Lowell City (part 4 of 11)

May 5, the city council authorized the purchase of land for two commons. Tlie South Common contains about twenty acres, and cost $17,954.98^ The NortI: Common contains about ten acres, an4 cost $12,857.59.

Pentucket Lodge of Masons, organized in 1807, after a checkered experience, in March, 1834, held the kst " recorded" nieeting. " The charter, jewels, and property of the lodge were surrendered to the Grand Lodge,, the furniture divided among the brethren, or sold at auction, and a long, dark night settled down upon masonry in Lowell." Li 1845 this was succeeded by brighter promises. A meeting was held July 14, at which measures were taken to resuscitate tlie lodge, and " Sejjtcmber 10, Jesse Phelps, Daniel Balch, JoshuA Swan, Colburn Blood, Jr., Bansom Beed, Jeflerson Bancroft, and Joel Adams petitioned the. Grand Lodge, for a restoration of the charter of Pentucket Lodge, its jewels and its property.*' This petition was granted, and it was reopened September 16, at the dweHing-'' house of Jesse, Phelps, on the Mcrrimacl^. Corponr^ tion. Octobeir 2, the meeting was held for tlie fir^t time in WeiWorth's Hall.

March 10, 1846, the former members of Mount Horeb Soyal Arch Chapter petitioned for a restoration of their charter, wliich h^d been revoked in 1840. ' This-petition was granted, and the first meeting was held April 6, 1846,

June 19j 1832, a dispensation was granted for ^liew lodge, called the Ancient York, and Jeffer- 80i| Bancroft was appointed Master. The. charter bears date June 9, 1853.

October 21, 1855, a charter was granted under which Pilgrim Encampment was instituted, and its officers were installed November 8. ' December 9, 1854^^^ a cliarter was granted for the resuscitation of the Ahasuerus Council. This, originally a '' self-constituted ''' body, was established July 6, 1826.

In addition to the above there were the Lowell Jiodge of Perfection, the Lowell Council of Princes df'r Jerusalem, and tlie Mount Calvary Chapter of Bose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory thirtytwo degrees. The consistory was removed to Boston in 1871. Cliarters were obtained for these between 1857 and 1862.

The last meeting held in Masonic Hall on John 'Street was 'January 81, 1872. The number of members of the different lodges at that time was : ]|^ntucket 2^5,. 4ncient York 196, Kilwinning 43, William North 111, - total 615.

. This year the Rev. H. A. Miles published a little handbpok, entitled Lowell as It IFaa and as It Is. It was very much needed at tliat time, giving informatiou that had been carefully gathered from the' Best 'Authorities, and is considered strictfy' reliable.

February 2, 1846, the city council passed an order remonstratiBg against a petition to the legislature asking for the annexation of that part of Dracut called Centodville.

Jeffsrson BanoK^t was mayor this year. He was l]|oni in Warwick, Mass., April SO, 180S. The Exchange Cbffee House on Lowell Street, the store now occupied byCook and Taylor on Central Street, and the first dwelling-house built on Tyler Street were erected by him. He purchased of the Locks and Canak Company the Stone House, and leased it to Major Samnd A. Cobum. When that gentleman relinquished it, he changed it from a hotel id a private dwelling-iiouse. Eventually it went into the possession of Dr. J. C. Ayer.

When President Polk visited Lowell, Jane SO, , 1847, Mayor Bancioft said, among other things, ^' Although I have the honor, as mayor of th^ city, to welcome yoa among us to-day, some tMrenty years ago I conunenced my career here, and was a long time employed as an operative in yonder miUs."

Nathan Crosby received the appointment of judge of the police court in May, and has conthiued, from that time to the present, to discharge the arduous duties of the position acceptably. - The Hamilton Manufacturing Company, finding thht their purchases of cloths for printing were inferior in quality, erected a new mill on the bank of the canal in wfaidi to manufacture their own printing cloths. April 17, the wall of the new mill towards the canal fell with a crash, filling the 'canal with the dAris.

A new carpet^niU, built for the power-looms, covering over three quarters of an acre of ground, bring two hundred and seventy-two feet long, one liundred and thirty-eight feet wide, one story above the basement, waa commenced this year.

Tlie New or Ndtbem Canal was commenced in Jund 'of this year. The necessity of tliis canal was felt, frbm tlie fact that so many mills were drawing on the old canal. The loss of head, after running 2L few hours in the morning, was about five feet, compelling the mills to run at a low speed the remainder of the day. The length of this canal is five thousand feet. The water-wav is one hundred fi^t wide and fifteen feet deep. Water was let intd it Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1847.

The subterranean canal under Worthen Street anites the waters of tlie New Canal Avith the old Merrimack Canal, thus giving all the mills located on the latter a more reliable supply. Its length is about one quarter of a mile, width thirty feet, and depth ten feet. It cost about $100,000.

The people of Ireland this year (1847) were threatened with starvation, and our country, with a generous liberality, contributed for their relief. Meetings were held in this city, committees organized, and 81,990 contributed for the relief of the sufierers.

May 11, the county commissioners purchased a lot of land on Gorham Street, Chapel Hill, for the new court-house, at ten cents per foot, and also five acres of land of Ransom Seed at 8800 per acre, on which to locate the jail, or house of correction.

September 12, Patrick Tracy Jackson died at his seaside residence in Beverly. He was bom at Newburyport, August 14, 1780, the youngest son of the Hon. Jonatlian Jackson. From 1812 to 1817 the life of Mr. Jackson is so interwoven with that of Francis C. Lowell, that to know one is to know both. Tliey were engaged in the same pursuits, and hibored for the same end. Being deprived of the co-operation of Mr. Lowell, who died in 1817, there was no hesitation, no drawing back on his part. The experience he liad acquired, united with his sagacity, eminently fitted him for the }X)$ition of manager in carrying forward to completion the plans he liad the genius to form. From 1821 to the time of his death the history of Lowell is his history.

The slow process of teaming and boating merchandise from Boston to Lowell and back, the inconvenience of being blockaded with snow in winter or delayed by heavy rain-storms in summer, must give way to a more expeditious method, and the Boston and Lowell Bailroad was planned and built. To do this, suneying had to be done, estimates to be made, eminent engineers consulted, the objections of opponents answered, friends assured, grumblers pacified, delays explained, and money subscribed. All this Mr. Jackson accomplished.

had depreciated, Mr. Jackson was placed atrthe head of that company, and succeeded in bringing back its palmiest days. This enhanced his previous reputation, and no great public enterprise was undertaken Anthout consulting him. During the last few years of his hfc he was treasurer and agent of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company at Somersworth, New Hampshire. Bad judgment and injudicious management had made it an unprofitable concern. The changes lie made and the capabilities he developed soon brought about a different result. The strain, however, was great; the caie and responsibility proved too mu aenre the Unioiu As eariy as January 21, a meetii^ of the officen of the 6th Mass^hosetts Regiment was held at the Ajnericau House in Lowell to ''arrange for future. contingencies/' At this meeting Major B. F. Watson of Lawrence presented the following resolution, which received the approval of all present : -^

" BtMoieed, That Colonel Jones be authorized and requested, fortliwith, to tender the services of the 6lh regi- to the commander-in-chief and legislature, when such service may become desirable, for the purposes contemplated in General Order No. 4.

"Col. Joxes: Sir, I am directed by His Excellency, ^ Commander-in-Chief, to order you to muster your regiment on Boston Common, forthwith, iu compliance with a requisition , made by the President of the United States. The troops are to go to Washington.

On the night of the 15th it became known that tbe 6th regiment was called to go to the front ; the soldiers assembled at the annories^ and fifty . or sixty names were added to the rolls. Colonel Jones was present, and made a speech to the companies. The men were busy all night making necessary preparations. The next morning the armories were crowded by citizens, who Came forward with offers of money, clothing, etc. A drizzly rain-storm prevailed, but it did not damp tiie ardor of the men.

The following companies were from Lowell : Company A, National Greys, Josiah A. Sawtell, captain ; C, Mechanic PhaLinx, Albert S. FoUansbce, captain*; D, City Guards, James W. Hart, captain ; H, Watson Light Guard, John F. Noycs, lieutenant commanding.

At ten o'clock Huntingtdn Hall was filled. *^ Colonel Jones introduced the mayor, who presided. Rev. Amos Blanchard, D. D., read the Eightetfiith Psahn. Addresses were made bv the mayor (B. C. Sai^-nt), A. R. Brown, Esq., f. H. Sweetser, Esq., Captiin Petet llaggerty, Hon. Linus Child, ' Colonel George F. Sawtell, and Hon. Tappan Wuiitworth. Mayor Sargent assured the soldiers that they and their families should be cared for by the city. The city government promptly responded April 18, voting the sum of §8,000 to be used for that purpose. The benediction was pronounced by Bev. Dr. Blanchard.

The regiment, accompanied by the Brigade Band, took an extra train of cars for Boston at a quarter before twelve o'clock. On its arrival in Boston it marched to Faueuil Hall. During the march the men were enthusiastically cheered by the people who lined the streets and occupied the buildings along the route. At quarter-past four o'clock, p. ii., it marched from Faneuil Hall, through State and Washington streets, to Boylston Hall, where quarters had been prepared.

April 17, the regiment was increased in Bdston by the addition of the Stoneham Light Infantry, Captain J. H. Dike ; the Washington Light Guard, Boston, Captain Walter S. Sampson; and the Worcester Light Infantry, Captain Harrison W. Pratt. The other companies were filled up by men from other regiments, so tliat the 6th numbered six hundred and fifty men. At eleven A.m. the regiment marched to the State House, where those of the troops who had old muskets were furnished with the new rifled musket : each man received an overcoat,^ flannel shirt and drawers, and a pair of stockings. While iu front of the State House thie regimental colors were pres^iuted to Colonel Jones by Governor Andrew, who said: -

*' Soldiers, summoned suddenly, with biit a moment for preparation, we have done all that lay in the power of men to do, -«- all that rested in the power of your state government to do, -^ to prepare the citizen soldiers of Massachusetts for this service. We shall follow you with our benedictions, our benefactions, and prayers. Tliose whom you leave behind you we shall cherish in our heart of hearts. You carry with you our utmost faith and confidence. We know that you never wHl return until you can bring the assurances that the utmost duty has been j)erformed which brave and patriotic men can accomplish. This flag, sir, take and bear with you. It will be an emblem on which all eyes will rest, reminding you always of that which you are boiind to hold most dear.'*

At seven p. u. the line of march was taken for the Worcester depot, under the escort of the second battalion of infantry. The shouts of the people, mingled with the dischai^e of cannon and the ringing of the bells, were heard all througli the route. At Worcester the military, fire department, and thousands of people lined the track as the train passed. Early on the morning of the 18th the regiment arrived in New York and marched to its quarters at the Astor, St. Nicholas, and Metropolitan hotels. The reception was cordial and enthusiastiCf. The streets were literally packed with soldiers and citizens to do it honor. At noon the 6th marched to the Jersey Ferry, and took the train for Washington. At Trenton and Newark, N. J., a salute was fired in honor of its appearance. The 6th arrived at Philadelphia about eight o'clock, p. If., where the crowds of people were so dense that the regiment could only move through the streets by the flank. The cheering was incessant The officers were entertained at the Continental Hotel, and tiie soldiers were quartered at the GKraird House. While the soldiers were seeking repose. Colonel Jones Iiad a conference with Brigadier-General P. S. Davis, of the Firat Brigade, Massachusetts Militia, who liad been sent forward by Governor Andrew to arrange subsistence and transportation, and who, liaving heard the most exciting rumors and threats from Baltimore, declined to take the responsibility of ordering the regiment either to go on or wait for further information. Colonel Jones' reply was, ^^ My ordera are to reach Washington at the earliest possible moment, and I shall go on.'' General Davis, extending liis hand, replied, '^ Colonel, if you go on, I shall go with you." The only fear Colonel Jones expressed, in continuing the xx)nference, was, that the train might be destroyed by an obstruction on the track, or by the destruction of a bridge, causing a wholesale slaughter, for which the friends of tlie regiment would hold him responsible ; but he added, '' My ordera are peremptory, and, whatever may be the consequences, I must proceed." They arranged for the despatch of a pilot engine, in advance of the train, to avoid a casualty. The soldiera liad scarcely retired to rest in Philadelphia., when the long roll sounded, imd they were obliged to turn out. They left at one o'clock, A. m., April 19. All possible care was taken in embarking the men, so that, if called upon to disembark suddenly, they would be in regimental line. The car containing the field and staff officera was at the head of the train. At Havre-de-Grace the cara were not ran off the ferry-boat in the order in which' they went on. This derangement may have conferred martyrdom on men who would otherwise have escaped. On arriving at the Susquehanna, the train was augmented by the addition of car3 containing au unarmed corps of young men apparently from sixteen to twenty-two years of age, numbering about one thousand, calling themselves Small's Brigade. In rearranging the train on the south side of the Susquehanna, it being night) some of tlie cara, in which were a portion of the 6th lament, were misplaced, separating them from the other companies of the r^ment. Company. K, Captain Sampson, was to have had the left, and thus, with Major Watson, would have Jiad the post of honor, but for the derangement at Havre-de- Grace, which misplaced the companies so that,, on their arrival in Baltimore, Company D occupied the position of Compaily E, and Company L, which belonged on the right, was transferred to the left. Quartermaster Mnnroe had distributed twenty rounds of ball cartridge, and Colonel Jones had gone through the cara, issuing an order for theregiment to march across Baltimore in column, of sections. The soldiera loaded and capped their rifles. The colonel ordered Major Watson, his second in command, to repair, upon the stoppmg of the train, to the left company. Captain Sampson, and remain in the car with that company. What the train arrived and stopped (about 10 o*olock> A. M.), the major proceeded from the forward car to the one containing Captain Sampson's command. No order came to file out. All the cars forward of Captain Sampson's company, or the larger portion of that company, disappeared, and horses weiie being atteched to that car. Major Watson supposed, he had the left of the regiment, and no intimation had been received of a change in tlie ordera. The railroad authorities, without consulting the colonel, had ordered the can drawn across the city by horses, before the mob collected, as the regiment was not expected until about noon. The car containing Captain Sampson's company, at the firat turn in the street, owing to obstructions, was thrown from the track. Major Watson, with the aid of a passing team, replaced it upon the track. The mob were much excited, and missiles were thrown at and into the car. On Pratt Street, nearly opposite tiie docky the mob detached the horses, in proximity to a pile of pa\'ing-stones. Here a most farioHs and determined attack was made with stones and fire-arms, wounding several soldiers in the oar. Major "Watson ordered the men to sheher themselves, as &r as possible, by lying upon the floor of the car, while he went out among the crowd, and by threats, and tlie formidable appearance; of his revolver, compelled the driver to reattach the horses. They had proceeded but a short distance, when the horses were again detached and tlie same scene was repeated ; the car was then drawn to the Washington depot without further trouble. -

There were eleven companies in the regiment. Above is a narration of the passage of seven companies, occupying eight cars ; the remaining four companies left in the cars were : Company C, Mechanic Phalanx, Captain A. S. FoUansbee; Company I of Lawrence, Captain John Pickering; Stoneham Light Lifantry, Captain J. H. Dike; Company D, City Guards of Lowell, Captain James' W. Hart. The balance of the thirty cars in the tiain were occupied by Small's Brigade.

While awaiting the movement of the cars two men came in and announced that the track had been tdm up and removed, and advised the officers to march their men through the city. THiey were ^rply questioned by Captain FoUansbee and the other officers, and the determination taken to march through. The four companies filed out of the cars in regtthr order. Captain Dike of Stoneham was entitled to the rights and when requested to take that position he declined, with the remark that he did not wish to take the responsibility. After consultation, the officers decided that the command devolved upon Captain A. S. FoUansbee, Company C. He immediately took his position upon the right, wheeled into column of sections^ and ordered the march in close column. But a difficultv arose ; no'<nie kni^w the way to the destination of the trck)p. Inquir)* was made of the by-stahders, when a policeman stepped up and volunteered to guide them. The policeman had not proceeded far before he was knocked down by a stone. Verv soon the mob was upon them, with a secession flag attached to a pole, which was taken and trampled in the dirt; the whole column marched over it. The street through which the troops marched M'as parallel with the canal, and when they came to the over the canal they fomid it. barricaded.

The planks of the bridge had been taken to form the barricade. The men made short work of this obstruction, replaced the planks on the bridge, and continued their march. Stones were hurled at the troops, and some of the men were hit; pistols were discharged ; terms of obloquy were used to irritate the men ; they were informed that they could not march through the city; every "white nigger'* would be killed before they could reach the depot. Not a gun had been dischai^ed by the troops. The band being \iithout arms refused to leave the station ; there Avas no music, but the flag was there. In the march through Pratt Street the right of the column had passed a three-story brick building, in the third story of which three of the n^indows had been taken out, and men were stationed there with muskets in their liands. The City Guards, Caption Hart, had the rear of the column. When they were in front of the building, the men in the windows of that buildmg fired, and the balls took effect in Ca2)taiu Hart's company, killing two men. Li front and on the flanks of the columh waB a dense mass of excited and furious people^ Into this crowd the troops were ordered to flre, and' the result was, according to Captain Follafisbee, that it " laid a great many of them away.'* In the judgment of Captain Follansbee and others on whose information he relies, the -firing continued about thirty-eight minutes. While this, was taking place, two blocks from where the men were killed, a well-dressed man, with a poHce force, came up to Captain Follansbee, announced himself as Mayor Brown, requested him to cease firing, and told him he should be protected. While he was speaking one of the men was knocked do\ni by a stone. The mayor seized a rifle and shot the man that threw the stone. The crowd renewed the attack, and stones and balls continued to fly about the mayor's head. He remarked to Captain Follansbee, " This- is getting too hot for me,'' and hastily took his leave.

Beyond this they came to a place where the street branched into two streets. Having no guide, the gallant leader was in doubt. A circumstance now occurred that decided him. At -the opening of one of the streets a man had ])osted himself^ shouting he would shoot the first man that attempted to pass him. " That 's tlie road for us,'* remarked Captain Follansbee, and the order was promptly given to " For>vard, march! *' That man was Marshal Kane, cliicf of police of Baltimore. A short march brought the column to the depot, where they joined their companions. After they were in the cars^ a crowd surrounded them^ but the significant appearance of guns protruding from the windows prevented any further material injury.^

Efforts were made by tlie mob to delay the train, and ^ the conductor reported to the colonel that it was imposisible to proceed, tliat the regiment must marck to Washington. Colonel Jones replied, '^ We are ticketed through, and are going in these cars. If you or the engineer cannot run the train, we have plenty of men who can. If you need protection or assistance, you shall have it; bat we go through." They reached the Belay House, where the double track ended; the train from Washington had the right of way, and a delay of two hours occurred. Late in the afternoon the Rgiment reached Washington, where Major McDowdl, of Gteneral Scott's staff, was in waiting to receive it; its quarters were established in the Capitol.

May 5, the regiment left Washington for the Belay House, at the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Baltimore and Washington railroads. The Boston Light Artillery, one hundred and twenty-one men, and the 8th New York Begiment, eight hundred and forty-eight men, were stationed at the Belay House. Here they remained till May 13, when they were ordered to Baltimore. They reached there in the evening, and during a furious thunder-shower raised the national flag on Federal Hill. May 16, the regiment was ordered back to the Belay House, where it remained, guarding the railway. June 13, it was again ordered to Baltimore to remain and protect the polls during the election; on the defeat of the Union candidate it returned to the Belay House. June 26, the regiment was again sent to Baltimore, where it encamped on Mount Clare and in a neigh- boring grove. On the Slst, at two o'clock in the moniing, it marched through the city to the residence of Charles Howard, president of the board of police commissioners, and conveved him a prisoner to Fort ^IcHenrjr. Tlie next day it returned to the Beby House. July 4, the loyal cititens of Baltimore presented the regiment with a magnificent silk banner, bearing thi.s inscription : ^* Loyid ' Citizens of Baltimore, to the Sixth Mass. U. S. V., Pratt Street, April 19, 1861.'' July 22, Congress passed a vote of thanks to the regiment. General Dix published a congratulatory order on relieving the regiment from duty, dated July 29, 1861. Passing through Baltimore on their way home, they received a cordial reception. August 1, they arrived in Boston, and were mustered out of the United States service the next morning.

August 2, the regiment, accompanied by the Brigade Band and a drum corps, was received in Lowell at lialf past one o'clock. A salute of nineteen guns greeted its arrival The soldiers were met and escorted by the fire department and other bodies to the South Common, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the people and the peals of the* bells. After speeches by the mayor and Colonel- Jones, they were escorted to Huntington Hall, where a collation had been provided at the expense of the city. Having given a connected liistoiy of the 6th regiment, I now return to the date of its departure from LowelL

April 20, flags were displayed from St. Paul's and tlie First Congregational Churches, the Hamilton Mills, Samuel Lawrence's house, the Lowell Machine-Shop, on Warren Street, and the Lowell Bleachery. April 22, the Brigade Band arrived home from Baltimore. The several banks tendered loans of money to the state. April 27, the Soldiers' Aid Association was organized ; Nathan Crosby president, S. W. Stickney treasurer, and M. C. Bryant secretary. Tlie ladies entered heartily into the work of supplying the soldiers with articles needed for their comfort and convenience. The record of this Association is honorable to all connected with it. '

May 6, the bodies of Addison 0. Whitney and Luther C. Ladd were brouglit to Lowell, llie city government and a detachment of the Bichardsou Liglit Infantry escorted the bodies to Huntington Hall, which was dressed in mourning, and where the following solemn services took place : -

Gereland; anthem, St. Anne's Choir; discourse, BcT. W. R. Clark ; original hymn by Rev. C. W. Homer, read by Bev. J. J. Twiss, sung by St. Anne's Choir; prayer, Bev. D, Mott; benediction, Ber. Frederick Hinckley.

The pall-bearers were Lieutenant W. E. Farrar, 6. £. Dana, Edward S. Hunt, Surgeon W. H. Bnulley, James Francis, H. H. Fuller, David Hyde, and Captain Temple Tebbetts.

May 11, the Abbott Light Guard, Captain £.0. Abbott, left the city for Camp Andrew, Brook Farm, Boxbury. This company was attached to Colonel Gordon's regiment.

May 15, Sergeant John E. Ames, Company D, Corporal- Daniel B. Tyler, Company D, privates Edvaid -Cobum, Company D, and Michael Green, Company I, - the soldiers ' wounded at Baltimore, - arrived in Lowell. Tliey were received bj the Bichardson and the Lowell Light Lifantry. May 21, the Bichardson Light Infantry, Captain Phioeas A. I)avis, left Lowell via Boston for Fortress Monroe.

July 8, the Butler Bifles, Captain Eben James, and tlie Hill Cadets, Captain S. Proctor, left Lowell for Camp Cameron, Cambridge, and were attached to the 16th, Massachusetts regiment.

September 5, General B. F. Butler returned to Lowell after the affair at Hatteras Inlet. He was received by the mayor, and escorted by the military to bis home. September 10, he obtained an onler from the Secretary of War, countersigned by the President of tlie United States, to raise a force not exceeding six regiments, and organized a camp nt the fair-grounds of the North Middlesex Agricultural Society. It was named Camp Chase.

January 2, 1862, the Bay Stite and Maine regiments left Camp Chzst for Boston, where they embarked on board the ship Constitution for Ship Island.

January 5, the Bev. J. P. Cleveland was ap])ointed chapbin of the 26th regiment. On the l*ith he was presented with a sword and belt ; on tlie 15th he was dismissed as pastor of tlie Appleton Street Church, and went to Ship Island. He was discharged from his chaplnincr Mav 2, and returned to Lowell May 24. He died' March, 7, 1873. ^February 6, the Maine, Vermont, anfl 4th Massachusetts batteries and the Gloucester Light In&ntry. Captain Cook, left Camp Chase for Ship Island. February 20, the dlst Massachusetts regiment left Camp Cliase.

April 22, John A. Andrew, governor of Massachusetts, transmitted to the General Court a copy of '* an Act for the relief of the families of those of the ^lassachusetts 6th Begiment of Volunteers who were killed or wounded in the riot of the 19th of April, 1861,'' passed by the General Assembly of^ Marykud. This Act appropriated seven thousand dollars for this object.

May 26, a call for troops to defend the capital, endangered by the near approach of the enemy^ fired anew the patriotism and zeal of the 6th regiment. Proceeding to Boston, it remained in readiness two days, when intelligence was received that the apparent danger had been averted, and it re^ turned home.

July 1, President Lincoln issued a call JTor 300,000 volunteers. The quota for Lowell was 397. The city council authorized the payment of ^' a bounty of SI 10 to all such men as should .come immediately forward, enlist, and be mustered into the United States ser\'ice for the term of three, years, or the war.'* Lowell >ras the first city in the commonwealth to raise her quota.

August 4, the President issued a call for troops to serve for nine months. The 6th regiment was among the first to respond. September 9, the regi*,- meut dej^rted from Lowell ; arrived in Washington on the 11th; on the morning o( the 12th was' ordered to Fortress Monroe, and on the 13th General Dix ordered the regiment to Suffolk, on the Norfolk and PetcrsibuiTr Railroad. Sufiblk was an outpost of TiJ^orfolk occupifd by a force of about 5,000 men under the command of General O. F. Terrv.

Tlie field and staff" officers of the 6th regiment were: colonel, Albert S. Follansbee, Lowell; lieutenant-colonel, Melvin Beal, Lawrence ; major, C. A. Stott, Lowell; sui^eon, . Walter Bumham, Lowell; chaplain, John W. Hanson, Haverhill; adjutant, Tliomas O. Allen, Lowell; quartermasters, William G. Wise, Charles II. C'oburn, Lowell; assistant-surgeons, Otis M. Humphrey and George £. Pinkham, Lowell.

liist of the companies : Company A, Lowell, Captains Andrew C. Wright, Alfred J. Hall, 97 men; Company B, Groton, Captain George F. Shattuck, 75 men ; Company C, Lowell, Ca])tain John C. Jepson, 100 men; Cx>mpany D, LqwcU, Captain

James W. Hart^ 89 men; Company E^ Acton, Gaptain Aaron C. Handley, 75 men ; Company F, Cambridge, Captain John S. Sawyer, 87 men; Company G, Lowell, Ca,ptaia George L. Cady, 94 men; Company H, Lowell, Captain Rodney C. Fenons, 96 men ; Company I, Lawrence, Captain AugiMtine L. Hamilton, 100 men; Company K, Diacut and Chelmsford, Captain C. £. A. Bartlett, 82 men. Hanson says : '' During more than eight montli9 of our stay in Suffolk a line of works, nine miles in extent, flanked by the Dismal Swamp, was erected. .... In sickness, wounds, and death the legiment was remarkably favored throughout the nine months, considering the unliealthiness of its location and its exposure to danger.^'

Brevet-Major Edward G. Abbott, captain of Company A of the Second Infantry, was killed at the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862. JLt was, bom in Lowell, September 29, 1840, the son, of Hon. J. G-. and Caroline Abbott; graduated at Harvard College in 1860, and entered the Uw office of Samuel A. Brown. He raised the company of which he was appointed captain, called the Ab1)ott Light Guard, and joined Colonel Gordon's regiment.

. The battle of Cedar Mountain was drawing to a dose when he fell ; and during the fight, says General Andrews, "his colonel, his conduct '^ was as brave and noble as any friend of his could desire.^' Just as the Union army began their retreat Captain Abbott was shot, the ball jxissing directly through his neck. He died immediately. The body was brought to. Lowell, and buried Sunday, August 17, with public honors.

September 27, William Spencer died. He was bom in Manchester, England; engaged in. the management of a print-works in Ireland ; came to Loweljl in 1827 - 28, and had charge of the Hamilton Print- Works until his death. He was a practical printer, loved his business, and served the company faitlifully and well. He was the first person who succeeded in dyeing yam from tlie beam. He was the first president of the North Middlesex Agricultural Society, and manifested great interest in its prosperity and success.

October 5, " Captain Timothy A. Crowley, company A, Thirteenth Infantry, died at New Orleans. He was bom in Lowell, February 14, 1831, and after leaving school ^-as employed in the Lowell Machine-Shop. For several years he was connected with the city police; in 1838 was deputy marshal. He subsequently studied kw, and was admitted to i the bar in 1860. He was a corporal in the Watson Light Guard in their three months' campaign, and bore the colors of the 6th regiment, during tHe Baltimore riot in 1861, with a steady courage that attracted the admiration of alL He. then gathered the company of which he was captain at his death. He displayed fine abilities as an officer, and won the respect of all with whom he came in contact in the Department of the Gulf. He left a widow and two children. His remains were brought to Lowell for burial, October 26, 1862.

In his address to the city council, delivered January 5, 1863, Mayor Hosford said : '' The whole number of men who have been or are now engaged in the service of their country from this city is 3,279; of which number, 215 are three months' men, 607 nine months' men, 2,227 three years' men, 34 in the regiilar army, and 196 in the navy. Since the commencement of hostilities, 176 are known to have lost their lives ; 56 have been killed in battle or died of wounds received. 111 have died of disease, 8 of accid.ents, and one was shot for insubordination. About 25 have been reported as actual deserters."

January 12, General B. F. Butler returned from New Orleans, and addressed his fellow-citizens in Huntington Hall. He gave them an account of his administration in tlie Department of the Gulf, and answered the charges brought agaiiut him. April 14, the Audover Association of Congrq;ational ministers met in Lowell. They called on General Butler, and thanked him for his services.

January 24, at a meeting held by the ladies of Lowell, the first sanitary fair was inaugurated > officers were chosen and committees appointed. All tlie religious societies were represented on the committees. The fair was held in Huntington Hall, Febmary 26, 27, and 28, for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission, and 8 4,850 were realised, after paying all expenses.

April 16, Peter Lawson, Nicholas Mickel, John A. Goodwin, James Kent, and their associates were incorporated as the Lowell Ho^-Sailroad Company. Laying the track for the road was commenced September 9.

Brevet-Major Solon A. Perkins^ of the Third Cavalijy in an engagement June ?^ 1863^ at Clinton, La., was mortally wounded. He was bom at Lancaster, N. H., December 6, 1836, the son of Apollos Perkins, iii4io came to Lowell in 1840. Major Perkins served with General Butler in the Department of the Gulf, and eanied the reputation of being the boldest and most successful cavalry officer in the army.

Henry livermore Abbott, major of the 20th r^^ent of Massachusetts volunteers, fell, mortally wounded, in the battle of the Wilderness, on Friday, May 6, 1864, at the age of twenty-two. He was the second son of the Hon. J. G. and Caroline Abbott. He was bom in Lowell, January 21, 1842, and graduated at Harvard College in 1860.

July 6, Colonel Follansbee received a request inviting the 6th , regiment to enter the service for one hundred days. This was complied with, and its services were offered and accepted.

In the record of the Great Bebellion two names intimately connected with Lowell have gained a prominence that entitles them to a place in her history.

Captain Gustavus V. Fox was bor» in Saugus, June 13,. 1821. He came to Lowell with his father. Dr. 'Jesse Fox, in 1823, and entered the United States Navy, where he served nineteen years at different stations, t- on the coast survey, in command of mail steamers, and in the war with Mex- While in the naval service, in 1856, he accepted a position as agent of the Bay State Hills, now the Washington Mills, of Lawrence, which he held till 1861. Li February, 1861, he was sent for by General Scott, at the instance of Postmaster-General Blair, in reference to throwing supplies and troops into Fort Sumter, but Presiddit Buchanan refused at that time to allow the expedition.

On the 6th of April, 1861, the first part of a secret naval expedition under Captain Fox sailed from New York for the relief of Fort Sumter. Captain Fox says : -

''My .plan for supplying Fort Sumter required three hundred sailors, k full complement of armed launches, and three tugs. The Powhatan carried the sailors and launches, and when thiis vessel was about to leave in obedience to th^ orders of the secretary of the navy, two ofBcers, Lieutenant D. D. Porter, U. S. N., and Captain M. C. Meigs, U. S. Engineer, presented themselves with an order from the President of the United States, authorizing the former to take any vessel whatever in com* mission, and proceed immediately to the Gulf of Mexico. This order did not pass through the navy department, was unknown to the secretar^r tA the navy, and when signed by the President he wa^ not conscious that his signature would deprive me of the means to accomplish an object which he held to be of vital importance.''

Tliis expedition arrived in season to hear the heavy guns and see the smoke and shells from the batteries that had opened fire on Fort Sumter. The arrival of this expedition was anticipated,, the President having on the 8th of April notifiefi the governor of South Carolina that supplies must be sent to Fort Sumter. The fort was evacuated on Sunday, the 14th of April. On Monday the steamer Sabel took the garrison outside to the steamer Baltic, which left that even;ing direct for New York, where she arrived on the morning tA the 18th.

Captain Fox received a letter from the President dated May 1, 1861, acknowledging that. he, the President, was in a measure responsible for the*^ failure of the expedition, and that the cause of the country was advanced by the attempt

Alive to the necessity of keeping open the communications with the North, Captain Fox, when he found that those of Washington and New York were severed, applied to Mr. Aspinwall for a small steamer to enable him to reach Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Aspinwall applied to John Jacob Astor, Jr., who very generously gave a check for §3,t)00. TVith this, Captain Fox procured the tug Yankee, and persuaded Commodore Breese to arm and fit her out. Having received from the commodore an appointment as acting lieutenant, Captain Fox left^ on the 26th of April, for Hampton Boads. The services of the boat not being required at this point, lie offered his vessel to General Butler, who was about opening communications with Washington. The general sent Iiim througli Avith a report to the President, and immediately after Captain Fox wits a2)])ointed assistant-secretary of the navy.

After nearly six years' service as assistant-secretary of the navy. Captain Fox returned to private life. In 1860 he became ag^nt of the Middlesex Company, which position he retained until March,

Benjamin F. Butler was bom at Deerfield, N. H., November 5, 1818. The district school hblped him to spellings figures^ a little geography, and tiie rudiments of grammar. His father died in 1819^ leaving the care of the son to the mother^ vho conceived the idea of giving him a liberal education as a preparation for the ministry. In 1828 she came to Lowell. Here he had an opportunity for education, which was well improved. From tl:^ common school he graduated to the high school Afterward he attended the academy at Exeter, preparatory to a coll^ course. Strong in the hope of seeing him grace the pulpit of a Baptist church, his mother sent him to Waterville, Maine, where the Baptists had recently founded a college. He returned to Lowell in his twentieth year, with aprrference for the legal rather than the clerical profession. He entered the office of William Smith, Esq., and helped himself to law, occasionally practising in-the police court. Tliis practice, and teaching for a time in one of the public schools^ -enabled him to pay for the clothes he wore. Li 1840 he was admitted to the bar. This marked an era in his life, for in the practice of his profession he has gained a reputation that will abide. His military career commenced about this time. He rose through the various grades to be a brigadier-general of militia. His varied experiences in the courts and at the hustings are omitted from necessity> and the reader is taken to the year 1860.

, General Butler was a delegate to the democratic convention held at Charleston that year ; and it was there, at Baltimore, and subsequently at Washington, that he acquired a thorough knowledge of the designs and purposes of the Southern disunionists. General Butler gave Governor Andrew a full relation of what he had seen and heard, and advised him to get the militia of the state in readiness to move at a day's notice.

''On the morning of the 15th of April, 1861, Governor Andrew received a telegram from Senator Wilson, asking that twenty companies of Massachusetts militia be instantly despatched to defend the seat of government. A few hours after, the formal requisition arrived from the secretary of war, calling for two full regiments.

brigadier, and an order was received 'calling for a brigade of four full regiments to be commanded by a brigadier-general. General Butler, on the morning of April 17, received an order to take command of these troops. The 6th departed tliat afternoon. The general accompanied the 8th r^- meat to Philadelphia, where it arrived on the memorable 19th of April. At 11 o'clock, a. v.« April 20, the 8th started in can for Havre-de- Grace, where it embarked on tlie ferry-boat Maryland for Annapolis. The general and troops arrived safely, and after a tedious and vexatious delay were 'landed, much against the wishes of the governor of Maryland and the mayor of Annapolis. Upon examination it was found that the railroad depot contained a *^ small, rusty, damaged locomotive,'' and when the general inquired of his men if any of them knew '^ anything tibout this machine,^' Charles Homans, a private of Company E, responded affirmatively.

The troops went through to Washington, but General Butler remained at Annapolis, and was ordered by General Scott to hold the town and superintend the passage of the troops that were continually arriving. An offer by General Butler to employ Massachusetts troops to suppress an insurrection of the slaves in Maryland called forth a mild remonstrance from the governor of Massachusetts. This question was better imderatood at a later day. . ; . . .

General Butler went to Washington and recommended the occupation of Manassas Junction, but his recommendation was unheeded.. He was afterwards ordered to the Relay House, the occupation of which is given in the history of the 6th regiment. After the occupation of Baltimore, General Butler was recalled to Washington, received a commission as major-general and the command of Fortress Monroe. May 22, he took possession of his -command; then followed the possession of Newport News, the employment of slaves as contraband of war, and a spicy correspondence. June^lO, occurred the unfortunate affair of Big Bethel, where Major Winthrop fell. August 18, General Butler was removed from the command of Fortress Monroe, and General Wool appointed in his stead; General Butler had been in command of the De* partment of Virginia two months and twenty-seven days. He accepted a subordinate position under General Wool, and participated in the capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet. September 10, he obtained an oitler to raise not exceeding six i^- meats in the New England states. He returned home; the six thousand troops were raised. February 25, 1862, General Butler sailed from Hampton Bbads in the steamship Mississippi, for Ship Island, with orders to capture New Orleans. After a remarkable voyage of nearly thirty days, the steamship arrived at Ship Isiaud and the troops were landed. April 17, the fleet, under command of Captain Farragut, approached Fort Jackson, and on"" the 24th was anchored before New Orleans. On the* 26th of April the 26th Massachusetts, under Colonel Jones, started for Sable Island, twelve miles in the rear of Fort St. Philip, and on the morning of the 27th the fort was invested on all sides. General Butler hastened to the fleet before New Orleans, and arrived in season to aid Farragut by his counsel. The troops were landed May 1. June 5, ^fumford was condemned to die for tearing' down the Union flag. General Butler's government of the city of New Orleans is a matter of history which my limits will not allow me to dwell upon. The order appointing his successor is dated Washington, November 9, 1S62 ; his last general larder is dated December 15, and he left New Orleans December 24. Upon reaching New York he found a letter from the President, requesting his presence at Washington. His attempt there to find out why he was recalled only led him to the conclusion that the French government had to be conciliated. His reception at the North showed that the people approved his course in New Orleans^ In November, 1863, he was ordered to take command of the Department of Virginia' and North Carolina. All colored troops recruited at the North and in Maryland were sent -to him, and he caused them to be equipped and drilled. On the 5th of May, 1864, Butler's forces sailed up the James Eiver, preceded by the navy, -and seized and held two salient points which were afterwards fortified, - Forts Powhatan and Pocahontas.

On the following day fortifications were eommenced on the left bank of the Appomattox, four miles from Petersburg, and also on the riglit bank of the James. Butler made a demonstration u|)ou Petersburg, and fouglit the battle of Swift Creek. His movement upon Richmond was cliecked by the battles of the Wilderness, and he returned to lU^rmnda Hundreds, where he was attacked by B^ur^ard, wliom he repulsed. He ordered a cavalry force, under General. Kautz, to make an assault on fetei^nrg from the south, which' he did, but was not supported by Gilmoie on the north. In another attack ou Petersburg by General Smith and General Hinks, the defences were carried; but Petersburg was reinforced by a portion of Loe's army, and our forces retired. The next enterprise GeQr eral Butler engaged in was the Putch Gap Canal, four hundred and fifty feet long, which, would save a circuit of seven miles; it was completed within thirty feet, when the naval commander thought he could not hold the river against the rebel gunboats. September 29, General Terry, with ^ colorejl division, made an attack on New Market. Heights and took them. Then the entire Tenth Corps attacked the fortifications on the New Market road. The Eighteenth Corps, under General Ord, made an attack on Fort Harrison and captured it September 30, General Lee sent two divisions to attack Butler's forces : a battle was fought which resulted iu a victory for the army of the Jauxes.

During the summer of 1864 General Butler conducted tlie exchange of prisonera^.a most laborious duty, and had command of tlie rebel prisouers at Point Lookout. The experiment of blowing up Fort Fisher with two hundred and fifty ton^- of gunpowder was tried and failed. In November General Butler was sent to Ncav York with a portion of his command to prevent any disturbi^ice at the presidential election ; it was a very qui^ election.

July 21, 1864, the Hill Cadets and Butler Kiflcs, under Captains Donovan and O'Hare, returned home after tliree years' service. Attached to tjic 16th regiment, they took part in the battles of F^ir Oaks, Malvern Hill, Fredericksbui^, Chancellors^ ville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.

October 20, John P. Bobinson died, aged sixtyfive. He was bom at Dover, New Hampshire; educated at Phillips Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire; graduated at Harvard College in 1823; studied law in t^ie oflice of Daniel Webster, and commenced practice in Lowell in 1827. H. G. F. Corliss was associated with hiip first as a student and afterwards as a partner. Mr. Bobinson served one year iu the state senate, five years in the house of representatives, and was one of the committee on the Devised Statutes in 1836. It was said of him : " John P. Bobinson was an able and accomplished lawyer, an eloquent and powerful oratojr, and a thorough classical scholar.". ^Ir. Bobinson married a daughter of Ezra Worthen.

June 17, the steamboat Traveller made a trip from Lawrence to Lowell^ and landed her twenty passengers within ten minutes' walk of the horsecar track. The engine had two-horse power; the boiler occupied the centre of the boat.

October 28, 1866, Dr. J. C. Ayer gave the city a bronze statue of victory. It was placed in Monument Square, and July 4, 1867, was unveiled in the presence of a multitude of people.

July 10, 1867, the building purchased and appropriated for the Ohl Ladies' Home was dedicated. It is situated at the comer of Moody and Tilden streets.

March 29, 1867, St. John's Hospital was incorporated. Early in the fall of 1866 the Sisters of Charity purchased the " old yellow house," built hj Timothy Brown in 1770, with adjoining land suitable for the erection of a hospittd. Two years afterwards (in 1868) the building was completed and opened.

The report for 1879 says of St. John's Hospital: " Its doors are always open to cases where individuals are suddenly stricken down or injured by accidents in the mills, or on the railroads, or by other means."

December 4, 1868, General U. S. Grant visited Lowell. A committee went to Boston the evening of the 3d, to meet him and arrange for the visit. General Grant was engaged until midnight, and the committee postponed their visit until the next morning. When the general was informed of their mission, he said, ''I will put on my coat and start

As early as September 4, 1868, Z. E. Stone, the editor of the Vos Populi^ called the attention of the old residents of Lowell to the necessity of forming an association for the purpose of collecting and preserving its history. The first meeting was held at the bookstore of Joshua Merrill on Merrimack Street, November 21. E. B. Patch called the meeting to order; George Brownell was chosen chairman, and Z. E. Stone secretary. Fifty-four persons Were present, and a committee of eleven, consisting of John O. Green, J. G. Peabody, Charles Morrill, George Brownell, E. B. Patch, E. M. Bead, Samuel Fay, ArtemasfL. Brooks, Charles Hovey, Z. E. Stone, and E. B. Howe, was chosen to report a permanent organization. Another meeting was held December 19, but the room was too small for the numbers present, and it was adjourned to meet in Jackson Hall December 21. At this meeting the report of the committee on perman^it organization was accepted, a constitution adopted, and the following officers were chosen : President, John 0. Green, 1868-1879; vice-president, A. L. Brooks, 1868; Jefferson Bancroft, 1879; secretary and treasurer, Z. E. Stone, 1868, Alfred Gihnan, 1871-1879. Executive committee: Ward One, J. B. Francis, 1868, Edward Tufts, 1868, J. W. Smith, 1879, Charles Hovey, 1879; Ward Two, Joshua Merrill, 1868 - 1879, J. P. Jewett, 1868, A. B. French, 1879; Ward Three, Hapgood Wright, 1868 - 1879, E. B. Patch, 1868, Alfred Gilman, 1879; Ward Four, E. P. Watson, 1868- 1879, Benjamin Walker, 1868-1879; Ward Five, J. G. Peabody, 1868-1879, Charles Morrill, 1868-1879 ; Ward Six, J. K. Chase, 1868, William Kittredge, 1879, E. B. Howe, 1868-1879.

The name adopted was The Old Beaidents' Historical Association of Lowell, and the purpose, '' to collect, arrange, preserve, and, perhaps, from time to time, publish any facts relating to the history of the city of Lowell ; as also to gather and keep all printed or written documents, as well as traditional evidence of every description, relating to the city,"

At the first annual meeting. May 3, 1869, President Green delivered an address. This pbui has been preserved and continued very much to* the satisfaction of the members, and to the material interests of the Association. The Association at that time numbered eighty-five. At the meeting May 4, 1871, it was vo^ to bold meetings quarterly, commencing with May. At the meeting November 10, 1871, Alfred Gilman ii'as chosen secretary and treasurer. in jplace of Z. £. Stone,, resigned. As evidence of the interest felt in the objects of the Association, the number of members has increased from eighty-five in 1869 to three hundred and twenty-four in 1879.^ The meetings have been well attended, and four numbers of the ConiributioM have been printed, coutaining historical matter of great interest.

Pebmaiy 20, 1869, the question in regard to. a supply of pure water was again agitated. An estimate, by tikt engineer, gave the cost at $740,000. J, B. Francis in a pamphlet discussed the matter, and gave, as his opinion, that the cost would amount to $2,000,000. February 2S, the vote was in favor of the introduction of water; yeas 1,866, nays 1,418..

The vcouncil sanctioned the natural-Qlter plan, and authorized the commissioners to sink test-* wells. This was done, and proved so satisfactory that the water-works were constructed accordingly. They were completed m 1873; in 1879 the whole cost, including everytlung, was §2,682,493.01, from which deduct the income, $ 566,322.88, leaving net cost, $2,llfi>107.1S.

Lowell is provided with the only complete sys-. tem in the country for obtaining pure water by natural filtration. - Subsequent efibrts to increase the quantify by artificial filtration are liable to the criticism^ that an extension of the gallery would have efiected the same result.

May 26, 1869, the Lowell Hosiery Company was incorporated with a capital stock limited to 8200,000. The company started with $100,000, which was increased to $175,000. January 15, 1872, the charter was granted to William F. Salmon, Thomas Nesmith, Hocum Hosford, and their associates and successors.

June, 1870, the Thomdike Manufacturing Company commenced operations on Thorndike Street, extending back to Hale's Brook. The mill is of wood, three stones high, with a flat roof. The specialty of fhis company is the manufacture of suspenders. A. C. Bussell is superintendent, D. C. > 6. Field, treasurer.

July 31, 1870, Colonel Thomas Nesmith died. h his will he gave $25,000, to be hejd in trust, the income to be. expended for the benefit of the poor in the city of Lowell ; $8,000 to the town off Windham, New Hampshire, for the purchase of a library ; and S 1,000 to be held in trust, the income to be expended for tlie benefit of the Sabbath school of High Street Church.

Source changes here: from Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts ;, by Cutter, William Richard, published 1908; 102,863 words in this source stream.

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(V) Richard Lowell, son of Walter Lowell (4), died at Yardley, and was buried with the arms described above ; married Turner. Children: 1. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. Richard, slain at Birmingham, in county Warwick.

(VIL) John Lowell, son of Thomas Lowell (6), died at Clivedon, Somersetshire ; married - Wake, of an ancient and distinguished family. Children: 1. John, mentioned below. 2. Roger, married Joan Gage, daughter of John.

(VIIL) John Lowell, son of John Lowell (7), married Apolyn Leversedge, daughter of Richard, who died in 1547. The Lowells and Leversedges resided in Poniberge. Children: I. Richard. 2. Edmund. 3. John.

(IX) Richard Lowell, son of John Lowell, married a daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth (Panthuit) Percival, of Weston-in-Gordano. The pedigree of Edmund Percival is traced back to Endes, Sovereign Duke of Brittany, first cousin to Robert, father of William the Conqueror. Edmund is of the sixteenth generation in the Percival lineage. From this family Percival Lowell received his name. Child of Richard: Percival, born 1671; mentioned below.

(X) Percival Lowell, son of Richard Lowell (9), was the American immigrant ancestor. He was born in England in 1571, and died January 8, 1664, at Newbury, Massachusetts. He married in England Rebecca , who died in Newbury, December 28, 1645. He was sixty-eight years old when he left his home and business in England to settle in the wilderness of New England. He came over in 1639 on the ship "Jonathan." His home in England was at Kingston-Seymour, Clivedon, Portbury, Weston-in-Gordano, all of Somersetshire, and also at Bristol, in Gloucestershire, where he was at the head of a large mercantile establishment under the firm name of Percival Lowle & Co. This firm was composed of Percival, his son John and perhaps son Richard; also possibly William Gerrish, who came to America with the Lowells and subsequently married a sister of Percival, Mrs. Joanna Oliver, widow of John. At Kingston-Seymour, Percival Lowell was an assessor in 1597. The Lowell family had acquired wealth and high station in England, and they bought land extensively in Newbury after locating in Massachusetts. In 1653 Percival was appraiser of the estate of Thomas Millard, of Newbury. He was one of the organizers of Newbury in 1642. In 1678 he took the prescribed oath of allegiance. He must have been aman of unusual ability and attainments for his day. He wrote a poem on the death of Governor Winthrop not unworthy of the ancestor of the illustrious James Russell Lowell. Children: 1. John, born in England in 1595; died July 10, 1647. 2. Richard, born 1602; mentioned below. 3. Joan, born 1609; died June 14, 1677; married first John Oliver ; second, :

(XI) Richard Lowell, son of Percival Lowell (10), was born in England, in 1602, and died in Newbury August 5, 1682; came to Massachusetts, from Bristol, England, in 1639, with his father. He married first, in England, Margaret , who died in Newbury, January 27, 1642; second, in Newbury, Margaret , who was born November 27, 1604, and survived him. In 1674 he and his wife were members of the Newbury church, and he had a right in the upper common. He made his will June 25, 1681; proved September 26, 1682. Children: 1. Percival, born 1639-40; mentioned below. 2. Rebecca, born Januaty 27, 1642; died June 1, 1662; married, December 5, 1660, Sergeant John Hale, son of Thomas. 3. Samuel, born 1644. 4. Thomas, born September 28, 1649.

(XII) Percival Lowell, son of Richard Lowell (11), was born in Newbury 1639-40; married there September 7, 1664, Mary Chandler, who died in Newbury, February 5, 1708, daughter of William and Mary (Fowler) Chandler. Her mother was daughter of the immigrant Philip Fowler; her father was born in 1615; he gave to his daughter Mary his share of Plum Island, lot No. 33, as a dowry when she married. He probably married second, in 1709, Sarah Upon going to South Carolina in 1696-7 he deeded land to his son Richard, November 6, 1696. Children: 1. Richard, born December 25, 1668; died May 29, 1749. 2. Captain Gideon, born September 3, 1672; mentioned below. 3. Samuel, born January 13, 1675-6. 4. Edmund, born September 24, 1684. 5. Margaret. 6. Joanna, born about 1690; married January 1, 1715, Stephen Fosdick of Hardwick.

(XIII) Captain Gideon Lowell, son of Percival Lowell (12), was born in Newbury, September 3, 1672; died in Amesbury, before 1753. He was a cordwainer or shoemaker by trade, and also followed the sea, and was called in deeds "mariner" and "coaster." He bought land in Amesbury, January 19, 1718, of Fawne Clements, and in 1719 sold his land in Newbury. His house was but recently torn down. 'Tradition says that he opened a street through his land at Amesbury and built a house for each of his seven sons upon it. He was a sea captain, and his wife often went with him on voyages. It is said that his son John was born in South Carolina while they were in port. In 1728-9 he and his brother Samuel bought land in Falmouth (Portland) Maine, but he did not locate there permanently. He was a soldier in the expedition to Canada in 1690. He owned a wharf near Ames's Wharf, at the mouth of the Powow river, where he landed his cargoes of "rhum"' and "shugar" from the West Indies; or rice, resin and tar from the Carolinas. "It would seem that he was a very bold and successful voyager, as he amassed a considerable fortune. Tradition makes it seem probable that in his voyages the king's revenue was not always considered, nor did he hesitate to run up aside of and board by force a French or Spanish craft as the opportunity presented." He married first, in Newbury, July 7, 1692, Miriam (Mary) Swett, born April 10, 1672, died November 27, 1734, aged sixty-three, daughter of John Swett (3), who married December 6, 1670, Mary Plummer, daughter of Samuel, granddaughter of Stephen, son of John Swett (1). Lowell married second, June 4, 1735, Elizabeth Colby, widow. Children, by the first wife: 1. Mary, born March 1, 1692-3; married July 9, 1715, Zechriah Philbrook. 2. Lieutenant John, born February 1, 1696-7. 3. Captain Samuel, born about 1698; soldier in French war. 4. Gideon, born about 1700. 5. Stephen, born February 19, 1703; mentioned below. 6. Corporal Moses, born about 1705. 7. Hannah, born April 11, 1707. 8. Joseph, born about 1709. 9. Abner, born November 29, 1711. 10. Jonathan, born March 24, 1714.

(XIV) Stephen Lowell, son of Gideon Lowell (13), was born in Newbury, February 19, 1703, and died October 27, 1776. He married December 22, 1727, Miriam Collins, of Salisbury, born May 23, 1706, died April 29, 1767, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Collins. He was a mariner. Children: 1. Stephen, born in Amesbury, October 6, 1728; died in Buckfield, Maine, June 15, 1801. 2. Lewis, born December 17, 1729; mentioned below. 3. Captain Abner, born July 21, 1731; died April 1815; appointed by President Washington keeper of the light-house on the north end of Plumb Island, succeeded by his son Lewis and grandson Joseph, the three generations occupying the position until 1833. 4. Sarah, born January 31, 1733; married May 17, 1753, Stephen Blaisdell. 5. Miriam, born January 20, 1735; married Eliphalet Swett. 6. Elizabeth, born April 9, 1737; married Captain Benjamin Lurvey. 7. Reuben, born June 29, 1739; died June 1, 1824. 8. Mary, born June 16, 1743; married Samuel Hendrick. 9. Simeon, born October 6, 1745; died August 26, 1830.

(XV) Lewis Lowell, son of Stephen Lowell (14), was born in Amesbury, December 17, 1729, and died there June 13, 1777; married in Amesbury, January 4, 1751, Miriam (Molly) Blaisdell, both of Amesbury. He was a boat builder in Amesbury. Children: 1. Miriam, born in Amesbury, 1751; died April 2, 1762. 2. David Jr., born September 8, 1757; mentioned below. 3. Jonathan, born May 11, 1759. 4. Molly, died in infancy.

(XVI) David Lowell Jr., son of Lewis Lowell (15), was born in Amesbury, September 8, 1757, and died there September 209, 1854, aged ninety-seven years twenty days. He married (intention dated October 30, 1779) Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, of Gloucester, born November 12, 1758, died in Amesbury, January 28, 1836, aged seventy-seven. They lived at the Ferry, Amesbury. He was a ship builder and pilot, and a man of means and influence. He was a soldier in the Revolution in Captain William Ballard's company in 1778; also in Captain Oliver Titcomb's company, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's regiment, in 1777-8; also in same company engaged in guarding prisoners after the surrender of Burgoyne in 1778. Children: 1. Mary, born May 6, 1780; mentioned below. 2. Elizabeth, born March 4, 1782; married November 28, 1810, Abner Keniston, of Newburyport. 3. Abigail, born June 9, 1784; married November 10, 1805, Jacob Morrill. 4. Jonathan, born October 30, 1787; married at Amesbury, August 7, 1813, Betsey Lamphrey, of Kensington; lost at sea in the privateering brig "Mars," which sailed from Portsmouth, December, 1814; no issue.

(XVII) Mary Lowell, daughter of David Lowell Jr., (16), was born at Amesbury, May 6, 1780; married first William Dearborn, of Chester, New Hampshire, February 3, 1799. (See sketch of Dearborn family).

Godfrey Dearborn, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, in Exeter, Devonshire, according to tradition. He settled in Exeter, New Hampshire, about

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1639, under Wheelwright, and signed the famous Compact. After living there ten years he removed to Hampton, New Hampshire. He was a selectman of Exeter in 1648. On March 4, 1650, seats were assigned "Goodman and Goody Dearborn" in the Hampton meeting house. His home was in the west end of the town of Hampton, on the farm lately, if not now, occupied by a lineal descendant. His descendants have been very numerous in Hampton and vicinity. He married first, perhaps in England; second, November 25, 1662; the widow of Philemon Dalton. Children of the first wife: 1. Henry, born 1633; married Elizabeth Marrian; died January 18, 1725. 2. Thomas, born 1634; mentioned below. 3. Sarah; died August 21, 1714; married Thomas Nudd. 4. Esther, married Richard Shortridge, of Portsmouth.

(II) Deacon Thomas Dearborn, son of Godfrey Dearborn (1), was born in England in 1634, and died in Hampton, April 14, 1710. He married December 28, 1665, Hannah Colcord, and resided in that section of Hampton known as "Drake Side." He was a leading citizen, and deacon of the Hampton church. Children, born in Hampton: 1. Samuel, born May 27, 1676; married Sarah Gove. 2. Ebenezer, born October 3, 1679; mentioned below. 3. Thomas, born about 1681; married Mary Garland. 4. Jonathan, born November 18, 1686; married Mary ; second, Sarah Waite, who died September Io, Pozar

(III) Lieutenant Ebenezer Dearborn, son of Deacon Thomas Dearborn (2), was born in Hampton, October 3, 1679, and died March 15; 1772, at anvjadvanced dee.) Te amaried October 7, 1703, Abigail Sanborn, daughter of Joseph and granddaughter of John Sanborn. She was born October 1, 1686, and died February 26, 1768. Like his father he was deacon of the church. He was one of the grantees of the town of Chester, New Hampshire, and with his five sons settled there in 1729 or 1730. He had lot No. 121, the deed of which was dated October 3, 1729, and in it he was called of Hampton. His home lot was No. 17, at Chester, nearly opposite the old White place, where Joseph Webster now or lately lived. He was moderator at the town meeting in Chester, March 26, 1729-30, and was elected selectman at the town meeting following. He was elected deacon of the Chester church in 1734, and held various other town offices. He served against the Indians in Captain James Davis's company of scouts in 1712, and was later lieutenant of his company. His will was dated March 17, 1767, and proved May 27, 1772. Children: I. Ebenezer, born January 7, 1705; mentioned below. 2. Hanna, baptized March 9, 1707. 3. Mehitable, born November 4, 1708; married Deacon Nathaniel Fitts. 4. Peter, born November 14, 1710. 5. Benjamin, born August I, 1713. 6. Thomas, born December 3, 1715. 7. Michael, born April 17, 1719; married Dorothy Colby. 8. Abigail, born January 27, 1721; married October 26, 1742, James Varnum. g. Mary, born June 11, 1723,

(IV) Lieutenant Ebenezer Dearborn, son of Lieutenant Ebenezer Dearborn (3), was born in Hampton, January 7, 1705, and died in Chester, January 10, 1790. He went to Chester with his father and brothers in 1730; married January 13, 1731, Huldah Nason; second, Elizabeth Swain, widow of Samuel Plills: "Ele settled' on lot No. 131, where James R. Gordon lately lived. His will was dated July, 1780, and proved January 20, 1790. He was probably in the service against the Indians in the French and Indian wars. His wife Elizabeth died July 31, 1793. Children: 1» Hannah, born 'October' 13, 1731; married Elijah Heath. 2. Sarah, born January 9, 1734; married John Shackford, Jr. 3. Huldah, born August 18, 1735. 4. Stephen, born May 15, 1738; appointed captain by Governor John Wentworth, May 3, 1767; under Congress, September 25, 1775; major, September 25, 1785; lieutenant-colonel, April 5, 1793; resigned September 18, 1800; commanded his company in the battle of Bennington. 5. Phebe, born February 20, 1741; married Wilkes West. 6. Ebenezer, born September 6, 1744; mentioned below. 7. Jonathan, born December 26, 1746. 8. Richard, born May 2, 1747, died young.

(V) Ebenezer Dearborn, son of Lieutenant Ebenezer Dearborn (4), was born at Chester, September 6, 1744, and died there August 18, 1825. He was a soldier in the Revolution, private in Captain Stephen Dearborn's company (his brother's), in Colonel Thomas Stickney's regiment, in General Stark's army, and fought in the battle of Bennington. He married, in 1769, Ada Philbrick, daughter of Nathan Philbrick, of Hampton. She died May 5, 1819, aged seventy-two years. Children: 1. John, married Susan Lufkin. 2. Jonathan, married Anna Dearborn, daughter of James; married second, Jane Stinson, who died in 1833; he was born the day the Chester meeting house was raised; died November 2, 1831. 3. William, married February 3, 1799, Mary Lowell, of Amesbury, Massachusetis; mentioned below. (See Lowell family sketch).

widow Mary married second, December 18, 1808, Enoch Bartlett. Children of William and Mary Dearborn: 1. David Lowell Dearborn, born February 12, 1800; married Hannah Mooney, of Durham, New Hampshire; children: i. Augusta B. Dearborn, born June 16, 1838; died April 19, 1865; ii. John M. Dearborn, of Mt. Vernon, New Jersey; iii. Cyrus William Dearborn, of Mt. Vernon. 2. Eliza Lowell Dearborn, born in Amesbury, May 23, 1803; mentioned below. Children of Enoch and Mary (Lowell) (Dearborn) Bartlett: 3. William Bartlett, died 1893. 4. Caroline Bartlett, married Henry Mowatt. 5. Mary Ann Bartlett; married Cyrus Hill of Amesbury.

(VII) Eliza Lowell Dearborn, daughter of William Dearborn (6), was born in Amesbury, May 23, 1803, and died April 29, 1880. She married November 18, 1827, James Worthen, who was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, in 1803, and died in 1893, descendant of one of the oldest families of Salisbury and Amesbury. Lionel Worthen, born about 1620, in England, was in Salisbury before 1653, and for a time lived in Newbury; married Susanna Whipple, daughter of the pioneer, John Whipple. Soon after their marriage James Worthen removed to Paris, Tennessee, where their children were born. Living in a border state during the civil war, he and his family suffered much, and were in constant danger, having several hairbreadth escapes from the guerilla bands that infested that section. In 1870 the family returned to Massachusetts and settled in Melrose. Mr. Worthen served two years as town clerk of Melrose, 1871 and 1872. Children of James and Eliza L. (Dearborn) Worthen: 1. Elizabeth Lowell, resides in Melrose; unmarried. 2. Maria Worthen; married, August, 1864. James Chase Currier, who died in 1882; they removed from Tennessee to Massachusetts in 1864, and settled in Melrose; she is engaged largely in philanthropic work in connection with the "Neighborhood House,' Cam- bridgeport, Massachusetts; they have no children. 3. John F., deceased. 4.- James, died aged seven years. 5. Caroline M., mentioned below. 6. Chase C. Worthen, born August 14, 1846; married, March, 1874, Alice Gray Vinton, who was born in Melrose; they live in Melrose; children: i. Francis, married Flora Lynch; ii. Gray V. Worthen,

(VIII) Caroline M. Worthen, daughter of James and Eliza Lowell (Dearborn) (7) Worthen, was born in Paris, Tennessee. She was educated in the public schools of Paris. In 1870 she was elected librarian of the Melrose Public Library, and has filled that position since with great fidelity and ability. She is well known in her profession, and highly esteemed, not only by her fellow-librarians of the state, but by her townspeople who know her so well. She resides with her sister, Eliza Lowell Worthen, on Emerson street, Melrose.

(II) Alexander Thompson, son of William Thompson (1), was born in 1671. He had a grant of land in Kittery, Maine, in 1694, and died there July 13, 1720. He married Anna Curtis, of York, Maine, and she survived him, being appointed administrator October 4, 1720. Children: 1. Elizabeth, married John Allen. 2. Abigail, married in 1720, at York, John Geary. 3. Benjamin, born October 14, 1702. 4. John, born December 30, 1704, mentioned below. 5. Samuel, born April 6, 1707, married Hannah Brackett, of Berwick. 6. Joseph, born May 13, 1711, married Mary, daughter of Philip Welch, 1733. 7. Jonathan, born May 1, 1713, married Dinah, daughter of James Thompson. 8. Curtis, born June 2, 1715, married Sarah, daughter of David Junkins. 9. James, died October 22, 1724.

(II1) John Thompson, son of Alexander Thompson (2), was born in Kittery, December 30, 1704. He settled when a young man in Sanford, Maine. He was a farmer there. He married (published December 7, 1728) Priscilla, daughter of Stephen and Mary (Tucker) Davis. Children, born at York, Maine: 1. Anna, born January 7, 1731-32. 2. John, born October 26, 1733, mentioned below.'), 3. Jesse: . 4. Priscilla,\..5; Naomis 6: Olive. 7. Phinehas.

(IV) John Thompson, son of John Thompson (3), was born in York, Maine, October 20, 1733. He was brought up in Sanford, whither his father went among the early settlers. He married Keziah Lyons. Children, born in Sanford: 1. John, born 1761, mentioned below. 2. Sarah, 1763. 3. Reuben, $705. 4: Jesse; 1767. - 5) Anas 7700-nee: Keziah.

(V) John Thompson, son of John Thompson (4), was born in Sanford, 1761. He married Elizabeth Smith, and settled in Sanford. Children, born there: 1. Abbie, born 17096. 2. Lucretia, born 1798. 3. Lucy, born 1800. 4. Elizabeth, born 1803. 5. Ebenezer, born January 9, 1806, mentioned below. 6. Oliver, born 1809. 7. Olive, born 1811.

(VI) Ebenezer Thompson, son of John Thompson (5), was born in Sanford, January g, 1806. He was educated there in the public schools. He engaged in the lumbering business, which he followed during his active life. He married Olive Butler.

(VII) William H. Thompson, son of Ebenezer Thompson (6) was born in Salmon Falls, Maine, February 9, 1824, and died in Salem, Massachusetts, November 19, 1893. He had a common school education, but was naturally studious and was well educated by private study and reading. His mechanical genius led him to become a machinist. He became a locomotive engineer on the Boston & Worcester railroad in its early days (now the Boston & Albany division of the New York Central lines). He was with the Saco (Maine) Water Power Company from 1854 to 1867. He became a mill expert and his services were constantly in demand. He was deemed a leading expert of the country in his day. In 1869 he was elected treasurer of the Kearsage Mills of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and in 1871 he became treasurer of the Manchester (New Hampshire) print works. In _ politics Mr. Thompson was a Republican. He was a man of quiet and retiring disposition and was rather averse to public honors of any kind. He married Louisa Butler, daughter of Nathan and Ada (Chick) Butler. She was born in 1819 and died June 26, 1898. Their children were: Henry M. Thompson, born February 19, 1847, mentioned below; Emma O., Alice.

(VIII) Henry M. Thompson, son of William H. Thompson, (7), was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February 19, 1847. He was educated in the public schools and at Phillips Academy, Andover, New Hampshire. He was appointed agent of the Kearsage Mills of Portsmouth, in 1869, and filled that posi- tion until 1872 when he became agent for the Manchester print works serving until 1874. In 1875 he came to Lowell and became connected with the Lowell Felting Mills, which he purchased in 1881, in which he built up a large and prosperous business. He recently retired from the active life of manufacturing, and is at present living quietly in his handsome residence in Lowell. He is an independent Republican in politics, but has declined to become a candidate for public office or accept public positions, preferring to remain a private citizen. He has an excellent library, and spends much time in reading and study.

He married, in 1872, Ellen Straw, daughter of Ex-Governor Ezekiel. A. and Charlotte (Webster) Straw, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Mrs. Thompson is a leader of Lowell society; regent of Molly Varnum Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and one of the incorporators of the New Hampshire Society of Colonial Dames. She is active also in church and charitable work. Children: 1. Albert W., born February 16, 1874, married Hildreth Nesmith and they have one child, Nesmith, born December 23, 1899. 2. Herman E., born April 25, 1881, married Mabel A. Tracy and they have one child, Herman E., Jr., born September, 1906.

(IV) Phinehas Thompson, son (according to the best evidence at hand) of John Thompson (3), who lived in York and Sanford, Maine, was born about 1745 at York. The history of Sanford, Maine, says: 'The ancestors of Deacon Thompson lived in York." He married Martha Willard, April 13, 1762. She was the daughter of Samuel Willard, of York. Thompson removed to Gorham (then Gorhamtown) before his marriage, and in 1765 settled in Sanford. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and lived near Thompson's now Butler's Bridge. He was a soldier in the Revolution, a private in Captain Morgan Lewis's company, on the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775, (page 53, "Mass. Soldiers," etc). He was one of the original members of the Baptist church and for many years one of its deacons. He died March 6, 1815, aged about seventy years. Children: Ezra, mentioned below; Samuel, Isaac, John, Martha, Hannah, Mary, Phinehas.

Maine, March 29, 1763. He was a soldier in. the Revolution in 1781, under Captain John Evans, of Sanford, on the Androscoggin river at what is now Bethel, Maine. He came to Sanford, Maine, with his parents when a young child and was educated there in the district schools and lived there the remainder of his days. The Sanford history states that his ancestors were of Scotch origin. On his father's farm at Thompson's bridge, Ezra grew up, learning the trade of blacksmith. In 1781 his younger brother, Samuel, enlisted in the Revolutionary war, and so great were the anxiety and grief of his mother that Ezra resolved to take his place. While at Bethel in the service he came near losing his life through a severe cut, accidentally received from an ax. He was taken down the river in a boat, but came to some rapids around which the party felt unable to carry the wounded soldier and had decided to leave him when "Kit" Chiffener, a Scotchman, stepped forward, saying: "Thompson is too guid bluid to be left here!"

When he was about twenty years old, he attended Master Clark's school a short term, in which he learned, as he used to say, more than he learned in all his other schooling. For many years he was a public school teacher and was popular with his pupils. At the age of fifty-two, then the father of ten children, farmer, blacksmith, teacher and surveyor, he took up the study of Latin and Greek under Parson Sweat and mastered the rudiments of those languages. He was universally known as "Master" Thompson.

For thirty-six consecutive years, 1794-1829, or more, Master Thompson held some public office. He was selectman fourteen years; on the school committee eleven years; the town treasurer three years ; coroner seventeen years ; and justice of the peace seventeen years, besides serving on many committees appointed by the town. He was on the board of selectmen in 1808 when the town authorized them to petition President Jefferson for the removal of the embargo, and in 1816 he was one of the delegates to the state convention in Brunswick. In politics he was later in life a Whig. He united with the Baptist church in 1798, and continued a strong pillar in church and society until his death. His farm was about two miles from Sanford Four Corners to the northeast. He died November 8, 1835. Elder Cook preached his funeral sermon from the text "He was a Good Man." "From all that has come

He married (first), in 1784, Abigail Wilson, daughter of Moses Wilson. He married (second), July, 1820, Joanna Clark, daughter of David Clark, of Sanford, Maine. Children of Ezra and Abigail Thompson: 1. Caleb, born 1785. 2. Betsey, born 1788, married John Bachellor, of Sanford. 3. Martha, born 1790,

(V1) Ezra Thompson, son of Ezra Thompson (5), was born at Sanford, Maine, in 1795. He had a common school education, remaining at home until nearly manhood, assisting his father with the farm work. At the ume of his marriage he bought a farm about two miles from Shapleigh Corners, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres. Besides general farming he did much trading in horses and cattle, and raised much of the stock that he sold. He was prosperous and a man of influence. He was self-educated to a large extent, an excellent mathematician and of wide general information, good judgment and varied capacity. He was active in his support of the temperance movement, and of the Free Will Baptist church of which he was a member. In politics he was a Whig during the ascendancy of that party. He held the office of road surveyor in Shapleigh, Maine. He served in the Shapleigh militia company.

He married Patience Gerry, of Alfred, Maine, daughter of Eben Gerry. Children: 1. Caleb, born May 13, 1825, died April 26, 1874. Married in 1855, Mary Stillman of Rockport, Massachusetts ; children: i. Emma, died ; ii. Eben; iii. John. 2. Abbie, born June 25, 1828, died May 15, 1883; married, April 8, 1867, John Stone, of Shapleigh, Maine; no children. 3. Lucy, born October 13, 1830, married, January 2, 1857, William Bradford, of Rockport, Massachusetts ; children: i. William Dadman Bradford, born February 9, 1858, married, June 23, 1883, Adelaide Chick; ii. Albert Sumner Bradford, born August 18, 1860, married, March 24, 1882, Fannie R. Mead; iii.

Ikzra Otis Bradford, born October 25, 1862, married, 1895, Inez Hatch; iv. Loring Samuel Bradford, born October 31, 1864, married, May 7, 1884, Luella H. Bragg; v. Charlotte Patience Bradford, born November 18, 1867, married, July 4, 1894, Fred Thompson; vi. Irving Timothy Bradford, born July 26, 1871, married, April 2, 1899, Celia A. Kimball. 4. Susan Jane, born February 27, 1833, married, December 6, 1857, Nathaniel Thurston Abbott, of Shapleigh, Maine; children: i. Eugene Wilson Abbott, born December 26, 1858; ii. Carrie Augusta Abbott, born October 7, 1860, married, December 27, 1884, Stephen D. Blanchard; children: Leon Blanchard, born May 20, 1887; Marion Idella Blanchard, born December, t890; Amy Lenora Blanchard, born October 2, 1892; Margie Madeline Blanchard, born January 25, 1894; Esther Blanchard, born July 2, 1895; Elmer Steven Blanchard, born January, 1899; iii. Elmer Ellsworth Abbott, born March 19, 1863, married (first), February 4, 1892, Eda M. Smith and had one child, Malcolm Abbott, born September 29, 1875; married (second), June 26, 1902, Agnes M. Stone, of Alfred, Maine; iv. Abbie Luella Abbott, born June 28, 1865, married, June 27, 1891, Elmer Nason; children: 'Grace Belle Nason, born September 22, 1892; Edna May Nason, born May 8, 1899; Marcia Nason, born December 8, 1902; George Abbott Nason, born August 3, 1905; v. Nathaniel Thurston Abbott, born November 18, 1867, married, September 5, 1898, Lula O. Dalton, of Emery Mills, Maine, and had Mahlon Wilson Abbott, born July 16, 1905, died August 30, 1905. 5. Timothy Atkins, born August 17, 1835, mentioned below. 6. John Warren, born January 8, 1838, unmarried. 7. Ezra, born May 28, 1841, died in Libby Prison, June 13, 1862, during the Civil war.

(VII) Timothy Atkins Thompson, son of Ezra Thompson (6), was born in Shapleigh, Maine, August 17, 1835, and attended the public schools during the winter terms, working for his father on the homestead at other seasons until he was twenty years of age. He then went to sea on a coasting vessel sailing from Rockport, Maine. Then for a year and a half he worked as teamster for Hatch & Andrews owners of a quarry. He removed to Winchester, Massachusetts, and worked there for three years on the Levi Johnson farm. He established a milk route in Charlestown. After a time he gave up this business and removed to Woburn where he engaged in the butchering business, buying cattle in the Brighton market and selling his meats in South Boston. He built up a large and profitable business. He finally returned to the Johnson farm and conducted it until 1881 when he leased it to his son, William L. Thompson, and engaged in the meat and provision business on Bunker Hill street, Charlestown. After two years he removed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he was in the employ of Charles Jewett, a stone contractor. He removed to Salem, Massachusetts, and thence to Islesboro, Maine, where he was employed by Daniel Sewell for a time. From there he came to Swamspcott, Massachusetts, and worked a year on Charles Sargent's farm, coming to Acton, May 3, 1898, and leasing the Charles Baker place near the center, and he is now conducting a flourishing market gardening business. In religion he is a Universalist ; in politics a Republican.

He married, at Winchester, Massachusetts, March 28, 1859, Caroline Johnson, born at Woburn, died at Winchester, Massachusetts, July 31, 1868, daughter of Levi and Ruth (Eaton) Johnson, of Woburn. Her father was a farmer. Children: 1. William Levi, born April 18, 1859, mentioned below. 2. Sarah Gardner, born at Woburn, January 5, 1862, died at Winchester, February 10, 1893; married March 14, 1882, Joseph D. Sharon; children: i. Charles Willard Sharon, born September 6, 1884; ii. Annah Powers Sharon, born September 19, 1888. Timothy Atkins Thompson married (second), January 10, 1870, Anne Elizabeth Johnson, sister of his first wife. She died January 1, 1881, and he married (third), at Ipswich, Massachusetts, April 26, 1893, Marion Elizabeth Hall, born November 19, 1861, daughter of John and Catherine (Arrol) Hall, of East Boston, Massachusetts.

(VIII) William Levi Thompson, son of Timothy Atkins Thompson (7), was born at Winchester, Massachusetts, April 18, 1859. He was educated there in the public schools. At an early age he began to assist his father with the work of the farm and he continued until he was twenty-two years old, when he leased the farm of his father and engaged in the business of market gardening until 1883. He then became associated with Charles A. Frost, of Stoneham, for two years, again resuming market gardening on the homestead until 1890, when he bought his father's lease of the place. The farm belonged to the mother of William L. Thompson, and at her death her son inherited his share of the property. The farm is one of the oldest in the town. It is known still as the old Johnson place, part of the original Johnson grant when the town was first settled. Mr. Thompson makes a specialty of early lettuce, spinach, squash, celery and raises rhubarb under glass for the Boston market. He has sixty-four acres of land in the northwest part of Winchester. He is domestic in his tastes and devotes himself almost exclusively to home and business. He is well known and much respected by his townsmen. He is a member of the Unitarian church of Winchester. In politics he is a Republican. He was made a member of Parkman Lodge of Free Masons at Winchester, March 14, 1882, but is now a member of Mount Horeb Lodge of Woburn. He was made a member of Woburn Royal Arch Chapter of Masons, May 29, 1889 ; of Medford Council of Royal and Select Masters, January 21, 1904; of Hugh de

Melrose, June 21, 1906; of Aleppo Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine, February, 1907. He is a member of Middlesex Chapter, No. 64. Order of the Eastern Star, West Medford, Massachusetts. He is a member of Waterfield Lodge, New England Order of Protection, at Winchester; of the Boston Market Gardeners' Association.

He married, January 27, 1881, Edith Maregena Mead, born August 14, 1857, on shipboard off the coast of England, daughter of Samuel Hartwell Mead, born August 23, 1830, and Ellen M. (Richardson) Mead, of Winchester, born October 15, 1824. Samuel H. Mead was a sea captain; served in the Civil war; was lost at sea in 1867. Children: 1. Margarita, born April 14, 1882, married, June 9, 1906, Isaac Brewster Hazelton, of Wellesley, Massachusetts; they have one child. 2. Mildred Eaton, born August 9, 1883 married, September 30, 1903, Waldo Snow Hadley, of Everett, Massachusetts ; no children. 3. Helen, born November 16, 1884, unmarried. 4. Caroline Reed, born May 13, 1886, unmarried. 5. Annie Zelinda, born June 17, 1887, unmarried. 6. Earle Lee, born July 21, 1892, died January 20, 1895. 7. Ralph Mead, born April

(IV) Benjamin Thompson, son of Benjamin Thompson (3), and Abigail (Philbrick) Thompson, was born September 7, 1727, at York Maine. He came to Kennebunk, Maine, with his uncle, Jonathan

Thompson, and lived with him. He married, December 31, 1752, Eunice Lord, daughter of Nathan Lord; married (second) Mary Foster. (See the History of Kittery, Maine). Children: 1. Benjamin, born 1754, married Elizabeth Lord; he died February, 1839, aged eighty-five years. 2. Nathan, mentioned below. 3. Alexander, married Lydia Wildes, of Kittery. 4. Stephen, married Lois Taylor. 5. James, married Anna Walker. 6. Eunice, married Daniel Perkins. 7. Lemuel, married Lydia Thompson. 8. Isaac, died at sea. 9. Hannah, married Abner Littlefield. 10. Ezra, married Mary Merrill. 11. Miriam, died young. Children of Benjamin and Eunice Thompson: 12. Moses. 13. Mary, died young. 14. Lydia, married Israel Burnham.

(V) Nathan Thompson, son of Benjamin Thompson (4), was born in 1756. Married (first) Hannah Thompson and_ (second) Esther Littlefield. He was a soldier in the Revolution in Captain Tobias Lord's company in 1776 at Falmouth in a Cumberland county regiment raised to protect the seacoast.

(VI) Nathan Thompson, son or possibly nephew of Nathan Thompson (5), lived and died in Berwick, Maine. He was educated there in the public schools, and then engaged in the lumber business which through his active life he followed with success and profit. He was a Democrat in politics and an earnest supporter of his party. He was elected to various offices of trust and honor in South Berwick where he lived, and commanded the respect and confidence of his townsmen. He married Rebecca Chadwin. Children: AImira M., Sylvia, Albert G., born October 2, 1853, mentioned below.

(VII) Albert G. Thompson, son of Nathan Thompson (6), was born on the Thompson homestead at South Berwick, Maine, October 2, 1853, and was educated there in the public schools. In 1872 he went to Lowell, Massachusetts, and established himself in the retail grocery business. He carried also meats and provisions and from the first was successful. He built up a large business and carried it on for a period of twenty-five years. In 1806 he was appointed postmaster of the city of Lowell and has held the office by successive re-appointments since then. The business of the postoffice has increased greatly during his administration of affairs and he has handled the office with ability and efficiency, being especially careful of the comfort and convenience of both public and employees. He is one of the Republican leaders of Lowell. He served for ten years on the school board, and for two years in the general court. He was chairman for some years of the Republican city committee and was also a member of the Republican state committee and chairman of congressional committee. He is a member of the Masonic Order of Kilwinning Lodge. He is a member also of the Veritas Lodge of Odd Fellows, of Royal Arcanum and of the Knights of Pythias. He. is an active member and treasurer of the Free Will Baptist church. He has the utmost confidence of the business men of the city, and has for many years been among the most influential and prominent citizens. He was a close personal friend of the late General Benjamin F. Butler.

He married, in 1872, Susan E. Tarbox, daughter of Daniel Tarbox, of Salmon Falls, New Hampshire. Children: 1° Fannie A,, single, resides at home with her parents. 2. Perry D., married Alice Jaques and they have one child, Perry.

William Sherman, the immigrant ancestor, settled in the Plymouth colony about 1630, No connection has been established between him and the other Sherman immigrants of New England. He lived first in Duxbury, where he was recorded as a yeoman and plant- <r; was a taxpayer there in 1652 and as early as 1637 was a proprietor; was on the Plymouth list of those able to bear arms in 1643; removed to Marshfield where his descendants have lived to the present time. He was admitted an inhabitant of Marshfield, November 13, 1644, and held various town offices. He was a poor man when he came to this country, but was thrifty and energetic and left to his children a large inheritance, having property in Rochester as well as Marshfield, Massachusetts. He was a useful and faithful citizen. Before his death he deeded much of his real estate to his sons: To Samuel June 9, 1673; to John February 5, 1673; to William August 15, 1676, He died October 25, 1679. The inventory of his estate was dated December 30, 1680, and he was buried in the family burial ground at Marshfield. Judging from the date of his marriage and the fact that he was reported an old man when he died he is believed to have been born about 1610. He married, 1638, Prudence - - - . As far as known their children were: I. John, born 1646, died 1722. 2. William, mentioned below. 3. Samuel, died 1718.

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(11) William Sherman, son of William Sherman (1), was born about 1640 in Marshfield or Duxbury, in New England; was a soldier in King Philip's war and from witnessing the cruelties there became insane and the colony voted twenty dollars for the relief of his family; later he seems to have recovered his reason. He died in 1724. Children: 1. Hannah, born February 21, 1668. 2. Elizabeth, born March 11, 1670, died 1695. 3. William, born April 19, 1672, mentioned below. 4. Patience, born August 3, 1674. 5. Experience, born September 22, 1678. 6, Ebenezer, born April 21, 1680, died 1759.