  6,  1875;  d.  Aug.  31,  1876. 

ii.      Jennie  M.,  Dec.  31,  1876. 

iii.     Effie  A.,  Aug.  1,  1880;  m.  Fred  B.  Cobbett  (1). 

iv.     Minnie  A.,  Jan.  19,  1883;  d.  Feb.  21.  1888. 

V.      Charles  E.,  Aug.  23,  1888. 

vi.     Annie  M.,  June  12,  1894. 

CITETIS. 

An  ancient  English  famil}^  (spelling  their  name  Cnrteis)  sett,  in 
counties  of  Kent  and  Sussex.  Stephen  Curti-  was  of  Appledore, 
Kent,  abt.  1450,  and  several  of  his  descts.  were  Mayors  of  Tenter- 
den,  a  town  from  which  some  of  the  first  settlers,  of  Scituate,  came. 

In  1590,  William  Curteis  was  Bailiff,  of  Tenterdon  and,  in  1597, 
Thomas  Curteis  was  Bailift'.  From  1600  to  1700,  the  offiee  of 
Mayor,  of  Tenterden  was  filled  for  fully  twenty  years  by  persons 
of  the  name  of  Curteis;  and,  from  1700  to  1800,  for  more  than 
twenty  years,  said  office  was  filled  by  persons  of  the  same  name. 
Miss  Alice  Marian  Curtis,  dau.  of  John  Curtis  (70),  visited  Ten- 
terden in  1898,  and  we  quote  from  a  letter  to  her  father,  in  which 
she  describes  it  as  a  "high  town,  wide  streets  with  trees  and  grass, 
and  very  pretty  old  houses  setting  back  from  the  street.  An  old 
stone  church,  built  in  1100  or  thereabouts,  and  in  the  church  yard 
lots  of  Cartels'.  There  is  one  tomb,  where  the  sexton  told  me 
tliere  were  one  hundred  of  the  family.  In  the  chapel  were  brass 
tablets, — in  the  wall,  marble  moiunnents,  and  slabs  in  the  floor; 
all  Curtis'  or  Curteis',  different  branches  of  the  same  family." 

William  Curtis  came  to  New  England  in  the  Lion,  in  1632,  and 
was  of  Boston  in  that  year,  and  afterwards  of  Koxburv.  He  was 
the  ancestor  of  George  T.  aiul  Benjaman  R.,  Esqrs.  of  Boston.  It 
is  said  that  William  m.  a  sister  of  John  Elliot,  the  apostle  to  the 


108  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Indians.  Richard,  William  and  John  Curtis  were  of  Scituate  in 
1643,  and  Thomas  in  1649,  who  was  of  York,  Me.,  and  who  re- 
turned there.  John  left  no  descts.  on  record.  Deane  says  that 
this  John  had  a  house  near  Curtis  Hill,  which  was  burned  by  the 
Indians  in  1676.  (This  house  probably  stood  on  Washington 
street  in  Hanover,  near  the  end  of  Silver  street,  or  between  that 
and  East  street).  A  few  of  the  descts.  of  Thomas  are  in  Scituate 
and  elsewhere,  and  more  of  the  descts.  of  Eichard.  The  descts.  of 
William  are  quite-  numerous  in  Scituate,  Hanover,  and  other 
towns  in  Massachusetts.  When  Hanover  was  incorporated,  no 
family  was  so  largely  represented  or  owned  so  much  of  the  terri- 
tory as  did  the  Curtis  ^family. 

1.  William,  (bro.  of  Richard  and  John)  was  in  Scituate  in  1643. 
We  do  not  know  the  name  of  his  w.  or  the  date  of  his  death.  Re- 
sided on  North  river,  next  south  of  the  Wanton  farm,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Second  Church  of  Scituate. 

Children : 

2.  i.  Joseph,  May,  1664. 

3.  ii.  Bcnjaman,  Jan.,  1667. 

4.  iii.  William,  Jan.,  1669. 

5.  iv.  John,  Feb.,  1671. 
V.  Miriam,  Apr.,  1'673. 
vi.  Mehitable,  Dec,  1675. 
vii.  Stephen,  Sept.,  1677. 

viii.  Sarah,  Aug.,  1679;  m.  Aug.  30,  1705,  William  Cook. 

6.  ix.     Samuel,  June,  1681. 

2.  Joseph  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Rebecca  

Children : 

Joseph,  Mar.  23,  1694. 
Josiah,  Apr.  5,  1697. 
Rebecca,  May  9,  1699. 


7. 

i. 

8. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

V. 

9. 

vi. 

vii, 

Martha,  Feb.  14,  1701;  m.  Benjaman  Mann  (3). 
Richard,  Nov.  8,  1703.;  prob.  d.  unm.  in  H.  abt.  1766. 
Elisha,  Feb.  20,  1705. 
Thankful,  Jan.  17,  1708;  m.  a  Collamore. 

10.  viii.  Jesse,  Oct.  17,  1709. 
ix.     Peleg,  bt.  Oct.  12,  1712. 

'3.     Benjamin  (s.  of  William^) ;  m.  in  1689,  Mary  Silvester,  dau.  of 
-Joseph  Silvester  (1),  and  according  to  Dean  and  Barry,  built  the 
Curtis  Mill  on  the  Third  Herring  brook,  now  owned  by  Samuel  H. 
Church.       It  is  certain  that  this  Benjamin  in  1716  was  living  in 
the  house  now  standing  on  tlie  corner  of  Main  and  Union  streets, 
Hanover.       Selectman. 
Children : 
i.       Mary,  Aug.  22,  1691;  m.  Oct.  28,  1723,  ^felitiah  Dil- 
lingham (1). 

11.  ii.      Benjaman,  Dec.  14,  1692. 

12.  iii.     Ebenezer,  Aug.  1,  1694. 


GENEALOGIES.  10^ 

iv.     Lydia,  Feb.  27,  1G96;  m.  Joseph  House. 

V.      Sarah,  Dec.  20,  1097;  in.  Jan.  7,  1725.  Samuel  Clapp^ 

Jr. 
vi.     Kuth,  Jan.   14,   1700;  ra.  Joseph  Sopor,  s.  of  Joseph 

Soper  (1). 
vii.     Susanna,  Mar.  2:5,  1702;  d.  Apr.  11.  1711.. 
viii.  Deborah,  Aug.,  1704. 
ix.     William,  July,  1706;  m.  Nov.  13,  17;VS.  Martha  Curtis,. 

dau.  of  Samuel  Curtis  (6),  and  had  a  eh:  Anna,  b.- 

May  19,  1748,  who  m.  John  (hirtis  (;n). 

13.  X.      David,  June  26,  1708. 

14.  xi.     Peleg,  Sept.,  1710. 

4.  William  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  May  22,  1707,  Rachell  Stoder. 
Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  the  end  of  Silver  street. 

Children : 
i.       John,  b.,  1708. 

ii.      Mary;  m.  May  17,  1727,  Joseph  Benson,  of  Hull. 
iii.     Samuel,   1711, 

15.  iv.     William,  1714.^-" 

V.      Eachel,  1717;  m.  Apr.  25,  1737,  Nelieniiali  White. 

vi.     Elizabeth,  1722. 
Note. — While  we  have  followed  the  line  as  given  by   Barry,  it 
is  quite  certain,  I  think,  that  this  William   (4),  instead  of  being 
son  of  William  (1),  was  the  son  of  Joliii,  who  was  a  sou  of  the 
first  Richard,    ^tpi^ 

5.  Jolin  (s.  of  William^) ;  m.  March  4,  1708,  Experience  Palmer,, 
dau.  of  John  Palmer  (1).  His  house  stood  on  Washington  street, 
a  few  rods  N.  W.  of  the  Hiram  Gardner  Place.       He  d.  abt.  1750. 

Children : 

16.  i.       John,  Mar.  14,  1709. 

17.  ii.      Bezaleel,  Sept.  9,  1711. 

iii.     Susannah,  bt.  Oct.  16,  1714. 
iv.     Elizabeth,  bt.  May  28,  1721. 

6.  Samuel  (s.  of  William^);  m.  Sept.  11,  1707.  Anna  Barstow, 
dau.  of  William  Barstow  (3),  and  according.  t(»  Deane,  sett,  on 
the  paternal  farm.  He  owned  land  in  H.,  and  was  part  owner  of 
the  first  sawmill  erected  on  Main  street. 

Children : 

i.  Samuel,  June  24,  1708;  m.  Nov.  14.  1739,  Hannah 
Whiting,  dau.  of  Samuel  Whiting,  of  Hingham,  she 
d.  Oct.  26,  1789,  aet.  72,  and  he  d.  Mar.  24,  1794, 
aet.  86  yrs.  No  ch.  Resided  on  Main  street  on 
the  spot  where  Edward  G.  Brooks,  now  resides. 

ii.      Anna,  Apr.  14,  1711;  d.  Dec.  30,  1787.  aet.  77  yrs. 

iii.  Martha,  Aug.  3,  1713;  m.  William  Curtis,  s.  of  Ben- 
jamin Curtis   (3). 

.iv.     Miriam,  Jan.  1715-16. 

v.      Deborah,  Feb.  7,  1717-18. 


110  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

IS.     vi.     (Simeon,  June  1,  1720. 

vii.  Amos,  July  15,  1722;  m.  in  1744,  Mary  Faunce,  of 
Kingston.  Resided  in  Scituate  on  the  homestead, 
and  d.  in  1748,  his  wid.  m.  Nathaniel  Church. 

viii.  Mehitable,  Sept.  9,  1726. 

7.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  first,  Sept.  27,  1727,  Mary  Palmer. 
Was  she  the  dau.  of  John  Palmer  (3)  ?.  She  d.  Apr.  9,  1760,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  Persis  Stockbridge  in  1751.  He  d.  Dec.  31,  1753, 
and  his  widow  m.  Feb.  13,  1755,  Daniel  Tower,  of  Hingham,  and 
died  June  24,  1787,  aged  80  years.  Resided  first  on  Union 
street,  and  then  on  Pleasant  street.  (See  chapter  on  Old 
Houses).      He  was  known  as  Governor  Curtis. 

Children : 
i.       Mary,  Aug.  1,  1729;  m.  Marlboro  Turner  (1). 

ii.      Joseph,  Sept.  21,  1731;  m.  Abigail  ,  and  d.  Aug. 

14,   1759,  had  ch:    Joseph,  1754,  and   Seth,   1757. 
Did  his  wid.  m.  Marlboro  Turner  (1)  ? 

19.  iii.     Joshua,  Sept.  22,  1733. 

iv.  Experience,  July  28,  1735;  d.  June  25,  1738. 
V.  Stephen,  bt.  July  15,  1739 ;  d.  May  11,  1817? 
vi.     Thankful,  Apr.  2,  1742;  m.  John  Stetson  (28). 

8.  Josiah  (s.  of  Joseph-)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1729,  Sarah  Collamore, 
He  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  26,  1777.  Resided  on  Main  street,  north  of 
Baptist  church,  and  was  an  extensive  land  holder.       Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

20.  i.       Abner,  bt.  Apr.  25,  1730. 

ii.      Rebecca,  bt.  Dec.  19,  1731 ;  d.  Mar.  10,  1732. 
iii.     Seth,  bt.  Aug.  25,  1734;  d.  July  27,  1751. 
iv.     Job,  bt.  Aug.  17,  1736.       Resided  on  Main  street,  and 
d.  unm.,  Apr.  6,  1804. 

9.  Elisha  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  first,  Martha  Damon,  and  secondly, 
Nov.  12,  1741,  Sarah  Chittenden,  and  seems  to  have  lived  in 
Scituate  on  the  lane,  now  a  highway,  leading  past  Samuel  H. 
Church's  mill,  and  near  said  mill. 

Children  by  wife  Martha: 
i.       Mehitable,  bt.  May  18,  1735;  d.  young. 
31.     ii.      Elisha,  bt.  Apr.  3,  1737. 

iii.     Zechariah,  bt.  Nov.  25,  1739;  m.  Jan.  21,  1762,  Lydia 
Palmer,  and  had  Zechariah,  1763,  and  Lydia,  1767. 
Children  bv  wife  Sarah : 
iv.     Mehitable;  d.  Aug.  10,  1744. 
V.      Martha,  bt.  June  2,  1745. 
22.     vi.     Calvin,  bt.  Sept.  27,  1747. 
vii.    Luther,  bt.  Apr.  9,  1749. 
viii.  Mehitable,  bt.  Aug.  11,  1751. 

10.  Jesse  (s.  of  Josephs)  ;  m.  Sept.  20,  1739,  Sarah  Mann,  and  d. 
in  H.,  July  22,  1759.       His  wid.  d.  Nov.  17,  1802,  aged  80  yrs. 


GENEALOGIES.  Ill 

Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  house  for  many  years  occupied  by  Kev. 
John  Butler.       (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elijah,  April  16,  1740;  d.  Feb.  7,  1824. 
ii.     Abel,  March  21,  1742;  m.  Feb.  12,  1776,  Rutli  Turner, 
dau.  of  Jonathan  Turner   (18),  and  had  ch :  Abel, 
1777,  Gideon,  1779,  and  Euth,  1784. 
23.     iii.     Jesse,  March  27,  1744. 
iv.     Deborah,  April  17,  1746. 

V.      Gershom,    Feb.    1,    1748;   m.    first,    in    1774,   Tabitha 
Briggs,   of    Middleborough ;   m.   secondly   in    1780, 
Mary  Stetson,  dau.  of  Robert  Stetson   (13).       Re- 
moved to  Maine.       Had  cli.  b.  in  Hanover :     Briggs, 
1776;  Diana,  1777;  Gershom,  1781;  Turner,  1785, 
and  Charles,  1787. 
vi.     Sarah,  Feb.  17,  1750;  m.  Henry  Dillingham   (1). 
vii.    Charles,  July  10,  1752. 
viii.  Amos,  Oct.  31,  1759;  d.  Mar.  8,  1808. 
ix.     Orpha,  Oct.  16,  1759 ;  m.  in  1807,  Thomas  Farrar. 

11.     Benjamin    (s.   of   Benjamin^) ;  m,   Dec.    13,    1716,    Hannah 
Palmer,  dau.  of  John  Palmer  (1),  and  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  21,  1756. 
Resided  on  Union  street  in  the  house  owned  and  occupied  for  so 
many  years  by  John  Dwelley.       (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Benjamin,  bt.  Apr.  27,  1718 ;  d.  young. 
24.     ii.      Thomas,  bt.  Sept.  4,  1720. 
iii.     Luke,  bt.  Mar.  11,  1722. 

iv.     Hannah,  bt.  Mar.  1,  1724;  m.  Timothy  Bailey  (4). 
V.      Caleb,  bt.  May  8,  1726;  prob.  m.  Mercy  Low,  of  Hing- 

ham,  Oct.  30,  1752. 
vi.     Nathaniel,  bt.  Mar.  31,  1728 ;  d.  previous  to  1756. 
vii.    Benjamin,  bt.  Oct.  4,  1730. 
viii.  Rachel,  bt.  Oct.  4,  1730;  m.  Oct.  26,  1749,  John  Gould, 

of  Bridgewater. 
ix.     Mary,  July  15,  1732;  m.  Dec.  25,  1751,  William  Gould, 

of  Bridgewater. 
X.      Relief,  Oct.,  1738. 

12.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Feb.  2,  1749,  Elizabeth  Ran- 
dall. He  d.  Mar.  6,  1753,  and  his  wid.  m.  Jan.  3,  1761,  Joseph 
Bates.      Resided  on  Main  street,  near  the  Curtis  school  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elizabeth,    May    18,    1750;  m.    Solomon    Bryant,    of 
Plympton,  and  prob.  d.  Dec.  9,  1810. 
25.     ii.      William,  Oct.  14,  1751. 

13.  David  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Dee.  14,  1732,  Bethia  Sprague, 
of  Duxbury.  Moved  to  Maine,  and  in  1755  he  was  of  North  Yar- 
mouth when  he  sold  his  Hanover  farm  to  Joseph  Soper.  His  six 
children  were  in  Harpswell,  Maine,  in  1759. 


112  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Nehemiah,  Jan.  3,  1733. 
ii.      Ezekiel,  Apr.  30,  1735. 
iii.     Paul,  May  29,  1737. 

IV.  Michal,  Apr.  30,  1739. 

V.  David,  Aug.  23,  1741. 
vi.     Euth,  July  31,  1743. 

14.  Peleg  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  ni.  abt.  1749,  Experience  Ford. 
Eesided  in  Scituate  in  house  afterwards  occupied  by  his  s.  Peleg. 

Children : 
i.       Lucy;  d.  unm.  abt.  1825. 
ii.      Experience;  m.  Samuel  Randall,  of  Scituate. 

26.  iii.     Peleg. 

iv.  Bethia;  m.  James  Gray  (2). 

v.  Thankful;  m.  Peleg  Simmons,  of  Scituate. 

vi.  Leafy;  d.  young. 

27.  vii.  Joseph;  d.  Jan.  12,  1766. 

15.  William  (s.  of  William^) ;  m.  Jan.  29,  1718,  Margaret  Pratt, 
dau.  of  Jonathan  Pratt.  He  d.  in  Hanover,  March  4,  173),  and 
his  widow  m.  James  House,  and  d.  October,  1745.  It  is  possible 
that  he  resided  on  Main  street  the  first  of  his  life,  but  when 
he  died  his  residence  was  Washington  street,  near  the  end  of  Silver 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.  Abel,  Nov.  24,  1719. 
ii.      Joel,  Aug.   14,  1721. 

28.  iii.     William,  Aug.  27,  1724. 

iv.     Margaret,  Nov.  6,  1726;  m.  Dec.  24,  1746,  Jolm  Barnes, 
of  Hingham. 

29.  V.      Keuben,  Feb.  6,  1729. 

30.  vi.     Lemuel,  Nov.  9,  1731. 

vii.    Mehitable,  Nov.  1,  1734;  m.  Mar.  31.  175r).  Elijah  Wa- 
ters, of  Hingham. 

16.  John  (s.  of  John^^) ;  m.  first,  Sept.  23,  1728,  Abigail  Waters, 
of  Hingham;  and  m.,  secondly,  June  29,  1732,  Sarah  Franklin,  of 
Hingham,  and  m.  thirdly,  Nov.  6,  1738,  Mary  Bryant,  of  Scit- 
uate, who  d.  June  2,  1797,  aet.  86  yrs.,  and  he  d.  Mar.  23,  1799, 
aet.  90  yrs.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  the  house  now  occupied  by 
George  W.  Curtis.       (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Sarah,  Mar.  16,  1733. 

ii.      Miriam,  Oct.  20,  1734. 

iii.     John,  May  6,  1737;  d.  young. 
Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover : 

iv.     Betsey,  Aug.  26,  1739;  m.  Adam  Stetson,  s.  of  Abijah 
Stetson  (18). 

31.  V.      John,  Jan.  2,  1741. 

vi.     An  infant;  d.  Apr.  23,  1743. 


GENEALOGIES. 


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17.  Bezaleel  (s.  of  John") ;  m.  in  1742,  Mary  Woodward,  prob- 
ably dau.  of  Ebenezer.  She  d.  Mar.  8,  1792,  aet.  73  yrs.,  and  he 
d.  Apr.  26,  1792.  He  built  house  on  west  side  of  Washington 
street,  a  few  rods  s.  of  Mill  street,  long  since  torn  down. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Susanna,  June  8,  1744;  m.  Thomas  Hatch  (10). 

32.  ii.      Ebenezer,  Sept.  28,  1745. 

iii.     Mary,  bt.  Oct.  2,  1748;  d.  aet.  18. 

iv.     Prince,  bt.  Apr.  1,  1750;  d.  Oct.  31,  1815. 

V.      Experience,  bt.  Jan.  6,  1754;  d.  Jan.  7,  same  year. 

vi.     Experience,  bt.  Apr.  13,  1755;  d.  Jan.,  1842. 

vii.    Elizabeth,  bt.  Oct.,  1757;  d.  Dec.  9,  1810. 

viii.  Paul,  bt.  Jan.  24,  1763;  d.  unm. 

ix.     Nabby,  bt.  Sept.  9,  1764;  d.  Oct.  1,  1787. 

18.  Simeon  (Capt.)  (s.  of  SamueP);  m.  first,  Apr.  20,  1743, 
Asenath  Sprague,  of  Duxbury,  who  d.  Sept.  14,  1757;  m.  secondly, 
wid.  Lucy  Macomber,  and  d.  Mar.  7,  1810.  Resided  in  the  T.  0. 
Bates  house,  west  of  Silver  street.  This  house  was  long  since 
taken  down.      A  man  of  public  affairs. 

Children  by  wife  Asenath,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Simeon,  July  4,  1743;  d.  Nov.  14,  1753. 

33.  ii.      Melzar,  Apr.  17,  1745. 

iii.  James,  July  17,  1747;  moved  to  Freeport,  Me.,  was 
Representative  to  Massachusetts  Legislature,  from 
Maine.      Ch :   James,  Simeon  and  others. 

iv.     Asenath,  Nov.  21,  1749;  d.  Nov.  3,  1753. 

V.  Lusanna,  Nov.  25,  1753;  m.  Elijah  Stetson,  s.  of 
Abijah  Stetson  (18). 

34.  vi.     Simeon,  Oct.  11,  1756. 
Children  by  wife  Lucy : 

vii.    Barker,  bt.  Nov.  18,  1759;  d.  Dec.  2,  same  year, 
viii.  Lucy,  May  4,  1761;  d.  Dec.  17,  1793. 
ix.     Asenath,  bt.  June  19,  1763;  d.  July  1,  same  year, 
X.      Mary,  July  30,  1767;  m.  Job  Young  (  ?) 
xi.     Barker,  Nov.  11,  1769 ;  moved  to  Me.    Studied  law  with 
Benjamin  Whitman,  and  had  an  office  for  a  while  at 
Assinippi,  where  Hiram  Curtis  lived. 

19.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Dec.  17,  1761,  Abigail  House, 
and  sett,  in  Abington,  where  he  and  his  wid.  both  d. 

Children : 

i.  Joshua. 

ii.  Abigail;  m.  Ebed  Vining,  of  Abington. 

iii.  Rufus. 

iv.  Joseph ;  prob.   lost  at  sea. 

V.  Marlboro. 

vi.  Leafy;  m.  Isaac  Burrell. 

vii.  Seth. 

20.  Abner  (s.  of  Josiah^) ;  m.  first  in  1749,  Deborah,  or  Rebecca 


114  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Mann,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (3),  and  secondly,  July  3,  1766, 
Sally  Ford,  who  d.  May  2,  1795,  aet.  64  yrs.;  and  m.  thirdly  Apr. 
6,  1799,  wid.  Phebe  Dunbar  (formerly  a  Howard).  He  d.  in  H., 
Sept.  18,  1799,  aet.  73  yrs.,  and  his  widow  m.  Benjamin  Mann  (4). 
Mr.  C.  resided  on  Main  street,  north  of  the  Baptist  church. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

35.  i.       Abner,  1754  (?). 

ii.      Deborah;  m.  William  Curtis  (42). 

36.  iii.     Seth. 

iv.     Huldah;  m.  Eells  Damon  (2). 

V.      Rebecca;  m.  July  6,  1775,  Stephen  Damon,  of  Scituate. 

21.  Elisha  (s.  of  Elisha»)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  15,  1760,  Elizabeth 
Studley,  dau.  of  John  Studley  (2).  She  d.  July  10,  1776;  m. 
secondly,  July  20,  1777,  Elizabeth  Church,  who  d.  Nov.  15,  1795, 
aet.  55  yrs.;  and  he  m.  thirdly  a  wid.  Macomber,  of  Marshfield. 
Eesided  in  Scituate  near  Gardner's  Mill,  also  at  the  Tiffany  place, 
and  finally  moved  to  jSTorth  Salem,  N.  H. 

Children : 

i.  Eeuben;  ni.  Hannah  Barker,  dau.  of  Thomas  Barker, 
of  Pembroke,  and  prob.  d.  Mar.  9,  1806,  aet.  44  yrs. 

ii.  Betty,  bt.  Apr.  15,  1764;  m.  Apr.  3,  1794,  Thomas  Ma- 
comber, Jr.,  of  Marshfield. 

iii.     Martha,  bt.  Oct.  19,  1766;  d.  unm. 

iv.     Temperance;  m.  Nathaniel  Stetson  (31). 

V.      Philip,  bt.  Aug.  12,  1776;  d.  same  year. 

vi.  Eebecca;  m.  Feb.  15,  1797,  Elisha  Barker,  of  Pem- 
broke, a  son  of  Thomas  Barker. 

vii.  Elisha;  m.  Nov.  29,  1787,  Hannah  Curtis,  dau.  of 
Jesse  Curtis  (23),  and  went  to  North  Salem  in 
1802.       Did  his  wid.  m.  a  Sargent? 

viii.     Lucinda,  1817;  d.  Jan.  21,  1840,  aet.  23  yrs. 

22.  Calvin,  Capt.  (s.  of  Elisha^)  ;  m.  Martha  Bryant,  of  Scit- 
uate, and  resided  on  Mill  street,  where  S.  H.  Church  now  resides. 
Officer  in  the  Revolution.      He  d.  Dec.  6,  1821. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Calvin,  Oct.  23,  1777;  moved  to  Camden,  Me.;  m.  and 

d.,  leaving  three  sons. 
37.     ii.      Edward,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

iii.     James,  May  21,  1781;  m.  Prudence  Bird.       Resided 

and  d.  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 
iv.     Lebbeus,  May  10,  1783;  m.  and  resided  in  Charlestown. 

In  army  of  1812. 
V.      Mary,  Aug.  25,  1785;  m.  Joseph  Tibbett,  of  Methuen. 
vi.     Martha,  Apr.  4,  1789 ;  d.  unm.,  Mar.  25,  1847. 

23.  Jesse,  (s.  of  Jesse^o)  ;  m.  first,  July  27,  1766,  Hannah  Peter- 
son, of  Scituate,  who  d.  Aug.  5,  1791;  he  m.  secondly,  Nov.  24, 
1791,  wid.  Lucy  Morton,  (formerly  a  Leavitt).       He  d.  Dec.  13, 


GENEALOGIES.  115 

1811,  aet.  68  yrs.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  north  of  Baptist 
church. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Hannah,  Jan.  11,  1767;  m.  Elislia  Curtis,  s.  of  Elisha 
Curtis   (21). 

38.  ii.      David,  Jan.  22,  1781. 

39.  iii.     Jesse,  Dec.  24,  1783. 

40.  iv.     Josepli,  Feb.  12,  1786. 

24.  Thomas  (s.  of  Benjaman^^) ;  m.  first,  Aug.  20,  1741,  Sarah 
Utter,  who  d.  Dec.  28,  1753;  and  m.  secondly,  Feb.  26,  1756,  Fiuth 
Rose,  dau.  of  Thomas  Eose  (3).  She  d.  July  30,  1808,  aged  73 
years.       Eesided  on  Union  street,  in  his  fathers  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

.   i.       Hannah,  1742;  d.  June  14,  1748-49. 

ii.      Deborah,  bt.  May  13,  1744;  m.  Levi  Corthell  (1). 

iii.     Sarah,  bt.  Mar.  1,  1746-47. 

iv.     Thomas,  bt.  June  10,  1749-50. 

V.      Lydia,  b.  and  d.  1754. 

vi.     Faith,  bt.  Jan.  16,  1757. 

vii.    Euth,  1759. 

viii.  Hannah,  bt.  June  6,  1762. 

25.  William  (s.  of  Ebenezer^^) ;  m.  Apr.  21,  1774,  Eebecca  Gil- 
bert, of  Kingston.  He  d.  June  25,  1793,  and  his  wid.  m.  Isaac 
Turner  (22).  Probably  lived  a  few  hundred  feet  east  of  Main 
street,  on  his  father's  place. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  G.,  bt.  June  25,  1775;  d.  June  25,  1795. 
ii.      Eufus,  1777;  d.  1791. 
iii.     Eebecca,  bt.  May  23,  1779;  m.   Mar.   2,   1797,   Ozias 

"UTiiting.    Was  he  s.  of  Ozias  Wliiting  (6)  ? 
iv.     Saba,  bt.  Sept.  16,  1787;  m.  Eichard  Estes  (8). 
V.      Samuel,  bt.  July  4,  1790;  d.  Sept.  12,  1792. 

26.  Peleg,  (s.  of  Pelegi^)  •  m.  Euth  Bowker.  Resided  in  So. 
Scituate,  and  d.  June,  1834,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  14,  1845,  aet.  86 
yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Leafy,  Mar.,  1783;  m.  Stowers  Clapp,  and  d.  abt.  1803. 
ii.      Philip,  June  5,  1786;  m.  Sarah  Everton,  of  Canton. 
41.    iii.     Stephen,  Feb.,  1792. 

27.  Joseph  (s.  of  Pelegi^) ;  m.  Feb.  1,  1808,  Polly  Bowker.  Re- 
sided in  South  Scituate,  near  Third  Herring  brook,  where  he  d. 
Nov.  7,  1834. 

Children : 
i.       Leafy,  Nov.  29,  1808;  m.  Joel  Bowker,  and  resided  in 

Boston, 
ii.      Joseph,  Aug.  10,  1810;  d.  Aug.  5,  1811. 


116  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

iii.     Joseph,  June  11,  1812;  d.  Nov.  14,  same  year. 

iv.     Joshua,  July  21,  1814;  m.  Frances  M.  Curtis,  dau.  of 

Seth  Curtis  (53). 
V.      Peleg,  Oct.  18,  1818;  m.  Abby  S.  Curtis,  dau.  of  Seth 

Curtis  (53). 
vi.     Joseph,  Jan.  4,  1822. 

28.  William  (s.  of  William^^) ;  m.  Nov.  13,  1747,  Martha  Mann, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (3),  and  d.  Jan.  11,  1759  (?)  Select- 
man.     Kesided  on  Main  street,  near  where  J.  Warren  Brooks  lived. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

42.  i.       William,  Dec.  4,  1748. 

ii.      Martha,  Dec.  11,  1750;  m.  Feb.  16,  1772,  John  Barnes, 

Jr.,  of  Hingham. 
iii.     Abel,  Aug.  10,  1752. 
iv.     Joel,  June  28,  1754. 
v.      Samuel,  May  24,  1756. 
vi.     Margaret,  June  28,  1758;  m.  Ezra  Briggs  (2). 

29.  Eeuben  (s.  of  William^^)  .  jj^^  Mary  Eandall,  dau.  of  Caleb 
Eandall  ( ?)  She  d.  Mar.  25,  1757,  and  he  d.  May  15,  1758.  Re- 
sided on  Washington  street  on  his  father's  place. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

43.  i.       Snow,  bt.  Aug.  10,  1755. 

30.  Lemuel  (s.  of  Williami^) ;  m.  Jan.  16,  1752,  Ruth  Mann, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (3).  He  d.  Jan.  11,  1807,  and  his  wid. 
d.  July  29,  1808.  Owned  part  of  Curtis  Forge  in  H.  Resided 
on  Washington  street,  on  the  house  lot  of  his  father.       Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

'  i.     Lemuel,  Apr.,  1753;  d.  June  27,  1767,  drowned  in  his 
father's  mill  pond. 

Ruth,  bt.  Dec.  21,  1755;  d.  June  28,  1790. 

Olive,  bt.  Apr.  8,  1759;  d.  July  14,  1798. 

Lillis,  bt.  Mar.  22,  1761 ;  d.  Nov.  5,  1776. 

Reuben,  bt.  Apr.  24,  1763. 

Consider,  1765. 

Sarah,  bt.  Apr.  30,  1769;  d.  Nov.  17,  1802. 

Lydia,  bt.  Jan.  6,  1771;  d.  unm.  abt.  1838. 

Lemuel,  June  6,  1772. 

Nathaniel,  Sept.  14,  1777. 

31.  John  (s.  of  Johni6) ;  m.  Mar.  28,  1765,  Anna  Curtis,  dau. 
of  William  Curtis  and  gr.  dau.  of  Benjamin  Curtis  (3).  She  d. 
Jan.  14,  1823,  aet.  75  yrs.,  and  lie  d.  Sept.  26,  1799.  Resided  on 
Main  street,  just  south  of  the  house  in  which  Joseph  Dwelley  re- 
sided.   Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Deborah;  d.  unm. 

ii.      Anne,  bt.  Deo.  14,  1766;  d.  Aug.  28,  1834. 
iii.     Charlotte,  bt.  Jan.  3,  1768;  d.  Aug.  23,  1800. 


11. 

iii. 

iv. 

44. 

V. 

45. 

vi. 

vii. 

viii, 

46. 

ix. 

47. 

X. 

GENEALOGIES.  117 


48.     iv.     John,  1770. 

V.  William,  bt.  Apr.  24,  1774;  d.  July  3,  1800. 
vi.  Alathea,  bt.  Oct.  27,  1776;  d.  June  9,  1777. 
vii.  Alathea,  bt.  Dec.  20,  1778;  d.  Apr.  16,  1801. 
viii.  Samuel,  bt.  July  25,  1784;  d.  Aug.  20,  1826. 
ix.     Lucius,  bt.  May  29,  1791;  moved  to  Me.;  m.  and  had 

ch:   A  dau.,  Lydia  A.,  m.  John  Q.  Bailey  (33). 
X.      Mary.  bt.  Oct.  6,  1799;  m.  Thomas  Brooks   (6). 
xi.     Christopher;  moved  to  Me.  and  d.  there. 
xii.    Nathaniel ;  moved  to  Me. ;  m.  and  had  ch. 
These  last  two  were  both  born  previous  to  1799,  as  the  father 
speaks  of  them  in  his  will  dated  that  year. 

32.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Bezaleel^")  ;  m.  Mary  Kandall,  of  Scituate, 
who  d.  in  Oct.,  1800,  and  he  d.  Aug.  12,  1807.  L.  corner  of  Wash- 
ington and  Mill  streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Clarissa,  bt.  Aug.  16,  1778;  m.  Nathaniel  Winslow  (6). 
ii.      Paul,  bt.  June  13,  1779;  d.  unni. 

iii.     Michal,  bt.  June  16,  1786;  m.  Col.  John  Collamore,  of 
Scituate,  and  had  12  ch. 

33.  Melzar  (s.  of  Capt.  Simeon^^) ;  m.  1771,  Keziah  Hall,  dau.  of 
Dr.  Jeremiah  Hall,  of  Pembroke.  He  d.  Nov.  8,  1801,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Mar.  9,  1816.  Eesided  on  Silver  street,  where  Mrs.  Emma 
J.  Lucas  now  resides.  Selectman,  Representative  and  Town 
Clerk. 

Children : 

i.  Keziah,  Aug.  25,  1771;  m.  Joseph  Cushing  (12). 

ii.  Jeremiah,  Feb.  25,  1776;  d.  Dec.  1,  1798. 

iii.  Joanna,  July  15,  1784;  m.  Dr.  David  Bailey,  (16). 

iv.  Lusannah,  June  25,  1789;  d.  Apr.  16,  1790. 

V.  Melzar,  Feb.  3,  1774;  d.  Jan.  25,  1777. 

49.  vi.  Melzar,  bt.  July  12,  1778. 

vii.    Asenath,  May  8,  1781;  m.  George  W.  Bailey  (15). 
viii.  Laurentia,  Feb.  4,  1787;  d.  May  4,  1790. 

50.  ix.     Luther,  Apr.  20,  1791. 

34.     Simeon  (s.  of  Capt.  Simeon^s)  ;  m.  Dec.  13,  1791,  Bathsheba 
Sylvester,  and  sett,  in  East  Bridgewater,  where  he  d.  in  1837.      A 
soldier  in  the  Revolution. 
Children : 
i.       Bathsheba,    1791;  m.   in   1815,    Capt.    Isaac   Keith,   of 

Bridgewater. 
ii.      Silvester,  1795;  m.  Heman  Keith,  of  East  Bridgewater. 
iii.     Simeon,  1797. 

iv.     Robert,    1799;    m.    Abby   M.    Bryant,    dau.    of   Daniel 
Bryant. 


35. 


Abner  (s.  of  Abner20)  ;  m.  Lydia  Bowker,  of  Scituate,  and  d. 


118  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

Feb.  3,  1838,  aet.  84  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  1852,  aet.  94  yrs.  Re- 
sided on  Main  street,  north  of  the  Baptist  meeting  house,  in  the 
house  now  standing. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

51.  i.       Davis,  bt.  Oct.  13,  1776. 

ii.  Desire,  Feb.  1,  177-8;  m.  Thomas  Farrow,  of  Townsend, 
Mass. 

52.  iii.     Job. 

iv.     Sally  L. ;  m.  Levi  Nash. 
V.      Deborah;  m.  Isaac  Wade  (1). 
vi.     Mary;  m.  David  Vining  (1). 

vii.  Lydia ;  m.  first,  July  8,  1804,  Caleb  Torrey,  and  second- 
ly, Daniel  Bishop. 

36.  Seth  (s.  of  Abner20)  ;  m.  Mar.  17,  1791,  Persis  Loring,  of 
Hingham,  and  d.  in  June,  1812,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  1,  1835.  Ee- 
sided  first  on  Whiting  street  in  house  now  occupied  by  Everett  N. 
Mann,  and  then  on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  Lucy,  Nov.  5,  1791;  m.  David  Dunbar  of  Hingham; 
moved  to  Hudson,  N,  Y.  Later  returned  to  Boston, 
Mass.,  where  Mr.  Dunbar  d.  aged  93  yrs. 

ii.  Eebecca,  Feb.  16,  1793;  m.  Feb.  1,  1819,  Ephraim  Stet- 
son, of  Abington. 

53.  iii.     Seth,  Apr.  16,  1794. 

54.  iv.     Loring,  Oct.  5,  1797. 

55.  V.      Abner,  June  11,  1800;  d.  unm.  May  1,  1882. 

vi.     Hannah,  Mar.  15,  1802;  m.  Mar.  4,  1821,  Nathaniel 

Fiekett,  of  Abington. 
vii.    Sophia,  1804;  d.  Feb.  13,  1808. 

55.  viii.  Enos,  Jan.  31,  1807. 

ix.     Sarah,  Apr.  11,  1809;  m.  Edmund  Shaw,  of  Abington, 

and  has  ch:   Persis  and  Corienne. 
X.      Peter;  m.  Clarissa  Eipley,  and  1.  in  East  Abington. 

37.  Edward  (s.  of  Calvin22)  ;  m.  Mar.  24,  1811,  Desire  Jacobs, 
dau.  of  Perez  Jacobs  (10).  He  d.  Nov.  12,  1845.  She  d.  Aug. 
36,  1872.       Eesides  on  his  father's  place  on  Mill  street. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elvira,  Apr.  12,  1814;  m.  Thomas  J.  Gardner  (2). 

38.  David  (s.  of  Jesse^^)  ;  m.  Sarah  Eevere,  dau.  of  Paul,  Jr., 
and  gr.  dau.  of  Paul  Eevere,  of  Boston.  He  d.  in  Boston,  abt. 
1841,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  1843. 

Children : 
i.       David;  d.  unm.  abt  1838. 
ii.      Maria;  d.  abt.  1839. 

56.  iii.     Charles  E. 

57.  iv.     William  PL,  May  8,  1813. 
V.      Caroline  L.;  d.  abt.  1838. 


GENEALOGIES.  119 

vi.  George  E. ;  m.  Hannah  Hill,  1.  in  Boston.  Had  ch: 
Mary  B.  and  Edwin. 

vii.  Edward  A.,  Feb.  22,  1822;  m.  in  1851,  Louisa  M.  An- 
drews, dau.  of  Maj.  Ephriam  Andrews,  of  Lowell. 
Eesided  in  Boston. 

39.  Jesse  (s.  of  Jesse^s)  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1809,  Sally  Nash,  dau. 
of  James,  of  Scituate,  and  d.  in  Charlestown,  and  his  wid.  d.  in 
Hanover,  April  11,  1876.     Shipwright  by  trade. 

Children : 

i.  Eiith,  b.  in  Weymouth;  m.  William  Hayden  of  Scit- 
uate.    Ch:  Wm.  J.  and  Jesse  C. 

ii.      Eoxanna;  m.  Capt.  Eobinson.     No  ch. 

iii.     Deborah,  d.  in  Hanover,  unm. 

iv.  Sophronia;  m.  Abner  Loring,  and  d.  in  Boston.  Had 
child,  Abner. 

V.  Jesse;  m.  Alice  Forbush  and  resided  in  Boston.  No 
ch.     He  d.  in  Wells,  Maine. 

40.  Joseph  (s.  of  Jesse-^)  ;  m.  Hannah  Gardner,  of  Hingham. 
He  d.  Dec.  28,  1841,  aet.  56  yrs.,  and  liis  wid.  d.  Mar.  21,  1840, 
aet.  59  yrs.     Ship  carpenter  by  trade. 

Children : 
i.       Hannah  P.,  Apr.  5,  1806;  m.  Nov.  21,  1821,  Freeman 
Farrar.     Eesided  in  Hanover. 

58.  ii.      Joseph,  Dec.  5,  1808. 

iii.     Lucy  C,  Mar.,  1811;  m.  Laban  Wilder  (2). 

59.  iv.     Benjamin  N.,  July  30,  1813. 

41.  Stephen  (s.  of  Peleg^c)  ;  m.  first,  June  16,  1816,  Lucinda 
Bailey,  dau.  of  Calvin  Bailey  (2).  She  d.  June  20,  1817,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Dec.  3,  1818,  Mary  S.  Hitchcock.  He  d.  Mar.  6, 
1831,  and  his  wid.  m.  Ebenezer  Simmons,  Esq.,  and  d.  Apr. 
30,  1837.  Eesided  in  Norwell,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied 
by  Diana  Pierce. 

Child  by  wife  Lucinda,  born  in  Norwell : 

i.       Lucinda;  d.  Aug.  18,  1817. 
Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Norwell : 

60.  ii.      Stephen,  Sept.,  1820. 

61.  iii.     Henry  J.,  June  2,  1822. 

42.  William  (s.  of  Williamss)  ;  m.  Jan.  5,  1775,  Deborah  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Abner  Curtis  (20).  He  d.  June  26,  1793.  William  and 
his  family  went  to  Leeds,  Maine,  the  oldest  son,  Ebenezer,  after- 
wards returning  to  Hanover.  While  in  Hanover,  William  resided 
on  Main  street,  near  the  Curtis  school  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

62.  i.       Ebenezer,  1775. 

ii.  William;  m.  Olive  Stubbs,  of  Conn.  Eesided  in  Leeds, 
Me.,  and  had  12  children,  four  of  whom  were  deaf 
and  dumb. 


130  HISTORY   OF    HANOVEE. 

iii.  Abner,  Mar.  4,  1782;  m.  Lydia  Turner  of  Leeds,  Me. 
Resided  in  Me.    12  ch. 

iv.  Josiah;  m.  Hannah  Biilington,  of  Wayne,  Me,,  and  re- 
sided in  Me.    4  children. 

V.      Deborah;  m.  Eobert  Curtis.     Resided  in  Greene,  Me. 

vi.  Lincoln;  m.  Resided  in  Prospect,  Me.,  now  Sears- 
port,  Me. 

vii.    Lebbeus;  m.     Resided  in  Prospect,  Me. 

viii.  Charity;  m.  a  Hammond,  and  resided  in  Wayne,  Me. 

43.  Snow  (s.  of  Reuben^^)  ;  m.  Bathsheba  Hatch,  dau.  of  John 
Hatch  (9).  He  d.  Dec.  31,  1823,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  2,  1831, 
aet.  70  yrs.  Resided  on  his  father's  farm  on  Washington  street. 
Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Reuben,  April  26,  1784;  d.  Feb'y  20,  1818. 
ii.      Bela,  Nov.  20,  1785;  d.  Apr.  17,  1803. 

63.  iii.     Levi,  Oct.  29,  1787. 

iv.     Bathshua,  Oct.  2,  1789;  d.  Oct.  28,  1794. 

64.  V.      Robert,  Apr.  1,  1791. 

vi.     Mary  R.,  Apr.  28,  1793;  d.  unm.,  Mar.  15,  1864. 
vii.    Bathshua,  July  31,  1798;  m.  Luther  Curtis   (50). 

65.  viii.  William,  Apr.  9,  1800. 

44.  Reuben  (s.  of  LemuePO) ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1800,  Abigail  Bailey, 
dau.  of  Stephen  Bailey  (8),  who  d.  Dec.  24,  1841,  and  he  d.  Dec. 
18,  1849.  Resided  on  Elm  street,  where  Reuben  C.  Donnell  now 
resides.  Part  owner  of  the  Forge.  A  trader.  Town  Clerk  and 
Representative. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.      Ruth,  July  18,  1805;  m.  Thomas  B.  Donnell  (3). 

45.  Consider  (s.  of  LemuePO) ;  m.  first,  Nov.  10,  1806,  Mary 
House,  of  Pembroke,  who  d.  in  1809 ;  m.  secondly  in  1811,  Hannah 
Fuller,  who  d.  April  24,  1832,  and  he  d.  May  7,  1841,  aet  75  yrs. 
Was  part  owner  of  the  Curtis  Forge.  Resided  on  Elm  street,  in 
house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Edward  M.  Sweeney. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

66.  i.       George,  Sept.  23,  1807. 

46.  Lemuel  (s.  of  LemuePO)  ;  m.  Abigail  Rose.  Resided  on 
Washington  street,  in  his  father's  house,  part  owner  of  the  Curtis 
Forge.       He  d.  Jan.  9,  1842. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah,  Dec.  25,  1803;  m.  Michael  Sylvester  (21). 
ii.      Abigail,  Aug.  1805;  m.  Josiah  Winslow,  s.  of  Nathaniel 

Winslow  (6). 
iii.     Judith,  Oct.  11,  1809;  m.  George  Studley  (10). 
iv.     John,  Nov.,  1812;  m.  Feb'y  26,  1854,  Sarah  T.  Clapp, 

dau.  of  John  Clapp  of  So.  Scituate.    He  d.  Mar.  17, 

1889;  she  d.  Jan.  25,  1903.       She  was  born  Feb'y 

10,  1818,  in  Scituate. 


GENEALOGIES.  121 

V.      Liieinda,  Oct.  1815;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  13,  1853. 

47.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  LemuePO)  ;  m.  Mar.  3,  1805,  Nancy  Stod- 
dard of  Scituate,  who  d.  in  Oct.,  1843,  and  he  d.  Feb.  4,  1849.  Ee- 
sided  on  Water  street,  where  Charles  Dyer  resided,  and  was  part 
owner  of  the  works  there. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

67.  i.       Warren,  Feb.  4,  1806. 

ii.      Bethia,  Jan.  27,  1808;  m.  Joshua  Mann  (12). 

iii.     Nathaniel  H.,  July  6,  1812,  merchant  in  N.  Y. 

iv.     Nancy  N.,  Jan.  20,  1815;  m.  Benjamin  B.  Hall  (1). 

48.  John  (s.  of  John^i)  ;  m.  Nov.  1,  1798,  Sarah  Mann,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Maun  (5).  He  d.  Dec.  5,  1851,  aet.  80  yrs.  She  d. 
Aug.  30,  1865.  Selectman.  Eesided  in  house  now  occupied  by 
George  W.  Curtis  on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sallv,  Jan.  17,  1799;  m.  Ezra  Whiting  (20). 
ii.      Johii.  Aug.  3,  1801 ;  d.  Mar.  3,  1817. 

68.  iii.     William,  Sep.  6,  1803. 

iv.     Benjamin,  Nov.  1,  1807,;  d.  Aug.  28,  1833. 

69.  V.      Martin,  Feb.  6,  1810. 

vi.     Alathea,    July    12,    1812;    m.    Apr    30,    1832,    Calvin 
Faxon  of  Abington,  and  d.  June  29,  1845. 

70.  vii.    John,  July  10,  1817. 

viii.  Lucinda,  Aug.  16,  1819;  m.  Joseph  H.  Studley  (15). 

49.  Melzar  (s.  of  Melzar^")  ;  m.  Sarah  Collamore,  dau.  of  Enoch 
Collamore  of  Scituate.  Resided  on  Silver  street.  He  was  Rep- 
resentative, Town  Clerk  and  Selectman.  He  d.  Jan.  18,  1836,  and 
his  wid.  d.  March  16,  1861,  aged  82  yrs.    Left  no  children. 

50.  Luther  (s.  of  Melzar^s)  ;  m.  Jan.  30,  1820,  Bathshua  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Snow  Curtis  (43),  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1844,  and  his  wid.  m. 
a  Pratt,  and  d.  July  12,  1868.  Resided  on  Silver  street,  nearly 
opposite  his  father's  place,  in  house  now  owned  by  Charles  G. 
Perry.     Carpenter. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Bathshua,  Oct.  6,  1822;  m.  Lyman  Thompson  (1), 

71.  ii.      William  H.,  May  8,  1825. 

51.  Davis  (s.  of  Abner^^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  1,  1795,  Charlotte 
Lovice  of  Hingham;  secondly,  Mary  Oliver,  of  Me.,  and  thirdly, 
Margaret  Standley,      Resided  in  Me. 

Children : 

i.  James  M. 

ii.  John  0. 

iii.  Lydia ;  m.  a  Gould, 

iv.  Charlotte  S.,  m.  Benjamin  Carter. 

V.  Polly,  m.  Nathan  Barlow, 

vi.  Charlotte;  m.  John  Benner. 

vii.  Hiram ;  d'.  aet.  4  yrs. 


122  HISTORY   OF   HANOVEK. 

52.  Job  (s.  of  Abner^s) ;  m.  Bethia  Farrow,  dau.  of  Abiel  Far- 
row.     Eesided  in  South  Scituate,  and  there  d.  in  Feb.,  1843. 

Children : 
i.       Bethia;  m.  Oct.  24,  1827,  Hosea  Whiting,  of  Hingham, 
ii.      Job;  m.  Sept.  15,  1827,  Marilla  Vining. 

72.  iii.     Hiram,  Nov.  25,  1809. 
iv.     Philip. 

V.      Harriet;  m.  first,  Dec.  9,  1832,  James  Doten,  and  sec- 
ondly, Benjamin  Jacobs. 

73.  vi.     Nahum. 

vii.    Abigail;  m.  Calvin  Wilder,  s.  of  Calvin  D.  Wilder  (1). 
viii.  Edwin;  m.  a  Eogers  of  Marshfield,  and  had  oh. 
ix,     Julia  A.;  m.  July  11,  1847,  Henry  A.  Grose. 
X.      Adeline;  m.  Zenas  Smith,  of  Abington. 

53.  Seth  (s.  of  Seths*^)  ;  m.  Kuth  Loring,  of  Hingham.  Eesided 
in  South  Scituate,  near  the  Hanover  line. 

Children : 
i.       Charles  A.,  Aug.  21,  1817. 
ii.    Abby  S.,  Jan.  6,  1820;  m.  Peleg  Curtis,  s.  of  Joseph 

Curtis  (27). 
iii.     Frances  M.,  May  25,  1823;  m.  Joshua  Curtis,  s.  of 

Joseph  Curtis  (27). 
iv.     Euth  A.,  Mar.  9,  1827;  m.  Stephen  0.  Jacobs  (20). 

54.  Loring  (s.  of  Seth^c)  ;  m.  Jan.  23,  1823,  Merrill  Mann,  dau. 
of  Charles  Mann  (8).  She  d.  May  11,  1873.  He  d.  Feb'y  4,  1881. 
Eesided  on  Main  street,  where  Charles  L.  Curtis  now  resides,  in 
the  house  constructed  by  Charles  Mann. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Nancy  H.,  Jan.  27,  1825;  m.  John  Poole  (1). 

ii.  Mary  H.,  Apr.  12,  1827;  d.  unm.  Jany  23,  1890. 

iii.  Sarah  J.,  Feb.  22,  1829;  m.  Walter  W.  Wardrobe  (2). 

iv.  Lydia,  April  30,  1831;  m.  Erastus  H.  Wardrobe  (3). 

V.  Emily  L.,  July  27,  1836;  m.  Jeremiah  Stetson  (40). 

vi.  Charles  L.,  Dec.  23,  1838;  unm. 

55.  Enos  (s.  of  Seth^^) ;  m.  Mary  J.  Burrill,  dau.  of  Henry  Bur- 
rill  of  Abington.  He  d.  June  9,  1884,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  22, 
1892.     Eesided  on  Whiting  street,  north  of  North  street. 

Children : 
i.       Sophia  J.,  b.  in  Eookland,  Apr.  29,  1830;  m.  William 

Studley  (24). 
ii.      Lysander,  b.  in  Eoekland,  Feb.  15,  1833:  d.  Dec.  21, 

1861,  unm. 
iii.     Mary,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  13,  1835;  m.  Levi  L.  Yining,  s.  of 

Joseph  Vining  (1). 

56.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Davidss)  ;  m.  Lydia  S.  Barstow.  Shoe- 
maker.   Eesided  in  East  Abington. 


GENEALOGIES.  1-3 

Children : 
i.       Charles  H. 
ii.      David  P.,  d.  young, 
iii.     George  E. 

57.  William  H.  (s.  of  David^s);  m.  Sept.  26,  1839,  Jane  E. 
Merriam,  wid.  of  George  Merriam,  and  dau.  of  Lemuel  Dwelley 
(11).  Eesided  on  Main  St.,  where  Edward  R.  Curtis  now  re- 
sides.   He  d.  Aug.  28,  1884.     She  d.  Dec.  11,  1886. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edward  E.,  Feb.  11,  1810;  mini. 

74.  ii.      George  M.,  Apr.  23,  1844. 

iii.     Ellen  M.,  Aug.  12,  1849;  d.  unni.,  July  24,  1870. 

58.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph"*'^)  ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1829,  Deborah  Hayden. 
He  d.  Nov.  22,  1844,  and  his  wid.  m.  Thomas  H.  Gardner. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate: 
i.       Henry,  Feb.  23,  1833;  d.  Oct.  20,  1888. 
ii.      George  W.,  Feb.  22,  1841;  m.  May  9,  1866,  Mary  J. 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Jotham  T.  Sylvester.       She  was 
born  in  Scituate,  May  8,  1844.     No  children, 
iii.     Joseph  H.,  Feb.  7,  1844;  m.  May  13,  1866,  Henrietta 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Jotham  T.  Sylvester.       She  was 
born  in  Scituate,  May  13,  1846,  and  d.  Jan.  12,  1907. 
Children  born  in  South  Scituate: 
i.       E.  Josephine,  Aug.  6,  1872;  m.  May  9,  1894, 
Arthur  S.  Ivimball,  s.  of  Charles  M.  Kimball  of 
Newton, 
ii.      Mary,  June  27,  1877. 

59.  Benjamin  N.  (Capt.)  (s.  of  Joseph^'*)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  25, 
1836,  Lydia  S.  Barrell,  dau.  of  Capt.  Elisha  Barrell  (2).  She  d. 
Mar.  24,  1840,  and  he  m.  secondly.  May  12,  1844,  Sarah  Wilder^ 
dau.  of  Calvin  D.  Wilder  (1).  She  d.  June  10,  1854,  aged  34 
yrs,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  Oct.  3,  1855,  Elizabeth  E.  Damon,  tlau,  of 
Piam  Damon  (3).  He  d.  Feb.  15,  1888,  and  his  wid.  d.  Feb.  4, 
1891.  Eesided  on  Walnut  St.  (now  Webster  St.),  at  corner  of 
Washington  street. 

Child  by  wife  Lydia  S.,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lydia  M.,  May  30,  1838;  d.  Oct.  8,  same  year. 

Child  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 
ii.      Frances  A.,  Dec.  14,  1846;  m.  Luke  P.  Burbank  (1). 

Child  by  wife  Elizabeth  E.,  born  in  Hanover : 

75.  iii.     Herbert  L.,  Sept.  30,  1857. 

60.  Stephen  (s.  of  Stephen-^i)  ;  m.  first,  Aug.  18,  1846,  Matilda 
Turner,  dau.  of  Hon.  Samuel  A.  Turner,  of  Scituate.  She  d.  Oct. 
2.  1847,  aet.  23  yrs.,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Nov.  25,  1850,  Eliza  F, 
Payson,  dau.  of  Samuel  Payson,  of  Boston.  He  d.  Mar.  20,  1855,. 
and  his  wid.  d.  May  18,  1905,  aet.  79  yrs.     No  eh. 

61.  Henry  J.    (s.   of   Stephen^i) ;  m.    Sep.   20,   1848,  Abby   S. 


124:  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Jacobs,  dau.  of  Ichabod  E.  Jacobs  (11).  She  d.  Oct.  30,  1891. 
He  d.  March  36,  1899.  Selectman  and  Eepresentative.  Eesided 
on  Tebster  street,  Assinippi,  near  the  Norwell  line.     No  cluldren. 

■62.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  William^s)  ;  m.  first,  Apr.  15,  1804,  Zintha 
■Stetson,  dau.  of  Joseph  Stetson  (15).  She  d.  Aug.  21,  1813.  He 
m.  secondly,  Oct.  28,  1814,  Esther  Eandall,  dau.  of  Elijah  Ean- 
•d&ll.  She  was  b.  Dec.  12,  1785,  and  d.  Mar.  4,  1865.  He  d.  Aug. 
22,  1868,  in  Maine.  While  in  Hanover  he  resided  on  Broadway, 
in  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Jane  B.  Eeed. 
Children  by  wife  Zintha,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Zoa,  Feb.  10,  1805;  m.  Seth  Dunbar  of  Hingham,  and 

d.  May  26,  1897.     2  ch:  George  and  Seth. 
ii.      Jeremiah,  June  26,  1806;  m.  Christianna  Berry,  and 
moved  to  Maine.    Had  5  ch.    His  w.  d.  Jan.  5,  1848, 
and  he  d.  Aug.  11,  1880. 
iii.     Cynthia,  Mar.  10,  1808;  m.  William  Whiting  (23). 
iv.     Mary  H.,  Feb.  13,  1810;  m.  Benjamin  Munroe  (1). 
V.      William  B.,  Dec.  26,  1811 ;  d.  1813. 
Children  by  wife  Esther,  born  in  Hanover: 
vi.     Hannah  S.,  June  20,  1816;  m.  first,  John  Damon;  m. 
secondly,  John  Damon  of  Scituate.    Two  sons,  Wil- 
liam and  Henry.    Eesided  in  Leeds,  Maine, 
vii.      William  B.,  Mar.  26,  1818;  m.  Augusta  W.  Sumner. 

Eesided  in  Me.,  and  d.  Mar.  27,  1879.     Had  ch. 
viii.  Betsey  B.,  May  9,  1821;  m.  John  Damon  (5). 

■63.  Levi  (Capt.),  (s  of  Snow^^)  .  n-^.  1314^  Ruth  T.  Eogers,  dau. 
of  Caleb  Eogers  (8).  Eesided  on  Elm  St.  Selectman  and  Town 
Clerk.  Capt.  of  H.  Artillery  Co.  He  d.  May  15,  1853,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Apr.  27,  1865.     No  children. 

64.  Eobert  (s.  of  Snow^^)  ;  m.  Apr.  16,  1826,  Katurah  Studley, 
■dau.  of  Jabez  Studley  (7).  He  d.  Feb'y  15,  1858.  She  d.  Dec. 
22,  1880.  Eesided  on  Washington  street,  in  the  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Alonzo  P.  Henderson. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
76.     i.       Eobert  S.,  Feb.  12,  1827. 

65.  William  (s.  of  Suow^s)  ;  m.  Mar.  3,  1833,  Sarah  Winslow, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  Winslow  (6).  He  d.  Sept.  19,  1871.  She  d. 
Mar.  15,  1854.  Eesided  on  Washington  street,  where  Charles  F. 
Wright  now  resides. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  W.,  Dec.  27,  1833;  m.  Henry  Wright  (1). 
ii.      Sarah  J.,  d.  Feb.  16,  1858,  aged  19  yrs. 

66.  George  (s.  of  Consider  45)  ;  m.  Nov.  11,  1834,  Nancy  Bow- 
ker,  dau.  of  Joel  Bowker,  of  Salem.  He  d.  Feb.  16,  1875,  and  his 
wid.  d.  June  18,  1887.  Eesided  on  Elm  street,  in  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  Ijy  Edward  M.  Sweeney,  and  was  proprietor  of  the 
Curtis  Forge.    No  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  l^S- 

67.  Warren  (s.  of  Nathaniel''')  ;  ni.  May  2,  1829,  Harriet  Noyes, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Noyes,  of  Boston.     Eesided  in  South  Hingham. 

Children : 
i.       Harriet,  Feb.  22,  1831. 
ii.      Joseph  W.,  d.  aet.  11  mos. 
iii.     Sarah  A.,  d.  aet.  8  yrs. 

68.  William  (s.  of  John^^)  ;  m.  Dec.  3,  1826,  Cassandra  Stetson,, 
dau.  of  Joshua  Stetson  (35).  He  d.  Jan'y  6,  1871.  She  d.  Nov. 
23,  1875.  Eesided  first  on  Union  street,  and  later  on  Main  street, 
in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
77.     i.       George  W.,  Sept.  12,  1827. 

ii.      Angeline  S.,  Jan.,  1830;  m.  first,  Levi  C.  Brooks  (12)„ 

and  secondly,  Samuel  Hill  (1). 
iii.     Cassandra  S.,  Jan.  23,  1832;  d.  Feb.  18,  1832. 
iv.     Lucinda,  1834;  d.  1836. 

V.      Lucinda,  May,  1836;  m.  J.  Warren  Brooks  (13). 
vi.     S.  Maria,  Mar.,  1838;  m.  Eufus  Crane  (1). 
vii.    Benjamin,  Sept.  17,  1840;  killed  at  Antietam,  Sept.  17,. 

1862. 
viii.  John,  May,  1842,  d.  young. 
ix.     Avis  L.,  May,  1844,  unm. 

69.  Martin  (s.  of  John^^)  ;  m.  Feb.  15,  1834,  Deborah  Stetson,. 
dau.  of  Melzar  Stetson  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Aug.  30,  1848;  she  d. 
Apr.  5,  1881.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  the  house  now  oAvned 
and  occupied  by  Joshua  S.  Whiting. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Helen  M.,  Dec.  17,  1839;  m.  Andrew  C.  Priest  (1). 
ii.      Ann  M.,  d.  aet.  3  mos. 
iii.     Ann  F.,  Apr.  17,  1844;  m.  George  D.  Whiting  (32). 

70.  John  (s.  of  John-*8)  ;  m.  Oct.  6,  1845,  Marian  A.  Fuller,  dau. 
of  Samuel  N.  Fuller,  of  Boston.  She  was  b.  in  Boston,  Dec.  13, 
1820.    Merchant  in  Boston.     He  d.  Apr.  7,  1900. 

See  address  delivered  at  dedication  of  the  John   Curtis   Free- 
Library. 

Child  born  in  Chelsea: 
i.       Alice  Marian,  Apr.  24,  1847. 

71.  William  H.  (s.  of  Luther^o)  ;  m.  Nov.  7,  1852,  Susan  M. 
Tower,  dau.  of  Isaac  Tower  of  Braintree.  Eesided  in  his  father's 
house.    He  d.  Apr.  31,  1897. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Henry  L.,  Nov.   12,  1853;  m.  May  8,  1893,  Eleanor 

McCarty,  dau.  of  Eugene  McCarty,  of  P.  E.  I.     He 

d.  Jan.  31,  1901. 
ii.      Levi, 
iii.     Ella  M.,  May  28,  1857. 


126  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

72.  Hiram  (s.  of  Job-'^'-^)  ;  m.  Nov.  35,  1834,  Lucinda  Wilder, 
dau.  of  Calvin  D.  Wilder  (1).  He  d.  Oct.  7,  1895,  and  his  wid. 
d.  May  11,  1896.  Eesided  on  Washington  street,  north  of  Webster 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       L.  Elmina,  Sept.  15,  1835;  m.  Charles  Jacobs  (31). 
78.     ii.      Frederick  H.,  Apr.  27,  1838. 

iii.     Sarah  W.,  July  5,  1843 ;  d.  unm.,  Nov.  13,  1862. 
iv.     Lucius  W.,  Oct.  19,  1848;  m.  Harriet  S.  Huse.     No 
ch. 

73.  Nahum  (s.  of  Job^2)  .  j^.  June,  1835,  Betsey  Harlow,  dau. 
of  George  Harlow.    She  d.  Dec.  1,  1882,  and  he  d.  Sept.  17,  1888. 

Children : 

i.       Eoxa  A.,  Mar.  1,  1836;  m.  Kinsman  Leavitt  (1). 

ii.  AQlaline  M.,  July  1,  1839;  m.  George  H.  Bicknell  of 
Weymouth. 

iii.     Bethia  C,  Apr.  1841 ;  m.  William  Hersey  of  Hingham. 

iv.  Helen  A.,  Feb.  29,  1843 ;  m.  Thomas  Burrell,  of  Wey- 
mouth. 

V.      Oscar  H.,  Aug.  21,  1852;  d.  June  20,  1855. 

vi.     Lizzie  M. ;  m.  Henry  Faxon  of  Quincy. 

vii.    Lydia  M. ;  d.  young. 

74.  George  M.  (s.  of  William  H.s^)  ;  m.  June  13,  1868,  Matilda 
A.  Gady,  dau.  of  Lawton  Cady,  of  Killingly,  Conn.  She  was  born 
July  26,  1843.  Resides  on  Main  street,  north  of  Baptist  church, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Velma  L.,  Aug.  8,  1870;  m.  Wm.   C.  Whiting,  s.  of 

Lucius  C.  Plaiting  (27). 
ii.      George  A.,  June  17,  1881;  m.  Feb.  4,  1908,  Mary  F. 

Simmons,  dau.  of  John  F.  Simmons  (13),  and  has  s. 

John  Franklin. 

75.  Herbert  L.  (s.  of  Benjamin  N.^^)  ;  m.  Oct.  13,  1878,  Alice 
M.  Simmons,  dau.  of  Joseph  Simmons.  She  was  b.  in  South 
Scituate,  Sep.  15,  1858.  Eesides  on  Webster  street,  in  his  father's 
house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Leslie  F.,  Nov.  3,  1888. 

76.  Eobert  S.  (s.  of  Roberte-*) ;  m.  first,  Nov.  29,  1855,  Rachel 
C.  Magoun,  dau.  of  Daniel  Magoun.  She  was  b.  in  Pembroke, 
and  d.  in  H.,  June  13,  1862.  He  m.  secondly.  May  34,  1863, 
Elizabeth  A.  Savage,  dau.  of  John  Savage.  She  was  b  in  Eng- 
land, Aug.  18,  1843.  He  d.  Apr.  1,  1873.  His  wid.  m.  Eben 
C.  Waterman  (1).  Resided  on  corner  of  Broadway  and  Wash- 
ington street.      For  a  long  time  Postmaster. 


GENEALOGIES, 


127 


Child  by  wife  Kacliel,  born  in  Hanover  • 

r^:■^A  ^'°^";f  ^;;.'^'!^^  ^^'  1^59,  d.  Sep.  16,  1860. 
Child  by  wife  Lhzabetli  A.,  born  in  Hanover- 

II.  William  S    Feb.  16    1866;  m.  Aug.  30,  1904,  Miriam 
•••      ^r       ?,^'''^!eii,  dau.  of  William  H.  Dovvden  (1) 

III.  Mary  K,  Apr^  13,  1871;  m.  Nov.  7,  1905,  George  M. 

BitldVn:t.  1^'    '"^•'    ^'''''''''    ^-     ^-^^-    - 

77.     George  W.   (s.  of  William«8)  ;  m.  July  2    184«    T^n.,...   m 
Brooks,  dau.  of  John  Brooks  (8).     She  d   jL    21    1894  T   '  i 
on  Main  street,  ni  his  father's  house  '      ^-    ^'''^'' 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

ui.     Fred  W.,  Mar,  24    185G;  m.  July  30,  18!)8,  Eose  T 

Children  born  in  S.  Seituate: 
1.       Arthur    July  2,   1864;  m.   Dec.   12,   1890,  M    Grace 
Gardner,  dau.   of  J.   Calvin  Gardner  of  HingW 

79.     a.      Fred,  Sept.  23,  1865. 

^(>-     IV.     Lllswortli,  June  28,  1870 

V.      Mabel  A.,  Mar.  8,  1872  •  m    Or-f    9^?    lom    r.,     , 

Cushman.       Cli-      ^  ^^'  ^^^^'  ^^^^^^«  A. 

vi.     Amy  w!^rtl^8L    ''  ^"'"''^^  ''^^  ''  ''''' 

lsii:t  ^Mngfon.'™'  ''"^^ '  "^^  ^"^^  ^'  ^^^^^  Annie  Turner, 
Children : 
i.       Christine,  June  24,  1889 
11.      Hester,  July  28,  1894. 

1;       Stanley  W.,  July  5,  1898. 
11.      Helen,  Mar.  6,  1904. 


128  HISTOKY   OF   HANOVEE. 

CUKTIS. 

1.     Charles  E.  (s.  of  Eoswell),  b.  in  Scituate,  Xov.  18,  1860;  m. 
in  1883,  for  second  w.  Emma  L.  Simmons,  dau.  of  Oliver  Simmons 
of  Braintree.      She  d.  Oct.  19,  1899.      Eesides  on  Whiting  street, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children : 

i.      Alice  A.,  Apr.  9,  1884. 

ii.      Mabel  P.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  7,  1891. 

iii.     Eveline  L.,  b.  in  H.,  April  19,  1903. 

CURTIS. 

1.  Walter  H.  (s.  of  Ed.  of  Eockland),  b.  Jan.  4,  1872;  m.  Nov. 
28,  1894,  Lucy  F.  Whiting,  dau.  of  Elwyn  T.  Whiting  (43).  Ee- 
sides on  Whiting  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       S.  Eliza,  Aug.  8,  1895. 

ii.     Lester  E.,  Nov.  16,  1898. 

iii.     Burton  W.,  July  8,  1906. 

CUSHING. 

1.  Matthew,  with  his  wife  Nazareth,  his  sons  Daniel,  Jeremiah, 
Matthew,  and  John,  and  his  dau.  Deborah,  and  his  wife's  sister, 
Frances  Eiecroft,  widow,  sailed  from  Gravesend,  Apr.  26,  1638,  in 
the  ship  Diligent,  John  Martin  of  Ipswich,  master,  and  arrived  at 
Boston  on  the  10th  of  August.  Matthew,  the  father,  was  b.  in 
England  in  1588,  and  bt.  in  Hardingham,  Eng.,  March  2,  1589, 
and  was  s.  of  Peter  of  Norfolk.  He  d.  in  Hingham  Sept.  30,  1660, 
aet.  72,  and  his  wid.  in  1681,  aet.  96  yrs.  Deborah  and  Jeremiah 
left  no  children.  The  descendants  of  Daniel  and  Matthew  are  in 
Hingham  and  elsewhere.    John  settled  in  Scituate. 

2.  John  (s.  of  Matthew^)  was  born  in  Hingham,  England,  in 
1627.  He  m.  in  Hingham,  Mass.,  in  1658,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Matthew 
Hawke.  He  oame  to  Scituate  in  1662,  and,  according  to  Deane, 
purchased  the  farm  on  "Belle  House  Neck"  of  Capt.  John,  son  of 
Wm.  Vassal,  to  whom  it  was  laid  out  in  1634.  Was  deputy  to  the 
Col.  Court  many  years  from  1674,  Ass't  of  the  Old  Colony  Gov't 
1689-91,  and  Eep.  to  the  General  Court  of  Boston  after  the  union 
of  the  Colonies.  His  wife  d.  in  Scituate,  March  9,  1679,  aged  3& 
yrs,  and  he  d.  March  31,  1708.  He  had  12  children — John,  the 
oldest,  was  born  in  Hingham — the  others  born  in  Scituate. 

3.  John  (s.  of  John2),  b.  April  28,  1663;  m.  1st,  May  20,  1687 
or  8,  Deborah,  dau.  of  Thomas  Loring  of  Hull.  She  d.  June  8, 
1713,  and  he  m.  2nd,  March  18,  1714,  Sarah,  dau.  of  John  Thaxter 
and  wid.  of  Nathaniel  Holmes.  He  resided  at  "Belle  House 
Neck."  Was  Chief  Justice  of  the  Inferior  Court  of  Plymouth 
from  1702-'10,  and  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  from  1728-'37, 
his  death  occurring  on  the  19th  day  of  Jan'y,  1737. 


GENEALOGIES.  139 

Children  by  wife  Deborah,  all  born  in  iScituate: 
i.       Sarali,  Jan'y  8,  1690;  m.  May  21,  1710,  Rev.   Nath'l 

Pitcher  of  Scituate. 
ii.  A  son,  b.  and  d.  1693. 
iii.     Deborah,  April  4,  1693;  m.  Dec.  2,  1712,  Capt.  John 

Briggs,  Jr.,  of  Scituate,  and  had  one  child,  Deborah, 

who  m.  Thomas  Savage  of  Boston. 

4.  iv.     John,  July  17,  1695. 

5.  V.      Elijah,  March  7,  1698. 

vi.     Mary,  Nov.  24,  1700;  m.  June  29,  1721,  Capt.  Eleazer 
Dorby. 

vii.    Nazareth,  Sept.  11,  1703;  m.  Sept.  S,  1726,  Benjamin 
Balch  of  Boston,  and  had  several  children. 

viii.  Benjamin,  April  17,  1706;  m.  twice  and  had  several 
children  born  in  Providence,  E.  I. 

ix.     Nathaniel,  July  9,  1709;  m.  Oct.  23,  1729,  Mary  Pem- 
berton.    He  d.  Nov.  22,  1729. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Scituate : 

X.      Josiah,  Jan'y  29,  1715. 

xi.     Mary,  Oct.  24,  1716;  m.  Rev.  Nath'l  Eells,  s.  of  Na- 
thaniel Eells  (3). 

4.  John  (s.  of  JohnS) ;  m.  1st,  April  1,  1718,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
Nathaniel  Holmes.  She  d.  March  13,  1726,  and  he  m.  3nd.  Nov. 
20,  1729,  Mary,  dau.  of  Josiah  Cotton  of  Plymouth.  Resided  at 
"Belle  House  Neck"  in  Scituate.  Town  Clerk  and  Representative 
for  many  years.  Judge  of  the  Probate  C-ourt,  Plymouth  Co.,  1739, 
and  Judge  of  Superior  Court  for  many  vears.  His  wife  d.  -March 
29,  1767,  and  he  d.  March  19,  1778. 

Children  by  wife  Elizabeth  born  in  Scituate : 
i.       Deborah,  Nov.  ]6,  1718;  m.  David  Stockbridge  (5). 
ii.      Sarah,  March  26,  1720;  m.  Ebenezer  Pierpont  of  Rox- 

bury.     Had  2  children,  and  d.  in  1795. 
iii.     John,  Aug,  16,  1722;  m.  Deborah  Barker  of  Scituate, 

and  had  12  children,  all  born  in  Scituate. 
iv.     Nathaniel,  Aug.  12,  1724;  d.  April  2,  1725. 
V.      William,  Sept.  23,  1725:  d.  Feb'y  4,  1726. 
Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Scituate: 
vi.     Mary,  Sept.  6,  1730;  m.  Rev.  Ebenezer  Cay,  and  had 

several  children. 
vii.    William,   March   1,   1733,   Justice  of  U.    S.    Supreme 
Court,  m.  Hannah  Phillips  of  Conn.     No  children, 
viii.  Charles,  Aug.   13,  1734;  m.  Elizabeth   Sumner.     Had 

several  children, 
ix.     Edward,  1).  and  d.  1736. 

X.      Hannah.  Sept.  2,  1738;  m.  Rev.  Samuel  Baldwin  (1). 
xi.     Bethia,  March  29,  1740 ;  m.  Abraham  Burbank  of  Suf- 

field,  and  d.  Dec,  1768. 
xii    Roland,  Jan'v  9,  1744:  d.  March  28,  1748. 


6. 

i. 

7. 

ii. 

8. 

iii. 

iv. 

130  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

xiii.  Lucy,  Dec.  30,  1745;  m.  in  1771,  Thomas  Aylwin  of 
Boston,  and  had  7  children,  the  most  of  whom  were 
born  in  Quebec. 

xiv.  Abigail,  June  8,  1748;  d.  unm.,  1824. 

XV.    Eoland,  Feb'y  26,  1750;  d.  unm.,  1788. 

5.  Elijah  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Jan.  7,  1725,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
Capt.  Joseph  Barstow  (4)  and  wid  of  Isaac  Baker  of  Newport, 
E.  1.  He  is  called  Capt.  and  Lieut,  on  the  Records  of  H.  Was 
for  many  years  a  Justice  of  the  Peace, — the  first  Rep.  of  the  town 
in  1737, — Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  Selectman 
for  some  years.  He  d.  June  26,  1762,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  7,  1782. 
Resided  in  that  part  of  Hanover  which  was  annexed  to  Pembroke 
(but  now  Hanson). 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 
Elijah,  Oct.  8,  1725. 
Nathaniel,  Feby  22,  1729. 
Joseph,  March  1,  1732. 

Mary,  April  22,  1734;  m.  Benjamin  Lincoln  of  Hing- 
ham,  and  had  11   children,  all  born  in  Hingliam. 
She  d.  in  Hingham,  Jan.  23,  1816. 
V.      Elizabeth,   May   4,    1736;   m.    in   1765,   Major   Isaiah 
Cushing  of  Hingham,  and  had  6  children,  born  in 
Hingham. 
vi.     Deborah,  Sept.  26,  1738;  m.  Jan'y  6,  1763,  Rev.  Daniel 
Shute  of  Maiden,  Mass.      She  d.  Oct.  1,  1823.      No 
children, 
vii.  An  infant,  June  16,  1741. 
viii.  Isaac,  July  3,  1744;  d.  Nov.  3,  1746. 

6.  Elijah  (s.  of  Elijah^)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  20,  1756,  Tamar  Cushing. 
She  d.  March  28,  1761,  and  he  m.  secondly.  May  2,  1765,  Anna, 
dau.  of  Edward  Thomas.  She  d.  April  21,  1821,  aged  76  yrs. 
He  d.  Sept.  13,  1807. 

Children  by  wife  Tamar  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elijah,  bt.  Oct.,  1756.    A  Col.  in  Revolutionary  War;  d. 

unm.,  in  La.,  Aug.  1,  1818. 
ii.      Tamsin,  bt.  Dec.  31,  1758;  d.  unm.,  July  7,  1807. 
Children  by  wife  Anna,  born  in  Hanover: 
iii.     Tamar,  bt.  Apr.  13,  1766;  m.  Gideon  Barstow  (15). 
Edward,  bt.  March,  1768. 
Thomas,  bt.  Dec.  2,  1770. 
Anna,  bt.  June,  1773 ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1779. 
Betty,  b.  May  7,  1775;  d.  Nov.  7,  1780,  in  Hanover, 
viii  Rachel,  bt.  June  2,  1777;  d.  imm.,  March  28,  1857. 
ix.     Isaac,  bt.  May  7,  1780;  d.  unm.  in  Salem,  Jan.  14, 

1859. 
X.      John,  b.  1782;  d.  unm.,  Nov.  24,  1822. 
xi.     Anna,  b.  1785;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  6,  1859. 
xli.    Betty,  bt.  June  22,  1788;  m.  Ira  Thomas  of  Hanson, 
and  had  several  children. 


9. 

iv. 

10. 

V. 

vi. 

vii. 

GENEALOGIES.  131 

7.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Elijah^)  ;  m.  in  Pembroke,  Mass.,  Sept.  24, 
1761,  Lucy,  dau.  of  Thomas  Turner  (17)  ?  Served  in  French  and 
Indian  War,  and  also  in  War  of  the  Eevolution.  He  d.  Dec.  3, 
1790. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke: 

11.  i.       Nathaniel,  June  24,  1762. 
ii.      Lucy,  bt.  July,  1764. 

iii.  Isaac,  bt.  Jan.,  1768;  d.  unm.  in  Alabama. 

iv.  Charles,  July  1,  1770. 

V.  Benjamin,  bt.  Oct.,  1772;  d.  unm.,  in  New  Orleans. 

vi.  Elijah  T.,  d.  Dec.  23,  1785,  aged  9  yrs. 

vii.  Thomas,  Dec.  20,  1780. 

8.  Joseph  (s.  of  Elijah^)  ;  m.  Paith  Stockbridge,  dau.  of  Ben- 
jamin Stockbridge,  of  Scituate.  He  was  Selectman,  Representa- 
tive and  Town  Clerk.  Also  Judge  of  Probate  for  Co.  of  Plymouth. 
Resided  near  the  Four  Corners.  He  d.  Dec.  19,  1791,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Feb 7  12,  1822.  It  was  voted  at  a  meeting  held  Dec.  10,  1787, 
that  Hon.  Joseph  Gushing  should  represent  this  town  in  a  conven- 
tion to  be  holden  at  the  State  House  in  Boston  on  the  second  Wed- 
nesday of  January  next  in  order  to  approve  or  disapprove  of  a  con- 
stitution or  form  of  Government  for  the  United  States  of  America. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ruth,  m.  David  Stockbridge  (7). 
ii.      Charlotte,  1765 ;  d.  Aug.  24,  1825. 
iii.     Elizabeth:  m.  Nathaniel  Barstow  (23). 

12.  iv.     Joseph,  1770. 

V.      Deborah,  1771;  m.  Oct.  29,  1797,  John  Hathaway,  of 
Camden,  Maine.    Had  one  child,  John. 

13.  vi.     Horatio,  Oct.  3,  1776. 

9.  Edward  (s.  of  Elijah*^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Thomas  Colla- 
more.  She  was  born  in  Scituate,  April  23,  1772,  and  d.  in  Abing- 
ton,  Dec.  9,  1861 :  Edward  d.  Nov.  2,  1842. 

Child : 
i.       Deborah;  m.  1st,  Dr.  Daniel  Sawin,  and  2d,  F.  P.  How- 
land.     Had  one  dau.,  Deborah,  Avho  m.  Dr.  Chase. 

10.  Thomas  (s.  of  Elijah«)  ;  m.  Ruth  Turner.  He  d.  Jmu'  13, 
1836.       His  wid.  d.  March  17,  1848. 

Children  born  in  Scituate : 

i.  Ruth,  Feb.  6,  1797. 

ii.  Caroline,  Jan.  27,  1800;  m.  Spenser  Cushman. 

iii.  George  K.,  Jan.  25,  1805. 

iv.  Josiah,  Sept.  9,  1806;  ra.  Louisa  Waterman. 

V.  Harrison,  Sept.  20,  1808;  d.  March  24,  1827. 

vi.  Emily,  May  20,  1811. 

vii.  Clarissa,  Feb.  16,  1814. 

11.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  NatlianieF)  ;  m.  Feb.  4,  1789,  Mehetable, 
dau.  of  Rev.  Ezekiel  Dodge,  of  Abington.  He  d.  Sept.  4,  1827, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  28,  1845. 


132  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke: 
14.     i.       Ezekiel  D.,  Jan.  2,  1790. 

ii.  Mehetable,  Feb.  21,  1792;  m.  Feb.  23,  1823,  Nath'l 
C.  Estabrooks.  Had  ch:  Nath'l  C,  b.  Nov.  2S, 
1824. 

iii.     Nathaniel,  March  17,  1794;  d.  Sept.  13,  1796. 

iv.  Lucy,  March  18,  1796;  m.  in  1822,  Dr.  Silas  Holman, 
of  Me.,  and  had  several  ch. 

V.      Nathaniel,  Sept.  16,  1798;  d.  Oct.  15,  1798. 

vi.     George,  Sept.  6,  1799;  d.  unm.  Sept.  10,  1824. 

vii.  Elijah,  Sept.  12,  1806;  m.  Eliza  Cobb,  dau.  of  Corne- 
lius Cobb.     Had  several  children. 

12.     Joseph   (s.  of  Josephs )  ;  m.  Nov.  6,  1794,  Keziah,  dau.  of 
Melzar  Curtis  (33).       She  d.  Sept.  22,  1847.       Joseph  moved  to 
Me.  and  d.  Feb.  9,  1830. 
Children : 

i.  Kuth,  June  21,  1797;  m.  June  7,  1821,  Maj.  Joseph 
Emery,  and  d.  April  12,  1844.      Had  sev.  ch. 

ii.  Jeremiah,  Aug.  10,  1799;  m.  Abigail  Dillingham,  and 
d.  Sept.  6,  1872;  1.  in  Camden,  Me.,  and  had  sev- 
eral ch. 

iii.  Joseph,  Nov.  15,  1801 ;  m.  Susan  Weston,  and  d.  Jan., 
1873.      Lived  in  Skowhegan,  Me.,  and  had  ch. 

iv.  Melzar,  Oct.  20,  1803 ;  m.  Anne  E.  Garland.  Lived  in 
Skowhegan,  Me.,  and  had  several  ch. 

V.  Horatio,  Jan.  30,  1805;  m.  first,  Frances  Wyman, 
and  second,  Martha  A.  Wheeler.  Lived  in  Skow- 
hegan, Me.,  and  had  2  ch. 

vi.     Sarah,  Jan.  11,  1807;  d.  Aug.  25,  1842. 

vii.  Deborah  H.,  Feb.  26,  1809;  m.  Eev.  Chas.  G.  Porter, 
of  Bangor,  Me.  and  d.  Jan.  27,  1847.  Had  one 
dau.  Anna. 

viii.  Benjamin,  April  26,  1811;  m.  Apr.  30,  1854,  Lauret- 
ta Dean.  He  d.  July  18,  1878.  Lived  in  Skow- 
hegan, Me.,  and  had  sev.  ch. 

ix.  Luther,  May  30,  1814;  m.  Jan.  5,  1851,  Abby  P. 
Frost.       Lived  in  Skowhegan,  and  had  sev.  cJi. 

13.  Horatio,  Esq.  (s.  of  Joseph^) ;  m.  Apr.  21,  1811,  Euth 
Bailey,  dau.  of  John  Bailey  (10).  He  d.  June  21,  1836,  and 
his  wid.  moved  with  children  to  Hartford,  Conn.  Selectman  and 
Eepresentative.  Eesided  near  the  Four  Corners  in  his  father's 
house.  This  house  stood  on  the  corner  of  Washington  street 
and  Oakland  ave.,  on  the  spot  where  the  house  of  Horace  S. 
Tower  now  stands. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  B.,  Feb.  11,  1812;  d.  Sept.  1,  1815. 
ii.      Horatio,  June  13,  1813;  m.   in   1855,  Mrs.   Caroline 
Clemens,  of  Maeon,  Georgia.       He  d.  Oct.  10,  1888. 
2  ch. 


GENEALOGIES.  133 

iii.     Henry  W.,  Feb.  18,  1815;  m.  Jan.  1,  1843,  Catherine 

Spencer,  of  Hartford,  Conn.       Had  one  eh. 
iv.     William,  Jan.   12,   1817;  m.   May   12,  1852,  Emeline 

Hallett,  of  Nantucket;  d.  in  Kansas,  Mar.  14,  1864. 

No  ch. 
V.      Joseph,  Dec.  G,  1818;  d.  Aug.  10,  1837. 
vi.     Edward,  Apr.  26,  1820;  m.  Jan.  9,  1849,  Elizabeth  W. 

Weatherbee,  of  Camden,  Me.       Had  several  ch. 
vii.    Mary  E.,  June   12,   1821;  m.   May   3,   1852,   Charles 

Spencer,  of  Hartford,  Conn.       Had  several  ch. 
viii.     John  H.,  July  8,  1822;  d.  unm.  in  California,  Sept. 

12,  1877. 
ix.     Frances,  July  17,  1824;  m.  May  18,  1846,  Alexander 

C.  Studley,  of  Hartford,  Conn.       Several  ch. 
X.      Benjamin,  June  20,  1825. 
xi.     Anna  0.,  July  17,  1826;  m.  Sept.  28,  1847,  William 

Faxon.       She  d.  Mar.  10,  1854.       Had  one  son. 
xii.    Charles  S.,  May  22,  1828;  d.  Oct.  15,  1828. 
xiii.  Lucy  E.,  May  18,  1829;  m.  May  14,   1855,  William 

Faxon.       She  d.  July  3,  1857.       Had  one  ch. 
xiv.    Charles  S.,  Jan.  30,  1831;  m.  and  had  several  ch. 

14.     Ezekiel  D.    (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.   Nov.   28,   1815,  Delia, 
dau.  of  Capt.  David  Sawyer,  of  Boston.      He  d.  Apr.  5,  1828,  and 
his  wid.  d.  Oct.  14,  1870,  aged  72  yrs.       A  physician.       Resided 
while  in   Hanover  in   the  Lawyer  WHiitman   house,   near   North 
Eiver  Bridge. 
Children  : 
i.       Polly  H.,   Oct.   31,   1816;  m.   Charles  Eioketson,  and 
had  one  ch. 
15.     ii.      Nathaniel,  b.  in  Boston,  Feb.  22,  1818. 

iii.      Delia   S.,   Dec.    18,   1820;   m.   Julius   Cushman,   and 

had  2  ch. 
iv.     David  S.,  Dec.  17,  1821;  d.  Aug.  18,  1823. 
V.      Lucy,  March  20,  1824;  m.  Edward  L.  West,  and  had 

4  ch. 
vi.     Ellen  D.,  May  16,  1826;  d.  May  11,  1827. 
vii.    Ellen  D.,  Sept.  21,  1828;  m.  Oct.  2,  1851,  Wm.  W. 
Mair,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.    Had  2  children. 

15.     Nathaniel    (s.   of  Ezekiel  D.")  ;  m.   Dec.   18,   1845,  Eliza- 
beth, dau.  of  Edward  Barstow  (31).       She  d.  in  Boston,  May  16, 
1901.      He  d.  Aug.  12,  1864. 
Children : 
i.       Nathaniel,  b.  in  Taunton,  Feb.  20,  1847;  m.  Oct.  31, 
1875,  Antionette  F.  Briggs,  and  had  a  s.  Elmer,  b. 
1876;  d.  June,  1902. 
ii.      Elizabeth  0.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  24,  1853;  m.  Rollin  Far- 

quhar,  of  Weston,  Mass.       No  ch. 
iii.     Wm.  D.,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  27,  1858;  unm. 


134  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

GUSHING. 

1.     John,  Capt.   (s.  of  Capt.  Nathaniel)  b.  in  Scituate  in  1800; 
m.  Mar.  16,  1835,  Sarah  C.  Haskins,  dau.  of  Lemuel  Haskins, 
of  Scituate.       He  d.  Oct.  30,  1871,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.,  1879, 
aged  77  yrs.       Capt.  Nathaniel  was  of  the  Scituate  Militia,  and 
his  residence  was  the  old  "Vassal  House"  on  Bell  House  Neck. 
Child: 
i.       Sarah  E.,  1836;  m.  Dec.  27,  1879,  Godfroid  Turcotte, 
s.  of  Louis  Turcotte,  and  d.  Feb.  2-1,  1882. 

CIJSHING. 

1.  Warren  V.  (s.  of  Greenwood) ;  m.  Eveline  Bowker,  dau.  of 
Homer  Bowker,  of  S.  Scituate.  He  d.  Mar.  7,  1889,  aged  73 
yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  25,  1906,  aged  89  yrs.  Eesided  latter 
part  of  his  life  on  Washington  street  in  H. 

Children  born  in  Scituate: 

2.  i.       Parker  W.,  May  14,  1840. 

3.  ii.      Henry  W.,  May  25,  1842. 

iii.     Emma  L.,  Oct.  29,  1852;  m.  Jan.  4,  1892,  Franklin 

Beal,  s.  of  Benjamin  Beal  of  E.  Abington.       He  d. 

Mar.  21,  1899.      No  children, 
iv.     Mary  T.,  Feb.  19,  1855;  m.  Nov.  16,  1874,  Walter  S. 

Barker,  s.  of  Waters  Barker,  of  S.  Scituate.     Ch. 

b.  in  S.  Scituate : 

i.       Eoland,  Aug.  26,  1875. 

ii.      Florence  S.,  June  26,  1878;  m.  Arthur  Hen- 
derson, s.  of  Francis  Henderson. 

2.  Parker  W.  (s.  of  Warren  V.i)  ;  m.  July  4,  1885,  Hannah  M 
Church,  dau.  of  Martin  Church  (6).      Besides  on  Oakland  ave. 

Child  born  in  S.  Scituate : 
i.       Caroline  P.,  Mar.  25,  1887. 

3.  Henry  W.  (s.  of  Warren  V.i)  ;  m.  May  11,  1867,  Mary  F. 
Binney,  dau.  of  Spencer  Binney  (2).  He  d.  Jan.  14,  1875.  Ee- 
sided on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Nellie  W.,  Jan.  14,   1871;  m.  Feb.   25,   1888,  Ernest 

L.  Porter,  of  Whitman,  s.  of  Alvin  Porter.       No 

ch. 
ii.      Fred  W.,  Feb.  25,  1875;  m.  June  22,  1898,  Lottie  A. 

Damon,  dau.  of  George  F.  Damon  (10).       No  ch. 

GUSHING. 

1.     William  A.   (s.  of  John  W.)   of  Duxbury,  b.  Apr.  28,  1861; 
m.  Nov.  30,  1882,  Carrie  L.  Soule,  dau.  of  Samuel  P.  Soule,  of 
Duxbury.       She  was  b.  Feb.  26,  1862. 
Children : 
i.       W.  Alton,  b.  in  Eoekland,  Jan.  7,  1884;  m.  Sept.  15, 
1908,  Ethel  L.  Harrington,  of  Eoekland. 


GENEALOGIES. 


135 


ii.      Horace  S.,  b.  in  Duxbury,  Jan.  30,  1886. 

iii.     Mary  H.,  b.   in  Duxbury,  Jan.   10,   1888;  m.,   1908, 

Daniel  E.  Ewell,  Jr.,  and  has  ch.,  Erma  C.  Ewell, 

b.   in   H.,  Dec.   16,   1908. 
iv.     Annette  L.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Jan.  9,  1890;  m.  Charles 

W.  Peaslee,  s.  of  Hiram  A.  Peaslee  (1). 
V.      Lena,  b.  in  Eoekland,  Dec.  13,  1891. 
vi.     Hattie  W.,  b.  in  Rockland,  May  13,  1894. 
vii.    Carroll  A.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  2,  1897. 
viii.  Samuel  W.,  b.  in  H.,  July  5,  1903;  d.  Apr.  5,  1905. 

CUSHMAN. 

1.     Robert  (s.  of  Alden)  b.  in  Duxbury,  Nov.  17,  1854;  m.  Mar. 
4.  1877,  Emma  A.  Ryder,  dau.  of  Gilbert  M.  Ryder.       She  was 
h.  in  South  Duxbury,  May  10,  1857.       Came  to  H.  in  1891. 
Children  born  in  Duxbury: 

i.       Robert,  Mar.   3,  1879. 

ii.      Fred  E.,  Mar.  6,  1881. 

iii.     Ernest  A.,  Aug.  29,  1888. 

CUTLER. 

1.     Rev.  Samuel  (s.  of  Samuel)  b.  May  12,  1805.       Was  in  bus- 
iness until  1839;  m.  first,  Aug.  31,  1829,  Julia  R.  Cutter,  dau.  of 
Levi  Cutter,  of  Portland,  Me.       She  d.  Dec.  28,  1830,  aet.  24 
yrs.,  and  he  m.  secondly,  June  19,  1833,  Elizabeth  D.  Gardner, 
dau.  of  John  Gardner,  of  Exeter,  N.  H.       He  d.  in  1880,  and  she 
d.  July  31,  1888,  aged  79  years.     Rector  of  Episcopal  church. 
Child  by  wife  Elizabeth  D. : 
i.       Samuel  G.,  Oct.  30,  1835;  d.  in  H.,  unm.,  Feb.  12, 
1869. 
Note. — Two  unmarried  sisters  of  Rev.  Samuel,  died  in  Han- 
over, viz:     Lydia,  Dec.  18,  1858,  aet.  64  yrs.,  and  Frances,  June 
28,  1868,  aet.  74  yrs. 

DAGAN. 

1.  Bernard  (s.  of  Bernard,  of  Ireland)  1j.  in  Ireland;  m.  }loie 
M^nahan.  Slie  d.  Dec.  4,  1890,  aged  73  yrs.,  and  he  d.,  Oct.  11, 
1891,  aged  69  yrs.       Resided  on  Washington  street. 

Children : 
i.       Lucy  A.,  1855;  m.  James  E.  Brown  (1). 
ii.      Mary  J. ;  m.  George  W.  Smith,  of  Norwell. 
2.     iii.     Bernard  E.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Mar.  17,  1860. 

iv.     Rose  E.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Dec.  10,  1861;  m.  Wm.  F. 
Oilman  (1). 

2.  Bernard  E.  (s.  of  Bernard^)  ;  m.  Aug.  20,  1893,  Susan  Calla- 
han, dau.  of  Edwin  Callahan.  First  marriage  in  Church  of  the 
Sacred  Heart,  Hanover. 


136  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Children : 
i.       Catherine  F.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  5,  1894;  d.  July  28,  1897. 
ii.      E.  Gregory,  b.  in  H.,  May  28,  1896. 
iii.     Mary,  b.  in  S.  Boston,  Mar.  22,  1902. 

DAME. 

1.  John  A.  (s.  of  Nathan)  b.  in  Great  Falls,  N.  H.,  July  4, 
1835;  m.  Dec.  24,  1868,  Melissa  A.  Smith,  dau.  of  John  Smith. 
She  was  b.  in  Norton,  Apr.  4,  1849,  and  d.,  June  11,  1889.  He 
d.  Dec.  4,  1891.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Eesided  on  Water 
street,  corner  of  Bardin  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Frank  N.,  Dec.  25,  1869;  d.  July  29,  1880  (drowned). 
2.     ii.      F.  Alvin,  Apr.  4,  1872. 

iii.     Augusta,  Aug.  13,  1874;  d.  Mar.  13,  1875. 
iv.     Emma,  Dec.  25,  1875;  m.  Jan.  1,  1895,  Clarence  A. 
Drury,  s.  of  George  W.  Drury.       Ch.  b.  in  Athol, 
Mass. 

i.       George  A.,  Dec.  21,  1898. 
V.      Charles  G.,  Aug.  25,  1888;  d.  Oct.  29,  1888. 

2.  F.  Alvin  (s.  of  John  A.i)  ;  m.  June  22,  1898,  Mary  M.  Irwin, 
dau.  of  James  Irwin,  of  Nova  Scotia. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alden  I.,  April  6,  1899. 
ii.     Linwood  C,  Jan.  21,  1902. 

DAMON. 

1.     Alfred  C.   (s.  of  Isaac  B.)  b.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  6,  1838;  m. 
Oct.  21,  1857,  Lucy  S.  Munroe,  dau.  of  Hiram  Munroe  (1).     She 
d.  May  13,  1906,  and  he  d.  Aug.  9,  1907.       Eesided  on  Spring 
street.       Was  in  the  Civil  War. 
Children : 
i.       Jane  H.,  b.  in  H.,  May  26,  1859;  m.  John  F.  Brooks 

ii.      Laura  A.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Sept.  17,  1862;  d.  Sept.  14, 
1885. 

DAMON. 
1.     Heman  (s.  of  Isaac  B.)  b.  in  Scituate,  Aug.  13,  1826. 

DAMON. 

1.     Bradford  S.   (s.  of  Joshua  S.)  b.  in  S.  Scituate;  m.  Nov.  1, 
1871,  Nancy  A.  Binney,  dau.  of  Spencer  Binney   (2).       He  d. 
July  1,  1906.       Manufactured  shoes  on  Webster  street. 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Walter  B.,  Nov.  18,  1878;  d.  unm.,  Nov.  1,  1899. 


GENEALOGIES.  137 

DAMON. 

1.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Ensign  B.,  of  Norwell)  b.  Sept.  10,  1864; 
ni.  Feb.  28,  1891,  Anna  C.  Thomas,  dau.  of  Alpheus  Thomas  (4). 
Besides  on  Webster  street.       No  ch. 

DAMON. 

1.  John  and  sister  Hannah  were  in  Soituate  as  minors,  in  1G33, 
under  the  guardiansliip  of  their  uncle,  Wm.  Gillson. 

2.  Eells  (s.  of  Zachariah  of  Scit.,  and  a  desc't  of  John^)  ;  m. 
Huldah  Curtis,  dau.  of  Abner  Curtis  (30),  May  1,  1777.  Ee- 
sideJ  on  Whiting  street,  corner  of  North  street.  He  d.  Aug.  26, 
1805,  being  drowoied  near  Boon  Island,  Me.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar. 
12,  1830. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
3.     i.       Zachariah,  Dec.  17,  1775. 

ii.      Nathaniel  E.,  Jan.  4,  1780;  d.  1781. 
A.     iii.     Eells,  June  15,  1783. 

iv.     Job,  Nov.  9,  1785;  m.  Euth  Gushing  and  moved  away. 
V.      Sally,  June  12,  1788;  m.  Eliphalet  Belcher  of  Wey- 
mouth, 
vi.      Eufus  C,  July  14,  1792,  went  to  Illinois, 
vii.      Huldah,  May  29,  1794;  m.  Alvah  Wood  and  d.  in 

Plymouth, 
viii.  Abner,  Apr.  19,  1797;  d.  Apr.  30,  1799. 
ix.     Lenthea,  Aug.  22,  1800;  m.  Samuel  Turner  of  Ean- 
dolph. 

3.  Zachariah  (s.  of  Eells2)  ;  m.  July  2,  1800,  Sarah  Brooks,  dau. 
of  Joseph  Brooks  (2).  She  d.  Aipv".  4,  1847,  and  he  d.  July  20, 
1857.    Carpenter.    Eesided  on  \Vhiting  St.  for  a  time. 

Children  born  m  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah  B.,  Mar.  16,  1801;  m.  Charles  Thomas  (1). 
5.     ii.      Thomas,  Oct.  20,  1804. 
.6.     iii.     Joseph  B.,  Nov.  13,  1809. 

iv.     Zachariah,  Sept.  7,  1812;  m.  first,  Abigail  Southward, 

of   Duxbury,   and   secondly,    Ehoda   A.    Phillips    of 

Wevmouth. 
V.      Deborah  C,  Oct.  3,  1815;  m.  Nov.  10,  1839,  Benjamin 

Barker,  of  Hanson,  s.  of  Benjamin  Barker.     Ch: 

i.       John;  Nov.  3,  1840. 

ii.      Hannah  B.,  Nov.  12,  1842. 

iii.     Deborah  A.,  Apr.  23,  1844. 

iv.     Charles,  Oct.  2,  1847. 

v.      George,  Jan.  23,  1851. 

vi.  Sarah  E.,  Feb.  24,  1854;  d.  Mar.,  1895. 

vii.  Ida  J.,  Mar.  31,  1856. 

viii.  Albert  F.,  Oct.  24,  1859. 


138  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

vi.  Franklin,  Oct.  21,  1818;  m.  Hannah  B.  Gushing  of 
North  Scituate,  and  d.  Mar.  13,  1872.  Bap.  Min. 
No  ch. 

4.  Eells  (s.  of  Eells2)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1810,  Eleanor  Brooks,  dau. 
of  Joseph  Brooks  (2).  Eesided  on  Main  street,  corner  of  Walnut 
street.    He  d.  Feb.  25,  1831,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  12,  1816. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Eleanor,  Oct.  28,  1810;  d.  unm.,  Nov.  11,  1876. 
ii.      Eells,  July  15,  1812 ;  d.  unm.,  Sept.  14,  1892. 
7.     iii.     George,  June  5,  1814. 

iv.     Esther,  Mar.  25,  1816;  m.  William  Orcutt  (1). 

V.      Lydia,  May  21,  1818;  d.  Oct.  22,  1850. 

vi.     Daniel,    Sept.   8,   1821;   m.   Apr.    12,    1843,   Lucy   F, 

Crane,  dau.   of  John   Crane  of   Braintree.     He   d. 

Mar.  3,  1896,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.   9,  1903.     No 

ch. 

5.  Thomas  (s.  of  Zachariah^)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1827,  Nabby  Bates, 
dau.  of  Clement  Bates  (19).  She  d.  Aug.  7,  1852.  He  d.  July 
21,  1883.  Carpenter.  Selectman.  Eesided  on  Hanover  St.,  just 
east  of  Grove  St.     (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

Andrew  T.,  Nov.  19,  1829. 

Bernard,  Aug.  17,  1831. 

N.  Fidelia,  Oct.  15,  1838;  m.  S.  Nathan  Turner  (37). 

Eector,   Nov.   27,   1840;  m.   Apr.   21,   1864,   Jane   G. 

Turner,  dau.  of  Samuel  S.  Turner  (31).       She  d. 

Jan.  25,  1909.       Ch.  (adopted)  Mildred  B. 

6.  Joseph  B.  (s.  of  Zachariah^) ;  m.,  Dec.  13,  1841,  Mrs.  Martha 
A.  Jackson  of  Charlestown.  He  d.  Mar.  26,  1865,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Jan.  17,  1903.     Baptist  minister.     Settled  in  New  Hampshire. 

Children : 

i.  Martha  A.,  Sept.  17,  1842;  m.  Deo.,  1868,  James  E. 
Fairbank,  of  North  Eeading,  Mass. 

ii.  Susan  W.,  Nov.  16,  1843;  m.  Nov.  16,  1874,  Samuel 
A.  Batchelder  of  Mason,  N.  H. 

iii.     Joseph  B.,  Sept.,  1845;  d.  Sept.,  1846. 

iv.  Josephine  H.,  July  12,  1847;  m.  Dec,  1868,  John  W. 
Babb  of  Lowell,  and  d.  Oct.  13,  1904. 

V.  Joseph  B.,  July  6,  1849 ;  m.,  Oct.,  1875,  Abbie  F.  Bar- 
rett of  Mason,  N.  H. 

vi.     Sarah  F.,  Aug.  12,  1851 ;  d.  June,  1856. 

vii.    Georgia,  July  12,  1854;  m.  Horace  S.  Crane  (3). 

viii  Mary  H.,  Apr.  21,  1856;  m.  Mar.  1,  1881,  Algernon 
Dane,  of  North  Eeading,  and  d.  Mar.  8,  1882. 

7.  George  (s.  of  Eells^)  ;  m.  Dec,  1S38,  Sarah  H.  Crane,  dau.  of 
John  Crane  of  Braintree.     He  d.  Nov.  1,  1896,  and  his  wid.  d. 


8. 

i. 

9. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

GKXKALOGIKS.  13{> 

Oct.  22,  18  ,  aged  62  yrs.  Jxosided  on  Main  street,  corui-r  uL' 
Webster  street. 

Cliildreu  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah  M.,  Sep.  2!),  ISol) ;  m.  Samnel  F.  Buffum   (1). 
10.     ii.      (leorge  F.,  Aug.  (5,  1841. 

iii.     Lydia  A.,  Feb."  15,  1814;  m.  C^  dulius  Ford   (1). 
iv.     Daniel  W.,  Nov.  ;3,  1848;  d.  Juiu'  4,  18(54. 

8.  Andrew  T.  (s.  of  Thomas-'"';  m.  Apr.  22,  1851,  Fanny  S. 
Perry,  dan.  of  Perez  Perry  (16) •  ^lo  <!•  l^^^--  l'^>  l'^^^*^-  Kesided 
on  Ifanovcr  street.     (See  cluipter  on  Old  Houses). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       F.  Ella,  Apr.  19,  1853;  ni.  J.  Austin  Briggs  (10). 

9.  Bernard  (s.  of  Thomas-^");  m.  Nov.  24,  1852,  Lydia  A.  S. 
HoUis,  dan.  of  Silas  HoUis  (1).  She  d.  March  8,  1897.  Town 
Clerk  and  Treasurer.  Kesidcs  on  Hanover  street,  corner  of  Gi'ove 
street,  in  a  house  built  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edgar  L.,  Nov.  20,  1854;  d.  Sept.  22,  1855. 
ii.      Grace  IT.,  Apr.  17,  1857;  m.  William  L.  Stetson  (54). 
iii.     Elizabeth  E.,  May  (>,  1860;  d.  Sept.  4,  1861. 

10.  George  F.  (s.  of  George')  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1861,  Sarah  T. 
Hatch,  dau.  of  John  Hatch  (18).  He  d.  Mar.  24,  1903.  Residod 
on  Main  street,  and  the  last  of  his  life  in  his  fatlier's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lillian  F.,  Apr.  17,  1863;  d.  Aug.  5,  1864. 
ii.      S.  Elizabeth,  Nov.  11,  1865;  m.  Walter  E.  Studley  (1). 
iii.     George  A.,  May  19,  1868;  d.   Mar.  3,  1874. 
iv.     Euth  A.,  May   19,   1872;  ni.   June  22,   1895,  Elberta 

Heald,  s.  of  Owen  of  Rockland.     Ch. :  Forence  M.,  b. 

in  Pockland,  May  5,  1905. 
V.      Lottie  A.,  June  12,  1878;  ni.  Fred  W.  Gushing,  s.  of 

Henry  W.  Gushing  (3). 
vi.     Nettie  M.,  Dec.  4,  1883. 

DAMON. 

1.     Ezra   (s.  of  .Joseph,  of  Abiugton),  and   a  desc't  of  John,  of 
Seituate;  m.  Anna  Wilder,  of  Hingham,  and  d.  July,  1825,  aet. 
71,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  23,  LS31,  aet.  75.       Lived  on  Whiting 
street,  north  of  North  street. 
Children : 
i.       Anna;  m.  Oct.  4,  1801,  Joseph  Jacobs, 
ii.      Elizabeth;  m.   first,  June  3,  1801,  William  E.   Smitli, 

and  secondly,  Joseph  Jacobs, 
iii.     Ezra;  m.  and  lived  in  Quincy. 
2.     iv.     Joseph. 


140  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER, 

V.  Calvir,  Apr.,  1789.  Calvin  took  his  mother's  maid- 
en name  of  Wilder,  and  will  be  -found  recorded  in 
family  of  that  name. 

3.  vi.     Piam. 

vii.    Marv   m.   Jonathan    Arnold,   of   Abington. 

viii.  David;  m.   Aug.   8,   1821,  Lucy  Wade,   and  lived  in 

S.  Scituate,  and  had  ch. 
ix.     Sarah;  m.  a  Palmer,  and  lived  in  Hingham. 

4.  X.      Thomas,  Mar.  39,  1803. 

^.     Joseph    (s.   of   Ezrai)  ;   m.    Sept.   6,    1812,   Lucy   Tower,   of 
Scituate.       He  d.  Aug.  9,  1870.       She  d.  Nov.  23,  1871,  aet.  80 
yrs.       Lived  on  Whiting  street,  north  of  North  street. 
Children  born  in  Haiiover: 
i.       Lucy,  July  29,   1813;  m.  Thomas  Mann. 

5.  ii.     John,  Dec.  3,  1816. 

iii.     Alvira  A.,  Jan.  3,  1819 ;  m.  Ezra  Shaw,  of  Abington. 

Had  ch.  b.  in  Abington:  Augustus,  Prescott,  Fred, 

Hattie,  William,  Clinton. 
iv.     Anna  W.,  July  5,  1821  m.  James  Bates  (1). 

6.  V.      Joseph,  Dec.  3,  1823. 

vi.     Betsey,  Sept.  15,  1825 ;  m.  Henry  Shaw,  of  Abington. 
Ch.  b.  in  Abington:       Josephine,  Adelaide,  Fannie, 
vii.    Deborah  B.,  Jan.  12,  1827;  d.  1847. 
viii.    Esteria,  Apr.,  1828;  d.  Dec.  10,  1850. 

7.  ix.     James  S.,  July  15,  1831. 

X.  Mary  A.,  Feb.  3,  1835 ;  m.  Charles  Keene,  and  lived 
in  Abington.  He  d.  in  Civil  War.  Had  ch:  C. 
Ella,  Maria,  Charles,  Bosie. 

'3.     Piam  (s.  of  Ezra^)  ;  m.  June  15,  1814,  Olive  Whiting,  dau. 
•of  Thomas  Whiting    (5).       Lived  on  Whiting  street,  near  the 
sehool  house.       He  d.  Aug.  2G,  1863.       She  d.  Sept.  16,  1857. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eliza  E.,  Jan.  26,  1817:  d.  Feb.  21,  1817. 

8.  ii.      Martin  W.,  May  23,  1818. 

iii.  Euth  F.,  Nov.  7,  1820;  m.  Dec.  22,  1839,  Hosea  Chub- 
buck.  Lived  in  Eockland,  and  had  ch.  He  d. 
Sept.  9,  1900.   -    She  d.  Jan.  14,  1892. 

iv.  Jane  T.,  May  6,  1823 ;  m.  John  Scott,  and  1.  in  Brock- 
ton. 

V.  Elizabeth  E.,  Mar.  2,  1826;  m.  Benjamin  N.  Curtis 
(59). 

vi.     Henry  L.,  June  27,  1828;  d.  aet.  13  yrs. 

9.  vii.    Wallace,  Jan.  13,  1832. 

4.     Thomas  (s.  of  Ezra^)  ;  m.  in  1828,  Almira  Phillips,  dau.  of 
Absalom  Phillips   (1).       He  d.  Apr.  6,  1852. 
Children  l)orn  in  Rockland: 


GENEALOGIES.  14t 

i.       Thomas  W.,  Aug.  30,  1830;  m.  first,  Susan  Wheeleiv- 

and    secondly,    Laura    Sherman,    dau.    of    Thomas 

Sherman  of  Marshfield.     He  d.  May  13,  1907.     Ch . 

by  wife  Susan,  born  in  Kockland:  Frank,  Eugene,. 

Ernest.      Ch.  by  wife  Laura :    Susan  W.,  Archie  W.,.. 

Carlton  S.,  Nellie,  Ethel. 
ii.      Ann  T.,   Feb.,   1834: ;  m.   John  Wheeler.     Besides  in 

Eockland.     Had  a  dau.,  Carrie  who  m.  George  H.. 

Lapham. 
iii.     Almira   May,   1836;   m.   Lucius   Burrell.     Eesides   in 

Rockland.     Children:  Willard  A.  and  Nettie. 
iv.     Piam,  Aug.,  1838;  m.  Julia  Dill,  dau.  of  Joseph  Dill,.. 

of  Rockland.     He  d.  Dec.  14,  1905.     Children  alL 

d.  young. 
V.      Henry,  Jan.  19,  1842 ;  m.  Feb.  3,  1866,  Mary  A.  Ames,. 

dau.  of  Joshua  Ames  of  Rockland.    Ch :  b.  in  Rock- 
land; Mildred  CI.,  Maud  A. 
vi.     Washington,   June,    1843;   m.    Caroline   Dill,   dau.    of 

Joseph  Dill  of  Rockland, 
vii.    Ezra,  1850;  m.  Alice  Foster.     Had  son  Everett,  and 

other  children. 

5.  John  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  first,  Martha  S.  Chubbuck.  She  d. 
June  6,  1849,  aet.  38  yrs.  He  m.  secondly,  Betsey  B.  Curtis,  dau. 
of  Ebenezer  Curtis  (63),  She  d.  Sept.  4,  1900,  and  he  d.  Jan. 
28,  1903.  Resided  on  Whiting  street,  opposite  his  brother  Joseph^ 
during  the  last  of  his  life. 

Children  by  wife  Martha,  born  in  Hanover: 
John  W. 
Charles  H. 

James  E.,  June  3,  1842. 

Martha  S.,  Mar.  23,  1844;  m.  Albert  Phillips  (3). 
V.      Hannah,  Oct.  3,  1846;  d.  aet.  2  yrs. 

6.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Mar.  28,  1852,  Mary  Gerrisii,  dau.. 
of  George  W.  Gerrish  of  Me.  He  d.  May  20,  1899.  Resided  in 
his  father's  house  on  Whiting  street. 

Children : 
i.       Child,  Feb.  20,  1854;  d.  Mar.  15,  1854. 

13.  ii.      Joseph  A.,  Feb.  14,  1855. 

iii.     Mary  A.,  Feb.  15,  1857;  m.  Dec.  22,  1877,  Elliott  L.. 
Poole,  s.  of  Samuel  Poole  of  Rockland.     Ch: 
i.       Her])crt  L..  Mar.  28,  1879;  m.  Annie  Camp- 
bell, of  Abiugton. 
ii.      Joseph  w!,  July  28,  1880. 
iii.     Wesley  L..  Mar.  5,  1884. 
iv.     Roland  S.,  May  13,  1886. 

14.  iv.     Howard  N.,  Oct.  21,  1861. 

15.  V.      Warren,  Apr.  6,  1867. 

vi.     Lydia  E.,  June  1,  1870;  m.  Edward  F.  Mann  (27). 
vii    Brainard  W.,  Julv  17,  1872;  d.  Nov.  4,  1877. 


10. 

1. 

11. 

ii. 

12. 

iii 

iv. 

143  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

7.  James  S.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Dec.  23,  1851,  Clarinda  A.  Mat- 
thews, dau.  of  Joseph  Matthews  of  Salem.  Eesided  in  West 
Abington. 

Children,  all  except  James  A.,  born  in  Abington: 
16.     i.       James  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  May  8,  1856. 
ii.      George  E.;  m.  and  1.  in  Montello. 
iii.     Sarah;  m.  Eathan  Howard  and  has  ch. 
iv.     Irene  F. ;  m.  Ellis  A.  White.      Has  c4i. 
V.      Florence  L. ;  m.  Ealph  Clark.       Had  ch. 
Several  children  d.  young.     We  are  told  by  a  member  of  this 
family  that  16  children  died  in  infancy  or  in  early  life. 

8.  Martin  W.  (s.  of  Pianv^)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  22,  1840,  Abigail  S. 
Puffer,  dau.  of  John  Puffer  (1).  She  d.  Nov.  9,  1859,  and  he  m. 
secondly.  May,  1860f  Abigail  Littlefield  of  Auburn,  Me.,  where 
his  family  now  resides.    He  d.  in  Feb.,  1889  ? 

Children  by  1st  wife : 

i.       William  M.,  b.  and  d.  in  infancy. 

ii.      Abby  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  15,  1842 ;  d.  Oct.  20,  1842. 

iii.  Edwin  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  25,  1843;  m.  Emily  Little- 
field  of  Auburn,  Me.    He  d.  April,  1902  or  3. 

iv.     Dan,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  12,  1846.      (No  further  record). 

V.      Wm.  M.,  b.  in  H.,  July  12,  1848 ;  d.  Sept.  10,  1868. 

vi.  Lizzie  E.,  b.  in  Haverhill,  Dec.  1,  1854;  m.  Alonzo 
Thomas,  s.  of  Charles  Thomas  (2).  Moved  to 
Auburn,  Me.     No  ch. 

vii.    A.  Jane,  b.  Sept.  19,  1859. 
Children  by  second  wife : 

viii.  Charles,  b.  in  Rockland,  Jan.  5,  1864;  m.  Nellie 
Waterhouse,  and  has  child  Marian. 

ix.     Joseph,  b.  Oct.  11,  1866;  m.  Nellie  Coombs.     No  ch. 

X.  Emma,  b.  in  Hyde  Park,  Sept.  1,  1873;  m.  William 
Clement;  5  children. 

xi.     Alfred  H.,  b.  May  23,  1875;  m.  Mabel  Bailey;  2  ch. 

9.  W.  Wallace  (s.  of  Piam^)  ;  m.  Oct.,  1855,  Nancy  C.  Lane,  dau. 
of  Silas  Lane.  She  was  b.  in  East  Abington,  May  13,  1836,  and 
d.  Feb'y  20,  1891.     He  d.  Aug.  7,  1897. 

Children  born  in  East  Abington : 

i.       William  E.,  Sept.  23,  1856;  d.  Jan.  12,  1857. 

ii.      F.  Wilbur,  Apr.  11.  1858;  unm. 

iii.  Ida  H.,  Sept.  8,  1859;  m.  Albert  Crowell,  s.  of  Free- 
man, of  Hvannis ;  ch.  b.  in  Eockland :  Wallace  F., 
April  25,  1882.     She  d.  Aug.  11,  1901. 

iv.  Nettie  L.,  Oct.  12,  1861 ;  m.  George  Vinal,  s.  of  Abner 
of  Egypt,  Mass.     Has  ch.,  Norman  C. 

V.      Charles  E.,  Feb'y  6,  1863;  unm. 

vi.     Alice  I.,  Aug.  31,  1866;  unm. 

vii.    Ella  L.,  Aug.  4,  1869;  d.  Sept.  29,  1869. 

viii.  Bertha  W.,  March  23,  1874;  d.  May  13,  1884. 

ix.     Arthur  C,  July  9,  1875;  d.  Sept.  4,  1875. 


GEXEALOGIES.  143 

10.  John  W.  (s.  oC  Jolm^)  ;  m.  Harriet  Drake  of  Norwell. 
Children  born  in  Norwell : 

i.       Julia,  1856 ;  d.  young, 
ii.      Nelson  W.,  1859 ;  m.  and  1.  in  West, 
iii.     Martha  E.,  Nov.  1-i,  1863,  adopted  by  Albert  Hobart 
of  Eockland;  ni.  Elmer  E.  Binney   (3). 

11.  Charles  H.  (s.  of  John=5)  ;  m.  first,  June  7,  1868,  Emma 
Spear,  dau.  of  Edward  S.  Spear  of  Hingham.  She  "d.  Dec.  14, 
1871,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Slaria  B.  Ewell,  dau.  of  Walter  F. 
Ewell.  She  was  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Dec,  1849.  He  d.  Dec.  19, 
1898.       Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children  by  wife  Emma,  born  in  Eockland: 
i.       Charles  L;  m.  and  lives  in  South  Weymouth.     Several 

children. 
ii.      Child,  d.,  aged  2  years. 
Children,  by  wife  Maria  B.,  born  in  So.  Scituate : 
iii.     Henry  F.,   Mar.   14,   1877;   m.   Catherine  Molsaac   of 
Weymouth.     Has  ch.  Martha  F.,  b.  in  Weymouth. 
iv.     W.  Allen,  March  36,  1879;  m.  Grace  H.  Baker,  dau. 

of  George  H.  Baker  of  Rockland.     No  ch. 
V.      Julia  E.,  Mar.  23,  1881;  m.  Louis  W.  Wheeler,  s.  of 

Warren  Wheeler. 
vi.     Irene  M.,  Mar.  14,  1883;  adopted  by  Frank  A.  Manser 
of  Hingham. 
17.     vii    Frank  W.,  Oct.  33,  1886. 

12.  James  E.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Nov.  1,  1868,  Hannah  M.  Phil- 
lips, dau.  of  James  C.  Phillips,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Absalom  Phillips 
(1).  She  was  b.  in  Hanson,  Aug.  14,  1845.  Served  in  the  Civil 
War. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edith  M.,  Aug.  30,  1869;  m.  Elwin  Spiller  (1). 
ii.      Edna  M.,  Apr.  14,  1873 ;  m.  Lewis  F.  Bailey,  s.  of  Ira 

E.  Bailey  and  gr.  s.  of  Lewis  White  (11). 
iii.     Charles  E.,  July '13,  1880. 

13.  Joseph  A.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Sept.  13,  1883,  Lydia  F.  Hill, 
dau.  of  Isaac  Hill  of  Rockland.    Resides  in  Rockland. 


Ch 


Idren : 

.       Wilbur  F.,  Mar.  17,  1886. 

i.      Carleton  E.,  Aug.  4,  1893. 


14.     Howard  N.    (s.   of  Joseph") ;  m.   Aug.   18,   1893,  Lillie  J 
Bates,  dau.  of  James  Bates  (1). 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       H.  Carleton,  June  14,  1893. 

ii.      Olive  L.,  May  34,  1895. 

iii.     Joseph  N.,  Oct.  11,  1898. 


144  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

15.  Warren  (s.  of  Joseph^) ;  m.  first,  Oct.  16,  1890,  Cora  L. 
Perry,  of  Pembroke.  She  d.  July  24,  1893.  He  m.  secondly,  Oct 
18,  1894,  Ella  L.  Tyler,  of  New  Hampshire.    She  d.  Mar.  2,  1!)02, 

Child  born  in  Boston : 
i.       Ruth  L.  Oct.  26,  1899  (adopted). 

16.  James  A.  (s.  gf  James  S."^) ;  m.  Feb.  19,  1876,  Mary  K. 
Chessman,  dau.  of  Edward  B.  Chessman  of  South  Weymouth, 
Resides  in  Abington. 

Children  born  in  Abington: 
i.       Everett  A.,  Apr.  28,  1877;  m.  Oct.  24,  1893,  Etta  M. 

Winslow,  of  Portland,  Me.    Child  born  in  Abington, 

Lillian  E.,  May  17,  1894. 
ii.      Alfred  I.,  Nov.  26,  1880;  m.  Celia  McElaney  of  Avon. 
iii.     Mary  E.,  July  15,  1887;  m.  William  E.  Cushing  of 

Abington. 
iv.      Harold  C,  Nov.  18,  1889. 
V.      Herford  C,  May  15,  1895. 

17.  Frank  W.  (s.  of  Charles  H.^i) ;  m.  Pearl  Leighton,  dau.  of 
James  Leighton  of  Rockland.  Resides  on  Main  street,  in  tlie 
"Quincy  Morse"  house. 

Children : 
i.       Carlton, 
ii.      Flora. 

DAMON. 

1.     Edward  0.  (s.  of  Edward  A.)  b.  in  Galena,  Illinois,  Feb'y  33, 
1853;  m.  Jan'y,  1875,  Florence  P.  Simpson,  dau.  of  Thomas  C» 
Simpson.     She  was  born  in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  March  13,  1857. 
Resides  on  Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by  Rufus  Crane. 
Children  born  in  Northampton,  Mass. : 
i.       Edward  0.,  Sept.  34,  1876 ;  m.  Georgia  M.  Mason,  dau. 
of  George  W.  Mason.     She  was  born  at  Fort  Dodge, 
Iowa,    Sept.   36,   1877.      Ch.   born   at   Fort  Dodge, 
Mason  0.,  Oct.  2,  1905.      Naval  Architect  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 
ii.      Lucilla  S.,  March  7,  1878;  m.  Dr.  Harry  S.  Giliium, 
of  Manchester,  Mass.     He  was  b.  Aug.,  1873.     No 
ch. 

DAMON. 

1.  Leander  (s.  of  Simeon),  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Nov.  18,  1858;  m. 
first,  Apr.  2,  1885,  Jane  E.  Barry,  dau.  of  Thomas  Barry  of 
Scituate.  She  d.  in  Rockland,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Oct.  30,  1895, 
Pearle  Nelson,  dau.  of  George  J.  Nelson  (1).  She  was  b.  in 
Grafton,  Mass.,  June  3,  1876. 

Children  by  wife  Jane  E.,  born  in  Hanover : 


GENEALOGIES.  145 

i.        Jennie  A.,  Dec.  9,  1886. 
ii.      Percy  L.,  Jan.  6,  1889. 
By  wife  Pearle,  born  in  Hanover: 
iii.     Vivienne  H.,  Nov.  6,  1897. 
iv.     Corienne  H.,  May  13,  1903. 
V.      Elta  N.,  Aug.  25,  1907;  d.  April  11,  1908. 

DARLING. 

1.  David  (s.  of  Benjamin,  of  Pembroke),  b.  in  East  Bridge- 
water,  July  1,  1793,  m.  Aug.  24,  1816,  Lydia  Studley,  dau.  of 
Japheth  Studley  (5).  She  d.  July  30,  1887.  He  d.  Oct.  :'>,  1876. 
Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  near  the  west  Hanover  station,  in  the 
house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Sally  L.,  Oct.  8,  1818;  ni.  David  J.  Davis   (1). 

ii.      Harriet  L.,  Jan.  3,  1821;  m.  Seth  H.  Vinal  (1). 

iii.     Sophia  S.,  July  11,  1826;  m.  Joseph  Vinal  (1). 

DAVENPOET. 

1.     Eeuben  W.    (s.  of  Llewellyn  D.),  b.  in  Eoxbury,   Feb.   11, 
1856;  m.  Sep.  22,  1881,  Alice  W.  Wheeler.     She  was  h.  in  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  30,  1858.     Came  to  H.,  Oct.,  1901, 
Children  born  in  Boston : 

i.       Edith  W.,  Dec.  13,  1883. 

ii.      Llewellyn  D.,  Oct.  9,  1885. 

iii.     Euth  W.,  Aug.  16,  1887. 

DAVIS. 

1.  David  J.  (s.  of  Jonathan,  of  New  York  State),  b.  in  1811, 
and  m.  in  1834,  Sally  L.  Darling,  dau.  of  David  Darling  (1). 
She  d.  July  24,  1858,  and  he  d.  Feb'y  17,  1869.  Eesided  on  Cir- 
cuit street,  in  the  house  of  David  Darling. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  S.,  Mar.  25,  1835;  d.  unm.,  June  15,  1861. 

2.  ii.      John  T.,  Feb'y  25,  1841. 

iii.     Lydia  A.,  May  14,  1843;  m.  James  B.  Winslow  (7). 

3.  iv.      Horace  L.,  May  9,  1846. 

V.  Cyrus  W.,  Oct.  25,  1854;  m.  Feb'y  14,  1872,  Serena 
E.  Morse,  dau.  of  Marcus  Morse  (2).  Eesides  in 
Brockton.     No  ch.     She  d.  July  9.  1906. 

2.  John  T.  (s.  of  David  J.i)  ;  m.  Nov.  19,  1864,  Mary  E.  Mar- 
ston,  dau.  of  Wm.  0.  Marston  of  South  Weymouth.  Served  in 
Civil  War.     Eesides  in  Brockton. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  with  exception  of  Wm.  A.,  who 
was  born  in  E.  Abington: 
i.       Walter  W.,  Aug.  20,  1865;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  11,  1892. 
ii.      William  A.,  Jan'y  11,  1868;  d.  Feb'y  24,  1883. 


146  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

iii.     Emma  W.,  July  3,  1873;  m.  July  3,  1899,  Joseph  L. 

Lange,  and  lives  in  Attleboro. 
iv.     Arthur  G.,  May  7,  1879;  unm. 

3.     Horace  L.  (s.  of  David  J.i) ;  m.  first,  Oct.  3,  1869,  Jane  B. 
Perry,  of  Abington,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Perry.     She  d.   Feb'y  8, 
1885,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Olive  Gushing,  a  wid.,  and  dau.  of 
Warren  Hatch  of  Hingham.     Eesidcs  in  Eockland. 
Ghildren  by  wife  Jane  E. : 
i.       H.  Irving,  born  in  Eockland,  Feb'y  22,  1875. 
11.      Ethelyn,  b.  In  H.,  May  17,  1877;  m.  William  Studley, 
s.  of  Henry  L.  Studley  of  Norwell  and  has  ch.  b.  in 
Eockland,  Frank,  Myra  and  Dorothy. 

DAVIS. 

1.  Franklin  A.  (s.  of  Nathaniel),  b.  at  East  Weymouth,  Mass., 
Aug.  8,  1846;  m.  Frances  E.  Simmons,  dau.  of  Martin  Simmons 
of  Duxbury.  He  d.  at  Indio,  Galifornia,  July  12,  1901.  While 
in  H.  he  resided  on  Broadway,  near  the  Gorners.  Eemoved  to 
California,  where  his  widow  now  resides. 
Ghildren  born  in  Hanover: 

1.       Frank  N.,  Apr.  16,  1871. 

li.      Fannie  B.,  June  6,  1872. 

iii.     Lottie  M.,  Jan.  27,  1874. 

iv.     Emma  A.,  Feb.  24,  1877. 

V.      Son  ,  Nov.  24,  1879,  d.  aged  4  days. 

DAVIS. 

1.     Frederick  W.  (s.  of  Thoams),  b.  in  Ghelsea,  Feb.  7,  1863;  m. 
Jan.  1,  1891,  Bessie  A.  Harvey,  dau.  of  'George  W.  Harvey.     She 
was  b.  in  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  Nov.  1,  1863. 
Ghildren : 

1.       George  G.,  b.  in  E.  Boston,  Feb.  19,  1892. 

li.      Mabel  B.,  b.  in  E.  Boston,  July  18,  1893. 

iii.     Marion  E.,  b.  in  E.  Boston,  May  5,  1896. 

iv.     Euth  M.,  b.  in  H.,  June  13,  1900. 

V.      G.  Mildred,  b.  In  H.,  Sep.  23,  1903. 

DAWES. 

1.  William  (s.  of  Eev.  Ebenezer  of  Scituate),  b.  1790;  m.  first, 
Apr.  28,  1814,  Bathsheba  Torrey,  dau.  of  William  Torrey  of 
Pembroke;  m.  Aug.  18,  1846,  secondly,  Amy  Bailey,  dau.  of  John 
Bailey  (10),  and  wid.  of  Edward  Barstow  (31).  Eesided  on  Wash- 
ington street,  in  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mrs. 
Edward  Barstow.  He  d.  Feb'y  19,  1867.  His  wife  d.  Aug.  29, 
1855. 

Ghildren  by  wife  Bathsheba : 

I.  William  E.,  d.  at  sea,  aet.  19  yrs. 

II.  Elizabeth  A.,  d.  aet.  18  mos. 


GENEALOGIES.  147 

DAY. 

1.  John  F.  (s.  of  Francis),  I),  in  Dcci-fiekl,  N.  II.,  Jan.  5,  1855; 
ni.  Jan.  4,  1891,  Edith  F.  Jossclyn,  dau.  of  Cyrus  B.  Josselyn 
(45).  Resides  on  King  street,  in  the  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edna  C,  Apr.  26,  1893. 

DEANE. 

1.  Walter  C.  (s.  of  Fred  C),  b.  in  Marlboro,  Mass.,  June  9, 
1879;  m.  Jan.  G,  1900,  Abbie  C.  IJatcii,  dau.  of  B.  Sanford  Hatch 
(23). 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Zilpha  A.,  Aug.  25,  1901. 
Fred  C.  Deane  has  been  for  a  number  of  years  janitor  of  the 
Town  Hall,  Hanover. 

DELAY. 

1.  Thomas  (s.  of  Dennis),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Jan'y  6,  1859,  Mary 
A.  Crowley,  dau.  of  Patrick  Crowley.  She  was  b.  in  Ireland. 
Resides  on  Webster  street,  east  of  Whiting  street,  in  liouse  con- 
structed by  himself. 

Children  : 
i.       Mary  J.,  b.  in  Rockland,  June  20,  18G1 ;  ni.  Nov.  28, 

1889,  Thomas  A.  Gallagher,  s.  of  Michael  of  Ireland. 

Ch.  born  in  Rockland: 

i.       Mary  E.,  Aug.  16,  1891. 

ii.      Leo.  A.,  May  26,  1894. 

iii.     Fred  T.,  Oct.  17,  1895. 

iv.     Winifred,  May  7,  1897;  d. 

V.      George  A.,  .June  9,  1898. 

vi.     Alfred  D.,  April   13,  1901. 

vii.    Agnes  C,  June  20,  1905. 
ii.      Julia  A.,  b.  in  Rockland,  March  16,  1863;  m.  Samuel 

J.  Torrey,  s.   of  James  Torrey  of  Abington.     No 

ch. 

2.  iii.     David  D.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  1,  1867. 

iv.     Catherine,  b.  in  H.,  April  17,  1869;  d.  July  13,  1878. 
V.      Thomas  P.,  b.  in  H.,  1871 ;  d.  Jan.  18,  1879. 
vi     John  J.,  b.  in  11.,  Jan'y  11,  1874. 
vii.    Nellie  G.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan'y  27,  1876. 

3.  viii.  Fred  ^.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  19,  1878. 
ix.     J.  Theresa,  b.  in  IT.,  Oct.  1,  1880. 

Two  children  died  young. 

2.  David  D.  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  June  30,  1896,  Mary  O'Con- 
nor, dau.  of  Michael  O'Connor,  of  Ireland.  She  was  b.  in  County 
Kerry,  Ireland,  Feb.  18,  1868.. 


148  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hingham: 
i.       John  T.,  May  2,  1897. 
ii.      Mary  A.,  Apr.  9,  1899. 
iii.     Katlieriue,  June  30,  1901. 
iv.     David  F.,  Feb.  27,  1904. 

3.     Fred  S.  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  June  19,  1901,  Lillian  B.  Mor- 
gan, dau.  of  P.  F.  Morgan  of  Boston. 
Child  born  in  Eockland: 
i.       Frederick  M.,  Jan'y  22,  1903. 

DILLINGHAM. 

1.     Henry  (s.  of  )  J  m.  Sarah  Curtis,  dau.  of  Jesse 

Curtis  (10).  Served  in  Eevolutionary  Army,  and  d.  Dec.  7th, 
1797.  His  wid.  probably  d.  in  1825.  Had  at  least  one  son, 
Henry,  who  also  served  in  War  of  Eevolution,  enlisting  in  1782. 
Henry  lived,  a  part  of  his  life  at  least,  in  an  old  house  long  since 
gone,  which  stood  east  of  Main  street,  in  what  is  now  called  the 
"Dillingham  Field." 

DILLINGHAM. 

1.  Meletiah  (s.  of  John  of  Sandwich?)  m.  first.  Oct.  28,  1723, 
Mary,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Curtis  (3).  She  d.  Dec.  17,  1727-28. 
He  m.  secondly,  Feb.  18,  1730-31,  Phebe  Hatch,  dau,  of  James 
Hatch  (5).  She  d.  Jan.  31,  1731-32,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  Jan.  31, 
1734-35,  Mariah  Gilford.  She  d.  Dec.  21,  1784,  aged  75  yrs. 
He  d.  Jan'y  25,  1786,  aged  86  yrs.  Eesided  the  last  of  his  life 
on  Washington  street,  in  the  "Eells  House."  (See  chapter  on 
Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Mary : 

2.  i.       Lemuel. 
By  wife  Phebe: 

ii.      Mephibosheth,  Dec.  29,  1730;  d.  June  9,  1731-2. 
By  wife  Mariah : 
iii.     Lydia,  March  22,  1735. 
iv.     Hannah,  Feb.  6,  1737. 
V.      Content,  June  30,  1739. 
vi.     Thomas,  Mar.  17,  1741. 

3.  vii.    Joshua,  Mar.  21,  1743. 
viii.  Meriboh,  Nov.  4,  1745. 
ix.     William,  Sept.  16,  1747. 
X.      Ann,  Sept.  9,  1749. 

xi.     Phebe,  Jan.  14,  1751. 
Note  : — Was  there  a  s.  Edward  by  the  first  wife  ? 

2.  Lemuel  (s.  of  Meletiah^)  ;  m.  Sept.,  1756,  Sarah  Palmer,  dau. 
of  Joshua  Palmer. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


GENEALOGIES.  149 

i.       Lemuel,    July    18,    1757. 

ii.      Joshua,  Nov.  13,  1758. 

iii.     Sarah,  Dec.  26,  1760. 

iv.     Lydia. 

V.      Josiah. 
3.     Joslma  (s.  of  Meletiah^)  ;  ni.  July  6,  1773,  Hannah  Eogers, 
dau.  of  Thcmas  Rogers.     They  moved  to  New  York  in  1793. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Stephen,  Mar.  6,  1774. 

ii.      Deborah,  June  11,  1775. 

iii.     Otis,  Mar.  5,  1777. 

iv.  Joshua,  Oct.  12,  1778;  d.  Oct.  3,  1779. 

V.   Lydia,  Nov.  12,  1779. 

vi.     Joshua,  July  20,  1781. 

vii.    Hannah,  Mar.  11,  1783. 

viii.  Sarah,  Sept.  12,  1784. 

ix.     Rhoda,  Sept.  4,  1787. 

DISBROW. 

1.     Edward  D.   (s.  of  ),  b.  in  Rosendale,  Wisconsin; 

m.  June  21,  1892,  Martha  Manning,  of  Andover,  Mass.  He 
became  pastor  of  the  1st  Congregational  Church  of  H.,  Aug.  1st, 
1895. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Elaine  M.,  Dec.  5,  1895;  d.  Jan.  16,  1896. 

ii.      Maud  B.,  July  23,  1897. 

DONNELL. 

1.  Joseph,  was  in  H.  in  1760;  m.  Sarah  Palmer.  Probably 
lived  at  "Cricket  Hole." 

Children : 
i.       Joseph. 

ii.      Thomas,  d.  in  Revolutionary  War. 
iii.     Patience  S. ;  m.  Levi  Mann  (6). 

2.  iv.     Samuel,  b.  1765. 

V.      Rebecca,  m.  Laban  Wilder  (1). 

vi.     Charles,  d.  Sept.  14,  1832,  aet.  62  yrs. 

2.  Samuel  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Jan.  2,  1794,  Jane  D.  Barstow, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Barstow  (12).  He  d.  June  5,  1807,  and  his  wid. 
d.  June  11,  1808.  Probably  lived  in  his  father's  house  for  a  time, 
and  later  on  Broadway,  near  where  J.  W.  Beal  now  resides. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Samuel,  moved  to  Bath,  Me,  and  d.  there, 
ii.      Jane  B.,  m.  B.  Calvin  Bailey  (19). 
iii.     Thomas,  d.  Dec.  2,  1802,  aet.  20  mos. 
iv.     John,  d.  in  South  America. 

3.  V.      Thomas  B.,  Feb.,  1804. 


150  HISTOEY   OF   HANOVER. 

3.  Thomas  B,  (Capt.)  (s.  of  Samuel^).  "Shipmaster,"  m.  first, 
Oct.  6,  1843,  Euth  Curtis,  dau.  of  Eeuben  Curtis  (44).  She  d. 
Jan.  21,  1849,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Jan.  13,  1850,  Sarah  Bailey, 
dau.  of  Ezekiel  Bailey,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Charles  Bailey  (7).  He 
d.  Mar.  8,  1865,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  10,  1891.  Eesided  on  Elm 
street  in  house  now  occupied  by  Eeuben  C,  his  son. 

Children  by  wife  Euth,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Abby  C,  June  17,  1844;  m.  Aug.  26,  1866,  Albert  Y. 
Sutton,  s.  of  William  Sutton.       Eesides  in  Broken 
Bow,   Nebraska.       Ch. 
i.       Jennie  E.,  Mar.  29,  1870;  m.  Jan.  14,  1892,  J. 

E.  Dean,  s.  of  Henry  Dean, 
ii.      Albert  W.,  Nov.  15,  1873;  d.  Aug.  8,  1874. 
iii.     Herbert  0.,  Jan.  29,  1875;  m.  June  11,  1901, 

Hattie  A.  Tripp,  dau.  of  Hamilton  Tripp, 
iv.     Victor  E.,  Aug.  19,  1876;  d.  Aug.  13,  1877. 
V.      Abbie  D.,  Sept.  16,  1878;  d.  July  17,  1881. 
ii.      Jane  B.,  Aug.  5,  1845;  m.  Henry  Pratt   (6). 
Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 
4.     iii    Eeuben  C,  Nov.  23,  1850. 

iv.     Nancy  C,  Aug.   7,  1852;  d.  Jan.  31,  1873. 

4.  Eeuben  C.  (s.  of  Thomas  B.s) ;  m.  1st,  Nov.  25,  1891,  Mary 
E.  Gomley,  dau.  of  John,  of  Abington.  She  d.  June  19,  1901, 
and  he  m.  2d,  Nov.  9,  1904,  Louise  G.  Gomley,  dau.  of  John,  of 
Abington.  Eesides  on  Elm  street  in  his  father's  house.  Se- 
lectman. 

Child  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Louise  G. : 
1.       Bailey  C,  Aug.  16,  1905. 

DONNELLY. 

1.     Edward  (s.  of  John,  of  Liverpool,  England)  b.  April  6,  1814; 
m.  in  1848,  Ann  Short,  who  was  b.  in  Ireland  in  1824.     Came 
to  Hanover  in  1866.       He  d.  May  1,  1885,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept. 
17,   1893,   aged   69   years.      Eesided    on   Circuit   street,   near   the 
end  of  Winter  street. 
Children : 
i.       Catherine  M.,  b.  in  Maine,  April  6,  1851. 
ii.      Sarah  E.,  b.  Jan.  16,  1857;  m.  Aug.  5,  1879,  John 
E.  Hobel,  of  Pembroke,  Mass.,  and  has  ch :     Anna 
M.,  who  m.  Edwin  Totman;  Helena  F.,  Edith  F., 
and  Edward, 

DONOyAN. 

1.     Francis  J.,  b.  in  East  Abington,  Mav  28,  1871;  m.  Oct.  7, 
1896,    Edith    Havens,    dau.    of    Eussell  IL    Havens    (1).        Ee- 
sides on  Circuit  street  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 


GENEALOGIES.  151 

i.  Francis  J.,  b.  1897;  d.  1897. 

ii.  Carleton  ¥.,  b.  Dee.  31,  1899. 

iii.  Nellie  D.,  b.  Apr.  13,  1902. 

iv.  Howard  S.,  b.  Aug.  22,  1904. 

DONOVAN. 

1.     Dennis  W.  (s.  of  Eichard),  b.  in  Marshfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  16, 
1874;  m.  Feb.  27,  1899,  Annie  L.  Murphy,  dan.  of  William  H. 
Murphy.      She  was  b.  in  Weymouth,  Feb.  14,  1873.      Came  to  H. 
in  January,  1907. 
Children : 
i.       Helen  A.,  b.  in  Dorchester.  March  3,  1900. 
ii.      Frances,  b.  in  Braintree,  Dec.  10,  1904. 

DOWDEN. 

1.  Wlliam  H.  (Rev.)  (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Jan.  15, 
1837;  m.  May  8,  1859,  Anna  E.  Green,  dau.  of  Hosea  Green,  b.  in 
Ashburuham,  Feb'y  16,  1839.  Came  to  H.  in  1879.  Pastor  of 
1st  Congregational  Church  for  several  years.  Eesides  on  Hanover 
street  in  the  old  "Samuel  Stetson"  house.  (See  chapter  on  Old 
Houses). 

Children : 

i.       Frank  H.,  b.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  Aug.  6,  1860. 

ii.      Mariara  G.,  b.  in  Pelham,  Mass.,  Nov.  30,  1862;  m. 
William  S.  Curtis,  s.  of  Eobert  S.  Curtis  (76). 

iii.     Imilda  L.,  b.  in  Pelham.,  Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1864. 

iv.     Harry  S.,  b.  in  Lunenberg,  Mass.,  July  2,  1870. 

DOWNES. 

1.     Thomas  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  England,  May  27,  1867;  m.  Oct. 
13,  18S8,  Helena  F.  McGarry,  dau.  of  John  McGarry.     She  was 
b.  in  England,  Dec.  19,  1868.    Came  to  H.  in  1898. 
Children : 

i.       John  I.,  b.  in  Medford,  July  12,  1890. 

ii.      Thomas  H.,  b.  in  Medford,  Nov.  13,  1892. 

iii.     William  A.,  b.  in  Medford,  June  12,  1894. 

iv.     Ethel  M.,  b.  in  Newton,  Aug.  19,  1895. 

v.      Lillian  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  19,  1899. 

DOWNING. 

1.     Eoger  (s.  of  John  ),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  June  16,  1895, 

Barbara  Conley,  dau.  of  John  Conley  of  Ireland. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Bartley  C,  Oct.  7,  1896. 

ii.      Katherine  E.,  July  10,  1898. 

iii.     John  M.,  Nov.  22,  1901 


153  HISTORY   OF   HANOVEE. 

DREW. 

1.  Harry  (s.  of  ),  b.  in  New  York;  m.  July  , 
1863,  Nellie  J.  Foster,  dau.  of  Dwight  Foster.  She  was  b.  in 
Boston,  Jan.  11,  1836.     He  d.  and  his  wid.  m,  James  W.  Turner 

(1). 

Child  born  in  Medf ord : 
2.     i.       Charles  B.,  Aug.  15,  1864. 

2.  Charles  B.  (s.  of  Harryi)  ;  m.  Sept.  25,  1886,  Myrtie  F. 
Brooks,  dau.  of  Edward  G.  Brooks  (15). 

Two  adopted  daughters,  both  born  in  Boston: 
i.       Mabel,  Nov.  12,  1899. 
ii.      Eleanor  F.,  Apr.  5,  1900 ;  d.  Sep.  2,  1901. 

DEEW. 

1.     Thomas   (s.  of  Cyrus  of  Hanson),  b.  in  Falmouth,  Nov.  3, 
1845 ;  m.   July  2,   1868,  Ella  J.   Bourne,   dau.   of  William   H. 
Bourne.     She  was  b.  Jan.  25,  1846.     He  served  in  Civil  War. 
Postmaster.    Merchant.    Besides  on  Broadway,  near  Myrtle  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanson: 
i.       Jane  F.,  Feb.  11,  1871;  m.  Fred  W.  Phillips  (3). 
ii.      Thomas  W.,  Feb.  8,  1874;  d.  Apr.  5,  1893. 
A  large  part  of  the  pictures  in  this  book  are  by  Mr.  Drew. 

DUNBAR. 

1.  Amos  (s.  of  Amos),  of  Hingham,  b.  Sept.  1,  1786.  A  currier 
by  trade;  m.  first,  Abigail  Gray,  dau.  of  James  Gray  (2).  She  d. 
Feb.  12,  1830;  m.  secondly.  May  18,  1835,  Rebecca  Gray,  dau.  of 
James  Gray  (2).  Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  the  end  of 
Henry's  Lane. 

Children  by  wife  Abigail  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Deborah,  July  8,  1808;  m.  David  Bailey,  s.  of  David 

Bailey  (16). 
ii.      Amos,  Aug.  23,  1811;  m.  Maria  Lyon,  resided  in  Wey- 
mouth, 
iii.     Abigail,  Sept.  25,  1814;  m.  Richmond  Farrow,  of  So. 

Scituate. 
iv.     Lucinda,    Mar.    22,    1817;    m.    Gilman   Thompson   of 

Weymouth. 
V.      Ruth  R.,  Feb.  16,  1820;  m.  Rufus  K.  Trott  of  Wey- 
mouth, 
vi.     Elizabeth  G.,  Jan.  24,  1825 ;  m.  Jeremiah  Bailey,  s.  of 

David  Bailey  (16). 
vii.    Emma  F.,   Dec.    14,   1828;   m.   Apr.   25,   1850,   Alex. 
Sherman  of  Weymouth. 
Children  ])v  wife  Rebecca: 
2.     viii.  James  W.,  Mar.  26,  1837. 

ix.     Harriet  M.,  Jan.  5;  d.  Oct.  5,  1842. 


GENEALOGIES.  153 

2.  James  W.  (s.  of  Amos^)  ;  m.  Martha  A.  Gardner,  dau.  of 
Horatio  jST.  Gardner  of  So.  Scituate.  She  d.  1908.  Eesides  in 
Norwell. 

Children: 

i.       George  P. 

ii.      Frank  W. 

iii.     Sidney  G. 

iv.     Edwin  C. 

V.     Wilmer  N. 

DUNCAN. 

1.  Rev.  Abel  G.,  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  in  1799;  s.  of  Jason  Jr.  and 
w.  Lucy;  gr.  s.  of  Jason  and  w.  Sarah  (Gates),  an  early  settler 
of  Dummerston,  Vt.,  memb.  of  Leg.,  J.  P.,  Judge,  etc.,  gr.  gr.  s. 
of  Simeon  and  w.  Bridget  (Eiohardson)  ;  and  gr.  gr.  gr.  s.  of 
John,  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  who  m.  Sarah  Button,  and  resided 
and  d.  in  Worcester,  Mass.  Rev.  x\bel  G.  m.  Sept.  23,  1838,  Lucia 
A.  Harlow  of  Harvard,  Mass.,  who  d.  Oct.  12,  1851.  He  d.  Apr. 
23,  1870.  Pastor  of  1st  Congregational  Church  many  years.  Mr. 
Duncan  married  three  times — the  last  wife  surviving  him. 

Children : 
i.       Laura  J.,  July  9,   1829;  m.   Aug.   1853,   Nahum   D. 
King,  s.  of  William  King.       She  d.  Oct.  22,  1859. 
Children : 

i.       Lucia  E.,  May  17,  1854;  m.  James  W.  Rich- 
mond (1). 
ii.      William  A.,  June  8,  1855. 
2.     ii.      William  P.,  Apr.  1,  1831. 

iii.  Lucia  A.,  Dec.  20,  1832;  m.  Nov.  27,  1859,  Henry 
Dean,  s.  of  Paddock  Dean.  She  d.  Apr.  1881.  Ch: 
Joseph  and  Edward. 

2.  William  P.  (s.  of  Abel  G.i)  ;  m.  Oct.  28,  1860,  Abbie  F.  Crane, 
dau.  of  John  Crane  of  Berkley.       He  d.  July  31,  1903. 

Children : 
i.       John  F.,  b.  in  Freetown,  May  1,  1862. 
ii.      Laura  M.,  b.  in  Freetown,  Oct.  31,  1865;  d.  in  1867. 
iii.     Payson  W.,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Feb.  8,  1868 ;  m.  Oct.  23, 

1901,  Anna  M.  Plummer,  dan.  of  Gordon  Pluinmer 

of  Brookline. 

DWELLEY. 

1.  Richard,  probably  came  from  England,  and  was  in  Hingham 
about  1660,  and,  previous  thereto,  in  Lancaster,  Mass.  He  came 
to  Scituate  about  1665,  and  his  farm  was  about  a  mile  north  of 
the  Third  Herring  brook.  He  resided  in  the  house  formerly 
owned  by  Capt.  Scth  Foster,  but  now  owned  by  Henry  D.  Smith, 
which  house  he  probably  constructed.     Served  in  King  Phillips' 


154  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

War,  and  d.  May  27,  1692.     He  m.  in  1690,  for  his  second  wife, 
Elizabeth  Simmons,  who  d.  Feb'y  24,  1708. 
Children : 
i.       Eichard,   bap.   in   Hingham,   March   10,   1659-60;   m. 

April  4,  1682,  Amy,  dau.  of  Eoger  Glass  of  Duxbury 

and  had  ch: 

i.  Mary,  1684;  m.  Nathaniel  Brewster  of  Dux- 
bury,  Dec.  24,  1705. 

ii.  Eichard,  1685;  m.  first,  Oct.  13,  1712,  Grace 
Turner.  She  d.,  Feb.  16,  1716,  and  he  m.  sec- 
ondly, Margaret  Pratt,  dau.  of  John  Pratt  of 
Plympton,  Ch.  by  wife  Grace:  i.,  Eichard,  b. 
1714;  ii.,  Grace,  b.  1716;  m.  Dec.  18,  1734,  Jesse 
Turner,  from  whom  she  was  divorced,  marrying 
secondly,  Aug.  2,  1742,  Joseph  Church.  Ch.  by 
wife  Margaret:  iii.,  Thankful. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  1687;  m.  Dec.  21,  1710,  Joseph 
White  of  Marshfield. 

iv.     Joshua,  1689. 

V.      Euth,  1691;  m.  Nov.  9,  1715,  Thomas  Stack. 

vi.     Samuel,  1693. 

vii.    Lydia,  1695 ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1712-13,  Henry  Burditt. 

viii.     Margaret,    1696;   m.    Apr.    13,    1725,   Henry 
Merritt  Jr. 
ii.      Mary,  bap.  in  Hingham,  Feb'y  28,  1663-64. 

2.  iii.     John. 

iv.     Samuel,  d.  in  Philips  Expedition  to  Canada. 
y 
2.     John  (s.  of  Eichard^),  b.  about  1660;  m.  Jan.  4,  1692,  Eachel 
Buck,  dau.  of  Cornet  John,  and  d.  1718,  and  his  wid.  m.  James 
Sprout  of  Middleboro,  and  d.  in  1737.     Eesided  in  Scituate,  near 
Dwelley's  creek. 
Children : 

3.  i.       John,  Jan.  15,  1693-4. 

ii.      Eachel,    Sept.    27,    1695;    m.    Oct.    27,    1713,    Caleb 

Turner, 
iii.     Ichabod,  Dec.  30,  1696;  d.  young, 
iv.     Obadiah,  Feb.  21,  1696-7,  d.  March  17,  1706. 

4.  V.      Jedediah,  Sept.  5,  1698. 

5.  vi.     Abner,  Mar.  7,  1700. 

vii.    Simeon,  Dec.  22,  1701 ;  d.  unm.,  1723. 
viii.  Deborah,  July  25,  1703;  m.  Feb.  17,  1724,  Isaac  Keen 
of  Pembroke,  and  d.  previous  to  1743. 

6.  ix.     Joseph,  bt.  May  6,  1705. 

X.      Thankful,   Dec.   12,   1706;  m.   Feb.   3,   1725,  William 

Forbes  of  West  Bridgewater. 
xi.     Mary,  May  18,  1708;  m.  Coombs  Barrows, 
xii.    Benjamin,  May  22,  1709. 
xiii.  Susannah,  Dec.  19,  1711. 


GENEALOGIES.  155 

xiv.  Mercy,  Sept.  24,  17U;  m.  Feb.  18,  1731,  Josh.  Lin- 
coln. 
XV.    Lemuel,  June  25,  1717;  d.  iinm.  abt.  1743. 

3.  John  (s.  of  John2)  ;  m.  Dec.  20,  1721,  Judith  Bryant.  Re- 
sided in  Scituate.    He  d.  May  15,  1743. 

Children : 
i.       John,  1722;  d.  June  17,  1743. 
ii.      Simeon,  1725;  d.  July  26,  1743. 

iii.     Ruth,  1726;  m.  David  Clapp  and  d.  June  6,  1743,  aged 
18  years.       Had  one  son,   Dwelley   Clapp,  who  m. 
Abigail,  dau.  of  Thomas  Gray   (1). 
iv.     Benjamin,  1729;  d.  April  16,  1743. 
Note  :  Father  and  four  children  died  the  same  year. 

4.  Jedediah  (s.  of  John-)  ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1725,  Elizabeth  House, 
dau.  of  Joseph  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Apr.  16,  1738.  Resided  corner 
of  Green  and  Pine  streets,  in  what  is  now  Norwell. 

Children  born  in  Scituate: 

i.  Elizabeth,  Apr.  27,  1726. 

ii.  Deborah,  Sept.  22,  1728. 

iii.  Lusannah,  Mar.  20,  1730. 

7.  iv.  Abner,  Mar.  6,  1733. 

8.  V.  Joshua,  July  20,  1735. 

9.  vi.  Jedediah,   Mar.    15,   1737. 
vii.  Lot,  bt.  Mar.  16,  1741. 

5.  Abner  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1721,  Sarah  Witherell,  who 
d.  in  1730.  He  d.  Sept.  1,  1732  "by  falling  from  a  load  of  hay.'' 
Selectman.  Resided  on  Elm  street,  in  Hanover.  (See  chapter  on 
Old  Houses).  This  Abner  made  a  noncupative  will  in  which  he 
provided  that  the  wid.  Barstow  should  have  enough  to  purcliase 
her  a  mourning  gown. 

Children  born  in  Hanover;  of  these  children  William  and 
Sarah  L.  were  the  onlv  ones  living  at  their  father's  death : 
i.       Bradbury,  July  17,"  1722;  d.  1728. 
ii.      William,  Apr.  13,  1724;  m.  in  1744,  Deborah  Jones., 
iii.     James  L.,  Jan.  5,  1726. 
iv.     Sarah  L.,  Dec.  2,  1728. 
V.      Luke  L.,  March  21,  1730. 

6.  Joseph  (s.  of  John2)  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1729,  Mary  Randall,  dau.  of 
Isaac  Randall,  he  d.  abt.  1748,  and  his  wid.  m.  a  Barker. 

Children : 

i.  Lusannah,  bt.  Nov.  8,  1730;  d.  unm.,  pi-evious  to  1752. 

ii.  Mary,  Jan.   15,   1731. 

iii.  Drusilla,  Dee.  11,  1733;  d.  unm.,  previous  to  1752. 

iv.  Bradbury,  Nov.  26,  1735;  d.  unm.,  previous  to  1752. 

10.     V.  Joseph,  Oct.  14,  1737. 

vi.  Lemuel,  Aug.  10,  1741. 


156  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

vii    Euth,  Jan.  8,  1743. 
viii.  John,  bt.  Apr.  9,  1749. 

7.  Abner  (s.  of  Jedediah"*) ;  m.  first,  Dec.  20,  1755,  Elizabeth 
Brown,  probably  a  wid.,  and  secondly,  probably  Mrs.  Deborah 
House.  This  family  moved  first  to  Western  Massachusetts,  and 
later  to  Washington  Co.,  New  York.  Descendants  numerous. 
Served  in  Eevolutionary  Army.      Died  1803. 

Children,  first  five  of  whom  were  born  in  Scituate: 
i.       Abner,  Jan.  10,  1758.     Served  in  Revolutionary  Army 

and  died  1826. 
ii.      Jedediah,  Oct.  5,  1760. 
iii.     Elizabeth,  Sept.  18,  1762. 
iv.     Lucy,  Sept.  9,  1766. 
v.      Deborah,  Nov.  13,  1768. 
vi.     Lemuel, 
vii.    Asa. 

8.  Joshua  (s.  of  Jedediah^)  ;  m.  Dec.  24.  1761,  Avis  Eamsdell, 
■dau.  of  Joseph  Eamsdell  (4).  Eesided  in  H.,  first  on  Hanover 
street,  on  Woodward  Hill,  and  then  on  corner  of  Main  and  Union 
streets.  He  d.  Mar.  15,  1787,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  19,  1831,  aet. 
'90  yrs.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary  War.  (See  chapter 
•on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Deborah,   b.    Oct.   18,   1762;   m.    Apr.    13,   1786,   Asa 
Wliiting  (9). 
Lemuel,  b.  Nov.  7,  1764. 
Joshua,  b.  Dec.  13,  1766. 
Jedediah,  b.  Nov.  26,  1768,  d.  Nov.  21,  1786,  aet.  18 

yrs. 
Avis,  b.  Nov.  21,  1770;  d.  Aug.  26,  1786. 
Joseph,  Nov.  2,  1772.     Eemoved  to  Maine. 
Lucy,  Sept.  18,  1775;  m.  Seth  Eose  (7). 
viii.  Priscilla,  May  20,  1780;  m.  Joshua  Stetson  (35). 
Note:  Priseilla  was  born  on  the  "dark  day." 

"9.     Jedediah  (s.  of  Jedediah'*).    He  was  of  Pembroke,  and  m.  Feb. 
14,  1763,  Lydia  Soule,  of  Duxbury.     She  d.  Apr.  20,  1819,  aet.  79 
jrs.     He  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  war. 
Children  were : 
i.       Charles,  of  Maine. 

ii.      Benjamin:  m.  Dec.  7,  1788,  Bradbury  E.  Stetson,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Stetson   (27).     Eesided  in  Pembroke, 
iii.     Huldah ;  m.  Christopher  Thomas,  of  Pembroke, 
iv.     Lucv;  m.  Charles  Josselyn  (20). 
13.     v.      Nathan. 

vi.     Aaron.    Eesided  and  d.  in  Pelham,  Mass. 
vii.    George;  m.  Hope  Cushing,  Oct.  11,  1826.     Eesided  in 
Pembroke. 


11. 

11. 

12. 

iii. 

iv. 

'  V. 

vi. 

vii. 

GENEALOGIES.  157 

viii.  Lydia;  m.  Elislia  K.  Josselvu,  s.  of  Charles  Josselyn 
(11). 

10.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph*^);  m.  Jan.  7,  1762,  Mary  Magoun  of 
Pembroke. 

Children: 

14.  i.       Melzar  (Doctor)  and  others. 

11.  Lemuel  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  1st,  Nov.  5,  1796,  Jane  Cushing^ 
dau.  of  Col.  David  Gushing  of  Hingham.  She  d.  Dec.  1,  1816, 
aet.  44  yrs.,  and  he  m.,  secondly,  Dec,  1818,  Lucia  Turner  of" 
Charlestown,  dau.  of  Joseph  Turner  (3).  He  d.  Oct.  29,  1846, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  33,  1874.  Eesided  at  corner  of  Union  and 
Main  streets.  Was  for  many  years  connected  with  the  Curtis 
forge. 

Children  by  wife  Jane,  born  in  Hanover: 

15.  i.       Lemuel,  June  18,  1798. 

ii.      Jane  E.,  Dec.  9,  1804;  m.  first,  Apr.  21,  1837,  George 
Merriam  of  Boston,  who  d.  abt.  1830,  and  she  m., 
secondly,  William  H.   Curtis    (57).       Gh.  by  hus- 
band George  Merriam,  born  in  Boston: 
i.       George  R.,  Feb.  1828;  d.  May,  1843. 
ii.      Jane  E.,  Nov.  12,  1839;  m.  L.  Ansiistus  Poole 

iii.     George  E.,  Sept.  27,  1807 ;  d.  Nov.  1827. 
iv.     Jedediah;  d.  at  Middleton  College,  Mar.  2i}.  1834,  aged 
19  yrs. 
Children  by  wife  Lucia,  born  in  Hanover: 
V.      Joseph  T.,  Sept.  33,  1819;  d.  Oct.  8,  1836. 
vi.     Mary  T.,  Nov.  10,  1831;  m.  Joseph  Briggs  (4). 

12.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  Mar.  16,  1797,  Eachel  Hatch, 
dau.  of  John  Hatch  (9).  She  d.  Dec.  11,  1831,  and  he  d.  Dec.  14, 
1847.  Eesided  in  Hanover  on  Union  St.,  where  John  H.  Dwelley 
now  resides. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

16.  i.       Joshua,  Aug.  17,  1798. 

ii.      Eachel,  May  3,  1800;  m.  Benjamin  Bailev   (22). 

17.  iii.     John,  June  21,  1802. 

iv.     Almira,  Aug.  14,  1806;  d.  Dec.  9,  1807. 

V.  Deborali,  Jan.  18,  1808;  m.  Joseph  C.  Stockbridge,  s. 
of  Joseph  Stockbridge  of  South  Scitnate,  and  had 
one  son,  Hosea  J.,  who  m.  Julia  Brown. 

18.  vi.     Joseph,  April  6,  1813. 

13.  Nathan  (s.  of  Jedediah'-*)  ;  m.  first,  Sept.  26,  11 93,  Elizabeth 
Bonney;  and,  secondly.  Amy  Bonney.  Eesided  and  d.  in  Pem- 
broke. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke : 
i.       Betsey,  Aug.  21,  1794;  d.  Dec.  31,  1798. 


158  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

19.  ii.     Nathan,  Feb.  19,  1797. 

iii.     Maiy  D.,  Feb.  1,  1799;  m.  Melzar  Sprague  (1). 
iv.     Amy  M.,  Feb'y  26,  ISOl ;  d.  unm.,  Mar.  4,  1880. 

20.  V.      James  H.,  Sept.  22,  1803. 

vi.     Abner,  Sep.  20,  1806;  d.  Nov.  2,  1811. 

vii.    Chloe  B.,  Sept.  12,  1808;  m.  first,  Aug.  7,  1831,  Septa 

Keith,  and,  secondly,  Thomas  Perldns,  in  1838. 
viii.  Hannah  B.,  Oct.  29;  d.  Nov.  5,  1811. 
ix.     Hannah  B.,  Feb'y  13,  1813;  m.  Silas  Hollis  (1). 

14.  Melzar  (s.  of  Joseph^o),  with  w.  Sally,  came  to  H.  from 
Ashburnham  in  1797,  and  settled  on  Hanover  St.,  in  the  house 
now  standing  and  occupied  by  Aipheus  N.  Chamberlin,  where  he 
d.  Nov.  25,  1828,  aet.  57  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Feb.  10,  1811,  aet. 
65  yrs.       Physician. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  George  W. : 
i.       George  W.,  Feb.  25,  1796. 

ii.      Charles,  March,   1798;  m.  first,  a  Thayer,  and,  sec- 
ondly a  Spear.    Eesided  in  South  Boston, 
iii.     Sally  S.,  Oct.  15,  1799;  m.  Dec.  25,  1820,  Asia  Phil- 
lips, of  Ashburnham. 
iv.     Harriet,  Nov.  25,  1801 ;  d.  Dec.  14,  1818. 
V.      John  M.,  Nov.  17,  1803;  d.  unm.,  July  9,  1883. 
vi.     Augustus,  Feb.  7,  1806;  d.  in  Leominster, 
vii.    Caroline,  Aug.  23,  1808 ;  m.  Nov.  30,  1831,  Horatio  N. 

Willard  of  Ashburnham. 
viii.  Abigail  \Y.,  Julv  23,  1810;  d.  Oct.,  1812. 
ix.     Frederick,  July"  16,  1812;  d.  unm.,  May  26,  1866. 
X.      Abigail  W.,  Aug.  12,  1814;  m.  Leavitt  L.  Stockbridge 

(17). 
xi.     Ann  S.,  Nov.,  1816;  m.  Jan.  22,  1843,  David  P.  Hatch 
of  Marshfield,  s.  of  Israel  Hatch.     He  d.  June  11, 
1876,  and  his  v  id.  d.  Feb.  5,  1882.      Ch : 
i.       John  F.,   Sept.   18,  1843;  m.   June   12,   1836, 
Elizabeth  J.  Simonds,  dau.  of  Abel  Simonds,  of 
Fitchburg. 
ii.      Ann  A.,  Feb.  6,  1845;  d.  Apr.  27,  1846. 
iii.     Susan  P.,  Mar.  17,  1848;  m.  Rev.  Henry  M. 

Perkins,  s.  of  Justin  Perkins, 
iv.     David  P.,  Oct.  16,  1856;  m.  first,— Patton,  dau. 
of  Dr.  Patton,  of  Washington ;  and,  secondly,  Cora 
Johnson.       A  dau.  Mary  m.  George  F.  Simonds, 
s.  of  Abel  Simonds  of  Fitchburg. 

15.  Lemuel  (s.  of  LemuePi)  ;  m.  Apr.  21,  1827,  Sarah  J.  Bailey, 
dau.  of  Calvin  Bailey  (12).  Resided  on  Union  street.  Selectman. 
He  d.  April  15,  1878,  and  his  wid.  d.  April  23,  1893.  (See  chap- 
ter on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


:31. 

i. 

22. 

ii. 

23. 

iii, 

iv. 

GENEALOGIES.  159 

George  E.,  Dec.  5,  1829. 

Edwin  B.,  Jan.  2,  1831. 

Jeclediah,  Feb.  28,  1834. 

Sarah   B.,   Mar.   6,   1836;  m.   Joshua   E.   Bates,   s.   of 

Joshua  Bates  (39).     He  died  in  the  Civil  War. 
V.      Charles  H.,  Oct.  7,  1842;  m.  Dec.  31,  1866,  Myra  A. 

Chamberlin,  dau.  of  Is^orman  Chamberlin   (1).     No 

eh.    Eesides  on  Union  street. 

16.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joshua^^)  .  ^^  gj-gt^  l^ov.  3,  1823,  Betsey 
Bailey,  dau.  of  Charles  Bailey  (13).  She  d.  Aug.  2,  1825;  m., 
secondly,  Keziah  Bailey,  dau.  of  George  W.  Bailey  (15),  Jan.  16, 
1827.  She  d.  May  27,  1890.  He  d.  Jan.  30,  1842.  Resided  on 
Circuit  street,  near  corner  of  Summer  street.  (See  chapter  on 
Old  Houses). 

Cliild  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Betsey : 

i.       Joshua;  d.  Aug.  25,  1825. 
Children  by  wife  Keziah : 

24.  ii.      Joshua,  Jan.  7,  1828. 

iii.     Betsey  B.,  Nov.  18,  1829;  m.  Joshua  S.  Whiting  (26). 
iv.     Laurentia  C,  Mar.  20,  1832:  m.  Rufus  T.  Estes  (20). 

25.  V.      Melzar  B.,  Feb.  5,  1835. 

vi.     George  B.,  Aug.  7 ;  d.  Nov.  10,  1841. 

17.  John  (s.  of  Joshua^2)  •  ^^  April,  1829,  Mary  Stockbridge, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Stockbridge  of  South  Scituate.  He  d.  Nov.  11, 
1857.  She  d.  Aug.  19,  1893,  aged  89  yrs.,  5  mos.  Resided  on 
Union  street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Almira,  Jan'y,  1833;  d.  May  3,  1839. 
ii.      John  H.,  Feb'y  18,  1835;  d.  imm.,  1907. 
iii.     Hosea,  Dec.  10,  1836.     Served  in  Civil  War:  d.  unm., 
June  27,  1866. 

26.  iv.      Joseph  S.,  Feb'y  14,  1839. 

V.  Mary,  Dec.  31,  1843;  m.  July  27,  1861,  Minot  H. 
Hayden,  s.  of  Stephen  Hayden  of  Randolph.  Had 
a  son,  Hosea  M.,  b.  June  30,  1866,  who  d.  Dec.  22, 
1876.  Minot  H.  Hayden  d.  June  13,  1868,  and  his 
wid.  m.  Luther  Litchfield  (4). 

18.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joshuai2)  ;  m.  Feb'y  3,  1836,  Sally  Stock- 
bridge,  dau.  of  Joseph  Stockbridge  of  South  Scituate.  He  d. 
Feb'y  7,  1868,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  20,  1879.  Resided  on  Main 
street,  in  the  house  constructed  by  himself,  and  now  occupied  by 
his  grandson,  J.  Howard  Brooks. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Almira  J.,  Aug.  3,  1840;  m.  Ara  Brooks  (14). 

19.  Capt.  Nathan  (s.  of  Nathan^^)  ;  m.  Dec.  5,  1822,  Huldah  B. 
Eells,  dau.  of  Robert  Eells  (8).     She  d.  July  23,  1868,  and  he  d. 


160  HISTORY   OF  HANOVER. 

Mar.  17,  1882.  Capt.  of  H.  Rifle  Co.  for  a  time.  Resided  at  the 
Corners,  in  a  house  which  stood  on  the  location  of  "Hotel  Jos- 
selyn." 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth  E.,  Nov.  29,  1823 ;  m.  Nov.  28,  1847,  Walda 
Bradford  of  Bridgewater.    He  d.  June  23,  1875,  and 
his  wid.  d.  May  30,  1881.    Ch. : 
i.       Nathan  W.,  Apr.  4,  1849 ;  m.  Nov.,  1872,  Ellen 
L.  Wheeler  of  Brockton,  and  has  ch:  Charles  L., 
Oct.  21,  1874. 
ii.      Frances  B.,  Aug.  31,  1851;  m.  Dec.  15,  1875, 
David  S.  Hall  of  Brockton,  and  has  ch :  Ethel  M., 
Oct.  5,  1883. 
27.     ii.      Robert  E.,  Sept.  14,  1825. 

iii.     Huldah  B.,  June  8,  1830;  d.  Mar.  6,  1833. 
iv.     Nathan  H.,  May  7,  1832;  d.  June  10,  1862. 
V.      Huldah  B.,  July  2,  1834;  d.  Jan.  20,  1888. 

20.  James  H.  (s.  of  Nathan^^^  •  j^^_  Dec.  15,  1835,  Lois  D.  Jos- 
selyn,  who  was  b.  in  Pembroke,  Dec.  15,  1803.  He  d.  Apr.  S,  1854, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  17,  1899,  aet.  95  yrs.      Resided  in  Pembroke. 

Children : 
i.       James  H.,  Nov.  30,  1836;  unm. 
ii.      George,   Oct.   7,   1839;  m.   Mary  A.   Leavitt,  dau.   of 

Nahum  Leavitt  of  Pembroke,  and  had  ch.,  the  first 

two  of  whom  were  b.   in  Pembroke,  the  others  in 

Whitman. 

i.       Mary  F.,  May  24,  1863;  m.  F.  Waldo  Dyer  (4). 

ii.      George  H.,  Apr.  7,  1865;  d.  Nov.  6,  1875. 

iii.     Charles  E.,  Nov.  19,  1867;  d.  Nov.  7,  1875. 

iv.     Nettie  F.,  Apr.,  1869;  d.  May,  1869. 

V.      Robert  C,  June  4,  1870. 
iii.     Mary  E.,  Feb.  6,  1850 ;  unm. 

21.  George  R.  (s.  of  Lemuel^^)  ;  m.  June  4,  1868,  Florence  G. 
Pinkham,  dau.  of  John  S.  Pinkham.  She  was  b.  at  Great  Falls, 
N.  H.,  Jan.  13,  1846.  He  d.  Apr.  13,  1907.  Resided  and  d.  in 
Arlington,  Mass.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College.  His 
life  work  was  that  of  High  School  teacher  and  school  superin- 
tendent. 

Children : 
i.       Gertrude  F.,  b.  at  Copper  Falls,  Mich.,  Oct.  13.  1869; 

m.  Aug.   19,  1891,  Dr.  Henry  L.   ChadAvick,  s.  of 

John  Chadwick.     Ch.,  b.  at  Philadelphia: 

i.       Horace  E.,  Dec.  13,  1897. 

ii.      Dora  B.,  Dec.  19,  1903. 
ii.      Dora  L.,  b.  at  Arlington  Heights,  Jan.  10,  1878;  m. 

July  2,  1902,  George  W.  Hill, 
iii.     Grace  R.,  b.  at  Arlington  Heights,  .Fan.  14,  1881;  m. 

Oct.  2,  1907,  Frederick  H.  Curry. 


GENEALOGIES.  161 

iv.     Charles  T.,  b,  at  Arlington  Heights,  Nov.  10,  1883. 
V.      George  M.,  b.  at  Arlington  Heights,  Sept.  3,  1886. 

22.  Edwin  B.  (s.  of  LenuieP^)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1859,  Catherine  L. 
White,  dau.  of  Lewis  White  (11).  He  d.  Aug.  17,  1898.  KoMded 
on  Union  street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

28.  i.       Edwin  F.,  Aug.  24,  1864. 

29.  ii.      Percy  W.,  Sept.  29,  1866. 

23.  Jedediah  (s.  of  LeniueP^)  ;  m.  Feb.  2,  1862,  Elizabetii  A. 
Hollis,  dau.  of  Silas  Hollis  (1).  She  d.  May  11,  1902.  Ee-^ides 
on  Main  street,  in  the  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Josephine  S.,  Sept.  12,  1862;  m.  Melvin  S.  Nasli   (1). 

24.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joshua^^)  ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1876,  Amelia  E. 
Lyon  (formerly  Howard).  She  was  b.  June  11,  1839.  Wliile  in 
H.  he  resided  on  Broadway,  in  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied 
by  Wm.  J.  Chaplin. 

Child : 
i.       Nellie  C,  July  10,  1882 — adopted  daughter;  m.  Nov. 
14,  1906,  Edwin  W.  Jones  of  Hingham,  s.  of  Walter 
T.  Jones. 

25.  Melzar  B.  (s.  of  Joshua^c)  ;  m.  Oct.  29,  1883,  Nancy  E. 
Brown  of  Williamson,  N.  Y.     Resides  in  California. 

Child : 
i.       Vernice,  Oct.  1,  1884. 

26.  Joseph  S.  (s.  of  Johni' ) ;  m.  Sarah  E.  Reed,  dau.  of  Samuel 
D.  Loud.  She  was  b.  in  Abington,  Jan.  20,  1843,  and  d.  Aug.  3, 
1898.  He  d.  Feb.  1,  1874.  Resided  in  his  father's  house  on  Union 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Anna  D.,  Aug.  16,  1869;  m.  Dec.  21,  1893,  Clarence  L. 

Baker,  s.  of  Granville  Baker.       Resides  in  :\larsh- 

field.    Ch: 

i.       Frank  C,  Nov.  17,  1894. 

ii.      Robert  L.,  Mar.  14,  1897. 

iii.     Russell  D.,  Apr.  10,  1900. 
ii.      Frank  C,  Dee.  3,  1872;  m.  June  6,  1900,  Maud  Ar- 

becam. 

27.  Robert  E.  (s.  of  Nathan^^)  ;  m.  July  2,  1848,  Mary  Lyon, 
dau.  of  Amos  Lyon.  She  was  b.  in  Newton  Lower  Falls,  ]\Iass., 
Oct.  1,  1827.  She  d.,  1909.  Resides  on  Broadway,  near  the 
Corners,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  Celebrated  the  60th  an- 
niversary of  his  wedding  July,  1908. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


162  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

i.       Edwin  B.,  Feb.  22,  1850;  d.  June  29,  1850. 

ii.      Emily  F.,  Dec.  20,  1852;  m.  Jan.  20,  1875,  Charles  E. 

Burt  of  Providence.      He  d.  Apr.  24,  1907.      Cli: 

i.       Charles  D.,  Mar.  31,  1876;  d.  Oct.  10>  1892. 

ii.      Louise  G.,  May  17,  1879. 

iii.     Eobert  L.,  Aug.  6,  1882. 
iii.      Eugene,  Apr.  29,  1854;  d.  Aug.  25,  1854. 
iv.      Mary  L.,  May  9,  1857. 
V.      Elizabeth  B.,  Nov.  23,  1863 ;  m.  Jan.  26,  1888,  Wilbur 

F.  Merritt  of  Scituate.     She  d.  Oct.  17,  1900.     Ch., 

Elwood  B.,  May  21,  1892. 
Mr.  Eobert  E.  Dwelley  has  been  of  great  assistance  in  the  com- 
pilation of  this  work. 

28.  Edwin  P.  (s.  of  Edwin  B.22)  ;  m.  June  29,  1890,  Mary  A. 
Turner,  dau.  of  S.  Nathan  Turner  (37).  Civil  engineer.  Ee- 
sides  in  Lynn. 

Child  born  in  Lynn: 
i.       Eleanor  W.,  July  16,  1897. 

29.  Percy  W.  (s.  of  Edwin  B.22)  .  ni.  Nov.  8,  1891,  Sarah  E. 
Bailey,  dau.  of  Melzar  C.  Bailey  (40).  Resides  on  Union  street, 
in  his  fathers  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Edwin  B.,  Mar.  13,  1901. 

DYEE. 

1.  Charles  (s.  of  Christopher,  of  Abington),  b.  Jan.  12,  1796;  m. 
first,  Nov.,  1820,  Cynthia  Jenkins,  of  Abington,  who  d.  Feb'y  7, 
1826;  m.  secondly,  Sept.  10,  1826,  Mary  Ford,  of  Pembroke,  who 
d.  Nov.  17,  1831.  He  m.,  thirdly,  Oct.  21,  1832,  Sophronia  Old- 
ham, of  Pembroke.  Eesided  on  Water  St.  For  some  years  en- 
gaged in  manufacture  of  tacks.  (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 
Selectman.      He  d.  Apr.  13,  1879. 

Children  by  wife  Cynthia,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eliza,  Sept.  27,  1821 ;  m.  George  M.  Josselyn  of  Pem- 
broke. 
ii.      Cynthia  J.,  July  12,  1823;  m.   Feb'y  16,  1886,  John 
Fabyan,  s.  of   Samuel  Fabyan  of  Boston.     Resides 
in  Florida.     No  ch. 
iii.     Lucy  S.,  Jan.  12,  1825;  m.  Eobert  Hersey  (2), 
Child  by  wife  Mary : 
2.     iv.      Charles,  July  4,  1831. 
Child  by  wife  Sophronia : 
V.      Theodore,  Sept.  19,  1836;  m.   Sept.  19,  1869,  Eva  C. 
White,  dau.  of  Caleb  White  of  Hanson,  and  d.  Aug. 
29,  1891.       No  ch. 

2.  Charles  (s.  of  Charles');  m.  first,  Feb.  10,  1856,  Maria  T. 
Holmes,  dan.  of  Hcman  Holmes.     She  was  b.  Oct.  11,  1834,  and 


GENEALOGIES.  163 

d.  Aug.  27,  1S72.  lie  m.,  secuiidly,  July  G,  18T4,  Isabella  M. 
Handy,  dau.  of  Wm.  E.  Handy  (1).  He  d.  Apr.  17,  1904.  Re- 
sided on  Broadway,  near  Catholic  Churcli.  (See  chapter  on 
Old  Houses). 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Maria  T. 
•^.     i.       Charles  H.,  Jan.  28,  1857. 
4.     ii.      F.  Waldo,  June  5,  1862. 

iii.     Mabel  H.,  Jan.  18,  1869;  d.  Dec.  13,  1879. 
Child  by  wife  Isabella: 
iv.     Carrie  M.,  Aug.  16,  1875;  m.  Harding  R.  Sproule  (1). 

3.  Charles  H.  (s.  of  CharlesS)  ;  m.  Apr.  9,  1881,  Ellen  B.  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Matthew  Stetson,  of  Soutli  Scituate. 

Children  born  in  ISTorwell : 
i.       Arthur  H.,  July  10,  1882. 
ii.      Theodore  M.,  July,  1894. 

4.  F.  Waldo  (s.  of  Charles2)  ;  m.  Mar.  10,  1889,  Mary  F.  Dwelley, 
dau.  of  George  Dwelley,  and  gr.  dau.  of  James  H.  Dwelley  (20). 
Resides  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mabel  F.,  Oct.  21,  1894. 
ii.      George  H.,  Aug.  2,  1896. 

EDNIE. 

1.     .Tames,  b.  in  Scotland,  May  4,  1860;  m.  June  5,  1895,  Sarah 
McNicol.      She  was  b.  in  Scotland,  Nov.  24,  1859.       Came  to  H. 
in  1898.       Resides  on  Webster  street,  east  of  Whiting  street. 
Children : 
i.       Elizabeth  C,  b.  in  Norwell,  Mar.  20,  1896;  d.  April, 

1896. 
ii.      John  M.,  b.  in  Norwell,  June  13,  1897. 
iii.     James  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  20,  1898. 

EELLS. 

1.  John,  the  progenitor  of  the  family  in  America,  was  in  Dor- 
chester, Mass.,  in  1630,  where  his  son  Samuel  was  b.  June  23, 
1639,  and  where  possibly  a  son  John  was  born.  He  returned 
with  his  family  to  England  in  1640. 

2.  Samuel  (s.  of  JohnM.  the  progenitor  of  all  of  tlie  name  in 
America,  was  with  his  father  in  England  from  1640-1661.  Tradi- 
tion says  that  he  was  a  major  in  Cromwell's  Army.  He  returned 
to  New  England  when  twenty-two  years  of  age  and  settled  in 
Milford,  Conn.  He  was  a  lawyer.  In  King  Philip's  War 
he  commanded  a  garrison.  He  m.  Aug.  5,  1663,  Anna  Lenthal, 
dau.  of  Rev.  Robert  Lenthal,  of  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  Newport, 
R.  I.  She  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children,  seven  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  d.  at  Milford,  Conn.,  Feb.,  1687.       After 


Jg4  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Eells  moved  to  Hiugham,  Mass., 
where  he  m.,  secondly,  Aug.  23,  1689,  Sarah  B.  North,  wid.  of 
Edward  North.  He  d.  at  Hingham,  Apr.  21,  1709,  and  his  wid., 
Sarah,  d.  at  Scituate,  at  the  home  of  her  son-m-law,  the  Kev.  JS&- 
thaniel  Eells,  Feb.  9,  1717. 

The  historian  of  King  Phillip's  War  says  that  Captain  Eells 
immortalized  his  name  by  his  opposition  to  the  diabolical  act  of 
the  Plymouth  Colony,  in  selling  Indian  captives  as  slaves. 

Brownell,   in  his   history   of   Indian   Eaces   m   America,   says 
"After  the  town  of  Dartmouth  was  in  a  great  measure  destroyed 
by  the  enemy,  about  150  of  the  Indians  who  dwelt  m  the  country 
thereabout,  and  who  were  not  active  partakers  m  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  town,  delivered  themselves  up  to  Capt.   Eells    upon 
promise  of  good  treatment.       They  were,  nevertheless,  taken  to 
Plymouth    sold  by  the  Colonial  authorities  as  slaves,  and  trans- 
ported to  foreign  parts.      Capt.  Eells  and  Church  made,  upon  this 
occasion,  the  most  vehement  remonstrances,  but  all  to  no  purpose. 
The  name  of  Eobert  Lenthal  has  been  continued  m  this  family 
for  so  long  a  time  that  a  brief  sketch  of  the  original  Robert  may 
be  of  interest.       He  was  of  Newport  as  early  as  1640    where  he 
was  employed  to  teach  a  public  school,  to  be  open  to  all  children, 
and  his  salary  to  be  paid  by  the  public.       He  had  been  a  clergy- 
man in  England,  and  Lechford  says  that,  while  m  Newport,  he 
lived  very  poorly,  but,  when  he  became  a  school  teacher  as  above, 
there  was  granted  to  him  one  hundred  acres  of  land  and  lour 
more  for   a  house  lot.       The  house  was   situated  on  what  was 
known  as  Lenthal's  Plain.       He  did  not  stay  long  at  Newport 
but,  returned  to  England  and  was  in  charge  of  the  Church  at 
Barnes,  County  of  Surrey,  from  1649  to  1658.  when  he  died.    He 
must  have  been  for  a  while  in  Weymouth,  where  he  may  have 
preached.       There  was  a  difference  of  opinion  with  the  magis- 
trates as  to  his  orthodoxy,  so  that,  if  he  did  preach,  it  must  have 
been  for  a  short  time  only.  _      .,       .  -r^      i,    4.     ••     „ 

Frank  Farnsworth,  in  "The  Eells  Family  of  Dorchester,     re- 
ferring to  Robert  Lenthal,  says:     "This  man    though  of  good 
report  in  England,  coming  hither,  was  found  to  have  drunk-m 
some  of  Mrs.  Hutchinson's  opinions."       The  matter  was  brought 
before  the  magistrates  and  he  delivered  his  retraction  m  writing, 
under  his  hand,  in  the  open  Court.       The  case  was  a  serious  one 
at  that  time.       It  was  urged  that  he  be  censured  by  fine,  but  it 
does  not  appear  that  it  was  imposed.       He  married  twice.     The 
first  wife's  name  was  Cicely,  and  the  wife  who  outlived  him  was 
named  Margaret.       In  his  will  he  speaks  of  his  daughter,  ^vho 
married  Mr    Eells,  as  "Nan,"  and  provides  m  said  will  as  fol- 
lows •      "My  bodie  I  leave  to  my  wife  and  children  to  see  privately, 
without   any   ringing   or   trouble   of   companie,    interred   m    the 
churchyard  of  the  parish  Church  of  Barnes,  as  close  and  neare  a. 
may  be  to  the  corner  wall  of  the  west  and  north  side  of  the  said 
chiirchyard  and    my  grave  appointe  there  to  be  digged  at   least 
eight  foote  deepe." 


GENEALOGIES.  165 

This  will  is  an  interesting  one,  and  brief  extracts  are  given: 
He  makes  bequests  to  all  his  brothers  and  sisters,  sums  ranging 
from  ten  to  twenty  shillings,  and  to  three  at  least  he  gives  a  gold 
ring  each,  requiring  that  they  "be  enamelled  with  a  death's  head, 
and  this  posey  inserted:       When  this  you  see  then  think  of  me. 

All  else  in  the  residuary  clause  is  given  to  the  wife  and  chil- 
dren, the  wife  to  have  the  first  choice,  then  Marian,  the  second, 
and  Nan,  the  third,  praying  that  the  division  "may  be  done  with- 
out Jarringe,  murmuryinge,  discontent,  or  unthankfulness  on 
either  parte.  And  withal  1  chargeinge  my  two  daughters  to  goe 
content  with  what  they  have,  and  not  to  give  their  mother  aine 
just  cause  of  complaint  against  them,  but  to  be  respective  to  her 
and  rather  to  receive  wrong  with  patience  than  in  anything  to 
doe  her  the  least  injury  or  suffering  to  be  done  to  her." 

3.  Nathaniel  Rev.,  (s.  of  SamueP),  was  b.  in  Milford,  Conn., 
in  1678,  and  came  to  Hingham,  Mass.,  with  his  father,  graduated 
at  Harvard  College,  1699,  and  sett,  in  Scituate,  over  the  3nd 
Church  in  1704,  where  he  held  the  pastorate  for  forty-six  years. 
He  was  m.  by  his  father  to  Hannah  North  of  Hingham,  dau.  of 
Edward  North,  Oct.  12,  1704,  and  d.  in  Scituate,  Aug.  25,  1750, 
aet.  72,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  2,  1754. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah,  Aug.  5,  1705;  m.  Benj.  Turner,  of  Scituate. 
4.     ii.      Samuel,  Feb.  23,  1706-7. 

iii.     John,  Jan.  23,  1709;  m.  in  1730,  Abiah  Waterman,  of 

Scituate.       Left  descts. 
iv.     Nathaniel   (Rev.),  Feb.  4,  1710-11;  m.  Oct.  18,  1733, 

Mary,  dau.  of  Hon.  John  Gushing  (3).      Has  descts. 

in   Conn. 
V.      Edward,  Jan.   4,   1712-13;   d.   1776. 
vi.     Hannah,    Jan.    30,    1714-15;    m.    Anthony    Fames,    of 

Marshfield. 
vii.     Mary,  May  13,  1716;  m.  in  1738,  Seth  Williams,  of 

Taunton. 
viii.  North,  Sept.  28,  1718;  m.  Ruth  Tilden  in  17  !1,  and 

left  ch. 
ix.     Anna  L.,  Oct.  16,  1721;  m.  Zach.  Damon,  of  Scituate, 

in  1748. 

4.  Samuel,  (s.  of  Nathaniel-'*)  ;  m.  Dec.  18,  1729,  Hannah,  gr. 
gr.  dau.  of  Rev.  William  Witherell,  of  Scituate.  Sett,  in  H.,  his 
house  being  on  Broadway,  near  the  Corners.       He  d.  in  1741. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

William  W.,  Dec.  14,  1730. 

Robert  L.,  Feb.  7  or  18,  1732. 

Sarah,  June  4,  1733 ;  m.  Apr.  8,  1752,  Bezaleel  Palmer. 

Samuel,  Feb.  16,  1735. 

Hannah  N.,  Nov.  18,  1736;  d.  Sept.  2,  1737. 


i>. 

6. 

iii. 

7. 

iv. 

V. 

IQQ  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

vi.     Hannah  N.,  Jan.  22,  1738;  m.  Apr.  5,  1759,  George 
Bennett,  of  Abington. 

vii.    Mary,  Dec.  26,  1739;  m.  Benjamin  Bass  (2). 

viii.  Bradbury,  Apr.  6,  1741;  m.  Benjamin  Stetson  (27). 
5.     William  W.  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  Sarah  Pi^l^W  ,^^,^,i^7^? 
to  Me.,  where  his  descts.  still  reside.      His  w.  d.  Sept.  25,  17J1  (, . ; 
aet.  62  year. 

i.'    Xrah,    May    12,    1758;   m.    Hezekiah   Bosworth,    and 

moved  to  Me. 
ii.      Hannah  W.,  bap.,  Sept.  11,  17G3;  m.  Mar.  12,  1778, 

Jacob  \\Tiite,  of  Abington.       Moved  to  Me 
iii.     Mary  L.,  bap.  Sept.  11,  1763;  m.  first,  leb.  '--^^^f' 

Joshua   Young,   of    Scituate.       Secondly,    a    EavcIL 

of  Marshfield,  and  thirdly,  a  Cobb,  of  Me. 
iv.     Priscilla,  bap.  Mar.  31,  1765;  d.  umn. 
V.      Lydia,  bap.  Apr.  26,  1767;  m.  Eev.  Mr.  Lormg.'' 
vi.     William  W.,  Dec.  4,  1768.       Resided  m  Me. ;  m.  and 

vii.  Eebecca!  bap.  Sept.  10,  1775 ;  m.  a  Bartol,  and  with  her 
husband,  d.  in  New  York. 
6.  Eobert  L.  Capt.  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  Dec.  1  1757,  Euth  Cope- 
land,  of  Scituate.  Eesided  at  the  Corners,  on  the  present  location 
of  "Hotel  Josselyn."  Eepresentative  and  Selectman.  Me  d. 
June  19,  1800,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  21,  1831,  aet.  93  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover :  -^  ^      ^- 

i.       Euth,  Oct.  31,  1758;  m.  Feb.  2,  1797,  John  \oung. 

No  ch. 
ii.      Betsey,  Oct.  30,  1760;  m.  Jo^^^.  ?•  S^^«^°!^:.,  ^"^^\,,.   „ 
iii.      Huldah  C,  Mar.  8,  1763.      Did  she  m.  William  Wmg 

(5)  ^ 
iv      Anne  L.,  July  18,  1765;  m.  Capt.  Albert  Smith  (4). 

8.  V.      Eobert,  Nov.   29,   1767.  .  ,    c.    -.i,    t      /-^ 
vi      Nabby,  Nov.  29,  1767;  m.  Josiah  Smith,  Jr.   (o). 

vii  John,  May  20,  1770;  m.  Lucy  Thorndike  and  moved 
to  Camden,  Me.,  where  he  d.  m  1848? 

viii.  Nathaniel,  Sept.  28,  1772;  m.  Mary  Terry;  moved 
to  Me.,  and  d.  there  m  1840. 

9.  ix.     Joseph,  June  5,  1774. 

X       Lucy   Aug.  12,  1776;  m.  Elijah  Barstow  (25). 

10.  xi.     Edward,  Feb.  26,  1779 

xii    Sarah,  Aug.  2,  1781;  d.  Aug.  17,  1^81. 

11.  xiii.  Samuel,  Mar.  13,  1783. 

7.     Samuel   (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  rnscilla  Palmer,  ;;;;\«^^^  ?^^;- 
27,  1763.      Eesided  on  Elm  street.       (See  chapter  on  Old  Hou^es). 

Children  born  in  Hanover:  t  i     ^    i-yo-^    t  ^rrMx 

i.       Samuel,  bap.  Oct.  23,  1763;  m.  Julv  7    1783,  Lydia 
Josselyn,  dau.  of  Charles  Josselyn  (11). 


GENEALOGIES.  167 

ii.      Bezaleel,  bap.  Oct.  23,  1763;  d.  in  Maine,  unm. 
iii.     Benjaiiiiii,    baji.    Oct.    33,    1763;    m.    and    resided    in 
Maine. 

8.  Robert  (s.  of  Robert  L.«)  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1800,  Huldali  Bass, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Bass  (2).  She  d.  June  24,  1812,  and  he  d.  Oct. 
5,  1844.  He  was  postmaster  for  39  years.  Selectman  and 
Representative.       Resided  in  liis  fatlier's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Huldah  B.,  Feb.  21,  1802;  m.  Nathan  Dwelley  (19). 
ii.      Robert,  May  9,  1805;  d.  Aug.  29,  1808. 
iii.     Elizabeth,  Jan.   1,  1808;  m.  Joseph  Ramsdell    (9). 

9.  Joseph  (s.  of  Robert  L.^)  ;  ni.  Nov.  25,  1802,  Sarah  Bass,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Bass  (2).  Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  the 
Four  Corners.       (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Sarah  B.,  May  31,  1803;  d.  July  25,  1812. 
ii.      Lucinda,  April  14,  1805;  m.  Isaac  M.  Wilder  (2). 

12.  iii.     Joseph,  April  7,  1807. 

iv.     Ruth,  April  22,  1809;  d.  Dec.  29,  1828. 

V.      Mercy  B.,  Nov.  9,  1811;  d.  unm.  Aug.  31,  1865. 

13.  vi.     Robert,  April  5,  1814. 

vii.    James  CI.,  Jan.  16,  1817.       Removed  to  Conn. 

14.  viii.  George  W.,  Nov.  5,  1819. 

10.  Edward  (s.  of  Robert  L.*-)  ;  m.  Oct.  31,  1805,  Sarah  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Micah  Stetson,  of  Scituate.  She  d.  July  30,  1864. 
He  d.  in  Medford,  Nov.  25,  1838.       Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  last  three,  who  were  born  in 
Medford : 
i.       Sarah  C,  Sept.  10,  1806;  d.  Mar.  23,  1812. 

15.  ii.      Robert  L.,   Nov.   22,   1808. 

16.  iii.     Edward,  Sept.  2,  1810. 

iv.     Sarah  C,  July  12,  1812;  d.  unm.  July  8,  1889. 

V.      Ebenezer  C,  Nov.  21,  1814;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  23,  1876. 

vi.     Alfred,  March  24,  1817;  m.  Oct.  25,  1849,  Marv  Par- 
sons, of  Medford.       She  d.  Nov.  13,  1883.      'He  d. 
April  12,  1895.       Ch  : 
i.       Emma  A. 
ii.      Edward  S.;  d.  3'oung. 
iii.     Mary  L. 
iv.     Edward  S. 

vii.    Lusannah  S.,  Nov.  3,  1819;  d.  unm.  May  3,  1904. 

viii.  Lydia  S.,  Aug.  7,  1822;  m.  Samuel  Clark  (11). 

ix.  Alexander  G.,  Sept.  21,  1824;  m.  1st  Nov.  10,  1850, 
Caroline  A.  Hilton,  of  Wiscasset,  Me.,  and  secondly, 
wid.  Sarah  E.  Clark.      He  d.  Feb.  16.  1883.      No  ch. 

X.      Micah  S.,  March  7,  1827;  d.  Aug.  3,  1819. 


168  HISTOEY   OF   HANOVER. 

11.  Samuel  (s.  of  Eobert  L.^) ;  m.  Jerusha  Tower,  dau.  of  Mat- 
thew Tower,  of  Scituate.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the  Corners. 
Selectman.  His  w.  d.  Dec.  15,  1849,  aet.  63  yrs.,  and  he  d.  Mar. 
17,  1865. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Eusha  P.,  July  19,  1806;  m.  Benj.  Josselyn,  s.  of  Jacob 

Josselyn  (31). 
ii.      Benjamin  H.  T.,  Dec.  2,  1808 ;  d.  1834. 
iii.     Horace  T.,  Jan.  27,  1811;  prob.  d.  at  sea. 
iv.     Henry  B.,  Feb.  20,  1813 ;  moved  to  New  York  State. 
V.     William  W.,  July  4,  1815 ;  d.  Oct.  4,  1833. 
vi.     Nancy,  Jan.  4,  1818 ;  d.  Dec.  4,  1835. 
vii.    Elizabeth  J.,  Nov.  8,  1818 ;  d.  unm.,  Nov.  19,  1866. 
17.     viii.  John  P.,  Aug.  12,  1822. 

ix.     Helena  M.,  Dec.  22,  1824;  m.  Aug.  20,  1856,  William 

H.  Howland,  s.  of  Wm.  Howland,  of  Bristol,  E.  I. 
X.      Betsey  F.,  1828;  d.  young. 
xi.     Child;  d.  July  17,  1820. 

12.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Mar.  11,  1827,  Sarah  B.  Smith, 
dau.  of  Albert  Smith  (4).  He  d.  Feb.,  1877.  Moved  to  Wiscon- 
sin. He  built  the  liouse  on  Washington  street  at  the  Corners,  in 
which  Alexander  Wood  for  a  long  time  resided. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Sarah  B.,  Aug.  1,  1828 ;  m.  a  Sawyer,  and  lives  in  Ohio, 
ii.      Euth,  Nov.  5,  1829 ;  m.  and  lives  in  Missouri, 
iii.     Albert  S.,  Jan.  25,  1831 ;  d.  aged  22  yrs. 
iv.     Thomas  T). ;  m.  and  d.,  leaving  3  ch. 
V.      Anne  L. 

vi.     Priseilla;  d.  Nov.,  1906,  in  Wisconsin, 
vii.    Lucinda;  m.  W.  Blaloek,  and  lives  in  Minnesota, 
viii.  Elizabeth  B. ;  m.  E.  G.  Sawyer,  and  lives  in  Missouri, 
ix.     Adeline  M. ;  m.  Frank  Tremling,  and  lives  in  Minne- 
sota. 
X.      Doreas;  m.  Wm.  Hassen,  and  lives  in  Col. 
xi.     Ellen;  d.  young, 
xii.    Joseph;  d.  unm. 

13.  Eobert  (s.  of  Joseph^) ;  m.  Jan.  20,  1838,  Mary  T.  Stock- 
bridge,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Stockbridge  (12).  He  d.  Feb.  5,  1872, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  22,  1906.  Selectman.  Eesided  on  Washing- 
ton street,  near  the  end  of  Eockland  street,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ellen  A.,  Apr.  13,  1840;  d.  Sept.  12,  1847. 
ii.      Eobert,  Feb.  22,  1846 ;  d.  aet.  6  mos. 
iii.     Mary,  April  7,  1847;  d.  Sept.  14,  1847. 
iv.     Mary  E.,  June  15,  1849;  d.  in  1852. 
Two  other  ch.  d.  young. 


GENEALOGIES.  169 

14.  George  W.  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Nov.  16,  IS-io,  Priscilla  Clark, 
dau.  of  Zebulon  Clark  (8).  Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the  Four 
Corners. 

Children  born  in  Hanover  : 
i.       Priscilla  C,  Aug.  80.  1846;  unm. 
ii.      Mary  L.,  Nov.  2,  1848;  unm. 
iii.     Ella,  Nov.  29,  1850;  unm. 
iv.     Alice  W.,  Jan.  10,  1857;  unm. 

15.  Kobert  L.  (s.  of  Edward^^)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  37,  1833,  Hester  L. 
Jones,  of  Boston.  She  d.  March  14,  1856,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Dec. 
24,  1S57,  wid.  Eliza  R.  Colcord.  She  d.  May  33,  1873.  He  d. 
Sept.  6,  1883.      Eesided  in  Medford. 

Children  by  wife  Hester  L. : 
i.       Edward  L. ;  d.  1835. 
ii.      Daniel  S.       Resides  in  Delaware, 
iii.     Joshua  A. ;  d.  Feb.,  1853. 
iv.     Sarah  J..;  d.,  1895. 

16.  Edward  (s.  of  Edward^'')  Name  changed  to  Edward  C. 
Nash;  m.  April,  1833,  Mary  L.  Smith,  dau.  of  Josiah  Smith  [b). 
Removed  to  Missouri.  She  d.  July  31,  1840.  He  d.  Jan.  1, 
1848 

Child : 
i.       Josiah  E.      Served  in  Civil  War;  d.  in  the  service. 

17.  .Tohn  P.  (s.  of  SamueUM  ;  m-  Ann  Mitchell.  Resided  on 
Broadway  at  the  Corners.  He  d.  Nov.  35,  1883,  and  his  wdd.  d. 
Apr.  8,  1900,  aged  76  yrs. 

Cliiidren : 
i.       Annie  E.,  Nov.  3,  1849;  m.  Fred  Stetson  (3). 
ii.      Martha  F.,  Nov.  10,  1854 ;  d.  June  6,  1856. 
iii.     Harriet  L.,  July  5,  1859;  m.  Nov.  31,  1900,  Luther 
Lapham,  s.  of  Samuel  Lapham,  of  Medford.    Resides 
in  Charleston,  South  Carolina. 

ELLIOT. 

1.     Henry,  b.  in  Margaretville,  Nova  Scx)tia,  Feb.  3,  1857;  m.  July, 
18? T,  Sophronia  Ramson,  dau.  of  John  Ramson.       She  w^as  b.  in 
Annapolis  county,  N.  S.,  March  31,  1854. 
Children : 

i.       Alice  A.,  b.  in  N.  S.,  April  38,  1879. 

ii.      Georgianna,  b.  in  A'.  S.,  July  34,  1883;  ra.  Byron  S. 
Campbell  (1) 

iii.     Florence,  b.  in  Florida,  Jan.  9,  1886. 

iv.     Estella,  b.  in  Lvnnfield,  April  38,  1887. 

V.      Elizabeth,  b.  in  Lvnnfield,  July  36,  1889. 

vi.     Frank,  h.  in  North  Reading,  March  7,  1891. 

vii.    Lot,  b.  in  Luliana,  June  31,  1893. 


170  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

viii.  Josephine,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  2,  1892. 

ix.     ClifEord,  b.  Aug.  18,  1895. 

X.      Stanley,  b.  in  Hanover,  May  8,  1900. 

ELLIS. 

1.  John,  was  of  Sandwich  in  1643,  and  from  him  descended  the 
Ellis's  of  H.  He  liad  a  s.  Mordecai,  b.  Mar.  24,  1650;  prob.  gr. 
fa.  of  Mordecai,  of  H. 

2.  Mordecai,  a  desct.  of  John,  of  Sandwich,  b.  Jan.  4,  1718;  m. 
Sept.,  1739,  Sarah  Otis,  dau.  of  Job  Otis.  She  d.  Apr.  22,  1796,  aet. 
77  yrs.  He  d.  June,  1810,  aet.  92  yrs.  Kesided  on  Circuit  street, 
probably  near  Drinkwater  river.       Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Euth;  m.  John  Bailey  (10). 
ii.      Eebecca,  May  21,  1741;  m.  George  Bailey  (9). 
iii.     Sarah,  Oct.  31,  1742;  d.  Mar.  13,  1803. 

3.  iv.     David,  Aug.  1,  1744. 

4.  v.      Mordecai,  Apr.  8,  1746. 

vi.     Lucy,  Aug.  16,  1748;  m.  C'harles  Otis. 

vii.    Priscilla,  Nov.  12,  1750;  m.  John  Little,  of  Marshfield. 

viii.  Elizabeth,  July  1,  1752;  m.  Joseph  Ramsdell  (5). 

5.  ix.     Clark,  Aug.  23,  1754. 

6.  X.      Nathaniel,  Nov.  14,  1756. 
xi.     Otis,  Feb.  8,  1762;  d.  unm. 

3.  David  (s.  of  Mordecai^)  ;  m.  first,  Euth,  who  d.  Jan.  10,  17'J3; 
m.  secondly,  Ann  Jenkins.      He  d.  and  his  wid.  m.  a  Ford. 

Children : 
i.       John;  m.  April  23,  1801,  Nabby  Sylvester, 
ii.      Euth;  d.  Oct.  15,  1802. 
iii.     Nancy;  m.  David  Gurney,  of  Abington. 

4.  Mordecai  (s.  of  Mordecai^)  ;  m.  Nov.,  1777,  Priscilla  Eogers,  of 
Marshfield,  who  d.  Sept.  8,  1850,  aet.  96  yrs.  He  was  of  the 
"Society  of  Friends,"  and  d.  probably,  Aug.  17,  1829.  Eesided  on 
Hanover  street,  near  the  Eockland  line  in  the  "Otis  Ellis"  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Huldah,  Mar.  3,  1779;  m.  Nathan  Studley  (11). 
ii.      Eebecca,  Mar.  17,  1781 ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1803,  William  Gif- 
ford,  of  Falmouth,  s.  of  Zaccheus  Gilford,  and  d. 
Nov.  13,  1827.      Ch.  b.  in  Falmouth : 
i.       Albert,  Aug.  31,  1804;  m.  Ehoda  Barker,  dau. 

of  Eobert  Barker, 
ii.      Mary,  Mar.  12,  1806. 
iii.     Seth  K.,  Oct.,  1807. 
iv.     Phila,  July  19,  1809. 
V.      William,  Feb.  5,  1811. 
vi.     Eebecca,  Feb.  17,  1813;  d.  unm. 
vii.     David  E.,  Feb.  1,  1815;  m.  Mary  Jordan,  dau. 
of  James  Jordan. 


GENEALOGIES.  171 

viii.  Lydia  G.,  Mar.  9,  1817. 

ix.     Joshua,  Mar.  6,  1819;  d.  Sept.  29,  1820. 

X.      Sarah,  June  15,  1821;  m.  Charles  Miller,  s.  of 
Abraham  Miller. 

xi.     Susan  H.,  Feb.  21,  182G ;  d.  Mar.  20,  1839. 
ill.     Abigail,  Oct.  16,  1782;  m.  Oct.  13,  1802,  John  Sher- 
man, of  New  York,  s.  of  John  Sherman.      He  d.  July 

13,  1865,  and  she  d.  May  26,  1871.       Ch:  first  seven 

b.  in  Longplain,  Mass.,  and  the  others  in  Leon,  N.  Y. 

i.       Mary,  Jan.  4,  1804. 

ii.      Eliza,  Aug.  28,  1805. 

iii.     Mordecai,  May  27,  1807. 

iv.     Daniel,  Feb.  15,  1808. 

V.      Deborah,  Jan.  23,  1811. 

vi.     Nathaniel,  Nov.  9,  1813;  d.  Sept.  16,  1820. 

vii.    Lydia,  Aug.  24,  1816;  d.  Sept.  16,  1820. 

viii.  Sarah,  July  10,  1818;  d.  Sept.  11,  1820. 
I  ix.     John,  July  19,  1820. 

X.      Joseph,  May  5,  1822. 

xi.     James  R.,  May  6,  1824. 

xii.     Henry,  Aug.  3,  1827. 
iv.     Mordecai,  July  16,  1785,  drowned  in  North  river,  Feb. 

25,  1796. 
V.      Priscilla,  Apr.  30,  1787;  m.  Nov.  13,  1804,  Theophilus 

Gifford  of  Falmouth,  s.  of  Zaccheus  Gilford.     She  d. 

Dec.  20,  1840,  and  he  d.  Dec.  8,  1852.      Ch.  born  in 

Falmouth : 

i.       Elizabeth,  Feb.  20,  1807;  m.  Stephen  Dilling- 
ham, s.  of  Joseph  Dillingham. 

ii.      Ellis,  July  26,  1809;  m.  Abby  Chase,  dan.  of 
Edmund  Chase. 

iii.     Thomas  S.,  July  20,  1811. 

iv.     Azariah  S.,  Nov.  26,  1813;  m.  Lois  Bean,  dau 
of  James  Bean. 

V.      Charity,  March  15,  1816. 

vi.     Hannah,  Feb.  9,  1818. 

vii.     Huldah,    Nov.    11,    1819. 

viii.  Samuel,  Dec.  12,  1821. 

ix.     James  E.,  May  15,  1832. 
vi.     David,  June  19,  1789. 
vii.    Sarah,  Mar.  25,  1791;  m.  Aug.,  1832,  Simeon  Hoxie,  s. 

of  James  Hoxie  of  Sandwich.     He  d.  in  H.,  Jan. 

28,  1851,  aged  79  years,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  23, 

1863.       No  ch. 
viii.  Otis,  Nov.  4,  1795. 
ix.     Elizabeth,  July  4,  1797;  m.  Deo.  11,  1817,  John  Pratt 

of  Lynn,  s.  of  John  Pratt.     He  d.  Mar  1,  1865,  and 

she  d.  Aug.  21,  1872.       Ch.  born  in  Lynn: 

i.       Alfred  A.,  Sept.  26,  1818;  m.  Mary  H.  Marsh, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Marsh. 


172  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER.      • 

ii.  George  0.,  Aug.  31,  1820;  m.  Mary  W.  Whit- 
more,  dau.  of  Major  Whitmore. 

iii.  Eliza  E.,  Sept.  21,  1824;  m.  Jolm  L.  Robin- 
son, 8.  of  Christopher  Robinson. 

iv.  Mary  E.,  Sept.  24,  1828;  m.  George  W.  Arm- 
stead,  s.  of  Samuel  L.  Armstead. 

V.      John  I.,  Feb.  11,  1832;  d.  Feb.  17,  1833. 

vi.     John  I.,  Oct.  15,  1834;  d.  Oct.  19,  1836. 

vii.  Cynthia  F.,  Sept.  16,  1841;  m.  William  L. 
Estes,  s.  of  William  Estes. 

5.  Clark  (s.  of  Mordecai2)  ;  m.  Sept.  26,  1782,  Ruth  Spooner  of 
Abiiigton,  who  d.  Sept.  10,  1846,  aet.  84  yrs.  He  d.  Apr.  27,  1836, 
aet.  82  yrs.  Resided  on  Circuit  street,  near  the  West  Hanover 
Station. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy,  Apr.  21,  1783;  m.  Barker  Ramsdell  (7). 
ii.      Spooner,  Nov.  1787;  d.  May  2,  1868,  unm. 
9.     iii.     Thomas,  Oct.  20,  1791. 

6.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Mordecai^)  ;  m.  July  20,  1787,  Mary  Rams- 
dell, dau.  of  Joseph  Ramsdell  (5).  She  d.  Jan.  22,  1848.  He  d. 
Feb.  5,  1817.      Resided  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

10.  i.       Nathaniel,  Jan.,  1790. 

ii.      Elizabeth  B.,  June,  1791;  m.  John  Estes  (12). 

11.  iii.     Francis  B.,  Oct.,  1796. 

iv.     Mary  H.,  Jan.,  1805;  m.  Abner  Magoun  (2). 

12.  V.      Joseph,  Apr.  19,  1807. 

7.  David  (s.  of  Mordecai^)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1817,  Maria  Loud,  dau. 
of  Daniel  Loud.  He  d.  Apr.  18,  1863,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  13, 
1888.    Resided  in  Lynn. 

Children;  first  two  probably  born  in  Hanover;  the  next  three 
in  Hanover,  and  the  others  in  Lynn : 
i.       Maria  A.,  Nov.  11,  1817:  d.  Mar.  21,  1834. 
ii.      Albert  E.,  Apr.  1,  1819 ;  d.  Oct.  6,  1824. 
iii.     Lucinda  L.,  Oct.  22,  1820. 
iv.     Sophia  D.,  Jan.  2,  1822 ;  d.  Apr.  6,  1824. 
v.      Sophia  D.,  Apr.  14,  1826;  d.  June  8,  1831. 
vi.     Lydia  D.,  Feb.  14,  1827 ;  m.  Isaac  F.  Galloupe,  M.  D., 

s.  of  Isaac  Galloupe. 
vii.    David,  May  18,  1828;  d.  Mar.  16,  1834. 
viii.  Sarah  J.,  Oct.  7,  1829 ;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  1,  1873. 
ix.     Thomas  R.,  Apr.  12,  1831;  m.  Frances  E.  Burrill,  dau. 

of  Alanson  Burrill. 
X.      Marv  E.,  Oct.  6,  1833 ;  d.  unm.,  Aug.  17,  1896. 
xi.     Lucy  A.,  Feb.  13,  1835;  d.  imm.,  July  11,  1889. 

«.     Otis   (s.  of  Mordecai^),  a  Quaker;  m.  Apr.  12,  1827,  Ruth 


GENEALOGIES.  173'- 

Barker,  dau.  of  Kobert  Barker  of  Dartmouth,  Mass.  She  d.  May 
2,  1860.  He  d.  May  32,  1860.  Resided  on  Hanover  street,  near 
the  Rockland  line,  in  the  house  that  sets  200  or  300  feet  back 
from  the  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Rhoda  B.,  May  10,  1830;  d.  April  23,  1904,  unm. 
ii.      David  0.,  Oct.  26,  1832;  d.  Oct.  29,  1832. 
iii.     Priscilla  R.,  April   26,  1835;  m.  June   11,  INTC  Dr. 
Henry  W.  Dudley  of  Abingtou,  s.  of  John  K.  Dud- 
ley.      He  was  b.  Nov.  30,  1831.       She  d.  Oct.  19^ 
1886.      No  ch. 

9.  Thomas  (s.  of  Clark^)  ;  m.  Mar.  28,  1814,  Margaret  Josselyn, 
dau.    of  Jonathan  Josselyn  of  Pembroke.     Moved  to  Bridgewater. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Jonathan  W.,  Aug.    16,   1814;   m.   Meribah  Tollman, 

and  was  a  merchant  in  New  Bedford, 
ii.      Jane,  Mar.  3,  1816;  m.  Oct.  29,  1838,  Capt.  Joseph  R. 

Tollman  of  New  Bedford, 
iii.     Lucy,  Mar.  3,  1816. 
iv.     William,  Apr.  25,  1820;  d.  aet.  21  yrs. 
V.      Eliza  W.,  Jan.  1,  1823;  m.  Caleb  Hobart  of  Bridge- 
water, 
vi.     Thomas  H.,  Apr.,  1827. 
vii.    Ruth  S.,  Oct.  28,  1829. 

10.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Nathaniel);  m.  Dec.  21,  1813,  Sally  Jos- 
selyn, dau.  of  Jonathan  Josselyn.  Resided  for  a  time  in  his 
father's  house,  and  then  removed  to  East  Bridgewater. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah  B.,  m.  Jan.  1,  1835,  Samuel 

liawes  of  Weymouth. 

13.  ii.      Waterman  J.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Nov.,  1826. 

11.  Francis  B.  (s.  of  Nathaniel'')  ;  m.  Jan.  9,  1826,  Lucy  L. 
Corthell,  dau.  of  Calvin  Corthell  (2).  He  d.  Nov.  2,  1843.  She 
d.  Oct.  18,  1866. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  L.,  Feb.  13,  1828;  d.  May  26,  1830. 

14.  ii.      Francis  B.,  Jan.  23,  1831. 

iii.     Lucy  H.,  Aug.  8,  1833;  m.  Frank  Hutchins,  moved  tO' 

Maine, 
iv.     Lydia,  May  1,  1843;  d.  same  year. 
V.      Calvin  C,  Dec.  17,  1837.     Served  in  Civil  War:  d.  at 

New  Orleans,  June  23,  1863. 

12.  Joseph  (s.  of  Nathaniel'')  ;  m.  Oct.,  1830,  Mar}-  Bowker,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Bowker  of  Hanson.  She  was  born  Jan.  15,  1812, 
and  d.  Aug.  13,  1880.  He  d.  Dec.  5,  1880.  Resided  on  Circuit 
street,  a  few  rods  north  of  tlie  end  of  Summer  street. 


174  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
15.     i.       Benjamin  F.,  Jan.  8,  1831. 
IG.     ii.      Nathaniel  B.,  Feb.  18,  1834. 

17.  iii.     Joseph  T.,  Apr.  21,  1836. 

13.  Waterman  J.  (s.  of  Nathaniel^*^) ;  m.  in  1851,  Helen  M. 
Goddard,  dau.  of  William  Goddard.  She  was  b.  in  Boston,  Apr., 
1828,  and  d.  Jan'y  19,  1870.    He  d.  March,  1892. 

Children  born  in  Bridgewater : 

i.       William  G.,  1851 ;  d.  unm.,  June,  1879. 

ii.  Charles  H.,  April  27,  1854;  m.  June  20,  1880,  Julia 
W.  Studley,  dau.  of  James  W.  Studley  (16).  No 
children. 

iii.  Etta  M.,  Jan'y  28,  1857;  m.  Frank  0.  Guild  of  Boston, 
and  has  one  son,  Robert  F. 

iv.  Cora  F.,  October,  1859;  m.  Fred  H.  Washburn  of 
Brockton.     No  ch. 

V.  Edward  W.,  July  30,  1862;  m.  Effie  Abbot,  of  Bruns- 
wick, Maine,  and  d.  April  18,  1910.  Had  one  ch: 
Helen  M. 

14.  Francis  B.  (s.  of  Francis  B.ii) ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1854,  Sarah  J. 
Barker,  dau.  of  Joshua  Barker  (1).  He  d.  March  26,  1909.  Mer- 
chant.   Resided  on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

18.  i.       Oscar  F.,  July  8,  1859. 

ii.      Annie  F.,  May  22,  1861 ;  d.  Feb.  19,  1876. 
iii.     Evelyn  B.,  Sept.  28,  1871 ;  d.  Jan.  21,  1876. 
iv.     Calvin  C,  Sept.  28,  1871 ;  d.  Feb.  7,  1876. 

15.  Benjamin  F.  (s.  of  Josephi2)  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1855,  Merrill  W., 
Whiting,  dau.  of  Ephraim  Whiting.  He  d.  in  Rockland,  Nov.  27, 
1892. 

Children: 
i.       Etta  A.,  Mar.  31,  1857;  m.  Walter  Kennedy,  and  d. 

Oct.,  1883. 
ii.      Hannah  F.,  Mar.  28,  1860;  m.  May  30,  1883,  Rufus 
Wade  of  Rockland.       Has  five  children. 

16.  Nathaniel  B.  (s.  of  Joseph^^^  .  jjj.  first,  June  7,  1856,  Lucy 
J.  Studley,  dau.  of  Gridley  Studley  (12).  She  d.  June  7,  1859, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Feb'y  16,  1860,  Isabel  T.  Brewster,  dau.  of 
William  M.  Brewster  (1).  Resided  in  his  father's  house,  and  d. 
Jan'y  15,  1897. 

Child  by  wife  Lucy  J.,  born  in  Hanover: 

19.  i.       Clarence  S.,  Aug.  14,  1857. 

17.  Joseph  T.  (s.  of  Joseph^^) ;  m.  Nancy  Cottle  of  Boston.  He 
served  in  the  Civil  War. 

Child : 
i.       Florence  I.,  Apr.  1,  1884.     Resides  in  Chelsea. 


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18.  Oscar  F.  (s.  of  Francis  B.^"*)  :  m.  Oct.  -32.  1879,  Ella  F. 
Eussell,  uau.  of  William  P.  Eussell  (1).  He  d.  Dec.  4..  1908. 
Eesided  on  his  father's  place.     Merchant. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
20.     i.       Fred  R..  Oct.  16,  ISSl. 

ii.      A  son.  Dec.  13,  1887  :  d.  Dec.  26,  1887. 
iii.     Calvin,  Apr.  21,  18sU. 

19.  Llarence  S.  (s.  of  Xathaniel  B.^*^)  :  ni.  Apr.  24.  1881,  Lillie 
M.  Poole,  dau.  of  Elias  C.  Poole  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  Aug.  19. 
1855.     Resides  in  his  fathers  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elias  S.,  Feb.  28,  1885. 
ii.      Howard  B.,  Jan.  19,  1892. 

20.  Fred  R.  (s.  of  Oscar  F.^^^)  ;  m.  June  20,  1905.  Celia  E. 
Howard,  dau.  of  Franklin  Howard  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  Oct. 
27.  1881.  Resides  on  King  street,  in  house  construct^^d  by  him- 
self. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Gerald  F..  July  19.  1906. 

ELLS. 

1.     Edward  E.  (s.  of  William),  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Apr.  2,  1860; 
m.  June  2,  1889,  Luey  B.  Clark,  dau.  of  Andrew  Clark  (9).      Re- 
sides on  Elm  street,  in  tlie  "Benjamin  C.  Pratt"  house. 
Children : 

i.       Lillian  K.,  b.  in  Xorwell,  Oct.  25.  1890. 

ii-      Charlotte  E.,  b.  in  Xorwell.  Oc-t.  5.  1891. 

iii.     Edith  M..  b.  in  H..  Sept.  22.  1893. 

iv.     Harold  D..  b.  in  H..  Jan.  4.  1896. 

V.      Ralph  E..  b.  in  H..  Jan.  5,  1899. 

vi.     Florence  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  8.  1901. 

EKXEST 

1.  Obediah  A.  (s.  of  Benjamin),  b.  in  New  Ciermauy.  Lunen- 
burg Co..  X.  S..  Sept.  29.  1874.     Came  to  H.  about  1895.  Fnm. 

ESTES. 

1.     James  A.   (s.  of  Charles  of  Pembroke),  b.  Oct.  26,  1868;  m. 
Aug.  20.  1891,  X"ellie  F.  Pope,  dau.  of  Jolrn  Pope  (1). 
Chiklren  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Edwin  D..  June  19,  1892. 

ii.      Ruth  B.,  Jan.  16,  1894. 

iii.     Annie,  Feb.  6.  1895  :  d.  Apr.  4,  1906. 

iv.     Kathleen,  Sept.  24.  1896. 

V.      Grace.  Julv  14,  1898:  d.  Oct.  3,  1S9S. 

vi.     John  E.,  June  20,  1903. 


176  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER, 

ESTES. 

Matthew  Estes,  a  son  of  Robert  aud  Dorothy  Estes,  was  in  l^ynn 
as  early  as  1695,  and  d.  there,  July  9,  1723.  It  is  doubtful  if  he 
was  ever  in  Hanover,  though  he  was  one  of  the  overseers  of  the 
will  of  Edward  Wanton  of  Scituate,  proved  Jan.  7,  1717.  He 
was  a  quaker  and  a  mariner.  Was  in  New  England  before  1676, 
— first  at  Dover,  N.  H. 

1.  Eichard  Estes,  a  brother  of  the  above,  a  quaker,  born  Mar.  16, 
1647,  at  Dover,  England.  Came  to  New  England  in  1684;  m. 
Apr.  23,  1687,  Elizabeth  Beck  at  Dover,  N.  H.  He  lived  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  in  Lynn  and  Salem.  It  is  doubtful  if  he 
was  ever  in  Hanover.  He  had  ten  children,  Matthew,  Joseph, 
Sarah,  Robert,  Joseph,  Benjamin,  Henry,  Philadelphia,  Edward, 
and  Samuel.  Of  these,  Matthew  (2)  and  Edward  (3)  were  of 
Hanover. 

2.  Matthew  (s.  of  Richard^),  was  born  June  7,  1689.  Barry 
says  Matthew  was  a  s.  of  Matthew,  but  this  is  a  mistake.  He  m. 
June  5,  1712,  Alice,  dau.  of  Robert  Barker,  of  Pembroke,  and 
d.  May  11,  1774.  His  wid.  d.  Dec.  14,  1778.  Resided  on  Plain 
street;  was  a  tanner,  and  afterwards  became  a  founder.  He  must 
have  been  in  H.  about  1720,  and,  for  five  years  previous  thereto, 
he  was  of  Pembroke.  He  was  of  Boston  when  he  m.  Alice  Barker, 
A  Quaker. 

Children,  probably  all  born  in  Hanover,  except  the  two  iirst, 
who  were  born  in  Pembroke : 

4.  i.       William,  Apr.  19,  1713. 

ii.      Elizabeth,  Mar.  30,  1717;  d.  Oct.  13,  1727. 

iii.     Alice,  June  14,  1721;  d.  Oct.  16,  1727. 

iv.     Elizabeth,  Sept.  3,  1725;  d.  Nov.  19,  1725. 

V.      Matthew,  Dec.  19,  1726;  drowned  in  North  river,  Sept. 

24,  1747. 
vi.     Alice,  May  20,  1729;  d.  Sept.  9,  1729. 
vii    Robert,  June  24,  1730;  d.  Sept.  24,  1730. 
viii.  Abigail,  Oct.  28,  1731;  d.  Apr.  22,  1732. 
*ix.     Sarah,  June  8,  1733;  m.  Thomas   Sylvester   (12). 

5.  X.      Robert,  Jan'y  12,  1736. 

*  Sept.  25,  1776,  this  Sarah  signed  a  document  liberating 
her  slave,  which  reads  as  follows:  "Know  all  men  by  these  pres- 
ents that  I,  Sarah  Sylvester  of  Hanover,  widow.  Know  ye  that, 
whereas  my  father,  Matthew  Estes,  late  of  said  Hanover,  de- 
ceased, in  his  last  will  gave  to  me  a  certain  negro  girl  whose  name 
is  Bilhah,  aged  about  30  years,  and  from  Religious  Scruples  of 
Conscience  in  me  with  regard  to  the  justice  of  keeping  mankind 
as  slaves,  and  in  consideration  of  ye  good  will  which  I  bear  to- 
wards said  Billiah,  I  do  hereby,  for  myself  and  my  heirs,  exoner- 
ate, acquit,  and  discharge  her,  ye  said  Bilhah,  from  me,  my  lieirs, 
executors,  and  administrators,  to  all  intents  and  jjurposes  what- 
ever.   And  from  any  demands  of  property  in  hei'  said  Bilhah.    In 


GENEAl-OGittJ.  177 

Testimony  whereof  I  do  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal,  this 
twenty-fifth  day  of  the  nintli  month  called  September,  Anno 
Doniiui,  1776." 

3.  Edward  (s.  of  Richardi)  ;  b.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Feb'y  20,  1703-4; 
ra.  Aug.  27,  1730,  Patience,  dau.  of  John  Carr  of  Newport,  R.  I., 
and  wid.  of  Joseph  Peckham.  Edward  d.  in  what  is  now  Durham, 
Me.,  Feb'y  13,  1788. 

C'hildren,  most  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elizabeth,  June  7,  1731;  m.  and  d.  in  Me.        Had  11 

children. 
ii.      Waite,  May  31,  1733;  m.  and  had  12  ch. 
iii.     Ann,  May  14,  1735;  m.  and  had  4  ch. 
iv.     Israel,  Aug.  27,  1737;  d.  May  13,  1742. 
V.      John,  Aug.  13,  1739;  d. 
vi.     Caleb,  Aug.  10,  1741;  d.  1744. 
vii.    Mary,  Sept.  29,  1743. 
viii.  Edward,  Nov.  11,  1745. 
ix.     Caleb,  Nov.  26,  1747;  d.  1822. 
X.      Patience,  Sept.  15,  1748. 
xi.     Joseph,  July  21,  1750. 
xii.    Sarah,  April  16,  1752. 

4.  William  (s.  of  Matthew2)  ;  m.  in  1736,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
Elijah  Stetson  (9).  He  d.  Sept.  19,  1793.  Resided  corner  of 
Plain  and  Circuit  streets. 

Children : 
i.       Susanna,  June  29,  1737;  m.  John  Barker,  s.  of  Caleb 

Barker   (1). 
ii.      Alice,  June  29,  1737;  d.  before  1793. 
iii.     William,  Feb'y  11,  1739-40:  m.  Bathsheba . 

Had  several   children.     He   d.   in   Wareham   about 

1791. 
iv.     Ruth,  Nov.  9,  1741;  d.  before  1793. 

6.  V.      Richard,  June  25,  1745. 

vi.     Elizabeth,  Aug.  10,  1747;  d.  May  31,  1750. 

vii.    Zilpha,  June  1,  1750;  d.  1816. 

viii,  Matthew,  Jan.  17,  1754;  m.  Jane  Palmer,  who  d.  Mar. 
16,  1779.  Had  a  s.  Joseph,  b.  Mar.  16.  1779,  who 
m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Lemuel  Keen  of  Sandwich.  They 
had  eight  children  born  in  Pembroke. 

ix.     Elijah,  Mar.  28,  1757;  d.  before  1793. 

X.      Sarah,  Feb'y  20,  1761. 

5.  Robert  (s.  of  Matthew^)  ;  m.  Beulah  Wing  of  Sandwich.  Was 
she  dau.  of  Zaccheus  Wing ?  Resided  on  Plain  street.  (See  chap- 
ter on  Old  Houses).  He  d.  Nov.  26,  1803,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept. 
20,  1833,  aged  83  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

7.  i.       Zaccheus,  Dec.  20,  1760. 


178  HISTOEY   OF    HANOVER. 

ii.      Robert,  Feb.  1st,  1763;  d.  Feb.  3,  1763. 

iii.     Robert,  April  30,  1764;  d.  May  11,  1764. 

iv.  Hannah,  Aug.  7,  1765;  m.  Joseph  Dillingham  of  New 
York  State,  Sept.  9,  1810. 

V.      Abigail,  June  8,  1768;  d.  1772. 

vi.  Joseph,  Nov.  9,  1774;  m.  Feb'y  8,  1797,  Ruth  Dilling- 
ham, dau.  of  John  Dillingham,  and  moved  to  New 
York  State  before  1807.      Had  8  children. 

vii.  Alice,  March  27,  1772;  m.  Feb'y  22,  1792,  Stephen 
Rogers,  s.  of  Joseph  Rogers  of  Marshfield,  and  d. 
May  25,  1851,  in  Sandwich,  Mass. 

viii.  Benjamin,  m.  Sarah  Kirby,  and  d.  in  N.  Y. 

6.  Richard  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Nov.  4,  1778,  Mercy  Ramsdell, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Ramsdell  (4).  He  d.  Mar.  11,  1797,  and  his  wid. 
m.  May  23,  1806,  Joseph  Ellis  of  Sandwich.  Resided  on  School 
St.,  where  William  F.  Stetson  now  resides.     Was  a  blacksmith. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Betsey,  m.  1st  Benjamin  Stetson,  s.  of  Benjamin  Stet- 
son (27),  and  secondly,  Joshua  Gates  (1). 

8.  ii.      Richard,  1781. 

iii.     Elijah,  1783;  d.  1790. 

iv.     Ruth,  1785;  m.  1st  Daniel  Barstow  (29),  and  secondly, 

Roland  Sylvester,  s.  of  Job  Sylvester,  and  gr.  s.  of 

Amos  Sylvester  (6),  and  thirdly,  Joseph  Sylvester, 

a  gr.  s.  of  Amos  Sylvester  (6). 
V.      Mercy,  1787;  m.,  first,  Nov.  26,  1807,  George  Vaughan 

of  Middleboro,  and  secondly,  a  Borden  of  Me.,  and 

d.  Dec.  13,  1840. 
vi.     Edward,  April,  1790. 

9.  viii.  William,  July  23,  1795. 

7.  Zaeclieus  (s.  of  Robert^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Dillingham,  who  was 
b.  Apr.  20,  1764,  and  d.  May  17,  1833,  and  he  d.  Feb.  19,  1846. 
Was  a  quaker.     Resided  on  Plain  St. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Robert,  Oct.  20,  1788. 
Zaccheus,  June  14,   1790. 
John,  Apr.  28,  1792. 
iv.     Sylvanus,  Mar.  16,  1794. 
Reuben,  Mar.  27,  1796. 
Stephen,  Apr.  10,  1798. 

Elijah.  Jan.  14,  1800;  m.  June  6,  1824,  Jerusha 
Wheeler.  Had  9  ch.,  and  d.  Feb.  24,  1876.  Re- 
sided in  Michigan. 
viii.  William,  Feb.  15,  1802;  m.  first.  Mar.  14,  1825,  Lucy 
E.  Ramsdell,  dau.  of  Barker  Ramsdell  (7).  She  d., 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Elizabeth  R.  Estes,  dau.  of 
Allen  Estes,  and  moved  to  Baltimore, 
ix.     Rufiirt,  Jan.  11,  1804.      Resided  in  Michigan. 


10. 

11. 

ii. 

12. 

iii. 

13. 

iv. 

14. 

V. 

15. 

vi. 

vii, 

IV. 

V. 

16. 

vi. 

17. 

vii. 

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X.      Clarissa,   June   27,   180G;  m.   Mar.   13,   1867,   Nathan 
Wing,  s.  of  Gideon  Wing,  of  Sandwich. 

8.  l^ichard  (s.  of  Richard^)  ;  m.  May  15,  1803,  Saba  Curtis,  dan. 
of  William  Curtis  (25).  She  d.  Nov.  22,  1831,  and  he  d.  June  31, 
1864. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Kichard,  Feb.  26,  1805;  d.  unm.,  Apr.   18,  1878. 
ii.      Saba  D.,  Feb.  15,  1807;  m.  Samuel  Barstow,  s.  of  Dan- 
iel Barstow  (29). 
iii.     Betsey,  July  3,  1809;  m.  Daniel  Barstow,  s.  of  Daniel 
Barstow  (29). 
Priscilla  L.,  Oct.  31,  1815;  d.  Mar.  29,  1817. 
Elijah,  Jan.  17,  1818;  d.  same  day. 
Edward,  Jan.  10,  1819. 
Elijah,  May  30,  1824. 

9.  W  illiam  (s.  of  Eichard")  ;  m.  Sept.  10,  1815,  Bethia  Josselyn, 
dau.  of  Eleazer  Josselyn  (16).  He  d.  Feb.  28,  1864,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Sept.  17,  1879.      Resided  in  Hanson.       Blacksmith. 

Children;  four  born  in  Hanover,  one  in  W^eymouth,  and  four 
in  Hanson : 

18.  i.       William,  Mar.  29,  1816. 

ii.      Luoy  J.,  Dec.  15,  1817;  m.  Sam'l  H.  Eeed  (2). 
iii.     Florin,  Nov.  15,  1819;  d.  Aug.  28,  1820. 

19.  IV.     Florin,  Nov.  14,  1821. 

V.      Mercy  B.,  Dec.  3,  1824;  m.  Alvin  Studley  (23). 

vi.     Calvin  J.,  March  8,  1827;  m.  Apr.  11,  1847,  Julia  A. 

Sprague,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Sprague.      Had  ch.  born 

in  Hanson, 
vii.    Helen,  Mar.  8,  1831 ;  m.  Dec.  4,  1855,  Joseph  Smith, 
viii.  Dorothy   J.,    Jan.    3,    1834;    m.    June    7,    1861,    Ezra 

White, 
ix.     Daniel  B.,  Jan.  22,  1839;  m.  first,  Jan.,  1860,  Hattie 

Beals,  and  secondly,  Mary  E.  Forpaugh. 

10.  Eobert  (s.  of  Zaccheus^) ;  m.  Experience  Studley,  dau.  of 
Eliab  Studley  (6).  She  d.  Apr.  2,  1857,  and  he  d.  in  Eockland, 
May  8,  1867.  Blacksmith  and  machinist.  Eesided  while  in  II. 
on  north  part  of  Pleasant  street,  in  house  taken  down  a  few  years 
ago. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth  D.,  Apr.  12,  1812;  m.  Jan.  5,  1830,  Josiah 
Torrey,  s.  of  William  Torrey,  of  Abington.       She  d. 
Jan.,  1893.       Had  13  children, 
ii.      Robert,  July  4,  1815;  m.  Ann  M.  Morse,  and  d.  Sept. 

11,  1843.     Had  ch.,  Eobert  W.,  and  Ellen  M. 
iii.     (larissa   B.,   Oct.   27,   1818;  m.   Aug.   9,   1835,   Cyrus 

Poole,  of  Abington,  and  d.  Mar.,  1843. 
iv.     Nancy  J.,  Aug.  9,  1820 ;  m.  Washington  Jenkins,  of 
Abington,  and  she  d.  Mar.  7,  1898. 


180  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

V.      Beulah  W.,  Oct.  3,  1823 ;  d.  May  2v,  1835. 

20.  vi.     Eufus  T.,  Sept.  20,  1826. 

21.  vii.    Warren,  Nov.  7,  1829. 

viii.    George  H.,  Mar.  27,  1832;  d.  May  12,  1859. 

11.  Zaccheus  (s.  of  Zaccheus")  ;  m.  Nov.  2,  1818,  Mary  Dilling- 
ham. He  d.  Sept.  16,  1882,  and  she  d.  Feb.  3,  1883.  Kesided  in 
his  father's  house,  a  quaker. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth,  Aug.  3,  1819;  m.  Philander  Studley   (14). 

22.  ii.      Henry  C,  Jan.  29,  1822. 
iii.     Mary  A.,  Dec.  3,  1830. 

12.  John  (s.  of  Zaccheus"^)  ;  m.  Feb.  26,  1815,  Elizabeth  B.  Ellis, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  Ellis  (6).  She  d.  May  10,  1875,  and  he  d. 
Sept.  27,  1878.  Resided  on  Pleasant  street,  in  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Ada  A.  Campbell.  (See  chapter  on  Old 
Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

23.  i.       John  W.,  Dec.  16,  1816. 

ii.      Elizabeth  B.,  Dec.  22,  1819;  m.  Hiram  B.  Bonney  (1). 
iii.     Mary  R.,  Aug.  19,  1821;  m.  Allen  F.  Bonney  (1). 
iv.     Ruth  D.,  Aug.  7,  1824;  m.  Daniel  Willis  (1). 

13.  Sylvanus  (s.  of  Zaccheus'^)  ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1818,  Ruth  S.,  dau. 
of  Barker  Ramsdell  (7).  She  d.  Jan.  8,  1878.  He  d.  May  25, 
1873. 

Children : 
i.       Lucy  B.,  b.  in  Boston,  May  30,  1822;  m.  and  moved  to 

Mich, 
ii.      Geo.  W.,  b.  in  Batavia,  N.  Y.,  Mar.  20,  1827;  m.  in 

Calif. 
iii.     Albert  S.,  b.  in  Batavia,  N.  Y.,  July  10,  1830:  ui.  and 

1.  in  Calif, 
iv.     Elizabeth  T.,  b.  in  Adrian,  Mich.,  June  8,  1834:  m.  and 

1.  in  Mich. 
V.      Francena  A.,  b.  in  Batavia,  Aug.  15,  1837 ;  m.  and  1. 

in  Mich. 

14.  Reuben  (s.  of  Zaccheus"^) ;  m.  Mary  B.,  dau.  of  Barker  Rams- 
dell (7).      She  was  b.  Oct.  1,  1801. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Reuben  B.,  May  26,  1820. 

ii.  Wm.  B.,  Mar.  1,  1823;  m.  Dec.  30,  1847,  in  Leonidas, 
Mich.,  Patience  P.,  dau.  of  Elias  B.  Kinnie.  Had 
several  children,  b.  in  Mich.     He  d.  Feb'y  1,  1887. 

iii.     Mary  B.,  June  26,  1825:  d.  Apr.  1860? 

15.  Stephen  (s.  of  Zaccheus^)  ;  m.  Feb'y  28,  ISIS.  Lydia.  dau. 
of  Ezra  Briggs  (2).    He  d.  Feb'y  24,  1886. 


GENEALOGIES.  181 

Children ;  first  3  born  in  Hanover,  others  in  Batavia,  N.  Y. : 

i.       Stephen,  May  3,  1819. 

ii.  Lydia,  Oct.  16,  1820;  m.  Peter,  s.  of  Dr.  John  Hub- 
bard of  N.  Y.  state,  and  had  C  eli.  b.  in  Batavia, 
N.  Y. 

iii.     Betsey  P.,  Sept.  17,  1822. 

iv. 

V.      Twins,  July  4,  1825;  d.  July  15  and  25,  1825. 

vi.     Luoinda  S.,  July  28,  1826;  m.  and  1.  in  Mich. 

vii.  Zaccheus,  Oct.  15,  1828;  m.  and  1.  in  Mich.  He  d. 
Sept.  5,  1861. 

viii.  Phebe  M.,  Oct.  17,  1830;  m.  and  1.  in  Mich. 

ix.     Ezra  M.,  Sept.  15,  1832;  1.  in  Batavia. 

X.      Beulah,  Sept.  13,  1834;  m.  and  1.  in  New  York. 

xi.     Geo.  W.,  Aug.  12,  1836;  m.  and  1.  in  Kansas. 

16.  Edward    (s.    of    Richard^),    m.    Betsey    Stoddard,    dau.    of 

Deacon Stoddard,  East  Abington.     He  d.  June,  1870.     No 

children. 

17.  Elijah  (s.  of  Eichards)  ;  m.,  first,  June  19,  1856,  Helen  M. 
Hunt,  dau.  of  Warren  Hunt  of  E.  Abington.  She  d.  July  29, 
18ti2,  and  he  m.,  Aug.  6,  1863,  secondly,  Fidelia  A.  Hunt,  dau. 
of  Warren  Hunt  of  E.  Abington.  He  d.  Apr.  15,  1877,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Oct.  10,  1894. 

Children  by  wife  Helen : 

i.  Helen  E.,  b.  in  E." Abington,  June  7,  1857;  d.  Mar.  3, 
1862. 

ii.      Annie  B.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Sept.  11,  18G1 :  d.  Jan.  1, 
1869. 
Children  by  wife  Fidelia,  all  born  in  East  Abington : 

iii.     Minnie  W.,  Apr.  26,  1864;  d.  May  5,  1864. 

iv.     Eddy  D.,  Mar.  18,  1866;  d.  Sept.  9,  1866. 

V.      Edith  M.,  Dec.  26,  1868;  m.  Henry  W.  Whiting  (47). 

vi.     Annette  B.,  Nov.  27,  1870;  d.  Jan.  24,  1889 

vii.    Saba  D.,  Nov.  11,  1873;  d.  Jan.  4,  1882. 

viii.  Elijah  B.,  Aug.  3,  1874;  d.  Aug  15,  1875. 

18.  William  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.,  first,  in  1838,  Jane-  D. 
Lewis,  dau.  of  Nath'l  Lewis  of  Pembroke.  She  d.  in  Pock- 
land,  Aug.,  1848;  m.  secondly,  Emmeline  Stetson,  dau.  of  Jere- 
miah Stetson  of  Hanson.  She  d.  Dec.  20,  1849;  m.,  thirdly, 
Lauretta  Wing  of  Middleboro,  who  d.  in  1852.  He  m.,  fourthly, 
Apr.  16,  1853,  Abbie  Perry,  dau.  of  Prince  Perry,  of  Monument, 
Mass.  She  d.  in  Roxbury,  Dec.  17,  1896.  He  d.  in  Lynn,  May 
16,  1873,  having  moved  to  that  city  in  1867. 

Children  by  wife  Jane : 
i.       William  L.,  Oct.  18,  1839 ;  d.  Dec.  22,  1839. 
24.     ii.      James  A.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Mar.  26,  1841. 

iii.     Saba  D.,  b.  in  H.,  June  7,  1843;  m.  Robert  S.  Church 
(10). 


182  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

iv.     William  L.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Aug.  22,  1845 ;  m.  Nov.  30, 

1871,  Cynthia  E.  Pratt,  dau.  of  John  Pratt.     She 

was  b.  Sept.  16,  1841.     He  d.  July  26,  1902.     No 

children. 
V.      Charles  G.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Mar.  5,  1848 ;  d.  Aug.  1848. 
Child  by  wife  Emeline : 
vi.     Charles  G.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Dec.  4,  1849;  adopted  by 

Alden    Delano  of  Duxbury,  and  name  changed    to 

George  A.  Delano. 
Children  by  wife  Abbie;  first  five  born  in  Sandwich,  last  two 
in  Lynn : 
vii.     Elva  L.,  Mar.  5,  1854;  m.  Feb'y  12,  1870,  Daniel  N. 

Steingardt,  of  Lynn.       Ch;  Jennie  P.,  b.  Apr.  23, 

1871. 
viii.  Lucy  J.,  Feb.  16,  1856;  d.  Dec.  13,  1869. 
ix.     Helen  M.,  Sept.  26,  1859;  m.  March  14,  1881,  Fred 

Bousley. 
X.      Edith  L.,  Jan.  26,  1861;  m.  Feb'y  20,  1879,  Orville 

Butler,  and  has  3  children. 
25.     xi.     Harry  E.,   May   9,   1865. 

xii.    Rosalie  E.,  Oct.  1,  1869;  m.  Oct.  1,  1887,  Cephas  E. 

Ames  of  Bourne, 
xiii.     Frank  C,  July  29,  1873. 

19.  Florin  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.,  first,  Jan.  15,  1842,  Lydia 
Barker,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Barker  of  Hanson;  and  m.  secondly, 
June  30,  1850,  Harriet  S.  Baker  of  Scituate. 

Children  by  wife  Lydia,  born  in  Hanson  : 
i.       Betsey,  Aug.  26,  1844;  m.  first,  Aug.  3,  1862,  Andrew 

W.  Fish;  m.  secondly,  Feb'y  1,  1865,  Nathaniel  T. 

Howland,  and  has  one  ch.,  George,  b.  July  13,  1873. 
ii.      Florin  P.,  Nov.  1,  1847;  m.,  first,  Sept.  1,  1886,  Julia 

A.  Thomas  of  Whitman,  and  m.  secondly,  Inez  M. 

Pratt,  dau.  of  Jacob  D.  Pratt   (1).     Several  ch. 
Children  by  wife  Harriet  S. : 
iii.     Abbie  J.,  May  15,  1851;  m.  Nov.  20,  1870,  Augustus 

W.,   s.   of   David   0.   Howland   of   Pembroke.     Ch: 

Mary  0.,  b.  June  16,  1878. 
iv.     Alice  H.,  Aug.  9,  1854;  m.  1st,  Nov.  13,  1872,  Herbert 

A.  Peterson;  and  m.  secondly,  S.  Austin  Poole  (1). 
V.      Lydia 'A.,  Dec.  6,  1857;  m.  Apr.  29,  1885,  Charles  S. 

Harding  of  Whitman.     2  ch.  b.  in  Whitman, 
vi.     Walter  C,  June  19,  1859;  m.  April  21,  1881,  Emma 

M.  Tolman.     One  ch.,  b.  in  Hanson, 
vii.    William,  Aug.  3,  1864. 
viii.  Eugenia  M.,  July  3,  1869. 
ix.     Anielia  F.,  Aug.  29,  1871;  m.  Herman  A.  Poole  (2). 

20.  Rufus  T.  (s.  of  Robertio)  ;  m.  first,  in  1846,  Sarah  J.  Tribou, 
dau.  of  John  Tribou  (1).     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1850,  and  he  m.  sec- 


GENEALOGIIiS.  183 

ondly,  Nov.  13,  1851,  Margaret  R.  Binney,  dau.  of  Spencer  Binney 
(1).  She  d.  Dec.  23,  1863,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  May  6,  1866, 
Laurentia  C.  Dwelley,  dau.  of  Joshua  Dwelley  (16).  Resides  on 
Circuit  street,  near  Drinkwater  river. 

Child  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Alonzo  C,  Oct.  31,  1850;  d.  June  27,  1855. 
Child  bv  wife  Margaret,  born  in  Hanover : 
ii.      Emma  J.,  Nov.  8,  1860. 

21.  Warren  (s.  of  Eoberfio)  ;  m.  Sept.  29,  1852,  Marietta  Tor- 
rey,  dau.  of  Benjamin  D.  Torrey  (1).  She  d.  Aug.  27,  1889. 
Resides  in  Rockland. 

Children : 
i.       Leslie  W.,  July  18,  1859 ;  m.  Nellie  Burbank  of  Rock- 
land.   A  child  Alton  W.,  d.  July  23,  1889. 
ii.     Elizabeth  S.,  July  7,  1865;  m.  July  3,  1889,  Webster 
L.  Loring.     Resides  in  Hingham.     Ch. : 
i.       Norma  W.,  b.  Aug.  31,  1891. 
ii.      Warren  L.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1894. 

22.  Henry  C.  (s.  of  Zaccheusii)  ;  m.  May,  1844,  Sarah  A.  Tor- 
rey of  Weymouth.  She  d.  Jan.  15,  1897.  He  d.  May  16,  1891. 
Resided  on  Plain  street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Child : 
i.       Mary  E.,  July  28,  1849;  ni.  Luther  W.  Litchfield  (1). 

23.  John  W.  (s.  of  John^s)  ;  m.  Dec.  30,  1841,  Polly  Whiting, 
dau.  of  Ephraim  Whiting.  She  d.  August  29,  1874.  He  d.  Aug. 
11,  1872.     Resided  on  Pleasant  street,  at  the  end  of  Cedar  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alonzo. 

ii.      Mary  W.,  Feby   7,   1850;  m.   first,  John  B.  Whiting 
(38)  ;  m.  secondly,  Alphonzo  Munroe   (1). 
26.     iii.     J.  Everett,  Jan.  8,  1853. 

iv.     Lydia,  Dec.  12,  1858;  m.  Charles  E.  Henderson  (11). 
V.      William  A.,  Oct.  19,  1863 ;  unm. 

24.  James  A.  (s.  of  William's)  ;  m.  first,  Abbie  Sanderson  of 
Lewiston,  Maine.  She  d.  in  1884,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Lizzie  A. 
Fernald,  dau.  of  Oliver  G.  Fernald  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  She 
was  b.  June  2,  1857. 

Children : 
i.       William  F.,  July  1,  1888. 
ii.      Saba  D.,  July  1,  1888. 

25.  Harry  E.  (s.  of  William  i«)  ;  m.  May  22,  1886,  Edith  Beck. 
( 'hildren :  ■^ 

i.       Alice  L. 

ii.      Hazel  E.,  Aug.  2,  1888. 


184  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

26.     J.  Everett  (s.  of  John  W.,23) ;  m.  first,  Nov.  16,  1875,  Mary 
E.  Le  Eoy,  dau.  of  Charles  Le  Roy.     She  was  b.  March  12,  1856. 
Child : 
i.       Charles  E.,  July,  1878:  d.  October,  1878. 

EVEEETT. 

1.     Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  Cohasset,  Dec.  7,  1872 ;  m.  Mary  F.  Whit- 
ing, dau.  of  John  Whiting.     She  was  b.  in  Hanson, 
October,  1869. 
Children : 
i.       Harold  F.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  April  10,  1896. 
ii.      Hazel,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.'  13,  1910. 

EVEESON. 

1.  Frederick  0.  (s.  of  William  F.  of  Hanson)  ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1861, 
Esther  E.  Orcutt,  dau.  of  William  Oreutt  (1).  He  d.  June  19, 
1867,  and  she  d.  May  9,  1889.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  near 
Baptist  church. 

Children  born  in  Hanson: 

i.       Lunette  La  F.,  Dec.  16,  1863;  m.  John  C.  Wilder  (4). 

ii.      Fred  W.,  June  4,  1865;  unm. 

EVEESON. 

1.  John  W.  (s.  of  Isaac  of  Eockland),  b.  in  E.  Abington,  March 
24,  1837;  m.  Oct.  9,  1856,  Laura  A.  Whiting,  dau.  of  Sylvanus 
Wliiting  (22).  Eesides  on  Whiting  street,  in  the  Sylvanus  Whit- 
ing house.     Farmer.     Eepresentative. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       Wesley  E.,  Aug.  13,  1857. 

3.  ii.      George  H.,  April  11,  1862. 

iii.  Eva  M.,  March  21,  1870;  m.  Nov.  19,  1890,  Herbert 
E.  Thayer,  s.  of  Sanford  Thayer  of  South  Hadley 
Falls. 

2.  Wesley  E.  (s.  of  John  W.i)  :  m.  Oct.  17,  1882,  Addie  M. 
Lowell,  dau.  of  Nelson  Lowell  (1).  Eesides  on  Wliiting  street,  in 
the  "Justus  Whiting"  House. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Carroll   W.,   July   8,    1883;   m.    Florence   Prentiss   of 

Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  has  ch.,  Betina  L. 
ii.      John  N.,  June  18,  1887. 

3.  George  H.  (s.  of  John  W.i)  :  m.  Dec.  22,  1886,  Emma  E. 
Thayer,  dau.  of  Sanford  Thayer  of  South  Hadley  Falls. 

Child: 
i.       Howard  F.,  b.  Oct.  26,  1887. 


GESTALOGEES.  135 

FAEXHAM  OB  FABXUM. 

1.  Eufns  (s.  of  Zebediah)  of  Hampton,  Cohil:  m.  nrst,  Sepr.  2, 
1T98,  Loisa  C.  EeecL  of  Conn.,  who  (L  Feb.  17,  1805:  m.  s€c:n'iiT, 
Sept.  2,  Isllj  Mrs.  Elizabetn  Keller,  dan.  of  George  Langlev.  Esq., 
of  Boston.  She  d.  Jan.  29,  1811.  "  He  m.  tMrdlv,  June  12.  1S15, 
Pri=cilla  I^ngley.  -K-id.  of  George  Langlev,  Jr.,  and  dan.  of  Capt. 
Tilden  C:  Resided  near  Xorth  river  bridge,  in  the  hou=e 

now  owtr _  .-rd  bv  T.  K.  Gith. 

Children  bv  wife  Loi=a : 
i.       Enfn=,  Jnlv  23,  IT&r :  „  J...   j.  1805. 
ii.      Albert  A.,'Mav  29,  1802 :  m.  Eliza  Wakeneld,  of  Eng- 
land.     Eesided  in  ^ .  Y. 
Child  bv  wife  Elizabetli : 

iii.     Sarah  W.,  Aug.  13.  1512:  d.  Sept.  25,  1813. 
Child  bv  wife  Priscilla : 
iv.     Loisa  E.,  Jan.  13,  1823:  m.  Dec.  12,  1843,  Gen.  James 
D.  Thompson,  of  Sew  Beiford. 

FAEEAE. 

1.  Albert  X.  (=.  of  Isaac  S.),  b.  in  S-juth  Soitnate,  March  13, 
1849;  m.  first,  Julv  2,  1871,  Marion  Loud,  dan.  of  Samuel  Lond,  of 
East  Abington:  m.  seoondlv,  Xov.  2,  1902,  Isabel  Kenne-iy,  of  Baa- 
doiph.      Xo.  ch: 

FAEEAE. 

1.  Franklin  P.  (s.  of  Isaac  S.),  b.  in  Saugus,  Ma^s..  June  23, 
1839 ;  m.  April  28, 1861.  Martha  E.  Stetson,  datL  of  Jc*seph  Stetson 
(26).      A  long  time  tackmaker.      Xo  ch. 

FAEEAE. 

1.  Henry  A.  Cs.  of  Isaac  S.)  b.  in  South  Scitnate,  Sept.  20,  1842; 
m.  Dec.  15,  1866,  Martha  A.  Fairbanks,  dan.  of  Jarvis  Fairbanks, 
of  South  Dedham.  now  X; ■  '  She  was  b.  at  S.  Dedham,  Feb. 
14.  1846.      In  the  Civil  Y'  .^ides  on  Washington  street,  near 

the  Four  Comers. 

Child  bom  in  Hanover : 
i.       Mabel  A.,  Jan.  26,  1S70;  m.  Sept.  27,  1905,  James  L. 
Ewell,  s.  of  Luther  Ewell,  of  Marshneld. 

FAEEELL. 

1.  John  W.  (=.  of  George,  of  X.  S.)  b.  in  X.  S..  Mar.  8,  1865. 
Came  to  Hanover  ah-ont  1887  :  unm. 

FIXXEY. 

1.  Benjamin  D.  (s.  of  Caleb  M.,  of  Plymouth)  :  m.  first,  Mar%  A. 
She  d.  and  he  m.  secondly,  Adeline  C.  Clark,  dan.  of  Seth  Clark,  of 


186  HISTOITY  OF  HANOVER, 

Pl3anouth.  He  d.  in  1885,  and  his  wid.  with  sons,  Seth  C.  and 
Abbot  came  to  H.  in  1888,  and  returned  to  Carver  in  1898,  where 
she  d.  in  1900. 

Children  by  wife  Mary : 
i.       Benjamin  came  to  H.  abt.  1856 ;  m.  abt.  1856,  Euth  A. 
Peterson,  dan.  of  Benjamin  Peterson,  of  Paris.  Me. 
Ch: 

i.       Lewis  M. 

ii.      B.  Lester,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  23,  1858. 
iii.     Alvah  IL,  b.  in  H.,  June  30,  1860;  d.  Julv  21^ 

1861. 
iv.     Carrie,  d.  in  Calif,  abt.  1901. 
ii.      Mary  A.,  came  to  H.  abt.  1856;  m.  first,  D.  Manley  Pet- 
erson (1)  ;  m.  secondly,  John  W.  Pratt  (1). 
Children  by  wife  Adeline : 
iii.     Seth  C.  C,  b.  1855 ;  m.  in  1901,  Laura  Learning.      Re- 
sides in  Carver      No  ch. 
iv.     Abbot  I.,  b.,  1859. 

PISH. 

1.     Francis  H.  (s.  of  Eufus)  b.  in  Marshfield,  Apr.  30,  1835;  m. 
Jan.  18,  1860,  Elizabeth  A.  Bates,  dau.  of  Joshua  Bates  (39).      He 
served  in  Civil  War,  and  d.  Jan.  15,  1898.      Resided  on  Broadway, 
South  Hanover,  where  his  widow  now  resides. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ernest  E.,  Oct.  16,  1861. 
ii.      Charles  H.,  June  1,  1864;  d.  May  29,  1865. 

FISH. 

1..  George  W.  (s.  of  Henry  B.)  ;  m.  June  15,  1881,  Lillie  M.  Chap- 
man, dau.  of  Daniel  L.  Chapman  (7).  Slie  m.  secondly,  Alouzo  R 
Henderson  (9). 

Children  born  in  New  Hampshire : 

i.       Arthur,  May  24,  1885. 

ii.      G.  H.  Leon,  Nov.  30,  1889. 

iii.     Edith  I.,  July  16,  1892. 

FISHER. 

1.     Fred  G.  (s.  of  Joseph,  of  England)  b.  in  Conn.,  Oct.  23,  1855. 
Came  to  H.,  1903 ;  m.  Mar.  8,  1883,  Elizabeth  A.  Lear,  of  Kinder- 
brook,  N.  Y.      She  was  b.  Nov.  23,  1862. 
Child : 
i.       Raymond  L.,  Aug.  6,  1897. 

FITZ  GERALD. 

1.  Richard,  the  first  schoolmaster  in  H.,  teaching  until  near  the 
time  of  his  death,  20  years;  m.  Apr.,  1729,  Margaret  Snowdon.  of 
Scituate.       He  d.  Feb.  11,  1746,  and  bis  wid.  d.  Mar.  22,  1763. 


GENEALOGIES.  187 

Eesided  on  Hanover  street  at  Woodward  hill.  In  his 
will,  dated  1746,  Kichard  speaks  of  sons,  John,  Thomas, 
Eobert,  and  James.  His  wife,  Margaret,  in  her  will,  dated  Aug. 
29,  1754,  speaks  of  her  s.  William  Wilson,  and  her  "spinster*' 
daughter  Margaret,  and  of  no  other  person.  It  is  possible  that 
Eichard  Fitz  Gerald  was  a  widower  with  four  boys,  when  he  ra. 
Margaret.  Did  Margaret  have  a  s.  William  Wilson  previous  to 
her  m.  to  Eichard? 
Children : 

i.       Margaret,  May  23,  1733;  m.  Apr.   7,  1765,  Hezekiah 
Bunker. 

ii.      Catherine,  March  16,  1736;  d.  June  8,  1752. 

FLAVELL. 

1.  John  H.  (s.  of  Thomas,  of  Pembroke,  and  gr.  s.  of  John,  of 
Eng.)  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  29,  1859;  m.  May  8,  1881,  Elizabeth 
A.  Hurley,  dau.  of  John  Hurley  (1).  Merchant.  Eesides  at 
Four  Corners,  corner  of  Broadway  and  Washington  street.  Post- 
master for  a  few  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       John  F.,  June  5,  1882. 

ii.      Lewis  C,  Nov.  24,  1884. 

iii.     Grace  L.,  Apr.  16,  1888;  d.  Sept.  21,  1888. 

iv.     Frank  E.,  July  10,  1894;  d.  Apr.  28,  1897. 

V.      Alice  F.,  Nov.  19,  1889. 

vi.     Leo  v.,  Feb.  8,  1891. 

vii.    Harold  T.,  June  5,  1896. 

viii.  Paul  I.,  Apr.  28,  1898. 

ix.     Eugene  H.,  Nov.  25,  1899. 

X.      Charles  A.,  Mar.  30,  1902;  d.  Sept.  11.  1902. 

FLYNN. 

1.     William  A.  (s.  of  Thomas  H.,  of  Eoekland)  b.  Aug.  12,  1871; 
ra.  June  30,  1897,  Hariette  J.  Winslow,  dau.  of  Henry  T.  Winslow 
(11).      Eesides  on  Circuit  street,  near  the  West  Hanover  station. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Basil  W.,  Mar.  12,  1904. 

ii.      Malcolm  V.,  Feb.  23,  1906;  d.  Aug.  31.  1906. 

FOED. 

1.     Barnabus   (s.  of  James)   b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  24,  1821:  m. 
Sept.  28,  1843,  Hannah  A.  Cook,  dau.  of  Harvey  Cook,  of  Tiverton 
R.  I.      She  was  b.  Aug.  29,  1827,  and  d.  in  H.  June  2,  1891.     He 
d.  Feb.  10,  1894. 
Children : 

i.       Earle  B.,  b.  in  Fall  Eiver,  Oct.  18.  1844;  d.  June  17 
1865. 


188  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ii.      Jane  A.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  12,  1846;  m.  Alpheus 

Packard  (1). 
iii.     Lucinda  C,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  11,  1851. 

FORD. 

1.     Eev.  David  B.  (s.  of  Michael)  b.  in  Scituate;  m.  Lavinia  S. 
Sherman,   dau.     of   Amos    Sherman.        Eesided   on    Washington 
street  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children  born  in  Norwell: 
i.       Thomas  A. 

ii.      Angela  B. ;  m.  Winfield  H:  Brock,  of  Athol.       Resides 
in  Athol.       Ch: 
i.       Roland  H. 
ii.      Beatrice  A. 
iii.     Chaunoy  D. ;  m.  Abbie  M.  Parsonage.       Ch: 
i.       Helen  C,  d. 
ii.      David  E. 
iv.     Edith  G. 
V.      Howard  I.,  d. 
Dates  are  omitted  at  request  of  Mrs.  Ford.       Mr.  Ford  resided 
the  most  of  his  life  in  South  Scituate  in  a  mansion  house  on  the 
border  of  North  river,  a  half  mile  from  the  street.       A  beautiful 
spot.       Author    of    History    of    Hanover    Academy    and    other 
works. 

FORD. 

1.  C.  Julius  (e.  of  Charles  J.  of  South  Scituate)  b.  in  Hanover, 
Dec.  25,  1840 ;  m.  Nov.  26,  18G2,  Lydia  A.  Damon,  dau.  of  George 
Damon  (7).  While  in  H.  he  resided  near  Mann's  Corner.  Now 
resides  in  Nor  well. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Abbie  M.,  Sept.  13,  1863;  m.  Charles  E.  Phillips  (4). 
George  W.,  Oct.  8,  1867. 
John  W.,  June  6,  1869. 
Jennie,  June  6,  1869;  d.  same  day. 
Charles  G.,  October  12,  1872. 

Nellie  F.,  Feb.  2,  1874;  m.  June  16,  1897,  Fred  Hodge, 
of  Holbrook,  and  had  one  child.  May. 
vii.    Sarah  C,  Dec.   12,  1875;  m.   Sept.   6,  1897,  Rodney 
Chamberlin,  of  Dedham.      Ch: 
i.      Julius  R.,  Sept.  10,  1902. 
ii.      Velma  E.,  Aug.,  1905;  d.  Oct.,  1905. 
viii.  Jennie   L.,   Aug.    6,    1877;   m.   first,   Irvin   Frost,   of 
Whitman,  and  secondly,  Al.  Harlow,  of  Whitman, 
and  has  one  child,  Lydia  Harlow. 
ix.     Benjamin  W.,  Jan.  31,  1879;  unmarried.       Resides  on 

W^Gl)stGr  street. 
X.      W^illio  E.,  Dec.  9,  1881 ;  d.  March  11,  1893. 


1. 

2. 

ii. 

3. 

iii 

iv. 

4. 

V. 

vi. 

GENEALOGIES.  189 

2.  George  W.  (s.  of  C.  Julinsi)  ;  „,  J^]y  ^^  igijg^  Minnie  D. 
Swan,  dau.  of  George  Swan,  of  Carver.  Slie  was  b.  in  Taunt-ony 
Nov.  8,  1871.       He  d.  Dec.  3,  1901. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       M.  Beatrice,  Nov.  4,  1899. 

3.  John  W.  (s.  of  C.  Julius^)  ;  m.  May  9,  1895,  Grace  H.  Free- 
man, dan.  of  Omer  W.  Freeman,  of  Natick,  Mass. 

Child  born  in  Whitman : 
i.     G.  Evelyn,  Aug.  28,  1896. 

4.  Charles  G.  (s.  of  C.  Juliusi)  ;  m.  June  23,  1888,  Elizabeth  A 
Young,  dau.  of  Benjamin  M.  Young,  of  Norwell. 

Child  born  in  Weymouth : 
i.       Ardelia  Y.,  April  26,  1890. 

FOESYTHE. 

1.     William   (s.  of  John,  of  Tilton  Harbor,  New  Foundlaud)   b. 
October  24,  1841;  m.  Nov.  26,  1873,  Mary  Thorn,  dau.  of  John 
Thorn,  of  England. 
Child : 
i.       Mary  E.,  b.  Nov.  1,  1881;  m.  Nov.  24.  1904,  Adin  C. 
Demary,  and  has  one  child,  b.  Feb.  14.  I!f09. 

FOSTEE. 

1.  Joseph  (s.  of  Jonathan  Foster,  a  Eevolutionary  soldier)  ;  was 
b.  in  Mason,  N.  H.  He  came  to  H.  and  m.  Grace  Turner,  dau.  of 
Luther  Turner  (23).  Eesided  on  Cedar  street.  He  d.  Nov.  24, 
1863,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  27,  1871,  aged  87  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eeuben  T.,  Feb.  16,  1810;  d.  1812. 
ii.       Louisa,  Sept.  27,  1811;  m.  first,  Asa  Harlow  (1),  and 

secondly,  John  Puffer   (1). 
iii.     Eeuben  T.,  Jan.  20,  1814;  m.  Augusta  J.  Joice,  and  d. 

in  1848.      No  ch. 
iv.     Andrew  J.,  Jan.  4,    1816;  m.  Dec.  6.  1838,  Eachel  J. 

Lane.      No  ch. 
v.      Sylvia,  Apr.  29,  1818;  m.  Ensign  Crocker  (5). 
2      vi.     Joshua,  Nov.  23,  1820. 

vii.    Mary,   Dec.    16,   1824;   m.    Dec.    11,    isil.    Philander 

Lindsey  (3). 
viii.  Joseph  E.,  June  29,  1827;  unm. 
ix.     Harriet  A.,  July  29,  1830;  m.  John  S.  Tower  (1). 

2.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joseph^);  m.  in  1846.  wid.  Eosamond  Scott, 
dau.  of  Zattu  Gushing,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Gideon  Studley  (5).  She 
d.  Sept.,  1897.     He  d.  Feb.  3,  1905.     Eesided  on  Cedar  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Annie,  July  16,  1847:  m.  July  3,  1875,  !Iosea  Gardner, 


190  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

s.  of  Thomas  II.  Gardner,  of  South  Scituate.     Re- 
sides in  Eoekland.       Xo  c-h. 

ii.      Emma  M.,  Feb.  20,  1849;  m.  John  D.  Gardner   (1). 

iii.     Bethia  C,  April  13,  1852;  m.  John  D.  Gardner  (1). 
3.     iv.     J.  Warren,  Jan.  5,  1854. 

3.  J.  Warren  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  March  18,  1876,  Susan  P. 
Briggs,  dau.  of  Joseph  W.  Briggs,  of  Norwell.  Resides  in  Nor- 
well. 

Child  born  in  JN'orweil : 
i.       Rosie  W.,  Aug.  1,  1878. 

FREEMA^T. 

1.     James  (s.  of  Asher.  of  H.,  who  d.  Feb.  3,  1820,  aged  67  years)  ; 
m.  Abigail  Sewall,  of  East  Bridgewater.       He  was  b.  in  1786,  and 
d.  Oct.  24,  1847.    She  d.  March  8,  1849,  aet.  63  years.    Resided  on 
Henry's  Lane. 
Children : 
i.       Samuel,  went  to  sea  and  did  not  return, 
ii.      Howard  went  to  sea  and  did  not  return, 
iii.     Perez,  went  to  sea  and  did  not  return, 
iv.     Diana,  b.  July,  1828;  m.  first,  Oct.  21,  1849,  Lemuel 
Freeman.     He  d.  in  Civil  War  and  she  m.  secondly, 
Parmenas  Pierce. 
Two  boys  and  two  girls  d.  young. 
When  Asher  Freeman  above  named  was  m.,  in  1780,  he  gave  liis 
name  as  "Freedman."       Asher  was  a  s.  of  Phyllis   (who  was  a 
slave  belonging  to  Dr.  Otis),  and  was  baptized  June  2,  1754.    This 
Phyllis,  the  slave,  had  at  least  four  other  children,  all  of  whom  were 
baptized. 

FREEMAN. 

1.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph)  b.  in  Orrington,  Me.,  Dec.  31,  1814;  m. 
January  8,  1846,  Sarah  H.  Smith,  dau.  of  Zebulon  Smith.  She 
was  b.  in  Bangor,  Me.,  June  10,  1816.  Pastor  of  First  Congre- 
gational Church. 

Children  born  at  Prospect,  Maine : 
i.       Willis  H.,  May  31,  1849 ;  m.  August  23,  1875,  Annie  E. 
Lynch,  dau.  of  William  H.  Lynch.       She  was  b.  in 
Providence,  R.  I.,  June  23,  1853.     Ch:  William  H., 
Willis  S.,  Arthur  T.,  and  Walter  H. 
ii.      Agnes  H.,  August  15,  1852. 

FRENCH. 

1.  John  0.  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  Nov. 
9,  1821.  He  m.  first,  Martha  D.  Peaslee,  dau.  of  William  Peaslee, 
of  Gilmanton.  She  was  b.  in  1819,  and  d.  in  1859.  He  m.  sec- 
ondly, February  2,  1860,  Nancy  W.  Percival,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  Per- 


GENEALOGIES.  191 

cival  (1).  She  d.  Feb.  l'^,  187?,  and  he  in.  thirdly,  May  24, 
1884,  Florence  Y.  R.  Brown,  dau.  of  Prince  Rogers,  of  Marshfield. 
Served  in  Civil  War  Physician.  He  d.  Sept.  28.  1887,  and  his 
widow  removed  to  \yey mouth. 

Children  horn  in  Chesterfield,  X.  H.,  bv  wife  Martha  D. 
2.     i.       Charles  P.,  Jan.  7,  1847. 

ii      Sidney  \\..  Jan.  7,  ISoO:  d.  Aug.  26,  1894. 
Child  bv  wife  Xancy  W. : 
iii.     Martha  P..  July  IS.  1861 :  d.  umn.  Apr.  7,  1886. 

2.  Charles  P.  (s.  of  John  0.^)  ;  m.  first  in  1877,  Emma  Miller, 
of  Duxbury.  She  was  b.  in  Boston,  in  1859.  He  m.  secondly  in 
1887,  Alice  Peterson,  dau.  of  Capt.  John  Peterson,  of  Truro.  She 
was  b.  in  Truro  in  1861. 

Children  bv  wife  Emma : 
1.       Sidney  M..  b.  in  Marshfield  in  1880. 

FREXCH. 

1.  H.  Freeman  (s.  of  Freeman)  b.  in  Hingham  in  1827;  d.  Feb. 

2,  1^06.  He  m.  Emeline  S.  Osborn,  dau.  of  W^man  Osborn,  of 
Boston.      She  d.  in  1895,  aged  73  years. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate: 
i.       Ella  M.,  X^ov.  22.  1857:  m.  Henry  W.  Percival,  s.  of 
Henry  C.  Percival  (3). 

FULLER. 

1.  Charles  A.  (s.  of  Chester)  b.  in  Lebanon,  Ct.,  Apr.  13,  1834; 
m.  first,  Oct.  2,  1855,  Abby  J.  Brewster,  of  Conn.,  who  d.  Apr.  22, 
1861,  and  he  m.  secondl}^  June  4,  1867,  Caroline  F.  Jenkins,  dau. 
of  Alden  Jenkins.  She  was  b.  in  Sandwich,  Mass.,  Oct.  10,  1833. 
He  d.  August  16,  1904.  Resided  the  last  of  his  life  on  Main 
street,  near  Union  street  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Lebanon,  Conn.,  bv  wife  Abbv: 

2.  i.       Clarence  B.,  July  17,  1857.' 

3.  ii.      Arthur  A.,  June  25.  1859. 

Child  born  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  bv  wife  Caroline : 
iii.     Etta  L.,  Sept.  6,  1868;  m.  Arthur  W.  Bailey  (41). 

2.  Clarence  B.  (s.  of  Charles  A.i)  :  m.  July  16.  1881.  Sarah  L. 
Bottomore.  dau.  of  Alfred  Bottomore.  of  East  Brids:ewater. 

Children  : 
i.       Clarence  B.,  b.  in  East  Bridgewater,  Oct.  20,  1882  ;  m. 

Apr.  3,  1907,  Bertha  Revnolds,  of  Lvnn. 
ii.      Abby  E.,  b.  in  H.,  X'ov.  30,  1884. 
iii.     Maud  E.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Oct.  11,  1886. 
iv.     Allan  T.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Dec.  23,  1891. 

3.  Arthur  A.  (s.  of  Charles  A.i)  ;  m.  Xov.  25,  1897.  Elizabeth  A. 
Montgomery,  dau.  of  Robert  Montgomery,  of  Norwell. 

Children : 


192  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

i.  Eunice  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  35,  1898. 
ii.  Louise  P.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  15,  1900. 
iii.     Charles  E.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  June  14,  1903. 

GALLAGHEK. 

1.  James  (s.  of  Edward)  b.  in  Ireland,  June  9,  1838;  m.  Sept.  9, 
1860,  Hannah  DriscoU,  dau.  of  Patrick  Driscoll,  of  Eockland.  She 
was  b.  in  Ireland,  and  came  to  H.  at  11  yrs.  of  age.  He  d.  May 
24,  1905.       Kesided  on  Cedar  street. 

Children : 
1.       Mary  E.,  Oct.  9,  1862;  m.  Dec.  25,  1882,  William  H. 

Reardon,  of  Weymouth.       Ch : 

i.       Eva  M.,  June,  1885. 

ii.      Florence,  Mar.,  1895. 

iii.     John  B.,  June,  1900. 
ii.      James  E.,  June  21,  1864;  d.  Apr.,  1865. 
2.     iii.     Florence  H.,  Feb.  6,  1866. 

iv.     Agnes  J.,  Mar.  28,  1867;  m.   Dec.  25,  1890,QJeptha 

Crowell,  s.  of  Freeman  Crowell  of  Rockland.     C'li.  b. 

in  Rockland:  Leo  E.,  March,  1894;  Marion,  July, 

1895. 
V.      H.   Frances,  Sept.   30,  1868;  m.   Xov.,  1889,  Thomas 

Corcoran,    s.   of    Tliomas    Corcoran    of    Hingham. 

Children : 

i.       Mabel  F.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Oct.  25,  ISOQ. 

ii.      Harold,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  16,  1894. 

iii.     Ralph,  b.  in  Brockton,  Mar.,  1901. 

2.  Florence  H.  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  Feb.  13,  1886,  Anstasia  Powers, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Powers,  of  Rockland.      Resides  in  Rockland. 

Children : 
i.       Ethel  F.,  1887. 
ii.      Nina  J.,  Aug.,  1888. 
iii.     Eileen,  Aug.,  1895. 
iv.     Rena  M.,  Dec,  1898. 

GANNETT. 

1.     George  0.   (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  Hanson,  Dec.  24,  1845;  m. 
Aug.  24,  1875,  Ida  W.  Josselyn,  dau.  of  William  W.  Josselyn. 
She  was  b.  in  South  Abington,  Mar.  10,  1852.     He  d.  Oct.  21, 
1884.     His  family  resides  on  Water  street,  near  Broadway. 
Children : 
i.       Winthrop  W.,  b.  in  South  Abington,  Sept.  G,  1S76;  d. 

aged  8  months, 
ii.      Jane  I.,  b.  in  South  Abington,  May  19,  1878. 
iii.     Le  Roy  T.,  born  in  Hanover,  June  1,  1881. 
iv.     Alice  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  20,  1883:  d.  aged  3 

months, 
v.      William  0.,  born  in  Hanover.  Jan.  21,  1885. 


GENEALOGIES.  193 

GAEDNER. 

1,  Edwin  G.,  (s.  of  Aaron,  of  Ilingham),  b.  in  Hingham,  Sept. 
8,  1849;  m.  Sept.  15,  1872,  Emma  D.  Wilder,  dau.  of  Laban  W. 
Wilder   (2). 

Child  born  in  South  Seituate: 
i.       Harry  W.,  July  12,  1874;  m.  May  13,  1898,  Florence 
M.  Stj'gles  of  Woburn.     No  children. 

GARDNER. 

1.  J.  Newton  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Seituate;  m.  Elizabeth  H.  Smith, 
dau.  of  James  Smith  of  P.  E.  I. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Charles,  March  27,  1875. 
ii.      William  N.,  July  20,  1877. 

iii.     Emma,  Aug.   26,  1880;  m.   Frederick  P.   White  and 
has  children  Harry  E.,  Frederick  L.,  and  Newton  T. 
2.     iv.     Harry,  Aug.  22,  1887. 
V.      Gertrude,  May  4,  1888. 

2.  Harry  (s.  of  J.  Newton^)  ;  m.  Nina  Robinson,  dau.  of  Alvin 
Robinson.     Now  resides  in  Norwell. 

Children : 
i.       Gertrude  M.,  1).  in  H.,  April  6,  1906. 
ii.      Hazel  I.,  b.  in  Norwell,  July  21,  1909. 

GARDNER. 

1.  Minot  T.  (s.  of  Amos,  of  Abington),  b.  Feb.  24,  1826;  m. 
June  5,  1851,  Abigail  W.  Pratt,  dau.  of  Elias  W.  Pratt  of  Seit- 
uate. He  d.  May  5,  1860.  Resided  on  Whiting  street,  in  house 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  Wesley  E.  Everson. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Justus  W.,  Mar.  1,  1852. 

ii.      William  P.,  June  14,  1857;  d.  Oct.  20,  1857. 

2.  Justus  W.  (s.  of  Minot  T.i)  ;  m.  May  7,  1874,  Annie  E. 
Hathaway,  dau.  of  Thomas  Hathaway,  of  Taunton,  Mass.  She  d. 
Dec.  29,  1876,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Dec.  12,  1878,  Jennie^  H. 
Lucas,  dau.  of  Isaac  J.  Lucas,  Jr.,  of  Plymouth,  Mass.  Resided 
in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Child  by  wife  Annie  E. : 

i.       Ernest  W.,  Aug.  14,  1876;  d.  Mar.  4,  1877. 
Children  by  wife  Jennie  H. : 

ii.      Ethel  M.,  h.  in  Plymouth,  Oct.  25,  1879. 

iii.     Justus  W.,  Jr.,  b.  m  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Aug.  14,  1897. 

GARDNER. 

1.  Noah  (s.  of  Noah,  of  Hingham)  ;  m.  first,  Harriet  Poole,  dau. 
of  Gardner  Poole  of  Weymouth.     She  d.  Dec.  5,  1860,  aged  61 


194  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

years,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Sept.  7,  1861,  Clarissa  Pierce  of  Maiden. 
He  resided  on  Whiting  street,  north  of  North  street,  and  d.  May  7, 
1876. 

Children  by  wife  Harriet,  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  1.       Henry  W.,  March  22,  1821. 

ii.  Sarah  A.,  May  2,  1826;  m.  in  1845,  Samuel  B.  Poole 
of  Weymouth.     She  d.  previous  to  1851.     jSTo  child. 

2.  Henry  W.  (s.  of  Noah^)  ;  m.  Nov.  2,  18-15,  Hannah  E.  Ames, 
dau.  of  James  Ames,  of  Marshfield.  He  d.  June  25,  1861,  and 
his  wid.  m.  Dec.  9,  1861,  Lewis  Gardner,  s.  of  Charles  Gardner  of 
Hingham.     Resided  on  Whiting  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

3.  i.       James  H.,  April  7,  1847. 

ii.      Eeuben  N.,  Nov.  9,  1848 :  d.  1849,  aged  9  months. 
iii.     Sarah  A.,  Feb'y  10,  1851 ;  m.  Mellen  Spragae,  s.  of 
Seth  Sprague,  of  Hingham.     Ch.  b.  in  Hingham: 
i.       Sadie  E.,  Dec.  10,  1872;  d.  Feb'y  12,  1880. 
ii.      Elmer,    Feb'y    13,    1876;    m.    Oct.    27,    1898, 
Emma  A.  Clapp,  dau.  of  Albert  Clapp,  of  Scit- 
uate,  and  has  children  born  in  Hingham,  Helen 
and  Alice  P. 
iii.     Seth,  Dec.  8,  1892. 

4.  iv.     George  L.,  May  29,   1854. 

v.      Hannah  E.,  June  13,  1857;  d.  April  12,  1858. 

3.  James  H.  (s.  of  Henry  W\2)  ;  m.  June  13,  1866,  Maria  F. 
Ewell,  dau,  of  Gershom  Ewell  of  Marshfield.  Resides  in  Hing- 
ham. 

Children  born  in  Marshfield : 
i.       Mary  G.,  June   7,   1867;  m.   Daniel  Litchfield,  s.   of 

Charles  F.  Litchfield,  and  has  children  Louie  F.,  b. 

Oct.  16,  1887,  and  Fannie  A.,  b.  July  29,  1889. 
ii.      Harriet  J.,  May  22,  1872;  m.  June  27,  1!)00.  Charles 

F.  Taylor,  s.  of  Edward  Taylor.     No  children. 

4.  George  L.  (s.  of  Henry  W.2)  ;  m.  April  11,  1878,  Meriel 
Baker  of  South  Scituate.    He  d.  Jan.  28,  1907. 

Children : 

i.  Herbert  F.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  19,  1878;  m.  Feb.  22, 
1906,  Bernice  A.  Tower,  dau.  of  Arthur  W.  Tower, 
and  gr.  dau.  of  John  S.  Tower  (1),  and  has  ch., 
Geraldine,  b.  in  RocMand,  Jan.  27,  1908. 

ii.  Lizzie  L.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Sept.  13,  1880;  m.  Jasper 
Lovell  of  Rockland,  and  has  child,  Marion  I.,  b.  in 
Rockland,  Jan.  1,  1907. 

iii.  Vadilla  A.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Dec.  2,  1882;  d.  March  1, 
1905. 

iv.     Mattie  L.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  8,  1893. 

V.      Henry  L.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Nov.  19,  1895. 


GENEALOGIES.  195 

GAEDNEK. 

1.  Seth  (s.  of  Joslma,  of  Hingham),  b.  1770;  m.  May  8,  1798, 
Susanna  Hatch,  dau.  of  Thomas  Hatch  (10).  He  d.  iS^ov.  25, 
1852,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.,  1857.  Resided  on  Main  street,  near 
Webster  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Setli,  Oct.  25,  1799;  m.  in  1827,  Rachel  Clapj)  of  Scit- 
uate. 

2.  ii.      Thomas  J.,  Feb.  25,  1801. 

3.  iii.     Hiram,  Apr.,  1803. 

iv.  Abigail  C,  Oct.  25,  1804;  m.  Nov.  13,  1831,  Thomas 
Jones,  of  Scituate,  s.  of  John  Jones.  He  d.  Mar.  21, 
1S79,  and  his  wid.  d.  Feb,  5,  1883.  Resided  in  S. 
Scituate.  Child  born  in  South  Scituate : 
i.  Marcellus,  Sept.  9,  1836;  m.  July  10,  1867, 
Judith  M.  Sprague,  dau.  of  Laban  Sprague  of  S. 
Scituate. 
4.     V.      Israel  H.,  July  28,  1808. 

2.  Thomas  J.  (s.  of  Seth^)  ;  m.  IS^ov.  29,  1832,  Elvira  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Edward  Curtis  (37).  He  d.  Dec.  13,  1868,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Feb.  5,  1892.  Selectman  and  Representative.  Proprietor  of  old 
Curtis  Mills.  Resided  on  Mill  street.  (See  chapter  on  Old 
Houses). 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ellen  C,  July  11,  1838;  m.  Samuel  H.  Church   (8). 

3.  Hiram  (s.  of  Seth^)  ;  m.  first,  June  5,  1831,  Rebecca  Baile}'', 
dau.  of  Dr.  David  Bailey  (16).  She  d.  Dec.  6,  1840,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  Aug.  8,  1841,  Lucinda  Bailey,  dau.  of  George  W.  Bailey 
(15).  He  d.  Nov.  26,  1877,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  25,  1896.  Re- 
sided on  Mill  street,  at  corner  of  Washington  street,  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself. 

Children  by  wife  Rebecca,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alfred,  Oct.,  1831;  d.  Nov.,  1848. 
ii.      Anne  R.,  Nov.  21,  1833 :  d.  Dec.  17,  1842. 
5.     iii.     Seth,  Mar.  6,  1836. 

iv.     Ebenezer  P.,  1838;  d.  unm.,  Mar.  19,  1865. 
Children  by  wife  Lucinda,  born  in  Hanover: 
V.      Charlotte  S.,  May  17,  1842;  m.  William  S.  Briggs  (6). 
vi.      Anne  R.,  Feb.  8,  1844;  m.  Nov.  8,  1870,  Alden  Damon, 
s.   of  Daniel   Damon   of   South   Scituate.      Children 
born  in  South  Scituate : 

i.       Bertha,  Nov.  28,  1871 ;  m.  July  8,  1900,  Everett 

Jacobs,  s.  of  Benjamin  Jacobs  of  Norwell,  and  has 

children :  Annie  H.,  Bertha  F.,  and  Maud  C. 

ii.      Alice  C,  Jan.  20,  1873;  d.  Apr.  13,  1892. 

iii.     Wallace    H.,    Aug.    9,    1874;    m.    Fannie    M. 

Crocker,  dau.  of  James  F.  Crocker  (8).    Children 


196  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

born  in  Norwell :  i.,  Francis  H.,  Sept.  20,  1895 ; 
ii.,  Elsie  M.,  Oct.  6,  1896;  d.  Nov.  37,  1896;  iii.. 
Hazel  D.,  Nov.  8,  1898;  iv.,  Grace  L.,  June  1, 
1900;  d.  Jan.  25,  1903;  v.,  Edith,  May  14,  1902; 
d.  May  19,  1902;  vi.,  George  L.,  Sept.  4,  1903;  vii., 
Bernice  M.,  June  27,  1905. 
ir.  Flora  B.,  Feb.  1,  1879;  unm. 
6.     vii.    George  B.,  May  12,  1845. 

viii.  Curtis,  Nov.  2nd,  1846;  d.  Sept.  24,  1848. 
ix.     Sarah  C,  Mar.  29,  1852;  m.  Lucius  A.  Whiting  (37). 
X.      Walter,  b.  Dec.  17,  1853;  d.  May  7,  1854. 
xi.     Warren,  b.  Dec.  17,  1853;  d.  May  1,  1854. 
xii.    Lucinda  M.,  May  7,  1855;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  25,  1891. 
siii.  A.  Eudora,  Dec.  6,  1859;  m.  Dec.  30,  1896,  Alphonse 
L.  Cartland,  s.  of  Nathan  Cartland.    He  d.  Jan.  26, 
1904.    Child,  Eachel  W.,  b.  in  Boston,  May  25,  1902. 

4.  Israel  H.  (s.  of  Seth^) ;  m.  Nov.  15,  1831,  Harriet  Barrell, 
dau.  of  Elisha  Barrell  (2).  He  d.  Nov.  28,  1867,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Jan.  24,  1876.  Eesided  on  Washington  street,  near  TJniversalist 
church. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       John  B.,  Sept.  25,  1832;  m.  Nov.  18,  1858,  Marietta 

Gardner,  dau.  of  Charles  Gardner  of  Hingham.    She 

was  b.  in  S.  Hingham,  Sept.  12,  1833.     He  d.  Nov. 

2,  1875.     No  child.     His  wid.  m.  secondly,  Stephen 

C.  Bowker  (1). 
ii.      Mary  B.,  Apr.  29,  1836;  d.  unm.,  Sept.  19,  1860. 

5.  Seth  (s.  of  Hiram^)  ;  m.  July  1,  1866,  Harriet  D.  Coggswell, 
dau.  of  Mason  Coggswell.  Eesides  in  Worcester.  Served  in  Civil 
War. 

Children :       ' 
i.       Alfred  L.,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  1870;  m.  Nov. 

6,  1892,  Grace  L.  DeLand,  dau.  of  Henry  DeLand. 
ii.      Minnie  E.,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Nov.  7,  1874;  m.  Sept. 

8,  1896,  Harry  L.  Loring,  s.  of  Hiram  W.  Loring. 
iii.     Charles  S.,  b.  in  Hingham,  May  1,  1878;  m.  Aug.  10, 

1901,  Ida  M.  Mitchell,  dau.  of  Henry  Smith, 
iv.     Nellie  M.,  b.  in  Hingham,  June  26,  1879;  m.  May  29, 

1899,  George  N.  Fuller,  s.  of  Clarence  Fuller. 

6.  George  B.  (s.  of  Hiram^)  ;  m.  Oct.  11,  1874,  Maria  A.  Whit- 
ing, dau.  of  Alfred  B.  Whiting.     Resides  in  Hingham. 

Children  born  in  Hingham : 
i.       M.  Annette,  Sept.  7,  1877;  m.  Sept.  7,  1898,  Ernest  L. 

Loring,  s.  of  Peter  Loring  of  Hingham. 
ii.      Alfred  B.,  Aug.  12,  1881;  m.  June  14,  1906,  Ida  E. 

Leonard,  dau.  of  Wallace  Leonard  (1). 


GENEALOGIES.  197 

GAEDNEK. 

1.     William  C,  (s.  of  William  C),  b.  in  Pembroke,  Oct.  11,  1871; 
m.  Dec.  24,  1890,  Celestia  E.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Thomas  G.  Stetson. 
She  was  b.  in  East  Bridgewater,  Oct.  29,  1864.    Resides  on  Broad- 
way, in  the  "Henry  S.  Bates"  house. 
Children : 

i.       Harold  C,  b.  in  Whitman,  Feb.  15,  1893. 

ii.      Bertrand  S.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Mar.  23,  1896. 

iii.     Ellen  F.,  b.  in  East  Bridgewater,  Dec.  3,  1897. 

iv.     Euth  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  10,  1906. 

GAEDNEE. 

1.  John  D.,  (s.  of  Thomas  H.,  of  So.  Scituate),  b.  in  Hingham, 
Mar.  24,  1843 ;  m.  first,  Jan'y  24,  1867,  Emma  M.  Foster,  dau.  of 
Joshua  Foster  (2).  She  d.  Dec.  1,  1868.  He  m.  secondly,  Apr.  8, 
1869,  Bethia  C.  Foster,  dau.  of  Joshua  Foster  (2).  Eesides  on 
Cedar  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  Served  in  Civil 
War. 

Child  by  wife  Emma  M.,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Annie  W.,  Nov.  22,  1867;  m.  George  F.  Studley  (1). 
Children  by  wife  Bethia  C.,  born  in  Hanover: 
ii.      Emma  M.,  Mar.  9,  1870.    A  Boston  school  teacher. 
2.     iii.     Harry  E.,  Feb.  3,  1872. 

iv.     James  F.,  Feb.  24,  1873;  d.  Aug.  1,  1873. 

V.      L.  Gertrude,  Oct.  25,  1874.     Has  been  office  assistant 

to  Jedediah  Dwelley  since  April  17,  1892. 
vi.     W.  Ashton,  Jan.  25,  1876. 
vii.    J.   Leslie,  Apr.   12,   1877;  m.   April   12,   1902,   Belle 

Parker.     Eesides  in  Eockland. 
viii.     Grace  F.,  Jan.  25,  1880.    A  Boston  school  teacher. 
ix.     Bertha  G.,  Jan.  29,  1883 ;  m.  Sept.  25,  1907,  L.  Aubrey 
"Williams,   s.   of    Clarence   Williams   of   Weymouth. 
Ch.,  Theodore  G.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Nov.,  1908. 
X.      Ethel  E.,  Oct.  26,  1886;  m.  John  Crane  (4). 
xi.     C.  Carroll,  Feb.  9,  1892. 

2.  Harry  E.  (s.  of  John  D.i) ;  m.  June  25,  1901,' Annie  L. 
S}Tnonds,  dau.  of  William  F.  Symonds,  of  Hancock,  N.  H.  Prin- 
cipal of  High  School  at  Norton,  Mass. 

Children : 
i.       Herbert  S.,  b.  in  Hancock,  N.  H.,  Aug.  1,  1903. 
ii.      Edith  D.,  b.  in  Norton,  Mass.,  Jan.  7,  1905. 
iii.     Harry  A.,  b.  in  Norton,  Mass.,  July  20,  1907. 

GATES. 

1.     Joshua  (s.  of  ),  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  in  1796; 

m.  Sept.  1,  1828,  Betsey  Stetson,  dau.  of  Eichard  Estes  (6),  and 
wid.  of  Benjamin  Stetson,  who  was  a  s.  of  Benjamin  Stetson  (27). 
She  d.  in  1851.    He  d.  Aug.  18,  1870.     Eesided  on  School  street. 


198  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  William  P.  Stetson.  ISTo 
children. 

GAY. 

1.     William   (s.  of  ),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Mary 

O'Dea^  who  was  b.  in  Ireland.    He  d.  in  Eockland,  August  , 

1902.  While  in  Hanover  he  resided  on  Whiting  street,  near  the 
school  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.     Catherine  M.,  Dec.  6,  1857;  m.  Michael  J.  Christy  (2). 
ii.      Charles  H.,  Aug.  8,  1872;  m.  Stella  George  of  Leomin- 
ster, Mass.    No  ch. 
iii.     Frances  L.,  June  12,  1879. 

iv.     Maggie;  d.  May  3,  1875,  aged  8  yrs.     Several  other 
children  born  in  Eockland,  died  young. 

GEEEISH. 

1.  Eldrew  N.  (s.  of  Samuel),  b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  29,  1875;  m. 
Alice  M.  Chamberlin,  dau.  of  George  T.  Chamberlin,  and  gr.  dau. 
of  Josiah  W.  Chamberlin  (6).  She  was  b.  in  Xorwell,  Mar.  14, 
1881. 

Children : 

i.       Everett  N.,  b.  in  Hanson,  May  9,  1899. 

ii.      Forest  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  30,  1902. 

iii.     Kenneth  T.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Mar.  11,  1904. 

iv.     Elsie  P.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  2,  1906. 

GIBSON. 

1.     George  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Hingham,  Mass.,  Peb'y  12,  1885; 
m.  Nov.  18,  1905,  Leonora  Arnold,  dau.  of  Daniel  Arnold.     She 
was  b.  in  Cohasset,  Mass.,  July  14,  1888.     Eesides  on  Webster 
street,  west  of  Main  street. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Charles,  March  8,  1906. 

GILMAN. 

1.  William  F.,  (s.  of  William  E.,  of  Mason,  N.  H.),  b.  Jan.  9, 
1857;  m.  Dec.  25,  1883,  Eose  E.  Dagan,  dau.  of  Bernard  Dagan 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  B.,  June  29,  1887. 
ii.      Alfred  A.,  July  11,  1892. 

GLEASON. 

1.  Charles  L.,  (s.  of  William  C),  b.  in  Barnet,  Vermont,  Sept. 
7th,  1880;  m.  Sept.  28th,  1909,  Olive  G.  Prouty,  dau.  of  Oliver  C. 


GENEALOGIES.  199 

Prouty.     She  was  b.  in  Eockland.     Resides  on  Broadway,  near  the 
Corners,  in  house  coustrueted  by  himself. 
Child  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Cloyes  T.,  July  5,  1910. 

GOOCH. 

1.     Adelbert  0.,  (s.  of  James  of  North  Easton),  b.  Nov.  24,  1881; 
m.  Aug.  9,  1901,  Mildred  V.  Brooks,  dau.  of  Ed.  G.  Brooks  (15). 
Resides  on  Webster  street,  on  "Webster  Heights,"  so  called. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Gilbert  V.,  June  13,  1902. 

ii.      Esther  A.,  Nov.  15,  1901. 

iii.     Mildred,  Mar.  23,  1906. 

iv.     James  A.,  Oct.  4,  1907;  d.  Oct.  8,  1907. 

GOODRICH. 

1.  George  W.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1800;  m.  in  1827,  Celia  Chubbuek, 
dau.  of  Eleazer  Chubbuek  of  Abington.  She  was  b.  Jan.  31,  1809, 
and  d.  February  5,  1865.  Resided  on  Walnut  street,  now  Webster 
street.  After  his  removal  from  town  he  m.  twice  and  had  several 
children. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

George  A.,  April  6,  1829. 
William  T.,  Dec.  15,  1831. 
Nathan  V.,  Jan.  28,  1834. 
Joseph  B.,  Jan.  9,  1836. 

Celia  A.,  Jan.  27,  1838;  m.  Nov.  12,  1856,  Bernard 
Loring,  s.   of  Alden  Loring  of  Pembroke.     He  d. 
Sept.  2,  1905.     Children  born  in  Pembroke : 
i.       Fannie  M.,  July  7,  1857;  m.  Melzar  Curtis  of 

Pembroke,  and  d.  Mar.  28,  1897. 
ii.      Elizabeth,  Oct.  3,  1858 :  d.  unm.,  July  27,  1907. 
iii.     Edwin  F.,  Feb'y  28,  I860;  m.  Sarah  J.  Thomas 

of  Penn. 
iv.     Bernard  F.,  m.  Hattie  Ford  of  Pembroke;  d. 

1909. 
V.      John  A.,  Aug.  28,  1864;  m.  Arabel  E.  Woods 

of  Unity,  Maine, 
vi.     Clifford  E.,  Jan.  25,  1868 ;  unm. 
vi.     Sc^vall  H.,  Aug.  12,  1839;  m.  July  4,  1865,  Anna  M. 
Anderson,  dau.  of  Davis  Anderson  of  Hull.     No  eh. 
vii.    Perez  S.,  Nov.  12,  1842;  d.  unm.,  July  28,  1866. 
viii.  Eliza  J.,  Jan.  16,  1847;  m.  George  E.  Smith   (2). 

2.  George  A.  (s.  of  George  W.i)  ;  m.  April  16,  1854,  Laura  A. 
Farrar,  dau.  of  John  Farrar  of  Buckfield,  Maine.  She  was  b. 
June  1,  1829.     He  d.  Jan.  1,  1879. 

Children  born  in  Sumner,  Maine : 


'^ 

1. 

3. 

ii. 

4. 

iii. 

5. 

iv. 

v. 

200  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

1.  Carrie  E.,  March  5,  1855 ;  m.  1st,  July  3,  1873,  Charles 
Farrar  of  Scituate.  He  d.  March  3,  1876,  and  she 
m.  secondly,  Clarence  L.  Morse  (4).  Ch.  by  1st 
marriage :  Allen  C,  b.  Deo.  23,  1874. 

ii.  John,  Jan.  7,  1858;  m.  Gertrude  Moore,  and  had  on& 
son.  Garland,  who  d.  young. 

3.  William  T.  (s.  of  George  W.i)  ;  m.  June  22,  1853,  Eliza  J. 
Magoun,  dau.  of  Asaph  A.  Magoun  of  Pembroke.  Widow  resides 
in  Brockton. 

4.  Nathan  V.  (s.  of  George  W.i) ;  m.  Feb'y  28,  1869,  Alice  R. 
Whiting,  dau.  of  Hosea  Whiting.  She  was  b.  in  Hingham,  June 
6,  1846.  Shoe  manufacturer  at  North  Hanover  for  many  years. 
Now  resides  on  Broadway,  South  Hanover. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alice  J.,  Jan'y  10,  1870;  m.  William  S.  Eogers  (1). 
ii.      Cora  M.,  Oct.  20,  1875 ;  d.  Nov.  20,  1875. 
iii.     Edward  D.,  July  4,  1877;  m.  July  4,  1898,  Viola  G. 

Bates,   dau.   of   Marcus   G.   Bates.     She  was   b.   in 

Marshfield,  May  28,  1876.    No  ch. 

5.  Joseph  B.  (s.  of  George  W.^)  ;  m.  July  26,  1861,  Maria  A. 
Green,  dau.  of  Andrew  Green.  She  was  b.  in  South  Sciuate,  Aug. 
10,  1844.  He  d.  Mar.  2,  1893.  His  widow  resides  on  Webster 
street,  near  Assinippi. 

Children : 

i.  Joseph  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Feb'y  9,  1866;  m.  Aug.  16,  1885, 
Anna  T.  Nott,  dau.  of  Hosea  Nott,  of  South  Scit- 
uate. 

ii.  Harry  P.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  April  23,  1872;  m.  Aug. 
15,  1894,  Mary  E.  Wilmot,  dau.  of  William  Wilmot. 
She  was  b.  Oct.  30,  1876. 

GRAY. 

1.  Thomas,  of  Dublin,  with  his  wife  Sarah,  was  in  Scituate  1730. 

Children : 
i.       George.     Removed  to  Maine, 
ii.      William;  m.  first  in  1753,  Abigail  Perry,  and  secondly, 

in  1765,  Sarah  Hayden.     Settled  in  Boston, 
iii.     Lucy;  m.  a  Lane  of  Cohasset. 
iv.     Abigail ;  m.  Dwelley  Clapp,  s.  of  David  Clapp,  and  a  gr. 

son  of  John  Dwelley  (3). 
v.      Elizabeth,  Oct.  18,  1741;  m.  Samuel  Brooks  (1). 
vi.     Mary,  Nov.  24,  1745. 
vii.    Sarah. 
2.     viii.  James,  1755. 

2.  James   (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  in  1785,  Bethia  Curtis,  dau.  of 


2. 

i. 

3. 

ii. 

4. 

iii. 

iv. 

0. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  201 

Peleg  Curtis  (14).     Eesided  on  what  is  known  as  Henry's  Lane.. 
She  d.  Oct.  28,  1822.    He  d.  May  3,  1812. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Abigail,  June  3,  1787;  m.  Amos  Dunbar  (1). 

ii.      William,  prob.  d.  at  sea. 

iii.     Harrison;  m.  Clarissa  Eastham  of  N.   H. 

iv.     Bethia,  Jan'y  28,  1797;  m.  Thomas  Simmons  (1). 

V.      Eebecea,  June,  1798;  m.  Amos  Dunbar  (1). 

vi.     Elizabeth,  Aug.  22,  1802;  d.  Aug.,  1824. 

GREEN. 

1.  Frank,  b.  in  Ireland,  May  17,  1807;  m.  in  1S3G,  Bridget 
O'Neil,  who  was  b.  in  Ireland,  June  10,  1814.  He  d.  Oct.  20, 
1883,  and  she  d.  Oct.  4,  1890.    Resided  on  Cedar  street. 

Children : 

Simon,  b.  in  Ireland,  1837. 
Thomas,  b.  in  Ireland,  1839. 
Patrick,  b.  in  Ireland,  1844. 
Francis,  b.  in  Ireland,  1849;  d.  1881. 
Henry,  b.  in  Rockland,  1853. 

2.  Simon   (s.  of  Frank^)  ;  m.  May  3,  1863,  Bridget  O'Connor,, 
dau.  of  William  O'Connor.     Resides  in  Rockford,  111. 

Children;  1st  four  born  in  Hanover;  the  next  two  born  in 
Rockland,  and  Rose  A.  in  Rockford,  111. 

i.       Julia  M.,  Jan.  30,  1864;  m.   Sept.  3,  1889,  John  C. 

Weldon,  and  has  eight  children. 
ii.      John  T.,  Jan.  29,  1866. 
iii.     Frances,  July  16,  1867;  d.  July  30,  1867. 
iv.     Simon   E.,   Aug.   2,   1868;   m.   June   22,    1899.    Mary 

O'Donnell,  and  has  four  children. 
V.      Michael  J.,  Aug.  20,  1870;  m.   Oct.  lo,   1902.   :\Iaria. 

Joyce, 
vi.     James  P.,  Mar.  9,  1872. 
vii.    Rose  A.,  Apr.  4,  1876;  m.  Nov.  2Q,  1902,  John  T.  Pen-- 

dergast,  and  has  one  child. 

3.  Thomas  (s.  of  Frank^)  ;  m.  in  1859,  Mary  Spellinan.  who  was- 
b.  in  Ireland  in  1835;  and  d.  in  1893.  Now  resides  in  Rockland. 
While  in  Hanover  resided  on  Cedar  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

6.  i.       James  F.,  August  3,  1860. 
ii.      Mary,  b.  and  d.  1862. 

iii.     Thomas  H.,  May  4,  1863  ;  uiim. 
iv.     John  A.,  Juno  23,  1865 :  d.  1888. 

7.  V.      Edward,  1867. 

vi.     M.  Elizabeth,  Nov.  5,  1868. 
vii.    Lucy  J.,  May  31,  1871 ;  d.  1877. 
viii.  Hannah  F.,  July  2,  1873;  d.  1877. 
ix.     M.  Nellie,  JanV9,  1876. 


302  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

4.  Patrick  (s.  of  Frank^)  ;  m.  in  1867,  Maria  Madigan,  dau.  of 
James  Madigan  of  Eockland.  She  was  b.  Mar.  23,  1848,  and  d. 
June  23,  1890.  Besides  on  Whiting  street,  near  North  street,  in 
house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Carrie  J.,  Dec.  30,  1868;  unm. 

8.     ii.  J.  Frank,  Nov.  18,  1870. 

iii.  Annie  M.,  May  24,  1872;  d.  Feb.  20,  1895. 

iv.  Alice  E.,  Nov.  1,  1874;  d.  Nov.  19,  1893. 

V.  Sarah  L..  Oct.  8,  1876;  d.  May  10,  1900. 

vi.  Louis  A.,  Oct.  8,  1879. 

vii.  Harry  T.,  Oct.  12,  1882. 

5.  Henry  (s.  of  Frank^)  ;  m.  Catherine  Weldon  of  Eockford, 
Illinois.     Has  4  children,  all  born  in  Illinois. 

6.  James  F.  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  in  1883,  Hannah  Shea,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Shea  of  Hinghani.     Now  resides  in  Brockton. 

Children : 
i.       Charles,  b.  Dec.  6,  1896. 

7.  Edward  (s.  of  Thomas-^)  ;  m.  in  1894,  Mary  Connors,  dau.  of 
Patrick  Connors  of  E.  Weymouth.     Eesides  in  Eockland. 

Child : 
i.       Lawrence,  b.  July  2,  1895. 

8.  J.  Frank  (s.  of  Patrick-*);  m.  Oct.  14,  1897,  Catherine  E. 
Leary,  dau.  of  John  Leary,  of  Hingham. 

Children : 
i.       Ealph  H.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Aug.  13,  1898. 
ii.      Francis  L.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  29,  1901. 
iii.     Norman  J.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  6,  1904, 
iv.     Kathleen,  Feb'y  7,  1908. 

GEEENE. 

1.     Fred  E.  (s.  of  Joseph  W.),  b.  Apr.  10,  1867,  in  Blue  Hill,  Me. ; 
m.  Ada  F.  Perkins,  dau.  of  Lewis  Perkins  (3). 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Harold  L.,  June  30,  1903. 

GEIFFIN. 

1.     Frederick  H.  (s.  of  David  H.),  b.  in  Lynn,  Apr.  5,  1864;  m. 
Dec.  25,  1888,  Mary  A.  Abbott,  dau.  of  Albion  F.  Abbott.     She 
was  b.  in  Charlestown,  Dec.  23,  1866. 
Children : 

i.       Frederick  E.,  b.  in  Somerville,  May  10,  1892. 

ii.      Anna  M.,  b.  in  Weston,  July  k,  1895. 

iii.     Everett  A.,  b.  in  Weston,  June  22,  1898. 

iv.     Viola  M.,  b.  in  Somerville,  June  4,  1902. 


GENEALOGIES.  203 

GRIFFIN. 

1.  Jeremiah  (s.  of  Michael),  b.  in  Ireland  about  1829;  m.  Nov. 
30,  1867,  Katherine  Murpli}-,  dau.  of  Mieiiael  Murphy.  She  was 
b.  in  Ireland,  June  24,  183!).  He  d.  Oct.  5,  1902.  Family  now 
resides  in  Whitman.  While  in  Hanover,  resided  on  Myrtle  street. 
Children : 

i.       Margaret  F.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Jan.  10,  1869;  unm. 

ii.      Michael  E.,  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Apr.  28,  1870;  tnim. 

iii.  William  II.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Jan.  17,  1872;  d.  iiiiiu., 
Nov.  25,  1902. 

iv.     John  A.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  3,  1873;  unm. 

V.      Mary  L.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Apr.  4,  1876;  d.  Dec.  18,  1900. 

vi.     Jeremiali,  b.  in  Hanover,  Dec.  20,  1878;  unm. 

GROSE. 

1.  Isaac;  m.  Oct.  27,  1740,  Ruth  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Benjamin 
Sylvester  (2).    He  d.  Oct.  17,  1773. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Mary,  Mar.  21,  1742 ;  m.  Apr.  2,  1789,  Morris  H.  ("Uirk. 

ii.  Sarah,  Apr.  21,  1743;  d.  May  6,  1774. 

iii.  Ruth,  1746;  d.  Sept.  6,  1820. 

iv.  Thomas,  1747;  d.  June  26,  1798. 

2.  V.  Samuel,  1749. 
vi.  Jacol). 

vii.    Zilpha,  1752:  d.  Mar.  17,  1808. 
viii.     Elizabeth,  d.  July  23,  1775. 
ix.     Isaac,  1756;  d.  July  28,  1804. 

2.  Samuel  (s.  of  Isaac^)  ;  m.  first,  Feb.  24,  1780,  Elizabeth  Tor- 
rey;  m.  secondly.  Mar.  3,  1791,  Submit  Gardner  of  Hingham.  She 
d.  Sept.  15,  1816,  aged  45  years,  and  he  d.  Nov.  16,  1817.  Soldier 
in  the  Revolution. 

Children  by  wife  Elizabeth,  bt^rii  in  Hanover: 

i.  Elizabeth  T.;  ra.  first,  Nov.  29,  1803,  Nathaniel  Pratt 
of  Halifax;  and  secondly,  Joseph  Sylvester  (3). 

ii.      Mary,  m.  Aug.  3,  1800,  David  Turner,  of  Hanover. 

iii.     Ruth,  m.  Feb.  20,  1800,  Thomas  Winslow  (1). 
By  wife  Submit : 

iv.  Sarah  S.,  m.  Hari-is  W.  Totman  of  Scituate.  He  d. 
1852.  ' 

V.      Pamelia,  m.  William  Lucas  of  Plymouth. 

vi.     Sylvia,  m.  Nathaniel   Bennet. 

vii.    Nathaniel,  drowned. 

viii.     Melzar,  Dec.  5,  1808;  1.  in  Cohasset. 

3.  ix.     Ansel  G.,  July  14,  1803. 

X.  Nathaniel,  m.  and  resided  in  Abington.  Had  a  son, 
Byron  Grose. 

3.  Ansel  G.  (s.  of  SamueP)  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1816,  Rebecca  Wilder, 


4. 

i. 

5. 

ii. 

6. 

iii, 

iv. 

204  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

dau.  of  Laban  Wilder  (1).  He  d.  Apr.,  1891,  and  she  d.  May  20, 
1897.     Eesided  in  South  Scituate. 

Children;  first  four  born  in  Hanover;  others  born  in  South 
Scituate : 
Henry  A.,  Mar.  18,  1826. 
Charles,  June  15,  1828. 
Dexter,  June  9,  1830. 

Nelson,  Aug.  12,  1832;  m.  Catherine  Hersey,  dau.  of 

Caleb  Hersey  of  Hingham.    Children  born  in  Hing- 

ham:  Charles  W.,  Marshall,  Webster  A.,  and  Annie 

W. 

V.      Eebecca,  Sept.  22,  1834;  unm. 

vi.     Mary  E.,  Sept.  20,  1836 ;  m.  James  Perkins,  and  has 

children:  Everett  and  Lillian. 
vii.    Helen  M.,  Dec.  1,  1838;  d.  Oct.  1,  1840. 
viii.     Jolm  D.,  Dec.   1,   1840;  m.  Lydia  Hobart,   dau.   of 
Bela  Hobart  of  Hingham.    Eesides  in  Maine.     Ch. : 
Marion,  Bessie,  Herbert  D.,  and  Pearle. 
ix.     George  W.,  Jan.  14,  1844;  d.  Mar.  17,  1847. 
X.      Edward  E.,  Sept.  14,  1845;  d.  Apr.  27,  1846. 
xi.     Ellen,    June    24,    1848;    m.    Feb'y    18,    1864,    Alonzo 
Hobart,  s.  of  Albert  Hobart,  of  Eockland.     Eesides 
in  Elgin,  Illinois.     Child: 

i.       A.  Claude,  b.  1875;  m.  June  4,  1907,  Florence 
Shurtleff,  dau.  of  Herbert  Shurtleff. 
xii.    Emma,  Feb'y  27,  1851 ;  m.  June  16,  1872,  Dr.  Herbert 
Shurtleff,  s.  of  Alvah  Shurtleff,  of  Mattapoisett.   He 
d.  April,  1882.     Children: 
i.       Florence,  Feb'y  19,  1877;  m.  A.  Claude  Hobart^ 

gr.  s.  of  Ansel  G.  Grose   (3). 
ii.      Ethel,  Feb'y  24,  1881. 

4.  Henry  A.  (s.  of  Ansel  G.^) ;  m.  July  11,  1847,  Julia  A.  Curtis^ 
dau.  of  Job  Curtis  of  Scituate.  She  d.  in  1906.  Eesided  in  Elgin, 
HI. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate : 
i.       George  H.,  Nov.  22,  1849;  m.  first,  —  Chamberlin;  m. 

secondly,   Emma   Pension.      No   children.      Eesided 

in  Elgin,  111. 
ii.      Adaline,  m.   G.   Francis   Stoddard,  and  has  children^ 

Irving,  Elsie  and  Julia, 
iii.     Julia,  d.  young. 

5.  Charles  (s.  of  Ansel  G.^)  ;  m.  July  11,  1847,  Mary  A.  Hobart, 
dau.  of  Elijah  Hobart  of  Hingham.  She  was  b.  in  Hingham,  Feb. 
26,  1827.  He  d.  Deo.  4,  1892.  Shoe  manufacturer.  Eesided  in 
Norwell. 

Children : 
i.       Charles  W.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Apr.  24,  1849 ;  m.  Nov.  38, 
1871,  Elsie  F.  Twombly,  dau.  of  Joseph  Twombly, 
of  Somerville.     No  children. 


GEXEALOGIES.  205 

ii.  Mary  T.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  Dec.  24,  1855 ;  m.  Elwyn 
T.  Wright  of  lackland,  s.  of  Lorenzo  Wright.  Ch. : 
C.  Irving,  A.  May  and  Janet  A. 

iii.  Ansel  H.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  Nov.  5,  1SG6 ;  d.  Oct.  27. 
1891. 

6.  Dexter  (s.  of  Ansel  G.-'O  ;  m.  May  21,  1857,  Catherine  B. 
Whitmg,  dau.  of  Charles  Whiting  of  Hingham.  Resides  in  Abing- 
ton.     Postmaster. 

Children;  first  two  born  in  Hingham,  others  in  Abington- 
i.       George  D.,  Feb'y  10,  1859 ;  m.  Esther  Crockett  of  Sum- 
ner, Me.     Resides  in  Sumner,  Me.     Has  one  child. 
Esther  D. 
ii.      Annie  F.,  Sept.  26,  1800 ;  unm. 
iii.     Charles  W.,  May  28,  18C5. 

iv.     Arthur  W.,  July  17,  1868;  m.  Emily  Arnold,  dau.  of 
Jonathan   Arnold,   and   has   two   children   born    in 
Stoughton,  Arthur  D.,  and  Sarah  L.     A  clergyman. 
V.      Fannie  D.,  Feb'y  5,  1871. 

vi.     Catherine  W.,  Jan'y  18,  1873;  m.  Samuel  H.  Kay  and 
resides  in  Chicago. 

GURNEY. 

1.  Josiah  R.  (s.  of  Jonathan  R.),  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Jan.  20, 
1823;  m.  Oct.  12,  1845,  Emily  J.  Leach,  dau.  of  Oliver  Leaeh. 
She  was  b.  in  Brockton,  Mar.  8,  1825.  He  d.  May  8,  1888.  While 
in  Hanover  he  resided  on  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Water  street, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children : 

i.       Emily  J.,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Mar.  2,  1848;  d.  Sept., 

1848. 
ii.      George,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Jan.  29,  1849 ;  m.  first,  Nov. 

18,  1869,  Abby  A.  Studley,  dau.  of  Hiram  Stud  ley 

(12).     She  d.   Sept.  28,  1870.        He  m.  secondly, 

Eveline  Litchfield,  dau.  of  William  Litchfield.     She 

d.  Feb.  18,  1881.       He  m.  thirdly,  Jennie  M.  Gay, 

dau.  of  Bradford  Gay. 
iii.     Lucy  J.,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Dec.  9,  1851;  m.  Edwin  W. 

Stockbridge  (21). 
iv.     Josiah  M.,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Sept.  10,  1854;  m.  Emma 

Sears,  dau.  of  Barnabas  Sears.    He  d.  Nov.  22,  1886. 
V.      Rosabel  S.,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Mar,  24,  1857;  m.  Her- 

vey  Dunham,  s.  of  Cornelius  Dunham, 
vi.     Lillian  M.,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  May  29,  1860;  m.   N. 

Mark  Williams,  s.  of  Hiram  Williams. 
vii.    Mary  E.,  b.  in  S.  Abington,  Apr.  21,  1863;  m.  George 

Morrow,  s.  of  George  Morrow. 
2.     viii.     Elmer  G.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  10,  1867. 


206  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

2.     Elmer  G.,  (s.  of  Josiah  R.i) ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1889,  Cora  Willis, 
dan.  of  Henry  A.  Willis. 
Children : 

i.       Stuart  W.,  Oct.  26,  1891. 

ii.      Emily  E.,  Nov.  11,  1895. 

GURNEY.. 

1.     Reuben  S.  (s.  of  Benoni),  b.  in  Abington,  April  28,  1824;  m. 
first,  Aug.  9,  1849,  Experience  Hall,  dau.  of  Noah  Hall,  of  Maine. 
She  d.  Aug.,  1888,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Sept.  14,  1897,  Catherine 
M.  Bruce,  dau.  of  Alexander  McLane,  of  P.  E.  I.     She  was  b. 
Jan'y  6,  1856.     Served  in  the  Civil  War. 
Children : 
i.       Cordelia,  b.  in  Weymouth,  June  5,  1850. 
ii.      Reuben  A.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Aug.  12,  1853;  m.  and  re- 
sides in  Pembroke.     Has  a  dau..  Flora  W.,  who  m. 
Fred  E.  MacDonald  (1). 
iii.     Rebeeca  F.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Dec.  21,  1856. 

GURNEY. 

1.  Benoni  (s.  of  Benoni,  and  brother  of  Reuben  S.)  ;  m.  first, 
Oct.  14,  1846,  Eliza  W.  Delano  of  Duxbury.  She  d.  Jan'y  9,  1860, 
aged  36  years.  While  in  Hanover  he  resided  on  King  street.  Re- 
moved to  Weymouth,  and  m.  secondly,  Rebecca .     He  d. 

March,  1910. 

Children  by  wife  Eliza  W.,  most  of  whom  were  born  in  H. : 

i.       Eliza,  m.  Henry  Roberts  and  resides  in  Weymouth. 

ii.      Charles  H.,  resides  in  St.  John,  N.  B. 

iii.     Willard  A.,  m.  and  resides  in  Abington. 
Seven  children  died  in  infancy  or  early  life. 

GURNEY. 

1.     Joseph  W.  (s.  of  Melvin),  b.  Sept.  3,  1814;  m.  May  25,  1837, 
lantha  E.  Studley,  dau.  of  David  Studley  (8).       He  d.  Aug.  28, 
1869,  and  his  wid.  d.  July  4,  1895. 
Children : 

2.  i.       Warren  S.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  5,  1839. 

ii.      Matilda  J.,  March  8,  1841;  m.  Oct.  22,  1860,  Peter 
Curtis,  a  s.  of  Peter,  and  a  gr.  s.  of  Seth  Curtis  (36) 
She  d.  Jan'y  19,  1902.      Children : 
i.       Carrie    G.,   b.    Feb.    15,    1861;   m.    Henry   W. 

Brewster   of   Rockland, 
ii.      Florence  G.,  b.  March  11,  1863;  d.  March  30, 

1894. 

3.  iii.     Lysander  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  8,  1843. 

iv.     Ann  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Dec.   20,  1847;  m.   Nov.   28, 
1866,  Benjamin  A.  Burrell  of  Rockland.     Ch. : 


GENJCALOGIES.  307 

i.       Harry  W.,  b.  March  10,  1871 ;  m.  Harriet  11. 

Hunt,  dau.  of  James  H.  Hunt  of  Eockland. 
ii.      Florence  L.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1877;  m.  Edward  W. 
Harlow,  and  has  children  Edward  W.  and  Lyle  B. 
iii.     Kal])li   W.,  b.  Aug.  21,  1880. 
V.      Lilla  A.,  b.  iMay  18,  1855;  d.  Aug.  31,  1855. 

2.  Warren  S.  (s.  of  Joseph  W.^)  ;  m.  iirst,  Winifred  llawkes 
of  Provincetown,  and  m.  secondly,  Mary  Sturtevant  of  Brockton. 

Children  born  in  Brockton  : 
i.       Fred,  d.  in  Brockton,  aged  about  21  years, 
ii,      Harvey,  ni.  and  had  one  son.     Is  now  dead, 
iii.     Melvin,  living,  unm.,  in  Mexico  City. 

3.  Lysander  F.  (s.  of  Josepli  W.');  ni.  June  3,  1866,  Chloe  R. 
Lyon.    He  d.  Nov.  20,  1905. 

Children : 
i.       Frank  E.,  b.  July  22,  1SG7;  m.>  June  29,  1893,  Cornelia 

A.  Churchill.     Child,  Studley  C,  b.  June  2,  1898; 

d.  Sept.  8,  1898. 
ii.      Merton  S.,  b.  April  14,  1869;  m.  June  25,  1894,  Ella 

G.  Packard.     Children: 

i.       Dorotliy  K.,  b.  Aug.  .30,  1895. 

ii.      Marion  L.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1898. 

iii.     Fred  P.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1905. 
iii.     Sanfoi-d  K.,  b.  Oct.  30,  1875;  ni.  Jan.  28,  1903,  Mabel 

F.  Crocker.     Children: 

i.       Joseph  G.,  b.  July  17,  1903. 

ii.      Richard  C,  1).  March  20,  1906. 

GUTH. 

1.  Theodore  K.  (s.  of  Carl),  b.  at  Heilbronn,  in  Germany,  April 
1st,  1862;  m.  Nov.  30,  1886,  Jennie  B.  Scott,  dau.  of  (kpt.  Eobert 
Scott.  She  was  born  at  Beverly,  Mass.,  January  22,  1867.  Came 
to  Hanover  in  the  spring  of  1904.  Resides  on  Washington  street, 
at  Pantooset,  near  North  river  bridge.  President  of  the  Spencer 
Turbine  Company. 

Child  born  at  Maiden,  Mass. : 
i.       Fanny  T.,  Sept.  9,  1887;  m.  Oct.  12,  1910,  Elisha  W. 
Cobb. 

HACKETT. 

1.     Wallace  (s.  of  Joseph  H.  of  Richmond,  Me.),  b.  Mar.  10,  1868; 
m.  Sept.  1,  1894,  Ada  P.  Bryant,  dau.  of  Oscar  Bryant,  of  Taun- 
ton.      She  was  b.  Nov.  9,  1877.       Resides  on  Webster  street  in 
house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children  born  in  Norwell. 

i.       Joseph  M.,  Mar.  11,  1897. 

ii.      Cinderella  M.,  May  1,  1899. 


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HALL. 


1.     Benjamin  B.  (s.  of  Danforth,  of  Marshfield)  b.  in  Marshfield, 
Apr.  10,  1809;  m.  Nov.  26,  1838,  Nancy  N.  Curtis,  dau.  of  Na- 
thaniel Curtis  (47).       She  d.  Aug.  30,  1905.       He  d.  Feb.  25, 
.1894.      Eesided  on  Center  street. 
Children : 
i.       B.  Everett,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Apr.  11,  1840;  1.  in  N.  Y., 

unm. 
ii.      N.  Aurelia,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Oct.  30,  1843 ;  m.  Morton 

V.  Bonney  (1). 
iii.     Sarah  C,  b.  in  Hanover,  Jan.  18,  1846;  d.  Feb.  11, 

1846. 
iv.     Helen  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  31,  1848;  m.  Jan.  25,  1881,  Dr. 
George  W.  Keith.       Ch:  Jessie  V.,  b.  in  Oakland, 
California,  Dec.  24,  1881;  m.  Edward  H.  Tindale,  s. 
of  Thomas  Tindale  (1). 
V.     Francis  A.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  1,  1850;  d.  unm.  Feb.  13, 

1900. 
vi.     Warren  I.,  b.  in  H.,  July  14,  1857. 

HAMILTON. 

1.     Daniel  F.   (s.  of  Hance)  b.  in  Stewiacke,  Nova  Scotia,  Nov. 
28,  1850;  m.  July  29,  1882,  S.  Jane  Blaikie,  dau.  of  James  Blaikie. 
She  was  b.  in  Stewiacke,  Nova  Scotia,  August  5,  1851.     Came  to 
H.  in  1886,  and  removed  to  Eockland  in  1904. 
Children : 
i.       May  E.,  b.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  Nov.  19,  1883. 
ii.      Francis  W.,  b.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  July  20,  1885;  m, 
Oct.  23,  1906,  Minnie  L.  Depew,  dau.  of  Stephen 
Depew. 
iii.     Robert  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  20,  1891. 

HAMMOND. 

1.     Charles,  b.  in  Germany  in  1840;  m.  Mary  A.  Arnold,  dau.  of 

George  Arnold.      She  was  b.  in  Blanford,  Abbey  Milton,  England. 

Served  in  the  Prussian  War.      Came  to  this  country  at  the  close  of 

this  war,  and  died  soon  after. 

Child  born  in  Boston,  Mass. : 
i.  Charles,  b.  Nov.  14,  1874.  Graduated  from  Yale  Med- 
ical School  in  1904.  House  physician  and  surgeon, 
New  Haven  City  Hospital  in  1904  and  1906.  Came 
to  Hanover  in  1906.  Eesides  on  Washington  street, 
corner  of  Rockland  street,  his  mother  living  with 
him.       Unmarried. 

HAMMOND. 

1.     Joseph  T.  (s.  of  Francis)  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  23,  1833 ;  m.  Ellen  C. 


o. 

111. 

4. 

iv. 

V. 

5. 

vi. 

6. 

vii. 

viii 

GENEALOGIES.  209 

Barrell,  dau.  of  Benjaiiiiii  Barrel  1,  oi'  !S.  Scituate.  He  d.  Dec.  19, 
1905. 

Children : 
2.     i.       L.  Frank,  b.  in  Xorwell,  Mar.  1,  18G0. 

ii.      S.  Oscar,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  24,  1<S65;  ni.  Elizabetli  iS'orris, 
of  Dedham,  and  has  ch :  Marjorie,  b.  in  Dedham. 
Cliarles  F.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  24,  18G8. 
George  H.,  b.  in  Eockland,  Mar.  3,  1870. 
Charlotte  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  1,  1872;  ni.,  July  15,  1898, 
Alfred  Lincoln,  s.  of  x\lfred  Lincoln,  of  Carver.     ]S"o 
ch.    Lives  in  Bridgewater. 
Benjamin  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  11,  1875. 
Herbert  F..  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  17,  1877. 
Elizabeth  I.,  b.  in  H.,  July  31,   1879;  m.   in   1898, 
Charles  E.  Chamberlin,  s.  of  Arthur  B.  Chamberlin, 
and  gr.  son  of  Josiah  W.  Chamberlin  (6). 
ix.     Xellie  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  26,  1881;  m.  Apr.  14,  1900, 
Henry  W.  Bates,  s.  of  Henrv  L.  Bates,  of  XorwelL 
Ch.  born  in  Norwell :  Ethel  M.,  Oct.  18,  1904. 
7.     X.      William,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  19,  1885. 

2.  L.  Frank  (s.  of  Joseph  T.^)  ;  m.  Xov.  29,  1882,  Juliette  W. 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  >.athaniel  B.  Sylvester,  of  Norwell.  Resides  in 
Worwell.      Representative. 

Children  born  in  Xorwell : 
i.       Sylvanus  I.,  Feb.  12,  1884;  d.  Mar.  18,  1885. 
ii.      Marian  T.,  Sept.  24,  1890. 
iii.     Arthur  X.,  Aug.  3,  1896. 

3.  Charles  F.  (s.  of  Joseph  T.i)  ;  m.  in  1896,  Bertha  W.  Fish,, 
dau.  of  Wilbur  Fish,  of  Marshfield. 

Children : 
i.       Priscilla,  b.  in  Norwell,  Dec,  1896. 
ii.      Lloyd,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Mar.,  1899. 

4.  George  H.  (s.  of  Joseph  T.i)  ;  m.  Mar.  2,  1890,  Nellie  E.  Do- 
herty,  of  Woburn.      Resides  in  Salem. 

Children : 
i.       Ellsworth,  b.  in  Abington. 
ii.      Helen,  b.  in  Stoneham. 
iii.     Forrest,  b.  in  Abington. 

5.  Benjamin  B.  (s.  of  Joseph  T.^)  :  m.  in  1898,  Viola  S.  Lawton, 
dau.  of  Francis  Lawton.  of  Fall  River.      Resides  in  Brockton. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mabel  F.,  Dec.  11,  1898. 

6.  Herbert  F.  (s.  of  Josepli  T.i)  ;  m.  in  1905,  Stella  Freeman,  of 
Prince  Edward  Island. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Herbert  F.,  Apr.  4,  1906. 


210  HISTORY    OF   HANOVEE. 

7.     William    (s.  of  Joseph  T.^)  ;  m.   Georgianna  Bates,  dau.   of 
Henry  L.  Bates,  of  Norwell.      Resides  in  Norwell. 
Children : 

i.       Marian. 

ii.      Helen  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  2,  1905. 

HAMMOND. 

1.     Henry  M.   (s.  of  Francis)   b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  3,  1825 ;  m. 
July  18,  1854,  Rebecca  Johnson,  dau.  of  Enoch  Johnson.      She  was 
b.  in  Boston,  May  4,  1836.      He  d.  Dec.  20,  1897.      She  d.  Oct.  16, 
1907.      Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  end  of  East  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elizabeth  J.,  Sept.  17,  1857;  m.  Aug.  30,  1874,  Frank 
Hollis,  of  South  Weymouth,  and  d.  Aug.  29,  1895. 
He  d.  in  1896.      Had  ch:    Grace,  William,  Everett, 
Mamie  and  Delia,  all  b.  in  S.  Weymouth, 
ii.      Joseph  H.,  Apr.,  1859;  d.  Jan.  15,  1866. 
iii.     Mary  J.,  Dee.  16,  1861 ;  unm. 
iv.     Florence  E.,  Apr.  18,  1879 ;  unm. 

HANDY. 

1.  William  E.,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Apr.  9,  1804;  m.  Dec.  19, 
1832,  Isabella  Henderson,  of  Boston.  Came  to  H.  abt.  1836.  He 
was  lost  at  sea  in  the  fall  of  1848.  His  wid.  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  19, 
1856,  aet.  43  yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Ann  M.,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Sept.  25,  1833 ;  d.. 

unm.  in  H.,  Mar.  1,  1883. 
ii.      Caroline  B.,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  May  2,  1835;  m. 
Joel  A.  Munroe,  of  Waterford,  Me.       No  ch.       She 
d.  in  H.,  Feb.  21,  1902.      He  d.  in  Me.,  1897. 
iii.     Cornelia  A.,  b.  in  H.,  August  2,  1838 ;  m.  May  1,  1855, 
William  Capell,  s.  of  Wm.  Capell,  of  England.     Ch: 
i.       George  N.,  b.  in  So.   Scituate,  Jan.  30,  1856. 
ii.     Isabella  A.,  b.  in  So.  Soituate,  March  27,  1859; 
m.  Ezra  E.   Stetson,  s.  of  James  H.   Stetson,  of 
Marshfield,   and  has  children:   Harold   E.,  b.   in 
Marshfield,  August  19,  1885,  and  Ethel  I.,  b.  in 
H.,  Sept.  13,  1892. 
iii.     Minnie  E.,  b.  in  Ohio,  April  5,  1861;  m.  Clin- 
ton E.  Delano. 
iv.     Frederick  W.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  Jan.  9,  1875; 
m.  March  5,  1899,  Olive  F.  Jewett,  dau.  of  John 
Jewott  (1),  and  has  ch.  b.  in  Norwell,  Lois  J. 
iv.     Isabella  M.,  b.  in  H.  July  7,  1841 ;  m.  Charles  Dyer  (2). 
2.     V.      William  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  19,  1848. 

2.  William  E.  (s.  of  William  E.^)  ;  m.  July  2,  1879,  Mabel  Ames, 
dau.  of  James  Ames,  of  Saxonville,  Mass.    He  d.  Feb.  6,  1900.    Re- 


GENEALOGIES.  211 

sided  on  Broadway  in  the  liouse  now  occupied  by  Arthur  C.  Thomas. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  E.,  Jan.  28,  1882 ;  unm. 
3.     ii.      John  ^^.^  Apr.  14,  1884. 
iii.     Carrie  E.,  Mar.  6,  1886. 
iv.     Louis  B.,  Mar.  7,  1889. 

3.     John   K    (s.   of  William   E.^)  ;   m.   Alice   Phillips,   dau.   of 
Charles  Phillips,  of  Pembroke. 
Child : 
i.       Kenneth. 

HAN^EY. 

1.  Dennis  (s.  of  William,  of  Eockland)  ;  m.  Maria  Callaghan, 
dau.  of  John  Callaghan.  He  d.  Oct.  2d,  1884,  and  she  m.  2d,  Jan. 
10,  1886,  Edward  McEnroe,  s.  of  Michael  McEnroe  (1).  Resided 
on  "\Miiting  street,  north  of  Webster  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  but  not  now  residents : 

i.       William  E..  Deo.  8,  1871. 

ii.      Mary  J.,  May  6,  1873. 

iii.     Ina  J.,  June  11,  1877. 

HANSEX. 

1.  Julius  M.  (s.  of  Lars,  of  Denmark)  b.  Feb.  14,  1854.  Came 
to  n.,  1895;  m.  Xov.  9,  1880,  Laura  A.  Dreier,  of  Copenhagen, 
Denmark.  Eesides  on  Circuit  street,  corner  of  Plain  street,  in 
house  constructed,  probably  by  Turner  Stetson,  the  first  occu- 
pant of  these  premises  being  William  Estes. 
Children  born  in  Copenhagen : 

i.       Ellen  L.,  Oct.  6,  1881;  m.  Frederick  L.  Xielson  (1). 

ii.      Martin  W.,  June  6,  1883. 

HAXSOX. 

1.  E.  Andrew  (s.  of  Samuel,  of  Boston)  ;  m.  first,  Hannah  Crane, 
dau.  of  John  Crane,  of  Braintree.  She  d.  and  he  m.  secondly.  Apr. 
9,  1854,  Mehitable  Brooks,  dau.  of  Samuel  Brooks  (5).  She  d. 
June  25,  1892,  and  he  d.  June  17,  1897.  Eesided  on  Main  street 
in  the  "Mann  House." 

Child  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Mehitable : 
2.     i.       Samuel  B.,  Aug.  5,  1861. 

2.  Samuel B.  (s.  of  E.  Andrew^)  ;  m.  Aug.  12,  1896,  H.  Elizabeth 
Anderson,  dau.  of  Capt.  David  Anderson,  of  Charlottetown.  P.  E. 
I.      She  was  b.  Sept.  7,  1872.      Eesides  in  his  father's  house. 

Children : 
i.       Pearl  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  16,  1898. 
ii.      Helen  M.,  b.  in  Charlotteto'WTi,  Aug.  27,  1902. 
iii.     Muriel  E..  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  27,  1904. 


212  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

HAEDING. 

1.  Setli  W.  (s.  of  John,  of  E.  Bridgewater)  and  probably  a  de- 
scendant of  John,  of  Braintree ;  m.  Cynthia  J.  Tribou,  dau.  of  John 
Tribou  (1).  Lived  on  Centre  street,  near  Teague's  bridge,  in 
house  constructed  by  himself.  Shoemaker.  She  d.  Mar.  23, 
1904.      He  d.  Jan.  30,  1903,  ae.  80  yrs.,  7  mos. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Everett  E.  June  8,  1849;  d.  Oct.  27,  1851. 
ii.      Henry  B.  Nov.  3,  1852;  m.  Aug.  30,  1877,  Helen  A. 

Shaw,  dau.  of  Zenas  Shaw.     Besides  in  Hanson. 

No  ch. 
2.     iii.     E.   Clayton,  Feb.   15,   1850. 

iv.     Alice  S.,  June  9,  1858;  m.   Sept.  20,   1877,  Geo.  T. 

Bowker,  s.  of  George  T.  Bowker,  of  Hanson.       She 

d.  Feb.  25,  1904. 
V.      Irving,  April,  1862;  d.  Aug.  11,  1862. 

2.  E.  Clayton  (s.  of  Seth  W.^)  ;  m.  Oct.  3,  1875,  Julia  E.  Pratt, 
dau.  of  Jacob  D.  Pratt  (1).  Resided  corner  of  Broadway  and 
Winter  street,  in  the  "John  Puffer"  house.    He  d.  April  25,  1902. 

Children : 
i.       Lottie  E.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Feb.  2,  1876;  m.  Wesley  E. 

Sturtevant  (2). 
ii.      Annie  S.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  IS,  1879;  m.  Jan.  7, 
1903,  Arthur  E.  Sacalow. 

HARLOW. 

1.  Asa,  b.  in  Sharon ;  ni.  Louisa  Foster,  dau.  of  Joseph  Foster 
(1)  He  d.  Feb.  7,  1845,  aged  38  yrs,  and  his  wid.  m.  John  Puf- 
fer (1). 

Children : 
i.       Maria;  d.  young, 
ii.      Louisa;  d.  young. 

2.  iii.     Henry  A.,  b.  in  Sharon,  July  25,  1838. 

iv.     Betsey  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  29,  1844;  m.  John  Jl.  Cooper 

(1). 

2.  Henry  A.  (s.  of  Asa^)  ;  m.  Apr.  4,  1861,  Lydia  H.  Sturtevant, 
dau.  of  George  Sturtevant  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  in  Pem- 
broke, June  20,  1840.  Resides  on  Center  street,  near  Grove  street, 
in  the  "Robbins"  house. 

Child  born  in  Pembroke: 

3.  i.       Asa  W.,  Mar.  31,  1866. 

3.  Asa  W.  (s.  of  Henry  A.2)  ;  m.  Feb.  3,  1892,  Laura  B.  Wyatt, 
dau.  of  Eli  Wyatt,  of  Ashland,  111.  She  d.  in  the  West  several 
years  ago. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Naomi,  Dec.  24,  1894. 
ii.      Edward  W.,  Apr.  1,  1898. 


GENEALOGIES.  ?13 

IIARXDEX. 

1.  Albert  (s.  of  Samuel),  b.  in  Demuark,  Me..  Sept.  24.  1S51. 
Came  to  H.,  Sept.,  1903.  mim.  Resides  on  Washington  street  in 
tlie  "Daniel  Chapman"  house. 

HARHADEN. 

1.  Eev.  Frank  S.  (s.  of  Timothy)  b.  in  Conoord.  Xew  Hampshire, 
May  30.  1S45 ;  m.  tirst,  Lizzie  11.  Carr.  dan.  of  Benjamin  Carr. 
She  d.  ^[arch  9,  1S91 ;  m.  secondly.  June  S.  1893.  Eliza  S.  Sylves- 
ter, dau.  of  Edmund  Q.  Sylvester  (-^8).  He  d.  July  •?9.  "l905. 
Rector  of  St.  Andrew's  church. 

HARRIS. 

1.  James  J.,  (s.  of  William,  of  Pembroke)  ;  m.  Oct.  4,  1860, 
Betsey  S.  Hollis.  dau.  of  Abel  Hollis  (1).  He  d.  Xov.  37,  1886, 
figed  69  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  18,  1903.  Resided  on  Broadway, 
wiiere  James  Jones  now  resides. 

Cliildren  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Annie  E..  Sept.  19.  1861:  m.  Oct.  19.  18T9.  Isaac  W. 

Magoun.  of  ^larsh field,  s.   of   Andrew  T.   Maiioun. 

Ch.  born  in  Marshtield: 

i.       Arthur  V..  ^lar.  16,  1881. 

ii.      Charles  IX,  Apr.  33,  188-1. 

iii.     Elliot  F.,  Jan.  3T,  1886. 

iv.     Tracv  II.,  Mav  1,  1901. 
3.     ii.      William  E.,*Feb.  39.'l864. 

iii.     Francis  C.  Jan.  39,  1867:  d.  Apr.  9.  186^ 

iv.     Sarah  J.,  Feb.  33.  1869;  m.  Herbert  0.  Simmons  (1). 

2.  William  E.  (s.  of  James  J.M  ;  m.  tirsT,  Oct.  11.  1898.  Sarah  F. 
Smith,  dau.  of  Albert  Smith  (4).  She  d.  Sept.  30,  1903.  and  he 
ni.  secondly,  in  1904.  Julia  Beocher.  dau.  ot'  James  Beecher.  She 
was  b.  in  Ireland.  July  9,  1875. 

Child  born  in  Hanover,  bv  wife  Sarah  F. : 

i.       William  F..  Sept.  13.  1903. 
Bv  wife  Julia : 

"ii.      Earl.  Dec.  4.  1901. 

iii.     James   E..  Jan.   39.   1906. 

HARRIS. 

1.     Thomas  It.    (s.  of  Thonuis)   b.  in  X'ew   l^runswirk,  Apr.  26, 
1870:  m.  Dec.  17,  1890,  ]\[.  Abbv  Perrv,  dau.  of  Joseph  IVrrv  (38). 
Children: 
i.       ]\[aynard  II.,  b.  in  Rockland.  Feb.  33,  1893. 
ii.      :Marion  C.  b.  in  Rockland.  Dec.  4.  1894. 
iii.     Stanlev  A.,  b.   in   Rockland.  June  2(\,  1897;  d.  Aug., 

1897. 
iv.     Samuel  H.,  b.  in  11..  ,lulv  31.  1900. 
V.      Burton  E.  F.,  b.  in  H..  Mav  37,  1905. 


214  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

HAEVEY. 

1.     Francis  (s.  of  Bernard)  b.  in  Berkshire,  Vt.,  Apr.  2,  1851;  m. 
Sept.  14,  1891,  Annie  E.  Pool,  dau.  of  James  G.  Pool,  of  London, 
Eng.      She  was  b.  March  15,  1860.      Came  to  H.,  1898.      Eesides 
on  Whiting  street,  in  the  "George  W.  Turner"  house. 
Child : 
i.       Dora  E.,  Dec.  12,  1894. 

HATCH. 

1.  William,  a  merchant  of  Sandwich,  England,  came  to  Massa- 
chusetts before  1633,  as  in  that  year  he  was  made  freeman  of 
Plymouth.  He  d.  Nov.  6,  1651.  He  came  to  Scituate,  about 
1634,  and  built  his  house  on  the  top  of  the  hill  at  Belle  House 
Neck.  He  was  the  first  ruling  Elder  of  the  Second  Church,  in 
1643. 

Children  born  in  England : 
i.       Jane;  m.  John  Lovell,  and  had  9  children. 
ii.      Annie;  m.  Nov.  2,  1643,  Lieut.  James  Torrey,  of  Scit- 
uate; had  10  ch.       She  d.  July  6,  1665. 

2.  iii.     Walter,  abt.  1625. 

iv.     Hannah;  m.  Dec.  6,  1648,  Samuel  Utley,  of  Scituate. 
V.      William;  d.  in  Virginia  abt.  1656;  m.  Abigail,  dau,  of 

John  Hewes,  "the  Welchman,"  of  Scituate.       Had 

one  dau.  Phebe. 

3.  vi.     Jeremiah. 

2.  Walter  (s.  of  William^),  Freeman  in  1658;  m.  May  6,  1650, 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Thomas  Holbrook,  of  Weymouth.       She  d.  and 

he  m.  secondly,  Aug.  5,  1674,  Mary  .       He  d.  about  Mar., 

1701;  will  proved  Apr.  2,  1701.  Had  8  ch.  by  w.  Elizabeth,  one 
only  of  whom  had  descendants  in  Hanover : 

4.  i.       Israel,  Mar.  25,  1667. 

3.  Jeremiah  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  abt.  1657,  Mary,  dau.  of  John 
Hewes  "the  Welchman."  She  was  living  in  1713,  having  survived 
her  husband.  He  d.  1712-13,  as  his  will  was  proved  Mar.  16th  of 
that  year.  Was  often  a  Deputy  to  the  Colony  Court,  a  surveyor, 
Selectman  and  in  short  a  man  of  great  usefulness.  The  original 
surveys  of  at  least  two  thousand  acres  of  land  in  H.  were  made  by 
him.  He  owned  large  tracts  of  land  on  what  is  now  Winter 
street,  Broadway  and  Center  street.  This  was  granted  to  him  by 
the  town  of  Scituate,  and  he  bequeathed  same  to  his  sons. 

Children : 

i.  Mary,  Feb.  14,  1658 ;  m.  John  Eady,  of  Swansea,  and  d. 
before  1725. 

ii.  Jeremiah,  Aug.  31,  1660;  m.  first,  Elizabeth.  She  d. 
Sept.  10,  1708,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Nov.  28,  1710, 
Mary  Johnson.  Had  six  ch :  John,  Thomas, 
Jeremiah,  Isaac,  Jedediah  and  Stephen.       He  d.  in 


GENEALOGIES.  215 

H.,  Sept.  27,  1727,  the  first  death  recorded  in  the 
town.  Like  his  father,  he  was  a  surveyor.  He 
came  early  to  what  is  now  H.,  and  probably  bought 
the  house,  long  since  gone,  on  corner  of  King  and 
School  streets.  He  owned  large  quantities  of  land 
at  West  and  South  Hanover,  bequeathed  to  him  by 
his  father.  In  1719,  he  purchased,  of  the  Executors 
of  the  will  of  James  Barker,  one  hundred  and  fifty 
acres  of  land,  which  the  said  Barker  bought  of  Ed- 
ward Wanton  in  1713.  On  this  land,  James  Barker 
and  Hannah,  his  wife,  lived,  and  the  same  was  bound- 
ed easterly  on  the  line  between  Scituate  and  Abing- 
ton;  southerly  and  westerly  on  Drinkwater  river, 
and  northerly  on  a  line  a  few  rods  north  of  the  junc- 
tion of  Circuit  and  King  streets. 

iii.     Joanna,  Mar.  21,  1662;  m.  Bachelor  Wing. 

iv.     Mercy,  Apr.  15,  1665;  m.  Jonathan  Turner  (5). 

V.  •  John,  Jan.  4,  1666-7;  d.  before  1703. 

vi.     Lydia,  Dec.  15,  1669;  m.  Dillingliam. 

vii.    Phebe,  Aug.  8,  1671 ;  d.  young. 

viii.  Thomas,  Dec.  15,  1672;  d.  before  1703. 

5.  ix.     James,  May  4,  1674. 

X.      Anna,  Oct.  6,  1677;  m.  Joseph  Smith. 

xi.  Deborah,  Mar.  24,  1678-9;  m.  Apr.  13,  1707,  John  Eog- 
ers  (4). 

xii.    Israel;  d.  before  1702. 

xiii.  Elizabeth;  m.  Israel  Hatch  (4). 

xiv.  Joseph:  m.  abt.  1720,  Mary .  Had  2  ch:  Benja- 
min, b.  June  23,  1722,  and  Hannah. 

4.  Israel  (s.  of  Walters)  b.  in  Scituate;  m.  July  27,  1699,  Eliza- 

beth, dau.  of  Jeremiah  Hatch  (4)   (his  cousin).     He 
d.  abt.  Oct.,  1740. 
Children : 
i.       Lydia,  Oct.  16,  1699;  m.  Feb.  14,  1719-20,  Timothy 
Eogers,  Jr. 

6.  ii.      Israel,  May  5,  1701. 

iii.     Elizabeth,  Jan.  22,  1703-4;  m.  Samuel  Oakman. 

7.  iv.     David,  Apr.  9,  1707. 

V.      Jonathan,  Oct.  28,  1709;  d.  Sept.,  1775. 

5.  James  (s.  of  Jeremiah^)  b.  in  Scituate;  m.  abt.  1696  Abigail 

.       He  d.  in  H.  in  1741.     Will  dated  Apr.  29,  1740;  proved 

June  1,  1741.  He  was  one  of  the  first  Selectmen  of  Hanover,  and 
resided  on  Center  street,  near  where  Albert  White  resided,  on  lands 
granted  to  him,  or  his  father  by  the  town  of  Scituate.  The  in- 
ventory of  his  estate  speaks  of  a  compass,  probably  his  father's.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  proprietors  of  what  was  known  as  Hatch's  mill, 
which  was  in  that  part  of  Hanover,  now  Hanson,  this  being  the 


216  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

present  location  of  tlie  Winter  street  tack  factory  property  of  Ezra 
Phillips  &  Sons. 
Children : 

8.  i.       James,  Xov.  19,  1698. 

ii.      Phebe,  June  li,  1701 ;  prob.  m.  Melitiah  Dillingham 

(1). 
iii.     Abiall,  May  19,  1704,  living  in  1740. 
iv.     Shadruch  (dau.)  May  26,  1706;  d.  young. 

6.  Israel  (s.  of  Israel^),  b.  in  Scituate;  m.  ISI'ov.  12,  1725,  Bethia 
Thomas,  of  Marshfield,  dau.  of  Deacon  Israel  Thomas. 

Children : 
j.       Bethiah,  Nov.  22,  1727;  m.  William  Clift  Clift,  Jr.,  of 

Marshfield. 
ii.      Elizabeth,  May  12,  1728. 
iii.     Israel,  Aug.  8,  1730;  m.  Oct.  2,  1755,  Mary,  dau.  of 

Isaac  Hatch.      One  ch.,  Bethia,  and  probably  others, 
iv.     Anna,  N"ov.  27,  1734. 

9.  V.      John,  May  27,  1739. 

vi.     Sybil,  1741;  m.  Samuel  Barstow  (IS). 

7.  David  (s.  of  Israel^)  ;  m.  Mar.  7,  1731,  Elizabeth  Chittenden, 
who  was  b.  in  1708,  and  d.  Mar.  13,  1764.  He  d.  Mar.,  1772,  and 
was  buried  in  the  ground  attached  to  the  First  Church,  Scituate, 
and  is  the  only  one  by  the  name,  recognized  there.  Had  7  chil- 
dren, of  whom  one  only  had  descendants  in  Hanover : 

10.  i.  Thomas,  May  20,  1743. 

8.  James  (s.  of  James'^)  b.  in  Scituate.       Lived  in  H.  Yeoman. 

He  m.  Anna  .       Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  perhaps  near  its 

junction  with  School  street,  but  more  probably  in  the  house  now 
owned  and  occupied  by  Judson  Studley.  (See  chapter  on  Old 
Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Abigail,  Oct.  29,  1725. 

ii.  Experience,  Aug.  1,  1727;  m.  Apr.  19,  1759,  Seth 
Freeman,  s.  of  John  Freeman,  of  Sandwich.  Had 
11  children.       She  d.  Jan.  27,  1820. 

iii.     Julia,  Julv  10,  1729. 

11.  iv.     James,  Feb.  3,  1731. 

9.  John  (s.  of  Israel'')  ;  m.  1760,  Bathsheba  Turner,  dau.  of 
Ezekiel  Turner  (12).  He  d.  May  1,  1809,  and  his  wid.  d.  in 
1824.  Capt.  in  the  Eevolution.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  in 
house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  John  S.  Smith.  (See  chapter 
on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Bathsheba,  May  30,  1761;  m.  Snow  Curtis  (43). 
ii.      John,  July  28,  1762;  d.  Apr.  27,  1775. 

12.  iii.     Ezekiel  T.,  June  14,  1764. 


GENEALOGIES.  217 

13.  iv.     Melzar,  May  8,  1?6G. 

V.      Euth,  Oct.  is,  1768;  d.  Mar.  7,  1775. 

vi.     Sibyl,  Sept.  7,  1770;  d.  imm.,  Aug.  12,  1858. 

vii.    Lucy,  Mar.  12,  1772;  m.  Apr.  15,  1790,  Ezra  Beal,  of 

Pembroke, 
viii.  Rachel,  Mar.  1,  1774;  ni.  Joshua  Dwelley  (12). 

14.  ix.     John,  Apr.  27,  177G. 

x.  Gamaliel,  Feb.  14,  1778;  m.  first,  Mar.  12,  1799,  Mary 
Wilder,  of  Hiugham ;  secondly,  Ann  Bowker;  d.  in 
Beverly,  Oct.  25,  1820. 

xi.     Ruth,  June  5,  1780;  m.  Stephen  Bailey  (14). 

10.  Tliomas  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  12,  17Gi),  Susanna  Cur- 
tis, dau.  of  Bezaloel  Curtis  (17)  :  m.  secondly,  Mar.  4,  1784,  Sarah 
White,  of  Scituate.  lie  d.  ]\Iay  11,  1807,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  30, 
1827,  aet.  83  yrs.  Must  have  resided  on  Main  street  just  south  of 
Webster  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

15.  i.       Israel,  Apr.  30,  1770. 

ii.      Susanna,  Feb.  2,  1772;  m.   Seth  Gardner   (1). 
iii.     Thomas,  Apr.  27,  177(J. 

11.  James  (s.  of  James^),  removed  to  Pembroke,  where  he  d.  Feb. 

11.  1S21,  aet.  92  yrs.  He  was  called  Capt.  James  on  Pembroke 
records.  He  m.'  Jan.  27,  1763,  Mary  Moore,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Moore,  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  Sept.  17,  1746,  and  d.  June  6, 
1777.  He  m.  secondly,  Jan.  29,  1784,  Sarah  Gushing.  Had 
seven  children  by  Avife  Mary,  of  whom  two  only  had  descendants  in 
Hanover : 

i.       Mary,  May  27,  1764;  m.  Joseph  Barstow   (28). 

16.  ii.      James,  Nov.  3,  1773;  d.  July  7,  1811. 

12.  Ezekiel  T.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  May  8,  1788,  Hannah  Bailey, 
dau.  of  Stephen  Bailey  (8).  He  d.  Feb.  1,  1797,  and  his  wid.  m. 
Ezekiel  Bailey,  s.  of  Charles  Bailey  (7).  Resided  for  a  time  near 
tlie  north  end  of  Winter  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.     Ezekiel  T.,  bt.  Aug.  10,  1788. 
ii.      Amos,  bt.  June  27,  1790. 

iii.  Hannah  B.,  bt.  Sept.  28,  1794;  m.  1S16  Seth  Vinal  (  ?) 
of  ]\Tarshfield. 

13.  Melzar  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Jan.  3,  1802,  Sally  Barstow,  dau.  of 
Daniel  Barstow  (21).  He  d.  Jan.  5,  1807,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  1, 
1831.  Resided  on  Main  street  in  house  constructed  by  himself, 
and  noAv  occupied  by  Franklin  Sprague. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

17.  i.       Melzar,  1803. 

ii.  Sarah,  1805;  m.  May  27,  1827,  Joshua  Gushing,  s.  of 
Zattu  Cushini^:,  and  a  gr.  s.  of  Gideon  Studley  (5). 
She  d.  Sept.  25,  1839.       Cli : 


218  HISTOEY  OF  HANOVER. 

i.       Joshua  ^Y.,  May  31,  1829. 

ii.      James,  Aug.  4,  1830. 

iii.     John,  May  10,  1832;  d.  May  14,  1832. 

iv.     Sarah  H.,  Oct.  13,  1833. 

V.   John,  Sept.  15,  1834. 

vi.  George  T.,  Nov.  23,  1835. 

vii.    Spencer  C,  May  21,  1837. 

viii.  Daniel  C,  Oct.  18,  1838. 
iii.     Bathshua  T.,  Sept.,  1807;  m.  in  1829,  Jacob  Sprague: 

d.  abt.  1836.      Ch.  b.  in  Scituate: 

i  Jacob,  July  24,  1830 ;  m.  Mary  J.  Skinner,  dau. 
of  Henry  Skinner,  of  Boston.  Ch.  b.  in  Bos- 
ton; Charles  H.,  Jacob  W.,  Ida  J. 

ii.  Franklin,  June  20,  1833.  (See  his  family 
record). 

iii.  Mary  F.,  Apr.  9,  1835;  m.  Loring  Gardner,  s.  of 
Solomon  Gardner,  of  Hingham.  Ch:  Walter, 
James  L.,  W.   Everett. 

14.  John  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Jan.  2,  1798,  Nancy  Cleaves,  of  Bev- 
erly. She  d.  in  Beverly.  He  d.  Apr.  25,  1868.  Lived  in  Bev- 
erly for  a  time,  but  returned  to  H.  in  1820,  and  occupied  his 
father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Beverly: 

i.       Nancy,  Jan.  31,  1799;  d.  Dec.  13,  1800. 

ii.      Nancy,  Feb.  9,  1801;  m.  Spencer  Binney  (1). 

iii.     Lucy,  Dec.  30,  1804;  m.  William  E.  Smith  (1). 

iv.  Sibyl,  Jan.  29,  1807 ;  m.  Daniel  Dill,  of  Hull,  and  had 
oh :  Davis  W.  Dill,  who  m.  Mary  J.  Luchie,  and  had 
ch:  Mary  L.,  Daniel  W.,  Anna  K.,  John  L.,  Jennie 
L.,  Benjamin  S. 

18.  V.      John,  Feb.  1,  1809. 

vi.  Benjamin  C,  Apr.  11,  1811 ;  married  and  lived  in 
Taunton.      Had  one  ch.  who  d.  young. 

19.  vii.    Ezekiel  T..  Oct.  3,  1814. 

viii.  Euth  C;  d.  unm.  Mar.  9,  1886,  aet.  69  yrs. 

15.  Israel  (s.  of  Thomasio). 
Child : 

20.  i.       Thomas,  b.  in  Boston,  Oct.  27,  1796. 

16.  James  (s.  of  James^^)  ;  m.  June  29,  1794,  Orpah  Bonney, 
dau.  of  Lemuel  Bonney.  She  was  b.  May  12,  1777,  and  d.  Feb.  8, 
1810.  He  d.  July  7,  1811.  Had  seven  children,  of  whom  one 
only,  is  followed : 

21.  i.       James,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  3,  1796. 

17.  Melzar  (s.  of  Melzar^s)  ;  m.  May  25,  1828,  Euth  T.  Bass, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Bass  (3).  He  d.  Oct.  12,  1866.  She  d.  Jan.  13, 
1882.     Eesided  in  his  father's  house,  on  Main  street.     Drover. 


GENEALOGIES.  21& 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

22.  i.       Melzar,  Oct.  2,  1831. 

18.  John  (s.  of  Johni^) ;  m.  Aug.  25,  1836,  Elizabeth  E.  Stetson^ 
dau.  of  Turner  Stetson  (29).  He  d.  July  1-i,  1873.  She  d.  May 
24,  1891.  Eesided  on  the  corner  of  Plain  and  Circuit  streets,  in 
the  Turner  Stetson  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ann  E.,  Aug.  7,  1837;  m.  Henry  Clark  (10). 
ii.      Sarah  T.,  Nov.  29,  1838;  m.  George  F.  Damon  (10). 
iii.     Alice  J.,  Apr.  G,  1840;  m.  Joseph  Walling;  d.  Mar. 
18,  1878.     Ch. :  Jennie  G.,  m.  Charles  K.  Leavitt 
(2). 
iv.     Benjamin  S.,  Sept.  22,  1842 :  d.  Sept.  9,  1843. 

23.  V.      B.  Sanford,  Apr.  2,  1848. 

19.  Ezekiel  T.  (s.  of  Johni-*)  ;  m.  Oct.  6,  1833,  Jane  Wilder, 
dau.  of  Laban  Wilder  (1).  He  d.  in  New  York,  and  she  m.  sec- 
ondly, Joseph  Brooks  (4). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  J.,  Mar.  28,  1835;  m.  Oren  T.  Whiting  (36). 
ii.      Benjamin  W.,  d.  Dec.  19,  1853,  aet.  16  yrs. 
iii.     Ann  M.,  Jan.  13,  1840;  unm. 
iv.     Eebecca  D.,  Feb.  12,  1842;  d.  Dec.  31.  1853. 

20.  Thomas  (s.  of  IsraeU^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Hersey,  dau.  of 
Zerubabel  Hersey  of  Boston.  He  d.  She  d.  Resided  on  Main 
street,  and  for  a  while  in  a  house  long  since  torn  down,  which 
stood  near  the  Mill  brook,  west  of  the  house  now  occupied  by 
Nathan  G.  Whiting. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elizabeth  G.,  June  14,  1824;  m.  Joshua  B.  Grant  of 
Salem.    She  d.  in  August,  1905.    Had  children  born 
in  Salem : 

i.       Charles  B.,  March  29,  1852;  d.  June,  1852. 
ii.      Alice  B.,  May  20,  1853. 
iii.     Mary  G.,  Feb'y  7,  1855. 
iv.     William  C,  Nov.  26,  1860. 
ii.      Mary  C,  April  12,  1826;  m.  David  Beale,  s.  of  David: 
Beale  of  Abington.     She  d.  May  4,  1905.     He  d. 
Feb'y  21,  1892.     Children  born  in  East  Abington: 
i.       Mary  E.,  Nov.  3,  1845. 
ii.      David  H.,  Oct.  20,  1848. 
iii.     Ada   M.,  Aug.   28,   1854. 
iv.     Charles  S.,  Aug.  14,  1856. 
V.      Nellie  F.,  Dec.  10,  1859. 
vi.     Herbert  W.,  May  10.  1868. 
iii.     Thomas,  Dec.  31,  1827;  d.  Aug.  14.  1828. 
iv.     Thomas  J.,  July  2,  1830;  m.  Matilda  Bird,  dau.  of 
Coolidffc  Bird  of  Dorchester.    No  ch. 


220  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

V.  Samuel  G.,  April  26,  1832;  m.  Lodusca  A.  Gray,  dau. 
of  John  Gray  of  Maine.  Children  born  in  East 
Abington : 

i.       Xellie  G.,  April  16,  1860. 
ii.      Everett  L.,  March  21,  1863. 
iii.     Lucy  E.,  Aug.  28,  1864. 

21.  James  (s.  of  James^*^)  ;  moved  to  Islesboro,  Me.;  m.  Oct.  26, 
1819,  Mary  Townsend,  dau.  of  David  Townsend  of  Abington. 
Had  12  children,  none  of  whom  have  descendants  in  Hanover. 

22.  Melzar  (s.  of  Melzar^^)  ;  m.  Sarah  E.  Farrar,  dau.  of  James 
Farrar.  She  was  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Feb.  2,  1837.  He  d.  Aug.  18, 
1853;  and  his  wid.  m.  Franklin  Sprague  (1).  Eesided  with  his 
father. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
\.       AValter,  July  24,  1852;  d.  Mar.  29,  1853. 

23.  B.  Sanford  (s.  of  Jolmi'^)  ;  m.  July  10,  1870,  Zilpha  A. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Andrew  H.  Bates  (58).  He  d.  Apr.  24,  1882,  and 
she  d.  May  13,  1882.  liesided  on  Circuit  street,  in  the  house  con- 
structed by  himself,  near  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mabel  A.,  Mar.  2,  1871 ;  d.  Feb.  10,  1885. 
ii.      Adelia  F.,  Dec.  18,  1872,  adopted  by  Elmer  Copeland 

of  Whitman, 
iii.     Anna  A.,  Apr.  19,  1875;  m.  Edward  F.  Baker  (1). 
iv.     Abbie  C,  Nov.  25,  1877;  m.  AYalter  C.  Deane  (1). 
V.      Myrtle  H.,  Feb.  6,  1880;  d.  Jan.  8,  1885. 

HATCH. 

1.  George  0.  (s.  of  John  T.,  of  So.  Scituate),  b.  June  20,  1850; 
m.  Jan.  10,  1874,  Lillie  L.  Binney,  dau.  of  Spencer  Binney  (2). 
She  d.  July  18,  1906.  Resides  on  Main  street,  near  the  Curtis 
school,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
2.     i.       Frank  0.,  Feb.  26,  1877. 

ii.      Ada   F.,  March  3,   1879;  m.   Sept.  2,   1908,  Winfred 

M.  Lord  of  Dorchester, 
iii.  George  E.,  Jan.  12,  1891. 
iv.     Olive  A.,  Apr.  9,  1894. 

2.  Frank  0.  (s.  of  George  O.^)  ;  m.  first,  Aug.  11,  1900,  Joseph 
ine  L.  Borges,  dau.  of  John  Borges  of  Hanson.  She  d.  Jan.  7, 
1903.  He  m.  secondly,  Aug.  17,  1903,  Laura  Borges,  dau.  of  John 
Borges  of  Hanson. 

Children  by  wife  Josephine  L.,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Marjorie  L.,  July  14,  1901. 
ii.      Josephine,  Jan.  6,  1903;  d.  Apr.  12,  1903. 


GENEALOGIES.  231 


HAVENS. 


1.     JIussell  II..  b.  in  New  York,  in  182i1.     Served   in  Civil  War. 
Married  Mar.  21,  1861,  Ann  W.  Perkins,  dan.  of  Ozias  Perkins 
(1).    He  d.  Apr.  18,  1861.  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  2:5.  1900. 
Child: 
i.       Edith,  b.   in  New  Haven.   Cuun..  Aug.    28,   186-t;   m. 
Francis  J.  Donovan  (1). 

HAYES. 

1.  James  (s.  of  Edward),  b.  in  Ireland.  Came  to  Ameriia  in 
1871,  and  to  Hanover  in  1882;  m.  Annie  Rose,  dan.  of  William 
Rose  of  Norwell.  She  was  born  in  Norwell,  and  d.  in  1888,  aet. 
19  yrs.  Resides  on  Elm  street,  near  Curtis  crossing,  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself.     No  ch. 

HAYWARD. 

1.  Leslie  J.  (s.  of  Hiram),  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  April  16,  1869; 
m.  April  5,  1909,  Jennie  Lester  of  Collina,  N.  B.  Resides  on 
Oakland  avenue.     No  children. 

HAYWARD. 

1.  Levi  T.,  of  Boston,  b.  in  1849.  (Physician)  ;  m.  June  15, 
1875,  Annie  S.  Slmrtleff,  dau.  of  Flavell  Shurlleii.  He  d.  June,, 
1903.     No  children. 

HAYAVARD. 

1.  Richard  L.  (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  Tidcombe.  England,  Nov.  2,. 
1882.     Came  to  Hanover  in  Feb'y,  1903;  unm. 

HEAD. 

1.     Daniel  J.,   (s.  of  Luther),  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Jan.   18^ 
1851.     Came  to  Hanover  about  1872;  m.  July  16,  1874,  Cora  W. 
Reed,  dau.  of  Samuel  H.  Reed   (2).     Resides  on  Circuit  street, 
just  south  of  Drinkwater  river. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       L.  Bernice,  Sept.  4,  1884;  m.  Warren  D.  Vining,  s.  of 
Asaph  D.  Vining  (2). 

HENDERSON. 

1.     William  (s.  of  Samuel),  b.  in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  October  8, 
1796;  and  d.  in  California,  Dec.  27,  1850.     He  m.  March  11th, 
1821,  Mary  Mann,  dau.  of  Levi  Mann    (6).     She  d.  January  6^ 
1884.    Resided  on  Main  street,  south  of  Baptist  church. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       William  L.,  May  18,  1823. 

ii.      Mary  M.,  Sept.  27,  1830;  m.  Duncan  T.  Stoddard  (3). 


1. 

5. 

ii. 

6. 

iii. 

7. 

iv. 

V. 

8. 

vi. 

vii. 

viii, 

9. 

ix. 

X. 

'222  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

3.  iii.     Samuel  A.,  Aug.  5,  1833. 

4.  iv.     Lloyd  G.,  Jan.  31,  1838. 

V.  Joseph  M.,  June  23,  1840;  m.  Sept.  27,  1863,  Ellen  F. 
Wilder,  dau.  of  John  B.  Wilder  (2).  He  d.  June 
14,  1869,  and  his  wid.  m.  Charles  N.  Gardner. 

2.  William  L.  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  in  1844,  Sarah  Morse,  dau. 
of  William  Morse  (1).  He  d.  November,  1900,  and  his  wid.  d.  in 
1901. 

Children;  first  five  born  in  Hanover,  others  in  Marshfield: 

William  P.,  March  5,  1845;  d.  Sept.  16,  1845. 

William  F.,  August  16,  1846. 

John  P.,  April  1st,  1848. 

Chester  C,  Nov.  1st,  1849. 

Edelbert  E.,  Sept.  5,  1855;  unm.  Eesides  in  Marsh- 
field. 

Francis  E.,  March  28,  1857. 

Ida;  d.  aged  18  years. 

Emory;  d.  young. 

Alonzo  P.,  Sept.  23,  1863. 

Irene  M.;  m.  Arthur  Carter.  Resides  in  Dorchester, 
and  has  two  children :  Carl  B.,  and  William. 

3.  Samuel  A.  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  June  15,  1851,  Rebecca  A. 
Spear,  dau.  of  Edward  Spear  of  Hingham.  She  was  b.  March  25, 
1832,  and  d.  Dec.  6,  1906.  He  served  in  Civil  War.  Resides 
west  of  Main  street,  near  Norwell  line,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself. 

Children : 

10.  i.       Samuel  A.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Sept.  15,  1853. 

11.  ii.      Charles  E.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  March  11,  1855. 

iii.     Frederick  L.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  25,  1858;  d.  unm..  Mar. 

19,  1895. 
iv.     Lizzie  C,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  Dec.  16,  1860;  m.  Feb'y 

22,  1884,  William  H.  Beal,  s.  of  John  Q.  Beal  of 

Rockland.    No  children. 
V.      Carrie  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  24,  1864;  m.  first,  July  16, 

1880,  Charles  F.  Stoddard,  s.  of  David  Stoddard,  of 

Scituate;  m.  secondly.  May  26,  1893,  Bert  Partridge, 

s.  of  John  Partridge  of  Marshfield.     No  children, 
vi.     Mary  F.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  Dec.  3,  1866;  m.  George 

Y.  Tribble  (1). 
vii.    Nellie  J.,  b.  in  H.,  April  27,  1868 ;  unm. 

12.  viii.     Franklin  S.,  b.  in  H.,  April  3,  1870. 

-4.     Lloyd  G.  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Jan.  25,  1863,  Mary  A.  Nelson, 
dau.  of  William  Nelson  of  Hingham.    He  d.  Dec.  4,  1868,  and  his 
wid.  m.  Charles  Lincoln,  and  resided  in  Norwell. 
Children  born  in  So.  Scituate: 
i.       William;  m.  and  is  now  d. 


GENEALOGIES.  223 

ii.  Joseph  W. ;  m.  Nov.  7,  1885,  Alice  E.  Whipple,  dau.  of 
George  Whipple.     Eemoved  to  Aslibumham. 

iii.  Henry;  m.  twice.  Has  one  child.  Eemoved  to  Pem- 
broke. 

5.  William  P.  (s.  of  William  L.2)  ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1870,  Mary  S. 
Stoddard,  dan.  of  Alfred  Stoddard  of  Marshfield.  She  d.  June 
1st,  1900.     Resides  in  Eockland. 

Children;  1st  three  born  in  Marshfield,  4th  in  Norwell,  and 
last  2  in  Rockland : 

i.       Mary  A.,  March  15,  1872;  d.  Feby  8,  1884. 

ii.      William  E.,  July  3,  1876;  d.  June  11,  1879. 

iii.     Clara  L.,  July  30,  1878;  d.  Nov.  19,  1886. 

iv.  Edna  F.,  Sept.  9,  1880;  m.  Feb'y,  1S97,  George  C. 
Jones. 

V.      Elmer  W.,  Feb'y  3,  1883;  m.  in  1902,  Florence  Hunt. 

vi.     Sarah  G.,  Jan.  29,  1891. 

€.     John   P.    (s.   of  William   L.^)  ;   m.   Fannie   Merritt,   dau.   of 
■^Mlliam  0.  Merritt  of  Scituate. 
Children  born  in  Norwell : 

i.       Fannie  P.,  Aug.  28,  1871. 

ii.      Edith,  April  15,  1873. 

iii.  J.  Burton,  April  15,  1874.  Drowned  in  storm  of  Nov., 
1898. 

iv.  Frederick  L.,  Aug.  11,  1876.  Drowned  in  storm  of 
Nov.,  1898. 

V.      Ernest  L.,  Aug.  6.  1878. 

vi.     Harry  P.,  Feb'y  6,  1881. 

vii.    William  0.,  Sept.  28,  1884;  unm. 

viii.  Herbert  C,  Aug.  17,  1886;  d.  in  infancy. 

ix.     Wallace  J.,  Nov.  21,  1888 ;'  unm. 

X.      Irving  R.,  Jan'y  8,  1894;  unm. 

7.  Chester  C.  (s.  of  William  L.2)  ;  m.  first,  Abby  Bailey.  She 
d.  in  the  West,  and  he  m.  secondly,  a  California  lady.  Removed  to 
Texas. 

Children ;  2  born  in  Hanover.    Quite  likely  there  were  others : 
i.       Charles. 
ii.      Joseph. 

8.  Francis  E.  (s.  of  William  L.2)  ;  m.  first,  Rosa  E.  Merritt,  dau. 
of  William  0.  Merritt  of  Scituate.  She  was  born  February  16, 
1854,  and  d.  January  12,  1889,  He  m.  secondly,  June  3,  1894, 
Hattie  E.  Capell,  dau.  of  Amos  Vinal  of  Norwell.  She  was  b. 
in  South  Scituate,  Aug.  29,  1861. 

Children  by  wife  Rosa  E.,  born  in  South  Scituate: 
i.       Herbert,  May  28,  1879;  d.  Oct.  3,  1879. 
ii.      Arthur  F.,  Sept.  28,  1881 ;  m.  Florence  Barker,  dau. 
of  Walter  S.  Barker  of  South  Scituate.    No  children, 
iii.     Robert  C,  July  13,  1885;  unm. 


234  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

9.  Alonzo  P.  (s.  of  William  L.2)  :  m.  Nov.  10,  1894,  Lillie  M. 
Fish,  dau.  of  Daniel  L.  Chapman  (7).  Eesides  on  Washington 
street,  in  house  formerly  owned  by  Iiobert  Curtis. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.  June,  Aug.  22,  1895. 
ii.      Vernon,  June  21,  1897. 

10.  Samuel  A.  (s.  of  Samuel  A.3) ;  m.  in  1872,  Mary  E.  Iris, 
dau.  of  James  Iris  (1).  He  d.  Dec.  18,  1905.  Resided  a  part  of 
his  life  in  house  west  of  Main  street,  close  to  the  Norwell  line. 

Children;  first  one  born  in  East  Abington;  fifth  one  in  Brain- 
tree;    others   in    Hanover: 
i.       Mary  E.,  Oct.  16,  1872;  m.  Willie  S.  Stoddard  (6). 
ii.      Millie  P.,  July  24,  1874;  d.  Oct.  27,  1899. 
13.     iii.     Ernest  L.,  Nov.  17,  1877. 
iv.     James  C,  Oct.  29,  1880. 
V.      Auburn  S.,  June  23,  1882. 
vi.     Lottie  M.,  August  18,   1884;  m.   in   1905,   Ernest   P 

Ames,   s.   of   Franklin  Ames   of  Rockland.      Child, 

Samuel  P.,  born  March  23,  1906. 
vii.    Harry  S.,  April  26,  1886;  m.  Sept.  26,  1906.  Pearle 

G.    Chamberlin,   dau.   of   Prank   R.    Chamberlin,   of 

Hingham.       Child  born  in  Hanover:    Helen  G. 
viii.  Ralph  W.,  Jan.  6,  1888. 
ix.     Velma  L.,  Oct.  17,  1890. 
X.      Walter  B.,  Feb'y  4,  1892. 
xi.     Samuel  A.,  July  29,  1894;  d.  Nov.  18,  1894. 

11.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Samuel  A.3) ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1880,  Lydia  Estes, 
dau.  of  John  W.  Estes  (23). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Minnie  V.,  Sept.  21,  1882;  m.  Sept.  1,  1906,  Robert  J. 
Brown  of  Whitman.     No  children. 

12.  Pranklin  S.  (s.  of  Samuel  A.^)  ;  m.  in  1893,  Addie  M.  Wood- 
man, dau.  of  William  Woodman  of  Hanson.  Resides  in  South 
Weymouth. 

Children : 
i.       Edwin  A.,  born  in  Hanson,  Jan.  7,  1894. 
ii.      Ruth  A.,  born  in  South  Weymouth,  Jan.  29,  1900. 

13.  Ernest  L.  (s.  of  Samuel  A.^o)  ;  m.  Peb'y  3,  1900,  Minnie 
L.  Kierstead  of  Rockland. 

Child  born  in  Abington : 
i.      Lester  K.,  May  9,  1906. 

HENRY. 

1.  Charles  R.  (s.  of  Douglas,  of  P.  E.  I.),  b.  in  1862;  ni.  1st, 
Ellen  L.  Charlton,  dau.  of  Israel  of  England.  She  d.  Dec.  5,  1896, 
and  he  m.  2d,  July  10,  1897,  Katie  J.  MoLeod,  dau.  of  Murdock 


GENEALOGIES,  225 

McLeod,  of  P.  E.  I.  Eesides  on  Whiting  street,  in  the  "Enos 
Curtis"  house. 

Children  by  wife  Katie,  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Ellen  L.,  Sept.  22,  1898. 

ii.      Edith  C,  Sept.  29,  1899. 

iii.     Stanley  E.,  July  5,  1903. 

iv.     Miles  S.,  Sept.  18,  1905^. 

HENRY. 

1.  Alexander  (s.  of  William  of  Duxbury)  ;  b.  December,  1816; 
m.  ISTov.  23,  1859,  Mary  Stetson,  dau.  of  Samuel  Stetson  (30).  He 
d.  Sept.  6,  1895,  and  his  wid.  d.  March,  1907,  aged  90  years.  No 
children. 

HEESEY. 

1.  David  (s.  of  Stephen,  of  East  Bridge  water,  and  a  descendant 
of  William,  of  Abington),  b.  Nov.,  1785;  m.  Nov.  12,  1816,  Jane 
Barstow,  dau.  of  Col.  J.  B.  Barstow  (24).  She  d.  April  14,  1847. 
He  d.  Dec.  29,  1861.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  in  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Jane  B.  Eeed. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Jacob,  Dec.  31,  1816;  m.  Frances  G.  Whitman,  dau.  of 
Judge    Kilborn    Whitman    of    Pembroke.        Ship- 
master.    No  children, 
ii.      Jane  B.,  March  8,  1820;  d.  March  1,  1847. 
2.     iii.     Eobert,  April  10,  1824. 

iv.     Mary,  Dec.  17,  1830;  m.  John  Cudworth  (1). 

2.  Eobert  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  in  1848,  Lucy  S.  Dyer,  dau. 
of  Charles  Dyer  (1).  She  d.  Jan'y  2,  1875.  He  d.  April  25,  1878. 
Eesided  in  his  father's  house.     (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jane  B.,  May  23,  1849;  m.  Herbert  E.  Eeed  (1). 

HICKS. 

1.     Walter  T.  (s.  of  John),  b.  at  West  Port,  N.  S.,  Jan.  29,  1856; 
m.  Feb.  4,  1883,  Martha  E.  Bailey  of  Maine,  who  was  b.  July  5, 
1863.     Eesides  on  Winter  street. 
Children : 
i.       Charles  B.,  Nov.  2,  1883. 

ii.      Caroline  D.,  Jan.  29,  1886;  m.  1909,  Lloyd  E.  Packard, 
s.  of  Alpheus  Packard. 

HILL. 

1.  Samuel,  Eev.,  b.  in  Boston,  June  1,  1819;  m.  first,  Apr.  30, 
1846,  Mary  Sutton.  She  d.  Oct.  17,  1864,  and  he  m.,  secondly, 
Oct.  30,  1865,  Angeline  S.  Brooks,  widow  of  Levi  C.  Brooks  (12), 


236  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

and  dau.  of  William  Curtis  (68).  He  d.  Jan.  2,  1898.  Eesided 
while  in  H.  on  Main  street,  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  his 
widow. 

Children  by  wife  Mary : 

i.       Mary  P.,  b.  in  S.  Boston,  Oct.  16,  1848. 

ii.      Esther  B.,  b.  in  S.  Boston,  Mar.  9,  1852. 

iii.     Alice,  b.  in  Iowa,  Apr.  30,  1856. 
Children  by  wife  Angeline,  born  in  South  Boston: 

iv.     Alfred  S.,  June  2,  1868. 

V.      Carrie  0.,  Sept.  18,  1869;  d.  May  31,  1875. 

HILL. 

1.     Charles  C.  (s.  of  William  B.) ;  m.  June  2,  1873,  Ella  Brooks, 
dau.  of  Levi  C.  Brooks  (12). 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       William  C,  Mar.  27,  1874;  m.  Dec.  26,  1902,  Carrie  S. 
Hayward,  of  Presque  Isle,  Me.      She  d.  Mar.  6,  1904. 
Ch :  Charles  J.,  Jan.  12,  1904. 
ii.      Nellie  B.,  Dec.  21,  1875. 

iii.     Florence  P.,  Aug.  13,  1878;  m.  Nov.  3,  1905,  Oscar  A. 
Bingham. 

HINCKLEY. 

Samuel  and  Sarah  Hinckley  came  to  tliis  country  in  the  ship 
Hercules,  in  1635.  They  settled  first  in  Scituate,  but  removed  to 
Barnstable,  in  1639.  They  had  children,  one  of  whom  was  Thomas 
Hinckley,  the  Governor.  From  this  Thomas  Hinckley,  the  descent 
is  as  follows  :  John,  John,  Jabez,  Josiah,  Josiah,  and  Josiah,  all  of 
Barnstable,  and 

1.  Josiah  W.  (s.  of  the  last  named  Josiah)  was  born  Nov.  13, 
1854,  and  came  to  H.  in  1877.  He  m.  Nov.  15,  1883  Anabel  Whit- 
ing, dau.  of  Lucius  A.  Whiting  (37).  Besides  on  Circuit  street,  in 
house  constructed  by  himself.  A  member  of  the  Lot  Phillips  & 
Co.  Corporation.  As  a  member  of  the  History  Committee,  Mr. 
Hinckley  has  rendered  very  valuable  assistance  to  the  author  of  this 
work. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Josiah,  Nov.  24,  1884. 

ii.      Fannie  S.,  Aug.  9,  1888. 

iii.     Esther  W.,  Oct.  12,  1898. 

HINES. 

1.  Daniel  C,  (s.  of  Edward)  b.  in  Hingham,  May  25,  1863;  m, 
Mary  A.  Drislane,  dau.  of  Timothy  Drislane.  She  was  b.  in  Ire- 
land. Besides  on  Washington  street,  Assinippi  in  the  "Hiram 
Curtis"  house. 


GENEALOGIES.  227 


Children 


1.  Edward  F.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Oct.  23,  1885. 

ii.  Josephine  M.,  b.  in  Woburn,  Jan.  14,  1887. 

iii.  Daniel  C,  b.  in  Hingham,  Mar.  15,  1888. 

iv.  Lillian  A.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Jan.  14,  1S90;  d.  July,  1893. 

V.  Catherine  L.,  b.  in  Xorwell,  Oct.  4,  1891 :  d.  July,  1893. 

vi.  William  L.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Feb.  12,  1893. 

vii.  Mary  E.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  3,  1895. 

viii.  Henry  C,  b.  in  ISTorwell,  May  16,  1896. 

ix.  Frederick  J.,  b.  in  jSTorwell,  July  8,  1897. 

X.  George  D.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Sept.  17,  1898. 

xi.  Veronica  E.,  b.  in  H.,  May  1,  1900. 

xii.  Melvin  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  29,  1901. 

HOBAN". 

1.     Anthony  E.  (s.  of  Patrick)  b.  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  Apr.  10,  1861; 
m.  May  16,  1886,  Bridget  T.  Christie,  dnu.  of  Michael  Christie  (1). 
Eesides  on  Broadway,  near  the  Catholic  church. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       James  C,  Mar.  9,  1887. 

ii.      Frances  T.,  Dec.  29,  1889. 

iii.     Kathleen  L.,  Dec.  26,  1892. 

HOBILL. 

I.  Victor  E.  (s.  of  Ralph)  b.  in  Pembroke,  Mar.  12,  1861 ;  m.  Apr. 

II,  1880,  Eldora  M.  Ford,  dau.  of  Kenelm  Ford.  She  was  b.  in 
Pembroke,  July  16,  1861.  Resides  on  Washington  street  a  short 
distance  from  North  river  bridge. 

Children : 
i.       Josephine  M.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Mar.  1,  1884. 
ii.      Idella  A.,  b.  in  H.,  May  16,  1897. 

HOLBROOK. 

1.  Albert,  b.  in  East  Abington,  July  30,  1807 ;  m.  Nov.  3,  1830, 
Marcia  Bailey,  dau.  of  Charles  Bailey  (13).  She  d.  June  4,  1835, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  June  23,  1836,  Eliza  Bates,  dau.  of  Calvin 
Bates  (32).  She  d.  Jan.  31,  1888.  He  d.  May  5,  1862.  Re- 
sided on  Winter  street. 

Children  by  wife  Marcia,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Albert  W.,  Oct.  5,  1831 ;  d.  May  17,  1848. 

ii.      Joshua  B.,  Feb.  12,  1835;  d.  Aug.  27,  1845. 
Child  by  wife  Eliza,  born  in  North  Bridgewater : 

iii.     Josiah,  Jan.  13,  1843 ;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  28,  1907. 

HOLBROOK. 

1.  Albert  H.  (s.  of  Richard  of  East  Abington)  b.  Jan.  8,  1849 ;  m. 
June  22,  1879,  Susan  A.  Shaw,  dau.  of  Braekley  W.  Shaw,  of  North 
Abington.      He  d.  Nov.  5,  1900.      Resided  on  Winter  street. 


238  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Child : 
i.       Allen    E.,  Nov.  9,  1880;  m.  May  21,  1905,  Maud  P. 
Keeler,  of  Conn.      Eesides  in  Conn. 

HOLLIS. 

1.  Abel  (s.  of  Abel,  of  Plymouth)  ;  m.  1st,  Nov.,  1820,  Betsey 
Pratt,  dan.  of  John  Pratt,  of  Hanson.  She  d.  in  Hanover,  June 
24,  1876.  He  m.  secondly,  Jan.  14,  1861,  widow  Sarah  J.  Knapp, 
dau.  of  Daniel  Longley.  He  d.  Aug.  24,  1863,  and  his  wddow  m. 
James  Sylvester,  s.  of  Anthony  Sylvester  (2).  Eesided  on  Broad- 
way. 

Children  by  wife  Betsey,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Abigail  D.,  Feb.  27,  1826;  m.  Zenas  Sturtevant,  s.  of 
Ichabod  Sturtevant  of  Pembroke.       She  d.  June  3, 
1890.      He  d.  March  15,  1885,  aged  72  years.      No 
ch. 

2.  ii.      Joshua,  May  16,  1828. 

iii.     Betsey  S.,  Sept.  9,  1833;  d.  1834. 

iv.     Betsey  S.,  Jan.  4,  1836;  m.  James  J.  Harris  (1). 

3.  V.      Samuel,  Dec.  8,  1841. 

vi.     Lorenzo,  March  20,  1844;  d.  1848. 

2.  Joshua  (s.  of  Abel^) ;  m.  in  1852,  Eleanor  A.  Pratt.  She  d. 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Lucretia  Willis.    He  d.  in  1908. 

Child  by  wife  Eleanor  A. : 
i.       Abbie  D. ;  d.  October  20,  1882,  aged  25  years. 
Several  children  died  in  infancy. 

3.  Samuel  (s.  of  Abel^)  ;  m.  Nov.  13,  1864,  Louisa  C.  Josselyn, 
dau.  of  Abraham  Josselyn  (26).  She  d.  March  25,  1875.  Ee- 
sides in  Pembroke.      Served  in  Civil  War. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Samuel  W.,  July  25,  1867;  m.  Theresa  Wilson,  of  New 
Hampshire.       Ch.  b.  in  Haverhill : 
i.       H.  Louise,  March  3,  1892. 

HOLLIS. 

1.     Silas  (s.  of  John,  and  gr.  s.  of  Capt.  Silas  Hollis,  of  Braintree) ; 
m.  Hannah  B.  Dwelley,  dau.  of  Nathan  Dwelley  (13).       Eesided 
on  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Water  street.      He  d.  Nov.  7,  1878, 
and  his  wid.  d.  March  9,  1894. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Mary  D.,  Aug.,  1833;  m.  Charles  E.  Thayer  (2). 

ii.      Lydia  A.  S.,  Jan.,  1836;  m.  Bernard  Damon  (9). 

iii.     H.   Josephine,   Feb.,   1838 ;   m.   Eeuben   Tower,   s.   of 
David  Tower  (1). 

iv.     Elizabeth  A.,  March  9,  1844;  m.  Jedediah  Dwelley  (23). 


GENEALOGIES.  229 

HOLMES. 

1.  Cyrus,  Rev.  (s.  of  Nath'l,  of  Halifax)  b.  July  9,  1800.  Prin- 
cipal of  Hanover  Academy.  Representative.  He  m.  June  17, 
1832,  Sophia  A.  Collamore,  dau.  of  Dr.  Anthony  Collamore,  of 
Pembroke.  •  He  d.  Aug.  16,  1849,  and  his  wid.  m.  Darius  Holmes, 
of  Halifax. 

Children;  four  last  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Elizabeth,  Apr.  24,  1833;  d.  Sept.  20,  1834. 
2.     ii.      Cyrus  C,  Oct.  2,  1836. 

iii.     Luther  W.,  Sept.  15,  1839;  d.  soon  after  the  Civil  War 
in  I^ewberne,  K.  C. 

iv.     Sophia  A.,  Apr.  20,  1842 ;  m. Hatch,  of  Marsh- 
field,  and  has  two  ch :  Edward  and  Annie. 

V.      Thomas  B.,  May  14,  1844,  resides  in  California. 

vi.     Elizabeth  C,  Mar.  10,  1848 ;  d.  July,  1848. 

vii.    Mary  C,  Mar.  10,  1848 ;  d.  July,  1848. 

2.  C}TUs  C.  (s.  of  Cyrusi)  ;  m.  May  14,  1865,  Martha  R.  Sylves- 
ter, dau.  of  Michael  Sylvester  (21).       Served  in  Civil  War. 

Child  born  at  Newberne,  N.  C. : 
i.       Minnie  A.,  Aug.  12,  1866;  m.  Fred  W.  Prouty,  of  liock- 
land,  s.  of  Isaac  Prouty.       Has  one  ch;    Frederick 
C,  b.  in  Rockland,  Sept.  6,  1892. 

HOUSE. 

Samuel  (1)  was  in  Scituate  in  1634,  lived  near  the  harbor.  He 
died  in  1661,  in  Scituate.  His  son  Samuel  was  also  in  Scituate 
and  married,  in  1664,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Thomas  Nichols.  His 
son  Samuel  married  Sarah  Pinson,  and  lived  probably  in  v.'hat  is 
now  Hanover,  west  of  the  mill  of  Samuel  H.  Church.  He  died 
in  1718,  and  his  widow  in  1728.  He  had  children:  Joseph,  David, 
James,  Samuel,  John,  Rebecca,  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  and  Mary.  Of 
these,  Joseph  married  in  1731,  Abigail  Studley,  dau.  of  Benoni 
Studley  (1)  ;  James  married  in  1737,  Margaret  Curtis,  the  widow 
of  William  Curtis  (15),  of  Hanover:  John  married  Rebecca  Buker, 
of  Hanover,  1739;  and  Samuel  married  in  1731,  Deborah  Barstow, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Barstow  (5)  of  Hanover. 

Samuel,  who  married  Deborah  Barstow,  probably  died  in  Abing- 
ton.  They  had  children,  most  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover  pre- 
vious to  1746:  Huldah,  who  m.  Samuel  Barstow  (18),  Elisha, 
John,  Samuel,  Deborah,  James,  Sarah  and  Mary. 

There  was  a  Joseph  House  in  Hanover,  when  the  town  was  in- 
corporated, who  lived  in  the  house  on  Main  street,  now  occupied  by 
Henry  W.  Percival.  He  was  connected  with  Col.  John  Bailey  in 
shipbuilding,  and  probably  m.  Dec.  13,  1716,  Lydia  Curtis,  dau.  of 
Benjamin  Curtis  (3). 

The  John  named  above  who  married  Rebecca  Buker,  lived  on 
Winter  street  in  Hanover,  and  was  a  man  of  considerable  estate. 
He  died  about  1775.  He  had  children,  all  born  before  1746: 
Seth,  John,  Abner,  Ann  and  Rebecca.       Seth  -p^as  a  blacksmith. 


230  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

lived  in  Hanover,  and  died  in  1777,  leaving  three  young  children: 
Seth,  Bathsheba,  and  Rebecca.      His  wife's  name  was  Eebecca. 

In  1776,  there  was  a  David  House,  a  hatter,  owning  a  small 
house,  who  lived  near  Washington  street,  opposite  the  Jabez 
Studley  place.  I  assume  that  this  David  w^as  a  son  of  the  third 
Samuel.  This  David  had  a  son  David,  to  whom  he  sold  land,  and 
this  land  was  later  sold  to  Jabez  Studley. 

In  1769,  there  was  a  Joseph  House,  who  sold  to  Joseph  Bailey, 
the  Judson  Studley  place  on  Circuit  street.  His  wife  Hannah  re- 
leased her  dower.  This  wife  Hannah  was  probably  the  widow  of 
Caleb  Eandall  (1). 

HOUSE. 

1.  Samuel  (s.  of  Samuel,  and  a  descendant  of  the  first  Samuel)  j 
m.  first  in  1822,  Euth  Turner,  dau.  of  Amos  Turner  (20)  ;  second- 
ly, Nov.  25,  1844,  Elizabeth  T.  White,  dau.  of  Tobias  White,  of 
Marshfield.  He  d.  May  6,  1860,  aet.  81  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d, 
July  16,  1866,  aet.  74  yrs.  Eesided  on  King  street,  in  the  brick 
house,  a  few  rods  north  of  Hanson  town  line. 

Children  by  wife  Ruth,  born  in  Hanover : 

2.  i.       Samuel,  May  15,  1823. 

3.  ii.       James  W.,  May  17,  1827. 

2.  Samuel  (s.  of  SamueP);  m.  Mar.  13,  1842,  Mary  C.  Jos- 
selyn,  dau.  of  Oren  Josselyn  (29).  She  d.  Jan.  6,  1903.  Ee- 
sided in  Hanson. 

Children  born  in  Hanson : 
i.       James  W.,  Feb.  2,  1843;  d.  Apr.  2,  1848. 
ii.      Samuel  T.,  Jan.  17,  1845;  unm. 

4.  iii.     Wallace,  Oct.  15,  1850. 

3.  James  W.  (s.  of  SamueP)  ;  m.  Apr.  30,  1870,  Olive  W.  Bailey, 
dau.  of  George  Bailey  (25).  Eesided  in  his  father's  house.  He 
d.  Dec.  17,  1885,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec,  1906.      No  ch. 

4.  Wallace  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  Oct.  1,  1874,  Sarah  E.  Phillips, 
dau.  of  Edmund  Phillips  (1). 

Children  born  in  Hanson : 
i.       Amber  E.,  Apr.  21,  1880. 
ii.      Samuel  W.,  May  5,  1886;  d.  Jan.  5,  1887. 

HOUSE. 

1.  Julius  (a  descendant  of  the  first  Samuel)  b.  in  Hanson;  m. 
Jan.  13,  1825,  Euth  Bailey,  dau.  of  Stephen  Bailey  (14).  She  d 
in  1876.      He  d.  Apr.  29,  1877.      Eesided  on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

2.  i.       Julius,  May  20,  1826. 

3.  ii.      William,  Jan.  1,  1829. 

2.  Julius   (s.  of  Julius^)  ;  m.  Feb.  11,  1861,  Laura  C.  Thomas, 


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GENEALOGIES.  331 

dan.  of  Caleb  Tliomas,  of  Marshfield.  She  was  b.  July  26,  1843, 
in  Marshfield.  He  d.  Dec.  5,  1894.  Eesided  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  East  Abington : 
i.       Mary  A.,  Dec.  27,  1863 ;  d.  Aug.  22,  1865. 
4.     ii.      Harrison  L.,  Mar.  14,  1866. 

iii.  Annie  L.,  Jan.  26,  1868;  m.  Apr.  29,  1893,  Alexander 
Lindgren,  s.  of  Angus  Lindgren,  of  Sweden.  Ch. : 
Eay  H. 

3.  William  (s.  of  Julius^)  ;  m.  Jan.  18,  1854,  Asenath  C.  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Stetson,  of  Hanson.  She  d.  Mar.  2,  1863,  and  he 
d.  in  1901.  Resided  on  King  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self, and  now  occupied  by  Luther  J.  Hunt. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       William  E.,  Apr.  22,  1855;  d.  Feb.  11,  1857. 
ii.      W.  Lester,  Dec.  24,  1859 ;  m.  and  has  one  son. 
iii.     Asenath  A.,  Sept.  5,  1861 ;  d.  Apr.  8,  1863. 

4.  Harrison  L.  (s.  of  Julius^)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  15,  1891,  Grace  T. 
Bailey,  dau.  of  Benjamin  W.  Bailey  (31).  She  d.  Dec.  5,  1894, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  July  15,  1896,  Edith  Sampson,  dau.  of  Aurora 

0.  Sampson  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  Sept.  1,  1868,  in  Pem- 
broke. Resides  on  Pleasant  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self.    Civil  engineer. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lawrence  C,  July  23,  1898. 
ii.      Louise  D.,  Jan.  31,  1904. 

HOWARD. 

1.  Franklin,  b.  in  Lancaster,  May,  1816;  m.  Helen  A.  Litchfield, 
dau.  of  Justin  Litchfield,  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Oct.  26,  1882,  and 
she  d.  Oct.  26,  1907,  aged  81  yrs.,  6  mos.  Came  to  H.  about  1865, 
and  resided  at  Four  Corners.  Kept  the  hotel  at  junction  of 
Broadway  and  Washington  street. 

Children : 
i.       Helen  A.,  d,  young, 
ii.      Lizzie,  b.  in    Stoiighton,  June  27,  1853;    m.  Joseph  A. 

Tripp  (1). 
iii.     Helen  A.,  d.  young. 

HOWES. 

1.  Doctor  Woodbridge  R.  (s.  of  Abel)  b.  in  Rochester,  Mass.,  Aug. 
12,  1817;  m.  in  1847,  Mary  W.  White,  dau.  of  Cyrus  White.  She 
was  b.  in  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  July  15,  1816,  and  d.  in  H.  Feb.  28, 
1891.  He  d.  in  H.  Feb.  4,  1898.  Served  in  Civil  AVar.  Re- 
sided on  Church  street,  near  Episcopal  church.  See  chapter  on 
"Professional  Men." 

Children  born  in  Mattapoisett : 


233  HisTOET  or  hanovee. 

3.     i.       Clarence  L.,  Mar.  24,  1848. 

ii.      Mary  W.,  b.  Jan.  3,  1858;  m.  J.  Williams  Beal  (3). 

2.     Doctor  Clarence  L.   (s.  of  Woodbridge  E.i)  m.  Oct.  3,  1878, 
Mary  0.  Hapgood,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Hapgood.       She  was  b.  in 
Worcester,  Mass.,  Apr,  33,  1854.       Resides  in  his  father's  house. 
See  chapter  on  "Professional  Men." 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Frederick  H.,  Aug.  39,  1879;  d.  July  3,  1894  (drowned 

in  North  river), 
ii.      Caroline  B.,  July  8,  1883. 

HOWLAKD. 

1.  Alvin  (s.  of  Jonathan,  of  Hanson)  b.  Nov.  30,  1808 ;  m.  Nov. 
20,  1838,  Marcia  Josselyn,  dau.  of  Charles  Josselyn  (30).  He  d. 
Sept.  36,  1864,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  33,  1898,  aet.  90  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

2.  .  i.       Alonzo,  Aug.  24,  1839. 

3.  ii.      Charles  A.,  June  28,  1843. 

2.  Alonzo  (s.  of  Alvin^)  ;  m.  Mar.  6,  1869,  Maria  Thayer,  dau.  of 
Erastus  Thayer,  of  Braintree.  She  was  b.  Apr.  4,  1843.  Resides 
in  Rockland.      He  served  in  Civil  War. 

Children : 
i.       Eldora  D.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  4,  1873 ;  m.  Francis  E.  Wins- 
low  (18). 
ii.      Amy  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  12,  1875. 
iii.     Edgar  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  17,  1878;  m.  May  5,  1903, 
Grace  T.    Whitmarsh,   of  Braintree.       Resides    in 
Rockland, 
iv.     Bertha  L.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Dec.  36,  1889. 
Three  children  died  young. 

3.'  Charles  A.  (s.  of  Alvin^)  ;  m.  July  15,  1866,  Caroline  P.  Iris, 
dau.  of  Oren  Iris  (1).  He  served  in  Civil  War.  Resides  in 
Rockland. 

Children: 
1.       Charles  A.,  Jan.  13,  1867. 
ii.      Lydia  M.,  Dec.  9,  1867;  m.  C.  0.  Holbrook,  of  Abing- 

ton,  and  has  a  ch :  Lottie,  b.  Dec.  18,  1888. 
iii.     Orren  F.,  Feb.  14,  1874. 
Three  children  died  young. 

HOWLAND. 

1.  George  H.  (s.  of  Caleb)  b.  in  Boston;  m.  in  1861,  Elizabeth  B. 
Bonney,  dau.  of  Hiram  B.  Bonney.  She  m.  secondly,  Elijah  Wil- 
liams (1). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ella  E.,  Feb.  17,  1863;  m.  Oscar  H.  Leavitt,  s.  of  Kins- 
man Leavitt  (1). 


GENEALOGIES.  233 

HOWLAXD. 

1.  Henry  W.  (s.  of  Samuel,  of  Hanson)  b.  June  1827;  m.,  first, 
Mary  Bryant,  dau.  of  Barker  Bryant,  of  Chelsea,  and  secondly, 
Sept.  6,  1861,  Sarah  C.  Wood,  dau.- of  Samuel  Wood  (1).  He  d. 
Oct.  2T,  1903,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  18,  1905.  He  served  in  Civil 
War.      Iiesided  on  Whiting  street,  Just  north  of  schoolhouse. 

Cliildren  by  wife  Mary: 
i.       George  H.,  b.  in  Hanson,  1851 :  d.  unm..  Feb.  20,  1875. 
2.     ii.      William  F.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Oct.  1,  1851. 

iii.     Charles  E.,  b.  in  H..  Xov.,  1858;  d.  unm.,  Jan.   12, 
1879. 

2.  William  F.  (s.  of  Henry  W.i)  ;  m.  Oct.  1,  1874,  Maria  A. 
Pliillip^;,  dau.  of  Edmund  Phillips  (1).  Eesides  on  Circuit  street 
in  the  "Spooner  Ellis"  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.      Alice  M..  Dec.  14,  1876. 
ii.      Grace  A.,  Feb.  12.  1880. 

HOWLAXD. 

1.  Hiram  H.  (s.  of  I.  Xevrton).  b.  in  Pembroke.  Dec.  16,  1875; 
m.  Dec.  17,,  1896,  Amelia  C.  Church,  dau.  of  Lewis  A.  Church  (2). 
Expressman  at  Corners.       Xo  ch. 

HOWLAXD. 

1.     Lewis  T.   (s.  of  Lewis,  of  Hanson)  b.  1826.       Served  in  the 
Civil  War;  m.  Mary  A.  Dudley,  of  Xorridgewalk,  Me.       She  was 
b.,  1827,  and  d.,  1892,  aet.  65  years.       He  d.,  1877,  aet.  51  yrs. 
Eesided  on  King  street. 
Children : 
i.       Ada;  m.  first,  a  Gray,  and  secondly,  a  French.    Eesides 

in  Denver,  Col.     Has  ch. 
ii.      Josephine;  m.  Edward  Bourne  of  Hanson.       Eesides 

in  Brockton.     Has  ch. 
iii.     Walter   H. ;   m.   Lillie   Penniman.     Eesides   in   South 

Braintree,  and  has  ch. 
iv.     Frank,  May  9,  1861 ;  m.  Annie  Jackson.     Eesides  on 
Broadway.     Xo  eh. 

HUXT. 

1.     Luther  J.   (s.  of  William  of  Duxburv),  b.  Sept.  4,  1851:  m.. 
May  1,  1879,  Euth  C.  Eussell,  dau.  of  William  P.  Eusseir(l). 
Eesides  on  King  street,  in  house  constructed  by  William  House. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elmira  C,  Mar.  28,  1885. 

HFXT. 

1.     Seth  W.   (s.  of  William,  of  Duxbury),  b.  Oct.  18,  1853:  m. 


234  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

April  9,  1883,  Eudora  H.  Winslow,  dau.  of  Erastus  B.  Winslow" 
(8).  Besides  on  King  street.,  in  house  constructed  by  Henry 
Clark. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Ethel  W.,  Dec.  17,  1885. 

ii.      Harold  D.,  May  6,  1891. 

HURLEY. 

1.  John  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Feb.  15,  1857,  Bridget 
Green,  dau.  of  Simeon  Green  of  Ireland.  She  was  born  in  Ireland. 
Resided  on  Wliiting  street,  in  house  constructed  by  Sylvanus 
Whiting.     Now  resides,  in  Brockton. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       John  T.,  Jan.  5,  1858;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  27,  1905. 

ii.      Elizabeth  A.,  July  4,  1859;  m.  John  H.  Flavell  (1). 

iii.     William  H.,  Jan.  28,  1861 ;  d.  Feb.  1,  1869. 
2.     iv.     Frank  E.,  April  28,  1863. 

V.      Margaret,  Aug.  10,  1867;  d.  June  9,  1868. 

vi.  Minnie,  Sept.  18,  1870;  m.  Aug.  15,  1901,  Eugene  F. 
O'Neil,  of  Rockland,  s.  of  Dennis  O'Neil.  Ch.,  born 
in  Brockton,  Eugene  F.,  Mar.  9,  1905. 

vii.    Grace  L.,  Nov.  26,  1872;  unm. 

viii.  Frederick,  Oct.  23,  1875;  d.  Oct.  20,  1877. 

ix.     Louis  E.,  Feb.  16,  1881 ;  unm. 

X.      Alice  M.,  May  25,  1884;  d.  May  5,  1906. 

2.  Frank  E.  (s.  of  Johni)  ;  m.  Sept.  30,  1890,  Catherine  Mc- 
Carthy, of  New  York. 

Children  l)orn  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  except  John  E.,  born 
Baldwins,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. : 
i.       Eugene  R.,  April  29,  1893. 
ii.      Edgar  T.,  May  2,  1894. 
iii.     Mildred,  Sept.,  1895. 
iv.     Grace  E.,  July,  1897. 
V.      Frank  E.,  May,  1899. 
vi.     John  E.,  Dec,  1903. 

HURLEY. 

1.  Patrick  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Ireland.  Came  to  Hanover  1852; 
m.  July  7,  1867,  Mary  Carey,  dau.  of  Maurice  Carey.  She  was 
b.  in  Ireland.  Resides  on  Whiting  street,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       John  J.,  May  11,  1868;  m.  Nov.  24,  1897,  Abigail  Sul- 
livan, of  Brockton,  dau.  of  John  Sullivan.     Member 
of  firm  of  Hurley  Bros.,  shoe  manufacturers  of  Rock- 
land. 
2.     ii.      William  M.,  Feb.  26,  1870. 
iii.     Edward  F.,  Nov.  10,  1871. 


GENEALOGIES.  235-- 

iv.     James  H.,  Feb.  1,  1873;  d.  Mar.  17,  1882. 
V.      Mary  F.,  Oct.  21,  1875. 
3.     vi.     George  A.,  Mar.  12,  1877. 
vii.    Annie  E.,  June  20,  1880. 
viii.  Henrietta  M.,  May  7,  1884. 

2.  William  M.,  (s.  of  Patrick^)  ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1896,  Nellie  M. 
Sullivan  of  Brockton,  dan.  of  James  Sullivan.  Eesides  in  Rock- 
land.    Shoe  manufacturer.     Member  of  firm  of  Hurley  Bros. 

Children  born  in  Brockton: 
i.       Marjorie  C,  Dec.  17,  1898. 
ii.      Ealph  L.,  April  15,  1904. 
iii.     Harry  L.,  April  15,  1904. 

3.  George  A.  (s.  of  Patrick^)  ;  m.  June  23,  1903,  Helena  M.. 
Coughlan,  dau.  of  William  H.  Coughlan,  of  x^bington.  She  was 
b.  March  20,  1880. 

Child  born  in  Eookland : 
i.       Marian,  Feb.  1,  1905. 

HUSSEY. 

1.     John   (s.  of  James),  b.  in  N.  S.,  Aug.  5,  1858;  m.  Jan.  17, 
1896,  Saloma  Findell  of  N.  S.,  who  was  born  Dec.,'l867. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Annie  A.,  April  11,  1896. 

ii.      John  L.,  Dec.  14,  1897. 

iii.     Cecelia  G.,  Jan.  30,  1901. 

iv.     Mary  A.,  April  2,  1904. 

INGLIS. 

1.  Thomas  (s.  of  Donald),  b.  in  P.  E.  I.,  June  30,  1827.  Came 
to  Hanover  1872.  Served  in  Civil  War;  m.  first,  Angelina  Ames 
of  Marshileld.  She  was  born  in  1840,  and  d.  Sept.  1,  1880.  He 
m.  secondly,  Elizabeth  A.,  dau.  of  Nathan  Willis.  She  was  b.  in 
South  Abington,  Jan,  1,  1860. 
Children  by  wife  Angeline: 

i.       Flora  J.,  June,  1862;  d.  July  30,  1880. 

ii.      Wilbur  T.,  July  16,  1866;  m.  March  15,  1899,  Mary 
A.  Jones,  dau.  of  Elmer  J.  Turner  (1).     No  ch. 

iii.     Chester  S.,  May  20,  1868. 

2.  iv.     Donald  L.,  b.  in  Duxbury,  Dec.  26,  1869. 
V.      Burton  R.,  Nov.  9,  1871. 

vi.     Henry  E.,  Feb.,  1873;  d.  Sept.  19,  1893. 

vii.    Rosie  L.,  May  21,  1875;  m.  Timothy  Callahan  (1),  a 

gr.  s.  of  Anthony  Callahan    (1). 
viii.     Child;  d.  young. 
ix.     Child;  d.  young. 
Children  by  wife  Elizabeth,  born  in  Hanover : 

3.  X.      Hillery  W.,  June  9,  1881. 


236  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

xi.      Peleg  B.,  July  17,  1884. 

xii.    Hattie  M.,  Jan.  25,  1886;  m.  John  B.  Paulding  (1). 

xiii.  Florence,  Aug.  1,  1888;  d.  Jan.  27,  1894. 

xiv.  Benjamin  H.,  Aug.  11,  1890. 

XV.    George  K.,  Sept.  1,  1891. 

xvi.  Malinda  E.,  Jan.  17,  1896. 

xvii.  Leona  A.,  April  15,  1898;  d.  Nov.  10,  1898. 

xviii.  William  McK.,  July  14,  1901. 

2.  Donald  L.,  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  June  14,  1899,  Catherine 
MoKay  of  New  Bedford.  She  was  b.  Feb.  28,  1869.  Besides  on 
Hanover  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Thomas  L.,  Aug.  23,  1900. 
ii.      John  A.,  Mar.  22,  1902. 

3.  Hillery  W.  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1902,  Elizabeth 
Atwood,  dau.  of  Horace  Atwood,  of  Pembroke.  He  d.  July  15, 
1908. 

Children : 
i.       Ralph  W.,  1903. 
ii.      Gladys  M.,  July,  1905. 

IRIS. 

1.     James,  b.  in  S.  Paris,  Me.,  Apr.  5,  1829;  m.  Feb.  17,  1848, 
Mary  E.  Turner,  dau.  of  Ezekiel  Turner   (30).     She  d.  May  2, 
1866,  and  he  d.  Oct.  30,  1880. 
Children : 
i.       Benjamin,  Oct.  7,  1848;  m.  July  16,  1871,  Lucia  W. 
Baldwin,  dau.  of  Ira  Baldwin  of  South  Abington. 
Had  six  ch. 
ii.      Mary  E.,  b.  in  Plympton,  Sept.  22,  1855;  m.  Samuel 
A.  Henderson  (10). 

IRIS. 

1.     Oren,  b.  in  South  Paris,  Me.,  about  1826;  m.  Lydia  S.,  dau 
of  Ezekiel  Turner  (30).     She  d.  Sept.  21,  1858,  and  he  d.  Oct. 
M,  1868,  aged  42  yrs. 
Children : 
i.       Elizabeth  J.;  m.  March  26,  1866,  Charles  H.  Whiting' 

of  Hanson,  and  has  one  child, 
ii.      Caroline  P.,  Oct.  27,  1842;  m.   Charles  A.  Howland 

(3). 
iii.     Henry  "W.;  m.  Jan.  20,  1877,  Sarah  J.  Tribou,  dau.  of 

William  F.  Tribou  (4),  and  has  five  children. 
iv.     Josephine;  m.  Elza  Baldwin  of  E.  Abington,  and  has 
children :    Grace,  Harry  and  Blanche. 


GENEALOGIES.  237' 

JACOBS. 

Nicholas,  with  his  wife,  Mary,  and  two  children,  and  their 
cousin,  Thomas  Lincoln,  weaver,  came  from  old  Hingham,  and 
settled  in  Hingham,  Mass.,  in  1633,  and  was  made  freeman  in 
1635-6. 

In  1648-9  he  was  Eepresentative  to  the  General  (*ourt.  In  1655 
he  was  one  of  the  three  Commissioners  to  be  presented  to  the  Court 
for  the  year  ensuing.  He  d.  June  5,  1657,  leaving  an  estate  of 
£393  8s.  6d.  Had  8  ch.,  of  whom  we  follow :  John,  Capt. 
(s.  of  Nicholas^) ;  m.  first,  Oct.  20,  1653,  Margery 
Eames,  dau.  of  Anthony  Eames.  She  d.  April  7,  1659,  and  he  m. 
Oct.  3,  1661,  secondly,  Mary  Russell,  dau.  of  George  Russell.  Was 
of  Glad  Tidings  Plain;  surveyor  in  1658;  and  one  of  the  thirteen 
who  in  1660  opposed  Capt.  Joshua  Hobart's  being  freed  from 
taxes  "on  account  of  being  captain."  He  d.  Sept.  18,  1693.  Had 
14  children,  only  one  of  whom  had  descendants  in  Hanover: 

1.  i.       David,  June  20,  1664,  (by  wife  Mary  Russell). 

1.  David,  Capt.  (s.  of  John),  settled  in  Scituate,  about  1688, 
when  he  purchased  the  lands  of  his  uncle,  George  Russell,  on  the 
S.  E.  of  Stockbridge's  Mill,  anciently  the  Steadman  place ;  m.  first, 
Sarah  Gushing,  dau.  of  John  Gushing,  in  1689,  and  second,  Mary 
Gushing.  Schoolmaster,  and  a  man  of  public  affairs.  Had 
11  children,  two  only  having  descendants  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       Joshua,  Mar.  31,  1702. 

3.  ii.      Joseph,  Aug.  16,  1707. 

2.  Joshua  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  April  7,  1726,  Mary  James.  Re- 
sided in  So.  Scituate.  Proprietor  of  Jacobs  Mills.  He  d.  Feb'y 
7,  1784,  and  his  wid.  d.  July  22,  1803,  aet.  99. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah,  Nov.  2,  1727;  d.  Aug.  13,  1753. 

4.  ii.      David,  Jan.  16,  1729. 

iii.  Mary,  July  17,  1732;  m.  Col.  John  Gushing  of  Scit., 
and  d.  April  27,  1814. 

5.  iv.     John,  May  23,  1735. 

V.  Joshua,  June  23,  1737;  m.  Elizabeth  Richmond,  who 
d.  Dec.  9,  1781,  and  he  d.  Aug.  9,  1808.  Had  seven 
children. 

vi.     Eunice,  July  23,  1740;  d.  Dec.  4,  1784. 

6.  vii.    James,  Mar.  6,  1742. 

viii.     Lucy,  Nov.  3,  1748;  m.  Nath'l  Jacobs  (8). 

3.  Joseph  Dr.  (s.  of  Capt.  David^)  ;  m.  1734,  Mary  Foster,  dau. 
of  Edward  Foster  of  Dorchester.  Deacon  of  2d  church  in  Scit, 
Resided  in  So.  Scituate,  just  north  of  the  Universalist  church  at 
Assinippi. 


338  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children : 

7.  i.       Elisha,  Aug.  29,  1735. 

ii.  IJelief,  Jan.  16,  1737;  m.  David  Jacobs  (4). 

iii.  Hannah,  May  9,  1739;  m.  John  James. 

iv.  Sarah,  May,  1741;  m.  John  Foster. 

V.  Lydia,  May  30,  1743;  m.  Amasa  Whiting. 

vi.  Joseph,  May  7,  1745;  d.  young. 

vii.  Deborah,  May  12,  1747;  d.  unm. 

viii.  ISTathaniel,  Oct.  7,  1748;  d.  young. 

8.  ix.  Nathaniel,  April  6,  1750. 

X.      Mary,  Jan.  27,  1751 ;  m.  John  Foster. 

xi.     Abigail,  Dec.  1,  1753;  m.  Caleb  Sylvester,  s.  of  Caleb 

Sylvester  (10). 
xii.    Joseph,  July  12,  1755;  d.  young, 
xiii.  Joseph,  May  5,  1757. 

4.  David  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  first,  June  2,  1759,  Hannah  Eich- 
mond,  who  d.  March  17,  1776;  m.  secondly,  Jan'y  16,  1778,  Relief 
Jacobs,  dau.  of  Dr.  Joseph  Jacobs  (3).  Selectman  and  Eepresent- 
ative.  Eesided  at  Assinippi,  in  the  house  owned  and  occupied  for 
a  long  time  by  Eev.  Eobert  Killam.  He  d.  Dec.  16,  1808.  His 
wife  d.  Jan'y  6,  1805.     (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
David,  April  20,  1763. 
Perez,  Oct.  29,  1765. 

Eichmond,  Sept.  12,  1767;  d.  Feb.  4,  1775. 
Hannah,  May  29,  1769;  m.  Nath'l  Cushing  of  Scit. 
V.      Eunice,  Feb.  4,  1775;  d.  Feb.  27,  1850. 

5.  John  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  Nov.  22,  1758,  Hannah  Tolman, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Tolman.  She  was  b.  Dec.  18,  1738.  Eesided  in 
Scituate.  Colonel  in  the  Eevolution.  He  d.  Feb'y  7,  1817,  and 
his  wid.  d.  Aug.  15,  1826.  Had  11  children,  one  only,  of  whom 
we  follow: 

i.       Sarah,  Dec.  15,  1764;  m.  Calvin  Bailey  (12). 

6.  James  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  Mar.  19,  1772,  Deborah  Eichmond, 
and  d.  Sept.  12,  1827.  Eesided  in  So.  Scituate,  near  Jacobs  mill. 
Had  seven  ch.,  only  one  of  whom  we  follow : 

11.     i.       Ichabod  E.,  June  27,  1774. 

7.  Elisha  (s.  of  Dr.  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Lusanna  Eandall.  Eesided  at 
Assinippi,  in  a  house  standing  partly  in  Norwell  and  partly  in 
Hanover.  He  d.  Dec.  8,  1779,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  4,  1821,  aet. 
82.    A  brick  maker. 

Child : 

i.  Elisha,  Aug.  12,  1760;  m.  in  N.  Y.,  Capt.  in  Revolu- 
tion. 

ii.      Samuel,  Mar.  4,  1762,  settled  in  Me. 

iii.  Braddoc,  May,  1764;  m.  in  1787,  Sarah  Hersey  of 
Hingham. 


9. 

i. 

10. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

GENEALOGIES.  339 

iv.     Benjamin,    Sept.    2\),    1766;   m.    first,    Sarah,    dau.    of 

Timothy    Foster,    and    secondly,    Jemima,    dau.    of 

Edward  Foster. 
V.      Lydia,  Aug.  25,  1768;  d.  Sept.  21,  1785. 
vi.     Bela,  May  1,  1770;  m.  Polly  Eaton.     Resided  in  Me. 

No  children, 
vii.    Polycarpus,  May  29,  1772;  settled  first,  in  Me,  and  d 

at  Milton. 

12.  viii.     Edward  F.,  Oct.  23.  1774. 

ix.     Lusanna,   JSTov.   20,   1777;   m.   Xath'l   Tucker   and   re- 
sided in  Dorchester. 

8.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Dr.  Joseph-')  ;  ni.  first,  Jan.  6,  1780,  Lucy 
Jacobs,  dau.  of  Joshua  Jacobs  (2).  She  d.  March  20,  1812.  He 
m.  secondly,  Mar.  1,  1814,  Charlotte  Wade.  He  d.  Sept.  22,  1822, 
and  his  wid.  d.  March  1,  1852.  Resided  in  Assinippi,  on  west 
side  of  Washington  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

13.  i.       Nathaniel,  July  16,  1782. 

14.  ii.      Stephen,  Mar.  6,  1786. 

iii.     William,  Oct.  6,  1788.     Carpenter;  d.  at  Canandaigua, 
N.  Y.,  Aug.  25,  1814. 

9.  David  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  Hannah  Hersey  of  Hingham.  He 
d.  Aug.  2,  1799,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  28,  1799.  Resided  at  As- 
sinippi, on  Washington  street,  in  a  house  which  stood  on  the  pres- 
ent location  of  the  John  F.  Simmons  house.  Selectman.  (See 
chapter  on  Old  Jlouses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Hannah  R.,  Oct.  13,  1782;  d.  unm.,  Jan'y  20,  1877. 
ii.      Relief,  Feb.  29,  1785 ;  m.  C.  P.  Sumner  of  Boston,  and 

was  mother  of  Hon.   Chas.    Sumner  of  the  IT.   S. 

Senate. 
iii.     David   0.,  July  19,  1787;  m.  Lydia  Blake  of  Keene, 

N.  H.     Resided  in  So.  Hingham.     Children: 

i.       Henry   H.,   died   aet.    2   years. 

ii.      Caroline, 
iv.     Amanda,   July    18,    1789 :    ni.    Capt.    dalen    James    of 

Medford. 
V.      Matilda,  Feb.  16,  1792;  d.  Aug.  25,  1799. 
vi.     Hiram,  Apr.  22,  1795;  d.  unm. 
vii.    Maria,    Sept.    10,    1797;    d.    about    1825;    drowned    at 

Charlestown  Navy  Yard. 

10.  Perez  (s.  of  David"*)  ;  m.  Relief  Bowker  of  Scit.,  and  d. 
Mar.  8,  1828,  and  his  wid.  d.  May,  1845.  Resided  at  Assinippi,  in 
part  of  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Desire,  Sept.  25,  1788;  m.  Edward  Curtis   (37). 
ii.      Rebecca,  Oct.  25,  1790;  m.  John  Bryant  of  Charles- 
town. 


240  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

iii.     Deborah  E.,  Aug.  9,  1795;  d.  May  17,  1796. 

iv.     Deborah  E.,  March  14,  1798;  m.  May  11,  1819,  Snell 

Wade,  and  d.  March  11,  1888. 
V.      Eunice,  Dec.  12,  1799;  m.  first,  Dec.  5,  1822,  Joseph 

Mann,  s.  of  Levi  Mann   (6)  ;  m.  secondly,  Martin 

Stoddard.     Eesided  in  Marshfield. 
vi.      Perez  E.,  Oct.  22,   1806;  m.   Sept.  21,   1831,  Nancy 

Howe.     Eesided  at  Charlestown.     Children:  George, 

Charles,  Charlotte  E.,  Edward  C,  Caroline  M.,  and 

Julia  M. 
vii.    Theodosius;  m.  Sophronia  Whittemore.     jSTo  ch. 

11.  Ichabod  E.  (s.  of  James*^)  ;  m.  Oct.  16,  1805,  Clarissa  Eich- 
mond  of  Little  Compton,  E.  I.  She  d.  Nov.  7,  1840,  aged  62  yrs. 
He  d.  Nov.  6,  1856.  Eesided  in  South  Scituate,  near  Assinippi 
village.  Had  9  children  born  in  South  Scituate,  only  three  of 
whom  we  follow: 

15.  i.       Benjamin,  Sept.  17,  1815. 

ii.      Abby  S.,  Apr.  10,  1821;  m.  Henry  J.  Curtis  (61). 

16.  iii.     Barton  E.,  June  23,  1823. 

12.  Edward  F.  (s.  of  Elisha^)  ;  m.  Jan.  5,  1802,  Priscilla  Clapp, 
dau.  of  William  Clapp  of  Scituate.  Eesided  at  Assinippi,  in  his 
father's  house.  Selectman.  Eepresentative  and  member  of  Gov's 
Council. 

Children : 

17.  i.       Edward,  Jan'y,  1803. 

ii.      Lucy  C,  May  14,  1805;  m.  Perez  S.  Whiting.     Ee- 
sided in  N.  Y. 

18.  iii.     Elisha,  Mar.  12,  1808. 

iv.     Lydia  S.,  Jan.  29,  1811;  m.  June,  1840,  Eev.  H.  W. 

Morse.     Eesided  in  North  Eeading,  and  had  ch. 
V.      Henry,  Aug.  24,  1813.     A  portrait  painter, 
vi.     Frederick,  Oct.  28,  1817;  m.  Martha  M.  Fay.     Lived 

in  Boston.     Had  children,  Frederick  F.,  Walter  H., 

and  Alfred  H. 
vii.    Mary  P.,  Oct.  26,  1820;  d.  Sept.  14,  1821. 

13.  Nathaniel,  Dr.  (s.  of  NathanieP)  ;  m.  Hannah  Sanborn. 
Lived  in  N.  Y.      Had  10  ch.,  none  of  whom  we  follow. 

14.  Stephen  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1812,  Eachel  H. 
Otis,  dau.  of  Charles  Otis  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Sept.  17,  1860.  She 
d.  Aug.  22,  1870.  Eesided  at  Assinippi,  on  Washington  street,  in 
house  now  owned  in  part  and  occupied  by  Addie  M.  Leggett. 
Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy,  May  17,  1814;  d.  June  23,  1816. 
ii.      William,  Apr.  23,  1816;  d.  Oct.,  18,  1822. 


GENEALOGIES.  241 

iii.     Lucy,  Oct.  1,  1818;  m.  Jan.  17,  1840,  Samuel  Waters, 

s.  of  Isaac  Waters.    He  d.  Aug.  8,  1883,  aged  67  yrs. 

Eesided  in  S.  Scituate.     Children: 

i.  Jacob  L.,  Mar.  31,  1842;  m.  Nov.  15,  1808, 
Alvira  Gordon,  dau.  of  John  Gordon,  and  d.  Sept. 
16,  1904. 

ii.  Helen  M.,  Dec.  16,  1843 ;  m.  Apr.  24,  1864,  Bel- 
mont 0.  Gushing  of  Hingham,  s.  of  Allan  Gush- 
ing. Ch:  i.,  Cora  J.,  Nov.  21,  1865;  ii.,  Sarah 
A.,  Feb.  26,  1869;  iii.,  Arthur  W.,  Apr.  1,  1871; 
iv.,  Ivers  L.,  Apr.  12,  1874;  v.,  Lucy  W.,  Nov.  16, 
1875. 

iii.     Lucy  L.,  Oct.  6,  1848;  m.  James  F.  Crocker 
(8). 
iv.     Adaline  M.,  Nov.  9,  1820;  m.  June  12,  1854,  Asahel 

Beal,   s.   of   Nathaniel   Beal   of  Abington.      She  d. 

May  19,  1862.    He  d.  Oct.  31,  1875.    Children  born 

in  Abington : 

i.       Lucy,  May  15,  1855;  d.  Aug.  19,  1855. 

ii.  Albert  A.,  Sept.  8,  1861;  m.  first.  Amber  M. 
Hollis,  dau.  of  George  HoUis,  and  m.,  secondly, 
April  16,  1903,  Minnie  C.  Green  of  St.  John, 
N.  B.     Ch:   Thais  L.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1906. 

19.  v.      William,  March  7,  1825. 

20.  vi.     Stephen  0.,  May  13,  1827. 

21.  vii.    Charles,  May  5,  1829. 

22.  viii.  Albert,  Oct.  18.  1831. 

23.  ix.     Franklin,  June  24,  1835. 

15.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Ichabod  E.^i)  ;  m.  1st,  May  26,  1839,  Lydia 
M.  P.  Killam,  dau.  of  Eev.  Robert  L.  Killam  (1).  She  d.  Sept.  7, 
1846,  and  he  m.  secondly,  June  25,  1848,  Sarah  J.  Hatch,  dau.  of 
Samuel  Hatch.  She  d.  Feb.  21,  1886,  and  he  d.  Nov.  7,  1891. 
Eesided  in  So.  Scituate,  in  his  father's  house,  near  the  mill. 

Children  by  wife  Lydia,  born  in  So.  Scituate : 
i.       Maria,  Feb.  7,  1841 ;  unm. 

ii.      Augustus,  July  24,  1843 ;  m.  Feb.  23,  1870,  M.  Helen 
Perkins,  of  Boston,  dau.  of  Col.  William  Perkins. 
She  d.    Mar.  20,  1894.       He  resides    in  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah  J. : 
iii.     Sarah  B.,  Oct.  4,  1853;  m.  Oct.  22,  1895,  E.  Francis 
Swift,  of  Brockton,  s.  of  James  E.  Swift,  of  Sand- 
wich, 
iv.     B.  Eichmond,  July  27,  1857;  m.  Nov.  1,  1882,  Lulu 
M.  Allen,  of  Detroit,  dau.  of  Marion  A.  Allen.    Ch. : 
Dorothy  A.,  b.   Sept.  23,  1892.       Eesides  in  New 
York  City. 

16.  Barton  E.  (s.  of  Ichabod  E.^i) ;  m.  Jan.  31,  1855,  Frances  A. 


242  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Ford,  dau.  of  Charles  Ford,  of  Scituate.  She  was  b.  in  Seituate, 
Dec.  9,  1828.  He  d.  Dec.  19,  1895.  Eesided  in  a  part  of  his 
father's  house. 

Children  born  in  S.  Seituate: 
i.       Henry  B.,  June  2,  1858;  m.  Apr.  2,  1902,  Mary  F.  Gar- 
rett, dau.  of  William  F.  Frick,  of  Baltimore.       Ee- 
sides  in  Baltimore,  Maryland.      Physician.      No  ch. 
ii.      Frederick  B.,  Dec.  1,  1861;  d.  unm.,  Apr.,  1896. 

17.  Edward  (s.  of  Edward  F.12) ;  m.  Apr.  16,  1826,  Adaline 
Whiting,  dau.  of  Perez  Whiting.  Eesided  at  Assinippi  in  his 
father's  house.      Brickmaker.      He  d.  June  11,  1878.       She  d. — 

Children : 
i.       George  E.,  Nov.  29,  1827;  m.  Nov.  28,  1850,  Esther  C. 

Litchfield. 
ii,      Howard  B.,  June  14,  1833;  unm. 

18.  Elisha  (s.  of  Edward  F.12)  ;  m.  April,  1842,  Delia  T.  Fay, 
dau.  of  Luke  Fay.  He  d.  March  18,  1879,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  14, 
1899.  Eesided  at  Assinippi,  in  a  house  over  the  Norwell  line  but 
a  few  feet. 

Children  born  in  Brookline,  except  Clarence  H.,  who  was  born 
at  Assinippi: 
i.       Elisha  A.,  March  28,  1843;  m.  Emma  S.  T.  Gushing, 

of  So.  Scituate.      No  ch. 
ii.      Delia  M.,  Dec,  1844;  d.  April  15,  1849. 
iii.     Edward  F.,  Dec,  1848;  m.  Oct.  16,  1882,  Mary  Hiriter, 

of  N.  Y.      No  ch. 
iv.     Eveline  W.,  Dec.  31,  1850;  m.  Oct.  17,  1871,  Alfred  L. 
Farrar,  of  West  Scituate.       Ch: 
i.       Daughter,  b.  and  d.,  1872. 
ii.      D.  Fay,  Aug.  6,  1874. 

iii.     Annie  L.,  July  31,  1876;  m.  Herbert  G.  Sim- 
mons (1). 
iv.     Edward  L.,  Apr.  2,  1883. 
V.      Harold  B.,  Feb.,  1885. 
vi.     Hattie  J.,  Feb.  19,  1886. 
V.      Harriet  F.,  May  5,  1855 ;  unm. 
vi.     Clarence  H.,  July  28,  1862 ;  d.  Sept.  10,  1863. 

19.  William  (s.  of  Stephen^^)  ;  m.  Oct.  14,  1849,  S.  Anna  Loring, 
dau.  of  Enos  Loring,  of  Hingham.  She  was  b.  Oct.  7,  1830,  and 
d.  June  4,  1865.      He  d.  June  12,  1867.      Eesided  in  Bandolph. 

Children : 
i.       Annie  L.,  Sept.  28,  1851;  m.  Charles  B.  Briggs  (8). 
ii.      William  A.,  Oct.  9,  1853 ;  m.  Jan.  21,  1880,  Lizzie  A. 
Denton,  dau.  of  Wm.  H.  Denton.      He  d.  Feb.,  1898 
iii.     Arthur  H.,  Oct.  25,  1855;  d.  Mar.  8,  1865. 
iv.     Helen  L.,  Feb.  18,  1858 :  d.  Nov.  17,  1868. 
V.      Chauncev  0.,  Nov.  16,  1862;  d.  May  17,  1863. 


GENEALOGIES.  343 

20.  Stephen  0.  (s.  of  Stepheni-i)  ;  m.  Eutli  A.  Curtis,  dau.  of 
Seth  Curtis  (53).  She  d.  Sept.  21,  1885.  He  d.  Oct.  22,  1901. 
Kesided  on  Washington  street,  at  Assinippi  in  house  now  occupied 
by  his  son  Stephen  0.  Jacobs. 

diildren : 
24.     i.       Stephen  0.,  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  June  3,  1855. 
ii.      Ida  A.  C,  b.  in  Hanover,  Nov.  29,  1859. 

21.  Charles  (s.  of  Stephen^^) ;  m.  Nov.  7,  1866,  L.  Elmina  Cur- 
tis, dau.  of  Hiram  Curtis  (72).  She  d.  Aug.  29,  1875.  He  d. 
Apr.  4,  1895.      Eesided  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Addie  M.,  Aug.  15,  1867;  m.  William  J.  Leggett  (1). 
ii.      Sarah  E.,  July  11,  1869. 
iii.     Eachel  0.,  May  18,  1871;  d.  Aug.  6,  1872. 
iv.     Chauneev  C,  Julv  24,  1873 ;  d.  July  4,  1874. 
V.      Charles  0.,  July  24,  1873 ;  m.  Feb.  22,  1899,  Elizabeth 
C.  Briggs,  dau.  of  J.  Gilman  Briggs  (5). 

22.  Albert  (s.  of  Stepheni"*)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  27,  1867,  Lydia  A. 
Pocorny,  dau.  of  Joseph  Pocorny  (1).  She  d.  June  30,  1889,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  Feb.  22,  1893,  Ada  B.  Barnum,  dau.  of  John  G. 
Barnum.      She  was  b.  in  Portland,  Me.,  May  27,  1856. 

Children  by  wife  Lydia  A.,  b.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

i.       Nellie  A.,  Dec.  27,  1868. 

ii.  Albert  P.,  Mar.  8,  1871 ;  m.  in  1894,  Eleanor  W.  Por- 
ter, dau.  of  John  J.  Porter,  and  has  ch:  Albert  H., 
Oct.  13,  1896,  and  Donald  P.,  Aug.  28,  1906. 

iii.     Joseph  0.,  Nov.  24,  1873;  m.  in  1898,  Laura  Tieroff. 

iv.  Arthur  F.,  Sept.  18,  1875;  m.  in  1896,  Maude  V.  Jones, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Jones,  and  has  ch:  Lucile  F..  Aug. 
1,  1900. 

v.      Lydia  P.,  Apr.  14,  1881. 

vi.     Lucy  B.,  Jan.  4,  1887. 
Children  by  wife  Ada  B.,  born  in  Alameda,  Cal. : 

vii.    Harold  B.,  Feb.  2,  1894. 

viii.  Ada  M.,  Feb.  1,  1896. 

ix.     William  S.,  Oct.  3,  1898. 

23.  Franklin  (s.  of  Stepheni^)  ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1857,  Mary  A.  Per- 
rigo,  dau.  of  Dr.  Amos  Tryon  Perrigo.  She  was  b.  at  Detroit, 
Michigan.  Jan.  19,  1836.       He  d.  Jan.  16,  1907. 

Children,  first  two  born  at  Randolph,  Mass. : 

i.       Charles  F.,  unm.,  March  9,  1859. 

ii.  Addie  R.,  Dec.  14,  1860;  m.  Feb.  24,  1887,  Everett  B. 
Beal,  and  d.  March  12,  1894.  Ch.  born  at  Rock- 
land : 

i.     Cororlon  J.,  b.  Mar.  11,  1888;  d..  age  11  mos. 
ii.      Annie  E.,  b.  Dec.  5,  1890. 


244  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

iii.     Stella  C,  b.  in  Norwell,  Feb.  28,  1866;  m.  Oct.  13, 
1892,  Dr.  Wilfred  G.  Brown.       Ch: 
i.       Wilfred  J.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1893. 
ii.      Eachel  0.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1896. 
iii.     John  F.,  b.  June  13,  1901. 

24     Stephen  0.  (s.  of  Stephen  0.-^)  :  m.  Dec.  24,  1884,  Emeline 
A.  Litchfield,  dau.  of  Gushing  0.  Litchfield.       She  was  b.  in  Scit- 
uate,  May  16,  1861.      Eesides  in  his  father's  house. 
Children : 
i.       Stephen  0.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Mar.  15,  1892;  d.  April  9, 
1907,  his  death  being  caused  by  the  explosion  of  a 
railroad  cartridge. 

JACOBS. 

1.     Philip  C.  (s.  of  Benjamin)  b.  in  Scituate,  Aug.  14,  1840;  m. 
May  19,  1867,  E.  Ellen  Bates,  dau.  of  James  Bates  (1).       He  d. 
May  7,  1899.    Eesided  on  Whiting  street,  near  the  Eockland  line, 
in  house  now  occupied  by  his  widow. 
Children : 
i.       Wilbur  F.,  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Apr.  25,  1868;  m.  July 
23,    1903,   Delia   Kennedy,   of    Hingham.      Eesides 
on  Whiting  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
ii.      Nellie  A.,  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Jan.  19,  1870. 
iii.     Ernest  C,  b.  in  H.,  June  13,  1881. 

JEWETT. 

1.     John   (s.  of  Ahimaaz)  b.  in  Peterboro,  N.  H.,  February  17, 
1833 ;  m.  secondly,  Mary  F.  Hobel,  dau.  of  Ealph  Hobel.      She  was 
b.  in  Pembroke,  October  9,  1853.       He  served  in  Civil  War  (en- 
listing from  Bryantville).      He  d.  in  H.  Jan.  13,  1909. 
Child  born  in  Milton : 
i.       Olive  F.,  March  13,  1881 ;  m.  Frederick  W.  Capell,  s.  of 
Wm.  Capell,  and  a  gr.  s.  of  Wm.  E.  Handy  (1). 

JOHNSON. 

1.  Enoch  (s.  of  Enoch)  b.  in  Boston,  May  8,  1836;  m.  June, 
1862,  Margaret  Callahan,  dau.  of  Michael  Callahan.  She  was  b. 
in  Ireland,  Sept.  3,  1842.  Eesides  on  Washington  street,  with  his 
son  Enoch. 

Children  all  born  in  Boston,  except  last  one : 

2.  i.       James,  Nov.  26,  1864. 

3.  ii.      William  F.,  Jan.  12,  1866. 

iii.     Margaret,  July  2,  1868;  m.  Thomas  A.  Pinson  (1). 

iv.     Emma  J.,  Dee.  19,  1870;  m.  Zenas  S.  Barry  (1). 

V.      Enoch,  Dec.  18,  1872;  m.  Elsie  Chamberlin.  and  has 

ch :    Mabel  B.  and  Frank.       Eesides  on  Washington 

street  in  the  John  Curtis  house. 


GENEALOGIES.  245 

4.  vi.     Frank  E.,  Jan.  21,  1874. 

\ii.  M.  Harriet,  June  31,  1878;  m.  first,  Joseph  Perrigo;  m. 
secondly,  Nov.  6,  1902,  George  H.  Bidwell,  s.  of  John 
M.  Bidwell.  He  ^yas  b.  in  Maine,  Jan.,  1875.  No 
ch. 

5.  viii.  Charles,  b.  in  Norwell,  Nov.  13,  1881. 

2.  James  (s.  of  Enoch^)  ;  m.  Nov.,  1888,  Margaret  Anderson,  of 
Cha^lesto^vn,  dan.  of  Daniel  Anderson.       Besides  in  Pembroke. 

Children : 

i.  Margaret  J.,  b.  in  H.,  June,  1889. 

ii.  John  D.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  13,  1890. 

iii.  William  F.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Dec.  8,  1891. 

iv.  James^  b.  in  Pembroke,  Nov.  29,  1894. 

V.  J.  Leo,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Jan.  29,  1897;  d.  Feb.,  1897. 

vi.  Charles,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  27,  1899. 

vii.  Alfred,  b.  in  Pembroke,  June  22,  1902. 

3.  William  F.  (s.  of  Enoch^)  ;  m.  June,  1894,  Mary  Maguire, 
dau.  of  James  Maguire,  of  Boston.  She  was  b.  May  30,  1869.  Re- 
sides corner  of  Water  and  Bardin  streets. 

Child : 
i.       Joseph  F.,  b.  in  Boston,  June  30,  1901. 

4.  Frank  E.  (s.  of  Enochs)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1897;  Letta  M.  Why- 
man,  dau.  of  Frank  Whyman  (1).      Now  resides  in  Braintree. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  Ethel  L.,  born  in  South 
Braintree : 
i.       Harry  E.,  May  30,  1898;  d.  March  19,  1899. 
ii.      Edward  F.,  Jan.  13,  1900. 
iii.     Lillian  M.,  Mar.  27,  1902. 
iv.     Ethel  L.,  Feb.  16,  1905. 

5.  Charles  (s.  of  Enochs)  ;  m.  July^l,  1905,  Gertrude  M.  Studley, 
dau.  of  Daniel,  of  Yarmouth. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jennie  G.,  Feb.  20,  1906. 

JOHNSON. 

1.  James  L.  (s.  of  Sabina)  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Dee.  15,  1851;  m. 
Apr.  29,  1871.  Ella  S.  Pratt,  dau.  of  John  S.  Pratt.  She  was  b. 
in  Hanson,  Mar.  23,  1852.  He  d.  Mar.  8,  1882.  His  wid.  m. 
Elliot  W.  Stetson  (51). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Bertha  L.,  Mar.  10,  1872;  m.  0.  Burton  Turner  (1). 

ii.      Amy  S.,  Dec.  20,  1873;  m.  Arthur  P.  Oldham  (3). 

JONES. 

1.     Albert  M.    (s.  of  Marcellus)   b.  in  South  Scituate,  Feb.  11, 


246  HISTORY    OF    IIAKOVEE. 

1868;  m.  July  23,  1893,  Addie  P.  Burbank,  dau.  of  Luke  P.  Bur- 
bank  (1).      Resides  on  Washington  street,  Assinippi. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Allerton  C,  June  27,  1903. 

JO^^Es 

1.  George  C.  (s.  of  Josiah  H.)  b.  in  AVinona,  Minn.,  Dec.  8,  1865; 
m.  Dec.  18,  1892,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  Paret,  dau.  of  William  M. 
Roe.  She  was  b.  March  24,  1858.  Came  to  H.  in  1906.  No 
eh. 

JONES. 

1.  Fred  (s.  of  Walter,  of  Ashland) ;  m.  Mary  A.  Turner,  dau.  of 
Elmer  J.  Turner  (1).  She  m.  second,  Wilbur  T.  Inglis,  s.  of 
Thomas  Inglis  (1). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Florence  A.,  Oct.  25,  1889. 

ii.      F.  Walter,  Mar.  6,  1891. 

JONES. 

1.     James  (s.  of  Patrick),  b.  in  Eockland,  Mass.,  Apr.  13,  1857; 
m.  Nov.  23,  1880,  Mary  E.  Hoar,  dau.  of  Patrick  Hoar,  of  Eock- 
land.    She  was  b.  Feb.  13,  1858.       Besides  on  Broadway  in  house 
constructed  by  himself. 
Children : 

i.       Annie  T.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Aug.  23,  1881. 

ii.      Helen  A.,  b-  in  Hanover,  Dec.  5,  1883. 

iii.     J.  Allen,  b.  in  Hanover,  Feb.  6,  1886. 

JONES. 

1.  Silas  B.,  b.  in  Turner,  Maine,  Jan.  31,  1820;  m.  first,  Feb.  4, 
1844,  Rebecca  E.  Pratt,  dau.  of  Benjamin  C.  Pratt  (4).  She  d. 
May  13,  1853,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Nov.  7,  1854,  Maria  E.  Percival, 
widow  of  Henry  C.  Percival  (3),  and  dau.  of  Abisha  Soule  (1). 
He  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Oct.  2Q,  1899.  Resided  on  Broadway, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself,  and  now  owned  and  occupied  by 
William  H.  Stetson. 

Children  by  wife  Rebecca,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth  B.,  bt.  June  22,  1845;  m.  Alvin  Derby,  of 
Weymouth,  who  is  now  d.       Had  ch :    Albert,  who 
m.  Charlotte    Abbot,  of  California,  and  Edith  and 
Wallace,  both  of  wliom  d.  in  early  life.       (Elizabeth 
B.,  now  resides  with  her  s.  Albert,  in    Honolulu). 
Children  by  wife  Maria  E.,  first  and  second  born  in  Hanover; 
last  one  in  Bridgewater : 
ii.      Minnie  H.,  Oct.  11,  1855 ;  d.  Oct.  3,  1863. 
iii.     Millie  M.,  June  10,  1861;  d.  June  12,  1863,  in  Bridge- 
water. 


GENEALOGIES.  247 

iv.     Linnie  H.,  March  27,  1865;  m.  May  6,  1885,  Tracy  Ab- 
bot, of  Eiverside,  California.      Ch.  b.  in  Eiverside : 
i.       Bessie  M.,  Oct.  18,  1886. 
ii.      William  T.,  Feb.  17,  18S8. 

JOSSELYN. 

"According  to  the  Mass.  Historical  Coll.,  Vol.  8,  third  series, 
Thomas  Jestlin,  a  husbandman,  ae.  43 ;  Eebecca,  his  w.,  of  the  same 
age;  and  their  children,  Eebecca,  ae.  18;  Dorothy,  ae.  11;  Nath'l, 
ae.  8;  Eliza,  ae.  6;  and  Mary,  ae.  1;  with  a  maid-servant,  Eliza 
Ward,  ae.  38 ;  came  to  X.  Eng.,  in  the  Increase,  of  London,  Eobert 
Lea,  master,  in  1635;"  and,  according  to  Lincoln's  History  of 
Hingham,  Thomas,  the  fa.,  was  in  Hin.  in  1637;  and,  in  165-4,  he 
was  in  Lancaster,  (Worcester  Mag.  2,  280),  where  he  d.,  in  1660-1 
(Midds'x  Eec),  his  wid.,  Eebecca  being  exec'x  of  his  est.  She  m. 
Wm.  Kerley,  1664. 

Abraham,  son  of  Thos.,  sen'r,  was  not  with  his  father,  when  he 
came  to  New  England  in  1635,  but  seems  to  have  arrived  afterward. 
He  was  in  Hingham  in  1647,  but  moved  to  Lancaster  before,  1663, 
and  d.  before  1670,  and  his  wid.  Beatrice,  m.  Sergt.  Benjamin 
Bosworth,  of  Hull.  The  Jossel5'ns,  of  Scituate  and  Hanover,  are 
descendants  from  Abraham,  through  his  son  Henry. 

1.  Henry  (s.  of  Abraham,  and  gr.  s.  of  Thomas,  of  London). 
Settled  in  Scituate  in  1669;  m.  in  1676,  Abigail  Stockbridge,  dau. 
of  Charles  Stockbridge  (2).  He  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  30,  1730,  being 
called  on  the  church  records  "the  oldest  man  in  the  town  for  years." 
His  widow  d.  July  15,  1743. 

Children : 
i.       Abigail,  Apr.,  1677;  m.  Dec.  15,  1715,  Benj.  Hamner. 
ii.      Abraham,  Jan.,  1678-9. 
iii.     Anna,  Feb.,  1680-1;  d.  Xov.  17,  1683. 
iv.     Charles,  Mar.,  1682-3. 

V.      Mary,  Jan.,  1684;  m.  Dec.  3,  1713,  Benjamin  Munroe, 
of  Swansev. 

2.  vi.     Xathaniel,  Feb.,  1686-7. 

vii.    Eebecca,  Mar.;  d.  Apr.,  1689. 

3.  viii.  Jabez,  Feb.,  1690-1. 

ix.     Eebecca,  May,  1693;  m.  Apr.  24,  1728,  Josepli  Perry. 
X.      Jemima,  Dec,  1695;  d.  Feb.  14,  1696. 
xi.     Kezia,  Deo.,  1695. 

4.  xii.    Henry,  Mar.,  1697. 

5.  xiii.  Joseph,  Dec,  1699. 

6.  xiv.  Thomas,  Sept.,  1702. 

2.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  Dec  27,  1711,  Frances  Yellings, 
who  d.  a  wid.,  Aug.  26,  1755.  Eesided  on  Spring  street,  in  what 
is  now  Hanover.  He  may  also  have  lived  in  the  house  on  Water 
street,  now  owned  by  E.  C.  Waterman,  as  he  owned  it.  (See  chap, 
on  Old  Houses). 


248  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

Children : 
i.       Mary,  bt.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  29,  1713;  d.  Mar.  31,  1715. 
ii.      Francis,  bt.  in  Scituate,  May  29,  1715;  m.  Jan.  6,  1732, 
Isaac  Foster. 

7.  iii.     Abraham,  b.  in  Boston,  1717. 
iv.     Mary,  July  29,  1719. 

8.  V.      Nathaniel,  July  6,  1722. 

3.  Jabez  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  Jan.  3,  1722,  Sarah  Turner.  He  d. 
July  14,  1734,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  23,  1756. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

9.  i.       Jabez,  Apr.  29,  1723. 

ii.      Eliab,  Oct.  21,  and  d.  Nov.  9,  1724. 
iii.     Sarah,  Dec.  29,  1725;  d.  Oct.  30,  1739. 
iv.     Eebecca,  Jan.  14,  and  d.  Jan.  26,  1728. 

4.  Henry  (s.  of  Henry i)  ;  m.  Hannah  Oldham,  dau.  of  Isaac  Old- 
ham, of  Pembroke.      Eesided  and  d.  in  Pembroke. 

Children : 
i.       Hannah,  Oct.  1,  1719;  m.  Nov.  16,  1738,  Henry  Mun- 

roe,  of  Swansey. 
ii.     Lydia,  Aug.  25,  1722. 
iii.     Mary;  m.  Shuble  Munroe  (1). 

10.  iv.     Henry,  June  11,  1727. 

V.      Margaret,  Dec.  9,  1729;  m.  Jan.  7,  1747-8,  Seth  Ford, 
vi.     Joseph,  Jan.  2,  1731-2;  d.  young, 
vii.    Joseph,  June  22,  1734. 

11.  viii.  Charles,  May  7,  1739. 

ix.     Lucy,  Oct.  5,  1741;  m.  Oct.  1,  1761,  Isaac  Ford,  of 
Marshfield. 

12.  X.      Isaac,  Nov.  4,  1743. 

5.  Joseph  (s.  of  Henryi)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  19,  1726,  Euth  Bates, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Bates  (2).  She  d.  Jan.  6,  1742,  and  he  m.  second- 
ly, Oct.  31,  1751,  widow  Sylvester  Barker,  of  Pembroke.  He  d. 
April  30,  1787,  aged  88  years,  and  his  widow  d.  March  5,  1801, 
aged  91  years.  Called  "Capt.  Joseph"  on  the  Hanover  Eecords. 
Was  an  early  proprietor  of  the  old  Forge  on  Elm  street,  near  the 
Pembroke  line.  Eesided  on  Broadway  in  the  house  near  the  end 
of  Bardin  street.  (See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses.")  No  children, 
but  adopted  Sylvester  Little,  who  married  Major  Luther  Bailey. 
Selectman. 

6.  Thomas  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  June  1,  1732,  Ann  Stockbridge,  of 
Scituate,  deacon  of  First  Church  in  Hanover.  With  his  brother, 
Joseph,  he  was  proprietor  of  the  "Old  Forge."  Selectman  and 
Eepresentative.      Eesided  on  Broadway. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

13.  i.       Thomas,  Sept.  26.  1733. 

14.  ii.      John,  May  4,  1735. 

iii.     Ann,  Oct.  3,  1736;  d.  Apr.  21,  1801. 


GENEALOGIES.  249 

15.  iv.     Stockbridge,  Mar.  29,  1741. 

V.      Ruth,  June,  1743;  m.  a  Lowden  of  Plymouth  (?) 

vi.     Deborah,  bt.  July  12,  1752. 

vii.    Philip,  bt.  Jan.  27,  1754;  d.  umn.  in  Pembroke. 

viii.  Isaiah;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  3,  1804. 

ix.  Seth;  m.  Dec.  17,  1787,  Prisoilla  Standish,  and  re- 
moved to  New  Hampshire.  In  1801  he  sold  to  Reu- 
ben and  Consider  Curtis  land  near  the  forge. 

7.  Abraham  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  Deo.  16,  1741,  Mary  Soule. 
Resided  and  d.  in  Pembroke.  Had  ten  children  of  whom  we  fol- 
low the  line  of  one  only : 

16.  i.     Eleazer,  Sept.  14,  1762. 

8.  Xathaniel  (s.  of  Kathaniel-)  ;  m.  Sarah  Low.  He  d.  in  H. 
May  2,  1790,  aet.  68  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  18. 
1802.  (  ?) 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ambrose  L.,  Mar.  13,  1752 ;  prob.  d.  young, 
ii.      Sarah,  Aug.  28,  1753;  m.  first,  Sept.  7,  1777,  Amos 

Perry,  and  secondly,  Belcher  Clark  (5). 
iii.     iSTathaniel,  Aug.  24,  1755.      Removed  to  Freeport,  Me. 

17.  iv.     Francis,  May  27,  1757. 

v.      Chloe,  July  23,  1759;  m.  and  removed  to  Maine. 

18.  vi.     Joshua,  Aug.  30,  1761. 

vii.    Christiana,  Nov.  10,  1763;  d.  Jan.  31,  1764. 
viii.    Christiana,  bt.  July  28,  1765;  prob.  m.  Isaac  Josselyn, 
s.  of  Isaac  Josselyn  (12). 

9.  Jabez  (s.  of  Jabez^)  ;  m.  July  20,  1742,  Mary  Lindsey. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Samuel,  Nov.  30,  1742. 
ii.      Jabez,  Nov.  9,  1744. 
iii.     Keziah,  Dec.  7,  1746;  d.  June  18,  1750. 
iv.     Lindsey,  Aug.  1,  1749. 

10.  Henry  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  Ann  Palmer,  and  he  d.  in  Pem- 
broke, Mar.  1,  1818,  aet.  91  yrs.  Had  ten  children,  of  whom  we 
follow  two  only: 

i.       Hannah,  Jan.  2,  1755;  m.  Seth  Perry  (5). 

19.  ii.     Henry,  Oct.  12,  1761. 

11.  Charles  (s.  of  Harry"*)  ;  m.  July  10,  1760,  Rebecca  Keen. 
Resided  in  Pembroke,  where  he  d.  Nov.  21,  1812. 

Children : 
i.       Mary,  Apr.  19,  1761 ;  m.  Levi  Keen,  and  removed  to  Me. 
ii.      Lucy,  Apr.  4,  1763;  m.  Josiah  Bonney,  father  of  Josiah 

Bonney   (2). 
iii.     Lydia,  Jan.  13,  1765;  m.  Samuel  Eells  (7). 

20.  iv.     Charles,  Jan.  9,  1767. 
V.      Jabez,  Nov.  4,  1768. 


250  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

vi.  Rebecca,  Dec.  6,  1770;  m.  first,  Oct.  25,  1791,  Beza 
Ames,  of  Bridgewater,  and  secondly,  a  Studley. 

vii.  Elisha  K.,  Sept.  28,  1772;  m.  March  12,  1797,  Lydia 
Dwelley,  dau.  of  Jedediah  Dwelley  (9).  Eesided  in 
Pembroke. 

21.  viii.  Jacob,  Aug.  28,  1775. 

22.  ix.     Josiah,  Aug.  21,  1778. 

12.  Isaac  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  Sept.  12,  1772,  Lois  Eamsdell.  He 
d.  in  Maine.  While  in  H.  he  was  for  many  years  connected  with 
the  "Elm  Street"  Forge. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.  Isaac,  Jan.  3,  1774;  m.  Oct.  15,  1797,  Christiana  Jos- 
selyn,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Josselyn  (8),  and  d.  Oct.  24, 
1799,  leaving  one  son  and  one  dau.,  the  s.  being 
drowned  at  New  Bedford.  Did  a  dau.  Christianna 
m.  Zebulon  Clark  (8)  ? 

23.  ii.      Almorin,  July  16,  1775. 

iii.     Lois,  Nov.  16,  1776;  d.  Oct.  21,  1778. 

iv.  Eoland,  May  3,  1778;  m.  Mary  Church.  Eesided  in 
Me. 

V.  Lois,  Feb.  20,  1780;  m.  Nov.  26,  1801,  John  Wood- 
worth. 

vi.     Hervey,  Jan.  25,  1782;  m.  and  had  ch.    Eesided  in  Me. 

vii.    Hannah,  b.  June  11,  1783,  and  d.  Aug.,  1783. 

viii.  Alden,  May  20,  1784 ;  m.  a  Paige  and  had  ch.  Eesided 
in  Maine. 

ix.     Ezra,  Jan.  3,  1787;  m.  and  had  ch.      Eesided  in  Maine. 

X.  Sylvester,  June  6,  1789;  m.  Simeon  Preseott.  Eesided 
in  Me. 

xi.  John  D.,  June  4,  1791;  m.  and  had  ch.  Eesided  in 
Maine. 

xii.    Martin,  Oct.  12,  1793;  d.  unm.  in  Maine. 

13.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas'^)  ;  m.  June  10,  1761,  Patience  Barker, 
of  Scituate,  a  dau.  of  Samuel  Barker.  He  d.  in  Pembroke,  Jan. 
20,  1818,  aet.  86  years.  Had  six  children,  of  whom  we  follow  one 
only: 

24.  i.       Samuel  W.,  Apr.  3,  1772. 

14.  John  (s.  of  Thomas^')  ;  m.  Sage  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 
Sylvester  (9),  and  d.  July  30,  1770,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       John  E.,  1764 ;  m.  Nov.  1,  1785,  Nabby  Studley,  dan.  of 

Benjamin  Studley  (4).      Eemoved  to  Warren,  ]\Iass., 

and  there  d. 
ii.      Sage,  1764;  m.  a  Cookev. 
iii.     Cynthia,  1766;  m.  Nov.'^29,  1787,  first,  Oliver  Bonney, 

and  secondly,  a  Cookey  (?) 
iv.     Eunice,  1769;  m.  Dec.  16,  1791,  Joseph  Kingman,  of 

Bridfjewater. 


GENEALOGIES.  251 

15.  Stockbridc^e  (s.  of  ThomasC)  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1768,  Olive  Stand- 
isli,  who  d.  Sept.  10,  1803.      He  d.  May  10,  1817,  aet.  76  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Olive,  Nov.  10,  1769. 
ii.      Stockbridge,  Feb.  23,  1772. 

iii.     Abigail,  June  23,  1774;  m.  and  removed  to  R.  I. 
iv.     Lucy,  Apr.  9,  1777;  d.  unm. 
V.      Eutii,  Apr.  1,  1779;  m.  Nov.  27,  1798,  Capt.  Daniel 

Hall,  of  Duxbury. 
vi.     Seth,  Dec.  6,  1782. 
vii.    James,  Nov.  15,  1785. 
viii.  Christopher,  May  2,  1788. 
ix.     Amasa,  Feb.  24,  1791. 

16.  Eleazer  (s.  of  Abraham')  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  9,  1783,  Bcthia 
Bourne,  who  d.  Dec.  3,  1801.  He  m.  secondly.  Mar.  5,  1807,  Alice 
W.  Howland.       Eesided  and  d.  in  Pembroke. 

Had  twelve  children  by  wife  Bethia,  and  nine  children  by  wife 
Alice,  of  whom  we  follow  the  line  of  five  only : 

25.  i.       Eleazer,  Oct.  24,  1787. 

ii.      Bethia,  Dec.  15,  1796;  m.  William  Estes  (9). 
iii.     Priscilla,  Mar.  10,  1799;  m.  Ezekiel  Turner  (24). 

26.  iv.     Abraham,  Jan.  20,  1801. 

V.      Julius,  July  2,  1813 ;  m.  Georgianna  M.  Oldham,  dau. 
of  Aurora  W.  Oldham  (1),  and  resided  in  Hanson. 

17.  Francis  (s.  of  Nathanieh^)  ;  m.  Feb.  17,  1782,  Mary  Hill.  Re- 
sided in  that  part  of  Pembroke,  now  Hanson,  where  he  d.  Had 
nine  children,  of  whom  we  follow  one  only: 

27.  i.       Francis,  Nov.  2,  1784. 

18.  Joshua  (s.  of  Nathaniel'*)  ;  m.  Sarah  Chapman,  and  removed 
to  Me. 

Children;  a  part  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Judson,  1789. 
ii.      Ambrose  L.,  1791. 
iii.     Ira  L.,  1791. 
iv.     Abraham,  1793. 

19.  Henry  (s.  of  Henryi")  ;  m.  Apr.  15,  1793,  Lois  Stetson.  Re- 
sided in  Pembroke.  Had  nine  children,  of  wliom  w^e  follow  two. 
only : 

i.       Deborah  S.,  Jan.  10,  1803;  m.  Joshua  Stetson  (33). 

28.  ii.      Henry,  May   1,   1807. 

20.  Charles  (s.  of  Charles^');  m.  Nov.  14,  1790,  Lucy  Dwelley^ 
dau.  of  Jedediah  Dwelley  (9).  She  d.  in  1829.  He  d.  Nov.  2, 
1846.       Resided  in  Hanson. 

Children : 
i.       Lydia,  Sept.  5,  1791;  m.  Benjamin  Mann  (11). 

29.  ii.      Oren,  July  6,  1793. 


252  HISTOKY   OF   HANOVER. 

iii.  Lucy  J).,  Aug.  5,  1796;  m.  Hira  Bates  (38). 

SO.     iv.  Ozen,  Mar.  39,  1798. 

V.  Mary,  Aug.  21,  1800. 

vi.  Charles,  1802;  d.,  1830. 

31.  vii.  Aaron,  May  4,  1804. 

viii.  Angelina,  Feb.  26,  1806;  m.  Joshua  Wilder,  of  Hing- 
ham,  and  d.  July  29,  1894.       No  ch. 

ix.     Marcia,  July  8,  1808;  m.  Alvin  Howland  (1). 

X.  Edwin,  June  23,  1810;  m.  Nyreh  Chandler.  Eesided 
in  Chelmsford. 

xi.  Julia  A.,  Aug.  25,  1812;  m.  Dyer  Eobinson,  of  South 
Bridge-water. 

32.  xii.    Cyrus,  Oct.  2,  1814. 
xiii.  Alonzo,  Jan.  23,  1818. 


QQ 


"21.  Jacob  (s.  of  Charles^^) ;  m.  Abigail  Eyder,  of  Plymouth. 
Eesided  in  New  Hampshire.  Had  ten  children,  of  whom  we  fol- 
low three  only: 

34.  i.       William,  Aug.  19,  1796. 

ii.      Harriet,  Feb.  13,  1798;  m.  Eli  Stetson,  s.  of  Thomas 

Stetson  (24). 
iii.     Benjamin,  May  10,  1800;  m.  Eusha  P.  Eells,  dau.  of 

Samuel  Eells  (11),  and  had  a  dau.  Maria  Josselyn, 

who  m.  Gustavus  Percival   (2). 

22.  Josiali  (s.  of  Charles^^)  ;  m.  Euth  Howard.  Had  five  chil- 
dren. 

23.  Almorin  (s.  of  Isaac^s)  ;  m.  July  28,  1801,  Chloe  Whiting,  of 
Pembroke.  She  d.  Nov.  13,  1857.  He  d.  Mar.  30,  1855.  Ee- 
sided in  Hanover. 

Children : 
i.       Eliza,  1814;  cl.,  1817. 

11.      Almorin;  m.  and  resided  In  N.  Y.      Had  ch. 
Iii.     Houghton  S. ;  m.  and  resided  in  Chelsea.      Had  ch. 
Iv.     Caroline  K. ;  m.  Warren  A.  Alley,  of  Lynn. 

24.  Samuel  W.  (s.  of  Thomases)  ;  m.  May  20,  1798,  Elizabeth  J. 
Cox.      Had  four  children. 

25.  Eleazer  (s.  of  Eleazer^^)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1809,  Hannah  Studley, 
dau.  of  Eliab  Studley  (6).  He  d.  May  9,  1868,  aet.  80  yrs.  She  d. 
Oct.  14,  1857.  Eesided  on  Pleasant  street,  in  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  E.  M.  Sturtevant. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
1.       Mary  J.,  May  6,  1809 ;  m.  Ludo  Pool  of  E.  Abington. 

35.  11.      Stephen,  Dec.  28,  1811. 

iii.     Eobert,  Oct.  30,  1814;  d.  unm.  Aug.  27,  1889. 
Iv.     Hannah  S.,  Aug.,  1817;  m.  John  H.  Benner  (1). 

36.  V.      Eleazer,  Feb.  14,  1823. 


GENEALOGIES.  253 

26.  Abraham  (s.  of  Eleazer^^)  ;  m.  Oct.  5,  IS'-^O,  Polly  Cushmg- 
dau.  of  Bela  dishing.  Eesided  on  Myrtle  street.  She  d.  Nov. 
20,  1875.     He  d.  Apr.  27,  1860. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

37.  i.       William  C,  June  27,  1821. 

ii.      Abraham  A.,  May  18,  1823 ;  d.  Dec.  29,  1832. 

iii.     Mary  C,  June  25,  1825;  m.  Dec.   21,  lSi3,  Geo.   S. 

jSIewhall.       Resided  in  Bridgewater. 
iv.     Michal  B.,  Oct  9,  1827;  m.  Nathaniel  Pratt,  and  d.  in 

Aug.,  1848. 
V.      Bela  C.,  Jan.  23,  1830.       Eemoved  to  Conn, 
vi.     Sarah  J.,  Sept.  15,  1833 ;  d.  Nov.  20,  1853. 
vii.    Henry  C,  Apr.  3,  183G.      Removed  to  California, 
viii.  Israel  N.,  Jan.  31,  1839;  m.  and  resided  in  Conn.:  d. 

Xov.  9,  1869. 
ix.     George  H.,  May  23,  1841.       Resides  in  Conn. 
X.      Louisa  C,  May  23,  1844;  m.  Samuel  Hollis  (3). 

27.  Francis  (s.  of  Francis^'')  ;  m.  Jan.  15,  1810,  Deborah  House- 
Resided  and  d.  in  Hanson. 

Children : 
i.       Hannah  H.,  Apr.  12,  1810. 
ii.      Mary,  Apr.  29,  1811. 

iii.     Ambrose,  Dec.  17,  1812;  m.  Abigail  W.  Josselyn,  dau 
of  William  Josselyn  (34)  ;  d.  in  Hanson,  leaving  ch. 

38.  iv.     Ira,  May  16,  1814. 

V.      Thatcher,  May  18,  1816;  d.  Sept.  23,  1818. 

28.  Henry  (s.  of  Henry i")  ;  m.  June  11,  1833,  Charlotte  Stetson. 
Resided  in  Pembroke. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke: 
i.       Joanna  L, 
ii.      Helen  M. 

39.  iii.     Henry  H.,  May  1,  1846. 
iv.     Charlotte  E. 

29.  Oren  (s.  of  Charles^o)  ;  m.  Feb.  14,  1816,  Mary  C.  Mann,  dau. 
of  Joshua  Mann  (7) .  She  d.  Aug.  2,  1854,  aged  60  years.  He  d. 
June  23,  1880.  Resided  on  west  side  of  King  street,  just  north  of 
the  Pond,  in  the  Wing  house.  Town  Clerk,  Selectman,  and 
Representative. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Oren  C,  Mar.  10,  1817;  d.  Apr.  6,  1819. 

Mary  C,  Feb.  6,  1820;  m.  Samuel  House  (2). 

Eli  C,  Mar.  13,  1822. 

Charles,  Oct.  17,  1826. 

Jane  R.,  June  6,  1829 ;  d.  Jan.  2,  1830. 

George  R.,  June  7,  1834. 

30.  Ozen  (s.  of  Charles20)  ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1823,  Lucy  E.  Barstow, 


1. 

ii. 

40. 

iii 

41. 

iv. 

V. 

42. 

vi. 

254  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER, 

dau.  of  Elijah  Barstow  (35).  She  was  b.  in  Scituate,  Deo.  22, 
1801,  and  d.  Xov.  27,  1842.  He  d.  in  Kansas,  Oct.  3,  1855.  While 
in  Hanover  was  proprietor  of  the  hotel  at  Junction  of  Broadway 
and  Washington  streets. 

Children;  first  eight  born  in  Alexandria,  D.  C,  the  last  three 
born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  B.,  Oct.  4,  1824;  m.  Oct.  13,  1844,  Caleb  Packard, 
who  d.  Jan.  28,  1880,  and  she  d.  Jan.  22,  1885.     Ch: 
i.       Junius,  June  22,  1847;  d.  Mar.  26,  1850. 
ii.      Frank  E.,  Mar.  29,  1850;  m.  Anna  Berry,  of 
Marlboro.       He  d.  Feb.  26,  1903,  and  had  one 
ch. :  Eussell  B. 
iii.     Elmer,  May,  1855. 
ii.      Ann  E.,  May  2,  1826;  m.  Robert  Barstow  (40). 
iii.     Amelia  W.,  Nov.  4,  1827;  m.  Apr.  29,  1849,  Henry  H. 
Hall,  of  Boston.      Had  5  ch.      Frank  and  Roderick 
are  now  living, 
iv.     Elmira,  Jan.  29,  1829;  m.  Joseph  B.  Barstow  (41). 

43.  V.      James  0.,  Feb.  20,  1831. 

vi.     Edwin  B.,  Apr.  6,  1833 ;  d.  July  14,  1833. 

vii.    Maria  C,  June  14,  1834;  unm. 

viii.  Marv,  Dec.  1,  1836 ;  m.  Apr.  6,  1856,  Isaiah  White,  and 
had  ch:  Etta  G.,  Jan.  4,  1857;  m.  Charles  S.  Pink- 
ham. 

ix.     Melissa,  June  22,  1839 ;  unm. 

X.      Helen,  Xov.  4,  1841;  nnm. 

44.  xi.     Robert,  Oct.  9,  1842. 

xii.    Sarah,  Oct.  9,  1842;  d.  Sept.  29,  1843. 

31.  Aaron  (s.  of  Charles^")  ;  m.  Amy  Binney,  dau.  of  Spencer 
Binney,  of  Hull.  Methodist  clergyman  of  Duxbury.  Repre- 
sentative in  1853.      Had  seven  children. 

32.  Cyrus  (s.  of  Charles20);  j^.  Qct.  24,  1833,  Elizabeth  B. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Thomas  M.  Bates  (36).  She  d.  Jan.  27,  1885.  He 
d.  June  13,  1898.  Resided  on  School  street  in  house  constructed 
by  himself,  and  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son  Lewis. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

45.  i.       Cyrus  B.,  July  17,  1834. 

46.  ii.      Lewis,  Aug.  15,  1842. 

iii.     Angeline  E.,  June  4,  1848;  d.  unm.,  1906. 
Two  ch.  d.  young. 

33.  Alonzo  (s.  of  Charles2o)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  24,  1846,  Caroline  A. 
Morse,  dau.  of  Harford  Morse,  of  Roxbury.  She  d.  May  13,  1865, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  June  13,  1866,  Ruth  L.  Ellis,  of  Bridgewater, 
who  d.  Feb.  8,  1905.  Had  six  children,  none  of  wbom  were  born 
in  Hanover. 

34.  William  (s.  of  Jacob2i)  ;  m.  Oct.  8,  1820,  Ruth  Rose,  dau. 


GENEALOGIES.  400 

of  Timothy  Eose  (6).       She  d.  Feb.  27,  18S3.       He  d.  Oct.  20, 
1852.       Eesided  on   King  street,   near  Hanson   line. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.      Abigail  W.,  June  30,  1821 ;  m.  Ambrose  Josselvn,  s.  of 

Francis  Josselvn  (27). 
ii.      William  E.,  Sept^  22,  1823 ;  m.  Lucy  S.  Littlefield,  and 

resided  in  Hanson, 
iii.     Eugene  M.,   Sept.  2.    1826;  m.   Sept.   7,  1867,    Jane 

Scott,  of  Xorthampton.       He  d.  Feb.  9,  1902.       Xo 

ch. 
iv.     Mercv  W.,  Dec.  31,  1831 :  d.  unm. 
V.      Priscilla  F.,  July  10.  1834 :  m.  Edwin  ^Y.  Studley.  s.  of 

John  Studley  (9). 
vi.     Helen  M.,  May  29,  1841;  m.  Apr.  29,  1860,  Francis 

A.  Billings,  of  Pembroke.       She  d.  leaving  no  ch. 

35.  Stephen  (s.  of  Eleazer^^)  ;  m.  first,  Xov.  16,  1831,  Eliza 
Studley,  dau.  of  Jabez  Studley  (7).  She  d.  Feb.  24,  1854,  aged 
51  years.  He  m.  secondly,  March  2,  1855,  Hope  T.  Gushing. 
dau.  of  Friend  Gushing,  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  in  1823,  and 
d.  Sept.  16,  1883.  ^He  d.  Oct.  27,  1871.  Eesided  at  the 
Corners,  for  many  years.  Postmaster  there.  Shoe  manufactur- 
er and  merchant. 

Children  by  wife  Eliza,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Eliza  A.,  Jime  30,  1838 :  m.  Judge  John  H.  Boalt,  s.  of 

Henry  Boalt,  of  XVrwalk.   01iio.       Ch:   Alice   C.; 

m.  Hugh  Tevis,  s.  of  Lloyd  Tevis,  of  San  Francisco, 

California, 
ii.      George  S.,  June  17.  1842;  m.  August  31,  1869,  Mary 

White,  dau.  of  Devillo  A.  White,  of  Fredonia,  N. 

Y.       Xo  ch. 
Children  bv  wife  Hope : 
iii.     Arthur,  Feb.  2,  1858;  m.  June  16,  1878.  Gertrude  Or- 

cutt.  dau.  of  Lucius  J.  Orcutt,  of  Abington. 
iv.     Ealph  S.,  Sept.  8,  1860;  d.  Mar.  30,  1885. 

36.  Eleazer  (s.  of  EleazerS^)  ;  m.  Sept.  16,  1856,  Arabella  Soper, 
dau.  of  Gad  Soper,  of  Hanson.  She  d.  in  Eockland,  October  6, 
1894,  aged  59  years,  6  mos.  He  d.  May  7,  1899.  Eesided  in 
Rockland. 

Children : 

i.       Ella  F.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  Jan.  1,  1860;  m.  in  1884, 
Caleb   Belcher,  of  Holbrook.        Ch :   Percy  W.   and 
Carl   A. 
47.     ii.      Allen  B.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  Dec.  25,  1861. 

iii.  Elvira,  Jan.  1,  1859;  m.  first,  Franklin  W.  Magoun,  s. 
of  Horatio  B.  l\Iagoun  (3)  ;  m.  secondly.  Daniel  W. 
Beal,  of  Eockland,  s.   of  Benjamin  Beal. 

iv.  Everett  L.,  Dec.  25,  1860;  m.  Alice  M.  Dow,  of  Pem- 
broke.     Has  one  ch :  Hazel.      Eesides  in  Sea  View. 


256  HISTOKY    OF   HAXOVER. 

V.      Nettie  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  3,  lb68;  unm.       Besides  in 

California, 
vi.     Harvey,  Ang.   18,   1871;   nnm. 

37.  William  C.  (s.  of  Abrahamse ) ;  m.  first,  Tlmrza  B.  Shaw, 
and  secondly,  Mary  McDuffee.       Eesided  in  Boston. 

Children : 
i.       Anna  F.,  b.  and  d.,  1845. 
ii.      William  A.,  Jan.  20,  1848. 

38.  Ira  (s.  of  Francis^') ;  m.  Nov.  28,  1839,  Sarah  A.  Bailey, 
dan.  of  Gad  Bailey  (17).  She  d.  Dec.  24,  1896.  He  d.  Apr.  12, 
1900.  Eesided  on  King  street,  in  house  now  owned  in  part,  and 
occupied  by  Erastus  B.  Winslow. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah  L.,  Dec.  4,  1842;  d.  Mar.  28,  1884. 
ii.      Anna  A.,  July  18,  1845;  d.   Sept.   10,  1849. 
iii.     Francis  H.,  Aug.  14,  1851;  d.  Sept.  7,  1852. 

39.  Henry  H.  (s.  of  Henry-^) ;  m.  Lucy  E.  Foster,  dau.  of 
Horace  J.  Foster,  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  in  Quincy,  Aug.  8, 
1854.  Eesides  on  Water  street,  near  the  E.  H.  Clapp  Eubber  Co. 
factory. 

Children : 
i.      Lillian  C,  Feb.  12,  1887. 
ii.      Forrest  H.,  Feb.   28,   1889. 

40.  Eli  C.  (s.  of  Oren29) ;  m.  first,  Apr.  27,  1845,  Hannah  F. 
Eobbins,  dau.  of  Timothy  Eobbins  (5).  She  d.  July  15,  1846, 
and  he  m.  secondly.  May  8,  1848,  Eleanor  T.  Ford,  of  Duxbury. 
She  was  b.  1827,  and  d.  Apr.  26,  1853.  He  m.  thirdly,  Dec.  31, 
1853,  Sarah  A.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Capt.  Martin  Stetson,  of  Pem- 
broke. She  was  b.  Dec.  3,  1831,  and  d.  Aug.  23,  1907.  He 
served  in  the  Civil  War,  and  d.  May  10,  1903.  Eesided  on  King 
street,  and  the  last  of  his  life  in  his  father's  house. 

Child  by  wife  Hannah,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Eli  E.,  May,  1846;  d.  in  Philadelphia,  Sept.  13,  1903. 
Child  by  wife  Eleanor: 
48.     ii.      Florus,  Sept.  14,  1849. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah : 
iii.     Hannah,  April  24,  1859;  m.  June  30,  1877,  George 
Harrington,  s.  of  James  Harrington,  of  Vermont. 
Eesides  in  Brockton.       Ch.  born  in  Abington: 
i.       Arthur  G.,  May  17,  1878. 
ii.      Irving  W.,  August  1,  1880. 
iii.     Eoy  E.,  August  8,  1893. 
iv.     Sarah,  Feb.  7,  1866;  m.  first,  George  Lafountaine  (1), 
and  secondly,  Isaac  J.  Waterman  (1). 

41.  Charles   (s.  of  Oren29)  ;  m.  first.  May  16,  1850,  Eachel  F. 
Winslow,  dau.  of  Charles  Winslow  (2).       She  d.  Nov.  13,  1859; 


GENEALOGIES.  257 

m.  secondly,  June  7,  1861,  Eebecca  J.  S.  Joyce,  of  Marshfield, 
dau.  of  Loring  Joyce.  She  was  b.  June  1-1,  1843.  He  d. 
May  19,  1899.  Kesided  on  King  street  in  house  constructed  by 
himself,  just  north  of  the  pond. 

Child  by  wife  Iiachel  F.,  b.  in  Hanover : 
i.       Clara,  Aug.   9,   1851 ;  m.   Nov.   21,   1873,   Edward   S. 
Eeed,  s.  of  Walter  Eeed,  of  Abington.       He  d.  Dee. 
9,  1885.       She  d.  Dec.  7,  1900. 

42.  George  R.  (s.  of  Oren^^)  ;  m.  Mar.  35,  1855,  Helen  M. 
Sheldon,  dau.  of  Thomas  Sheldon.  She  was  b.  in  1837,  and  d. 
Dec.  5,  1903.  He  d.  at  Baton  Rogue,  La.,  Sept.  7,  1863.  Served 
in  Civil  War.  Resided  on  east  side  of  King  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Geo.  J.  J. 
Clark. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
49.     i.       George  E.,  Aug.  10,  1856. 

ii.      Ella  F.,  June  21,  1858;  m.  John  A.  Cole  (1). 

43.  James  0.  (s.  of  Ozen^*')  ;  m.  June  5,  1853,  Charlotte  R. 
Pratt.       He  d.  Apr.  24,  1901. 

Children : 
i.       Ida;  d.  Nov.  4,  1894. 
ii.      Edward;  d.  Dec,  1885. 

44.  Robert  (s.  of  Ozen^*^) ;  m.  first,  Oct.  12,  1862,  Jennie  Bent; 
m.  secondly,  July  29,  1879,  Anna  French. 

Children  by  wife  Anna: 
i.       Bertha  W. 
ii.      Helen  B. 

45.  Cyrus  B.  (s.  of  Cyrus32)  .  ^i.  Feb.  9,  1858,  Delana  Litch- 
field, dau.  of  Lewis  Litchfield  (3).  Resides  on  King  street  at 
the  end  of  School  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edith  E.,  June  25,  1861;  m.  John  F.  Day  (1). 
ii.      Elizabeth  E.,  Dec.  5,  1866;  m.  Edward  A.  Bowker  (1). 
iii.     Leonard  B.,  Sept.  10,  1874. 

46.  Lewis  (s.  of  Cyrus^^)  .  jy,_  gj.g^^  ^n^  p  Sampson,  dau.  of 
Byron  Sampson,  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  Mar.  22,  1851,  and 
d.  Dec.  17,  1877;  m.  secondly,  Mabel  W.  Corlew,  dau.  of  Francis 
A.  Corlew  (1).  Merchant.  Served  in  the  Civil  War.  Resides 
in  his  father's  house. 

Children  by  wife  Ella,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mabelle  A.,  July  4,  1874;  m.  Nov.  14,  1900,  Dr.  Al- 

vah  H.  Warren,  of  Rockland;  1.  in  Everett.       Ch: 

i.       Eulalie  F.,  Nov.  24,  1902. 
ii.      Son,   July   29,   1875;   d.   same  day. 
iii.     Gertrude'L.,  June  20,  1876;  m.  Sept.  26,  1899,  George 


358  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

E.  CaiT,  of  Hanson.       Ch: 
i.       Verna  L.,  Aug.  4,  1903. 

50.  iv.     Irving  L.,  Dec.  7,  1877. 

Children  by  wife  Mabel,  born  in  Hanover: 
V.      Mildred  L.,   Apr.   35,   1890. 
vi.     Madeline,  June  30,  1891;  d.  July  7,  1891. 
vii.    Leon  W.,  June  36,  1893. 
viii.  Earle  C,  Oct.  35,  1893. 
ix.     Clare  E.,  July  39,  1896. 
X.      Elva  E.,  Apr.  39,  1898. 

47.  Allen  B.  (s.  of  Eleazer^G)  ;  m.  Feb.  31,  1883,  Lillian  E. 
(Eeed)  Thayer,  wid.  of  S.  Howard  Thayer  (5).  She  was  b. 
May  13,  1859,  and  d.,  Sept.,  1908.      He  d.  Dec.  31,  1907. 

Children : 
i.       Elmer  A.,  b.  in  Whitman,  Dec.  37,  1884. 
ii.      Grace  B.,  b.  in  Eockland,  Aug.  6,  1886;  m.  June  37, 

1905,  Henry  A.  Wood. 
iii.     Bertha  A.,  b.  in  Whitman,  Eeb.  4,  1889. 

48.  Florus  (s.  of  Eli  C.^'));  m.  Mar.  13,  1869,  Grace  E.  Bean, 
of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  in  1853,  and  d.  Nov.  6,  1899.  Black- 
smith.      Eesides  on  Pleasant  street. 

Children : 

51.  i.       Florus  I.,  Jan.  34,  1873. 

53.     ii.      William  P.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  May  19,  1873. 

49.  George  E.  (s.  of  George  E.-^^)  .  j^_  gya  L.  Bailey,  dau.  of 
Calvin  S.  Bailey  (37).  She  d.  May  10,  1898.  He  d.  May  36, 
1888. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       A.  Eena,  Jan.  33,  1880. 
ii.      Sadie  M.,  Apr.  30,  1884. 
iii.     Everett  E.,  Mar.  39,  1888. 

50.  Irving  L.  (s.  of  Lewises);  m.  August  33,  1904,  Marion  G. 
Thorn,  dau.  of  Abner  Thorn,  of  Hingham.  She  was  b.  April  87, 
1878.       Merchant. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

1.       Esther  T.,  Feb.  4,  1908. 

51.  Florus  I.  (s.  of  Florus^s)  ;  m.  May  6,  1904,  Martha  F.  Fos- 
ter, of  Pembroke,  who  was  b.  Feb.  17,  1885,  and  d.,  1908.  Ee- 
sides in  Whitman. 

Child : 
i.       Ealph,  Mar.  30,  1905. 

52.  William  F.  (s.  of  Florus^s)  ;  m.  Nov.  36,  1896,  Lena  S. 
Eidlington,  dau.  of  Albert  Eidlington  of  Abingtou.  She  was  b. 
Apr.  30,  1878.  Eesides  on  Hanover  street,  near  Eockland  line, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 


GENEALOGIES.  259 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Euth  E.,  Aug.  18,  1900. 

JOSSELYN. 

1.  Alonzo  N.  (s.  of  Charles  S.),  b.  in  Sea  View,  Mass.,  Dec.  9, 
1864;  m.  Dec.  35,  1890,  Lucy  W.  Poole,  dau.  of  Andrew  Poole. 
She  was  b.  in  East  Pembroke,  in  1859.  Proprietor  of  "Hotel  Jos- 
selyn,"  at  the  Corners. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elmer  N.,  Mar.  12,  1893. 

JOSSELYN. 

1.  Francis  S.  (s.  of  Charles  S.),  b.  in  Marshfield,  Mar.  6,  1868; 
m.  Sept.  6,  1890,  Lizzie  Ford,  dau.  of  Elisha  W.  Ford  of  North 
Pembroke.     Ch. : 

i.       Bernece  G.,  Sept.  19,  1896. 

JOYCE. 

1.     Albert  C.   (s.  of  Albert),  b.  in  Marshfield,  Aug.  5,  1871;  m. 
Eugenia  T.  Watkins,  dau.  of  T.  Bascom  Watkins.     She  was  b.  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  July  22,  1869.     Now  resides  in  Braintree. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucille  E.,  May  1,  1900. 

JOYCE. 

1.     Edward  W.  (s.  of  Charles  G.),  b.  Apr.  1,  1874;  m.  June  17, 
1900,  Gertrude  F.  Brewster,  dau.  of  Charles  E.  Brewster.    Besides 
on  Main  street,  in  the  Lydia  Vining  house. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Carleton  L.,  Oct.  11,  1901. 

ii.      Elaine  L.,  July  7,  1906. 

KANE. 

1.  Patrick  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  Ireland  in  1830.  Came  to  America 
in  1863 ;  m.  Julia  Burke,  who  was  b.  in  Ireland.  He  d.  Feb'y  2, 
1907.  Resided  on  Webster  street  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Children : 
i.       Margaret,  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  first,  Edgar  P.  Smith,  (2), 

and  secondly,  George  L.  Turner   (42). 
ii.      Maria,  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Edward  Vining,  s.  of  Israel 

L.  Vining   (2). 
iii.     John,  b.  and  d.  in  Ireland. 

2.  iv.     Michael  J.,  b.  in  Galway,  Ireland,  Oct.  5,  1863. 
V.      Patrick,  b.  in  H.,  July  8,  1867 :  d.  Feb'y  17,  1876. 

3.  vi.     William,  b.  in  H.,  May  28,  1869. 


260  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

2.  Michael  J.  (s.  of  Patrick^)  ;  m.  Apr.  4,  1891,  Eose  A.  Ma- 
goun,  dau.  of  Michael  Magoun,  of  Ireland.  She  was  b.  in  Ire- 
land, Jan.  2,  1868.       Eesides  on  Webster  street,  near  Assinippi. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Julia  M.,  Oct.  28,  1892;  d.  Sept.  12,  1893. 
ii.      Florence   E.,   June   10,   1895. 

3.  William  (s.  of  Patricki)  ;  m.  Dec.  30,  1892,  Catherine  Ma- 
goun, dau.  of  Michael  Magoun.  She  was  b.  in  Ireland,  Apr.  17, 
1873.       Eesides  on  Webster  street,  near  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in   Hanover : 
i.       John  P.,  Dec.  7,  1894. 
ii.      Arthur  F.,  Nov.  8,  1896. 
iii.     Bernard  W.,  Aug.  7,  1899. 
iv.     Marguerite  C.,  Apr.  13,  1906. 

KEENE. 

1.  Charles  H.,  s.  of  Charles,  of  Pembroke,  b.  Mar.  2,  1849;  m, 
Aug.  27,  1871,  Sarah  J.  Woodward,  dau.  of  John  Woodward,  of 
South  Scituate.  She  was  b.  Oct.  7,  1838.  He  d.  Aug.  29,  1899. 
Children : 

i.       Charles  W.,  June  10,  1872;  d.  Jan.  8,  1878. 

ii.      Elizabeth  F.,  Jan.  1,  1877;  m.  Fred  B.  Cobbett  (1). 

iii.     Minnie  W.,  Nov.  6,  1879;  d.  Oct.  7,  1881. 

KEENE. 

1.     Samuel   (s.  of  Samuel)   of  Turner,  Me.;  m.  in  1851  Joanna 
S.  Munroe,  dau.  of  Hiram  Munroe   (1).       He  d.  Oct.  23,  1900. 
Served  in  Civil  War.       She  d.  Nov.  9,  1903. 
Children : 
i.       Emma  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  7,  1852 ;  m.  Charles  Fowler 

of  Boston.      No  ch. 
ii.      Elmer  L.,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  21,  1855 ;  d.  Feb.  24,  1871. 
iii.     Eva  M.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  4,  1860;  m.  first,  Dec.  19, 
1877,  Samuel  Deveau  of  N.  Y.,  s.  of  E.  A.^Deveau; 
m.  secondly,  Harry  L.  Fesler  of  New  York.      No  ch. 
iv.     E.  Maud,  b.  in  Quiney,  Nov.  19,  1872;  m.  Frederick  L. 
Loring,  of  East  Weymouth,  s.  of  John  Loring.      Ch: 
i.       Violet  M. 
ii.      Frederick;   d.   young, 
iii.     Donald;  d.  young. 

KEITH. 

1.     Nahum    (s.   of  Eobert  E.)    of  E.  Bridgewater;  m.   Oct.  20, 
1882,  Maria  C.  Thayer,  dau.  of  Martin  C.  Thayer  (3). 
Child  born  in  East  Bridgewater : 
1.       Eobert  K.,  July  1,  1883. 


GENEALOGIES.  261 


KENXIE. 


1.     Jaliiel    (s.  of  Jeremiah)    b.  in  Nova   Scotia,  June,  1835;  m. 
Dec.  28,  1860,  Eachel  E.   Schofield,  dan.  of  William   Schofield. 
She  was  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Oct.  4,  1837.       Came  to  Hanover  in 
iyo6.       Besides  on  Circuit  street. 
Children  born  in  Nova  Scotia : 

i.       Amy  0.,  Dec.  10,  1861 :  m.  T.  Frank  Stetson  (1). 

ii.      Henry  W.,  Sept.  5,  1863;  unm. 

iii.     Myra,  October,  1865 ;  unm. 

iv.     Leila,  October,  1865 ;  unm. 

V.      Frank,  Sept.  11,  1872;  resides  at  Concord,  Mass. 

KILEY. 

1.  Chester  W.  (s.  of  Alvin,  of  Hanson)  b.  Mar.  17,  1870;  m.  Oct. 
15,  1902,  Huldah  J.  Eussell,  dau.  of  Lucius  W.  Eussell  (2).  Be- 
sides on  Winter  street.       No  ch. 

KILEY. 

1.     Edward  H.  (s.  of  Thomas)  b.  in  Hanson,  June  3,  1855;  unm. 

KILLAM. 

1.  Eev.  Eobert  L.  (s.  of  Asa,  of  Ipswich,  and  gr.  s.  of  Isaac)  b. 
June  29,  1790;  m.  Dec.  5,  1819,  Phebe  Bice,  dau.  of  William 
Eice,  of  Marlboro.  She  d.  May  20,  1859,  aged  70  years,  and  he 
d.  Dec.  21,  1866.  Pastor  of  Universalist  Society.  Besided  on 
Washington  street,  Assinippi,  in  house  constructed  by  David 
Jacobs.       (See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses.") 

Children : 
i.       Lydia  M.  P.,  b.  in  Marlboro,  Oct.  27,  1820;  m.  Benja- 
min Jacobs  (15). 

2.  ii.      Eobert  W.,  b.  in  Attleboro,  March  22,  1823. 

3.  iii.     Charles  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  22,  1832. 

2.  Eobert  W.  (s.  of  Eobert  L.i)  ;  m.  May  7,  1848,  Sophie  B. 
Farrar,  dau.  of  Capt.  Eufus  Farrar,  of  So.  Scituate.  She  d. 
Mar.  8,  1897,  and  he  d.  March  12,  1906.  Merchant.  Besided 
in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lydia  P.,  Jan.  13,  1849;  m.  J.  Edgar  Lambert  (1). 
ii.      Mary,  Aug.  17,  1856;  unm. 
iii.     Willie  B.,  Sept.  11,  1858;  d.  Sept.  28,  1859. 
iv.     Annie  W.,  July  23,  1868;  unm. 

3.  Charles  H.  (s.  of  Eobert  L.i)  ;  m.  May  10,  1857,  Abby  F. 
Farrar,  dau.  of  Capt.  Eufus  Fai-rar,  So.  Scituate.  Selectman  and 
Eepresentative.  Shoe  manufacturer.  Besides  at  Assinippi  in 
house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


26^  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER, 

i.       Phebe  E.,  Sept.  4,  1859;  m.  Kov.  4,  1888,  Edgar  B. 

Pierce,  s.  of  James  B.  of  Kingston.       She  d.  July 

30,  1898. 
ii.      Deborah  E.,  Oct.  12,  1862;  d.  Oct.  9,  1864. 
iii.     Charles  B.,  June  24,  1864;  d.  Oct.  14,  1864. 
iv.     Nellie  P.,  May  26,  1875;  m.  Percy  T.  Litchfield  (1). 

KINGMAN. 

1.  John  W.  (s.  of  David  of  East  Bridgewater)  b.  Dec.  27, 
1842;  m,  April  21,  1864,  Elizabeth  P.  Perry,  dau.  of  Samuel 
Perry  (15).  He  d.  June  15.  1908.  Eesided  on  Myrtle  street, 
near  South  Hanover  village  in  the  Samuel  Perry  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Irving  W.,  May  31,  1868. 

2.  Irving  W.  (s.  of  John  W.^)  ;  m.  Nov.  23,  1893,  Dora  A. 
Eaymond,  dau.  of  Thomas  A.  Eaymond  of  Norwell,  and  a  gr. 
dau.  of  Laban  W.  Wilder  (2).       Besides  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       J.  Allen,  Sept.  15,  1894. 
ii.      David,  1909. 

KIEBY. 

1.     Edward  W.,  s.  of  Thomas,  of  Maryland;  m.  June  7,  1883, 
Lillian  A.  Lantz,  dau.  of  David  J.  Lantz   (1).       Eesided  while 
in  H.  on  Whiting  street,  near  Webster  street. 
Children : 

i.       Paul  L.,  b.  in  Eockland,  May  20,  1885. 

ii.      Edward  T.,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Nov.  2,  1886. 

iii.     Euth  M.,  b.  in  Eockland,  June  16,  1888. 

iv.     Elizabeth  L.,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Jan.  6,  1892. 

KNIGHT. 

1.  John  G.  (s.  of  Joel)  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  Jan.  20,  1840;  m. 
Aug.  23,  1869,  Harriet  J.  Gardner,  dau.  of  Solomon  Gardner  of 
Hingham.  She  was  b.  Mar.  20,  1842,  and  d.  Aug.  28,  1906.  He 
served  in  Civil  War.  First  principal  of  the  Hanover  High 
school.       School  Committee  for  many  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
2.     i.       Gardner,  Aug.  24,  1871. 

ii.  George  W.,  June  9,  1875;  m.  June  30,  1902,  Lottie  L. 
Severance,  dau.  of  George  W.  Severance,  of  Han- 
son.      She  was  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater,  Aug.  13,  1876. 

2.  Gardner  (s.  of  John  G.i)  ;  m.  June  20,  1900,  Bessie  H.  Flick, 
dau.  of  Capt.  Israel  C.  Flick,  of  Port  Hilford,  Nova  Scotia. 

Children : 
i.       Gardner  F.,  b.  in  West  Somerville,  Apr.  22,  1901. 


GENEALOGIES.  263 

ii.      Harold  C,  b.  in  West  Somerville,  Oct.  5,  1902. 
iii.     Helen,  b.  in  North  Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1907. 

KNIGHT. 

1.  William  L.  (s.  of  Horace  G.)  b.  in  Belfast,  Maine,  June  10, 
1861.       Came  to  Hanover  in  1879.       Unm. 

LAFOUNTAIN. 

1.     George  (s.  of  Frank,  of  Canada)  ;  m.  Sarah  Josselyn,  dau.  of 
Eli  C.  Josselyn  (40).       She  m.  secondly,  Isaac  J.  Waterman  (1). 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Pearl  E.,  June  4,  189G;  d.  July  31,  1901. 

LAMBERT. 

1.  J.  Edgar  (s.  of  James),  b.  in  E.  Bridgewater;  m.  Feb.  25, 
1877,  Lydia  P.  Killam,  dau.  of  Robert  W.  Killam  (2).  She  d. 
May  6,  1904.  He  d.  1909.  No  ch.  Resided  at  Assinippi,  on 
Washington  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  but  since 
burned. 

LANGDON. 

1.  John  H. ;  m.  July  9,  1891,  Mabel  L.  Perkins,  dau.  of  Lorenzo 
D.  Perkins  (2).  Resides  on  Winter  street,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself.     No  ch. 

LANTZ. 

1.     David  J.  (s.  of  Jacob  of  Nova  Scotia),  b.  Mar.  28,  1832;  m. 
Dec.  31,  1856,  Mary  A.  Benham  of  Nova  Scotia,  who  was  b.  Aug. 
27,  1835.     Came  to  Hanover  in  1891.    Resides  on  Whiting  street, 
just  south  of  Webster  street.     Served  in  Civil  War. 
Children : 
2.     i.       Frederick  De  W.,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Oct.  14,  1857. 
ii.      Lillian  A.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Nov.  19,  1860;  m.  Edward 

W.  Kirby  (1). 
iii.     Florence  A.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Mar.  12,  1862;  m.  June 
5,    1882;    Chas.   L.    Curtis,   s.    of   Chas.    Curtis   of 
Rockland.     Ch. :  Linwood  L.,  Aug.  27,  1888. 
iv.     Mary  E.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Sept.  19,  1864;  d.  Mar.  4, 

1899. 
V.      Annie  I.,  Mar.  27,  1867;  m.  Aug.  18,  1890,  Rev.  Mel- 
moth  A.  Covington  of  Arkansas.     Ch. : 
i.       Maud  E.,  June  17,  1891. 
ii.      Willard  N.,  Mar.  15,  1894. 
iii.     Constance  M.,  Mar.  4,  1896. 
iv.     Asbury  M.,  Mar.  26,  1902.     Reside  in  state  of 
Washington. 
vi.     Adria  L.,  July  22,  1871;  m.  July  27,  1898,  Benjamin 


264  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

P.  Croft,  s.  of  Joseph  Croft,  of  Conn.     Children: 
i.       Theodore  L.,  Apr.  9,  1899;  d.  Dec.  14,  1903. 
ii.      Adria  M.,  July  11,  1900. 
iii.     Joseph  D.,  Oct.  38,  1903. 
iv.     Lawrence  C,  Apr.  13,  1904. 
2.     Frederick  De  W.,  (s.  of  David  J.i)  ;  m.  Oct.  30,  1881,  Addie 
J.  Mooar,  dan.  of  Jacob  Mooar,  of  Manchester,  N.  H. 
Children,  all  born  in  Eockland: 
i.       Harold  F.,  Oct.  15,  1883. 
ii.      Eleanora,  July  37,  1886 ;  d.  Oct.  31,  1900. 
iii.     Arthur  H.,  May  33,  1893. 

LAPHAM. 

1.     William  T.  (s.  of  William  of  Norwell)  ;  m.  for  his  second  wife, 
Dec.  1,  1856,  Susanna  F.  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Eobert  Sylvester  (33). 
She  d.  Oct.  16,  1893,    Now  resides  in  Norwell. 
Children : 
i.       William  R.,  Apr.  13,  1858. 
ii.      George  A.,  Aug.  34,  1870. 

LAEKUM. 

1.  John;  m.  March  30,  1843,  Mercy  S.  Willis,  dau.  of  Daniel 
Willis  of  Bridgewater?  He  d.  in  the  Civil  War.  Mercy  S.  m. 
secondly,  Enos  Bates  (46). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       John  F.,  March  1,  1844 ;  m.  July  4,  1867,  Fanny  Bond, 
and  has  ch. : 

i.       John  F.,  July  38,  1868;  d.  Nov.  30,  1880. 
ii.      Ealph  B.,  Jan'y  10,  1875;  d.  Deo.  1,  1880. 
iii.     Jesse  F.,  Oct.  3,  1880 ;  m.  July  38,  1904,  Alice 
Harper,  and  has  ch. :  Fanny  M.,  and  Margaret  E., 
b.  June  13,  1905. 
ii.      Albert  W.,  Dec.  10,  1847 ;  m.  Alice  Jones,  and  has  one 
ch.,  Warren  F. 
3.     iii.     George  W.,  Oct.  30,  1857. 

iv.     Noah,    Sept.    17,   1859;   m.   and  has   ch.     Eesides   in 
Texas. 

2.  George  W.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Nov.  36,  1879,  Lizzie  M.  Magoun, 
dau.  of  Ezra  E.  Magoun  of  Hanson.  Eesided  while  in  Hanover, 
corner  of  Center  and  Myrtle  streets,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lester  S.,  June,  1883 ;  d.  Sept.  3,  1883. 
ii.      Tracie  A.,  March  9,  1887;  m.  Erville  Lewis  of  Rock- 
land, 
iii.     Clifford  H.,  April  33,  1890;  d.  June  11,  1891. 


GENEALOGIES.  265 


LEAVITT. 


1.  Kinsman  (s.  of  Aaron),  b.  May  6,  1882;  m.  lioxa  A.  Curtis, 
dau,  of  Nahum  Curtis  (73).  Kesided  on  Main  street.  He  d, 
Oct.  23,  1908. 

Children : 
i.       Emma  D.,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Aug.  21,  1855 ;  m.  Asa  L. 

Vining  (4). 
ii.      Alice  M.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  18,  1857;  m.  J.  Henry 

Vining  (5). 
iii.     Oscar  H.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Oct.  3,  1859;  m.  Nov.  23, 

1881,  Ella  E.  Howland,  dau.  of  George  H.  Howl- 

and  (1).    No  eh. 

2.  iv.     Charles  K.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  20,  1862. 

V.      Aline  S.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  12,  1864;  m.  Frank  M.  Vining, 
s.  of  Israel  L.  Vining  (2). 

3.  vi.     Nahum  P.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  1,  1866. 

4.  vii.    Frank  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  23,  1869. 

viii.  George  C,  b.  in  H.,  June  10,  1873 ;  d.  Aug.  4,  1873. 

5.  ix.     Jesse  I.,  b.  in  H.,  July  9,  1874. 

6.  X.      Marshall  W.,  b.  in  U.,  Jan.  17,  1876. 

2.  Charles  K.  (s.  of  Kinsman  i)  ;  m.  Jennie  G.  Hatch,  adopted 
dau.  of  Elizabeth  E.  Hatch,  and  gr.  dau.  of  John  Hatch  (18). 

Children : 
i.       Dorothy  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  22,  1895. 
ii.      Ix^ichard  C,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  5,  1898. 

iii.     Barbara  N.,  b.  in  Abington,  Nov.  13,  1901 ;  d.  July  28, 
1905. 

3.  Nahum  F.  (s.  of  Kinsman^)  ;  m.  July  2,  1894,  Carrie  S. 
Hallet,  dau.  of  Almorine  Hallet. 

Child: 
i.       Merle  D.,  June  6,  1895. 

4.  Frank  E.  (s.  of  Kinsman^)  ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1891,  Emily  L. 
Blankinship,  dau.  of  Warren  Blankinship  of  Marion. 

Child: 
i.       Clifton  L.,  b.  in  Stoughton,  Aug.  3,  1893. 

5.  Jesse  I,  (s.  of  Kinsman^)  ;  m.  Feb.  10,  1900,  Lena  M.  Hines 
of  Stoughton. 

Children,  all  born  in  Stoughton,  except  the  fourth, 
i.       Hazel  L.,  May  26,  1901. 
ii.      Ethel  M.,  Jan.  27,  1903. 
iii.     Irene  I.,  Feb.  1,  1905. 
iv.     Inez  V.,  b.  in  H.,  May  29,  1907. 

6.  Marshall  W.  (s.  of  KinsmanM  ;  m.  Oct.  15,  1902,  Bertha  J. 
Hatch,  dau.  of  Israel  Hatch  of  Norwell. 


2G6  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Norfolk  Downs : 
i.       Ealph  P.,  Jan.  21,  1904. 
ii.      Eay  M.,  Apr.  25,  1905. 

LEGGETT. 

1.     William  J.  (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  Scotland;  m.  Dec.  19,  1897, 
Addie  M.  Jacobs,  dau.  of  Charles  Jacobs  (21).     Besides  at  Assi- 
nippi,  in  the  "Charles  Jacobs"  house. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Charles  W.,  Apr.  1,  1899. 

ii.      Esther  E.,  Aug.  15,  1901. 

iii.     David  J.,  Dec.  19,  1903. 

LEONAED. 

1.     Wallace  (s.  of  Samuel),  b.  in  East  Bridgewater;  m.  March  12, 
1871,  Ella  A.  Perry,  dau.  of  Kilborn  E.  Perry  (23). 
Children : 
i.       Ella  W.,  March  20,  1881. 

ii.      Ida  E.,  Feb'y  19,  1883;  m.  Alfred  B.  Gardner,  s.  of 
George  B.  Gardner  (6). 

LETOUE-NEAUX. 

1.     Oscar  J.,  b.  in  North  Grafton,  Mar.  12,  1870;  m.  Feb.  11, 
1895,  Mary  H.  Shannon,  who  was  b.  in  Boston,  July  1,  1870. 
Children : 

i.       Marie,  Apr.  1,  1896. 

ii.      Edith  F.,  Aug.  9,  1898. 

iii.     Eoland  F.,  Aug.  13,  1902. 

LEVINGS. 

1.     Thomas  J.  (s.  of  James         ),  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1863; 
m.  Margaret  E.  Christie,  dau.  of  Michael  Christie  (1). 

Children,   all  born  in   Pembroke,  except  John   C,  born  in 
Hanover : 

i.       John  C,  Aug.  20,  1889. 

ii.      Sarah  G.,  Dec.  17,  1890. 

iii.     Mary  E.,  Jan.  17,  1892. 

iv.     James  J.,  Jan.  28,  1895. 

V.      Thomas  F.,  Jan.  24,  1896. 

vi.     William  E.,  Apr.  19,  1897. 

vii.    Joseph  F.,  Jan.  26,  1900;  d.,  aged  8  months. 

viii.  Margaret  L.,  Oct.  25,  1902;  d.,  aged  9  months. 

ix.     Eoy,  Oct.  25,  1904;  died  young. 

X.      Euth,  Oct.  25,  1904;  died  young. 

xi.     Ernest  M.,  May  26,  1906. 


GENEALOGIES.  26T 


LINDSEY. 


1.  James  (s.  of  James,  of  Pembroke)  ;  m.  June  26,  1808,  Lovisa. 
Hill,  dau.  of  Leonard  Hill.     She  d.  in  May,  1843. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary,  July  8,  1809;  ni.  George  Beals  of  Hanson. 

2.  ii.      Martin,  June  19,  1811. 

iii.  Betsey  B.,  March  14,  1815;  m.  Sept.  19,  1839,  Wra. 
H.  Joice,  and  had  ch.,  William  W.,  b.  Julv  10,  1810. 

3.  iv.     Philander,  Aug.  29,  1817. 

V.      Louise,  July  14,  1819 ;  m.  Col.  Jesse  Eeed  of  Hanover 

and  Marshfield. 
vi.     James,  Jan'y  20,  1824;  m.  Jane  A.  Joice  and  d.  in 

Nov.,  1843,  leaving  no  children. 

2.  Martin  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  Olive  Perry,  dau.  of  Adam  Perry 
(6),  and  d.  July  21,  1843.     His  wid.  d.  Aug.  2,  1863. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Martin  A.^  April  4,  1833;  d.  umn.,  July  9,  1871. 

3.  Philander  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  Dec.  11,  1841,  Mary  Foster,  dau. 
of  Joseph  Foster  (1).  Eesided  in  Weymouth.  He  d.  in  August, 
1871,  and  his  wid.  d.  October  8,  1904. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Ellen   M.,   Nov.    23,   1843;   m.    Bradford   Howard   of 
Maine,  and  d.  April,  1871.     Ch. : 
i.       Lewis    A.,   b.    July   26,    1867;    m.    Estelle    E. 

Knapp  of  Me.,  and  has  ch. :  Sherwood, 
ii.      Mary  C,  b.  Sept.  28,  1870;  d.  Sept.  28,  1871. 

ii.  G.  Frederick,  July  12,  1846;  m.  July  31,  1877,  Har- 
riet N.  Eamsdell,  dau.  of  Jacob  L.  Eamsdell  (2). 
He  d.  June  3,  1885.  Served  in  Civil  War.  No  ch. 
His  wid.  m.  James  F.  Crocker  (8). 

LINDSAY. 

1.  Jerome  P.,  b.  in  H.,  Dee.  24,  1835;  m.  Oct.  31.  1857,  Adeline- 
E.  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  B.  Sylvester  of  South  Scituate.  She- 
d.  Nov.  23,  1886,  aged  48  years.  He  d.  June  27,  1908.  Eesided 
at  the  Foirr  Corners. 

Child  born  in  South  Scituate : 
i.       Clara,   June   7,   1863 :   ni.    Samuel    S.    Sylvester,  s.   of" 
Edmund  Q.  Sylvester   (28). 

LITCHFIELD. 

1.  Lawrence,  was  of  Barnstable  as  early  as  1639,  where  he  ap- 
pears as  one  of  the  original  planters.  In  1640,  he  joined  the- 
Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company.  He  m.  Judith  Den- 
nis, dau.  of  William  Dennis,  about  1640,  and  moved  to  Scituate- 
in  1643.     He  d.  in  1649.     His  s.  Josiah,  b.  in  1647,  m.  Sarah 


368  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Baker,  dau.  of  Eev.  Nicholas  Baker,  and  was  the  ancestor  of  Eev. 
Paul  Litchfield,  of  Carlisle,  Mass.,  and  of  Eev.  Joseph  Litchfield 
of  York,  Maine.  Francis  Litchfield  of  Scituate,  also  a  descendant 
of  Lawrence,  was  father  of  Lewis  of  Hanover. 

2.  Lewis  (s.  of  Francis  and  Lucy),  was  b.  in  Scituate,  Aug.  16, 
1783.  He  m.  first,  July  30,  1806,  Lucy  Studley,  dau.  of  Japhet 
Studley  (5).  She  d.  May  13,  1836,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Aug.  30, 
1838,  wid.  Susan  Wall.  She  d.  May  16,  1846,  and  he  m.  3rd, 
Deo.  7,  1851,  Betsey  Stetson,  wid.  of  Elisha  C.  Stetson  (43).  He 
d.  June  5,  1871,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  34,  1881.  Soldier  of  war, 
1813.     Resided  on  Circuit  street,  at  the  junction  of  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Iaicj  : 
i.       Margaret  L.,  June  S3,  1808;  m.  Charles  Winslow  (3). 

3.  ii.      Lewis,  Sept.  33,  1811. 

4.  iii.     Luther,  Feb'y  37,  1839. 

3.  Lewis  (s.  of  Lewis^ ;  m.  Jan'y  34,  1836,  Lucy  L.  Eogers,  dau. 
of  Isaac  Eogers  of  Marshfield.  She  was  b.  Jan'y  31,  1818,  and  d. 
March  4,  1864.  He  d.  March  8,  1890.  Eesided  on  Circuit  street, 
in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  S.,  Sept.  36,  1837;  m.  Gridley  Studley  (35). 
ii.      Delana,  Aug.  37,  1839;  m.  Cyrus  B.  Josselyn  (45). 
iii.     Laura  E..  b.  and  d.,  1841. 

iv.     Emily,  Dec.  81,  1843;  m.  Nathan  F.  Studley,  s.  of  Wm. 
Studley  (30). 

5.  V.      Lewis  E.,  May  6,  1847. 

4.  Luther  (s.  of  Lewis^)  ;  m.  first.  May  7,  1854,  Maria  E.  Bailey, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Bailey  (33).  She  d.  Nov.  33,  1864,  and  he  m., 
secondly,  Sept.  19,  1869,  Mary  Hayden,  wid.  of  Minot  H.  Hayden 
and  dau.  of  John  Dwelley  (i7).  He  d.  Nov.  4,  1908.  Eesided 
the  last  of  his  life  on  Washington  street,  near  Silver  street. 

Children  by  wife  Maria  E.,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Alice  M.,  Aug.  11,  1857;  m.  Frank  W.  Bonney  (4). 
ii.      Lueinda  W.,  Nov.  34,  1859;  d.  Aug.  31,  1879. 

6.  iii.     Edwin  P.,  Oct.  13,  1861. 

5.  Lewis  E.  (s.  of  Lewis^)  ;  m.  Nov.  39,  1871,  Izora  F.  Thomas, 
dau.  of  David  Thomas  (3).  She  d.  Oct.  31,  1905.  Eesides  in 
Rockland. 

Child : 
i.       Irving,  b.  Sept.  5,  1874;  d.  Sept.  8,  1874. 

B.  Edwin  P.  (s.  of  Luther*)  ;  m.  June  7,  1885,  Alice  Whitman, 
dau.  of  Thomas  T.  Whitman  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  March  6, 
1856.  Eesides  in  Pembroke,  where  he  was  Selectman  from  1895- 
^98. 

Child  born  in  Pembroke : 


GENEALOGIES.  269i' 

i.       Harry  W.,  May  23,  1886.     Graduate  of  Harvard  Col- 
lege. 
Mr.  Dwelley  wishes  to  acknowledge,  at  this  place,  the  valuable 
assistance  rendered  by  Mr.  Harry  W.  Tjitchfield  in  the  preparation 
of  this  Litchfield  family  as  well  as  other  families  with  which  he 
was  familiar. 

LITCHFIELD. 

1.  Mary  A.  (dau.  of  Billings),  b.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  20,  1835. 
She  d.  in  Hanover,  June  1-1,  1890.     Resided  at  Assinippi. 

2.  Lydia  M.  (dau.  of  Billings),  b.  in  Scituate,  Feb.  7,  1839.  Be- 
sides at  Assinippi,  in  the  "Warren  Simmons'^  house. 

LITCHFIELD. 

1.     Luther  W.  (s.  of  Lot  of  So.  Scituate)  ;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1877,  Mary 
E.  Estes,  dau.  of  Henry  C.  Estes  (22). 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Warren  A.,  Oct.  13,  1877. 

ii.      Eoy  C,  Oct.  17,  1878;  d.  June  29,  1905. 

LITCHFIELD. 

1.     Percy  T.  (s.  of  Alfred  B.  of  Norwell),  b.  Dec.  18,  1872;  m. 
Apr.  14,  1898,  Nellie  F.  Killam,  dau.  of  Charles  H.  Killam  (3). 
Now  resides  in  Providence,  E.  I. 
Children : 

i.       Arthur  K.,  b.  in  Barnstable,  Sept.  4,  1899. 

ii.      Eobert  C,  b.  in  H.,  May  5,  1901. 

iii.     Loring  P.,  b.  in  Braintree,  Oct.  10,  1906. 

LITCHFIELD. 

1.  James  C.  (s.  of  James),  b.  in  Scituate,  Dec.  3,  1824;  m. 
Martha  J.  Whiting,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  Whiting  (29). 

Children : 
i.       Grace,  b.  in  Boston,  Nov.,  1874;  m.  Henry  Sproul,  s, 
of  John  Sproul.     Eesides  in  Abington,  and  has  one- 
dau.,  Grace. 
2.     ii.      Wilson  L.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  Sept.  21,  1877. 

2.  Wilson  L.  (s.  of  James  C.i)  ;  m.  in  1897,  Elizabeth  A.  Sproul, 
dau.  of  James  Sproul  of  Boston  and  Elizabeth  Sproul  (1)  of 
Hanover. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Wilson  L.,  June  17,  1898. 
ii.      Paul  N.,  Nov.  25,  1902. 
iii.     Harold  E.,  June  5,  1905;  d.  Sept.  4,  1908. 
iv.     Marion  W.,  April  20,  1908. 


270  HISTOKY   OF   HANOVER. 


LITTLE. 


1.  John  (s.  of  Constant  of  Marshfield)  ;  m.  Aug.  15,  1835,  Abi- 
gail Stetson,  clan,  of  Samuel  Stetson  (30).  She  d.  June  5,  1850, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Emily  Pratt,  dau.  of  Isaac  Pratt  of  Wey- 
mouth. He  d.  in  Eandolpli,  and  his  widow  moved  to  Eichmond, 
Maine. 

Children  by  wafe  Abigail,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  F.,  1837;  d.  1838. 

ii.      Abigail  E.,  Aug.  13,  1839;  m.  Nov.  11,  1856,  Galen  E. 
Pratt,  s.  of  Galen,  of  North  Bridgewater.     Had  2 
children  b.  in  North  Bridgewater. 
iii.  John  S.,  Jan.  24,  1843;  d.  unm.  in  Wisconsin, 
iv.     Zilpha  A.,  b.  and  d.  in  1847. 
There  were  several  children  by  wife  Emily,  none  of  whom 
were  born  in  Hanover. 

LITTLE. 

1.  Peabody  (s.  of  Constant  of  Marshfield  and  brother  of  John), 
b.  April  28,  1818;  m.  Dec.  15,  1843,  Olive  Stetson,  dau.  of  Ben- 
jamin Stetson  (32).  He  d.  April  1,  1885.  Eesided  on  Broadway, 
near  the  end  of  Center  street,  in  house  built  by  Benjamin  Stetson 
about  1840. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Edward  E.,  Sept.  25,  1843. 
ii.      Augusta  M.,  Nov.  17,  1845. 

2.  Edward  E.  (s.  of  Peabodyi)  ;  m.  April  25,  1885,  Emma  F. 
Perry,  dau.  of  Elijah  Perry  (27).  He  d.  Aug.  25,  1908.  Eesided 
on  Broadway,  just  west  of  South  Hanover  village. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       George  E.,  June  15,  1887. 
ii.      C.  Elwyn,  Dec.  4,  1888. 
iii.     Jane  C,  Jan.  30,  1904. 

LOVICE. 

1.     Calvin,  b.   in  1820;  m.,  Jan.   23,   1848,   Emeline  Baker,  of 
Marshfield,  who  d.  Sept.,  1905.       Pie  d.,  Oct.  17,  1863. 
Child  born  in  Hanson : 
i.       Henry  D.,  1848  or  '49;  d.  at  sea,  1872  or  '73.       A 
drummer  boy  in  the  ^''Potomac  Army."  m.  Dec.  29, 
1865,  Justina  M.  Eot)inson  of  South  Scituate,  Mass. 
Had  one  child. 
Mr.  M.  V.  Bonney  has  the  drum  which  Henry  D.  carried 
during  the  war. 

LOWELL. 

1.  Nelson  (s.  of  Simon  of  Harrison,  Me.,  b.  .Jan.  4,  1827;  m., 
in  1852,    Mary  A.  Wheeler,  dau.  of  Joseph    Wheeler  of    Bethel, 


GENEALOGIES.  271 

Me.     She  d.   Mar.   7,   1891.     ITe  d.    Sept.   15,   1905.     Came  to 
Hanover  in  1882.     Resided  on  Whiting  street,  in  house  now  oc- 
cupied by  his  daughter.     Served  in  Civil  War. 
Child : 
i.       Addie  M.,  July  31,  1856;  m.  Wesley  E.  Everson  (2). 

LUCAS. 

1.  Benjamin  B.  (s.  of  George),  b.  in  Duxbury,  May  31,  1856; 
m.,  secondly,  Nov.  23,  1893,  Emma  J.  HoUis,  dau.  of  Martin  S. 
Bates  (57).    He  d.  Feb.  13,  1902. 

George  A.  (s.  of  Benjamin  B.,  by  first  marriage),  b.  Mar.  21, 
1880. 

LUTHER. 

1.     Herbert  M.  (s.  of  Job  and  Lucy  of  Hanson),  b.  in  1811;  m., 
1872,  Emily  Hall,  dau.  of  John  S.  Hall,  of  Saratoga,  N".  Y.      She 
was  b.  in  Saratoga  in  1840.       He  served  in  Civil  War.       He  d. 
Aug.  17,  1883,  and  his  wid.  resides  in  Hanover.  • 
Child : 
i.       Squire  A.,  b.  in  Quincy,  1873;  d.  in  N.  Y.,  July  18, 
1904. 

MacDONALD. 

1.  Wm.  H.  (s.  of  William),  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  May  15, 
1842;  m.,  June  4,  1879,  Abbey  M.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Seth  Stetson 
(44).    No  children. 

MacDONALD. 

1.  Fred  E.  (s.  of  Enoch  S.)  b.  in  Quincy,  Mass.,  Oct.  11,  1880; 
m.  August  6,  1904,  Flora  W.  Gurney,  dau.  of  Reuben  A.  Gurney, 
and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Reuben  S.  Gurney  (1).  She  was  b.  in  East 
Bridgewater,  Nov.  14,  1884.       No  ch. 

MacDONALD. 

Belle  P.,  dau.  of  Alexander  G.  MacDonald,  b.  in  Sea  View, 
Cape  Breton  Island,  Feb.  12,  1873.       Nurse. 

MacMILLAN. 

1.  Andrew  Louis  (s.  of  Andrew  MaoMillan,  who  was  a  graduate 
of  West  Point  in  1821,  a  grandson  of  John  McMillan,  who  was  a 
Brigadier  General  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  a  great  grandson  of 
Colonel  Andrew  McMillan  of  the  War  of  the  Revolution),  b.  in 
Danville,  Vermont,  October  28,  1849 ;  m.  Sept.  15,  1880,  Clara  A. 
Wood,  dau.  of  I.  N.  Wood.  Came  to  Hanover  in  1887.  Resides 
near  North  River  Bridge,  in  the  Dr.  French  house.  Physician. 
See  chapter  on  Professional  Men. 


272  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

Child  born  in  Barnard,  Vermont : 
i.       Andrew  Louis,  Dec.  11,  1882.     Physician. 

MAGLATHLIX. 

1.  Harvey  (s.  of  Peter  W.),  b.  in  Kingston,  Mass.,  August  6th, 
1836 ;  m.  Harriet  P.  Crapo,  dau.  of  Philip  Crapo.  She  was  b.  in 
Taunton,  April  30,  1848.  He  d.  May  13,  1902.  Eesided  on 
Broadway,  near  Hanover  station.     2  children  d.  young, 

MAGOUK 

1.  Abner,  of  Pembroke,  a  descendant  of  John  Magoun,  who  came 
to  this  country  from  Scotland,  and  resided  in  the  "Two  Mile," 
Marshfield,  in  1666,  and  who  owned  land  in  Hanover,  near 
Hugh's  Cross.  Abner  m.  Dec.  16,  1796,  Molly  Bates,  dau.  of  Ben- 
jamin Bates  (9).  He  d.  July  16,  1846,  aet.  78  yrs,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Nov.  28,  1847,  aet.  78  yrs.  Had  four  children,  only  one  of 
whom  we  follow: 

2.  i.       Abner,  1800. 

2.  Abner  (s.  of  Abner i)  :  m.  Apr.  14,  1825,  Mary  H.  Ellis,  dau. 
of  Nathaniel  Ellis  (6).  She  d.  June  1,  1893.  He  d.  Nov.  18, 
1868.     Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  near  Drinkwater  river. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

3.  i.       Horatio  B.,  Nov.  20,  1826. 

ii.      Mary  H.,  Mar.  12,  1834;  m.  William  P.  Stetson  (53). 

4.  iii.     Abner  B.,  Feb.  17,  1836. 

iv.     Jane  C,  Dec.  30,  1839;  d.  Aug.  22,  1855. 

3.  Horatio  B.  (s.  of  Abner^)  ;  m.  May  12,  1850,  Catherine  B. 
Bonney,  dau.  of  Ezekiel  Bonney  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  Aug.  2, 
1829,  and  d.  Jan.  26,  1907.  He  d.  Mar.  11,  1901.  He  was  post- 
master at  W.  H.  for  40  yrs.  Merchant.  Eesided  on  Hanover 
street,  near  the  west  Hanover  E.  E.  station. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Plora  J.,  May  27,  1855;  m.  William  H.  White  (1). 
ii.      Franklin  W.,  Feb.  8,  1860;  m.  Mar.  13,  1881,  Elvira 

Josselyn,  dau.  of  Eleazer  Josselyn  (36).    He  d.  Mar. 

17,  1881,  and  his  wid.  m.  Daniel  W.  Beal  of  Eock- 

land. 
iii.     Austin  B.,  Sept.  11,  1862;  d.  Sept.  12,  1863. 

4.  Abner  B.  (s.  of  Abner2) ;  m.  Dee.  13,  1859,  Corrissand  W. 
Tribou,  dau.  of  Levi  W.  Tribou  (3).  Eesided  while  in  Hanover 
on  Circuit  street,  near  his  father's. house. 

Children : 
i.       Lacie  L.,  April  19,  1860:  d.  July  25,  1860. 
ii.      Alonzo  I.,  Aug.  4,  1862;  d.  Aug.  25,  1866. 

5.  iii.     Jason  A.,  May  10,  1865 ;  b.  in  Hanover, 
iv.     Lacie  B.,  Nov.  12,  1867;  b.  in  Hanover. 


GENEALOGIES.  273 

5.  Jason  A.  (s.  of  Abner  B.^) ;  m.  Lucy  A.  Leslie,  dau.  of 
Patrick  Leslie,  of  Xorwell.  She  was  b.  Jan.,  1868.  He  d.  Jan. 
22,  1901. 

Children : 

i.       Howard  W.,  b.  in  11.,  March  24,  1890. 

ii.      Elsie  \V.,  Xov.  21,  1893. 

MAGOUN. 

1.  Roger  W.  (s.  of  Ezra  E.),  b.  in  Hanson  in  1879;  m.  Dec.  2-lth, 
1902,  Una  W.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Fred  Stetson  (2).  Xo  children. 
Eesides  at  South  Hanover. 

MAGOUN. 

1.  George  E.  (s.  of  Edward  M.)  b.  in  Norwell,  Mass.,  in  1873; 
m.  June  5,  1897,  Emily  C.  Kemp,  dau.  of  Samuel  Kemp.  She 
was  b.  in  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia.  Eesides  on  Washington 
street,  at  Assinippi,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.       No  ch : 

MANN. 

1.  Richard  Mann  was  in  Scituate  previous  to  Jan.  15,  164-1,  as 
on  that  date  an  act  was  passed  sliowing  who  had  taken  the  oath 
of  Fidelity,  and  his  name  appears.  He  appears  next  in  1646,  with 
twenty-five  others,  in  the  well  known  Conihasset  Grant  Deed  from 
the  A'enerable  Timothy  Hatherly.  He  died  early  in  1655,  broke 
through  the  ice  and  was  drowned.  Had  four  children,  only  one 
of  whom  we  follov\^: 

2.  i.       Thomas,  Aug.  15,  1650. 

2.  Thomas  (s.  of  Richard^)  ;  m.  Sarah  .       He  d.  in  1732. 

Had  eight  children  born  in  Scituate,  only  one  of  whom  we  follow : 

3.  i.       Benjamin,  Feb.  1!),  1697. 

3.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  Feb.  4,  1724,  Martha  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Curtis  (2).  She  d.  Jan.  26,  1769.  He  d.  Mar.  2, 
1770.  Selectman.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  the  house  now  oc- 
cupied by  Samuel  B.  Hanson. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Martha,  Jan.  6,  1725;  m.  William  Curtis  (28). 

4.  ii.      Benjamin,  Aug.  4,  1727. 

iii.     Rebecca  or  Deborah,  Aug.  13,  1729;  ni.  Abner  Curtis 

(20). 
iv.     Sarah,  Feb.  8,  1730;  m.  June  5,  1760,  Robert  Gardner 

of  Hingliam. 
V.      Ruth,  May  12,  1735;  m.  Lemuel  Curtis   (30). 
vi.     Mary,  Aug.  13,  1737;  m.  Elijah  Mann   (her  cousin). 

They  had  one  son,  Joseph,  who  d.  in  Hanover,  June 

26,  1851,  aged  80  yrs;  unm. 
Three  children  died  young. 


8T4  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

4.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^) ;  m.  first,  Nov.  23,  1749,  Abigail 
Gill,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Gill,  Jr.  She  was  b.  in  Hingham,  Oct.  15, 
1733.  He  m.  secondly,  Jan.  8,  1786,  Bette  Bailey,  wid.  of  Charles 
Bailey  (7),  and  dau.  of  Ezekiel  Palmer  (6).  She  d.  in  1800.  He 
m.  thirdly,  Phebe  Curtis,  wid.  of  Abner  Curtis  (20).  He  d.  Jan. 
27,  1816,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  1820.  Selectman.  He  with  others 
erected  the  old  grist  mill,  which  formerly  stood  on  Webster  street. 
Eesided  on  Main  street,  near  Webster  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Abigail,  Sept.  9,  1751 ;  m.  Asa  Turner,  s.  of  Jonathan 
Turner  (18)- 

5.  ii.      Benjamin,  Mar.  3,  1753. 

iii.     Olive,  Apr.  18,  1754;  m.  Thomas  Stetson  (24). 
iv.     Ezra,  Dec.  11,  1755;  d.  in  the  Eevolutionary  War,  Nov 
26,  1775. 

6.  V.      Levi,  Sept.  7,  1757. 

7.  vi.     Joshua,  July  14,  1759. 

vii.    Bela,   July    18,    1766;   m.    Ann    Bryant   of    Scitnate. 

Moved  to  Lunenburg,  where  he  d.  July  29,  1826. 

Had  several  children. 
viii.  Sarah,  Jan.  17,  1763;  m.  Dec.  6,  1791,  Joseph  Neal  of 

Cohasset. 
ix.     Susa  G.,  Oct.  24,  1764;  m.  Caleb  Whiting   (10). 

8.  X.      Charles,  Nov.  27,  1766. 

xi.     Perez,  Nov.  7,  1768;  m.  Abigail  Johnson,  had  child; 

d.  in  Beverly, 
xii.    Chloe,  Jan.  26,  1771;  m.  Chas.  Bailey  (13). 
xiii.  Sage,  1773;  d.,  1791. 

9.  xiv.  Caleb,  Sept.  13,  1775. 

5.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Aug.  20,  1774,  Hannah 
Sears  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Dec.  12,  1820,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  21, 
1827.     Eesided  on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Hannah,  Jan.  3,  1776;  m.  first,  Thomas  Whiting  (15), 

and  secondly,  Elisha  Faxon, 
ii.      Sarah,  1778;  m.  John  Curtis  (48). 
iii.     Euth,  Oct.  14,  1779;  m.  Isaac  Wilder  (1). 

6.  Levi  (s.  of  Benjamin*)  ;  m.  first,  wid.  Anne  Cooley;  m.  sec- 
ondly, Oct.  2,  1790,  Patience  S.  Donnell,  dau.  of  Joseph  Donnell 
(1).  He  d.  Jan.  12,  1818,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  8,  1846.  Eesided 
on  Main  street,  near  the  Baptist  church. 

Children  by  wife  Anne: 
i.       Ezra,  b.  in  N.  Y.,  Apr.  21,  1780;  m.  Nabby  Glover,  of 

Beverly,  where  he  lived  and  died  and  had  ch. 
ii.      Levi,  b.  in  N.  Y.,  Jan.  6,  1782;  m.  Margaret  Ames,  of 
Boston,  and  had  ch.     He  d.   in  Woburn,  Apr.   11, 
1853. 
Children  by  wife  Patience ;  b.  in  Hanover : 


GENEALOGIES.  275 

iii.     Alexander,  Feb.  9,  1785;  d.  iu  So.  Carolina,  aet.  28 

years, 
iv.     Jairus,  Oct.  7,  1787;  m.  Desire  Whiting,  and  resided 

in  Charlestown. 
V.      Patience  D.,  May  1,  1791;  m.  first,  Ebenezer  Arnold; 

secondly,  Joseph  Cole,  and  thirdly.  Job  Pratt, 
vi.     Anne  K.,  Dec.  2,  1792;  m.  Henry  Stoddard  (1). 

10.  vii.    John,  Jan.  25,  1795. 

viii.  Joseph,  Oct.  12,  1797;  m.  Eunice  Jacobs,  dau.  of  Perez 
Jacobs  (10).  He  d.  Dec.  2,  1835,  and  his  wid.  m. 
Martin  Stoddard  of  Marshfield.  Had  ch. :  Jarius 
and  Eunice. 

ix.     Sarah,  June  12,  1799;  d.  Dee.  21,  1832. 

X.      Mary,  June  27,  1801;  m.  William  Henderson   (1). 

xi.     Amy,  Apr.  20,  1803;  m.  John  Brooks  (8). 

7.  Joshua  (Capt.),  (s.  of  Benjamin'*)  ;  m.  Jan.  30,  1783,  Mary 
Cushing,  dau.  of  David  Cushing  of  Hingham.  He  d.  Oct.  20, 
1827,  and  his  wid.  d.  July  1,  1849.  Selectman.  Eesided  on 
Whiting  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Joshua,  1784;  d.  Oct.  3,  1792. 
ii.      Molly,  1785 ;  d.  Sept.  23,  1792. 

11.  iii.     Benjamin,  1788. 

iv.     Mary  C,  1794:  m.  Oren  Josselyn  (29). 

12.  V.      Joshua,  July  4,  1796. 

13.  vi.     David,  Sept.  7,  1798. 

8.  Charles  (s.  of  Benjamin-*)  ;  m.  Dec  24,  1788,  Ahigail  Gill, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Gill.  He  d.  Sept.  26,  1825.  She  was  b.  in  Hing- 
ham, and  was  bap.  March  12,  1769.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  in 
house  constrneted  by  himself,  and  which  is  now  occupied  by 
Charles  L.  Curtis. 

Children : 

i.       Nathaniel,  bap.  in  Hingham,  June  8,  1800. 

ii.      Eebecca,  bap.  in  Hingham,  June  8,  1800. 

iii.  Abigail;  m.  Nov.  1st,  1810,  Ithamar  Whiting  of  Abing- 
ton. 

iv.     Merrill;  m.  Loring  Curtis  (54). 
Probably  others. 

9.  Caleb  (s.  of  Benjamin-*)  ;  m.  in  1797,  Betsev  Pratt,  dau.  of 
Job  Pratt  of  Cohasset.  He  d.  Feb.  23,  1810.  She  d.  April  26, 
1867,  aged  91  years.    Eesided  on  Main  street,  near  Webster  street. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Betsey,  1799;  m.  David   Mann   (13). 

10.  John  (s.  of  Levi^)  ;  m.  in  1817,  Harriet  Turner,  dau.  of 
Ezekiel  Turner  (24).  He  d.  Mar.  16,  1876,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr. 
9,  1877.    Eesided  on  Main  street. 


276  HISTORY    OF    HAXOVEE. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

14.  i.       John,  Dec.  28,  1819. 

15.  ii.      Josiah,  Mar.  13,  1833. 

iii.  Andrew  J.,  May  10,  1824;  m.  in  1845,  Abby  0.  Tor- 
rence  of  Pembroke,  and  d.  in  Texas,  June  29,  1869. 
No  children. 

16.  iv.     Gustavus,  April  9,  1828. 

V.  Lucy  T.,  Aug.  4,  1829;  m.  first,  Oct.  16,  1850,  George 
Dunham  of  Eockland,  s.  of  Calvin  Dunham  of 
Middleboro.  He  d.  Jan.  16,  1859,  and  she  m.  sec- 
ondly, Sept.  22,  1861,  William  Vining  of  Rockland. 
Ch.  by  1st  m.,  Lucy  M.  and  Sarah  J.  Dunham.  Ch. 
by  2nd  m.,  William  and  Edith  Vining. 

vi.  Harriet  IST.,  Jan.  16,  1831;  m.  Aug.  25,  1844,  Warren 
Lane  of  E.  Abington.      Had  ten  children. 

vii.  Lydia  S.,  Feb.  9,  1832;  m.  Oct.  14,  1850,  Lorenzo 
Foster  of  East  Abington,  and  d.  Oct.  25,  1883. 

viii.  Sarah,  May  18,  1834;  m.  May  14,  1866,  T.  Bradford 
Brooks  of  E.  Abington.       No  children. 

ix.  Betsey,  Jan.  9,  1840;  m.  first,  Feb.  16,  1862,  Thomas 
Foster,  who  d.  in  1869,  and  she  m.  secondly,  June 
16,  1873,  Ansel  Hicks  of  E.  Abington. 

11.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Joshua'^)  ;  m.  first,  March  10,  1810,  Lydia 
Josselyn,  dau.  of  Charles  Josselyn  (20).  She  d.  Sept.  10,  1834; 
m.  secondly,  Lydia  C.  Waterman,  of  Marshfield,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Waterman.  She  d.  Dec.  27,  1886.  He  d.  Dec.  11,  1861.  Ee- 
sided  at  corner  of  AVhiting  street  and  Webster  street. 

Children  by  wife  Lydia,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Benjamin  L.,  Apr.  19,  1812;  m.  Aug.  31,  1834, 
Pamelia  W'hiting  of  Scituate,  and  d.  in  New  Orleans. 

ii.      Albert  G.,  Aug.  22,  1813;  d.  1817. 

iii.     Lydia  J.,  Feb.  25,  1815;  m.  John  Poole  (1). 

iv.     Almira,  1817;  d.  Nov.  1,  1818. 

V.      Charles  F.,  Sept.  5,  1818;  d.  num..  May  15,  1871. 

vi.      Elmira  C,  Jan.  11,  1820;  m.  Lysander  B.  Xash  (1). 

vii.    Henrietta  M.,  Apr.  26,  1822;  d.  Apr.  30,  1838. 

viii.  Newton,  Feb'y  20,  1825;  d.  Aug.  7,  1850. 

ix.     Lucy  A.,  Nov.  29,  1828 ;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  24,  1855. 
Children  by  wife  Lydia  C,  born  in  Hanover: 

17.  X.      Marcus  M.,  Nov.  22,  1840. 

xi.     Albert  G.,  July  17,  1843;  d.  unm.  July  28,  1865. 
xii.    An  infant,  b.  and  d.,  1846. 

18.  xiii.     Everett  N.,  June  24,  1847. 

xiv.    Abby  J.,  May  13,  1851;  d.  unm.,  Aug.  29,  1869. 

12.  Major  Joshua  (s.  of  Joshua"^)  :  m.  July  12,  1829,  Bcthia 
Curtis,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Curtis  (47).  He  d.  Aug.  23,  1875, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  22,  1880.      Major  of  the  State  Militia.    Com- 


GENEALOGIES.  277 

missioned   Sept.   17,   1839.        Iiesided   on   Centre   street   in  house 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son  Rodney. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

19.  i.  Joshua  W.,  Mar.  19,  1830. 

ii.  Nancy  J.,  Oct.  2,  1832;  ni.  first,  Martin  T.  Stetson 
(1)  ;  ni.  secondly,  Job  Churchill  (1),  who  d.  April 
11,  1882. 

20.  iii.     Kodney,  Mar.  9,  1835. 

iv.     M.  Adeline,  Nov.  10,  1839;  unm. 

V.      Horace,  Nov.  12,  1842;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  5,  1891. 

21.  vi.     George  W.,  Mar.  12,  1815. 

13.  David  (s.  of  Joshua")  ;  m.  Apr.  4,  1821,  Betsey  Mann,  dau. 
of  Caleb  Mann  (9).  She  d.  Jan.  29,  1873.  He  d.  March  11, 
1888.  Resided  at  North  Hanover  on  Main  street,  just  north  of 
Webster  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       David  J.,  Mar.  25,  1822 ;  d.  at  sea,  184G. 
ii.      George  H.,  Apr.  20,  1824;  d.  unm.  June  7,  1903. 
iii.     Mary  J.,  Jan.  4,  1826;  m.  William  Church   (4). 
iv.     Joshua,  Aug.  26,  1827;  unm. 

22.  v.      Caleb  G.,  April  3,   1829. 

vi.     Sophronia,   July    26,    1831;    m.    Joseph   W.    Hunt,   of 
Abington.       Ch  :  b.  in  Abington : 
i.       James,  who  m.  a  Josselyn,  and  had  dau.  Mat- 
tie,  who  d.  aged  19  years, 
ii.      Elizabeth,  m.  Barton  Rogers,  of  Rockland,  and 
has  2  ch. 
vii.    Russell  C,  July  30,  1836.       Resides  in  California. 

23.  viii.  Albert  G.,  Jmie  26,  1838. 

24.  ix.     Howard  F.,  Mar.  30,  1843. 
X.      Perez;  d.  in  infancy. 

14.  John  (s.  of  Johni«)  :  m.  Aug.  25,  1844,  Sarah  V.  Chandler, 
of  E.  Abington.  She  d.  Oct.  21,  1861,  and  he  m.  secondly,  in 
1862,  Sophia  Willis,  of  E.  Abington.  He  d.  Apr.  22,  1878,  and 
his  wid.  m.  Albert  G.  Mann   (23).       Resided  in  Rockland. 

Children  by  wife  Sarah  V. : 

i.       John,  Mar.  22,  1849. 

ii.      Sarah  E.,  Aug.  24.  1850. 

iii.     Joseph  P.,  Mar.  17,  1853;  d.  Dec.  11,  1860. 

iv.     Lillian  A.,  Sept.  15,  1855. 
Children  by  wife  Sophia: 

V.      Hattie  M.,  Mar.  31,  1863;  d.  May  22,  1869. 

vi.     Elamina,  Julv  28,  1864;  d.  Aug.  8,  1866. 

vii.    Chai-les   X.,   Apr.   30,    1866. 

viii.  Marv  J..  Jan.  26.  1868;  d.  Mav  28,  1869. 

ix.     Josenh  H.,  Jan.  12,  1871 ;  d.  Dec.  IG.  1877. 

X.      Louis  G.,  Apr.  14,  1873. 

xi.     Lester  R.,  Nov.  3,  1874. 


278  HISTORY  or  hanover. 

15.  Josiah  (s.  of  Jolmio)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1863,  Charlotte  Ham- 
mond, of  East  Abington,  dau.  of  David  Hammond,  and  d.  Nov. 
17,  1903. 

Child  born  in  Eockland : 
i.     Gordon,  April  3,  1871;    m.  Maud  Dill,  dau.  of    Fred 
Dill,  of  Eockland.       One  ch.  d.  in  infancy. 

16.  Gustavus  (s.  of  Johnio)  ;  m.  October,  1849,  Elmira  Y.  Vin- 
ing,  dau.  of  Ebed  Vining,  of  East  Abington.  She  d.  Aug.  4,  1854. 
He  d.  August  19,  1904. 

Children  born  in  Eockland : 
i.       Gustavus  N.,  July  9,  1850. 
ii.      Horace  E.,  Aug.  11,  1852,  living  unm.  in  Arizona. 

17.  Marcus  M.  (s.  of  Benjamin^i)  ;  m.  Oct.  18,  1865,  Harriet 
F.  Park,  dau.  of  Jacob  Park,  of  Newton.  She  d.,  and  he  d. 
May  13,  1899.  Eesided  on  Whiting  street  in  house  now  owned 
by  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Lantz. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mabel    F.,   Apr.    20,    1868;   m.    Charles   A.    Eeed,   of 

Brockton,  s.  of  Albert  Eeed,  and  had  ch :   Olive. 
ii.      Jacob  P.,  July  10,  1877. 
iii.     William,  Mar.  2,  1880. 

18.  Everett  N.  (s.  of  Benjaminii)  ;  m.  July  4,  1868,  Henrietta 
Gardner,  dau.  of  Horatio  N.  Gardner,  of  Norwell.  She  was  b. 
Apr.  25,  1847.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Besides  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Abbie  J.,  Nov.  25,  1869;  m.  Charles  S.  Bates  (1). 
ii.      Irving  N.,  May  23,  1871;  m.  Oct.  29,  1892,  Alice  M. 
Donovan,  dau.  of  Timothy  Donovan.         Eesided  in 
Eockland. 
iii.     Edith  P.,  July  8,  1873;  m.  Edward  Churchill  (1). 
iv.     Preston  G.,  Mar.  6,  1877. 

V.      Minnie  E.,  Apr.  7,  1879;  m.  July  4,  1896,  John  W. 
'Harris,  s.   of  Thomas   Harris,  of  New  Brunswick. 
Ch:   Eva  M.  and  Carl.      Eesides  in  N.  Grafton. 
25.     vi.     AVallace  E.,  Feb.  9,  1881. 
vii.    Albert  E.,  Sept.  22.  1883. 
viii.  Horatio  G.,  Mar.  3,  1890. 
Two  ch.  d.  young. 

19.  Joshua  W.  (s.  of  Joshua^^)  ;  m.  Oct.,  1850,  Lydia  Abbott,, 
of  Michigan,  where  lie  died  in  1866  (  ?) 

Child  born  in  Owasso,  Michigan : 
i.       Nellie  I.,  1859.       Eesides  in  the  West. 

20.  Eodney  (s.  of  Joshua^ ^^  •  j^.  first,  Emma  Gleason,  of  Mich- 
igan. She  d.  and  he  m.  secondly,  September  25,  1877,  Sarah 
H.  Hall,  of  Saratoga  Springs,  New  York,  dau.  of  John  S.  Hall. 


GENEALOGIES.  279 

She  was  b.  Dec.  29,  1842.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Resides  in 
his  father's  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Otis  R.,  Mar.  23,  1880;  m.  Mar.   14,  1907,  Ellie  T. 
Bradford,  dau.  of  N.  jSTathaniel  Bradford,  of  Rock- 
land.      She  was  b.  in  Plympton. 

21.  George  AV.  (s.  of  Joshua^-)  ;  ni.  Maria  Rice,  of  Bay  City, 
Mich.  He  later  went  to  Texas  and  California.  He  graduated 
from  Ann  Arbor  College,  Mich.,  and  practised  law  in  Michigan. 
Has  2  ch.  b.  in  Bay  City,  Michigan. 

22.  Caleb  G.  (s.  of  David^s)  ;  m.  July  4,  1852,  Amanda  S. 
Ford,  dau.  of  Obadiah  Ford.  She  was  b.  in  Sumner,  Me.,  June 
15,  1828.  He  d.,  1909.  Resided  corner  of  Main  and  Webster 
streets  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

26.  i.       Caleb  A.,  Aug.  26,  1853. 

ii.      David  J.,  Nov.  22,  1854:  unm. 

iii.     Hannah  A.,  Jan.  27,  1856;  m.  Davis  D.  Stoddard  (2). 

iv.     George  T.,  Oct.  18,  1858;  d.  Nov.  16,  1859. 

V.      Mary  F.,  Sept.  9,  1859 ;  m.  Elliot  L.  Bates,  s.  of  Albert 

E.  Bates  (55). 
vi.     Charles  H.,  Oct.,  1860;  unm. 
vii.    Annie  T.,  July  22,  1862;  d.  Aug.  26,  1873. 

27.  viii.  Edward  F.,  Feb.  14,  1865. 

28.  ix.     George  H.,  July  22,  1867. 

X.      Eleanor  S.,  July,  1868;  m.  Everett  F.  Crosby  (1). 
xi.     Son,  Aug.  28,  1870;  d.  Mar.  16,  1871. 

23.  Albert  G.  (s.  of  David^^)  ;  m.  July  10,  1898,  Sophia  Mann, 
dau.  of  John  Willis,  of  Cape  Breton,  and  wid.  of  John  Mann  (14). 
Resides  on  Webster  street,  near  Main  street.      No  ch. 

24.  Howard  F.  (s.  of  David^^)  ;  m.  Aug.  8,  1875,  Cerena  C.  Meas- 
ures, wid.  of  Augustine  Measures,  and  dau.  of  Joseph  Pooorny  (1). 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 

i.      Rena  H.,  Oct.  29,  1877;  m.  Oct.  27,  1897,  Arthur  H. 
Jones,  of  Norwell,  s.   of  George  W.  Jones.       Ch: 
i.       Virgil  F.,  b.  in  Hingham,  May  21,  1899. 
ii.      Ashley  B.,  b.  in  NorweJl,  June  13,  1900. 

25.  Wallace  E.  (s.  of  Everett  N.i»^)  ;  m.  Dec.  22,  1901,  Lizzie  J. 
Haskell,  dau.  of  Micajah  Haskell.       She  was  b.  in  Pembroke,  July 

25,  1884. 

Children,  first  two  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Everett  A.,  Nov.  9,  1902. 
ii.      Nelson  W.,  Apr.  14,  1906. 
iii.     Ruth  D.,  1909. 

26.  Caleb  A.   (s.  of  Caleb  G.22) ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1876,  Abbie  A. 


280  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

Hackett,  dau,  of  Joseph  H.  Hackett,  of  Eichmond,  Maine.  She 
was  b.  Apr.  6,  1860.  Eesides  on  Webster  street,  opposite  the  Mill 
Pond. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Lizzie  J.,  Dec.  8,  1877;  m.  William  H.  Pratt  (1). 

27.  Edward  F.  (s.  of  Caleb  G.22) ;  m.  Sept.  3,  1893,  Lydia  E. 
Damon,  dau.  of  Joseph  Damon  (6).      Eesides  on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.     Lottie  F.,  Sept.  18,  1894;  d.  Aug.  32,  1897. 
ii.      Albert  E.,  July  29,  1896. 
iii.     Euth  A.,  Dec.  2,  1898. 

28.  George  H.  (s.  of  Caleb  G.22)  ;  m.  Aug.  25,  1890,  Jeanuette 
Craven,  dau.  of  James  T.  Craven.  She  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  N. 
H.,  Dec.  25,  1872.       Eesides  in  Eockland. 

Children : 
i.       Olive  C,  b.  in  Hull,  Dec.  11,  1895. 
ii.      Hazel  M.,  b.  in  Eockland,  June  25,  1906. 

MANN. 

1.  Henry  (s.  of  Levi,  of  Boston)  b.  May,  1828;  m.  Isabella  E. 
Stoddard,  dau.  of  Henry  Stoddard  (1).  He  d.  March  6,  1887,  and 
she  d.  Sept.  15,  1907.  Eesided  on  Walnut  street,  at  North  Han- 
over, near  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Elizabeth   P.,   July   30,   1850;  m.   Frank   Stookbridge 
(20). 

ii.      Isabella  H.,  Jan.  27,  1852. 

iii.     Charles  H.,  Dec,  1856;  d.  July  5,  1898,  unm. 

iv.     Effie  L.,  Jan.  4,  1867. 

MAESH. 

1.  William  A.  (s.  of  Alexander)  b.  in  N.  S.,  Mar.  26,  1840.  Came 
to  H.  in  1881;  m.  Nov.  1,  1869,  Agnes  McCulley,  of  Onslow,  N.  S. 
She  was  b.  Sept.  10,  1847.  Eesides  on  Hanover  street,  near  Plain 
street. 

Child : 
i.       Martha,  Feb.  29,  1872;  d.  Oct.  13,  1873. 

MASSEY. 

1.     Thomas,  b.  in  the  North  of  Ireland  in  1855.     Came  to  H.  in 
1900 ;  m.  first,  Ann  Dixon,  and  had  one  s.  who  d.  young;  m.  second- 
ly, July  11,  1897,  Margaret  A.  Bell,  who  was  b.  Oct.  20,  1866.      be- 
sides on  Center  street,  near  Myrtle  street. 
Children  by  wife  Margaret : 

i.       Florence  M.,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Nov.  12,  1899. 

ii.      Jennie  B.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  5,  1904. 


GENEALOGIES.  281 


McCLAEY. 


1.  William  H.  (s.  of  Andrew,  of  Vt.)  ;  b.  Feb.  35,  1855;  m. 
Sept.  6,  1893,  Mary  B.  Richards,  of  West  Bridgewater,  who  was  b. 
July  14,  1864.  Eesides  on  Center  street,  corner  of  Myrtle  street. 
No  eh: 

McCLOSKEY. 

1.     Barney.      Resided  on  Whiting  street,  north  of  Webster  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Henry,  May  22,  1854. 
ii.      Margaret,  Nov.  21,  1856. 
iii.     Mary  A.,  Oct.  28,  1866. 

Mcdonough. 

I.  Martin  (s.  of  Michael)  b.  in  Ireland,  Mar.  25,  1854.  Came  to 
H.  in  1899;  m.  Dec.  1,  1884,  Margaret  E.  Lynch,  of  Northfield,  Vt. 
Residence,  corner  of  Center  street  and  Myrtle  street.      He  d.  May 

II,  1908.      No  ch. 

McDOUGAL. 

1.     Duncan.       Resided  on  Myrtle  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ida,  Sept.  19,  1865. 
ii.      James,  Aug.  15,  1867. 
iii.     John,  Sept.  22,  1869. 

McEnroe. 

1.  John  (s.  of  Michael),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Catherine  Mullany, 
dau.  of  James  Mullany.  He  d.  in  H..  July  6,  1875,  aged  70  yrs., 
and  his  wid.  d.  in  H.,  May  20,  1886,  aged  70  yrs.  Resided  on 
Webster  street,  near  London  bridge. 

Children,  first  born  in  Abington ;  last  3  in  Hanover : 
i.       Margaret,  May  9,  1853 ;  m.  Francis  Gilbride.       Resides 
in  Rockland,  and  lias  ch.  b.  in  Rockland:     William 
F.,  George  H.,  Louis  and  Louise. 
ii.       Mary  A.,  Feb'y  22,  1855 ;  m.  William  T.  Ahearn  (1). 
2.     iii.     Bernard,  Feb'y  20,  1857. 

iv.     James  F.,  April  11,  1858;  m.  Catherine  Landers.      Re- 
sides in  Avon.       No  ch. 

2.  Bernard  (s.  of  John')  ;  m.  Nov.  22,  1883,  Mary  A.  McGinnis, 
dau.  of  Thomas  G.  McGinnis,  of  Taunton.      Resides  in  Rockland. 

Children : 
i.       Ina  S.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Feb'y  6,  1887. 
ii.      John  A.,  1).  in  Brockton,  Jan'y  5,  1891. 
iii.     Lottie  M.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Nov.  23,  1896. 


282  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

McEnroe. 

1.  Michael  (s.  of  John)  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Nancy  Mitchell,  dan.  of 
Robert  Mitchell,  of  Ireland.  She  d.  May  17,  1895,  aged  81  yrs., 
4  mos.,  and  he  d.  Dec.  16,  1890,  aged  83  yrs.  Resided  on  Webster 
street. 

Children  born  in  Ireland,  except  last  two,  who  were  born  in 

HanoA^er : 
i.       John ;  m.  and  moved  to  New  Jersej^  and  had  ch.     Served 

in  Civil  War. 
ii.      Bridget;  m.  Dec.  25,  1862,  Thomas  Kelley. 
2.     iii.     Anthony. 

iv.     Mary;  m.  Michael  Condon  (1). 

V.      Ann  M.;  m.  Cornelius  Condon  (1). 

vi.     Michael;  d.  unm. 

vii.    Edward,  Jan.  7,  1858;  m.  Jan.  10,  1886,  Maria  Haney, 

widow  of  Dennis  Haney  (1),  and  dau.  of  John  Cal- 

laghan. 
viii.  Catherine,  Apr.,  1859;  m.  Jan.  21,  1882,  Thomas  P. 

Brady,  s.  of  Thomas  F.  Bradv,  of  South  Wejonouth. 
Jane  F.  (a  grand  child),  b.  in  H.,  Sept  24,  1870. 

2.  Anthony  (s.  of  MichaeP)  ;  m.  Mary  Lynch,  dau.  of  James 
Lynch,  of  Ireland.  She  d.  Sept.  25,  1895,  aged  32  yrs.,  and  he  d. 
Aug.  5,  1896,  aged  54  yrs.       Resided  on  Webster  street. 

Children :     All  but  the  first  two  of  these  children  were  minors, 
Aiigust  24,  1896. 
i.       Margaret  E. 
ii.      Mary  A. 
iii.     Catherine  C. 
iv.     Bridget  A. 
v.      John  F. 
vi.     Annie  L. 
vii.    Julette. 
viii.  Ellen  M. 
ix.     Sarah  J. 
X.      Elizabeth. 


McLAUTHLIN. 

1.  George  I.  (s.  of  Lewis,  of  Pembroke)  ;  m.  May  12,  1859,  Brad- 
bury E.  Church,  dau.  of  Martin  Church  (6).  She  d.  Aug.  27, 
1883.       He  d.  Sept.  5,  1903. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       A.  Irving,  Apr.  11,  1862. 

ii.      Morris,  Sept.  13,  1864:  d.  Dec.  3,  1876. 
iii.     Clarence  M.,  Mar.  20,  1871 ;  m.  Aug.  4,  1898,  Ethelyn 
Gordon,  of  Everett.      No  ch. 

2.  A.  Irving  (s.  of  George  I.i) ;  m.  Aug.  15,  1896,  Clara  G.  Loud, 
of  Boston. 


GENEALOGIES.  283 

Child : 
i.       Muriel  L.,  Dec.  31,  1906. 

McLEAN. 

1.     Chartley   (s.  of  Robert)   b.  in  Truro,  N.   S.,  Mar.   27,  1856.. 
Came  to  H.  in  1893 ;  m.  Harriet  J.  B.  McShannaugh,  dau.  of  Dun- 
can McShannaugh.       She  was  b.  in  Truro,  iST.  S.,  Sept.  17,  ISol,. 
and  d.  Nov.  6,  1908. 
Children : 

i.       George  "W.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Aug.  5,  1884. 

ii.      Marv  M.,  b.  in  Brookfield,  N.  S.,  Aug.  10.  1885. 

iii.     Frederick  W.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Oct.  14,  1888. 

iv.     Dorothy  H.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  5,  1895. 

McXAYR. 

1.  Austin  G.  (s.  of  Harvey),  b.  in  Annapolis  Eoyal,  N.  S.,  June 
15,  1884;  m.  Nov.  10,  1906,  Lydia  A.  McNayr,'  dau.  of  Henry 
McNayr  (1).     Has  a  child  born  in  Brockton. 

McNAYR. 

1.     Henry  (s.  of  Arod),  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  Mar.  14,  1854; 
m.  Sept.  24,  1879,  Maria  A.  Merry,  dau.  of  Henry  Merry.     She 
was  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  Apr.  26,  1859.    Resides  on  Silver 
street,  in  the  "Ljrman  Thomas"  house. 
Children : 
i.       Owen.  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  Feb.  16,  1883. 
ii.      Lj^dia  A.,  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  Dec.  31,  1886:  m. 

Austin  Gr.  McNayr  (1). 
iii.     Gertrude,  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  May  26,  1890. 
iv.     Evelyn,  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.,  Mar.' 20,  1892;  d. 

Mar.  1,  1894. 
V.      Bertha,  b.  in  Annapolis  Co.,  June  17,  1894. 
vi.     Freeman  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  8,  1900:  d.  Nov.  26,. 

1901. 
vii.    Irving  H.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Dec.  17,  1906. 

McNAYR. 

1.     Parker  (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  Springfield,  Annapolis  Co.,  N.  S.. 
Jan.   25,   1861:   m.    Feb.    22,    1884,   Mary   A.    Marshall,   dau.    of 
Rowland  Marshall.    She  was  b.  in  Falkland  Ridge,  N.  S.,  June  27,, 
1858.    Resides  on  Union  street,  in  the  John  Dwelley  house. 
Children  born  in  Falkland  Ridge,  N.  S. : 

i.       George  E.,  Mar.  2,  1887. 

ii.      Rupert  S.,  Apr.  22,  1889. 

iii.     Laura  T.,  Julv  19,  1891. 

iv.     Jennie  A.,  Dec.  17,  1894. 


284  HISTORY    OF   HANOVEE. 

MEERILL. 

1.  George  B.  (s.  of  Charles),  b.  in  Leeds,  Me.,  Oct.  30,  1836;  m. 
first,  Nov.  14,  1847,  Eleanor  W.  Randall,  of  North  Abington,  who 
was  b.  Jan.,  1835.  She  d.  Oct.  4,  1894.  He  m.  secondly,  Nov.  27, 
1896,  Anna  A.  Perry,  dau.  of  Josiah  F.  Perry  (19).  Resides  on 
Circuit  street.    He  d.  June  8,  1907. 

Had  thirteen  children  by  wife  Eleanor,  none  of  whom  were 
born  in  Hanover: 

MERRILL. 

1.  Sylvanus  C.  (s.  of  Charles),  b.  in  Leeds,  Me.,  Oct.  30,  1836; 
m.  first,  Oct.  14,  1855,  Rosina  Manwell,  of  Me.  She  d.,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  Eliza  A.  Rose,  dau.  of  Leonard  Rose,  of  Leeds,  Me.  He 
d.  Aug.  13,  1901.  Resided  on  Circuit  street,  in  house  now  occupied 
by  his  widow. 

Children  by  wife  Rosina: 

i.       Louisa  E.,  Jan.  37,  1857;  d.  Aug.  15,  1882. 

ii.      Zelinda  A.,  June  10,  1862 ;  m.  Arthur  W.  Studley  (32). 

iii.     Burt,  Apr.  3,  1864;  m.  and  resides  in  Me. 
Children  by  wife  Eliza  A. : 

iv.     Maud  E.,  b.  in  Me.,  June  18,  1873. 

V.      Rosina,  b.  in  Me.,  Mar.  33,  1874;  m.  Harry  E.  Snell 

2.     vi.     Freeman,  b.  in  Me.,  Nov.  37,  1875. 
vii.    Irving  M.,  June  33,  1879. 
viii.  Nellie,  b.  in  No.  Abington,  Apr.  36,  1884;  m.  Leon  B. 

Mann,  s.  of  William  Mann  of  Whitman.       Ch: 

i.       Ruth  E.,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1904. 

ii.      Howard,  b.  March,  1909. 

2.  Freeman  (s.  of  Sjdvanus  C.^)  ;  m.  July  30,  1901,  Bertha 
F.  Oldrieve,  dau.  of  Seth  Oldrieve  of  Canada.  She  was  b.  Aug.  30, 
1878.  Resides  on  King  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
One  child  died  in  infancy. 

MERRILL. 

1.  Issac  J.  (s.  of  Charles,  b.  in  Leeds,  Maine,  Oct.  13,  1830.  Came 
to  Hanover  in  1864;  m.  May  18,  1864,  Lydia  (Bates)  White,  wid. 
of  Albert  White  (9),  and  dau.  of  Enos  Bates  (38).  She  d.  Nov. 
18,  1900.  Resided  at  junction  of  Broadway  and  Center  street 
No  children. 

MILLET. 

1.  Robert  N.  (s.  of  Nathaniel  N.),  b.  in  Norway,  Me.,  Dec.  13, 
1870;  m.  Aug.  17,  1897,  Catherine,  W.  Hobbs,  dau.  of  Henry  H. 
Hobbs.  She  was  b.  in  Norway,  Me.,  June  26,  1867,  and  d.  Feb.  10, 
1906.  Came  to  Hanover  in  1900.  Principal  of  Hanover  High 
school. 


GENEALOGIES.  285> 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.      Robert  N.,  Feb.  7,  1903. 
ii.      Donald  H.,  Feb.  9,  1906. 

MOKEHARDT. 

1.     F.  Peter  (s.  of  Carl),  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.,  1866;  m.  Sept., 
1889,  Katie  Vorderor.     Came  to  Hanover  in  1903.     Resides  on 
AYashington  street,  near  Oakland  avenue. 
Children : 

i.       Carl,  b.  in  Germany,  April  24,  1890. 

ii.      Elizabeth  C.  F.,  b.'  in  Germany,  Apr.  22,  1892. 

iii.     Theresa  M.,  b.  in  Norwood,  July  10,  1896. 

iv.     Peter,  b.  in  East  Walpole,  May  20,  1898. 

V.      Emma  M.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Nov.  4,  1906. 

MOREL. 

1.  Albert  (s.  of  Eli),  b.  in  Montreal,  Mar.  17,  1866;  m.  May  3^ 
1899,  Ann  A.  Griffin,  dau.  of  John  Griffin.  She  was  b.  in  Lan- 
cashire, England,  March  2,  1872.  Came  to  Hanover  in  1896.  No 
children. 

MORSE. 

1.  William,  Major  (s.  of  William  of  Newburyport),  was  b.  June 
30,  1798;  m.  Margretta  Prouty,  dau.  of  David  Prouty  (1). 
Selectman  and  Representative.  Resided  on  Main  street,  a  few 
rods  north  of  Webster  street.  Moved  to  Lawrence  in  1847,  where 
he  d.,  July  3,  1874.    His  wid.  d.  Feb'y  13,  1881. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Lucy,  Jan.  17,  1823;  m.  Rufus  M.  Howard  of  Haver- 
hill. She  d.  in  Lawrence,  Jan.  29,  1898,  and  he  d. 
May  2,  1904.     One  child  d.  young. 

ii.  Quincy,  Dec.  14,  1824;  m.  Sept.  20,  1851,  wid.  Eliza- 
beth M.  Norton,  dau.  of  Zaccheus  Harlow.  She  d. 
Oct.  26,  1902.    He  d.  Nov.  1,  1907.    No  ch. 

iii.  Sarah,  Nov.  3,  1826;  m.  William  L.  Henderson  (2). 
2.     iv.     Marcus,  Dec.  12,  1828. 

v.  Lydia  P.,  Nov.  2,  1831;  m.  Geo.  W.  Salisbury  of  Law- 
rence.    One  child: 

vi.     Serena,  Feb'y  15,  1834;  d.  unm.,  aged  57  years. 

vii.    William  M.,  Sept.  12,  1836 ;  d.  Jan'y  30,  1839. 

viii.  William  M.,  Jan.  27,  1843 ;  living,  unm. 

2.  Marcus  (s.  of  Williami)  ;  m.  Nov.  16,  1848,  Mary  A.  Leavitt,. 
dau.  of  Aaron  Leavitt  of  Scituate.  She  was  b.  Sept.  17,  1829.  He 
d.  May  6,  1876.  Resided  on  Main  sti-eot,  in  house  constructed  hj 
himself.     Shoe  manufacturer. 

Children : 


286  HISTOEY    OF   HANOVER, 

i.       Mary  E.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Oct.  27,  1849;  m.  Alfred  S. 
Brooks  (16). 

3.  ii.      George  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Oct.  17,  1851. 

iii.     Serena  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Nov.  27,  1853 ;  m.  Cyrus  W. 
Davis,  s.  of  David  J.  Davis  (1). 

4.  iv.     Clarence  L.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  27,  1856. 

2.     George  E.  (s.  of  Marcus^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  3,  1871,  E.  Lillian 
Chamberlin,  dau.  of  Norman  Chamberlin  (1).     She  m.  secondly, 
Samuel  L.  Sides  (1).    He  m.  secondly,  Myra  Eyan,  dau.  of  John 
Eyan  of  Eockland,  and  moved  to  California. 
Children  by  wife  Lillian,  born  in  Hanover : 

5.  i.       George  L.,  November  31,  1873. 

6.  ii.      William  L.,  Nov.  12,  1874. 

7.  iii.     M.  Edward,  Feb.  26,  1877. 
Children  by  wife  Myra,  born  in  the  West: 

iv.  Irving, 
v.  George, 
vi.     Myra. 

4.  Clarence  L.  (s.  of  Marcus2)  ;  m.  first,  April  11,  1877,  Ella  M. 
Crocker,  dau.  of  Charles  E.  Crocker  (6).  She  d.  Sept.  26,  1880. 
He  m.  secondly,  July  1,  1882,  Carrie  E.  Farrar,  widow  of  Charles 
Farrar,  and  dau.  of  George  A.  Goodrich  (2).  Besides  in  Abing- 
ton.    No  children. 

5.  George  L.  (s.  of  George  E.3)  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1894,  Hattie  M. 
Cobb. 

Children : 
i.       Lester. 
ii.      Ealph. 
iii.     Marion. 

6.  William  L.  (s.  of  George  E.^)  ;  m.  June  19,  1901,  Grace  L. 
Turner,  dau.  of  Walter  F.  Turner  (39).  Eesides  on  Broadway, 
near  Winter  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Gladys  L.,  Mar.  2,  1905. 
ii.      Vernon  G.,  Dee.  16,  1906. 

7.  M.  Edward  (s.  of  George  E.3) ;  m.  April  3,  1897,  Lottie  L. 
Phillips,  dau.  of  George  L.  Phillips  (3). 

Child : 
i.       Lewis  E.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Mar.  29,  1900. 

MULLIN. 

1.  Martin,  b.  in  L-eland,  about  1835.  Came  to  Hanover  about 
1868 ;  m.  June  6,  1861,  Mary  O'Gara.  He  d.  July  10,  1894.  Ee- 
sided  on  Myrtle  street,  near  Circuit  street. 

Children;  first  two  born  in  Boston;  last  three  in  Hanover: 


GENEALOGIES.  '  287 

i.  Mary  J.,  Aug.  31,  1865;  m.  first,  Albert  T.  Atwood, 
and  had  child,  Eugene  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  7, 
1883.  She  m.  secondly,  William  D.  Marston,  and 
has  child,  Eoy  M.     Resides  in  Rockland. 

2.  ii.      James  P.,  Mar.   18,  1867. 

iii.  Kathryn,  Apr.  2,  1870;  m.  first,  June  16,  1889,  James 
McKenna.  He  d.  Oct.  30,  1891,  and  she  m.  secondly, 
William  Friary  of  Rockland,  and  has  children: 
George  F.,  Jan.  3,  1904;  Ruth  M.,  Mar.  20,  1905; 
Clara  G-.,  Sept.  4,  1906. 

3.  iv.     Martin,  Apr.  6,  1872. 

V.      Sarah  I.,  Jan.  18,  1877;  m.  William  Conlon.     Ch. : 
i.       Gladys. 
ii.      Harold, 
iii.     Charles  W.  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Nov.  27,  1902. 

2.  James  P.  (s.  of  Martin^)  ;  m.  Dee.  28,  1891,  Mary  Murphy. 
Resides  in  New  York. 

Children : 

i.  Martin,  Nov.  23,  1892. 

ii.  Mary,  Nov.  28,  1894. 

iii.  Kathryn,  Apr.  18,  1897. 

iv.  James,  July  18,  1899 ;  d.  Mar.  28,  1902. 

V.  Veronica,  Dec.  25,  1901;  d.  Feb.  15,  1907. 

vi.  Marguerite,  Oct.  26,  1904. 

vii.  Gertrude,  July  22,  1906. 

3.  Martin  (s.  of  Martin^)  ;  m.  Sept.,  1893,  Hattie  Hopkins,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Hopkins  of  Pembroke.    Resided  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Leo,  b.  Oct.  12,  1891;  d.  aged  6  months. 
ii.      Arthur  L.,  Sept.  5,  1894. 
iii.     Ray  S.,  Dec.  28,  1899. 

MUNROE. 

1.  Alphonzo  (s.  of  Seldon)  ;  m.  Mary  W.  Whiting,  widow  of 
John  B.  \\liiting  (38),  and  dau.  of  John  W.  Estes  (23).  She 
d.  Jan.   7,   1882. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Flora  E.,  Aug.  29,  1878,  adopted  by  William  F.  Turner 

MUNROE. 
1.     Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin,  of  Dorchester) ;  m.  Nov.  11,  1830, 
Mary  H.  Curtis,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Curtis   (62).     She  d.  Aug.  2, 
1898.     He  d.  in  E.  Boston,  188—.    While  in  Hanover  he  resided 
on  Hanover  street.    Moved  to  Scituate,  and  later  to  Boston. 
Children  born  in  Hanover:? 
i.       Mary  C,  Aug.  28,  1831 ;  d.  unm.,  in  Boston, 
ii.      Benjamin  AY.,  Apr.  22,  1833;  d.  unm. 


288  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

iii.  Lucinda  T.,  Mar.  7,  1835;  m.  Eeuben  Goodwin  of 
Lebanon,  Maine.  He  d.  in  1907.  She  d.  Dec.  8, 
1889.  Children:  Marvin,  Lillie,  and  Eeuben,  who 
d.  young. 

iv.  William  H.,  Feb'y  21,  1837;  m.  and  resided  in  Chelsea. 
Had  ch. 

V.  David  B.,  Oct.  14,  1839;  m.  and  resided  in  Boston. 
Had  3  children. 

vi.  George  E.,  April  26,  1843;  m.  and  resided  in  Seatt'i^e, 
Washington.     Children :  George  and  Grace. 

MUNEOE. 

1.  Elbert  (s.  of  Nathan),  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Sept.  21st,  1843. 
Came  to  Hanover  in  1858,  where  he  remained  until  1896.  Now 
resides  in  Hanson. 

MUNEOE. 

1.  Hiram  (s.  of  Benjamin  of  Dorchester) ;  m.  May  6,  1832,  Tem- 
perance C.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Stetson  (31).  She  d.  Mar. 
6,  1885.     He  d.  Nov.  12,  1889.     Eesided  on  Spring  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       F.  Marion,  May  4,  1834. 

ii.  Joanna  S.,  Oct.  7,  1835;  m.  Samuel  Keene  (1). 

iii.  Julia  M.,  Dec.  22,  1838;  m.  Alfred  D.  Paine  (1). 

iv.  Lucy  S.,  Mar.  23,  1841;  m.  Alfred  C.  Damon  (1). 

V.  Eliza  L.,  May  18,  1843;  m.  Andrew  W.  Totman  (1). 

vi.  Adaline  T.,  June  15,  1846;  m.  Lewis  Perkins  (3). 

vii.  Sarah  E.,  July  23,  1848;  m.  Lewis  A.  Church  (2). 

3.  viii.  H.  Sidney,  Aug.  3,  1852. 

2.  P.  Marion  (s.  of  Hirami)  ;  m.  Oct.  21st,  1856,  Arabella  W. 
Eose,  wid.  of  Laban  Eose  (3),  and  dau.  of  Jabez  Josselyn  of  Pem- 
broke.    He  d.  Mar.  15,  1906.     Eesided  on  Broadway. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Walter  J.,  Jan'y  27,  1869;  d.  Feb'y  10,  1887. 

3.  H.  Sidney  (s.  of  Hiram^)  ;  m.  in  1876,  Lydia  L.  Wilder,  dau. 
of  Harrison  Wilder.  She  was  born  in  South  Scituate,  May  26. 
1856.    Eesides  on  Hanover  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children : 
i.       Arthur  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Jan.  18,  1877;  d.  Aug.  13, 

1881. 
ii.      Grace  G.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Aug.  6,  1878;  m.  Jan'y  1897, 

S.   Harwood   Stoddard,   s.   of   Samuel    Stoddard  of 

Eockland.     Children : 

i.       Ealph  E.,  Feb'y  10,  1898. 

ii.      Grace  M.,  Aug.  3.  1899. 

iii.     Everett  T.,  Nov.  27,  1901;  d.  Sept.  3,  1902. 
iii.     Sidney  H.,  b.  in  Eockland,  Deo.  23,  1892. 


GENEALOGIES.  289 

MUNROE. 

1.  Shubie;  m.  Xov.  10,  1742,  Mary  Josselyn,  dan.  of  Henry 
Josselyn  (4).  He  d.  June  14,  1795,  aet.  75  years,  and  his  wid.  d. 
April  27,  1815,  aet.  91  years.  Resided  on  Centre  street,  near  what 
is  known  as  "Shuble's  Ridge." 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  Lydia,  Dec.  6,  1747. 

ii.  Sarah,  May  11,  1750. 

iii.  Abigail,  Apr.  18,  1753. 

iv.  Lucy  J.,  Sept.  13,  1755. 

V.  Mary,  Mar.  20,  1758. 

2.     vi.  Shubie,  Apr.  1,  1764. 

2.  Shubie  (s.  of  Shubie^) ;  ni.  Jan.  27,  1788,  Abigail  Stetson,  dan. 
of  John  Stetson  (28).  She  d.  June  5,  1812.  He  d.  Oct.  3,  1851, 
aet.  90  years.     Probably  resided  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Abigail  S.,  1791;  m.  Samuel  Stetson   (30). 

ii.      John,  Jan.  1795;  d.  aet.  20  years. 

iii.     Mary  J.,  May  18,  1790:  m.  Ebenezer  Thayer  (1). 

iv.     Charles,  of  ^NTew  York. 

V.       Isaiah,' 1802;  d.  umn.,  May  25,  1882. 
Several  children  died  young. 

MURPHY. 

1.     Daniel;  m.  May  18,  1854,  Julia  Donon  of  Hanover.     Family 
now  resides  in  Whitman.     While  in  Hanover  resided  on  Center 
street,  in  the  "x^bner  Wood"  house. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Anna,  b.  Feb.,  1855;  d.  Aug.  29,  1877. 

ii.      John,  b.  June  29,  1859. 

iii.     Joseph,  b.  May  21,  1867. 

NASH. 

1.     Leon  (s.  of  Zebulon  of  Pembroke),  b.  in  Pembroke,  Nov.  14, 
1877;  m.  Mar.  31,  1900,  Edith  F.  Fearing,  dau.  of  Edwin  W.  Fear- 
ing of  Hingham.     She  was  b.  June  22,  1879. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Gladys  F.,  Jan.  30,  1901. 

ii.      Lloyd  E.,  Aug.  24,  1903. 

NASH. 

1.     Lysander  B.  (s.  of  Lewis  of  Weymouth),  b.  Mar.  22,  1822;  m. 
Elmira  C.  Mann,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (11). 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Henrietta  C,  Apr.  15,  1846;  m.  Aug.  2,  1868,  Jonas 
K.  Davidson,  of  S.  Braintree,  s.  of  Jolm  Davidson, 
PTe  d.  Feb.  17,  1885.     Children: 


290  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

i.       Percy  L.,  June  9,  1869. 
ii.      Irville  F.,  Jan.  26,  1874. 
2.     ii.      Lysander  W.,  1848. 
2.     Lysander  W.   (s.  of  Lysander  B.^)  ;  ni.  Jan.  18,  1868,  Anna 
B.  Smith,  dau.  of  Charles  W.  Smith  of  South  Yarmouth. 
Children,  none  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       George  W.,  May  31,  1869;  d.  June  20,  1893. 
ii.      Mabel  G.,  Feb.  18,  1871. 
iii.     Anna  F.,  Jan.  30,  1876;  d.  July  21,  1889. 
iv.     Leon  E.,  Mar.  27,  1880. 
V.      Harold  W.,  Oct.  15,  1890. 

NASH. 

1.  Melvin  S.  (s.  of  Merritt  of  Abington),  b.  Aug.  3,  1857;  m. 
Oct.  27,  1881,  Josephine  S.  Dwelley,  dau.  of  Jedediah  Dwelley 
(23).  No  children.  (Mr.  Nash  is  a  descendant  of  James- Nash, 
who  was  the  first  Town  Treasurer  of  Abington).  Principal  of 
Hanover  High  school  for  14  years.  Clergyman.  Piepresentative. 
Senator. 

NELSON. 

1.     George  J.  (s.  of  Joshua),  b.  in  Cold  Springs,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  29, 
1849;  m.  Apr.  24,  1873,  Grace  Thorndike,  who  was  b.  in  North 
Grafton,  Mass.,  July  23,  1854.     He  d.  July  20,  1887.     His  wid. 
came  to  Hanover  in  1892. 
Children : 
i       G.  Willis,  b.  in  Waterville,  Kansas,  Feb.  10,  1874;  d. 

Oct.  6,  1903. 
ii.      Pearle,  b.  in  North  Grafton,  June  3,  1876;  m.  Leander 
Damon  (1). 

NELSON. 

1.     John  F.,  b.  in   Sweden,  May  24,  1866;  m.   June  24,  1889, 
Cecilia  Johnson,  of  Sweden,  who  was  b.  Jan.  27,  1872.     Came  to 
America  in  1891.     Eesides  on  King  street,  near  Hanover  line. 
Children : 

i.       Martha  N.  F.,  b.  in  Sweden,  June  9,  1890. 

ii.      Julius  S.,  Deo.  23,  1893;  d.  June  7,  1899  (drowned). 

iii.     Alice  C,  Mar.  9,  1895. 

iv.     Anna  S.,  b.  in  Hanover,  May  13,  1897. 

V.      Jennie  A.,  b.  in  Hanover,  May  22,  1901. 

vi.     John  H.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  6,  1903. 

NICHOLS. 

1.  James  E.  (s.  of  Henry),  b.  at  Plymouth,  Conn.,  June  20,  1S50; 
m.  May  29,  1880,  Elizabeth  J.  Dinwiddle,  dau.  of  Thomas  Din- 
widdle.    She  was  b.  at  Liverpool,  England,  Dec.  15,  1854.     Came 


GENEALOGIES.  291 

to   Hanover,    1905.      Eesides   on    Center   street,    on   the   "Albert 
White"'  place.     No  children. 

NIELSON. 

1.  Frederick  L.  (s.  of  Christian  of  Denmark),  b.  in  Denmark, 
Dec.  30,  1875.  Came  to  Hanover  about  1896;  m.  July  29,  1905, 
Ellen  L.  Hansen,  dau.  of  Juliius  M.  Hansen  (1),  Eesides  on  Cir- 
cuit street,  at  end  of  Plain  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Alfred  J.,  May  29,  1907. 

NILES. 

1.     E.  Herbert  (s.  of  Eussell  S.  of  Me.),  b.  July  29,  1860;  m.  in 
1889,  Laura  A.  Bailey,  dau.  of  Ira  B.  Bailey,  of  North  Easton, 
Mass..  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Lewis  White  (11). 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Samuel  W.,  Jan.  3,  1890. 

NILES. 

1.     Edwin  L.  (s.  of  Eussell  S.  of  Me.),  b.  in  Me.,  Oct.  20,  1865; 
unm. 

NILES. 

1.  Truman  E.,  b.  in  Middleboro,  Jan.  8,  1827:  m.  first,  Nov.  14, 
1847,  Leonora  C.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Elisha  C.  Stetson  (43).  She  d. 
July  16,  1871.  He  m.  secondly,  Apr.  21,  1874,  Mrs.  Judith 
(Willis)  Pratt,  dau.  of  Daniel  Willis  of  East  Bridgewater.  He  d. 
Oct.  31,  1902.  Served  in  Civil  War. 
Had  six  children  by  wife  Leonora: 

OAKMAN. 

1.     Nathan  S.  (s.  of  Hiram),  of  Marshfield,  b.  Jan.  20,  1837:  m. 
Nov.  13,  1859,  Hannah  E.  Brooks,  dau.  of  John  Brooks  (8).     lie 
d.  July  4,  1868.     Served  in  Civil  War. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Nellie  S.,  June  27.  1860;  m.  Edward  L.  Young  (1). 

ii.      Nathan  0.,  Oct.  27,  1867. 

O'CONNELL. 

1.  Jeremiah  (s.  of  Jeremiah),  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Ellen  Donovan, 
dau.  of  Dennis  Donovan  of  Ireland.  He  d.  May  5,  1905,  aged 
64  yrs.  8  months.  Eesided  on  Webster  street,  near  London  bridge. 
Children: 

i.       Jeremiah  E.,  b.  in  Eocklnnd,  1872:  d.  July  3,  1892. 

ii.      James  H.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  1,  1874. 


292  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

iii,     Dennis  H.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Jan.  5,  1877;  d.  Jan.  33, 

1885. 
iv.     Margaret  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  4,  1883. 

OLDHAM. 

1.  Gen.  Aurora  W.  (s.  of  David  and  Deborah  B.),  b.  in  Pem- 
broke, Jan.  24,  1779;  m.  Nov.  3,  1824,  Jane  M.  Smith,  dan.  of 
Miller  Smith,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Josiah  Smith  (2),  and  d.  June  26, 
1879.    He  d.  Mar.  5,  1865. 

Had  eleven  children  born  in  Pembroke,  only  three  of  whom 
we  follow : 
i.       Jane  E.,  Oct.  31,  1825;  m.  Isaac  G.  Stetson  (1). 
ii.      Georgianna  M.,  Aug.  20,  1830;  m.  Julius  Josselyn,  s. 
of  Eleazer  Josselyn  (16). 

2.  iii.     George  B.,  July  10,  1839. 

2.  George  B.  (s.  of  Aurora  W.i)  ;  m.  first,  Apr.  30,  1871,  Lucy 
P.  Stockbridge,  dau.  of  Lebbeus  Stockbridge  (18).  She  d.  Sept. 
8,  1872.  He  m.  secondly,  Aug.  16,  1874,  Ellen  M.  Benson,  dau.  of 
Henry  P.  Benson,  of  Weymouth.  She  was  b.  Feb.  11,  1850.  He 
d.  July  27,  1879.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  at 
South  Hanover.     Children  all  born  in  Hanover. 

Child  by  wife  Lucy  P. : 

3.  i.       Arthur  P.,  Aug.  18,  1872. 
Children  by  wife  Ellen  M. : 

ii.      Lura  E.,  July  3,  1875.     Resides  in  Wevmoutli. 
iii.     Palph  W.,  Feb.  25,  1879.    Besides  in  AVeymouth. 

3.  Arthur  P.  (s.  of  George  B.^)  ;  m.  Amy  S.  Johnson,  dau.  of 
James  L.  Johnson  (1). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Bernice  P.,  June  5,  1893. 
ii.      Eaymond  B.,  July  27,  1895. 
iii.     George  S.,  Nov.  17,  1897;  d.  Nov.  21,  same  year. 
iv.     Irma  L.,  May  29,  1899. 

OLSON. 

1.  Andrew  (s.  of  Olaf),  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  2,  1842.  Came  to 
Hanover  in  1881 ;  m.  Nov.  25,  1886,  Johanna  A.  Larson  (dau.  of 
Lewis  H.  Larson)  of  Sweden.  She  was  b.  Sept.  26,  1839.  He  d. 
Apr.  10,  1908.     Resided  on  Walnut  street.     No  children. 

ORCUTT. 

1.  William:  m.  in  1837,  Esther  Damon,  dau.  of  Eells  Damon 
(4).  She  d.  May  24,  1845.  Resided  on  Main  street,  North 
Hanover. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 


GEXEALOGIES.  293 

i.       Esther   R.,   Nov.   18,   1839;  m.   Frederick   0.   Everson 
2.     ii.      William  E.,  Oct.  4,  1841. 

2.  William  E.  (s.  of  William^)  ;  ra.  Jan.  17,  18G4,  Dora  G.  Cook 
of  South  Hanson.  She  d.  Nov.  17,  1886,  aged  37  yrs.  Resides  in 
Sioux  City,  Iowa. 

Children  born  at  x^ustinburg,  Ohio: 
i.       Edwin  0.,  Feb.  31,  1867;  m.  Apr.  20,  1892,  Katheryn 
P.  Smith.     Had  one  son,  Rodger,  who  died  young, 
ii.      Willard  M.,  Sept.  9,  1868 ;  m.  Sept.  10,  1894,  Lydia  E. 

Woolever,  and  has  three  children, 
iii.     Walter  W.,  Apr.  30,  1870;  m..  Mar.,  1896,  Nellie  E. 

Ochsner,  and  has  one  dau. 
iv.     Robert  W.,  Feb.  2,  1874;  m.  Aug.  23,  1900,  Florence  P. 
Waters,  and  has  two  children. 

OVERTOK. 

1.     Francis    (s.  of  Alfred)  ;  ni.  May  22,  1863,  Rosilla  J.  Perry, 
<lau.  of  Ethan  Perry  (17).     Resides  in  Hingham. 
Children : 
i.       Elizabeth  P.,  b.  in  Hingham,  Aug.  6,  1866 ;  m.  May  22, 
1894,  Herbert  Beal,  s.  of  Leavitt  B.  Beal  of  Hing- 
ham.   Resides  in  Hingham.     Children  born  in  Rock- 
land, 
ii.      Ellen  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  May  4,  1869;  m.  Oct.  8,  1895, 
Edwin  M.  Wilder,  s.  of  Edwin  Wilder  of  Hingham. 
Resides  in  Hingham.     Ch.  b.  in  Hingham: 
i.       Louise  0.,  Nov.  11,  1896. 
ii.      Herbert  W.,  Jan.  29,  1898. 
iii.     Everett  P.,  Dec.  19,   1899. 

PACKARD. 

1.  Alpheus,  s.  of  Sidney,  of  East  Bridgewater.  and  a  descendant 
of  Samuel,  who  came  to  this  country  from  England  in  1622,  b.  in 
East  Bridgewater,  Xov.  28,  1842;  m.  Nov.  1,  1864,  Jane  A.  Ford, 
dau.  of  Barnabas  Ford  (1).  She  was  b.  Sept.  12,  1846.  He 
served  in  Civil  War.  Selectman.  Resides  on  Circuit  street,  near 
West  Hanover  station,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.       Florist. 

Children : 

2.  i.       Edmund  B.,  b.  in  Duxbury,  Nov.  29,  1865. 

3.  ii.      Ernest  F.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Jan.  2,  1869. 

iii.     Rosabel  E.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  17,  1876;  m.  Pearle 

C.  Arnold  (1). 
iv.     Lloyd  E.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Apr.  11,  1881. 

2.  Edmund  B.  (s.  of  Alplieus^)  :  m.  June  26,  1895,  Eva  L.  Poole 
of  Rockland,  dau.  of  E.  Clifford  Poole. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 


294  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

i.       Norman  B.,  Aug.  7,  1896. 
ii.      ClifEord  A.,  May  7,  1900. 

3.  Ernest  P.  (s.  of  Alpheus^) ;  m.  July  3,  1891,  Jennie  P.  Bir- 
mingham, of  Eockland,  dau.  of  Kichard  Birmingham.  Besides  in 
Brockton. 

Children  born  in  Brockton : 
i.       Jeanette  E.,  Sept.  26,  1904. 

PACKAED. 

1.  Willie  S.  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Milton,  Mar.  24,  1871;  m.  June 
10,  1896,  Lily  A.  Walkling,  dau.  of  Ernest  Walkling.  She  was  b. 
in  ■  Charlestown,  Mar.  30,  1873.  Came  to  Hanover  in  1902,  and 
resides  on  Washington  street,  in  the  "Samuel  S.  Church"  house. 
Children  born  in  Milton : 

i.       Karl  S.,  Feb.  17,  1898. 

ii.      Ealph  C,  June  26,  1900. 

PAINE. 

1.  Alfred  D.  (s.  of  Alfred),  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Mar.  1,  1839:  m., 
July  23,  1859,  Julia  M.  Munroe,  dau.  of  Hiram  Munroe  (1).  She 
d.  Mar.  12,  1900. 

Children : 

2.  i.       Ernest  M.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  12,  1860. 

ii.      Francis  C,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  30,  1861;  d.  Sept.  7,. 
1864. 

3.  iii.     George  D.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Apr.  2,  1864. 

iv.     Ella  M.,  b.  in  Eockland,  Oct.  25,  1874;  m.  Oct.  20, 
1897,  Frederick  W.  Pierce  of  Abington. 

2.  Ernest  M.  (s.  of  Alfred  D.i)  ;  m.  Etta  J.  Hunt  of  Eockland. 

Children : 

i.  Ernest  N.,  Mar.  21,  1883. 

ii.  Harland  L.,  Nov.  3,  1884. 

iii.  Norman  M.,  Sept.  25,  1886. 

iv.  Julia  M.,  Jan.  30,  1890. 

V.  Marjorie,  Dec.  19,  1893. 

vi.  Doris  S.,  May  22,  1897. 

vii.  Gladys  C,  Mar.  10,  1903. 

3.  George  D.  (s.  of  Alfred  D.i)  ;  m.  May  11,  1887,  Mary  H. 
Stetson,  dau.  of  William  F.  Stetson.     Eesides  on  Pleasant  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alice  M.,  May  16,  1890. 
ii.      Blanche  D.,  Aug.  9,  1893. 
iii.     Grace  M.,  Jan'y  13,  1895. 

PALMEE. 

1.     John  Palmer  was  a  freeman   in   Plymouth   Colony  in   1657. 


2. 

1. 

3. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

4. 

V. 

vi. 

5. 

vii. 

GENEALOGIES.  295 

He  resided  southeast  of  Church  Hill,  near  the  Third   Herring 
brook,  and  constructed  a  log  bridge  over  said  stream  in  1660.    All 
the  persons  named  below  were  his  descendants. 
Children  born  in  Scituate : 

Elnathan,  March  10,  1665-6. 

John,  March  17,  1668-9. 

Hannah,  March  25,  1671;  m.  Benjamin  Curtis  (11). 

Elizabeth,  Aug.  8,  1673. 

Bezaleel,  June  10,  1675. 

Experience,  March  31,  1679;  m.  John  Curtis  (5). 

Samuel,  Nov.,  1683. 

2.  Elnathan  (s.  of  John^);  m.  Dec.  25,  1695,  Mercy  Clarke. 

Had  five  children,  onl}^  one  of  whom  we  follow: 

6.  i.       Ezekiel,  b.  Oct.  15,  1701. 

3.  John  (s.  of  Johni)  ;  m.  Dec.  20,  1694,  Mary  Eose. 

Had  eight  children  born  in  Scituate,  only  three  of  whom  we 
follow : 
i.       Euth,  Jan.  26,  1699-1700;  m.  Jacob  Bailey  (3). 
ii.      Mary,  April,  1704.       Did  she  m.  Joseph  Curtis  (7)  ? 
iii.     Patience,  Jan.  28,  1709-'10.      Did  she  m.  Amos  Sylves- 
ter   (6)    (?) 

4.  Bezaleel  (s.  of  Johni) ;  m.  Feb'y  5,  1705-6,  Elizabeth  Perry. 
He  d.  Sept.  25,  1706,  and  his  wid.  in  1709  m.  Benjamin  Toiman. 

Child  born  in  Scituate : 
i.       Bezaleel,  July  14,  1706. 

5.  Samuel  (s.  of  Johni)  ;  m.  Feb.  16,  1709-'10,  Anne  Clerk. 
Had  seven  children  born  in  Scituate,  only  two  of  whom  we  fol- 
low: 

7.  i.       Joseph,  May  7,  1711. 

8.  ii.      Elisha,  bap.  May  8,  1720. 

6.  Ezekiel  (s.  of  Elnathan^)  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1729,  Martha  Pratt,  dau. 
of  Jonathan  Pratt.     Did  lie  d.  in  Hanover,  July  9th,  1788? 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Thomas,   April    26,    1730;   m.    Nov.    22,    1753,    Sarah 

Collins   of   Freetown.     Did   he  m.   secondl}^   Bette 

Stetson  of  Hanover? 
ii.      Bette,  Nov.  14,  1734;  m.  Charles  Bailey  (7). 
iii.     Sarah,    July    20,    1737;    m.    April    21,    1782,    Joshua 

Barker  of  Hanover, 
iv.     Hannah,  May  4,  1741. 

7.  Joseph  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  Sept.  20,  1733,  Jane  Toby,  dan. 
of  Thomas  Toby?     She  was  bap.  in  Scituate,  Oct.  2,  1720. 

Had  seven  children  born  in  Scituate,  only  one  of  whom  we  fol- 
low: 

9.  i.       Ephraim,  April  22,  1744. 


296  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

8.  Elislia  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1741,  Jerusha  Stetson  of 
Pembroke.  He  d.  Aug.  1778.  Eesided  on  Union  street,  near  Birch 
Bottom  road. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Mercy,  Nov.  9,  1742;  d.  unm.,  Feb'y  11,  1825. 

ii.      Elnathan,  Feb'y  13,  1746. 

iii.  Abigail,  Sept.  12,  1747;  m.  Nov.  23,  1775,  Elisha 
Sylvester  Jr. 

iv.  Bradbury,  Dec.  1,  1752 ;  m.  Sept.  13,  1783,  Euth  Water- 
man of  Duxbury? 

V.  Lillis,  Sept.  2,  1757;  m.  Aug.  29,  1777,  Nathaniel 
House. 

vi.  Jerusha,  Jan'y  24,  1762;  m.  in  1780,  Ephraim  Water- 
man. 

9.  Ephraim  (s.  of  Joseph"^)  ;  m.  July  15,  1779,  Desire  Oldham, 
Did  he  d.  Jan'y  20,  1797?  His  wid.  m.  Jan'y  10,  1798,  Jonathan 
or  Benjamin  Pratt.  Eesided  on  Hanover  street,  in  the  house 
now  occupied  by  Alpheus  N.  Chamberlin. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Nathaniel,  Nov.  7,  1780. 
ii.      Joseph,  Aug.  3,  1782. 

10.  iii.     Jeduthan,  Jan'y  14,  1785. 

11.  iv.     Martin,  Nov.  23,  1787. 

V.      Patience,  Oct.  11,  1789;  m.  David  Tower   (1). 
vi.     Amasa,  Feb'y  22,  1793;  m.  Nov.  12,  1843,  Mary  Hill 
of  Hanover. 

10.  Jeduthan  (s.  of  Ephraim^)  ;  m.  Apr.  25,  1811,  Sarah  Turner, 
dau.  of  Calvin  Turner,  and  d.  in  1860.  His  wid.  d.  in  1872.  Ee- 
sided in  Pembroke. 

Children : 
i.       Charles,    1812:    d.    April   4,    1898,   aged   85   years,   8 

months,  17  days, 
ii.      Sarah,  Dec.  5,  1814;  m.  Samuel  P.  Brackett  in  1847, 

and  had  children :  Sarah,  Fred,  and  Mary  C. 
iii.     Jeduthan,  Jan'y  25,  1817;  d.  about  1833,  unm. 
iv.     Mary  A.  T.,  Oct.  26,  1819;  m.  in  1847,  Nathaniel  P. 

Banks,  Jr.,  who  later  was  Governor  of  Massachusetts, 
V.      Amanda  F.,  Nov.  6,  1822 ;  d.  unm.,  in  1845. 
vi.     Alice  W.,  July  26,  1835;  m.  Emory  Seamon  and  liad 

children:  Julia,  Alice.  Emory,  and  Mary, 
vii.    William  T.,  Dec.  6,  1827. 
viii.  Daniel  T..  July  27,  1830. 
ix.     Julia  0.,  Dec.  4,  1833;  m.  in  1867,  Charles  E.  Bulkley, 

and  had  son,  Charles. 

11.  Martin  (s.  of  Ephraim»)  ;  m.  Sept.  14,  1811,  Eachel  Stetson, 
of  Scituate. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lucy  W.,  March  28,  1812;  d.  April  6,  1817. 


GENEALOGIES.  297 

ii.  Desire  0.,  Sept.  12,  1814;  m.  Seth  Stetson  (44). 

iii.  Joseph,  March  13,  1817. 

iv.  John,  July  12,  1819. 

V.  Jothan,  Aug.  4,  1823 ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1826. 

vi.  Lucy  W.,  Oct.  15,  1826;  m.  in  1844,  William  Coleman, 

s.  of  Elisha  Coleman  of  Scituate. 

vii.  Mary  C,  Dec.  4,  1829. 

PALMEE. 

1.  Elijah:  m.  Sept.,  1802,  Sarah  Sherman  of  Marshfield.  Ee- 
sided  at  Cricket  Hole. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Sela  S.,  Feb'y  29,  1804;  m.,  Xov.  13,  1828,  Ichabod 

Hatch  of  Marshfield. 
ii.      Mary  S.,  July  5,  1806;  m.  Joshua  Bates    (39). 
iii.     Lewis  T.,  Dec.  21,  1808. 
iv.     Elijah  F.,  Sept.  15,  1813. 
V.      Sarah  S.,  April  14,  1819. 

PARDY. 

1.  George  L.  (s.  of  Alfred  0.  of  Harwich,  Mass.),  b.  Oct.  23, 
1852;  m.  Jan.  21,  18  <  3,  Eva  Munroe,  dau.  of  Selden  Munroe,  of 
Abington.  She  was  b.  Jan.  18,  1855.  Kesides  on  Circuit  street, 
West  Hanover. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  first  two : 

i.  Anna  E.,  Apr.  17,  1874;  m.  Thomas  J.  Smith,  of  East 
Weymouth,  and  has  child,  Mina  E. 

ii.  Eva  M.,  Jan.  29,  1876;  m.  Nov.  29,  1894,  Everett  D. 
Jenkins  of  Whitman,  and  has  two  children:  Eva  M., 
b.  in  Hanover,  Nov.  28,  1902,  and  Susan  M.,  b.  in 
Whitman. 

iii.  Jennie  E.,  Sept.  25,  1877;  m.  Feb.  1,  1900,  A.  Parker 
Hill,  s.  of  Abner  C.  Hill  of  Pembroke.  Children 
born  in  Pembroke:  Ethelyn  P.,  Walter  B.,  and  Avis 
L. 

iv.     Floretta  S.,  Aug.  22,  1879. 

V.  Clara  S.,  May  21,  1881;  m.  first,  W.  A.  Gilson,  s.  of 
Alonzo  Gilson  of  Rockland,  and  had  cli.:  Leo  A.,  b. 
in  Hanover,  Mar.  31,  1899;  d.  June  29,  1899.  She 
m.  secondly,  Joseph  F.  Green,  s.  of  Anthony  Green, 
of  Weymouth,  and  had  ch.,  Edward  F.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct. 
23,  1905;  d.  in  1907,  and  Mary  A.,  b.  in  North 
Abington,  and  d.  in  1907.  Resides  in  North  Abing- 
ton. 

vi.     George  A.,  May  10,  1883:  t1.  May  12,  1885. 

vii.    Tna  R.,  Feb.  8,  1885. 

viii.  Mabel  L.,  Apr.  12,  1887. 

ix.     Ella  F.,  Feb.  12,  1891. 

X.      Lena  E.,  Aug.  6,  1895. 


298  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

PAEKINSON. 

1.  Thomas  H.  (s.  of  Dr.  Joseph  0.),  b.  in  England,  May  29, 
1837.  Came  to  America  at  5  years  of  age,  and  to  Hanover  in  1885 ; 
m.  Ella  C.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Luther  Stetson.  She  was  b.  in  South 
Scituate,  Mar.  23,  1846,  and  d.  Apr.  22,  1907.  Eesides  on  Broad- 
way. 

Children : 
i.       Frank  I.,  born  in  Norwell,  Feb'y  18,  1876 ;  m.  Oct.  31, 
1903,  Cordelia  A.   Studley,  dau.  of  Jacob  Studley. 
She  was  b.  in  Pembroke,  Oct.  13,  1871.    No  children. 
Has  been  book-keeper  at  E.  H.  Clapp  Rubber  Co. 
since  1893. 
ii.      Grace  M.,  born  in  Norwell,  May  11,  1878. 
iii.     Leonard  R.,  born  in  Pembroke,  March   7,   1881 ;   ra. 
Jan'y  17,  1906,  Lottie  B.  Penniman,  dau.  of  James 
Penniman.    She  was  born  in  Eastham,  May  30,  1883. 

PAULDING. 

1.  John  B.  (s.  of  Joshua  of  Duxbury)  b.  in  Duxbury,  Aug.  30, 
1881;  m.  Nov.  33,  1904,  Hattie  M.  Inglis,  dau.  of  Thomas  Inglis 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eunice  I.,  May  10,  1907. 

PAULDING. 

1.  Arthur  F.  (s.  of  Joshua,  of  Duxbury)  b.  in  Duxbury,  March  19, 
1883 ;  m.  in  1903,  Julia  M.  Woods,  adopted  dau.  of  Ashel  Woods,  of 
Pembroke. 

Children : 

i.       Ralph  S.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  1,  1903. 

ii.      Albert  F.,  b.  in  H.,  June  17,  1904. 

iii.     Oilman  S.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  7,  1908. 

PAULDING. 

1.  Alpha  L.  (s.  of  Joshua,  of  Duxbury)  b.  in  Duxbury,  June  1, 
1889;  m.  Dec.  34,  1908,  Mabel  V.  Hunt  (sister  of  Julia  M.  Woods) 
adopted  dau.  of  Charles  Hunt,  of  Pembroke. 

PAXTON. 

1.  William  D.,  (s.  of  James)  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  H.,  June  7,  1857; 
m.  Nov.  36,  1903,  Helen  C.  Inglis,  dau.  of  John  Inglis.  She  was 
b.  in  Canterbury,  N.  S.,  Sept.  4,  1859.  Came  to  H.  in  1903.  Keeps 
provision  store  at  the  Four  C^orners.      No  ch. 

PEASLEE. 
1.     Tliram  A.  (s.  of  Oliver)  b.  in  Whitefield,  Maine,  Nov.  33,  1835; 


GEXEALOGIi:S.  299^ 

m.  April  3,  1859,  Elizabeth  A.  EoUins,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Rollins  of 
Bangor,  Maine.  She  was  b.  Nov.  16,  1811.  llesides  on  Main 
street,  near  the  Norwell  line. 

Children  all  born  in  ilaine: 
i.       Anna;  m.  Edwin  Tozier,  of  Maine, 
ii.      Sjdvia;  m.  Edwin  Curtis,  of  Maine, 
iii.     Wilbert;  m.  Sarah  Eldridge,  of  Maine, 
iv.     Bertha;  m.  Frank  Blake,  of  Conn. 
V.      Caroline  E.;  m.  James  Pratt,  of  Hingham. 
vi.     Charles  W.,  Feb'y,  1887;  m.  Annette  L.  Gushing,  dau. 
of  William  A.  Cushing  (1).     Ch.  b.  in  H. :  Eva  L., 
June  25,  1908. 

PERCIVAL. 

1.  Sylvanus  (s.  of  Benjamin,  of  Sandwich)  b.  June  20,  1796;  ]ii. 
Xov.  14,  1816,  Celia  Ewer,  of  Sandwich.  Resided  in  H.,  near  the 
North  River  bridge.    He  d.  in  Boston,  June  7,  1879  ( ?). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.        John  P.  T.,  Oct.  19,  1818 ;  m.  Drusilla  Snow.      Resided 

in  Cohasset. 
ii.      Sylvanus,  Mar.  8,  1820;  m.  Mary  A.  Stone.      Resided 

in  Dorchester, 
iii.     Celia  E.,  Dec.  28,  1821 ;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  29,  1860. 
iv.     Samuel  W.,  Sept.  3,  1823;  m.  Lurana  Cleal.       Resided 

in  Cal. 
v.      Nanoy  W.,  Dec.  29,  1824;  m.  John  0.  French  (1). 

2.  vi.     Gustavus,  Aug.  30,  1826. 

3.  vii.    Henry  C,  May  3,  1829. 

2.  Gustavus  (s.  of  S3dvanusi)  ;  m.  Nov.  20, 1851,  Maria  Josselyn,, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Josselyn,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Jacob  .Jossel}^  (21). 
Resided  in  Hanson.      He  d.  June  5,  1891,  and  his  wid.  d.  190     . 

Children  born  in  Hanson  : 
i.       Urban  H.,  Aug.  5,  1852;  m.  Minnie  Kingman,  and  d. 

aged  35  yrs.      No  ch. 
ii.      Grace  L. ;  d.  March  15,  1877,  aged  19  yrs,  6  mos. 
iii.     Harry  G.;  d.  May  20,  1883,  aged  18  yrs. 

3.  Henry  C.  (s.  of  Sylvanus^)  ;  m.  Feb.  16.  1851,  Maria  E.  Soule. 
dau.  of  Abisha  Soule  (1).  He  d.  in  Baltimore,  ]\Id.,  June  IS^. 
1852,  and  his  wid.  m.  Silas  B.  Jones  (1),  and  resides  in  California. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Henry  W.,  Nov.  12,  1851;  m.  Jan.  4,  1876,  Ella  M. 
Frencli,  dan.  of  H.  Freeman  French  (1).       No  ch. 

PERKINS. 

1.  Ozias  (s.  of  Ebenezer,  of  Bridgewater,  and  a  descendant  of 
David  Perkins,  of  Beverly,  who  settled  in  Bridgewater,  before  1688, 
and  was  Representative,  etc.)   b.  June  9,  1804;  m.  first,  Nov.  13^ 


300  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

1828,  Anil,  or  Nancy  Wing,  dan.  of  Elijah  Wing  (8).  She  d. 
:Sept.  25,  1831,  aged  28  years,  and  he  m.  secondly,  May  21,  1832, 
Mary  C.  Bates,  dau.  of  Calvin  Bates  (32).  Selectman,  Town 
Clerk.  She  d.  Feb'y  13,  1873.  He  d.  June  17,  1873.  Eesided 
on  Winter  street,  in  house  now  occupied  by  his  son  Lewis. 

Child  by  wife  Ann,  or  Nancy,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ann  W.,  Sept.  12,  1831;  m.  Eussell  H.  Havens  (1). 

Children  by  wife  Mary  C,  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  ii.       Lorenzo  D.,  Oct.  12,  1836. 

3.  iii.     Lewis,  May  15,  1839. 

iv.     Mary  C,  Nov.  16,  1840;  m.  Ethan  Perry  (17). 

2.  Lorenzo  D.  (s.  of  Ozias^)  ;  m.  Jan.  21,  1861,  Mary  Mason,  of 
Hamburg  Village,  Mich.       Eesided  in  Eockland. 

Child : 
i.       Mabel  L.,  Sept.  8,  1868;  m.  John  H.  Langdon  (1). 

3.  Lewis  (s.  of  Ozias^)  ;  m.  Oct.  31,  1866,  Adaline  T.  Munroe, 
dau.  of  Hiram  Munroe  (1).  She  d.  June  3,  1900.  Besides  in 
his  father's  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ada  F.,  Jan.  21,  1870;  m.  Fred  E.  Greene  (1). 

PEEEY. 

1.  Thomas  from  Mass.,  according  to  Deane,  was  in  Scituate  before 
1647;  m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Isaac  Stedman.  There  is  no  record  of 
births  of  his  ch.  in  Scituate,  but  we  are  told  that  he  had  ch: 
Thomas,  William,  Henry,  Joseph,  and  John.  Of  these,  William 
m.  in  1681,  Elizabeth  Lol)dell,  and  had  son  Amos,  who  m.,  June  8, 
1720,  Euth  Turner;  lived  near  the  Third  Herring  brook,  and  was 
father  of  Deacon  Isaac  Perry,  the  shipbuilder  of  H.,  who  was  born 
Sept.  5,  1736,  and  m.  Jemima  Farrow,  and  d.  Aug.  16,  1825,  and 
his  wife  d.  Nov.,  1824,  aged  78  yrs.  William,  s.  of  Thomas,  senior, 
had  also  another  son,  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  31,  1688,  who  m.  Feb.  20, 
1711,  Euth  Bryant,  and  had  a  ch:  Samuel,  Nov.  28,  1712. 

2.  Samuel  (s.  of  Benjamin  (?)  s.  of  Thomas)  resided  in  Pem- 
broke, and  m.  Sept.  27,  1734,  Eunice  Witherell,  dau.  of  Samuel 
Witherell.      She  d.  a  wid.,  Feb.  21,  1795. 

Children : 

3,  i.       Henry. 

ii.      Mary;  m.  Dec.  29,  1757,  Howland  Beal. 

iii.     Samuel. 

iv.     Noah;  m.  Oct.  1,  1772,  Jane  Hobart,  and  had: 

i.       Hobart,  drowned  aet.  20  yrs. 

ii.      Mary;  m.  Oct.  11,  1792,  Jacob  Ford,  and  lived 
in  Abington. 

iii.     Daniel;  m.  a  Hobart,  and  lived  in  Abington. 

4,  V.      Israel. 

vi.     Betsey;  m.  Amos  Turner  (20). 


GENEALOGIES.  301. 

5.  vii.    Setli. 

6.  viii.  Adam. 

3.  Henry  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1760,  Betliia  leaker,  dan.. 
of  Samuel  Baker  of  Duxbury.  Eesided  in  Pembroke,  and  d.  Mar. 
23,  1815,  aet.  80  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  20,  18-^-^,  act.  89  yrs. 

Children : 

7.  i.       Samuel  B. 

8.  ii.      Henry,  Apr.  25,  1764. 

iii.  John;  m.  Jan.  27,  1793,  lihoda  Barker.  \\v  d.  in  Pem- 
broke, having  had  four  ch.  Two  of  the  ch.,  Lewis 
and  Ehoda,  both  bt.  May  18,  1794. 

iv.     James,  twin  brother  of  John,  d.  unm.  in  Scituate. 

4.  Israel  (Deacon)  (s.  of  Samuel-)  ;  m.  first,  Abigail  Baker  of 
Marshfield,  who  d.  Dee.  14,  1807,  aet.  61  yrs.;  m.  secondly,  Dec. 
17,  1809,  wid.  Relief  Soper.  He  d.  Feb.  18,  1817,  aet.  73  yrs.,  and 
his  wid.  d.  Feb.  24,  1824,  aet.  85  yrs.  Selectman  :  moved  to  H. 
from  Pembroke  abt.  1770.  Resided  corner  of  Plain  and  Main, 
streets.     See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses." 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Israel,  Apr.  28,  1771;  moved  to  Newburvport. 
ii.      Thomas,  Aug.  30,  1772;  m.  June  11,  1810;  wid.  Sarah 

Ramsdell,  and  d.  July  22,  1817. 
iii.     Hannah,  June  18,  1775;  m.  Edward  Stetson  (34). 
iv.     Horatio,  Oct.  3,  1784;  sett,  in  Salem,  and  d.  there. 
V.      Paul,  June  25,  1786;  m.  Sept.  23,  1813.  Chloe  Bailey, 

dau.  of  Charles  Bailey  (13).       Resided  in  Camden, 

Maine. 
vi.     Oakes.       Sett,  in  Maine  and  d.  there, 
vii.    Xabby  B.,  bt.   Sept.  G,  1789. 
viii.  Hayti,  of  Salem. 

5.  Seth  (s.  of  Samuel^)  ;  m.  July  2,  1782,  Hannah  Josselyn,  dau, 
of  Henry  Josselyn  (10),  and  d.  in  Pembroke.  Lived  in  Pem- 
broke. 

Children : 

9.  i.       Elijah,  Apr.  14,  1783. 

ii.  Joshua,  Apr.  27,  1788;  m.  Mary  Tlionias,  dau.  of  Icha- 
bod  Thomas.     Resided  in  Peml>roke. 

6.  Adam  (s.  of  SamueP)  ;  m.  Oct.  20,  177(>.  Elizabeth  House. 
Resided  in  H.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  23,  1830.  aet.  'IS  vrs.,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Feb.  14,  1845,  aet.  89  yrs 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
1.       Elizabeth,  April  11,  1777;  m.  Moses  French,  of  Boston, 
ii.      Olive,  1779;  d.,  1783. 
10.     iii.     Adam,  Deo.  28,  1780. 

iv.     Calvin,  b.  and  d.  in  1782. 
V.      Sage,  1783;  d.  Nov.  3,  1799. 


302  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

vi.  Calvin,  June  19,  1785;  m.  Mary  Litchfield.  Eesided 
in  Scituate,  and  had  ch. 

11.  vii.    Gideon,  Mar.  23,  1787. 

viii.  Olive,  Oct.  5,  1791;  m.  Martin  Lindsey  (2). 

12.  ix.     Levi,  Mar.  2,  1793. 

X.      Lovisa,  Sept.  1,  1797;  m.  Benjamin  D.  Torrey  (1). 

7.  Samuel  B.  (s.  of  Henry^)  m.  Feb'y  2,  1786,  Anna  Bates,  dau. 
€f  Seth  Bates  (16) .  Eesided  on  Broadway.  He  d.  Aug.  11,  1820, 
aged  59  yrs.      She  d.  April  3,  1841,  aged  78  yrs. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Wealthy,  June  7,  1786 ;  d.  Apr.  15,  1790. 
ii.      Nancy,  Sept.  30,  1787;  d.  unm..  Mar.  22,  1868. 
iii.     Levi,  Jan.  20,  1789 ;  m.  Francis  Price,  of  Hingham,  and 
went  to  Ohio. 

13.  iv.     Cephas,  Sept.  3,  1790. 

V.      John,  Apr.  29,  1793;  went  to  sea. 

14.  vi.     Seth,  Apr.  29,  1793. 

vii.    Bethia  B.,  July  20,  1795;  m.  Dea.  Isaac  Cook,  of  Han- 
son, 
viii.  Wealthy,  Feb.  10,  1797;  m.  Albert  Stetson  (37). 

15.  ix.     Samuel,  Jan.  24,  1799. 

X.      Alva,  Dec.  15,  1800;  d.  unm. 

16.  xi.     Perez,  May  24,  1803. 

xii.    Lydia  N.,  Feb'y  11,  1805;  m.  Stephen  S.  Bowers, 
xiii.  Jerome,  Sept.  15,  1807;  d.  unm.  in  Ohio, 
xiv.  Infant  dau.  d. 

8.  Henry  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  first,  April  25,  1790,  Content  Bark- 
er, dau.  of  Joshua  Barker.  She  d.  March  20,  1821,  and  he  m.  sec- 
ondly, wid.  Mary  Ramsdell.  He  d.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  10,  1837, 
aged  73  yrs. 

Children : 

i.  Nathaniel,  Jan.  1,  1791;  m.  first,  an  Edwards,  and  sec- 
ondly, the  wid.  of  John  Perry,  of  Plymouth.  Re- 
sided in  New  Bedford. 

ii.      Catherine,  May  15,  1794;  m.  Gideon  Perry  (11). 

iii.     Nabby  B.,  Dec.  25,  1796;  d.  unm. 

17.  iv.     Ethan,  May  11,  1802. 

V.      Betsey,  Oct.  27,  1805 ;  m.  a  Dickerman,  and  d.  Aug.  17, 

1831. 
vi.     Robert,  Oct.  22,  1809 ;  m.  Betsey  Macomber.    Resided  in 

Hanson,  and  had  ch. 

9.  Elijah  (s.  of  Seth^)  ;  m.  July  6,  1806,  Chloe  Stetson.  Re- 
sided in  Pembroke,  and  d,  Oct.  9,  1814,  aged  32  yrs.,  and  his  wife 
d.  Dee.  27,  1812,  aged  26  yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Thatcher,  b.  1807;  d.,  1811. 

ii.  Isaiah  S.,  Mar.  23,  1809;  m.  May  5,  1831,  Julia  A. 
Oldham.      Resided  in  Maine. 


GENEALOGIES. 


303 


18.  iii.     Edward  Y.,  Oct.  4,  1812,  b.  in  rembroke. 

10.  Adam  (s.  of  Adam")  ;  m.  Polly  Field.  Eesided  in  Dorches- 
ter, and  d.  July  7,  1826.      His  wid.^d.  Aug.  1,  1849. 

Children : 
i.       Sage. 

19.  ii.      Josiah  F.,  b.  in  Dorchester,  Sept.  17,  1808. 
iii.     Eliza. 

iv.  Levi,  of  Dorchester. 

V.  Louisa, 

vi.  Mary  E.    . 

vii.  Olive. 

11.  Gideon  (s.  of  Adam^) ;  m.  March  21,  1816,  Catherine  Perry, 
dau.  of  Henry  Perry  (8).  She  d.  Jan.  3,  1832,  and  he  d.  Sept.  8, 
1859.     Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  corner  of  Summer  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Catherine,  Dec.  15,  1817;  d.  Jan.  30,  1832. 
ii.      Franklin,  May  17,  1821 ;  d.  July  3,  1893. 
iii.     Henry  N.,  Apr.  17,  1828.      Served  in  Civil  War;  d.  in 
Charlestown,  Apr.  12,  1872. 

12.  Levi  (s.  of  Adam*5)  ;  m.  Sept.  9,  1826,  Sarah  J.  Colcord,  of 
Exeter,  'New  Hampshire.      He  d.  Apr.  11.  1871. 

Child : 
i.       Levi;  d.  young. 

13.  Cephas  (s.  of  Samuel  B.')  ;  m.  first,  Sept.  30,  1821,  Anne 
Norris,  of  Boston.  She  was  b.,  Jan.  5,  1802,  and  d.  Nov.  13,  1836. 
He  m.  secondlv,  Oct.  1,  1838,  Nabby  Chamberlin,  dau.  of  Josiah 
Chamberlin  (3).  She  d.  May  9,  1856.  He  d.  Nov.  16,  1864. 
Eesided  on  Broadway,  west  of  So.  Hanover  station. 

Children  by  wife  Anne ;  born  in  Boston : 
i.       Anna,  Aug.  14,  1822;  m.  Levi  Perrv  (22). 
ii.      Priscilla,  Feb.  6,  1824;  d.  Aug.  4,  1825. 
iii.     Lucy  S.,  Feb.  10,  1825;  m.  Apr.  21,  1846,  William  E. 

Skerry.      She  d.  Sept.  21,  1904.      Had  ch : 

i.       William  A.,  b.  June  19,  1847. 

ii.      Edward  0.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1849;  d.,  1869. 

iii.   .Cephas  F.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1853 ;  d.  Jan.  15,  1854. 

iv.     Mary  G.,  b.  Aug.  7,  1860 :  m.  Alonzo  0.  Eams- 
dellj  of  Peabody,  and  had  3  ch. 
iv.     Priscilla,  Dec.  26,  1826;  d.  Mar.  4,  1831. 

20.  V.      Cephas,  Jan.  5,  1829. 

vi.     Alva,  Oct.  9,  1830;  d.  July  31,  1831. 

21.  vii.    Jerome,  Aug.  5,  1832. 

viii.  Isaac  C,  Sept.  1.  1834;  d.  Ogt,  1836. 
ix.     A  dau.,  Nov.  13,  1836;  d.  young. 

14.  Seth  (s.  of  Samuel  B.')  :  m.  Feb.  5.  1828,  Malinda  F.  Cox. 

He  d.  Nov.  25,  1874.       Eesided  on  Broadway. 


304  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

Cliildren  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       John  H.,  Jan.  19,  1831,  served  on  quota,  of  Hanson;  d. 

in  TJ.  S.  Army. 
ii.      Caroline  H.,  Oct.  20,  1832;  m.  May  15,  1853,  Nathan 

Turner,  of  Hanson, 
iii.     Julia  A.,  Feb.  23,  1836;  m.  James  W.  Turner  (1). 

15.  Samuel  (s.  of  Samuel  B.") ;  m.  Diana  Brett,  of  East  Bridge- 
water.  She  d.  Mar.  4,  1886,  aet.  81  yrs.  He  d.  Mar.  2,  1887. 
Resided  on  Myrtle  street  in  house  now  occupied  by  Irving  W.  King- 
man. 

Children : 

22.  i.       Levi,  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Nov.  9,  1820. 

23.  ii.      Kilborn  R.,  Aug.  17,  1822. 

iii.     Anna,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  16,  1827;  m.  Joshua  S.  Rose  (2). 
iv.     Elizabeth  F.,  b.  in  H.,   Oct.   19,   1840;  m.   John  W. 
Kingman   (1). 

16.  Perez  (s.  of  Samuel  B."^) ;  m.  Nov.  2,  1828,  Fanny  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Stetson  (30) ;  1.  on  Broadway.  He  d.  Mar.  5, 
1855.       She  d.  Mar.  19,  1831. 

Children : 
i.       Perez  E.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  15,  1829;  d.  unm.  Jan.  21, 

1905. 
ii.      Fanny  S.,  Oct.  10,  1830;  m.  Andrew  T.  Damon  (8). 

17.  Ethan  (s.  of  HenryS)  ;  m.  first,  in  1823,  Rosilla  Ramsdell, 
dau.  of  John  Ramsdell.  She  d.  Oct.  23,  1867,  and  he  m.  second- 
ly, April  27,  1870,  Mary  C.  Perkins,  dau.  of  Ozias  Perkins  (1). 
He  d.  July  10,  1880.  Resided  on  Main  street,  corner  of  Plain 
street,  in  the  "Israel  Perry"  house  (See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses.") 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

George  B.,  Jan.  21,  1824. 
William  G.,  Oct.  23,  1825. 
Ethan  T.,  Apr.  23,  1828. 
Elijah,  Sept.  15,  1831. 
Joseph,  Aug.  1,  1833. 
Rosilla  C,  Aug.,  1836;  d.  Mar.  4.  1839. 
Rosilla  J.,  Aug.  6,  1841;  m.  Francis  Overton  (1). 
viii.  Charles  G.,  Aug.  17,  1845;  m.  June  20,  1869,  Ella  F. 

Torsey,  of  Abington.       She  was  b.  in  1846,  and  d. 

Oct.  28,  1892.       No  ch. 

18.  Edward  Y.  (s.  of  Elijahs)  ;  m.  Mary  B.  Ohlliani,  dau.  of 
David  Oldham  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  in  1814,  and  d.  Jan.  13, 
1899.  He  d.  May  6,  1899.  Resided  corner  of  Broadway  and 
Myrtle  street  while  in  Hanover.  See  chapter  on  "Mills  and  In- 
dustries" :  also  cliaptcr  on  "Hanover's  Railroad." 

Child : 
i.       Mary  E.:  d.  in  infamy. 


24. 

i. 

25. 

ii. 

26. 

iii. 

27. 

iv. 

28. 

V. 

vi. 

vii 

GENEALOGIES.  305 

19.     Josiah  F.   (s.    of  Adami")  ;  ni.  Feb.  9,  1836,  Sarah  C.  Hil- 
dreth,  dau.  of  James  Hildreth.      iSlie  ^vas  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  Mar. 
29,  1819,  and  d.  Aug.  23,  1888.      He  d.  Mar.  o,  1890.      Eesided 
corner  of  Circuit  and  Summer  streets. 
Children : 
i.       Sarah  E.,  Jan.   25,   1837;  m.   Nov.   24,   1859,   Joseph 
White,  s.  of  Joseph  White  of  Hanson.     Ch : 
i.       Sarah    J.,    Feb.    25,    1863;    m.    first,    Edward 
Churchill,  and  had  s.  Harold.       Slie  in.  secondly, 
Horace  Cushman. 
ii.      Joseph  B.,  Dec.  23,  1866;  m.  Apiil  20,  1892, 
Annie  W.  Bates,  wid.  of  Albert  E.  Bates,  who  was 
s.  of  Cyrus  Bates  (47),  and  dau.  of  Hira  W.  Bates 
(53).      No  ch. 
iii.     Catherine  A.,  Aug.  4,  1869;  m.  AValter  Calder, 

and  has  two  ch. 
iv.     Howard  H.,  Oct.  18,  1871 ;  m.  Annie  Howland, 
dau.  of  H.  Eussell  Howland.       Had  three  ch.,  two 
of  whom  d.  young. 
V.      Bernice  E.,  Sept.  4,  1876;  m.  John  Peck,  of  Ab- 
ington,  and  had  one  ch.,  Dorothy  B. 
ii.      Josiah  F.,  July  24,  1839;  m.  June  18,  1872,  Priscilla 

Burnham,  of  Haverliill.       No  ch. 
iii.     Emily  F.,  Nov.  23,  ISU;  d.  May  21,  1849. 
iv.     James  H.,  Mar.  5,  1841:  d.  Dec.  18,  1889.     Served  in 

the  Civil  War;  unm 
v.      Elvira  S.,  Dec.  12,  1848;  d.  May  16,  1849. 
vi.     Anna  A.,  Oct.  25,  1850;  m.  George  B.  Merrill  (1). 
vii    Clarence  H.,  July  23,  1854;  d.  Aug.  8,  1855. 
viii.  Clara  F.,  Aug.  28,  1856;  living  in  Providence,  P.  I., 
unm.       A  school  teacher. 

20.  Cephas  (s.  of  Cephases).  ^-^^  flj.g^^  Maria  A.  Page,  dau.  of 
Jacob  Page,  of  Boston.  She  d.  Sept.  9,  1858,  aet.  24  yrs.,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  Sarah  Merrill,  of  Marshfield.      He  d.  Jan.,  1907. 

Children  by  wife  Maria : 
29.     i.       George  E.,  Apr.  7,  1854. 

ii.      Clara,  Aug.  31,  1857;  d.  Oct.  17,  1858. 
Child  by  wife  Sarah  : 
iii.     Mary  J.,  June  4,  1860;  m.  James  Woodbury,  of  Boston, 
and  had  ch:    Cephas,  Gertrude,  Enima,  and  Arthur. 

21.  Jerome  (s.  of  Cephases) ;  m.  Nov.  22,  1863,  Mary  H.  Peter- 
son, dau.  of  John  A.  AVhitten,  of  Hanson. 

Children : 
i.       Minnie  A.,  Oct.  4,  1861;  m.  Nov.  13.  1880,  Geo.  F. 

Bates,  s.  of  David  B.  Bates,  of  Abington.      Ch : 

i.       Myra  A.,  May  29,  1888. 

ii.      Mildred  P.,  Sept.  30,  1891. 
ii.      Eddie,  May  9,  1876;  d.  May  20,  1876. 


306  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

22.  Levi  (s.  of  SamueP^)  ;  m.  Apr.  l-t,  1842,  Anna  Perry,  dan.  of 
Cephas  Perry  (13).  She  d.  July  3,  1903.  He  d.  Dec.  11,  1907. 
Eesided  on  Broadway  not  far  from  end  of  Center  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Francena,  Dec.  4,  1842;  unm. 
ii.      Alfred,  Aug.  2,  1844;  m.  Feb.  16,  1868,  Seraphine  Ellis 

of  Hanson.      He  d.  May  30,  1888.      No  oh: 
iii.     Albert  S.,  Jan.  1,  1847;  m.  Sep.  33,  1875,  Eliza  H. 

Clark,  dau.  of  Charles  Clark,  of  Pembroke,  moved  to 

California, 
iv.     Bradford,  May  17,  1848;  d.  Aug.  14,  1848. 
V.      Florence,  Oct.  19,  1849;  d.  Jan.  20,  1894. 

23.  Kilburn  E.  (s.  of  Samuelis) ;  m.  Oct.  16,  1845,  Eebecca  A. 
Gurney,  dau.  of  IBenoni  Gurney.  She  was  b.  Feb'y  25,  1827, 
and  d.  April  14,  1900.  He  d.  April  11,  1900.  Eesided  on  Cen- 
ter street,  near  Broadway,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ella  A.,  Dec.  31,  1846;  m.  Wallace  Leonard  (1). 
ii.      Sarah  E.,  Jan.  11,  1849 ;  m.  Walter  F.  Turner  (39). 
iii     Emma  W.,  May  13,  1851;  m.  Josiah  S.  Thomas  (1). 
iv.     Jennie  F.,  Sep.  6,  1857 ;  m.  Walton  C.  Bates,  s.  of  James 
C.  Bates   (60). 

24.  George  B.  (s.  of  Ethani^) ;  m.  first,  May,  1846,  Adaline  W. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Ward  Bates  (29).  She  d.  Aug.  18,  1852,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  in  1853,  Mrs.  Nancy  B.  Jenkins,  of  New  Bedford.  He  d. 
Oct.  31,  1863,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  23,  1866,  aged  42  yrs. 

Children  by  wife  Adaline : 

30.  i.       G.  Francis,  Dec.  31,  1847. 

ii.      Seth  W.,  Mar.  10,  1850;  m.  Nov.  18,  1868,  Emeline  H. 
Churchill,  who  d.  Nov.  29,  1876.      No  ch. 

25.  William  G.  (s.  of  Ethani^)  ;  m.  Apr.  30,  1848,  Charlotte  B. 
Torrey,  dau.  of  Benj.  D.  Torrey  (1).  He  moved  to  Eockland,  in 
1852,  where  he  d.  Apr.  17,  1906. 

Children : 

31.  i.       Alonzo  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  1,  1849. 

ii.      Estelle  F.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  11,  1851 ;  d  Jan.  12,  1856. 

32.  iii.     Everett,  b.  in  Eockland,  Sept.  29,  1852. 

33.  iv.     Chester  M.,  b.  in  Eockland,  Oct.  29,  1855. 

V.      Walter  E.,  b.  in  Eockland,  May  3,  1857;  m.  Sept.  26, 
1880,  Adeline  Hatch,  dau.  of  John  W.  Hatch,  of  So. 
Scit.      Eesides  in  Kentucky,  and  have  three  ch. 
i.       Alma  G.,  Jan.  2,  1883. 
ii.      Effie  N.,  Jan.  28,  1885. 
iii.     Hazel  L.,  Aug.  10,  1887. 

vi.     Estelle,  b.  in  Eockland,  Sept.  2,  1859;  m.  in  1878,  John 
L.  Burrell,  s.  of  John,  of  Eockland.  Eesides  in  Eock- 
land, and  have  three  ch : 
i.       Perry  L.,  Feb.  10,  1879. 


GENEALOGIES.  307 

ii.      Lottie  M.,  July  15,  1881. 

iii.     Carl  S.,  Oct.  9,  1885. 
vii.    Grace  A.,  b.  in  Kockland,  Jan.   6,   1862;  m.   June  3, 

1886,  James  A.  Thompson,  s.  of  Julius  Thompson, 

of  Middleboro.     Eesides  in  Whitman.     Had  two  ch: 

i.       Xorman  G.,  May  31,  1887. 

ii.      Madeline   C,  July  29,   1891. 
viii.  Frank  W.,  b.  in  Rockland,  July  24,  1866  ( ?)  ;  m.  Jan. 

28,  1893,  Annie  Mellefonte,  dau.  of  Robert,  of  Eng- 
land.      Reside  in  Rockland.       Have  one  ch : 

i.       Doris  W.,  Oct.  12,  1904. 
ix.     Leon,  b.  in  Rockland,  Feb.  14,  1867  ( ?)  ;  m.  in  1886, 

Emma  X.  Freeman,  dau.  of  Harvey  P.  Freeman,  of 

Whitman.        Reside   in  Winthrop,   Mass.,   and  have 

three  ch: 

i.       Leona  B.,  Dec.  29,  1886. 

ii.      Minnie  M.,  Mar.  13,  1888. 

iii.     Karl  S.,  July  13,  1890. 

26.  Ethan  T.  (s.  of  Ethan^^)  ;  m.  March  21,  1854,  Louisa  M. 
Davis,  dau.  of  James  Davis,  of  Falmouth.  She  was  b.  in  Fal- 
mouth, Dec.  22.  1831,  and  d.  Dec.  11,  1901.  Resides  on  Main 
street  between  Union  and  Cedar  streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

34.  i.       Herbert  T.,  Dec.  28,  1854. 

ii.      William  S.,  Feb.  7,  1856;  d.  Nov.  9,  1856. 

35.  iii.     William  E.,  May  19,  1857. 

iv.  George  A.,  Aug.  2,  1858;  d.   Sept.  22,  1858. 

V.  Sarah  L.,  Aug.  2,  1858;  d.  Apr.  6,  1859. 

vi.  Sarah  L.,  May  12,  1860;  d.  July  27,  1862. 

vii.  Fred  S.,  Jan.  10,  1863:  d.  Feb.  16,  1868. 

36.  viii.  Eugene  A.,  Aug.  10,  1864. 
ix.  Rosalia  L.,  Nov.   7,  1865. 

27.  Elijah  (s.  of  Ethani')  ;  m.  Mar.  28,  1858,  Jane  A.  Clark, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Clark,  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  in  1834,  and  d. 
Sept.  21,  1897.  He  d.  Sept.  13,  1897.  Resided  on  Center 
street,  near  the  R.  R.  crossing. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

37.  i.       Elihu  R.,  Nov.  19,  1858. 

ii.      Nellie  F.,  April  7,  1860;  d.  Sept.  20,  1861. 

iii.     Nellie  J.,   Oct.   20,   1861;  m.   Apr.   18,   1891,  Albert 

Clark,  s.  of  Benj.,  of  Marshfield.       He  was  b.  1843. 

She  d.  Dec.  21,  1904.    Ch :  Roy  B.,  b.  Dec.  28,  1891. 
iv.     Emma  F.,  Oct.  25,  1863;  m.  Edward  E.  Little  (2). 
V.      Elijah  C,  Aug.  29,  1865;  m.  July  4,   1886,  E.   Belle 

Waterman,  dau.  of  Samuel  Waterman  of  Brockton. 

He  d.  Oct.  30,  1904.       No  ch. 

38.  vi.     C.  Clifton,  March  21,  1867. 

vii.    George  E.,  Juin.'  3,  1878;  d.  August  24,  1878. 


308  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

28.  Joseph  (s.  of  Etliani"^)  ;  m.  Eliza  Clark,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Clark,  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  October  31,  1836,  and  d.  Nov.  1, 
1882.       He  d.  Aug.  22,  1893.       Kesided  in  Eockland. 

Children  born  in  Kookland: 

i.  Edward  C,  June  7,  1858;  m.  twice.  Resides  in 
Plymouth. 

ii.  Eliza  A.,  March  12,  1860;  m.  March  24,  1891,  Solo- 
mon Ford,  of  Weymouth,  and  is  now  d.  Had  one 
ch.  b.  in  Weymouth,  Nathaniel  S. 

iii.     Lizzie  J.,  March  12,  1860;  d.  unm.,  about  1896. 

iv.  J.  Webster,  July  28,  1861;  m.  Emma  Allen,  dau.  of 
Daniel   Allen,   of  Abington.        No  ch. 

V.      M.  Abby,  June  19,  1863;  m.  Thomas  H.  Harris  (1). 

vi.  George  E.,  Jan.  4,  1865 ;  m.  Lucy  Paine,  dau.  of  Abner 
Paine,  of  Weymouth.  Ch.  b.  in  Weymouth  :  Alice 
and  Helen. 

29.  George  E.  (s.  of  Cephas20) ;  m.  April  25,  1875,  Sallie  M. 
Cropper. 

Children : 
i.       Lizzie  M.,  Feb'y  12,  1876. 
ii.      Alice  M.,  Aug.  25,  1878. 

30.  G.  Francis  (s.  of  George  B.24)  ;  m.  Oct.  17,  1868,  Almena  P. 
Siders,  dau.  of  John  Siders,  and  d.  Dec.  15,  1906. 

Children : 

i.  Addie  F.,  April  7,  1870;  m.  Oct.  11,  1898,  E.  Warren 
Hayden,  s.  of  Albert  Hayden,  and  has  ch. 

ii.  Arthur  T.,  Sept.  28,  1875;  m.  March  18,  1903,  Jose- 
phine E,  Wright,  dau.  of  Marshall  Wright,  and  has 
ch. 

iii.     Mabelle  S.,  Mar.  1,  1881. 

iv.     Ethel  B.,  Apr.  4,  1885 ;  d.  July  24,  1885. 

V.      Clifford,  May  1,  1890. 

31.  Alonzo  W.  (s.  of  Wm.  G.25)  ;  m.  Dec.  1,  1870,  Isadora  A. 
French,  dau.  of  Joseph.  She  was  b.  in  Boston,  May  16,  1850;  1. 
in  Eockland.       A  man  of  extensive  and  varied  business  interests. 

Children  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Yernon  F.,  Jan.  11,  1872;  d.  Aug.  13,  1872. 
ii.      Carleton  H.,  Aug.  7,  1873;  d.  July  13,  1875. 
iii.     Burton  G.,  July  21,  1875;  d.  Mar.  10,  1876. 
iv.     Winthrop  I.,  Nov.  20,  1878. 
V.      Herbert  G.,  May  26,  1880;  m.  June  24,  1902,  Nellie 

M.  Gregor,  of  P.  E.  I.       One  ch :  Eleanor, 
vi.     Butler  F.,  Apr.  16,  1883;  m.  June  22,  1905,  Lora  E. 
Wright,  of  Abington. 

32.  Everett  (s.  of  Wm.  G.25)  ;  m.  June  3,  1883,  Alice  R.  Beverly, 
dau.  of  Wm.  R.,  of  Rockland;  1.  in  Whitman. 


GENEALOGIES.  309 

Children  born  in  Whitman : 
i.       Wm.  E.,  June  23,  1884;  m.  Oct.  28,  1905,  Hattie  T. 

Young,  of  Maine, 
ii.      Leroy  C,  July  11,  1886. 
iii.     Beverly  ¥.,  Jan.   29,   1888. 

IV.  Beatrice  S.,  Apr.  27.  1890. 

V.  Paul  S.,  Feb.  26,  1892. 
vi.  Harry  C,  May  -1,  1898. 
vii.    Eleanor,  Mar.  6,  1901. 

33.  Chester  M.  (s.  of  William  G.^^) ;  m.  Nov.  25,  1884,  Jennie 
F.  dishing,  dau.  of  Lysander,  of  Eoekland.      Eesides  in  Eockland. 

Children : 
i.       Gladys  C,  April  21,  1886. 
ii.      Alice  M.,  April  4,  1889. 
iii.     Chester  D.,  May  2,  1900. 

34.  Herbert  T.  (s.  of  Ethan  T.2G)  ;  m.  first.  May  7,  1879,  Ida  M. 
Porter,  of  Abington.  She  d.  Oct.,  1883,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Nov. 
15,  1S87,  Villa  Cahoon,  of  Nova  Scotia.       Eesides  in  Brockton. 

C  hildren  by  wife  Ida,  born  in  Brockton: 

i.       Everett  S.,  Jan.  11,  1881. 

ii.      Arthur  W.,  Dec.  14,  1882 ;  d.,  1889. 
C'hildren  by  wife  Villa,  born  in  Brockton: 

iii.     Ethel  M.,  Aug.  4,  1889. 

iv.     Grace   L.,   Aug.    31,    1891. 

35.  William  E.  (s.  of  Ethan  T.^g)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1883,  Maria 
S.  Baker,  of  Falmouth.      Eesides  in  Chelsea.       School  teacher. 

Children : 
i.       Harold  E.,  b.  in  Falmouth,  July  4,  1885. 
ii.      Maurice  E.,  b.  in  Falmouth,  July  20,  1890. 
iii.     Irving,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Aug.  15,  1893. 

36.  Eugene  A.  (s.  of  Etlian  T.^g)  ;  m.  Dec.  10,  1892,  Ella  M. 
Mayo,  of  Provincetown.  Originator,  of  "Perry  Pictures."  Re- 
sides in  Maiden. 

Children : 
i.       Louise  A.,  b.  in  Maiden,  Feb.  10,  1896;  d.  Aug.,  1896. 
ii.      Edwin  T.,  b.  in  Princetown,  Aug.  10,  1899. 

37.  Elihu  E.  (s.  of  Elijali^')  ;  m.  Oct.  6,  1887,  Winifred  M. 
Gilbert,  dau.  of  Eoscoe  L.  Gilbert,  of  Brockton.  Eesides  in  Brock- 
ton.   Member  of  City  Government. 

Children : 
i.       Fred  C,  Sept.  3,  1888. 
ii.      Winfield  L.,  May  12,  1891. 
iii.     Lora  A.,  Feb.  3;  1904;  d.  Aug.  9,  1904. 
iv.     Euth  L.,  Feb.  3,  1904 


310  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

38.     C.  Clifton  (s.  of  Elijah^^)  ;  m.  Oct.  6,  1894,  Annie  E.  Jack- 
son, dau.  of  Joseph  Jackson  of  N.  S.      Eesides  on  Silver  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Howard  E.,  Dec.  3,  1895. 

ii.      Karl  E.,  June  8,  1897. 

PERRY. 

1.     Domingo  S.   (s.  of  Bernard  S.),  b.  in  the  Azores,  Feb'y  24,^ 
1880;  m.,  Dec.   9,  1906,  Mabel  H.  Murdock,  dau.  of  Mortimer 
Murdock.     She  was  b.  in  London,  England,  April  1,  1883.     Came 
to  Hanover  in  1903. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Raymond  M.,  Dec.  3,  1907. 

ii.      Mabel  L.,  April  32,  1910. 

PETERSON. 

1.  Charles  A.  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Duxbury,  April  17,  1847;  m. 
Feb'y  12,  1871,  Henrietta  C.  Hunt,  dau.  of  John  T.  Hunt  of 
Duxbury.  She  was  b.  Feb'y  3,  1852.  He»d.  Nov.  11,  1898,  he 
and  three  others  being  instantly  killed  by  the  falling  of  the  burn- 
ing building,  at  the  Corners,  which  they  were  endeavoring  to  save. 
Children  born  in  Duxbury: 

i.       Maud  F.,  April  16,  1874;  d.  Mar.  5,  1894. 

ii.      Lottie  B.,  July  3,  1877. 

PETERSON. 

1.     D.  Manley  (s.  of  Benjamin),  b.  in  Canton,  Me.,  Jan.  19,  1835; 
m.  July  24,  1856,  Mary  A.  Finney,  dau.  of  Benjamin  D.  Finney 
(1).     She  was  b.  in  Plymouth,  June  5,  1836.     He  served  in  Civil 
War.     She  m.  secondly,  John  W.  Pratt  (1). 
Children : 
i.       Lilliston  B.,  b.  in  Carver,  July  2,  1857;  m.  Dec.  25, 
1884,  Alice  C.  Pulsifer  of  Poland,  Me.,  who  was  b. 
July  11,  1856.     No  ch. 
ii.      William  C,  b.  in  Carver,  Apr.  5,  1859;  m.  May  30, 
1891,   Emily  M.    Studley,   dau.   of  Reuben   Studley 
(23).     No  ch. 
iii.     Clinton  H.,  b.  in  Plvmouth,  Nov.  28,  1861;  d.  May 
30,  1875. 

PETERSON. 

1.  John  E.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Apr.  17,  1886;  m.  in  1901,  Emma 
Gustafs,  of  Sweden.  Resides  on  Whiting  street,  north  of  North 
street. 

Children : 

i.       Stella  W.,  Feb.  5,  1902. 

11.      Oscar  L.,  Jan.  25,  1903. 


GENEALOGIES.  311 

iii.     George  W.,  Mar.  4,  1901. 
iv.     Harry  W.,  June  14,  1908. 

PETERSON. 

1.     Phineas  P.   (s.  of  Benjamin  of  Paris,  Me.),  b.  Dec.  7,  1824; 
ni.  July  4,  1848,  Avis  H.  Turner,  dau.  of  George  W.  Turner  (39). 
He  d.  Nov.  23,  1869.     IJesided  on  Whiting  street,  in  house  now 
occupied  by  Francis  H.  Harvey. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       George  H.,  Jan.  9,  1851 ;  m.  first,  May  12,  1879,  Sarah 
E.  Baker  of  Chelsea,  dau.  of  William  H.  Baker.    She 
d.  Sept.  7,  1879,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Clara  Sharp, 
dau.  of  John  Sharp.     One  child  by  first  wife,  who  d. 
young. 
ii.      Louisa  J.,  Feb.  7,  1854;  ni.  George  A.  Durrell,  and  d. 

Apr.  23,  1871.     Child,  Edith,  d.  aged  6  months. 
iii.     Avis  0.,  Aug.  21,  1858;  d.  Sept.  24,  1858. 
iv.     P.  Percy,  Aug.  4,  1865;  m.  Dec,  1890,  Carrie  Crowell, 
dau.  of  Isaiah  Crowell  of  W.  Dennis,  Mass.     Child, 
Benjamin  P.,  Oct.  11,  1891. 

PHILLIPS. 

1.  Absalom  (s.  of  Christopher  of  Hanson) ;  m.  Abigail  Barker, 
dau.  of  Gideon  Barker  of  Hanson.  He  d.  in  1853,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Dec.  12,  1865. 

Children;  the  first  10  of  whom  were  born  in  Pembroke  or 
Hanson : 
i.       Gideon  B.,  Jan.,   1805;  m.  Mar.   18,  1832,  Lydia   G. 

Whiting,  of  Abington,  and  removed  from  town. 
ii.      Abigail,  Mar.  30,  1806;  m.  Charles  Lincoln  of  Bridge- 
water,  and  had  chihlren. 
iii.     Almira,  Dec.  29,  1808;  m.  Thomas  Damon   (4). 
iv.     James  C,  Feb.,  1810;  m.  a  Joyce,  and  d.  Sept.  11,  1S84. 
Had  a  son,  D.  Gushing  Phillips  of  Rockhand,  who 
was  father  of  Waldo  T.   Phillips  of  Hanover,  and 
a  dau.,  Hannah  M.,  who  m.  James  E.  Damon  (12). 
V.      Betsey,  Oct.  9,  1811;  m.  Charles  Smith   (1). 
vi.     Ann  T.,  1813 ;  d.  young. 

2.  vii.    Charles  B.,  1815. 

viii.  Thomas  H.,  1817;  m.  and  had  eh.,  (of  his  family  noth- 
ing is  known). 

ix.  William,  Dec,  1820.  Served  3  years  in  Civil  War;  d. 
unm.,  in  Hanover,  May  15,  1869. 

X.  Nathaniel,  Feb.  4,  1822;  m.  Martha  Vining,  dau.  of 
Ebed   Vining. 

xi.  Zavan,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  24,  1824;  unm.  Served 
in  Navy  during  the  Civil  War. 

3.  xii.    Albert,  b.  in  Hanover,  Apr.  3,  1826. 


312  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

2.  Charles  B.  (s.  of  Absalom^)  ;  m.  Sept.  o,  186S,  Phebe  M. 
Bates,  wid.  of  Albert  E.  Bates  (55),  and  dau.  of  David  Corthell 
(3).  He  d.  Sept.  29,  1877,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  17,  1901.  Ee- 
sided  on  Circuit  street,  near  the  end  of  Winter  street. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       C.  Herbert,  Oct.  30,  1869;  unm. 

3.  Albert  (s.  of  Absalom^) ;  m.  Apr.  24,  1864,  Martha  S.  Damon, 
dau.  of  John  Damon  (5).  She  d.  May  12,  1888,  and  he  d.  Feb. 
20,  1905.    Eesided  on  Whiting  street,  north  of  North  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ida  M.,  Mar.  4,  1865;  m.  Alfred  E.  Scott  (1). 
ii.      Martha  A.,  June  14,  1876 ;  d.  Nov.  28,  1888. 

4.  Waldo  F.  (s.  of  D.  Cushing  and  gr.  s.  of  Absalom^)  ;  b.  in 
Marshfield,  July  12,  1867;  m.  Oct.  23,  1892,  Letta  C.  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Turner  Stetson  (41).  Eesides  on  Hanover  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself.     Mason  by  trade. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Esther  C,  Nov.  24,  1895. 
ii.      Eoland  T.,  Oct.  25,  1899. 
iii.     Euth  S.,  Oct.  5,  1903. 

PHILLIPS. 

1.     Edgar  W.  (s.  of  Joshua  of  Weymouth),  b.  in  1856;  m.,  June 
18,  1879,  Grace  G.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Isaac  G.  Stetson  (1). 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Edgar  W..  Mar.  23,  1881 ;  d.  Mav  5,  1881. 

ii.      Eena  W.,  Oct.  23,  1883 ;  d.  Oct.  26,  1884. 

iii.     Ina  S.,  A^^g.  26,  1886 ;  d.  July  2,  1888. 

iv.     Hazel,  Aug.  27,  1892. 

PHILLIPS. 

1.  Edmund  (s.  of  Edmund  of  Hanson),  b.  Mar.  28,  1808;  m. 
Oct.,  1845,  Joanna  Eichmond,  dau.  of  Allen  Eichmond.  She  was 
b.  in  Lakeville,  Aug.  27,  1822,  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1888.  He  d.  Aug.  2, 
1883.  Served  in  Civil  War,  and  lost  an  arm.  Eesided  on  Winter 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  Allen  E.,  born  in  Hanson: 

2.  i.       Allen  E.,  May  10,  1846. 

3.  ii.      George  L.,  Jan.  28,  1848. 

iii.     Nancy  B.,  Apr.  19,  1850;  m.,  Sept.  4,  1870,  George 
W.  Turner,  s.  of  Seth  Turner  of  Hanson.     Ch.  b. 
in  Hanson : 
i.       Elva  M.,  June  27,  1872;  m.  Chas.  Bosworth  of 

Whitman,  s.  of  J.  Frank  Bosworth,  and  d.  Mar.  3, 

1890.     No  ch. 
ii.      Millie  M.,  Sept.  28,  1877;  m.  first,  John  Til- 

linghast  of  Bridgewater,  s.  of  Arthur  A.  Tilling- 


GENEALOGIES.  313 

hast,  and  had  chihl,  George  A.  Slie  m.  secondly, 
William  Belden  of  Fall  Kiver,  s.  of  William  11. 
Balden. 

iv.     Maria  A.,  Mar.  29,  1852;  m.  William  F.  Howland  (2). 

V.      Sarah  R.,  June  22,  1854;  m.  Wallace  House  (4). 
4.     vi.     Charles  E.,  July  7,  1859. 

2.  Allen  R.  (s.  of  Edmund^)  ;  m.  first,  Sept.  30,  1867,  Josephine 
A.  Drake,  dau.  of  Francis  H.  Drake  of  Pembroke.  She  d.,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Feb.  26,  1874,  Abbie  F.  Estes,  dau.  of  Stephen  H. 
Estes,  of  Hanson.  She  was  b.  Oct.  15,  1851.  Now  resides  in 
Hanson. 

Child  by  wife  Josephine,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lillie  R.,  June  6,  1868;  m.  first,  Jan.  6,  1885,  Preston 
W.  Snell,  s.  of  James  Snell  of  Campello.     Child  b. 
in  Brockton,  Gertrude  J.,  Apr.  6,  1886;  d.  aged  10 
3^ears.     She  m.  secondly,  Dennis  Doris,  and  resides 
in  Chelsea. 
Child  by  wife  Abbie,  born  in  Hanson : 
ii.      Marion,  Aug.  31,  1885. 

3.  George  L.  (s.  of  Edmund^)  ;  m.  Sept.  18,  1873,  Addie  F. 
Magoun,  dau.  of  Ezra  Magoun  of  Hanson.  She  was  born  Feb.  9, 
1855,  and  d.  July  28,  1908.  Resides  on  Broadway,  near  South 
Hanover  station. 

Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lottie  L.,  Apr.  2,  1877:  m.  M.  Edward  Morse  (7). 
ii.      Edna  F.,  May  21,  1881;  m.  F.  Wilbur  Baker  (1). 
iii.     Lyndall  M.,  Oct.  2,  1888. 

4.     Charles  E.  (s.  of  Edmund^)  ;  m.  Sept.  13,  1882,  Abbie  M. 
Ford,  dau.  of  C.  Julius  Ford  (1).     Resides  in  Dedham. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       G.  Velma,  Oct.  10,  1884;  m.  Oct.  21,  1902,  Warren  W. 
White,  s.  of  John  W.  White  of  Dedham.    Child  born 
in  Dedham,  Wendell  P.,  Nov.  25,  1906. 
ii.      Roline  L.,  Sept.  16,  1888. 

PHILLIPS. 

1.  Ezra  (s.  of  Ezra,  and  a  descendant  of  Thomas  Phillips,  who  d. 
in  Duxbiiry,  Dec.  17,  1759,  aged  81  yrs.,  and  probably  a  descendant 
of  Joliii,  who  was  of  Marshfield  in  1638),  born  in  Hanson,  Oct. 
10,  1810;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1834,  Catherine  H.  Tilden,  dau.  of  Dr. 
Calvin  Tilden  of  Hanson.  He  d.  May  15,  1882,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Feb'y  25,  1900.  Resided  on  Broadway,  where  his  son,  Morrill  A., 
now  resides.  Was  engaged  in  manufacture  of  tacks,  first  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  E.  Y.  Perry  &  Co.,  and  later,  Ezra  Phillips 
&  Sons. 

CliiMi'i'n  horn  in  Hanson: 
i.       Calvin  T.,  Mar.  3,  1876;  m.,  Oct.  31,  1865,  Maria  E. 


314  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

Josselyn,  dau.  of  Algernon  Josselyn  of  Hanson.  He 
d.  Jan'y  15,  1892.  No  children.  Eesided  first  in 
Hanson.  Was  Eepresentative  from  that  town  in 
1873.  Soon  after  removed  to  Hanover,  into  the 
house  which  he  constructed  on  the  corner  of  Broad- 
way and  Water  street.  Library  Trustee  from  the 
date  of  its  establishment  until  the  date  of  his  death. 

ii.      Catherine,  May  14,  1842;  d.  Dec.  30,  1843. 
2.     iii.     Morrill  A.,  Feb'y  27,  1844. 

iv.     Charles  ¥.,  April  21,  1846.     A  lawyer.     (See  chapter 
on  Professional  Men)  ;  d.  imm.,  January  30,  1885. 

V.      Alfred  T.,  Nov.  16,  1849 ;  d.  March  5,  1850. 

2.  Morrill  A.  (s.  of  Ezra^)  ;  m.  first,  July  17,  1879,  Sophia  E. 
Simmons,  dau.  of  Perez  Simmons  (11).  She  d.  Nov.  18,  1901. 
He  m.  secondly,  Dec.  1,  1904,  Adelaide  B.  Wade,  dau.  of  Cleve- 
land B.  Wade  of  Me.  Besides  on  Broadway,  in  the  house  for  a 
long  time  owned  by  John  Sylvester.  A  member  of  the  firm  of 
Ezra  Phillips  &  Sous.  Tack  manufacturer.  A  Library  trustee 
from  the  date  of  the  death  of  his  brother,  Calvin  T.,  until  the 
present  time. 

Children  by  wife  Sophia  E.,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Catherine  T.,  Aug.  13,  1880. 

ii.      Adaline  S.,  Nov.  7,  1881;  m.  Apr.  26,  1904,  James  E. 
Hall,  s.  of  James  M.  W.  Hall  of  Cambridge.  Ch. : 
i.       James  P.,  July  10,  1905. 
ii.      Morrill,  Nov.  21,  1906. 
iii.     Sophia  E.,  July  11,  1885. 
iv.     Fanny  H.,  Sept.  18,  1888. 

PHILLIPS. 

1.  Lot  (s.  of  Ezra  and  halfbrother  of  Ezra^)  ;  b.  in  Hanson,  Feb. 
13,  1841;  m.  Sarah  E.  Barker,  dau.  of  Lot  P.  Barker  of  Hanson. 
She  was  b.  May  26,  1842,  and  d.  Jan'y  9,  1907.  Box  manufac- 
turer. President  of  the  Lot  Phillips  &  Co.  Corporation.  Eesides 
on  Hanover  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children : 

2.  i.       George  W.,  born  in  Hanson,  Feb.  9,  1864. 

ii.  Mabel  G.,  born  in  Hanson,  Dec.  11,  1866;  m.  Edwin 
T.  Whiting  (41). 

3.  iii.     Fred  W.,  born  in  Hanson,  Jan.  10,  1870. 

iv.  Flora  E.,  born  in  Hanson,  Nov.  20,  1871 :  m.  Frank  S. 
Alger   (2). 

4.  V.      Ezra  B.,  born  in  Hanson,  Oct.  18,  1873. 

vi.  Lee,  born  in  Hanover,  Apr.  8,  1879 ;  m.  Apr.  19,  1906, 
Elizabeth  W.  Curtis,  dau.  of  Albert  J.  Curtis.  Be- 
sides in  Ohio. 

vii.    Hugh,  born  in  Hanover,  Feb.   1,  1882. 

2.  George  W.  (s.  of  Lot^)  ;  m.  June  27,  1888,  Edith  E.  Wheeler, 


GENEALOGIES.  315 

dau.  of  L.  F.  Wheeler  of  Rockland,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Piam  C.  Whit- 
ing (3).     She  was  b.  Jan.  9,  1868.     He  d.  Oct.  13,  1889. 
Child  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       George  W.,  Xov.  13,  1889. 

3.  Fred  W.  (s.  of  Lot^)  ;  m.  Aug.  18,  189G,  Jane  F.  Drew,  dau. 
of  Thomas  Drew  (1).  Resides  on  Circuit  street,  near  the  West 
Hanover  station. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elizabeth  B.,  June  2fi,   1897. 
ii.      Evalina  D.,  July  24,  1900. 
iii.     Lot.,  Sept.  11,  1903. 

4.  Ezra  B.  (s.  of  Lot^)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1894,  Mabel  F.  Turner,  dau. 
of  Walter  F.  Turner  (39).     Resides  on  Pleasant  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Reta  L.,  July  1,  1900. 
ii.      Ezra  W.,  Mar.  (i,  1906. 

PHILLIPS. 

1.  Loring  S.  (s.  of  Lemuel),  b.  in  Weymouth,  Sept.,  1849;  m. 
Nov.  14,  1874,  Anne  E.  Stetson,  dau.  of  John  Stetson  (39).  No 
children.     Resides  on  Broadway,  a  few  rods  east  of  Water  street. 

PHINNEY. 

1.     Albert  W.    (s.  of  Lewis,  of  Barnstable,  Mass.),  b.  in  Barn- 
stable, Aug.  13,  1858;  m.  Jan.  12,  1877,  Aseneth  B.  Allen.     She 
was  b.   in   Sandwich,   Mass.,   Dec.   19,   1858.     Resides   on   Centre 
street,  near  Broadway,  in  the  Kilburn  Perry  house. 
Children : 

i.       Eugene  F.,  Sept.  6,  1878. 

ii.      Lizzie  M.,  Apr.  14,  1881;  m.  James  AV.  Turner   (2). 

iii.     Stella  B.,  Nov.  28,  1888. 

PINSON. 

1.  Thomas  A.,  s.  of  Alfred,  of  Norwell,  b.  in  Norwell,  Sept.  12, 
1857;  m.  June  30,  1886,  Margaret  Johnson,  dau.  of  Enoch  John- 
son (1).  Resides  on  Hanover  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Charles  C,  Dec.  2,  1890. 

ii.      E.  May,  Mar.  8,  1895. 

POCORNY. 

1.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph  of  Boston),  b.  Dec.  16,  1809;  m.  May  20, 
1832,  Lydia  Clapp,  of  Scituate.  Proprietor  of  Tavern  at  Four 
Corners  for  a  time. 


316  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

Children : 
i.       Joseph  E.;  d.,  1834. 

ii.      Augustine  P.,  Dec.  22,  1835;  drowned  Aug.  29,  1850. 
iii.     Cerena  C,  Jan.  3,  1838;  m.  first,  Augustine  Measures; 

m.  secondly,  Howard  F.  Maun  (24). 
Children  by  first  marriage: 

i.       Joseph  A.,  Aug.  17,  1858. 

ii.      James  A.,  Dec.  27,  1859. 

iii.     Albert  L.,  Apr.  3,  1868. 
iv.     Eunice  A.,  Aug.  8,  1841. 
V.      Joseph  E.,  Dec.  26,  1843;  d.  1846. 
vi.     Lydia  A.,  Apr.  6,  1847;  m.  Albert  Jacobs  (22). 

POOLE. 

1.  John  (s.  of  John  of  Abington),  b.  Feb.  20,  1812;  m.  first, 
Lydia  J.  Mann,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (11).  She  d.  Apr.  11, 
1852,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Oct.  12,  1853,  Nancy  H.  Curtis,  dau.  of 
Loring  Curtis  (54).  She  d.  Dec.  10,  1871,  and  he  d.  Nov.  22, 
1877.     Eesided  on  Webster  street,  near  London  Bridge. 

Children  by  wife  Lydia  J.,  born  in  Hanover,  except  Benjamin 
B.,  born  in  111. : 

2.  i.       John  S.,  Sept.  14,  1833. 

ii.      Lydia  M.,  May  18,  1836;  m.  Lucius  A.  Whiting  (37). 

3.  iii.     Benjamin  B.,  Jan.  6,  1841. 

iv.     Mary  A.,  July  11,  1849;  m.  John  A.  Turner  (36). 
V.      Alonzo  N.,  Nov.  16,  1851;  d.  young. 
Cliildren  by  wife  Nancy  H.,  born  in  Hanover: 
vi.     Eufus  W.,  Dec.  8,  1854;  m.  Rebecca  Burke  of  West 
Bridgewater.     Besides  in  Wollaston.     No  children. 

4.  vii.    Charles  W.,  Oct.  9,  1858. 

5.  viii.  Fred  E.,  Oct.  18,  1864. 

ix.     Leslie  A.,  Nov.  26,  1866;  unm. 

2.  John  S.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Susan  J.  Phillips,  dau.  of  James 
M.  Phillips  of  E.  Abington.     She  d.  Dec.  13,  1895,  aged  58  years. 

Children  born  in  East  Abington: 
i.       Alonzo  N.,  Sept.  21,  1853. 
ii.      Flora  A.,  July  23,  1855. 
iii.     Charles  S.,  Nov.  20,  1864;  d.  Mar.  22,  1865. 
iv.     Inez  0.,  Mar.  7,  1866. 

'3.     Benjamin  B.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  in  1863,  Lusanna  M.  Whiting, 
<iau.  of  Oilman  C.  Whiting  (2).     Resides  in  Norwell. 
Children : 
i.       Emma  B.,  born  in  Hanovei-,  June  29,  1864;  d.  Nov.  7, 

1877. 
ii.      George  A.,  born  in  Hingham,  Mar.  17,  1870;  unm. 

4.  Charles  W.  (s.  of  Jolm^)  ;  m.  Nov.  14,  1879,  Cordelia  F. 
Sherman,  dau.  of  Avery  T.  Sherman. 


GENEALOGIES.  31T 

Child  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       Leon,  July  18,  1880;  m.  Mar.   7,  1906,  Margaret  C. 
MacDonald,  dau.  of  Stephen  A.  MacDonald. 

5.     Fred  E.   (s.  of  Jotmi)  ;  m.  July  3,  1890,  Edith  A.  Dyer  of 
Brockton,  dau.  of  Andrew  Tfyer. 
Child  born  in  Brockton : 
i.       Harold  E.,  March  25,  1892. 

POOLE. 

1.     Joseph   (s.  of  John  of  Abington),  b.  Aug.,  1816;  m.  Nov.  8, 
1835,  Deborah  Crocker,  dau.  of  Ensign  Crocker  (4).     She  d.  Sept, 
8,  1859,  and  he  d.  Dec.  21,  1863.     Resided  on  Whiting  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Joseph  W.,  Jan.  14,  1839;  m.  Dec.  2,  1865,  Emma  J. 
Hobart,  dau.  of  Caleb  Hobart  of  Abington.     Child 
born  in  Eockland. 

i.       Lottie  E.,  Mar.  6,  1875 ;  d.  Dec.  6,  1892. 
ii.      Deborah  A.,  May  26,  1844;  m.  Nov.  26,  1863,  Boylston 
Gr.  White,  s.  of  Boylston  Wliite  of   So.   Weymouth. 
He  d.  Sept.  21,  1905.     Children: 
i.       Edith,  Oct.   20,  1864;  m.  Frank  A.   Caldwell, 
s.  of  Charles  Caldwell  of  Burlington,  Mass.     He 
d.  Apr.  18,  1906.       Had  three  children. 
ii.  ■    Mary  E.,   Sept.   22,   1877;   m.   Apr.   20,   1904, 
George  W.   Jennings  of  Braintree,   s.   of   Samuel 
W.  Jennings. 

POOLE. 

1.     L.  Augustus  (s.  of  Ludo  of  E.  Abington),  b.  Aug.  27,  1828. 
Resided  nearly  all  of  his  life  in  East  Abington,  now  Rockland;  m. 
June  8,  1851,  Jane  R.  Merriam,  dau.  of  George  Merriam,  and  gr. 
dau.  of  Lemuel  Dwelley  (11).   -She  d.  July  6.  1907. 
Children  born  in  E.  Abington : 
i.       Georgianna  R.,  May  24,  1852;  unm. 
ii.      Celia  M.,  Jan.  14,  1856;  m.  July  13,  1889,  Lewis  W. 
Cobbett  of  Rockland,  s.  of  Lewis  Cobbett  of  Dedham. 
No  children, 
iii.     Mary  J.,  Sept.  12,  1858;  m.  Nov.  25,  1883,  Charles  F. 
Forbes  of  Rockland,  s.  of  William  Forbes,  of  Truro, 
N.  S.,  and  has  had  six  children,  viz. :  John  M.,  Grace 
F.,  Carl  R.,  M.  Louise,  Robert  I.,  and  M.  Alice, 
iv.     Abel  M.,  Mav  1,  I860;  unm. 

v.  Viola  L.,  Dec.  23,  1863 ;  m.  July  18,  1888,  Albert  L. 
Studley.  s.  of  James  Studley  of  N.  Y.,  and  has  had 
nine  children,  viz.:  Arthur  M.,  Lincoln  H.,  Eliza- 
beth R.,  Ralph  J.,  Mary  A..  Gerry  P.,  Rutli,  Lucy 
J.,  and  Velma. 
vi.     Grace  E.,  Feb.   20,  1867;  m.  Aug.   9,   1894,  Traverse 


318  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

Blenis  of  liockland,  s.  of  G.  T.  Bleuis  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, and  has  children,  viz. :  George  M.,  Bessie  L., 
and  Alice  E. 

vii.    Chester  A.,  Oct.  23,  1872;  mini. 

viii.  Frederick  I.,  Oct.  23,  1874;  unm. 

POOLE. 

1.  S.  Austin  (s.  of  Samuel  C),  b.  in  E.  Abington,  Feb.  21,  1846. 
Came  to  Hanover  in  1862;  m.  first,  Dec.  5,  1867,  Margaret  E. 
Freeman,  dau.  of  Joseph  B.  Freeman.  She  was  b.  in  Abington, 
Mar.  19,  1848,  and  d.  Jan.  20,  1889 ;  m.  secondly.  May  12,  1894, 
Alice  H.  Peterson,  dau.  of  Florin  Estes  (19).  She  d.  June  7, 
1900.  He  m.  thirdly,  Sept.  20,  1904,  Mary  J.  Winsor,  wid.  of 
Joseph  Winsor,  and  dau.  of  Martin  T.  Stetson  (1).  Resides  on 
Whiting  street,  in  the  "Zadoc  Beal"  house. 

Children  by  wife  Margaret  E.,  all  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Herman  A.,  Sept.  22,  1868. 

ii.      Gracie  F.,  May  19,  1871 ;  d.  Mar.  4,  1888. 
iii.     Edith  V.,  Nov.  30,  1874. 
iv.     Carroll  B.,  Oot.  20,  1881. 

2.  Herman  A.  (s.  of  S.  Austin^ )  ;  m.  Nov.  21,  1891,  Amelia  F. 
Estes,  dau.  of  Florin  Estes  (19).     Eesides  in  Rockland. 

Children  all  born  in  Rockland, 
i.       Elsie  F.,  Oct.  26,  1893. 
ii.      Ernestine  V.,  Apr.  10,  1896. 
iii.     Eleanor  E.,  Sept.  14,  1902. 

POPE. 

1.     John    (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Ireland  about  1845,  and  came  to 
Hanover   about   1864;  m.   Feb.   4,   1866,   Mary  Devine,   dau.   of 
Patrick  ])e\ine  of  Ireland.     She  was  b.  June  25,  1837.    He  d.  Feb, 
5,  1901.     Resided  on  Myrtle  street. 
Children : 
i.       Mary  E.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Jan.  13,  1867;  m.  John  L. 
McGough  of  Hanson,  s.  of  Lawrence  McGough.    Re- 
sides in  Hanson.     Children : 
i.       Alice,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  20,  1888. 
ii.      Nellie  B.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Apr.,  1890. 
iii.     Lawrence,  b.  in  Whitman,  Apr.,  1895. 
iv.     Joseph,  b.  in  Roxbury. 
ii.      Nellie  F.,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  Nov.  8,  1868;  m.  James  A, 

Estes    (1). 
iii.     Catherine  L.,  b.  in  Boston,  Jan.  13,  1874;  m.  in  1894, 
John  M.   Mulready  of  Rockland,  s.  of  Luke  Mul- 
ready.     Children : 

i.       Grace,  Mar.,  1895;  d.  Sept.,  1895. 
ii.      John,  Sept.  13,  1896. 
iv,     James  E,,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug,  10,  1875;  unm. 


GEXE.\LOGIES.  319 

V.      George  D.,  b.  in  Hanover,  May  18,  1S78;  unin.,  and 
resides  in  West  Virginia.     One  child;  d.  young. 

POWEK. 

1.     John  J.  (s.  of  James  H.  of  Nova  Scotia).     Came  to  Hanover 
in  1885;  m.  Aug.  9,  1883,  Annie  R.  Hanna.     Resided  on  Cedar 
street.    He  d.  June  30,  1891,  aged  37  years. 
Cliildren : 
i.       Olive  L.,  b.  in  N.  S.,  July  11,  1884;  m.  Mar.  8,  1903, 
W.  Wallace  Beal,  s.  of  William  Beal.     He  was  b.  in 
K  S.,  Oct.  25,  1874.     Child  born  in  Randolph: 
i.       Jesse  M.,  June  28,  1905. 
ii.      Charles  X.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Feb.  24,  1887. 

PRATT. 

1.  Jacob  D.  (s.  of  Thomas  of  Hanson),  b.  Dec.  24,  1834;  m. 
Salina  F.  Crocker  of  Duxbury. 

Had  twelve  children,  first  eleven  born  in  Hanson.       Y\'e  fol- 
low only  three: 
i.       Inez  M.,  Apr.  27,  185(5;  m.  Florin  P.  Estes,  s.  of  Florin 

Estes  (19).     Has  2  children, 
ii.      Julia  E.,  Oct.  13.  1857:  m.  E.  Clayton  Hardim?  (2). 
iii.     Wallace  T.,  FebV  24,  1866;  m.  Xov.  1.  1!)U2.  Mary  A. 
Brown,  dau.  of  Joseph  B.  Brown  (1). 

PRATT. 

1.  John  W.  (s.  of  Isaac,  of  Weymouth),  b.  in  Weymouth,  Dec. 
9,  1829 ;  m.  first,  Oct.  20,  1853,  Hannah  S.  Turner,  dau.  of  John 

C.  Turner  (1).  She  was  b.  July  18,  1835,  and  d.  Aug.  4,  1891; 
m.  secondly,  Jan.  18,  1894,  Mary  A.  Peterson,  dau.  of  Benjamin 

D.  Finney  (1).  She  d.  Apr.  21,  "1906.  He  served  in  the  Mexican 
War,  U.  S.  Army,  Co.  I,  7th  Infantry,  1847-48,  and  d.  in  Maine 
in  1908. 

Children  by  wife  Hannah : 
i.       Charles  T.,  Apr.  12,  1854;  d.  Apr.  15,  1874. 
ii.      Oscar  W.,  Sept.  8,  1856;  d.  May  15,  1858. 
iii.     Andrew  T.,  Feb.  6,  1858;  d.  FeJ).  20,  1858. 
iv.     Mary  F.,  May  2,  1859;  d.  May  14,  185!). 
V.      Oscar  W.,  June  25,  1872;  d.  Dec.  25,  1902.     Drowned 
in  Big  Sandy  pond. 

PRATT. 

1.  Phineas  Pratt,  a  joiner,  came  to  Plymouth  in  1623,  and  mar- 
ried Mary,  step-daughter  of  Cuthbert  Cuthbertson  and  daughter 
of  Degory  Priest,  who  came  in  the  Mayflower,  1620,  and  deceased 
the  succeeding  winter.  He  died  at  Charlestown,  19th  Apr.,  1680, 
aged  about  90.     Samuel,  his  son,  removed  early  to  Scituate,  and 


320  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE, 

was  slain  by  Indians  in  the  noted  battle  at  Eeuoboth.  Jonathan, 
son  of  Samuel,  married  Margaret  Loc,  or  Low,  probably  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Howland)  Low  of  Marshfield,  and 
had,  among  others,  Martha,  b.  28  Aug.,  1704;  m.  Ezekiel  Palmer 
(1)  of  Hanover;  and  Othniel,  b.  25  Jan.,  1708.  See  reference  to 
Phineas  Pratt  (chap.  1,  Historical),  as  being  probably  the  first 
wliite  man  to  tread  the  soil  of  Hanover. 

2.  Othniel  (s.  of  Jonathan)  ;  m.  April  2,  1738-9,  Mary  Prior 
of  Duxbury.  She  d.  Mar.  12,  1759,  and  he  d.  June  23,  1758.  Re- 
sided on  Washington  street,  on  the  spot  where  now  stands  the 
house  which  Martin  Church  erected,  and  in  which  he  lived  and 
died. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

3.  i.       Jonathan,  Oct.  15,  1740. 

ii.      Othniel,  Mar.   7,   1743;   m.   Nov.    11,   1765,   Deborah 

Hatch.     Moved  to  Spencer, 
iii.     Benjamin,  Mar.  4,  1745. 

iv.     Deborah,  bt.  May  8,  1747-48;  d.  Sept.  24,  1747-48. 
V.      Mary,  1750. 
Children:  Elisha,  Hannah  and  Jabez  all  died  in  1758. 

3.  Jonathan  (s.  of  Othniel^)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  30,  1762,  Lucy 
Churcli,  who  d.  Aug.  23,  1789;  m.  secondly,  Apr.  15,  1790,  Lydia 
Chamberlain,  who  d.  Nov.,  1790;  m.  thirdly,  Jan.  10,  1798,  Desire 

Palmer,  wid.  of    Ephraim  Palmer    and  dau.    of  Oldham. 

He  d.  Nov.  28,  1813.  Resided  on  Washington  street,  on  the  spot 
where  stands  the  house  which  Samuel  S.  Church  constructed,  and 
in  which  he  lived  and  died. 

Children  by  wife  Lucy,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Lucy,  bap.  Sept.  18,  1768;  m.  Josiah  Chamberlin  (3), 

ii.      Jonathan,  bap.  Sept.  18,  1768.     Moved  to  Maine. 

iii.     Jabez,  1769;  moved  to  Maine. 

iv.     Elisha,  1771;  m.  Rebecca  Keen,  and  moved  to  Me. 

V,      Mary,  1773;  d.  in  Me. 

vi.     Sarah,  1776;  m.  June  1,  1794,  Cyrus  Leavitt,  of  Me. 

vii.    Joanna,  1779;  m.  Nathaniel  Stetson  (31). 

viii.  Church,  1789. 

ix.     Deborah,  1789;  m.  Luther  Merrill,  of  Me. 
Child  by  wife  Lydia: 

4.  X.      Benjamin  C,  Nov.  23,  1790. 

4.  Benjamin  C.  (s.  of  Jonathan^)  ;  m.  first,  Dee.  5,  1819,  Re- 
becca E.  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Robert  Sylvester  (16).  She  d.  Deo.  3, 
1847,  and  he  m.  secondly,  wid.  Margaret  Lane  of  Hingham.  Re- 
sided on  Elm  street.     He  d.  June  16,  1875. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Rebecca  E.,  Jan.  27,  1821;  m.  Silas  B.  Jones  (1). 
ii.      Lydia  C;  d.  aet.  10  days, 
iii.     Lucy  B.,  Jan.  31,  1821;  d.  unm.,  Jan'y  11,  1868. 


GENEALOGIES.  321 

iv.  Benjamin  F.,  Mar.  10,  1826;  m.  and  settled  in  Maine. 
No  children. 

5.  V.      George,  Aug.  27,  1828. 

vi.     Mary,  Sept.  14,  1831;  ni.  Nov.  15,  1855,  Cornelius  L. 

Dunham,  s.  of  Cornelius  of  Abington. 
vii.    Lydia  C,  Dec.  28,  1834;  d.  unm.,  July  6,  1856. 

6.  viii.     Henry,  Mar.  11,  1839. 

5.  George  (s.  of  Benjamin  C.^) ;  m.  Oct.  21,  1863,  Ellen  L. 
Post,  dau.  of  William  Post  of  Conn.  Settled  in  Glastonl)ury,  Conn. 

Children: 

i.       Jennie  A.,  Sept.  24,  1864. 

ii.  George  H.,  July  20,  1866;  m.,  Jime  2\},  1892,  Olga 
Holland,  and  has  children:  Marjorie  H.,  George  H., 
Olga  L.,  Lucy  B.,  and  Edmund  L. 

iii.     Lucy  B.,  July  4,  1869. 

iv.     Alfred  H.,  Mar.  19,  1871. 

V.      Fred  L.,  Jan.  24,  1873. 

vi.     Theodore,  Dec.  25,  1874. 

vii.    Amy  L.,  July  10,  1880. 

6.  Henry  (s.  of  Benjamin  C.'*)  ;  m.,  first,  Mary  Dyer,  dau.  of 
Samuel  Dyer,  of  Whitman;  m.  secondly,  June  28,  1876,  Jane  B. 
Donnell,  dau.  of  Thomas  B.  Donnell  (3).  He  d.  Dec.  17,  1888, 
and  his  wid.  ,d.  Dec.  10,  1898.  Resided  on  Elm  street,  in  his 
father's  house. 

Child  by  wife  Mary : 
i.       William  B.,  July  16,  1868.     Besides  in  Natick. 

PEATT. 

1.     William  A.   (s.  of  Frederick  A.),  b.  Nov.  11,  1874;  m.  Jan., 
18!>7,  Helen  W.  Pratt,  dau.  of  Orange  S.  Pratt. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Vera  E.,  Nov.  22,  1904. 

ii.      Burton  L.,  Jan.  7,  1906. 

PRATT. 

1.     William  H.  (s.  of  Samuel  E.  of  Cohasset),  b.  Nov.  27,  1874; 
m.  Aug.  30,  1899,  Lizzie  J.  Mann,  dau.  of  Caleb  A.  Mann  (26). 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       S.  Stanley,  Dec.  8,  1901. 

PRENTISS. 

1.  James  J.  (s.  of  John  F.),  b.  in  Cohasset,  May  31,  1849;  m. 
May  23,  1887,  Susan  E.  Crane,  dau.  of  Rufus  Crane  (1).  Resides 
on  Walnut  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.     No  children. 


322  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

PRIEST. 

1.  Andrew  C.  (s.  of  Franklin),  b.  Aug.,  1835;  m.  Mar.  3, 
1860,  Helen  M.  Curtis,  dau.  of  Martin  Curtis  (69).  He  d.  June 
24,  1903.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jennie  C,  Nov.  24,  1864;  m.  Dec.  24,  1886,  Francis 
W.  Poole,  s.  of  Lysander  Poole  of  Rockland.     Ch. : 
i.       Malcolm  P.,  Jan.   26,  1891.   d. 
ii.      Helen  F.,  July  27,  1893;  d.  Jan.  1,  1899. 
iii.     Frank  P.,  Sept.  4,  1900. 
iv.     Andrew  L.,  Oct.  5,  1902. 
ii.      Josephine  F.,  July  17,  1870. 

PRINCE. 

1.     Waldo    (s.  of  Augustus),  b.  in  Norwell,   Nov.   7,   1869;  m. 
Elvira  F.  Gunderway,  dau.  of  Ezekiel  Gunderway.     She  was  b.  in 
Norwell,  July  7,  1869. 
Children : 

i.       Gertrude  E.,  b.  in  Norwell,  June  17,  1890. 

ii.      Frederick  W.,  b.  in  Norwell,  June  10,  1892. 

iii.     Marion  W.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Nov.  11,  1893;  d.  Apr.  3, 
1895. 

iv.     Percy  B.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Sept.  4,  1895. 

v.      Russell  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  21,  1898;  d.  Feb.  2, 
1900. 

vi.     Mildred  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  4,  1900. 

vii.    Marjorie  0.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  22,  1903. 

viii.  Amy  V.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  11,  1905. 

ix.     Ethel  B.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Feb'y  11,  1908. 

PROUTY. 

1.     David   (s.  of  David  of  Soituate),  b.  May  11,  1778;  m.  Lydia 
Stoddard,   dau  of  Hezekiah  Stoddard.    He  d.  Mar.  31,  1846.    See 
chapter  on  Mills  and  Industries.       Resided  on  Main  street,  near 
WebsttM"  street. 
Cliihlren : 
i.       Margretta,  Feb.  4,  1796;  m.  William  Morse  (1). 
ii.      Ijorenzo,   May  3,   1806;   m.   Lucy  W.   Moars,   dan.   of 

John  Meara.       Had  three  children, 
iii.     Lydia,  July  19,  1807;  m.  Horatio  Baker  of  Abington. 
iv.     Veniah,  Apr.  9,  1811;  kept  "Half-way  House"  in  Scit- 

uate  for  some  years, 
v.      David  0.,  June  7,  1818;  m.  Sarah  A.  Gray.     Had  3 
children.     Resided  in  Philadelphia. 

PUFFER. 

1.     John  (s.  of  John,  of  Abington),  b.  in  1798:  m.  first,  Abigail 


GENEALOGIES.  323 

S.  Crocker,  dau.  of  Ensign  Crocker  (4).     She  d.  Dec.  23,  1850, 
and  he  m.  seeondl}^  Aug.  15,  1851,  Louisa  Harlow,  wid.  of  Asa 
Harlow    (1),  and  dau.  of  Joseph   Foster    (1).     He  d.   Sept.   13, 
1880.    Resided  on  Winter  street,  near  Broadway. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Abigail  S.,  June  2,  1824;  ni.  Martin  W.  Damon   (8). 
ii.      Tamai-  J.,  Oct.   31,   1827;  m.   Dec.   9,   1847,   Charles 
Sampson,  s.  of  Charles  Sampson  of  Duxbury.     No 
children, 
iii.     Mary  M.,   1830:  m.   Oct.   11,   1848,   Melzar  Keen  of 
Abington,  s.  of  Freeman  Keen. 

PURCHASE. 

1.  Walter  (s.  of  James),  b.  in  Newfoundland,  July  3,  1882;  m. 
August  12,  1908,  Elizabeth  J.  McGill,  dau.  of  Patrick  McGill. 
She  was  b.  in  Ireland,  March  2,  1880.  Came  to  Hanover  in  1901. 
Resides  on  Spring  street,  in  house  purchased  of  the  estate  of 
Alfred  C.  Damon. 

Child  born  in  Pembroke : 
i.       Elizabeth  M.,  Julv  21,  1909. 


PUTNAM. 

1.  Morrison  R.  C.  (s.  of  Ashel),  b.  in  Newport,  N.  H.,  May  25, 
1876.  Came  to  Hanover  Apr.  1,  1902 ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1901,  Grace  E. 
Hardy,  dau.  of  Frank  Hardy  of  Andover,  Mass.  She  was  b.  June 
7,  1878.  No  children.  Resides  on  Center  street,  near  Hanover 
street. 

RAMSDELL  (Early  Ramsden). 

1.  Joseph,  was  of  Plymouth,  in  1640;  m.  first,  Mai'.  2.  1645, 
Rachel,  dau.  of  Francis  Eaton,  the  Mayflower  Pilgrim,  and  m. 
secondly,  Oct.  16,  1661,  Mary,  dau.  of  Thomas  Savory,  of  Plym- 
outh. 

Child  by  wife  Rachel : 

2.  i.       rianiel.  Sept.   14,  1649. 

2.  ])aniel  (s.  of  Joseph'),  by  wife  Sarah  or  Hannah,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Caswill ;  had  among  others,  at  Plymouth : 

3.  i.       Thomas,  b.  abt.   1680. 

ii.  Samuel,  b.  June  5,  1690;  m.  Martha  Bowkcr,  of  Scit- 
uate,  and  had  eh.  b.  in  Pembroke:  Samuel,  June 
4,  171^.  and  a  dau.  Mary,  who  m.  Daniel  Crocker 
(1). 

111.     Josepli,  b.  Aug.  15,  1693;  m.  Mary  ,  and  had  ch. 

at  Pembroke:  Joseph  and  Benjamin;  Daniel,  whom. 
.Mary  Dillingham,  of  Pembroke;  Simeon  and  Na- 
thaniel. 


324  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

iv.     Benjamin,  b.  June  1,  1699. 
V.      Hannah,  b.  Sept.  28,  1700. 

3.  Thomas  (s.  of  DanieP)  was  in  that  part  of  Scituate,  now 
Hanover  in  1712;  m.  at  Scituate,  March  23,  1704  (?)  Sarah  Al- 
beson,  probably  daughter  of  Nicholas  Albeson,  "the  Sweede"  of 
Scituate.  Thomas  d.  in  1727,  and  his  wid.  d.  August  4,  1773, 
aged  91  years. 

Had  ten  children  born  in  Duxbury  and  Scituate,  only  one  of 
whom  we  follow : 

4.  i.       Joseph,  May  29,  1708. 

4.  Joseph  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  first,  April  23,  1730,  Mary  Ho- 
mer, of  Boston.  She  d.  June  1,  1754,  aged  46  years,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  Nov.  25,  1755,  Mercy  Prior.  (Was  she  wid.  of  John 
Prior?)  She  d.  July  20,  1766,  and  he  probably  m.  thirdly, 
Jan.  1,  1767,  Mercy  Bates,  dau.  of  Joseph  Bates  (3).  He  d. 
Aug.  24,  1788.       Eesided  probably  on  Pleasant  street. 

Children  by  wife  Mary: 

i.       Mary,  Jan.  6,  1730;  m.  William  Whiting  (3). 

ii.      Avis,  July  14,  1732;  d.  Dec.  28,  1740. 

iii.  Priscilla,  bt.  Sept.  8,  1734;  m.  Dec.  25,  1755,  Isaac 
Prouty. 

iv.  Nehemiah,  Nov.  13,  1734;  m.  Dec.  29,  1757,  Eebecca 
Chamberlin.  Moved  to  Harvard,  Mass.  This  Ne- 
hemiah is  an  ancestor  of  Wesley  Weyman,  of  New 
York,  the  compiler  of  the  "Ramsdell  Family."' 

V.  Thomas,  Oct.  3,  1736;  m.  Feb.  5,  1756,  Hannah  Gill, 
of  Hingham.  Had  a  dau.  Hannah,  b.  1756,  who 
probably  d.  unm.,  Aug.  11,  1807.  He  d.  Mar.  13, 
1757.  Did  his  wid.  m.  Samuel  Brimhall,  of  Ab- 
ington  ? 

vi.     Joseph,  April  25,  1739;  d.  April  6,  1740. 

vii.   Avis,  bap.  March  29,  1741;  m.  Joshua  Dwelley  (8). 

5.  viii.  Joseph,  July  3,  1743. 

ix.     Japhet,  Aug.  22,  1745;  d.  June  19,  1750. 

X.      Sarah,  April  15,  1749;  m.  Jan.  13,  1774,  Oliver  Pool. 
Children  by  wife  Mercy: 

xi.  Mercy,  April  28,  1757;  m.  first,  Richard  Estes  (6), 
and  secondly,  an  Ellis,  of  Sandwich. 

xii.  Lydia,  Aug.  23,  1759;  m.  Nov.  6,  1791,  Samuel  Whit- 
comb. 

5.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^);  m.  first,  Feb.  1,  1770,  Elizabeth 
Barker,  probably  dau.  of  Robert  Barker.  She  d.  June  19,  1786, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  May  17,  1787,  Elizabetli  Ellis,  dau.  of  Mor- 
deeai  Ellis  (2).  She  d.  Oct.  20,  1811.  He  d.  August  5,  1817. 
Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  near  Drinkwater  river.  Kept  a  gen- 
eral store  near  present  residence  of  Eufus  T.  Estes. 


GENEALOGIES.  325 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary,  July  29,  1771;  m.  Nathaniel  Ellis  (G). 
ii.      Priscilla,  March  18,  1773;  d.  July  24,  1774. 

6.  iii.     Joseph,  Sept.  10,  1775. 

iv.     Priscilla,  July,  1776;  d.  Oct.  17,  17r/. 

7.  V.      Barker,  bap.  June  13,  1779. 

8.  vi.     Homer. 

6.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Feb.  3,  1800,  Euth  Stoekbridge, 
dan.  of  William  Stoekbridge  (6).     Eesided  in  Warren,  Mass. 

Children : 
i).     i.       Joseph,  Oct.  21,  1800. 

ii.      Mary,  Oct.  16,  1803;  d.  April  12,  1827. 
10.     iii.     Homer,  Aug.  12,  1810. 

7.  Barker  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Aug.  31,  1800,  Lucy  Ellis,  dau.  of 
Clark  Ellis  (5). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Euth  S.,  Dec.  14,  1801;  m.  Sylyanus  Estes  (13). 
ii.      Mary  B. ;  m.   Eeuben  Estes    (14). 
iii.     Lucy  E.,  Oct.  17,  1804;  m.  William  Estes,  s.  of  Zac- 

cheus  Estes   (7). 
iv.     Homer,  April  12,  1807. 
V.      Tryphosa,  Oct.  17,  1809. 
vi.     Josiah  B.,  May  15,  1812. 
vii.    Joseph,  Dec.  18,  1815. 

8.  Homer  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  Oct.  27,  1816,  Betsey  Stoek- 
bridge, dau.  of  William  Stoekbridge  (6).  Settled  in  Warren, 
and  d.  Dec.  19,  1850. 

Children : 
i.       William  B.,  June,  1825. 

ii.      Mary  E.,  Sept.  25,  1829;  m.  March  12,  1851,  James 
K.  Makepeace. 

9.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^)  m.  Dec.  3,  1827,  Elizabeth  Eells, 
dau.  of  Eobert  Eells  (8). 

Children : 
I  i.       Elizabeth  H.,  Apr.  25,  1830;  m.  Sept.  1,  1852,  Aaron 

Kiug,  of  Palmer. 
'  ii.      Adelaide,  Oct.  8,  1833. 

iii.     Margaret  B.,  Oct.  6,  1841. 

I    10.     Homer   (s.  of  Joseph"):  m.  June  16.  1835,  Frances  E.  L. 
1    Powell,  dau.  of  Thomas  Powell,  of  New  York. 
I  Had  six  children  . 

EAMSDELL. 

1.     George  F.    (s.  of  Bartlett)    b.  in  Pembroke,  Mass.,  January 


'326  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

13,  1829;  m.  June  12,  1852,  Diana  Baker,  dau.  of  George  Baker, 
of  Duxbury,  Mass.       He  d.  May  6,  1907. 
Children : 
i.      Annie  M.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1856;  m.  June  27,  1881,  James 
E.  Corthell,  and  resides  at  Eeadville,  Mass.       One 
eh:       Grace  S. 
ii.      Mary  E.,  b.  Aug.,  1860;  d.  Sept.  23,  1866. 
iii.     Frank  E.,  b.  Oct.,  1864;  d.  Sept.  27,  1866. 
iv.     Amy  F.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1871. 
V.      Lena  B.,  b.  Dec.  20,  1875. 

KAMSDELL. 

1.  Silas  (s.  of  Silas,  a  Revolutionary  pensioner)  ;  m.  first,  Ann 
Lawrence;  m.  secondly,  Eleanor  Stetson,  and  thirdly,  wid.  Lois 
Hammond,  dau.  of  Simeon  Eamsdell,  of  Pembroke.  She  d.  June 
13,  18G2,  aged  71  yrs.      He  d.  Sept.  10,  1859,  aged  71  yrs. 

Child  by  wife  Ann,  born  in  Duxbury: 
2.     i.       Jacob  L.,  1819. 

2.  Jacob  L.,  (s.  of  Silas^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  H.  Leavitt,  dau.  of 
Aaron  Leavitt.       She  d.  June  19,  1882.       He  d.  Apr.  3,  1891. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Susanetta,  Oct.  24,  1851;  d.  Aug.  31,  1885. 
ii.      Hersohel,  Feb.  18,  1857. 
iii.     Harriet    N'.,    Jan.    28,    1861 ;    m.    first,    G.    Frederick 

Lindsey,  s.  of  Philander  Lindsey  (3) ;  m.  secondly, 

James  F.  Crocker   (8). 
iv.     Mary  E.,  Oct.  12,  1862;  d.  Jan.  10,  1865. 
Grande!) ilclren  of  Jacob  L.-  (Bv  name  of  Eauisdell)  : 

Mary  E.,  Nov.  24,  1870;  Waldo  E.,  July  28,  1874; 

Elmer  F.,  July  31,  1879. 

EANDALL. 

William  Eandall  was  of  Scituate,  before  1640.  He  resided  in 
that  part  of  the  town  which  is  now  ISTorwell,  just  north  of  Dwel ley's 
creek. 

"He,  with  his  wife,  were  of  the  party  that  gained  much  strength 
from  1650  to  1670,  which  held  it  unlawful  to  pay  religious 
teachers.  His  goods  were  occasionally  taken  by  the  constable. 
On  one  of  these  occasions,  "1654,  William  Eandall's  wife  fined 
for  abusing  the  Constable,  Walter  Hatch."       Colony  Eecords. 

"After  these  troubles,  they  both  settled  down  to  quiet  members 
of  Mr.  Witherell's  church.  Their  children  were:  Sarah,  Joseph, 
Hannah,  William,  John,  Elizabeth,  Job,  Benjamin  and  Isaac.'"' 

The  son.  Job,  settled  near  his  father's  residence.  Judge  Sewall 
wiites  in  his  diary:  "April  11th,  1708.  Colonel  Hatliorn,  Mr. 
Cowin  and  1  set  out  for  Scituate.  T^odged  at  Job  Eandall's," 
and  "April  25,  1719,  set  out  for  Scituate  and  got  to  Mr.  Eandall's 
about  Hve  o'clock." 


GENEALOGIES.  327 

The  son  Isaac  had  fourteen  children,  and  of  these  Caleb  (1) 
settled  in  Hanover  on  Washington  street,  just  south  of  Mill 
street. 

The  descendants  of  William  Eandall  in  Hanover  are  numerous, 
yet  there  is  now  no  family  of  the  name  in  the  town. 

1.  Caleb  (s.  of  Isaac)  b.  in  1703;  m.  Hannah  Wilcox.       He  d. 
and  his  widow  probably  m.  Joseph  House  in  1761. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Stephen,   bap.   Nov.,   1729;   d.   April,   1806. 

ii.      Euth,  bap.  Oct.,  1730;  m.  Col.  John  Bailey  (5). 

iii.  Hannah,  bap.  Dec,  1733.  Did  she  m.  Elijah  Gilbert 
in  1776.? 

iv.     Sage,  bap.  Sept.,  1736;  m.  Joseph  House. 
2.     V.      Gideon,  bap.   May,   1738. 

vi.     Caleb,  bap.  Jan'y,  1741. 

vii.    Sarah,  bap.  March,  1745;  d.  March,  1745. 

viii.  Josiah,  bap.  March  24,  1754;  m.  in  1771,  Hannah 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Eobert  Stetson,  of  Hanover. 

ix.     Snow,  bap.  March  24,  1754. 

X.  Abigail,  bap.  August,  1755;  m.  in  1771,  Hersey  Gil- 
bert, of  Hanover,  and  moved  to  Leeds,  Maine.  Ch., 
a  part,  if  not  all  of  whom,  were  b.  in  Hanover : 
Abigail,  Euth,  Cornelius,  Eebecca,  Olive,  Hersey, 
Priscilla,  Poll}^,  Levi,  Charles,  Sally,  Lucinda  and 
Wealthy. 

2.  Gideon  (s.  of  Caleb^)  ;  m.  Eebecca. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Gideon,  Nov.  4,  1761. 

ii.  Eebecca,  Dec.  24,  1763. 

iii.  Sarah,  July  28,  1766. 

iv.  Deborah,  Jan.  28,  1769. 

v.  Olive,  April  24,  1772. 

vi.  Hannah,  bap.  June  9,  1776. 

vii.  Caleb,  bap.  Feb.  21,  1779. 

EEED. 

1.     Eev.  Andrew  (s.  of  iVndrew  B.)  b.  at  Warren,  E.  I.,  Jan.  29, 
1829.       Came  to  H.  in  1862;  m.  xVug.  27,  1856,  Lucy  A.  Shurt- 
leff,  dau.  of  Flavell  Shurtleff.       She  was  b.  July  20,  1835.       Be- 
sides on  Main  street. 
Children : 
i.       Idalette  C,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Me.,  June  15,  1857;  m. 
Dec.  29,  1882,  William  E.  Cannon,  of  P.  E.  I.      She 
d.  Dec.  5,  1888.      Ch.  b.  in  Eockland : 
i.       W.  Eaynor,  Nov.  10,  1887. 
ii.      Gracia  E.,  1).  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  Oct.  8,  1859. 


328  HISTOKY  OF  HANOVER. 

iii.     Henry  J.,  b.  in  H.,  Mar.  19,  1866 ;  d.  Aug.  4,  1866. 
2.     iv.     Carleton  E.,  b.  in  H.,  Apr.  23,  1868. 

2.     Carleton  E.  (s.  of  Andrew^)  ;  m.  Jan.,  1894,  Abbie  M.  Creech, 
dan.  of  George  Creech,  of  Freeport,  Maine.       She  was  b.  Jan., 
1873.      Resides  in  Durham,  N.  H. 
Children : 

i.       Dorothy  M.,  b.  in  Boston,  Dec.  15,  1894. 

ii.      Eleanor  A.,  b.  in  Boston,  Aug.  2,  1897. 

iii.     Lawrence  M.,  b.  in  Durham,  N.  H.,  Feb.  15,  1905. 

•    REED. 

1.     Frank  A.    (s.  of  Appleton,  who  d.  in  H.)   b.  in  Pembroke, 
June  6,  1854;  m.  Apr.   22,  1883,  Carrie  J.  Bosworth,  dau.   of 
Henry  Bosworth,  of  Pembroke.       He  d.  June  27,  1889,  and  his 
^nd.  m.  Isaac  M.  Bishop  (1).      Resided  on  Elm  street. 
Children : 

i.       Dora,  b.  in  Hanson,  Nov.  24,  1884. 

ii.      Grace  A.,  b.  in  H.,  May  5,  1889. 

REED. 

1.  Herbert  E.  (s.  of  Hezekiah,  of  Hanson)  b.  in  Hanson,  Dec. 
19,  1845;  m.  June  1,  1871,  Jane  B.  Hersey,  dau.  of  Robert  Her- 
sey  (2).  He  d.  May  10,  1883.  Resided  on  Broadway,  where  his 
wid.  now  resides. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth  H.,  Apr.  30,  1872;  m.  Samuel  M.  Sproul  (1). 

REED. 

1.  Capt.  William,  of  Duxbnry;  m.  Polly  Glass,  and  resided  on 
Centre  street,  in  Hanover  for  a  time,  where  he  d.  May,  1851, 
aet.  65  yrs. 

Children : 
i.       Wealthy;  m.  Lewis  Hunt,  of  Duxbury. 
ii.      Hannah ;  m.  Jared  Alden,  of  So.  Abington. 

2.  iii.     Samuel  H.,  May  16,  1813. 

2.  Samuel  H.  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  June  28,  1835,  Lucy  J. 
Estes,  dau.  of  William  Estes  (9).  She  was  b.  Deo.  15,  1817, 
and  d.  at  Dover,  N".  H.,  Jan.  6,  1881.  He  d.  Aug.  2,  1883.  Re- 
sided on  Circuit  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

3.  i.       William  E.,  Sept.  24,  1836. 

ii.      Bethia  C,  June  13,  1838;  m.  Ezra  L.  Wood   (2). 
iii.     Mary  G.,  Dec.  26,  1839;  m.  Nov.  24,  1861,  Charles  G. 
Wood  of  East  Bridgewater,  s.  of  Simeon  Wood.    Ch : 


GENEALOGIES.  o29 

Frank  H.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1S6G,  who  m.  Julia  A.  Reed, 
dau.  of  William  Eeed,  of  Weymouth. 

iv.  Lucy  P.,  Feb.  10,  1843 ;  m.  S.  Marshall  Dix,  of  Hollis- 
ton. 

V.  Celia  J.,  June  28,  1811;  m.  first,  Wm.  Moore,  of 
E.  Abington,  and  secondly,  Geo.  Hunt,  of  So.  Wey- 
mouth. 

vi.  Eliza  B.,  March  8,  1846;  m.  Henry  W.  Wiley,  of 
Holliston. 

4.  vii.    Augustine,    March    14,    1848. 

viii.  Edward,  Mar.  3,  1850;  d.  same  day. 

ix.  Jane  L.,  June  30,  1851;  m.  first,  Feb.  21,  1869,  Henry 
W.  Shaw,  of  Weymouth,  and  had  ch :  Alonzo  I., 
May  29,  1871,  who  is  m.,  and  has  one  s. ;  m.  secondly. 
May  18,  1875,  ^"athan  G.  Bates,  of  S.  Weymouth, 
and  had  ch: 
i.       Nathan  S.,  Apr.  30,  1876;  d.  July  11,  1881. 

X.      Cora  W.,  Feb.  13,  1854;  m.  Daniel  J.  Head  (1). 

5.  xi.     Samuel  H.,  Aug.  3,  1856. 

xii.    Elliot  C,  May  24,  1860;  d.  July  3,  1861. 

3.  William  E.  (s.  of  Samuel  H.-)  ;  m.  first,  June  14,  1858,  Lucy 
Perry  of  Abington;  m.  secondly,  Feb.  9,  1876,  Elmira  Stiles  of 
Charlestown. 

Children : 
i.       Alice  A.;  m.  Nov.  27,  1901,  Walter  White  of  Brockton, 
ii.      Ella   M. ;   m.    Charles   Denham   of   Rockland.      Child, 

Edward, 
iii.     William  A.;  m.  Aug.  17,  1903,  Myra  Griffin  of  Ne- 

ponset,  and  has  2  children. 

4.  Augustine  (s.  of  Samuel  H.2)  ;  m.  first,  Betsey  J.  Estes.  She 
d.  in  1884,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Laura  Bates  of  Brockton. 

Child  by  wife  Betsey: 

i.       Albert  A.,  Mar.,  1871. 
Children  by  wife  Laura: 

Two  sons  who  died  young. 

5.  Samuel  H.  (s.  of  Samuel  H.2)  ;  Oct.,  1880,  Francis  E.  Depiing 
of  Brockton. 

Child: 
i.       Lucy  E.,  Feb.,  1882 ;  m.  Archie  Fillebrown  of  Brockton. 

RICHARDSON. 

1.  Simeon  G.  (s.  of  William  T.),  b.  in  West  Gardner,  Maine, 
Feb'y  24,  1841;  m.  Leonora  M.  Robb,  dau.  of  William  R.  Robb. 
She 'was  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Jan'y  12,  1847.  Resides  on  Main 
street,  near  Union  street.     Served  in  the  Civil  War. 


330  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children : 
i.       Frank,  b.  in  Boston ;  d.  aged  3  yrs. 
ii.      Jennie,  b.  in  Stougliton ;  d.  aged  7  yrs. 
2.     iii.     George  E.,  b.  in  Stoughton,  July  4,  1871. 

2.     George  E.    (s.   of  Simon   GA)  :  m.  Lynda   Cannon,   dan.   of 
William  Cannon.    She  was  b.  in  New  Jersey. 
Child  born  in  Boston: 
i.       Eobert  E.,  Dec.  2,  1899. 

EICHMOND. 

1.    James  W.  (s.  of  Jonathan) ;  m.  Sept.  23,  1879,  Lucia  E.  King, 
dau.  of  Nahum  D.  King  and  gr.  dau.  of  Abel  G.  Duncan  (1). 
Children : 

i.       Laura  A.,  b.  in  East  Taunton,  May  26,  1882. 

ii.      Frank  W.,  b.  in  East  Taunton,  Oct.  10,  1883. 

iii.     Lucia  D.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Oct.  9,  1891. 

EICHMOND. 

1.  Thomas  A.  (s.  of  Allen),  b.  in  1816;  m.  Maria  Fisher  of 
Maiden.  She  was  b.  in  March,  1817,  and  d.  May  1,  1899.  He 
d.  1893.     No  children. 

Note:  George  Wallace,  s.  of  James,  b.  in  1875,  brought  up  in 
Thomas  A.  Eichmond's  family,  and  later  went  to  Florida. 

EIDGEWAY. 

1.  Fred  C.  (s.  of  Henry  J.),  b.  in  Ireland,  Mar.  18,  1863;  m. 
April  22,  1885,  Catherine  L  Christie,  dau.  of  Michael  Christie 
(1).  Eesides  on  Elm  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  No 
children. 

EIPLEY. 

1.  John  (of  Abington,  s.  of  Major  Eipley  of  the  Eevolutioiiary 
War).  Eesided  on  miiting  street;  d.  Mar.  26,  1831 L  aot. 
49  years.  M.  first,  May  2,  1813,  Polly  Hobart,  dau.  of  Elijah 
Hobart  of  East  Abington;  m.  secondly,  probably  in  1835,  Mrs. 
Susan  Pratt  of  Weymouth. 

Had  eight  children  born  in   East  Abington,  by  wife   Polly, 

only  one  of  whom  Ave  follow: 

i.       Washington,  Jan.   23,  1826;  m.  Lucy  M.   Spear,  dau. 

of  Edwin  Spear  of  Weymouth.    She  d.  June  1,  1903, 

aet.  67  years,  3  months.     Eesided  on  Walnut  street. 

No  children. 

EOBBINS. 

1.  Nicholas,  was  of  Duxbury,  1638;  Thomas  was  of  Duxbury, 
1643,  and  Eichard  was  of  Boston,  1643. 

2.  Nathaniel,  a  descendant  of  Eichard?;  m.  May  15,  1739-'40, 


GENEALOGIES.  331 

Hannah  Witherell,  dau.   of   Samuel   Witherell.     He  d.   June   17, 
1775,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan  7,  1807,  aet.  86  years.     Resided  at  tlie 
corner  of  Grove  and  Center  streets,  east  of  (irove  street. 
Children : 
i.       Nathaniel,  March,  1741. 

3.  ii.      Timothy,  Sept.  25,  1742. 

iii.     Hannah,   1744;  d.   Feb.   28,  1751. 
iv.     Betsey,     1748;     probably    m.     Benjamin     Tliomas     of 
Marshfield  in  1772. 

4.  V.      Thomas,  1750. 

vi.     Joseph,  1755;  d.  17G0. 

vii.  Luther,  lv57;  ni.  Sept.  16,  1779,  Ann  Barker,  and 
moved  to  Greene,  Me.     Kevolutionary  soldier. 

viii.  Joseph;  m.  Aug.  1,  1782,  Lucy  (hishin,2;,  a  dau.  of  Jas. 
Cushing  of  Scituate,  and  moved  to  Maine.  Revolu- 
tionary soldier. 

3.  Timothy  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1770,  Mary  Tilden 
of  Scituate.  He  d.  May  18,  1807,  and  liis  wid.  d.  Feb.  9,  1825, 
aet.  74.  Resided  on  Center  street,  in  house  now  owned  and  oc- 
cupied bv  Henry  A.  Harlow.  Deacon  of  1st  Church  and  Town 
Clerk. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Hannah,   Oct.    11,    1771;   m.    Nov.    :50,    1797,    Samuel 

Jenkins  of  Scituate. 
ii.      Mary,  July  12,  1773;  m.  Elijah  Sylvester  (18). 
iii.     Bethia,  Oct.  24,  1774;  d.  Oct.  16,  1801. 
iv.     Elizabeth,   Mar.    28,   1776;   m.   May   6,    1801,   Joseph 

Ehnes  of  Scituate,  and  d.  Jan.  5,  1815. 
V.      Sibyl,  Oct.  1,  1779;  m.  Amos  Bates  (27). 

5.  vi.     Timothy,  Aug.  28,  1781. 

vii.    Sarah,  Dec.  17,  1783;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  21,  1857. 
viii.  John,  Dec.  9.,  1785;  d.  Sept.  8,  1838. 

4.  Thomas  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  Dec  31,  1'80,  Sylvia  (^aswell 
of  Hanover.  Shipmaster,  and  was  drowned  in  the  harbor  of  Cohas- 
set,  Apr.  14,  1790. 

Children : 
i.       Walter,  bap.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  19,  1790. 

6.  ii.      Anson,  bap.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  19,  1790. 

iii.  Thomas,  bap.  in  Hanover,  Sept.  19,  1790;  d.  at  Med- 
ford,  Feb'y  2,  1807,  aged  22  years. 

5.  Timothy  (s.  of  Timothy'^)  ;  m.  1813,  Hannah  Wright  of  Scit- 
uate. Resided  on  Centre  street,  in  his  father's  house.  He  d.  Feb. 
22,  1856. 

Children  l)orn  in  Hnnover: 
i.       Elcnor,  Sept.  25,  1813:  d.  Jan.  29,  1843. 
ii.      Timothy,  Jan.,  1815;  d.  Aug.  14,  1850. 


332  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

iii.     Sibyl  T.,  Feb.  22,  1817;  d.  June  25,  1854;  unm. 
iv.     Hannah  F.,  July  29,  1824;  m.  Eli  C.  Josselyn  (40). 

6.  Anson  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  Aug.  28,  1803,  Rachel  Sylvester, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Sylvester.     Eesided  in  South  Scituate. 

Had  seven  children . 

BOBBINS. 

1.     Horace  F.  (s.  of  Hiram),  b.  in  Abington,  Nov.  12,  185G;  m. 
Mar.  16,  1879,  Elizabeth  A.  Eose,  dau.  of  Joshua  S.  Eose   (2). 
Besides  corner  of  Broadway  and  Myrtle  street. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Kenneth  L.,  Aug.  29,  1893. 

EOBINSON. 

1.  Asa  Wilder  (s.  of  John  B.  Wilder2)  ;  adopted  by  David  P. 
Eobiuson  of  Norwell,  b.  Jan.  17,  1858;  m.  June  18,  1884,  Louisa 
Warner  of  Boston,  dau.  of  Amory  G.  Warner.  Eesides  in  Norwell. 
Children  born  in  Norwell. 

i.       Chester  W.,  July  26,  1885. 

ii.      Willard  A.,  Aug.  28,  1895. 

iii.     Howard  P.,  Dec.  18,  1898. 

iv.     John  G.,  July  31,  1901. 

EOGERS. 

1.  John,  of  Marshfield.  Neither  the  date  nor  place  of  his  birth 
nor  the  time  when  he  came  to  this  country  has  been  ascer- 
tained. He  was  a  freeman  of  Scituate  in  1643,  and  removed  to 
Marshfield  (  ?)  about  1647,  where  he  d.  in  the  early  part  of  1661. 

He  m.  Frances  ,  who  survived  him  and  m.  Walter  Briggs  of 

Scituate. 

Had  six  children;  part  probably  born  in  England  and  the 
others  in  Scituate.       We  folloAV  only  one : 

2.  i.       John,  born  about  1638. 

2.  John  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  first,  Oct.  8,  1656,  Ehoda  King,  dau. 
of  Elder  Thomas  King  of  Scituate.     She  d.  about  1662,  and  he 

m.  secondly,  1663,  Elizabeth .       She  d.  Sept.  13,  1693,  and  he 

m.  thirdly,  Elizabeth .       She  d.  Mav  9,  1705,  and  he  d.  May 

7,  1717. 

Had  seven  children  born  in  Marshfield,  only  one  of  whom  we 
follow : 

3.  i.       John,  bap.  Aug.  23,  1657. 

3.  John  (s.  of  John2)  ;  m.  twice,  but  neither  the  name  of  his 
first  wife  nor  the  surname  of  his  second  wife  is  known.  The  Scit- 
uate record  of  his  family  says,  "John  Eogers  and  Hannah,  his 
wife,  were  married  Sept.  14,  1701."    He  d.  between  March  1  and 


GENEALOGIES.  335 

July  18,  1738,  leaving  her  surviving.     Resided  probably  near  the 
corner  of  Water  street  and  Elm  street,  Hanover. 
Children  by  first  wife: 

4.  i.       John,  Mar.  14,  1682-3. 

ii.      Alice,  Mar.  26,  1685;  m.  Thomas  Clark   (2). 
iii.     Daniel,  Mar.  31,  1688;  d.  young, 
iv.     Elizabeth,  Oct.,  1691. 
v.      Thomas,  Aug.   15,   1695. 
By  second  wife : 
vi.     Hannah,  May  26,  1704. 
vii.    Joshua,  April  22,  1708. 
viii.  Mary,  April  15,  1712. 

5.  ix.     Caleb,  April  14,  1718. 

4.  John  (s.  of  Jolm3) ;  m.  April  13,  1707,  Deborah  Hatch,  dau. 
of  Jeremiah  Hatch  (3). 

Children;  probably  born  in  that  part  of  Scituate  which  after- 
wards became  Hanover: 

6.  i.      Daniel,  Oct.   17,  1708. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  Jan.  4,  1709-10;  m.  Jan.  25,  1738-9, 
Timothy  Macomber  of  Dartmouth. 

iii.     John,  Feb.  29,  1711-12. 

iv.  •Deborah,  Feb.  14,  1713-14;  m.  June  3,  1739-40,  Wil- 
liam Wood  of  Dartmouth. 

V.  James,  bap.  Feb.  19,  1726-7;  m.  May  7,  1741,  Eachel 
Bailey,  dau.  of  John  Bailey  (1).  She  d.  Oct.  23, 
1744.  Child,  Bailey,  bap.,  Oct.,  1744;  d.  Dec.  22, 
1744. 

7.  vi.     Jeremiah,  bap.  Feb.   19,  1726-7. 

5.  Caleb  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  in  1741,  Mary  Harlow,  dau.  of' 
Samuel  Harlow.  He  d.  Jan.  16,  1805,  and  she  d.  Feb.  26,  1812, 
aged  96  years.    Probably  resided  near  the  old  forge. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary,  Nov.  9,  1742;  m.  Apr.  2,  1767,  Samuel  Harden. 

of  Pembroke, 
ii.      Alice,  Feb.  19,  1745;  m.  Samuel  Stetson. 

8.  iii.     Caleb,  Dec.  16,  1747. 
iv.     Son,  b.  and  d.  1751. 

v.      Susanna,  May  3,  1752;  m.  David  Torrey   (11). 

6.  Daniel   (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1733,  Puth  Parker. 

Children ;  probably  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Charitv,  Jan.  14,  1734-5. 
ii.      Child,"' Nov.,  1741. 
iii.     Ruth,  bap.  Oct.  31,  1742. 

7.  Jeremiah  (s.  of  John"*)  ;  m.  first,  Aug.  23,  1738,  Deborah 
Bailey,  dau.  of  John  Bailey  (1).  She  d.  Aug.  21.  1761,  and  he  m. 
again  and  returned  to  Freeport,  Me.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  24,  1803^ 


334  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

and  his  second  wife  d.  June  29,  1795.    Eesided  on  Hanover  street, 
near  where  the  school  house  now  stands,  at  the  Center. 
Children,  all  by  wife  Deborah,  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Thomas,  Sept.  12,  1739;  d.  Dec.  7,  1744. 

ii.      Ehoda,  bap.  May  30,  1742;  m.  Thomas  Rose  (4). 

iii.  Mark,  bap.  May  30,  1742;  m.  Nov.  24,  1763,  Mary 
Bray. 

iv.     Hannah,  b.  Jan.  8,  1743-4;  d.  young. 

V.      James,  b.  in  1746;  m.  twice  in  Maine. 

vi.     John,  bap.  May  22,  1748;  d.  July  9,  1748. 

vii.    Son,  bap.  and  d.  1749. 

viii.  John,  bap.  Mar.  31,  1751 ;  d.  June  2,  1751. 

ix.     Jeremiah,  bap.  Oct.  29,  1752;  d.  Jan.  15,  1753. 

X.      Seth,  bap.  Mar.  24,  1754;  d.  young. 

xi.     Deborah,  bap.  June  1,  1755;  d.  Nov.  30,  1755. 

8.  Caleb  (s.  of  Caleb^)  ;  m.  Deo.  26,  1779,  Hannah  Bates,  wid.  of 
Thomas  Bates  (17)  and  dau.  of  Jesse  Torrey  (7).  She  d.  May 
12,  1807,  aged  59  years,  and  he  m.  secondly  in  1815,  Sarah  Beals. 
He  d.  March  26,  1833,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  1837.  Resided  probably 
near  the  corner  of  Elm  street  and  Water  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Hannah : 
9.     i.       Reuben,  bap.  Oct.  24,  1784. 

ii.      Mary,  bap.  Oct.  24,  1784;  m.  Feb.  16,  1806,  Houghton 

Sumner, 
iii.     Hannah,  bap.    Oct.   24,   1784;  m.   Martin  Winsor  of 

Duxburv. 
iv.     Ruth  T.,  bap.  Nov.  12,  1786;  m.  Levi  Curtis  (63). 

9.  Reuben  (s.  of  Caleb^)  ;  m.  in  1806,  Abigail  Stoddard  of  Seit- 
uate.  He  d.  Apr.  12,  1867,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  11,  1867.  Re- 
sided on  Water  street,  where  Henry  H.  Josselyn  now  resides. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Reuben  H.,  March  21,  1807;  m.  and  resided  in  Michi- 
gan. 

ii.  Zenas,  May  10,  1809;  m.  first,  Feb'y  20,  1832,  Zilplia 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Samuel  Stetson  (30).  She  d.  Jan. 
31,  1873,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Aug.  30,  1840,  Ruth 
C.  Sumner  of  Leeds,  Maine.  Resided  in  Brain- 
tree.     No  children. 

iii.     Edwin,  Dec.  2,  1812;  d.  unm.,  April  27,  1878. 

iv.     Abigail  J.,  July  10,  1816;  m.  Melvin  Stoddard  (1). 

V.      Bela  T.,  July  10,  1816;  d.  Oct.  12,  1820. 

vi.     Harriet  N. ;  d.  unm.,  Nov.  16,  1844,  aged  22  years. 

vii.  Andrew;  m.  Mary  A.  Whiting,  dau.  of  Zenas  L.  Whit- 
ing, and  resided  in  East  Abington. 

viii.  Sophronia  M.,  bap.  April  27.  1828;  ni.  Henry  Hobill. 

ROGERS. 

1.     G.  Otis  (s.  of  Geo.  W.)  ;  b.  in  Marshfield,  July  2,  1865;  m. 


GENEALOGIES.  335 

in  1888  Charlotte  D.  Ayling-,  dau.  of  George  A.  Ayling  of  Nor- 
well.     She  was  b.  in  Boston,  May  3,  1868. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Gordon  A.,  Feb.  18,  1889. 

ii.      Marguerite,  Dec.  18,  1890. 

KOGEPtS. 

1.     William   S.    (s.  of  George  W.),  b.   in  Marshfield,  March  8, 
1870;  m.  Jany  27,  1892,  Alice  J.  Goodrich,  dau.  of  Nathan  V. 
Goodrich  (4).     Besides  on  Broadway,  South  Hanover. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Emily  AY.,  Dec.  13,  1893. 

EOME. 

1.     Israel,  b.  in  Ivussia;  m.  first,  Betsey  Punansky  of  Russia;  m. 
secondly,  April,  1899,  Becca  Lormer.     Besides  on  Whiting  street 
Children,  all  born  in  Boston : 
i.       Hyman,  June  8,  1885 ;  m.  Hannah  Finn,  and  lias  child 

born  in  Hanover,  Bessie  M.,  July  21,  li)()G. 
ii.      Harry  L.,  May  25,  1887. 
iii.      Eli,  July  25,  1889. 
iv.     Oscar,  Mar.   15,  1891. 
V.      David,  Oct.  1,  1894. 
Several  children  died. 

EOSE. 

1.  Thomas,  according  to  Deane,  was  in  the  "Two  Mile''  in  1660. 
Had  a  second  wife,  Alice. 

Children: 
i.       John. 
2.     ii.      Jeremiah. 

2.  Jeremiah  (s.  of  Thomas^);  m.  in  1698,  Elizabctli  Collamore, 
dau.  of  Capt.  Anthony  Collamore.     He  d.  in  1699. 

Child: 
.■"..     i.     Thomas,  bt.  June  27,  1708  ;  was  of  Hanovei-. 

3.  Thomas  (s.  of  Jeremiah-)  ;  m.  Aug.  19,  1731,  Faith  Sylvester. 
Resided  in  Hanover,  corner  of  Hanover  and  Grove  streets.  Deacon 
of  First  Church  for  a  long  time.  Selectman.  He  d.  Sept.  24, 
1778.     See  cha})ter  on  Old  Houses. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ruth,  Sept.  13,  1732;  n).  Thomas  Curtis   (24). 
ii.      Desire,  June  3,  1734;  m.  Amos  Sylvester  (14). 
iii.     Hannah,  June,  1736;  d.  Julv  19,  1737-8. 

4.  iv.     Thomas,  July  25,  1738. 

V.      Elizabeth,  Sept.,  1740:  m.  Timothv  Church   (2). 

5.  vi.     Timothy,  Nov.  17,  1743. 


336  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

4.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1761,  Ehoda  Rogers^ 
dau.  of  Jeremiah  Eogers  (7).    Moved  to  Maine. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Deborah,  bt.  Sept.  19,  1762. 
ii.      Thomas,  bt.  Dec.  9,  1764;  d.  May  10,  1765. 
iii.     Ehoda  E.,  bt.  May  3,  1767. 
iv.     Thomas,  bt.  Oct.  2,  1768;  d.  May  26,  1772. 
V.      Jeremiah,  bt.  June  7,  1772. 

5.  Timothy  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  Jan.  23,  1766,  Lydia  Soper^ 
dau.  of  Joseph  Soper.  She  d.  Jan.  4,  1812.  He  d.  Oct.  22,  1819. 
Resided  on  Hanover  street,  in  his  father's  house.  Selectman.. 
Officer  in  Revolution. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

6.  i.       Timothy,  Dec.  24,  1766. 

ii.      Lydia,  Mar.  19,  1769;  m.  Turner  Stetson  (29). 

7.  iii.     Seth,  Aug.  19,  1771. 

iv.     Charles,  bt.  Nov.  27,  1774;  d.  Sept.  16,  1778. 

V.      Lucy,  Sept.  18,  1775. 

vi.     Ruth,  1777;  d.  Sept.  29,  1778. 

6.  Timothy  (s.  of  Timothy^)  ;  m.  June  9,  1795,  Mercy  Josselyn,. 
dau.  of  Joseph  Josselyn.  She  d.  May  8,  1850.  He  d.  Mar.  12, 
1828.  Resided  first  on  Broadway,  but  finally  settled  on  corner 
of  Union  and  Washington  streets,  where  he  died  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself,  and  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Frank  W. 
Bonney. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mercy  W.,  Feb.  26,  1797;  m.  Josiah  Bonney   (2). 
ii.      Ruth,  1801;  m.  William  Josselyn  (34). 
iii.     Maria,  1804;  m,  Horace  Studley  (11). 

7.  Seth  (s.  of  Timothy^)  ;  m.  Dec.  4,  1798,  Lucy  Dwelley,  dau. 
of  Joshua  Dwelley  (8).  She  d.  April  25,  1845.  He  d.  June  30,, 
1831.    Resided  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Seth,  Nov.  14,  1799;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  18,  1859. 
ii.      Lucy  D.,  Oct.  31,  1801;  d.  Jan.  5,  1805. 
iii.     Charles,  Oct.  28,  1803;  d.  unm.,  Feb.  10,  1884. 

8.  iv.     Martin,  July  5,  1806. 

v.      Lucy  D.,  Feb.,  1809 ;  d.  unm.,  Mar.  20,  1876. 

vi.     Eliza  D.,  Aug.  12,  1811;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  17,  1890. 

vii.    Mary  H.,  July  25,  1814;  d.  June  6,  1815. 

9.  viii.  Edwm,  June  8,  1816. 

8.  Martin  (s.  of  Seth''').  Removed  to  New  York  State  and  Inul 
children  :  Seth  M.  and  Edwin. 

9.  Edwin  (s.  of  Seth^)  ;  m.  in  1840,  Ann  B.  White,  dau. 
of  Capt.  Caleb  White  of  Pembroke.  She  d.  Mar.  4,  1897, 
aged  80  years.  He  d.  Mar.  19,  1875.  Resided  in  house  constucted 
by  himself  on  Hanover  street,  near  junction  of  Circuit  street. 


GENEALOGIES.  337 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i-       Eliza  A.,   Dec.    11,   1852;   m.    Henrv   E.    Chaniberlin 
(12). 
10.     ii.      Charles  E.,  Aug.   26,  1857. 

10.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Edwin») ;  m.  Apr.  11,  1877,  Carrie  F.  Root, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Root  of  Cohasset.  He  d.  Feb.  26,  1883,  and  his  wid. 
m.  James  Todd  (1).  Resided  on  Hanover  street,  in  his  father's 
house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Florence  A.,  Nov.  2,  1880;  m.  Charles  S.  Stetson  (2). 

ROSE. 

1.  Laban  (s.  of  Laban,  of  Scituate  and  a  descendant  of 
Thomas^) ;  m.  Aug.  20,  1823,  Emily  Young,  dau.  of  Ephraim 
Young  of  Scituate.  Resided  on  Broadway  in  a  house  standing 
back  of  residence  of  Morrill  A.  Phillips.  She  d.  Aug.  2,  1860, 
aged  64  years.    He  d.  Nov.  8,  1860,  aged  65  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       Joshua  S.,  Mar.  17,  1824. 

3.  ii.      Laban,  Aug.,  1826. 

iii.     Henry,  Oct.,  1828;  d.  Ajiril  13,  1854.    Records  say  m. 

Was  he? 
iv.     Cordelia  E.,  Dec.  26,  1833;  m.  Nov.  25,  1858,  Andrew 

0.  Stetson,  s.  of  Martin  of  Pembroke.     She  d.  Aug. 

23,  1860.    No  children. 
V.      Eliza,   Dec.    14,   1838;   m.   Andrew   0.    Stetson,   s.   of 

Martin  of  Pembroke.     Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Emily  A..  July  4,  1861:  d.  Sept.  8,  1865. 

ii.      Eliza  A.,  Sept.  25,  1863;  d.  March  22.   1864. 

2.  Joshua  (s.  of  Laban^)  ;  m.  in  1845,  Anna  Perry,  dau.  of 
Samuel  Perry  (15).  He  d.  May  17,  1893.  Served  in  Civil  War. 
Resided  on  Broadway,  corner  of  Myrtle  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Helen  M.,  Oct.  12,  1846;  m.  William  S.  Sherman  (1). 
ii.      Elizabeth  A.,  Apr.   11,  1859;  m.  Horace  F.   Robbins 

iii.     Alice  M..  Jan.  2,  1861;  m.  Oct.  30,  1882,  Walter  L. 
Reed  of  Whitman.     Resides  in  Whitman.     No  ch. 

3.  Laban  (s.  of  Laban')  ;  m.  Arabella  W.  Josselyn,  dau.  of  Jabez 
Josselyn  of  Pembroke.  Ho  d.  April  21,  1851,  and  his  wid.  m.  F. 
Marion  Munroe  (2). 

Children  born  in  Pembroke: 
i.       Irene  M.,  May  1,  1847;  m.  Aug.  8,  1872,  Charles  Q. 
Cushing,   s.    of   Charles  W.    Gushing   of   Hingham. 
He  d.  July,  1906.     Children  born  in  Hingham: 
i.       Florence  R. 
ii.      C.  Elmer. 

4.  ii.      Henry  F.,  Oct.,  1848. 


338  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

4.     Henry   F.    (s.   of   Laban^)  ;   m.    Oct.    37,   1872,   Lizzette   P. 
Osborne,  dau.  of  Martin  Osborne  of  Halifax. 
Children : 
i.       Cynthia,  born  in  Hanson,  Dec.  5,  1873 ;  m.  Archie  T. 

Whiting,  s.  of  Thomas  Whiting  of  Whitman. 
ii.      Arthur  W.,  born  in  Whitman;  d.  aged  about  2  years. 

ROTHMUND. 

1.     Andrew  (s.  of  Andrew),  b.  at  Long  Island,  IST.  Y.,  Apr.  10, 
1867;  m.  Oct.  22,  1892,  Mary  A.  Chapney,  dau.  of  Felix  Chapney. 
She  was  b.  in  London,  England,  March  8,  1876.     Came  to  Han- 
over in  1905,  and  resides  on  School  street. 
Children : 
1.       Lillian  E.,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  Nov.  9,  1893. 
ii.      Catherine  E.,  b.  at  Staten  Island,  July  15,  1895. 
iii.     Annie,  b.  at  Staten  Island,  Aug.  18,  1896;  d.  aged  10 

days, 
iv.     Alexander,  b.  at  Staten  Island,  Oct.  26,  1899 ;  d.  aged 

1  year, 
V.      Mildred  L.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  18,  1910. 

EUSSELL. 

1.  Soloman  T.  (s.  of  Ephraim),  b.  in  Hartford,  Me.,  Dec.  26, 
1837;  ra.  Joanna  Sullivan,  dau.  of  John  Sullivan.  She  was  b.  in 
Ireland,  Feb.,  1832.  He  d.  July  8,  1896.  Resided  on  Elm  street, 
where  his  wid.  now  resides. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah  A.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  7,  1852:  d.  Oct.  27, 
1881. 
2.     ii.      John  S.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  24,  1857. 

iii.     Soloman  P.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Mar.  17,  1863;  m.  Hannah 
A.  Tobin,  dau.  of  Richard  Tobin  of  Boston.     He  d. 
Apr.  3,  1902.    No  children, 
iv.     Lucy  J.,  b.  in  Hanover,  May  18,  1865. 

2.  John  S.  (s.  of  Soloman  T.i)  ;  m.  Julia  Ryan,  dau.  of  David 
R3"an  of  Boston. 

Children  born  in  Boston : 
i.  John  S.,  Aug.  23,  1884. 
ii.  Alice  M.,  Aug.  30.  1886. 
iii.  Edith  F.,  Mar.  4,  1888. 
iv.  Grace  E..  Jan'y  6,  1891. 
V.      L.  Vincent,  April  28,  1893. 

RUSSELL. 

1.  William  P.  (s.  of  Samuel),  b.  Oct.  15,  1814:  m.  Apr.  2,  1837, 
Elmira  Bales,  dau.  of  Calvin  Bates  (32).  She  d.  Apr.  13,  1889. 
He  d.  June  24,  1879.  Resided  on  King  street,  in  house  now  oc- 
cupied by  his  son,  George  C.  Russell.   At  the  date  of  this  writing 


GEXEALOGIES.  339 

(1908)  nine  of  the  children  named  below  are  living,  all  residing 
on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       Lucius  W.,  Mar.  3,  1838. 

3.  ii.      Lyman  P.,  Sept.  10,  1840. 

4.  lii.     Marcus  P.,  July  18,  1842. 

iv.  Elizabeth  S.,  Apr.  15,  1844:  m.  Chas.  S.  Stetson  (1). 

V.  Lydia  C,  Oct.  11,  1846. 

vi.  George  C,  July  7,  1848;  uuni. 

5.  vii.  Charles  F.,  Jan'y  9,  1851. 

viii.  Puth  C,  Aug.  27,  1852;  ni.  Luther  J.  Hunt   (1). 

6.  ix.     Calvin  W.,  Mar.  28,  1854. 

X.      Ella  F.,  June  28,  1859;  m.  Oscar  F.  Ellis  (18). 

2.  Lucius  W.  (s.  of  William  P.^)  ;  m.  May  22,  1862,  Lucy  J. 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Martin  Stetson  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b.  Mar. 
15,  1839,  and  d.  Mar.  18,  1903.  He  d.  Mar.  16,  1900.  Resided 
on  Winter  street,  in  house  constructed  by  Calvin  Bates,  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  his  dau.,  Huldah  J. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Arthur  W.,  Oct.  26,  1864;  d.  Mar.  7,  1872. 
ii.      Huldah  J.,  Xov.  22,  1867;  m.  Chester  W.  Kiley  (1). 

3.  Lyman  P.  (s.  of  WDliinu  P.i)  ;  m.  Aug.  12,  1862,  Laura  A. 
Bailey,  dau.  of  Stephen  Bailey  (24).  Served  in  Civil  War.  Be- 
sides on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Grace  L.,  June  4,  1866. 
ii.      Carrie  E.,  June  25,  1868. 

4.  Marcus  P.  (s.  of  William  P.i)  ;  m.  Apr.  2,  1866,  Betsey  S. 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Capt.  Martin  Stetson  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b. 
June  16,  1847.     Served  in  Civil  War.    Eesides  on  King  street. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Irving  P.,  Mar.  3,  1867;  d.  Feb.  8,  1868. 

5.  Charles  F.  (s.  of  William  P.i)  ;  m.  June  18,  1885,  Harriet  E. 
Simnums,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Simmons  (12).  Resides  on  King 
street,  in  house  for  many  years  occupied  by  Daniel  Barstow. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Clifford  B.,  Apr.  24,  1886. 
ii.      Earle  S.,  June  1,  1888. 

6.  Calvin  W.  (s.  of  William  P.i)  ;  m.  first,  Apr.  25,  1878,  Mary 
Z.  M.  Hill,  dau.  of  Charles  R.  Hill  of  Hanson.  She  d.  June  11, 
1886,  aged  27  yrs.  He  m.  secondly,  Jan.  20,  1889,  Ella  D.  Bates, 
dau.  of  Lysander  F.  Bates  (65).  Resides  on  King  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Gladys  P.,  May  27,  1891. 


340  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 


EYDEE. 


1.     Chester  H.,  son  of  Charles  H.,  born  in  Rock,  Jan.  16,  1877. 
Came  to  Hanover  in  1900;  m.  Jan.,  1S96,  Mary  T.  Williams,  dau. 
of  Edmund  Williams.     She  was  born  in  Foxboro,  May  9,  1876. 
Children : 
i.       Chester  E.,  born  in  Taunton,  June,  1898. 
ii.      Herman  K.,  born  in  Rockland,  June  21,  1900. 
iii.     Elvina  L.,  b.  in  Rockland,  June  21,  1900;  d.  May  19, 
1901. 

SALMOND. 

1.  Robert,  and  his  brother  Peter,  b.  in  Scotland.  Came  to  this 
country  in  1774.  Peter  went  to  Pembroke,  but  Robert  remained 
in  Hanover. 

2.  Robert,  of  Scotland,  b.  in  1749;  m.  Nov.  1,  1787,  Mary  Bald- 
win, dan.  of  Rev.  Samuel  Baldwin  (1).  He  d.  in  H.,  May  5, 
1829,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  5,  1847.  Engaged  in  the  iron  business 
at  South  Hanover,  manufacturing  anchors,  carrying  on  this  busi- 
ness on  an  extensive  scale.  He  lived  first  in  the  Baldwin  house 
on  Hanover  street,  recently  destroyed  by  fire,  and  afterwards  on 
Broadway  in  the  house  for  so  long  a  time  occupied  by  Isaac  G. 
Stetson. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Robert,  Aug.  2,  1788.      Was  in  service  of  U.  S.  in  War 
Dept.,  and  d.  unm.  in  Louisville,  Kv.,  April  9,  1822. 
3.     ii.      Samuel,  Aug.  2,  1788. 

iii.     John,  Aug.  1,  1790;  d.  unm.  Apr.  3,  1845. 
iv.     William,  Sept.  24,  1791;  d.  unm.,  March  11,  1842. 
V.      Mary,  Oct.  1,  1794;  d.  unm.,  July  13,  1818. 
vi.     Agnes,  Oct.  4,  1796;  m.  July  20,  1826,  Capt.  Zepheniah 
Talbot,    of    Scituate.      Children,    first   one   born    in 
Hanover ;  others  in  South  Scituate : 
i.       Polly  B.,  April  25,  1827;  m.  James  B.  Knapp, 

of  South  Scituate. 
ii.      Eliza  S.,  Oct.  4,  1829;  m.  Edward  B.  South- 
worth,  of  So.   Scituate,  and  has  one  ch:  Fannie 
B.,  w^ho  m.  Howard  C.  Torrey. 
iii.     Agnes  H.,  April  28,  1833 ;  m.  first,  George  W. 
Sturtevant,  of  Pembroke,  and  m.  secondly,  Judge 
Thomas  Wood,  of  Charlottesville,  Va. 
iv.     Zepheniah,  July,  1834;  m.  Eliza  Paul,  of  Bos- 
ton.     Has  4  ch.      He  d.  Oct.,  1906.       Served  in 
Civil  War.      Rank  of  Ensign. 
V.      Robert  S.,  Oct.  15,  1838;  m.  Harriet  F.  Brown, 
of  Cornwall.  N.  Y.      Has  4  ch.       Served  in  Civil 
War,  Rank  of  Lieut.,  also  enlisted  when  60  years 
of  age  in  Spanish  American  War,  and  served  on 
Battleship  Indiana.      Was  discharged  in  Jan'y,  of 


GENEALOGIES.  341 

1899,    and    awarded   a    Congressional    medal    for 
meritorious  service, 
vii.    Peter  R.,  bt.  Aug.  1,  1803;  d.  May  18,  1828  at"  Balti- 
more, Maryland. 

3.  Samuel  (s.  of  Eobert^)  ;  m.  July  26,  1826,  Elizabeth  Smith, 
dau.  of  Albert  Smith  (-i).  Resided  on  Washington  street,  in 
house  constructed  by  Albert  Smith  in  1810,  being  house  now  oc- 
cupied by  Mrs.  Eliza  S.  Harraden.  He  d.  May  28,  1859.  His 
wid.  d.  Jan.  5,  1891. 

Children,  last  two  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Robert,  April,  1827;  d.  unm.  Oct.  18,  1845. 

ii.      Mary,  Dec,  1832;  m.  Edmund  Q.   Sylvester   (28). 

iii.     Eliza  S..  May  13,  1844;  m.  Edmund  Q.  Sylvester  (28). 

iv.  Samuel,  May  28,  1850;  d.  Aug.  14,  1850. 
Samuel  (3).  Mr.  Salmond  was  for  a  time  engaged  in  trade  in 
Bangor,  Me.  Later  he  was  in  the  South,  a  part  of  the  time  in 
employ  of  U.  S.  Govt.  In  1838  he  settled  permanently  in  H.  and 
engaged  in  the  tack  business  at  the  works  previously  occupied  by 
his  brothers,  and  on  the  spot  where  anciently  stood  the  Stockbridge 
mill.  This  business  is  located  in  Korwell,  and  is  now  conducted 
by  grandsons  under  the  firm  name  of  Samuel  Salmond  &  Son. 
The  house  occupied  by  Mr.  Salmond  is  near  where  stood  the 
house  of  John  Clark,  which  was  probably  constructed  about  the 
time  of  the  incorporation  of  the  town.  This  house  was  two 
stories  in  front,  and  sloped  back  nearly  to  the  ground.  A  style 
of  house  not  unusual  in  those  days. 

SAMPSON". 

1.     Arthur  T.    (s.  of  Aurora),  b.  in  North  Pembroke,  ISTov.   25, 
1870;  m.  Aug.  7,  1895,  Lucy  M.  Savil,  dau.  of  Charles  Savil.     She 
was  b.  in  Holbrook,  July  14,  1872. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.     Ethel  F.,  July  24,  1897. 

SAMPSON". 

1.     Otis  (p.  of  Stephen,  of  Pembroke)  b.  Sept.,  1805;  m.  Nov.  4, 
1833,  Sarah  Sylvester,  dau.  of  Anthony  Sylvester  (2).       Resided 
on  Broadway,  and  later  removed  to  Wakefield. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Huldah  F.,  Feb'y  9,  1836;  m.  Charles  Bowman  in  the 

spring  of  1855,  and  d.  in  June,  1856. 
ii.      George  0.,  April' 11,  1837. 

iii.  Almira  J.,  May  21,  1839 ;  m.  1st,  Nov.  15,  1858,  John 
H.  demons,  s.  of  Robert  G.  Clemons,  of  Deerfield, 
N.  H.  He  d.  Aug.  4,  1863,  and  she  m.  secondly, 
June  17,  1874,  James  Oliver,  s.  of  Ezekiel  Oliver,  of 
Greenwood.       He  d.,  January  10,  1906. 


342  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

iv.     Priscilla  J.,   May,   1841;  m.   first,  Edwin   Clark;  m. 

secondly  in  1863,  Thomas  Shattuck,  s.  of  Andrew 

Shattuck,  of  South  Boston. 
V.      Mary  E.,  Aug.  27,  1843 ;  m.  in  1876,  Alfred  I.  Sweetser, 

s.  of  Moses  Sweetser,  of  Wakefield. 
vi.     Lewis  W.,  July  22,  1846;  m.  and  had  2  cli. 

SAMPSON. 

1.  William  S.  (s.  of  Alexander,  of  Pembroke) ;  m.  June  17,  1894, 
Leona  A.  Corbin,  dau.  of  Francis  Corbin  (1).  Resides  in  Cliarles- 
town. 

Children : 

i.       Forrest  W.,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Feb.  11,  1896. 

ii.      Marion  L.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Jan.  17,  1899. 

iii.     Melba  S.,  b.  in  H.,  April  5,  1900. 

iv.     Carleton  T.,  b.  in  Hull,  June  1,  1904. 

SCHOFIELD. 

1.  Thomas  (s.  of  James)  b.  in  ISTorden,  Eochdale,  Lanes,  Eng., 
Feb.  17,  1881. 

SCHOLZ. 

1.     Eeinhold,  b.  in  Germany,  May  10,  1843;  in.  Caroline  New- 
mann,  who  was  b.  Feb.  4,  1846.      Came  to  H.  in  1895,  and  resides 
on  Circuit  street,  near  end  of  Plain  street. 
Children,  all  born  in  Germany : 

i.       Richard,  May  8,   1873;  m.   in   1900,   Martha   Scholz. 
Has  2  ch. 

ii.      Selma.  Nov.  9,  1875;  d.  Aug.  10,  1907. 

iii.     Emil,  May  6,  1882. 

iv.     Helen,  July  30,  1887. 

V.      Otto,  Aug.  10,  1889. 

SCOTT. 

1.     Alfred  E.   (s.  of  Robert,  of  England)   b.  Jan.  15,  1860;  m. 
July  26,  1885,  Ida  M.  Phillips,  dau.  of  Albert  Phillips  (3).      Re- 
sides on  AVhiting  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children : 
i.       Ethel  M.,  b.  in  Rockland,  June  15,  1886;  d.  Apr.-  26, 

1887. 
ii.      M.  Marion,  b.  in  Middleboro,  May  5,  1891. 
iii.     A.  Lester,  b.  in  Milford,  July  21,  1S93. 
iv.     Robert  K.,  b.  in  Hingham,  June  28,  1896. 

SHEAN". 

1.  Patrick;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  31st,  1853,  Ellen  Murray.  Re- 
sided on  Wliiting  street,  near  the  end  of  North  street.  Children 
born  in  Hanover:       Morris,  Bridget,  William,  Ellen  and  Mary. 


GENEALOGIES.  343 

SHEPHERD. 

1.     Alfred  W.  (s.  of  David  S.,  of  Pembroke)  b.  Sept.  10,  1859;  m. 
June  29,  1883,  Bessie  S.  Sturtevant,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  Sturtevant, 
of  Pembroke.      Slie  was  b.  Dec.  9,  1864.      He  d.  May  19,  1903. 
Children : 

i.       Mary  E.,  Dec.  12,  1884. 

ii.      Kenneth  S.,  Nov.  IG,  1886. 

iii.     Alice  N.,  Feb.  26,  1888. 

iv.     Earl  F.,  July  8,  1890. 

V.      Harold  W.,  Sept.  29,  1891. 

vi.     Lloyd,  Nov.  28,  1892. 

vii.    Ruth  L.,  July  2,  1896;  d.  Apr.  11,  1897. 

viii.  Myrtis  B.,  Nov.  22,  1900. 

ix.     Alfred  L.,  Aug.  28,  1902. 

SflERMAN. 

1.  Daniel  A.  (s.  of  Lorenzo)  b.  in  Marshfield,  Sept.  10,  1852; 
m.  Jan.  29,  1903,  Rosie  C.  Baker,  dau.  of  Enos  Baker.  She 
was  b.  in  Lahave,  N.  S.,  Sept.  24,  1872.  Resides  on  Broadway, 
near  Four  Corners,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.      No  ch. 

SHERMAN. 

1.  William  S.  (s.  of  George),  b.  at  Plymptou,  Dec.  19,  1841:  m. 
July  1,  1866,  Helen  M.  Rose,  dau.  of  Joshua  S.  Rose  (2).  She  d. 
July  29,  1899.  Served  in  Civil  War.  No  children.  Now  resides 
in  Florida. 

SIDES. 

1.  Samuel  L.  (s.  of  William  0.),  b.  in  South  Groveland  in  1852; 
m.  secondl}^,  R.  Lillian  Morse,  dau.  of  Norman  Chamberlin  (1). 
She  d.  Jan'y  6,  1893,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  October  28,  1893,  Ethelena 
A.  Bartlett,  dau.  of  Colon  Bartlett.  She  was  born  in  Maine  in 
1862.' 

Children  by  wife  R.  Lillian,  born  in  Hanover: 
1.       Arthur  W.,  August  29,  1886;  m.  in  1908,  Uattie  Brad- 
ford of  Rockland.     Has  one  child,  Annie  L.,  born 
Nov.  11,  1908. 
ii.      Alice  M.,  July  21,  1888. 
iii.     L.    Norma,   Nov.    23,   1892. 

SIMMONS. 

1.  Moses, — formerly  written  Moyses  Symonson — was  in  Duxbury 
before  1637,  and  in  1638-9  received  a  grant  of  40  acres  of  land  in 
that  town.  He  was  one  of  fifty-four  original  proprietors  of  Bridge- 
water.    A  surveyor  in  Duxbury  in  1657. 

Had  children:  Moses,  perhaps  Thomas,  and  probably  others. 
While  Barry  places  Thomas  in  list  of  children   of  Moses,   Mr. 


34:4  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

John  F.  Simmons  doubts  the  correctness  of  that  statement.  The 
line  of  descent  from  Thomas,  as  given,  is,  however,  undisputed. 

2.  Moses  (s.  of  Moses^) ;  was  of  Duxbury,  where  he  d.  in  1689. 

By  wife  Sarah  he  had  five  children. 

3.  Thomas  (s.  of  Moses^),  was  a  householder  in  Scituate,  before 
1CA7 ;  m.    His  house  stood  on  the  "Green  Field." 

Children : 

4.  i.       Moses. 

5.  ii.      Aaron. 

4.  Moses  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  about  1662,  Patience  Barstow,  dau. 
of  William  Barstow  (1).  Probably  resided  in  Hanover,  near 
ISTorth  river  bridge.  (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses);  d.  before 
1077. 

Children : 
i.       Moses,  bt.  June  10,  1666;  d.  in  Canada  Expedition, 

1690. 
ii.      Jolin,  bt.  Mar.  16,  1667-8. 
iii.     Sarah,  bt.  July  31,  1670. 
iv.     Aaron,  bt.  Aug.  4,  1672. 
v.      Job,  bt.  Oct.  4,  1674. 
vi.     Patience,  bt.  Mar.  18,  1676. 

5.  Aaron  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  in  1667,  Mary  Woodworth.  Lived 
in  Scituate  at  the  "Green  Field." 

Had  six  children,  only  two  of  whom  we  follow : 

6.  i.       Moses,  Feb.  24,  1681. 

7.  ii.      Ebenezer,  Aug.  10,  1689. 

6.  Moses  (s.  of  Aaron^) ;  m.  in  1711,  Eachel  Cudworth. 
Had  children :  Moses,  Aaron,  Rachel  and  Leah. 

7.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Aaron^)  ;  m.  Dec.  23,  1714,  Lydia  Kent.  Re- 
sided in  the  present  town  of  Norwell. 

Had  eight  children,  only  one  of  whom  we  follow: 

8.  i.       Joshua,  1717. 

8.  Joshua  (s.  of  Ebenezer^)  ;  m.  Nov.  11,  1742,  Elizabeth  Dil- 
lingham, who  d.  July  18,  1797,  aet.  76  years.  He  d.  Mar.  4,_  1807, 
aet.  88  yrs.  Selectman.  Resided  in  Hanover,  on  Washington 
street,  first  in  a  house  in  the  Pasture,  back  of  where  Daniel  Chap- 
man so  long  resided,  and  then  in  a  house  which  stood  where  stands 
that  of  Albert  Harnden. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Joshua,  Mar.  5,  1743;  d.  Mar.  6,  1819. 
ii.      Elizabeth,  Apr.  14,  1746;  d.  unni.,  Sept.  11,  1824. 
iii.     Lydia,  Aug.  23,  1748. 
iv.     Ebenezer,  Dec.  27,  1750;  d.  June  11,  1754. 
v.      Ebenezer,  Apr.  11,  1753 :  d.  Oct.  7,  1754. 


GENEALOGIES.  345 

vi.     Mary,   Sept.   26,   1755;   m.   Sept.   29,   1795,  John  H. 

Thacher  of  Barnstable.     She  d.  Apr.  28,  1814.     No 

children, 
vii.    Samuel,  Nov.  1,  1757;  d.  Sept.  17,  17G2. 
9.     viii.  Elisha,  June  16,  1759. 

ix.     Lydia,  July  14,   1763;  m.  June  13,   1793,  Benjamin 

Bailey,  and  d.  Jan.  16,  1805. 
X.      William,  Feb.  25;  d.  May  4,  1766. 

9.  Elisha  (s.  of  Joshua^) ;  m.  Martha  Hersey,  of  Hingham, 
who  was  born  June  1,  1761.  He  d.  Mar.  14,  1825,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Jan.  2,  1834.    Blacksmith.    Lived  in  a  part  of  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William,  July  9,  1782;  m.  Lucia  Hammet  of  Plym- 
outh. 

10.  ii.      Ebenezer,  Oct.  18,  1785. 

iii.     Martha,  Mar.  19,  1789;  d.  Feb.        ,  1833. 

iv.     Elisha,  Dec.  1,  1790;  d.  Nov.  26,  1792. 

V.      Elisha,  Nov.  19,  1793;  d.  unm. 

vi.     Benjamin  H.,  Dec.  20,  1796;  m.  and  d.  in  New  Orleans, 

leaving  two  sons. 
vii.    George  W.,  Feb.  20,  1800. 
viii.  Elizabeth,  Oct.  5,  1802. 
ix.     Joanna,    Oct.    5,    1802;   m.    June   22,    1824,   Thomas 

Stevenson,  of  Boston. 
X.      Franklin,  of  Boston. 

10.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Elisha")  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  15,  1809,  Sophia 
Eichmond,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Eichmond,  of  Little  Compton,  R.  I. 
She  was  b.  Dec.  16,  1782,  and  d.  Oct.,  1834.  He  m.  secondly,  Aug. 
23,  1835,  Mary  Curtis,  wid.  of  Stephen  Curtis  of  Scituate.  She 
d.  April  30,  1837,  and  he  d.  Nov.  15,  1840.  Resided  on  Wash- 
ington street,  in  the  "Perez  Simmons"  house.  Selectman  and 
Representative.    Lieutenant  in  War  of  1812. 

Child  bv  wife  Sophia,  born  in  Hanover : 

11.  i.       Perez,  Jan.  2,  1811. 

Child  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover: 

12.  ii.      Ebenezer,  Feb.  12,  1836. 

11.  Perez  (s.  of  Ebezeneri*^)  ;  m.  May  31,  18^6,  Adeline  Jones, 
dau.  of  John  Jones  of  South  Scituate.  She  was  born  Oct.  6,  1825, 
and  d.  June  6,  1905.  He  died  May  14,  1885.  Lawj^er.  Resided 
in  his  father's  house.     (See  chapter  on  ''Professional  Men.") 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

13.  i.       John  F.,  June  26,  1851. 

ii.      Sophia  R.,  Mar.  5,  1853;  m.  Morrill  A.  Phillips  (2). 
iii.     Moyscs  R.,  Nov.  15,  1857;  m.  Ida  M.  Blatchford  of 
Gloucester,  Mass. 

12.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Ebenezer^o)  ;  m.  Juno  9,  1859,  Deborah  F. 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Joshua  Stetson  (33).     She  d.  May  25,  1895.    Re- 


346  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

sided  during  lifetime  of  his  wife  on  Washington  street,  in  house 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  Alonzo  P.  Henderson. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       George  S.,  Nov.  25,  1860;  m.  Oct.  18,  1886,  Alice  L. 

Sutton,  of  South  Weymouth.    No  children, 
ii.      Harriet  E.,  Nov.  30,  1863;  m.  Charles  F.  Eussell  (5). 

13.  John  F.  (s.  of  Perezii) ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1877,  Fanny  F.  Allen, 
dau.  of  Eev.  Cyrus  W.  Allen  (1).  He  d.  Nov.  28,  1908.  Eesided 
in  his  father's  house.     Lawyer. 

Children : 
14.     i.       Henry  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  June  21,  1878. 

ii.      Mary  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  20,  1881;  m.  George 

A.  Curtis,  s.  of  George  M.  Curtis  (74). 
iii.     Perez,  born  in  Boston,  June  4,  1892. 
iv.     Elizabeth  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  Aug.  20,  1895. 

14.  Henry  F.  (s.  of  John  F.^^) ;  m.  Aug.,  1902,  Eugenia 
H.  Jacobs.      Resides  in  Brookline. 

Child : 
i.       Thalia,  born  in  Brookline,  May,  1903. 

SIMMONS. 

1.  Herbert  G.  (s.  of  Moses  T.,  of  Pembroke)  ;  born  in  Pembroke, 
July  4,  1871 ;  m.  Aug.  21,  1892,  Sarah  J.  Harris,  dau.  of  James 
J.  Harris  (1).  She  d.  Dec.  7,  1898,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Annie  L. 
Farrar,  dau.  of  Alfred  L.  Farrar,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Elisha  Jacobs 
(18).     Now  resides  in  Norwell. 

Child  by  wife  Sarah  J.,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Basil  S.,  August  11,  1893. 

SIMMONS. 

1.     Nathan  F.  (s.  of  Elbridge  of  Pembroke),  born  Sept.  12,  18t)(); 
m.  May  13,  1899,  Maria  L.  Prouty,  dau.  of  George  Hall  of  Halifax. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Nathan  B.,  Jan.  26,  1901. 

SIMMONS. 

1.     Thomas  (s.  of  Samuel  of  Scituate),  born  Aug.  18,  1794;  m. 
Dec.  1,  1816,  Bethia  Gray,  dau.  of  James  Gray  (2).     He  d.  May 
3,  1853,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  5,  1890.     Eesided  at  Assinippi,  on 
Washington  street,  in  house  now  owned  by  Lydia  Litchfield. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Bethiah,  Nov.  14,  1817;  d.  unm..  May  29,  1854;  school- 

teacher, 
ii.      Thomas,  July  18,  1819;  d.  Nov.  21,  1819. 
iii.     Warren,  July  13,  1821;  d.  unm.,  Feb.  26,  1895.     Ee- 
sided in  his  father's  house, 
iv.     Eebecca,  Jan.  9,  1824;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  19,  1883. 


GENEALOGIES.  347 

SLADE. 

1.  Alfred  E.,  s.  of  George,  b.  in  Wells,  Somersetshire  Co.,  Eiig., 
June  33,  1869.  Came  to  Hanover,  June  15,  1904;  m.  Feb.  28, 
1894,  Eose  E.  Eogcrs,  of  Now  Bedford.  She  d.  Mar.  30,  1906. 
He  m.  secondly,  Dec.  11,  1907,  Annie  T.  Lutes,  of  Brockton.  Sta- 
tion agent  at  West  Hanover. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Wilfred  G.,  Oct.  2,  1908. 

ii.    Howard  T.,  April  4,  1910. 

SLATCHER. 

1.     Ira  H.   (s.  of  Edward  L.),  born  in  New  Britian,  N.  Y. ;  m.. 
July  27,  1907,  Ida  B.  Howe,  dau.  of  Louis  B.  Howe  of  Pembroke. 
Child  born  in  Norwell : 
i.       Carlton  L.,  March  2,  1910. 

SMITH. 

1.  Thomas,  Eev.  of  Pembroke,  (s.  of  Joseph,  of  Yarmouth,. 
Mass.),  born  Feb.  6,  1706;  m.  Aug.  28,  1734,  Judith  Miller,  dau. 
of  Josiah  Miller.  She  was  born  August  23,  1716;  d.  July  31, 
1785.    He  d.  in  Pembroke,  July  7,  1788. 

Had  twelve  children,  only  two  of  whom  we  follow: 

2.  i.       Josiah,  Feb.  26,  1738. 

3.  ii.      Nathaniel,  Feb.  16,  1752. 

2.  Jcsiah  Dea.  (s.  of  Eev.  Thomas^)  ;  m.  June  15,  1760,  Mary 
Barker,  of  Pembroke,  dau.  of  Elisha  Barker.  He  d.  April  4,  180;], 
aet.  65  years,  and  his  wid.,  who  was  born  May  2,  1740,  d.  Nov.  15, 
1813,  aet.  73  years.     Eesided  in  Pembroke. 

Had  eleven  children,  only  three  of  Avhom  we  follow: 

4.  i.       Albert,  Mar.  22,  1763. 

5.  ii.      Josiah,  Mar.  2,  1767. 

iii.  Miller,  Feb.  9,  1782  ;  m.  Sept.  25,  1803.  Jane  E.  Stock- 
bridge,  dau.  of  David  Stoekbridge  (7).  Had  child,. 
Jane  M.,  b.  April  13,  1804,  who  m.  d'oneral  Aiii'ora 
W.  Oldham  (1). 

3.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Eev.  Thomas^)  ;  m.  Feb.  27,  1806,  Elizabeth 
Bass,  dau.  of  Moses  Belcher  Bass  of  Boston.  She  was  b.  Dec.  25,. 
1769. 

Child : 
i.       Nathaniel,  born  October  10,  1806. 

4.  Albert  (s.  of  Josiah^)  ;  m.  Aug.  23,  1787,  Anne  L.  Eells,  dau. 
of  Capt.  Eobert  L.  Eells  (6).  He  d.  May  28,  1823,  and  his 
wid.  d.  May  7,  1835.  l^esided  on  Broadway,  in  the  Martin  W. 
Stetson  house.  Eepresentative.  Senator.  Shipbuilder.  (See 
chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


348  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

i.  Anne  L.,  Oct.  4,  1788;  m.  Nathaniel  Crocker,  s.  of 
Tilden  Crocker  (3). 

6.  ii.      Joseph,  Mar.  30,  1790. 

7.  iii.     Albert,  Jan.  3,  1793. 

iv.  Mary,  Oct.  21,  1795;  m.  Sept.  27,  1815,  Capt.  David 
Wliittier  of  Belfast,  Me.  She  d.  July  19,  1848,  and 
he  d.  Oct.  8,  1849. 

V.      John,  Dec.  10,  1797;  d.  Sept.  5,  1813. 

vi.     Thomas  M.,  Aug.  15,  1799;  d.  Jan.  7,  1803. 

vii.    Elizabeth,  Mar.  20,  1801;  m.  Samuel  Salmond  (3). 

viii.  Sarah  B.,  Nov.  25,  1802;  d.  the  same  month. 

ix.     Sarah  B.,  Jan.  7,  1808;  m.  Joseph  Eells  (12). 
Of  the  above  named  children  Anne  L.  was  born  in  Hingham. 
All  the  others  in  Hanover. 

5.  Josiah  (s.  of  Josiah2)  ;  m.  first,  Mar.  13,  1794,  Nabby  Eells, 
•4au.  of  Capt.  Eobert  L.  Eells  (6).     She  d.  Aug.  3,  1812,  and  he 

m.  secondly,  Jane  Smith,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Smith.  He  d.  in 
Hanover,  April  24,  1842,  and  his  wid.  d.  in  1850.  Eesided  prob- 
ably on  Elm  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover:  , 

i.  Kabby  E.,  Aug.  26,  1795;  m.  Theodore  Whitney  of 
N.  Y. 

ii.  Lucy  W.,  Nov.  12,  1796;  m.  in  1819,  Dr.  William  L. 
Loring,  s.  of  Wm.  Loring  of  Duxbury. 

iii.  Ruth  C,  Jan.  2,  1798;  d.  unm.,  Jan'y  27,  1874. 

iv.  Elizabeth  B.,  May  20,  1799;  m.  Ambrose  Packard  of 
N.  Y. 

V.      Mary  L.,  Oct.  26,  1801.     See  Edward  Eells  (16). 

vi.  Josiah  M.,  Peb'y  12,  1803;  m.  first,  March  27,  1836, 
Frances  Waterman,  dau.  of  Samuel  Waterman  of 
Scituate.  She  d.  Apr.  15,  1854,  and  he  m.  secondly, 
May  10,  1855,  Charlotte  C.  Bailey,  wid.  of  Melzar 
C.  Bailey,  and  dau.  of  Samuel  Waterman  of  Scit- 
uate. She  d.  Nov.  8,  1890,  aged  86  yrs.  He  d.  Mar. 
26,  1883.  Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  Oak- 
land avenue. 

6.  Joseph  (s.  of  Albert-i)  ;  m.  March  1,  1818,  Harriet  Bryant, 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Bryant  of  Nobleborough,  Maine.  He  died 
at  the  age  of  86.  He  was  appointed  midshipman  in  1809.  Served 
under  Perry  on  Lake  Erie  in  1812.  AVas  made  lieutenant  at  the 
battle  of  Lake  Champlain  in  1814,  Commissioned  Commander  in 
1827,  commanded  the  Mediterranean  Squadron  in  1845,  and  was 
Commissioned  Rear  Admiral  in  1862.    Was  for  a  long  time  Chief 

•of  the  Bureau  of  yards  and  docks.    Resided  at  Washington.     Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  it  is  said,  called  him  the  "AVlieel  horse  of  the  Navy." 
Children : 
i.       Anna  E.,  July  26,  1821. 

ii.      Albert  N..  Nov.  22,  1822 ;  d.  at  Boston,  Sept.  8,  1866 
iii.     Joseph  B.,  Dec.  29,  1826. 


GENEALOGIES.  34& 

Joseph  B.  was  in  command  of  the  Congress,  wlien  she  was  at- 
tacked by  the  Iron  Chid,  Merrimac,  and  was,  after  a  heroic  defense, 
instantly  killed  by  a  shot  from  the  latter  vessel.  On  his  death,  tlie 
Congress  surrendered. 

7.  Albert  (s.  of  Albert^)  ;  m.  June  24,  1814,  Poxa  Chaddock, 
daughter  of  Eev.  Calvin  Chaddock  ( 1 ) .  Graduated  from  the  Brown 
University  in  1813.  A  lawj^er  and  member  of  congress.  Eesided 
in  Washington,  D.  C;  d.  in  Boston,  May  29,  1861. 

Children  born  in  Hanover:  , 

i.       Eoxa  A.,  Feb.  20,  1815. 

ii.      Anne  L.,  Sept.  21,  1816;  m.  Horatio  Bigelow  (1). 

SMITH. 

1.  Charles  (s,  of  William  E.),  born  in  Scituate,  Xov.  27,  1809; 
m.  Oct.  4,  1831,  Betsey  Phillips,  dau.  of  Absalom  Phillips  (1). 
She  d.  Nov.  3,  1887.  He  d.  April  25,  1887.  Resided  on  Walnut 
street,  now  Webster  street. 

Children ;  first  four  born  in  Hanover,  others  in  Scituate : 
i.       Betsey  E.,  July  4,  1832;  m.  Alfred  S.  Spaulding  (1). 
ii.      Charles  W.,  May  30,  1834;  m.  March  2,  1864,  Nancy 
S.  Stoddard,  dau.  of  Hosea  Stoddard  of  Hingham. 
He  d.  Aug.  24,  1894.     She  d.    No  children, 
iii.     Margaret,  July  23,  1836;  d.  Sept.  25,  1837. 

2.  iv.     George  E.,  Feb'y  9,  1838. 

3.  v.      Albert  T.,  Aug.  18,  1848. 

Susan  M.   F.,  Aug.   2,   1856;  Augusta  M.,  Jan.   19,   1859;. 
grandchiklrcn. 

2.  George  E.  (s.  of  Charles') ;  m.  June  10,  1866,  Eliza  J.  Good- 
rich, dau.  of  George  W.  Goodrich  (1).    He  d.  Dec.  8,  1898. 

Child  born  in  South  Scituate : 
i.       Lizzie  F. ;  m.  AVendell  P.  Thayer  (4). 

4.     Albert  T.  (s.  of  Charles' )  ;  m.  August  9,  1873,  Ruth  J.  Mann 
of  Abington,  dau.  of  Oliver  Stetson.     She  d.  April  15,  1885. 
Children : 
i.       Charles  Z.,  Nov.  23,  1874. 
ii.      Benjamin  L.,  Sept.  15,  1876;  d.  June  7,  1889. 
iii.     Nellie  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  4,  1878;  m.  AVm.  A. 

Spaulding  (2). 
iv.     James  A.,  May  15,  1880. 
V.     Sarah  F.,  June  19,  1882;  m.  Wm.  E.  Harris  (2). 

SMITH. 

1.  George  T.  (s.  of  Matthew),  born  in  Fall  River,  Mass.,  June  21, 
1858;  m.  Feb.  9,  1888,  Nettie  W.,  dau.  of  William  H.  Bates  (62). 
Resides  on  Circuit  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 


350  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children : 
i.       Ethel  B.,  born  in  Eockland,  Dec.  25,  1888. 
ii.      Julia  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  Jan.  14,  1895. 

SMITH. 

1.  Levi  L.  (s.  of  Levi  of  Milford),  born  Aug.  15,  1827;  m.  Aug. 
15,  1852,  Mary  J.  Nelson.  He  d.  Mar.  18,  1898,  and  she  m.  sec- 
ondly, James  C.  Struthers  (1). 

Children  born  in  Milford : 
i.       Andrew,  July  15,  1853 ;  d.  June  15,  1854. 

2.  ii.      Edgar  P.,  Apr.  7,  1855. 

iii.     Sidney  A.,  Sept.  16,  1857;  resides  in  Milford.    ■» 

2.  Edgar  P.  (s.  of  Levi  L.^)  ;  m.  Sept.  16,  1875,  Margaret  Kane, 
dau.  of  Patrick  Kane  (1).  She  m.  secondly,  George  L.  Turner 
<42). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

3.  i.       Andrew  E.,  Oct.  20,  1876. 

ii.  Lillie  M.,  Aug.  21,  1878 ;  m.  Aug.  21,  1895,  Luther  W. 
Edson,  s.  of  x\lfred  Edson  of  Abington.  Resides  in 
Whitman.  Child  born  in  Abington,  Edwin  T.,  Nov. 
24,  1896. 

4.  iii.     William  P.,  May  31,  1880. 

3.  Andrew  E.  (s.  of  Edgar  P.^)  ;  m.  Feb.  16,  1901,  Sarah  F. 
Stoddard,  dau.  of  Thomas  Stoddard  of  Rockland.  She  d.  April 
2,  1903,  and  he  m.  secondly,  April  22,  1905,  Nellie  F.  Wilkie,  dau. 
of  Jonas  Wilkie,  of  Nova  Scotia.     Resides  in  Abington. 

Children  by  wife  Sarah  F. : 
i.       Maud,  born  in  Rockland,  Sept.  24,  1901. 
ii.      Sadie  F.,  born  in  Abington,  April  2,  1903. 

4.  William  P.  (s.  of  Edgar  P.2)  ;  m.  Oct.  1,  1904,  Lillian  G. 
Tirrell  of  Abington,  dau.  of  John  H.  Tirrell.  Resides  in  North 
Abington. 

Child  born  in  Abington: 
i.       Leland  S.,  Nov.,  1905. 

SMITH. 

1.  Richard  (s.  of  Robert),  born  in  Prince  Edward  Island;  m. 
Susanna  Pierce  of  P.  E.  I.,  dau.  of  Charles  Pierce? 

Children  born  in  P.  E.  I. : 

2.  i.       John  R. 

3.  ii.      Arthur  C. 

2.  John  R.  (s.  of  Eichardi)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1894,  Rosanna  Calla- 
gan,  dau.  of  John  Callagan.  She  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  d. 
April  22,  1897,  aged  21  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 


GENEALOGIES.  351 

i.       Daniel  F.,  Sept.  11,  1895. 
ii.      Annie  M.,  Sept.  30,  1896. 

3.     Arthur  C.  (s.  of  Eichard^)  ;  m.  Sept.  14,  1893,  Sarah  M.  Bel- 
ton,  dau.  of  James  Belton.     She  was  born  in  Chatham,  England, 
April  9,  1870. 
Children : 

i.       Mary  E.,  born  in  Norwell,  June  6,  1893. 

ii.      Catherine,  born  in  Norwell,  Aug.  19,  1895. 

iii.     Esther  T.,  born  in  Hanover,  April  13,  1897. 

iv.     Sarah  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  Sept.  5,  1898. 

V.      George  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  Sept.  18,  1900. 

vi.     Joseph  S.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  39,  1903. 

vii.    Arthur  V.,  born  in  Hanover,  Sept.  15,  1906. 

SMITH. 

1.  William  E.  (s.  of  William  E.),  born  Feb.  37,  1801;  m.  Nov. 
6,  1843,  Lucy  Hatch,  dau.  of  John  Hatch  (14).  He  d.  Sept.  15, 
1871,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  33,  1891.  Besided  on  Main  street,  in 
the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son,  John  S. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
3.     i.       John  S.,  Aug.  34,  1843. 

2.  John  S.  (s.  of  William  E.i)  ;  m.  Oct.  10,  1869,  Eliza  C. 
Tolman,  dau.  of  William  C.  Tolman  of  South  Scituate.  Resides 
in  his  father's  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
3.     i.       J.  Williams,  Aug.  19,  1871. 

3.  J.  Williams  (s.  of  John  S.^)  ;  m.  in  1901,  Ada  P.  Wilder, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Wilder  (1). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lloyd  H.,  June  19,  1903. 

SNELL. 

1.     Harry  E.    (s.  of  Samuel  L.,  of  Rockland) ,  born  IMarch   35, 
1871;  m.  Rosina  Merrill,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  C.  Merrill  (1). 
Children : 

i.       Gertrude  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  June  13,  1898. 

ii.      Clifford  F.,  born  in  Rockland,  Feb.  3,  1903. 

SOPER. 

1.  Joseph  (s.  of  Thomas  of  Scituate?),  born  1703;  m.  Nov.  30, 
1739,  Lydia  Stockbridge,  and  d.  in  Hanover,  May  1,  1790,  aet.  87 
years.  No  children  are  recorded,  but  he  was  probably  father  of 
Capt.  Joseph,  born  in  1737,  who  m.  May  19,  1749-50,  Ruth  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Curtis  (3).  He  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War.     Selectman.     He  d.  Mar.,  1804,  aet.  67,  and  his  wid.  d. 


352  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Mar.  9,  1777.  Eesided  on  Union  street,  near  end  of  Pine  street^ 
in  house  long  since  gone. 

SOULE. 

1.  Abislia  (s.  of  Josiah  of  Duxbnry),  born  July  13,  1805;  m. 
April,  1825,  Frances  Hobart,  dau.  of  Elijah  Hobart,  of  Abington. 
He  d.  Jan'y  10,  1873.  She  d.  Feb'y  10,  1902,  aged  95  years.  Re- 
sided on  Main  street,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  H.  W. 
Percival. 

Children : 
i.       Sibyl  H.,  Aug.  31,  1826;  m.  Gilbert  Brooks  (10). 
ii.      Caroline  F.,  May  20,  1830;  m.  first,  Martin  S.  Torrey 
(2) ;  m.  secondly,  Spencer  Binney  (2) ;  m.  thirdly, 
William  B.  Stoddard  (2). 
iii.     Maria  E.,  Feb.  13,  1833;  m.  Henry  C.  Percival   (3); 
m.  secondly,  Silas  B.  Jones  (1). 

SPAULDING. 

1.  Alfred  S.  (s.  of  William  of  Boston),  born  in  Boston  about 
1833;  m.  April  17,  1871,  Betsev  E.  Smith,  dau.  of  Charles  Smith 
(1).  He  d.  Jan'y  19,  1899.  She  d.  Jan'y  2,  1898.  Eesided  at 
lianover  Center.       Served  in  Civil  War. 

Child : 
2.     i.       William  A.,  Dec.  16,  1872. 

2.  William  A.  (s.  of  Alfred  S.i) ;  m.  July  21,  1894,  Nellie  F. 
Smith,  dau.  of  Albert  T.  Smith  (4). 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  Leslie  and  Kuth  born  ia 
jSTorwell : 
i.       Velma  E.,  Sept.  21,  1896. 
ii.      Hazel  F.,  June  4,  1898. 
iii.     Mabel  C,  Aug.  24,  1900;  d.  April  24,  1902. 
iv.     William  E.,  Jan.  1,  1902. 
V.      Leslie  B.,  Mar.  15,  1903. 
vi.     Euth  M.,  Sept.  6,  1904. 
vii.    Margaret,  Feb.  10,  1907. 

SPEAE. 

1.     Henry  E.   (s.  of  Edward  of  Hingham),  born  June  20,  1861; 
m.  Oct.  6,  1883,  Mary  J.  Vining,  dau.  of  Israel  L.  Vining  (2). 
Eesides  on  Main  street,  north  of  Baptist  church. 
Children : 

i.       Chester  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  April  7,  1888. 

ii.      Eoy  E.,  born  in  East  Weymouth,  Aug.  31,  1894. 

iii.     Ernest  L.,  born  in  Brockton,  Feb.  17,  1897. 

SPILLEE. 

1.  Elwin;  m.  March  23,  1888,  Edith  M.  Damon,  dau.  of  James 
E.  Damon  (12).    She  d.  Sept.  20,  1904.    No  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  353 

SPEAGUE. 

1.  Franklin  (s.  of  Jacob  of  Duxbury,  a  descendant  of  Francis 
Sprague,  who  arrived  at  Plymouth  in  the  ship  Anne  in  July, 
1623.  Young,  in  his  "Chronicles  of  the  Pilgrims,"  says  that 
those  who  came  in  the  first  three  ships,  the  Mayflower,  the  Fortune 
and  the  Anne  are  distinctively  called  the  "Old  Comers,"  or  the 
"Forefathers.")  Born  June  20,  1833 ;  m.  August  2,  1854,  Sarah 
E.  Hatch,  wid.  of  Melzar  Hatch  (22),  and  dau.  of  James  J.  Fariar 
of  South  Scituate.  Eesides  on  Main  street,  in  the  "Melzar  Hatch" 
house. 

Children : 
i.       Ellen  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  Dec.  21,  1857;  m.  Charles 
S.  Emerson,  s.  of  Charles  0.  Emerson  of  Duxbury. 
Child,  Charles  S.,  born  in  Boston,  Sept.  6,  1880. 
ii.      Franklin,  born  in  Boston,  Julv  2,  1864;  d.  Aug.  26, 

1864. 
iii.     Fred  L.,  born  in  Boston,  Nov.  19,  1866;  m.  Nov.  13, 
1895,  Fannie  L.  Tirrell,  dau.  of  Austin  Tirrell  of 
Rockland.     No  children. 

SPEAGUE. 

1.     Melzar  (s.  of  Melzar  of  Marshfield),  born  March,  1795;  m. 
Nov.  28,  1820,  Mary  D.  Dwelley,  dau.  of  Nathan  Dwelley  (13). 
She  d.  Jan'y  25,  1875.     He  d.  July  26,  1880.    Lived  greater  part 
of  his  life  in  Hanson. 
Child : 
i.       Andrew  J.,  July  14,  1823 ;  d.  aet.  18  yrs. 

SPEOUL. 

1.     Harding  E.  (s.  of  Wm.),  born  in  Nova  Scotia,  Dec.  25,  1868; 
m.  Jan'y  17,  1896,  Carrie  M.  Dyer,  dau.  of  Charles  Dyer   (2). 
Now  resides  in  Norwell. 
Children : 

i.       Walton  D.,  born  in  Hanover,  Jan'y  31,  1897. 

ii.      Grace  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  Feb'y  25,  1899. 

iii.     Eunice  I.,  born  in  Norwell,  Oct.  10,  1903. 

iv.     Esther,  born  in  Norwell,  Nov.  22,  1906. 

SPEOUL. 

1.     Samuel  M.    (s.  of  William),  born  in  Nova  Scotia,  Feb.  25, 
1866;  m.  in  1887,  Elizabeth  H.  Eeed,  dau.  of  Herbert  E.  Eeed 
(1).     Eesides  on  Broadway. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Bertha  E.,  Dec.  5,  1887. 

ii.      Lena  K.,  Jan.  23,  1889. 

iii.     Bessie  M.,  Mar.  24,  1890. 

iv.     Herbert  M.,  June  27,  1892. 

V.      Arthur  F.,  Dec.  12,  1893. 


354  HISTORY  or  hanover. 

vi.     Eobert  H.,  Aug.  27,  1898. 
vii.    Lucy  D.,  Jan.  16,  1901. 

SPROUL. 

1.  Elizabeth  A.  (born  in  Ireland),  widow  of  James  Sproul  of 
Boston.     Came  to  Hanover  in  1897,  with  her  children. 

Children  all  born  in  Boston;  first  two  by  first  marriage;  last 
two  by  second  marriage. 
i.       George  H.  Newton,  born  April  6,  1862 ;  lives  in  N.  Y. 
ii.      Minnie  E.  Newton,  born  Oct.  18,  1864. 
iii.     Elizabeth  A.  Sproul,  born  Oct.  31,  1878;  m.  Wilson  L. 

Litchfield  (2). 
iv.     James  J.  Sproul,  bom  Sept.  29,  1880. 

STANDISH. 

1.  Elizabeth  0.,  dau.  of  William  and  Ruth  Standish,  born  Oct. 
21,  1821.  Ruth  Standish  was  dau.  of  James  Barstow  of  Duxbury. 
Resides  on  Washington  street,  in  the  "Josiah  M.  Smith"  house. 

STEARNS. 

1.  Charles  F.  (s.  of  Charles),  born  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  Nov.  27, 
1845;  m.  April  17,  1873,  Marcenia  L.  Brown,  dau.  of  Austin  M. 
Brown.  She  was  born  in  Natick,  Mass.,  March  10,  1854.  Resides 
on  Broadway,  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  near  the  Corners. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       C.  Austin,  May  25,  1875. 

ii.      Harrington  P.,  Sept.  16,  1876;  unm. 

2.  C.  Austin  (s.  of  Charles  F.i)  ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1903,  Abbie  C. 
Hatch,  dau.  of  Israel  Hatch.  She  was  born  in  Norwell,  March  1, 
1874.      Resides  in  Norfolk  Downs. 

Child  born  in  Norfolk  Downs: 
i.       Charles  H.,  April  2,  1906. 

STETSON. 

1.  Robert  Stetson,  the  ancestor  of  most  of  the  Stetsons  in  the 
United  States,  was  in  Scituate  as  early  as  1G34.  His  house  stood 
on  a  sloping  plain,  near  the  North  river,  and  the  spring  which 
supplied  him  with  water  still  marks  the  spot  and  flows  as  freely 
and  purely  now  as  then.  The  part  of  the  farm  on  which  the  house 
stood  is  now  owned  by  "The  Stetson  Kindred  of  America  Incor- 
porated." The  spot  is  a  beautiful  one  but,  during  his  life,  an 
isolated  one. 

Mr.  Stetson  derived  his  title  of  Cornet  from  his  official  con- 
nection Avith  the  first  Troop  of  Horse  raised  by  the  Colony.  He 
and  Lieutenant  Torrey  were  designated  by  the  Court  to  organize 
and  set  forth  the  Troop  and,  on  its  organization,  he  was  chosen 
Cornet. 


GENEALOGIES.  355 

He  was  much  engaged  in  the  business  of  the  Colony,  was  a 
Deputy  to  the  Court,  member  of  Council  of  War,  a  Colony  Com- 
missioner for  settling  the  patent  line,  and  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee to  lay  out  highways.  Washington  street  in  Hanover  and 
Eiver  street  in  Norwell  were  laid  out  by  this  Committee.  He  con- 
structed mills  where  these  were  most  needed.  His  landed  posses- 
sion>  were  great.     (See  chapter  on  Land  Titles). 

Children: 


2. 

Joseph. 

3. 

ii. 

Benjamin. 

4. 

iii. 

Thomas. 

5. 

iv. 

Samuel. 

V. 

Robert.     Had  no  descendants  whom  we  trace  in  Han- 

over. 

2.  Joseph  (s.  of  Cornet  Robert^)  ;  m.  and  lived  in  Scituate.  Had 
eight  children,  of  whom  the  following  only  had  descendants  in 
Hanover,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn,  viz. : 

C.     Robert,  born  Dec.  9,  1670. 

7.  Samuel,  born  Dec,  1679. 

3.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Cornet  Robert^)  ;  m.  and  lived  in  Scituate. 
Had  ten  children  of  whom,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn, 
the  following  only  had  descendants  in  Hanover,  viz.: 

8.  Benjamin,  born  Feb.  16,  1668. 

4.  Thomas  (s.  of  Cornet  Robert^)  ;  m.  and  lived  in  Scituate. 
Had  twelve  children  of  whom,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn, 
tlie  following  only  had  descendants  in  Hanover,  viz. : 

9.  Elijah,  born  March,  1686. 

5.  Samuel  (s.  of  Cornet  Robert^)  ;  m.  and  lived  in  Scituate. 
Had  twelve  children  of  whom,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn, 
the  following  only  had  descendants  in  Hanover,  viz. : 

10.  Samuel,  born  1679. 

11.  Seth,  born  June,  1698. 

12.  Nathaniel,  born  June,  1700. 

6.  Robert  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  and  lived  in  Scituate.  Had  eight 
children,  of  whom,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn,  the  fol- 
lowing only  had  descendants  in  Hanover,  viz. : 

13.  Robert,  born  Sept.  3,  1710. 

7.  Samuel  (s.  of  Joseph^)  ;  m.  and  lived  in  Scituate.  Had  seven 
children  of  whom,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn,  the  follow- 
ing only  had  descendants  in  Hanover,  viz. : 

14.  Abner,  born  Nov.  3,  1712. 

15.  Joseph,  l)orn  March  25,   1724. 

8.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin-'^)  ;  m.  Grace  Turner,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Turner    (1).     Lived  and   died   in   Scituate.     Had   seven 


19. 

ii. 

20. 

iii, 

iv. 

V. 

21. 

vi. 

356  HISTORY  OF  HAXOVER. 

children  of  whom,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn,  the  follow- 
ing only  had  descendants  in  Hanover,  viz. : 

16.  Matthew,  born  Nov.  5,  1690. 

17.  Benjamin,  born  July  1,  1696. 

18.  Abijah,  born  July  4,  1704. 

9.  Elijah  (s.  of  Thomas"*) ;  m.  in  1710,  Euth  Chittenden,  and 
d.  in  Hanover,  July  14,  1775. 

Children : 
i.       Elijah,  born  Jan.  15,  1711. 

Joshua,  born  May  12,  1713. 

Nathaniel. 

Elizabeth;  m.  William  Estes  (4). 

Simeon. 

Luke;  bap.  May  15,  1726. 
vii.    Ruth;  bap.  May  10,  1730. 

10.  Samuel  (s.  of  SamueP) ;  m.  May  12,  1719,  Eebecca  Turner. 
He  d.  June  23,  1760. 

In  1727  this   Samuel  was  living  in  the  house   now  occupied 
by  Eev.  Wm.  H.  Dowden.    The  writer  is  uncertain  whether  he  or 
his  father,  Samuel,  constructed  the  house. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lydia;  d.  unm.,  previous  to  1776. 
ii.      Eebecca;  d.  Aug.  28,  1765. 

22.  iii.     Samuel;  born  about  1725. 

11.  Seth  (s.  of  SamueP);  m.  April  19,  1727,  Elizabeth  Eose, 
who  d.  Sept.  4,  1787,  aet.  83  years.  Eesided  near  the  center  of 
the  town. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth,  Oct.  2,  1732;  d.  unm. 
ii.      Eli;  d.  Dec.  12,  1734. 

23.  iii.     Seth,  June  4,  1735. 

iv.     Thomas,  Nov.,  1737;  d.  Nov.  19,  1739. 

V.  Jeremiah,  Aug.  8,  1740;  m.  Lucy  Bates,  dau.  of  Joseph 
Bates  (3),  and  had  children:  Lucy,  Eachel, 
Jeremiah,  Lydia,  Mary  E.,  and  Elizabeth. 

24.  vi.     Thomas,  July  23,  1741. 

vi.     Samuel,  June,  1744;  d.  April  17,  1748. 

12.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  SamueP)  ;  m.  Feb.  13,  1738,  Eebecca  Bris- 
coe. He  d.  July  28,  1753;  and  his  wid.  m.  in  1760,  David  Cud- 
worth  of  Scituate.  Eesided  probably  on  Center  street,  between 
Grove  street  and  Hanover  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Freelove,    Sept.    18,    1738;    m.    in    1761,    Theophilus 

Witherell,  and  d.  Sept.  13,  1824. 
ii.      Eebecca,  May,  1743;  m.  first,  Jan.  10,  1765,  Joseph 
Studley,  s.  of  Eliab  Studley  (3),  who  died  the  same 


GENEALOGIES.  •  357 

year;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  30,  1772,  Elisha  Witherell. 
Moved  to  Chesterfield, 
iii.     Pvuth,  1746;  m.  Feb.  11,  1771,  Jonathan  Bates  (11). 

13.  Eobert  (s.  of  Eobert«)  ;  ni.  Xov.  23,  1738,  Hannah  Tower  of 
Pembroke.     Resided  on  Centre  street. 

Claildren  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Robert,  May  8,  1740;  d.  iinm.  Feb.  37,  1768. 
ii.      Reuben,  Nov.  31,  174G;  d.  unm.  Jan.  24,  1769. 
iii.     Hannah,  Sept.  15,  1748;  m.  Elijah  Gilljcrt. 
iv.     Mary,  June  22,  1751;  m.  Gershom  Curtis,  s.  of  Jesse 

Curtis    (10). 
V.      Batcheler,  Dec.  11,  1753. 
vi.     Caleb,  Aug.  13,  1756;  d.  Sept.  21,  1774,  in  the  West 

Indies. 
vii.    Martha,  July  28,   1760;  m.   Mar.   31,   1784,   Morgan 

Brewster,  and  d.  in  1838. 
viii.  Jemima,  Dec.  24,  1763,  moved  to  Maine. 

14.  Abner  (s.  of  SamueF)  ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1762,  Deborah  Stetson. 
Lived  in  Scituate.  Had  six  oh.,  of  whom  one  only,  as  far  as  we 
have  been  able  to  learn,  had  descts.  in  H. 

25.  i.       Joshua,  Oct.,  1766. 

15.  Joseph,  Capt.  (s.  of  Samuel')  ;  m.  Mar.  20,  1778,  Martha 
Gross,  of  Scituate.  Resided  on  Water  street.  Soldier  in 
French  War,  and  d.  in  1797. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
1.       Xoa,  May,  1779;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  21,  1856. 
ii.      Zintha,  1781;  m.  Ebenezer  Curtis  (62). 
iii.     Joseph,  1783;  d.  aged  4  vrs. 

26.  iv.     Joseph,  Aug.  27,  1787. 

V.      Lucy,  1789;  d.  Mar.  13,  1846. 

16.  Matthew  (s.  of  Benjamin'^)  ;  m.  Hannah  Lincoln.  Lived 
and  d.  in  Scituate.  Had  ten  ch.,  of  whom  so  far  as  we  have  been 
able  to  learn,  the  following  only,  had  descendants  in  H.,  viz.: 

27.  i.       Benjamin,  Apr!  7,  1740. 

17.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  in  1725,  Lillis  Turner. 
She  d.  June  1,  1755,  aet.  84  yrs.,  and  he  d.  Aug.  31,  1758.  Se- 
lectman. Lived  where  John  S.  Smith  now  resides  on  Main 
street.       See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses." 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lillis,  July  25,  1726;  m.  Joshua  Stetson  (19). 
ii.      Desire,  bap.  Aug.  10,  1729;  m.  Caleb  Svlvester  (10). 
iii.     Benjamin,  Feb.  28,  1730-31. 
iv.     Job.,  Mar.  22,  1732-3;  m.  July  8,  1762,  Hannah  Mun- 

roe,  of  Pembroke. 
V.      Susanna,  Jan.  26.  1735-6;  m.  Abner  Sylvester  (15). 
vi.     Nathaniel,  Aug.  19,  1737;  d.  Oct.  6,  1738. 


358  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

vii.    Grace,  Mar.  5,  1739;  d.  Mar.  21,  1740. 
viii.  Samuel  T.,  Apr.,  1743;  d.  May  16,  1743. 

18.  Abijah  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  June  5,  1738-9,  Deborah 
Turner,  of  Scituate.  She  d.  Jan.  35,  1786,  aet.  81.  He  d.  in 
1786,  aet  83.  Moved  to  H.  abt.  1735,  and  lived  in  house  now 
occupied  by  Chas.  H.  Dwelley  on  Union  street. 

Children : 
i.       Adam,  b.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  13,  1739;  m.  Betsey  Curtis, 
dau.  of  John  Curtis   (16),  and  had  six  oh. 

28.  ii.      John,  b.  in  Situate,  Apr.  17,  1731. 

iii.     Abigail,  b.  in  Scituate,  Nov.  4,  1733;  d.  Feb.  3,  1752. 

iv.  Deborah,  b.  in  Hanover,  April  36,  1737;  d.  Dec.  14, 
1763. 

V.  Prince,  b.  in  Hanover,  Aug.,  1741;  m.  in  1768,  Eunice 
Sylvester,  and  had  eleven  ch : 

vi.  Margaret,  b.  in  Hanover,  Apr.  7,  1745;  m.  Job  Syl- 
vester, s.  of  Amos  Sylvester  (6). 

vii.  Elijah,  b.  in  Hanover,  Mar.,  1747;  m.  Apr.  9,  1773, 
Lusanna  Curtis,  dau.  of  Simeon  Curtis  (18).  Had 
tvro  ch. 

viii.  Zilpha,  b.  in  Hanover,  Mar.,  1750;  m.  Oct.  17,  1771, 
James  Curtis,  and  d.  Sept.  31,  1776. 

19.  Joshua  (s.  of  Elijah^)  ;  m.  July  8,  1747,  Lillis  Stetson,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Stetson   (17). 

Children : 
i.       Lillis,  Apr.,  1748;  m.  Samuel  Stetson,  of  Pembroke, 
ii.      Lucinda,  bap.,  Apr.  39,  1750.  • 
iii.     Joshua,  June  14,  1753,  prob.  d.  1754. 

20.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Elijah")  ;  m.  Apr.  1,  1735,  Mary  Dillis,  who 
d.  Apr.  30,  1796,  aet.  91. 

Children : 
i.       Nathaniel,  1738;  d.  unm.,  July  14,  1834. 
ii.      Daughter;  m.  a  Jenkins. 

21.  Luke  (s.  of  Elijah")  ;  m.  1762,  Ruth  Howland,  of  Duxbury. 
She  d.  in  1764.      He  was  a  schoolmaster  in  H. 

Child : 
i.       Ruth  H.,  Feb.  13,  1763;  m.  Dec.  27,  1784,  Asa  Soule, 
of  Halifax. 

22.  Samuel  (s.  of  SamueP*^)  ;  m.  Dec.  14,  17(36.  Alice  Rogers, 
dau.  of  Caleb.  He  d.  Feb.  5,  1791,  and  his  wid.,  May  39,  1820, 
aet.  76.  Selectman.  Resided  in  his  fahers  house,  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Dowden. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

29.  i.       Turner,  Sept.  8,  1767. 

ii.      Reuben,  1769;  d.  Sept.  13,  1778. 

30.  iii.     Samuel,  May,  1772. 


GENEALOGIES.  359 

iv.     ]?ebecca,  Sept.  10,  1770;  iti.  IMmothy  Church  (3). 
V.      Lydia,  1778?;  m.  Ezekiel  Tiirncr  (21). 

23.  Seth  (s.  of  Seth'^)  ;  in.  Apr.  11,  17G5,  Lucy  Studley,  dau.  of 
Eliab  Studley  (3),      Resided  on  Centre  street,  east  of  Grove  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Eebecca,  Dec.  17,  1765;  m.  Clement  Bates   (1!)). 

ii.  Deborah,  Mar.  18,  1767;  m.  Jolm  Bates,  s.  of  Solo- 
mon Bates  (10),  and  moved  to  Maine. 

iii.  Hannah,  Apr.  1,  1769;  m.  Mar.  37,  1791,  Samuel 
Bates,  s.  of  Solomon  Bates  (10),  and  iiioved  to 
Maine.       She  d.  in  Maine,  1831. 

31.  ir.     Xathaniel,  Jan.  6,  1771. 

V.  Seth,  Mar.  4,  1773;  m.  1st,  Sally  Hibbert,  and  second- 
ly Abigail  Jennings.  Resided  in  Boxford,  Mass., 
and  had  14  ch. 

vi.     Samuel,  Mar.  22,  1775;  m.  and  had  several  ch. 

vii.    Lucy,  Feb.  11,  1777;  m.  Joseph  Tubbs  (1). 

viii.  Thankful,  June  7,  1779;  m.  Jan.  35,  1800,  Freeman 
Harden. 

ix.  Ezekiel,  July  8,  1781;  m.  Sylvia  Wliite,  dau.  of  Benj. 
White  (5).  Had  10  ch.,  5  of  whom  were  b.  in  H., 
viz :  Asenath,  Fanny,  Lauristen,  Prentice  and  Sally. 
,       Moved   to   Maine. 

X.     Reuben,  Mar.  38,  1784;  d.  1793. 

xi.     Martin,  May  16,  1789;  d.  1793. 

24.  Thomas  (s.  of  Seth^i)  :  m.  June  18,  1773,  Olive  Mann,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Mann  (4).  Slie  d.  July  30,  1819.  He  d.  Dec.  24, 
1831.       Resided  in  H.,  on  Plain  street,  probably. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  Thomas,  Mar.  31,  177;'.;  m.  first  in  1801,  Betsey  Stud- 
ley, dau.  of  Eliab  Studley  (6).  She  d.  in  1833,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  Michal  Bates,  dau.  of  Seth  Bates 
(16).     Resided  in  Hanson.     Had  6  ch. 

ii.  Olive,  Mar.  20,  1775;  m.  May  7,  1796,  Samuel  Beal, 
and  moved  to  Maine. 

iii.  Ruth,  Mar.  10.  1777;  m.  in  1798,  David  S.  Whitman, 
of  Bridgewater. 

iv.     Elizabeth,  Jan.  30,  17S0:  m.  Calvin  Bates   (33). 

V.  Lucinda,  1783;  m.  ^oali  j\Iason,  and  resided  in  Hli- 
nois. 

vi.     Benjamin,  1786;  d.  young. 

32.  vii.    Benjamin,  Sept.  38,  1790. 

viii.  Eli,  Oct.  13,  1794;  m.  first,  Harriet  Josselyn,  dau.  of 
Jacob  Josselyn  (31),  and  secondly,  wid.  Lucy 
Thomas.       Had  5  cli.       Lived  in  Hanson. 

25.  Joshua    (s.    of    Abner^-^)  ;    m.    Lydia    Ewell,    of    Marshrield. 


360  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Lived  in  Scituate.       Had  nine  ch.,  of  whom  so  far  as  we  know, 
the  following  only,  had  descendants  in  H.,  viz. : 
33.     i.       Joshua,  b.  Nov.  21,  1805. 

26.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joseph^s)  ;  m.  May  12,  1839,  wid.  Betsey 
Whitman,  of  Weymouth,  Eesided  on  East  street.  He  d.  Sept., 
1852,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  15,  1878. 

Children : 

i.  Joseph  F.,  1840,  m.  Nov.  9,  1865,  Henrietta  Prouty, 
dau.  of  Isaac  Prouty,  of  South  Scituate.  She  was 
b.  July  7,  1847.       No  ch.       Served  in  Civil  War. 

ii.      Martha  E.,  1841;  m.  Franklin  P.  Farrar  (1). 

27.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Matthewi^) ;  m.  first,  April  30,  1765, 
Bradbury  Eells,  dau.  of  Samuel  Eells  (4).  She  d.  Feb.  19,  1782, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Nov.  8,  1784,  Betsey  Young,  the  wid.  of  Job 
Young,  and  dau.  of  David  Stockbridge  (5),  and  d.  April  8,  1819. 
Built  and  lived  at  time  of  his  death  in  the  house  now  standing 
nearly  opposite  the  present  residence  of  James  Jones  on  Broad- 
way. 

Children  by  wife  Bradbury,  born  in  Hanover: 
o4.     i.       Edward. 

ii.  Bradbury  E.,  bap.  July  20,  1766;  m.  Benjamin 
Dwelley,  s.  of  Jedediah  Dwelley  (9). 

iii.  Benjamin,  bap.  May  30,  1767;  m.  Nov.  1,  1798,  Betsey 
Estes,  dau.  of  Eichard  Estes  (6).  He  d.  Aug.  20, 
1826.  No  ch.  Eesided  on  School  street  in  house 
now  occupied  by  W^illiam  F.  Stetson.  His  wid.  m. 
Joshua  Gates  (1). 

iv.  Mary:  m.  Nov.  21,  1819,  Samuel  Plyer.  She  d.  May 
16,  1847.  Eesided  in  her  father's  house  on  Broad- 
way.      4  eh.  d.  young. 

28.  John  (s.  of  Abijahis)  ;  m.  Dec.  3,  1761,  Thankful  Curtis, 
dan.  of  Joseph  Curtis  (7).  She  d.  Feb.  5,  1805,  aet.  63  yrs.  He 
d.  Apr.  15,  1811.      Lived  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Zilpha;  m.  in  1777,  Samuel  Stetson  (30). 
ii.      Abigail,  1765:  m.  Shuble  Munroe  (2). 
iii.     Thankful,  1768;  d.  unm.  July  20,  1826. 

35.  iv.     Joshua,  Aug.  23,  1777. 

36.  V.      Lebbeus,  Apr.  27,  1783. 

2  ch.  d.  young. 

29.  Turner  (s.  of  SamuePS)  -  m.  Yeh.  1,  1795,  Lydia  Eose,  dau. 
of  Timothy  Eose  (5).  She  d.  Jan.  22,  1819,  aet.  50  yrs.  He  d. 
Feb.  35,  1844.  Eepresentative  and  Selectman.  Eesided  corner 
of  Plain  and  Circuit  streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Turner,  June  22,  1795;  m.  Mar.  3,  1822,  Sarali  Syl- 


GENEALOGIES.  361 

vester,  of  H.,  dau.  of  Joel  Sylvester   (13).     Moved 

to  Michigan, 
ii.      Euth,  Sept.  24,  1797;  d.  unm.  Apr.  30,  1882. 
iii.     Lydia  E.,  b.  and  d.  in  1799. 
iv.     Lydia,  May  18,  1800;  m.  a  Cobb,  of  Abington. 
V.      Aristides,  Apr.  11,  1802  ;  d.  in  the  West,  Oct.  16,  1839. 
vi.     Samuel,  Dec.  14,  1805;  d.  Jan.  13,  1806. 
vli.    Alice,  Feb.  11,  1808;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  7,  1880. 
viii.  Elizabeth  E.,  Oct.  1,  1811;  m.  John  Hatch  (18). 

30.  Samuel  (s.  of  SamuePS)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  29,  1798,  Zilpha 
Stetson,  dau.  of  John  Stetson  (28).  She  d.  Jan.  5,  1807.  He 
m.  secondly,  1808,  Abigail  S.  Munroe,  dau.  of  Shuble  Munroe  (3). 
He  d.  Aug.  16,  1859.  She  d.  Sept.  13,  1874.  Eesided  in  his 
father's  house. 

Children  by  wife  Zilpha,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Zilpha,  Dec.  29,  1799;  d.  Nov.,  1800. 

37.  ii.      Albert,  Aug.  8,  1802. 

iii.     Fanny,  July  22,  1805;  m.  Perez  Perry  (16). 
Children  by  wife  Abigail,  born  in  Hanover: 
iv.     Zilpha,  Jan.  1,  1809;  m.  Zenas  Eogers,  s.  of  Eeuben 
Eogers  (9). 

38.  V.      Eeuben,  Oct.  31,  1810. 

vi.     Charles,  b.  and  d.  in  1812. 

vii.    Abigail,  July  26,  1813;  m.  John  Little  (1). 

39.  viii.  John,  Jan.  15,  1815. 

ix.     Mary,  Sept.  17,  1816;  m.  Alexander  Henry  (1). 

X.      Samuel,  June  1,  1818. 

xi.     Melatiah  C,  b.  Apr.  12,  1820;  d.  Feb.  16,  1825. 

xii.    Eebeckah  M.,  Jan.  18,  1822;  m.  Charles  L.  Tower  (1). 

xiii.  Josiah,  b.  and  d.  in  1823. 

xiv.  Melatiah  C,  Feb.  28,  1825;  m.  N.  Philip  Chamberlin 

(7). 

40.  XV.    Jeremiah,  May  10,  1826. 

xvi.  Henry  M.,  Aug.  16,  1827;  d.  June  14,  1831. 

41.  xvii.  Turner,  Apr.  27,  1829. 

42.  xviii.  Henry  M.,  Dec.  29,  1831. 
xix.  Lydia  A. ;  d.  aet.  3  mos. 

31.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Setli^^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  7,  1793,  Temperance 
Curtis,  dau.  of  Elisha  Curtis  (21).  She  d.  Nov.  6,  1808.  He 
m.  secondly,  Mar.  7,  1811,  Joanna  Pratt,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Pratt 
(3).    He  d.  July  23,  1846.     Eesided  on  Spring  street. 

Children  by  wife  Temperance  C,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Nathaniel,   Apr.    17,    1795;   m.    Betsey   Whittier,   and 
moved  to  Maine. 

43.  ii.      Elisha  C,  May  3,  1797. 

iii.     Saimiel,   June   28,   1799;   m.   Lydia   Thayer,   lived   in 
Pembroke.       Had  5  eh. 

44.  iv.     Seth,  Sept.  18,  1802. 


362  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  by  wife  Joanna,  born  in  Hanover: 
V.      Temperance  C,  1812;  m.  Hiram  Munroe  (1). 
45.     vi.    Harrison,  Jan.  26,  1814. 

32.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Thomas^^)  ;  m.  Sept.  10,  1820,  Lucy  Bates, 
dau.  of  Clement  Bates  (19).  She  d.  Oct.  3,  1875.  He  d.  June 
6,  1866.  Selectman.  Eesided  on  Centre  street  in  house  now  oc- 
cupied by  his  son  Benjamin  L. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Olive,  Jan.  30,  1821;  m.  Peabody  Little  (1). 
ii.      Priscilla,   Mar.   31,   1825;   m.   Eev.   William  Whiting 
(25). 

*  iii.     Benjamin  L.,  July  1,  1834;  m.  Apr.  9,  1879,  Lemira 

J.  Williams,  dau.  of  Thatcher  Perry.       She  was  b. 
in  1843,  and  d.  Oct.  17,  1890.       No  ch. 

*  Mr.  Stetson  has  a  large  collection  of  Indian  arrow  heads  and 
implements,  and  is  very  interesting  in  his  knowledge  of  events  in 
town. 

33.  Joshua  (s.  of  Joshua^s) ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1832,  DeboraJi  S. 
Josselyn,  dau.  of  Henry  Josselyn  (19).  Eesided  on  Elm  street, 
near  Broadway.       Shipwright.       See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses."' 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eliza  A.,  May  8,  1834 ;  d.  Dec.  8,  1852. 
ii.      Sarah  J.,  July  25,  1836;  m.  Joseph  W.  Cudworth  (1). 
iii.     Deborah   F.,    Mar.    28,    1839 ;    m.    Ebenezer    Simmons 

(12). 
iv.     Lois  A.,  July  27,  1842;  m.  Frank  Lawrence,  of  N.  IL, 

and  d.  Dec.  11,  1898.       Had  3  sons,  one  of  wlioiii, 

Everett  S.,  is  novv'  living;  unm. 
V.      Joshua  A.,  Dec.  2,  1845. 
vi.     Andrew  B. ;  d.  young. 

34.  Edward  (s.  of  Benjamin^")  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1799,  Hannah 
Perry,  dau.  of  Dea.  Israel  Perry  (4).  He  d.  May,  1846,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Feb.  14,  1865.  Eesided  first  on  King  street,  just  soufli  of 
the  Oren  Josselyn  house,  and  then  on  Broadway,  in  the  house  for 
so  long  a  time  occupied  by  his  son  Martin  W.  Stetson. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Edward,  Nov.  3,  1800.       Eesided  in  New  Bedford. 

ii.      Eliza,  Nov.  29,  1801 ;  m.  July  14,  1829,  Sumner  Stet- 
son, of  Pembroke.       He  d.  August  27,  1874.       She 
d.  Feb.  27,  1851.     Ch : 
i.       Huldah  M.,  b.  Sept.  10,  1833 ;  m.  and  d.,  Feb. 

28,  1904. 
ii.      Marianna.  b.  Sept.  15,  1837. 

iii.     Mary  E.,  April  17,  1803;  d.  Aug.  15,  1839. 

iv.     Bradbury  E.,  April   17,  1803;  d.  Oct.,  1835. 

V.      Caroline,  Nov.  25,  1805;  m.  Martin  Church  (6). 


11. 

iii. 

47. 

iv. 

48. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  363 

46.     vi.     Martin  W.,  Nov.  16,  1807. 
vii.    Melissa,  b.  and  d.,  1815  (  ?) 
viii.  Horace,  April  22,  1817;  d.  Aug.   14,  1842. 

35.  Joshua  (s.  of  Jolm^s)  ;  m.  in  1804,  Priscilla  Dwelley,  dau. 
of  Joshua  Dwelley  (8).  He  d.  Apr.  12,  1856,  and  she  d.  Nov. 
27,  1844.  Selectman.  Resided  on  Union  street,  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Angeline,   July    11,    1805;   m.    George    Gray,   of   New 

Hampshire,  and   had   ch :     George,  Joshua   S.,   and 

Sarah  L. 
Cassandra,  July  11,  1805;  rn.  William  Curtis   (68). 
Avis  D.,  Nov.  2,  1808;  m.  Dec.  22,  1831,  John  Lane,  of 

Abington.        Plad  one   dau.,   Josephine,   b.   in   Ea-t 

Abington,  and  died  in  1904,  aged  68  years. 
John,  Aug.  26,  1811. 
James,  July  3,  1817. 

36.  Lebbeus  (s.  of  John^^'^)  ;  m.  Feb.  19,  1807,  Sally  Bates. 
Lived  in  Boston.  Children:  Zilpha  C,  Thankful,  Lebbeu.-^, 
Joshua  and  Catherine  B. 

37.  Albert  (s.  of  Samueh^^)  ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1830,  Wealthy  Perry, 
dau.  of  Samuel  B.  Perry  (7).  Selectman.  Town  Clerk.  Re- 
sided in  house  now  occupied  by  Charles  G.  Perry  on  Main  street, 
and  later  on  Center  street,  in  the  "Judson  Bates''  house.  She 
d.  Dec.  10,  1883.       He  d.  Mar.  28,  1874. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Zilpba  A.,  Jan.  21,  1832;  d.  May  1,  1843 

38.  Eeuben  (s.  of  Samuel^'O  ;  m-  Apr.  26,  1846,  Ruth  J.  Bates, 
dau.  of  Amos  Bates  (27).  He  d.  Feb.  26,  1892,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Dec.  23,  1894.      Resided  on  Center  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ruth  E.,  June  25,  1847:  m.  Edward  C.  Thayer  (1). 
ii.      Ruby  M.,  Sept.  28,  1854;  unm. 

39.  John  (s.  of  Samuel-''^** )  ;  m.  July  20,  1843,  Ann  Hookaway, 
of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Children : 

i.       Henry  M.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Apr.  20,  1844;  d.  young. 
49.     ii.      William  H.,  b.  in  H.,  May  14,  1847. 

iii.  Samuel  T.,  b.  in  Hanover,  June  28,  1850;  m.  Annie 
Curran,  of  Boston.  Had  10  ch.,  all  born  in  Pem- 
broke. A  dau.,  Nellie  A.,  has  resided  since  infancy 
with  the  family  of  Loring  S.  Phillips  (1). 

iv.  John  E.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Jan.  9,  1852;  d.  unm.,  aet.  26 
years. 

V.  Anne  E.,  b.  in  Scituate,  June  9,  1854;  m.  Loring  S. 
Phillips  (1). 


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vi.     Abby  A.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  1858;  m.  George  A.  Clapp 

vii.    Grace  L.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Mar.  9,  1869;  unm. 

50.  viii.  Fred,  b.  in  Pembroke. 

ix.     Etta  M.,  b.  in  Pembroke;  m.  Chas.  D.  Bonney  (1). 

40.  Jeremiah  (s.  of  SamueP")  ;  m.  Nov.  5,  1862,  Emily  L. 
Curtis,  dau.  of  Loring  Curtis  (54).  He  d.  Mar.  9,  1876.  His 
wife,  June  2,  1870.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  near  the  Baptist 
church,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Emma  J.,  Apr.  8,  1864;  unm. 
ii.      Abbie  M.,  Aug.  29,  1866;  unm. 

41.  Turner  (s.  of  SamuePO)  ;  m.  May  29,  1853,  Juletta  S. 
Church,  dau.  of  Samuel  S.  Church  (5).  Besides  on  Hanover 
street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.      Turner,  June  3,  1855 ;  d.  June  5,  1855. 

51.  ii.      Elliot  W.,  Apr.  8,  1857. 

iii.     Eobert  C,  Jan.  17,  1860;  d.  Apr.  5,  1860. 
iv.     Sarah  E.,  Aug.  23,  1861;  d.  Jan.  9,  1865. 
V.      Mary  H.,  Sept.  8,  1865;  d.  Oct.  29,  1877. 
vi.     Letta  C,  Mar.  10,  1873;  m.  Waldo  T.  Phillips  (4), 
vii.    Ella  M.,  IS^ov.   29,   1874;  m.   Ernest  F.   Bates,  s.   of 
Lysander  F.  Bates   (65). 

42.  Henry  M.  (s.  of  SamuePO)  ;  m.  Dec.  16,  1879,  Mary  A.  Bates, 
dau.  of  Adoniram  J.  Bates.  She  was  b.  in  Scituate,  Mar.  29, 
1859.  Resides  on  Hanover  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

52.  i.       Henry  D.,  March  26,  1880. 

ii.  Amy  M.,  March  13,  1883 ;  m.  Got.  7,  1903,  Frederick  I. 
Stone,  s.  of  Oren  Stone,  of  Wakefield.  Has  one 
ch:       Resides  in  Wakefield. 

43.  Elisha  C.  (s.  of  Kathanieisi)  ;  m.  Jan.  14,  1816.  Betsey 
Barstow,  dau.  of  James  Barstow,  of  Pembroke.  He  d.  Jan.  21, 
18-15,  and  his  wid.  m.  Lewis  Litchfield  (2). 

Children : 

i.       Elisha;  d.  Jan.  2,  1818,  in  infancy. 

ii.  Hannah,  Apr.  25,  1818;  m.  John  Howard,  of  Pem- 
broke.      He  d.  in  Cohasset. 

iii.  Morgan  B.,  Nov.  24,  1820;  m.  first,  Mary  Grose,  of 
Duxbury;  secondly,  Rebecca  Smith,  wid.  of  Moxon 
Smith,  of  Duxbury. 

iv.     Lucinda  C,  May  11,  1823 ;  m.  Collamore,  s.  of 

Dr.  Anthony  "Collamore,  of  Pembroke. 

V.      Leonora  C,  Jan.  9,  1826;  m.  Truman  E.  Niles  (1). 


GENEALOGIES.  365> 

vi.  Elisha  C,  Oct.  18,  182d ;  m.  ]so\.  25,  1850,  Aurelia. 
Beals,  of  Middleboro.  She  d.  He  d.  Nov.,  1907. 
Ch: 

i.       Albert, 
ii.      George   (drowned). 

53.  vii.    William  ¥.,  Oct.  3,  1831. 

viii.  Silvina  H.,  Jan.  3,  1834;  m.  William  H.   Eustace  of 

]Sr.  H.     Ch:  Frank,  d.  aet.  12  yrs.;  Alice,  d.  aet.  18 

yrs. 
ix.     Betsey  B.,  Mar.  22,  1836;  m.  first,  a  Wilson;  secondly, 

William  Church  (7)  ;  thirdly,  J.  Harrison  Porter. 
X.      Sarah  M.,  Nov.  15,  1840;  d.  Apr.  25,  1845. 
xi.     Albert,  Jan.  14,  1843;  d.  Mar.  27,  1845. 
Of  these  children,  i.,  ii.,  viii.,  and  ix.,  were  born  in  Pembroke; 

iii.,    iv.,    vi.,    and    vii.,    in    Maine;    x.    and    xi.    in 

Hanover. 

44.  Seth  (s.  of  Nathanieisi)  ;  m.  Apr.  17,  1832,  Desire  0.  Palmer, 
dau.  of  Martin  Palmer  (11).  She  d.  Jan.  8,  1890.  He  d.  Jan. 
30,  1865.  Resided  on  Spring  street.  Postmaster  at  H.  for  sev- 
eral years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.      Seth  C,  June  9,  1836;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  14,  1895. 
ii.      William  W.,  Apr.  13,  1838 :  d.  unm.,  Sept.  18,  1899. 
iii.     Nathaniel  M.,  Mar.  1,  1843;  d.  May  10,  1845. 
iv.     Abbv  M.,  Aug.  25,  1844;  m.  William  A.  MacDonald 

V.      Mary  E.,  Aug.  10,  1846 ;  d.  Mar.  30,  1864. 
vi.     Martha  M.,  June,  1849;  m.  William  F.  Stetson  (53). 
vii.    Rachel  E.,  Apr.  10.  1852:  d.  nnm..  July  3,  1880. 
viii.  Ellen  F.,  Nov.  5,  1856:  m.  Burton  M.  Bates  (67). 

45.  Harrison  (s.  of  Nathaniel^^)  :  m.  Olive  L.  Smith,  of  Catskill, 
N.  Y.  He  d.  June  4,  1892,  and  his  wid.  d.  Apr.  6,  1903.  While 
in  H.  he  resided  on  Spring  street. 

Children : 
i.       Sarah  C,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  31,  1843;  m.  George 

H.  Bates   (1). 
ii.      Joanna  P.,  b.  in  CatskiU,  N.  Y.,  May  26,  1815;  m. 

J.  N.  Waterman  Briggs.       She  d.       Ch:  Theodore 

and  Frank, 
iii.     Harriet  E.,  b.   in   H.,   Nov.    5,   1847;   m.   Myron   F. 

Chamberlin  (10). 
iv.     Theodore,  b.  in  Catskill,  Apr.  29,  1850;  d.  June  20,, 

1858. 

54.  V.      William  L.,  b.  in  Catskill,  Mar.  13,  1852. 

vi.     Olive  L.,  b.  in  TT.,  Oct.  15.  1854.      Resides  in  Boston. 

46.  Martin  W.  (s.  of  Edward^-*)  ;  ni.  Deo.  1,  1836,  Ruth  B. 
Stockbrid^e,  dau.  of  Lebbeus  Stockbridgp   (M  ).       He  d.  Sept.  27,, 


366  HISTOEY  OF  HANOVER. 

1878,  and  she  d.  Nov.  11,  1904.  Resided  on  Broadway.  (See 
chapter  on  "Old  Houses.") 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Euth  W.,  Jan.  28,  1838;  m.  June  20,  ISCO.  Daniel  E. 
Damon,  of  Plymouth,  for  a  long  time   Register  of 
Probate.       Resides  in  Plymouth.       Ch : 
i.       Edwin  S.,  Oct.  12,  1862. 
ii.      Ruth  S.,  May  13,  1866. 
ii.      Mary  T.,  Aug.  11,  1839;  unm. 

iii.     Betsey  H.,  June  27,  1842;  m.  Aug.  19,  1868,  Capt. 
Walter  L.  Josselyn,  of  Duxbury.       She  d.  Oct.,  1894. 
Ch: 
i.       Bessie  L.,  May  27,  1869;  m.  William  W.  Reed, 

of  Philadelphia, 
ii.      Elizabeth  W.,  Sept.  14,  1882;  m.  Apr.  16,  1906, 
Alfred  Moore,  of  Honolulu. 
.  iv.     Edward  P.,  Apr.  14,  1844;  unm. 
V.      Hannah  P.,  May  7,  1848;  unm. 
vi.     George  A.,  Feb.  28,  1850;  d.  Sept.  18,  1857. 
vii.    Emma  A.,Vune  4,  1858;  unm. 

47.  John  (s.  of  Joslma=^^)  ;  m.  Apr.  14,  1840,  Eliza  A.  Wellman. 
Resided  in  Medford.  She  d.  June  9,  1875.  He  d.  April  20, 
1899.  Children:  Lucinda  M.,  James  H.,  Frank  L.,  and  Helen 
A. 

48.  James  (s.  of  Joshua^^)  ;  m.  in  Jan'y,  1843,  Lucinda  B. 
Wright.  Resided  in  Brighton.'  He  d.  Nov.  4,  1887.  His  wid.  d. 
Dec.  17,  1888.       Children:    Fred  and  Arthur. 

49.  William  H.  (s.  of  John-^)  :  m.  Oct.  26,  1870,  Delia  F.  Carey, 
dau.  of  John  Carey  of  East  Bridgewater.  Resides  on  Broadway, 
near  the  Corners,  in  the  Silas  B.  Jones  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Fanny  W.,  Sept.  5,  1871. 
ii.      John  E.,  Sept.  10,  1878. 

50.  Fred  (s.  of  John'''"*)  ;  m.  Minnie  Clark,  of  Hanson.  Chil- 
dren born  in  Pembroke:    Frederick  and  Robert. 

51.  Elliot  W.  (s.  of  Turner-*!)  ;  m.  Sept.  15,  1883,  Ella  S.  John- 
son, wid.  of  James  L.  Johnson  (1),  and  dau.  of  John  Pratt  of 
Hanson.    Resides  on  Spring  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
55.     i.      Percy  W.,  June  5,  1884. 
ii.      Sarah  I.,  May  29,  1886. 
iii.     Annie  D.,  Feb.  8,  1888. 
iv.     Doris  L.,  Mar.  1,  1895. 

52.  Henry  D.  (s.  of  Henry  M.^2)  .  j^.  in  1904,  A.  Marjorie 
Lovell,  dau.  of  Walter  S.  Lovell,  of  Rockland.    She  d.  Sept.,  1906. 


GEXEALOGIES.  367 

Child  born  in  Eocklaud  : 
i.       Dorothy,  May,  1905. 

53.  William  F.  (s.  of  Elisha  C.^^)  .  ^i.  first,  Jan.  2,  1853,  Susan 
M.  Murdock  of  Middleboro.  She  d.  June  28,  1857.  He  m.  sec- 
ondly, July  3,  1859,  Mary  H.  Magoun,  dau.  of  Abner  Magoun  (3). 
She  'd.  April  16,  1867.  lie  m.  thirdly,  Oct.  13,  1867,  Martha  M. 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Seth  Stetson  (44).  She  d.  March  37,  1894.  He 
served  in  Civil  War.  Resides  on  School  street,  in  the  "Estes" 
house. 

Children: 

Three  children  by  wife  Susan,  all  died  young. 
Children  by  wife  Mary: 
iv.     Jason  E.,  1860;  d.  Dec.  39,  1864. 
V.      Willie  M.,  April  1,  1861 ;  d.  Jan.  4,  1865. 
vi.     Mary  H.,  March  13,  1866;  m.  George  D.  Paine  (3). 
Children  b}^  wife  Martha : 
vii.    Minerva  M.,  July  16,   1868;  m.   Xathan  B.   Winslow 

(12). 
viii.  Willie  E.,  April  5,  1873;  d.  July  7,  1873. 
ix.     Abbie  M.,  April  11,  1875;  m.  Elbridge    G.  Simmons  of 
Eockland.     Childi-en : 
i.       Edith  L.,  Feb.  7,  1901. 
ii.      Martha  G.,  June  37,  1903. 
iii.     Wallace  R.,  June  13,  1904. 
iv.     Faunce,  Aug.  20,  1905. 
X.      Annie  B.,  July  37,  1878;  m.  Ansel  F.  Bonney  (1). 
xi.     William  D.,  April  19,  1883;  m.  Aug.  9,  1906,  Marion 
M.  McDonald,  dau.  of  Alexander  McDonald  of  N.  S. 

54.  William  L.  (s.  of  Harrison^^^  .  jjj  Grace  H.  Damon,  dau.  of 
Bernard  Damon  (9).  Resides  on  Hanover  street,  near  Grove 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edgar  F.,  Sept.  14,  1873 ;  d.  Oct.  7,  1873. 
ii.      Bernard  L.,  July  23,  1878. 
iii.     Rector  D.,  April  19,  1884. 

55.  Percy  W.  (s.  of  Elliot  W.^i)  ;  m.  in  1904,  Sarah  S.  Stetson, 
adopted  dau.  of  Sylvester  Stetson  of  Pembroke. 

Child  born  in  Pembroke : 
i.      Thurston  L.,  Oct.  34,  1904. 

STETSOX. 

1.  Asa  W.  (s.  of  Thomas),  born  in  East  Bridgowaier,  Feb.  11, 
1873;  m.  March  15,  1896,  Ada  L.  Brown,  dau.  oi"  John  E.  Brown. 
She  was  born  in  East  Bridgewater,  March  14,  1878. 

Children;  first  three  born  in  East  Bridgewater;  last  two  in 
Hanover : 
i.       Howard  W.,  April  3,  1897. 


368  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ii.  Blanche  E.,  Jan.  20,  1899. 

iii.  Fred  T.,  born  Nov.  25,  1900. 

iv.  John  E.,  Sept.  26,  1903. 

V.  Eobert  A.,  April  13,  1906. 

STETSON. 

1,  Benjamin  (s.  of  Silas),  born  in  South  Scituate,  May  1,  1814; 
m.  Dec.  11,  1838,  Eliza  Munroe,  dan.  of  Benjamin  Munroe.  She 
was  born  in  Scituate,  June  20,  1813.  She  d.  Feb.  21,  1882.  He 
d.  Aug.  24,  1905.  Resided  the  last  of  his  life  on  Spring  street,  in 
house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children : 
i.       Maria  J.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  7,  1839. 
ii.      James  E.,  born  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  5,  1840;  d.  Dee.  8, 

1862. 
iii,     Betsey  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  Aug.  29,  1841 ;  d.  Nov.  27, 

1901. 
iv.     Abby  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  Aug.   7,  1843;  d.  Mav  5, 

1857. 
V.      John  Q.,  born  in  Hanover,  Dec.  17,  1846. 
vi.     Oren  R.,  born  in  Hanover,  Aug.  22,  1852. 
2.     vii.    Charles  S.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  24,  1856. 

2.  Charles  S.  (s.  of  Benjamin^);  m.  Florence  A.  Rose,  dan.  of 
Charles  E.  Rose  (10).  Resides  on  Hanover  street,  in  house  con- 
structed by  William  Church. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  Ralph,  Jan'y  28,  1897. 

ii.  Robert,  May  14,  1898. 

iii.  Myrtle  E.,  July  19,  1899. 

iv.  Mabel  F.,  July  20,  1900;  d.  Sept.  22,  1900. 

V.  Plelen  M.,  Jan'y  30,  1902. 

vi.  Benjamin,  Feb'y  6,  1904. 

vii.  Charles  E.,  July  24,  1905. 

STETSON. 

1.  Isaac  G.  (s.  of  Isaac  0.),  born  in  Pembroke,  Aug.  7,  1826;  m. 
in  1846,  Jane  R.  Oldham,  dau.  of  Aurora  W.  Oldham  (1).  Slie  d. 
April  2,  1892.  He  d.  Aug.  17,  1897.  Selectman.  Representative. 
Resided  on  Broadway,  near  South  Hanover  Station.  (See  chapter 
on  Old  Houses). 

Children;  first  three  born  in   Pembroke;  last  one  born  in 
Hanover : 
i.       Emily  J.,  March  10,  1847;  m.  Stephen  W.  Bailey  (34). 
2.     ii.      Fred,  born  Dec.  20,  1851. 

iii.     Mary  E.,  Sept.  26,  1854 ;  d.  Oct.  12,  1856. 

iv.     Grace  G.,  May  12,  1861;  m.  Edgar  W.  Phillips  (1). 

2.  Fred  (s.  of  Isaac  G.^)  ;  m.  April  3,  1872,  Annie  E.  Eells,  dan. 


GENEALOGIES.  369 

of  John  r.  Eells   (17).     He  d.  Mar.  17,  IDOG.     Resided  in  his 
father's  house. 
Children : 
i.       Ethel  P.,  April  26,  1876;  m.  June  30,  1897,  Oscar  H. 
Lapham  of  Plymouth,  and  has  children: 
i.       Agnes  B.,  born  in  Kingston,  May  10,  1898. 
ii.      Barbara  M.,  born  in  Tlanover.  May  10,  1899. 
ii.      Una  W.,  Jan.  3,  1878;  m.  Dec.  24,  1902,  Roger  W. 

Magoun  (1), 
iii.     Helena  W.,  Sept.  6,  1879;  m.  June  23,  1904,  James  H. 
Hunt,  s.  of  Geo.  H,  Hunt  of  Rockland.    No  children. 

STETSON. 

1.     Martin  T.   (s.  of  Martin  of  Pembroke),  born  April  19,  1829; 
m.  Oct.  6,  1850,  Nancy  J.  Mann,  dau.  of  Major  Joshua  Mann  (12). 
He  d.  Dee.  21,  1856,  and  his  wid.  m.  Job  Churchill  (1).    . 
Children : 
i.       Mary  J.,  Oct.,  1852;  m.  first,  Frederick  R.  AViiislow 
(10)  ;  m.  secondly,  Joseph  A.  Winsor  (1) ;  ni.  third- 
ly, S.  Austin  Poole  (1). 
ii.      Lucy  A.,  March  8,  1855;  m.  Dee.  26,  1894,  Frank  W. 
Jones,  s.  of  Waldo  Jones  of  Norwell.     She  d.  Jan.. 
22,  1903.     Children: 
i.       Lucile,  Dee.  25,  1896. 
ii.      Doris,  June,  1898;  d.  aet.  8  months, 
iii.     Harriet  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  April  18,  1857;  m.  fir.st, 
Nov.  26,  1899,  Melzar  H.  Curtis,  of  Whitman.     He 
d.  May  15,  1900,  and  she  m.  secondly,  Jan.  28,  1906, 
J.  Merton  Stetson  of  Whitman. 

STETSON. 

1.  T.  Frank  (s.  of  Hiram,  of  Hanson),  born  in  Wareham,  Dec.  3, 
1861;  m.  Nov.  21,  1885,  Amy  0.  Kennie,  dau.  of  Jahiel  Kcnnie 
(1).       Resides  on  King  street.       No  children. 

STETSON. 

1.  Charles  S.  (s.  of  Thomas,  of  Hanson),  born  Dec.  5.  1841;  m. 
March  19,  1865,  Elizabeth  S.  Russell,  dau.  of  William  P.  Russell 
(1).  He  d.  Feb.  8,  1896.  Resided  on  Circuit  street,  in  house  now 
owned  and  occupied  by  Fred  W.  Phillips.     No  children. 

STETSON. 

1.  Samuel  D.  (s.  of  Thomas  Stetson),  born  in  South  Seituate, 
Dec.  2,  1816,  and  d.  May  9,  1883;  m.  Jan.  18,  1855,  Mrs.  Hannah 
Ijapham,  dau.  of  John  Mitchell.  She  was  born  in  Marshfield,  June 
7,  1820,  and  d.  Feb'y  6,  1900.     Came  to  Hanover  in  1877. 


370  HISTOEY  OF  HAKOVEK. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate : 

i.  Nelson  M.,  Dec.  4,  1855;  m.  Oct.  26,  1896,  Nellie 
Silsby,  dau.  of  Wm.  H.  Silsby  of  Newburyport,  Vt. 

ii.  Prank  D.,  Sept.  4,  1857 ;  m.  June  4,  1885,  Lillian  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Daniel  Stetson  of  Whitman. 

iii.     Lydia  D.,  January  30,  1860. 

STOCKBRIDGE. 

1.  John  Stockbridge,  a  wheelwright  by  trade,  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  the  "Blessing,"  in  June,  1635,  being  then  twenty  seven 
years  old,  with  his  wife,  Anne,  aged  31  years,  and  his  son,  Charles, 
aged  one  year.  In  the  same  vessel  came  Elder  Thomas  King,  Gil- 
bert and  William  Brooks,  and  Mr.  William  Vassal.  John  was  in 
Scituate  in  1638.    His  first  wife  d.  about  1642,  and  he  m.  secondly 

wid.   Elizabeth    Soan,   and  thirdly,   Mary  .       In    1656    he 

purchased  half  of  the  mill  privilege  at  Greenbush  of  George  Rus- 
sell, with  the  saw  mill  which  Isaac  Stedman  had  erected  10  yrs. 
before,  and  built  a  grist-mill  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Russell.  In 
the  same  year  probably,  he  built  the  Stockbridge  mansion  house, 
which  was  a  garrison  house  in  Phillips  War. 

Had  seven  children,  only  one  of  whom  we  follow : 

2.  i.       Charles,  born  in  England,  in  1634. 

2.  Charles  (s.  of  Jolm^)  ;  m.  Abigail .      He  d.  in  1683,  and 

his  wid.  m.  Amos  Turner. 

Children : 
i.       Charles,  born  in  Boston,  Dec.  2,  1659;  d.  Feb.  1,  1659. 
ii.      Abigail,  born  in   Charlestown,  Feb.   24,  1660-'61;  m. 

Henry  Josselyn  ( 1 ) . 
iii.    John,  1661?;  d.  young. 

3.  iv.     Charles,  Feb.  4,  1663. 

V.      Sarah,  May  30,  1665;  m.  Israel  Turner. 

vi.     Thomas,   April    6,   1667.     Did  he  m.   Sarah,  dau.  of 

Thomas  Pool  in  1697? 
vii.    Elizabeth,  Aug.  13,  1670:  m.  David  Turner. 

4.  viii.  Joseph,  June  28,  1672. 

ix.  Benjamin,  Oct.  9,  1677;  m.  and  had  a  s.,  Benjamin, 
who  was  a  prominent  physician  in  Scituate.  This  s. 
owned,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  a  large  tract  of  land 
on  King  street,  embracing  that  now  owned  by  Mrs. 
Saba  D.  Church.  His  wife  was  Ruth,  the  dau.  of 
Job  Otis.  Priscilla  Otis,  a  sister  of  Ruth,  in  her 
will,  dated  1750,  gives  to  her  "brother-in-law,  Ben- 
jamin Stockbridge,  £40,  lawful  money  to  be  laid  out 
for  my  funeral  eliarges,  namely:  for  eiglit  funeral 
rings  and  02ie  hundred  pair  of  gloves,  and  all  other 
things  decent  and  convenient  for  my  funeral." 

X.  Samuel,  July  9,  1679.  Did  he  m.  Lydia  Barrel  1  in 
1703? 


GENEALOGIES.  371 

3.  Charles  (s.  of  Cliarles^) ;  m.  Anna .     Probably  d.  April 

7,  1731.  Selectman  in  1727.  Resided  near  the  tack  factory  of 
Samuel  Salmond  &  Son,  on  the  Hanover  side  of  the  stream. 

Children : 
i.       Rachel,  April  9,  1G90;  m.  Thomas  Swift,  1711.     No 

children, 
ii.      Marv,  Aug.  11,  1693. 
iii.     Abigail,  Mar.  23,  1694-5;  m.  Mar.  12,  1718,  Gilbert 

Brooks. 
iv.     Hannah,  Jan.  30,  1697-8.    Probably  d.  unm.,  Sept.  19, 

1788,  aet.  90  yrs. 
V.      Ruth,  July  30,  1700;  m.  an  Allen, 
vi.     Experience,  Jan.  1,  1703-4;  m.  Recompense  Tiffany, 
vii.    Judith,  July  19,  1706. 
viii.  Charles,  Oct.  13,  1709;  bt.    March  13,  1710. 
ix.     Mercy,  Dec.  6,  1719. 
jSTote  :  In  the  will  of  Charles  (3),  dated  Apr.  4,  1730,  he  does  not 
speak  of  a  dau.,  Mary,  or  Judith,  but  does  mention  two  gr.  children, 
Nehemiah  and  James  Randall.     We  are  uncertain  whether  Mary 
or  Judith  m.  a  Randall. 

4.  Joseph  (s.  of  Charles-)  ;  m.  Margaret  Turner,  dau.  of  Joseph 
Turner.  She  d.  Mar.  27,  1747.  He  d.  Mar.  11,  1773,  aet.  100 
yrs.  Deacon  of  the  church  in  Hanover  for  many  years.  Select- 
man.    Lived  first  in  Hanover,  and  then  in  Pembroke. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.  Joseph,  Oct.  1,  1698. 
ii.      Grace,  1700?;  m.  first,  Jan.  15,  1719,  John  Thaxter  of 

Hingham,  and  secondly,  a  Lincoln,  probably, 
iii.     John,  bt.  July  3,  1704. 
iv.     Bathsheba,  bt.  Dec.  1,  1706.  Did  she  m.  Ezekiel  Turner 

(12)? 
V.      Margaret,  bt.  Oct.  31,  1708;  m.  Samuel  Barstow   (9). 
vi.     Lusanna,  bt.  Nov.  25,  1711. 

5.  vii.    David,  1713? 

5.  David  (s.  of  Joseph"*)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.,  1736,  Deborah  Gushing, 
dau.  of  Judge  John  Gushing  (4).  She  d.  1747,  and  he  m.  secondly, 
Jane  Reed.  Resided  in  his  father's  house,  near  North  river  bridge, 
his  house  standing  on  same  location  of  present  residence  of  Mrs. 
E.  Q.  Sylvester.  He  d.  here  Dec.  13,  1788,  aged  75  yrs.  Repre- 
sentative and  Town  Clerk. 

Children : 

i.       Joseph,  Aug.  30,  1737;  d.  April  5,  1761. 

ii.  Betsey,  April  33,  1739;  m.  first.  Job  Young,  and  sec- 
ondly, Benjamin  Stetson  (27). 

iii.  John,  Dec.  7,  1741.  Killed  in  the  woods  by  the  fall  of 
a  tree.        (See  note.) 

6.  iv.     William,  Dec.  20,  1753. 

7.  V.      David,  1755. 


372  HISTORY  OF  HA..is'OVEE. 

vi.  Deborah,  Aug.  18,  17G1;  m.  Marlboro  Turner,  s.  of 
Marlboro  Turner  (1). 
Note  :  Miss  Minnie  K.  Baclielder,  of  the  Probate  Office,  at 
Pl3nnouth,  has  in  her  possession  a  poem  of  seventy  lines  "Composed 
by  Mary  Wilder  to  the  memory  of  Mr.  John  Stockbridge;  who  was 
slain  by  Falling  a  Tree,  February,  the  10  A  Dom,  1768."  Miss 
Bachelder  has  furnislied  the  writer  with  a  copy  of  this  poem,  and 
we  give  the  first  four  lines : 

"Assist  Melpomene   my   Feeble  verse 
While  I  a  Sa.d  and  tragick  Scene  reherse 
A  Hopeful  Youth  cut  down  in  Natures  bloom 
In  height  of  action,  Hasting  to  the  tomb." 

6.  William  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1774,  Euth  Bailey,  dau.  of 
John  Bailey  (5).  He  d.  Feb.  20,  1831,  and  his  wid.  d.  Dec.  10, 
1839.  Resided  the  last  of  his  life  on  Main  street,  in  house  now 
owned  and  occupied  by  Frank  Stockbridge.     Selectman. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Joseph,  Oct.  1,  1775;  d.  unm.,  April  13,  1804. 
ii.      Euth,  Nov.  8,  1777;  m.  Joseph  Eamsdell  (6). 

8.  iii.     John.  April  18,  1780. 

9.  iv.     William  E.,  June  29,  1782. 

10.  V.      Calvin,  Sept.  19,  1784. 

11.  vi.     Lebbeus,  Nov.  29,  1787. 

vii.    Betsey;  m.  Homer  Eamsdell  (8). 

viii.  Silvia  B.,  March  1,  1793;  d.  June  28,  1795. 

ix.  Marcia,  April  7,  1795;  m.  May  19,  1816,  Samuel  G. 
Bowman  of  Me.  Had  children :  Nathaniel,  Samuel 
S.,  Euth  E.,  William  S.,  William  H.,  Marcia  S., 
Sarah  W.,  Francis  J.,  Orville  E.,  and  Howard  D. 

X.      Stephen,  April  3,  1797;  d.  May  14,  1818. 

xi.     Luther,  May  19,  1801;  d.  March  26,  1802. 

7.  David  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  Dec.  23,  1779,  Euth  Cushing,  dau.  of 
Joseph  Cushing  (8).  She  d.  April  14,  1833.  He  d.  Feb.  26,  1843. 
He  was  Selectman,  Town  Clerk,  Eepresentative,  and  Senator.  Ee- 
sided  on  his  father's  place. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.      Jane  E.,  Oct.  6,  1780;  m.  Miller  Smith,  s.  of  Josiah 
Smith  (2). 
Benjamin,  Nov.  7,  1781. 
David,  Nov.  25,  1783. 
Martin,  Dec.  20,  1785;  m.  wid.  Thurza  Eeed.     No  ch. 

He  died  Oct.  13,  1867. 
Horatio,  April  27,  1788. 

Deborah,  Nov.  4,  1790;  m.  Thomas  Turner   (27). 
Euth,  March  23,  1793;  m.  James  Turner. 
15.     viii.  Joseph  C,  July  4,  1798. 

8.  Dr.  John  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Oct.  15,  1805,  Theodosia  Gil- 


12. 

ii. 

13. 

iii. 

iv. 

14. 

v. 

vi. 

vii. 

GENEALOGIES.  373 

man,  dau.  of  Rev.  Tristram  Oilman  of  Xortli  Yarmouth.  She  d. 
Nov.  4,  1822,  aet.  34  yrs.  He  m.  secondly,  Jan.  5,  1824,  Eliza  I. 
Eussell,  dau.  of  Hon.  John  Russell,  of  Boston.  He  d.  iu  Bath, 
Me.,  May  3,  1849,  aet.  69  yrs. 

Had  ten  children,  none  of  whom  ^ve  follow: 

9.  William  R.  (s.  of  William")  ;  m.  Olive  True,  of  Maine. 

Had  six  children,  only  one  of  whom  we  give: 
i.       Maria;  m.  Dr.  Nelson  H.  Carey  of  Me.,  and  had  ch. : 
Annie  Louise,  Ellen  and  others. 

10.  Calvin  (s.  of  William")  ;  m.  Oct.  30,  1815,  Rachel  W.  Rogers, 
dau.  of  Atherton  W.  Rogers  of  Marshfield.    He  d.  in  Maine,  May, 

1833,  and  she  d. .       Had  four  children:   William  C,  John  C, 

Wales  R.,  and  Edward  A. 

11.  Lebheus  (s.  of  William")  ;  m.,  1810,  Lydia  Lane,  dau.  of 
Capt.  Leavitt  Lane,  of  Hingham.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  his 
father's  house.  He  d.  June  30,  1855.  She  d.  Jan'y  26,  1869,  aged 
78  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

16.  i.       William,  Nov.  5,  1812. 

17.  ii.      Leavitt  L.,  May  5,  1815. 

iii.     Ruth  B.,  Dec.  5,  1818;  m.  Martin  W.  Stetson  (46). 
IS.     iv.     Lebbeus,  Feb.  15,  1825. 

V.      Lydia  L.,  Aug.  25,  1827;  m.  about  1867,  Daniel  E. 

Plummer  of  Newburyport. 
vi.     Sarah  L.,  Jan.  3,  1830;  m.  Oct  18,  1853,  Henry  0. 
Bradley,  s.  of  Osgood  Bradley  of  Worcester.    She  d. 
1868,  leaving  two  children: 
i.       Fanny  S.,  born  1854;  m.  Dr.  George  F.  Har- 

wood. 
ii.      John  E.,  born  1860;  m.  Oct.  13,  1887,  Emma 
M.  Dingley  of  Gardner,  Me.     Had  two  children. 

12.  Benjamin  (s.  of  David"^) ;  m.  Jan.  26,  1814,  Mary  C.  Crocker, 
dau.  of  Tilden  Crocker  (3).  She  d.  March  1,  1818.  He  d.  Oct. 
16,  1847.    Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  the  Corners. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Mary  B. ;  d.  March  4,  1817. 
ii.      Benjamin;  d.  young. 
iii.     Mary  T.;  m.  Robert  Eells  (13). 

13.  David  (s.  of  David')  ;  m.  July  28,  1811,  Sarah  B.  Crocker, 
dau.  of  Tilden  Crocker  (3).  He  d.  May  16,  1858.  She  d.  Jan'y 
11,  1871.     Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  the  Corners. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Caroline,  Sept.  13,  1812;  m.  Feb.  15,  1833,  Benjamin 

Wliite,  of  Fairhaven. 
ii.      Maria  T.,  Dec.  28,  1814 ;  m.  March  7,  1836,  Capt.  James 
Gouoh.    Resided  in  111.    She  d.  Oct.,  1852. 


374  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

iii.     John,  Aug.  23,  1816. 
iv.     George  M.,  Dec.  6,  1821. 

14.  Dr.  Horatio  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.,  1810,  Priscilla  W.  Faxon, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Faxon,  of  Foxboro,  Mass.  She  d.  June  29,  1848, 
aet.  63  years.      Eesided  in  Berwick,  Me.,  and  Woonsocket,  K.  I. 

Children : 

i.       Iioratio,  June  13,  1813. 

ii.      Harriet  A.,  Dec.  8,  1815. 
Two  children  died  young. 

15.  Joseph  C.  (s.  of  DanieF) ;  m.  first,  Dec.  39,  1833,  Ann  W. 
Clark,  dau.  of  Joseph  W.  Clark  (7).  She  d.  Jan.  26,  1837,  and  ha 
m.  secondly,  Dec.  13,  1838,  Pamelia  Ford.  Eesided  on  Broadway, 
at  the  Corners,  in  house  now  owned  by  J.  W.  Beal.  (See  chapter 
on  Old  Houses).  He  d.  Jan'y  8,  1860,  and  his  ^dd.  d.  July  19, 
1884,  aged  81  years. 

Children  by  wife  Ann  W.,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.      Ann  E.,  Oct.  17,  1834;  unm.    Resides  in  Boston. 

19.  ii.      Joseph  C,  Nov.  3,  1836. 

Children  by  wife  Pamelia,  born  in  Hanover: 
iii.     Pamelia  F.,  Nov.  13,  1839;  d.  Oct.  5,  1841. 
iv.     Amelia  F.,  Feb.  18,  1843;  m.  Aug.  11,  1862,  Andrew 

W.  Gardner,  s.  of  Andrew  of  Weym.outh. 
V.      Emma  B.,  Sept.  24,  1846;  m.  Nov.  28,  1871,  James  M. 

Dunbar  of  Weymouth,  s.  of  Warren  Dunbar.    She  d. 

Sept.  12,  1900.     Children  born  in  E.  Weymouth: 

i.       Fannie  B.,  July  12,  1873;  m.  Dec.  18,  1901, 
Edward  E.  Orr,  s.  of  Thomas  Orr. 

ii.      Helen  L.,  July  28,  1878. 

16.  William  (s.  of  Lebbeusii)  ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1841,  Mary  A.  Damon, 
dau.  of  Isaac  B.  Damon  of  Scituate.  He  d.  April  10,  1890.  She  d. 
May  5,  1897.    Resided  on  Main  street,  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Frederick  W.,  Aug.  7,  1842;  d.  Jan.  17,  1853. 
ii.      Francis  J.,  Oct.  3,  1844;  d.  Aug.  24,  1847. 
iii.     Elizabeth  A.,  March  8,  1847;  m.  George  0.  Allen  (2). 

20.  iv.     Frank,  June  30,  1849. 

V.      Mary  A.,  Aug.  11,  1852  ;  m.  John  \Y.  Potter,  of  Prov- 
idence, R.  I.,  s.  of  John  Potter.    No  children, 
vi.     Amy  H.,  May  27,  1859. 

17.  Leavitt  L.  (s.  of  Lebbeusii)  ;  m.  July  4,  1844,  Abigail  W. 
Dwelley,  dau.  of  Dr.  Melzar  Dwelley  (14).  Shipmaster.  She  d. 
March,  1880,  and  he  died  Feb.,  1886. 

Children : 
i.       George  E.,  Dec.  13,  1845;  m.  Oct.  17,  1882,  Mary  B. 

Williston,  of  Athens,  Pa.      He  d.  189— 
ii.      Ellcu  E.,  Feb.  18,  1848;  d.  Jan.  10.  1850. 
iii.     Charles  L.,  Apr.  3,  1850;  d.  Nov.  2,  same  year. 


GEXEALOGIES.  375 

18.  Lebbeus,  (s.  of  Lebbeusii)  ;  m.  June  24,  1849,  Mary  T.  Syl- 
vester, dau.  of  Elijah  Sylvester  (23).  Resided  on  Broadway, 
corner  of  Water  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  He  d. 
June  30,  1884. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
21.     i.       Edwin  W.,  May  13,  1850. 

ii.      Lucy  P.,  Aug.  23,  1853;  m.  George  B.  Oldham  (2). 
iii.     Ruthena,  Sept.  29,  1854;  m.  Chas.  W.  Briggs  (11). 

19.  Joseph  C.  (s.  of  Joseph  C.^^)  ;  m.  Sarah  E.  (Jilson,  of  East 
Abington,  dau.  of  Lorenzo  C.  Gilson.       Resides  in  Rockland. 

Children  born  in  Rockland  : 
i.       Herbert  A.,  Feb.  26,  1871 ;  m.  Dec.  29,  1891,  Nellie  P. 
Bailey,  dau.   of  Thomas   Bailey,  and  had   one   ch : 
Vera  E.,  Sept.  4,  1894;  d.  Feb.  23,  1898. 
ii.      Anna  W.,  Aug.  23,  1874;  m.  first,  Apr.  17,  1895,  Ernest 
C.  Morton,  s.  of  Ephraim  Morton,  of  Plymouth.    He 
d.  in  Jan.,  1898,  and  she  m.  secondly,  William  E. 
Wade,  s.  of  Robert  Wade,  of  P.  E.  I.      Ch : 
i.       Robert  G.,  Aug.  9,  1900. 
ii.      Mary  C,  Oct.  30,  1901. 
iii.     Jean,  Sept.  29,  1905. 

20.  Frank  (s.  of  Williami«)  ;  m.  Dec.  30,  1890,  Elizabeth  P. 
Mann,  dau.  of  Henry  Mann(l).  Slie  d.  Dec.  19,  1891.  Resides 
in  his  father's  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover  : 
i.       Erven  P.,  Dec.  18,  1891 ;  d.  Feb.  2,  1897. 

21.  Edwin  W.  (s.  of  Lebbeusi^)  ;  m.  June  9,  18:2,  Lucy  J.  Gur- 
ney,  dau.  of  Josiah  R.  Gurney  (1).      Resides  in  liis  father's  house. 

Child : 
i.       Edith  W.,  b.  in  Rockland,  July  30,  IS?:):  m.  Ellsworth 
Curtis  (80). 

STODDARD. 

1.     David  H.  (s.  of  David,  of  Scituate)  b.  Apr.  23,  1849.       Came 
to  H.  in  1875:  m.  Dec.  17,  1879,  Emma  G.  Merritt,  dau.  of  Kil- 
born  Merritt,  of  Scituate.      She  was  b.  Mar.  27,  1854.       (besides  on 
Webster  street,  in  house  constructed  by  liimself. 
Children : 

i.       Robert  K.,  b.  in  Scituate,  Oct.  6,  1882. 
ii.      Ina  G.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  14,  1885;  d.  Sept.  1,  1885. 

STODDARD. 

1.  Wallace  W.  (s.  of  David,  of  Scituate)  b.  in  South  Scituate, 
Sept.  16,  1868;  m.  Dec.  25,  1887,  H.  Cora  Wilder,  dau.  of  Benja- 
min Wilder  (1).      Removed  to  Maine. 


376  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children,  first  born  in  Norwell,  last  three  in  Hanover : 
i.       Marion  H.,  Oct.  39,  1888. 
ii.      Stanley  W.,  Nov.  1,  1894. 
iii.     Doris  W.,  May  16,  1807. 
iv.     Dorothy,  Aug.  14,  1901. 

STODDAED. 

1.  Francis  (s.  of  )  b.  in  Scituate,  June  22, 
180G  ;  m.  Hannah  Bates,  dau.  of  Thomas  Bates  (30).  She  d.  Jan. 
7,  1873.  He  d.  in  H.,  May  21,  1883.  While  in  H.  he  resided  on 
Washington  street,  near  Mill  street. 

Had  ten  children  born  in  So.  Scituate,  only  three  of  whom  we 
give: 
i.       H.  Elizabeth,  Nov.  26,  1845;  m.  Wm.  F.  Turner  (1). 
ii.      Andrew  L.,  Nov.  26,  1850. 
2.     iii.     Davis  D.,  April  27,   1854. 

2.  Davis  D.  (s.  of  Francis^)  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  Apr.  27,  1854;  m. 
first,  Hannah  A.  Mann,  dau.  of  Caleb  G.  Mann  (22).  She  d.  Jan. 
31,  1901.  He  m.  secondly.  Mar.  27,  1902,  Hannah  P.  Cushing, 
dau.  of  Jeremiah  D.  Batson.  She  was  b.  in  Plymouth,  Aug.  26, 
1859.      Besides  on  Webster  street,  at  "Webster  Heights." 

Children  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Hannah  B. : 
i.       Minnie  F.,  Sept.  14,  1878;  m.  Oct.  3,  1902,  Fred  S. 

Hunt,  s.  of  William  Hunt,  of  Eockland.      No  ch. 
ii.      Mabel  J.,  Sept.  28,  1880;  m.  C.  Elliot  Gay,  s.  of  John 

Gay,  of  Abington.      Ch : 

i,       Elwin,  b.  in  Centre  Abington,  July  12,  1902. 

ii.      Melvin,  b.  in  Center  Abington,  July  12,  1902. 

iii.     Earle  W.,  b.  in  Centre  Abington,  Feb.  15,  1904. 

iv.     Lyle  L.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  15,  1905 ;  d.  aged  11 
mos. 

V.      Ethel  M.,  b.  at  Nantasket,  Oct.  17,  1906. 
iii.     Harold  L.,  Feb.  26,  1897. 

STODDARD. 

1.'   Henry  (s.  of  Laban,  of  Hingham)  ;  m.  first,  Polly  Cudworth. 
She  d.,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Anne  K.  Mann,  dau.  of  Levi  Mann  (6). 
He  d.  June  30,  1848,  aged  64  yrs.      She  d.  March  16,  1877.      Re- 
sided corner  of  Walnut  and  Main  streets. 
Child  by  wife  Polly,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.      Henry,  1807;  d.  1832. 
Children  by  wife  Ann,  born  in  Hanover : 
ii.      Ann  C,  Sept.  21,  1815;  m.  Edwin  Packard,  of  North 
Bridgewater,  and  had  ch.  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Mary, 
Davis  and  Henry, 
iii.     Mary  C,  Oct.  12,  1817;  m.  Nov.  1,  1836,  Thomas  W. 
Gurney,  of  Abington,  and  had  ch.  b.  in  East  Ab- 
ington:    Thomas  H.  and  Abbie,  both  of  whom  d. 


GENEALOGIES.  377 

young,  and  a  s.  Wesley,  who  m.  Maria  Ilowland,  of 
Hanson,  and  is  now  d. 

2.  iv.     William  B.,  Sept.  17,  1820. 

3.  V.      Duncan  T.,  March  7,  1823. 

vi.     Abby  S.  H.,  Aug.  18,  1825;  d.    1844. 

vii.    Isabella  E.,  Dec.  7,  1827;  m.  Henry  Mann  (1). 

4.  viii.  Joseph  A.,  March  24,  1830. 

5.  ix.     Henry  A.,  Jan.  12,  1833. 

X.      Patience  E.,  May  6,   1835;  ni.   Charles   Curtis,  s.   of 
Charles  Curtis,  of  East  Abington.      Had  ch.  b.  in  E. 
Abington,  tw'o  who  d.  young ;  and  Emma,  who  is  now 
living  num.,  in  Boston, 
xi.     Levi  M.,  June  14,  1838;  unm. 
XoTE : — Laban  Stoddard,  in  his  will  dated  in  1803,  speaks  of 
twenty  living  children;  11  sons  and  9  daughters. 

2.  William  B.  (s.  of  Henryi)  ;  m.  in  1871,  Caroline  F.  Binney, 
wid.  of  Spencer  Binney  (2),  and  dau.  of  Abisha  Soule  (1).  He  d. 
Feb.  20,  1885.       She  d.  March  12,  1906.      Eesided  on  Main  street.. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Carrie  W.,  May  28,  1872 :  d.  Dec.  20,  1844. 

6.  ii.      Willie  S.,  Oct.  20,  1874. 

3.  Duncan  T.  (s.  of  Henry i)  ;  m.  in  1851,  Mary  M.  Henderson, 
dau.  of  William  Henderson  (1).  He  d.  Jan.  6,  1868.  Eesided 
on   Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       D.  Frank,  Feb.  16,  1852;  m.  March  3,  1876,  Mary  C. 

Wilder,  dau.  of  John  B.  Wilder  (2).       He  d.  April 

27,  1894.      No  ch. 
ii.      Mary  G.,  Oct.  21,  1854;  d.  unm.  May  3,  1900. 
iii.     Edgar  W.,  April  18,  1857.      Eesides  on  Main  street, 
iv.     William  L.,  Feb.  8,  1859.       Eesides  on  Webster  street 

in  house  constructed  by  himself;  m.   Feb.   9,  1889, 

Josie  S.  Wliiting,  dau.  of  Lucius  C.  AVhiting  (27). 

No  ch. 
V.      Ealph  E.,  June  26,  1861 ;  d.  unm.,  May  13.  1907. 

4.  Joseph  A.  (s.  of  Henryi)  ;  m.  Nov.  21,  1852,  Julia  A.  M.  Ward- 
robe, dau.  of  Daniel  Wardrobe  (1).  She  d.  Sept.  27,  1897.  Ee- 
sides on  Main  street,  near  Webster  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.  J.  Everett,  July  19,  1853;  m.  Feb.  4,  1877,  Emma  D. 
Simmons,  dau.  of  Joseph  Simmons,  of  South  Scit- 
uate.  She  was  born  in  So.  Scituate,  Aug.  20,  1854. 
No.  ch.  Eesides  on  Main  street  in  house  constructed 
bv  himself. 

7.  ii.      G.  Lafayette,  Oct.  9,  1855. 

iii.     Samuel  L.,  Sept.  22,  1857;  m.  Emily  Morris.       Eesides 

in  Eockland.       No  ch. 
iv.     Cora  E.,  April  13,  1863 ;  unm. 


378  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

V.      Grace  M.,  May  31,  1866;  m.  Warren  S.  Brooks  (20). 
vi.     Harry  D.,  April  30,  1872;  d.  March  6,  1887. 

5.  Henry  A.  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  July  26,  1873,  Hannah  Edwards, 
dau.  of  Asa  Edwards,  of  Me.  He  d.  in  Hanson,  April  28,  1904. 
While  in  H.  resided  corner  of  Main  and  Walnut  streets. 

Children : 

i.       Henry  E.,  b.  in  Casco,  Me.,  Aug.  9,  1874. 

ii.      Eoyal  D.,  b.  in  Casco,  Me.,  Oct.  1,  1875. 

iii.     Samuel  T.,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  11,  1876. 

iv.  Annie  L.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  9,  1878 ;  m.  first,  Nov.  9,  1898, 
Laurence  Edwards.  He  d.  in  the  Portland  boat  in 
storm  of  Nov.,  1898,  and  she  m.  secondly,  March  23, 
1904,  Henry  B.  Shute,  of  Gloucester.,      No  ch. 

6.  Willie  S.  (s.  of  William  B.2)  ;  m.  June  29,  1893,  Mary  E.  Hen- 
derson, dau.  of  Samuel  A.  Henderson  (10).  Eesides  on  Main 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Hazel  W.,  June  25,  1896. 
ii.      E.  Doris,  Sept.  19,  1898. 
iii.     Clifford  L.,  Oct.  13,  1901. 
iv.     Earl  S.,  Jan.  24,  1908. 

7.  G.  Lafayette  (s.  of  Joseph  A.-*)  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1878,  Lydia 
Wilder,  dau.  of  John  B.  Wilder  (2).  Eesides  on  Main  street  in 
house  constructed  by  himself 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Grace  L.,  May  21,  1885. 
ii.      Burleigh  E.,  Aug.  5,  1889. 
iii.     Harry  I.,  Feb.  27,  1897. 
iv.      G.  Minot,  June  8,  1899. 
V.      Wesley  A.,  April  10,  1902. 

STODDAED. 

1.     Melvin  (s.  of  Hezekiah,  of  Scituate),  b.  Oct.,  1808;  m.  first  in 
1832,  Laura  Young,  who  d.  the  same  year.      He  m.  secondly,  Dec. 
12,  1843,  Abigail  J.  Eogers,  dau.  of  Eeuben  Eogers  (9). 
Child : 
i.       Martha  A.,  Dec,  1843. 

STODDAED. 

1.     Noah  J.   (s.  of  Thomas  N.,  of  South  Scituate),  b.  April  14, 
1835;  m.  Jan.,  1860,  Susan  M.  Bates,  dau.  of  James  Bates  (1). 
She  d.  Nov.  2,  1905.       Eesides  on  Union  street,  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself. 
Children : 
i.       James  A.,  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Jan.  12,  1861. 


GENEALOGIES.  379 

ii.  Henrietta  M.,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  6,  1864;  m.  Cyrus  B.  Witt, 
s.  of  Clark  Witt  (1). 

iii.  Annie  F.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  22,  1867 :  m.  Dec.  25,  1894,  Ed- 
win J.  Moliler,  of  Lodi,  Ohio,  s.  of  Silas  Mohler.  lie 
d.  in  1906.      No  ch. 

STONE. 

1.  Louis  E.  (s.  of  Joseph  E.)  b.  in  Lowell  in  1884;  m.  June  1st, 
1909,  May  A.  Turner,  dau.  of  John  A.  Turner  (36).  Resides  on 
Circuit  street  in  the  '''William  D.  Torrey"  place.      No  eh. 

STEUTHERS. 

1.  James  C.  (s.  of  James,  of  Canada)  b.  Oct.  15,  1837;  m.  April 
22,  1885,  Mary  J.  Smith,  dau.  of  Peter  Nelson,  of  Calais,  Vt.  She 
was  b.  May  29,  1837.      No  ch. 

STUDLEY. 

1.  Benoni,  of  Sandwich;  m.  Dec.  22,  1101,  Abigail  Stetson,  dau. 
of  John  Stetson,  of  Scituate,  who  was  s.  of  Cornet  Robert  Stetson. 
He  d.  Nov.  14,  1746,  and  his  wid.  d.  Feb.  1,  1758-9.  Resided  on 
Hanover  street,  in  a  house  long  since  gone,  and  which  stood  op- 
posite to,  and  a  little  east  of  the  present  residence  of  Joshua  Stud- 
ley. 

Children : 
i.       Abigail,  Aug.  13,  1702 ;  m.  Joseph  House,  a  descendant 
of  Samuel  House,  of  Scituate. 

2.  ii.      John,  Feb.  25,  1704. 

3.  iii.     Joshua,  Aug.,  1707. 

iv.     Gideon,  May  5,  1710;  d.  Aug.  3,  1734. 
V.      Sarah,  Mar.  31,  1716.' 

vi.  Benoni,  July  15,  1720;  m.  and  had  a  son,  Benoni.  bt. 
May  10,  1741. 

2.  John  (s.  of  Benoni^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Doten,  of  Plymouth.  She 
d.  in  Hanover,  Oct.  11,  1774.  He  d.  Sept.  23,  1787.  Resided 
on  Washington  street  in  house  now  standing,  just  north  of  Silver 
street,  which  he  constructed. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah,  July  2,  1731 ;  m.  Thomas  Barstow  (12). 
ii.      Elizabeth.  Oct.  30,  1734;  m.  Elisha  Curtis  (21). 
iii.     Gideon,  bt.  Mar.  13,  1736;  d.  Aug.  5,  1737. 

4.  iv.     Jabez,  bt.  Aug.  17.  1738. 

V.      Rebecca,  May  19,  1744:  d.  Oct.  23,  1748-49. 

3.  Joshua  (s.  of  Benoni i)  ;  m.  Mar.  6,  1735,  L3'dia  Pratt,  of  Pern 
broke.      She  d.  July  9,  1759.      He  d.  July  15,  1760.      Resided  ia 
his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 


4380  HISTORY  OF  HAXOVER. 

Gideon,  May  15,  1738. 
i.      Lydia,  Jan.  16,  1740;  d.  May  6,  1740. 
iii.     Abigail,  bt.  June  28,  1741;  m.  Daniel  Crocker  (2). 
G.     iv.     Joshua.  Sept.  26,  1742. 

V.      Joanna,  Jan.  13,  1744;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  16,  1779. 
vi.     Ann,  May  11,  1746;  d.'unm..  May  15,  1760. 
vii.    Lydia,  Mav  8,  1748 ;  d.  unm.,  Sept.  27,  1828. 
viii.  John,  July  22,  1750;  d.  Jan.  17,  1751. 
ix.     Rebecca,  Mar.  8,  1752 ;  d.  May  16,  1754. 

4.  Jabez  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  March  30,  1769,  Katurah  Simmons. 
She  d.  June  21,  1790,  aged  52  yrs.  He  d.  Feb.  14,  1825.  Resided 
on  Washington  street  in  his  father's  house.  Soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Rebecca,  bt.  Jan.  2,  1774:  m.  Luther  Sprague,  of  Marsh- 
field. 

7.  ii.      Jabez,  bt.  Sept.  22,  1776. 

5.  Gideon  (s.  of  Joshua^)  ;  m.  Jan.  14,  1762,  Rosamond  Church, 
<Iau.  of  Caleb  Church,  a  descendant  of  Richard  Church  (1).  He 
d.  Aug.  14,  1816,  and  his  vrid.  d.  Jan.  3,  1832,  aet.  92  yrs.  Served 
in  French  War  in  1756. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Anna,  Dec.  27,  1762:  m.  Homer  Wliiting  (13). 
ii.      Sarah,  July  9,  1766 ;  d.  June  26,  1847. 
iii.     Rosamond,   June   9,   1768;  m.   July   12,   1790,   Zattu 

Gushing,  of  Abington,  and  had  ch : 

i.      Bethia,  June,  1791. 

ii.      James,  Jan.,  1793. 

iii.     Clarissa,  Sept.,  1795. 

iv.     Charlotte,  Apr..  1798;  m.  Isaac  Pratt. 

V.      David,  July,  1800. 

vi.     Joshua,  Sept.,  1802;   m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Melzar 
Hatch  (13). 

vii.      Olive,  Oct.,  1804. 

viii.  Lucy,  Mar.,  1807. 

ix.     Zattu,  May,  1809. 

X.      Rosamond,  Jan.  1,  1812;  m.  Joshua  Foster  (2). 
iv.     Rebecca,  Feb.  15,  1770:  m.  Feb.  11,  1800,  Benjamin 

Tolman,  of  Marshfield.       Xo  ch.       She  d.  Apr.  27, 

1862.     He  d.  Sept.  10,  1852,  aged  92  years. 
V.      Lucy,  Oct.  12,  1773;  d.  unm.  Jan.  4,  1873. 

8.  vi.     Gideon,  July  19,  1776. 

vii.    Abigail,  Oct.  19,  1778;  m.  Sept.  15,  1801,  David  Poole, 
of  Abington.      Ch: 
i.       Granville  C,  June  17,  1802. 
ii.      Waldo,  Apr.  26,  1804. 
iii.     Louisa,  May  20,  1806. 
iv.     David  S.,  Sept.  23,  1808. 


GEXZALCKT-IES.  SfeL 

V.      Elia=;  Dec.  11.  l^iO. 
vj.     John  C".,  J\L.r  26,  ISlo. 
vii.    Abigail  S..  Jan.  20.  1S16. 
viiL  Bebecca  T.,.  Mav  26.  ISIS, 
is.     Charles  A..  Apr.  5.  1S22. 
viii.  .JoEhna,  Sept.  15.  ITS-r.       PhTsic-ian  in  H.  for  4A}  jrs^ 
•Tr^-^  Clerk-      He  d.  v.rrr._  Feb.  2^.  1>4^.      Be^ided 
over  srreet  in  ho;i=€'  consiriiz-Ted  bv  hiEi=€lf 
^:    ".  now  owned  anc  • -- "~;er     v  -^-hia   >TT;d- 
ier  (ISJ. 

6.  Joshua  (5.  of  Joshua^);  m.  Buth  Allentl-i  Carpeni^r- 
Moved  to  Sharon.  Conn.      Kad  nine  ehildren. 

7.  Jabez  (^5.  of  Jabez^J  ;  m.  Feb.  23.  IS'A'.  Chk«  M.  Clark,  dan- 
vi  Xathaniel  Clark  (4).  He  d.  Mar  31.  1S6S.  She  d-  Oct.  IS,^ 
1861;  aged  S3  tt^.      Besided  in  ins  father's  h.^ise. 

Children  bom  in  Hanorer : 
i.       Kamrah.  Mar.  20,  ISOl ;  in.  Eol-en  C^nrii  <^). 
Eiiza,,  July  10,  1S03:  m.  Siephen  Josselvn  {oo\. 
John,  JnlT  20.  1S05. 
George.  Ang.  25,  ISOT. 
Horace.  Jan.  6.  ISIO. 
Hiram.  Anr.  2S.  1S12. 

Boberr  C".  Oct.  31.  1S15:  d.  Jan.  1?.  1?1T- 
Boben  H.,  Dec.  S,  ISIS. 

8.  Gideon  is.  of  Gideon^)  :  m.  Dec.  IT,  1S09,  Sarah  Bniier,  dan.  or 
John  Butier.  of  Oakham.  Mass.  She  d.  July  9.  1S3S.  He  d, 
Jan.  10,  1S50.  Besided  on  Main  srreer.  north  of  Groxe  srreei,  in 
honse  consiracTed  bv  himself. 

Children  bom  in  Hanover : 
i.       Anne,  Jnlj  2S.  ISIO^:  m.  Caleb  Whiiing  (19). 

14.  ii.      Gideon,  Oct,  19.  ISll. 

iii.     John  B..  Jime  2T.  ISl" :  d.  Tinni.,  Jnlr  30,  lSo8. 

ir.     James  B..  Mar.  9,  ISlo ;  d.  nnm.  in  Ala..  JtiIt  22.  1S6I. 

of  yellow  fever.       Merchant  in  Mobile,  Ala, 
V.      Joshua.  Dec.  5.  181"  :  d.  nmn..  De^:.  IT.  1895. 
vi.     Sarah  B.,  Dec-.  23.  1S19:  d.  in  Bockland.  nnm..  Jan.  19^ 

1904. 

15.  vii.   George,  !Nov.  11.  1822. 

9.  John  (=-  of  Jabez") :  m.  Eliza  A.  Herrick.  of  Charlesiown.  Be- 
sided on  Washington  street.  He  d.  Jmie  28.  1867.  She  d.  Ma]r 
28.  1881.  asred  81  ns, 

CMIdren: 
i.       John.  b.  in  Charlestown.  Jnne  29.  1826. 

16.  ii.      James  W..  b.  in  Charlesrown.  Angnsx  22.  1S34. 

iii.     Edwin  W.:  m.  Srst,  Priscilla  F.  Josselrn,  datL  of  Wil- 
'-"sni  .Tossf^vn  ('"4V       She  d.  April  is.  1S64.  and  he 


9. 

iii. 

10. 

IV. 

11. 

V. 

12. 

vi. 

vn. 

13. 

vii; 

-382  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

m.  secondly,  Maria  Hall.      She  d.  in  Woburn,  where 

Edwin  W.  now  resides.      No  ch. 
iv.     Georgianna;  m.  George  Beazley,  of  England. 
V.      Charles  H. ;  m.  July,  1861,  Harriet  E.  Damon,  of  Maine, 

and  d.  in  Service  of  Civil  War.      No  ch. 

10.  George,  (s.  of  Jabez")  ;  m.  Feb'y  2,  183-1,  Judith  Curtis,  dau. 
of  Lemuel  Curtis  (46).  She  d.  Dec.  4,  1893.  He  d.  Feb'y  13, 
1895.  Eesided  on  Washington  street,  just  north  of  Union  street, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

11.  Horace  (s.  of  Jabez") ;  m.  Jan.  15,  1834,  Maria  Rose,  dau.  of 
Timothy  Rose  (6).  She  d.  June  14,  1882,  and  he  d.  Sept.  23, 
1883.      Resided  on  Spring  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Horace  C,  Nov.,  1834;  d.  unm.,  Apr.  15,  1901. 
ii.      George,  Oct.  18,  1836;  d.  July  19,  1878. 
iii.     Margaret  S.,  Nov.  30,  1838;  m.  Oct.  4,  1856,  Thomas 

R.    Bearse,  s.    of  Soloman  Bearse,    of    Barnstable, 

Mass.,  and  d.  Aug.  3,  1894.       Ch: 

i.       Sarah  M.,  b.  in  Abington,  Aug.  14,  1859. 

ii.      Alice  W.,  b.  in  Abington,  Feb.  4,  1862. 

iii.     Henrie  C,  b.  in  Taunton,  Sept.  16,  1864. 

iv.     Jennie  C,  b.  in  Taunton,  Nov.  10,  1866. 

V.      Maggie,  b.  in  Taunton,  June  25,  1871. 

vi.     Nellie  R.,  b.  in  Taunton,  Jan.  31,  1875. 
17.     iv.     Timothy  R.,  July  9,  1841. 

V.      Rebecca,  Aug.  23,  1845;  m.  Dec.  24,  1868,  Joshua  W. 
Brewer,  s.  of  Thomas  Brewer.      No  ch. 

12.  Hiram  (s.  of  Jabez^) ;  m.  first.  Mar.  27,  1836,  Sarah  A. 
Brett,  of  Bridgewater.  She  d.  March  21,  1844,  and  he  m.  sec- 
ondly, May  4,  1845,  Esther  Hollis,  dau.  of  John  Hollis,  of  Brain- 
tree.  She  d.  June  15,  1867.  He  d.  July  28,  1855.  Resided 
on  Myrtle  street,  in  house  now  owned  by  E.  Y.  Perry  estate. 

Child  born  in  Hanover  by  wife  Sarah  A.: 

i.       Mary  R.,  March  13,  1844;  d.  Aug.  16,  1844. 
Children  by  wife  Esther,  born  in  Hanover: 
ii.      Hiram  A.,  June  10,  1848;  d.  Sept.  21,  1849. 
iii.     Abby  A.,  1850;  m.   George   Gurney,  s.   of  Josiah  R. 

Gurney  (1). 
iv.     Sarah  E.,  March,  1852;  d.  unm.,  July  9,  1869. 

13.  Robert  H.  (s.  of  Jabez')  ;  m.  Oct.  23,  1843,  Lucy  J.  Bonney, 
dau.  of  Josiah  Bonney  (2).  He  d.  May  1,  1883.  She  d.  Feb'y 
26,  1900.      Resided  in  his  father's  house.      Selectman.      No  eh. 

14.  Gideon  (s.  of  Gideon^)  ;  m.  March  31,  1841,  Priscilla  B. 
Shaw,  dau.  of  Brackley  Shaw,  of  E.  Abington.  He  d.  March  15, 
1883.      His  wid.  d.  March  13,  1891.      Resided  in  Rockland. 


gp:nealogies.  383 

Children : 
i.       Gideon  H.,  Aug.  6,  1843;  d.  March  11,  1844. 
ii.      James  B.,  Oct.  28,  1843;  m.  Dec.  2,  1866,  Sarah  L. 

Gray,  dau.  of  George  Gray.      Instantly  killed  by  an 

accident,  April  24,  1873.       Served  in  Civil  War. 
iii.     Sarah  A.,  March  11,  1845;  m.  May  7,  1868,  George  E. 

Donham,  s.  of  Benjamin  Douham. 
iv.     Anna  H.,  Nov.   22,  1846. 
V.      Alice,  June  13,  1849 ;  m.  June  13,  1871,  Wm.  A.  Kane, 

s.  of  Friend  Kane,  of  Holbrook. 
vi.     Gideon,  June  12,  1851;  m.  Jan.  1,  1874,  Hannah  E. 

Totman,  dau.  of  Horace  C.  Totman. 
vii.    Joshua  F.,  Oct.  1,  1854;  d.  Jan.  3,  1891. 

15.  George  (s.  of  Gideon^)  ;  m.  Nov.  28,  1850,  Sarah  B.  Bonney, 
dau.  of  Croel  Bonney,  of  Hanson.  He  d.  Feb.  14,  1901,  and  she 
d.  Feb.  20,  1901. 

Children  born  in  E.  Abington : 
i.       George,  b.,  1853 ;  d.,  1853. 
ii.      Ada  E.,  Oct.  1,  1855. 
IS.     iii.     Joshua,  Sept.  27,  1857. 

iv.     John  B.,  Oct.  1,  1859 ;  m.  Hattie  Fletcher,  dau.  of  Cy- 
rus Fletcher,  of  Concord.       No  ch. 

18.  James  W.  (s.  of  John^)  :  m.  Sept.  20,  1857,  Mary  A.  Stod- 
dard, dau.  of  Josiah  Stoddard.  She  d.  April  23,  1907.  Now 
resides  in  Norwell. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Julia  W.,  Mar.  25,  1858;  m.   Charles  H.   Ellis,  s.  of 

Waterman  J.  Ellis  (13). 
ii.      Emma  L.,  Sept.  2.  1859;  m.  April  10,  1878,  Edward 
F.  Thayer,  s.  of  Prince  Thayer,  of  So.  Weymouth. 
No  ch. 
iii.     Frank  E.,  July  17,  1S61 ;  m.  April  5,  1882,  E.  Josie 
Young,  dau.  of  Charles  Young.      No  ch. 

17.  Timothy  E.  (s.  of  Horaceii)  ;  m.  first,  July  18,  1866,  Julia 
L.  Allen,  dau.  of  Henry  C.  Allen.  She  d.  in  1879,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  Apr  27,  1887,  Louise  Leonard.       He  d.  Jan.  1,  1893. 

Child : 
i.       Charles  H.,  July  8,  1868 ;  m.  Oct.  8,  1887,  Mary  Dag- 
gett, and  has  ch:    Charles  A.,  Julia  P.,  Madeline  N., 
and  Ruth. 

18.  Joshua  (s.  of  George^^)  ;  m.  Oct.  30,  1880,  Irianna  B.  Thay- 
er, dau.  of  Martin  C.  Thayer  (3).  Resides  on  Hanover  street, 
just  east  of  Spring  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       John  B.,  Oct.  14,  1883 ;  d.  Sept.  17,  1884. 
ii.      George,   July   1,   1885;   m.   Dec.    24,   1906,   Mary   A. 
Bruce 


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384  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

STUDLEY. 

1.  John,  and  his  w.  Elizabeth,  were  in  Boston  in  1659. 

Children  .born  in  Boston : 
i.       John,  Dec.  8,  1659. 

2.  ii.      Benjamin,  May  23,  1661. 

2.  Benjamin  (s.  of  John^),  sett,  in  Scitnate,  1683;  m.  Oct.  7, 
1683,  Mary  Merritt,  dau.  of  John  Merritt.      He  d,  Oct.  13,  1743. 

Had  nine  children,  only  one  of  whom  we  follow : 

3.  i.       Eliab,  Sept.  10,  1706. 

3.  Eliab  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Apr.  10,  1729,  Mary  Briggs,  dau. 
of  Joseph  Briggs,  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Deo.  13,  1785,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Oct.  19,  1797,  aet.  90  years.  By  his  will  he  devised  all  his  real 
estate  to  son  Japhet.  Eesided  on  Pleasant  street,  just  north  of 
West  avenue.       See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses." 

Children : 

4.  i.       Benjamin,  1730. 

ii.      Martha,  1732;  m.  Apr.. 16,  1752;  John  Shaw. 

iii.     Elizabeth,  1734;  m.  Feb.  12,  1754,  John  Eobinson. 

iv.     Thankful,  1737;  m.  first,  Feb.  15,  1759,  Michael  

of  Abington;  m.  secondly,  in  1775,  Seth  Keith. 

V.      James,  bap.  June  24,  1739;  lost  at  sea. 

vi.  Joseph,  bap.  June  7,  1741 ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1765,  Eebecca 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Stetson  (12).  Killed  by 
lightning  the  same  year.  Had  twin  ch :  Eebecca 
and  Lucy,  bap.  April  2,  1768.  His  wid.  m.  Dec.^ 
1772,  Elisha  Witherell,  of  Chesterfield. 

vii.    Mary,  bap.  June  26,  1743. 

viii.  Lucy,  bap.  Oct.  20,  1745;  m.  Seth  Stetson  (S3). 

ix.  Abigail,  bap.  July  21,  1747;  m.  June  6,  1770,  Thomas 
Curtis. 

X.      Deborah,  1749;  m.  a  AVatkins. 

xi.     Eliab,  bap.  May  19,  1751. 

5.  xii.    Jahpet,  July  25,  1756. 

4.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Eliab^)  ;  m.  Hannah  Litchfield.  Selectman. 
Eesided  on  Broadway,  near  the  end  of  Water  street.  See  chapter 
on  "Old  Houses." 

Children  born  in  HanoA^er: 

6.  i.       Eliab,  bt.  Oct.  13,  1754. 

7.  ii.      Benjamin,  bt.  June  5,  1757. 

iii.     Abner,  bt.  June  5,  1757.      Prob.  d.  young. 

iv.     Hannah,  bt.  June  1,  1760;  m.  Mar.  18,  1782,  Isaac 

Moore,  of  Warren,  Mass. 
V.      Mary,  bt.  Sept.  2,  1764. 
vi.     James,  bt.  Sept.  2,  1764;  d.  Feb.  7,  1766. 
vii.    Zenas,  bt.  Oct.  7,  1764;  d.  Apr.  11,  1771. 
viii.  Nabby,  bt.  Aug.  3,  1776;  m.  John  E.  Josselyn,  s.  of 

John  Josselyn  (14). 


GENEALOGIES.  385 

ix.     Deborah;  m.  Arad  Woodwortli,  of  Warren. 
X.      Zenas;  m.  and  d.  in  Leicester, 
xi.     Joseph.     Moved  to  Leicester. 

5.  Japhet  (s.  of  Eliab-^)  ;  m.  July  10,  1780,  Rachel  Fearing,  dau. 
of  llawkes  Fearing  of  llingham.  She  d.  Sept.  28,  182G,  aet.  71 
yrs.     He  d.  Jan.  2,  1848.     Resided  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Rachel,  May  5,  1781;  m.  Apr.  31,  1803,  Jesse  Stod- 
dard, of  Abington. 

8.  ii.      David,  March  31,  1783. 

9.  iii.     Walter  B.,  March  7,  1786. 

iv.     Lucy,  Jan.  35,  1788;  m.  Lewis  Litchfield    (3). 

V.      Lydia,  Apr.  6,  1791;  d.  March  11,  1793. 

vi.     Luther,   Jan.    36,   1793;   m.   a   Cleveland;   d.    in   Xew 

York  state,  leaving  one  son. 
vii.    Lydia,  Sept.  35,  1796';  ni.  David  Darling  (1). 
viii.  Japhet,  Oct.  31,  1799;  d.  unm..  May  9,  1833. 

6.  Eliab  (s.  of  Benjamin^);  ni.  Aug.  12,  1775,  Betsey  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Peleg  Stetson,  of  Abiugton.  He  d.  Aug.  14,  1836,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Jan.,  1835,  aet.  79  years.  Resided  on  Pleasant  i^treet,  near 
residence  of  H.  L.  House. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

10.  i.       James,  Feb.  38,  1777. 

ii.      Betsey;  m.  Thomas  Stetson  (34). 

11.  iii.     Xathan,  May  16,  1780. 

iv.     Experience;  m.  Robert  Estes  (10). 
V.      Alvin ;  m.  and  had  child,  Nancy.     Resided  in  Al)ington. 
vi.     Hannah,  1784;  m.  Eleazer  Josselyn   (35). 
13.     vii.    Clridley. 

viii.     Nancy;  m.  March  18,  1816,  Joslma  Curtis,  of  x^bing- 
ton. 

7.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Nov.  38,  1783,  Silvester 
Bonney,  of  Pembroke.     Moved  to  Leicester,  Mass. 

Had  seven  (•liildren   l)()rii   in    P(>nibrnke,  probably: 

8.  David  (s.  of  Japhet^);  m.  first,  Sept.  15.  1810,  Hannah  Tor- 
rey,  dau.  of  Caleb  Torrcy,  of  Middleboro.  Sbe  d.  May  19,  1850; 
m.  secondly,  June  5,  1854,  Betsey  Darling,  dau.*  of  Thomas 
Darling.  He  d.  Oct.  30,  1873.  She  d.  Dec.  33,  1875.  Resided 
on  Pleasant  street,  in  house  now  owned  by  his  son,  Ezekiel  R.  See 
chapter  on  Old  Houses. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Hannah  : 
i.       Cephisa,  Feb'y  10,  1811;  m.  Ezekiel  Reed  of  Abington. 
Children : 

i.  George  F.  Reed,  born  May  31,  1834;  m.  M. 
Antoinette  Faxon,  dau.  of  Calvin  Faxon  of  Abing- 
ton, and  had  children:  Althea  C,  and  George  F. 


13. 

ii. 

14. 

iii. 

15. 

iv. 

V. 

16. 

vi. 

17. 

vii 

386  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ii.      Charles  Eeed,  born  July  19,  1847;  m.  Ellen  M. 
Foote  of  Conn.,  and  has  child,  Celestia  P. 
David  F.,  Oct.  6,  1813. 
Philander,  Nov.  5,  1814. 
Joseph  H.,  Oct.  13,  1816. 

lantha  E.,  Feb.  26,  1819;  m.  Joseph  W.  Gurney  (1). 
Luther,  Dec.  28,  1820. 
vii.    Benjamin  P.,  Feb.  21,  1823. 
viii.  Mary  P.,  Mar.  5,  1825 ;  d.  Sept.  14,  1826. 

18.  ix.     Walter  B.,  Jan.  10,  1827. 

X.  Henry  C,  June  3,  1829;  ni.  Jan'y  19,  1855,  Adelaide 
A.  Faxon,  dau.  of  Wm.  Faxon  of  Bridgewater.  He 
d.  Oct.  20,  1892.  Had  two  children.  Both  d. 
young. 

19.  xi.     Ezekiel  E.,  Nov.  30,  1831. 

xii.    Hannah  M.,  June  28,  1834;  d.  May  7,  1836. 

9.  Walter  B.  (s.  of  Japhet^)  ;  m.  Matilda  Crooker,  of  Pembroke. 
Moved  to  Hartford,  Ct. 

Child: 
i.       Daniel,  Aug.  25,  1806. 

10.  James  (s.  of  Eliab'^)  ;  m.  1803,  Mary  D.  Hobart,  dau.  of 
Dr.  Peter  Hobart.    Resided  near  Hudson,  N.  Y. 

Children : 
i.       Mary  C,  May  18,  1806 ;  d.  young, 
ii.      Elizabeth  C,  Mar.  3,  1808. 
iii.     Marshall  L.,  Mar.  23,  1809. 
iv.     Elbridge  C,   Sept.   1,  1810. 
V.      Salmone  H.,  Jan.  30,  1812. 
vi.     Elmira  S.,  Jan.  28,  1814. 
vii.    Lucy  J.,  Sept.  27,  1817. 
viii.  James  J.,  Dec.  18,  1821. 

11.  Nathan  (s.  of  Eliabc)  ;  m.  May  18,  1805,  Huldah  Ellis, 
dau.  of  Mordecai  Ellis  (4).  She  d.  July  26,  1829,  and  he  d.  June 
27,  1850. 

Children  born  in  E.  Abington: 

20.  i.       William,  June  19,  1906. 

ii.  Sophia,  Apr.  12,  1808 ;  m.  Apr.  12,  1829,  Jacob  Nash, 
s.  of  Jacob  Nash.*  He  d.  Feb.  25,  1851,  and  his  wid. 
d.  Apr.  10,  1895.  Children:  Sophia,  Rachel,  and 
Svlvia. 

21.  iii.     Andrew,  Feb.  1,  1810. 

22.  iv.     Reuben,  Feb.  3,  1812. 

V.      Sylvia,  Sept.  10,  1815;  m.  July  16,  1835,  Bela  Smith, 
vi.     Elizabeth,  June  26,  1817;  m.  July  20,  1843,  Stephen 
Standish  of  Abington,  s.  of  Job  Standish. 

23.  vii.    Alvin,  Sept.  25,  1819. 

viii.  Huldah,  Jan.  18,  1822;  m.  N.  Porter  Baker,  s.  of  Allen 
Baker,  and  had  children  bom  in  E.  Abington : 


GENEALOGIES,  387 

i.       Abbie  E.,  Aug.  18,  1843. 

ii.      Susan  A.,  Aug.  26,  1848. 

iii.     Andrew  H.,  Feb.  24,  1852 :  i  Oct.  9,  1864. 

iv.  George  0.,  Apr.  8,  1856;  m.  Sept.  18,  1877, 
Alice  Warren,  and  d.  Aug.  15,  1893.  Child 
bom  in  Hanover,  Grace  H.,  July  10,  1878. 

T.  Maria  E.,  Aug.  1,  1859;  m.  Alpheus  W. 
Thomas,  s.  of  Alpheus  Thomas  (4;. 

12.  Gridley  (s.  of  Eiiab^) ;  m.  Eebecca  Keene,  of  Pembroke.  She 
d.  Xov.  18,  1853,  aged  56  years.  He  d.  Dec.  17,  1863.  Eesided 
on  Pleasant  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himseK. 

Children  bom  in  Hanover: 
i.       Betsey,  Xov.  23,  1820;  m.  Xathan  S.  Jenkins  of  Ab- 
ington.       Had  two  children:  Albina  and  Joseph  H. 
ii.      Euth  M.,  Aug.  25,  1822;  m.  Joseph  Hobart  of  Abing- 

ton. 
iii.     Hannah  M.,  Dec.   15,  1824;  m.  Charles  Dunham  of 
Abington.     Child,  Ellen. 
William,  Dec.  19,  1826. 
Gridley,  Mar.  19,  1829. 
Judson,  June  3,  1831. 

Lucv  J.,  Xov.  4,  1833;  m.  Xathaniel  B.  Ellis  (16). 
Eebecca  A.,  Mav  6.  1836;  m.  Ezekiel  E.  Studley  (19). 
Mary  K.,  Mar.  12,  1839;  m.  Piam  A.  Whiting  (7). 

13.  David  F.  (s.  of  David^)  :  m.  Oct.  20,  1839,  Martha  J. 
Howard,  dau.  of  Asa  Howard  of  !North  Bridgewater.  He  d.  Aoril 
24,  1873. 

Child  bom  in  Xorth  Bridgewater: 
i.       Martha  J.,  May  9,  1341;  m.  Eufus  Brett  of  Br-x-kton. 

14.  Philander  (s.  of  David^)  :  m.  May  11,  1837,  Elizabeth  Estes, 
dau.  of  Zaccheus  Estes  (11).  He  d.  Apr.  10,  1SS5,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Apr.  29.  1901.  Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  in  the  house  now  ..,vmed 
and  occupied  by  his  son,  Fred  A. 

Children  bom  in  Hanover : 

i.       Mary  M.,  Oct.  1839;  d.  March  5,  1840. 

ii.  Amelia  J.,  May  5,  1847 ;  m.  Julv  20.  1870.  Capt.  John 
Q.  Pratt,  s.'of  John  S.  Pratt  of  Hanson.  She  d- 
June  11,  1873  He  d.  in  South  Carolina,  Jan.  17, 
1878.  a^ed  33  vrs.      >io  children. 

27.  iii.     Fred  A.,  Feb'y  l',  1853. 

15.  JoseDh  H.  (s.  of  David^)  :  m.  ^ov.  2,  1838,  Lucinda  Curtis, 
dau.  of  John  Curtis  (48).  He'd.  Dec.  24,  1885.  She  d.  Dec-.  30, 
1894.    Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  bom  in  Hanover : 

28.  i.       Edwin  H..  June  9,  1839. 

ii.      M.  Josephine.  Auz.  7,  1842:  m.  March  3,  1860,  Wil- 


24. 

iv. 

25. 

V. 

26. 

vi. 

vii. 

viii. 

ix. 

388  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

liam  H.  Farrar,  s.  of  James  J.  Farrar  of  S.  Scit- 

iiate.       Children  born  in  S.  Scituate: 

i.       Helen  M.,  Nov.  29,  1861;  m.  Nov.  29,  1887, 

Alfred  Gushing,  s.  of  Eobert  Cushing  of  Hing- 

ham. 
ii.      Fred   S.,   Nov.   28,   1863;   m.    July   29,   1896, 

Sarah  E.  Bailey,  dan.  of  James  Bailey  of  North 

Scituate.     She  d.  June  16,  1897. 
iii.     W.  Wallace,  Feb.  9,  1866. 
iv.     Albert  I.,  March  1,  1868;  m.  Oct.  4,  1893,  S. 

Annie  Goode,  dau.  of  Thomas  Goode  of  Brook- 
field. 
V.      Grace   A.,    May   4,    1870;   m.    Dec.    27,    1905, 

Arthur  H.  Sprague,  s.  of  Elisha  Sprague  of  Hing- 

ham. 
iii.     Lucinda  H.,  Oct.  19,  1846;  d.  Sept.  4,  1848. 
iv.     Ellen  A.,  June  15,  1849;  m.  Bradford  Wilder  (4). 
V.      Emily  A.,  Nov.  14,  1852;  m.  John  H.  Bunnell  (1). 

29.  vi.     Harry  W.,  May  15,  1863. 

16.  Luther  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  August  27,  1858,  Sarah  Hoit,  dau. 
of  John  Hoit  of  New  Hampshire.     Pie  d.  Aug.  25,  1895. 

Children : 

i.  ■  Martha,  July  21,  1861 ;  m.  William  B.  Wood  of  Middle- 
boro.  Children :  William  B.,  born  April  2,  1883, 
and  David,  born  March  15,  1887.  She  d.  Jan'y  20, 
1900. 

ii.  Lucy  M.,  June  12,  1863 ;  m.  Daniel  Sullivan,  and  re- 
sides in  New  Bedford.  Children :  Mary  M.,  born 
Oct.  20,  1890,  and  Studley,  born  1893,  and  d.  1899. 

17.  Benjamin  F.  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  May  18,  1845,  Betsey  R. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Amos  Bates  (27).  He  d.  Oct.  15,  1874,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Sept.  8,  1899. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

30.  i.       Benjamin  W.,  Jan'y  10,  1846. 

ii.  Betsey  I.,  June  15,  1848;  m.  Dec.  28,  1867,  Levi 
Wright,  s.  of  Levi  C.  Wright  of  East  Bridgewater. 
She  d.  Jan.  20,  1878.  Child,  Lida  M.,  born  Feb'y 
26,  1869,  and  d.  unm.,  April  29,  1900. 

iii.  H.  Estelle,  Oct.  8,  1852;  m.  Daniel  W.  Winslow,  s.  of 
Richmond  Winslow   (3). 

18.  Walter  B.  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  Nov.,  1848,  Susan  Turner,  dau. 
of  Barker  Turner  of  Pembroke.  She  d.  May  15,  1905.  He  d. 
June  16,  1905.     Resided  in  Rockland.     A  jeweler. 

Children : 
i.       Susan  L.   B.,  born  in   Pembroke,   Oct.   13,   1849;  m. 

Albert  L.  Wilbur  of  Randolph, 
ii.      Adelaide,  Jan.  29,  1851 ;  m.  Daniel  McGrath  of  Boston. 


genp:alogies.  389 

19.  Ezekiel  li.  (s.  of  Davicb^)  ;  in.  in  1855,  Kebccca  A.  Studley, 
dau.  of  Gridley  Studley  {12).  She  d.  Dec.  23,  1890,  and  he  m. 
secondly.  May  29,  1903,  Mary  D.  Dunbar  of  Eockland,  dau.  of 
Charles  H.  Davis.  Resides  in  ]?oekland,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself.  Selectman,  Kepresentative,  and  Town  Clerk.  The 
writer  is  indebted  to  Mr.  E.  11.  Studley  for  much  information  in 
connection  with  this  M'ork. 

Children  by  wife  Rebecca  : 
i.       Orville  F.,  born  in  Hanover,  May  12,  1856. 
ii.      Hermon  L.,  born  in  Rockland,  July  24,  1858;  m.  Jan'y 

26,  1889,  Nettie  A.  Norris  of  Searsport,  Me.,  dau. 

of   George   L.   Norris.     Child:   Leslie   N.,   born   in 

Rockland,  July  13,  1893. 
iii.     Harold  F.,  born  in  Rockland,  May  1,  1880;  m.  Esther 

B.    McGill   of   Pembroke,   dau.    of   Robert   McGilL 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       David  F.,  Aug.  7,  1906. 

ii.      Harwood  E.,  Jan'y  27,  1908. 

iii.     Carroll  F.,  October  10,  1909. 

20.  William  (s.  of  Nathan^)  ;  m.  June  10,  1832,  Elizabeth  0. 
Haskell,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Haskell  of  Ipswich.  He  d.  July  18, 
1886.     She  d.  April  6,  1853. 

Had  nine  children,  born  in  East  Abington,  only  two  of  whom 
we  follow : 
i.       Nathan    P.,   Aug.    6,    1838;   m.    Aug.    5,    1861,   Emily 
Litchfield,  dau.  of  Lewis  Litchfield  (3).       Had  ch : 
Elva  S.,  Hannah  M.,  Eva  L.,  Blanche  F.,  Clayton 
F.,  and  Carleton  D. 
ii.      John  A.,  July  2,  1841;  m.  Lucy  M.  Whiting,  dau.  of 
Piam  C.  Whiting  (3).      Children  born  in  Rockland: 
Louis  A.,  Alfred  B.,  Sarah  E.,  Ruthena  H.,  Lottie 
E.,  and  Winthrop  B. 

21.  Andrew  (s.  of  Nathan^)  ;  m.  Feb.  10,  1831,  Mary  Jenkins, 
dau.  of  Zenas  Jenkins.  Resided  in  Abington.  He  d.  Nov.  1,  1896. 
She  d.  Nov.  10,  1876. 

Had  nine  children  born  in  E.  Abington,  only  one  of  whom  we 
follow : 
i.       Jane  B.,  Nov.  22,  1834;  m.  Edwin  W.  Whiting  (6). 

22.  Reuben  (s.  of  Nathanii);  m.  Nov.  28,  1834,  Adaline  Bur- 
gess, dau.  of  Loammi  Burgess  of  Harvard,  Mass.  She  d.  June  8, 
1891.     Resided  in  Abington. 

Had  nine  children  born  in  E.  Abington,  only  one  of  whom  we 
follow : 
i.       Emily  M.;  Feb'y  23,  1851;  m.  Win.  C.  Peterson,  s.  of 
D.  Manley  Peterson  (1). 

23.  Alvin  (s.  of  Nathan' i)  ;  m.  in  June,  1842,  or  '43,  Mercy  B. 
Estes,  dau.  of  William  Estcs  (9). 


390  ■  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children : 
i.       Clara  L.,  born  at  E.  Abington,  May  25,  1844. 
ii.      Alvin  B.,  born  at  Hanover,  Apr.  3,  1846. 
iii.     Caroline  C,  born  at  HoUiston,  May  15,  1853. 
iv.     Alvafetta,  born  at  Natick,  March  S4,  1866. 

24.  William  (s.  of  Gridleyi^) ;  m.  Dec.  18,  1851,  Sophia  J. 
Curtis,  dau.  of  Enos  Curtis  (55).     He  d.  March  16,  1889. 

Children : 

31.  i.       William  E.,  born  in  Eockland,  Sept.  13,  1853. 

ii.      Alice  J.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  13,  1856;  m.  Charles 

■       F.  Young  (1). 
iii.     L.  Merton,  born  in  Hanover,  May  31,  1862;  m.  Nov. 

16,  1887,  Eunice  W.  Loring,  dau.  of  Samuel  Loring. 

No  children. 

25.  Gridley  (s.  of  Gridleyis)  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1854,  Lucy  S.  Litch- 
field, dau.  of  Lewis  Litchfield  (3).     She  d.  Peb'y  12,  1891. 

Children : 
i.       Chester  W.,  June  16,  1859;  m.  Jan'y  11,  1882,  Anna 
E.  McMaken,  dau.  of  Joseph  A.   McMaken.     Had 
child,  Ernest  A.,  born  Peb'y  27,  1886. 

26.  Judson  (s.  of  Gridley^^)  •  jji_  j^n.  1,  1856,  Helen  Winslow, 
dau.  of  Charles  Winslow  (2).  Served  in  Civil  War.  Eesides  on 
Circuit  street.     (See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Arthur  L.,  March,  1859;  d.  May,  1860. 

32.  ii.      Arthur  W.,  July  14,  1861. 
iii.     L.  Alton,  Aug.   6,  1869. 

27.  Fred  A.  (s.  of  Philander^^)  ;  m.  Nov.  21,  1875,  Effie  M. 
Beytes,  dau.  of  Antonio  Beytes  of  Kingston.  She  was  born  Aug. 
21,  1852.     Eesides  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

33.  i.       P.  Carroll,  Nov.  25,  1879. 

ii.      Jennie  A.,  Jan.  3,  1881;  d.  May  14,  1899. 
iii.     Eay  B.,  April  27,  1888;  d.  April  29,  1889. 

28.  Edwin  H.  (s.  of  Joseph  H.i^)  ;  m.  in  1869,  Matilda  T. 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  B.  Sylvester.  She  was  born  March 
19,  1849,  and  d.  June  21,  1904.  Eesides  on  Main  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself. 

Child : 
i.       Carl  W.,  born  in  Norwell,  March,  1870:  d.  May  23, 
1875. 

29.  Harry  W.  (s.  of  Joseph  H.^^)  ;  m.  May  28,  1883,  Agnes  M. 
Buffum,  dau.  of  Samuel  F.  BufEum  (1).  Eesides  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 


GENEALOGIES,  391 

i.       Joseph  H.,  Aug.  15,  1886. 
ii.      M.  Delia,  Nov.  6,  1887. 
iii.     Harry  B.,  June  14,  1897. 

30.  Benjamin  W.  (s.  of  Benjamin  F.^^)  ;  m.  Aug.  4,  1878, 
Madeline  B.  Hotz.     She  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  July  23,  1846. 

Child : 
i.       Arthur  W.,  born  in  San  Francisco,  March  30,  1882;  m. 
Dec.  4,  1902,   Sarah  E.  Crocker.     She  was  born  in 
London,  Aug.  1,  1882,  and  d.  June  15,  1904.  Child: 
i.       Velma  L.,  Sept.  10,  1903. 

31.  William  E.  (s.  of  William^s)  ;  ni.  Oct.  2,  1876,  Mary  L. 
Crocker,  dau.  of  Charles  E.  Crocker  (6).  Eesides  on  Webster 
street,  near  Eockland  line,  in  a  house  recently  constructed. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       William  A.,  Sept.  2,  1877. 

32.  Arthur  W.  (s.  of  Judson^^) ;  m.  Feb'y  18,  1883,  Zelinda  A. 
Merrill,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  C.  Merrill  (1).  Besides  on  Circuit 
street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       A.  Irvin,  Aug.  15,  1884. 
ii.      Ethel  L.,  Dec.  2,  1888;  m.  William  Brown,  s.  of  Daniel 

Brown   ( 1 ) . 
iii.     Walter  J.,  March  14,  1899. 

33.  F.  Carroll  (s.  of  Fred  A.^')  ;  m.  July  30,  1902,  Garaphelia 
Wilder,  dau.  of  William  E.  Wilder  of  Norwell,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of 
Laban  W.  Wilder  (2).    Besides  with  his  father. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Dorothy,  Nov.  5,  1903. 
ii.      Philander,  Oct.   16,  1905. 

STUDLEY. 

1.     Walter  E.    (s.  of  Henry  L.,  of  Norwell),  born  in  Cohasset, 
July  8,  1862;  m.  Feb.  20,  1884,   S.  Elizabetli  Damon,  dau.   of 
George  F.  Damon  (10).    She  d.  July  14,  1902.    Resided  while  in 
Hanover  on  Webster  street,  near  Main  street. 
Children  all  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Charles  F.,  Feb.  4,  1886. 

ii.      Bertha  F.,  Jan.  28,  1888. 

iii.     Edith  B.,  April  17,  1890. 

iv.     Harold  E.,  March  13,  1893. 

V.      Alice  L.,  March  23,  1895. 

vi.     May  E.,  June  30,  1897. 

vii.    Hazel  M.,  March  4,  1900;  d.  Oct.  4,  same  year. 

viii.  Ealph  H.,  Sept.  10,  1901. 


392  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

STUDLEY. 

1     George  F.  (s.  of  Henry  L.,  of  Norwell),  born  in  Cohasset,  May 
7,  1867;  m.  May  38,  1887,  Annie  W.  Gardner,  dau.  of  John  D. 
Gardner   (1). 
Children : 
i.       Olive  M.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  30,  1891;  d.  Dec.  11, 

same  year, 
ii.      Donald  E.,  born  in  Weymouth,  Dec.  22,  1895. 

STUETEVANT. 

1.  George  (s.  of  George  of  Pembroke)  born  in  1832;  m.  Mary  A. 
Woodman,  dau.  of  Barney  Woodman  of  Scituate.  She  was  born 
in  1829,  and  d.  Dec.  1,  1895.  He  d.  in  Eockland,  Oct.  14,  1905. 
Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       George  E.,  Aug.   10,  1855. 

3.  ii.      William  C,  Dec.  24,  1857. 

iii.     Clarence  E.,  m.  and  has  ch.      Eesides  in  Melrose. 

2.  George  E.  (s.  of  George^)  ;  m.  June  5,  1883,  Julia  W.  Curtis, 
dau.  of  George  W.  Curtis  (77). 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elsie  W.,  May  28,  1888. 

3.  William  C.  (s.  of  George^)  ;  m.  Lucy  Loring,  of  Pembroke. 
Eesides  in  Wliitman. 

Child : 
i.       Abbie. 

STUETEYANT.. 

1.  E.  Miles  (s.  of  George),  born  in  Pembroke,  May  17,  1830;  m. 
first,  March  1,  1852,  Bebecca  A.  Woodman,  dau.  of  Barney  Wood- 
man of  Scituate.  She  d.  Nov.  22,  1858;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  29, 
1859,  H.  Maria  Benner,  dau.  of  John  H.  Benner  (1).  She  d.  x4pr. 
25,  1895.  Selectman.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Eesides  on  Pleasant 
street,  near  end  of  West  avenue. 

Child  by  wife  Eebecca,  born  in  Hanover: 

i._      Franklin  F.,  April  22,  1858;  d.  Oct.  20,  1864. 
Children  by  wife  Maria,  born  in  Hanover: 
ii.      Annie  F.,  April  22,  1866;  m.  April  22,  1894,  Nathan 
C.  Bosworth,  s.  of  John  C.  Bosworth  of  Whitman. 
She  d.  Aug.  23,  1894. 
2.     iii.     Wesley  E.,  Oct.  8,  1869. 

iv.     Blanche  E.,  April  30,  1871 ;  m.  William  H.  Blaisdell, 
s.  of  William  H.  Blaisdell,  of  Eockland.       Child : 
i.       William  H.,  July  1,  1889. 

2.  Wesley  E.   (s.  of  E.  Miles i)  ;  m.  Lottie  E.  Harding,  dau.  of 


GENEALOGIES.  393 

E.  Clayton  Harding  (3).  Kesides  east  of  Pleasant  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Doris  X.,  Oct.  19,  1S93. 

ii,      Althea  M.,  Nov.  26,  1895. 

STHETEVANT. 

1.  Peleg  S.  (s.  of  George,  of  Pembroke),  born  in  Pembroke,  Aug. 
9,  1846;  m.  Oct.  7,  1869,  Lomyra  H.  Clark,  dau.  of  Charles  H. 
Clark,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Zebulon  Clark  (8).  She  was  born  in 
Pembroke,  Aug.  9,  1850.  Eesides  on  Winter  street,  at  Junction 
with  Myrtle  street.  Served  in  the  Civil  War. 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lizzie  F.,  Jan.  9,  1871. 

STURTEYANT. 

1.  Levi  (lived  and  died  in  Pembroke)  :  m.,  May  'iO.  1819,  Eliza- 
beth W.  Clark,  dau.  of  Joseph  W.  Clark  (7).  She  resided  and  d. 
in  Hanover,  Feb.  12,  1895. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke : 
i.       Marietta,  April  23,  1850;  d.  June  2,  1850. 
ii.      Mary  E.,  June  2,  1851 ;  unm. 
iii.     Edward,  June  2,  1851 ;  d.  June  6,  1851. 
iv.     L.  Herman,  Nov.  5,  1852;  m.  Sept.  5.  1875,  Lottie  L. 
Lovell,   dau.   of  James   Lovell.      She   was   born   in 
Middleboro,  May  8,  1853.     No  children. 
V.      Arthur,  Oct.  14,  1854;  m.  and  resides  in  the  West. 

SUTHERLAND. 

1.  Hugh  M.  (s.  of  Murdoch),  born  in  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1846; 
m.  June  20,  1869,  Lucie  A.  Mayo,  dau.  of  Elisha  Mayo  of  Orleans, 
Mass.  She  was  born  in  Orleans,  April  9,  1848.  Family  removed 
from  Hanover  to  Farmington,  N.  H.,  where  he  died  April  29,  1891, 
and  his  wid.  died  July  3,  1897. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  Elton,  born  in  Farmington, 
N.  H. 

j.       Robert  W.,  Nov.  2,  1870;  d.  Oct.  14,  1889. 

ii.      Irving  F.,  March  16,  1873 ;  unm. 

iii.     Bessie  A.,  July  26,  1877 ;  unm. 

iv.     Roy  A.,  Dec.  il,  1881 :  unm. 

V.      Roiine  S..  Aug.  8.  188:] :  d.  Dec  30.  1902. 

vi.     Elton,  Jan.  6,  1885;  d.  Jan.  7,  1885. 

SWEENY. 

1.  Edward  M.  (s.  of  Felix),  born  in  Plattsburgh,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11, 
1834;  m..  May  31,  1857,  Lucy  M.  Thaxter,  dau.  of  William  V. 
Thaxter.       She  was  born  in  Boston,  Oct.  28,  1839.       Member  of 


394  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

firm  of  Ezra  Phillips  &   Sons.    ^  Besides  on  Elm  street,  in  the 
'^George  Curtis"  house. 
Children : 

2.  i.       Henry  L.,  born  in  Bridgewater,  April  3,  1858. 

3.  ii.      Edward  P.,  born  in  Hanson,  Dec.  11,  1861. 

iii.     Florence  De  L.,  born  in  Hanson,  April  9,  1864;  d. 
Sept.  38,  1900. 

4.  iv.     Ernest  F.,  born  in  Hanson,  March  25,  1866. 

V.      Clinton  T.,  born  in  Hanson,  Aug.  25,  1869 ;  d.  May  21,. 

1870. 
vi.     Gertie  M.,  born  in  Hanover,  Aug.  28,  1874;  d.  Sept. 

28,  same  year. 

5.  vii.    Eodolph  W.,  born  in  Hanover,  May  7,  1880. 

2.  Henry  L.  (s.  of  Edward  M.i)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1884,  Ellen  J. 
Towle,  dau.  of  Darius  Towle  of  Kingston,  N.  H.  She  was  born  in 
Danville,  N.  H.,  June  20,  1850,  and  died  March  19,  1900.  A 
physician.     (See  chapter  on  Professional  Men), 

3.  Edward  P.  (s.  of  Edward  M.^)  ;  m.  1884,  Mabel  L.  Cramer, 
dau.  of  William  E.  Cramer.  She  was  born  in  Waldoboro,  Me., 
April  29,  1869.      He  died  April  13,  1904. 

Children  born  in  Waldoboro,  Me. : 
i.       Clinton  E.,  May  30,  1885;  m.  Oct.  6,  1908,  M.  Alma 

Briggs,  dau.  of  J.  Austin  Briggs  (10). 
ii.      Hazel  T.,  Aug.  18,  1890. 

4.  Ernest  F.  (s.  of  Edward  M.i)  ;  m.  Sept.  18,  1890,  Nellie 
Foster,  dau.  of  Ealph  Foster,  of  Winsted,  Conn. 

Child : 
i.       Florence  P.,  born  in  Winsted,  Conn.,  Oct.  9,  1891. 

5.  Eodolph  W.  (s.  of  Edward  M.i)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1902,  Euth  E. 
Bailey,  dau.  of  Orientes  L.  Bailey  (1).  Eesides  at  Hanover 
Center. 

Children  born  in  Winsted,  Conn. : 
Eutha  I.,  Aug.  21,  1904. 
Eandall  De  L.,  March  31,  1906. 
ii.      Elwyn  F.,  Dec.  12,  1901. 

SYLVESTEE. 

Eichard  Sylvester  was  in  Weymouth  in  1633.  Deane  says  that 
he  gained  an  unfortunate  notoriety  by  espousing  certain  religious 
sentiments  too  liberal  for  the  age  in  which  he  lived.  Eobert 
Lentlial,  his  minister  at  Weymouth,  advanced  the  sentiment  "that 
all  baptised  should  be  admitted  to  the  Communion,  without  fur- 
ther trial."  This  was  a  heresy  to  be  noticed  by  the  Government, 
and  he  was  ordered  to  retract  in  presence  of  the  General  Court, 
with  which  order  he  complied.  Eichard  Sylvester,  who  held  the 
same  opinion,  did  not  retract,  and  in  consequence  was  fined  and 


GENEALOGIES.  395 

disfranchised  by  the  Government.  This  obliged  him  to  remove 
from  the  Colony  and  he  came  to  Scituate  in  1643.  He  settled  in 
that  part  of  Scituate  known  as  the  "Two  Mile."  He  married 
Naomi,  a  sister  of  Cajitain  William  Torrey,  and  died  in  Scituate 
in  1663.  His  children  were  Lydia,  born  1633;  John,  1634;  Peter, 
1637;  Joseph,  1638;  Dinah,  1643;  Elizabeth,  1643;  Eichard,  1648; 
Naomi,  1649;  Israel,  1651;  Hester,  1653;  and  Benjamin,  1656. 

Note:  In  1661  a  Dinah  Sylvester  sued  John  Palmer,  Jr.,  for 
breach  of  promise.  Verdict,  twenty  pounds  and  costs  of  one  pound 
and  eight  shillings. 

SYLVESTER. 

1.  Joseph  (s.  of  Richard  of  Scituate)  ;  in.  Mary .    Resided  in 

Norwell,  near  Church  Hill. 

Children : 

i.  Joseph,  Nov.   11,  1664. 

ii.  Mary,  Dec.  24,  1666;  m.  Benjamin  Curtis   (3). 

iii.  Naomi,  March  5,  1668. 

iv.  Anna,  May  5,  1669. 

2.  v.  Benjamin,  Dec.  11,  1680. 
vi.  David,  April  20,  1683. 

3.  vii.  Amos,  Nov.  15,  1685. 

2.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Joseph i)  ;  m.  Nov.  16,  1710,  Ruth  Wheaton. 
Probably  resided  on  Washington  street,  near  East  street.  He  died 
in  1760. 

Children : 

4.  i.       Benjamin,  Nov.  15,  1711. 

ii.      Rutb,  bt.  May  8,  1720;  m.  Isaac  Grose  (1). 
iii.     James,  bt.  June  27,  1722;  probably  m.  Nov.  29,  1750. 
Lydia  Clift  of  Marshfield. 

5.  iv.     Jacob,  bt.  Oct.  4,  1724. 

3.  Amos  (s.  of  Joseph!)  .  j^_  tsTq^^  2o,  1706,  Elizabeth  Henchman, 
who  died  Feb.  11,  1762,  act.  77  years.  He  d.  Oct.  23,  1753. 
Selectman.  Resided  on  Washington  street,  near  the  Robert  Sylves- 
ter house.  Kept  a  tavern  in  his  residence,  as  did  his  wid.  after  his 
decease. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Amos,  Sept.  14,  1707. 

W'illiam,  Feb.  22,  1709. 

Joseph,  Jan'y  9,  1711. 

Henchman,  Dec.  20,  1713;  m.  Feb.  29,  1748,  Sarah 
Stockbridge,  dau.  of  Thomas  Stockbridge,  and  died 
April  23,  1758.  No  cliildren.  His  wid.  m.  Wil- 
liam Norton  of  Abington. 

8.  V.      Michael,  Oct.  27,  1714? 

9.  vi.     Nathaniel,  April  29,  1718. 

10.  vii.    Caleb,  Dec.  14,  1719. 

11.  viii.  Edmund,  June  20,  1721. 


6. 

7. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

396  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ix.     Mary,  Oct.  19,  1723;  d.  Aug.  28,  1721. 

12.  X.      Thomas,  Oct.  19,  1723. 

xi.  Elizabeth,  July  15,  1725.  Probably  died  unm.,  Mar. 
29,  1767. 

4.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  July  27,  1737,  Abigail  Buck. 
He  d.  Jan.  24,  1796,  and  his  wid.  July  29,  1796,  aged  84  years. 
Eesided  back  of  where  Morrill  A.  Phillips  now  resides,  on  a  way 
long  since  discontinued. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Jerusha,  April  3,  1738;  d.  young. 

ii.      Benjamin,  Aug.  21,  1739. 

iii.  Abigail,  bt.  April  8,  1742;  m.  iirst  in  1758,  Abner 
House,  and  secondly,  an  Alvord. 

iv.  Sarah,  bt.  Dec.  18,  1743;  m.  in  1759,  William  Norton, 
of  Abington. 

V.      Jerusha,  bt.  March  31,  1745;  d.  June  24,  1769. 

vi.     Isaac,  bt.  March  29,  1747. 

vii.    Mary,  bt.  July  17,  1748;  m.  a  Howland,  of  Kingston. 

viii.  Lydia,  bt.  Aug.  26,  1750;  m.  John  Oldham,  of  Pem- 
broke. 

ix.  Deborah,  bt.  Dec.  31,  1752;  m.  in  1787,  Paul  Webb, 
of  Scituate. 

X.  Obadiah,  bt.  Jan'y  19.  1755;  m.  and  moved  to  Ohio. 
Had  12  children. 

13.  xi.     Joel,  bt.  Aug.  14,  1757. 

xii.  Cornelius:  m.  April  8,  1787,  Abigail  Sprague  of  Scit- 
uate.    Eesided  in  New  York.     Had  ch. 

5.  Jacob  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  :  m.  Nov.  5,  1753,  Mary  or  Sarah 
Bates,  dan.  of  Joseph  Bates  (3).  He  d.  July  25,  1806,  and  his 
wid.  d.  Dec.  24,  1811.     No  children  recorded. 

6.  Amos  (s.  of  Amos")  ;  m.  Feb'y  7,  1732,  Patience  Palmer. 
Was  she  the  dau.  of  John  Palmer  (3)  ?  Did  he  live  in  the  house 
which  stood  back  of  Plain  street,  on  what  was  known  as  the  Han- 
mer  Hook  road? 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

Amos,  bap.  June  2,  1734. 
Abner,  bap.  April  23,  1738. 

Job,  bap.  June  20,  1742;  m.  July  18,  1765,  Margaret 
Stetson,  dau.  of  Abijah  Stetson  (18).  Children: 
i.  Job;  m.  in  1790,  Lydia  Phillips, 
ii.  Roland;  m.  Ruth  Barstow,  dau.  of  Richard 
Estes  (6).  She  m.  thirdly,  Joseph  Sylvester,  a 
brother  of  Roland.  Resided  in  Maine, 
iii.     Joseph;   m.    Ruth    Sylvester,   dau.    of   Richard 

Estes   (6).     Resided  in  Maine, 
iv.     Zilpha ;   m.   Zebulon   York.      Had   seven   sons. 
Resided  in  Maine. 


14. 

15. 

iii. 

GENEALOGIES.  397 

7.  William  (s.  of  Anios''')  ;  ni.  Mavy . 

Children,  probably  born  in  Scituate: 

i.  William,  1737. 

ii.  Charles,  1739. 

iii.  Mary,  July  ;]0,  1741. 

iv.  Elijah,  July  13,  1744. 

V.  Isaac,  June  27,  1746. 

vi.  Hannah,  Nov.  11,  1748. 

vii.  Deborah,  bap.  May  21,  1751. 

8.  Michael  (s.  of  Amos^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  12.  1^41,  Mary  Bardin, 
dau.  of  Capt.  Thomas  Bardin.  She  d.  Oct.  29,  1755,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  Jan.  17,  1760,  Euth  Turner,  dau.  of  Ezekiel  Turner 
(12).  He  d.  Nov.  12,  1798,  act.  84  years,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  3, 
1806,  aet.  70  years.     Lived  on  his  fatlier's  place. 

Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Bardin;  d.  Feb.  15,  1746. 

ii.      Mary,  bt.  March  12,  1745;  d.  March  18,  1746. 

iii.     Michal,  bt.  Nov.  9,  1755;  m.  Cornelius  Turner,  s.  of 
Caleb  Turner  (1). 

iv.     Bardin,  bt.  Nov.  9,  1755. 

V.      Michael,  bt.  Nov.  9,  1755. 

vi.     Mary,  bt.   Nov.   9,   1755;   m.   May   19,   1774,   Cliarles 
Tolman. 
Children  by  Avife  Buth.  born  in  Hanover: 

vii.    Bathshua.  bt.  Feb.  13,  1761;  d.  June  4,  1768. 

viii.  Robert,  bt.  Oct.  19,  1766;  d.  June  4,  1768. 

ix.     Lucinda,  bt.  April  10,  1768;  m.  Benjamin  Bass  (3). 

X.      Juliette,  bt.  April  S,  1770;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  27,  1812. 

16.  xi.     Eobert.  bt.  Aug.  9,  1772 

9.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Amos-'^)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  26,  1743.  Sage 
Bardin,  dau.  of  Capt.  Thomas  Bardin.  He  m.  secondly,  Sarah 
Bates,  who  d.  July  8,  1775,  and  he  d.  Feb.  21,  1781.  Selectman. 
Resided  on  Washington  street,  in  house  now  occupied  by  Mr. 
Theodore  K.  Gruth. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

17.  i.       Nathaniel. 

ii.      Lydia;  m.  Thomas  Barstow  (22). 

iii.     Sarali ;  m.  a  Hill,  and  d.  Mar.  18,  1818    (  ?) 

18.  iv.     Elijah,  Nov.  24,  1767. 

V.      Sage;  m.  John  Jossclyn  (14). 
In  the  will  of  Nathaniel  (9),  dated  1780,  he  speaks  of  a  dau. 
Mary,  who  m.  a  Myricks,  and  of  a  dau.  Sage  Josselyn,  both  of 
these  children  having  deceased  previous  to  that  year. 

10.  Caleb  (s.  of  Anios^)  ;  m.  Nov.  1,  1750,  Desire  Stetson,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Stetson  (17).  A  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  Re- 
moved to  Townsend,  Mass.  While  in  Hanover  he  resided  on  Main 
street,  on  the  location  of  the  present  residence  of  Charles  C.  Brooks. 


398  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  Lorn  iu  Hanover: 

i.       Desire,  bap.  Feb'y  3,  1752;  d.  Aug.  21,  1754. 

ii.  Caleb,  bap.  May  5,  1754;  m.  Abigail  Jacobs,  dau.  of 
Josef)h  Jacobs  (3).  Eemoved  to  Maine..  Six  sons 
and  one  dan.  were  bap.  in  Hanover  in  1798. 

iii.     Desire,  bap.  Nov.  30,  1755. 

iv.     Henchman,  bt.  June  18,  1758. 

V.      Lillis  T.,  bt.  June  19,  1763. 

vi.     Grace,  bt.  June  19,  1763. 

vii.    Joseph,  bt.  July  8,  1764. 

11.  Edmund  (s.  of  AmosS)  ;  m.  Jan.  30,  1752,  Elizabeth  Bass, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Bass  (1).  He  d.  Sept.  20,  1783,  aet.  51  years, 
and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  18,  1784,  aet.  50  years.  Resided  for  a  time 
on  Elm  street,  and  later  in  a  house  on  Washington  street,  now 
owned  by  P.  B.  Hall. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Edmund,  born  Jan.  18,  1753;  d.  April  30,  1755. 
ii.      Elizabeth,  born  Nov.  11,  1754;  d.  Mar.  10,  1840. 
iii.     Olive,  bt.  Jan'y  16,  1757;  d.  Dec.  16,  1782. 
iv.     Molly  G.,  bt.  Dec.  3,  1758;  d.  June  12,  1784. 
V.      Bethiah,  bt.  Nov.  30,  1760;  d.  Jan.  12,  1792. 
vi.     Edmund,  bt.  Oct.  23,  1763;  d.  unm.,  March,  1829. 
vii.    Belcher,  bt.  Dec.  1,  1765;  d.  num..  May  11,  1849. 
viii.  Christopher,  bt.  Jan'y  31,  1768;  d.  Nov.  13,  1789. 
ix.     Lucy,  bt.  April  7,  1771;  d.  Feb.  3,  1773. 
X.     Lucy,  bt.  Aug.  29,  1773;  d.  Oct.  9,  1786. 

12.  Thomas  (s.  of  Amos^)  ;  m.  Sarah  Estes,  dau.  of  Matthew 
Estes  (2).  He  d.  Oct.  1,  1760,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  20,  1794. 
Eesided  corner  of  Broadway  and  Oakland  avenue. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Matthew,  bt.  Sept.  19,  1760;  m.  a  Josselyn,  and  d.  in 
Pembroke,  leaving  one  dau.  who  m.  Isaac  Magoun 
of  Pembroke. 

13.  Joel  (s.  of  Benjamin'*) ;  m.  Aug.  31,  1786,  Sarah  Damon  of 
Scituate.  She  d.  Sept.  10,  1820.  He  d.  in  1835.  Constructed 
the  house  where  Morrill  A.  Phillips  now  resides,  in  which  house  he 
died. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Benjamin,  Aug.  19,  1789.     A  mariner. 

19.  ii.      Joseph,  Jan.  27,  1792. 

iii.     Sarah,  June  11,  1794;  m.  Turner  Stetson,  s.  of  Turner 

Stetson  (29). 
iv.     Isaac,  bt.  Dec.  25,  1797;  d.  Dee.  30,  same  year. 

20.  V.      John,  July  8,  1798. 

14.  Amos  (s.  of  Amos^)  ;  m.  Jan.  19,  1757,  Desire  Eose,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Eose  (3).  Eesided  corner  of  Main  and  Plain  streets. 
(See  chapter  on  Old  Houses). 


GENEALOGIES.  399 

Children  born  in   Hanover : 

i.  Amos,  bt.  July  ;30,  i;58. 

ii.  Thomas,  bt.  Nov.  16,  1760. 

iii.  Jacob,  bt.  Nov.  21,  1763;  d.  Sept.  'M,  1765. 

iv.  John,  bt.  March  10,  1765. 

V.  Desire  E.,  l^t.  May  3,  1767. 

vi.  Hannah,  bt.  March  19,  1769. 

15.  Abner  (s.  of  Amos")  ;  m.  Dec.  3,  1761,  Susanna  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Stetson  (17).     Probably  moved  away. 

16.  Eobert  (s.  of  Michael^)  ;  m.  in  1796,  Lucy  Bailey,  dau.  of 
George  Bailey  (9).  He  d.  Aug.  17,  1807,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  7, 
1840.  Resided  on  Wasliington  street,  in  the  Mansion  House  in 
which  liis  son  l?obert  lived  and  died. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
1.       Lucy  B.,  Sept.  1,  1797;  m.  William  Church  (4). 
ii.      Eebecca  E.,  Nov.  27,  1799;  m.  Benjamin  C.  Pratt  (4). 

21.  iii.     Michael,  May  5,  1802. 

22.  iv.     Eobert,  Oct.  19,  1805. 

V.      Sarah  E.,  March  2],  1808;  ra.  Samuel  S.  Cliurd)   (5). 

17.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Nathaniel^) ;  m.  Sarah  Clapp,  dau.  of 
Galen  Clapp.  Shipbuilder.  Selectman.  Probably  lived  in  his 
father's  house,  as  this  was  assigned  to  him  in  the  division  of  the 
estate.     Moved  to  Winchendon,  Mass. 

Children : 

i.  Polly. 

ii.  Lucy, 

iii.  Joanna, 

iv.  Patience. 

V.  Euth. 

vi.  Bardin. 

18.  Elijah  (s.  of  Nathaniel)  ;  m.  first,  Oct.  13,  1791,  Elizabeth 
Briggs,  of  Scituate,  who  died  Jan.  23,  1792.  He  m.  secondly, 
Dec.  19,  1793,  Mary  Eobbins,  dau.  of  Timothy  Eobbins  (3).  He 
d.  Dec.  28,  1828,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  26,  1829.  Shipwright  by 
trade.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  in  house  now  occupied  by  George 
F.  Sylvester,  which  he  probably  constructed. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Mary : 

23.  i.       Elijah,  Nov.  22,  1794. 

ii.      Elizabeth  B.,  May  2,  1798;  m.  Joseph  Sylvester  (19). 

19.  Joseph  (s.  of  Joeli3)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  26,  1818,  Elizabeth  B. 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Elijah  Sylvester  (18).  .She  d.  July  16,  1840, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Hannah  M.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Silas  Stetson  of 
Scituate.  He  d.  May  30,  1867,  and  his  wid.  died  Jan'y  5,  1886, 
aged  89  years.  Eesided  on  Broadway,  in  house  now  owned  by  his 
son,  Joseph  B. 


400  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Child  by  wife  Elizabeth  B.,  born  in  Hanover: 

24.  i.       Joseph  B.,  May  28,  1823. 

20.  John  (s.  of  Joel^s)  .  jn,  jSTov.,  1824,  Lucy  J.  Bonney,  dau.  of 
Josiah  Bonney.  He  died  March,  1882,  and  his  wid.  died  Dec, 
1885.  Conducted  the  forge  at  South  Hanover  for  a  long  time. 
Eesided  on  Broadway,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  ilorriJl 
A.  Phillips. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah  J.,  Sept.  27,  1830;  m.  Edwin  P.  Taylor  (1). 

25.  ii.      Benjamin  P.,  June  29,  1833. 

iii.     Laura  A.,  March  16,  1835;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  30,  1900. 

26.  iv.     John  E.^  July  24,  1839. 

V.      Lucy  A.,  Aug.  25,  1840;  unm. 

vi.     Amelia  P.,  June  3,  1843;  m.  July  22,  1872,  Thomas 

W.   Davis,  s.   of  Rev.   Elnathan  Davis  of  Indiana. 

Children:       Ralph  S.,  born  Aug.  14,  1874;  Etta  L., 

born  January  20,  1878. 

21.  Michael  (s.  of  Roberti^);  m.  iirst,  Dec.  3,  1824,  Martha 
Eeed,  of  Abington,  who  d.  Jan.  18,  1831.  He  m.  secondly.  May 
29,  1833,  Sarah  Curtis,  dau.  of  Lemuel  Curtis  (46).  He  died 
April  14,  1892.  His  wid.  died  Peb'y  21,  1879.  Resided  on  Wash- 
ington street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  by  wife  Martha,  born  in  Hanover : 

27.  i.       Michael  R.,  June  24,  1825. 

28.  ii.      Edmund  Q.,  April  29,  1827. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover : 

iii.     Martha  R.,  Dec.  20,  1839;  m.  Cyrus  C.  Holmes  (2). 
iv.     Lemuel  C,  May  14,  1842 ;  d.  unm.,  March  7,  1898. 
V.      Lydia,   June   12,   1845;   m.   Dec.    1,   1867,   Henry   E. 
Puller,  s.  of  Josiah  K.  Puller.    Resides  in  Rockland. 
Ch. : 

i.  Prederick  H.,  born  in  Boston,  March  19,  1871; 
m.  Sept.  28,  1904,  Florence  M.  Look,  dau.  of 
Jonathan  Look  of  Maine. 
ii.  Mabel  S.,  born  in  Rockland,  May  3,  1875  :  m. 
Oct.  3,  1903,  Charles  B.  Perry  of  Holyoke,  s.  of 
Harvey  Perry.     Ch. :  Ruth  P.,  born  Jan'y  7,  1905. 

22.  Robert  (s.  of  Roberfi^)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  28,  1828,  Sarah  Bur- 
gess, dau.  of  Loanimi  Burgess  of  Harvard,  Mass.  She  d.  Sov.  9, 
1855,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Jan'y  13,  1858,  wid.  Sarah  W.  Packard, 
dau.  of  Abiah  Hatch  of  Marshfield.  She  died  Aug.  12,  1885.  He 
died  March  28,  1899.  Resided  on  Washington  street,  in  liis  father's 
house. 

Children  by  Avife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 

29.  i.       Loammi  B.,  March  18,  1832. 

ii.      Susanna   P..   April   5,   1834:   ni.   William   T.   Lapham 

(1) 


GENEALOGIES.  401 

iii.     Belcher,  May  26,  1837;  d.  July  31,  1838. 
iv.     Elizabeth  B.,  July  o,  1839 ;  m.  Nov.  9,  1859,  Israel  H. 
Macomber,  s.  of  Charles  W.   Macomber  of  Marsh- 
field.     He  d.  June  6,  1899.     Ch. : 
i.       Herbert  I.,  born  re])-"y  19,  1866;  m.  Oct.  21, 
1891,  Sarah  G.  Cliristie,  dau.  of  John  (Jhristie  of 
Boston,   and  has  ch. :   Charles  W.,  born   Dec.   2, 
1903,  and  Paul  C,  born  Feb'y  17,  1906. 
ii.      Walter  S.,  born  Aug.  8,  1884. 
V.      Sarah  E.,  Sept.  1,  1843;  m.  George  H.  Allen   (1). 
vi.     Juletta  S.,  April  14,  1845 ;  m.  Nov.  5,  1865,  Frank  A. 
Clapp,   s.    of   Nathaniel    Clapp   of    South    Soituate. 
Eesides  in  Wakefield.     Ch.: 
i.       Anna  M.,  born  May  28,   1868;  m.   Feb'y   1:5, 

1895,  James  B.  Pickett  of  Boston, 
ii.      Carrie  W.,  Nov.   6,  1872;  m.  Nov.   30,   1898, 
Andrew   D.    Fuller  of   Wakefield,   and    has   child, 
Andrew  D.,  born  Nov.  1,  1903. 

30.  vii.    Pobert,  June  20,  1847. 

23.  Elijah  (s.  of  Elijahi^)  ;  m.  June  25,  1823,  Lucy  Taylor, 
dau.  of  Joshua  Taylor.  She  was  bap.  April  13,  1800.  He  d. 
June  6,  1852,  and  "liis  wid.  d.  Apr.  19,  1885.  Eesided  on  Broad- 
way, in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
'   i.       Mary  T.,  Aug.  13,  1824;  m.  Lebbeus  Stockbridge  (18). 

31.  ii.      Elijah  W.,  A^^g.  15,  1828 

iii     Lucy  P.,  Feb.  26,  1831 ;  d.  Oct.  14,  1833. 
iv.     Elizabeth  B.,  Dec.  28,  1836. 

32.  V.      George  F.,  Oct.  2,  1839. 

24.  Joseph  B.  (s.  of  Joseph^^)  ;  m.  Feb.  8,  1847,  Lucy  W.  Church, 
dau.  of  William  Church  (4).  She  d.  Sept.  16.  1891.  Eesides  on 
Broadway,  in  his  father's  house. 

Child   (adopted)   born  in  Halifax: 
i.       Julia  A.,  Feb.  3,  1855;  m.  Thomas  H.  Tilden  (1). 

25.  Benjamin  F.  (s.  of  Jolm^o)  ;  m.  Oct.  15,  1863,  Mary  A. 
Upton,  dau.  of  Daniel  P.  Upton  of  Eoxbury. 

Children : 
1.       George  E.,  July  14,  1864;  m.  April  19,  1905,  Bessie 

Stanley,  dau!  of  B.  F.  Stanley  of  Danvers.     Eesides 

in  Tennesse.     . 
ii.      Herbert  W.,  Dec.  4,  1866.     Eesides  in  Danvers. 

26.  John  E.  (s.  of  Johns'^)  ;  m.  Sept.,  1871,  Clara  A.  Bailey,  dau. 
of  Arad  Bailey  of  AA'atortown,  Mass.       He  d.  Aug.  12,  1901. 

Children : 
i.       John  P.,  Feb.  24,  1874;  m.  June  6,  1901,  Adelaide  E. 
Edinands,   dau.   of   Albert  W.   Edmands  of   Somor- 
ville. 


402  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ii.  Amy  B.,  Kov.  30,  1876;  m.  June  2,  1906,  Gregory  P. 
Baxter,  s.  of  George  L.  of  Somerville. 

27.  Michael  R.  (s.  of  Michaeisi)  ;  m.  first,  July  3,  1849,  Emily 
S.  Spear  of  Boston,  dau.  of  James  E.  Spear.  She  d.  Sept.  30, 
1851,  aged  33  years.  He  m.  secondly.  May  31,  1855,  Elizabeth  T. 
Waterman,  dau.  of  James  Waterman  of  South  Scituate.  She  d. 
June  26,  1856,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  Feb'y  13,  1861,  Maria  W. 
Wright,  dau.  of  Warren  Wright  (1).  He  d.  Kov.  11,  1898,  being 
instantly  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  burning  building  at  the 
Corners,  which  he,  with  others,  was  endeavoring  to  save.  His 
wid.  died  Aug.  31,  1903.  Eesided  on  Washington  street,  near  the 
Corners,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Child  by  wife  Emily: 

i.       Eobert  S.,  Sept.  20,  1851;  d.  Sept.  34,  1851. 
Children  by  wife  Maria  W.,  born  in  Hanover: 

ii.      Ruthetta  M.,  July  17,  1863. 

iii.     Emily  E.,  Dec.  6,  1863. 

iv.  Martha  W.,  Jany  25,  1866 ;  m.  IS^ov.  25,  1890,  Andrew 
W.  Turner,  s.  of  C.  W.  Turner  of  Dighton,  and  has 
child,  Doris  W. 

V.      Robert  W.,  Sept.  11,  1868;  d.  Dec.  30,  1871. 

vi.     Helen,  Nov.  17,  1869;  d.  Nov.  27,  1869. 

vii.    R.  Irving,  June  10,  1873. 

viii.  Maria  W.,  Jan'y  37,  1876. 

ix.  Herbert  R.,  July  1,  1878;  m.  Nov.  36,  1903,  Marion 
D.  Howland,  dau.  of  Charles  W.  Howland  of  Rock- 
land. 

28.  Edmund  Q.  (s.  of  Michael^i)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  14,  1858,  Mary 
Salmond,  dau.  of  Samuel  Salmond  (3).  She  died  July  31,  1864, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Feb.  5,  1867,  Eliza  S.  Salmond,  dau.  of 
Samuel  Salmcnd  (3).  He  died  April  17,  1898.  Resided  on 
Washington  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  (See  chapter 
on  Old  Houses;  also  chapter  on  Mills,  Manufactures,  and  In- 
dustries). 

Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eliza  S.,  April  15,  1861;  m.  Rev.  Frank  S.  Harraden 

ii.      Samuel  S.,  Sept.  13,  1863;  m.  Dec.  11,  1900,  Clara 

Lindsey,  dau.  of  Jerome  P.  Lindsey  (1).      No  cli. 
iii.     Mary  S.,  July  34,  1864;  d.  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Children  by  wife  Eliza,  born  in  Hanover: 
iv.     Edmund  Q.,  Sept.  38,  1867;  d.  Feb.  12,  1868. 
V.      Edmund  Q.,  July  11,  1869.       Architect.        (See  John 
Curtis  Free  Library  building). 

33.  vi.     Joseph  S.,  Nov.  5,  1870. 

34.  vii.    Albert  L.,  Nov.  30,  1873. 

viii.  Francis  B.,  April  35,  1878 ;  d.  March  3,  1899. 

29.  Loammi  B.  (s.  of  Robert22)  ;  m.  June  16,  1858,  wid.  Eraeline 


GENEALOGIES,  403 

A.  Bartlett,  dau.  of  Elias  W.  Pratt,  of  South  Scituate.  He  d.  in 
Alexandria,  Va.,  Sept.  6,  1863,  having  been  wounded  in  the  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain.  His  wid.  m.  Henry  S.  Bates,  s.  of  Joseph  S. 
Bates  (1).  Kesided  on  Washington  street,  near  his  father's  house. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah  E.,  May  37,  1859;  m.,  June  18,  1881,  William 

Stearns,   s.   of   Charles   Stearns   of   Wavland,   Mass. 

Ch: 

i.       Francis  F.,  Feb.  34,  1890. 

ii.      Eobert  S.,  March  31,  1893. 

iii.     Emelyn  H.,  Feb.  9,  1894. 

30.  Kobert  (s.  of  Robert-)  ;  m.  Xov.  33,  1868,  Mary  B.  Turner, 
dau.  of  Elijah  B.  Turner,  of  South  Scituate.  Resides  on  Broad- 
way, near  Oakland  Avenue. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Robert  B.,  April  10,  1871 ;  d.  Jan.  30,  1896. 

31.  Elijah  W.  (s.  of  Elijah23) ;  m.  first,  Nov.  37,  1851, 
Christiana  M.  Bonney,  dau.  of  James  Bonney,  of  Pembroke.  She 
was  born  Dec.  16,  1833,  and  died  Sept.  83,  1873.  He  m.  secondly, 
Nov.  35,  1874,  Rosanna  M.  Corbin,  dau.  of  Francis  Corbin  (1). 
He  died  Aug.  36,  1906.  Resided  on  Broadway,  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself. 

Children  by  wife  Christiana,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elijah  W.,  July  38,  1863 ;  d.  May  14,  1864.      • 
ii.      Wallace  B.,  May  3,  1865;  d.  Oct.  6,  1866. 

32.  George  F.  (s.  of  Elijah23)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  16,  1868,  Frances 
Thomas,  dau.  of  Isaac  Thomas,  of  Hanson.  She  was  born  in 
Hanson,  Sept.  37,  1846,  and  died  Sept.  30,  1869.  He  m.  secondly, 
Jan.  15,  1874,  Mary  A.  Allen,  dau.  of  Cyrus  W.  Allen  (1).  Re- 
sides in  his  father's  house. 

Child  by  wife  Frances,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Annie  F.,  Dec.  33,  1868;  d.  unm.,  Aug.  5,  1891. 

33.  Joseph  S.  (s.  of  Edmund  Q.28) ;  m.  June  6,  1900,  Mary  A. 
Lyma,n,  dau.  of  Charles  P.  Lyman.  She  was  born  in  Concord^ 
Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1873.  Resides  on  Washington  street,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself.  Member  of  firm  of  Samuel  Salniond  & 
Son. 

Children : 
i.       Edmund  Q.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  3,  1901;  died  Oct. 

5,  1901. 
ii.      Joseph  S.,  born  in  Hanover,  Jan.  19,  1903. 
iii.     Lucy  L.,  born  in  Boston,  Dec.  1,  1904. 

34.  Albert  L.  (s.  of  Edmund  Q.28)  ;  m.  June  5,  1901,  Amy  W. 
Dinzey,  dau.  of  Rev.  Joseph  Dinzey.,  She  was  born  Jan.  39,  1879, 
Resides  in  Norwell,  at  "Church  Hill,"  in  house  constructed  by 
himself. 


404  HISTORY  OF  HANOVEE. 

Children : 
i.       Elizabeth  S.,  March  21,  1902;  d.  Dec.  15,  1902. 
ii.      Albert  L.,  May  6,  1903. 
iii.     Eichard  D.,  Feb.  3,  1904. 
iv.     Samuel  S.,  born  in  Norwell,  Feb.  12,  1907. 
V.      Louisa  v.,  Aug.  27,  1908,  born  in  Duxbury. 

SYLVESTER 

1.  James  (s.  of  Jonathan  of  Marshfield),  m.  Sarah  Osborne.  He 
was  drowned  in  North  river.  His  wid.  m.  secondly,  Joseph  D. 
Eamsdell;  and,  thirdly,  Thomas  Perry.  She  died  Aug.  20,  1847, 
aet.  84. 

Had  five  children,  only  two  of  whom  we  follow : 

2.  i.       Anthony,  Oct.  27,  1787. 

3.  ii.      Joseph,  Oct.  27,  1788. 

2.  Anthony  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  Jan.,  1812,  Nancy  Taylor,  and 
lived  on  Broadway.       He  died  Oct.  2,  1852. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sarah,  Feb.  1,  1813;  m.  Otis  Sampson  (1). 
ii.      Robert,  Oct.  17,  1814;  m.  first,  Sept.  11,  1836,  Hannah 

Sturgiss;  m.  secondly,  in  1852,  Martha  A.  Coates. 

Children  by  wife  Hannah: 
George  W.,  1837. 
Helen  M.,  1839. 
iii.     Almira  J.,  Sept.  26,  1816;  m.  May  1,  1836,  John  C. 

Damon  of  Quincy. 
iv.     Mary,  July  1,  1818;  m.  Thomas  0.  Bates   (56). 
V.      Horace,  Sept.  16,  1820;  m.  April  30,  1845,  Mary  P. 

Holmes. 
vi.     James,  Dec.  27,  1822 ;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  13,  1864,  Sarah 

J.  Hollis,  wid.  of  Abel  Hollis  (1).    He  died  Dec.  19, 

1869.     She  died  April  24,  1887. 
vii.    Lydia  A.,  March  27,  1825;  m.  July  11,  1841,  Austin 

Damon, 
viii.  Nancy,  June  18,  1827;  m.  John  Tower  (2). 
ix.     Elizabeth  J.,  May  29,  1830 ;  m.  Jan.  31,  1847,  Thomas 

T.  Lothrop;  lived  in  Virginia. 
X.      Helen  M.,  July  29,  1836;  d.  Feb.  9,  1837. 

3.  Joseph  (s.  of  Jarnesi)  ;  m.  April  2,  1815,  Elizabeth  T.  Pratt, 
wid.  of  Nathaniel  Pratt,  and  dau.  of  Samuel  Grose  (2).  Lived  at 
corner  of  East  street  and  Washington  street.  She  died  Feb.  14, 
1861.     He  died  July  26,  1869. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 

4.  i.       William  T.,  Feb.  19,  1816. 

4.  William  T.  (s.  of  Josephs)  ;  m.,  March,  1849,  Betsey  Render, 
and  lived  in  South  Scituate. 


GENEALOGIES,  405 

Cliild  born  iu  South  Scituate : 

5.  i.       William  K.,  March  31,  1850. 

5.  William  K.  (s.  of  William  T.")  ;  m.  Oct.  2G,  1873,  Mary  E. 
Lane,  dau.  of  Warren  Laue.  She  was  born  in  Kockland,  Feb.  5, 
1855.  Resides  on  Oakland  avenue,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Child  born  in  Rockland : 

6.  i.       W.  Warren,  Nov.  5,  1874. 

6.  W.  Warren  (s.  of  William  K.^)  ;  m.  Oct.  26,  1897,  Lottie  F. 
Turner,  dau.  of  Augustus  Turner  of  Pembroke.  She  was  born  in 
Pembroke,  Nov.  23,  1877.     Now  resides  in  Braintree. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Stanley  R.,  Aug.  6,  1899. 

TAYLOR. 

1.     Edwin  P.  (s.  of  William  P.  of  Pembroke),  b.  in  H.,  June  6, 
1827;  m.  Mar.  30,  1854,  Sarah  J.  Sylvester,  dau.  of  John  Sylves- 
ter, (20).      He  d.  Feb.  6,  1902.      Resided  at  South  Hanover. 
Child: 
i.       Edwin  P.,  b.  iu  New  Bedford,  Aug.  2,  1864;  m.  July  2, 
1898,  Hattie  A.  Holcomb.  dau.  of  Hiall  Holcomb,  of 
Westfield.       She  was  b.  Jan.,  1864.      No  eh. 

THAYER. 

1.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Barnabas,  of  Weymouth),  b.  Oct.  8,  1799;  m. 
May  18,  1819,  Mary  J.  Munroe,  dau.  of  Slmble  Monroe  (2).  He 
d.  July  12,  1871,  aet.  84  yrs.  Plis  wid.  d.  Mar.  12,  1870,  aet.  80 
yrs.       Resided  on  Centre  street,  near  Shuble's  Ridge. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

2.  i.       Charles  E.,  July  25,  1826. 

3.  ii.      Martin  C,  Dec.  25,  1833. 

2.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Ebenezer^)  ;  m.  in  1848,  Mary  D.  Hollis, 
dau.  of  Silas  Hollis  (1).  She  d.  Nov.  9,  1894.  While  in  H. 
he  resided  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  opposite  his  father's 
residence. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

4.  i.       Wendell  P.,  Feb.  9,  1849. 

ii.      Mary  A.,  Mar.  5,  1851;  m.  Will  Butcher. 

5.  iii.     S.  Howard,  Sept.  1,  1853. 

iv.     Amy  D.,  Feb.  26,  1856;  d.  Oct.  7,  1863. 

V.      Alice  J.,  Feb.  19,  1858;  m.  Albert  W.  Bailey  (35). 

vi.     Edgar  I.,  May  3,  1860 ;  d.  Nov.  3,  1863. 

3.  Martin  C,  (s.  of  Ebenezer');  m.  in  1854,  B.  Maria  Barker, 
("au.  of  Ira  Barker,  of  So.  Scituate.       She  was  b.  Sept.  18,  1836, 


406  HISTOKY  OF  HANOVER. 

and  d.  Mar.  3,  1901.       He  d.  Feb.  27,  1873.       Resided  in  house 
constuoted  by  his  brother  Charles  E. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Maria  C,  July  2,  1857;  m.  Nahmn  Keith  (1). 

ii.      Irianna  B.,  Sept.  17,  1859;  m.  Joshua  Studley  (18). 

6.  iii     Edgar  C,  Feb.  4,  1867. 

iv.     Amy  H.,  Dec.  18,  1869;  d.  Aug.  13,  1872. 

7.  V.      John  A.,  Mar.  22,  1872. 

vi.     Zilpha  S.,  Nov.  3,  1873;  d.  Jan.  7,  1891. 

4.  Wendell  P.  (s.  of  Charles  E.2)  ;  m.  first  in  1869,  Amelia  J. 
Josselyn,  dau.  of  James  M.  Josselyn.  She  was  b.  in  Pembroke. 
Apr.  28,  1847.  She  d.  May  38,  1884;  m.  secondly  in  1885,  Liz- 
zie F.  Smith,  dau.  of  George  E.  Smith  (3).  Resided  on  Hanover 
street  in  house  constructed  by  himself.      He  d.  Apr.  23,  1906. 

Children  by  wife  Amelia: 

8.  i.       Harry  I.,  b.  in  Pembroke,  Sept.  16,  1869. 

ii.      Anna  M.,  b.  in  H.  Oct.  8,  1874;  m.  William  W.  Bailey 
(44). 
Children  by  wife  Lizzie,  born  in  Hanover : 
iii.     Lena  A.,  Jan.   1,  1886;  m.   Oct.   17,  1907,  Alton  P. 

Bumpus,  s.  of  Isaac  Bumpus,  of  Bridgewater. 
iv.     Ethel  F.,  May  8,  1887;  m.  James  A.  Appleford  (1). 
V.      Tressa  D.,  Dec.  18,  1896. 

5.  S.  Howard  (s.  of  Charles  E.2) ;  m.  in  1878,  Lillian  E.  Reed,  of 
Whitman.  He  d.  Apr.  2,  1879,  and  his  wicl.  m.  Allen  B.  Jos- 
selyn (47). 

Child  born  in  Whitman: 
i.       Howard  E.,  May,  1879 ;  m.  and  resides  in  Woburn.    No 
ch. 

6.  Edgar  C.  (s.  of  Martin  C.^) ;  m.  June  15,  1889,  Carrie  M. 
Williams,  dau.  of  Lemira  Williams,  of  Pembroke.  She  was  b. 
Mar.  20,  1866.       Selectman.      Resides  in  Pembroke. 

Child: 
i.       Granville  M.,  Sept.  14,  1892. 

7.  John  A.  (s.  of  Martin  C.-^)  :  m.  Apr.  6,  1898,  Maud  T.  Gush- 
ing, dau.  of  William  Gushing,  of  Hanson.       He  d.  Mar.  6,  1902. 

Child  born  in  Hanson : 
i.       Nathaniel  A.,  Feb.  19,  1899;  d.  Mar.  31,  1899. 

8.  Harry  I.  (s.  of  Wendell  P.^)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1891,  Emma  Bates, 
dau.  of  Adoniram  J.  Bates.  Resides  in  Wakefield.  A  leather 
dealer  and  tanner. 

Children : 
i.       Lloyd  J.,  June  8,  1892. 
ii.      Raymond  H.,  Dec.  6,  1896. 
iii.     Wendell  P.,  Aug.  18,  1908. 


GENEALOGIES.  407 

THAYER. 

1.  Edward  C.  (s.  of  Jonathan),  b.  in  So.  Braintree,  Mass.,  Sept. 
29,  1839;  m.  Nov.  25,  18GG,  Kuth  E.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Eeuben  Stet- 
son (38).      No  ch.      Resides  on  Center  street. 

THOMAS. 

1.     Albert  (s.  of  Caleb),  of  Marshfield,  b.  in  Ohio,  Nov.  25,  1857; 
m.  Apr.  19,  1882,  Caroline  P.  Allen,  of  Philadelphia.       She  was 
born  May  5,  1855.       Resides  on  King  street. 
Child : 
i.       I.  Elizabeth,  June  22,  1887. 

THOMAS. 

1.     Arthur  C.   (s.  of  William  H.),  b.  in  Duxbury,  Dec.  9,  1866; 
m..  May  8,  1888,  Julia  E.  Krollmann,  dau.  of  John  Krollmann. 
She  was  b.  in  Springfield,  Feb.  13,  1865.       Resides  on  Broadway 
in  the  "Wni.  E.  Handy"  house. 
Children  born  in  Cohasset: 

i.       Laura  C,  June  8,  1891. 

ii.      Viola  M.,  Aug.  17,  1896. 

THOMAS. 

1.  Charles,  of  Georgetown,  Mass.;  m.  first,  Martha  McFadden, 
who  d.  Dec.  27,  1828.  He  m.  secondly,  March  3,  1829,  Sarah  B. 
Damon,  dau.  of  Zachariah  Damon  (3).  He  d.  Nov.  7,  1847,  aged 
56  yrs.,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  21,  1893.  Resided  on  Main  street, 
in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  George  W.  Tribble. 

Children  by  wife  Martha,  born  in  Maine : 

i.       James,  Dec.  5,  1812.       Resided  in  Maine. 

ii.      John,  May  15,  1815;  d.  at  sea. 

iii.  Mary,  Mar.  29,  1817;  m.  Isaac  Packard,  and  had  s. 
Isaac  H.,  b.  March,  1843. 

iv.  Nancy,  June  11,  1819;  m.  Sidney  Everson,  of  King- 
ston. 

2.  V.      Charles,  Nov.  16,  1821. 

3.  vi.     David,  Mar.  13,  1823. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah  B. : 

vii.  Joseph  D.,  Feb.  26,  1830.  Served  in  Civil  War,  and 
d.  unm.  in  the  service,  Aug.,  1864. 

viii.  Levi,  June  2,  1833 ;  drowned  July  27,  1850. 

ix.  Martha,  Sept.  15,  1835;  ni.  George  Dunbar,  of  Rock- 
land, and  d.  in  1863.      Had  one  s.,  Howard. 

4.  X.      Alphcus,  Mar.  8,  1837. 
xi.     Ira,  May  21,  1839;  unm. 

xii.  Sarah  L.,  March  16,  1842;  m.  Oct.  4,  1862,  Henry  A. 
Baker,  s.  of  Paul  Baker,  of  Rockland. 

2.  Charles  (s.  of  Charles^)  ;  m.  in  1846,  Mary  S.  Vining,  dau,  of 


408  HISTORY  OF  IIAXOVER, 

David  Vining  (1).       She  d.  July  3,  1892.       He  d.  Feb.  22,  1855. 
Eesided  on  Main  street,  near  his  father's  house. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Charles,  1848;  d.  Oct.  4,  1848,  aged  3  mos. 
ii.      Alonzo,  Nov.,  1850;  m.  July  20,  1872,  Lizzie  E.  Da- 
mon, dau.  oi'  Martin  W.  Damon  (8).       Ko  ch. 

3.  David  (s.  of  Charles^) ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1850,  Maria  F.  Fames,  of 
Marshfield,  dau.  of  James  Fames.  Eesided  in  Fast  Abington.  He 
d.  May  26,  1896. 

Cliildren : 

i.  Izora  F.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  7,  1850;  m.  Lewis  E.  Litch- 
field (5). 

ii.  James  F.,  b.  in  F.  Abington,  Jan.  11,  1858;  m.  Harriet 
N.  Turner,  of  New  York.       No  ch. 

4.  Alpheus  (s.  of  Charlesi)  ;  m.  March  31,  1859,  Lucy  A.  Pen- 
niman,  dau.  of  John  W.  Penniman,  of  South  Scituate.  Select- 
man.     Served  in  Civil  War.      Eesided  in  Norwell. 

Children  born  in  So.  Scituate : 

i.  Alpheus  W.,  Feb.  23,  1861;  m.  Mar.  23,  1886,  Maria 
E.  Baker,  dau.  of  N.  Porter  Baker  of  Eockland,  and 
gr.  dau.  of  Nathan  Studley  (11).      No  ch. 

ii.  Charles  W.,  Sept.  2,  1866;  m.  June  3  2,  1892,  Flora  G. 
Eogers,  dau.  of  George  Eogers,  of  Marshfield.  2 
ch.,  b.  in  Norwell :     Clement  B.  and  Lora  E. 

iii.     Anna  C,  July  13,  1868 ;  m.  Charles  F.  Damon  (1). 

iv.  M.  Melissa,  Oct.  39,  1875 ;  m.  June  11,  1898,  D.  Burt 
Chandler,  s.  of  David  H.  Chandler,  of  Duxbury. 
No  ch. 

THOMAS. 

1.     Josiah  S.  (s.  of  Isaac,  of  Hanson)  ;  m.  March  1,  1874,  Emma 
W.  Perry,  dau.  of  Kilburn  E.  Perry  (33).       Eesides  in  Hanson, 
near  South  Hanover  line. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Idella  F.,  Jan.  14,  1877 ;  m.  Charles  G.  Whiting,  s.  of 
William  A.  Whiting  (39). 

THOMPSON. 

1.     James  E.,  (s.  of  James  of  Lakeville),  b.  Sept.  17,  1863;  m. 
Jan.  21,  1883,  Ida  M.  Eobinson,  dau.  of  Charles  L.  Eobinson.    She 
was  b.  in  Yarmouth,  N.  S.,  May  1,  1865. 
Children : 
i.       James  H.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  July  33,  1883. 
ii.      Edith  M.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  May  10,  1885;  d.  aet  3 

wks. 
iii.     Chester  M.,  Mar.  5,  1890. 
iv.     Elizabeth  L.,  Apr.  11,  1892. 


GEXFALOGIES.  409 

V.      Charles  E.  S.,  b.  in  II.,  Xov.  2'.),  1900. 
vi.     Theodore  E.,  b.  in  H,  Jan.  23,  190i 

TIIOMPSOX. 

1.  Lyman  (s.  of  Francis,  of  Xelson,  N.  H.),  b.  May  2,  1817;  m. 
Jan.  1,  1853,  Bathshua  Curtis,  dau.  of  Luther  Curtis  (50).  Ke- 
sided  on  Silver  street  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  He  d. 
March  2,  1890,  and  his  wid.  d.  Feb.  20,  1892.      No  ch. 

THOMPSON. 

1.  William  E.  (s.  of  Andrew),  b.  in  Halifax,  Jan.  19,  1819;  m. 
ilarch  22,  1841,  Eliza  A.  Gardner,  dau.  of  Amos  Gardner.  Re- 
sided on  Whiting  street,  for  some  years.  Removed  to  Rockland, 
where  he  d.  October  17,  1900. 

Children : 
i.       Mary  E.,  b.  in  Abington,  March  4,  1S!2;  m.  Jan.  30, 
1866,  Lemuel  J.  Loud,  s.  of  Samuel    \'.  Loud,  of 
East  Abington.       Ch.  b.  in  Rockland. 
i.       A.  Blanche,  Nov.  17,  1875. 
li.      William  V.,  Mar.  5,  1877. 
iii.     Fred  A.,  March  11,  1879. 

2.  ii.      William  T.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  Jan.  19,  1846. 

3.  iii.     Rufus  D.,  b.  in  E.  Abington,  Dec.  19,  1848. 

4.  iv.     J.  Ferdinand,  b.  in  Hanover,  Oct.  15,  1851. 

2.  William  T.  (s.  of  Wm.  E.^ )  :  m.  May  28,  1875,  Irene  L. 
Cashing,  dau.  of  Brainard  Gushing,  and  gr.  dau.  of  Theophilus 
Whiting.  (1) 

Child  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       F.  Gertrude,  March  21,  1881. 

3.  Rufus  D.  (s.  of  Wm.  E.i)  :  m.  Aug.  31,  1878,  Effle  A.  Wheeler, 
dau.  of  Lvsander  F.  Wheeler,  of  East  Abington.  She  was  b.  Oct. 
28,  1857.^ 

Child  born  in  E.  Abington: 
i.       Alice  I.,  Mar.  5,  1879:  m.  Zenas  Whiting. 

4.  J.  Ferdinand  (s.  of  Wm.  E.i)  ;  m.  in  1880,  Maria  E.  Benson,' 
dau.  of  John  S.  Benson.       She  was  b.  in  Middleboro  in  1860. 

Children  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       Harland  S.,  Aug.  15,  1881. 
ii.      Alma  B.,  Dec.  19,  1891. 

Elder  Nathaniel  Tildon  came  from  Teiulertcii,  Enghmd,  before 
1628.  He  was  chosen  Ruling  Pokier  of  the  first  Church  in  Seit- 
uate,  in  1634.  The  Tiklen's  were  prominent  in  Tenderten,  John 
Tilden  being  Mayor  for  several  years,  from  1585  to  1600. 

1.     Job,  (son  of  Joseph,  and  a  desct.  of  Elder  Nathaniel  of  Scit- 


410  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

uate)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Yinal.  She  d.  Mar.  2,  1799.  He  d.  Jan. 
22,  1809,  age  83  yrs.  Lieut,  in  the  Eevolutionary  War.  Re- 
sided on  Winter  street,  in  house  recently  torn  down.  (See  chap, 
on  "Old  Houses.") 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

1.       Sarah,  July  13,  1746;  d.  1751. 

ii.      Betsey,  Aug.  5,  1748;  m.  Daniel  Barstow  (21). 

iii.     Nathaniel,  Jan.  7,  1750;  d.  Nov.  34,  1821. 

iv.     Sarah,  May  31,  1753;  d.  Feb.  4,  1808. 
2.     V.      Job,  1757. 

2.  Job  (s.  of  Jobi)  ;  m.  Nov.  15,  1781,  Lydia  Jackson,  of  Scit- 
uate.  He  d.  Sept.  37,  1830,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  23,  1848,  aet. 
S3  yrs.  Soldier  in  the  Eevolution.  Eesided  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Betty,    1786;   m.    July   27,    1806,    John    Gardner,    of 

Bridgewater. 
ii.      Job,  1789;  d.  Mar.  11,  1806. 
iii.     Lydia;  m.  Enos  Bates  (28). 
iv.     Mary  July  3,  1791;  m.  John  Tribou  (1). 
V.      Deborah,  Sept.  29,  1793;  m.  Nov.  21,  1813,  Elias  Bar- 

rell,  of  Bridgewater.       Ch.  Deborah, 
vi.     Sarah,  July  9,  1797;  d.  unm.  July  8,  1880. 
vii.    Joseph ;  m.  and  had  s.  Joseph,  who  ni.  Deborah  Perkins, 
•and  moved  west,  and  a  dau.  Susan,  who  m.  Thos. 
Moulton.       Drowned  at  age  of  25  yrs. 

TILDEN. 

1.  Thomas  H.  (s.  of  Christopher  C),  b.  in  Hanson,  May  21, 
1848 ;  m.  June  6,  1874,  Julia  A.  Sylvester,  adopted  dau.  of  Joseph 
B.  Sylvester  (34).  Resides  on  Broadway  in  house  constructed 
by  himself. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       CaMn  S.,  Sept.  1,  1875;  m.  Jan.  1,  1905,  Mary  E. 
Murphy,   dau.   of  Thomas  V.   Murphy,   of  Boston. 
Ch: 
i.       Calvin  S.,  b.  in  Boston,  1910. 

TINDALE. 

1.     Thomas  (s.  of  John),  b.  in  Black  Brook,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11,  1847. 
Came  to  H.  abt.  1873;  m.  Apr.  30,  1876,  Flora  A.  Bryant,  dau.  of 
John  Bryant  of  Pembroke.     She  was  born  July  18,  1855.     Resides 
on  Broadway,  So.  Hanover,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Child  born  in  Hanson : 
i.       Edward  H.,  Mar.  31,  1879 ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1908,  Jessie  V. 
Keith,  dau.  of  Dr.  Keith,  and  gr,  dau.  of  Benj.  B. 
Hall    (1).       A  portrait  painter  with  an   office  in 
Brockton.       Has  a  ch.  b.  in  H. :     Thomas  K.  Tin- 
dale,  Aug.  3,  1909. 


GExVKALOGIES.  411 

TOBEY. 

1.     Eugene  B.   (s.  of  Elbridge),  b.  in  Whitofield,  Maine,  Jan.  1. 
1861;  ni.  Sept.  18,  1890,  Annie  E.  Marsh,  of  Tyre,  New  York.  dau. 
of  Eeuben  Marsh.       She  was  b.  July  28,  1852.       Came  to  H.  in 
1893.      Resides  on  King  street. 
Child : 
i.       Arthur  E.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1891. 

TODD. 

1.  James;  m.  Carrie  F.  Rose,  wid.  of  Charles  E.  Rose  (10),  and 
dau.  of  Joseph  Root. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       May  F.,  Jan.  9,  1885. 
ii.      Gertrude  A.,  Mar.  25,  1887;  m.  a  Jones  and  lives  in 

Boston, 
iii.     Charles  L.,  June  28,  1888;  d.  May  5,  1889. 
iv.     Grace  C,  June  17,  1889. 
V.      Rena  B.,  Mar.  3,  1891. 
vi.     Guy  C,  Mar.  24,  1893. 

Two  children  born  after  leaving  Hanover. 

TOLMAN. 

1.  James  T.  (s.  of  Col.  Samuel,  and  a  descendant  of  Capt.  Benj. 
Tolman,  who  was  in  Scituate  in  1709),  b.  in  South  Scituate, 
Aug.  22,  1825 ;  m.  April  14,  1852,  Mary  T.  Briggs,  dau.  of  Gush- 
ing 0.  Briggs.  She  was  b.  in  South  Scituate,  April  11,  1828. 
Came  to  H.  about  1886,  and  resided  corner  of  Oakland  avenue 
and  Broadway.  (See  chapter  on  "Old  Houses.").  He  d.  Jan.  29, 
1896.      His  wid.  d.  1909. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate: 
i.       Morgianna,  April  4,  1856,  a  school  teacher, 
ii.      Herbert  C,  Nov.  4,  1865;  m.  Mary  B.  Wells  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.      Resides  in  Nashville,  Tennessee. 
(See   Chapter  on  Professional   Men). 

TOLMAN.      • 

1.  Samuel  (s.  of  Samuel,  and  a  descendant  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Tolman),  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Dec.  7,  1852;  m.  Dec.  8,  1881, 
Eveleen  H.  Leland.  dau.  of  Warren  Leland.  She  was  b.  in  Hol- 
liston,  Sept.  22,  1856.  Resides  on  Oakland  avenue  in  house  con- 
structed by  himself. 
Children : 

i.       Gladvs  L.,  b.  in  H.,  July  1,  1888. 

ii.      Ethel  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  25,  1889. 

iii.     S.  Leland,  b.  in  Norwell,  Mav  21,  1893 

iv.     Kenneth  W.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  9,  1900. 


412  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

TOLMAN. 

I.  (jiustavus  T.,  (s.  of  Thomas),  b.  in  Norwell,  Dec.  7,  1861;  m. 
Annie  G.  Tucker,  dau.  of  George  E.  Tucker  (1),       He  d.  Nov. 

II,  1898.  Killed  by  fall  of  a  burning  building.  Resided  on 
Church  street. 

Children : 
i..       Alfred  G.,  b.  in  Norwell,  Oct.  29,  1891. 
ii.      Helen  I.,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  23,  1893. 

TORREY. 

Barry  mentions  incidentally  the  Torreys  as  early  settlers  in  the 
town.  Deane  says  Lieut.  James  Torrey  was  in  Scituate  before 
1640.  We  have  collected  such  data  as  seemed  possible.  Some 
of  these  Torreys  became  influential  in  developing  the  resources  of 
the  town,  and  two  of  them  at  least  built  houses  before  1727,  that 
are  standing,  in  whole  or  in  part,  at  the  present  time. 

The  house  in  which  Henry  E.  Chamberlin  now  resides  at  the 
corner  of  Grove  and  Hanover  streets,  was  probably  constructed  by 
David  Torrey  about  1720,  and  Nathaniel  Torrey  constructed  the 
hip-roofed  house  near  the  south  end  of  Winter  street. 

The  Torreys  lived  principally  on  Winter  street,  and  on  the 
westerly  end  of  Broadway.  Winter  street  was  once  known  as 
'^^Torrey's  Lane,"  and  "Tory  Brook"  was  named  for  one  Torrey 
who  lived  on  the  border  thereof.  The  remains  of  the  cellar  of  the 
house  which  stood  on  the  east  side  of  the  street,  near  this  Brook, 
are  still  visible. 

1.  James  (Deacon),  was  s.  of  Lieut.  James  Torrey,  of  Scituate. 
He  was  b.  in  1644,  and  m.  first  in  1666,  Lydia  Wills,  dau.  of  Wil- 
liam Wills,  who  lived  on  Wills'  Island.  She  d.  and  he  m.  second- 
ly in  1679,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Rawlins.  He  m.  thirdly, 
in  1701,  Eunice,  the  wid.  of  Jonas  Deane.  Had  eleven  children  by 
wife  Elizabeth,  four  of  whom  we  follow : 

2.  i.       James,  1682. 

3.  ii.      William,  1683. 

L     iii.     Nathaniel,  1686. 

5.  iv.     David,  1687. 

2.  James  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  April  20,  1710,  Sarah  Collamore. 
She  d.  in  H.,  January  5,  1745-6. 

Children  whose  births  are  recorded  in  Hanover : 
i.       Sarah,  May  8,  1712.       Probably  m.  July  12,  1733-4, 
Joseph  Sheldon,  of  Westfield. 

6.  ii.      James,  April  4,  1714. 

3.  William  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  May  9,  1706,  Margaret  Buck. 
She  d.  April  30,  1710,  and  he  m.  secondly,  July  12,  1711,  Honour 
Rogers,  of  Marshfield.  Resided  for  a  time  in  H.,  I  think.  Had 
ten  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  413 

4.  Xathanicl  (s.  of  Jauies^)  ;  m.  Hannah .      Was  in  H.  and 

d.  April  4,  1753.  She  d.  April  16,  1T7G.  Had  5  ch.,  and  per- 
haps more ;  all  probably  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  John. 

7.  ii.  Jesse, 
iii.  David, 
iv.  Hannah. 

8.  V.  Thomas. 

5.  David*  (s.  of  James^)  ;  m.  in  1710.  Hope  AVarren.  She  d. 
Dee.  29  or  30,  1745-6. 

Children : 

9.  i.       Stephen,  1710-11. 

ii.      Eaehel,  March  7,  1712-13. 

iii.     Elizabeth,  bt.  Ang.  11,  1717. 
*     David  probably  constructed  the  house  on  the  corner  of  Hano\  er 
and  Grove  streets  before  1726,  as  on  tliat  date  he  sold  it  to  Thomas 
Eose. 

6.  James  (s.  of  James  ~)  ;  m.  June  19,  1737-8,  Mary  Tobey. 

Children    born  in   Hanover:    James,  Timotliv,   Elisha    and 
Elijah. 

7.  Jesse  (s.  of  XathanieP)  ;  m.  Dec.  6,  1743-4,  Mary  Bukcr  or 
Bowker.  He  d.  July  15,  1793,  aged  68  years.  It  is  almost  certain 
that  he  resided  in  tlie  hip-roofed  house  now  standing  at  the  south- 
erly end  of  Winter  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Ruth,  July  18,  1745;  m.  March  13,  1766,  John  Chap- 
man (3). 

ii.      Hannah,  July  6,  1747;  m.  first,  Thomas  Bates   ^17); 
m.  secondly,  Caleb  Rogers  (8). 
10.     iii.     James,  August  5,  1750. 

iv.     iSrathaniel,  Jan.  23,  1753;  m.  about  1772,  Rachel  Pierce. 

V.      Jesse,  March  1,  1755;  m.  Mary  Chamberlain. 

vi.     Mar3%  March  12,  1757;  m.  Joseph  Torrey,  and  had  ch. 
bt.  in  Hanover,  Mary  B.,  and  Joseph. 

vii.    Bette,  April  20,  1760:  m.  Samuel  Grose.     He  d.  Nov. 
16,  1817,  aged  68  years.     She  d.  previous  to  1799. 

viii.     Job,  Sept.  10,  1762." 

ix.     Eliab,  bt.  Sept.  1,  1765;  d.  Sept.  23,  1812. 

8.  Thomas  (s.  of  Nathaniel-^);  m.  May  10.  1741-2,  Elizabeth. 
He  died  Oct.  6,  1778.  She  died  April  2,  1779.  Probably  lived  on 
Broadway,  near  the  Tack  Factory  of  Ezra  Phillitts  &  Sons. 

Children  baptized  in  Hanover:     • 
i.       Thomas,  Dec.  1,  1744-5;  d.  Sept.  4,  1777. 
ii.      Xathaniel,  Mav  24,  1746-7. 
iii.     Warren,  Mav  14,  1748-9. 
iv.     Elizabeth,  August  18,  1750-1. 


414  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

V.      Sarah,  August  12,  1753. 

vi.     Lucy,  October  5,  1755;  d.  June  6,  1777? 

vii.    Samuel,  Feb'y  34,  1760. 

9.  Stephen  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  August  15,  1733-4,  Rachel  Bates, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Bates  (3).     She  d.  Oct.  14,  1778. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Stephen,  bt.  Oct.  10,  1741-3;  m.  Sarah and  had 

children :  Joseph,  Luther,  and  Lois, 
ii.      Euth,  bt.  Oct.  10,  1741-3. 
11.     iii.     David,  bt.  April  31,  1744-5. 

iv.     Rachel,  bt.  April  1,  1749-50;  probably  m.  Lot  Rams- 
dell, 
v.      iVnna,  bt.  June  7,  1753. 

10.  James  (s.  of  Jesse') ;  m.  March  16,  1775,  Lydia  Caswell. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Elijah,  bt.  Nov.  3,  1776. 

ii.      Jesse,  bt.  Aug.  34,  1777. 

11.  David  (s.  of  Stephen^)  ;  m.  Sept.  5,  1771,  Susanna  Rogers, 
dau.  of  Caleb  Rogei's  (5). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       David,  bt.  July  18,  1773;  d.  in  infancy, 
ii.      Susa,  bt.  August,  4,  1776. 
iii.     David,  bt.  Oct.  19,  1777. 

TORREY. 

1.  Benjamin  D.  (s.  of  Caleb  of  Middleboro),  b.  Nov.  16,  1796; 
m.  Mar.  30,  1818,  Lovisa  Perry,  dau.  of  Adam  Perry  (6).  She  d. 
in  East  Abington,  Feb.  36,  1871.  He  d.  July  17,  1843.  Resided 
on  Circuit  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Lovisa  P.,  May  35,  1818;  m.  Martin  White  of  Marsh- 
field. 

ii.      Janet,  Apr.  10,  1833;  m.  William  F.  Tribou  (4). 

iii.     Eliza  M.,  Apr.  16,  1835;  m.  in  1840,  Cyrus  A.  Willis 
of  Hanson. 
3.     iv.     Martin  S.,  May  36,  1837. 

V.      Charlotte  B.,  Oct.  3,  1839;  m.  William  G.  Perry  (25). 

vi.     Marietta,  Aug.  4,  1831;  m.  Warren  Estes  (31). 

vii.    Sarah  J.,  Dec.  14,  1833;  m.  Sylvanus  Whiting  (39). 

3.  viii.  William  D.,  Feb.  35,  1835. 

4.  ix.     Leander,  Mar.  31,  1838. 

2.  Martin  S.  (s.  of  Benjamin  D.i)  ;  m.  May  8,  1846,  Caroline  F. 
Soule,  dau.  of  Abisha  Soule  (1).  He  d.  Mar.  34,  1848,  and  his 
wid.  m.  secondly,  Spencer  Binney  (3). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Caroline  S.,  March  33,  1847 ;  d.  Oct.  30,  1865. 


GENEALOGIES.  415 

3.  William  D.  (s.  of  Benjamin  D.^) ;  m.  Maria  J.  Turner,  dau. 
of  Ezekicl  Turner  (30).  He  d.  June  2,  1891.  Served  in  Civil 
War.     Resided  in  his  father's  house. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Clayton  S.,  July  17,  1857;  d.  Aug.  25,  1858. 

4.  Leander  (s.  of  Benjamin  D.^) ;  m.  June  21,  1861,  Lucy  C. 
Wheeler,  dau.  of  George  "Wlieeler,  of  East  Abington.  Served  in 
Civil  War,  and  d.  in  Rockland,  April  8,  1879. 

Children : 
i.       Lula  S.,  Jan.  12,  18G2;  m.  Willard  Stevens,  of  Hanson. 

Xo  children, 
ii.      George  A.,  Apr.  13,  1864;  m.  Georgianna  Parkhurst, 
and  had  children :  Leander  H.  and  Lucelle. 

TORREY. 

1.     Haviland   (s.  of  William),  born  in  Pembroke,  Oct.  29,  l';91; 
m.  Oct.  1,  1826,  Salome  Barstow,  dau.  of  John  B.  Barstow  (24), 
IJe  d.  Aug.  26,  1865,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  4,  1878. 
Children : 
i.       George  H. ;  d.  Jan.  7,  1832,  aged  3  years, 
ii.      William  H. ;  d.  Aug.  31,  1837,  aged  4  years, 
iii.     Mary  S. ;  d.  Sept.  1,  1837,  aged  2  years. 
iv.     Benjamin  B.,  born  Nov.  22,  1837;  m.  in  1875,  Abby 
V.  Bent  of  Milton.       She  was  born  in  1815,  and  died 
Sept.  9,  1897.    He  died  Sept.  11,  1905.    No  ch.   Re- 
sided for  a  time  in  the  Col.  J.  B.  Barstow  house. 
Was  for  many  years  Treasurer  of  Boston  and  Provi- 
dence R.  R.,  and  also  Treasurer  of  N.  E.  Historical 
and  Genealogical  Society. 
v.      Herbert,  born  May  25,  1841 ;  d.  unm.,  July  34,  1901. 

TOTMAN. 

1.  Andrew  ^Y.  (s.  of  Thomas),  born  in  Norwell,  Jan.  20,  1839; 
m.  July  23,  1859,  Eliza  L.  Munroe,  dau.  of  Hiram  Munroe  (1). 
He  d.  'June  22,  1892.  She  d.  July  20,  1908.  Resided  on  Spring 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Charles  A.,  June  3,  1860. 

ii.      C.  Lillian,  June  10,   1866;  m.  first,  Nov.   25,   1886, 
Chester  L.  Cook  of  Hanson,  s.  of  Josiah  G.  Cook; 
m.  secondly,  Robert  P.   Whitman  of  Nova   Scotia. 
Child,  by  first  marriage: 
i.       Harry  F. 

2.  Charles  A.  (s.  of  Andrew  W.^)  ;  m.  Charlotte  M.  Bates,  dau. 
of  A.  Judson  Bates  of  Scituate.     Resides  in  his  father's  house. 


416  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Velma  L.,  Feb.  21,  1887. 
ii.      Freida  T.,  Nov.  22,  1891. 

TOWER. 

1.  Charles  L.  (s.  of  Isaac),  born  in  Braintree,  Apr.  6,  1831;  m. 
Sept.  28,  1851,  Eebeckah  M.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Samuel  Stet.-oii 
(30).  He  d.  Dec.  14,  1895.  She  d.  Dec.  25,  1907.  He  served  in 
Civil  War.  Resided  at  Hanover  Center,  junction  of  Hanover  and 
Center  streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Rebecca  E.,  Jan.  16,  1854;  m.  Orientes  L.  Bailey  (1). 

ii.      Ruth  E.,  Aug.  3,  1862;  d.  Aug.  30,  186-t. 

TOWER. 

1.  David  (s.  of  James  and  a  descendant  of  the  John  Tower  of 
Hingham,  who  m.  Margaret  Ibrook  in  1639),  born  July, 
1786,  in  Scituate;  m.  Aug.  25,  1811,  Patience  Palmer,  dau.  of 
Ephraim  Palmer  (9).  He  d.  Feb.  13,  1855.  She  d.  Feb.  6,  1865. 
Resided  on  Spring  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Patience,  1812;  d.  Apr.  4,  1817. 

ii.      Jane,  Aug.  29,  1813;  m.  John  S.  Tower   (1). 

iii.     John,  July,  1817;  d.  young. 

iv.  David,  Apr.  13,  1818;  m.  first,  June  26,  1842,  Lydia 
McFarlan.  She  d.  Oct.  26,  1843.  He  m.  secondly, 
Ruth  McFarlan,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  She  d., 
and  he  m.  thirdly,  Lucy  Hayden  (a  widow)  of  Wey- 
mouth,    ch. : 

i.       David,  born  in  Hanson,  Mar.  2,  1847;  unm. 
ii.      Ruth,  born  in  Maine,  Jan.  20,  1858;  m.  Fred 
Fisher  of  East  Bridgewater. 

V.      Patience,  June  29,  1821;  m.  Henry  S.  Hollis,  of  Wey- 
mouth, who  served  and  died  in  the  Civil  War.     She 
died  Aug.  9,  1898.     Ch. : 
i.       Mahala  F.,  born  in  Weymouth,  Nov.  27,  1848; 

ra.  first,  Herbert  Loud;  secondly,  Alonzo  Poole, 
ii.      Sarah  J.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  11,  1850;  m. 
Webster  Bass.       Ch.  living,  Flora  and  Bertha, 
iii.     Alice  M.,  born  in  Weymouth,  May  12,  1859 ;  m. 
Henry  Pratt. 
2.     vi.      John,  July  14,  1824. 

vii.  Reuben,  Apr.  17,  1828;  m.  Mar.  5.  1865,  H.  Josephine 
Hollis,  dau.  of  Silas  Hollis  (1).  She  d.  May  12, 
1907.      No  children. 

viii.  Mahala,  June  29,  1831;  m.  Francis  Corbin  (1). 

2.  John  (s.  of  DavidM  ;  m.  Apr.  2Q,  1846,  Nancy  Sylvester,  dau. 
of  Anthony  Sylvester  (2).     She  d.  Nov.  21,  1890.       He  d.  Mar.  5^ 


3. 

i. 

4. 

ii. 

iii 

5. 

iv. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  417 

1900.  Resided  on  Broadwa}-.  He  was  for  a  long  time  associate 
editor  of  the  Rockland  Independent.  The  writer  owes  much  to 
him  by  way  of  suggestion,  as  he  was  an  authority  in  matters  of 
local  history.  He  was  a  student  of  Xiiture  and  lived  in  com- 
munion with  her. 

"He  prayeth  well,  who  lovetli  well 
Both  man  and  bird  and  beast. 
He  prayeth  best  who  loveth  best 
All  things,  both  great  and  small." 
Children : 

Horace  S.,  born  in  Hanover,  May  11,  1847. 
J.  Frederick,  born  in  Hanover,  ISTov.  15,  1849. 
Mary  P.,  Sept.  25,  1853;  d.    unm.,  Jan.,  1877. 
Frank  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  Mar.  3,  1856. 
Elizabeth  T.,  born  in  Wevmoutli,  Fel).  2,  1858:  d.  Feb. 
2S,  1859. 
vi.     Clarence  E.,  Jan.  3,  1861;  d.,  unm.,  July  !'■'>,  1885. 
vii.    Charles  C,  May  9,  1863;  d.    unm.,  Apr.  19,  1882. 
6.     viii.  William  C,  born  in  Hanover,  July  6,  1865. 

ix.     Xellie  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  May  24,  1868;  m.   Jan.  20, 
1897,  John  W.  Merrill  of  Marshfield,  s.  of  Albert 
Merrill.       Child,  born  in  Marshfield: 
i.       John  A.,  Oct.  23,  1899. 
X.      Jennie  M.,  born  in  Hanover,  Jan.  8,  1870 ;  m.  ISfov.  29, 
1893,  Alfred  B.  Wales,  s.  of  Simeon  Wales,  of  Abing- 
ton.     Resides  in  Wliitman.     Children : 
i.       Delia  E.,  born  Oct.  21,  1895. 
ii.      John  W.,  born  Jan.  21,  1898. 
iii.     Douglas  B.,  Apr.  5,  1900. 
iv.     Albert  E.,  May  14,  1902. 
V.      Helen  M. 

3.  Horace  S.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  in  1870,  Helen  A.  Barker,  dau. 
of  Lot  P.  Barkei-.  She  was  born  in  Hanson,  Oct.  23,  1852.  Re- 
sides at  junction  of  Washington  street,  with  Oakland  avenue,  in 
house  constructed  by  himself.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Associate 
editor  of  Rockland  Independent.  CV)mniander  of  Post  Xo.  S3  of 
the  0.  A.  R.  for  many  years. 

Children : 
i.       C.  Merton,  born  in  Pembroke,  Oct.  1,  1870. 
ii.      Edgar  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  June  17,  1874;  d.  Oct.  8, 
1874. 
Ina  M.,  dau.  of  Frank  A.  'J'ower,  lived  in  this  family 
since  infancy. 

4.  J.  Frederick  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  in  1880,  ]^ancy  N.  Collamore, 
dau*.  of  William  Collamore.  She  was  born  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  24, 
1862.     Resides  on  Broadway,  near  Elm  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Frederick,  Apr.  13,  1881. 
ii.      Charles  E.,  Feb.  6,  1888. 


418  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

5.  Frank  A.  (s.  of  Jolm^)  ;  m.  first,  Feb.  10,  1880,  Sarah  S. 
Eussell,  dau.  of  Christopher  Eussell  of  Eoeliland.  She  d.  Feb.  3, 
1894.  He  m.  secondly,  Apr.  6,  1895,  Mary  F.  Beal,  dau.  of  John 
Cudworth  (1).     Eesides  on  Broadway,  near  Elm  street. 

Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Vernon  E.,  July  18,  1881. 

ii.      F.  Elwood,  Feb.  4,  1884. 

iii.     Sylvester,  Sept.  3,  1887. 

iv.     Ina  M.,  May  30,  1889. 

V.      Nellie  A.,  July  11,  1891. 
Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover: 

vi.     Mildred  H.,  May  25,  1897. 

vii.    Mary  C,  May  31,  1898. 

6.  William  C.  (s.  of  John2)  ;  m.  July  10,  1892,  Nellie  Corlew, 
dau.  of  Francis  A.  Corlew  (1). 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alma,  Nov.  16,  1893. 

TOWEE. 

1.  John  S.  (s.  of  Solomon  and  a  descendant  of  the  John  Tower 
of  Hingham,  who  m,  Margaret  Ibrook  in  1639),  born  in  Scit- 
uate,  Mass.,  March  27,  1814;  m.  first  in  1836,  Jane  Tower,  dau.  of 
David  Tower  (1).  She  died  Aug.  22,  1849,  and  he  m.  secondly, 
Harriet  A.  Foster,  dau.  of  Joseph  Foster  (1).  He  died  Aug.  25, 
1873,  and  his  wid.  died  May  2nd,  1908. 

Child  by  wife  Jane,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       James  A.,  April  21st,  1838;  m.  Eliza  Arnold  of  E. 
Abington,  and  had  children  born  in  E.  Abington: 
Mary  J,,  Frank,  Lillian,  Lester,  Hattie  and  Chester. 
Children  by  wife  Harriet  A.,  born  in  E.  Abington : 
ii.      Alice  J.,  Jan'y  26,  1852. 

iii.  J.  Herbert,  July  18,  1854;  m.  April  30,  1880,  Jennie 
M.  Wheeler,  dau.  of  Lysander  F.  Wheeler  of  Eock- 
land,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Piam  C.  Whiting  (3). 
iv.  Arthur  W.,  April  22,  1858;  m.  Carrie  M.  Pratt  of 
Eockland,  and  has  children:  Grace  E.,  Bernice  A., 
who  m.  Herbert  F.  Gardner,  s.  of  George  L.  Gard- 
ner (4) ;  Wilbur  S.,  Nellie  C,  and  Edna  F. 
v.  Mary  E.,  Aug.  31,  1862;  m.  Frank  Leavitt  of  Eockland, 
and  died  Jan'y  17,  1888.     No  children. 

TEIBBLE. 

1.     George  V.  (s.  of  George  L.),  born  in  Middleboro;  m.  June  19, 
1886,  Mary  F.  Henderson,  dau.  of  Samuel  A.  Henderson    (3). 
Eesides  on  Main  street,  in  the  "Charles  Thomas"  house. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
1.       George  C,  Aug.  30,  1890. 


I. 

2. 

ii. 

3. 

iii. 

4. 

iv. 

V. 

vi. 

vii. 

vjii, 

GENEALOGIES.  419 

TEIBOU. 

1.  John  (s.  of  William  of  Bridge  water  and  a  descendant  of 
Thomas,  who  settled  in  Bridgewater  as  early  as  1745),  born  Feb. 
26,  1788;  m.  Oct.  21,  1810,  Mary  Tilden,  dau.  of  Job  Tilden  (2). 
He  d.  Oct.  17,  1848,  and  she  d.  Dec.  9,  1879,  aged  88  years.  Ke- 
sided  on  Center  street,  near  Broadway. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Mary  A.,  Nov.  16,  1811;  m.  Samuel  S.  Turner   (31). 

John  T.,  Feb.  13,  1814.      « 

Levi  W.,  Mar.  23,  1816. 

William  F.,  July  27,  1819. 

Walter  S.,  Jan.  8,  1822. 

Emeline  H.,  May  2,   1824;  m.   Sept.   21,  1847,   Seth 

Pratt,  s.  of  Thomas  Pratt  of  Hanson.     She  d.  Jan. 

30,  1882.     No  children. 
Sarah  J..  June  7,  1827;  in.  Rufus  T.  Estes  (20). 
Cynthia  J.,  Sept.  21,  1829;  m.  Seth  W.  Harding  (1). 

2.  John  T.  (s.  of  Johni);  m.  Oct.  16,  1835,  Melissa  B.  Bates, 
dau.  of  Thomas  M.  Bates  (36).  She  d.  June  24,  1892,  and  he  d. 
June  15.  1903.  Resided  at  junction  of  Winter  and  Circuit  streets, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Andrew  T.,  Sept.  27,  1837;  unm. 
ii.       Mary  J.,  Mar.  23,  1839;  m.  Ozen  W.  Lothrop,  s.  of 

Prescott    Lothrop    of    Weymouth    and    a    gr.    s.    of 

Joseph  Tubbs  (1). 
iii.     Ann  A.,  Oct.  24,  1844;  d.  Mar.  17.  1864. 
iv.     Maria  E.,  May  12,  1847;  m.  Oct.  30,  1865,  Lorenzo 

Poole  of  E.  Abington.    Ch. : 

i.       Willie  M.,  born  May,  1869;  d.  Sept.  25,  1875. 

3.  Levi  W.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Dec,  1840,  Lucinda  White,  rl:ii;.  of 
Capt.  Caleb  W.  Wliite.  She  was  born  Aug.,  1819,  and  die.l  Feb. 
23,  1882.  He  died  Nov.  20,  1877.  Resided  on  Center  ^tieet, 
near  Broadway. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Corrissand  W.,  Oct.  18,  1841;  m.  Abner  B.  Magoun 
(4). 

4.  William  F.  (s.  of  John^)  ;  m.  Feb.  2,  1840,  Janet  Torrev,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  D.  Torrey  (1).  She  died  in  Rockland,  Oct.  28,  1876, 
and  he  died  July  5,  1862.     Resided  for  a  time  on  Summer  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ellen  M.,  Oct.,  1842;  m.  Samuel  W.  Watts,  of  Rock- 
land, 
ii.      William  E.,  Nov.  16,  1846;  m.  a  Josselyn. 
iii.     Walter  S.,  Aug.,  1848 ;  d.  April  6,  1850. 
iv.     Marv  H.,  May  19,  1850;  d.  May  31,  1851. 
v.      Laura  J.,  Mar.  30,  1852. 


420  HISTOEY  OF  HANOVER. 

vi.     Sarah  J.,  Oct.  22,  1854;  m.  Henry  W.  Iris,  s.  of  Oren 

Iris   (1). 
vii.    Elleretta,  1856;  d.  June  21,  1872,  aged  li\  years. 
viii.  Orsina  N.,  Mar.  14,  1858. 
ix.     Claretta  A.,  June  3,  1859;  d.  May  9,  1860. 

TEIPP. 

1.  Joseph  A.  (s.  of  William  G.),  born  in  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  Jan. 
28,  1861;  m.  Dec.  16,  1883,  Lizzie  Howard,  dau.  of  Franklin 
Howard  (1).  No  children.  Proprietor  of  "Howard  House,"  at 
the  Corners. 


TUBES. 

1.  Joeph  (s.  of  Joseph,  of  Pembroke  and  a  descendant  of  Wm. 
of  Duxbury)  ;  m.  Aug.  18,  1797,  Lucy  Stetson,  dau.  of  Seth  Stet- 
son (23).  He  d.  Apr.  3,  1854,  aged  78  years,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar. 
22,  1866.  Eesided  on  Winter  street,  in  house  still  standing.  (See 
chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Eunice  W.,  Feb.  8,  1798;  d.,  unm.,  Feb.  22,  1879. 
ii.      Mary  B.,  Oct.  22,  1800;  d.,  unm.,  Jan.  15,  1888. 
iii.     Harriet,  Oct.  21,  1802 :  m.  Cornelius  White,  s.  of  Cor- 
nelius White  (6). 
iv.     Lucy,   Dec.    24,   1804;   in.    Seth   Eandall   of   Duxbury. 
Eesided  in  Duxbury.       Children : 
i.       Martin  L. 
ii.      Laura  A.;  m.  Dexter  Thomas  of  Duxbury,  and 

had  son,  William, 
iii.     Son. 
V.      Temperance,  Feb.  20,  1807;  m.  Paul  Bates  (42). 
vi.     Joseph,  May  9,  1809 ;  d.  unm.,  July  3,  1885. 
vii.    Betsey  C,  July  1,  1811 ;  m.  Prescott  Lothrup  of  East 
Weymouth.     Eesided  in  Weymoutb.     Children: 
i.       Prescott. 
ii.      Ozen  W. ;  m.  Mary  J.  Tribou,  dau.  of  John  T. 

Tribou  (2),  and  d.  Feb.  13,  1884,  aged  47  yrs. 
iii.     Irving,  killed  at  the  battle  of  Eoanoke  Island. 

Following  we  give  the  preamble  to  the  ^vill  of  Joseph  Tubbs 
of  Pembroke  (the  father  of  Joseph^),  which  will  was  allowed  in 
1743.  This  form  was  often  used,  and  indicated,  perhaps,  the  be- 
lief of  that  time  as  to  the  resurrection  of  the  body:  "Princijial- 
ly,  and  first  of  all,  I  give  and  recommend  my  soul  into  the  hands  of 
God  that  gave  it;  hoping,  through  the  merits,  death  and  passion 
of  my  Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ,  to  have  full  and  free 
pardon  of  all  my  sins,  and  to  inherit  everlasting  life,  and  my  body, 
I  commit  to  the  earth  to  be  decently  buried,  trusting  that  I  shall, 
at  the  Resurrection,  receive  the  same  again  by  the  mighty  power  of 
God." 


GENEALOGIES.  431 

TL'CK. 

1.     Josiah  C.  (s.  of  Josiah,  of  Lowell,  Mass.)  ;  m.  Feb'y  7,  1876, 
Susan  S.  Hall,  dau.  of  William  B.  Hall.     She  was  born  in  Rayn- 
ham,  Mass.,  Nov.  30,  185T.     He  died  Nov.  18,  1893. 
Children : 

i.       Mary  L.,  born  Feb'y  4,  1878. 

ii.      Josiah  C,  born  May  1,  1880. 

iii.     Ferdinand  P.,  born  Mar.  12,  1894. 

iv.     Frederick  P.,  born  March  12,  1894. 

TUCKEE. 

1.     George  E.  (s.  of  Elisha),  born  in  Mattapan,  Feb.  14,  1841;  m. 
June,    1868,    Hannah    E.    Hodgson,    dau.    of    William    Hodgson. 
She  was  born  in  Milton,  May  28,  1850.    He  d.  Apr.  13,  1877.    His 
wid.  m.  a  Crafts.    Came  to  Hanover  in  1904. 
Three  children,  who  are  in  Hanover: 

Isabelle  B.,  born  in  Milton,  Jan.  17,  1871. 
Annie  G.,  born  in  Duxbury,  Nov.  21,1873;  m.  Gustavus 

T.  Tolman   (1). 
Amy  E.  Crafts,  born  in  Carver,  July  22,  1888. 

TUENER. 

1.  Caleb  (s.  of  Caleb,  and  gr.  gr.  s.  of  Thomas  of  Hingham)  ;  m. 
Puth  Barker.  He  d.  Apr.  12,  1767,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  8,  1768. 
A  shipwi-ight. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lucinda,  Sept.  27,  1740. 

ii.      Cornelius,  May  5,  1742;  m.  first,  Dec.  8,  1768,  Michael 
Sylvester,  dau.  of  Michael  Sylvester   (8)  ;  and  sec- 
ondly, a  Soule. 
iii.     Briggs,  Feb.  9,  1744;  m.  Mary  Gardner  of  Me. 
iv.     Caleb,  Aug.  8,  1746;  m.  Peggy  McCowan?  of  Me. 
V.      Euth,  Oct.  10,  1748;  m.  Apr.  5,  1768,  Atherton  Wales. 
vi.     Alexander,  Aug.  1,  1750;  m.  Sarah  Soule  of  Me. 
vii.    Barker,  Oct.  21,  1752;  d.  unm. 
viii.  Eobert,  Feb.  1,  1756;  m.  a  Rhoades  of  Me. 

TUENER. 

1.  Elmer  J.  (s.  of  Noah,  of  Abington),  b.  Sept.  4,  1845;  m.  Vir- 
ginia A.  Bonney,  dau.  of  Allen  F.  Bonney  (1).  Served  in  Civil 
War.      Eesides  in  Rockland. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       Freeman  J.,  Aug.  19,  1868. 

ii.      Mary  A.,  Aug.  14,  1870;  m.  first.  Fred  Jones  (1),  and 
secondly,  Wilbur  T.  Inglis,  s.  of  Thomas  Inglis  (1). 

2.  Freeman  J.  (s.  of  Elmer  J.i)  ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1890,  Florence  0. 


422  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Gurney,  dau.  of  Elbridge  L.  Gurney  of  Abington.     She  was  bom 
Nov.  28,  1874.    Resides  on  Pleasant  street. 
Child: 
i.      Mary  F.,  born  in  Abington,  July  27,  1893. 

TURNER. 

1.  Humphrey,  of  Scituate,  born  in  England,  and  died  in  Scit- 
uate,  Mass.,  in  1673,  aged  about  80  years.  He  m.  in  England, 
Lydia  Gamer,  who  d.  before  1673,  in  Scituate,  Mass.  Resided 
east  of  the  Colman  hills.  Was  in  Plymouth  as  early  as  1628,  and  a 
few  years  after  in  Scituate.  Had  8  children,  of  whom  we  follow 
three  only: 

2.  i.       John. 

3.  ii.      Daniel. 

4.  iii.     Thomas. 

2.  John  (s.  of  Humphrey^)  ;  m.  Nov.  13,  1645,  Mary  Brewster, 
dau.  of  Jonathan  Brewster,  the  eldest  son  of  Elder  Wm.  Brewster, 
of  the  Mayflower.  He  was  alive  in  Scituate  in  1683.  Had  13 
children,  of  whom  we  follow  two  only : 

5.  i.       Jonathan,  born  1646. 

6.  ii.      Amos. 

3.  Daniel  (s.  of  Humphrey^);  m.  Jan.  20,  1665,  Hannah  Ran- 
dall, dau.  of  William  Randall.  Was  living  in  Scituate  in  1699; 
probably  in  that  part  which  became  Hanover  Four  Corners.  (See 
chapter  on  Old  Houses). 

Children : 

i.  Hannah,  born  1668. 

ii.  Eliab,  born  1669. 

7.  iii.  Abner,  born  1672. 

8.  iv.  Amasa,  born  1674. 
V.  Mary,  born  1679. 
vi.  Bethia,  born  1680. 
vii.  Rachel,  born  1687. 

4.  Thomas  (s.  of  Humphrey^),  born  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  1631-2; 
m.  Jan.  6,  1652,  Sarah  Hiland.  She  d.  in  Scituate,  Nov.,  1688. 
Had  ten  children  born  in  Scituate,  of  whom  we  give  the  follow- 
ing: 

i.       Mary,  Sept.  15,  1658;  m.  Thomas  Buck. 

ii.      Eunice,  Apr.  10,  1662;  m.  Isaac  Buck. 

iii.     Grace,  1665;  m.  Benjamin  Stetson   (8). 

iv.  Thomas,  Nov.  6,  1670.  One  of  the  most  distinguished 
lawyers  in  the  Old  Colony.  He  d.  1721;  m.  Hannah 
Jenkins  and  had  several  children.  His  son  Thomas 
was  the  father  of  James  Turner,  who  was  Governor 
of  North  Carolina,  1802-5.  This  James  was  also  in 
the  U.  S.  senate  for  several  years. 

9.  V.      Charles,  May  3,.  1675. 


GENEALOGIES.  423 

5.  Jonathan  (s.  of  Jolin^) ;  m.  first,  Martha  Bisbee.  She  died 
March,  1687,  and  he  m,  secondly,  Mercy  Hatch,  dau.  of  Jeremiah. 
Hatch  (3).    Had  ten  children,  of  whom  we  follow  one  only: 

10.     i.       Isaac,  1682. 

6.  Amos  (s.  of  John-)  ;  m.  Mary  Hiland.  Probably  lived  on 
King  street,  near  the  Hanson  line. 

Children  all  born  before  1710: 


Seth. 

ii. 

Jane. 

iii. 
iv. 

V. 

Mary. 
Lydia. 
Anna. 

11. 

vi. 

Amos. 

12. 

vii. 

Ezekiel. 

7.  Abner  (s.  of  Daniel^)  ;  m.  Naomi  Sylvester.  Eesided  in  a 
house  which  stood  a  few  rods  east  of  the  junction  of  Elm  street 
and  Broadway. 

Children : 
i.       Xehemiah,  born  1711. 

13.  ii.      Abner,  born  1714. 

8.  Amasa  (s.  of  DanieP) ;  m.  Annah  Smith. 

Children : 
i.       Hannah. 

14.  ii.      Amasa. 

15.  iii.     Eliab. 

9.  Charles  (s.  of  Thomas'*)  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  170Q,  Mercy  Curtis,. 
Did  he  m.  in  1716,  Joanna  Tilden? 

Children : 
i.       Ephraira,  Nov.  26,  1701;  d.  Aug.  20,  1709. 
ii.      Mercy,  Sept.  24,  1703. 

16.  iii.     Charles,  Sept.  30,  1705. 

iv.  Merriam,  Oct.  31,  1707;  d.  Nov.  7,  1707. 

V.  Ephraim,  Aug.  15,  1709. 

17.  vi.  Thomas,  born  in  Scituate,  March  9,  1711. 
vii.  Jlerriam,  Feb'y  3,  1713-14. 

viii.  Joseph,  Oct.  28,  1718,   (s.  of  Charles  and  Joanna). 

10.  Isaac  (s.  of  Jonathan^) ;  m.  Eiith  Turner.  Eesided  hi  the 
north  part  of  Hanover,  near  the  Norwell  line.  In  the  act  of  incor- 
jooration  one  of  the  bounderies  is  given  as  the  corner  of  his  Great 
Lot. 

Children : 
i.       Susanna,  born  Aug.  12,  1712. 
ii.      Ruth. 

18.  iii.     Jonathan,  born  May  27,  1714. 
iv.     Isaac,  bap.  April  5,  1719. 

v.      Lemuel,  bap.  Aug.  14,  1720;  m.  Hannah  Buck.     Had 
a  dau.,  Hannah. 


424  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

vi.     Ezekiel,  bap.  Sept.  23,  1722;  m.  Leah  Simmons,  and 
had  ch. 

19.  vii.    Waitstill,  bap.  Xov.  29,  1724. 

11.     Amos    (s.  of  Amos^);  m.  Jan.   29,  1721,  Elizabeth  Stock- 
bridge. 

Children : 
i.       Priscilla,  bap.  Dec.  29,  1727. 
ii.      Jane,  bap.  Deo.  29,  1727. 
iii.     Anna,  bap.  April  13,  1729. 

iv.     Amos,  bap.  July  4,  1731;  m.  Hannah  Bass,  and  re- 
moved to  Medway. 

13.  Ezeldel  (s.  of  Amos«)  ;  m.  first,  Bathsheba  Stockbridge.  Was 
she  dau.  of  Joseph  Stockbridge  (4)  ?  She  died  July  14,  1731,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  June  17,  1736,  Euth  Eandall  of  Scituate.  He  d. 
Aug.  10,  1773,  and  his  wid.  died  May  25,  1805,  aged  86  years. 
He  was  Selectman  and  Eepresentative.  Eesided  on  King  street, 
near  Hanson  line.  Probably  in  the  brick  house. 
Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Bathsheba : 
i.       Mary,  June  4,  1729;  m.  Wm.  Torrey,  and  probably  had 

dan.,  Bathshua. 
ii.      Deborah,  June  24,  1731 ;  m.  Freedom  Chamberlain. 
Children  by  wife  Euth: 
iii.     Euth,  April  12,  1737;  m.  Michael  Sylvester  (8). 
iv.     Bathsheba,  April  9,  1739;  m.  John  Hatch  (9). 
v.      Ezekiel,  July  18,  1740;  d.  Oct.  18,  1740. 

20.  vi.     x\mo8,  July  16,  1741. 

vii.    Eliza))dh,  "March  30,  1743;  m.  Jan.  23,  1766,  Thomas 

Collamore  of  Scituate. 
viii.  Abigail,  April  9,  1744;  m.  Stephen  Bailey  (8). 

13.  Abner  (s.  of  Abner')  ;  m.  Oct.  13,  1740,  Mary  Munroe. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.     Naomi,  Aug.  3,  1741;  d.  Aug.  22,  1741. 
ii.      Abner,  Oct.  14,  1742. 

iii.     Mary,  ]\rarch  1,  1744;  m.  Jan.  18,  1768,  Elijah  Cush- 
ing  of  Pembroke. 

14.  Amasa  (s.  of  Amasa^)  ;  m.  Elizabeth .      Moved  to  Lan- 
caster. 

Children,  the  most  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elizabeth,  June  4,  1729. 
ii.      Hannah,  April  28,  1731. 
iii.     Ichabod,  March  3,  1732-3. 
iv.     Zilpha,  Dec.  30,  1734. 
V.      Nathaniel,  Jan'y  31,  1736-7. 
vi.     Samuel,  July  10,  1738. 
vii.    Ezra,  July  22,  1740. 
viii.  Joseph,  bap.  July  31,  1743. 


GENEALOGIES.  435 

ix.     Ijurana,  bap.  Sept.  (i,  IT  17. 
X.      Amasa,  bap.  Sept.  6,  1749. 

15.  Eliab  (s.  of  Ainasa^*^) ;  m.  May  12,  1731,  Martha  Barstow, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Baistow  (7).     Eesided  at  the  Four  Corners. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       David,  Oct.  9,  1732. 
ii.      Son,  Feb'y  3,  1735. 
iii.     Ch.,  Jan.  12,  1738. 
iv.     Ch.,  March  4,  1740. 

16.  Charles  (s.  of  Charles'^),  horn  in  Scituatc.  Mass.,  Sept.  7, 
1705;  m.  in  1728,  Eunice  Jame^.  He  d.  Oct.  2.!.  1782,  in  Scit- 
uate,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.,  1799,  aged  92  years. 

Children:    George,    Eunice,    Mary,    Sarah,    (  harles,    William, 
and  Edward,  all  born  after  1727. 

17.  Thomas,  Capt.  (s.  of  Charles^)  ;  m.  Feb.  11.  1732.  Mary 
Bryant,  dan.  of  Thomas  Bryant.  Moved  to  Pembroke  in  1737, 
where  he  d.  Jan.  26,  1795.  His  wid.  d.  Nov.  28,  1801,  agcA  90 
years.  Eesided  Just  east  of  North  river  bridge.  Shii)wright. 
Selectman  of  Pembroke  for  several  years.  Had  eiglit  children, 
among  whom  was 

21.  Thomas,  b.  April  20,  1735. 

Was  there  a  dau.,  Lucy,  who  m.  Nathaniel  Cu~Iiing   (7)  ? 

18.  Jonathan  (s.  of  Isaac^")  ;  m.  xlbigail  Stockbiid^c.  J^ived  on 
Main  street,  near  Norwell  line,  where  his  wife  died  May  J 3,  175(). 

Children,  probably  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Asa,  Feb'y  20,  1743;  m.  June  30,  1771,  Abigail  Mann, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (4).  Moved  to  Maine, 
where  he  d.  Aug.  25,  1821,  aged  78  vears.  and  his 
wid.,  April  16,  1853,  aged  72  years. 

ii.      Peuben;  lost  at  sea. 

iii.     Lydia. 

iv.     Calvin:  moved  to  Maine,  where  he  m.  and  d. 

22.  V.      Isaac. 

vi.     Susanna.    Eesided  in  Maine;  m.  a  McCraw. 

vii.    Persis;  m.  a  McGraw. 

viii.  Put)) :  m.  Abel  Curtis,  s.  of  Jesse  Curtis  (10). 

23.  ix.     Luther,  1760. 
X.      Seth. 

xi.     Philip. 

19.  Waitstill  (s.  of  Isaac'")  :  iii.  Mary  Staples.  Lived  at  Assinip- 
pi.  His  wife  d.  July  15,  1768.  and  he  d.  Oct.  25,  1815,  aged  93 
years. 

Children   born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Elisha,  March  15,  1762.     Probal)ly  died  young, 
ii.      Mary,  bap.  Oct.  6,  1764. 


1. 

ii. 

24. 

iii. 

25. 

iv. 

V. 

26. 

vi. 

vii, 

426  HISTORY  OP  HANOVER. 

iii.     Hannah,  July  23,  1765;  d.  young, 
iv.     Hannah,  bap.  Dec.  14,  1766. 

20.  Amos  (Col.)  (s.  of  EzekiePS)  ;  m.  first,  Feb.  14,  1771,  Betsey 
Perry,  dau.  of  Samuel  Perry  (2).  She  d.  Dec.  30,  1815,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Oct.  27,  1816,  Mary  K.  Stetson,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Stet- 
son, and  gr.  dau.  of  Seth  Stetson  (11).  Was  an  officer  in  the  Eev- 
olutionary  War,  and  d.  Mar.  14,  1822.  Selectman.  Probably 
lived  on  King  street. 

Children : 

Betsey,  1772;  m.  Daniel  Keen  of  Pembroke. 

Ruth,  1774;  d.  1775. 

Ezekiel,  1776. 

Amos. 

Euth,  1784;  m.  Samuel  House  (1). 

Seth,  1786. 

William,  bap.  and  d.  1787. 

21.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas^^)  ;  m.  Dec.  18,  1765,  Joanna  Phil- 
lips, dau.  of  Capt.  Nathaniel  Phillips  of  Marshfield.  Resided  in 
Pembroke,  on  the  estate  formerly  owned  by  Dr.  Jeremiah  Hall, 
and  d.  Dec.  26,  1808.  His  wid.  d.  March  27,  1828,  aged  83  yrs. 
Capt.  in  Revolutionary  War.     Shipwright. 

Children  probably  bom  in  Pembroke: 
i.       Charles,  Sept.  18,  1766;  physician. 
ii.      Joanna,  Dec.   20,  1771;  m.  May  5,   1806,  Dea.   Seth 
Whitman  of  Pembroke. 
27.     iii.     Thomas,  Dec.  22,  1782. 

22.  Isaac  (s.  of  Jonathan's)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  10,  1778,  Mary  Whit- 
ing, dau.  of  William  Whiting  (3).  She  d.  about  1794,  and  he  m. 
secondly,  Aug.  28,  1795,  Rebecca  Curtis,  wid.  of  William  Curtis 
(25).  She  d.,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  Esther  Spaulding  of  Townsend, 
Vermont.  He  d.  in  Vermont.  Resided  while  in  Hanover  at  As- 
sinippi,  probably. 

Children : 
i.       Isaac  ;  m.  Abigail  Whiting. 
ii.      Priscilla,  1786;  d.  1792. 
iii.     Mary,  m.   Isaac  Withington  of  Dorchester, 
iv.     Avis. 

V.      Betsey,  1784;  m.  Peter  Ilobart  of  Boston, 
vi.     Sylvia,  1790;  d.  1801. 
vii.    William;  m.   Sally  Gowen. 
viii.     Samuel. 

23.  Luther  (s.  of  Jonathan'^) ;  m.  Grace  Whiting,  dau.  of  Wil- 
liam Whiting  (3).  He  d.  Oct.  14,  1839,  aged  80  years,  and  his 
wid.,  June  8,  1842. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Grace,  March  24,  1784;  m.  Joseph  Foster  (1). 
ii.      Jane,  1791;  m.  David  Hozen  of  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  427 

iii.     Avis,  1793;  m.  William  Lapliam. 

28.  iv.     Luther;  1800. 

29.  V.      George  W.,  April  10,  1805. 

24.  Ezekiel  (s.  of  Amos20) ;  m.  first,  Feb'y  28,  1799,  Lydia  Stet- 
son, dau.  of  Samuel  Stetson  (22).  She  d.  July  15,  1819,  and  he 
m.  secondly,  Jan'y  24,  1820,  Priscilla  Josselyn,  dau.  of  Eleazer 
Josselyn  (16).  She  d.  March  21st,  1826,  and  he  m.  thirdly,  Mary 
Harding.    Eesided  on  Whiting  street,  on  land  now  Webster  street. 

Children : 

i.  Harriet,  1800;  m.  John  Mann  (10). 

ii.  William,  bap.  Oct.  18,  1801 ;  d.,  1824. 

30.  iii.  Ezekiel,  bap.  May  13,  1804. 
iv.  Lucy,  bap.  Oct.  2,  1808. 

31.  V.  Samuel  S.,  born,  1810. 
vi.  John. 

vii.    Euth;  m.  May  23,  1841,  James  Curtis  of  Hanson. 

viii.  Sarah  K.,  born  Jan'y  10,  1821. 

ix.     Priscilla  J.,  born  May  12,  1823. 

X.      Bathsheba. 

xi.     Mary. 

xii.    Catherine  P.,  born  Nov.  28,  1825. 

25.  Amos  (s.  of  Amos^o)  ;  m.  Mary  Reed. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Mary  E.,  April  3,  1803. 

ii.  Alice,  April  2,  1805. 

iii.  Clarissa,  IS^ov.  25,  1808. 

iv.  David  E.,  June  16,  1811. 

26.  Seth   (s.  of  Amos20)  ;  m.  Priscilla  Beal. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.  Seth,  Oct.  15,  1811;  m.  Deborah  House. 

ii.  Nathan,  July  16,  1814. 

iii.  Priscilla  B.,  July  22,  1817;  d.  Nov.  20,  1818. 

iv.  Priscilla. 

V.  Noah. 

27.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas2i)  ;  m.  May  10,  1811,  Deborah  Stock- 
bridge,  dau.  of  David  Stockbridge  (7).  Eesided  in  Hanover  the 
latter  part  of  his  life,  where  he  d.  July  8,  1829.  His  wid  d.  Oct. 
15,  1882.  He,  with  his  brother-in-law,  Dea.  Seth  Whitman,  who 
resided  for  several  years  on  the  Judge  Whitman  estate  in  Han- 
over, kept  a  general  store  in  Hanover  under  the  firm  name  of 
"Turner  and  Whitman." 

Children,  all  born  in  Pembroke : 

i.       Thomas,  Dee.  21,  1812;  d.  Jan.  21,  1815. 

ii.  Euth  S.,  Dec.  17,  1813;  m.  Nov.  27,  1834,  Dr.  Ira 
Warren,  who  was  at  one  time  Principal  of  the  Han- 
over academy.  He  d.  in  1864,  aged  59  years.  No 
children. 


428  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

•32.     iii.     Thomas,  Nov.  22,  1815. 

iv.     Jane  B.,  Dec.  26,  1817;  d.  Aug.  9,  1819. 

V.      Charles  P.,  June  13,  1823;  d.  Sept.  26,  1847. 

28.  Luther  (s.  of  Luther^^)  ;  m.  wid.  Lueinda  Whitney  or  Whit- 
ing. She  d.  Aug.  19,  1870,  aged  89  yrs,  and  he  d.  Feb'y  28,  1879. 
Resided  on  Cedar  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself.  Sea- 
faring man. 

Children : 
i.       George;   m.    Eachel   Bennett   of   Abington,   and   died, 

leaving  ch. 
ii.      Mary  T..  1818 ;  d.  unm.,  July  11,  1901,  aged  83  yrs. 
33.     iii.     Luther  W.,  1825. 

29.  George  W.  (s.  of  LutherSS)  ;  m.  Oct.  22,  1829,  Avis  Whiting, 
dau.  of  William  Whiting  (12).  She  d.  Jan'y  21,  1857.  He  d. 
Oct.  12,  1873.    Resided  on  Whiting  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Avis  H.,  Aug.  8,  1830;  m.  Phineas  P.  Peterson  (1). 
ii.      Mary  E.,  March  8,  1832;  d.  Oct.  31,  1832. 

30.  Ezekiel  (s.  of  Ezekiel2^)  ;  m.  Nancy  Tamer  of  Pembroke. 
Slie  d.  Aug.  26,  1868,  and  he  d.  May  17,  1869. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
3i.     i.       George  W. 

ii.      Lydia  S.,  1837;  m.  Oren  Iris  (1). 
iii.     Mary  E.,  April  19,  1830;  m.  James  Iris  (1). 
35.     iv.     Ezekiel  T.,  Nov.  1,  1831. 

V.      Maria  J.,  March  7,  1838;  m.  Wm.  D.  Torrey  (3). 
vi.     Nancy  A.,  Dec.  29,  1842;  m.  June  2,  1866,  George  H. 
Morton  of  Kingston.       He  d.  Oct.  14,  1896.       Ch. 
born  in  Eockland: 
i.       Burton  L.,  Nov.  22,  1868;  m.  Nov.  14,  1894,  L. 

P.  Copland  of  Marlboro, 
ii.      Annie  M.,  June  30,  1878 :  d.  March  5,  1879. 
iii.     Grace  B.,  April  29,  1880. 
vii.    Charles  H.,  Aug.  11,  1844;  d.  unm.,  March  16,  1892. 
3G.     viii.  John  A.,  Aug.  18,  1848. 

31.  Samuel  S.  (s.  of  Ezekiel^^)  ;  m.  first,  Oct.  28,  1832,  Mary 
A.  Tribou,  dau.  of  John  Tribou  (1).  She  d.  Oct.  27.  1877,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  July  19,  1883,  Mrs.  Harriet  N.  Loud  of  Marsh- 
field.  He  d.  Nov.  19,  1887,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  13,  1906,  aged 
75  years.  Resided  on  Broadway,  near  Teague's  bridge,  in  house 
constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

37.  i.       S.  Nathan,  Aug.  16,  1834. 

ii.      George  G.,  Oct.  9,  1837;  d.  Oct.  6,  1838. 

38.  iii.     Charles  E..  May  23,  1839. 

iv.     Julia  A.,  Oct.  25,  1842;  m.  William  H.  Bates  (62). 


GEXKALOGIES.  429 

V.  Jane  G.,  Sept.  2;^,  1844;  m.  iiecior  Dainon,  s.  of 
Thomas  Damon    (5). 

39.  Yi.     Walter  F.,  April  27,  1846. 

32.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas2<)  ;  m.  March  29,  1838,  Susan  M. 
Thaj'er  of  South  Boston.  I'esided  in  Boston,  and  then  in  Han- 
over, at  the  Four  Corners,  where  he  d.  Nov.  16,  1898.  His  wid. 
d.  Jan'y  30,  1896,  aged  77  years.     Carriage  iiianufac-turor. 

Children  born  in  Boston : 

i.      Thomas,  Feby  1,  1841;  d.  Feby  7.  1811. 

ii.      Susan  J.,  Jan.  18,  1842;  m.  Oct.  30.  ls68,  Josepli   W. 
Phinney.     She  d.  Dec.  8,  1882.     Children: 
i.       Warren,  born  Aug.  20,  1869. 
ii.      Arthur  T.,  born  Nov.  6,  1873:  d.  July  2,  187  4. 

iii.     Thomas,  July  17,  1844  ;j:l.  May  18.  1849. 

iv.  Adelaide  W.,  Sept.  22,  1848;  lii.  tirst,  Sept.  30,  1869, 
John  F.  Beale  of  Brockton.  Ch. :  Lillian  C,  born 
Aug.  12,  1870;  m.  secondly,  C.  W.  Nash  of  New- 
York  city.     Resides  in  N.  Y. 

40.  V.      Charles  P.,  Apr.  5,  1851. 

vi.     Mary  G.,  Dec.  16,  1854:  m.  Oct.  5,  1881.  J.  D.  Fi<ke. 

33.  Luther  W.  (s.  of  Luther-^)  ;  m. Stodd;ird  of  Sont!:  Wey- 
mouth. He  d.  Oct.  5,  1894,  aged  69  years.  liesided  on  Cedar- 
street  the  last  of  his  life,  in  house  constructed  by  bis  father. 

Children : 
i.       Fanny. 

41.  ii.      AVilliam  A.,  1860. 

34.  George  W.  (s.  of  EzekiePO);  m.  Feb.  6,  1850,  Elizabeth  C. 
Barton,  dau.  of  Jedediah  Barton  of  Duxbury.  Resided  in  Pem- 
broke, and  died  in  1909. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke : 

42.  i.  George  L.,  Jan'y  7,  1851. 
ii.  James  M.,  Aug.  8,  1853. 
iii.  Ella  C,  April  15,  1856. 
iv.  Helen  A.,  June  19,  1859. 
v.  Henry  0.,  Fcb'y  14,  1862. 
vi.  Emma  F.,  Juno  19,  1865. 

35.  Ezekiel  T.  (s.  of  Ezekicb-")  ;  m.  June  2.  1865.  Sarah  S,. 
Jenkins,  wid.  of  Alden  Jenkins  of  Abington,  and  dau.  of  Capt. 
Patrick  Butler.  She  was  born  in  Harwich,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1831, 
Resides  on  Circuit  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Eldon  W.,  June  12,  1869;  d.  Aug.  13,  1881. 
ii.      Clayton  E.,  April  24,  1871.    Has  been  book-keeper  for 
the   Lot   Pltillip^   &    Co.    Corporation    since   fall    of 
1890. 

36.  John  A.  (s.  of  Ezckich^")  5  "i-  ^i"'^*.  Mary  A.  Poole,  dau.  of 


430  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER, 

John  i\joie  (1).  She  d.  Sept.  1,  1893,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Har- 
riet E.  Webster  of  North  Adams.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War, 
and  d.  Jan'y  14,  1899. 

Children  by  wife  Mary  A. : 
i.       Leon  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  1873;  d.  July  31,  1873,  aet. 

11  months,  18  days, 
ii.      Arthur  B.,  born  in  Brockton,  April  24,  1881. 
iii.     May  A.,  born  in  Hanover,  April  30,  1886;  m.  Louis 
E.  Stone  (1). 

37.  S.  Nathan  (s.  of  Samuel  S.^i) ;  m.  Aug.  16,  1855,  N".  Fidelia 
Damon,  dau.  of  Thomas  Damon  (5).  She  d.  July  25,  1885.  Now 
resides  in  Abington.     Carpenter. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Clara  M.,  May  21,  1856;  m.  March  22,  1876,  C.  Dudley 

Gilman  of  Bockland.     Children: 

i.       Wesley  C,  born  July  19,  1882. 

ii.      Ethel  F.,  born  Dec.  14,  1885 ;  d.  Dec.  1,  1899. 
ii.      George  C,  April  29,  1858;  d.  Jan.  16,  1865. 
iii.     Mary  A.,  Nov.  1,  1864;  m.  Edwin  F.  Dwelley  (28). 
iv.     Amelia  A.,  May  15,  1867;  m.  J.  Howard  Brooks,  s.  of 

Ara  Brooks  (14). 

38.  Charles  E.  (s.  of  Samuel  S.^i)  ;  m.  Louisa  J.  Paige,  dau.  of 
Jacob  Paige  of  Boston.  She  was  born  Oct.  7,  1837.  Resides  on 
Broadway,  at  end  of  Winter  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Evelyn  M.,  May  3,  1859;  unm. 
ii.      Wesley  E.,  March  15,  1863;  unm. 

39.  Walter  F.  (s.  of  Samuel  S.^i)  ;  m.  Aug.  19,  1866,  Sarah  E. 
Perry,  dau.  of  Kilborn  R.  Perry  (23).  She  d.  Nov.  7,  1906. 
Resides  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Mabel  F.,  April  9,  1876:  m.  Ezra  B.  Phillips  (4). 
ii.      Grace  L.,  March  18,  1878;  m.  William  L.  Morse  (6). 

40.  Charles  P.  (s.  of  Thomases)  ;  m.  first,  April  5,  1873,  Caroline 
Gushing,  dau.  of  Elnathan  Cushing  of  Scituate,  and  m.  secondly, 
Nov.  18,  1896,  Matilda  Stone,  dau.  of  Charles  Stone.  Slie  was  b. 
in  Birmingham,  Eng.,  April  14,  1881.  Resides  corner  ol  Wash- 
ington and  Church  streets. 

Children  by  wife  Matilda,  all  born  in  Hanover  except  thii'd  ch., 
who  was  b.  in  Hingham. 
i.       Susie  W.,  July  23,  1898. 
ii.      Ruth  S.,  Aug.  30,  1901. 
iii.     Charles  C,  Jan.  17,  1904;  d.  March  19,  1905. 
iv.     Ethel  L.,  April  3,  1907. 

4L     William  A.  (s.  of  Luther  W.33) ;  m.  Dec.  17,  1885,  Cora  E. 


GENEALOGIES.  431 

Putnam,  dau.  of  D.  F.  rutiiain.       He  d.  Dec.  2.  1892.       Resided 
on  Pleasant  street. 
Children : 

i.       Grace. 

ii.      Maud. 

42.     George  L.   (s.  of  George  W.^-*)  ;  m.  first,  Lucy  M.  Josselyn, 
dau.  of  James  Josselyn  of  Bridgewater.       She  d.  in  Hanson,  and 
he  m.  secondly,  May  31,  1899,  Marga:-et  M.  Smith,  dau.  of  Patiick 
Kane   (1).       Rssides  on  Webster  street. 
Children  by  wife  Lucy  M.  : 

i.       George  M.,  b.  in  Whitmai.. 

ii.      Florence  M.,  b.  in  Hanson. 

iii.     Ethel  F.,  b.  in  Hanson. 

TURMFR. 

1.  James  W.  (s.  of  James),  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Jan.  31,  IS-^IS; 
m.  first,  Nov.  24,  1853,  Julia  A.  Perry,  dau.  of  Seth  Perry  (14). 
She  d.  Deo.  20,  1870.  He  m.  secondly,  Aug.  27,  1874,  Nellie  J. 
Drew,  wid.  of  Harry  Drew  (1),  and  dau.  of  Dwight  Foster.  He 
d.  Dec.  15,  1900,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  1907.  Resided  on  Oakland 
avenue. 

Children  by  wife  Julia,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Emily  C,  Sept.  3,  1855;  m.  Henry  Smith.       Resides 

in  the  western  part  of  the  state.      No  ch. 
ii.      Ellen  A.,  June  12,  1860;  m.  Horace  Thompson.       He- 
sides  in  Lynn.       Ch.  Ella, 
iii.     Ruth  S.,  Mar.  28,  1864. 
Child  by  wife  Nellie,  born  in  Hanover : 
2.     iv.     James  W.,  Jan.  20,  1876. 

(Ruth   Turner,   dau.   of   David    Stockbridge.   and   mother   of 
James  W.  (1),  d.  in  Hanover,  July  18,  1877.) 

2.  James  W.  (s.  of  James  ^y^)  ;  m.  June  6,  1900,  Lizzie  M. 
Phinney,  dau.  of  Albert  W.  Phinney  (1). 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Harlan  L.,  Oct.  18,  1901. 
ii.      Charles  W.,  Sept.  9,  1905;  d.  Aug.  21,  1908. 

TURNER. 

1.     John  C.  (s.  of  Wm.  Turner  by  wife  Sarah  Chubbuck),  b.  in 
Pembroke,  Mass.,  Dec.  7,  1791;  m.  Nov.  25,  1817,  Betsey  Maim. 
Children : 
i.       Charles,  b.  in  Pembroke,  May  3,  1818;  d.  Mar.  5,  1835. 
ii.      Caroline  P.,  Julv  7,  1822 ;  m.  Nov.  16,  1843,  Edward  A. 

Ward, 
iii.     Andrew  S.,  Oct.  8,  1824;  d.  June  6,  1834. 

2.  iv.     Isaiah  M.,  Sept.  8,  1830. 

3.  v.      George  F.,  July  19,   1833. 


432  HISTORY  OF  HANDOVER. 

vi.     Hannah  S.,  July  18,  1835;  m.  John  W.  Pratt  (1). 

2.  Isaiah  M.  (s.  of  John  C.i)  ;  m,  about  1862,  Clara  M.  Web- 
ber, wid.  of  George  W.  Webber.  She  m.  thirdly,  an  Albee.  Ke- 
sided  on  Broadway,  South  Hanover,  in  a  house  which  was  bu)'ned. 
No  ch. 

3.  George  F.  (s.  of  John  C.i) ;  m.  May  14,  1860,  Lucy  H. 
Chamberlin,  dau.  of  Josiah  Chamberlin  (4).  He  d.  JuIa'  24, 
1888. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Etta  W.,  Nov.  9,  1866;  m.  June  30,  1897,  Rev.  George 
W.  Wright,  of  Boston,  s.  of  William  H.  Wriglit. 

TURNEE. 

1.  Marlboro  (s.  of  Caleb  and  gr.  gr.  s.  of  Thomas,  of  Hingham)  ; 
m.  first,  Nov.  25,  1753,  Mary  Curtis,  dau.  of  Joseph  Curtis  (7). 
She  d.  Oct.  3,  1776,  and  he  m.  secondly,  Jan.  1,  1777,  Abigail 
Curtis.  Was  this  Abigail  the  wid.  of  Joseph  Curtis,  who  was  the 
s.  of  Joseph  Curtis  (7)  ?  Capt.  in  the  Revolution;  d.  in  Luneu- 
berg,  Dec.  30,  1803,  age  71  years.  While  in  Hanover  he  resided 
on  Pleasant  street,  near  Cedar  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Marlboro,  bap.  July  30,  1757;  m.  Jan.  7,  1790,  Deborah 

Stockbridge,  dau.  of  David  Stockbridge  (5).       This 

Marlboro  and  his  wife  were  buried  in  the  Center 

Cemetery,  their  graves  being  in  the  driveway,  near 

the   old   tombs, 
ii.      Nabby,  bap.  July  30,  1757;  m.  Nov.  8,  1775,  Joseph 

Bicknell,   Jr.,   of   Abington,        Removed   to   Lunen- 

berg.       Had  ten  ch. 
iii.     Melzar,  bap.  April  17,  1762;  d.  April  20,  1763. 
2.     iv.     Joseph,  bap.  Sept.  1,  1765.       Removed  to  Lunenberg. 
V.      Lydia  S.,  bap.  Sept.  1,  1765;  m.  Joseph  Jaokman,  and 

had  four  ch. 
vi.     Molly,  bap.  Oct.  30,  1768;  m.  Feb.  9,  1792,  John  Jones, 

of  Lunenberg.       Had  seven  ch. 

2.  Joseph  (s.  of  Marlboro^) ;  m.  Patience  Oldham.  Moved  to 
Lunenberg.      He  d.  May,  1807.       She  d.  Oct.,  1833. 

Children : 
i.       Marlboro. 

ii.      Marcia;  m.  John  Thompson,  and  had  5  eh. 
iii.     Alexander;  m.  and  had  2  ch. 
iv.     Joseph;  d.  unm. 

V.      Lucia,  Jan.  7,  1790;  m.  Lemuel  Dwelley  (11). 
vi.     Melzar,  1793;  d.  young, 
vii.    Thomas;  d.  unm.,  Feb.,  1857. 
viii.  Jane,  1798;  m.  James  Harrod.  and  had  4  eh. 
ix.     Mary,  Dec.  28,  1799;  m.  Dee.  6,  1821,  Abraham  Pierce, 
and  had  two  ch. 


GENEALOOIES.  433 

X.      Charlotte,  1805;  m.  Abraham  Marshall,  and  had  eh. 
si.     John,  b.  Oct.  17,  1807;  m.  Abigail  Poole,  and  resided 
in  Eockland, 

TtJENEE. 

1.  Miles  S.  (s.  of  Elijah  B.  ),  1).  in  S.  Scitnate,  An^-.  26,  IS.V^; 
m.  first,  Jan.  12,  1879,  Annie  McKay,  dan.  of  David  McKay.  She 
d.  Jan.,  1888,  and  he  m.  secondly.  Sept.  29,  1903,  Nannie  Webb, 
dau.  of  James  Bullen,  and  wid.  of  William  H.  AYebb.  She  was 
b.  in  Cornwall,  Eng.,  Apr.  18,  1853. 

Child  by  wife  Annie,  born  in  Norwell: 
i.       Lucy  M.,  Sept.  26,  1881. 

TUEXER. 

1.     0.  Burton  (s.  of  Israel  H.),  b.  in  Pembroke,  Feb.  19,  1872;  m. 
Feb.  19,  1892,  ]3ertha  L.  Johnson,  dau.  of  James  L.  Johnson  (1). 
Eesides  on  Spring  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 
Children : 

i.      Forrest  L.,  Nov.  8,  1894. 

ii.      Mildred  L.,  Mar.  27,  1896. 

iii.     Lura  B.,  Apr.  30,  1900. 

TURNER. 

1.     William   F.    (s.  of  William,  and  a  descendant  of  Humphrey 
Turner),  b.  in  S.  Scitnate;  m.  Nov.  26,  1867,  H.  Elizabeth  Stod- 
dard, dau.  of  Francis  Stoddard  (1).       She  was  b.  in  S.  Scituate. 
She  d.  Feb.  12,  1902.      He  d.  Dec.  6,  1906.      Resided  on  Wasl)iug- 
ton  street,  Assinippi.       Shoe  manufacturer. 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.     Flora  E.,  Aug.  29,  1878  (an  adopted  dau.)  ;  m.  June  6, 
1900,  Ervdlle  E.  Lewis,  s.  of  Frank  Lewis  of  Rock- 
land.      Ch.  b.  in  Hanover: 
i.       Winfred  T.,  Mar.  30,  1901;  d.  in  infancy. 

VAIL. 

1.     Bartholomew,  b.  in  Ireland:  m.  Ellen  Kelliher,  who  was  b. 
in  Ireland.       He  d.  Sept.  9,  1872.  aged  54  years,  and  his  wid.  d. 
Oct.  11,  1874,  aged  52  years. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Thomas;  m.  and  has  one  child,  Frank.       Resides  in 

Vermont, 
ii.      John;    m.    Sarah   Lee,   of   Athol,   and   has   one   child, 

Helen.        Resides   in   Danvers. 
iii.     Margaret  A.,  b.  Oct.  11,  1854;  unm. 
iv.     Mary,  I).  Jan.  3,  1865;  m.  Feb'y  22,  1886,  James  W. 
Lewis,  of  Hanson,  and  has  one  child,  Daniel  J.,  b. 
March,  1893.      Two  children,  Warren  K.  and  Roger 
V.  died  young. 


434  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

V.  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  d,  1857;  m.  Joseph  Josselyn  of  Hanson, 
and  has  two  children,  Edward  and  Ernest  AV.  Re- 
sides in  Dedham. 

VENTEES. 

1.  Ernest  E.  (Eev.)  (s.  of  Eev.  W.  H.  S.  Ventres),  b.  in  Hudson, 
Mass.,  April  7,  1874;  m.  Sept.  13,  1905,  Lulu  M.  Ames  of  Wa- 
terville,  Maine.  Graduated  at  Colby  College  in  1901,  and  at  New- 
ton Theological  Institution,  1905.  Pastor  of  First  Baptist 
Church. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Evelyn  F.,  Feb.  24,  1907. 

VINAL. 

1.  Joseph  (s.  of  Seth  of  Scituate,  and  a  descendant  of  Anna 
Vihal,  who  was  in  Scituate  as  early  as  1636),  b.  Nov.  18,  1884;  m. 
April  18,  1848,  Sophia  S.  Darling,  dau.  of  David  Darling  (1). 
She  d.  Aug.  17,  1885.  He  m.  2d,  wid.  Lydia  J.  Logan,  dau.  of 
William  Brown,  of  Nova  Scotia.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War,  and 
d.  1908.  Eesided  on  Circuit  street  in  the  "Darling"  House. 
Children  by  wife  Sophia  S.,  b.  in  Hanover: 
i.       Florence  E.,  April  24,  1851,  living  unm.  in  Florence, 

Mass. 
ii.      George  F.,  Aug.  15,  1852;  m.  Jan.  10,  1880,  Hattie 
Packard,  of  Brockton.       Eesides  in  Plymouth.     No 
ch. 
iii.     Joseph  C,  March  29,  1855;  m.  April  29,  1880,  Myra 
Evan  of  Eockland.      Eesides  in  Brockton.       No  ch. 
iv.     Alice  S.,  Feb.  7,  1857  ;m.  April  10,  1880,  Albian  W. 
Thomas,    of    South   Abington.     2    ch:    Bertha   and 
Mabel.       Now  resides  in  N.  Y. 

VINAL. 

1.     Seth  H.  (s.  of  Seth,  of  Scituate)  ;  b.  Dec.  27,  1818 ;  m.  May  27, 
1840,  Harriet  L.  Darling,  dau.  of  David  Darling  (1).      He  served 
in  the  Civil  War.      His  wife  d.  Nov.  15,  1890,  and  he  d.  Aug.  1, 
1902.      Eesided  the  last  of  his  life  in  Norwell.      Eepresentative. 
Children : 
i.       Harriet  A.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Deo.  1,  1841 ;  m.  Apr.  8, 
1866,  Eev.  Wm.  C.  Litchfield,  who  was  b.  in  South 
Scituate,  March  31,  1840,  a  son  of  Cummings  Litch- 
field.      Ch : 

i.       Fannie  T.,  b.  Oct.  13,  1872. 
ii.      Annie  S.,  b.  Aug.  19,  1876. 
iii.     Susie  D.;  d.  May  17,  1880. 
iv.     Frankie  E.;  d.  Aug.  22,  1880. 
v.      W.  Eddie;  d.  Aug.  20,  1883. 


GENEALOGIES.  435 

ii.  Abbie  S.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  June  27,  1844;  m.  Jan.  3, 
1S69,  \A'nT.  IT.  Savage,  s.  of  John  Savage,  of  Eng- 
land,      lie  d.  Feb.  I'j,  1903.       No  eh. 

iii.  Fannie  FI.,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  9,  1848;  m.  Oct.  21,  1866, 
Charles  IT.  Merritt,  of  So.  Scituate,  s.  of  Francis 
Merritt.  He  d.  Sept.  9,  1894.  Children  born  in 
Norwell : 

i.       Willard  H.,  Nov.  13,  1867. 
ii.      Sarah  F.,  March  13,  1870. 

VINING. 

1.  David  (s.  of  Ebed,  of  East  Abington),  b.  Dec.  27,  1797;  m. 
first,  Nov.  8,  1821,  Mary  Curtis,  dau.  of  Abner  Curtis  (35).  She 
d.  Feb.  18,  1826;  m.  secondly,  May  4,  1828,  Martha  Briggs,  dau. 
of  Ezra  Briggs  (2).      He  d.  Sept.  11,  1859,  and  his  vs^id.  d.  June 

2,  1881.  Eesided  on  Main  street,  in  house  now  owned  and  oc- 
cupied by  Henry  E.  Spear. 

Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Mary  S.,  July  29,  1822;  m.  Charles  Thomas  (2). 
ii.      David,  Apr.  7,  1824;  m.  Cynthia  Cobb.       Resided  in 
Middleboro. 

Children  by  wife  Martha,  born  in  Hanover: 
iii.     Martha  A.,  Feb.  23,  1829;  d.  Apr.  13,  1896. 

2.  iv.     Israel  L.,  Oct.  8,  1830. 

v.      Hannah  B.,  Sept.  5,  1835;  m.  Timothy  B.  Chapman 

(6). 
vi.     Charles  C,  Dec.  7.  1838;  m.  Dec.  8,  1880,  Rose  T. 

Hatch,  dau.  of  John  T.  Hatch,  of  Scituate,  and  d. 

July  22,  1896.       His  wid.  m.  Fred  W.  Curtis,  s.  of 

George  W.  Curtis  (77). 

3.  vii.    Asaph  D.,  Aug.  1,  1842. 

2.  Israel  L.  (s.  of  David^) ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1851,  Nancy  J.  Mat- 
thews, dau.  of  Joseph  Matthews  of  Abington.  He  d.  Feb.  13, 
1897,  and  his  widow  d.  Oct.  12,  1898.       Resided  in  Norwell. 

Children  born  in  South  Scituate : 
i.       Henry  L.,  Jan.  31,  1852;  d.  Feb.  13,  1852. 

4.  ii.      Asa  L.,  April  18,  1853. 

5.  iii.     Henry,  Oct.  18,  1855. 

iv.  William  E.,  Feb.  22,  1857;  m.  Frances  Bates,  of  Abing- 
ton.      No  ch. 

V.      Mary  J.,  July  31,  1858;  m.  Henry  E.  Spear  (1). 

vi.  Edward,  Jan.  2,  1860;  m.  Maria  Kane,  dau.  of  Patrick 
Kane  (1).       No  ch. 

vii.  Frank  M.,  April  1,  1866;  m.  Jan.  14,  1899,  Aline  S. 
Leavitt,  dau.  of  Kinsman  Leavitt  (1).       No  ch. 

3.  Asaph  D.  (s.  of  David^)  ;  m.  Apr.  18,  1869,  Mary  A.  Studley, 
dau.  of  David  W.  Studley.       She  was  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Sept. 


436  HISTORY  OF  HAK-QVER. 

20,  1846.      He  d.  July  25,  1906.      Eesided  on  Main  street,  north 
of  Baptist  clmrcli,  in  house  constructed  by  himself: 
Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Warren  D.,  Dec.  13,  1884;  m.  Bernice  Head,  dau.  of 
Daniel  J.  Head  (1),  and  has  two  ch:   Cora  May  and 
J.  Sumner. 

4.  Asa  L.  (s.  of  Israel  L.^)  ;  m.  Oct.  21,  1875,  Emma  D.  Leavitt, 
dau.  of  Kinsman  Leavitt  (1).       Besides  in  Norwell. 

Children : 
i.       A.    Florence,    born    in    Hanover,    June    17,    1877;    m. 

George  H.  Wilder   (5). 
ii.      Clarence  I.,  b.  in  IsTorwell,  July  8,  1880;  m.  July  3, 

1906,  Grace  L.  Plummer,  dau.  of  Frank  Plummer. 

5.  J.  Henry  (s.  of  Israel  L.-)  ;  m.  in  1880,  Alice  M.  Leavitt,  dau. 
of  Kinsman  Leavitt  (1).      Besides  at  JSTorth  Hanover. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Alma  L.,  x4.pr.  4,  1881 ;  m.  Burton  E.  Whiting,  s.  of 

ElwynT.  Whiting  (43). 
ii.      Flora  F.,  Jan.   1,  1884;  m.   Sept.   9,  1905,  Oscar  F. 

Vargus,  s.  of  Antone  Vargus,  of  Norwell.      One  ch: 

Evelin  F.,  Sept.  14,  1906. 

YINING. 

1.     Joseph  (s.  of  Ebed,  of  Abington)  :  m.  in  1816,  Hannah  Gard- 
ner, dau.  of  Caleb  Gardner.       He  d.  Feb.  16,  1856.       His  wid.  d. 
Dec.  15,  1877.       Besided  cor.  North  and  AVhiting  sts. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Hannah,  Oct.,  1818;  m.  Paul  W.  Hannan,  of  East  Ab- 
ington. 
ii.      Abigail,  Nov.,  1819;  m.  Caleb  K.  Gilman,  and  d.  July 

22,  1864. 
iii.     Julia  A.,  Aug.  24,  1821 ;  m.  Joseph  Dill,  of  Abington, 

and  d.  Nov.,  1847. 
iv.     Lucinda,  Jan.  22,  1824;  m.  Isaiah  Gardner,  of  Hing- 

ham,  and  d.  Sept.,  1894.       Had  a  dau.  Bosene,  b. 

Sept.  6,  1841. 
V.      Marilla,  July  29,  1826;  m.  Henry  C.  Burrill,  of  East 

Abington,  and  d.  Jan.,  1886. 
vi.     Joseph,    March    24,    1828;   unm.        Besides    in   house 

constructed  by  himself,  near  his  father's  residence, 
vii.    Levi  L.,  Nov.  17,  1832;  m.  Nov.  17,  1861,  Mary  Curtis, 

dau.  of    Enos  Curtis    (55).       Died  Dec.  13,  1901. 

His  wife  d.  Mav  1,  1885. 
viii.  William  IT.  H.,  May  21.  18  10. 

VINING. 

1.     Judson  (s.  of  Ebed.  of  Abington),  b.  Maix-b  15,  1805;  m.  April 


GENEALOGIES.  "  437 

26,  1825,  Sarah  W.  Briggs,  clan,  of  Ezra  Briggs  (3).  She  d 
Dee.  28,  1878.  He  d.  Nov.  3,  18(57.  Resided  on  Main  street  in 
house  for  so  many  years  occupied  by  Kev.  John  Butler.  (See 
chapter  on  "Old  Houses.") 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     i.       William  J.,  April  2,  1S-2G. 

ii.  Thomas  J.,  June  18,  1828 :  d.  imm.,  July  16,  1864. 
iii.  Sally  B.,  Oct.  5,  1831;  m.  Lucius  C.  Whiting  (27). 
iv.     Lydia  S.,  Oct.  22,  1834;  unm. 

2.  William  J.  (s.  of  Judson');  m.  March  15,  1849,  Mercy  T. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Thomas  M.  Bates  (36).  He  d.  April  20,  1904. 
Kesided  on  Circuit  street,  near  "Winslow's  Crossing"  of  the  'N. 
Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  E.  E.  Co. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i..      Georgianna,  July  15,  1850. 
ii.      Lona  F.,  Feb.  7,  1857. 

Lottie  0.,  May  29,  1874;  d.  Sept.  10,  1875. 

WADE. 

1.     Isaac  (s.  of  Isaac)  ;  m.  Deborah  Curtis,  tlau.  of  Abuer  Curtis 
(35).      Resided  on  Main  street. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Lucy,  Dec.  3,  1798;  m.  David  Damon. 

ii.      Deborah,  Aug.  17,  1800;  m.  John  Damon,  and  she  d. 
July  3,  1849. 

iii.     Louisa,  Dec.  29,  1802;  m.  Andrew  Gardner,  of  Iling- 
ham. 

iv.     Maria,  June  30,  1804;  m.  Thos.  Wade,  of  Bridgewater. 

V.      Sarah,  Sept.   15,  1807:  d.  Apr.  15,  1827. 

vi.     Matilda    XL,   July   8,    1810;   m.    first,   Apr.    10,    1835, 
J()se]j]i  Cushing,  and  secondly,  John  C.  Perkins. 

vii.    Isaac,  Apr.  15,  1813 ;  m.  Harriet  Xewall,  of  Boston. 

viii.  Mary,  Oct.  4,  1816;  m.  Lewis    Orcutt,  of  Abington. 

ix.     Dorcas.  Jan.  31,  1820:  m.  Minot  ^Yales,  of  Abington, 
and  d.  abt.  1844. 

X.      Henry  \V.,  Dee.  28,  1823;  m.  Maria  Wilbur,  and  re- 
sided in  Bridgewater,  and  had  three  ch. 

xi.     Sarah,  June,  1830. 

^^'ALKER. 

1.      l-'rceman  (s.  of  Roliert)   h.  in  Brooksville.  Me..  June  1,  1873; 
m.  N'ov.  7,  1900,  Dora  E.  Sargent,  dau.  of  Stephen  W.  Sargent. 
She  was  b.  in  Lancaster,  Mass.,  Xov.  7,  1879.       Came  to   H.  in 
1899.       Resides  on  Broadway,  opposite  end  of  OakUmd  ave. 
Child  ])orn  in  Hanover : 
i.       Ruth  F.,  Oct.  2,.  1901. 


438  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 


WAEDEOBE. 

1.     Daniel,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  N".  H.,  1789;  m.  Orpha  Morse,  re- 
sided on  Main  street. 


Children : 

i. 

Daniel. 

2. 

ii. 

Walter  W., 

Apr 

.,  1822. 

3. 

iii. 
iv. 

V. 

Erastus  H. 
Eeuben  L. 
Samuel. 

vi. 

Julia  A.  M 

.,  b. 

in 

Canada, 

Jan. 

23, 

1834;  m. 

Joseph 

A.  Stoddard 

(4) 

2.  Walter  W.  (s.  of  DanieP) ;  m.  Mar.  12,  1848,  Sarah  J.  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Loring  Curtis  (54).  She  d.  Oct.  27,  1901.  Eesided  on 
Main  street,  near  the  Baptist  church. 

Children : 
i.       Ella,  Jan.  9,  1849;  d.  Feb.  2,  1874. 
ii.      Adelaide  F.,  June  11,  1851;  unm. 
iii.     Josephine  J.,  Mar.   31,   1853 ;  m.   Alphonso  Reed  of 

Norwell.       Ch :  Ada  F. 
iv.     Flora  J.,  March  15,  1859 ;  d.  Jan.  31,  1860. 
V.      Walter  L.,  Mar.  20,  1861. 

3.  Erastus  H.  (s.  of  Daniel^)  m.  Lydia  Cutis,  dau.  of  Loring 
Curtis  (54).  Eemoved  to  California,  where  both  d.  Had  7 
ch.,  only  one  of  whom  was  b.  in  H. ;  others  in  California : 

i.       Herbert  E.,  June  25,  1849. 

WAENEE. 

1.  James  W.  (s.  of  William)  of  Bramford,  Suffolkshire,  England, 
was  born  in  July,  1821;  m.  Anna  Brown  of  Norwell.  She  d.  in 
Feb.,  1898  (  ?)    •  Served  in  the  Civil  War.       No  ch. 

WATEEMAN. 

1.  Eben  C.  (s.  of  James,  and  a  descendant  of  Capt.  Anthony 
Waterman  of  Scituate)  b.  in  South  Scituate,  Mar.  1,  1840;  m. 
first,  Nov.  10,  1863,  Lucy  A.  Barstow,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Barstow 
(32).  She  d.  Jan.  18,  1873.  He  m.  secondly,  Dec.  12,  1878, 
Elizabeth  A.  Curtis,  widow  of  Eobert  S.  Curtis  (76),  and  dau.  of 
John  Savage.  Eepresentative  and  Selectman.  Besides  at  the 
Four  Corners. 

Child  by  wife  Elizabeth,  born  in   Hanover: 
1.       James  C,  Feb.  1,  1880;  m.  Sept.  11,  1901,  Sarah  L. 
Bates,   dau.   of  Lorenzo  T.   Bates    (64).       No   ch. 
Eesides  corner  of  Church  street  and  Eockland  street. 

WATEEMAN. 
1.     Isaac  J.   (s.  of  Isaac,  of  Halifax^  Mass.),  b.  June  14,  1879; 


GENEALOGIES.  439 

m.  Sept.  29,  1903,  Mrs.  Sarah  Lafountain,  dau.  of  Eli  C.  Jos- 
selyn  (40).       Besides  on  King  street. 
Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Jessie  A.,  Aug.  17,  1904. 

WATERMAN. 

1.  Lemuel  C.  (of  Norwell,  a  gr.  son  of  Capt.  Anthony  Water- 
man) ;  m.  Elizabeth  B.  Gooding,  of  Boston.  She  d.  Mar.  11, 
1899,  aet.  85  years.  Eepresentative  and  Selectman  of  South 
Scituate.      Engaged  in  tack  business,  with  his  son  at  Project  Dale. 

Children : 

2.  i.       Rodolphus  C,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  June  16.  1840. 

3.  ii.      I.  Lloyd,  Sept.  11,  1842. 

4.  iii.     Frank  H.,  b.  in  So.  Scituate,  July  13,  1852. 

2.  Rodolphus  C.  (s.  of  Lemuel  C.^)  m.  July,  1866,  M.  Adele 
Tomlinson,  dau.  of  John  Tomlinson,  of  Boston.  She  d.  Jan.  27, 
1895.  Resided  corner  of  Washington  and  Rockland  streets,  in 
house  constructed  by  himself.  Succeeded  his  father  in  tack  busi- 
ness at  Project  Dale.  Selectman  and  Representative.  Served  in 
Civil  War. 

Children : 

5.  i.       William  E.,  b.  in  S.  Scituate,  June  27,  1867. 

ii.  Lillian  A.,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  9,  1870:  d.  Mar.  24, 
1876. 

iii.  Henry  C,  Feb.  12,  1872;  m.  June  15,  1907,  Grace 
Eloise    Brown,    of    Maiden.  Resides    on   Water 

street  in  house  constructed  by  himself.       Architect. 

3.  I.  Lloyd  (s.  of  Lemuel  C.^)  ;  m.  June  27,  1870,  Julia  F. 
]\Iorgan,  dau.  of  Griffith  Morgan,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Children :     Elizabeth  B  and  Albert  L. 

4.  Frank  H.  (s.  of  Lemuel  C.i)  ;  m.  Feb.  10,  1876,  Lizzie  J. 
Jones,  dau.  of  J.  B.  Jones,  of  Brockton.  Resides  in  Xorwell  in 
his  father's  house. 

Children : 
i.       Alice  D.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Jan.  12,  1877:  d.  April  21, 

1877. 
ii.      Edith  C,  b.  in  Hanover,  July  14,  1878. 
iii.     Mildred  M.,  b.  S.  Scituate,  Mar.  17,  1881. 

5.  William  R.  (s.  of  Rodolphus  C.2) ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1889,  Fannie 
S.  Allen,  dau.  of  George  H.  Allen  (1).  Resides  on  Water  street, 
in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Adele  A.,  Jan.  1,  1896. 

WHITE. 

1.     Cornelius   (s.  of  Daniel,  of  Duxbur}^  and  grandson  of  Pere- 


440  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

grille) ;  m.  May  22,  1706,  Hannah  Eandall.  Resided  on  Centre 
street,  near  Winter  street. 

Children  probably  all  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lemuel;  m.  and  had  ten  ch. 

ii.      Cornelius,  1708;  m.  Sarah  Hewitt,  of  Bridgewater,  and 
had  eleven  ch.      Lived  in  Marshfield. 

2.  iii.     Paul,  1711. 

iv.     Joanna,  1713;  m.  Xathaniel  Phillips,  and  had  five  ch: 

John,  Nathaniel,  Joanna,  Patience,  and  Daniel. 
V.      Daniel,    1716;    m.    Abigail    Turner,    dau.    of    Samuel 

Turner,  and  had  nine  cli. 
vi.     Gideon,  July  10,  1717;  m.  Joanna  Howland,  gr.  gr. 

dau.  of  John  Llovland  of  the  Mayflower,  and  had 

eight  children. 

3.  vii.    Benjamin,  1721. 

2.  Paul  (s.  of  Cornelius^):  m.  Feb.  24,  1737,  Elizabeth  Curtis- 
Family  moved  to  Cnnneetieut.       Had  8  children. 

3.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Cornelius^)  ;  m.  Hannah  Decrow,  and  d.  in 
H.,  Feb.  10,  1786,  aet.  65  years,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  22,  1814, 
aet.  94  years.       Resided  on  Center  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Penniah,  Mar.  24,  1744;  d.  Aug.  9,  1763. 

Robert,  May  3,  1747. 

Hannah,  bt.  Sept.  7,  1754;  m.  Dec.  19,  1776,  Daniel 

Crooker,  of  Pembroke. 
Benjamin,  bt.   Sept.  7,  1754. 
Cornelius,  Jul}^  9,  1T55. 

4.  Robert  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  :  m.  first,  Apr.  25,  1771,  Mary 
Crooker,  who  d.  July,  1773:  m.  secondly,  Mar.  20,  1777,  Anna 
House.  He  d.  at  Thompson,  Conn.,  aet.  88  years.  Ch :  Pen- 
niah, David,  Martin,  Richmond,  Charles  and  Elijah. 

5.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  in  1780,  Mary  Chamberlin, 
of  East  Bridgewater.  He  d.  in  H.,  July  12,  1839,  aet.  88  yrs., 
and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  27,  1841.  aet.  86  yrs.  Resided  near  corner 
of  Center  and  Winter  streets. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Lewis,  Aug.  7,  1785;  d.  Apr.  3,  1813.       Accidentally 
shot. 

7.  ii.      Cyrus,  bt.  Aug.  7.  1785. 

iii.     Mary,  bt.  Oct.   15.  1786;  m.  Apr.   26,  1812,  Reuben 

Peterson,  Jr.,  of  Duxbury.       Resided  in  Plymouth. 

iv.     Svlvia,  bt.   Sept.  26,  1790;  m.  May  4,  1806,  Ezekiel 

^  Stetson,  s.  of  Seth  Stetson  (23). 
V.      Benjamin,  1791;  d.  May  8,  1793. 

8.  vi.     Benjamin,  N"ov.  27,  1795. 

6.  Cornelius   (s.  of  Benjamin")  ;  m.  first.  May  21,  1787,  Sarah 


1. 

4. 

ii. 

iii. 

5. 

iv. 

6. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  441 

L.  Hill,  of  Pembroke,  and  secondly,  Dec.  30,  1801,  Rebecca  Bates, 
dau.  of  Seth  Bates  (16).  He  d.  Mar.  30,  1841,  aet.  86  yrs.,  and 
his  wid.  d.  Apr.  1,  1843,  aet.  78  yrs.  Eesided  on  Center  street, 
near  where  his  son  Albert  resides. 

Child  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Cornelius,  Jan.  26,  1788;  m.  June  25,  1830,  Harriet 
Tubbs,  dau.  of  Joseph  Tubbs  ( 1 ) .      Ch : 

i.       Sally  H. ;  m. Brooks.      Had  dau.  Ida,  who 

m.  Eoss  Smith. 

ii.      Cornelius;  m.  Susan  Magoun  of  Pembroke. 
Child  by  wife  Eebeeca : 
9.     ii.      Albert,  Apr.  24,  1802. 

7.  Cyrus  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Aug.  10,  1806,  Euth  S.  Keen,  of 
Pembroke.  Moved  to  Ohio,  abt.  1817.  Had  7  oh.,  of  whom  we 
follow  two  only: 

10.  iv.     Cyrus,  Nov.  2,  1811. 

11.  V.      Lewis,  b.  1813. 

8.  Benjamin  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Mary  Hall,  and  resided  in 
Marshfield.  Ch:  George,  Mary  il..  Lewis  E.,  Benjamin  F.,  and 
Harriet  S.,  all  born  after  1831. 

9.  Albert  (s.  of  Cornelius*^)  ;  m.  May  1.  1S36,  Lydia  Bates,  dau.  of 
Enos  Bates  (28).  Town  Clerk  and  Selectman.  He  d.  Oct.  25, 
1861,  and  his  wid.  m.  Isaac  J.  Merrill  (1).  Eesided  on  Center 
street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself,  which  stands  near  that  in 
which  his  father  lived.      No  ch. 

10.  Cyrus  (s.  of  Cyrus^)  ;  m.  Betsey  H.  Bonney  of  Hanson,  and 
resided  in  S.  Abington.  Had  ch :  Levi,  William,  Cynthia,  Wil- 
liam L.  and  Wendell  P. 

11.  Lewis  (s.  of  Cyrus^)  :  m.  first,  Catherine  Chandler,  of  Dux- 
bury,  who  d.  July,  1847,  and  secondly,  wid.  Anne  Bell,  and  thirdly, 
Experience  Fish.  Eesided  the  last  of  his  life  with  his  daughter, 
Catherine  L.  Dwelley,  in  Hanover,  and  d.  1909,  aged  96  years. 

Children  by  wife  Catherine : 
i.       Laura  A.,  b.  in  H.,  May,  1836 :  m.  Ira  E.  Bailev,  s.  of 
Ira,  of  No.  Easton.       He  d.  in  II..  Mar.  3,  1892. 
Ch: 

i.       Ida. 

ii.      Lewis  F. :   m.   Nov.,   1892,   Edna  M.,  dau.  of 
James  E.  Damon  (12).       Ch :  Earl  IL,  b.  in  Ab- 
ington, Jan.  30,  1899. 
iii.     Laura  A.;  m.  F.  Herbert  Niles  (1). 
ii.      Catherine  L.,  b.  in  Hanson.  Sept.  18.  1838;  m.  Edwin 

B.  Dwelley  (22). 
iii.     Lucy  T.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Aug.,  1840;  m.  Samuel  Eogers. 
Had  one  dau.,  Hattie. 


442  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

iv.     Algernon  J.,  Jan.,  1843;  m.  Charlotte  Smith.       Had 

ch:  Harry  and  Lottie. 
V.      Sylvania  G.,  June,  1845 ;  d.  Dec.  7,  1898 ;  m.  William  0. 
Beal,  of  Hanson.      Had  1  ch.  who  d.  aet.  10  yrs. 
Child  by  wife  Anne : 

vi.     Julius  E. ;  m.  1876,  Lottie  Sears,  and  has  ch. 
Child  by  wife  Experience : 
vii.    Nathan  L. ;  m.  1884,  Alice  Cobb. 

WHITE. 

1.  Gussum  (s.  of  Francis),  b.  in  Middleton,  N.  S.,  May  3,  1872; 
m.  Oct.  22,  1903,  Sarah  Francis,  dau.  of  William  Francis,  of  Nova 
Scotia.      She  was  b.  in  Middleton,  N.  S.,  Nov.  19,  1878.      No  ch.  - 

AVHITE. 

1.  William  H.  (s.  of  Darius,  of  Plympton),  b.  in  Plympton,  Apr, 
16,  1852;  m.  Sept.  11,  1875,  Flora  J.  Magoun,  dau.  of  Horatio  B. 
Magoun  (3).  A  musician  of  great  ability.  Post  Master  at  West 
Hanover.  Resides  on  Hanover  street,  near  West  Hanover  station. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Grace  C,  Mar.  16,  1877;  m.  Oct.  1,  1902,  Arthur  W. 

Everson,  s.  of  Arthur  L.  Everson  of  Abington. 
ii.      Annie  B.,  Apr.  15,  1879. 
iii.     Ida  F.,  Apr.  20,  1882. 

iv.     Katherine  B.,  Dec.  23,  1886 ;  m.  June  24,  1908,  Arthur 
Bonne}^,  s.  of  Elliot  L.  Bonney,  of  Brockton.       Ch: 
Annie  L.,  b.  in  Brockton,  July  3,  1909. 
V.      Karl  S.,  Sept.  1,  1895. 
Grace  C.  and  Annie  B.  White  have  both  for  many  years  been  con- 
nected with  the  Ladies'  Fadette  Orchestra,  of  Boston. 

WHITING. 

1.  Benjamin  (s.  of  James,  of  Hingham)  ;  m.  Apr.  19,  1716,  Sarah 
Tower,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Tower,  of  Hingham.  Sett,  at  Queen 
Anne's  Corner.  James,  the  father  of  Benjamin,  was  of  Hingham 
as  early  as  1647,  in  which  year  he  married  Mary  Beals.  A  large 
land  owner.      In  1676  his  house  was  burned  by  the  Indians. 

Children : 
i.       Benjamin,  Doc.  28.  1716. 

2.  ii.      Thomas,  Jan.  29,  1718-19. 

3.  iii.     William,  Mar.  28,  1720. 
iv.     Jacob,  Aug.  10,  1723. 

V.      Nathaniel,  b.  and  d.,  1725, 
vi.     Sarah,  Oct.  22,  1726. 

4.  vii.     Lemuel,  Aug.  7,  1729. 
viii.  Abel,  May  7,  1733. 

2.  Thomas  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  :  m.  Lyrlia  Pratt,  of  Weymouth.  He 


0. 

1. 

ii. 

6. 

iii. 

iv. 

V. 

7. 

vi. 

8. 

vii. 

9. 

viii, 

ix. 

GENEALOGIES.  4-13^^ 

d.  Sept.  23,  1793,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  7-,  1801,  aged  82  yrs.  Re- 
sided on  Wliiting  street,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  on  that  street. 
Kesided  in  the  house  which  he  constructed  standing  on  present  lo- 
cation of  house  owned  and  occupied  for  so  many  years  by  l\llnit*i'  J. 
Whiting,  opposite  the  residence  of  the  late  Wm.  Whiting. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

Thomas,  June  3,  1743. 

Lydia,  May  22,  1745;  d.  Nov.  8,  1801. 

Ozias,  July  20,  1746. 

Lucy,  Jan.  27,  1748;  d.  Nov.  28,  1789. 

Sarah,  Nov.  16,  1749;  d.  June  11,  1826. 

James,  July  26,  1751. 

Elias,  Feb.  18,  1753. 

Asa,  Apr.  2,  1755. 

Priseilla,  Mar.  14,  1757;  m.  Noah  Beal,  of  Abington, 
and  d.  1819. 
X.      Celia,  June  8,  1759;  d.  umn. 

10.  xi.     Caleb,  Aug.  9,  176l! 

3.  William  (s.  of  Benjamin^) ;  m,  in  1748,  Mary  RamsdcU,  dau. 
of  Joseph  Eamsdell  (4).  She  d.  a  wid.,  June  12,  1826.  Resided 
on  Whiting  street,  his  house  standing  on  the  location  of  tbe  house 
for  so  many  years  owned  and  occupied  by  his  gr.-gr.  dau.,  Typhena 
Whiting. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       William,  bap.,  1752;  d.  Julv  30,  1752. 

11.  ii.      Abel,  bap.  Oct.  12,  1752. 

iii.  Mary,  bap.  Mar.  21,  1756;  m.  Isaac  Turner  (22). 

iv.  Avis,  bap.  May  14,  1758;  d.  Oct.  12,  1793. 

v.  Betty,  bap.  May  4,  1760;  m.  Asa  Whiting  (9). 

12.  vi.  Wilfiam,  bap.  May  23,  1762. 

vii.    Grace,  bap.  July  8,  1764;  m.  Luther  Turner   (23). 

13.  viii.  Homer,  bap.  Aug.  24,  1766. 

4.  Lemuel  (s.  of  Benjamin^)  ;  m.  Apr,  9,  1754,  Mary  Wbiting. 
of  Hingham.  He  d.  and  his  wid.  d.  June  12,  1826,  act.  '.'5 
years.  Resided  on  Whiting  street,  in  a  liou>e  where  now  stands 
that  of  John  W.   Everson. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary,  Apr.  18,  1755;  d.  June  21,  1849. 
ii.      Samuel,  June  4,  1757;  m.  Elizabeth  Gardner,  Sept.  6,. 

1778.     Moved  away, 
iii.     Thankful.  Feb.  19,  1759  :  m.  Jamos  Whiting  (^ ). 
iv.     Lucinda,  Mar.  8,  1761;  d.  July  19,  1771. 
V.      Margaret,  Nov.  18,  1763. 
vi.     Beulah,  Mar.  17,  1766. 
vii.    Lemuel,  1769;  d.  1769. 
viii.  Bethana,  Jan.  21,  1770. 
ix.     Lemuel,  1772;  d.  Sept.  22,  1772. 
X.      Lemuel,  Nov.  5,  1773. 


11. 

ii. 

15. 

iii. 

in. 

iv. 

vi. 

444  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

xi.     Lucincla,  Dec.  14,  1776. 
xii.    Perez,  Sept.  18,  1778. 
xiii.  Buchsa,  Apr.  9,  1783. 

5.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  Xov.  15,  1770,  Eaoliel  Peakes, 
of  Scituate.  He  d.  Dec.  13,  1805,  and  his  wid.  d.  Sept.  30,  1828, 
aet.  81  years.  Selectman.  Eesided  on  Whiting  street,  in  the 
house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Israel  Eome. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

William  P.,  Apr.  28,  1771. 

Ptachel,  Oct.  14,  1773;  d.  May  7,  1849. 

Thomas,  Aug.  16,  1776. 

Charles,  bt.  June  27,  178-1. 

Olive,  bt.  July  22,  1787;  m.  Piam  Damon   (3). 

Martin,  bt.  July  22,  1792;  d.  young. 

6.  Ozias  (s.  of  Thomas"^) ;  m.  first,  — —  Yinal,  and  secondly, 
a  Faddcn.      Had  four  children,  of  whom  we  follow  one  only: 

i.       Ozias.     Did  he  m.   Eebecca   Curtis,  dau.   of  William 
Curtis    (25)? 

7.  James  (s.  of  Thomas-)  :  m.  Thankful  Whiting,  dau.  of  Lemuel 
Whiting  (4).  He  d.  Sept.  26,  1812,  and  his  wid.  d.  Aug.  3,  1832. 
Constructed  and  lived  in  the  house  at  the  end  of  Cedar  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Thankful,  Xov.  6,  1781;  d.  Feb.  1,  1793. 
ii.      Eebecca,  Mav  28,  1784;  d.  Aug.  13,  1786. 
iii.     James,  Dec' 5,  1789;  m.  Oct.  25,  1817,  Anne  Brooks, 

dau.  of  Curtis  Brooks   (3).     She  m.  secondly,  Jesse 

Gray. 
iv.     Mary,  May  8,  1786;  m.  Uriah  Lawrence,  of  Lunenberg. 
T7.     V.      Horatio,  Nov.  2,  1791. 

vi.     Tliankful,  Dec.  1,  1794:  d.  unm. 

vii.    Eufus,  Aug.  7,  1797;  d.  Dee.  24,  1799. 

viii.  Eebecca,  Sept.  28,  1800;  m.  Zadoc  Beal   (1). 

8.  Elias  (s.  of  Thomas-)  :  m.  Deborah  Jackson.  He  d.  May  20, 
1790,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  25,  1818,  aet.  61  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.  Euth,  Jan.  30.  1779. 

18.     ii.  Justus,  Sept.  14,  1780. 

iii.  Benjamin,  Apr.  23,  1782:  m.  and  resided  in  Maine. 

iv.  Sarah.  Au^.  2;,  1784;  d.  Mar.  4,  1804. 

V.  Amos,' Aug.  9,  1786. 

vi.  Edmund.  July  2,  1788;  d.  Aug.  24,  1788. 

vii.  Elias,  Dec.  1,  1789;  d.  Sept.  5,  1793. 

9.  Asa  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  first,  April  13,  1786,  Deborah  Dwel- 
ley,  dau.  of  Joshua  Dwelley  (8).  She  d.  Jan.  8.  1787.  Ho  m. 
secondly,  April  12,  1789,  Betty  Whiting,  dau.  of  William  Whiting 
(3).    Eesided  for  a  time  on  Whiting  street,  probably  in  house  now 


GENEALOGIES.  445 

owned  and  occupied  by  S.  Austin  Poole.  Afterwards  moved  to 
Lunenberg,  wliere  lie  died. 

Clnidren  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Bettv : 
i.       Asa,  1790;  d.  1T93. 

ii.      Elijah,  Aug.  22,  1792;  d.  uuni.,  about   1842. 
iii.     Deborah  D.,  Dec.  10,  1794;  ni.  ^^athan  Heal  of  Abing- 

ton,  and  d.  Dec.  17,  1821,  leaving  a  .<on  Nathan. 
iv.     Asa,  Oct.  14,  1797;  m.  Eliza  Lawrence  and  settled  in 

Lunenberg.     No  children. 
V.      Betty,  bt.  Oct.  2.'),  180;3 ;  m.  a  Battles,  resided  in  Fitch- 
burg,  and  had  a  son  Augustus. 

10.     Caleb    (s.  of  Thomas-)  ;  ni.  Apr.  23,  1785,  Susa  G.  Mann, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (4).     She  cl.  Nov.  25,  1842.     He  d.  May 
20,  1848.    Eesided  on  Whiting  street,  in  a  house  which  he  prol)ably 
built;  now  occupied  by  Charles  E.  Crocker. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Susa  G.,  Jan.  22,  1787. 

Caleb,  Oct.  18,  1788;  d.  Sept.  29,  1792. 

Lucy,  Jan.  17,  1791 ;  d.  June  15,  1840. 

Sage  M.,  Jan.  26,  1793;  d.  Oct.  11.  1793. 

Caleb,  Mar.  21.  1795. 

Sage,  April  2i).  179;  :  m.  Nov.  28,  1817,  David  Nichols 
of  Cohasset. 

Ezra,  Mav  21,   1800. 

.Tared,  April   15,  1804. 

Lvdia  P.,  Sept.  26,  180(j :  m.  Briggs  Freeman  of  Abing- 
"  ton.     She  d.  Sept.  28^  1849.  ^ 

(s.  of  William^)  ;  ra.  Feb.  19,  1784,  Priscilla  Peakes. 
.  24,  1821,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jan.  10,  1851.  No  children. 
Eesided  in  house  which  he  probably  constructed,  now  owned  and 
occupied  by  Oren  T.  Whiting,  on  Whiting  street. 

12.  William  (s.  of  William^)  ;  m.  Betsey  Clapp,  dau.  of  Sylvanus 
Clapp  of  Scituate.  He  d.  Mar.  19,  1825,  and  his  wid.  d.  Mar.  17, 
1829.  Selectman.  Resided  on  Whiting  street,  in  his  father's 
house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
1.       Avis,  Mar.  17,  1803:  m.  Geo.  W.  Turner   (29). 
Marv,  Jan.  30.  1805;  m.  Caleb  Whiting   (19). 
Svlvanus.  Feb.  9,  1808. 
William,  Feb.  5,  1811. 

13.  Homer  (s.  of  WilliamS)  :  m.  first,  Mav  8.  1785.  Anna  Stud- 
ley,  dau.  of  Gideon  Studley  (5).  She  d.  July  21,  1789.  He  m. 
secondlv,  in  17!)L  Trvphena  Beal,  dau.  of  Noah  Benl  of  Abington  ? 
He  d.  Oct.  11,  1793,  and  his  wid.  d.  Oct.  31,  1851.  Probably  lived 
in  the  "John  W.  Estes"  house,  at  end  of  Cedar  street,  or,  perhaps^ 
on  Whiting  street,  in  liouse  now  occupied  by  S.  Austin  Poole. 

Children  l)v  wife  Anna,  born  in  TTanover: 


1. 

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ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

19. 

v. 

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20. 

vii. 

21. 

viii. 

ix. 

11. 

Abel 

Pie  d 

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11. 

22. 

iii 

23. 

iv. 

416  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

i.       Homer,  bt.  Sept.  14,  1788;  m.  Hannah  White,  and  d. 

in  Hanover,  Feb.  12,  1854.     Had  one  son,  Horace, 
ii.      Anna,  1788;  d.  1793. 
Child  by  wife  Tryphena,  born  in  Hanover : 
iii.     Tryphena,  bt.  Oct.  21,  1792;  m.  Zadoc  Beal  (1). 

14.  William  P.  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  Sally  Wales,  of  Randolph. 
He  d.  in  Boston.     A  lav.-yer.     Had  four  children. 

15.  Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  June  8,  1797,  Hannah  Mann, 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Mann  (5).  He  d.  1806,  and  his  wid.  m.,  Oct. 
13,  1818,  Elisha  Faxon  of  Abington.  She  d.  Nov.  2,  1859.  Re- 
sided on  Whiting  street. 

Children : 
i.       Marcia,    May,    1798. 
ii.      Jarius.       Moved  to  New  York  state. 

24.  iii.     Oren. 
iv.     Lewis. 

V.      Hannah  M. ;  m.  Elisha  Faxon,  s.  of  Elisha  Faxon  of  Ab- 
ington. 

16.  Charles  (s.  of  Thomas^)  ;  m.  Betsey  Pool,  of  Abington. 
Children : 

i.       Albert,  Nov.  6,  1803. 

ii.      Emily,  Dec.  7,  1806;  m.  David  Pool  of  East  Abington. 
iii.     Nathaniel  H.,  Nov.   24,  1808;  m.  Mary  Clark.     Re- 
sided in  Marshfield.     No  children. 

25.  iv.     William,  Oct.  2,  1816. 

V.      Betsey;  m.  Reuben  Loud  of  East  Abington. 

17.  Horatio  (s.  of  James ■'') ;  m.  first,  Nov.  7th,  1824,  Ruth 
Lovell,  dau.  of  Caleb  Lovell.  She  d.  April  26,  1825,  aged  33  years, 
and  he  m.  secondly,  Nov.  18,  1827,  Lucy  Lane,  dau.  of  Daniel 
Lane,  Jr.  She  d.  Jan'y  12,  1879,  aged  86  years.  He  d.  January 
8,  1866.    Resided  in  Marshfield. 

Children ;  first  three  born  in  Hanover,  last  one  in  Marshfield : 
i.       Lucy,  August  15,  1828;  d.  May  20,  1848. 
ii.      Flora,  April  14,  1830;  d.  May  16,  1852. 
iii.     Marcia,  Dec.  10,  1832;  d.  May  28,  1859. 
iv.     Alden,  July  23,  1835 ;  m.  Mary  J.  Pratt,  dau.  of  Elisha 

Pratt  of  Weymouth.     Children: 

i.       Russell  H.,  born  Jan'y  19,  1868;  m.  June  6, 

1901,  Mary  A.  Flint,  dau.  of  Avery  L.  Flint. 

ii.      Clara  M.,  born  Aug.   18,  1872;  m.  Henry  B. 
Stiles. 

18.  Justus  (s.  of  Elias^)  ;  m.  Abigail  Wilder  of  Hingham,  dau. 
of  Laban  Wilder.  She  d.  Jan.  29,  1852,  aged  68  years.  He  d. 
April  19,  1863.  Resided  on  Whiting  street,  in  house  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Wesley  E.  Everson,    No  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  447 

19.  Caleb  (s.  of  Caleb^o) ;  ni.  first,  June  9,  1823,  Mary  Wliiting, 
dau.  of  William  Whiting  (13).  She  d.  Sept.  2,  1850.  He  ni. 
secondly,  May  11,  1852,  Anne  Studley,  dau.  of  Gideon  Studley 
(8).  He  d.  Feb.  1,  1867.  She  d.  Mar.,  1874.  Eesided  on  Whit- 
ing street,  in  house  owned  and  occupied  for  many  years  by  El- 
mer J.  Whitinof. 

Child  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Mary  W.,  Mar.  21,  1829 ;  d.  Sept.  25,  1843. 

20.  Ezra  (s.  of  Caleb^o)  ;  m.  Sally  Curtis,  dau.  of  John  Curtis 
(48).  He  d.  Oct.  3,  1831.  She  d.  Sept.  11,  1874.  Resided  first 
on  Whiting  street,  and  then  on  Main  street,  in  a  house  which  he 
constructed,  now  occupied  by  his  son,  Joshua  S.  Whiting.  I  le  and 
his  brother  Caleb  built  the  Ensign  Crocker  house  on  AVhiting  street 
about  1820. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ezra,  Sept.  9,  1823 :  d.  unm..  May  9,  1899. 

26.  ii.      Joshua  S.,  Dec.  6,  1825. 

27.  iii.     Lucius  C,  March  20,  1828. 

iv.     Edwin,  Aug.  22,  1831 ;  d.  aged  4  years. 
V.      Child ;  died  young. 

21.  Jared  (s.  of  Caleb^")  ;  m.  Jan.,  1838,  Desire  Loring,  dau. 
of  Caleb  Loring  of  Hingham.  She  d.  Aug.  3,  1872,  aet.  60 
years.  He  d.  Sept.  6,  1876.  Eesided  on  East  side  of  Whiting 
street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Caleb  L.,  Jan.  4,  1839 ;  m.  ^^ov.  29,  1868,  Huldah  S. 
Magoun,  dau.  of  Eobert  Magoun.    iSTo  children.    Be- 
sides  in   Pembroke. 

28.  ii.      Jared,  Aug.  15,  1842. 

22.  Sylvanus  (s.  of  William^-)  ;  m.  Xov.  20,  1828,  Lucy  Bates, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Bates  (30).  She  d.  Nov.  21,  1874.  He  d.  Feb.  11, 
1859.  Resided  on  Wliiting  street,  in  house  which  he  constructed; 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  John  W.  Everson. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

29.  i.       Sylvanus,   Nov.   24,   1829. 

ii.      Betsey  C,  Oct.  7,  1831 ;  m.  Feb.  10,  1855,  Jacob  Wliit- 
ing.      She  d.,  act.  31  years.       Ch : 
i.       Wilson  L. ;  d. 
ii.      Asa  L. ;  d. 

30.  iii.     Nathan,  July  12,  1833. 

iv.     Lucy  M.,  July  5,  1835;  m.  Otis  Shaw.    Ch. : 

i.       Maria  A.,  Dec.  13,  18         ;  m.  Fred  Torrey  of 

Rockland, 
ii.      M.  Ella.  June  27,  1863;  m.  William  E.  Loud 
of  Weymouth. 

iii.     Elizabeth  ;  m. Stackpole.  of  Weymouth. 

iv.     Harriet;  m.  first,  Alonzo  Gardner  of  Rockland; 


448  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER, 

m.    secondly,    Archer    Torrey,    of    Eockland,    and 
d.   in   Jan.,   1907. 
V.      Lanra  A.,  July  28,  1837;  m.  John  W.  Everson  (1). 
vi.     Adelaide,  Feb.  10,  1840;  m.  July  27,  1859,  William  D. 
Glover,  s.  of  John  B.  Glover  of  Quincy.    She  d.  Apr. 
18,  186G.    Ch.: 

i.       AVilliam  B. ;  d.,  aet.  21  years, 
ii.      Charles;    m.    Grace    Eand,    dan.    of    John    H. 
Cooper    (1). 

31.  vii.    Thomas  H.  B.,  Jan.  10,  1842. 

32.  viii.  George  D.,  Mar.  18,  1845. 
ix.     Mary  R. ;  d.  aet.  6  weeks. 

X.  Elmer  J.,  Feb.  8,  1849;  m.  Nov.  14,  1874,  Ellen  J. 
Bailey,  daii.  of  Benjamin  W.  Bailey  (31).  She  d. 
Mar.  20,  1891.     No  children. 

23.  William  (s.  of  AVilliami^) ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1831.  Cynthia  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Ebenezer  Curtis  (62).  She  d.  Sept.  9,  1868.  He  d.  June 
30,  1886.  Selectman.  Resided  on  Whiting  street,  in  his  father's 
house,  until  1840,  when  he  constructed  the  one  in  which  he  later 
resided. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Tryphena,  Dec.  13,  1832;  d.  mini.,  Dec.  22,  1907. 

ii.      Cynthia,  Sept.  14,  1834;  m.  Anson  V.  Whiting   (5). 

iii.  William,  Mav  19,  1836;  d.  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  June,^ 
1864. 

iv.     Simeon,  Julv  16,  1838;  d.  Mar.  4,  1839. 

V.      Betsey,  May"' 13,  1840;  m.  Feb.  2,  1862,  Elbridge  Whit- 
ing.      Moved  to  Laramie,  Wyoming.       He  d.  Mar. 
23,  1905.       Ch.: 
i.       Mary  A. 

vi.     Mary,  April,  1847;  d.  Jiily  17,  1881. 

33.  vii.    Walter,  March  6,  1850. 

34.  viii.  Ebenezer,  May  16,  1853. 

Tryphena  Whiting  was  a  school  teacher,  and  for  many  years  a 
member  of  the  school  committee  of  Hanover. 

24.  Oren  (s.  of  Thomas^'^)  ;  m.  first,  Sarah  C.  Faxon,  dau. 
of  Elisha  Faxon  of  Abington.  She  d.  Feb.  20,  1827;  m.  sec- 
ondly, May,  1831,  Mary  Jones,  of  Hanson,  dau.  of  Simeon  Jones. 
She  d.  Mar.  4,  1857.  He  d.  Oct.  16,  1867.  Resided  on  Whiting 
street,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son,  Oren  T. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Two  children  by  wife  Sarah,  died  young. 

Cliildren  by  wife  Marv: 

Lewis,  Jan.  24,"  1833. 

Oren  T.,  Aug.  28,  1834. 

Lucius  A.,  April  22,  1837. 

Abel  H.,  1841;  d.  1842. 

A.  Henry,  July,  1843;  d.  unm.,  in  1863.       Served  in 
the  Civil  War. 


35. 

i. 

36. 

ii. 

37. 

iii 

iv. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  449 

vi.  Albert  C,  Mar.  24,  1816;  d.  Oct.  12,  1859. 

38.  vii.  John  B.,  Mar.  24,  1849. 

25.  AVilliam  (s.  of  Cliarles^e) ;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  16,  1845,  Pris- 
cilla  Stetson,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Stetson  (33),  and  d.  Jan.  28,  1895, 
Clergyman.     Settled  in  Pembroke. 

Children  by  wife  Priscilla: 

39.  i.       William  A.,  born  in  jST.  Bridgewater,  May  9,  1847. 

40.  ii.      Clarence  E.,  born  in  Pembroke,  July  22,  1855. 

26.  Joshua  S.  (s.  of  Ezra20) ;  m.  June  20,  1847,  Betsey  B.  Dwel- 
ley,  dau.  of  Joshua  Dwelley  (16).     Besides  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Elvira  E.,  Aug.  10,  1850;  m.  E.  Willard  Crane  (2). 
ii.      Luara  E.,  May  19,  1854;  m.  Walter  Whiting  (33). 

27.  Lucius  C.  (s.  of  Ezra20) ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1859,  Sally  B.  Vining, 
dau.  of  Judson  Vining  (1).  She  d.  June  2,  1887.  Resides  on 
Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Cliildren  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lizzie  E.,  Nov.  1,  1860. 
ii.      Josie  S.,  Mar.  28,  1864;  m.  William  L.  Stoddard,  s.  of 

Duncan  T.  Stoddard  (3). 
iii.     Grace  L.,  Mar.  25,  1865 ;  d.  Aug.  5,  1865. 

41.  iv.     Edwin  T.,  Aug.  29,  1866. 
V.      Jessie  H..  May  12,  1868. 

vi.     William  C,  June  9,  1870;  m.  Feb.  1,  1902,  Velma  L. 
Curtis,  dau.  of  Geo.  M.  Curtis  (74).     No  children, 
vii.    Walter  H.,  April  18,  1874;  d.  Oct.  31,  1874. 

28.  Jared  (s.  of  Jared-^);  m.  in  1868,  Emma  Mange,  dau.  of 
John  Mange;  m.  secondly,  .  Moved  to  California. 
Had  four  children,  none  of  whom  were  born  in  Hanover. 

29.  Sylvanus  (s.  of  Sylvauus22)  ;  m.  first,  Jan.  14,  1852,  Sarah 
J.  Torrey,  dau.  of  Benjamin  D.  Torrey  (1).  She  d.  Sept.  5,  1859. 
He  m.  secondly,  Sept.  22,  1860,  Chloe  E.  Peterson,  dau.  of  Ben- 
jamin Peterson  of  Paris,  Me.  He  d.  Feb.  17,  1871.  Eesided  on 
Whiting  street.  His  wid.  m.  John  AYliitney  of  Paris,  Me.,  and 
now  resides  in  Norwell. 

Children  by  wife  Sarah,  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Martha  J.,  1851;  m.  James  C.  Litchfield  (1). 

ii.      Clifford,  x\ug.  28,  1854;  d.  April  14,  1855. 

iii.     Preston  B.,  April  26,  1856;  m.  Amanda  Donovan  of 
Brockton.     No  children. 

iv.     Sumner,  Aug.  19,  1858;  d.  Sept.  18,  1859. 
Children  by  wife  Chloe,  born  in  Hanover: 

V.      Arthur  E.,  July  25,  1861;  m.  and  had  one  child.     Re- 
sided in  Worcester.     He  died. 

vi.     Nellie,  Feb.  22,  1865;  m.   Owen  Alley.       Resides  in 
North  Conway.     Has  two  daughters. 


450  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

vii..  William  S.,  Mar.  21,  1867;  d.  unm. 

30.  Nathan  (s.  of  Sylvanus^^)  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Hobart,  dau.  of 
Caleb  Hobart  of  Abington.    Resided  in  Rockland. 

Child: 
i.       Marion  A. ;  d.  aged  18  years. 

31.  Thomas  H.  B.  (s.  of  Sylvanus22)  ;  m.  1876,  Marcia  A.  Griffin, 
dan.  of  George  W.  Griffin  of  Plymouth.  Served  in  Civil  War. 
Resides  in  Rockland. 

Child  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Percy  L.,  Dec.  19,  1880. 

32.  George  D.  (s.  of  Sylvanus^s) ;  m.  Oct.  24,  1869.  Ann  F.  Cur- 
tis, dau.  of  Martin  Curtis  (69).  She  d.  Feb.  20,  1899.  He  d. 
Oct.  31,  1904.      Resided  on  Main  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Minnie  L.,  July  24,  1870;  m.  Dec.  27,  1893,  Bradford 
S.  Littlefield,  s.  of  Horace  of  Whitman.     Ch. : 
i.       Cyril  0.,  Oct.  23,  1894. 
ii.      Sumner  C,  July  1,  1906. 
42.     ii.      Martin  C,  June  8,  1874. 

33.  Walter  (s.  of  William^s) ;  m.  Oct.  27,  1874,  Laura  E.  Whit- 
ing, dau.  of  Joshua  S.  Whiting  (26).  Resides  on  Main  street  with 
his  wife's  father. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Marion  C,  April  22,  1880. 
ii.      Mary  R.,  Oct.  10,  1892 ;  d.  May  31,  1893. 
iii.     Sallie.  Oct.  25,  1894;  d.  April  11,  1895. 
iv.     Helen  B.,  Mar.  6,  1897. 

34.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  William23) ;  m.  Sept.  22,  1874,  Mary  E.  An- 
derson, dau.  of  Timothy  B.  of  North  Conway,  N.  H.  He  d.  Oct. 
30,  1894.    Resided  in  Boston. 

Children  born  in  West  Roxbury,  Mass. : 
i.       William  C,  Oct.  16,  1876;  m.  Janet  Sinclair,  dau.  of 

James  Sinclair  of  Scotland.    Has  child  born  in  Rox- 
bury: 

i.       William  Curtis,  Sept.  22,  1907.     Now  resides 
in  Berkeley,  California, 
ii.      Walter  M.,  July  23,  1881 :  m.  Alice  M.  Brown,  dau.  of 

Robert  Brown  of  East  Douglas,  Mass.     Has  ch. : 

i.       Curtis  A.,  born  May  5,  1902. 

ii.      Frank  B.,  born  Feb'y  12,  1904. 

iii.     Alice  M.,  born  April  5,  1906 ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1907. 

iv.     Marjorie,  born  Jan'y  21,  1908. 
iii.     Ebenezer,  Dec.  20,  1887 ;  unm. 

35.  Lewis   (s.  of  Oren24)  .  j^.  first,  Oct.  1852,  Mary  B.  Wood, 


43. 

i. 

44. 

ii. 

45. 

iii. 

iv. 

46. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  451 

dau.  of  Abner  Wood  (1).  She  d.  Mar.  8,  1857;  m.  secondly, 
Clara  Smith  of  Soinervillc.  He  d.  Dec,  1899  ?  Eesided  in  Dan- 
vers.       Physician. 

Child  by  wife  Mary  B. : 
i.       Mary  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  Aug.  7,  1855;  d.  July  8, 
1856. 
Children  by  wife  Clara: 
ii.      Sarah  A.,  Jan.  27,  1869. 
iii.     Mary  F.,  Feb.  2,  1871. 
iv.     Charles  L.,  Dec.  31,  1874. 
V.      Alfred,  Sept.  8,  1876;  d.  Aug.  31,  1877. 
vi.     Clarence  M.,  Sept.  5,  1878. 
vii.    Harriet  F.,  Oct.  31,  1880. 

36.  Oren  T.  (s.  of  Oren^-i)  ;  m.  Nov.  25,  1852,  Lucy  J.  Hatch, 
dau.  of  Ezekiel  Hatch  (19).  She  d.  Mar.  7,  1906.  Resides  in  his 
father's  house.     Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

Elwyn  T.,  Feb.  28,  1856. 

Albert  W.,  July  6,  1860. 

Arthur  L.,  Feb.  1,  1865. 

Myra  J.,  Oct.  22,  1867;  d.  Nov.  10,  1877. 

Irving  E.,  April  15,  1875. 

37.  Lucius  A.  (s.  of  Oren^-i)  ;  m.  first,  Nov.  28,  1855,  Lydia  M. 
Poole,  dau.  of  John  Poole  (1).  She  was  born  May  18,  1-836,  and 
d.  May  26,  1874.  He  m.  secondly,  Aug.  20,  1879,  Sarah  C.  Gard- 
ner, dau.  of  Hiram  Gardner  (3).  Eesided  on  Circuit  street,  near 
West  Hanover  station.      He  d.  Feb.  25,  1894. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Lydia: 
i.       Ida  E.,  Dec.  12,  1858;  d.  Aug.  9,  1863. 

47.  ii.      Henry  W.,  Dec.  17,  1862. 

iii.     Anabel,  Nov.  17,  1865;  m.  Josiah  W.  Hincklev  (1). 

48.  iv.     Herbert  N.,  May  12,  1870. 

V.      Eva  M.,  May  23,  1874;  d.  Sept.  20,  1874. 

38.  John  B.  (s.  of  Oren2^)  ;  m.  Jan'y  1,  1866,  Mary  W.  Estes, 
dau.  of  John  W.  Estes  (23).  He  d.  Aug.  8,  1875,  and  she  m. 
Alphonzo  Munroe  (1). 

Children : 
i.       Alva  L.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  7,  1867.     Resides  in 

West;  unm. 
ii.      Alonzo  B.,  born  in  Hanover,  Dec.  24,  1869;  m.  July 

23,  1893,  Bertha  L.  Buttrick,  dau.  of  William  0. 

Buttrick.     She  was  born  in  Waterloo,  Iowa,  Jan'y 

23,  1871.     Child  born  in  Norwell: 

i.       Louise  M.,  April  12,  1896. 
iii.     Chester,  born  in  Rockland,  Oct.  19,  1875;  unm. 

39.  William  A.   (s.  of  William^^)  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1871,  Rosetta  H. 


452  HISTOEY   OF   HANOVEE. 

Thayer,  dau.  of  Neliemiah  H.  Thayer.     She  d.  May  9,  1887.     Re- 
sides in  Hanson,  on  State  street. 
Children : 
i.       George  L.,  born  in  Weymouth,  Aug.  23,  1871. 
ii.      Mabel  E.,  born  in  Weymouth,  Dec.  1-1,  1872. 
iii.     Susan  C,  born  in  Hanson,  Dec.  22,  1874. 
iv.     Charles  G.,  born  in  Hanson,  Jan.  6,  1877;  m.  Jan.  7, 
1899,  Idella  F.  Thomas,  dau.  of  Josiah  S.  Thomas 
(1),  and  has  dau.,  Elsie  G.,  born  in  Hanson,  Sept. 
15,  1906. 
V.      Benjamin  E.,  b.  in  Hanson,  Nov.  5,  1880. 
vi.     Florinda  W.,  born  in  Hanson,  Sept.  3,  1884. 

40.  Clarence  E.  (s.  of  William^^)  .  ^  Mar.  6,  1882,  May  N. 
Storey,  of  Merrimack,  Mass.  She  was  born  Nov.  29,  1859.  He  d. 
Feb.  23,  1906. 

Children : 
i.       Herbert  E.,  April  14,  1883. 
ii.      Chester  E.,  Oct.  4,  1886. 
iii.     William  H.,  May  26,  1898. 

41.  Edwin  T.  (s.  of  Lucius  C.^' )  ;  m.  May  23,  1896,  Mabel  G. 
Phillips,  dau.  of  Lot  Phillips  ( 1 ) .    Eesides  in  Eockland. 

Children  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       Phillips  C,  Nov.  8,  1898. 
ii.      Richard  C,  Nov.  16,  1900. 

42.  Martin  C.  (s.  of  George  D.^s)  ;  m.  in  1905,  Myra  M.  Studley, 
dau.  of  George  Studley  of  Duxbury.     Resides  in  'Whitman. 

Child : 
i.       Annie  S.,  April  5,  1906. 

43.  Elwyn  T.  (s.  of  Oren  T.s^)  ;  m.  first,  Dec.  25,  1875,  Eliza  S. 
Benner,  dau.  of  John  H.  Benner  (1).  She  d.  April  30,  1893;  m. 
secondly,  Sept.  11,  1894,  Sarah  J.  Moore,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Moore 
of  Uxbridge,  Mass. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Lucy  F.,  Aug.  12,  1876;  m.  Walter  H.  Curtis  (1). 
49.     ii.      Louis  B.,  Mar.  14,  1881. 

iii.  Burton  E.,  June  6,  1884;  m.  Sept.  2,  1905,  Alma  L 
Vining,  dau.  of  Henry  Vining  (5).  Children  born 
in  Hanover: 

i.       Alice  B.,  April  12,  1907. 
ii.      Ruth  L.,  April  23,  1908. 
iv.     Ernest  W.,  June  19,  1889. 

44.  Albert  W.  (s.  of  Oren  T.^e)  ;  m.  April  6,  1881,  Affa  A.  Oil- 
man, dau.  of  Caleb  Oilman,  of  Rockland.  She  was  born  in  Han- 
over, Nov.  26,  1857.    He  d.  Dec.  13,  1892,  in  Rockland. 

Children  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Guy  D.,  Aug.  31,  1884;  d.  Nov.  13,  1884. 


GENEALOGIES.  453 

ii.      Alfa  A.,  Mar.  17,  1886. 
ili.     Armerta  G.,  June  26,  1890. 
iv.     Hazel  M,,  April  12,  1893. 

45.  Arthur  L.  (s.  of  Oren  T."«)  ;  m.  Oct.  15,  1887,  Nellie  T. 
Hawkes,  dau.  of  James  Hawkes  of  Boston.  Resides  on  Whiting 
street,  in  house  constructed  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ralph  H.,  Oct.  22,  1888. 
ii.      Florence  M.,  Feb.  5,  1890. 

46.  Irving  E.  (s.  of  Oren  T.-^)  ;  m.  Jan.  30,  1898,  Grace  M.  Lee, 
dau.  of  Geo.  W.  Lee  of  Scituate. 

Children  born  in  Scituate : 
i.       Marion  W.,  Jan.  24,  1899 ;  d.  Mar.  9,  1899. 
ii.       Eveline  L.,  Jan.  13,  1903. 

47.  Henry  W.  (s.  of  Lucius  A.S' )  ;  m.  first,  April  8,  1886,  Edith 
M.  Estes,  dau.  of  Elijah  Estes  (17).  She  d.  in  May,  1887;  m.  sec- 
ondly, July,  1893,  Katie  Xewton,  dau.  of  Philip  Newton,  of 
Grand  Manan,  N.  B.     He  d.  in  Florida,  Sept.  13,  1895. 

Child : 
i.       Philip  H. ;  d.  act.  4  years. 

48.  Herbert  N.  (s.  of  Lucius  A.^')  ;  m.  Oct.  26,  1897,  Eleanor 
F.  Thayer,  dau.  of  Charles  H.  Thayer  of  N.  Abington.  Resides 
in  Rockland. 

Children  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       Louise,  Oct.  12,  1900;  d.  June  26,  1901. 
ii.      Gladys  N.,  June  11,  1902. 
iii.     Henry  A.,  May  29,  1905. 

49.  Louis  B.  (s.  of  Elwyn  T.^s)  ;  m.  in  1902,  Floretta  Young, 
dau.  of  William  C.  Young  of  Norwell. 

Children : 
i.       Eldon  S.,  Jan.  4,  1903. 
ii.      Barbara  T.,  born  in  Norwell,  May  17,  1906. 

WHITING. 

1.  Henry  W.  (s.  of  Aurora  of  Hanson)  ;  m.  Clara  A.  Clark,  dau. 
of  Silas  Clark  (1).     He  d.,  act.  36  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover,  except  Henry  W.,  born  in  Wey- 
mouth : 
i.       Joseph  N.,  born  x\ug.  12,  1872:  m.  Gloria  G.  Gleason, 

dau.  of  James  Gleason.     No  children, 
ii.      Henrv  W.,  born  Nov.  24,  1873;  d.  Sept.  12,  1894. 
iii.     Charlotte  E.,  born  Sept.  17,  1875;  m.  Oct.  23,  1892, 
Eben  Everett  of  Cohasset.       Ch :  Kenneth  C,  Ruth 
W.,  Emma,  (tcorge  W.,  and  June  E. 
iv.     Ruth  H.,  born  June  17,  1877;  d.  July  17,  1895. 


454  HISTOET  OF  HANOVER. 

V.      Arthur  B.,  born  Jan.  26,  1883 ;  unm. 
vi.     Leonard  D.,  born  April  29,  1885;  m.  Myrtle  Bradford, 
dau.  of  Nelson  Bradford  of  Eockland. 

WHITING. 

1.  Theophilus  (s.  of  Zachariah  and  a  descendant  of  James  of 
Hingham) ;  m.  Hannah  Collamore  of  Scituate.  She  d.  Sept.  25, 
1824.  He  d.  May  4,  1831,  aged  56  years.  Had  9  children,  of 
whom  we  follow  two  only : 

2.  1.       Gilman  C,  Feb.  16,  1809. 

3.  ii.      Piam  C,  June  27,  1811. 

2.  Gilman  C.  (s.  of  Theophilus^) ;  m.  Diantha  Stoddard,  dau,  of 
Nathan  Stoddard  of  Abington.  She  d.  Sept.  6,  1884,  aet.  80  yrs. 
He  d.  Feb.  2,  1892.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  house  now  occupied 
by  his  son,  Nathan  G,  Whiting. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Diantha  S.,  Sept.  27,  1830;  d.  Oct.  12,  1890. 
ii.      Mary  W.,  Aug.  22,  1831 ;  m.  Charles  S.  Lloyd  of  New- 
port, R.  I.,  and  d.  Oct.  22,  1884.     Ch. : 
i.       George  W.,  Oct.,  1854;  m.  Lillian  Farnsworth 

of  Iowa,  and  has  one  child,  Mary  W. 
ii.      Mary  A.,  June  27,  1859;  m.  C.  Everett  Loud 
of  Weymouth,  and  has  ch.,  Clifford  and  George. 

4.  iii.     Nathan  G.,  April  15,  1833. 

iv.     Hannah  M.,  June  10,  1835 ;  d.  Sept.  27,  1852. 
V.      Soranus  W.,  Oct.,  1836 ;  d.  July,  1839. 

5.  vi.     Anson  V.,  Aug.  21,  1838. 

vii.    Lusanna  M.,  April  14,  1842;  m.  Benjamin  B.  Poole 
(3). 
Note:  Fannie  W.,  March  24,  1875,  a  grand  child,  lived  in  this 
family  from  infancy;  m.  Archie  M.  Stoddard,  s.  of  Herbert  Stod- 
dard of  Eockland. 

3.  Piam  C.  (s.  of  Theophilus^)  ;  m.  Sept.  15,  1831,  Sarah  D. 
Brooks,  dau.  of  Joseph  Brooks  (4).  He  d.  Aug.  12,  1845.  She  d. 
July  5,  1882.  Resided  on  Main  street,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself;  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Edward  Mann. 

Children  born  m  Hanover : 
i.       Piam  W.,  July  12,  1832;  d.  Feb.  11,  1833. 

6.  ii.      Edwin  W.,  Dec.  9,  1833. 

iii.  Angeline  S.,  May  4,  1836 ;  m.  Oct.  16,  1853,  Lysander 
F.  Wheeler,  s.  of  William  W.  Wheeler  of  E.  Abing- 
ton. He  d.  Feb.  20,  1898.  Children  born  in  East 
Abington : 

i.       Everett  P.,  Oct.  2,  1855. 

ii.      Effie  A.,  Oct.  28,  1857;  m.  Rufus  D.  Thompson.  • 
iii.     Jennie    M.,    Sept.    10,    1859;    m.    J.    Herbert 
Tower,  s.  of  John  S.  Tower  (1). 


8. 

i. 

9. 

ii. 

iii. 

10. 

iv. 

11. 

V. 

vi. 

;  GENEALOGIES.  455 

iv.     Edith  E.,  Jan.  9,  1868;  m.  George  W.  Phillips 

(2). 
V.      Ilariv  A.,  Eeb.  14,  ISTO. 
7.     iv.     Piam  A.,  Apr.,  1838. 

V.      Lucy  M.,  Feb.  28,  1843;  m.  John  A.   Studley,  s.  of 
William  Studley  (20). 

4.  N'athan  G.  (s.  of  Gilman  C.-)  ;  m.  in  1854,  Ann  J.  Peterson, 
dau.  of  Jabez  Peterson.  She  d.  Dec.  22,  1898.  Kesides  in  his 
father's  house. 

Children : 

Austin  P.,  born  in  Duxbury,  May  22,  1855. 
Frank  H.,  born  in  Weymouth,  jSTov.  5,  1857. 
Anna  D.,  born  in  Yv'eymouth,  Aug.  29,  1860;  m.  Aug. 

28,    1882,   Edwin   P.   Butterfield,   s.    of   Hiram   of 

Marshfield. 
Edward  G.,  born  in  Duxbury,  Dec.  26,  1865. 
Ernest  G.,  born  in  Duxbury,  April  3,  1868. 
Otis  W.,  born  in  Duxbury,  Nov.  3,  1870;  d.  Jan.  23, 

1871. 

5.  Anson  V.  (s.  of  Gilman  C.2)  ;  m.  first,  Oct.  2,  1859,  Cynthia 
Whiting,  dau.  of  William  Whiting  (23).  Moved  to  St.  Joseph, 
Missouri,  where  she  d.  Oct.  31,  1870.  He  m.  secondly,  Oct.  1, 
1872,  Emily  J.  Cole,  dau.  of  H.  F.  Cole,  of  St.  Joseph. 

Children  by  wife  Cynthia,  born  in  St.  Joseph: 
i.       Emma  M.,  March  22,  1866;  d.  July  20,  1866. 
ii.      Lillie  B.,  Aug.  9,  1869;  d.  July  8,  1870. 

Children  by  wife  Emma  :  Mary  C.  and  Adello}(l. 

6.  Edwin  W.  (s.  of  Piam  C.^)  ;m.Xov.  26,  1854,  Jane  B.  Studley, 
dau.  of  Andrew  Studley  (21). 

Children  born  in  East  Abington : 
i.       G.  Clellan,  Aug.  27,  1861;  m.  Feb.  13,  1881,  Jennie  S. 

Swift,  dau.  of  Martin  Swift.     Child  born  in  Eock- 

land :  J.  Louise, 
ii.      Grace  N.,  Feb'y  21,  1863;  m.  June  27,  1888,  Edwin  S. 

Tirrell,  s.  of  Edwin  S.     Children  born  in  Spencer: 

Edwin  W.  and  Ethel  N. 
iii.     Hittie  M.,  Oct.  19,  1871;  d.  May  25,  1873. 

7.  Piam  A.  (s.  of  Piam  CS')  ;  m.  Feb.  27,  1858,  Mary  K.  Studley, 
dau.  of  Gridley  Studley  (12).  She  d.  Feb.  18,  1892,  and  he  d. 
Feb.  1,  1895.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Xo  children.  Picsided  in 
Eockland. 

8.  Austin  P.  (s.  of  Nathan  G.^) ;  m.  Sept.  22,  1878,  Margaret 
M.  Connell,  dau.  of  James  Connell.    Eesides  in  Brockton. 

Children : 
i.       Nellie  P.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  10,  1880;  m.  Sept.  30, 
1903,  A.  Eugene  Alden  of  Brockton. 


456  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

ii.      Annie  M.,  born  in  Weymouth,  July  2,  1883. 
iii.     Abbie  C,  born  in  Bockland,  Dee.  17,  1886. 

9.  Frank  H.  (s.  of  Nathan  G.^) ;  m.  Feb.  1,  1885,  Edith  J. 
Thomas,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  H.  Thomas  of  North  Weymouth.  He 
d.  Feb'y  4,  1908.       Had  three  ch.  b.  in  Weymouth. 

10.  Edward  G.  (s.  of  Nathan  G.^) ;  m.  in  1888,  Carrie  L. 
Sprague,  dau.  of  Elisha  C.  Sprague  of  Hiugham.  Had  one 
cliild  b.  in  Hingham. 

11.  Ernest  G.  (s.  of  Nathan  G.^)  ;  m.  July  6,  1892,  Nellie  G. 
Sprague,  dau.  of  Elisha  C.  Sprague  of  Hingham.  Had  t^vo  ch. 
b.  in  Stoughton. 

WHITMAN. 

1.  Charles  H.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  31,  1807;  m.  Jan.  17,  1831, 
Mary  Delano  of  Duxbury.  He  d.  Aug.  24,  1872.  She  was  born 
in  Duxbury,  March  29,  1808,  and  died  March  1st,  1884. 

Had  seven  children,  only  one  of  whom  we  follow: 
2.     i.       Henry  B.,  born  in  Pembroke,  July  28,  1838. 

2.  Henry  B.  (s.  of  Charles  H.i) ;  m.  first,  Jan.  2,  1863,  Euth  E. 
Thomas  of  Middleboro,  dau.  of  Azel  Thomas.  She  d.  March  28, 
1881,  and  he  m.  secondly,  June  5,  1888,  Mercy  B.  Atcherson. 
While  in  Hanover,  was  a  harness  maker  at  the  Four  Corners. 

Children : 
i.       George  H.,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  26,  1863 ;  m.  first, 
Oct.   13,  1886,  Marietta  J.   Call,  who  d.  July  29, 
1897.     He  m.  secondly,  June  28,  1899,  Nellie  B. 
Garland.     Ch. : 
i.       Euth  A.,  born  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  March  25, 

1890. 
ii.      Hattie  M.,  born  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  Sept.  29, 
1893. 
ii.      Harry  T.,  born  in  Duxbury,  March  19,  1866. 
iii.     Eobert  E.,  born  in  Pembroke,  March  1,  1873. 
iv.     Charles  S.,  born  in  Stoneham,  July  31,  1879. 

WHITMAESH. 

1.  Samuel  E.  (s.  of  Jolin),  born  in  Weymouth,  Jan.  14,  1838;  m. 
in  1871,  Eliza  E.  Gerrish,  dau.  of  George  W.  Gerrish  of  Me.  She 
was  born  about  1847. 

Children  born  in  Pembroke : 

i.       John  P. 

ii.      Mary  E.;  d.  aged  17  years. 

iii.     Lydia  A.  D.;  m.  Alonzo  E.  Clark,  gv.  s.  of  Silas  Clark 

iv.     Daniel  F. ;  d.  unm.,  Feb.  24,  1904. 


GENEALOGIES.  457 

V.      S.  Edwin;  m.  Dec.  8,  1!)0G,  Delouis  Guyette,  of  Rock- 
land, 
vi.     Mary. 

WHITTAKEH. 

1.  John  W.  (s.  of  William),  born  in  England,  Aug.  14,  1878;  m. 
Peb.  33,  1899,  Eva  M.  Nash,  dau.  of  Zebulon  Nash.  She  was  born 
April  10,  1880. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       John  I.,  Oct.  27,  1900. 

ii.      Carlton  S.,  Nov.  17,  1903. 

iii.     Eva  E.,  Oct.  1,  1905. 

iv.     Alice  L.,  May  10,  1907. 

WHYMAN. 

1.     Frank   (s.  of  Edward),  born  in  England  in  1811;  m.  Oct., 
1865,  Eliza  Bronwick,  dau.  of  Harry  Bronwick.     Resides  north  of 
Oakland  avenue. 
Children : 
i.       Francis  E.,  born  in  England,  May  22,  1867;  m.  Mary 

Dickson.     Has  five  children,   and   resides   in   New 

Jersey, 
ii.      Elizabeth  E.,  born  in  England,  Feb.  1!,  1870;  d.  in 

New  Jersey. 
iii.     James  H.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  15,  1871 ;  m.  May  1, 

1895,  Rosilla  Brown,  dau.  of  James  Brown.    Resides 

in  Bridgewater. 
iv.     Alfred  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  11,  1874:  d.  in  New 

Jersey. 
V.      Phoebe  M.,  born  in  Hanover,  Dec.  25,  187G;  d.  in  New 

Jersey, 
vi.     Letta  M.,  born  in  Norwell,  March  10,  1878;  m.  Frank 

E.  Johnson   (4). 
vii.    Minnie  M.,  born  in  Norwell,  April  10,  1880;  m.,  Oct. 

24,  1898,  George  Lawton,  s.  of  Francis  Lawton  of 

Westport.    Resides  in  South  Braintree.     Ch. :  Eddie 

F.,  Lillian  M.  and  Ethel, 
viii.  Morris,  born  in  New  Jersey,  May  13,  1882;  d.  in  N.  J. 
ix.     May  E.,  born  in  Hanover,  March  25,  1891. 

WHYMAN. 

1.     Morris  F.  (s.  of  John),  born  in  England,  April  3,  1861;  m., 
April  12,  1885,  Bridget  A.  Butler,  dau.  of  John  Butler.     She  was 
born  May  24,  1861,  in  Ireland.     Resides  on  Broadway. 
Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       E.  Elizabeth,  Jan.  14,  1886;  d.  Nov.  7,  1892. 

ii.      Arthur  S.,  Dec.  28,  1887. 

iii.     Allen  F.,  Oct.  5,  1889;  d.  Sept.  26,  1892. 


458  HISTORY    OF   HANOVER. 

WILD. 

1.  liov.  John  (s.  of  James),  b.  at  IJolIownpell,  town  of  Kochdale, 
Lanes,  Eng.,  Nov.  26,  1847;  m.  Dee.  24,  1873,  Susannah  Wilson, 
dun.  of  AbraJiarn  Wilson.  She  was  b,  at  Jlohien  Wood,  town  of 
llaslirigdefi,  Lanes,  Eng.,  Apr.  Hi,  1845.  (,'anie  to  II.  as  pastor 
of  Second  Congregational  (Miiirch  in  181);^,  and  removed  to  Med- 
ford  in  11)04. 

(Jhildren  born  in  ]{oehdale,  Jjunes,  Eng. 

i.  James  \l.,  A]>v.  23,  1875;  m.  Aug.  2!),  J 8!)!),  Augusta  E. 
Cowell,  dau.  of  John  Jl.  Cowell,  of  K'(j(d<land,  Mass. 

ij.      (.'harJes  W.,  Apr.  3,  1876;  d.  Apr.  10,  1877. 

iii.     Hetsey,  l)e(;.  7,  1877;  m.  Alton  M.  Barstow  (45). 

iv.     .lane  E.,  Jan.  20,  J 879. 

V.      Jolin  (L,  Nov.  23,  1888. 

WILDER,. 

1.  (Jalviri  I),  (s.  of  I/avh  and  Anna  (Wilder)  Damon),  took  his 
)ri(jtliei-'s  nauie,  and  v<as  known  as  Calvin  I).  Wilder;  m.  Sarah  IJar- 
rcJI,  dau.  ol"  Klislia  liarrell  (1).  She  d.  Nov.  30,  1845,  and  he  d. 
Feb.  27,  1855.       Kesidc^d  at  Assinippi. 

Children  : 

i.       Lucinda,  June  lit,  1815;  m.  Ilii'ani  Curtis  (72). 

ii.  Calvin,  0(4.  8,  iH\7 ;  m.  Mar.  3,  181 1,  Abigail  Curtis, 
dau.  of  Job  ('iirtis  (52).  lie  d.  and  his  wid.  iX'W 
lives  in  Norvv(!ll,  aged  88  yi's.       No  (4i. 

iii.     William;  d.  aet.  ii  dys. 

2.  iv.     John  B.,  Sept.  1),  1821. 

V.       Siirah,  S('t)t.  ;I3,  ]82i);  m.  Henj.  N.  Curtis  (5iJ). 

2.  John  I'.,  (s.  of  Calvin')  ;  m.  in  1813,  Lydia  J.  Randall,  dan.  of 
Allen  Randall  (1).  Served  in  (!ivil  War,  and  was  killed  while  on 
picket  duty,  Dec.  I,  1861,  and  his  wid.  d.  Jun('  i),  1873.  Resided 
at  Assini|)pi. 

( Iliildcn  hcM-n  in  JIanover : 
i.        I<;ih!n  l*\,  !)(!('.  1),  1815;  m.  (irsi,,  Joseph  M.  llendeinm, 
s.  of  William  llenderson  (I),  and  seeondly,  Sept.  2i), 
1872,  (niarles  N.  Cardner,  s.  of  Horatio  N.  Cardiier, 
or  S.  S(titnat;e.      (!h: 

i.  h^drui  E.,  Dec.  21,  I87i) ;  m.  in  18i)i),  William  O. 
I'n.uty,  s.  of  John  11.  I'routy,  of  Norwell,  and  has 
son  Lawrenc(!  W.,  Mar.  28,  "lilOO. 

3.  ii.      Ceorge  A.,  1811). 

iii.     Mary  (!.,  Mar.  7,  1852;  m.    D.    I<'rank   Stoddard,  s.  of 

i)uncan  E.  Stoddard   (3). 
iv.     Charles  11.  D.,  SepL,  185:'.;  <l.  act.  5  yrs. 
v.      Asa,  Jiin.   17,  1858,  adopted  by   David  E.   Robinson,  oT 

Norwell.       Se<'  his  I'aniily  record  under  Rohinson. 
vi.      !;ydia,.  May  15,  185i);  ni.  C.'Lal'ayelte  Stoddard  (7). 

4.  vii.    John  C.,  Eeb.  10,  1862. 


GKNKAVOUIKS.  -K">i^ 

8.  Goorgo  A.  (s.  of  .lolm  H.-)  :  m.  in  ISTC,  ramolia  L.  Fiviuh. 
(lau.  of  Froomjin  Froiuh.  of  Norwoll.  Sho  ^l.  Nov.  •eiK  ISiiK  and 
lied.  drtu.  n,  ii>o;?. 

Ohildvoti  born  in  So.  Soituato: 
5.     i.       Ciooviiv  H..  Jan.  IT.  Iv^T;^. 

ii.      Alon-o  F..  Nov.  IK  ISTo;  d.  Mar,  \?(>.  K^v^^v 
iii.     Molia  A..  8opt..  ISTv^;  d.  ai^^^  .'^  nioji. 

4.  .lolui  r.  (^s.  of  ,'ohn  Iv-")  ;  m.  Juno  IT.  K'^j^l.  l.vmotto  l,n  F. 
I\vor!5on,  dan.  of  Krodoriok  0.  F\o;son  {\).  Sho  d.  Julv  l.  lSSr>, 
and  ho  d.  Oi-t.  "OK  ISiM. 

Child  born  in  Uanovor: 
i.        Forotsi    1..  ,hino  sV.   ISS^;  d.   Nov.  VT.   lSSr>. 

5.  liooruv  11.   \^s.  of  (.Joorgo  .\.-')  :  uk   l\\'.  o.   UHHK  .V.   Flou'uo 
Vininji".  dau.  of  .Vsa  I.,  Niuimr  {[).     Ixosivlos  on  lliii'h  stiwt,  Nov 
well. 

Children: 
i.        .\lv>n.v»   I.,  born   r>i    Uanovor,   Sopt.  V;\    li'OV. 
ii.      Nornuin  1,.,  born  in  Norwoll,  Jan.  T.  ll'Oo. 

WU.PKh'. 

1.      Honjanun   (^s,  o(  Honjauun  o(  llinii'han»'>.  born   ISIS.     We  m. 
jjooondlv.  Fob..   lSi>?.  Maria   V.  Clapp.  dan.  of  Chaudlor  Clapp  of 
Soitunto.     Sho  was  born  Jnno  i;>.  1SS5».     llo  d.  in  luvkland.  v^opi. 
VT,  tSJU.     His  wid.  niovod  to  Uanovor.  (\t..  I  SIM. 
<.'hildrot\.  all  born  in  Soimato: 

i.       .lonnio  M..  July  VI.  I  Si!.'. 

ii.       II.  (,\>ra.  Au^.   11.  ISUT;  ni.  Walhuo  W  .  Sivnldard   ^M. 

iii.     Ada  P..  IVr."  '.'T.  ISTT:  ni.  J.  \Villian\s  Smith  (^;;). 

iv.      Maud  W.,   Nvn.   I  I.   ISSl. 

Wll.ni'U'. 

1.  Isaao  (s.  of  Isaao  o(  llinghaui'l  ;  n>.  ,\u>;.  S.  ISOC.  K'uth  Mann, 
dau.  of  Honjaniin  Mani\  (^oV.  llo  d.  Marvli  ;:o.  ISIS.  aot.  11  \  r«;. 
Iliv^  wid.  d.  Jan.  II.  ISt>T.  an,  SS  \oars.  lu<siiU\!  v>!i  Main  sinit, 
noar  Wobstor  .^Iro^i. 

Childron.  probably  all  born  in  lhu\ovor: 
i.        K'utli.  .\pril.   ISO;?;  n>.  Sopt,    II.   ISO?.   N'oniah   Prviuty 
'.'.     ii.      l.^^aao   M.,  Jum>   WK   ISO:>. 

iii.      Hannah.  Sopt..   ISi^T  :  d.   Nov.    1\\    ISVl*. 

i\.     .Iv^lin.    ISOl>;    ui.    Marv    'rolnuin.       lu'sivled    in     l>rivl_i;v 

w  iUor. 
V.       Paviil.    1S1\\  oi   iM-iilsrowaior. 
\i.     ('ali'b;  d.  May  ?\\   ISIS.  aot.    1 1'«  uu»nlli<. 

2.  Isaao  M.  (^s.  vd"  l.«<aaiM  ;  u\,  l-\>b.  :>.  IS,!  I.  l.Uiinda  Ivi^lls.  dau,  of 
Josoph  Molls  (IM.  Sho  d.  ,\pril  Vo.  ISTO.  \\y'  d.  July  I.  IST;>. 
Morohant.  K\>siiK-d  on  Uroadway  at  \\\v  l-'our  ('oruors.  I\\'pri>- 
soidativo. 


460  HISTORY    OF    HANOVER. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Isaac,  Nov.  15,  1834;  d.  unm.,  Sept.  2,  1878. 
*ii.      Joseph  E.,  April  34,  1839;  d.  unm.,  April  8,  1864. 
Killed  in  Battle  of  Sabine  Cross  Eoads. 
iii.     Lucinda  B.,  July,  1841;  d.  unm.,  Aug.  2,  1871. 
*Post  No.  83,  Joseph  E.  Wilder,  G.  A.  R.,  named  for  him. 

WILDER. 

1.  Laban  (s.  of  Isaac  of  Hingham)  ;  m.  Rebecca  Donnell,  dau.  of 
Joseph  Donnell  (1),  and  d.  in  Hanover,  March  6,  1848,  aet.  63 
years,  and  his  wid.  d.  aet.  about  60  years.    Resided  on  Main  street. 

Children : 
i.       Rebecca:  m.  Ansel  G.  Gross   (3). 
ii.      Jane;  m.  first,  Ezekiel  T.  Hatch  (19)  ;  secondly,  Joseph 
Brooks  (4). 

2.  iii.     Laban  W. 

3.  iv.     Charles  H.,  born  in  Hanover,  Dec.  24,  1812. 

V.  Abigail,  born  in  Hingham,  July  26,  1817;  m.  first, 
Charles  J.  Ford,  and  secondly,  Nov.  1,  1884,  Zac- 
cheus  Harlow,  s.  of  Zaccheus  Harlow. 

2.  Laban  W.  (s.  of  Laban^) ;  m.  first,  July  15,  1832,  Lucy  C. 
Curtis,  dau.  of  Joseph  Curtis  (40).  She  d.  April  21,  1843.  He 
m.  secondly,  July  9,  1844,  Harriet  Chapman,  dau.  of  Daniel  Chap- 
man (4).     She  d.  Dec.  8,  1907.     Resided  in  S.  Scituate. 

Children  by  wife  Harriet: 
i.       Harriet  M.,  Jan.  18,  1848 ;  m.,  April  30,  1865,  Thomas 

A.  Raymond,  s.  of  Lewis  Raymond.    He  d.  July  23, 

1871,  aged  28  years.     Ch. : 

i.     .  Dora  A.,  April  8,  1871 ;  m.  Irving  W.  Kingman 
(2). 
ii.      Emma  D.,  Oct.  10,  1852;  m.  Edwin  G.  Gardner  (1). 
iii.     George  M.,  Nov.  19,  1855;  m.,  1873,  Laura  J.  Binney, 

dau.  of  Spencer  Binney  (2).     She  d.  June  4,  1896. 

Children : 

i.  Lottie  L.,  June  13,  1874;  m.  William  H.  Gur- 
ney,  of  Braintree. 

ii.  Ellsworth  N.,  Nov.  24,  1876;  m.  in  1898,  Lvdia 
Phinney.  Ch:  Florence  M.,  March  17,  1899; 
Raymond  E.,  Oct.  13,  1904. 

iii.     Edward  F.,  Dec.  26,  1881;  d.  Nov.  24,  1896. 
iv.     William  E.,  Nov.  5,  1857;  m.  June  30,  1880,  Lillie  C. 

Ayling,  daii.  of  George  A.  Ayling.     Resides  in  Nor- 

well.     Children: 

i.  Garaphelia,  Dec.  7,  1881;  m.  F.  Carroll  Stud- 
ley  (33). 

ii.      Ralph  A.,  Dec.  29,  1885. 

iii.     Lillian,  Jan.  12,  1889. 

iv.     Aleida,  Nov.,  1890. 

V.      Donald  A.,  March  7,  1898. 


GENEALOGIES.  461 

3.  Charles  H.  (s.  of  Labani)  ;  m.  Aug.  12,  1831,  Mary  A.  Hay- 
den,  dan.  of  Elisha  Ilavden.  She  d.  Dec.  3.  1808,  and  he  d. 
July  17,  1892.       Kesided  in  South  Seituate. 

Had  seven  children,  only  two  of  whom  we  follow : 
i.       Martha,  born  in  E.  Abington,  Jan.  3<J,  1813:  m.  Fred- 
erick H.   Curtis    (?8). 
4.     ii.      Bradford,  born  in  South  Seituate,  April  29,  1850. 

4.  Bradford  (s.  of  Charles^)  ;  m.  in  1869,  Ellen  A.  Studlcy,  dau, 
of  Joseph  H.  Studley  (15).  Resides  on  Main  street,  in  house  con- 
trueted  by  himself. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Maud  F.,  April  15,  1870;  m.  April  20,  1891,  Abel  T. 

Sampson,  s.  of  Horatio  Sampson  of  Pembroke.     He 

was   born  in  Pembroke,   Oct.   19,   1868.        Children. 

born  in  Kingston : 

i.       Mattie  L.,  May  28,  1894. 

ii.      Emily  M.,  Nov.  4,  1899. 
ii.      Martha  C,  Oct.  23,  1877;  d.  Oct.  24,  1883. 
iii.     Mary  W.,  Dec.  12,  1880. 

WILDER. 

1.  Joseph  C.  (s.  of  Joseph,  Jr.,  of  Hingham),  born  June  13,. 
1815;  m.  Aug.  21,  1842,  Priscilla  Bailey,  dau.  of  George  W.  Bailey 
(15).  She  d.  Oct.  26,  1880.  He  d.  July  19,  1872.  Resided  on 
King  street,  in  house  which  stood  Avlie-re  now  stands  that  of  his 
son,  Cushing  Wildei-. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Joseph  A.,  June  18,  1843 ;  unm. 

ii.  Cushing,  Dec.  25,  1847;  m.  Dec.  25,  1881,  Agnes  M. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Albert  E.  Bates  (55).  No  children. 
Resides  on  King  street,  in  house  constructed  by  him- 
self. 

WILLIAMS. 

1.     Elijah  D.    (s.  of  Robert)  ;  m.  July   22,   1866.   Elizabeth   B. 

Howland,  wid.  of  George  H.  Howland  and  dau.  of  Hiram  B.  Bon- 

ney  (1).    He  d.  Nov.  4,  1891,  aged  53  years.     Served  in  Civil  War. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

i.       Rowena,  April  23,  1868;  m.,  July.   LS88,  Edward  W. 

Gardner,  s.  of  Horatio  N.  Gardner.     Children  born 

in  Norwell : 

i.       Bertha  L.,  Sept.  23,  1893. 
ii.      Minnie  F.,  Dec.  8,  1898. 
ii.      Annie,  ^March   30.  1870;  m.  in   1887.  Frank  Ewell  of 
Marshficld.      One  child  born   in   Brockton,   Bernice 
M. 
iii.     Nellie,  Mardi  9,  1876;  m.  in  1896,  Harry  L.  Farring- 

ton  of  Whitman.    One  child,  Mildred  L. 
iv.     George,  June  5,  1877. 


A63  HISTORY   OF   HANOVER. 

V.      Florence  G.,  J^ov.  2,  1881 ;  m.  June  20,  1906,  Timothy 

M.  Sliean,  s.  of  Timothy  Shean  of  Norwell. 
vi.     Hiram,  July  9,  1885. 
vii.    Jennie,  April  1,  1887. 

WILLIS. 

1.  Daniel  (s.  of  Daniel  of  Bridgewater),  born  in  1830,  and  m. 
Nov.  11,  1841,  Euth  D.  Estes,  dau.  of  John  Estes  (13).  He  d. 
June  13,  1890,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  36,  1894.  Resided  on  Pleasant 
street,  in  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Ada  A.  Campbell. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ferrin,  Sept.  31,  1846.     Served  in  Civil  War,  and  was 
killed  in  the  Battle  before  Eichmond,  Va.,  March  37, 
1865. 
3.     ii.      D.  Leonard,  July  3,  1856. 
Several  children  who  died  young. 

2.  D.  Leonard  (s.  of  Daniel^)  ;  m.  in  1874,  Ella  J.  Eobbins,  dau. 
of  Wilbur  A.  Eobbins  of  Marshfield.  She  was  born  Nov.  38,  1854. 
Eesided  for  many  years  in  his  father's  house. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Euth  E.,  Feb'y  17,  1875;  m.  April  18,  1893,  George  F. 

Young,  s.  of  John  M.  Young  of  Greene,  Me.     Ch. : 

i.       Thaddeus,  born  in  Falmouth,  Me.,  Aug.  7,  1894. 

ii.      George,  born  in  Falmouth,  Me.,  May  7,  1896. 

iii.     Frederick,  born  in  Falmouth,  Me.,  May  7,  1896. 

iv.     Bernard,  born  in  Hanover,  Oct.  36,  1901. 
ii.      E.  Myrtle,  May  8,  1879 ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1896,  Chester  Lap- 
ham,  s.  of  James  F.  Lapham  of  Hanover.     Children 

born  in  Hanover : 

i.       Lona  B.,  June  10,  1897. 

ii.      Verley  S.,  July  14,  1898. 

iii.     Myrtle  I. 

iv.     Leland  C,  April  1,  1901. 

V.      Mabel  N.,  Oct.  37,  1903. 
iii.     Lillian  N.,  Sept.  38,  1880;  m.  Dec.  6,  1899,  Geo.  F. 

Goss,  s.  of  George  Goss,  of  Walpole.     Children: 

i.       Irma  V.,  born  in  Hanover,  Sept.  34,  1901. 

ii.      George  F.,  born  in  E.  Bridgewater. 

iii.     Mervin,  born  in  E.  Bridgewater. 
iv.     D.  Frederick,  Jan'y  37,  1883;  m.  Dec.  4,  1903,  Clara 

Haskell,  dau.  of  Micajah  Haskell  of  Pembroke. 
V.      Pearl  L.,  Dec.  31,  1895. 

WING. 

Barry  does  not  give  a  history  of  the  Wing  family,  and  it  is  with 
regret  that  what  is  here  presented  may  not  be  as  full  or  as  accurate 
as  it  should  be.  This  family  for  a  while  took  an  important  part 
in  the  activities  of  the  town.     They  resided  on  the  northerly  part 


GENEALOGIES.  4G3 

of  Winter  street,  and  on  King  street,  near  the  Pond.  At  least  two 
of  the  houses  constructed  by  them  are  still  standing,  and  are  similar 
in  construction,  the  Orcn  Josselyn  house  on  King  street,  being 
one,  and  the  Ozias  Perkins  house  on  Winter  street,  the  other.  In 
1733  Joseph  Stockbridge  sold  to  Bachelor  Wing  and  Sylvanus 
Wing,  his  son,  both  then  being  of  Scituate  (now  Hanover),  a  lot 
of  laud  near  the  Furnace  bridge  on  King  street. 

1.  Bachelor  (s.  of  Daniel?)  ;  m.  Joanna  Hatch,  dau.  of  Jeremiah 
Hatch,  and  a  gr.  dau.  of  Elder  William  Hatch.  He  d.  at  Hanover, 
April  23,  1739-40,  and  his  wid.  d.  May  20,  1761,  aged  100  years. 

Children,  a  part  of  whom  were  born  at  Sandwich;  a  part  in 
Hanover : 
3.     i.       Ebenezer,  Nov.  20,  1694. 

3.  ii.      Sylvanus,  Oct.  10,  1697. 
iii.     Joanna;  d.  May  14,  1756. 

iv.     Mary;  m.  Feb'y  6,  1733,  Samuel  Whiten  of  Hingham, 
V.      Thankful;  m.  Thomas  Jones. 

2.  Ebenezer  (s.  of  Bachelor^)  ;  m.  Feb'y  3,  1737,  Mary  Stoddard 
of  Scituate. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary,  Oct.  10,  1737;  d.  unm.,  March  8,  1833. 
ii.      Joanna,  June  14,  1739;  d.  in  1756  or  1759. 
iii.     Bette.  Dec.  23,  1743;  probably  d.  unm.,  Dec.  8,  1786? 
iv.     Ebenezer,  April  1,  1753;  m.  April  4,  1776,  Betty  Old- 
ham. 

3.  Sylvanus  (s.  of  Bachelor^)  ;  m.  Hannah .     She  d.  Nov.  6, 

1776. 

Had  eight  children,  probably  born  in  Hanover,  only  two  of 
whom  we  follow: 

4.  1.       Bachelor,  born  1743. 

5.  ii.      William?     Was  this  the  Willinni  who  m.  Huldah  Cope- 

land  Eells  in  1789? 

4.  Bachelor  (s.  of  Sylvanus^)  ;  m.  Sept.  13.  1770,  Elizabeth  Bar- 
ker, dau.  of  Pobert  Barker  (2).  He  d.  April  7,  1808,  aged  (53 
years,  and  his  wid.  d.  June  5,  1833,  aged  77  years. 

Children,  probably  all  born  in  Hanover: 

6.  i.       Bachelor. 

ii.      Isaiah.       Did  he  ni.  Rebecca  Bailey,  dau.  of  Charles 
Bailey   (7)?     A  lawyer. 

7.  iii.     Barker. 

iv.  Svlvia:  m.  Thomas  M.  Bates  (36). 

8.  V.  Elijah, 
vi.  Sylvanus. 
vii.  Benjamin? 

5.  William  (s.  of  Sylvanus^?);  m.  Huldah  C.  Eells,  dau.  of 
Robert  L.  Eells  (6),  Nov.  26,  1789.  Removed  to  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut. 


464  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

Children : 
i.       Huldah  E.,  bap.  Nov.  9,  1794. 
ii.      William,  bap.  Nov.  11,  1798. 
iii.     Euth  C,  bap.  Dec.  31,  1800. 
iv.     Fanny  S.,  bap.  in  Hanover,  Oct.  28,  1804. 

6.  Bachelor  (s.  of  Bachelor-*)  ;  m.  in  1805,  Mary  Smith,  dau.  of 
JoBiah  Smith  of  Pembroke. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  S.,  born  Sept.  28,  1807. 
ii.      Elijah,  born  March  29,  1810. 
iii.     Josiah  B.,  born  May  2,  1814. 
iv.     Elizabeth, 
v.      Euth. 

7.  Barker  (s.  of  Bachelor^)  ;  m.  in  1804,  Priseilla  Little  of 
Marshfield. 

Children : 
i.       Highrum,  born  in  Hanover,  Ang.  28,  1804. 
ii.      Mary,  born  March  13,  1806. 
iii.     John,  born  July  3,  1812. 

8.  Elijah  (s.  of  Bachelor^)  ;  m.  in  1801,  Rutli  Eose  of  Dighton. 
He  d.  in  1840,  aged  67  years. 

Child  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Ann  or  Nancy;  m.  Ozias  Perkins   (1). 

WINSLOW. 

1.  Kenelm  was  one  of  five  brothers  who  came  early  to  this  country. 
His  brothers,  Edward  and  Gilbert,  came  in  the  Mayflower;  John 
in  the  Fortune,  1621 ;  and  Kenelm  and  Josiah  before  1633.  Kenelm 
m.  Helen  Adams,  dau.  of  John  Adams,  in  1634.  He  d.  at  Salem,, 
and  was  buried  Sept.  13,  1672.  Had  several  children,  of  whom 
we  follow  one  only: 

2.  i.       Nathaniel. 

2.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Kenelm');  m.,  1664,  Faith  Miller,  and  was. 
of  Mfd. 

Ch. : 

3.  i.       Nathaniel,  1667,  and  others. 

3.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  1692,  Lydia  Snow,  dau.  of 
Anthony  Snow. 

Ch. : 

4.  i.       Oliver,  1702,  and  others. 

4.  Oliver  (s.  of  Nathaniel^),  was  of  Scituate;  m.  first,  Agatha 
Bryant,  dau.  of  John  Bryant,  3rd;  and  secondly,  1749,  Bethiah 
Prior.  Lived  on  the  Third  Herring  brook,  near  Cornet  Stetson's- 
old  mill  dam. 


GENEALOGIES.  465 

Children  by  wife  Agatha,  baptized  in  Hanover : 
i.       Oliver.     Killed  in  the  French  War  in  1758,  leaving  a 

son,  Oliver,  a  Eevolutionary  pensioner  in  Scituate. 
ii.      Ruth,  July  32,  1739. 

5.  iii.     Nathaniel,  Oct.  11,  1741. 

iv.     John,  Feb.  5,  1743;  moved  to  Nobleboro,  Me. 
Children  by  wife  Bethiah : 
V.      Bethiah,  Sept.  39,  1751. 
vi.     Joseph,  1753;  d.  young, 
vii.    Oliver.     A  Eevolutionary  soldier. 

5.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Oliver^)  ;  m.,  1766,  Sarah  Hatch,  dau.  of 
Isaac  Hatch  of  Pembroke.  He  early  espoused  the  American  lause 
in  the  Eevolutionary  War,  entered  the  army  in  1776,  rose  to  the 
rank  of  major,  and  acquitted  himself  with  honor  in  the  Southern 
Expeditions. 

Children : 

6.  i.       Nathaniel,  1767,  and  others. 

6.  Nathaniel  (s.  of  Nathaniel^)  ;  m.  Oct.  13,  1796,  Clarissa  Cur- 
tis, dau.  of  Ebenezer  Curtis  (32).     He  d.  1830. 

Children  born  in  Scituate : 

i.       Euth,  July  13,  1797. 

ii.      Mary,  Feb.  33,  1799. 

iii.     Charlotte  C,  bap.  Nov.  1,  1801. 

iv.     Clarissa  C,  born  June  15,  1802. 

V.      Harriet,  Feb'y  9,  1804. 

vi.  Josiah,  Feb'y  9,  1804;  m.  Abigail  Curtis,  dau.  of 
Lemuel  Curtis  (46),  and  resided  on  Washington 
street  in  Hanover.  No  children.  She  d.  June  2,. 
1877,  aged  71  years.     He  d.  Feb'y  8,  1879. 

vii.    Sarah,  Oct.  22,  180       ;  m.  William  Curtis   (65). 

WINSLOW. 

1,     Thomas  (s.  of  Thomas  of  Plymouth) ;  m.  first.  Euth  Grose,, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Grose  (3).     She  d.  Feb'y  13,  1828,  aet.  45;  and 
he  m.  secondly,  in  1840,  Harriet  Delano  of  Duxbury.     Eesided  on 
Circuit  street,  in  house  now  occupied  by  Daniel  J.  Head. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Thomas   G.,  July  30,   1800;  m.   first,   Oct.   28.   1822, 
Susan    W.    Gardner   of   Hingham,   and    secondly,   a 
Pollard  of  Me.    Lived  in  Boston,  and  d.  about  1846. 
ii.      Joshua,  May  12,  1801. 

2.  iii.     Charles,  May  16,  1803. 

3.  iv.     Eichmond,  July  30,  1804. 
V.      Pelham,  Nov.  17,  1805. 

vii    Lucy  T.,  Sept.  26,  1808 ;  m.  May  34,  1830,  George  Hil- 
(          dreth  of  Dorchester. 

4.  vii.    Henry,  Nov.  10,  1810. 


466  HISTORY   OF    HANOVER. 

viii.  William,  Feb.  10,  1813. 

ix.     Euth  G.,  July  24,  1814. 

X.      Elizabeth,  Feb.  9,  1816;  d.  June  23,  1816. 

xi.     Eleanor  J.,  Dec.  28,  1816;  m.  Isaiah  Jenkins,  and  d. 

1848. 
xii.    Samuel,  Oct.  14,  1818;  d.  Dec.  14,  1820. 
xiii.  Mary,  Kov.  22,  1819;  m:  David  Freeman  of  Duxbury. 
xiv.  Priscilla  B.,  Dec.  28,  1821. 
XV.    Samuel  L.  F.,  Nov.  18,  1824;  d.  Dec.  27,  1825. 

2.  Charles  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  May  10,  1827,  Margaret  L.  Litch- 
field, dau.  of  Lewis  Litchfield  (2).  She  d.  Feb.  2,  1905.  He  d. 
Aug.  8,  1891.  Resided  on  Circuit  street,  in  house  now  occupied 
by  his  dau.  Helen.    See  chapter  on  Old  Houses. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

5.  i.       Charles  L.,  March  3,  1828. 

ii.      Eachel  P.,  June  16,  1832;  m.  Charles  Josselyn  (41). 
iii.     Helen,  Feb.  9,  1838;  m.  Judson  Studley  (26). 

3.  Eiehmond  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1828,  Harriet  Howard, 
dau.  of  Ezra  Howard  of  Duxbury.  She  was  born  Nov.  22,  1804. 
She  d.  Feb.  6,  1899.  He  d.  April  9,  1872.  Resided  on  Circuit 
street,  near  Winslow's  crossing  of  the  R.  R.,  in  house  which  he  con- 
structed in  1836. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 

6.  i.       Samuel  R.,  March  14,  1829. 

7.  ii.      James  B.,  Oct.  22,  1830. 

iii.  Rebecca  H.,  Sept.  22,  1833;  unm.  Owns  and  occupies 
her  father's  house. 

8.  iv.     Erastus  B.,  July  14,  1834. 

9.  V.      John  A.,  March  2,  1837. 

vi.  Joshua  S.,  July  15,  1840;  m.  Julia  A.  Turner,  dau.  of 
Noah  Turner  of  Rockland.  He  d.  Sept.  11,  1901. 
No  children. 

vii.  Daniel  W.,  Dec.  15,  1842 ;  m.  Sept.  12,  1874,  H.  Estelle 
Studley,  dau.  of  Benjamin  F.  Studley  (17).    No  ch. 

10.  viii.  Frederick  R.,  April  2,  1848. 

4.  Henry  (s.  of  Thomas^) ;  m.  May  25,  1834,  Harriet  Pratt,  dau. 
of  Nathaniel  Pratt.  She  was  born  May  23,  1816,  and  d.  Nov.  29, 
1863.  He  d.  Jan.  29,  1858.  Resided  on  Circuit  street,  near  the 
West  Hanover  station. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Harriet  F.,  Feb'y  10,  1836;  d.  Jan.  20,  1850. 

11.  ii.      Henry  T.,  Feb.  20,  1841 

5.  Charles  L.  (s.  of  CharlesS)  ;  m.  June  15,  1853,  Julia  A.  W. 
Drew,  dau.  of  George  Drew  of  Halifax,  Mass.  She  was  born  Apr. 
31,  1826.     Resides  in  Rockland. 

Child  born  in  Rockland : 
i.       Charles,  Dec.  24,  1855;  unm. 


GENEALOGIES.  467 

€.     Samuel  E.  (s.  of  Richmond^) ;  m.  March  25,  1849,  Elizabeth 
Bates,  dau.  of  Clement  Bates  (37).    He  was  killed  on  0.  C.  K.  R. 
in  1857.     Eesided  in  Plymouth. 
Children : 
i.       Ella  M.;  m.  Nov.  38,  1872,  John  H.  Curtis  of  Rock- 
land.   Has  ch. 
ii.      Everett  H.,  Aug.  6,  1853;  unm.;  d.  Jan'y  2,  1907. 

7.  James  B.  (s.  of  Richmond^) ;  m.  Lydia  A.  Davis,  dau.  of 
David  J.  Davis  (1).  He  d.  July  27,  1905.  She  d.  Feb'y  5,  1907. 
Eesided  on  Pleasant  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Georgianna,  May  8,  1860;  m.  Nov.  28,  1877,  Abbot  W. 

Josselyn  of  Hanson.     He  d.  March  6,  1901.     Ch. : 

Carlton  and  Jennie, 
ii.      Lillie  P.,  Jan.  17,  1865. 

8.  Erastus  B.  (s.  of  Richmond-')  ;  m.  Dec.  8,  1860,  Adeline  Cor- 
thell,  dau.  of  David  Corthell  (3).       Resides  on  King  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover : 
i.       Eudora  H.,  Dec.  10,  1863;  m.  Seth  W.  Hunt  (1). 

12.  ii.      Nathan  B.,  May  12,  1869. 

13.  iii.     J.  Edgar,  July  21,  1871. 

iv.     Phebe  S.,  April  14,  1874;  m.  May  29,  1893,  Fred  Ames 
of  Rockland.     Children  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Elsie  v.,  Dec.  19,  1896. 
ii.      Hilda  P.,  July  5,  1903. 

14.  V.      Albert  A.,  Aug.  11,  1877. 

9.  John  A.  (s.  of  Richmond^)  ;  m.  Sept.  29,  1864,  Emily  A. 
Poole,  dau.  of  Studley  Poole  of  Rockland. 

Children  born  in  Rockland: 
i.       Walter  H.,  Aug.  18,  1865;  d.  Jan.  7,  1882. 

15.  ii.      Samuel  R.,  March  7,  1869. 

iii,     John  A.,  March  14,  1880;  unm. 

10.  Frederick  R.  (s.  of  Richmond^)  ;  m.  first,  Mary  J.  Stetson, 
dau.  of  Martin  Stetson  (1).  He  m.  secondly,  July  18,  1895, 
Jennie  Farrington  of  Rockland.  Mary  J.  m.  secondly,  Sept.  24, 
1892,  Joseph  A.  Winsor  (1),  who  d.  in  1901,  and  she  m.  thirdly, 
S.  Austin  Poole   (1). 

Children  by  wife  Mary  J. : 

16.  i.       Burton  F.,  Nov.  28,  1871. 

ii.      George  I.,  June  2,  1873 ;  m.,  July,  190  I,  Jennie  Avery 

of  Brockton.     No  children, 
iii.     Elizabeth  H.,   Sept.   30,   1876;  m.  J.   Arthur   Corbett 

iv.     Fred;  d.  May  30,  1877,  act.  2  years. 

11.  Henry  T.  (s.  of  Henry^)  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1864,  Isabel  J.  Pratt, 
dau.  of  John  S.  Pratt  of  Hanson.     She  was  born  in  Hanson,  May 


■i68  HTSTOEY   OF    HANOVER. 

8,  1842.    He  d.  Jan.  18,  1901.     Served  in  CivH  War.     Resided  in 
his  father's  honse. 

Children  bom  in  Hanover: 

17.  i.       Henry  S.,  April  4,  1866. 

ii.      Son,  July  8,  1868:  d.  July  9,  1868. 

18.  iii.     Franc-is  E..  Dec.  11,  1870. 

iv.     Harriette  J.,  July  18,  1874:  m.  William  A.  Flynn  (1). 

12.  Xathan  B.  (s.  of  Erastu=  B.^) ;  m.  Oct.  30,  1891,  Minerva  M. 
Stetson,  dan.  of  William  F.  Stetson  (53). 

Children  bom  in  Hanover: 
i       Stanley  E.,  Aug.  4,  1893 :  d.  Aug.  6,  1893. 
ii.      Hazel'M.,  Feb.  11,  1895. 

13.  J.  Edgar   (s.  of  Era.=tu=  B.*) ;  m.  March  12,  1892,  Sylvina 
Ford  of  North  Pembroke.     Eesides  in  Eockland. 

Child: 
i.       Edgar  F.,  Sept.  8,  1892. 

14.  Albert  A.    (a.  of  Erastus  B.^j ;  m.  Lottie  F.  Cox,  dan.  of 
Albert  Cox  of  Hanson.    She  was  born  Aug.  18,  1877. 

Children : 
i.       Forest  F.,  March  27,  1897. 
ii.      Gertmde  G.,  Oct.  21,  1899. 
iii.     Miriam  A.,  Dec.  22,  1901. 
iv.     Clyde  A.,   Oct.   10,   1904. 

15.  Samuel  E.    (s.  of  John  A.'^);  m.  Feb.  13,  1890,  EUa  M. 
Hayes,  dau.  of  Patrick  Hayes  of  Weymouth. 

Children  bom  in  Eockland: 
i.      Walter  E.,  May  2,  1892. 
ii.      Harrj',  Sept.,  1894:  d.  in  1902. 

16.  Burton  F.  (s.  of  Freclerick  E.i«) ;  m.  Sept.  12,  1893,  Annie 
Merritt  of  Whitman.    Eesides  in  Whitman. 

Children : 
i.       Francis  A.,  Nov.   18,   1894. 
ii.      Josejjh  H.,  July  7,  1896;  d.,  aet.  7  weeks. 
iii.     Euth  L.,  May  6,  1903. 
iv,     Eaymond  L.,  June  8,  1904. 

17.  Henry  S.  (b.  of  Henry  T.^^) ;  m.  in  1890,  Flora  0.  Mann, 
dau.  of  Horace  Mann.    Blackgmith.    Eesides  in  Duxburj'. 

Child: 
i.       Arthur  F.,  Oct.  11,  1890. 

18.  Francis  E.  (s.  of  Henry  T.^i)  ;  m.  Eldora  D.  Ilowland,  dau. 
of  Alonzo  Howlaod  (2).       Eesides  on  Pleasant  street. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Sumner  B.,  Sept.  8,  1891. 
ij.      Marion  F.,  Oct.  3,  1893. 


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470  HISTORY  OF  HANOVER. 

WINSOE. 

1.  James  H.  (s.  of  James  H.  of  Duxbury),  born  Sept.  3,  1840. 
Served  in  Civil  War.  M.  Aug.,  1866,  Betsey  H.  Dunn,  of  East 
Abington.       She  was  born  in  1849.       Resides  on  Winter  street. 

Children : 

2.  i.       George  H.,  1868. 

ii.      Addie  E. ;  d.  aet.  10  months. 

3.  iii.     Sumner  E.,  April  6,  1879. 

iv.     Arthur  W.,  1885 ;  d.  Nov.  22,  1899. 

2.  George  H.  (s.  of  James  H.^)  ;  m.  Bertha  Stetson  of  Eockland. 

Child: 
i.       Gladys  M.,  April  25,  1892. 

3.  Sumner  E.  (s.  of  James  H.i)  ;  m.  April  2,  1902,  Bertha  W. 
Bates,  dau.  of  Lysander  P.  Bates  (65). 

Child  born  in  Portland,  Me. : 
i.       Doris,  Aug.  5,  1903. 

WINSOR. 

1.  Joseph  A.  (s.  of  James  H.  of  Duxbury)  ;  m.  Sept.  24,  1892, 
Mary  J.  Winslow,  dau.  of  Martin  T.  Stetson  (1).  He  d.  April  23, 
1901,  aet.  53  years  7  months.  She  m.  S.  Austin  Poole  (1).  No 
children. 

WITT. 

1.  Clark  (s.  of  Ivory,  of  Hubbardston,  Mass.),  born  Aug.  8,  1827; 
m.  first,  Mary  A.  Damon.  She  d.,  and  he  m.  secondly,  April  3, 
1864,  Sarah  Willis  of  Abington.  She  was  born  in  Cape  Breton 
Island  in  1848.  He  d.  Jan.  4,  1904.  Served  in  Civil  War.  Re- 
sided on  Hanover  street. 
Child  by  wife  Mary  A. : 

i.       Edgar.    Resides  in  Texas;  m.  and  has  child. 
Children  by  wife  Sarah : 
ii.      Cyrus  B.,  Jan.  31,  1865;  m.  Nov.  29,  1888,  Henrietta 

M.  Stoddard,  dau.  of  Noah  J.  Stoddard  (1). 
iii.     Stillman  L.,  Oct.  5,  1867. 
iv.     Arthur  R.,  Oct.  11,  1869.  ^ 

V.      Adelia  P.,  Nov.  27,  1871;  d.  Oct.  2,  1877. 
vi.     Clara   P.,   March   26,   1879;   m.   William   H.   Cate   of 
Rockland.     Children : 
i.       Prank  S.,  May  14,  1900. 
ii.      Carlton  C,  May  23,  1904. 

WOLCOTT. 

1.  Rev.  Calvin,  a  descendant  of  the  noted  family  of  Wolcotts,  of 
Ct. ;  m.  Sarah  Gardner,  dau.  of  Col.  Samuel  Gardner  of  Danvers, 
Mass.,  descendant  of  Gen.  Putnam,  of  Ct.,  and  was  settled  in  H.  as 


GENEALOGIES.  471 

rector  of  St.  Andrew's  cliiireh  from  1818  to  1834.    Eesidod  corner 
of  Broadway  and  Oakland  avenue. 
Children : 
i.       Elizabeth  G.,  born  in  Marblehead,  Dec.  30,  1812;  m. 

Dr.  Jacob  Eichards  of  Braintree. 
ii.      Augustus   C,  born  at  Danvers,   Oct.    15,   1814;   d.   at 

Havana  in  1832. 
iii.     Sarah  A.,  born  at  Marblehead,  March  27,  1817. 
i\.     Samuel  G.,  born  in  Hanover,  Jan.  2,  1820;  grad.  Wash. 

College,  Hartford,  Ct. 
V.      Henrietta    B.,   born   in    Hanover,    May    15,    182;5;    m. 

Edwin  A.  Eichards  of  Braintree.    Eesided  in  Brain- 
tree, 
vi.     Asa  C,  born  in  Hanover,  April  25,  1825;  grad.  Wash. 

College, 
vii.    George  C.,  born  in  Hanover,  July  15,  1827;  grad.  B.  U. 

1848,  and  d.  Oct.  24,  1851. 

WOOD. 

1.  Abner  (s.  of  Ezra  of  Middleborough) ;  m.  first,  Margaret 
Besse,  and  secondly,  in  1832,  Mary  Besse  of  Wareham,  dau.  of 
Eobert  Besse.  Mary  d.  Jan.  12,  1859,  aged  57  years  8  months. 
Eesided  on  Center  street.     He  d.  April  8,  1882. 

Children  by  wife  Margaret: 
i.       Abner  A.,  born  in  Middleborough,  July  1st,  1827. 
ii.      Margaret  B.,  born  in  Wareham,  March  1st,  1831. 
Children  by  wife  Mary,  born  in  Hanover: 
2.     iii.     Ezra  L.,  Nov.  11,  1833. 

iv.     Mary  B.,  July  19,  1835;  m.  Lewis  Whiting  (35). 
V.      Charles  E.,  May  12,  1848;  d.  Jan.  12,  1863. 

2.  Ezra  L.  (s.  of  Abner^)  ;  m.  Nov.  30,  1854,  Bethia  C.  Reed, 
dau.  of  Samuel  H.  Eeed  (2).     Now  residing  in  W^areham,  Mass. 

Children,  first  one  born  in  Hanover ;  others  in  .Vbiugton : 
i.  Emma  B.,  Dec.  2,  1855;  m.  1st,  Aug.  1,  1874,  John  A. 
Harding,  s.  of  Noah  Harding  of  Bridgewatcr,  and 
had  ch.,  x4gnes  B.,  born  in  i3ridgewater,  Jan.  22, 
1875;  m.  secondly,  Dec.  15,  1883,  Obed  Eipley,  s.  of 
Samuel  Eipley  of  Duxbury,  and  had  cb.  Emery  C, 
born  in  Kingston,  Aug.  1,  1886. 
ii.  Leonard  K..  Feb.  17,  1862;  m.  Nov.  30,  1882,  Carrie 
I.  Cook,  dau.  of  Eandall  Cook  of  Whitman,  and  had 
children  : 

i.       Annie  I.,  born  in  Campello,  Sept.  11,  1881. 
ii.      Kasper  N.,  born  in  Whitman,  Sept.,  1888. 
iii.     Mary  B.,  Dec.  8,  1863;  m.  April  8,  1880,  John  E.  Ire- 
land, s.  of  Capt.  John  Ireland,  of  Harwich,  ilass., 
and  has  children  born  in  Brainerd,  Minnesota : 
i.       Lizzie  M.,  April  29,  1882. 


473  HISTORY    OP   HANOVER. 

ii.  Leonard  K.,  JsTov.  1,  1883. 

iii.  Francis  E.,  Aug  30,  1886. 

iv.  Harry  V.,  Aug.  12,  1888. 

V.      Grace  M.,  Dec.   20,  . 

WOOD. 

1.  Alexander  (s.  of  Ichabod),  born  in  Middleborough,  Nov.  5, 
1796;  m.,  Oct.,  1824,  Louisa  Bourne  of  Middleborough,  and  d. 
Dec.  17,  1867.  She  d.  May  13,  1894.  Eesided  near  the  Four 
Corners,  on  Washington  street.  A  lawyer.  Engaged  in  trade  for 
many  years. 

Children  born  in  Hanover: 
i.       Louisa  B.,  March  21,  1826;  d.  unm.,  May  10,  1854. 

2.  ii.      William  B.,  Oct.  27,  1831. 

3.  iii.     Edward  F.,  Sept.  28,  1834. 

iv.     Henry  A.,  Oct.  22,  1836;  d.  unm.,  Sept.  15,  1864. 
V.      Ellen  P.,  Dec.  25,  1838;  d.  unm.,  March  2,  1865. 
vi.     Lucy  P.,  Jan.  16,  1843;  d.  Feb.  15,  1850. 

2.  William  B.  (s.  of  Alexander^)  ;  m.  Sarah  T,  Holmes,  dau.  of 
Luther  Holmes  of  North  Brookfield.  He  d.  Jan.  22,  1894.  Ee- 
sided in  Middleboro. 

Children : 
i.       William  B.,  July  14,  1853. 
ii.      George  E.,  Oct.  4,  1855. 
iii.     Charles  A.,  Jan.  5,  1858. 

3.  Edward  F.  (s.  of  Alexander^)  ;  m.  Nov.  19,  1872,  Mary  L. 
Harlow,  dau.  of  Isaac  H.  Harlow.     Resides  in  Middleboro. 

Children : 
i.       Henry  A.,  April  26,  1874. 
ii.      Edward  H.,  Nov.  17,  1876;  d.  Sept.  19,  1879. 
iii.     Louisa  B.,  Oct.  4,  1880;  d.  May  1,  1890. 
iv.     Mary  K.,  Dec.  22,  1882. 

WOOD. 

1.     Samuel,  of  Brainiree.  d.  in  Mexican  War;  ra.  Mary  A.  Wood, 
who  came  to  Hanover  about  1850,  and  d.  March  4,  1873,  aged  64 
years,  10  months. 
Children : 
i.       Benjamin  F.,  d. 
ii.      Sarah  C,  born  in  Mansfield,  March  4,  1832;  m.  Henry 

W.  Howland   (1). 
iii.     Benjamin  F.,  born  in  Stoughton,  Oct.  21,  1843;  soldier 
in  Civil  War;  m.  March  15,  1871,  Vesta  L.  Bisbee, 
dau.  of  Lorenzo  Bisbee  (1).     She  d.  April  8,  1878. 
No  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  473 

WOODMAN. 

1.  James  T.  (s.  of  Barney),  bom  in  Scituate,  Feb'y  7,  18^7;  ni. 
November  24,  1849,  M.  Cordelia  Bates,  dau.  of  Joshua  Bates  (3:>). 
liived  on  Center  street.     He  d. 

Children  Ijorn  in  Hanover: 
i.       Mary  V.,  March  15,  1851;  m.  Nov.  20,  1873,  Franklin 
S.   Williams,  who  was  born  in   Roxbury,   July   17, 
1850.     Child  born  in  Roxbury: 
i.       Franklin  B.,  Dec.  20,  1874;  m.  June  16,  19u;5, 
Gertrude  V.  Sharp. 
2.     ii.      James  G.,  Oct.  16,  1852. 
iii.     Arthur  L.,  Sept.  2,  1855. 

2.  James  G.  (s.  of  James  T.i)  ;  m.  Nov.  30,  1871,  Sarah  E.  Hall, 
dau.  of  Frank  Hall.  She  was  born  in  Boston,  Feb'y  27,  1856.  He 
d.  in  Mexico,  April  28,  1882. 

Child  born  in  Roxbury: 
i.       xlrthur  G.,  Nov.  27,  1875;  m.  Sept.  14,  1898,  Lena  A. 
Herling  of  Newark,  N.  J.    He  d.  in  California,  Sept. 
9,  1901. 

WRIGHT. 

1.  Henry  (s.  of  Janu's  and  probably  a  descendant  of  William 
Wright,  who  came  to  Plymouth  in  the"  Fortune  in  1621),  born  in 
Boston,  Nov.  23,  1833 ;  m.  Aug.  6,  1862,  Mary  W.  Curtis,  dau.  of 
William  Curtis  (65),  and  d.  June  9,  1887,  and  his  wid.  d.  Nov.  11, 
1899.  Resided  on  Washington  street,  in  house  now  occupied  by 
his  son,  Charles  W.  Served  in  Civil  War. 
Children  born  in  Hanover : 

i.       William  T.,  Feb.  1,  1864;  d.  Feb.  8,  1864. 

ii.  Charles  W.,  June  7,  1866;  m.  Jan.  29,  1908,  Susie 
Jack.    Resides  in  his  father's  house. 

WRIGHT. 

1.     Warren  (s.  of  Levi  of  Plympton) ;  m.  May  29,  1837,  Ruth  D. 
Haskins,  dau.  of  Lemuel  Haskins  of  Scituate.     She  d.  Aug.  28, 
1861,  aged  48  years,  and  he  m.  secondly,  April  23,  1863,  Mary  E. 
Chase,  dau.  of  Sarson  Chase  of  Me.    He  d.  May  11,  1894,  aged  85 
years.     Resided  near  the  Four  Corners,  in  house  constructed  by 
himself,  and  now  occupied  by  his  son,  Warren  I. 
Children  born  in  Hanover,  by  wife  Ruth  D. : 
i.       Maria  \V..  Nov.  4,  1838;  m.  Michael  R.  Sylvester  (27). 
ii.      Warren  I.,  Feb.  26,  1846. 

iii.  Frances  J.,  June  12,  1848;  m.  Feb.  4,  1869,  Edward  S. 
Sliephord,  s.  of  Nathan  Shepherd  of  Pembroke.  Ch., 
Ruth  A.,  now  dead. 

YOUNG. 
1.     Charles  F.    (s.   of  Charles  C),  born   in  Hingham,  April   7, 


474 

HISTORY  OP  HANOVER. 


1851 ;  m.  Peb.  22,  1874  Alipp  T   q+    n        -, 

(24).    Besides  ob  Matn  street   near  1?^'  ^Z  ,°*  ^""='°>  S'^^l^y 
structed  by  himself.  '  ^""^  ^"'^"^^  '">e,  ia  iiouse  con- 


Children  : 
1-       Lottie  F.,  Nov.  24,  1874. 


11. 

in 


Geneva  A.,  Aug.  12,  1877 
Merton  L.,  Aug.  7,  1881.  ' 

IV.  b.  Ji;lmer,  Feb.  8,  1885 

V.  Irving  A.,  May  13,  1888. 

YOUNG. 

Che£X.''l/l856';r^^^^  born  in 

Nathan  S.  Oa..an    (X).     Ke.il  t' S^Lt"^-' ^:-[ 

Children,  all  born  in  Hanover- 
':       ^^^^rf,  L.,  July  6,  1885. 

111.     Malcolm  0.,  July  24,  18.93. 


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