What an amazing family! Thanks (publicly), Marcia! Yours, etc. Geoffrey in Cambridgeshire, England.

He built the Rollstone Congregational Church, the Public Library, and some of the best dweling houses in the town, the Murdock School building in Winchendon, Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, the bank building in Clinton and he rebuilt the old jail here. In July 1888, he was elected vice president and treasurer of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a flourishing firm whose business is yearly increasing. He islikewise the vice president of the Fitchburg Savings Bank and a member of its Investment Committee,the vice president of the Fidelity Cooperative Bank ad of the Fitchburg Board of Trade; and he is a member of the Merchant's Association. Mr. MORSE has been twice married. His 1st wife,Miss E. Victoria GATES, a native of Groton, VT. left one son Harry, who is in Los Angeles, CA.. His 2nd wife is a daughter of Levi W. HERRICK, of Dalton, MA. Mr. MORSE was in the city council one year, and was Alderman for Ward 6 three years. He is a member of Aurora Lodge, F.&A.M.; of Jerusalem Commandery, K.T.; and of Aleppo Temple, N.M. Shrine. A prominent member of the Rollstone Cong. Church, he is at present Chairman of the Church Executive Committee and the vice president of the Fitchburg YMCA. THE END

Would the person that request the Bio for William Whittemore contact my email address? Do you know if the William Whittemore might have lived in P.R. at one time? May have been from Sturbridge,MA. Thanks, Brenda

Biographical Review XXX Worcester, County Mass. 1899 page 407 Henry G. MORSE, the vice president and treasurer of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company, born in Sterling, MA., in 1836, is a son of Joseph and Ann (WINCHESTER) MORSE. Several generations of the MORSE family have been born in this country. Mr. MORSE claims kinship with Professor S.F.B. MORSE, the inventor of the electric recording telegraph. His grandfather, on the paternal side, who after spending a number of years engaged in farming in Lancaster, MA., became a contractor, built a number of churches in this country, ad lived to be about 50 years of age. Joseph MORSE, who was also a contractor, died at the age of 78. His wife Ann, was a daughter of Samuel WINCHESTER,of Marlboro, MA., whose father was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army. She died at the age of 72, having had but 1 child Henry G. Henry G. MORSE was sent to school in Lacaster and attended New Salem, MA. Academy. He began at the age of 16 to learn the carpenter's trade with his father, and afterwards followed the trade for 33 years. He worked for PARKHURST & ALDRICH, of Fitchburg for 3 years, enteing their employ in 1859. In 1862 he started in busines for himself in a small way. As his work was eminently satisfactory, some very important contracts were given him. END of Part 1

Mr. ADAMS has tiled the soil with unusual energy, making good use of every opportunity to advance his interests; and he is still actively engaged in attending to his regular duties about the place, displaying the strength and agility of a much younger man. Mr. ADAMS 1st married Diantha DOANE, of Charlton, who bore him 3 children. Of these, the only one living is Villeroy, now the wife of John GREEN of Spencer. By his 2nd marriage with Sarah E. STOCKWELL, a native of Sutton, MA., who died Oct. 28, 1896, he has 2 daughters-- Fannie M. and Edna L. Edna married Alfonso COTA, of this town, and now has 4 children--Florence B., Henry S., Phoebe A., and Rueben A. COTA. Mr. ADAMS is independent in politics, believing in the election of such candidates for public office as are best qualified to serve, regardless of party, All movements calculated to benefit the town are sure of his hearty cooperation. THE END

Biological Review XXX Worcester County 1899 page 380 THERE IS A PHOTO AVAILABLE Rueben ADAMS, the proprietor of a productive farm in Brookfield, MA., was born where he now resides, August 28, 1817, son of Joseph and Phoebe( NEWHALL ) ADAMS. The ADAMS farm was originally the property of Jude ADAMS, the grandfather, who was a well known resident of Brookfield in his day. Joseph ADAMS, the father, who was a lifelong resident of this town and died in his 99th year, occupied the farm during his long period of activity, and was a successful agriculturist. He was active in public affairs, and for a number of years served with ability as a member of the Board of Selectmen. Phoebe, his wife, who was a native of Spencer, MA. became the mother of several children, two of whom, Artemus and Amos,served in the Civil War. Those now living are: Rueben, the subject of this sketch; Allen ADAMS, a resident of Spencer; Adelaide, the wife of Enos GARDNER of Worcester, MA; and Laura, the wife of Henry STONE of Stirbridge, MA. Rueben ADAMS has resided all his lifetime on the homestead. He acquired his education in the district schools of Brookfield. When a young man he engaged in shoemaking, and followed it for a number of years in connection with farming. He finally relinquished his trade in order to give his entire attention to the cultivation of his property, which contains 125 acres of excellent land, and ranks among the most productive farms in this locality. END of Part ONE

Mr. WHITTEMORE has always taken great interest in town affairs, and has served most acceptably in the offices of Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the poor. In 1894 he was a trustee of the Hyde Fund, a gift of $20,000 to the town of Sturbridge for the establishment and maintenance of a public library. He also took a very active part in procuring the charter for the electric road, which met with great opposition from many of the older residents of the town. In political affiliation he is a Democrat. On May 1, 1879, Mr. WHITTEMORE was united in marriage with Jennie E. BARNES, who was born in Sturbridge, April 12, 1850, daughter of George Nelson and Elvira (CHAMBERLAIN) BARNES. Both her parents were natives of Grafton. Mr and Mrs WHITTEMORE have 5 children: Alice E.---June 7, 1880 Ethel E.---July 3, 1883 William Jr.---Jan 1, 1886 Dwight N.---June 12, 1888 Jennie F.---March 18, 1894 THE END

fwding from MABERK as they came *from somewhere* Pat helping w/this web pages.. >>To the list, You have all been busy! In the past 24 hours I have posted 191 surnames to the Berkshire County Surname Page. http://www.treetracing.com/berkshire.htm Please keep them coming! I am really excited about this resource and hope it proves fruitful for all of us. Ray has done a great job with the Berkshire County website and we are so lucky to have him. There are so many resources on the page for us now and the archives seem to be growing by the day. This is all a dream come true for so many of us. Some of you remember the day when you had to use snail mail to get any records or even correspond with other people. I remember having to wait weeks (in some cases months) for an answer from a courthouse or the department of vital statistics. That's why this is all so exciting to me, but back to business. If you posted some surnames please return to the site and make sure all the information is correct, especially your email address. I would hate for any of you to miss that all-important email. I placed a link on the site for making corrections or if you have any questions on how to post your surnames. Thanks, Pat<<

William WHITTEMORE, an esteemed resident of Sturbridge, is a native of this town, born Feb. 10, 1851, son of Dwight and Adelaide(TOURTTLELOTTE) WHITTEMORE. Dwigt WHITTEMORE, the father, was also a native of Sturbridge, born Feb. 17, 1807, and spent his life in this town. By occuptaion a farmer.His homestead included 250 acres of land. He was aso engaged in the lumber business, having a saw mill on his farm. He was very energetic and a succesful businessman. In politics he was a Democrat and in his religious views liberal. He died in Sturbridge, Ja. 2, 1881 His wife, Adelaide, was born in1809 and died in 1854. 5 children were born: Dwight T.; Stanley, Austin, James and William, of whom but William and James are now living. William WHITTEMORE, the youngest child, after receiving his education went to work as a clerk in a general store in Southbridge, MA. He subsequently obtained employment on a farm. In 1878 he bought his first property, a farm of 50 acres. Fourteen years late he purchased his present homestead, a farm of 90 acres, located in one of the pleasantest parts of the town of Sturbridge. End Part 1

Looking for any of this family: James Lee HAYNES b. 14 Feb 1803 (parents were James Haynes and Phoebe Phelps). James Jr. mar. 22 May 1827 to Nancy WOODWARD b. 8 Dec 1806 daughter of Capt. ABEL WOODWARD and Tabitha BEARD. Nancy lived in Westminister, MA and James in Ashburnham MA. Am interested in corresponding with any relatives. Children of Nancy and James were: Mary, Nancy,(both of NY) James Otis, (of Calif.) Abel, Henry, and Charles (of VT)

page 418 For a part of the 3 years he was an assistant physician at the McLean Asylum. In 1831 he began the profession in Barre, establishing his office in a house which stood upon the site of Mr. George E. BATES' residence, and boarding with Mehitable CALDWELL, who occupied the DESPER House, located at the corner of Union and Pleasant Streets. After a successful career of 20 years, during which he followed his profession in Barre and the adjacent towns, he retired. On June 2, 1836, Dr. RUSSELL was united in marriage with Mary Ann WARREN, who was a native of Roxbury and a resident of Hubbardston, MA. Born of this union were 2 daughters and 1 son. The latter died at the age of 8 years. Caroline, the elder daughter, married William HOWLAND,of Lynn,Ma., both of whom are now deceased. Marianne, the surviving daughter, married J.C. BARTHOLOMEW, of Hardwick,now a prominent businessman of Barre. In polotics, Dr. RUSSELL is a Republican. At one time he was offically connected with the School Board, but he has never sought public office. In religious belief he is a Unitarian. For his advanced age his mental and physical activity is remarkable. On pleasant days he works outdoors about his residence with the vigor of a much younger man. He keeps a diary of his daily transactions and manages his own business affairs. A director of the First National Bak, he attends the meetings of the directors regularly. He attributes his remarkable longevity to the fact that from his youth he has carefully observed the laws that tend to promote health. His present stronghold upon life bids fair to realize the hopes of his many friends, and carry him beyond the century mark. He resides with his surviving daugher and her husband. THE END

Newspaper Cutting (Worcester [Massachusetts] Spy) 10/7/1873: 'Reminiscences Of Leicester. The recent death of our venerable and respected townsman, Samuel Watson, on the 3d of July, at the advanced age of 91 years and 6 months, reminds us that very few members of the ancient families of our town are now left among us, most of them having in the prime of life emigrated to our larger towns and cities, or to the great west, to enjoy its richer soil and more encouraging business prospects. The grandfather of Mr Watson, of the same name, was one of its earlier settlers and a prominent man in this town, and his son, Benjamin, continued to occupy the same farm until his death, and some of his descendants still remain in the same neighborhood, while others are among the best citizens of your own and other cities, and are all worthy representatives of their paternal ancestry. We have yet among us some of the descendants of our ancient families, among the oldest of whom is Mr Ebenezer Dunbar, now over 96 years of age, and physically and mentally remarkably active. Another of our aged and worthy citizens by adoption, who has spent many years here with his daughter, Mrs Edward Flint, this month completes his 102d year. There are yet a few farms here in the hands of the descendants of the original settlers, which have never been out of the family for the century and a half since the town was first divided out among its fifty owners. Among these is that now owned and occupied by Sewell Sargent, Esq., in Cherry Valley, formerly the residence of his grandparents, Nathan and Mary Denny Sargent, who were among the leading families in town, and reared a large and respectable family. Many interesting anecdotes are told of this loyal family and their homestead in the revolutionary war, and during Shay's rebellion. While several of their children and grandchildren settled near home, some early emigrated to other and distant places. The following beautiful description of a grandmother is taken from a late western paper, and refers to a granddaughter of this Nathan Sargent, and on the maternal side a granddaughter of Col. Seth Washburn of distinguished revolutionary memory. She is now the only surviving sister of Hon. Nathan Sargent of Washington City, and lives in Grand Rapids, Mich.: "Grandmother sits by the evening fire, And knits in her easy chair; Although she is more than four-score years, She still is brisk and fair." Mrs Clarissa Sargent Gale is perhaps the oldest, or at least the smartest, of any at her age in the county. She was born of puritan and revolutionary ancestry, in Leicester, Mass., June 11, 1788, making her in her 85th year, yet she still writes an excellent hand, cuts and makes her own clothes very nicely, besides doing other sewing and knitting, and most of her friends have a needle-book, pair of mittens, or some memento of her handicraft. She makes visits half a mile on foot, and is the genial companion, intelligent friend and true woman, that all love and esteem. In early days she stored her mind with useful knowledge, that crowns here with a halo in her old age, and in her lingering grace of other days she is a noble monument of the past. She has eight children living, thirty-four grandchildren and twenty-six great-grandchildren, on whom she never tires of bestowing some little kind attention. When young she could bake, brew, spin, or teach, for grandmother was an "old-fashioned girl," and would blush to be called incompetent in any household duties in those good old New England times. She has seen the friends of her youth pass away, and new faces, new customs, new faiths and new fashions, pass like a panorama before her. From the revolution she has seen the rise and struggles of the great republic. What a history in her time! She speaks of important events as if they happened but yesterday. At the death of Washington she tells us of the great and universal mourning, such a grief as the nation never saw until the death of the lamented President Lincoln; of the great eclipse, when a hot summer day became dark and cold as night; of the cold summer of 1816, when men reaped what they had to reap, with coats and mittens on, and families were stinted for want of food. She is now ready, and "only waiting" with the harvest sheaves of her faith, to be gathered in whenever the Great Reaper shall come. To such excellent and accomplished mothers and grandmothers of New England are the new states of the west indebted for their choicest population, and the influence of our godly ancestry, especially of the mothers, may be traced down through our families here, leaving their mark distinctly upon the present generation, and blessing our country with a puritan race, among whom we trust will be found many to guide and direct in safety the affairs of our growing republic. D.' Note: The Author 'D' was Joseph Addison DENNY (1804 - 1875).

page 418 Biographical Review XXX Worcester, County Mass. 1899 William Lambert RUSSELL, M.D., a native of Carlisle, Middlesex Co. MA, who enjoys the distinction of being the oldest living graduate of Harvard University, and is also the oldest resident of Barre, was born Oct. 28, 1799, in a house that was built in 1680. His parents were James and Mary Ann (BUTLER) RUSSELL. The father was born in the part of Concord that was later added to Carlisle, about the year 1775. He was a farmer during his active period, and his last days were spent in Lowell, MA where he died at the age of 83 years. His children were: William L., Emerson, Mary Ann, James Sullivan and George W. James Sullivan RUSSELL resides in Lowell, MA. The early education of Wm. L. RUSSELL was obtained in the district schools of Carlisle. He assisted in carrying on the home farm until he was 15 years old, when he went to live with the Hon. Samuel HORR. During his 2 years residence with that gentleman he attended the Groton Academy. Subsequently, after teaching school fr a time, he fitted for college at the Westford Academy, entered Harvard University in 1822 and graduated therefrom with the class of 1826. After leaving college he resumed teaching. Deciding afterward to adopt a profession, he studied medicine with Dr. PROCTOR, of Lexington, MA, Dr. DOANE of Boston and completed the 3 years course at the Harvard University Medical School END of Part 1

page 952 "Worcester Co. Biographies" For a year he was an instructor in Mathematics and Science at the South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, NJ. Returning to New England, he spent 2 years in the office of WARE and VAN BRUNT, architects of Boston, and after that he did architectural work on his own account in Worcester for several years. Later on he became bookkeeper for BISCO & DENNY card-clothing manufacturers in Leicester, continuing with them for several years. In 1885 he was appointed teller in the Leicester National Bank,of which he made cashier April 1, 1890, and still holds the position, having proved himself a faithful and efficient officer. In 1885 he was made clerk of the Leicester Savings Bank, and on April 1, 1890, treasurer, in which capacity he continues to serve. He is a director in the Leicester National Bank. For several years he served as auditor of the town. True to the example of his father, he has ever been a loyal Republican. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, F. & A.M. , of Worcester Royal Arch Chapter; Hiram Council; and Worcester County Commandey, Knights Templar. THE END

page 951 "Worcester County Biographies" Parkman T. DENNY, the cashier of the Leicester National Bank and treasurer of the Leicester Savings Bank, is a native of Leicester, having been born here, Dec. 20, 1851, son of Christopher C. and Anna S. (TYLER) DENNY. The name DENNY has been identified with the history of Leicester since the year 1717, when Daniel DENNY, an Englishman, on coming to America selected this town as his home. From Daniel the line descends through Samuel, Joseph, Christopher and to Parkman. Christopher Denny was for years a member of the well known firm of WHITE & DENNY,card-clothing manufacturers. Giving his support to the Republican party, he interested himself in affairs pertaining to the general welfare of the town, which he served as Selectman and in other offices. He also at one time represented this district in the Massachusetts General Court. As a trustee of the Leicester Savings Bank he rendered valuable service. For years he was a Deacon in the First Congregational Church. He died July 1895, his wife Anna S. TYLER DENNY was born in Boston. Of his children , two survive namely: Henry R. of St. Paul MN, a son by a former wife; and Parkman T. the special subject of this brief biography. Parkman passed his boyhood here in Leicester. Being studiously inclined, he was a constant and regular attendant at the public school sessions; and having completed a prescribed course at Leicester Academy, he entered the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, from which he graduated in 1872.

Newspaper Cutting (Worcester [Massachusetts] Spy) 29/12/1873: 'Reminiscences Of Leicester - No. 19. Rev. Benj. Conklin was ordained Nov. 28, 1763. He was born in Southhold, L.I., in 1732, and graduated at Princeton, N.J., in 1755. He lived single until about thirty-seven years of age, when in 1769 he married Lucretia, daughter of Jonathan Sargent and widow of Dr. Pliny Lawton, by whom he had three children. He lived in a house purchased of his predecessor, from the time of his marriage until he sold it the year previous to his death, in 1798, his wife having died about five years before him. He was a man lively and humorous in conversation, of easy and agreeable manners and social disposition. In his religious views he was not exclusive, and in his political sentiments an ardent and thorough patriot. He was settled at a time when there was great excitement in the country, and a universal discussion upon the science of government, and the absorbing topics of the day could not well be neglected by the religious teachers of the flock, if they were not made prominent subjects in the pulpit. It was fortunate for the happiness and harmony of the town that the pastor and a large majority of the people, comprising almost every man of any influence, were of the same political views, and ready to do all in their power to sustain the measures of the patriots in their contest for liberty. During the stormy times of the revolution many documents emanating from influential men in Leicester went forth to encourage other loyal men in the country, and had no doubt an influence in the promotion of their object. Mr Conklin was independent and bold in his advocacy of the right in the cause of his country, and gave offence by his course to the very few of his parishioners who differed from him. As an illustration both of his liberality in his religious views, as well as his independence, we will venture to repeat an anecdote which has been already related by our historian, but now clothed in the language of a friend in Worcester, to whom we have been indebted for other materials in our sketches. When the second parish in Worcester was organized and the late Dr. Bancroft became its pastor, neighboring ministers and churches, suspicious of his doctrine, turned towards both a decidedly cold shoulder. The exchange of pulpits, a customary expression of fellowship, was refused, and when Dr. Bancroft married a daughter of Judge John Chandler, the knot was tied by the late Hon. Joseph Allen, a magistrate, and not, as was the custom, by a clergyman. The coldness which at the first was chilly enough, became more severe, and spread over a wider surface with no mitigation, for quite an uncomfortable period. Seasons however roll off as well as on, and spring has always followed summer, since the first recorded rainbow was set in the heavens, as a pledge of faith and the emblem of hope. But as in nature so in grace, the stern season of winter never wholly relents, all at one, and the first gleam of mild sunshine broke out as if struggling through the rent of an angry cloud. No astrologer foretold the coming change. In common phrase it happened - that blind solution of events whose connected antecedents are invisible or unobserved - well, it so happened that by illness or absence Dr. Bancroft's pulpit became vacant for a Sabbath, and that the Rev. Mr Conklin was requested to preach in the suspected pulpit, to the not less suspected society. The decision of Mr Conklin was more delicate then, than might now be supposed. Whatever the decision of Mr Conklin may have been, he would naturally dislike to affront his accustomed associates in the ministry, and on the other hand, as unwilling to refuse the gospel to a society who needed it as much as his own. But however he may have hesitated at first, he soon resolved to break the ice half way over, and run for luck the rest, his conscience not misgiving. The experiment was not without hazard. He could not win the smiles of one party except at the cost of a frown from the other, and he soon ascertained by fact what he had wisely suspected in theory, for he was soon rebuked by a brother minister for countenancing heresy by preaching to heretics. Parson Conklin having little hope in controversy when minds are made up, shunned an elaborate defence, saying: "Why, sir, I would preach on Mars Hill if I had a call." The logical inference from the example of Paul at Athens, was too direct to be shunned, and much more likely to be profitable than long hours of earnest altercation. We have now before us a lithograph portrait of Mr Conklin, engraved from a pend and ink sketch drawn by the ready hand of Ralph Earle of this town, the original of which is a creditable specimen of the genius of our local artist. He is represented in full ministerial costume, with well dressed wig, white neckerchief and clerical bib, with a dark colored cloak loosely thrown over his broad shoulders, exposing somewhat his adipose form, and his sober and benignant countenance indicating the peace, calmness and good nature which reigned within. They had three children. Joseph, born in 1770, possessed something of the wild character and unquiet disposition sometimes attributed to ministers' children, and left home when young and nothing was known of him afterwards. Benjamin, born in 1772, spent most of his life in Leicester. He married in 1794 Rebecca, daughter of James Browning of Rutland, an excellent woman from a good family. They had seven children. Lucretia, their eldest, was born in Leicester in 1795, and died young. About 1796 Mr Conklin removed to Templeton, where he purchased a farm and built a house. Here all the rest of his children were born excepting the youngest. Benjamin, born in 1798, married Hannah, daughter of John Woodcock of Leicester, was engaged here several years in the card manufacturing business, and died in 1833 without children. His widow still lives here. Lucretia Sargent, the second daughter, born in 1800, married William Hatch of Leicester, who died recently in Worcester, and she still lives there, having several children. Austin F., born in 1803, married Sophia Hatch, and both are now living in Worcester. They have one daughter, the wife of Edward Sargent, card manufacturer in Leicester and Worcester. George B., the next son, was born in 1805, married in 1834 Susan M. Johnson, and died in Meriden, Conn., in 1864, leaving one daughter. Waldo, born in 1808, was married and had children, and died in Springfield in 1870. Henry, born in 1811, has a family and lives in Worcester. This completes the registry of the children of the second Benjamin Conklin, who was in some respects like his father, being physically of a corpulent tendency, with a quiet, easy and happy disposition. He died in Leicester in 1834, and his wife in 1858, at the advanced aged of eighty-seven. Elizabeth, the only daughter of Rev. Benjamin Conklin, born in 1774, married Wm. S. Harris from Boston, who carried on his trade here as a baker a short time after their marriage, when he removed to Baltimore, where they both died. Rev. Zephaniah Swift Moore was the next minister settled over this society. He was a native of Palmer, a graduate of Dartmouth college in 1793, and ordained here in January, 1798. He was a man of strong mind and more than ordinary natural abilities. He had a thorough education, and was careful in the preparation and delivery of all his sermons. In the fall of the same year he purchased of Phinehas Waite the house on the corner of the Oxford road, now owned by Edward Knowles, with fifty-four acres of land, extending on that road as far south as Mr Bond's farm, where he lived during his pastorate of nearly fourteen years. In the ensuing spring he married Phebe, daughter of Thomas Drury, Esq., of Ward, now Auburn, who was an intelligent and accomplished young lady, and made an excellent pastor's wife. They had no children. He was interested in everything that pertained to the cause of education, and was a trustee of the academy for the whole term of his residence here, and taught daily as a preceptor more than a year during the years 1806-7, while he continued at the same time to supply his own pulpit. He was a good teacher as well as minister, being mild, persuasive and agreeable in his manners, and clear and intelligent in his statements. His serious and dignified deportment commanded the veneration of the young, and the respect of all. Having received an appointment in 1811 as professor of languages in Dartmouth college, he asked and received a dismission from a people, who unwillingly gave up one to whom they were strongly attached for what was supposed to be a field of greater usefulness. He closed his ministry in the fall of that year, and we have still, after a lapse of more than sixty years, a distinct recollection of his departure from town, and of the honor we intended to render to one who, though then scarcely in middle life, we considered our venerable minister, as we gave him a parting bow, paraded with our little school fellows on the side of the road to Hanover, as he left us for his new field, accompanied by a goodly number of carriages, filled with more mature citizens, as an escort from the village. He was afterwards president both of Williams and Amherst colleges, and died at Amherst in 1823, at the age of fifty-two years, his wife surviving him until 1857. Although the ministry of Dr. Moore began and ended in Leicester, the most prominent part of his work in life was in other fields, where he attained a name and a history which will place him among the marked men of his time, whose talents and faithful labors have been a blessing to the age in which they lived. D.' Note: The Author 'D' was Joseph Addison DENNY (1804 - 1875).

Looking for information on the family of FRANCIS DENNO or JOHN DENNO in Worcester, Massachusetts... Any help is soooooo appreciated- I thank you, my ancestors thank you, my descendents thank you.... LOL! Take Care, Bobbi

pages 735,736 He had at different times traveled in various parts of the country, and had a comprehensive appreciation alike its resources and its need. He took special pains to familiarize himself with statue law. He wrote legal documents and had charge of pecuniary trusts, and settled estates. He wrote many wills, and often, by wise suggestion, impressed upon men in the disposal of their property the importance of making liberal provision for their wives, a consideration which is too often found overlooked. Although never admitted to the Bar, he was still a legal advisor, consulted by people of his own and neighboring towns. This service was to a large extent gratuitous. He was pre-eminently the friend and helper of widows, orphans and the poor. Men and women of all classes and different nationalities resorted to him for counsel and help. They came to him with their quarrels, their business perplexities, their financial troubles, their plans and enterprises and their sorrows; and found in him an attentive sympathizing friend. He was, perhaps, more than any other person, familiar with the locations and history of Leicester and the lives of its former inhabitants; andto him, more largely than is generally known, Govenor Emory WASHBURN was indebted for the materials of his excellent history of the town. His manuscript notes, his "Reminiscences of Leicester", published in the Worcester Spy, and his journal which is a record of passing events, are of great historical value. He may be truthfully termed the annalist of Leicester.

I found these deaths and burials Emma DENAULT d: 23 Apr 1937 Worc. @ 68y f: Fred DENAULT m: (?) b: Trois Rivieres PQ sp: Joseph LAVOIE and (?) AUDETTE Bur: Notre Dame Cem. Worcester, MA Philomene DENAULT d: 19 Apr 1943 Worc @ 73y f: Francois DENAULT (Can) m: Rosana STRONG (Can) b: St. Jacques PQ sp: Charles A. LALONE (dec) Bur: Notre Dame Cem. Rose DENAULT d: 9 Mar 1915 Worc. @ 67y f: Hubert STRONG (Can) m: Rose LEBEAU (Can) b: Canada sp: (?) DENAULT Bur: Notre Dame Cem. Worc., MA Res: Worcester,MA Emeline V. DENEAULT d: 10 Aug 1920 Worc @ 51y f: Octave DENEAULT (St. Jacques PQ) m: (?) St. Simons PQ b: Worcester, MA sp: (?) Bur: Notre Dame Cem. Res: Worcester, MA Phiomene DENEAULT d: 9 Apr 1948 Worc @ 82y f: Octave DENEAULT m: Cleophee CADORETTE b: Millbury, MA sp: Edward n. PAQUETTE (dec) Bur: Notre Dame Cem. Worcester, MA Res: Worcester Informant: Rose BRUNELLE

Is anyone else having problems with the list? I have not received mail now for a few days... -Bobbi