First Generation 1. Elias SPRAGUE was born on 16 Jun 1744 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. He died on 15 Feb 1799 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sprague Families in America, Compiled and Published by Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., The Tuttle Company, Printers, Rutland, Vermont, 1913. p. 195 Elias was a farmer and a member of the Society of Friends. He removed to Douglas, Mass. Elias SPRAGUE and Mercy BASSETT were married on 5 Aug 1764 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. Mercy BASSETT (daughter of Joseph BASSETT and Alice SPRAGUE) was born on 25 Oct 1744 in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island. She died on 5 Nov 1835 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Elias SPRAGUE and Mercy BASSETT had the following children: +2 i. William SPRAGUE (born on 3 Jun 1782). Second Generation 2. William SPRAGUE (Elias-1) was born on 3 Jun 1782. He died on 22 May 1814 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sprague Families in America, Compiled and Published by Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., The Tuttle Company, Printers, Rutland, Vermont, 1913. p. 246. of Hawley, Mass., he was a house builder and carpenter. (Ref. Hist. Hawley, 1887, Atkins, 62; also William Sprague of Milford, Mass.) Children born in Hawley, except Eli and Brooksey. William SPRAGUE and Rhoda HEWITT were married on 25 May 1803 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts. William SPRAGUE and Rhoda HEWITT had the following children: 3 i. Brooksey SPRAGUE was born on 23 Jun 1807 in Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts. +4 ii. Lovina SPRAGUE (born on 26 Sep 1808). 5 iii. William SPRAGUE was born on 20 Sep 1809 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. +6 iv. Eli SPRAGUE (born on 6 Sep 1810). 7 v. Rhoda SPRAGUE was born on 5 Sep 1811 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. +8 vi. Rosamond SPRAGUE (born on 29 Sep 1812). Third Generation 4. Lovina SPRAGUE (William-2, Elias-1) was born on 26 Sep 1808 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 7 Apr 1866 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 55. Ep: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." She was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Lovina SPRAGUE and Anthony SEARS were married on 4 May 1828 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Anthony SEARS (son of Dea. Rufus SEARS and Maria HOWES) was born on 18 Aug 1805 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 16 Jul 1873 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 55. Ep: "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff They comfort me." He was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 284 Resided at Fullerville. Lovina SPRAGUE and Anthony SEARS had the following children: 9 i. Rufus L. SEARS was born on 15 Mar 1829 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Dec 1850 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 54 Ep: "All that the father giveth me, shall come to me, And him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out." He was buried on 5 Jan 1851 in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 284 In connection with his funeral, Jan. 5, 1851, Rev. John Eastman delivered a half-century sermon, which was published in pamphlet form, by a request of a number of parishioners. A copy is now in possession of Mrs. Philip Stiles of Hawley. +10 ii. Jane Moore SEARS (born on 16 Jan 1833). +11 iii. Lewis Eli SEARS (born on 7 Jun 1838). 12 iv. Maria Howes SEARS was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Mar 1849 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 54. Ep: "Lord of the worlds above." She was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. +13 v. Edwin W. SEARS (born on 11 Feb 1847). 6. Eli SPRAGUE (William-2, Elias-1) was born on 6 Sep 1810 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Eli SPRAGUE and Paulina Bacon MARSH were married on 25 Mar 1834 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts. 8. Rosamond SPRAGUE (William-2, Elias-1) was born on 29 Sep 1812 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Rosamond SPRAGUE and Benjamin BUFFUM were married. Fourth Generation 10. Jane Moore SEARS (Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born on 16 Jan 1833 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Mar 1852 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 54 Ep: "No Mortal woes can reach the peaceful sleeper here While angels watch her soft respose." She was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Jane Moore SEARS and Joseph Riley VINING were married in 1853. Joseph Riley VINING (son of Joseph VINING and Betsy QUANCE) was born on 4 Oct 1825 in Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He died on 16 May 1858. He was buried in Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Jane Moore SEARS and Joseph Riley VINING had the following children: 14 i. Maria J. VINING was born in Oct 1851. She died on 24 Jun 1852 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 54 Ep: "So fades my last remaining flower. Death blest this last fair fading flower." She was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. 11. Lewis Eli SEARS (Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born on 7 Jun 1838 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 284 Resided at Plainfield, Mass. Lewis Eli SEARS and Lucy STARKS were married in 1859. Lewis Eli SEARS and Lucy STARKS had the following children: +15 i. Frank Lawson SEARS (born on 22 Feb 1864). +16 ii. Fred Grant SEARS (born in 1869). 13. Edwin W. SEARS (Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born on 11 Feb 1847 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Mar 1910 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edwin W. SEARS and Mary I. RUSSELL were married. Mary I. RUSSELL was born on 31 Oct 1849 in Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts. She died on 22 Nov 1919 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Pudding Hollow Cemetery, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edwin W. SEARS and Mary I. RUSSELL had the following children: 17 i. Rufus E. SEARS was born on 19 Oct 1867. +18 ii. Herbert Russell SEARS (born on 18 Oct 1873). +19 iii. George Edward SEARS (born on 4 Oct 1875). Fifth Generation 15. Frank Lawson SEARS (Lewis Eli-4, Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born on 22 Feb 1864 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died in 1940. Frank Lawson SEARS and Eva Mae DELNO were married. Eva Mae DELNO was born in 1889. Frank Lawson SEARS and Eva Mae DELNO had the following children: +20 i. Louis Nelson SEARS (born in 1891). +21 ii. Russell Lawson SEARS (born in 1893). +22 iii. Virginia Lucy SEARS (born in 1896). +23 iv. Willard Middleton SEARS (born in 1898). 16. Fred Grant SEARS (Lewis Eli-4, Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born in 1869. Fred Grant SEARS and Anna BROOKS were married in 1894. Anna BROOKS (daughter of BROOKS) died in 1938. Fred Grant SEARS and Anna BROOKS had the following children: +24 i. Arthur SEARS (born in 1896). +25 ii. Lucy B. SEARS (born in 1898). +26 iii. Fred G. SEARS (born in 1901). +27 iv. Vera A. SEARS (born in 1906). +28 v. Frank L. SEARS (born in 1910). Fred Grant SEARS and Bessie BROOKS were married in 1938. Bessie BROOKS was the daughter of BROOKS. 18. Herbert Russell SEARS (Edwin W.-4, Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born on 18 Oct 1873 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Mar 1906 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Herbert Russell SEARS and Elizabeth LARKIN were married. Herbert Russell SEARS and Elizabeth LARKIN had the following children: 29 i. Herbert J. SEARS was born on 12 Nov 1902. He died on 11 May 1904. 30 ii. Robert L. SEARS was born on 25 May 1905. 31 iii. Mary E. SEARS was born on 2 Aug 1906. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 285 Resides at Denver, Colo. 19. George Edward SEARS (Edwin W.-4, Lovina SPRAGUE-3, William-2, Elias-1) was born on 4 Oct 1875 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Aug 1950 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 380 of Charlemont, Mass., 1950 George Edward SEARS and Carrie E. SNYDER were married. Carrie E. SNYDER was born on 27 Sep 1870 in Stephenton, Rensselaer, New York. She died on 2 Aug 1950. George Edward SEARS and Carrie E. SNYDER had the following children: +32 i. Nelson G. SEARS (born on 9 Jul 1899). +33 ii. Edwin W. SEARS (born on 5 Jan 1901). +34 iii. Anna L. SEARS (born on 12 Sep 1907).