First Generation 1. William SPRAGUE 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: 2 i. Brooksey SPRAGUE was born on 23 Jun 1807 in Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts. +3 ii. Lovina SPRAGUE (born on 26 Sep 1808). +4 iii. William SPRAGUE (born on 20 Sep 1809). +5 iv. Eli SPRAGUE (born on 6 Sep 1810). 6 v. Rhoda SPRAGUE was born on 5 Sep 1811 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. +7 vi. Rosamond SPRAGUE (born on 29 Sep 1812). Second Generation 3. Lovina SPRAGUE (William-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: 8 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. +9 ii. Jane Moore SEARS (born on 16 Jan 1833). +10 iii. Lewis Eli SEARS (born on 7 Jun 1838). 11 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. +12 v. Edwin W. SEARS (born on 11 Feb 1847). 4. William SPRAGUE (William-1) was born on 20 Sep 1809 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 12 May 1867 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sprague Families in America, Compiled and Published by Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., The Tuttle Company, Printers, Rutland, Vermont, 1913. p. 333. He was a carpenter; res. Uxbridge, Billingham, Shrewsbury, and lastly at Milford, Mass. William SPRAGUE and Lydia Brown KEITH were married on 24 Aug 1834 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts. Lydia Brown KEITH (daughter of Nathan KEITH and Mary KIMBALL) was born on 14 Sep 1810 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Feb 1883 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts. William SPRAGUE and Lydia Brown KEITH had the following children: +13 i. Salome SPRAGUE (born on 30 Dec 1835). +14 ii. Nathan Keith SPRAGUE (born on 11 Sep 1838). 15 iii. Julius C. SPRAGUE was born on 16 Sep 1839. He died on 4 Oct 1839. 16 iv. Charles SPRAGUE was born on 20 Jun 1841. He died on 20 Aug 1841. +17 v. Bernando C. SPRAGUE (born on 18 Dec 1848). 18 vi. Caroline A. SPRAGUE was born on 2 Oct 1853. She died on 12 Dec 1853. +19 vii. William Henry SPRAGUE (born on 15 Oct 1855). 5. Eli SPRAGUE (William-1) was born on 6 Sep 1810. Sprague Families in America, Compiled and Published by Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., The Tuttle Company, Printers, Rutland, Vermont, 1913. p. 332. of Sutton, Mass. Eli SPRAGUE and Paulina Bacon MARSH were married on 25 Mar 1834 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Paulina Bacon MARSH (daughter of Warren MARSH and Betsey MC CLELLAN) was born on 23 Mar 1810 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died in 1856. Eli SPRAGUE and Paulina Bacon MARSH had the following children: +20 i. George SPRAGUE. +21 ii. Mary SPRAGUE. +22 iii. Harriet SPRAGUE. +23 iv. Martha SPRAGUE. 7. Rosamond SPRAGUE (William-1) was born on 29 Sep 1812 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. Rosamond SPRAGUE and Benjamin BUFFUM were married. Third Generation 9. Jane Moore SEARS (Lovina SPRAGUE-2, William-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: 24 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. 10. Lewis Eli SEARS (Lovina SPRAGUE-2, William-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: +25 i. Frank Lawson SEARS (born on 22 Feb 1864). +26 ii. Fred Grant SEARS (born in 1869). 12. Edwin W. SEARS (Lovina SPRAGUE-2, William-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: 27 i. Rufus E. SEARS was born on 19 Oct 1867. +28 ii. Herbert Russell SEARS (born on 18 Oct 1873). +29 iii. George Edward SEARS (born on 4 Oct 1875). 13. Salome SPRAGUE (William-2, William-1) was born on 30 Dec 1835. She died in Oct 1911 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois. Salome SPRAGUE and Dr. Addison D. BRIDGEMAN were married. 14. Nathan Keith SPRAGUE (William-2, William-1) was born on 11 Sep 1838. Nathan Keith SPRAGUE and Mary C. AIKEN were married. 17. Bernando C. SPRAGUE (William-2, William-1) was born on 18 Dec 1848. Bernando C. SPRAGUE and Josie BATES were married. 19. William Henry SPRAGUE (William-2, William-1) was born on 15 Oct 1855 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sprague Families in America, Compiled and Published by Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., The Tuttle Company, Printers, Rutland, Vermont, 1913. p. 416. of Milford, Mass., After living a few years at Parramore Hill, Georgia, Charleston, S.C., and Decatur, Illinois, he settled in Milford; occupation, housebuilder and carpenter. William Henry SPRAGUE and Lura Audel CELLEY were married on 20 Dec 1881. Lura Audel CELLEY (daughter of Denbon Nathaniel CELLEY and Rebecca AIKEN) was born on 6 Apr 1862 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts. William Henry SPRAGUE and Lura Audel CELLEY had the following children: +30 i. Harry Bridgeman SPRAGUE (born on 19 Feb 1883). +31 ii. Marjorie Lydia SPRAGUE (born on 23 Mar 1885). 32 iii. Salome Frances SPRAGUE was born on 5 Aug 1892. 33 iv. Cecile Lawton SPRAGUE was born on 25 Jul 1896. She died on 4 Jan 1897. 34 v. Alice Mary SPRAGUE was born on 25 Jun 1897. She died on 28 Jul 1901. 35 vi. William Keith SPRAGUE was born on 16 Aug 1899. 20. George SPRAGUE. George SPRAGUE and Letitia YOUNG were married. George SPRAGUE and Letitia YOUNG had the following children: 36 i. Joseph SPRAGUE. 37 ii. Martha True SPRAGUE. 38 iii. Mary Jane SPRAGUE. 21. Mary SPRAGUE. Mary SPRAGUE and George WILLIAMS were married. Mary SPRAGUE and Joseph L. HILL were married. 22. Harriet SPRAGUE. Harriet SPRAGUE and Charles HAMMOND were married. 23. Martha SPRAGUE. Martha SPRAGUE and John M. FAIRBANKS were married.