ninety-five pole, and by John Rogers, sen., south, by John Bracket, north
by ye great river west." Abot's bridge was at the brook by Mr. Burns"



12 BIKD — BLANCH ARD.

place, and Bird's lot included Mr. Stackpole's i)lace and a large part of the
Dea. Amos Spalding- place. He d. l(i()(i. July 7. leaving no children, but a
widow, Mary, who m. Henry .lefts. In 1(580. jiortions of liis land were
deeded by .lefts, as administrator, under execution, to various creditors,
among whom were the church and Jicv. Mr. Whiting.

BLANCH ARD. 1. John, was son of Sanuiel, of Andovei-, whose
father Tliomas cMwe to CharlestoANii in 1(33!). He was b. 1(>77. .July li\ m.
1701. Aug. 7, Mary Crosby, dau. of Simon. 1, and lived prob.> near Dr.
Noyes" place. She d. 1748. May 7. He d. 1750. Ai)ril 10. Susanna
Blanchard, who m. .lonathan Farwell, of Chelmsford, 1723, May 20, was
perhaps sister of .John. Ch. Mai-ij. b. 1702. Aug. IS. Hannah, h. 1704,
Oct. 24. liachoJ. b. 170(5-7. Feb. 2. AMgaU. b. 1708-9. .J:in. 23. /S'rtmA. b.
1711. .Tune 5, and d. .Ivme 8. Sarah, h. 1712, May 23. and d. 1713, Apiil 1(5.
John. b. 1713-14, March 15. and d. :March 18. John. 2, h. 1714-15. Fel). 15.
Samuel. 3, b. 1717, Aug. 17. iJarid. b. 1719-20. March 20. Bcujaniin. b.
1722. .lulv 5. Simon. 4, b. 172.5-(), March 1(5.

2. John, son of .Tohn, 1. b. 1714-15, Feb. 15; m. 1739, Nov. 29,
Elizabeth Kicliardson. dau. of ^{ndrew. 4. He d. 1756, July 27, and she m.
Braviter Gray. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1740-1, Jan. 14; m. Thomas Ditson. 4.
John, 6, b. 1743, July 24. Abigail, b. 1746, Oct. 13; m. 1773, Dec. 14,
Nathan Parker, of Cambridge. Lemuel, b. 1749, July 1; living in
Cambridge. 1778. Jonah, b. 1752. June 4. Fan!, b. 1754, April 2.
Hannah, b. 1756, Nov. 22; m. Solomon Hill. 20.

3. Samuel, son of .John, 1, b. 1717, Aug. 17; m. 1747,, July 14, Mary
Brown, dau. of William. 6. He d. 1807. :March 26. She d. 1811. Marcli .1
Ch. 3Innj. h. 1747-8, Jan. 28. Samuel. 6, b. 1748-9. March 6. William, b.
1750. March 21. Sarah, b. 1754. .Jan. 31; m. Benjamin Lewis. Timothy.
b. 1755. Oct. 16; wounded at Lexington. Martha, (record of baptism says
Nathan), b. 1757, Aug. 2; m. Benjamin Blanchard, of Wilton. lihoda. b.

1762. Nov. 17; in. 1786. Jan. 26. Sanuiel Abbot. Jeremiah. 7, b. 1764,
July 10. Ahimaaz. b. 1767, April 26. Jonathan, b. 17(59. Feb. 20.

4. Simon, son of .John, 1, b. 172.5-6. March 1(5; m. 1746, Dec. 17,
Rebecca Sheldon, dau. of Sanuiel. 3. He d. 1796, April 20. She d. 1814,
March 3. Cli. Deborah, bap. 1748. Oct. 23. Simon. 8, b. 1749, Dec. 23.
Jothan. 9, b. 1752, March 6. liebecca. b. 1754, March 20; in. (Jeorge
Abbot, 11. Abijah. b. 1756, March 24. Justus, b. 17.58, Nov. 22, (the
baptismal record says Eufus). Isaac. 10, b. 1761, Jan. 15. Susanna, b.

1763, April 2; m. .Job Hill. 24. Joseph. 11, 1). 1765, Oct. 17. Asenath.
b. 1768, March 17 ; in. Michael Crosby. 32.

5. John, son of John, 2, h. 1743, July 24; m. Sarah. His first
child was born in Marblehead, and he lived in Charlesto-\\n. 1768.
Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1767, Aug. 12. Salle, b. 1771, May 16. A->nah. b. 1772,
Nov. 4; m. 1797, .Jan. 24," Ezra Johnson. John. 12, b. 1774, May 17.
Francis, 13, b. 1775, Oct. 1. Luce, b. 1777, March 10. Elisha. b. 1779,
June 17. Josiah. b. 1781, June 12. and lived in Whitingham, Vt. ; m.
Rachel Clements, of Dracut; had sixteen children, and d. 1853, Aug. 13.

6. Samuel, son of Samuel. 3, b. 1748-9, March 6; m. 1779, Dec. 23.
Mary Hill, dau. of Peter. 17. Ch. prob. Samuel, jr., who had I^ydla. bap.
1806, Dec. 21. 3Iary, bap. 1781. July 1; m." 1808. March "l. Cyrus
Blanchard. of Milford, N. H. Jnclith. bap. 1782. Sept. 1 ; m. 1804, Feb. 12.
Cyrus Blanchard. Len. b. 1784. Nov. 7. Sewall. Erving and Silence,
bap. 1793, Nov. Alden. bap. 1795, Nov.

. 7. Jeremiah, son of Samuel. 3, b. 1764. .July 10; m. 1795. June 17,
Mary Going; he d. 1819, May 22 ; lived at the Odiorne place, now occupied
by I)r. Noyes. Ch. Jeremiah, b. 1797. Jan. 26; d. 1820, Jan. 10. He was
secretary of the first governor of Arkansas. John (ioven. h. 1799. .Jan. 30.
Studeiit'at Harvard College. Went to Maryland and studied law. but never
practiced that profession. Became an Episcopal clergyman in 1824. Rector
of St. Anne's parish, Annapolis. 1826; m. 1826, .Jan. 5. Elizabeth Hance
Philpot; d. 1834, Oct. He had ch. EUzabeth P., Edward Wyatt, a lawyer,



BLANCHARD — HLODGETT. 13

in Baltimore, tl. 1877. Aug. 29. John J. d. aged 17. and AVilliam. now of
New \ork. Mart/, h. ISOl. Sept. 7; ni. .Tames Jaques. of AVilminoton
Sophia, h. 1803. Nov. 27. and d. 181(). June 22. Adeline, b. 1805. Dee. 8-
m. John Tyler, of Boston; d. 1875. Jan. 9. Jilwda, h. 1815, and d. 1817'
May 5. '

8. Simon, son of Simon. 4, b. 1740, Dec. 23; m. 1774, Jan. 20,
Catharine AVyman. dau. of Increase. Removed about 177(j, to Milford]
N. H., where he d. about 1828. His widow d. 1838. ("h. Dennisvn, b. 1775,'
June 4. Abijnh. bap. 1778. Feb. 22. Others b. in Milford were Amaziah,
Luther. Calvin, Clara. Xanrt/. Betsey. Lydia, Catherine, Rebecca.

9. Jotham, son of Simon. 4, b. 1752. March G; m. 1773, Nov. 2,
Abigail Crosby, dau. of Ephraim. 16. Removed al)Out 1778. to Lyndeboro'',
N. H. (;li. Jotham, b. 1774, Feb. 9. Asa. b. 1775. Nov. 30. Ephraim,
b. 1778. Marcli 1. Otliers h. in Lyndeboro' were Abigail. Polly, Rebecca
Crosby, Fanny, and Sa)Xih.

10. Isaac, son of Simon. 4, b. 1761, Jan. 15; m. 1782. Sept. 12. Ruth
Duncklee. dau. of Nathaniel. He lived in Carlisle. The baptismal register
gives the children. Isaac. Abijah. and Benjamin. 1788. Oct. 26. Cyrus.
1789, July 5. Rnthy. 1790. Aug. 1. Susannah. 1796, July 3. Simon. 1798^
May 27. Abigail, 1801, April 5. Bethiah Lincoln, 1803. Aug. 20. Isaac, jr.,
lived in C'liarlestown; town treasurer, custom-house officer, and deacon of
2d church. Of his children. Sarah Stoddard m. Henry K. Frothingham.
Vrylena m. Richard Frothingham. tlie eminent historian. Isaac AV. was an
officer of the Eagle Bank, and Sampson S. was i)resident of the Hamilton
Bank.

11. Joseph, son of Simon, 4, b. 1765. Oct. 17; m. 1788. June 10,
Mehitable Waters, of Carlisle. She d. 1794. June 7, and he m. 1798,
Nov. 15, Sarah Brown, of Tewksbury. Ch. Mehitable. b. 1790. Oct. 5;
m. Josiah Rogers, 20. Rebecca, b. 1793. Sept. 14; m. 1815. Oct. 1, Thomas
Smiiner, of Boston. Sarah, b. 1799, Dec. 17; m, Elijah Stearns, of
Walpole. Mass., and d. 1873. Eliza, b. 1801, Oct. 24; "lives in Lowell.
Harriet, h. 1803. Sept. 16; m. Sumner Crosby, (see 30). Joseph, 14,
b. 1805. April 22. iMaria. b. 1807, March 20;"d. 1848, Dec. Adolphus,
b. 1809. May 8; d. about 1834. Henry: b. 1811. Sept. 25; graduated
Harvard College. 1834; m. Sarah C. Farmer, dau. of Jeremiah, 15.
Physician in Marshfield, Mass.. 1840-1864. and since, in Neponset, [Boston].
His ch. Emilv A., Edward O., Rebecca S.. and Henrv S. Jerusha Brown,
b. 1813. April 20; d. 1874, Dec. Mary Augusta, b. 1816, Oct. 23; m. 1840,
Henrv Worcester, of TeA\ks])ury.

12. John, son of John, 5", b. 1774, May 17; m. 1794, Oct. 1, Molly
Holt, of Andover. Ch. John Reid and Mary Wyman, both bap. 1797,
Aug. 20.

13. Francis, son of John, 5, b. 1775, Oct. 1; m. 1800, July 16, Sarah
Sticknev. dau. of William. 5. She d. 1846, March 10. Ch. Francis, b. 1805.
William, 15, b. 1806. Oct. 5.

14. Joseph, son of Joseph, 11, b. 1805, April 22; m. Rhoda
Worcester, of Tewksburv. He d. 1856. Jan. 15. Ch. Caroline, b. 1843,
Nov. 10. Mary. b. 1845." July 22. and d\1848, March 9. Mary. b. 1848,
June 22. Joseph, b. 1850. July 17. Adolphns, Annie.

15. William, son of Francis. 13, b. 1806, Oct. 5; m. 1830, June 24,
Lydia Ann Poor, of Andover. Mercliant and postmaster for some years.
He lives on Main street, opp. West street. Ch. Ann, b. 1831, June 20;
d. 1834, Sept. 25. William Henry, b. 1833. Jan. 6; m. 1853, Ann J. Burt;
d. 1861, Oct. 16. Catherine Amelia, b. 1834, Sept. 9; d. 1846. July 23.
Emma Ann, b. 1839. Julv 18; d. 1841. Sept. 25. Harriet Ellen, b. 1841,
Mav 11 ; d. 1850, March 12. Mary Frances, b. 1844, April 25. John Edtcin.
b. 1852, Feb. 11 ; d. 18.55, Jan. 1.

BLODGtETT, Amos, of Lexington, is on tax-list, 1754-55. Betty,
bap. 1754, June 30.



14 BLOOD — BOWERS.

BLOOD, John and Robert, brothers, were sons of James, of Concord.
They b«Hu>iit. i'arl_v. the extensive <>'rants made by the General Court to
Mr. Increasi* Nowell and Kev. Thomas Allen, of Charlestown. and Mr.
Atherton Hough, of Boston. These farms were Avest of Concord river,
and below Concord, ••old line.*' and for some years their civil relations
were uncertain. Committees to •perambulate' the town lines; went
over the line ••with the Bloods." but they were among the persons whose
taxes were in default, after the troubles of 167G. and were ordered by the
General Court to pay thi'Ui to Billerioa. A few years later, they made an
agreement with Concord, and were atterw;u-ds held bv that town. John
was not m., and il. KJD'i. Oct. :W. Kobert m. Elizal)eth Willard, dau. of
Major Simon, and had 12 ch.. but none of their births are recorded here.
He'd. 1701. Oct. 27.

BLY, Daniel, was in town, in 1077. and for a few years after.
Marhu of whom lie was ••y" reputed father," was b. 1G77, June 30.

BOHONAN, Ananiah,* son of Ananiah; b. in Salisbury, N. H., 1783,
May 8; m. Lucy Stanley, and 1838, Oct. 28. Abby Spaulding, dau. of
Benoni. She d. 185G. Aug. 24. anil he m. 18.56, Oct. 10, Almira Stratton
Spalding, her neice. He d. 1859. May 23, aged 70, and she m. George
Wilkins, of Carlisle. Ch. born in Salisl)ury. Suphia B., Benjamin Stanln/, 2,
b. 1808, Betsey E., Peter Bartlett, 3, Sarah. Mark Morrill. Ahir/ail. WiJliam
Brondstreet.

2. Benjamin Stanley, son of Ananiah, h. 1808; m. Louisa Capen

and Abigail . He (l. 18()9, Dec. 26. Ch. Sarah, Georgiana. Louisa.

Alfred aiid Alherl. h. 1840. May 17.

3. Peter Bartlett, son of Ananiah. 1). 1812, March 31; m. 1842.
Oct. 11, Susan E. Tibbetts. of Kochester, X. H. He has been for many
years the station agent of the Boston & Lowell railroad. Ch. Francis
Bartlett. b. 184.'), July 4; d. 1872, Oct. 23. Harriet Augusta, b. 1848, April 8.

BOND, Jonathan, and wife Polly had ch. Leonard, b. 1800, March 20.
Elijah, h. 1801. Sept. 29.

' BONNER, Mary, m. 1788. Feb. 4, William Hickel. Margaret m. 1788,
March 13. James Ingles, of Bedford.

BOWERS. 1. Jonathan, ancestor of the family in town, was b. in
Chelmsford. 1074. .Vpril 13. son of Jerathmeel. who was son of George,
of Canibi'idge. and )j. lO-oO. May 2. He had bi-others Benanuel. who in.
Elizabeth Dunster. cousin of President Henry Duuster. of Harvard
College, and lived in Charlestown; and John, who graduated H. C. 1049,
teacher in Plymouth and New Haven, minister in Guilford and Brandford,
and pastor in Derby, Conn., 1677. until death. 1687. June 14. Capt.
Jerathmeel Bowers, a brother of our Jonathan, lived in Chelmsford, near
Pawtucket, and was a leading citizen. The children of Capt. Jonathan
were all born in Chelmsford; he removed to Billerica before 1729, as
his son Beniamin entered college from B. ; he m. 1699. May 17,
Hannah Barrett, and d. 1744-5, Feb. 12. She d. 1765, Oct. 16. aged 86.
Ch. Jerathmeel. b. 1700. Jan. 5; m. 1735-6. March 17. Elizabeth Farley,
dau. of Timothy, 7. Jonathan, b. 1701. July 5; m. 1726. June 7, Mary
Grimes. Hannah, b. 1703, Xov. 11. John. b. 1707. Sept. 20; m. 1733,
Aug. 14. Anna Crosby, dau. of Josiah. 5 ; he then lived in Dracut. William.
2, b. 1709, Jan. 8. Sarah, b. 1712, Feb. 25. Benjamin, b. 1713. March 7;
graduated H. C, 1733; ordained at Middle Haddan. Conn.. 1740, Sept..
and d. there in 1761. Jnsiah. 3, b. 1719-20. Jan 10.

2. William, son of Capt. Jonathan. 1, b. 1709, Jan. 8; m. 1739-40,
March 16. Elizabeth Tompson. dau. of Benjamin. 2. She d. 1740,
March 28. and he m. Martha Winship. dau. of Samuel, of Lexington,
who d. 1797. Feb. '25, aged 82. Capt. AYilliam Bowers d. 1799, Sept. 16.
Ch. Elisabeth, b. 1739-40, March 15; m. 1763, Sept. 15, John Parkhurst,
of Lexington; had no ch. ; d. 1822. July 9. Martha, b, 1742. Aug. 23;'
m. 1765, May 2, Joshua Simonds, of Lexington, who distinguished
himself, 1775, April 19. They had 8 ch. He d. 1805, July 24. and



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she d. 1819, June 2i. WiUiam. 4, b. 1744. April 23. Jeremiah, b. 1748,
Dsc. 22. Sarah, bap. 1750, May 6. Jonathan. 5, b. 1751. May is!
Samuel. 6, b. 1754.. June 3.

3. Josiali, son of Jonathan. 1, b. 1719-20. Jan. 10; ni. 1744. Jan. 17,
Abigail Touipson. dau. of Benjamin, 2. She d. 1771, Nov. 5, and he m.
177.:!, Jan. 2S. Maria, dau. of Rev. Caleb Trowbridge, of Groton. She d.
1787. Sept. 29. aged 5(). He d. 1794. April 29. Ch. Ahigail. b. 1744, Oct. 12 ;
ni. 1764. Nov. 29. Auios Muzzy, of Lexington. He d. 1829. May 2 J. and
slie d. 1838. Dec. 21. Their son. Amos, was father of liev. Artemas
Bowers Muzzy, H. C, 1821. pastor in Framinghani. Candn'idgeport, and
Concord. X. H. ; and William, H. C, 1793, long pastor in Sullivan, X. H.,
was another son. Hannah, b. 1746, Oct. 23; d. 1753, Dec. 16. Josinh,
b. 1748, Dec. 12; ni. 1774. Jan. 6, Hannah Eichardson. dau. of Josiah, 9.
She d. 1823. Xov. 1. and he d. 1821, Nov. 17. oT^/.s-r/z/i, b. 1751. Sept. 9;
d. 1772, March 11. Benjamin. 7, b. 1754, Feb. 11. Sarah, b. 1756, Feb. 17;
d. 1766. July 4. Andrew, b. 1758, Sept. 17; graduated H. C, 1779;
m. 1799. Jan. 10, Polly Pollard, dau. of Capt. Solomon, S, and lived in
Salisbury, X. H. ; was several years a representative of that town ; d. 1832.
Denisnn. b. 1761. May 5. James, b. 1763, Aug. 22; graduated H. C, 1794;
ordained at Marbleliead, Mass. ; rector of Episcopal church there; d. 1834.
Hannah, b. 1765, Oct. 28 ; m. Kev. Jacob Xorton. of Weymouth. Sarah.
b. 1776, Dec. 11 ; m. Luther French. 28.

4. William, son. of Capt. AVilliam. 2, b. 1744. April 20; graduated
H. C, 1769. and practised medicine long and successfully in town. He lived
on the south corner of West street. Married Priscilla Goodrich. He d.
1820. Nov. 17, and she d. 1834. March 21. aged 85. Ch. Priscilla. b. 1781,
April 19; d. 1869, Feb. 22. 3Lmi. b. 1782, Dec. 15; d. 1870, April 14.
Fanny, b. 1786, Sept. 3; d. 1871. March 7. Ka'a. b. 1788, June 8;
d. July 12. William, b. 1791, Oct. 4; d. 1851. Sept. 16. The memory of
these sisters will be perpetuated by their generous bequests. Priscilla left
her estate to the Baptist church ; and Mary and Fanny left about $11,090
to the town, the income to be used for the benefit of the worthy poor of
the town.

5. Jonathan, son of Capt. William, 2, b. 1751. May 13; m. 1783,
May 15, Dorcas Abbot, dau. of Oliver. 3. He d. 1804. Feb. 21.
Ch.' Alexander, b. 1783. May 15.

6. Samuel, son of Capt. AVilliam, 2, b. 1754. June 3; m. Hannah

. who d. 1779. June 1. and he m. Sarah Hill, widow of Samuel, 27.

He lived on the east side of Woburn street, at the Fuller place, keeping a
tavern. He d. 1828. March 2. and she d. 1838. March 20. Ch. Martha.
b. 1779, May 21. Elizabeth, b. 1781. April 12. Caroline Elliot, b. 1784,
Jan. 3; m. 1811. June 5, Samuel Little, of Bucksto^^^l, Me. Ann,,
b. 1787, Feb. 17; m. Eichard Tliurstnn. of Frankport, Me. Margaret,,
b. 1790, April 16; m. 1812. July 12, Joseph Bradlev, Horatio, b. 1793,
April 3. Sarah, b. 1796. Feb. 12.

7. Benjamin, son of Josiah, 3, b. 1754. Feb. 11; m. 1784, March 28,
Silence Stickney, dau. of Jonathan, 7. She d. 1803. Oct. 16. Ch. Anna,,
b. 1785, March 14; m. 1813, May 7, Eev. Joseph Eichardson, {see 17).
Jonathan Stickney, 8, b. 1787. Feb. 1. Wilder, b. 1789. April 13; m. Sarah
Thompson. Josiah, b. 1791, Sept. 1; graduated medical department,
Y. C 1816. He settled in Huntington. L. I., where he gained high repute
as physician and surgeon, and in Setauket and Smithtown, adjoining.
In later life, adopted homceopathic practice, and was one of the original
members of the American Institute of Homoeopathy. He was in New
York, 1850-8. when he returned to Billerica ; d. 1868. Xov. 5 ; twice m. but
had no ch. Joseph Tompsnn, 9, b. 1794, Sept. 21. Bi-njamin Frankli". b.
1796, Sept. 30 ; graduated 1819, Yale Medical School, and practised medicine

• in Xew York, adopting, like his brother, the homa?opathic S5'stem.
He d. 1875, Feb. 7. Abigail Tompsnn, b. 1799. July 26; d. 1826. July 31.
Harriet, b. 1801, Sept. 3; m. 1825, May 10, Thomas Eowe, of Boston.



16 BOWERS — BOWMAN.

8. Jonathan Stickney, son of Benjamin. 7, b. 1787. Feb. 1 ; m. Hannah
Wetherbee. She il. IS.')!, Oct. 4, aged 66; and he d. 1855, March 31.
Ch. IIininaK b. 1807, June 29; ni. 18->8. June 24, JohnEanies. Henrii. 10,
b. 1809. Jan. 24. George, b. 1811, May 24; ni. 1841, Aug. 12, Harriet L.
Poor, of Andover. who d. 1872. July 15; no. ch. Jane. b. 1813, Feb. 19;
d. 1834, Oct. 13. Albert. 11, b. "1815, May 14. Frances Ann. b. 1817,
Jan. 29; ni. Benjamin H. Heald. Ellen 3Iaria. b. 1822. April 26; m.
George W. Wils()n. Harriet Silence, h. 1824. Oct. 1 ; d. 1841, Jan. 12.

9. Joseph Tompson, son of Benjamin. 7, b. 1794. Sept. 21; m. 1819,
May 27, Nancy Bennett, dau. of James. 2. Ch. Josiah, b. 1820, April 20.
Nanci/. b. 1821, Dec. 31. Maria Francex. b. 1824, Jan. 29.

10. Henry, son of Jonathan 8., 8, b. 1809, Jan. 24; m. Eliza Ann .

Ch. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1842. Feb. 20. Frances Hannah, b. 1844, Aug. 25.

11. Albert, son of Jonathan S., 8, b. 1815, May 14; m. Hannah M.
Lyman, of Weston, who d. 1880, Feb. 19. aged o3. Ch. Ellen Maria,
b. 1848, ]March 27; m. 1869, June 22, George B. Ordway. William Benton,
b. 1850. July 12. Edward A., b. 1853, July 23; d. Annie Bichardson,
b. 1855. May" 25; d. Ahhie Fmncis. b. 1857. April 22 ; d.

BOWLEND. 1. Benjamin S. and w. Isabella. She m. 2d. Charles
Goodwin, 4. Ch. Georae. b. 1805, April 13. Mary Langdon Wales, b. 1806,
Dec. 3.

2. John, ni. 1821, Nov. 29, Louisa Bradley. Ch. 3fary Augusta.
b. 1822. Oct. 5.

BOWMAN. 1. Francis, is on the tax-lists. 1768-78. He was born in
Lexington. 1718. April 2; son of John,* (Francis.'' Francis. = Xathaniel,^
of Watertown and Cambridge Farms) ; m. 1756. June 24. Sarah Simonds,
and liyed in Bedford, having ch. there. Sarah, b. 1757, April 4, and
Hannah, b. 1760. Noy. 10. He liyed on the Lexington road, by the crossing
of the Middlesex Turnpike. Name disappears 1778.

2. Abel, son of Jonas, and nephew of Francis, 1, was b. in Bedford,
1747. Feb. 12; m. Lucy Needhani. of Tewksbury. Only his youngest
child was born in Billerica; he d. here. 1822. July 28. and his widow, 1845,
March 31. aged 93. Ch. Lnry. b. 1777. Jan. 15; m. John Patten. 15.
Abiqail. b. 1778. April 22; m. 1801. May 28. Joel Marshall, of Tewksbury.
Poihi. b. 1779. Dec. 17. Francis, b; 1783, March 12. Bvth. b. 1786, April 4;
m. Jeremiah Crosby, 36. Abel. 3, b. 1787, Dec. 14. John. b. 1790,
March 10; m. Catherine lienox, and had ch. Adam and Charlotte. Lydia,
b. 1792. Aug. 16; m. 1816, Feb., Eichard Freeman.

3. Abel, son of Abel, 2, b. 1787, Dec. 14; m. 1816, Feb. 4, Hannah
Frothingham Hunnewell, of Charlestown. He d. 1829, April 22.
Ch. Wiif'iam H, b. 1816, Nov. 23; m. 18.53, April 23, Ann McKee; lived in
Nashua and Bedford. Elizabeth, b. 1818, Sept. 20; m. Elliot AVhitford;
lives in Nashua. Francis. 4, b. 1820. Nov. 16. James, b. 1822, Aug. 30 ;
d. 1828, Oct. 4. Eclu-in. 5, b. 1824, Aug. 10. Abel, b. 1827, Jan. 8 ; m. Mary
M. Straw: lives in Nashua.

4. Francis, son of Abel, 3, b. 1820, Nov. 16; m. 1846, April 23,
Elizabeth R. Howe, dau. of George. He lives at the family homestead.
Ch. Alfred Francis, b. 1846, Sept. 11; m. 1871, Jan. 3. Olive Ballou, of
Gardiner; lives in Concord. Hannah Elizabeth, b. 1848, April 30; m. 1872,
April 23, TiCwis E. Eobbins, of Nashua. George Howe, b. 1853, Dec. 10.
Charles Abel. b. 1862. April 27.

5. Edwin, son of Abel. 3, b. 1824, Aug. 10 ; m. 1852. May 2, Harriet
Huddleston; now lives in Bedford. Ch. William E., b. 1853, Feb. 2.
Anqeline. b. 18.54. July 18. Susan H., b. 1856, Dec. 12. Florence Lilian,
b. 1862, April 22.

6. Ebenezer, b. in Westford, Vt., 1831, Jan. 13, the son of Thomas,
whose father, Ebenezer, was b. in Lexington, 1767, Sept. 17. John, his
father, removed to Clarendon, Vt., about 1770. He m. 18.54, Oct. 13, Lucretia
A. Pierce, of Taunton, where most of their children were b. He settled
in B., 1876. Ch. Elliott Augustus, b. 1855, Dec. 6; d. 1857, Aug. 17.



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Clarence Augustine^ b. 1858, Feb. 27. Henry Hartwell, b. 1859, Sept. 5.
Edunn Vernon, b. 1862, Feb. 11; d. 1805, April 13. John Elliott, h. 1866,
Dec. 28. Irving Campenjield. b. 1869, Aug. 25.

BOTNTON, Richard, is on tax-list. 1764. (his name spelled there,
Bienton). Ch. John, bap. 1763, Oct. 2. Rebecca, bap. 1763, Oct. 13;
m. 1786. May 22, Nehemiah Eoundy, of Beverly. A child bap. 1766, Nov. 23.

BRACKET. 1. Capt. Richard, lived in Boston. 1632-11. and after,
in Bramtree. where he was town clerk, deacon, and leading citizen. His
name often appears in Billerica records ; prob. he never lived in the town,
but five of his ch. were among the first settlers here. His wife's name
was Alice; she d. 1690, aged 76, and he d. 1691, March 5, aged 80.
Ch. Hannah, bap. 1635, Jan. 4; m. Samuel Kingsley. Peter, 2, and John, 3,
bap. 1637, May 7. Bachel, b. 1639, Nov. 3; m. Simon Crosby, 1. Mary,
b. 1642, Feb. 1; m. Joseph Thompson. 1. James, b. (V). Josiah, 4,
b. 1652. July 8. Sarah m. Joseph Crosby, brother of Simon, 1.

2 Peter, son of Capt. Eichard, 1, bap. 1637, May 7; m. (says
Mr. Savage.) 1661, Aug. 7, Elizabeth Bosworth. She d. 1686, Nov. 30, and
he m. 1687, March 30, Mrs. Sarah Foster, widow of Dr. Thomas, of
Eoxbury and Cam))ridge. and sister of Benjamin Parker, of Billerica.
She outlived him, and d. 1718, April 18, aged 78. Ch. Jonathan, b. 1668,
July 22, and d. 1670-1, March 11. Elizabeth, b. 1671, April 30. Bethia,
b. 1674, April 10, and d. 1675, March 25. Mary, b. 1680-1, Feb. 10;
m. Jonathan Hill, 9.

3. John, son of Eichard. 1, bap. 1637. May 7; m. 1661, Sept. 6,
Hannah French, dau. of Lieut. William, 1. She d. 1674, May 9, and he m.
1675, March 31, Euth, prob. dau. of Joseph Ellice; lived at the comer, on
the west side of the road, and between the two brooks. He d. 1686-7,
March 18. Ch. Hannah, b. 1662, Dec. 1. Elizabeth, b. 1664, June 7.
Mary, b. 1665-6, Feb. 12; m. 1683, Nov. 27. Edward Spalding, of
Chelmsford. Sarah, b. 1667, Dec. 11. Bachel, b. 1669, Sept. 30. Abigail,
b. 1670, Dec. 31, and d. Jan. 11. Bathsheba, b. 1671-2, March 10, and
d. 1673, April 24. Samuel, b. 1672-3, March 4. Sarah, b. 1674, May 9, the
day of her mother's death. John, b. 1675-6, Jan. 19, and d. June 24.
Ebenezer, b. 1677, Oct. 19. John, b. 1680, Dec. 10. Bethia, b. 1682. May 25.

4. Josiah, son of Eichard, 1, b. 1652, July 8; m. 1672-3. Feb. 4,
Elizabeth Waldo, dau. prob. of Cornelius, of Chelmsford, to which town
he early removed; wa deacon, and d. there, 1701, June 3. One dau. b. in
Billerica, Elizabeth, b. 1674, Nov. 1.

BRADDEN, Richard, m. 1763, June 9, Millesent Famum. He d. 1776,
Sept. 15. Ch. Millesent, b. 1763, Oct. 20; m. 1814, May, Joseph Wetherbee,
of Dedham. Bobert, b. 1765, Oct. 30.

BRADFORD. 1. William and wife, Sarah. Ch. Samuel Henly,
b. 1786, Api-il 30. William, b. 1787, June 10. Charles, bap. 1788, Nov. 16.

2. John had ch. John bap. 1820, Feb. 6.

BRADLEY, Joseph, of Dracut, m. 1795, Jan. 25, Lydia Worcester, and
1812, Julv 2, Margaret Bowers, dau. of Samuel. 6.

BRADSTREET, Elijah, had Beuben bap. 1800, July 27.

BREED, James, m. 1792, March 13, Eliza Parker, dau. of John. 14.
Ch. Polly, b. 1792, June 18.

Hannah, m. 1786, Oct. 31, Eev. David Osgood, d. d., of Medford.
He was b. in Andover. 1747, Oct. 14; grad. H. C, 1771; ordained. 1774.
Sept. 14 ; d. in office, 1822, Dec. 12. A volume of his sermons, and more
than twenty occasional discourses of this ' eminent divine ' were published.

BRIDGE. 1. Rev. Ebenezer, and Mrs. Joanna Abbot, widow of
Nehemiah, both of Chelmsford, m. 1792, May 19.

2. Col. Ebenezer, son of Eev. Ebenezer. of Chelmsford, who
commanded a regiment at Bunker Hill, was in Billerica a few year
before the Eevolution, a merchant, and commanded a company of minute
men. He did not return after the War, and had no family here ; but he
m. 1817, Sept. 17, Susan Hartvvell; then lived in Harvard.



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3. Saiiiiu'l, ixM-haps t'roiii Lexington, ni. 1780. March 12. Allk-e
Pollard, dau. of Solomon. 12. ("h. Samuel, b. 1780. (K-t. ;^. John. b. 1782.
June 6. Alike', b. 1784, June 19. Charles, b. 178G, May 29. Ctirus.
b. 1788, Jan. 11. ILnnni. b. 1790. July 7; m. 1818. Jan. i:^. Dorcas Hill,
widow of Joseph. 2S, who d. 1847, Fel). 10. Martj. b. 1792, Nov. 25.
Janiex. b. 17i)o. June i;{. Eiiiili/. b. 1798, Feb. 22. Hannah, b. 1807. Aua;. 7.

BROOKS, Timotliy, son of Henry, .of Woburn. He was in Billerica.
1670. and bought in l()7;i}, of George Farley, part of the Oakes farm, on the
Shawshin. near Concord line. Soon after 1680. he i-emoved to Swanzey.