page 185 AUBURN The only mention of Thomas BAIRD and son, Thomas BAIRD,Jr. is June 19, 1773 when people where beginning the area.

page 205 ASHBURNHAM Amos ADAMS, a on of Jonas R. ADAMS and a grandson of John ADAMS, was a successful laywer in Chicago, Ill. and subsequently was a Judge in Calif. Samuel G. ADAMS, the popular and able superintendant of Police of the city of Boston. Ivers W. ADAMS formerly a successful merchant of Boston and now a general manager of the American Net & Twine Co. Melvin O. ADAMS, a successful lawyer of Boston and several years assistant district attorney fr the districk of Suffolk. Through different lines of descent are great-grandsons of John ADAMS the centenarian.

page 197 ASHBURNHAM Cogregationalist Minister, Rev. Thomas BOUTELLE, son of James and Abigail (FAIRBANK) BOUTELLE, born in Leominster, Mass., Feb. 1, 1805. He was minister from the Spring of 1857 to Jan. 1863, died in Fitchburg Nov. 28, 1866. In the Spring of 1861 the Ashburnham Light Infantry under te command of Capt. Addison A. WALKER was a well organized company and in a good state of discipline. Capt. WALKER, comisioned Capt. at the organization of the 21st Regiment and assigned to the command of Company G resigned May 13, 1862. John ADAMS was born in Cambridge (now Arlington) Jan. 22, 1745. He was a son of Capt. Thomas ADAMS, who removed to this town late in life. The son, John ADAMS, settled in the East part of town, 1766. He was a soldier in the Revolution and subsequently was considerably employed in municipal affairs. He was an intelligent, active man and was held in high esteem by his townsmen. He died with faculties unimpaired Feb. 26, 1849, age of 104 y 1m 4d. His descendants are numerous in this town and elsewhere, and are an industrious, active race.

page 403 BERLIN Very small and partial list here, only for look-up surnames: Moderators: Ephraim FAIRBANKS 1779+'83 William JONES--1847 Selectmen: Timothy JONES 1787 Samuel JONES--1795 '96 '98 Caleb FAIRBANKS 1802-1804 William JONES--1814-16 '20-'22 '24 Paltiah JONES--1825+26 Timothy JONES--1832 William JONES--1840 '41 Oliver SMITH--1855 Riley SMITH--1863 Lymon MORSE--1870-72 '88 Winslow B. MORSE--1877 Assessors: Timothy JONES--1778-80 Jonathan JONES--1781-83 Paltiah JONES--1829 '30 William JONES--1844-47 Solomon JONES--1848 '49 '57 Winslow B. MORSE--1858 '62 Riley SMITH--1859 Treasurers + Collectors: Samuel JONES--1778-82 Ephraim FAIRBANKS--1783-87 Pelatiah JONES--1831 '32 Ira JONES--1846-48 Solomon JONES--1849 Constables: Samuel JONES--1794 School Committee: William JONES--1840 Solomon JONES--1844 Addison G. SMITH--1851 Representatives to Gen. Court: William JONES Justice of the Peace: Ephraim FAIRBANKS

Hi Everyone, I am new to the list and am very excited about the new information I just recieved. I recieved Eleamor GILBERT's military pension records and they are loaded with information. I am so excited I can hardly type !! Eleamor's parents are listed as Harvey GILBERT and Diantha STEVENS from Mass. (from what I have found online is that they were married Jan 29, 1828 in Petersham, Worcester, Mass) son - Eleamor GILBERT b: Dec 11, 1841 married to Sarah PHILLIPS- it list Sarah's parents as Chas PHILLIPS and Maria. Names of Eleamor and Sarah's children; William GILBERT - August 25, 1876 - our direct line Florence GILBERT - Oct. 4, 1880 Ron GILBERT - August 21, 1884 Elwardo ? GILBERT - March 21, 1887 Also includes Eleamor and Sarah's marriage record - April 23, 1871 in Wawpacca County, Wisconsin - witnesses were Jessie and Mary RAND It also list Florence GILBERT married name - CARVER If anyone connects to the above family, please email me, I will share all that I have. -- "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" Terri Durham-Stone PO Box 773 Oakdale CA 95361 To have a friend, you have to be one.

page 396 BERLIN Judge BAKER, Ephraim FAIRBANKS Esq. of Berlin; Nataniel LONGLY Esq. of Bolton. No 3 men in the towns were more prominent or conservative. -------------------------------------------------------- page 398 Juge BRIGHAM of Westboro, son in law was E.M. PHILLIPS Esq. of Westboro---1803 -------------------------------------------------------- Page 402 Soldiers of Berlin (very partial): Samuel JONES Jr. Nathan JONES Jabez FAIRBANKS

page 391 BERLIN A family of genuine vigor were the FAIRBANK Jonas was a 1st proprietor of Lancaster. His son, Jabez became a terror to all Indians within scouting distance. Jabez FAIRBANKS Jr. and a son of his settled on Berlin premises. The GODDARD'S and FAIRBANKS joined hands in the marriage of James GODDARD Jr. of the 6th generation and Keziah FAIRBANKS, great granddaughter of Jabez FAIRBANKS Sr. in 1785.

page 391 BERLIN The MORSE family has been represented in Berlin for 50 years. Aaron Ward MORSE, of Marlboro, descendent of Joseph, of Watertown, 1635, settled hre in 1837. He was succeeded by his son Symon MORSE on the Assabet, one of the best farms of the region. Winslow B. MORSE, on the old Brigham Place, Old Colony Station, is of a collateral branch. Amory C. MORSE deaceased, was his brother.

page 193 AUBURN Dr. Daniel GREEN was a man of excellent judgment, with keen powers of observation, and integrity of purpose. He was the trusted practioner till over 80 years of age. He was an active worker in the Anti-Slave cause in it's earlier days, as well as an ernest advocate of temperace. He married Jan. 13, 1814, Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph EMERSON of Hollis, NH. On June 1, 1861 he died at age 83 years. He was closely identified with the best interests of the Town through all these years, and is remembered accordingly.

page 193 For such a small town, Ward in it's early days was favored with skilled physicians. Dr. Thomas GREEN from Leicester, settled here probaby at the time of Dr. CAMPBELL'S removal. Dr. GREEN had served as surgeons's assisstant during the Revolution. He was Town Clerk in 184-85. This branch of the GREEN family, for a century and a half have manifested aptitude for the study and practice of the healing art, which Dr. Thomas GREEN followed in Ward (Auburn) for 25 years. He died in 1812 and was succeeded in his profession by his half-brother Dr. Daniel GREEN. Dr. Daniel was also of Leicester and born Nov. 9, 1778, a son of Thomas GREEN, and grandson of Rev. Thomas GREEN, a noted physician and surgeon, as well as a pastor of the Baptist Church in Leicester. Dr. GREEN was of the 6th generation of those who came to Mass. from England in 1630. About 1811 he established himself in Ward. And for over 50 years was the esteemed and successful physician, with a practice extending into all the neighboring towns.

page 192 AUBURN A resolution passed at town meeting in 1787 rings out it sweeping "Woe unto you lawyers." Nevertheless even in those troublous days, one of the most useful and honored citizens was the Hon. Joseph DORR, born in Mendon, graduated at Harvard 1752. Leicester and Brookfield claimed him as a resident also. His services are conspicuous on our annals from 1768-1795. Having assissted in framing the State Constitution and filled already the position of State Senator, he was exceedingly valuable here in drafting petitions for clemency to those engaged in Shay's Insurrection and was sent as the Town's intercessor to lay their appeal before the Govenor and Council. His youngest son, Edward DORR, born in Ward (Auburn) was a large landowner in Louisiana and died there. Two older sons became eminent in mercantile and financial circles in Boston. Joseph DORR held the office of Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for 25 years and was Judge of Probate for Worcester County 18 years. He died in Brookfield in 1808.

Newspaper Cutting (Worcester [Massachusetts] Spy): 'Reminiscences Of Leicester - No. 12. Capt. David HENSHAW, son of Daniel HENSHAW, Esq., was born in Boston in 1744, and removed with his father to Leicester when four years old, and lived on the old farm until he purchased the MINZIES farm, after the revolutionary war. He married Mary, daughter of Nathan SARGENT, in 1773, and died in 1808, aged 64. They had fourteen children, several of whom died young. Joshua, the oldest son, lived many years in Ohio, but died a few years since in Leicester. He was a distinguished land surveyor and spent the prime of his life in that employment in Ohio. In advanced life he returned to Leicester and purchased the SOUTHGATE farm, as mentioned in a previous number. He had a numerous family of children, among whom Anna, the youngest daughter, is celebrated as a music teacher, and filled that department for several years as a teacher in Leicester academy. Andrew removed to Alabama and died there. Charles, after leaving Leicester, was for many years a prominent merchant in North Brookfield, and afterwards removed to Boston, where he accumulated a handsome property and died there. David was also a Boston merchant, and as an owner of this farm will be more particularly noticed hereafter. John was a partner with his brother David in Boston, and died in Cambridge, and his children are now the owners of this farm by the will of this uncle. Among the daughters, Elizabeth married Nathaniel DODGE, Esq., of North Brookfield; Sarah married Andrew H. WARD, Esq., of Shrewsbury, afterwards of Newton; Laura married Oliver FLETCHER, Esq., of Boston, and is now the only surviving child, and Anna lived single on the homestead farm, and died there in 1854, aged 76. She was a woman of more than ordinary talents, and of good education. She will be remembered by numbers living now, who enjoyed her instructions during the many years she taught in our district schools. David HENSHAW, Esq., the father of these children, who was more generally known after the war by his military title of Capt. David HENSHAW, was a man of strong native talent, great energy and decision, and was a useful and valuable citizen. He was an active magistrate for many years, and was often called to fill the most important offices of his own town, though he never aimed for, or obtained political notoriety. In politics he was a high liberty man, and thorough democrat. He was for many years one of the board of selectmen in Leicester. In 1776 he was commissioned as a captain of an artillery company in the three years' service, and was stationed for some time near Boston. After the war he lived on his farm, and spent his days in quiet retirement, and enjoyed the fruits of an industrious life in the bosom of his family. After his death the farm remained undivided in the family, and in possession of the widow until her death in 1831, and was the home of all the children, who often gathered under the paternal roof, and a favorite place of resort for a numerous circle of relatives, who enjoyed its hospitality. Hon. David HENSHAW, one of the children name above, then purchased the homestead, and kept it in good order and made improvements upon the farm during his life. One time he had an extensive deer park on the place, where his deer had a great range, and where they remained for several years. The house, though now over a hundred and fifty years old, is in excellent condition, and having its modern windows, and well painted exterior, shows no signs of age, excepting the monstrous chimney which still projects from the centre of the roof. Mr HENSHAW never married, but some of his relatives remained on the place, to keep a home there, where he lived. He early left his native town, and spent the greater part of his active life in Boston, where he acquired an ample fortune, but he never lost his attachment to the home of his childhood and his early associates. Amidst the cares of an extensive business, and the excitement of public life, he was never unmindful of the happiness and welfare of his younger relatives and friends, many of whom he employed and assisted in business. After an active and successful mercantile career as a wholesale druggist, he retired to his farm and spent the last years of his life in quiet repose. In business he was prompt, correct and systematic, and held a commanding influence among the distinguished merchants of Boston. He had no friends or fortune more than others to give him a start in the world, but by his prudent use of time when young, by study, and the reading of useful books, and a keen discernment of the world around him, he acquired a fund of knowledge and a maturity of judgment which fitted him for that practical usefulness which distinguished him in after life. In his opinions, both political and religious, he called himself liberal. His rule of liberty was that every man should enjoy as much as he pleased, if he did not encroach thereby upon the liberties or rights of others. He was in many respects the similitude of his father. Like him he was a thorough democrat, which in his day was not the popular political doctrine of his state, and therefore he had little to do in the management of state affairs. But notwithstanding that, he had influence, and exerted it in many ways, particularly by his writings upon political subjects. He was a clear and vigorous writer, and was often called to deliver addresses, and he published several pamphlets upon political economy. As a synopsis of his life we cannot do better than to copy the inscription on his tombstone in Pine grove cemetery in Leicester: "Hon. David HENSHAW, son of David and Mary HENSHAW, born April 2, 1791, educated at the town school and at Leicester academy, entered a store in Boston at the age of sixteen years; and intellectually was self-made by self-culture. An original and independent thinker, a bold and vigorous writer, and successful merchant, representative, and in 1826 a senator in the legislature of this commonwealth. In 1828 a member of the state board of internal improvements; in 1829 appointed collector of the port of Boston, and resigned in 1838. A veteran opponent of the U.S. bank, and hostile to the renewal of its charter. In 1833 he strongly urged the removal of the government deposits therefrom, for the public safety, and was among the first, when the bank suspended specie payments in 1837 to suggest the establishment of a sub-treasury by the government, for the safe keeping and control of its own funds. In 1843 he was invited to a seat in the cabinet as secretary of the navy, where he remained but a short time, but long enough to introduce a system of strict accountability in the expenditure of money and materials, previously unknown to the service. While in the cabinet he advocated the annexation of Texas, as preliminary to the acquisition of California. An ardent politician of the Jeffersonian school, and true to its principles as the needle to the pole. A strong advocate for the independence of juries. His residence during the last fourteen years of his life, was the paternal homestead in Leicester, and was the abode of hospitality. Liberal to the poor, and benevolent to all. Sickness in his latter days prevented his mingling much with his fellow-citizens, and terminated his life Nov. 21, 1852, in the sixty-second year of his age." John HENSHAW, Esq., who was the next owner of this place by the will of his brother David, was born in Leicester January 9, 1798, and, after obtaining a good education at Leicester academy, served an apprenticeship in his brother David's store in Boston, and afterwards became one of the partners in the same house, and acquired a handsome property. He purchased a house in Cambridge, built by the late Professor WEBSTER, and died in that city in 1859. At the time of his death, which was of heart disease, he was preparing to move to his farm in Leicester, which he intended to make his home, having already made preparations for closing up his business in Boston. He was an enterprising, intelligent and correct business man, and much esteemed as a private citizen. He was retiring in his taste, and never sought for public office or notoriety. He was for some years a director in the Western railroad, and had a share in the management of one or two banking institutions in Boston. He continued to improve the farm, and caused to be planted several hundreds of apple and pear trees, which are now in a bearing state. He married Mary Ann, daughter of the late Mrs Lucy LEWIS of Malden. Mrs HENSHAW died in 1844, aged 37, and he lived a widower about fifteen years afterwards. They had five children, who survived them, and all are married except the youngest. Mary Elizabeth married J. Lincoln EDMANDS, son of the late Thomas EDMANDS, of the firm of LINCOLN & EDMANDS, booksellers, in Boston, and now resides on this farm. John Andrew HENSHAW is a chemist in Cambridge, and married Caroline, daughter of Oliver HASTINGS, Esq., of that city. Georgiana married George F. SHAW, Esq., of the firm of SHAW, LIVERMORE & Co., merchants, Boston. Cornelia married Nicholas St. John GREEN, Esq., councillor at law, Boston. All these families have children. Grace, the youngest daughter, is unmarried. D.' The author 'D.' was Joseph Addison DENNY (1804 - 1874) (Transcribed by Geoffrey Woollard, Cambridgeshire, England).

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page 187 In 1779, 200 pounds were given for schooling, and the town divided it into 5 squadrons(districts). Each squadron to draw money and it to be a free school for the Town of Auburn. The first committee chosen in 1780. In November 3000 pounds became the annual appropriation. Who were the school-dames or masters then? We know not. In 184 Ward (Auburn) refused to allot any part of the school-money " to be held in the Center for the sole purpose of teaching Large Scholars". Two years later the committee were 7 in number : James HART Jr., Joseph DORR, Esq., Lt. Thomas DRURY, Jonah GOULDING, Levi EDDY, Deacon Ezra CARY and Abel HOLMAN.

page 189 Auburn: In 1834 Jeremy STONE began to improve the warer power on Young's Brook by erecting a brick mill and houses for the operatives. He died in the South before his plans were completed, but the village of Stoneville marks his business foresight. Edward DENNY of Barre, next owned the property. About 1850, Mr. A.L. ACKLEY bought him out, changing the woolen to a cloth mill.

page 369-70 Soldiers during the War of the Rebellion who enlisted and their terms of enlistment: Elmer BUGBEE--90 days 51st Regiment George LEARY--3yrs 21st Conn. Antoine PHILLIPS--3yrs 15th Regiment Hyram J. RAYMOND--3yrs 15th Reg. Rufus F. RAYMOND--3yrs 15th Reg. John T. RAYMOND--3yrs 15th Reg. George O. RAYMOND--3yrs 15th Reg. Died in the War: Antoine PHILLIPS at Andersonville George O. RAYMOND died of wounds received at Gettysburg, PA July 22, 1863

page 378 On the Mill River in Mendon, close to the soon-to-be town of Hopedale, the first grist mill was built in about 1672 by Benjamin ALBEE. It stayed a mill of sorts for 175 years. A few of the old original millers were: Mattias PUFFER--1684; David HOWE--1724; Lt. William SHEFFIELD--1735-70; Jeremiah KELLEY--1779.

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Newspaper Cutting (Worcester [Massachusetts] Spy) 15/9/1873: 'Reminiscences Of Leicester - No. 9. The next farm west in our travels through Cherry Valley, lying principally on the south side of the old post road, is the SOUTHGATE farm, now called the Willow hill farm. It has been in the SOUTHGATE family from the first settlement of the town until about twenty-five years ago. It was laid out to Richard SOUTHGATE as one of the original proprietors of the town, and was lot number forty-one. He was a large land holder and owned other lots in various parts of the town to the amount of seven or eight hundred acres. He was, while in England, an old neighbor of Capt. Daniel DENNY, and came over in the same ship with him in 1715, but returned to England the following year, and brought over his wife and family of five children. In the same also came his brother James, and the Rev. Thomas PRINCE, afterwards pastor of the Old South church in Boston. The homestead farm of the SOUTHGATEs joined the Benjamin TUCKER farm on the east, and that of Capt. Daniel DENNY on the south. The house first built by Richard was on the north side of the great country road, near the top of the hill, about forty rods west of the intersection of the Charlton road. The house now standing at the junction of these two roads, and which has stood nearly a century, was built by his grandson, Capt. John SOUTHGATE. He acquired considerable wealth, and besides his land in Leicester, he purchased large tracts in the district of Maine. He was a well educated and prominent man, and had great influence among the early proprietors of the town. He died in 1758 at the age of 88. His oldest son Steward succeeded him as proprietor of the homestead. Steward SOUTHGATE was born in England in 1703 and lived for a time in Palmer in this state, then called "the Elbows," and married there. After the death of his first wife he married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel POTTER of Leicester, a member of the society of Friends, and Mr SOUTHGATE joined that society, and was ever afterwards one of its prominent members. He was previously a member of the Congregational church in Leicester, and was a sensible and influential man. He was a skilful surveyor, and was employed by the proprietors to resurvey the whole territory of the town, the first surveys not being in all respects accurate. This work was accomplished from about the years 1745 to 1750, and accurate plans of the various lots which had previously been taken up, were then recorded on the proprietors' books, and are still preserved. One of his sons was Dr. Robert SOUTHGATE, a wealthy man and distinguished physician of Scarborough, Me. He became a judge of the court of common pleas, and was the grandfather of the late Bishop SOUTHGATE of Boston. He had five children by his first wife, and six by his second. He died in 1765, aged 72. John SOUTHGATE, the oldest son of Steward SOUTHGATE, was born in 1738, and was the next occupant of the farm, and married Eleanor, daughter of Jonathan SARGENT, and had six children. Harriet, Sally, John and William died unmarried, and George now lives unmarried in Leicester. Eliza married Jacob BIGELOW, then of Montreal, whose son, Dr. George F. BIGELOW, is now a practising physician in Boston. Capt. John SOUTHGATE was a skilful portrait painter, having cultivated this talent under the instruction of Mr Ralph EARLE and others but never pursued the practice of it to any great extent. He lived in the house which he built on his farm, and died there early in the present century. His wife survived him until 1825. The last occupant of the farm in this family was his daughter Sally, who sold it to Joshua HENSHAW, Esq., but retained a home there during her life. He was a brother of the late Hon. David HENSHAW, and the farm was kept in his family until after the death of both himself and his wife. The adjoining farm on the north side of the great road was owned by Deacon James SOUTHGATE, who came over from England with his brother Richard, as before mentioned. The monument dividing these two farms on their east line was a rock on the south side of the great road, by the side of which stood, half a century ago, the guide-post at the junction of the Charlton road with the great road, and this rock had a large letter S, roughly cut out on its surface, which is legible at this day, although named in the deeds nearly 150 years ago. Among the lots of land owned by Deacon SOUTHGATE was lot No. 30, laid out in the north-east part of the town in the neighborhood of what was called "Bull Point," and another at a place called "Dead Horse Hill," which he sold in 1728 to Robert HENRY, and is the same farm on which the late Robert YOUNG lived and died. But the residence of Deacon SOUTHGATE was on the first mentioned farm adjoining that of his brother Richard, and his house was a few rods in the rear of the present residence of Eli COLLIER. He was a worthy and intelligent citizen, and was early elected to the office of deacon in the Congregational church, and held responsible town offices. His branch of the family are now extinct. Richard SOUTHGATE, Jr., a brother of Steward SOUTHGATE, settled on a farm in the westerly part of the town near Burncoat meadow, adjoining the town line of Spencer. His house long since disappeared, but the cellar hole remains on the north side of the road west of Mrs STREETERs house. He was an earnest Christian, and an elder of the Baptist church. He often held religious meetings in the school house then standing where Edward SARGENT's brick card factory now stands, at the west end of the centre village, and in other localities in the west part of the town. He married Eunice, daughter of Samuel BROWN, and had eight children. His son Isaac was the only one who settled in Leicester, and left descendants. He married Rebekah, daughter of John BROWN, and had two sons and three daughters. His son Samuel married Hannah, daughter of Nathan WAITE, and left two sons now living, John P. residing in Auburn, and Samuel in Leicester. Another son of Isaac, named for himself, was an influential and wealthy citizen of Leicester, and married Maria WEBB, daughter of Peter WEBB, and died a few years since, leaving a handsome property principally to religious and charitable objects. He was a man of impetuous temper but of generous disposition, an active and correct business man, and held deserved influence in the town. He took an active part in all town affairs, was often elected to its most important offices, and was a representative to the general court. He had one daughter who died young. He began the card business previous to the war of 1812, when card teeth were set in the leather by hand, and were carried out for that purpose in saddle bags on horseback. He took in several partners in business in 1826, and built the large card factory now standing in the rear of the First Congregational church, and afterward the brick house now occupied by James WHITTEMORE, where he died. The family of Richard SOUTHGATE, Jr., were buried on a spot on the east part of their farm, which, however was never enclosed, and a few rough headstones without any inscriptions are all that remain to record their history. The place may be found in a pasture, a few rods south of the road leading to their old homestead west of Cedar Meadow pond. As a token of regard to the memory of Judah SOUTHGATE, a neighbor, Mr Peter SILVESTER, cut out on his headstone, about the beginning of the present century, the letters J.S., which is the only thing to distinguish any one of the gravestones from the rest. D.' The author 'D.' was Joseph Addison DENNY (1804 - 1874) (Transcribed by Geoffrey Woollard, Cambridgeshire, England).

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