Plymouth Town (part 47 of 54)

George L. Newcomb received his early education in the public schools of Scituate, and after leaving school was employed for a while as clerk in a store in Cohasset. He read medicine for two years before the breaking out of the war with Dr. Clark, a reputable physician of Scituate, and Dr. Thomas Deering, a prominent medical practitioner of Braintree, Mass. In the fall of 1S62, under a special call from President Lincoln, he was enrolled in the United States service for one year, and, assigned to the hospital department at Washington, was on duty for some time in the Lincoln and Clifburne Hospitals. The experience gained here was of much value in his after life, the quick and diligent practice availing more than years of study of theory. After returning from Washington he attended lectures at the Harvard Medical School until qualified in all branches of his profession, and then opened an office at St. Albans, Vt. In 1866 he located in North Scituate, his home since that time. Besides his local visiting list. Dr. Newcomb has many outside patients. He is widely known, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the public. In politics he favors the Democratic side. He is deeply interested in the welfare of his native place, and always ready to aid its progress.

OSEPH ADAMS NEWHALL, a retireil business man of Hingham, Plymouth County, formerly of the well-known manufacturing firm of Ripley &. Newhall, was born in Lynn, Mass., on June 12, 1822. His parents were Allen and Martha (Adams) Newhall, and his paternal grandfather was Allen Newhall, Sr. , who was born in Lynn, March 6, 1771, and was a shoemaker by trade.

The family is one of the oldest in Essex County. The two immigrant progenitors were Thomas and Anthony Newhall, brothers, who came, it is supposed, from England. According to the genealogical record of the early American Newhalls in the "Essex Institute Historical Collections," volumes XVIII. and XIX., Allen Newhall, Sr., above mentioned, was a son of Hanson Newhall; and from him the line is traced back through Joseph, who is thought to have been the father of Hanson;

Samuel, father of Joseph; and Thomas, second, father of Saumel ; to Thomas, first, who settled in Lynn about 1630. Thomas, second, is said to have been the first child of European parentage born in Lynn.

Allen Newhall, son of Allen, Sr., born in Lynn, Mass., on December 7, 1793, learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed during the greater part of his mature life in Dorchester, Mass. Li politics he was a Whig. He married Martha, daughter of Joseph Adams, of Danvers, Mass. They had six children, only two of whom are liuing: Joseph Adams, the subject of this biography; and Martha Frances, who married Waterman Thomas Burrell, of Weymouth, Mass., and has two children - Waterman Thomas and Mary Waterman. Allen Newhall died in Dorchester, at the age of fifty-five; and his wife, who was born April 5, 1796, died in Hingham, Mass., in 1878, aged eighty-two years. They were both highly respected members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Joseph A. Newhall, the eldest son and child of his parents, acquired his education in the Dorchester schools; and when quite young he learned the cabinet-maker's trade in Milton, Mass., where he remained four years, working for a short time thereafter in Boston. For the next two years he was located in Dorchester, and the year following in Ouincy, Mass. In 1840, after a short sojourn in Dorchester, he came to Ilingham, and worked one year at his trade. Then, buying a half-interest in the N. Ripley & Co. firm, he engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of first-class furniture, the firm's name becoming Ripley & Newhall. This partnership lasted nearly forty years, Mr. Newhall retiring from business in 1880.

Mr. Newhall was first married to Lucy Ann Lincoln, daughter of Marshall and Lucy (Stoddard) Lincoln. She was born in Hingham, April 16, 1822, and died September 3, 1850, at the age of twenty-eight, leaving one son, Joseph Adams, who died in infancy. On October 28, 1851, Mr. Newhall married his first wife's sister, Elizabeth Waterman Lincoln.

Marshall Lincoln, the father of the two Mrs. Newhalls, was a son of Joseph Lincoln, born in Hingham, December 28, 1753, who married July i, 1784, Susanna Marsh, a daughter of Ephraim Marsh, of this town, and had a family of seven children, Marshall being the second-born. His grandfather, Joseph Lincoln, Sr., served in the War of 18 12, on the armed brig "Hazard," and was taken prisoner at Halifa.x in 18 14, when Canada was invaded. He died April 13, 1816.

Stephen Stoddard, father of Mrs. Lucy Stoddard Lincoln, was born in Hingham, September 5, 1756, and died October 6, 1835, aged seventy-nine years. In the war of the Revolution he served as a non-commissioned officer in Colonel Greaton's regiment, in 1775 at Nantasket, and subsequently in New York and Rhode Island. He was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. His first wife, Lucy, died in 1789, aged thirty-four years; and his second wife, Mary, died November 12, 1854, aged eighty-nine years.

In politics Mr. Newhall affiliates with the Republican party. Fraternally, he is identified with Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Hingham, officiating as one of the Stewards. Personally, he is a man of sterling character, highly respected as merchant, citizen, and friend. In religious belief he and his wife are Lhiiversalists.

Turner. His parents were natives of this town, as was also liis grandfather, Nathaniel Turner; and the famil)' trace their lineage directly to Humphrey Turner, a member of the colony from Kent, England, which settled here soon after the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. Nathaniel Turner, father of James N., followed the sea for more than twenty years. He passed his last years upon the farm which is now occupied by his son, and died May 31, 1872, being nearly seventy years old. His wife, Mary Ellms Turner, became the mother of two children: James N., the subject of this sketch; and Mary, who is no longer living.

James N. Turner was educated in the public schools of his native town. At the age of seventeen he began to learn the ship-carpenter's trade, and served an apprenticeship of three years with J. T. Foster, a ship-builder in Medford, Mass. He subsequently followed that trade for about twenty years. A short time previous to his father's death he returned to the old homestead in -Scituate, and has since carried on the farm. He owns some forty acres of fertile land, from the cultivation of which he derives a good income. On May 17, 1859, Mr. Turner married Lizzie W. Cottle, a native of Martha's Vineyard, and daughter of Charles and Mary (Norton) Cottle, also natives of that island. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have had six children, four of whom are living, namely: Nathaniel, a civil engineer, and engineer-in-chief of the Monterey & Mexican Gulf Railroad in l^exico; Charles C, a contractor and builder of Canton, Mass.; James W. and George F., who are residing at home. The deceased are : Frederick F. and Mary E.

Mr. Turner is a Republican in politics. He is a thrifty and industrious farmer, a man of high moral character, and one of Scituate's most esteemed citizens.

LBRIDGE H. CHANDLER, a member of the Board of Selectmen of Duxbury, Mass., was born in this town, June 17, 1842, son of Elbridge and Martha (Chandler) Chandler. The Chandler family of Duxbury was founded in America by Edmund Chandler, an Englishman, who settled in Du.xbury about 1633. His descendants have continued to reside here, and are traced in the line we are now considering, as follows: Joseph, first, son of Edmund, the original settler, through Joseph, second, Philip, and Perez, to Wadsworth, Elbridge H. Chandler's grandfather. Wadsworth Chandler was a lifelong resident of Duxbur)', but some of his brothers settled elsewhere. Two of them, Seth and Henjamin Chandler, both of whom were doctors, represented the district of Maine in the General Court of Massachusetts, before that State was set off from this Commonwealth.

lilbridge Chandler, son of Wadsworth, was born in Duxbury, October 15, 18 10. He attended the town schools until he was sixteen years old; and he then engaged in farming, which has been his principal occupation through life. Settling upon the farm where he now resides, he tilled the soil successfully during the rest of his active period, and, aside from his legitimate calling, he became widely known for his ability and activity in local public affairs. P'or thirteen years he was a member of the lioard of Selectmen, of which he served as Chairman for a considerable length of time. He held other town offices, and in 1855 he represented this town in the legislature. Li politics he was originally a Whig, but has acted with the Republican party since its formation, and for many years was identified with all measures for public improvement in this town. He is now in his eighty - seventh year. His wife, Martha

Elbridge H. Chandler began his education in the common schools, and completed his course of study at the Duxbury Academy. He taught school for a short time, and then learned the bricklayer's trade, which he followed for a number of years. He was one of the contractors engaged in building the Cordage Company's plant in Plymouth. In 1872 his health failed, causing him to relinquish his business, and since that time he has resided at the homestead farm. In politics he is a Republican. He is now serving his second year as a member of the Board of Selectmen, has been a member of the School Committee for several years, and is also a Justice of the Peace.

Mr. Chandler married Sylvia 15. At well, daughter of Samuel Atwell, late of Duxbury. They have three children, namely: Martha B., wife of Chester A. Baker, of Kingston; Henry W., a member of the Whitman Grain and Coal Company, of Whitman, Mass.; and Helen B.

As an honorable and straightforward business man Mr. Chandler has gained the confidence and esteem of his fellow-townsmen, who, in testimony of their faith in his ability, have elected him Treasurer and a Trustee of the Du.xbury Free Library, and a Trustee of the Partridge Academy Fund. He is a member and Past Grand of Mattakesett Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

-OIIN W. DKLANO, who for many years has been closely associatcil with the leading interests of Marion, Plymouth County, was born in this town at Upper Village, April 16, 1852. He is a son of John

Delano, and doubtless a descendant of Philip De La Noyc, who came to Plymouth in the "Fortune" in 1623, and was the founder of the Delano family in New England.

John Delano at the age of seventy-eight years is a hale and vigorous man. He has followed the trade of ship-builder the larger portion of his long and useful life, although during the war he served as Quartermaster eighteen months, being located at Charlestown, Mass. ; and he was for a time employed as constructor of the Pacific Guano Company, near Beaufort, .S. C. His wife, whose maiden name was Myra l?enson, was a native of Newburgh, N. Y. She bore him seven children, namely: William H. C, now a manufacturer residing in Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Lizzie R. ; John W. , the subject of this brief biographical sketch; George M., a farmer in Marion; Robert T., a dentist at Wareham, this county; Adolphus, who was accidentally drowned about thirty years ago; and Myra, who died in infancy.

John W. Delano passed his boyhood days in Marion, and after leaving the district school attended the Rochester Academy for a time. At the age of fifteen years he made his way to Boston, where he shipped as a deck hand on board a vessel bound for the British provinces. The following year he was a seaman on a whaling vessel, and the ne.xt two sunnners was engaged in coasting. He then spent three years as an apprentice in a carpenter's shop in Boston, after which he worked for Norcross Brothers, of Worcester, Mass., two years. In 1876, giving up carpentering, Mr. Delano entered the employ of Captain A. S. Gurney, flour, grain, and coal merchant in Wareham, but continued his residence in Marion.

John W. Delano

was appointed Deputy Fish Commissioner, and the duties of this office have since required his entire time, he being acting superintendent of the Hatching Department of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission. He takes an active part in the management of local affairs, and is at the present time serving his second term as Selectman of Marion. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, and his election to prominent offices in this Kepuljlican stronghold is a gratifying testimonial to his popularity with all parties. Mr. Delano is a member of Pythagorean Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Marion.

Mr. Delano was married November 26, 1875, to Miss Estella L. Gurney, who is a daughter of Captain A. S. Gurney, of Marion, and was born and reared in this town. Mr. and Mrs. Delano have three children - Walter S., Estelle R., and Elmira B., all living at home.

YgTON. CHARLES GIDEON DAVIS, r=rj Judge of the Third District Court of -l!^ V ^ Plymouth, is one of the few surviving leaders of the Abolition movement. He was born May 30, 1820, in Plymouth, son of William and Joanna (White) Davis. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Davis, was a son of Thomas and Catherine (Wendell) Davis. The wife of Thomas Davis, Sr., belonged to the Albany, N.Y. , family of Wendells, to which Wendell Phillips and Oliver Wendell Holmes were related. The mother of Judge Davis was of the seventh generation from Peregrine White, who was born on the '"Mayflower." By the death of her husband in 1824, she was left a widow with five children. All the children, except Sarah, who died in childhood, reached maturity. The Hon. William T. Davis, the younger brother of Judge Davis, has also won a distinguished name.

Charles Gideon Davis was sent to a private school in Hingham when ten years of age. After finishing his studies there he attended the Plymouth High School until the spring of 1836. Then he went to Bridgewater, and completed his preparation for college. He was graduated from Harvard University in the class of 1840, and throughout the following year studied law in the office of the Hon. Jacob H. Loud, of Plymouth. He further qualified himself for the legal profession by a year's attendance in the Dane Law School of Harvard, and a year's work in the office of Hubbard & Watts, of Boston, after which, in August, 1843, he was admitted to the bar. Thereupon he opened an office in Boston with William H. Whitman as partner. Subsequently he was associated with George P. Sanger and Seth Webb. In 185 1 he was obliged to abandon the Boston office on account of bronchial trouble. At that time he purchased a farm on the outskirts of Plymouth, and in the following year built on the property the house in which he still lives. He did not retire from practice altogether on that occasion, as he continued to do a little office work. Almost as soon as Judge Davis was qualified to exercise the right of suffrage, he joined in the anti-slavery movement. He was associated with John A. Andrew, the war governor of Massachusetts, F. W. Bird, and others, in op[iosing the re-election of Robert C. Winthrop to Congress in 1846, and he offered in Faneuil Hall tlie resolution whirh first nominated Charles Sumner for that honor. He attended the National Whig Convention of 1848, held in Philadelphia, which nominated General Zachary Taylor for President ; and two weeks later he was present at the "Barn-burners'" Convention in Utica, N.Y., which nominated Martin Van Buren as the Presidential candidate of the Free Soil party. Judge Davis subsequently joined the ranks of the Free Soilers. During all this time he was an ardent Abolitionist, and in 1 85 1 he was tried before a United States Commissioner for assisting in the rescue of the negro, Shadrach, claimed as a fugitive slave. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, held in 1853; and in 1854 and 1855 he was Chairman of the Republican -State Committee. In 1856 he was one of the four Massachusetts members of the convention at Pittsburg that organized the Republican party; and in June of the same year he was a delegate to the national convention which nominated Fremont for President. As a member of the .State legislature in 1862, he was House Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture. He was appointed Assessor of Internal Revenue under Lincoln, and subsequently held that ofifice until April, 1869. Shortly after that date he sailed with his family for Europe, and remained abroad until August, 1^70. His next appearance in public affairs was made at the mass convention held in Cincinnati, which nominated Horace Greeley for the Presidency. At that time he became associated with the Democratic party, and he has since voted with the Democratic party, has been a Democratic candidate for Congress, and has served on the Democratic State Committee. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture for twenty-three years, and the President of the Plymouth County Agricultural Society for twenty years. Upon the incorporation of the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1862, he was appointed a Trustee of the institution by the legislature, and subsequently served as such until 1887. He was a Trustee of the Samoset House from 1S50 to 1869. He has been a Trustee of the Pilgrim Society since 1853, and was elected an Overseer of Harvard in 1859. While a student at Harvard he became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa. He has aided materially in the develoiiment of Plymouth by erecting many business blocks and private residences, and setting out over four hundred elms. In 1874 he was appointed Judge of the Third District Court of Plymouth, over which he has now presided for twenty-two years. (For the facts here stated the publishers are indebted to the work entitled "One of a Thousand.")

Judge Davis was married in Plymouth, November 19, 1845, to Hannah S., daughter of Colonel John B. and Mary Howland (Le Baron) Thomas. He has been the father of four children. Of these - there are living: Joanna White, now the wife of Richard H. Morgan, of New Bedford; and Charles S., a resident of Plymouth, and a promising lawyer in that town.

AMES F. HAMMOND, of Mattapoisett, has long been identified with the town government, acting in different official capacities. He was born in this town, February 17, 1852, a son of William and Jane (Snow) Hammond. His father was engaged in the manufacture of soap at one time, in which line he did quite an extensive business. He also was one of the first to engage in the culture of cranberries in this part of the -State. James F. Hammond was educated in the public schools of his native town. When twenty-one years old he began to learn the cabinet-maker's trade, and was employed for six years in New Bedford, part of the time as foreman in a novelty manufactory. He then returned to Mattapoisett, where he has since been chiefly engaged in cranberry culture. He is a man of ability and good judgment and has been successful in life.

Mr. Hammond was married in 1871 to Miss Rebecca Cowen, daughter of Abner and Lydia Covven, of Mattapoisett. He has one child, William H. In politics he is a Republican; and he votes always for the measures that are, in his judgment, calculated to promote the best interests of the town. He has served as Selectman of Mattapoisett three years, as Assessor and as Overseer of the Poor; and he has been Postmaster of East Mattapoisett five years. He is prominent as an Odd P'ellow; and he is also one of the Charter members of the Mattapoisett Grange, No. 215, Patrons of Husbandry, in which he at present holds the office of Treasurer.

Chairman of the Iioard of Selectmen of Wareham, Mass., and port warden of Buzzard's Bay and Vineyard Sound, was born at sea, May 28, 1820. His father, Stephen Gibbs, was a seafaring man, and his mother, whose maiden name was Louisa I'earing, sometimes accompanied her husband on a voyage. When Benjamin V. was two months old the coujile settled in Wareham, Mass., Stephen Gibbs then retiring from the sea, purchasing a homestead in this town. Here he and his wife died and are buried. They had three children: Charles Cjibbs, M.D., who was lost when the steamship "Central America" went down in 1857; a child who died in infancy; and Benjamin F., the special subject of the present sketch.

Benjamin V. Gibbs acquired a fair education in the public schools of Wareham. When he was sixteen years of age he took to his native element, the sea, shipping on a whaling vessel from New Bedford, which made a comparatively short voyage. On his second trip he sailed as a common seaman and was sjone two years, cruising in the South Atlantic Ocean. He ne.xt went as boat steerer on a whaling expedition to the Indian Ocean, and was out from the home port two years. By this time he was thoroughly versed in navigation, and when he sailed again it was as third mate of a whaler bound for the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He rose rapidly, making his next voyage as second mate, and the next on a whaling voyage to the coasts of New Zealand and California as mate.

In 1847 he sailed for the first time as Captain, and for fourteen years he voyaged back and forth between New Bedford and the whal- ing grounds, each time as master of a vessel. He sailed in the Okhotsk Sea and the Arctic Ocean, also in the waters of Japan before the treaty was made with that country; and he likewise cruised along the coast of California toward the northern seas, visiting nearly every quarter of the globe, passing through the extreme heat of the torrid belts and running the gauntlet of huge icebergs in the polar regions. His wife accompanied him on two voyages to the Arctic Ocean. He was successful and fortunate, bringing home generous cargoes of whale oil, and meeting with few mishaps; and, as he jnuchased shares in the vessels which he sailed, he realized a comfortable income. In 1861 he retired from the sea, settling on the farm which had been his father's. Captain Gibbs at one time owned all the land where Onset is now. His property at present covers two hundred acres; and hisJarm, on which I>e has made all the improvements, is a very valuable one.

In politics Captain Gibbs is a Republican. He represented Wareham in the State legislature in 1862 and 1863. He served as Selectman from 1862 to 1865, and was re-elected in i86g, since which date he has remained continuously in office, and has been Chairman of the board sixteen years. He has served as Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, and has been in office as Justice of the Peace fifteen years. He is well known throughout Plymouth County, and has the respect of all.

JYRON L. KEITH, Vice-President and Superintendent of the George E. Keith Company shoe factory of Brockton, Mass., was born in this city, March 26, 1859, son of I-'ranklin and Betsy (Bailey) Keith.

The following account of the family ancestry we glean from the "Keith Memorial,"' prepared and published by the Hon. Ziba Cary Keith in i88g. Robert Keith is mentioned in Brown's "Peerage" as a chieftain among the Catti, from which the name Keith is said to be derived. In 1006 a.d., at the battle of Panbridge, Robert slew Comus, the Danish general, for which service King Malcolm drew red .strokes or pales on his shield, which was the origin of their armorial bearings. In loio he was made hereditary Mareschal of Scotland, and presented with a barony and the Island of Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth. Robert's descendant, Sir William Keith, married a daughter of the Earl of Crawford, and they had a son, also named William, who was created Earl Mareschal previous to 1458. The title descended lineally to William, third Earl, who was the father of two sons - Robert and William, the former of whom was slain at the battle of Flodden Hill. William was the father of a son, William, the fourth Earl, whose grandson, George, the fifth Earl, was the founder of Mareschal College in Aberdeen. He married Lord Hume's daughter. George, the tenth Earl, was a Colonel in Queen Anne's Guards. His brother James was a Field Marshal in the service of Peter the

Great of Russia, and later served with the same rank in the Prussian Army, being killed at the battle of Hochkirch with the Austrians in 1758. The king of Prussia erected a monument to his memory.

The Rev. James Keith, the founder of the family in America, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1644, and came to this country in 1662. He was introduced to the church in Bridgewater, Mass., by Increase Mather, D.D., and settled over that parish on February 18, 1664. He was twice married. By his first wife, with whom he was united on May 3, 1668, Susanna, daughter of Deacon Samuel Edson, he had nine children; namely, James, Joseph, Samuel, Timothy, John, Josiah, Margaret, Mary, and Susanna. Mrs. Susanna Keith died October 16, 1705, at the age of si.\ty-five years. Mr. Keith's second wife was Mary, widow of Thomas Williams, of Taunton, Mass. The Rev. James Keith died July 23, 1 7 19. The house he occupied in Bridgewater is still standing.

Timothy, the fourth son of the Rev. James Keith, was born in 16S3. He married Hannah, daughter of Deacon Edward P"orbes, and they had four children - Timothy, Abiah, Nathan, and Hannah. The father died November 3, 1767. Timothy, second, who died in 1740, at the age of twenty -nine years, married Bethiah, daughter of William Ames, on June 2, 1737, and their two children were Levi and Timothy. Levi, born August 25, 1738, married Jemima, daughter of Mark Perkins, on November 8, 1759. Their children were: Bethiah, Timothy, Reuben, Benjamin, Jemima, Jemima, second, Molly, Levi, Molly, second, and Anna. Levi Keith owned a tannery at the corner of Montello and Garfield Streets. He was also a shoe manufacturer, being the pioneer of that industry here. His residence was on the corner of Maine and

Plain Streets, where the George E. Keith mansion now stands. Levi Keith accumulated considerable property, and was an influential citizen. He died in 1813.

Benjamin Keith, third son of Levi, owned an extensive tract of land, on Main Street, and engaged principally in farming, though he also made shoes, and operated his father's tannery. On December 18, 1788, he married Martha, daughter of Simeon Gary, by which alliance there were seven children; namely, Ziba, Arza, Bela, Charles, Polly, Jason, and Benjamin. Mr. Benjamin Keith died September 9, 1814. His wife lived until June 10, 1852, dying at the age of eighty-si.x years.

Ziba Keith, son of Benjamin and Martha (Gary) Keith, was born November 10, 1789, at the old homestead on Main Street. In early life he was a shoemaker, carrying on the business in the old Red Shop of his ancestors, where he also instructed his sons in the trade. On May 29, 1816, he was commissioned by Governor 15rooks as Ensign in a company of the Third Regiment of Infantry; and on December 5, 1822, he was promoted to Captain, which title he retained through life. Just and upright in all his dealings, and a kind neighbor, he was much respected.

On November 25, 1813, Captain Ziba Keith married Sally Gary, daughter of Jonathan Cary, by which union there were nine children: Benjamin; Franklin; Martha C; Martin, who died in infancy; Martin L. ; Nancy, who died in early life; David and Jonathan, twins, the former of whom died in infancy; and Levi W. Mrs. Sally G Keith died September 26, 1832. On March 13, 1834, Captain Keith married Polly, daughter of Daniel Noyes, of Abington. By his second marriage there were three sons - Daniel N., Edwin, and Ziba Cary. The father died

Franklin, the second son of Ziba Keith, was born January 28, 18 16. After acquiring a common-school education, he engaged in the shoe business with his brother, Martin L. During the Civil War they dissolved partnership, Mr. Franklin Keith carrying on the business alone until within a few years of his death, which occurred April 7, 1877, at the age of sixty-one years. He served as Selectman, and in other offices. On October 8, 1840, he married Betsy Bailey, of Sidney, Me., by which union there are six children: the Rev. A. F. Keith, who is now located in California; Helen Maria; Plavel B. ; George E. ; D. Gary; and Myron L., the subject of this biography. Mr. Franklin Keith was a member of the South Congregational Church, of which he officiated as Collector and Treasurer, and as a member of the Parish Committee. Exemplary in his walk and conversation, he was highly respected. He was the head of a family which has figured conspicuously in the business history of Campello, and was the progenitor of sons whose careers have been marked in the mercantile world, and in various spheres of social and moral activity.

Myron L. Keith, after completing his education in the Brockton schools, served as bookkeeper in the shoe factory of his brother, Flavel B., with whom he remained until March, 1883. He then entered the employ of his brother, George E., as superintendent of his large shoe factory. In January, 1897, the business of George E. Keith was formed into a corporation, under the laws of Massachusetts, with a capital of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, called the George E. Keith Company. Myron L. became one of the stockholders, and was elected Vice-President and a Director of the same. Their shoe

On January 6, 1886, he was married to L. Ada, daughter of Henry Cummings, of Boston, by which alliance there has been a daughter, Edith, born April 23, 1889, who died in infancy. In 1885 Mr. Keith built a residence on Plain Street near Main, where he still resides.

(SHAMES A. VAUGHN, Postmaster and Town Treasurer of Carver, Plymouth County, Mass., was born on the Vaughn homestead in this town, April 26, 1849. He is a son of Thomas and Mercy Carver (Sherman) Vaughn, both natives of Carver. His parents had nine children, of whom si.\ are living; namely, Theodosia B., Christiana C, Mercy J., James A., Edwin A., and Theodore T. Theodosia B. Vaughn married Augustus L. Thomas, and resides in Middleboro, Mass. ; Mercy C. became the wife of Andrew F. Barrows, who died December 17, 1880; Edwin

James A. Vaughn was reared on the home farm, obtaining his early education in the public schools. Though he went to work when quite young, he did not consider his education finished, but took up special studies when twenty-two years of age, attending a business college in Boston. He began to support himself when seventeen years of age, selling nursery stock for Mr. Watson, of Plymouth, in whose employ he remained three years; and, after finishing his commercial course of study at Boston, he went into the nursery business himself on the homestead, where he remained until 1883. In that year he removed to his present location, purchasing twenty-five acres of land; and his business prospered to such an extent that a few years later he bought one hundred acres more adjoining his first purchase. His land includes some fine meadows; and, in addition to his nursery business, he is extensively engaged in cranberry culture, and also does some lumbering in a small way. As a nurseryman he controls an extensive trade, selling besides well-started trees and plants, seeds of all kinds. Thrifty and enterprising, he has developed an extensive business, where another man would be likely to meet with failure, and has won from his fellow-men the respect always given to merited success.

Mr. Vaughn was married October 3, 1883, to Miss Desire A. Osborn, daughter of Captain James C. and Achsa Anna Osborn, of Edgartown, Mass. They have one child, an adopted son, Henry Herbert Vaughn. In political matters Mr. Vaughn is independent, voting for the candidate that he considers best qualified to serve the interests of the people. He was chosen Town Treasurer in 1893, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Griffiths, and proved so efficient that he has been retained in office ever since; and he has been Postmaster of Carver since March 10, i8go. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn are members of the Baptist church, and he is very active in church work, and has served as clerk and as Deacon. He is a representative citizen of Carver, active in business, political, and relitrious affairs.

/^^TiToRGE S. RANDALL, of Marsh- V p I field Hills, whose violin-case factory at Sea View is one of the important industrial plants of this locality, has long been interested in the manufacture of musical instruments; and before the piano had supplanted the cabinet organ in the homes of the people, he made many organs for the music trade. He was born in Winthrop, Me., November II, 1833, a son of Penuel and Emily (Baker) Randall.

Penuel Randall was a son of Asa Randall, one of the pioneer settlers in the State of Maine. It is said that Asa Randall's wife, Mr. George S. Randall's grandmother, was taken by the Indians when ten years old, during one of their raids on the white settlements, when they carried into captivity all whom they did not butcher. She was held by them until twenty-one years of age, and then, tomahawking seven of the savages while they were asleep, she made her escape, and found her way through the wilderness to a white settlement Penuel Randall was a native of the Pine Tree State. A natural mechanic, he earned a livelihood by expert and skilful manual labor, his fine workmanship insuring him constant employment. He was also a music teacher of note. He died in 1847, during the

George S. Randall in his boyhood attended the common schools of Winthrop, Me., and when he was seven years old he also began to work at shoemaking. Thrown on his own resources at the age of fourteen by the death of his father, at the age of seventeen he was a skilled workman in the "gentle craft of leather." At nineteen he began to learn the trade of cabinet and chair making, which he followed for a number of years. In April, 1856, he went to Ansonia, Conn., to learn to tune organs; and the following year his employer, Mr. Fisk, took him into partnership, the firm becoming Fisk & Randall. They engaged in the manufacture of organs and melodeons for six years at Woodbridge, Conn., and then removed to New Haven, where they built a large factory. A few years later Mr. Randall disposed of his business in New Haven to the Schoeninger Organ and Melodeon Company, and removed to Providence, R.I. There was formed the firm of Baker & Randall, cabinet organ manufacturers, with which he was connected about four years.

In 1872 he removed to Marshfield, and with his brother, William W. Randall, under the firm name of Randall Brothers, established a cabinet organ manufactory. In 1S84 the plant was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Randall's brother retired from the busiaess, Mr. Randallhimself erecting the Sea View factory, of which he is sole proprietor. Here he carries on a flourishing business, and employs a number of hands, in the busy season working over time. Mr. Randall is considered one of the finest mechanics in the State, whether in wood, iron, or steel, but particularly excelling in wood-work. He has been verv successful

He was married September 8, 1856, to Marion A., daughter of Joel and Caroline (Cook) Wilkinson, of Connecticut, her native State. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson died some years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Randall have one of the pleasantest homes in the village of Marshfield Hills, where pretty residences are the rule. Mr. Randall votes the Republican ticket. He is a public-spirited citizen, especially interested in the cause of education, and is a zealous advocate of good schools.

PARKER WELCH, a retired business man and prominent farmer of Scituate, Mass., was born in this town, November 5, 1833, son of Michael and Sarah (Brown) Welch. His father was a native of Ireland, and his mother a descendant of an old New England family.

Michael Welch emigrated to America about the year 1815. He landed at St. John's, Newfoundland, where he was engaged in fishing for one summer, and he subsequently worked for a short time in the coal mines of Nova Scotia. From the latter province he came to the United States, and for four years was employed at the United States Marine Hospital in Chelsea, Mass., then under the charge of Colonel Charles Turner. About the year 1830 he settled in South Scituate, now Norwell, where he purchased a small farm; and, after residing there for several years, he bought the old Turner farm in Scituate, where his son, E. P. Welch, now resides. Michael Welch was an industrious farmer, and an honorable, upright citizen. In the latter part of his life he supported the Republican party in politics. He lived to reach his ninetieth year, and died in 1892. His wife.

Sarah Brown, who was a native of Scituate, died in 1884. She was of patriotic and military stock. Her great-grandfather and grandfather lost their lives while fighting in the Revolutionary struggle for American independence; and her father was a soldier in the War of 1812. Of her children there are two survivors, namely: E. Parker, the subject of this sketch; and Sarah E., who resides in Bridgewater, Mass.

E. Parker Welch was but a child when his parents removed to the farm which he now owns, and he was here reared to manhood. After acquiring his education in the schools of Scituate he worked at farming. He later engaged in trade, and was for a number of years senior member of the firm of E. P. Welch & Son, dealers in lumber, furniture, and agricultural tools. In i8gi he retired from the business, which is now conducte'd by his son, George F. , and has since devoted his attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits. The farm of one hundred and fifty-eight acres which he occupies is one of the historical estates in Scituate. It is a part of a grant given to a colony of settlers from Kent, England, and consists of two allotments. The part on which the residence now stands was allotted in 1628 to Humphrey Turner, and upon the other portion of the jM-operty one William Gilson erected a wind-mill, which was the first of its kind in Scituate.

In 1858 Mr. Welch married Mary L. Collier, a native of Scituate. Her father, Captain Peleg Collier, who was a ship-master,' was lost at sea. Mrs. Welch died in 1895, leaving six children, as follows: Charles P.; George F. ; William H.; Mary E. , wife of George Walbach: Minnie L. ; and Edith, wife of Ansel Sevan.

E. Parker Welch

a good example, having never used intoxicating liquors or tobacco. For a number of years he has been associated with the Massachusetts Humane Society, as agent of several stations along the coast, and he takes a great interest in this work. He attends the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics he acts with the Republican party.

EORGE G. WALBACH, of Scituate, 5 1 who has a beautiful residence at First Cliff, is well known as a member of the legal fraternity of Boston. A son of Captain Louis A. B. and Penelope R. (Williams) Walbach, he was born in Pikesvillc, Md., September 29, 1852.

His grandfather, Brevet Brigadier-General John B. Walbach, was an Alsatian, born in 1766. On coming to this country he joined the regular army, and in 1799 was commissioned Lieutenant of Cavalry. During the War of 1812 he was in action at various places, notably Chrystler's farm; and he was in command of the forces at Portsmouth, N.H., during and after that war. It was. he who built the Walbach Tower in Portsmouth. He was promoted through the various grades of military rank, retaining his connection with the army up to the time of his death in 1856.

Louis A. B. Walbach was born in Portsmouth, N.H. He was graduated from the military academy at West Point, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Fourth United States Artillery, being afterward commissioned First Lieutenant of Artillery and Captain of Ordnance. He saw much active service, fighting in the Seminole War in Florida, and in the Mexican War. His death occurred in June, 1853. Captain Walbach's wife, a native of Boston, was a daughter of Samuel K. and Elizabeth Winslow

(Whitman) Williams. Samuel K. Williams was born in Taunton, Mass., in November, 1785, was educated for the bar, and began the practice of law in Boston in 1804. He was a resident of that city until his death in November, 1874. Mrs. Williams was born in Pembroke, Mass.

George G. Walbach was reared in the home of his maternal grandfather, Samuel K. Willaims, in Boston. He attended the Boston public schools, being in the primary school two years, in the Brimmer School three years, and in the Latin School six years, and, entering Harvard University in 1869, was graduated in 1873, having taken the regular course. He studied law with Chandler, Ware & Hudson, of Boston, and subsequently at the Boston Law School, graduating in 1879. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1880, he began to practise in Boston in that year. Mr. Walbach had from boyhood been accustomed to visit Scituate in the summer time, and in 1888 he became a permanent resident, moving into his pleasant dwelling at First Cliff. In politics Mr. Walbach is a Republican. He was married June 2, 1888, to Mary E., daughter of E. Parker Welch, an extensive farmer and prominent business man of Scituate.

"ORACH E. BAKER is one of the foremost men of Marshfield, a successful contractor and builder, and a popular member of society. He was born in Duxbury, Mass., October 27, 1831, a son of Captain Otis and Sally (Sampson) Baker.

Otis Baker was born in Duxbury, and attended school in that town until fourteen years of age. He began to follow the sea when quite young, and sailed for a number of years, commanding different vessels sailing from Duxbury. During the War of 1812 he was in the United States service. He eventually retired from the sea, and, purchasing a farm at Marshfield Neck, devoted the rest of his life to the pursuit of agriculture. He married Sally, daughter of Oliver Sampson, whose father, Anthony Sampson, of Duxbury, was a great-grandson of Henry Sampson, one of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims. (See "Sampson Genealogy.") In politics Captain Baker was a Democrat. Mrs. Sally S. Baker, who is a native of Kingston, Mass., and is now in her ninety-eighth year, is to-day one of the few surviving pensionaries on account of services in the War of 1812, her late husband's claim having been recognized by the government. Four of her children are living: Leonard C. ; Horace E. ; Henry A. ; and Ann Maria, widow of Charles A. Walker, of Marshfield.

Horace E. Baker was educated in the common schools of Marshfield, his parents removing to this town when he was about five years old. His schooling was limited, being confined to attendance in the winter season only, and ending when he was seventeen years old. At that age he began to learn the carpenter's trade, at which he served an apprenticeship of three years with John Gray, a well-known contractor and builder of North Bridgewater. He was away from home some ten years in all, following his trade, and then settled where he now resides. In Marshfield he worked for some time as a journeyman, finally establishing himself in business as a contractor and builder. He has now been thus engaged for a number of years, and has been very successful, erecting a great many residences at Brant Rock and elsewhere in this vicinity. His business is seldom dull, and he keeps a number of workmen employed both summer and winter.

Julia A. S. Eldridge, a native of Cape Cod. Her father. Captain Sylvester D. Eldridge, commander of the brig "Gustavus," while sailing from Smyrna to Boston was lost at sea, the brig foundering, and all on board finding a watery grave. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have two children: Horace E., in Somerville, Mass.; and Florence, wife of Joshua Brewster, of Whitman, Mass. In politics Mr. Baker is a Democrat. He is a member of Tremont Lodge, No. 15, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with headcjuarters at 515 Tremont Street, Boston. He has a wide circle of acquaintance, and is esteemed by all who know him.

/^T^ERAL SILVANUS LAZELL, \ f5 I one of the most active and progressive citizens of East Bridgewater in the early part of the nineteenth century, was born May 28, 1753, in what was then the East Parish of the old town of Bridgewater, Mass., now East Bridgewater, and died here October 10, 1827. He was a son of Isaac Lazell. Commencing life with few advantages, by energy and industry he attained to a position of prominence in the county, and acquired a handsome estate. His ideas were far in advance of his time, and he engaged in many enterprises conducive to the business growth and prosperity of the town. He was largely influential in the construction of the turnpike from New Bedford to Weymouth, which connects with the turnpike running from Weymouth to Boston. In the State militia he held for some time the rank of Brigadier-General, being placed in command of the Plymouth County Brigade in 18 10.

General Lazell and Miss Abigail Robinson, a native of East Bridgewater, were married in 1775. They became the parents of three daughters, namely : Lucy, who married Ben- jamin Hobart, of South Abington, Mass., and died without issue; Betsy, who became Mrs. Bartholomew Brown, of East Bridgewater, and the mother of five children; and Nabby, who was married to Judge Nahum Mitchell (author of the "History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater"), to whom she bore five children, as follows: Harriet, Silvanus Lazell, Mary Orr, Elizabeth Gushing, and James Henry.

Harriet Mitchell, born in 1796, married the Hon. Nathaniel Morton Davis, of Plymouth, Mass., in 181 7, and passed away in 1847; Silvanus Lazell Mitchell, born in 1798, was graduated at Harvard College, and in 1820 wedded Miss Lucia, a daughter of Judge Ezekiel Whitman, of Portland, Me. ; Mary Orr Mitchell, born in 1801, married in 1827 David Ames, of Springfield, Mass. ; Elizabeth Gushing Mitchell, born in 1S07, now deceased, became the wife of Nathan D. Hyde, a resident of Bridgewater; and James Henry- Mitchell, born in 1812, and deceased in 1871, prepared for Harvard Gollege at Exeter Academy, and married in 1833 ]\Iiss Harriet Lavinia, a daughter of John and Lavinia (Hathaway) Angier, of Belfast, Me. The Angler family was an old one, settling originally in East Bridgewater. Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Mitchell had seven children; namely, Henry Hedge, Grace Webster, Helen Angier, Sophia Ripley, Jennet Orr, William Davis, and Lavinia Hathaway.

Henry Hedge Mitchell, who was born in 1839, received his education abroad. He served in the Givil War as assistant surgeon, and later as Surgeon in Massachusetts regiments, and also in regiments of colored troops. In 1864 he married Miss Mary T. Whitehurst, of Norfolk, Va. ; and at his decease in 1887 he left a widow and two daughters - Maud Ansier and Harriet Lavinia.

Grace Webster Mitchell in 1865 was united in marriage with Horace Parker Chandler, son of the Hon. Peleg W. and Martha (Cleveland) Chandler, of Boston, Mass. They have six children - Cleveland Angier, Grace, Whitman Mitchell, Ellen, James Mitchell, and Peleg Whitman. Helen Angier Mitchell married in 1822 Thomas B. Hedge, a son of Thomas and Lydia Hedge, of Plymouth, Mass., but in the same year Mr. Hedge passed away. Sophia Ripley Mitchell in 1875 became the w'lie of Frederick Westwood, of England, to whom she bore one child, a son, Arthur by name, who died in 1886.

Jennet Orr Mitchell in 1872 married Gharles White Copeland, a son of Pardon and Alice (Ames) Copeland, of West Bridgewater. Her husband departed this life in 1893. Mrs. Jennet O. M. Copeland, now a widow, has one daughter, Alice Ames by name, who in 1894 became the wife of James Sumner Draper, a son of Thomas B. and Sarah (Turner) Draper, of Canton, Mass., and is the mother of a daughter, Ruth Sumner. William Davis Mitchell died in 1870, at East Bridgewater. Lavinia Hathaway Mitchell in 1880 became the wife of Theodore Winthrop Stedman, a son of Daniel and Miriam Stedman, of Boston, Mass. At his decease in 1885 Mr. Theodore W. Stedman was survived by a widow and two children; namely, Helen Mitchell and Theodore Winthrop.

The handsomest residence in East Bridgewater was erected by General Lazell, and constituted his home. Here all his children were born, also several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. After his decease it became the home of Judge Nahum Mitchell, and it is now the property of Henry Hobart, Esq.

V,i£__^ century, the greater part of the time as ship commander, is now living retired at his home in Marion, Plymouth County, Mass. He was born February 17, 1817, in that part of Rochester, Mass., that is now Marion, a son of Joseph and Susan (Delano) Hadley. His parents reared four children, as follows: Elizabeth, who died in 1887; Stephen D. , a sea captain, who died in March, 1894; Joseph E. , the special subject of this sketch; and Andrew J.

Joseph E. Hadley was but four years old when his father died, and, being obliged when young to partly depend upon his own resources, his educational advantages were necessarily limited. At the age of sixteen he went on board a merchant vessel as a seaman, in which position he sailed to foreign ports three years. On his next voyage he went as second mate, and on the succeeding trip as first mate. In 1842 he was made master of a vessel, and from that time until his retirement he occupied the same prominent position in the merchant marine service. During his years of seafaring Captain Hadley became familiar with every capital city of Europe, twice circumnavigated the globe, and visited all the countries of the earth, excepting China and Japan. P"ifty times or more he crossed the Equator, eight times doubled Cape Horn, and four times the Cape of Good Hope. With few exceptions the Captain sailed from New York, and in most cases was part owner of the vessel which he commanded. He met with varied experiences, both on land and water. In 1875 he lost a vessel on Rocas Reefs, near the coast of Brazil, but saved the entire crew, his ship running aground on account of an error in the chart. In 1875 he erected his present comfortable residence at

Marion, in which, since 1879, he has lived retired from active pursuits, enjoying the fruits of his many years of venturesome toil and responsibility.

On May 9, 185 1, Captain Hadley married Miss Mary Miller Leonard, who died March 19, 1879, leaving no issue. On July 9, 1885, he married Mrs. Georgiana Leonard Luce, daughter of Seth C. Leonard, and widow of the late Alfred Luce of Marion.

Politically a sound Republican, Captain Hadley is a man of sterling character, highly respected by all who know him. He is a self-made man, having won his way up the ladder of prosperity by his own persistent energy. On his first trip to New York, then a beardless youth, he worked his passage, and, on returning a few years later, he came as the master of the ship - a significant fact, showing the ambitious diligence, ability, and success with which he pursued his calling from the betrinnin";.

YDNEY T. NELSON, one of the prominent citizens of Lakeville, Mass., a Selectman and a member of the School Board, was born in this town, August 12, 1845. The son of Job P. and Fatima (Baker) Nelson, he belongs to one of the old New England families, tracing his descent from William Nelson, an Englishman who came to America in 163 i, and settled in Plymouth. From William Nelson the line is continued through William (second), three Thomases, and Abiel, to Job, the father, above named. The farm on which .Sydney T. Nelson was born was purchased in 171 3, and is still in the possession of the family. It was tilled by Job Nelson, who spent his life and reared his children there. Of these children there were four besides Sydney T. ; namely.

Ansel S. Gurney

Sydney T. Nelson was educated in the district school and Peirce Academy. He took charge of the homestead in his twenty-fourth year, and managed it until 1879, living on the premises. In 1880 he moved to his present abiding place, a good farm of twenty acres, where he has since been successfully engaged in general husbandry. He is one of the leading farmers of the locality, and is a member of Nemasket Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.

Mr. Nelson was married in 1872 to Miss Emma Parkhurst, who died in 1881, leaving three children - -Thomas S., Maude B., and Clifton W. These children are the sixth generation born on the ancestral homestead. In 1886 Mr. Nelson married a second wife, Miss Lizzie Parkhurst. By this union he has no children.

In politics Mr. Nelson favors the Republican side, and he has been elected to several offices of trust. He has been Selectman and Assessor some si.v years, a member of the School Bqard fifteen years; and he was in the Massachusetts legislature in 1888. He is a man of much force of character and good judgment, and has the respect of all who know h i m .

jAPTAIN ANSEL S. GURNEY, now engaged in general farming and cranberry raising in the town of Marion, Plymouth County, where he owns ninety acres of land, was in his earlier days identified with the fishing and commercial interests of this section of New England. His birth occurred in Marion, near Rochester, November 6, 1823, he being one of a family of six sons and three daughters born in the early part of the century to Captain Sullivan and Jenny (Whitney) Gurney. His paternal grandfather, who bore the name of Levi, was a son of Stephen Gurney. Levi Gurney formerly owned the farm now in possession of the Captain, and here spent the larger part of his long life, death leaving him uncalled for till some time in his ninety-eighth year.

Ansel S. Gurney was reared and educated in Marion, attending the public schools until eleven years old, when he went on board one of the coasting-vessels as cook. His promotion to higher positions was rapid, being in each case well merited; and he passed through the various grades of seamanship to the position of Captain by the time he attained his majority. Henceforth, until 1861, Captain Gurney was master and part owner of each vessel in which he sailed, his seventeen years as commander being fraught with success. With the thrift and enterprise characteristic of the true-born New Englander, the Captain, while yet a follower of the sea, embarked in the grain business, succeeding so well in this venture that in 1857 he opened a grain store in Wareham, hiring a man to take charge of it while he was away from home. His business was affected by the financial panic of that year, which caused the failure of several firms with which he had dealings, and was more or less disastrous to all. Captain Gurney, however, withstood the storm, and, meeting all his obligations, received a just meed of praise for his honesty of purpose so faithfully carried into action. Since that time he has increased his mercantile business, becam-ing one of the" largest dealers in flour, feed, hay, wood, and coal, in this locality. Soon after his marriage Captain Gurney bought the homestead property of his paternal grandfather; and here, in addition to general farming, he is paying a good deal of attention to the culture of the cranberry, which has proved such a prolific and profitable fruit crop in this region.

Captain Gurney was married March 15, 1849, to Miss Lovicy B. Hathaway, daughter of Rufus F. and Ruth (Sampson) Hathaway, of VVareham. Of the children born to Captain and Mrs. Gurney, the following is the record: listella, the first-born, is the wife of John W. Delano, of whom a short sketch appears on another page of this volume; Gilbert died in infancy; and Ruth S. is the wife of George M. Delano. Politically, Captain Gurney is an earnest supporter of the principles of the Republican party. Religiously, he and his wife may be numbered among the followers of Wesley, being members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

HRNEST LINCOLN COOK, of Bridgewater, manufacturer of building, sewer, and paving brick, was born in Milford, Mass., July 22, 1865, a son of Levi A. and Sylvia (Holbrook) Cook. The Cooks are an old New England family, originally of Plymouth County. Francis Cook, the first of this surname here, was one of the " Maytlower Pilgrims." Mr. Ernest L. Cook's immediate ancestors settled about a century ago in Mendon, Mass. His father, Levi A. Cook, who is at present residing in Milford, was in the coal and wood business in that town for a number of years.

Ernest L. Cook acquired his education in the public schools of Milford. When about eighteen years of age he began to learn the machinist's trade in Providence, R.I., where he was engaged for four years in the Rhode Island Locomotive Works. He was subsequently in the employ of George Draper & Sons, of Hopedale, Mass., manufacturers of cotton machinery, setting up their machines in various places. He then began to manufacture brick in a small way, employing about twenty-five men at first; and he has been so successful that he has been obliged to more than double his force. In 1S91 he established his plant near the State Farm in Bridgewater, and here he has every facility for successfull}' carrying on his work. He has installed the latest improved machinery, of which he is a competent judge, being a practical machinist himself; and his equipment includes a valuable steam drying-plant. The works are admirably managed, and the plant is second to none in the State. Mr. Cook, though a young man, is gifted with ripe judgment and unusual executive ability, and is worthy of a place in the front rank of Bridgewater's successful manufacturers. In political matters he afifiliates with the Republican party. He belongs to one social organization, the Masonic brotherhood, being a member of Fellowship Lodge, of 15ridgc\vater, and is an attendant of the First Unitarian Church of this town.

On October 26, 1896, he was married to Georgiana M. Wrisley, of Orange, Mass. Since that time he has resided in the Alden homestead on Titicut Street.

- X^ _, was born in this town, January 28, 1840. His parents were William and Eliza S. (Kent) Taylor - the former a native of Scituate, Mass., the latter of Marshfield. Mr. Taylor's paternal grandfather was Richard Taylor, a citizen of Scituate, whose father was an Flnglishman.

William Taylor was a master ship-builder, a skilled mechanic, who took pride in making his work of the finest, and had charge of the building of several costly vessels. He was well endowed mentally, and kept step with the progress of his time in industrial and social matters. For some time he was connected with the State militia. In politics he was a Democrat. He died in Marshfield in December, 1889, in his ninety-fourth year, having survived his wife, who passed away in 1875, fourteen years. Of their children nine are dead, and the following are living: Elizabeth, wife of Captain John J. Cook, of Provincetown ; Christiana, wife of Edward Arnold, of Rockland, Mass. ; Captain William H., in Marshfield; Captain Smith Taylor, in the same town; and Nathaniel.

Nathaniel Taylor was educated in the district schools of his native tovifn, attending regularly until twelve years of age; and then, until he was seventeen, attending only the winter sessions, doing farm work the rest of the year. At the age of seventeen he shipped as a sailor, and was for some time engaged in the Grand Banks fisheries, and subsequently in the foreign merchant service and whaling expeditions in the Atlantic. He followed the sea fifteen years in all, and during the last twelve years was an officer on different vessels. About 1872 he retired, settling in his present home in Marshfield ; and since that time he has occupied himself with carpentry and farming. He was married September 26, 1867, to Mary A. Cook, a native of Whitman, Mass., daughter of Asa and Mary J. (Lewis) Cook. Mr. Cook was born in Whitman Mass., his wife in Marshfield. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been bereft of two children, and have one living, a daughter, Martha E. She is a graduate of the State Normal School at Bridgewater, has taught school for eight years, and at the present time is engaged as clerk in the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor in Boston.

Selectman's office is also Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. He and his estimable wife and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Marshfield, of which he is Recording Steward and Treasurer.

(5 I HERON M. COLE, a prosperous mill- ^1 owner of Carver, was born October 13, 1843, on the farm he now occupies, son of Harrison and Lucy (Chase) Cole. His great-grandfather, who was the first member of the family to locate in Carver, owned considerable land here. Hezekiah, the paternal grandfather, established the box and saw mills, which are now operated by his grandson, the subject of this memoir. He was married twice, and was the father of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, of whom four yet survive. He passed away February 17, 1843, in his si.xty-si.xth year; and his wife, Jane, died March 6, 1825, aged forty-five years.

Harrison Cole was born on the paternal estate, and there spent his entire life. He also entered twice into matrimony. His first wife, Lucy P. (Chase) Cole, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chase, of Carver, where she was born in 18 19, died December 8, 1874. She gave birth to seven children; namely, Hannah L., Theron M., Sarah A., Emma, Henry H., Horace C, and Elmer B. Hannah L. and Emma are now deceased. The mother passed away November 4, 1873. The father's second marriage was contracted with Miss Rebecca Richards, who is now living. He departed this life at Carver in November, 1886, at the age of si.Kty-nine years.

Theron M. Cole attained to man's estate on the ancestral farm, acquiring his education at the public schools of his native town. In his early youth he began to assist his father in the woik of the farm; and he was still a boy when he took charge of the box and saw mills. Both mills ultimately came into his possession, and he has operated them uninterruptedly to the present time. In the box-mill he manufactures cranberry boxes and barrels, and in the saw-mill he manufactures lumber.

Mr. Cole likewise has been twice married. In 1866 he wedded Miss Nancy B. Chandler, a native of Carver, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Job Chandler, of Carver. She died in 1881, and in 1SS5 Mr. Cole entered his second marriage with Miss Annie H. Robbins, daughter of Benjamin W. and Lydia F. , of Carver. By the last wife he became the father of four children; namely, Philip S., Frank H., Elsie L. , and Annie H. The mother died November 11, 1896. Mr. Cole's political principles are those of the Democratic party. In religious faith and sympathy he is in fellowship with the Congregational church of Carver, in which he ofificiates in the responsible capacity of Treasurer.

NSLOW VV. MAGLATHLIN, a resident of Silver Lake, and senior member of the firm of O. VV. Maglathlin & Co., tack manufacturers of North Hanson, was born in Kingston, November 4, 1846, son of Peter VV. and Marcia (Bradford) Maglathlin. The Maglathlin family, which is one of the oldest ill Kingston, was founded in this countj-y by John Maglathlin, a native of Scotland. Some of his descendants in a direct line have resided in Kingston up to the present day.

Peter VV. Maglathlin, the father, above named, was a lifelong resident of Kingston. He was twice married, and Mr. Maglathlin's mother, whose maiden name was Marcia Bradford, was a native of Turner, Me. There are now living seven children of the late

Peter W. Maglathlin, and they are as follows: Harvey W., Hanover, Mass.; Philemon W., Onslow VV., the subject of this sketch, Eldwin L. , antl Horace B. - all of whom reside in Kingston; Angle, wife of Elliott Blanchard, of Turner, Me. ; and Helen A., who married Barker Baker, of North Hanson, Mass.

Onslow W., the third son as here given, acquired his education in the public schools of Kingston. He was engaged in various kinds of employment until reaching the age of twenty-one, when he began to serve an apprenticeship of three years at the tack-maker's trade, one year of which he served under Porter C. Reed, at Silver Lake. After finishing his trade with his brother, Horace B. Maglathlin, he worked for a number of years as a journeyman, and in 1883 he became a member of the firm of L. I*;. Ford & Co., of Kingston. In January, 1885, he withdrew from the firm, and, in company with Barker Baker, engaged in the same business in North Hanson. The firm of O. W. Maglathlin & Co. manufacture all kinds of shoe tacks, which find a ready market in the various shoe-manufacturing centres, their travelling salesman and rejiresentative being Ira VV. Drake, of East Bridgewater.

On March 31, 1870, Mr. Maglathlin was united in marriage with Hattie J. Bradford, a native of Turner, Me., daughter of Philemon W. and Lydia J. Bradford. Her father is no longer living, but her mother is still residing in Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Maglathlin ha\'e two children - Edna and Wallace L.

Although Mr. Maglathlin favors the Repidjlican party he votes independently, and prefers to be directed in voting by the character and ability of the candidates for office. As a business man he is widely and favorably known throughout this locality, and his success is the result of his own unaided efforts.

Aptain Albert T. Sprague

a retired ship-master, one of the lead- ><£_^ ing town officers of Marshfield, was born here, June 18, 1843, a son of Captain Seth F. and Jane (P'ord) Sprague. His father and mother were natives of Marshfield, as was also his paternal grandfather, Luther Sprague. Seth F. Sprague followed the sea for some twenty years, during which he was master of different vessels. He died in 1891, in the ninety-third year of his age. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but in later years affiliated with the Republican party. Of his three children by his second wife, Jane Ford, only Albert T. survives.

Albert T. Sprague was born in the house in Marshfield village where he resides. He attendeil public and private schools, and later was a student of Phillips Academy. In his seventeenth year he went to sea as a cabin boy, and through successive promotions rose to be ship-master when twenty-seven years of age, having prior to that time been on board a number of different vessels. The first of which he was Commander was the "Annapolis," a Baltimore packet that was refitted for the California trade, and carried merchandise of various kinds between .San ]'"rancisco and Europe and China. He was with the "Annapolis" several years, after which he was Captain of otiiers, among them being the clipper "Derby." During his nautical career he doubled Cape Horn twenty-si.x times, and visited the Philippine Islands, and many of the largest seaports of the world. In 1875 he retired from the sea, and for three years was assistant wharfinger at Constitution Wharf, Boston. Since that time he has resided in Marshfield, where he has been chosen to fill many of the principaP town offices. He has served as Selectman a number of years at intervals, and is one of the present board. In

1896 he represented this district in the lower house of the State legislature. He is a member of the School Committee, one of the special Commissioners of Plymouth County, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, and an Overseer of the Poor. He is also a member of the Railroad Sinking Fund Commission of Marshfield, and Secretary of the Board. In political affiliation Captain Sprague is a Republican.

On April 6, 1865, Captain Sprague was united in marriage with Miss Rosella F. Hatch, daughter of Israel and Abigail (Ames) Hatch. Five children were born to them, of whom four are living, namely: Rosa M., the librarian of the Free Library of Marshfield; Albert T. , Jr., a Civil Plngineer on the Boston & Maine Railroad; Seth F., who is connected with the wholesale grocery business of Charles ¥. Moody & Co., of Boston; and Willard II., who is employed in the Charles River National Bank at Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Sprague is a member of the Congregational church, and both she and her husband are popular in social circles.

HARLES MANSON, Town Clerk of .Scituate, was born in this place, July 22, 1845. His parents. Captain Joel L. and Mary (Jenkins) Manson, were also born in Scituate. The Manson family is of English origin, and has been known and respected in Scituate for generations. Captain Joel L. Manson 's grandfather, John Manson, having settled here considerably more than a century ago.

John's son Nehemiah, Charles Manson's grandfather, was a sea captain of Scituate, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His son. Captain Joel L. Manson, was also a master mariner. He died in 1851. Mrs. Mary Jenkins Manson's father, Coleman Jenkins, who was a well-to-do farmer, was a member of an old Scituate family. The first of this surname in the town was Edward Jenkins in 1646. Of the children of Captain Manson and his wife, two are living: Charles, the subject of this sketch; and Horace, in South Boston, Mass.

Charles Manson was reared on the farm which he at present occupies - originally, the property of his maternal grandfather, Coleman Jenkins - and was educated in the public schools of Scituate. He has been engaged in general farming since early manhood, and has been very successful. Gifted with sound judgment and good executive ability, he does well whatever he undertakes. Mr. Manson votes the Republican ticket. He was first elected Town Clerk in 1886, and has been honored with re-election every year since.

On September 8, 1893, Mr. Manson was united in marriage with Emma B. Pentz, of Meadville, Fa., daughter of William and Mary (Campbell) Pentz. Mr. Pentz, who was born in York, Pa., has been Trial Justice for about twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. Manson have two children: a son, Joel, born August 30, 1894; and a daughter, Ruth, born November 23, 1896. Mr. Manson and his wife arc members of the Unitarian church; and he has held the office of parish clerk for seventeen years.

"]C]DMUND HERSEY, 2d, is a wellpi known boot and shoe dealer of Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass. He was born July 7, 1829, son of George and Lydia (Marsh) Hersey, and is a lineal descendant of one of the early settlers of this ancient town, where the family has continuously been represented by enterprising and influential citizens.

The earliest record of the Hersey family that can be obtained is the name of a certain Malvicius de Hercy, in the year 12 10. The family appears to have come originally from Flanders, and a Hughe de Hersey was governor of Trou Normandy in 1204. Edward I. held another Hugh when a minor; i.e., took all his rents till he came of age. There is a Count Herce, Maine, France, running from the year 1500. Sir Malvicius married Theophania, daughter of Gilbert de Arches, Baron of Grove; and from him descended the family of Hercy of Grove, one of the first families in the county of Nottingham. In Warwickshire there is a village which still bears the name of Pillerton Hercy, or Hersey. The name also frequently appears in Berkshire.

In the year 1635 Richard Hercy, aged twenty-two years, sailed from London for Virginia in the ship "America"; and in the same year William sailed for New England. William was the son of Nathaniel, who died in Reading, Berkshire, England, in 1629. William settled in Hingham, Mass. ; and the records of the town clearly show his identity. Thus the present American branch of the Hersey family, who descended from William, are able to establish their connection through Nathaniel with the English Berkshire family, and to trace their ancestry back to Sir Malvicius, who lived in the reign of King John.

William Hersey, the progenitor of all the descendants who bear the name in Hingham and vicinity, came to New England, as above stated, in 1635, and early in the autumn located in this town. On July 3, 1636, a fiveacre house lot was granted him on what is now South Street, nearly opposite West Street. This lot included within its limits the estate now owned by the heirs of the late Ebenezer

Gay, Esq. At the time of the trouble about the election of officers for the train band, 1644-45, William Hersey was assessed a heavy fine for supporting the views of the Rev. Peter Hobart and his friends; and the family rate toward the erection of the new meetinghouse was the largest one on the list.

He and his wife, Elizabeth, had six children. He was by occupation a husbandman. He was made a freeman in 1638, officiated in the Board of Selectmen in 1642, 1647, and 1650, and was a member of the Artillery Company in 1652. He died here March 32, 1657-8. His wife lived until October 8, 1 67 1. Their fifth child, John Hersey, who was baptized in Hingham, August 9, 1640, was a tailor by occupation, and served as Constable in 1 701. He and his wife, Sarah, whom he married on May 18, 1669, in Dedham, it is said, resided on South Street, Hingham, where their eleven children were born. He died August 7, 1726; and his wife, surviving him, died on January 17, 1731, at eighty-two years of age.

Jeremiah, their youngest child, was born June 18, 1697. He was a cooper, and his home also was on South Street. On December 8, 1726, he married Elizabeth, who is thought to have been a daughter of Nathaniel and Judith Gilbert. By this alliance there were eleven children, who were all born in Hingham. The mother died here on January 21, 1775, at the age of about si.xty-four years, while the father liv^ed until P'ebruary 9, 1790. Jeremiah, Jr., their eighth child, baptized October 18, 1741, was a trader, and resided on South Street. On December 31, 1772, he was united in marriage with Mary Hersey, daughter of Isaiah and Margaret (Sprague) Hersey. Ten children blessed their union. The father died October 7, 1796; and the mother, born in Hingham, October 9, 1755, died August 13, 1833, having been a widow nearly twenty-seven years. George, their seventh child, was born October 19, 1787. During his active manhood he was engaged in trade on North Street. On October 11, 1821, he married Lydia, daughter of Lot and Lydia (French) Marsh. Three children - Mary, George, ^nd Edmund - were the fruit of their union. The mother, Mrs. Lydia Marsh Hersey, who was born here, October 15, 1787, died February 15, 1864. The father, George Hersey, lived until May 31, 1871.

Edmund Hersey, 2d, their youngest born, a bright, precocious child, was educated in the public schools. At the age of sixteen he commenced his business career, being variously employed until he became a dealer in boots and shoes, which enterprise he still continues. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party. Officially, he has been a member of the School Committee for over twenty years. Overseer of the Poor for twelve years, which office he still holds, and Representative in 1886-S7. Mr. Hersey is a Director of the Hingham National Bank, on the Board of Investment of the Hingham Institution for Savings, and also Director of the Hingham l'"ire Insurance Company. Fraternally, he belongs to Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & A. M., which he has served as Chaplain for years. He has also been active in promoting public improvements.

Mr. Hersey has been twice married. His first wife, formerly Adelaide Waters, died May I, 1857, leaving a daughter, Adelaide W., now wife of Frederick W. Howard, of Boston Highlands, and mother of one child, Freddie L. Howard. His second wife, whose maiden name was Mary' Howard, died three years ago. She had one child, Howard P. Hersey, now clerk of the Hingham Savings Institution. He married Ruth Lane, daugh- ter of Morallus Lane; and they have two children - Ethel L. and Celia Howard. In religion Mr. Edmund Mersey, 2d, is a Universal ist; and, being a man of strong convictions, he is "able to give to every man a reason for the faith that is in him."

'ON. GEORGE BARTLETT DUNBAR, formerly a well-known contractor of Brockton, was born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., July 16, 1809. His family belonged in Halifax, this county; and his father, William Dunbar, and his father's brothers, were seafaring men. William IDunbar married Jerusha Holmes, of Plymouth; and they had five children, not any of whom are now living.

George B. Dunbar acquired a commonschool education in his native town, and then learned the carpenter's trade in East Bridgewater. He subsequently formed a copartnership with Oakes S. Soule, under the style of Dunbar & Soule, which continued for twentyeight years. They were at first contractors for building, but afterward engaged in the lumber business During the latter part of his life, after the partnership was dissolved, Mr. Dunbar was engaged in the real estate business.

In politics he was a Republican, being also a man of pronounced temperance views. He served the town on the Liquor Prosecuting Committee for a time; and he had the honor to represent his district in the State legislature one term, only missing a second election by a few votes, this loss being probably due to his temperance principles. He originally affiliated with the Sons of Temperance, but later with Fraternal Lodge, No. 24, Independent Order of Good Templars, in which he was active, influential, and popular. He

Mr. George B. Dunbar died on May 30, 1875, in the si.xty-si.xth year of his age. He had been married three times. His first wife, Sylvia Davis, daughter of Jethro Davis, of Fairhaven, Mass., bore him three children - William Henry, Mary A., and Sarah Jane - all of whom died unmarried. By his second wife, Betsey Kingman, daughter of Abel Kingman, he had one daughter, Betsey K., who was married to Daniel B. Littlefield in 1864, and resides in Brockton.

Mr. Dunbar is survived by his third wife, formerly Mary B. Richards, with whom he was united on December 22, 1850. Her parents were Luther and Mary (Sawin) Richards, of Dover, Mass. The children born of this union were: Frederick B. and Emma L. , who died in infancy; and Maria N., who was married on April iS, 1877, to Austin F. Gurney. This daughter and son-in-law make their home with Mrs. Dunbar.

f'^^^JEORGE HUNT, M.D., physician and yj5 I surgeon, is one of the leading professional men of Bridgewater, Mass. A son of David F. and Rebecca C. (Jenkins) Hunt, natives of Rockland, Mass., he was born in that town, March 12, 1855. The Hunts, who are of English origin, have been domiciled in New England a great many years, the first of the race having settled here in the seventeenth century. On the maternal side also Dr. Hunt's lineage runs back to the infancy of Massachusetts, his mother being a descendant of Governor Bradford of the Plymouth Colony.

George B. Dunbar

Boston University, and he received his degree in 1 88 1. He commenced practice in Brockton, this county, where he remained one year. Then he moved to West Bridgewater, and there was for some time associated with Dr. James C. Swan. In 1884 he started an independent practice in East Bridgewater, and in 1892 he located in Bridgewater. He now has a large and lucrative business in the Bridgewaters and Brockton, where he is well and favorably known. In 1884 he was united in marriage with Lillian A. Browne, who was born in Abington, Mass.

The founder of the Browne family in Abington is thus mentioned in Hobart's History: "Richard Brown, a remote descendant of Anthony Brown, emigrated to this country from England with Edith, his wife, and settled in Newbury, Mass., in 1633." Although the pedigree of Richard has not been traced, many interesting particulars concerning the English Browns of former generations have been gathered, partly, doubtless, from tradition, partly from records. The original Sir Anthony Browne is said to have been knighted at the coronation of King Richard II. in 1377, and to have received the title Lord Viscount of Montague. His sons were: Robert, who succeeded to the title; and Stephen, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1439. Sir Anthony's grandson, a second Anthony, was succeeded by his son, Anthony, third, his grandson, Anthony, fourth, a George, and others later bearing the title. Old Sir Anthony Browne is mentioned in Volume II. of Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Queens of England." What is known of this line of worthies is of a nature to stimulate further genealogical research. Mrs. Hunt's family have in their possession a copy of the original coat-of-arms which appertain to Sir Wolstan Browne, who in 15 10, while in the service of

King Henry VIII., was knighted by the king of Arragon. This coat-of-arms was brought to Abington by Mrs. Hunt's ancestor, the Rev. Samuel Brown (son of Richard), who was a graduate of Harvard College, and the first minister in Abington, where he was settled in 1712. It has been handed down since his day from father to son.

Mrs. Hunt has borne her husband four children - William E., Marion B., Harold D., and Reginald S. In politics Dr. Hunt favors the Republican side. Prominently interested in Masonry, he is a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge of East Bridgewater. He takes an active interest in the welfare of liridgewater, where his friends are legion.

,ISS TRYPHENA WHITING, now residing in Hanover, her birthplace, was for many years successfully engaged as an instructor in the public schools of different towns in Plymouth County and in the West. She is a daughter of William and Cynthia (Curtis) Whiting, being the eldest of four sons and four daughters. Her father, William Whiting, was a farmer and merchant trader during the years of his business activity. He at one time served as Selectman of the town. He died at the age of seventyfive years, his wife being fifty-nine at the time of her death.

Tryphena Whiting grew to womanhood on the farm which is now her home, and was edu' cated in the public schools, Hanover Academy, and the academy at Lunenburg, Mass. -She began teaching at eighteen, her first school being in the town of Hanson, after which she taught in Pembroke for a year, and in Norwell and Hanover schools for several years. Going then to St. Joseph, Mo., she became a teacher in the public schools of that place, where she remained for sixteen years, a part of which time she was principal of the grammar school. She then returned to Hanover, and until three years ago, 1893, continued to engage in her chosen vocation. Though she no longer presides over the schoolroom, the boys and girls grown to men and women, whose minds she has helped to train, are living lives of greater usefulness, and striving for the accomplishment of higher aims through having come under the influence of her instruction and example. Her interest in educational work still continues; and, as she has been a member of the School Committee for the past fifteen years, it has often found expression in many helpful ways. Miss Whiting is a communicant of the Baptist church of Rockland, Mass.

-r^UTHER A. DOUGLAS, a successful Ijj merchant in Hingham, Mass., where ' - ^ he has been located for twenty-three years as a dealer in gentlemen's furnishing goods, was born in Sandwich, Mass., July 25, 1847. His parents were Luther and Lucy S. (Gibbs) Douglas.

The earliest progenitor of this branch of the family in America was John Douglas, a native of Scotland, who was kidnapped in London, it is said, and brought to America in a merchant vessel, when he was twelve years of age, being subsequently bound out in Middleboro, Mass. He married Eunice Ratliffe, of that town; and they had three children - Elijah, John, and George. John, second, born about 1722, married Mary Hraley. At the breaking out of the Revolutionary War he volunteered his services, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill.

March, 1752, who married Lydia Southworth, born June 12, 1759, and had thirteen children. One of this large family was John Douglas, fourth, a native of Middleboro, a farmer and school-teacher, who removed to South Plymouth, and taught the first school there. He served his country in the Revolutionary War, being Orderly Sergeant at Bunker Hill. He lived to an advanced age. His son Ephraim, the grandfather of the subject of this biography, was born in Middleboro, but removed thence to New Hampshire for a short time, going thereafter to Plymouth. He was a farmer, and lived to be eighty-seven years of age. He volunteered in the War of 181 2, and, serving under General Brown, was in the Indian skirmish at Bridgewater, N.Y.

Luther Douglas, son of Ephraim, was a seafaring man, and is now a resident of Sandwich. He married Lucy S. Gibbs, daughter of Josiah and Jane (Swift) Gibbs, of Sandwich, Mass. By this union there were nine children, five of whom are living: Luther A. ; Ansel G., a travelling salesman for a furniture house; Millard F., of Lynn, who is in the same business; Charles E., an engineer; and Mary M.', wife of Charles Sherman, of Kingston, Mass. The mother died at the age of forty-six years.

Luther A. Douglas received but a limited common-school education, being obliged when he was very young to work upon the farm. For a number of years he lived with his grandfather. At the age of twenty he went to Plymouth, where he became the clerk and manager of the Samoset House, remaining four and a half years. He then went to Clinton, Mass., and had served as manager of the Clinton House for one year, when he came to Hingham. At the Gushing House he officiated as clerk for four years, subsequently taking charge of the cafe at Downer's Landing, which he managed efficiently five years. In the mean while he had established in a small way his present business, which gradually increased until it required his entire time and attention. In politics he has been an independent most of the time since he first voted, but he is now a Republican. Fraternally, he belongs to Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & A. M. ; Royal Arch Chapter; and South Shore Commandery, Knights Templars.

Mr. Douglas was united in marriage with Ella Brewer, of Brewer, Me. Her parents were Francis F. and Mary S. (Howes) Brewer. Her great-grandfather was Colonel John Brewer, for whom the town was named He was the first Postmaster, the first Sheriff, and one of the most influential men in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas have one child, Alice B. In religious belief they are Unitarians. Personally, Mr. Douglas is popular socially and as a citizen. He takes great interest in genealogy, and has a penchant for collecting old curios.

EBENEZER CRANP:, who has followed farming in Lakeville, Plymouth County, since early manhood, winning by his industry and uprightness the respect and esteem of his townsmen, was born in Berkley, Bristol County, Mass., on November 2, 1820. His parents were Gershnm and .Sallie (.Strowbridge) Crane, the mother a native of JLakeville. His parents also had two daughters - Caroline and Betsey; but he, the only son, is the only one of the family now living.

When but five years old, Ebenezer Crane was brought to Lakeville by his parents, who settled on the farm where he now resides. As a boy, he attended the district schools, and later was a student at Peirce Academy in Middleboro. The farm, of which he has had charge since about the time of leaving school, is the old Strowbridge homestead. It contains about fifty acres, and besides this he owns a wood lot in Lakeville. He is successfully engaged in general husbandry. In politics Mr. Crane is a Republican.

1':0RGP: O. ALLEN is a representa- \ p I five citizen of Scituate, a member of an old family long prominent in Plymouth County. He was born in Scituate, May 17, 1838. His parents were George M. and Hannah E. (Otis) Allen. His grandfather, the Rev. Morrill Allen, was born in Dover, Mass., an early home of this branch of the Allen family. A college graduate, he was ordained to the Unitarian ministry, and took charge of a church in Pembroke, Mass., in his early manhood, being one of the first ministers of that town, where he was settled for forty years. He was widely known and esteemed. Owning an extensive farm in Pembroke, he was actively interested in agriculture, and was a recognized authority on that subject. He was a member of the Whig party, which elected him to the State legislature. The Rev. Morrill Allen died in 1870, his ninetyfifth year. His wife lingered even longer here below, being in her ninety-eighth year when called to the life immortal.

Their son, George M. Allen, was born in Pembroke, Mass., and reared to manhood in Plymouth County. He was well educated, and taught school for a while; but, shortly after attaining his majority, he engaged in mercantile business in Scituate, and, being very successful, followed that line for a number of years. He was also interested in shipping. A man of strong character and more than average intelligence, he was prominent as a member of the Republican party, and was many years Selectman of Scituate. He also represented the town in the legislature of the State. He was a strong supporter of schools and churches, and was for a number of years connected with the Unitarian society. He died in 1878, and was succeeded in business by his brother, William P. Allen, who also was a well-educated man, a school-teacher in his youth, and for many years a member of the Scituate School Committee. William P. Allen died in 1891. Mr. George M. Allen's wife, who was born in Scituate, died August 28, 1889.

George O. Allen was educated in the public schools of Scituate and at Plympton Academy. He has been engaged since early manhood in agricultural pursuits, owning an extensive landed property ; and he is one of the wealthiest and most progressive farmers of this vicinity. He was married December 8, 18S0, to Deborah N., daughter of the late Thomas M. Hatch, of Scituate. In politics Mr. Allen is a Republican. He is a generous-minded man, always ready to promote worthy objects and to aid in well-considered public improvements. Mr. Allen is Chairman of the Parish Committee of the Unitarian church.

V,i£_^ and highly esteemed citizens of Du.xbury, a retired ship-master, was born in this old Plymouth County town on August 22, 1808, son of Ahira and Deborah (Sprague) Wadsworth. The Wadsworth family is of English origin; and this branch of the family in America descends from Christopher Wadsworth, its founder, who came, it is thought, on the ship "Lion " in 1632, and who was one of the earliest settlers in Du.xbury, where his name appears on the records in 1633. Captain Wadsworth's grandfather was Lieutenant

Ahira Wadsworth, son of Seneca, was in his earlier years a seafaring man, and sailed as master of a vessel engaged in the merchant service. He finally retired from the sea, and was engaged in mercantile business here until his death, which took place some thirty years ago. His wife, whose maiden name was Deborah Sprague, was born in this town. Her father, the Hon. Seth Sprague, was formerly a prominent and influential citizen of Du.xbury, and for several years a member of the State Senate.

Alexander Wadsworth acquired his education in the common schools, which he attended until he was fifteen years old. At the age of seventeen he became a sailor, shipping before the mast, and advancing step by step until he was twenty-five, at which age he commanded his first vessel. He was engaged in the foreign trade nearly thirty years; and during that time he visited almost every part of the civilized world, and commanded eighteen different ships, all of which were first-class sea-going vessels. In 1861 he retired from the sea after a career of unusual prosperity, both for himself and his owners; and he has since resided in Duxbury.

Captain Wadsworth wedded for his first wife Beulah Holmes, who became the mother of two sons: Frank G. , who is now First Lieutenant of the cutter "William Windom," in the United States revenue service; and Alexander S. , who was born in the Bay of Bengal, and is now in the em])loy of Dame, Stoddard & Kendall, wholesale hardware merchants of Boston. He married in 1857 Selina Hilton, his present wife, a native of Lincoln County, Maine, and a daughter of Joshua and Abigail B. (Keene) Hilton.

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Although fast approaching his ninetieth birthday, the captain is well preserved and exceedingly activ^e for one of his advanced years. His generation of the family has a somewhat remarkable record for longevity, as he has one sister, Catherine, widow of the late Francis G. Ford, who is now in her ninetyfourth year, and another, Deborah, who is nearly eighty-four.