Crawford, who died April 27, 1774, aged
sixty-two. She was doubtless also born in
Ireland, in Londonderry county, emigrating
with several brothers and sisters from Mag-
herafelt of that county, and settling in Xew
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Mrginia. She was
perhaps a distant relative of her husband.
Children: i. William, died young. 2. John,
born January 7, 1739, captain in the revolu-
tion; married, February 9, 1759, Rachel Hen-
derson. 3. Child, died young. 4. Aaron, mar-
ried, January 31, 1768, Giles Gill. 5. William,
born October 23, 1745, mentioned below.
(HI) William, son of Alexander Crawford,
was born in Rutland, October 23, 1745. He
removed to Oakham with hi.s parents when
five years of age and was brought up on the
farm, getting a meagre education in the com-
mon schools. He learned the trade of clock-
making and became one of the most skillful
and famous mechanics in his line. His home
was in the eastern part of the town. He was
a soldier in the revolution, sergeant in Captain
John Crawford's company. Colonel James Con-
verse's regiment, enlisting July 22. 1777, and
was discharged July 26, 1777, serving in the
Rhode Island campaign. He was under the
same officers on the Bennington alarm, from
August 20 to August 23, 1777. He was short
of stature and somewhat lame in consequence
of a fever sore. He became captain of his
company in the militia and was afterwards
always called Cajitain Crawford. lie married
Mary Henderson, born July 30. 1748, died
November 26, 1838, of old age, daughter of
James and Sarah Henderson, of Rutland.
Children: i. Elizabeth, born February 10,
1774, died February 3, 1838; married. 181 5.
Jonathan King. 2. James, .August 11, 1775.
married Mollie P.utler. 3. Lucy. February 7,
1778. 4. William, February 25, 1780, died
March 30, 1781. 5. Sarah, January 30, 1782,
died February i, 1798. 6. \\'illiam, January
30, 1782 (twin), died February i. 1798. 7.
William, October 5, 1784, representative to the
general court; graduate of Dartmouth; county
commissioner ; general in the state militia. 8.
Rufus. November 13. 1785, married, 1820.
Clarissa Cunningham. 9. Alolly, October 6,
1787, married, Jime 27, 1812. Samuel Tcnney.
10. .Alexander. April 16. 1792, mentii)ucd be-
low. II. Isabella, I'cbruary 24. 179^1. died
November 16, 1845.
(IV) Alexander (2), son of William Craw-
ford, was burn in Oakham, .\pril \fi, 1792.
He married, September 6, 1813, Mary Hender-
son. Children, born at Oakham: i. Emeline
Mariah, Seiitember 30, 1814. 2. Anson Alex-
ander, January 17, 1817. 3. William A., Octo-
ber 7, 1820, mentioned below. 4. Harriet.
(V) William Amory, son of Alexander
(2) Crawford, was born at Oakham, Octo-
ber 7, 1820, and resided there. He married
Almira E. Cheney. Children: 1. Persis C,
born at Oakham, October 13, 1844, who mar-
ried (first) August 30, 1870, Charles M. Pros-
ser, of New llerlin, Chenango county, New
York; he died January 15, 1878. She married
(second) Austin B. Bush (see Bush family),
February 15, 1892; he died December 23,
1904. Mrs. Bush is a member of Mercy War-
ren Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo-
lution, of Springfield, ^Massachusetts. 2. Mary
L.. born in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 4,
1846. married Lacell Jones; one child, Lula
A., who married Edward Lee; now resides in
Worcester. Massachusetts.
Tills family is of ancient Eng-
FISHER lish origin and the surname,
Fisher, is taken from the occu-
pation. Some of the familes in England bore
arms, one of which is as follows : Azure, a
dnlphin cmliinved naiant or.
I 1 ) .Anthony Fisher, the first of this name
of whom there is definite record, lived in the
latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, in
the parish of Syleham. county Suffolk, Eng-
land, on the >outh bank of the Waveney river,
on a freehold estate called "W'ignotte." He
marrie I Mary Fiske. daughter of William and
-Anne Fiske, of St. James. South Elmasham,
county Suffolk, England. The Fiske family
was an old Puritan family of that county,
which had suffered during the religious per-
secutions of Queen Mary's reign. Anthony
Fi.sher was buried .April 11. 1(140- Children:
I. Joshua, baptized I'ebruary 24, 1583, died
1674 in Medfield, Massachusetts; married
(first) ; (second) February 7. 1638,
at Syleham, England. .Anne Luson. who came
to New England and settled at Dedhani;
Joshua came to New England in 1639 and set-
tled first at Dedham ; admitted a freeman May
13, 1640; blacksmith by trade; removed to
Medfield, 1(150; was first deacon of the Med-
field church; selectman iC>53-55. 2. Mary,
twin sister of Joshua, married W. I'rigge, of
Deninghani. county Suffolk, England. 3.
.Anthony, baptized April 21,. 1591. mentioned
below. 4. Amos, married Anne Morrise,
widiiw of Daniel Locke; resided at Eastridge
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Hall, parish of Wesley, county Essex, England.
5. Rev. Cornelius, baptized August 6, 1599,
married Elizabeth ; had degree of M.
A. from Cambridge L'niversity and resided at
Brigholt, county Suftolk, England. 6. Martha,
married John Ijuckingham, of Sylchani, Eng-
land.
(II) Anthony (2). son of Anthony (i)
Fisher, was baptized at Syleham, England,
April 23, 1 591. He was the immigrant ances-
tor, and came to Xew England jirobably in
the shi]) '"Rose," arriving in Boston, June 26.
1637. He settled at Dedham, and subscribed
to the covenant there July 18. 1637. He was
admitted a freeman in May, 1645, and was
selectman of Dedham in 1646-47: elected
county commissioner September 3, 1660, and
deputy to the general court. May 2, 1649. He
was woodreeve in 1653-54-57-58-61-62. He
removed to Dorchester and was chosen select-
man there December 5, 1664, and the two
years following ; was commissioner in 1666.
He died in Dorchester. April 18, 1671. His
first wife Mary was admitted to the church
at Dedham, March ij, 1642, and he on March
14, 1645. He married (second) November 14.
1663. Isabel r.rcck. widow of Edward lireck,
of Dorchester. Children, all by first wife: i.
Anthony, mentioned below. 2. Cornelius,
married (first) February 23, 1653. at Dedham.
Leah Heaton, who died at W'rentham, January
12, 1664; married (second) July 25, 1665,
Sarah Everett : he died at Wrcntham, June 2,
1699. 3. Nathaniel, born, at Syleham, Eng-
land, came to Dedham, 1637, and married there
December 26, 1649, Esther Hunting: died at
Dedham, May 23, 1676. 4. Daniel, born in
England, came to Dedham, 1637, admitted
freeman, May 13, 1640; called sergeant in the
records: member of .-Xncient and Honorable
.â– \rtillery Comi)any, 1642, and sergeant in 1655:
mentioned as ensign in 1658-59: appointed
captain of militia, October 15. 1673: about
1671 two of the regicide judges of Charles I,
Colonel GofTe and Colonel Whalley. were
hidden by Captain Daniel Fisher in a little
wood back of his house on Lovvdcr street,
near a pond : Cajitain Daniel's daughter Lydia
supplied them with food : Goffe was sent dis-
guised as a servingman on horseback to Had-
ley, remaining a year in the care of friends of
Captain Daniel Fisher; Daniel married, No-
vember 16, 1 64 1, Abigail Mariott. 5. Lydia.
married Daniel Morse, of Sherborn. 6. John,
died in Dedham. .September 5. 1637, the first
death recorded in Dedliam.
fill) Anthony ("3). son of .Anllumy {2)
Fisher, was born in JMigland, came with his
parents to New England, and settled in Ded-
ham in 1637. He was a member of the
Ancient and Honorable .Vrtillery Company in
1644. He was admitted a freeman. May 6,
1646, and joined the Dedham church, July 20,
1645. He was chosen surveyor of Dedham
in 1652-53-54. He removed to Dorchester
and was selectman there in 1666. He married,
in Dedham. September 7, 1647, Joanna Faxon,
only (laughter of Thomas and Jane Faxon, of
Braintree. Children: i. Mehitable, born June
2"], 1648, probably died young. 2. Experience,
baptized August 11, 1650, probably died young.
3. Josiah, born May i, 1654, mentioned below.
4. Abiah, baptized August 3, 1656, married,
March 5, 1685, Benjamin Colburn, of Ded-
ham; (lied November 18, 1688. 5. Sarah,
October 29, 1658, married. May 22, 1677, John
Guild. 6. Deborah, baptized February 24,
1661, married, October 20, 1679, James F'ales.
7. Judith, baptized July 5, 1663, married, Jan-
uary 3, 1684, John Bullen. 8. Eleazer, born
September 18, 1669, married, October 13,
1698, Mary Avery.
(I\') Josiah, son of Anthony (3) Fisher,
was born in Dedham, May i, 1654, died there
.\pril 12, 1736. He was admitted a freeman,
February 13, and served as representative in
1699. He was selectman in 1697 and for four
succeeding years; coroner in 1716. His will
was dated May 27, 1735. He married (first)
January 27, 1680, Meletiah Bullen, born Sep-
tember 15, 1655, died April 23, 1693, daugh-
ter of Samuel and Mary (Morse) Bullen. He
married (second) September i, 1693, Joanna
Morse, daughter of Ezra and Joanna (Hoare)
Morse. He married (third) h'ehruary 15,
1697, .Abigail (ireenwood. of Newton, who
(lied at Dedham, .September 6, 1708. He mar-
ried (fourth) October 18, 1716. Mehitable
\'eazic, born February 17, 1666, died May 18,
1741, daughter of William and Elinor ( Tomp-
son ) X'eazie. Children: i. Bethia, born De-
cember 10, 1681, married (first) Benjamin
Everett, December 12, 1712; (second) Octo-
ber 18, 1726, Daniel Lawrence. 2. Josiah, No-
vember 25, 1683. mentioned below. 3. Joanna,
Se])teml)er 13. 1686, married. May 17, 1716,
Nathaniel Dean. 4. .Abigail, January 3, 1698,
married, October 13. 1723, Joseph (niild. 5.
Experience, .\pril 14. 1700, married (first)
December 2, 1730, Cajjtain Ebenezer Wood-
ward: (" second) .April 16. 1747. Rev. Samuel
Dunbar.
( \" ) Captain josiah (2), son of Josiah (i)
I'isher, was born at Dedham. November 25,
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1683, died intestate, February 24, 1763. He
resided in Springfield Parish (now Dover) in
1732. He was captain of militia and select-
man of the town in 1736, and for seven years.
He married, at Dedham, September 25, 1707,
Elizabeth Avery, born May 16, 1684, died Au-
gust 7, 1747, daughter of Deacon William and
Elizabeth (White) Avery. Children: i.
Josiah, born August 15, 1708, died July 10,
1745. 2. Joseph, May 2, died June 15, 1710.
3. Joseph, January 14, 1712, mentioned below.
4. Jonathan, August 5, 17 13, married, Decem-
ber 21, 1737, Mary Richards. 5. Samuel, June
13, 1715. 6. Moses, died January 17, 1717.
7. Moses, born September 1,1717. 8. Aaron,
Afay 6. 1720, married March 21, 1745. 9.
William, September 3, 1724, married, .â– Xpril
30, 1747, Mary Battelle.
(\'I) Joseph, son of Captain Josiah Fisher,
was born January 14, 1712, died in Dedham,
July 5, 1759. His widow Mary was appointed
administratrix of the estate, and guardian of
the six youngest children. He married. May
ii, 1738. Mary Metcalf, born February 16.
1 716, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Gay)
Metcalf. Children: i. Joseph, born May 17,
1739, mentioned below. 2. Ebenezer, April 4,
1741. 3. Mary, April 4, 1741, died same
month. 4. Mary, December 26. 1742, married,
.'\pril 3, 1764, William Hart. 5. Elizabeth,
August 31, 1745, married, 1764, Stephen Dra-
per. 6. Ichabod, September 22, 1747, married
Sibyl Fisher, December 6, 1770. 7. Aaron,
August 19, 1749, died February 29, 1754. 8.
Experience, August 7, 1751, married, October
4, 1770, Moses Richardson. 9. Moses, July 8,
1754. died unmarried.
(VII) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (i)
Fisher, was Ijorn in Dedham, May 17, 1739.
In early life he went to Keene, New Hamp-
shire, but returned, and was admitted to the
cliurch of Dedham, recommended from the
church in Keene, March 26, 1758. He resided
in that part of Dedham now Dover, and at
Natick from about 1775. but returned to Dover
before 1790, He was in the revolution in
Ca])lain Joseph Morse's com])any. Colonel
.Samuel liullard's regiment, on the Lexington
alarm, April k), 1775, marching from Natick.
He died at Dover, December 2, 1790. He
married, at Dedham, March 8, 1764, Mary
Everett, of Dedham, who died at Concord,
October 21, 1822, aged eighty-three, .\mong
their children were: i. Jesse, born February
2, 1765. mentioTicd below. 2. Josejih, baptized
July 3, I7'')7. died in Dover, December 2('), 171)0.
3. Chloe, burn M.irch 10, 1 771, married Joseph
Richards; died December 19, 1825. 4. Ed-
ward, born at Natick, February 18, 1781, mar-
ried ^lary Norcross.
(\'III) Jesse, son of Joseph (2) Fisher,
was born in Dover, February 2, 1765. He set-
tled in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, and his
name appears on the ta.x list there from 1793
to 1.798. He lived on lot No. 8, range 11,
which he sold to Peter Prescott, and after-
ward lived on lot 16, range 12, which he
bought of Silas Wheeler. About 1798 he re-
moved to what is now the town of Pialtimore,
Vermont. He died September 20, 1822, and
he and his wife are buried at North Spring-
field, \'ermont. He married, September 19,
1792. Jerusha .Vrmsby, of Medfield, who died
June II, 1821, in her fifty-seventh year. Chil-
dren: I. Joseph, born at Fitzwilliam. March
10, 1793, died September 25, 1866; married
three times. 2. Hermon, born at Fitzwilliam,
November i, 1794, died unmarried November
18, 1822. 3. Ira, born .April 12, 1797, men-
tioned below. 4. Lyman, settled in Batavia,
New York. 5. Pitts, settled near Boston. 6.
Joanna, died young.
(IN) Ira, son of Jesse Fisher, was born at
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, April 12, 1797.
He left home when a young man and went to
Massachusetts. He settled first in Concord,
later in \\'orcester, Massachusetts. He mar-
ried ( intentions dated at Concord March 23,
1831) Emily Robbins, of Littleton, born No-
vember 25. i8ii, daughter of .Seth and Relief
(Rice) Robbins. Her mother was daughter
of Samuel and Rispah (\\'ilson) Rice, of
Northborough and Grafton, ATassachusetts.
Children: i. Edward Everett, born at ^\'or-
cester, October 12, 1848, mentioned below. 2.
\\'illiam Henry, lives in West Springfield.
(N) Edward Everett, son of Ira I-'ishcr,
was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, October
12, 1848. He received his education in the
public schools. He spent the greater part of
his life in Sjiringfield and Chicopee, Massa-
chusetts. For eighteen years he was a baker
in the employ of the J. S. Carr Company of
.Springfield. The last twenty years of his life
were spent in Chicopee where lie was pro-
prietor of the Exchange street boarding house,
owned by the Dwight Manufacturing Com-
pany, and one of the largest and best in the
city. It was for many years known as Fisher's
boarding house and largely patronized by the
emiiloyces of the Dwight Manufacturing Com-
panv. Probably no man in the city who lived
quietlv and unostentatiously as he did. became
better known nr more highlv esteemed bv his
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townsmen. He was a member of the Cliico-
pee Lodge of Free Ma.soiis, of the Amity
Lodge of Odd Fellows, and the Ancient Order
of L'nited AX'orkmen. He also belonged to
the W'orkingmen's Benefit Association of
Chicopee. He was also member of the Board
of Trade. He was a staunch and faithful Re-
publican and at one time was clerk of the city
committee and influential in the management
of the i)arty. lie died at his home in Chicopee,
.•\ugust 16. 1907. The interment was at Fair-
view cemetery. He married (first) Xellie
Cole, daughter of Elvira Cole. He married
(second) September 2, iSSC). Xancy .Agnes
Smith, born county Antrim, Ireland, October
15, 1855, daughter of Major Smith and Mar-
garet ( Knowles) Smith, granddaughter of
\\ illiam and Elizabeth (Karl) Smith. Eliza-
beth KarFs father was a surgeon in the Eng-
lish army. Child of first wife: George Gar-
field, born February 10, 1882, now living in
W'estficld. Cliild of second wife: Ruth Eliz-
abeth, born February 21, 1892, now a student
of the class of 1912. New England Conserva-
torv of Music. Boston.
Richard Farwell. believed to
F.ARW'ELL be the ancestor of the .Amer-
ican immigrant, Henry Far-
well, one of the pioneers of Concord, Alassa-
chusetts, was born in England. He married,
about 1280. the daughter and heiress of Elias
de Rillestone. and brought that estate and
f>thcrs into the family. These continued in
the family until about 1500, when they passed
on to the family of Radclifife, although some
portion of the estate remains to this day in a
Farwell branch bearing the same arms and
claiming descent from Richard Farwell.
.About the time the estates jjassed to the Rad-
clifFes, Simon Farwell migrated from York-
shire to Somersetshire, and built at Bishop
Hall, near Taunton, the manor house on which
is carved the Farwell arms. r|uartercd with de
Rillestone and others.
(I) -Simon Farwell. mentioned above, of
Hill-Bishop, married Julia Clark and died in
'545-
(II) Simon (2). son of Simon (i) I'ar-
well, was of Hill-Bishop, and married Doro-
thy Dyer, heiress of Sir James Dyer, judge
and speaker of the house of commons. She
flied 1580. Children: i. Simon. 2. John, of
Holbrofjk. 3. George, born 1533, mentioned
bclf)w. 4. Richard. 5. Christopher, founder
of the Devonshire branch of the family. Four
daughters.
(HI) George, son of Simon (2) Farwell,
was born in 1533, died in 1609, married Phil-
lippa Parker, who died 1620, daughter of John
Parker. They lived at I lill-Bishop. Children:
r. Sir George, knight of Plill-Bishop, men-
tioned below. 2. Elizabeth. 3. Sir John. 4.
.\rthur.
(1\ ) .'-^ir George (2), son of George (i)
I'^arwell, was a knight and lived at Hill-Bi.shoj).
He died in 1647; married Lady Mary Sey-
mour, daughter of Sir Edward Seymour, Duke
of Somerset, and brought into the family royal
Plantaganet blood. They had twenty children,
some of whom were : Thomas, John, men-
tioned below ; George, Nathaniel, Edmund and
James.
( \' ) John, son of Sir George (2) Farwell,
married Dorothy Routh, daughter of Sir John
Routh. Children: i. Henry, mentioned below.
2. John.
(\'L) Henry, believed to be son of John
I'arwell, of Hill-Bishop, England, was one of
llie first settlers of Concord, Massachusetts,
and is ancestor of most of the surname in
America. In this connection it is interesting
to note that Thomas Farwell was in Taunton,
Massachusetts, in 1643, where he made a con-
tract with his servant, James Bishop. (The
name Bishop may have been derived from the
place where the Farwells lived in England,
Hill-Bishop). Henry Farwell was admitted a
freeman. May 14, 1638-39. He served on im-
portant committees for the proprietors and
the town. He removed to Chelmsford, Mass-
achusetts, an adjoining town. His will was
made July 12, 1670, just before his death.
The inventory of his estate was filed August
5 following. He married Olive . Chil-
dren : I. John, born at Concord about 1639,
married (first) .Sarah Wheeler; (second)
.'^arah Fisk. 2. Mary, December 26, 1640, mar-
ried John Bates. 3. Joseph. February 20,
1642, mentioned below. 4. Olive, married,
October 30, 1668, at Chelmsford, Benjamin
S|)aulding. 5. Elizabeth, married — W'il-
kins,
(\'II) Ensign Joseph, son of Henry Far-
well, was born in Concord, Massachusetts. Feb-
ruary 20, T642. He removed with his father
to Chelmsford. About 1609 he bought the
Waldo farm in Dunstable, Massachusetts, part
of which he deeded to his son, Henry Farwell,
in 1702. He settled there in 1699. and was
selectman in 1 701 -02-05- 10, ^"<1 highway sur-
veyor in 1706. His will was dated November
13. 171 1, and he died December 31, 1722. He
was deacon of the chiu'ch. He married, De-
i?;6
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cembcr 25. 1666, Hannah Learned, born in
Woburn, August 24, 1649, daughter of Isaac
and Mary (Stearns) Learned. Her father
was born in England, son of William and
Judith Learned, who came from England to
Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1632. Her
mother was daughter of Isaac and Mary
Stearns, who settled in Watertown in 1630.
Children: i. Hannah, January 20, 1667-68.
2. Josc])li, July 24, 1670, mentioned below. 3.
Elizabeth. June 9, 1672, married, January,
1693. John Richardson. 4. Henry, December
18, 1674, married Susannah Richardson. 5.
Isaac, born at Chelmsford, removed from Mil-
ford to Mansfield, Connecticut. 6. Sarah,
September 2, 1683. 7. John, June 15, 1686.
8. William, January 21, 1688, settled in Gro-
ton, Massachusetts. 9. Oliver, 1689, killed
by the Indians. 10. Olive, November, 1692.
(VIII) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (i) Far-
well, was born at Chelmsford, Massachusetts,
July 24, 1670. He removed to Groton, where
he died August 21, 1740. He married, at
Chelmsford, Hannah Coburn. Children, born
at Chelmsford: i. Joseph, August 5, 1696,
mentioned below. 2. Thomas, October 11,
1698, died December 16. 1731 ; married, De-
cember 24, 1723, Elizabeth Pierce. Born at
Groton: 3. Hannah, May 6. 1701, died May
II, 176 — . 4. Elizabeth, December 31, 1703.
5. Edward, July 12, 1706. 6. Mary, February
5, 1709. 7. John, June 23, 171 1. 8. Samuel,
January 14, 1714. 9. Daniel, May 20. 1717.
married Mary . 10. Sarah, February
26, 1 72 1.
(IX) Joseph (3). son of Joseph (2) Far-
well, was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts,
August 5, 1696. He married, December 14,
1719, Mary Gilson, born February 8, 1703,
daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Gilson. He
settled in Groton and was elected deacon of
the church there, June 20, 1750. He served
on important committees for the town in 1754
and 1784. He was a |)rominenl and influential
citizen. Children, born at Groton: i. Anna,
February 20. 1721, married, November 11,
1741. Josiah Brown. 2. Isaac, March 16, 1722,
died May 10, 1740. 3. Joseph, September 20,
1725, (lied .August 27, 1758. 4. Jonathan, May
15, 1726, died at Charlestown, New Hamp-
shire, November 29. 1761 ; married Eunice
. 5. Thomas. July 30, T733. mentioned
below. 6. Oliver, June 24, 1735. 7. Mary,
September 4, 1738. 8. Susanna. August 8,
1742. married John Cheney, of Groton.
(X) Thomas, son of Joseph (3) Farwell,
was born at (iroton, Massachusetts, July 30,
1733, died February 20, 1825, at \\'ashington.
New Hampshire. He served in the revolution
as sergeant of Captain John Sawtelle"s com-
pany. Colonel John Prescoit's regiment, April
'9' 1775- He was probably the Thomas Far-
well who was lieutenant in Captain Asa
Drury's company. Colonel Turner's regiment,
from July i to December i, 1781, in Rhode
Island. He settled in Washington, New
Hampshire, and lived west of the village at
the centre of the town, not far from the house
later of Jabez Fisher. He was a good citizen
and an influential member of the church, in
which he held the office of deacon. He mar-
ried Sarah Davis, who died February 28, 1813,
aged seventy 3'ears. Children, born in Gro-
ton : I. Ephraim, October 31, 1760, died Au-
gust 15. 1825; married Annie ; removed
to Washington and was prominent in town
afifairs. 2. Thomas, January 26, 1763, died
May 27, 1829 : married Waite and re-
sided in Hopkinton. New Hampshire. 3.
Joseph, May 13, 1765, resided in Concord,
Massachusetts. 4. Sarah, January 9, 1768,
married William Lawrence and died in
Nashua. New Hampshire. .August 8. 1850. 5.
Levi. November 7. 1770. married Sarah Smith ;
died in Washington, September 14. 1858. 6.
William. March 26, 1780. mentioned below.
(XI) William, son of Thomas Farwell, was
born in Groton, Massachusetts, March 26,
1780. and came to Washington, New Hamp-
shire, with his father. He settled in Washing-
ton where James Tubbs afterward resided, but
later removed to Massachusetts. He removed
from Cambridge to Waltham. Massachusetts.
He was engaged in the manufacture of horse
collars. He lived at Milton and Cambridge
and was in business in Boston. He finallj'
returned to Washington, where he died De-
cember 21. 1863. He married, in 1803, Re-
becca Smith, who died July 4. 1854. daughter
of Captain .\bijah Smith, of New Ij)swich,
Xcw 1 lamjishire. and sister of -Sarah Smith,
who married Levi Farwell. William's brother.
Children, born at Wa.shington : i. Juliet. June
10. 1S03. married Rev. Cranmore Wallace and
settled in Charleston. South Carolina. 2. Re-
becca. January 18. 1807. died in Waltham.
Massachusetts. January 12. 1872. 3. Emily Oc-
tober I. 1808. resides in Waltham. 4. William,
December 17, 1809, mentioned below. 5. Mary,
December 9, 181 1. married Deacon Daniel
Farrar and died in Waltham. Massachusetts,
.\ugust 3. 1874. 6. So]ihronia, October 28.
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1813. married John Weston, June 19, 1832.
7. Jane, December 28, 1814, died lanuary 11,
1816.
(Xll) William (2), son of William (i)
l-"ar\vell. was born December 17, i8oy, at Alil-
ton, Massachusetts. He was educated in the
public schools of Washington, New Hamp-
shire, for the most part. He operated for