Hi Group, I have seen questions about where to obtain vital records from Massachusetts. Here is a quick summary: 1. Before 1841, write to the Town Clerk. Look up the address of the town you are interested in on the Internet. 2. 1841-1910, write to Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Estimate the date of the birth, marriage or death in Massachusetts as near as you can. If they find the person, they will send you the book (year), vol, and page no. Then, you write and ask for a certified copy ($3.00), or a photocopy of the record ($.50). (Current fees.) You may also write to the town clerk for this at a higher cost, but if you are not sure of the town, the Mass Archives is the best bet. 3. After 1910, town clerks. Or, Registry of Vital Statistics, 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125. You can look them up on the Internet to get their fees (about $15.00). They want the fee in advance, whether or not they find anything. Good luck!

This college was then nearer the people's hearts than any institution since. It was established by the general court (legislature) 16 years after the landing of the "Mayflower". It was the pride and hope of the people who cast their fortunes in the New World. In 1639, it received the name of Harvard College. William MANNING (II) had much to do with the starting of this great educational school. The bodies of William and Dorothy MANNING were buried in the cemetary of Harvard Square, and the headstone stil well preserved, show that he died March 14, 1690, and his wife July 26, 1692. He died full of years and honors- a merchant, selectman, and held many other offices, aside from being a rebuilder of Harvard College. Their children were: #1 Hannah born 1642; #2 Samuel born 1644; #3 Sarah born 1645; #4 Abigail born 1647; #5 John born 1649; #6 Mary born 1651; #7 Timothy born 1653. (III) Samuel MANNING, son of William (II) and Dorothy, born 1644, was reared in his native town and educated in the midst of the good school surroundings of Cambridge. His handsome penmanship and easy style of composition showed him much superior to his associates. When 18 years old he and other associates were summond before the court and reproved for firing off their guns at night to cause an alarm. They belonged to a militia company, and the real object of h alarm was to give the impression that Indians had attacked the town. But even the court wasnot disposed to look too sternly upon the boyish prank. He married at about that date (1666) and removed to Billerica, 20 miles distant. He was in the true sense a pioneer. When he settled only 46 years had elapsed since the Mayflower landed onthe stern and rock bound coast. The Indians were still strong on all sides--friendly one day and hostile the next. ing Philip's War was in 1675, andtwice his new home was assailed by savages. While they lived beyond the Concord River they were greatly exposed to danger, conflagration and death. In 1696, his new hose became a "garrison". He was made corporal in 1682, sergeant in 1684 and ensign in 1699. He followed farm life and endred great hardships to subdue his lands. In 1668 he was a surveyor of highways, sealer of weights and measures-1675-1700; constable-1677; trial juryman-1679; assessor-1694, 1698, 1702; tithing man for 1679-82-97, 1704-1709; town clerk for 7 years, selectman for 18 years and representative 1695-97. The twn records are full of commissions to him. At various times between 1677 and 1700 he was connected with repairing the "great bridge over the Cocord River". He followed surveying a quarter of a century. In 1692 he was paid 14 shillings for writing 14 pages in the town book. In 1693 he superintended the erection of a meeting house. In 1670 he was made a freeman of the colony. He was a large real estate holder. His will was made Feb. 21, 1710. The children by his 2 wives are as follows: By Elizabeth: #1 Samuel born 1695 #2 John By Abiel: #1 Timothy born 1673 #2Hannah #3 William #4 Mary #5 Sarah #6 Dorothy #7 Isaac #8 Ephraim #9 Elizabeth #10 Timothy (2nd of name) #11 Eliphalet #12 Abiel. END of PART 2

John HUBBARD (II) and Mary had these children: #1 Mary born at Wethersfield on Jan. 27, 1650; #2 Lt. John born at Wethersfield on April 12, 1655; #3 Hannah born at Wethersfield on Dec.5,1656 and died 1662; #4 Jonathan born at Wethersfield on Jan 3, 1658-9 a died in Concord July 17, 1728; #5 Daniel born at Hadley, Mass. on March 9, 1661 and died at Hatsfield on Feb.12, 1744, he married Nov. 1, 1683 to Esther RICE; #6 Mercy born at Hadley, Mass. on Feb. 23, 1664, married Oct. 22, 1685 to Lt. Jonathan BROADMAN; #7 Isaac born at Hadley on Jan. 16, 1667 and died at Sunderland, Mass. Aug. 7, 1750, he married Anne WARNER; #8 Mary born at Hadley on April 10, 1669, married Dec. 12, 1688 to David WARNER; #9 Sarah born at Hadley on Nov. 12, 1672 and married Samuel COWLES. (III) Jonathan HUBBARD, son of John HUBBARD (II) was born in Wetherfield, Conn. on Jan 3, 1658-9 and died at Concord, Mass. on July 17, 1728. He removed as early as 1680 to Concord and married there, Jan. 15, 1681 to Hannah RICE, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (KING) RICE, of Sudbury, granddaughter of Edmund and Thamazin RICE of Sudbury. Children of Jonathan and Hannah (RICE) HUBBARD were: #1 Mary born at Concord on April 3, 1682, died Feb. 2, 1769, married 1678 to Daniel DAVIS; #2 Jonathan born at Concord on June 18, 1683, died at Townsend, Mass. on April 7, 1761, married Sept. 26, 1704 to Rebecca BROWN; #3 Hannah born April 20, 1685, died at Concord on May 23, 1725, married John TEMPLE; #4 Samuel born April 27, 1687, see forward #5 Joseph born Feb. 8,1688-9, died April 10, 1768, married Nov. 10, 1713 to Rebecca BULKELEY; #6 Elzabeth born June 16, 1691, died Concord on Dec. 25, 1757, married March 24, 1709 to Deacon Samuel HEYWOOD; #7 John born March 12, 1692-3, married (1st) Hannah BLOOD, married (2nd) Azubah MOORE of Sudbury, lived in Worcester and Rutland, he was Captain, died at Worcester in 1727;#8 Daniel born Nov. 20, 1694, married Dec. 5, 1717 to Dorothy DAKIN of Holden, where he settled, had son Daniel and has many descendants in the vicinity;#9 Thomas born at Concord on Aug. 27, 1696, married Mary FLETCHER; #10 Abigail born Jan 23, 1698, married Samuel FLETCHER; #11 Ebenezer born Dec. 28, 1700, died May 21, 1755. (IV) Samuel HUBBARD, son of Jonathan HUBBARD (III) was born at Concord on April 27, 1687 and died there Dec. 12, 1753. He married Jan. 15, 1701 to Sarah CLARK of Concord, who was born July 13, 1681 and died July 25, 1720. He married (2nd) Prudence TEMPLE. His children were: #1 Ephraim born Nov. 8, 1710, married June 6, 1744 t Sarah BILLINGS; #2 Mary born May 4, 1712; #3 Lt. Samuel born in Holden, 1713, died Dec. 3, 1783, married Eunice WOODWARD and married (2nd) Abigail CLARK, he was a revolutionary soldier; #4 Sarah born Sept. 24, 1716; #5 Lois born June 6, 1718; #6 Joseph born at Holden in 1719; #7 Lydia born April 6, 1722; #8 Silence born Nov. 17, 1725; #9 Isaac born Sept. 17, 1729 and died Aug. 14, 1804, he married Sarah DARBY. END of PART 2

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol. 1 pgs 73,74,75 William MANNING (I), the founder of his family in America, came to the colony of Massachusetts Bay at an early date. He came (from best evidence) from Essex County, England. The first 9 or 10 weeks-he said himself- he lived at Roxbury, Mass., after landing here. He then removed to Cambridge, where documents were first signed by him, the date not later than about 1634, possibly several years before. He was on the list of landholders in Feb., 1635. An old church record says: " Payd our brother Manninge for a bell rope." This was dated 1648, whe he was engaged in " A business laudable and commendable." He had doubtless been a merchant in England. In 1638 he bought "foure acres of Swamp ffield of planteing grounde; Charles Towne East." His son William was a journeyman in Middlesex County, 1652. William MANNING (I) was a freeman (church member and voter) 1640. His wife Susannah died 1650, ad later he removed to Boston and there united with the church in 1664. Susanah was his (2nd) wife; of the (1st) wife nothing is known. His (3rd) wife was Elizabeth, who outlived him. He died 1665 or 1666. He was probably born in 1592. It is not quite clear, but from the best present obtainable evidence it seems that his children were: #1 William born about 1614 in England #2 Hannah (II) William MANNING, son of the first to locate on Ameican soil, born about 1614 in England, came in or before 1634 to the Mass. Bay Colony and live in Cambridge the remainder of his days. He purchased lands and engaged in business as a merchant. He also owned a warehouse, boathouse on a canal to which boats had free access, and constructed with his own hands a wharf by his boathouse. He was elected highway surveyor 1651; also a "gauger" of casks and constable, 1652-53. In 1652, 1661, 1670 he was Selectman; also for the years 1672-75-81-83, a total of 15 years.He was a member of the grand jury in 1686 and 1688. As a Selectman he was on a committee to inspect into the families "that there be no bye drinking or any misdemeanor whereby sin is committed, and person from their houses unseasonably." His wife was Dorothy, and their children were: #1 Hannah #2 Samuel #3 Sarah #4 John #5 Mary, all born and baptized in the church. In 1668 he was sent to England to procure another minister, and in 1671 Rev. Urian OAKES was received and ordained through their visit abroad. OAKES remained pastor until his death, and was also President of Harvard College. In 1670 Mr. MANNING was appointed " to catechise the youth" of his town. The most important act of his life was inconnection with Harvard College, he having been selected, with Deacon John COOPER, to replace the old college building with a new one, ad to receive and disburse funds for that purpose. This was in 1672, and his work extended until 1684. END of PART 1

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol.4 pgs 364,365,366 George HUBBARD (I) was the emigrant ancestor of the HUBBARD Family of Holden, Mass. He was born in England, probably in the southwestern part, and came to New England in 1633. He was at Watertown until 1635. He left Watertown, Oct. 15, 1635, in a company of 60 men, women and children who went to Wethersfield, Conn. to settle. He was a surveyor and was employed to survey the lines of Windsor, Conn.(then called Dorchester) and Wethersfield (then called Watertown). For a few years or so the Connecticut Colony was under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay government, which appointed commissioners for the purpose. George HUBBARD was a delegate to the first general court in which Wethersfield was represented in 1638-39. The records show that he was a prominent surveyor in the Connecticut colonies for many years. He lived in the eastern part of Wethersfield whic later became Glastonbury, Conn., and some of his original farm is now owned or was recently owned by descendants ever since the original grant. After living in Wethersfield for 3 years he went to Long Island Sound, where he settled in the town of Milford. Later he sold Milford Island to Richard BRYAN. He married Mary BISHOP, who died at Guilford, Conn., Sept. 14,1675. She was the daughter of John and Anne BISHOP, who first stopped in Wethersfield and in 1639 settled in Guilford, Conn., where John BISHOP was one of the 7 original proprietors George HUBBARD died February 1661. Children of George were: #1 Mary born 1625 in England, married John FOWLER; #2 John born 1630 in England, resided at Wethersfield, Conn. and Hadley, Mass.; #3 George, lived in Greenwich, Conn.; #4 Daniel born at Milford, Conn., 1644, lived in Guilford; #5 Sarah born 1635 at Wethersfield, Conn., married David HARRISON; #6 Hannah born 1637 at Wethersfield or Milford, Conn.; #7 Elizabeth born 1638 at Wethersfield, married late in life to Deacon John NORTON #8 Abigail born 1640 in Wetherfield, bapt. May 26, 1644 at Milford, married Oct. 14, 1657 to Humphrey SPINNING, died Nov. 1689; #9 William born 1642 in Connecticut prbably at Milford, married Abigail DUDLEY and removed to Greenwich before 1664. Daniel baptized May 26, 1644 at Milford, died at Guilford in 1720, married Nov. 17, 1664 to Elizabeth JORDAN. John HUBBARD (II), son of George HUBBARD (I) , was born in England, 1630, and came over in 1633 with his parents. He married Mary SHEAF, and probably lived a few years at Concord, Mass. He was a relative of the MERRIAMS, and it has been assumed erroneously in the genealogy and elsewhere that the surname of his wife was MERRIAM. His first 4 children were born at Wethersfield, the remaining 5 at Hadley. He was one of a company, April 18, 1659, that organized the town of Norwottuck, as they called Hadley at first. He was admitted freeeman March 26, 1661. After 1672, he went to Hatfield and died there at the home of his son Isaac, in 1702. END of PART 1

Hi Everyone, Many of you might not be aware that as of October 23, 2002, the 1880 US Census Index, 1881 Canadian and 1881 British Census Indexes are available free at: http://www.familysearch.org These are from the LDS Church which have also had these indexes on CD's for quite some time. Keep checking their website for more as they seem to be adding more to their website all the time. Happy hunting!!!! Bev Reinhardt

INDUSTRIAL WORCESTER By CHARLES G. WASHBURN THE DAVIS PRESS Worcester, 1917 Page 184 The firm TOLAND & HUNSTABLE continued until 1837, when the firm of A. TOLMAN & CO. was formed, composed of A. Tolman and G. W. Russell, Which continued forty years. Their work for many years was the manufacture of first-class family carriages, which they sent all over the world, some of them going to California, and even to Africa and Australia. Mr. Tolman once built a carriage for Mrs. Governor Duncan, of Ohio, before the days of railroad communication; it was shipped to New Orleans, and from there went up the Ohio River to its destination. Later hundreds of carriages came from Ohio to the East by rail. Page 186-188 In 1851, the carriage business in Worcester supported about fifty families. The largest factory was that of TOLMAN & RUSSELL; it embraced some half-dozen buildings and gave employment to twenty-five hands. Most of their carriages were of the more expensive kind. At this time they were finishing three, one for the Adams House, Boston; on e for a New Bedford merchant, and one for Mr. White, of Worcester, "the attentive and obliging hackman, whom everybody knows and everybody employs." Besides these heavier carriages, TOLMAN & RUSSELL manufactured a great many lighter vehicles of various patterns and prices, such as chaises, phaetons, rockaways and buggies. It is said that the members of this firm at one time refused to take a large contract from the Government for the supply of army wagons for the use of the army during the Mexican War, solely on the ground that they believed the war to be unjest and did not wish to participate in the profits of such injustice. The average number of vehicles manufactured by TOLMAN & RUSSELL at this time was about one hundred per year. For some time prior to 1889 TOLMAN & RUSSELL confined themselves almost entirely to the manufacture of hearses, which found a market in all parts of the United States. Mr. Tolman retired from the firm in 1879. The business was then conducted by H. J. & J. E. Russell and now by Herbert J. Russell at the old location, 32 Exchange Street. Under the old apprentice system in this business, boys were taken from fifteen to twenty-one years of age, and were paid from thirty to fifty dollars a year and their board. They bought their own clothes and the last year of their apprenticeship were paid seventy-five dollars, which included a "freedom suit." About 1830 the working day averaged from twelve to thirteen hours, and all the work was hand-work, down to the rivets and bolts. The average wages of a good workman, $1.25 per day. As late as 1866, a good many carriages were made by O. Blood & sons, TOLMAN & RUSSELL and Geo. T. Atchison, who also built water carts.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F97B7F5A6B7F4F9584313598 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------F97B7F5A6B7F4F9584313598 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <mfoster@post03.curry.edu> Received: from psmtp.com (exprod5mx9.postini.com [64.75.1.149]) by mail.his.com (8.11.6/8.10.1) with SMTP id g9NE15x20088 for <dickbolt@his.com>; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:01:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from source ([64.80.233.207]) by exprod5mx9 ([64.75.1.245]) with SMTP; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:01:00 EDT Received: by fafnir with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <4XQDK34A>; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:01:49 -0400 Message-ID: <FE225C040C96D511806100508BA365341717BF@fafnir> From: "Foster, Mike" <mfoster@post03.curry.edu> To: "'dickbolt@his.com'" <dickbolt@his.com> Subject: Hugh Bradley Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:01:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain X-pstn-levels: (C:75.3595 M:97.3217 P:95.9108 S:91.0943 ) X-pstn-settings: 4 (1.5000:3.0000) pmC X-pstn-addresses: from <mfoster@post03.curry.edu> X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Dear Mr. Bolt: I am a professor at Curry College over in Milton, and I am currently writing the story of the 1912 Boston Red Sox for eventual publication. I recently began my research on Hugh Bradley, a first baseman and utility infielder for the Red Sox, who was a native of Grafton (born on May 23, 1885), played semipro ball in Worcester, and eventually retired in Worcester where he died on January 26, 1949. I came across your fine web site on Grafton history, and I wanted to get in touch with you to see if you had ever run across any Bradleys in your local history research. Over the past two years, I have located the surviving children of a number of the players, and I hope to pin down members of the Bradley family still in the area. Because I live in Hopkinton, I plan to spend quite a bit of time looking through the old newspapers at the Worcester Public Library and Grafton Public Library. It should be interesting! Again, I really enjoyed looking over your website -- it is one of the best ones I've seen thus far. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Best wishes, Mike Foster --------------F97B7F5A6B7F4F9584313598--

<A HREF="http://www.townshipsheritage.com/Eng/Hist/FamousInv/sleeper.html">Click here: Frank Henry Sleeper</A> VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TOWNSHIPS HERITAGE WEBSITE HAS JUST PUT UP A WONDERFUL LISTING FOR FRANK H. SLEEPER. THIS LISTINGS INCLUDES HIS HISTORY IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS AND FLORIDA. It would be lovely if some could send comments to the administrator of this page, Matthew Farfan. Another small step towards getting great grandfather Frank H. Sleeper the well deserved recognition he deserves in Canada. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Dr. Joseph A. GENEREUX of Southbridge, Mass. taken at the Warren Studio at 108 Hamilton St. in Southbridge, Massachusetts. I would guess that the photograph was taken in the 1890's and that the Dr. was likely in his 30's or 40's at the time the photograph was taken. I'm hoping to locate someone from this family so that the photograph can be returned to its rightful place. If you are a member of this family or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

I am seeking information regarding Joseph Barr, his wife Anna Nye (m 1759) , and their family of New Braintree, Massachusetts, also their son Joseph Barr Jr his wife Ruth Waite (m. 1796) and their family of Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. My husband's ancestor was Joseph Jr.'s son Merrick born in 1806. I would be happy to share the information that I have on this family. Cynthia Zieber czieber@earthlink.net

Hello, I need SKS to do a look up in the birth records for: birth: Beatrice M. Wright, Northbridge, Mass., 1896, vol. 459, pg. 535 birth: Annie Wright, Northbridge, Mass., 1887, vol. 378, pg. 371 birth: Jennie Wright, Northbridge, Mass., 1890, vol. 405, pg. 409 All I need is birth date, besides the year above, a middle name [if there is one] and parents names and nationality if it is given, and anything else you want to throw in. I live in Ohio and right now I don't have the money to send away for the birth records. Thank you very much, Cheryl Myers

I am desecended from and researching the following surnames from the Holden town records 1749-1851: Ball, Cheney, Manning, Smith, Hubbard, and Child. Is anyome else researching these lines? I would like to go back further. Ken Newton

King Philip's War a slide lecture by Michael Tougias, author of King Philip's War and Until I Have No Country. Learn about Indian life, Colonial settlements, the battles, and the strategy during this brutal war between the Colonists and the Native Americans. Thursday October 24, 2002 at 7:30 pm. at Boylston Historical Society and Museum 7 Central St., Boylston, MA for more info call 508-869-2720 or check out our website http://users.rcn.com/boyhisoc/ * check out all the King Philp's War websites below King Philip's War Cultural, Gender, and Historical Implications http://www.georgetown.edu/users/arsenauj/kpwtitle.html King Philip's War in New England (America's First Major Indian War) By Michael Tougias http://www.historyplace.com/specials/kingphilip.htm Another King Philip's War http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1094/king.htm KING PHILIP'S WAR : THE CAUSES http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm The Wampanoag in "King Philip's War" and After http://www.plimoth.org/Library/Wampanoag/wamppost.htm photos http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/philip.html Edward Randolph's Description of King Philip's War (1685) http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/45-ran.html KING PHILIP'S WAR, 1675-6 http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/dow/chap13/dow13_1.htm This is a bookseller...scroll down to see a review of Michael Tougias book King Philip's War The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict http://www.countrymanpress.com/history_main.htm King Philip Restaurant !!! http://www.kingphillip.com/ bettythomas@charter.net My Family - http://BettyT.tripod.com Wicks,Hammond, Heintz,Bradfield,Walbridge Boylston Historical Society http://users.rcn.com/boyhisoc/ GenWeb County Coordinator for: Genesee, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese Wyoming, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Worcester, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol. 1 pgs. 450, 451,452 He had a remarkable constitution and retained his vigor and activty to almost the cose of his long life. After the 90th anniversary of his birth, he went alone on horseback to visit his sons at Chester, Vermont. On his return he arrived home at night, haven riden 50 miles during the day. Once at least when at this extreme agehe rode, in one day, to Providence, Rhode Island, to attend the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, to which he belonged. Some years before his death he was injured by a fall frm his horse, and was afterward somewhat lame from the effects of the injury received. The wife of Robert EARLE, Mary NEWHALL, was the granddaughter of Thomas NEWHALL, the first white child born in Lynn, Mass. He was the son of Thomas NEWHALL, who died at Lynn on May 25, 1665. Both were emigrants from England. Children of Robert EARLE were: #1 Martha, born Nov. 3, 1726, married (1st) David EARLE, (2nd) Hezekiah WARD #2 Nathan, born May 12, 1728, married Elizabeth RICHARDSON #3 Mary, born Aug.10, 1730, married Jonathan SARGENT #4 Elizabeth, born Oct. 18, 1732, married John WHITTEMORE #5 George, born March 3, 1735, married Mary BAKER #6 Thomas, born Aug. 27, 1737, married Hannah WAIT #7 Esek, born Feb. 10, 1741, married Mehitable SNOW #8 Robert, born Oct. 10, 1743 married Sarah HUNT #9 Lydia, born Aug. 15, 1746, married (1st) John WILSON, (2nd) Micah JOHNSON and married (3rd) Jonas NEWTON #10 Marmaduke, see forward #11 Phebe, born Dec. 22, 1756, married Francis FLAGG #12 Timothy, born March 13, 1759, died in US Army on Nov. 3, 1777. (V) Marmaduke EARLE, son of Robert EARLE (IV) born in Leicester, Mass. on March 8, 1749, married 1772 to Elizabeth NEWTON, daughter of Jonas and Rebecca (RICHARDSON) NEWTON, of Paxton, Mass. She was born June 22, 1755 and died Nov. 3, 1840. He died May 29, 1839. He was a farmer and his homestead was on the road to Barre, about a mile northwest of Paxton Centre, He and his wife retained their membership in the Society of Friends during life and were buried in the Friends Burying Ground at Leicester. None of the children were Quakers. Their children were: #1 Lucretia, born Feb. 25, 1773, married Samuel BROWN #2 Catherine, born March 3, 1775 married Francis WASHBURN #3 Winthrop, born May 5, 1777, died unmarried in Paxton on Jan. 15, 1836 #4 Deliverance, born Nov.10, 1779 married Jonathan CUNNINGHAM #5 Samuel, born Dec. 26, 1781, died June 21, 1787 #6 Amasa, born March 11, 1784 married Lucy HOWE #7 Philip, born April 10, 1786 married Patty BARTON #8 Rebecca, born July 21, 1788 married James THOMPSON #9 Emory, born Sept. 10, 1790 married Eunice SMITH #10 Candace, born Nov.3, 1792 married William BOYNTON #11 Persis, born Dec.18, 1794 married William H. SCOTT #12 Phebe, born June 22, 1797 married Moses PARKHURST #13 Elmer, see forward #14 Homer, born May 6,1802, died Aug. 30, 1804 (VI) Elmer EARLE, son of Marmaduke EARLE (V), born Jan. 6, 1800, in Paxton, Mass. and married Sally BELLOWS, daughter of Jonas and Martha(BRIDGES) BELLOWS, who was born April 19, 1804 and died March 30, 1881. They lived in Worcester, Mass., where he died Sept.2, 1869. Their children were: #1 Louisa, born Feb. 9, 1825 and died Sept. 26, 1827 #2 Adeline A., born Oct. 26, 1827 married Charles NEWTON #3 Emily D. see forward #4 Charles G., born April 22, 1823 married Louisa M. STARKWEATHER#5 Susan M. see forward #6 Henry M. born July 23, 1841 and died Sept 4, 1845. (VII) Emily Davis EARLE, daughter of Elmer EARLE (VI) born in Leicester, Mass. on Aug. 13, 1830, married July 9, 1851 to Seneca M. RICHARDSON (VII) Susan M. EARLE, daughter of Elmer EARLE (VI), born in North Brookfield, Mas. on Aug. 24, 1838, married Gilbert J. RUGG of Lancaster, Mass. on Oct. 20, 1858 at Worcester Mass. (VIII) Seneca Merrill RICHARDSON, son of Wyman RICHARDSON, was born in Corinth, Vermont on Dec.5, 1830 THE END

Dear Arline, It probably wanted to inform you that 'Ralph EARLE, a great artist' lived there: I don't know whether he did, but it figures! One of his finest works - 'The View From Denny Hill (Leicester)' is in the Worcester Art Museum. I have had the privilege of seeing it! Yours, etc. Geoffrey Woollard in Cambridgeshire, England.

Good evening, I am new to this list and would dearly like to find information on my MARY HUBBARD who died at the age of 77, 11/18/1906 in Stoneham MA. She was the widow of Otis A. Snow of Easton MA Parents were Joel Hubbard and Mary Whitney of Hartford CT Any information in bridging my stone wall would be greatly appreciated. thank you. Snowy

Several years ago, I was digging around in a stone wall in Oakham, when I came upon an old extract bottle with the name: S.M.Sargeant & Co., Worcester. I wonder if there was a connection to Sargent that you were writing about, Marcia ? Arline arline7@bellsouth.net

Marcia: I grew up in Paxton many years ago, living on Grove Street. The old house on the corner of Grove and Pleasant Streets had a small granite stone in the front yard, with the name: Ralph Earle on it. I can't remember what else it said on it......perhaps someone else has a better memory ! Arline (Taylor) Larson arline7@bellsouth.net

The Quaker meeting house was erected upon land from the fram of Ralph EARLE and that of his neighbor, Nathaniel POTTER, both of whose graves are within a few feet of the site of the old church. Ralph EARLE's interest in the society was so great that he made a trip to Philadelphia to visit William PENN, the best known Quaker in the country. PENN at the time was building a house at Pennsburg and it is said told EARLE that he would put his initials on the chimney. He stll retained the confidence of his fellow citizen for he as chosen March 22, 1736, to perambulate the line between Leicester and Worcester, with the committee from the other town, for which the own paid the munificient sum of 4 shillings. It is said that EARLE once owned Mount Hope, Rhode Island,but no deed od it can be found on record. His will was made May 25, 1750. Among the bequests to his wife is the negro boy Sharp; and he directs that if the negro be faithful and well behaved, he should have his freedom at her decease, if not, he may be sold. But before EARLE died, he himself manumitted the slave and April 6, 1756, gave him 30 acres of land on the southern declivity of Asnebumskit. The negro took the name of FREEBORN as a surname later. Children of Ralph and Mary (HICKS) EARLE were: #1William, born Nov. 12, 1690, married Anna HOWARD #2 John, born April 24, 1692, married widow Sarah BORDEN #3 Mary, born Oct. 24, 1693 married (?) SHEFFIELD #4 Elizabeth, born Dec. 24, 1696 married Robert LAWSON #5 Sarah, born Jan 18, 1698 married Stephen MANCHESTER #6 Martha, born Dec. 21, 1700 #7 Patience, born Nov. 24, 1702 married Benjamin RICHARDSON #8 Ralph, born March 14, 1704 #9 Robert, see forward #10 Mercy, born March 13, 1708, married Jonathan RICE #11 Benjamin, born March 14, 1711, married (1st) Abigail NEWHALL, mrried (2nd) Deborah (BUFFUM) SLADE (IV) Robert EARLE, son of Ralph EARLE (III) born March 2, 1706, in Freetown, Mass., married (1st) Mary NEWHALL, born Nov. 5, 1704, daughter of Thomas NEWHALL of Leicester, formerly of Malden, Mass., by whom hehad 10 children. He married (2nd), March 23, 1756 to Hepsibah JOHNSON, of Worcester, Mass. He died in 1796. He was 11 years old when his father moved to Leicester. When he was of age, his father gave him 2 tracts of land, on one of which he erected his house at the corner of Earle and Mulberry Streets, and resided there during all his married life. He sold the place to his grandsons, Pliny and Jonah EARLE, for 3,000 pounds, April 11, 1792. In the following year Pliny removed the old dwelling house to the opposite side of the road and erected upon the old site a new house, which with some changes and additions is till standing. Here Robert EARLE passed the remainder of his days wit the family of his grandson Pliny. END of Part 3