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He was educated in the public schools of Wareham. At the age of seventeen years he shipped before the mast on board a merchant vessel, on which he remained two years. He gradually worked his way upward to the position of second mate, thence being promoted to that of first mate, and at the age of twentyseven years he was given command of a vessel. For twenty .years thereafter he sailed as master of different vessels, in some of which he was part owner, being engaged in general freighting and in foreign trade, his ventures proving generally successful. In 1891 the captain retired from seafaring pursuits, am] two years later removed to Marion, where he has since carried on a thriving business as a dealer in lumber and coal. Captain Crocker is a firm Democrat politically. He is identified with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Pythagorean Lodge, of Marion. Religiously, he is a communicant of the Episcopal church. Captain Crocker married Miss Mary H. Hathaway, daughter of Captain John K. Hathaway, of Marion, their union being solemnized January 6, 1896.

L!? V>^ ^ there January 29, 1812, son of Charles and Abigail (Collamore) Gushing. The family is of English origin, the earliest known ancestor, having been Peter Gushing, of Norfolk, England. Peter's son, Matthew, who was born in 1588, embarked in the good ship "Diligent," with his wife and five chil- dren for America in 1638. He first settled in Boston, but moved to Hingham, Mass., in 1660. His son John, born in England in 1627, was for many years a Deputy in the Plymouth Colonial Council. After the colonies were united he served as Representative in the legislature. He married Sarah, daughter of Nicholas Jacobs, and settled in Scituate, Mass., where he died in 1708.

The next in the ancestral line was John Gushing, Jr., who was born in 1662, and died in 1737. He was Justice of the Superior Court of Plymouth County from 1710 to 1728, and thereafter Chief Justice of the Supreme Court until his death. He married Deborah Loring, of Hull, Mass., by whom he became the father of Elijah Cushing. Elijah located in that part of Pembroke, now included in the town of Hanson, and there spent the remainder of his days upon a hired farm. His son Nathaniel, by his wife, Elizabeth (Barstow) Parker, was a farmer and lifelong resident of Hanson. Nathaniel was united in marriage with Lucy Turner, and their son Charles, a native of Hanson, born in 1770, at the age of sixteen years settled on a farm in the west precinct of Pembroke, now included in the northern part of this town. Here he spent the remainder of his life, and died in April, 1843, at the age of seventy-three. He married Abigail Collamore, of Scituate, who survived him but two days.

After acquiring a good education, Nathaniel W. Cushing became a teacher. He inherited the old home acres, and thereon subsequently became a successful farmer. In politics he was a Whig, until the formation of the Republican party, when he joined that organization. He was much interested in the cause of education, and rendered efficient service as a member of the School Committee for many years. Being a great reader, he was well posted on current events. Of a genial disposition, his guests found in him a cordial entertainer. He died February 21, 1895, in Hanson, of which he had been a lifelong resident. He was twice married. On the first occasion he was united to Sally Blake, of South Abington, Mass., who died in 1S39. The maiden name of his second wife was Rachel C. Thomas. Her parents were Ira and Betsy (Cushing) Thomas. She died January 22, 1892, leaving four children - Sally Blake, Charles, Nathaniel, and Frederick. Sally now occupies the old homestead; Charles, who resides in Neponset, Mass., married Alice T. Briggs, daughter of Thomas and Eliza A. Briggs, of North Pembroke, and grand -daughter of Esquire Alden Briggs, and has had two children - Lucy Turner and Annie T. ; Nathaniel married Mary S. Holmes, of Pembroke, and has one daughter, Maude T; Frederick married Elvina V. Ellis, of Wareham, and has one son, P" red crick Arthur.

William

MYRICK, an enterand successful hardware merchant of Kingston, was born in Orleans on Cape Cod, April 17, 1834, son of Captain William and Mary (Cobb) Myrick. Both parents were natives of Cape Cod. The father, who followed the sea for the greater part of his life, becoming a shipmaster in the merchant service, passed his last years in Duxbury, Mass., where he died in his eightieth year. His wife, Mary, was a daughter of Captain Elkanah Cobb, a native of Cape Cod, who became a sea captain when he was twenty-one years old, and served in the United States Navy during the War of 1S12. Mr. Myrick has in his possession a chair captured by Captain Cobb in a naval fight of that period. The Captain spent his last years in Eastham, Cape Cod. The surviving children of Captain Myrickare: William H., the subject of this sketch; James, a resident of Duxbury; and Jerusha, the wife of Rufus Halliday, of Duxbury.

After attending the common schools of Duxbury in his early boyhood, William H. Myrick considerably increased his stock of knowledge by a carefully selected course of reading. At the age of eleven years he shipped on a fishing-vessel bound for the Grand Banks. Afterward he spent four summers engaged as cook upon similar voyages, and in the winter he went to sea on a coaster. When eighteen years old he began to serve an apprenticeship of three years at the tinner's trade with W. R. Drew in Plymouth. After his time expired he served as foreman of the shop for a year. Then he opened a tinware store in Kingston, where he has since remained in business. As trade increased he enlarged his facilities, and added hardware to his stock. At the present time he carries a full line of hardware, tin, and crockery ware, and has a large and profitable business. In 187S he erected the Myrick Block, in which his store is now located.

Mr. Myrick wedded Frances D. Weston, daughter of the late Captain Harvey Weston, of Plymouth. Born of the union were five children, of whom William W. and Mary P" ranees are living. Mary married George Frederick Standish, and they live in Kingston. Mrs. Myrick died August 12, 18S4. Mr. Myrick is a member of the Unitarian church. In politics he is an active supporter of the Republican party, and he has ably served upon the School Committee and as Overseer of the Poor. He is a Mason of Corner Stone Lodge of Duxbury. A progressive and public-spirited citizen, who can be depended upon for aid in forwarding any measure introduced for the benefit of the community, he is highly esteemed in the town.

ISRAEL OAKMAN, contractor and builder, of North Marshfield, is a member of one of the old and reputable families which constitute so large a part of the population of this ancient Plymouth County town, a portion of the ancestral dwelling in which he resides, and which was his birthplace, having been built about two hundred years ago. He was born February 18, 1828. His parents, Constant and Wealthy (Carver) Oakman, were both natives of Marshfield. (F"or further particulars of the earlier generations of the Oakman family, see biography of Colonel Hiram A. Oakman given in this work.)

Constant Oakman, who was a farmer, was a lifelong resident of Marshfield, his homestead being the one now occupied by the subject of this sketch. An upright, kind-hearted man, he was widely known and esteemed, and in the latter part of his life was commonly called Uncle Constant by all who knew him. He took a very active part in local politics, favoring the Democratic side in his last years. He was a member of the Unitarian church. His death occurred in March, 1877, his wife having passed away in 1S65. Three of their children survive, namely: Israel; Howard W., residing in Boston; and Rachel B., wife of Andrew L. Damon, of Marshfield.

Israel Oakman received his education in the common schools of Marshfield. He began to learn the carpenter's trade when eighteen years old, and served an apprenticeship of nearly three years with Samuel G. Alden, a contractor and builder of East Bridgewater, who at that time managed an extensive business. After finishing his apprenticeship,

Mr. Oakman was employed for a nuniber of years as a journeyman, and then started in business as a contractor and builder in East Boston. There he remained for a number of years, returning to Marshfield in 1856. A skilled workman and upright business man, Mr. Oakman has the confidence of the public, and in the past forty years has erected a great many buildings in this locality. He remodelled his own residence in 1S56-57, and has made many improvements on the farm - a generous estate of one hundred and thirty acres.

He was married in 1852 to Anstrice W. Hatch, a native of North Marshfield, daughter of Samuel and Laura (Hatch) Hatch. Mr. Hatch, who was a saw-mill proprietor and farmer, died in 1881, and his wife followed him in 1882. Of their children two besides Mrs. Oakman are living - Marcellus and Samuel F. Hatch. Mrs. Oakman graduated from the Bridgewater Normal School in 1848. She is the mother of three children: Ida A., wife of Theodore Moorehead, in the customhouse service in China; Israel H., in Marshfield, Mass.; and Emmeline L, wife of Nelson E. Bryant, also a custom-house employee in China. Israel H. Oakman was born August 5, 1857. He married November 25, 1883, Fannie T. Damon, daughter of Granville D. and I'^rances (Tilden) Damon. They have four children now living; namely, I'hilip B., Wealthy C, Walter F., and Israel H., Jr.; and they have been bereft of three - Theresa Louise, Florence Tilden, and Irving Howard. Israel H. and his family live in the old Oakman house with his father, his children representing the si.xth generation that has occupied the homestead.

LIJAH T. CLAPP, a highly esteemed resident of Greenbush, was born in Scituate, Mass., September 8, 1826, son of Elijah and Harriet (Ford) Clapp, both likewise natives of Scituate. He is a lineal descendant of the Dorchester Clapps. Roger Clapp, who was the founder of the family, emigrated from Dorchester, England, and landed at Hull, Mass., about the year 1630. He subsequently became a military commander of Boston, and owned a large estate in Dorchester, Mass., where many of his descendants are still residing. Both paternal and maternal ancestors of Elijah T. Clapp served as soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, and in the struggle for independence. Thomas Clapp, his grandfather, who was a native of Scituate, and a tenant farmer on the Stockbridge estate in this town for many years, served as a Captain in the War of 1812. His father, Elijah Clapp, who followed the trade of blacksmith during the active period of his life, died in his eighty-ninth year. His mother lived to be nearly ninety years old. The other surviving children of his parents are: Julia, the wife of George Spaulding, of Boston ; and Mercy F". , the wife of George Manson, of East Boston. His brother, Pelcg F., who served as a soldier throughout the Civil War, participating in several important battles, died in 1895.

Elijah T. Clapp acquired a meagre education in the schools of Greenbush. At the age of thirteen he began to learn the blacksmith's trade with his father. Afterward, succeeding his father, he followed it until he was sixty-five years old. He, in turn, has been succeeded by his son, William H. Clapp, who is also engaged in the grain and ice business. His shop was the first blacksmith's stand established in Greenbush. He owns the old Stockbridge mill, together with the land in the vicinity of the pond which is named after the Stockbridge family. In the winter season he does quite an extensive business in sawing shingles.

Mr. Clapp wedded Ann R., daughter of Thomas Clapp, and became the father of seven children - Elijah T. Clapp, Jr., Helen A., William H., Harriet F., Everett L., Richard, and Frederick. Helen A. is the wife of Frederick Rogers; and I'rederick is now deceased. In politics Mr. Clapp is a Republican. He contributed much toward securing the many improvements which have taken place in Scituate during his time. His success in life has been attained through industry and perseverance. In his religious views he is an orthodox Congregationalist, and he is a member of the society of that denomination at Scituate Centre.

YP7\0BERT H. MOOREHEAD, now I l^-*-' living in retirement, was formerly a 1P V ^ {irominent business man in Marshfield. He was born August 30, 18 14, in Duxbury, this county, son of John and Dinah (Miller) Moorehead. The parents, both of Scotch descent, who were natives of the north of Ireland, came to America a few years before the birth of Robert H., and settled in Duxbury, where the father followed his trade of weaver for a number of years. In 1826 John Moorehead moved with his family to Marshfield, and there, after spending the rest of his life occupied in agriculture, he died in his seventieth year. Of his children, Robert

Robert H. Moorehead's schooling, received for three months each winter, ended when he was sixteen years old. He acquired the rest of his good, practical education by extensive reading and intelligent observation. In his seventeenth year he began to learn the blacksmith's trade with Nathaniel Stevens, who was i)lacksmith and edge tool manufacturer. After the lapse of a little more than four years, Mr. Stevens was obliged by ill health to retire from business, and Mr. Moorehead conducted the shop in his own name for a number of years. Subsequently he spent several years in shoemaking, and then for two years in the employ of the Old Colony Railroad, having been the first railroad agent in Marshfield. His next venture was in the mercantile line as a retail dealer in coal, flour, wheat, grain, and hay, in Marshfield. After a prosperous career in this business, he sold it in 1895 to Henry Carver, and has since enjoyed the leisure earned by long, years of activity.

Mr. Moorehead has been twice married. His first wife, in maidenhood Sarah P. Howland, was a daughter of Arthur and Sarah (Porter) Howland, of this town. She died after bearing him six children. Of these Theodore, now a leading official in the customhouse service at Shanghai, China, is the only survivor. His second marriage was contracted with Mrs. Rebecca P. (Dingley), Sampson, a daughter of Isaac Dingley, and the widow of Charles Sampson. She has also passed away. In politics Mr. Moorehead is an independent. He was for five years Selectman of Marshfield, and for equal periods Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. Also, for the ten years after its organization, he was Treasurer of the Marshfield Agricultural 'So-

/^^^TkoRGE H. DAMON, of Scituate, V ^ I the superintendent of Upham ]5rothers' shoe factory in Stoughton, Norfolk County, was born here, November 7, 1833, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Litchfield) Damon, both also natives of Scituate. His grandfather, Reuben Damon, likewise born in this town, who was a descendant of an early settler of the district, and served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, followed the sea for a living. Henry Damon was a lifelong resident of Scituate. In his younger manhood he also followed the sea, commanding a number of schooners, while his later years were occupied in farming. In politics a Free Soiler and a Republican, he took a prominent part in local affairs, and served for some time as Selectman. Captain Damon was an active member of the Congregational church, on account of which he came to be called Deacon Damon. He died in 1879 on the farm now occupied by George H. Damon, his only surviving child.

George H. Damon acquired his education in the public schools of Scituate. In his boyhood he went to sea with the mackerel fleet during the fishing seasons. After attaining his majority he learned to make boots and shoes, and worked at that trade as a journeyman for a number of years. He then built a shop on the homestead farm, and there executed contracts from shoe firms, employing at one time as many as fifty hands. In 1885 he was appointed superintendent of the shoe factory of Fogg, Vinal & Co., at Rochester, N.H.; and in August, 1888, he was made superintendent of the shoe bottoming department in the factory of Edwin Clapp, of East

Weymouth, Mass. About eight years later he became superintendent of Upham Brothers' Shoe Factory, the duties of which he has since discharged to the satisfaction of his employers.

Mr. Damon was married in 1855 to Harriet L. Brown, a native of Scituate, and a daughter of Captain Samuel Brown. Captain Brown, like Mr. Damon's father, was a seafaring man, and commanded a vessel when he was eighteen years old. After spending his last years on a farm in Scituate, he died in i8gi. Mr. and Mrs. Damon have had six children, four of whom are living. The latter were born as follows: George W., on May 4, 1858; Henry E., on July ij, 1861; Frank A., September, 1874; and Benjamin L. , on December 7, 1876. The others were: Chester, born December 12, 1866, who died June 10, 1889; and Jessie F., born December 12, 1856, who died February, 1858. The father is a member of the Republican party. He has made many friends in his business relations, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.

ATTAIN NATHAN P. GIBBS has had a remarkably successful and fortunate career as a seaman - successful, as his ventures were lucrative; fortunate, for he met with no serious mishap while on the high seas He was born in Wareham, Mass., November 28, 1S27, son of Seth D. and Delia P. (Perry) Gibbs, of Sandwich, Mass. He was one of a family of eight children. His brother, William P. Gibbs, is the only one besides himself now living. Their father was a mariner.

The boyhood of Nathan was i)assed on a farm, and his early education was limited. At the age of sixteen he shipped on board a whaling vessel, and was gone from home fif- teen months, cruising in the Atlantic Ocean. The adventurous life pleased him, and he bade farewell to the quiet fields of agriculture, shipping next as seaman on a merchant vessel from Boston. At the end of this voyage he was fully qualified as an able seaman, and his next birth was as second mate. At the age of twenty -five he was master of a vessel, and that year (1852) he discovered on Little Bird Island a rich deposit of guano. In 1854, taking with him a crew of sixty men, he settled on this island, and began to dig the guano for the firm of Sampson & Toppin, of Boston, and P. S. Shelton, of the same city. When his men had been at work for about seven months, the Venezuelan government, discovering them, put an end to their operations, and the affair made some little trouble between Venezuela and this country. It was afterward satisfactorily settled by the United States government. Captain Gibbs followed the sea for forty years, and for twenty years was in the California trade. In 1882 he retired, and settled permanently on the farm where he now makes his home in Wareham. His farm covers some fifty acres, and it is now a valuable estate.

Captain Gibbs was married in 1S54 '^^ Miss Hannah Churbuck, of Wareham, daughter of Ca])tain Willis Churbuck, and has two children - Nathan A. and Edna K. The daughter is the wife of Harry E. Churbuck, of New Bedford. In politics the Captain is independent, making cause with neither party. He is a Mason in good standing, belonging to Social Harmony Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Wareham.

|ZRA SMITH, a prominent resident of Marshfield, was born February 16, 1823, in Duxbury, this county, son of Captain Jacob and Deborah (Cushman)

Smith. Captain Jacob Smith, who was also born in Duxbury, followed the sea for thirty years or more, and was the captain of several vessels. The latter part of his life was spent in farming in Marshfield, where he died some fifty years ago. His wife was a native of Marshfield. Of their children Jacob Smith, of Westford, Mass., is the only other one living.

Ezra Smith acquired his education in the common schools of Duxbury and at Lexington Academy. He was in his eighteenth year when his parents removed to Marshfield. Since then he has resided in this town, identifying himself closely with its growth and progress. His time is given chiefly to agriculture, which he carries on in a progressive and enterprising way. His farm is one of the best in the locality. A member of the Republican party, he attends the town meetings and caucuses, and exercises much influence in matters of public importance; but he leaves the cares of office to others.

Mr. Smith was married April 9, 1851, to Sarah J. Bessey, a native of Duxbury, and a daughter of Marshall and Sarah B. (Sampson) Bessey. Mr. Bessey, who was born in Bridgewater, Mass., died in 1842. Mrs. Bessey, who belonged to a leading family of Plymouth County, was descended from Henry Sampson, who came to Plymouth with the family of his uncle, Edward Tilly, in the "Mayflower." He was too young to sign the compact of November II, in the cabin of the "Mayflower". in Provincetown Harbor; but he was enumerated in the assignment of land made in 1623, and in the division of cattle in 1627; and he was admitted a freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1637. Although made one of the original grantees of Bridgewater in 1645, he settled permanently in Duxbury, of which he was appointed Constable in 1661. "This," says

Winsor, "was an office of high trust and responsibility, and none were elected to it but men of high standing." Henry Sampson died December 24, 1684. He was married February 6, 1635, to Ann Plummer, who bore him nine children. His youngest son, Caleb, born in Duxbury in 1660, married IVIercy, daughter of Alexander and Sarah (Alden) Standish, all of Uuxbury. Alexander Standish was the eldest son of Captain Miles Standish, and his wife was a daughter of John Alden, the Captain's rival in love. Mrs. Smith is of the sixth generation in direct line from Caleb and Mercy (.Standish) Sampson, tracing her descent through their son Caleb, Caleb's son Paul, Paul's son Chandler, and Chandler's daughter, Sarah B. Sampson. Mrs. Sarah B. (Sampson) Bessey died in 1884. Mrs. Smith is a member of the First Congregational Church. A worthy representative of the families from which she springs, she is very popular in society. She is the mother of three children - ^ Persis J., Bessie, and Henry P.

the town fathers of Scituate, was ii® V _, formerly a successful merchant. He was born February 21, 1839, in Norwell, Mass. (once a part of old Scituate), son of Joseph and Deborah (Dwelley) Stockbridge. The Stockbridge family is of English origin. The first member of it in this section of the country was Samuel Stockbridge, whose son, Joseph, was the grandfather of Hosea J. Joseph Stockbridge, Jr., a native of Scituate, worked at carpentry in his young manhood, and at shoemaking in his maturer years. In politics he was a Whig. He sjjent his life in Plymouth County, and died in 1872. His wife was born in Hanover, Mass.

Hosea J. Stockbridge, who is the only surviving member of his father's family, was educated in the common schools of Norwell. When he was eighteen years old he began to work at shoemaking, which he followed until 1870. In that year he moved from Norwell to Scituate Harbor, and there engaged in the sale of general merchandise and grain as a partner in the firm of C. A. Cole & Co. In 1873 he retired from business, and located on his present farm, where he has since found pleasure and profit in the pursuit of agriculture. On October 27, 1869, he was united in marriage with Julia E. Brown, a daughter of the late William Brown, of Scituate. A popular member of the Democratic party, Mr. Stockbridge has been twice nominated for Representative. He has been a Justice of the Peace for some time, and was first elected in iSgo to the Scituate Board of Selectmen, on which he served three years in succession. In 1895 he was again elected, and in 1896 he was honored with re-election. He has also served as Assessor, Overseer of the Poor, and as a- member of the Board of Health. Always in favor of progress, but never overstepping the bounds of prudence, his opinions are listened to with respect, and have m.uch influence with hi.s townsmen. Mr. Stockbridge is a member of Connihasset Lodge, A. F. & A. M. ; and of Cohasset Lodge, No. 192, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

ON. FRANKLIN W. HATCH, the popular proprietor of the Brant Rock -^ V _ and Green Harbor coach line, is one of the best -known citizens of Marshfield, where he was born P'ebruary 12, 1836. A son of Colonel Charles and Mary (Ames) Hatch, both of whom were also natives of this town, he is a descendant in the seventh generation of Kenelem Winslow, who came to this country about the year 1630, and whose brother, Edward Winslow, of Plymouth, was a Colonial governor. Charles Hatch, grandfather of Franklin W., was born in Marshfield. His son. Colonel Charles Hatch, was engaged in farming in this town during a great part of his life. In his earlier manhood he had managed a stage line between Duxbury and Boston. His military title was obtained in the State militia. In politics he was successively a Whig and a Republican. He died in 1870. Of his children, five are living, namely: Mary, the wife of Ezra Ford, of Marshfield; Almera, the wife of Nathan Ford, of Weymouth, Mass. ; Ellen, the wife of R. F. H. Keen, of Marshfield; Franklin W. , the subject of this sketch; and Susan A., the wife of John Magoun, of Marshfield.

Franklin W. Hatch acquired his early education in the common schools of his native town. He remained with his father until he was of age, and then for three years was engaged in driving a stage for his brother, Charles T. Hatch, who was the proprietor of a coach line. Afterward he entered into partnership with his brother; and then, after another interval, became the sole proprietor of the line, which he has successfully carried on since. In the the summer his coaches, plying between Brant Rock and Green Harbor, often carry a thousand passengers a week. He has also government contracts for four mail routes, which are in operation the year round.

On December 18, i860, Mr. Hatch was married to Vesta, daughter of Sidney Howard, of Brockton, and has one daughter living, named Marcia E. His political principles are Republican, and he has served in a number of public offices. He was Constable of Marshfield for a number of years; Deputy Sheriff for twelve years; and he sat in the State legislature of 1888. He is a member of Corner Stone Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Du.xbury, in which at one time he held the rank of Master. Mr. Hatch is well known to a large contingent of summer visitors, and is very popular with all classes. His success in business has been won entirely by personal effort, as he started on little more capital than industry and pluck.

T^APTAIN JOHN G. DEXTER, of I Vp Rochester, who has had a remarkably ^J^ ^^ successful career in whale hunting, was born in Rochester, l-'ebruary 28, 1834. He was reared on a farm, receiving much of_ his early education at Rochester Academy. At the age of si.xteen he shipped before the mast on the whaling ship "Canton" of New Bedford, and was gone a year and a half, cruising in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Okhotsk Sea. Having become an e.vpert sailor on this voyage, he was next engaged as boat steerer on the ship "Pacific," which was out thirty months, hunting whales in the same waters, and in Chinese and Japanese seas. He went on the next trip of the "Pacific" as third mate, was gone forty-four months, cruising in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and returned as second mate. Holding this rank, he made four more voyages in the Pacific, and became very familiar with the whaling grounds of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Okhotsk Sea. He then became Captain of thebark "Hercules," and commanded her on a voyage from New Bedford, lasting forty months. Captain Dexter has circumnavigated the globe more than once, and sailed around Cape Horn six times; and the vessels on which he served obtained at an average over a thousand barrels of whale oil per year. In 1866 he retired from the arduous life which

Captain Dexter was married in 1869 to Miss Catherine Ruggles, of Rochester. They have had seven children, of whom Frank G. and Hattie are deceased. The others are: John W., Ellen R., Lucy R., Charles R., and Mary S. Politically, he favors the Republican party. He was Assessor, Overseer of the Poor, and Trustee of the Public Library for some time; Selectman of the town for four years; and he was sent to the legislature in 1893. He takes much interest in literary matters and educational projects. His wide and diversified knowledge of men and things, gained by actual observation and experience, gives much value to his opinion on numerous subjects.

VOT PHH.LIPS, of the firm of Lot Phillips & Company, large box manufacturers in Plymouth County, owning mills in various places, is a substantial citizen of the town of Hanover. He was born in Hanson, Mass., February 13, 1841, a son of Ezra and Nabby Phillips, being the only child of his parents. He received a publicschool education, after which he learned the routine of farm work, remaining on the home farm in Hanson until 1863, when he was twenty-two years of age.

The eight years following, from 1863 to 1 87 1, were spent in the work of a millwright. In 1 87 1 he erected a plant for the manufacturing of boxes and the grinding of grain, and established the business now, as then, conducted under the firm name of Lot Phillips & Co. Besides this they own a saw-mill in Hanson, another in East Pembroke, a third in West Du.xbury, and the Alihab mills, located at West Hanover, the dimensions of the box factory being eighty by one hundred and sixty feet, and of the grist-mill, forty by one hundred feet. Mr. Phillips's partners in this enterprise were E. Y. Perry and Josiah H inkley. They cut annually about three and onehalf million feet of lumber into box boards, and saw about seventeen hundred cords of wood, which is sold in the Boston market. Mr. Phillips carries on a farm of about one hundred and seventy-five acres owned by the company. He was also connected for seventeen years with the grain business in Hanover and Rockland.

Mr. Phillips and Miss Sarah E. Phillips were joined in marriage in 1863, and to them seven children have been born, as follows: George W., who died in 1878: Mabel G. ; Fred W. ; Flora E. ; Ezra Burt; Lee; and Hugh. Mr. Phillips is a Republican in politics. He is a member of North River Lodge, Independent Order of Odd F"ellows, of Hanover. He attends the P'irst Congregational Church of Hanover, and has been Treasurer of the parish for several years.

ENRY S. BATES, of Hanover, who closed a successful business career in 1896 by retirement, was born in his present home on November 10, 1821. He was educated in his native town, making the most of the limited opportunities offered at that time. Ship-building was one of the leading industries of Plymouth County in his boyhood, when the docks were thronged with busy workmen. It was this fact that prompted him at the age of seventeen to learn the shipcarpenter's trade. Having done so, he followed it for thirteen years, during which he saw launched many a vessel which he had helped to build. In 1851, when he was thirty years old, he and his brother John opened a general store in Hanover, stocking it with the variety of goods made necessary by the demands of country trade. This was very large then, as there was no railroad connection with the cities, and goods had to be transported overland by team from Boston, or shipped by way of the North River. Hanover is about seven or eight miles from the mouth of the river as the crow flies; but following the windings of the stream, the distance is much greater. The river, however, was the great highway of commerce when Mr. Bates was a young man, and the transportation of goods was necessarily slow and uncertain. With a natural aptitude for business, he was able to make his store a commercial centre of the district for forty-five years.

In the course of his long life Mr. ]5ates has made a great many friends. Aside from the respect accorded him as a successful business man, he has won the lasting regard of many by the intrinsic worth of his character. A lifelong resident of Hanover, he has witnessed many changes in the pleasant little town, the advent of railroads, and of steam power in manufacturing. Mr. Bates was first married in iS6i to Miss Angeline S. Gardner. Subsequently he contracted a second marriage with Mrs. Emeline (Pratt) Sylvester, who died January 12, 1897, leaving no children.

ANIEL D. DEVEREUX, the wellknown and popular manager of the Western Union Telegraph Office at Duxbury, was born in Providence, R.I., March 26, 1839, ^ son of Ralph P. and Phebe (Chase) Devereux. The family is one of the oldest in New England, John Devereux, its American founder, having come to this country and settled in or near Marblehead about the year 1630. Ralph P. Devereux, a native of Marblehead, Mass., and a son of Nathaniel K. Dever- ,

In 1854, after receiving his education in the elementary schools and High School of Providence, Daniel D. Devereux went to New Bedford, Mass., where he secured a position as messenger boy for the New York and New England Telegraph Company. While so employed he improved his opportunities to learn telegraphy, and was shortly after promoted to the position of telegraph operator. Finding him an entirely competent man the American Telegraph Company, after it absorbed the New York & New England, and the Western Union after the American had joined it, successively retained him in their employment. He was in the State Street office in Boston for a quarter of a century, during the greater part of which he had charge of the company's city lines, and was inspector of its branch and suburban offices. In May, 1882, he came to Duxbury, and has since been in charge of their office here.

On December 11, 1862, Mr. Devereux married Abbie E. Mott, of Providence. They have three children - William F., Lizzie A., and Charles A. Mr. Devereux is a Republican in politics, has been for many years a member of the Republican Town Committee, of Duxbury, of which he served as Secretary, and he took an active part in public affairs while living in Maiden. He is a member of the Duxbury Yacht Club, andTt^" present Secretary and Treasurer. He is also affiliated with Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Boston, St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter of that city, being a life member of both these bodies. He is an honorary member and Past Master of Melrose Council at Maiden, Mass. ; also a member of the Hugh De Payens Coramandery, of Melrose, Mass. ; and he is a Thirty-second

[^ENJAMIN F. H. KEENE, Town Collector of Marshfield and the Postmaster of Centre Marshfield, is one of the most esteemed residents of the town. He was born here January 20, 1832, son of Benjamin and Nancy (Sherman) Keene, both also natives of Manshfield. His grandfather, Benjamin Keene, Sr., resided here for a number of years. His father, who passed his life in the town, died in 1859. His mother, who was a daughter of Amos and Nancy (Holmes) Sherman, lived until 1895. The other surviving children of his parents are: Kate L., the widow of J. Thaxter Damon, of Marshfield ; and Elsie J., the wife of Charles L. Ford, of East Pembroke, Mass.

Benjamin F. H. Iveene was educated in the common schools of his native town. He learned the trade of ship-caulking in his early manhood, and followed it continuously afterward for about fifteen years. Many years have elapsed since he was appointed Postmaster at Centre Marshfield. All who call on him for mail are pleased to exchange greetings with him, and would miss him sadly were he not in his accustomed place. He is besides engaged in farming, and also deals in agricultural implements. In politics Mr. Keene is a stanch Republican. He believes in the principles so eloquently advocated by Daniel Webster, who was in the height of his forceful manhood when Mr. Keene was a young child, and whose home in Marshfield is still an object of interest to visitors. Mr. Iveene served for four years on the Board of .Selectmen, and has been Assessor and Overseer of the I-'oor. He has now been in office as Collector some four years.

On January i, i860, he was united in marriage with Ellen L. , daughter of Colonel Charles Hatch, of Marshfield. Colonel Hatch, who was an officer in the State militia, and at one time managed a stage line between Duxbury and Boston, afterward engaged in farming in Marshfield, where he died in 1870. Of his children four, besides Mrs. Keene, are living. These are: Mary, the wife of Ezra Ford of this town; Almera, the wife of Nathan Ford, of Weymouth, Mass. ; Franklin W. , the proprietor of the Brant Rock and Green Harbor coach line; and Susan A., the wife of John Magoun, of Marshfield. Mr. and Mrs. Keene have had two children - Nellie F. and Florence L. Nellie F. is now deceased. Mrs. Keene and her daughter Florence are members of the Congregational church. They, with Mr. Keene, take an active part in the social events of the town, and are well known and popular.

HOMAS F. BAILEY, Selectman of Scituate, and a well-known and successful contractor and builder, is a native of Dorchester, Mass., born November 22, 1838. His parents were Sevvall and Elizabeth (Gerving) Bailey. Sewall Bailey, who was born in Scituate, was a son of Israel Bailey, an old settler of this town, and a soldier of the War of 1812. The mother of Thomas F. was born in the State of Rhode Island.

Thomas F. Bailey spent the first seven years of his life in Dorchester. His parents then removing to .Scituate he acquired his education in the schools of this town, ending with a course of study at the high school. When he was seventeen years old he began to learn the carpenter's trade at Dorchester. He had served three years and seven months of his apprenticeship when, answering the first call for troops from President Lincoln, he enlisted in April, 1861, in Company K, Eleventh

Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. His regiment was assigned to the army of the Potomac, after which, until his discharge, he was almost constantly in action, sharing in some of the most momentous battles of the war. He was in the disastrous rout of the first Bull Run ; in the terrific conflict of the second Bull Run ; in the engagements of Seven Pines and Fair Oaks; at the battle of Gettysburg, where he was wounded ; in the conflicts of the Wilderness; and in the battle of Cold Harbor. Honorably discharged on June 14, 1864, he returned to Scituate, where, e.xcepting a period of three years spent in Boston, he has since made his home. He has been in business as a contractor and builder some twenty years, winning the confidence of the public by his close attention to business.

Mr. Bailey married Miss Marion L. Mott, daughter of Paul Mott, of Scituate, and has one son, George S. A popular Republican he was elected Selectman in March, 1894, and has been twice re-elected since. He is a member of George W. Perry Post, No. 31, Grand Army of the Republic of Scituate Centre, of which he was Commander for a year ; and also belongs to Hatchet Rock Assembly of Good Fellow-s.

-ABEZ P. THOMPSON, a large land owner and a successful farmer of Halifax, was born July 24, 1853, on the farm where he now resides, son of Ephraim B. and Eliza R. (Soule) Thompson. The founder of the family came from Wales in 1622, and settled in Halifa.x, which has been the birthplace of its lineal representatives since, namely: Thomas; Ebenezer, Sr. ; Ebenezer, Jr. ; Jabez P. ; Ephraim B. ; and Jabez P. Ephraim B. Thompson and his wife had five children - Jabez P., Ellen A., Sarah B.,

Lucy M., and Susan. Lucy IVL died in 1865, and Susan in i860. The father, who died in 1889, aged seventy-six, was a member of the Congregational church, served several years as Selectman, and was also a Representative in the Lower House of the State legislature for two or three terras. Grandfather Thompson was a State Senator about the same time, somewhere in the forties.

Jabez P. Thompson, the only son of his parents, remained on the homestead, attending the district school at intervals until eighteen years of age. Thereafter he devoted his time to farming and lumbering. Since his father's death he has become the owner of the homestead, a farm of about two hundred acres. In addition to this he owns forty acres of timber land. He also succeeded to some of the official honors bestowed upon his father. He was Selectman for thirteen years, during three of which he was Chairman of the Board. He has served the community as Overseer of the Poor, Assessor, Tax Collector; was Town Treasurer for ten years. Justice of the Peace three years, and in 1893 he was a member of the State legislature. Like his father he is a communicant of the Congregational church; and he is affiliated with the Knights of Honor, of Middleboro.

On December 19, 1878, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Miss Abbie P. Wood, daughter of Aspah S. and Abbie L. Wood, of Halifax. He has now four children, as follows: Frederick P., Clifford B., Myron W., and Helen L.

SA J. MERRITT is a respected business man of Scituate, long identified with the building trade in this town as a member of the firm of Merritt Brothers, contractors. He was born in Scituate, November 22, 1S28, son of Asa and Betsey (Cud-

Asa J. Merritt made the most of the educational advantages offered by the district school. At the age of sixteen he began to learn the trade of carpenter and joiner from his father, with whom he worked for a number of years. Subsequently, for many years, he was in partnership with his brother Henry, with whom he formed the firm of Merritt Brothers, contractors and builders. In the pursuit of this business he was an influential factor in the development of Scituate and adjoining towns. His contracts were always fulfilled promptly and honestly.

Mr. Merritt was married January i, 1856, to Hannah A. Curtis, a daughter of Norton and Mary P. (Chesbrook) Curtis, of Scituate. The Curtis family, which is of English origin, was established by one of four brothers who came to this country in Colonial times. This brother settled in Scituate, and here Thomas Curtis, Charles Curtis, and Norton Curtis, respectively the great-grandfather, grandfather, and father of Mrs. Merritt, were born. Norton Curtis, a lifelong resident of Scituate, was respected as an exemplary citizen. His wife, who was born in Camden, Me., bore him a large family of children, six of whom, besides Mrs. Merritt, the eldest, are living. These are: Mary N., the wife of Ira B. Pratt, of Cohasset, Mass. ; Emeline F. , the wife of B. B. W. Litchfield, of Scituate; Henry N. and Job E. , both residents of Weymouth, Mass.; Arthur H., residing in Boston; and Sarah E. , a resident of Scituate. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt have three children, namely: Asa E., born February 12, 1857; Wesley C. , born June 29, 1859; and Anna F. , who is now wife of John F. Turner, a constable of Scituate. Mr. Merritt votes the Republican ticket. A public-spirited citizen,

OSHUA W. SWIFT, Treasurer and Collector of Duxbury, was born in this town, January ig, 1821, son of Lot and Mercy (Weston) Swift. The Swift family is said to be of English origin, and Mr. Swift's grandfather was a native of Massachusetts, who resided in Wareham. Lot Swift was born in Wareham, but the greater part of his life was spent in Duxbury, where he followed agricultural pursuits, and his wife was a native of this town. Of their children but two now survive, namely: Joshua W. , the subject of this sketch; and his sister Lydia, who also resides here.

Joshua W. Swift in his early years attended the common schools of his native town, and at the age of seventeen he went to New Bedford, where he served an apprenticeship at the harness and trunk-maker's trade. Returning to Duxbury on November i, 1841, he established himself in the harness business, and has since followed it successfully.

In 1842 Mr. Swift was married to Caroline Kirby, daughter of Noah Kirby, late of Westport, Mass. Of four children born to them there are two survivors - Amanda M. and Edgar W. The two who have passed away were: Alvah L. and Herbert. Mrs. Swift died in 1863.

In politics Mr. Swift is one of the most prominent and active supporters of the Democratic party in Duxbury. For ten years he served as a Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, these positions coming to him unsought. He was Deputy Collector of Customs for the Plymouth District for three years, and has acted as a Justice of the Peace for a number of years. He has held his present offices of Treasurer and Collector of this town for the past twenty-one years, which is ample testimony of his ability and faithfulness, especially as he was not a seeker after office. In 1S76 he was a candidate for Representative, but was defeated by his Republican opponent, George Bradford, who was elected by a small majority, although Mr. Swift polled the largest vote ever accorded a Democratic candidate in this district. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has been an Odd Fellow for over fifty years. As a public-spirited citizen and an able official he is widely and favorably known, and is highly respected by all classes irrespective of politics.

ARREN LITCHFIELD, one of the oldest residents of Scituate, belongs to a prominent and numerous family, nativ^e here for over one hundred and fifty years, and active in promoting the interests of the place. Sketches of other members of this family will be found elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Litchfield was born here June 3, iSi^, son of Stephen and Rebecca (Cudworth) Litchfield. Stephen was a son of Isaac Litchfield, and both were natives and lifelong residents of this town. An extensive land-owner, Stejihen was engaged in agriculture during his active life. In prosperous circumstances himself he gave freely to the deserving poor. His death on December 23, 1843, was mourned in Scituate as the loss of a benefactor of the community. He was married three times. Of his children the only survivors are Turner Litchfield, of Scituate, and Warren Litchfield.

Warren Litchfield was educated in the district school, and reared to agricultural pursuits, working on the farm between schools terms. He has been engaged in general farming throughout the greater part of his life, and has the independent nature and sturdy constitution which his mode of life is so apt to foster. His integrity and sterling character have won the confidence and esteem of his townsmen.

Mr. Litchfield was first married to Julia Litchfield, who bore him one daughter, Julia W. , now deceased. On January 25, 1843, he was united to Helen, daughter of Abram and Rachel (Nichols) Litchfield, all natives of Scituate. This lady, who is yet living, became the mother of eight children, four of whom have passed away. Those living are: Rachel N., the wife of William Burrows, of Scituate; Stephen, who also resides in this town; Helen A., the wife of Chester Sylvester, of Campello, Mass. ; and Nettie, the wife of Harry Bates, of Braintree, Mass. In politics Mr. Litchfield is independent, favoring always the candidate whom he thinks most capable of serving the interests of the people. He has served on the School Committee, and for a time was Road Surveyor of his district. Mr. Litchfield was formerly a member of the Debating Club. His wife is a member of the Baptist church. Both she and her husband are types of the sturdy and fearless pioneer stock which has done so much for Plymouth County.

,I':LHAM W. BARROWS, who died in Colorado in i8go, was a native of Carver, Plymouth County, Mass. He was born on January 31, 1S29, and was a son. of Lothrop and Sally (Shaw) Barrows. His paternal grandparents were Andrew and Sarah (Perkins) Barrows.

He was reared on a farm, but having no taste for agriculture decided to learn a trade. Accordingly, in early manhood, he went to work in an iron foundry, first in South Carver and then in Watertown, remaining at this occupation till the fall of iS6i, when he enlisted in

Company C, Eighteenth Massachusetts Infantry. He was eight months in the service, and in that time he suffered all the hardships of a soldier's life, taking ]3art in the terrible seven days' retreat under McClellan. At the end of eight months, on account of physical disability, he was discharged with the rank of Sergeant, and returned to Carver, where he lived for some time on a farm. When partly recovered he resumed work in the iron foundry at Watertown.

In 1877 he went to Albion, Boone County, Neb., locating on a homestead claim, and residing there seven or eight years. He then went to Colorado, where he had a son with whom he lived; and he journeyed subsequently to California. He was in poor health when he made this trip, and he soon returned to Colorado, hoping to be benefited by the pure dry air of that State; but disease had made such deep inroads on his constitution that recovery was impossible, and he died in 1890. His remains were forwarded from Colorado, and were interred in the Central Cemetery of Carver. Mr. Barrows was a charter member of the Plymouth Grand Army of the Republic Post. He was an enterprising and ambitious man, and was a popular member of society; and his death, occurring as it did when he was removed so far from home and old friends, aroused imiversal interest and sympathy for his bereaved family.

Mr. Barrows was married in 1854 to Miss Priscilla J. Shaw, who was born in Carver in 1832, a daughter of Captain Joseph and Hannah (Dunham) Shaw. Six children were the result of this union: Joseph W., Eilis H. (deceased), Pelham A., Laura L. , Hannah B. (deceased), and F"rank E. While Mr. Barrows was in the West his wife removed to the pleasant home where she now lives. She is a lady of ability, culture, and self-reliance, and has for some time been acting as Postmaster's assistant at Carver. A sketch of her father. Captain Shaw, may be found elsewhere in this volume.

T^APTAIN JOSEPH SHAW, formerly I Tf^ well known in Carver and vicinity, V^y ^ the son of Lieutenant Joseph Shaw and his wife Lydia, was born in this town, February 17, 1782, and was descended from early settlers of the Old Colony. Captain Shaw devoted himself mainly to farming throughout his active life, but in the winter months he worked in the old blast foundry. He took a keen interest in civil and political affairs, and became one of the leading men in the community. He was appointed Captain of a company of State militia, and in the second war with Great Britain was drafted for service in the army. Owing, however, to illness in his family, he was unable to respond to the call, and furnished a substitute, Mr. Benjamin Harlow. Captain Shaw died September 26, 1855. By his first wife, Sarah Murdock, whom he married in 1804, he had si.x sons, the eldest, born in 1804, the youngest in 18 14. The following is a brief record in order of their births: Joseph died unmarried in 1865. Linus, who died in 1854, married Dicy Allen in 1833, and had George H. and Linus A. (who both served in the late war), Jeannette H., Arlotha M., Calvin R., and Betsy. Bartlett married in 1833 Almira Atwood, had one child, and died in 1835. Martin was born and died in 181 1. Dennis, who died in 1875, married Emmeline Skinner, and had William B., Henry and Henrietta (twins), Albert, Charles, Emmeline, Susannah, and Apollos. He and his four elder sons served in the Civil War, two of them being wounded. One son died in the regular army. Harrison Shaw married Adaline Bent, had eight children -

Captain Joseph Shaw married Hannah Dunham, his second wife, in 1818, and by this union became the father of nine children, namely: William H., who was born and died in 1819; Nathaniel, born 1820, died in 1821 ; Ebenezer; Erancis ; Sally M. ; Hannah M. ; Oliver; Priscilla J. (Mrs. Pelham W. Barrows) ; and Bartlett. Ebenezer Shaw, born in 1823, was married first in 1848, to Nancy Bisbee. Their children were: Frederick, Aravesta, Josephus, and Eugene E. He married the second time Hannah Dennison, and their children were: Fred W., Aravesta B., Elmer F. , Bartlett, and Myra. Ebenezer Shaw was a man of much business ability. He built at Middleboro an iron foundry, which he conducted for some years. The foundry was eventually burned, and at the time of his death, in 1889, he was residing in Carver. Francis S. Shaw, born in 1824, married Abbie Southworth in 1849, and died in 1885. Their children were thirteen in numi^er, but only two are living - Emma L. and Jennie. Sally Murdock Shaw, born in 1S26, was married to Ira C. Bent in 1847. Their children were: Ellen F., now Mrs. Philander J. Holmes; and Nathaniel Warren. Hannah M., born in 1827, married Eli Atwood in 1850, and died in 1892; she had one child, Betsy S.

Oliver Shaw, born February 5, 1831, mar- - ried Miranda Atwood in 1855, and had Alton E., and Bradford O. and Bartlett E., twins, all now deceased. Oliver Shaw learned the trade of iron moulder, and in 1863 he was called upon to take charge of the Miles Pratt & Co. 's Stove Works at Watertown as Superintendent. He remained thoughout his life with this firm, and from 1S77 was one of the directors of the corporation. A stanch Republican in politics he served as Selectman for fifteen years; and in 1S94 he was elected to the .State .Senate from the Second Middlesex- District. Mr. Shaw's financial and business abilities were of a high order. He was one of the organizers of the Watertown Savings Bank and a Trustee of that body from its incorporation. He was also President of the Union Market National Bank from 1893 until his death, December 26, 1894. He was a member of Company K, Third Regiment of the State militia, from 1852 to 1857. Mr. Shaw was well known socially, and belonged to the Middlesex Club of Boston, and to the Village Club of Watertown. He attended the Methodist Episcopal church.

Bartlett, youngest son of Captain Joscjjh and Hannah Shaw, born March 12, 1835, ''Iso learned to be a moulder; but when, in i86r the war broke out, inspired with enthusiasm for the preservation of the Union, he threw aside the implements of industry and assisted in raising a company in Carver. He was appointed Orderly Sergeant of this company, and later was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Owing to the sickness of his superit)r officer, he was placed in charge at the second battle of Bull Run, and lost his life in that engagement. As he gallantly led his command he gave the direction, " Boys, keep cool and fire low." He had scarcely said the words when he fell dead with a bullet in his forehead. He was an exemplary young man and greatly beloved by all his comrades.

,APTAIN JOSEPHUS DAWES, a retired shipmaster of Duxbury, was born in this town, April 7, 1820, the son of Abraham and Deborah (Darling) Dawes. Deborah Dawes was a native of Duxbury, and her family was of Scotch origin.

Abraham Dawes was a native of Kingston. His ancestry will be found in a sketch of Captain James H. Dawes, which appears iqxMi another page of this work.

Josephus Dawes attended the public schools of his native town at intervals until he was fourteen years of age. When he was seven years of age he began to accompany his father upon fishing trips along Massachusetts Bay; and he assisted in disposing of the fish in Boston. At the age of fourteen he shipped before the mast on board a vessel which was commanded by his elder brother, the late Captain Allen Dawes; and he sailed with him in the coasting and foreign trade until he was twentyone years old. He was then able to command a vessel himself, and his first voyage as master was made in the brig " August," which was owned by Joseph Holmes, of Kingston. He afterward commanded various vessels belonging to Mr. Holmes, in whose employ he sailed for nineteen years. He was subsecjuently part owner and master of several merchantmen, among them being the barks "Fruiter," "Jehu," and " Valetta. "

In the years of 1852 and 1853 Captain Dawes spent his time in the northern and southern mines of California. At the close of the second year his old love for the sea returned to him, and during the next ten years we find him engaged in the Mediterranean fruit trade. At this time he was making many of the fastest passages on record. For four years he traded on the Chinese Coast, visiting all the principal ports. His last vessel was the " Annie W. Weston," in which he traded between San Francisco and lingland. For over thirty years he was a successful as well as a fortunate master-mariner, never meeting with a single disaster or loss of a man at sea. During his long experience he doubled Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, circumnavigated the globe several times, and visited the principal parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. In one of his voyages to the Cape of Good Hope he was obliged to conceal the name of his vessel under a canvas on account of the nearness of the " Alabama, " which was commanded by Captain Semmes.

Captain Dawes wedded Sally Freeman, daughter of the late Bradford Freeman, of Du.xbury. She accompanied him upon many of his voyages, thus proving herself a loving and faithful companion, who did not hesitate to brave the dangers of the sea in order to be with her husband in the hour of peril, should such be the case. She died April 2, 1887.

Captain Dawes has three children, as follows: Wilfred C, who is Chief Inspector of the Money Order Department of the Boston Post-ofifice; Frank H., a resident of Haverhill, Mass. ; and Eunice F., wife of Henry C. Tanner, that city.

Although the Captain passes his winters in Haverhill, during the summer he occupies his pleasant residence at Island Creek Station, in Duxbury, amid the haunts of his childhood and close beside the sea, which was for so many years his home. He is a member of the Unitarian society of Duxbury.

has been Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for a number of years, was born in this town, October 23, 1840. His parents were Ezra D. and F"rances L. (Washburn) Ewell, and his paternal grandfather was Isaac Ewell, a resident of Marshfield.

Henry Ewell, the first of this surname in the Plymouth Colony, married in 1638 Sarah Annable, daughter of Anthony Annable, who came over in the "Ann" in 1623. Their son, Ichabod, born in 1659 in Scituate, had sons, it is said, who settled in Marshfield. Ezra D. Ewell, son of Isaac, was born in Marshfield, and made his home in this town up to the time of his death. He was a stone mason by trade, and worked also at various other occupations. His wife was born in Taunton, Mass. They were the parents of the following children: Frances M., Judson, Kimball \V., Adeline W., and Antoinette C.

Judson Ewell was given good educational opportunities, attending the public schools of Marshfield and Hanover Academy. He began at eighteen to learn the blacksmith's trade, and served his time with Waldo Bradford in North Bridgewater (now Brockton), Mass., working with him until 1859; and he was subsequently employed as a journeyman in different places. In January, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Second District of Columbia Volunteers, and was assigned to the arm\' of the Potomac, General Griffin's Brigade, General Morrell's Division, and General Fitz John Porter's Army Corps. He was in the battle of Antietam, September 17-18, 1862, and took part in a number of minor engagements while attached to the army of the Potomac, his regiment being subsequently on detached duty on the lookout for John S. Mosby and his guerillas. Mr. Ewell was promoted to the rank of Sergeant of Company G, and served in that capacity aljout a year. While in action against the Confederates he had a number of narrow escapes from death and imprisonment.

E.xperiencing his share of the hardships of a soldier's life, he was also privileged to enjoy the pomp and glitter of military display in social affairs. During the last year and a half of his service he was a member of the band of the Second Regiment, District of Columbia Volunteers, and played at the fair for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission in the Patent Office at Washington. Honorably discharged in October, 1865, he returned home; and in 1867 he opened a forge of his own in Marshfield, which he still manages. He has been very successful in financial matters, doing his work well and jiaying strict attention to business.

Mr. Ewell has been twice married. His first wife, Maria (deceased), was a daughter of the Rev. George Leonard, of Marshfield Hills. She bore him four children, of whom but two survive, namely: Leonard G. , born February 6, 1873; and Emmeline W., born June 14, 1877. The others were : Walter, born November I, 1870; and George L., born July 8, 1 88 1. His second wife, who was formerly Miss Julia F. Rogers, became the mother of five children, the eldest being Grace, born September 21, 1883, with whom they were soon called to part. The four now living are: Ralph J., born December 5, 1885; Marion R., born January 30, 1888; Ezra G., born March 21, i8go; and Edna F. , born October 4, 1891.

As a public man Mr. Ewell is very popular. He has served as Chairman of the Republican Town Committee; was first elected to the Board of Selectmen in 18S3, and has been honored with re-election every year since; and as Chairman of the Board he has given universal satisfaction. He is a member of North River Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Hanover, Mass., and a charter member of David Church Post, No. 189, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was one year Commander.

(^AMES W. O'NEIL, one of the partners of O'Neil & Howes, successful contractors of Brockton for interior house finish, was born in 1854, in Brechan, Forfarshire, Scotland, near Kirrimuir, the home of Barrie, the novelist. His father, William

O'Neil, also a native of Brechan, is still living there, being now seventy-two years of age, and an Elder of the Free Church of Scotland. His mother, Elizabeth (Webster) O'Neil, now deceased, was a daughter of William Webster, a farmer of Brechan. They had five children - Da'vid W., William, James W., Mary, and Alfred. David W. is a member of the firm of Bradley & Currier, New York City, and of Freeman & O'Neil, of Claremont, N. H. The New York firm, whose place of business is located at the corner of Hudson and Spring Streets, are counted among the most extensive dealers in sashes, doors, and blinds in the United States. William is employed in a carriage factory in Waterbury, Conn. ; Mary is the wife of George Priest, of New Haven, Conn. ; and Alfred is employed in the linen mill of Lyman Scott at Brechan, Scotland.

James W. O'Neil was educated in his native town. At the age of ten years he went to work in a flax-mill. Subsequently, he was employed in the office of the Brechan Advertiser iov eight months. Then, owing to trouble with his eyes, he was obliged to seek outdoor employment. Accordingly, he learned the carpenter's trade under Alexander Smith, of Brechan, with whom he worked for about four years. He came to this country in 1872, and obtained employment in W. F. Badger's stairshop on Wareham Street, Boston. There he remained some five years, and then for six years had charge of the stair department for Freeman & O'Neil, of Claremont, who have a large plant and do an extensive business. After spending another year with Mr. Badger in Boston, he came to Brockton in 1884, and entered into a copartnership with William \l. Howes for the manufacture of interior house and store finish, such as mouldings, stairs, and mantels. The firm started in a small way by hiring a room in A. C. Thompson's woodturning factory on Railroad Avenue, and which remained their place of business for three or four years. In October, 1888, they purchased Howard & Clark's furniture factory, where they have carried on their business since, and now employ about a dozen men. They have filled some costly and extensive contracts, including the interior finish of Emerson's shoe store on the corner of Water and Washington Streets, Boston; a handsome drug store in Marlboro, Mass. ; Goldthwaite's drug store on Main Street, Brockton; and some twenty others in this vicinity.

In 1880 Mr. O'Neil married Adele, daughter of Archibald Atherton, of Claremont, N. H. Of the four children born to him, two are living - Amy E. and James Donald. Mr. O'Neil votes the Republican ticket. He belongs to a number of social orders, including Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Brockton, and the American Benefit Society of this city, of which he is President. A member of the Baptist church, he takes an active interest in its welfare, and has been superintendent of the Sunday-school.

T^jYMAN E. COPELAND, a member of the firm of L. E. and E. Copeland, milk dealers and successful general farmers of West Bridgewater, was born here June 24, 1848, a son of Lyman and Susanna (Holmes) Copeland, both natives of Plymouth County, Mass.

Salmon Copeland, the father of Lyman, was a grandson of Jonathan Copeland (son of William and grandson of Lawrence, of Braintree), who married Betty Snell in 1723, and settled in West Bridgewater. Lyman, who was a lifelong resident of this town, devoted his energies almost entirely to farming. In politics he was a Republican, and a leader in local affairs; and though not a church member, he was an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal churcli. He died December 26, 1884. Two of his children are living, namely: Lyman E., the direct subject of this sketch ; and Edmund, who was born June 20, 1852. A younger brother, Wilton, born August 14, 1858, met his death by accident in December, 1886, being run over by the cars. He left a widow and two children. Mrs. Susanna H. Copeland, who still lives at the homestead, was born on May 9, 1817, and has now nearly completed her eightieth year.

Lyman E. Copeland grew to manhood on the farm where he now resides. After attending the public schools of West Bridgewater he was a student for a time at ]3rockton Academy and later at the Bryant and Stratton Commercial College of Boston, where he was graduated in 1867. It is now about twenty years since he started in his present business, selling milk at retail in Brockton. His brother Edmund is a partner in this enterprise, which has proved a profitable one to them. They are also successfully engaged in general farming.

Lyman E. Copeland and Miss Louise F. Hartwell, of Brockton, were joined in marriage on February 26, 1S80. They have two children: a son, Wilton; and a daughter, Myrtle L. True to the political instruction and e.vample of his father, Mr. Copeland has ever been a faithful supporter of Republicanism. Fraternally, he is a member of St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Campello, Mass.

Eacon George W. Bailey

formerly one of the most prominent and highly respected business men of North Scituate, who died at his home in this town, January 11, 1891, was born in Scituate, August I, 1830, son of Job and Lydia (Wade) Bailey. His parents were natives of Scituate,

George W. Bailey as a boy availed himself of every advantage offered by the public school system- in his day. He was by nature a studious seeker for knowledge, and in his youth he devoted his spare time to the reading of the works of Josephus and other standard authors. At the age of twenty years he decided to engage in business pursuits, and, establishing himself as a shoe manufacturer upon a small scale at North Scituate, he entered upon his business career with an energy which promised success from the start. When Mr. Bailey began shoe business he formed a copartnership with Mr. Jotham W. Bailey, under the firm name of G. W. and J. W. Bailey, and this association continued for twenty years. After that the subject of this sketch continued the business alone, but under the name of G. W. Bailey & Co. As his prosperity increased he enlarged his facilities, and for many years employed an average of fifty hands. The firm of G. W. Bailey & Co. became well-known in the shoe trade, was financially successful, and continued in active operation until the death of its founder.

The late Mr. Bailey was prominently identified with the progress and development of the business interests and with the general improvement of the town, and was one of North Scituate's most progressive and public-spirited citizens. He took a deep interest in local affairs ; and as Chairman of TITc School Board, over which he presided for a number of years, he rendered valuable service in behalf of public education. His death, which took place as above stated at the age of nearly sixty-one years, was not only a serious blow to the industries of North Scituate, but removed from the community one of its most valuable and esteemed citizens, a man of noble nature and an affectionate disposition, the home circle which he so ardently cherished being depr-ved of a loving husband and an indulgent a* devoted father. In politics he was a Republican, and for many years he was connected with the Baptist church as Deacon, Clerk, and Treasurer. Mr. Bailey was especially a benevolent man. The widow and the fatherless always found in him a helper and a friend; and he was ever ready to assist with his means any good cause.

On November 26, 1856, Mr. Bailey was united in marriage with Hannah W. Briggs, who, with one son, Herbert B. , now teller of the Boylston National Bank, Boston, and residing in Wollaston, Mass., survives him. Mrs. Bailey was born in Scituate, daughter of James Sylvester and Selina (Curtis) Briggs, and her ancestors for several generations were residents of this town. Walter Briggs, founder of this branch of the family in America, bought a farm in Scituate in 165 1, and it is said "was long a useful man in the plantation." The "History of Shipbuilding on the North River," by L. Vernon Briggs, contains many interesting particulars in regard to the Briggs family, several members of which have been prominent shipbuilders. From this volume we learn that Walter Briggs had a son, Lieutenant James Briggs, whose son Benjamin, born in 1695, was the father of James, born November 16, 1735, who held the office of Town Clerk twenty-five years, and was known as "Clark" Briggs. He died in 1834, aged ninety-nine years. His son, Joseph, born in 1776, was the father of James Sylvester Briggs, and grandfather of Mrs. Bailey. The Briggs family built ships at Hobart's Landing, probably as .early as 1750, James, born in 17 19, being the first builder of this surname. James Sylvester and his brother, Barnabas W. , built at the Harbor as early as 1834.

Mrs. Bailey occupies the homestead, and has for a companion her sister, Mrs. C. M. Gray. These ladies are quite prominent in social circles, and arc members of the liiptist church.

e[A WINSLOW ELLIS, dealer in general merchandise at Manomet, a part of Plymouth, I'lymouth County, Mass., was born near Sagamore, October 29, 1837, son of Elisha and Priscilla (Crowell) Ellis. His birthplace and that of his father was the old tavern situated in the village of Ellisville, South Plymouth, which was the home of his paternal grandparents, Thomas and Rebecca (Burgess) Ellis.

His grandmother p;ilis was born November 29, 1779, in Sandwich, daughter of Elisha Burgess, who was born in 1743, son of Zaccheus Burgess. Jacob Burgess, father of Zaccheus, was a son of Jacob, first, and grandson of Thomas Burgess, who arrived in Salem, Mass., with a small family in 1630, removed to Sandwich (Sagamore), Mass., in 1638, and died in 1685, aged eighty-two years.

The maternal grandparents of Mr. Ellis were Paul and Sally (Sears) Crowell, who removed from East Dennis, Cape Cod, to Sagamore in the early part of the century.

The children of Elisha Ellis and his wife Priscilla were: Ellisha Winslow, the subject of this sketch, commonly known as E. Winslow or E. W. Ellis; Priscilla Ann, born in December, 1840, who died in June, 1842; Priscilla Crowell, born January 4, 1845; Nathan Crowell, born December i, 1847, who died in January, 1891 ; Thomas Prince, born in November, 1849; Sarah Sears, born P'ebruary 10, 1852; Edmund Sears, born December 31, 1853, who died in Florida in December, 1890; and Benjamin I-'ranklin, born in November, 1857. The father was a farmer, and was a lifelong resident of riyniouth. Elisha Ellis passed away in 1892, at eighty-six years of age, his wife, Mrs. Priscilla Ellis, having died in August, 18S0, aged sixty-eight.

E. Winslow Ellis, their eldest child, grew to maturity on the home farm in I'lymouth, acquiring his elementary education in the primary and grammar schools of his native town. He then for two terms attended Phillips Academy at North Andover, Mass., whither he went in September, 1855; and in 1856 he went to the Providence Conference Seminary, located at East Greenwich, R. I., which he attended for five successive terms. Returning home in 1861, he took charge of a coasting vessel as master; and in that capacity he sailed for four years, always owning an interest in the vessels which he ran. Having the misfortune to lose his vessel in 1865, he went to Worcester, Mass., where he learned the machinist's trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years at the shops of E. Holbrook. He then removed to Boston, and was employed in the Old Colony Locomotive Works for nine years, acting for the last half-decade in the capacity of foreman of his department. In 1880 he went to Chicago, 111., where he was superintendent of the mechanical department of Swift & Co., beef packers, for nine years. After spending two years at Omaha, Neb., for the company, in 1889 he resigned, and, returning East, settled at Natick, Mass., where he had purchased a place, and where he resided for about eighteen months. Removing thence to Plymouth, he erected a dwelling and a store, in which latter he conducts a thriving business in general merchandise, including hay, feed, ice, builders' hardware, and the like. Since the winter of 1892 Mr. Ellis has officiated as Postmaster at Manomet.

daughter of Otis and Sarah (Clark) Nichols, and they have had two children. A daughter, Birdie H. Ellis, born August 25, 1866, in early womanhood was married to George De Loriea, of Chicago. .She died in that city on July I, 1892, shortly after the birth of a daughter. This little girl, Truellis De Loriea, a native of Chicago, now in her fifth year, has lived with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, ever since she was four days old. The other child, also a daughter, was born in April, 1868, antl li\'ed but four days.

many years the leading merchant of Norwell village and one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of this place, was born in South Scituate, now Norwell, October 30, 1826, and was one of seven children of Ebenezer Thayer Fogg.

As a lad he was sent with his brothers and sisters to the public schools of Scituate; and at the age of seventeen he went to Boston to serve an apprenticeship to a ship-joiner. Having learned the trade, he worked at it for a number of years in the old town of Scituate, of which Norwell was then a part; and he afterward opened the large general store in Norwell now managed by Litchfield & Curtis. For twenty-nine years prior to 18S6 he conducted this business, and during that time he made an extended acquaintance with the people in all the towns about and gained - tmiversal respecb and esteem. No one doubted Mr. Fogg's integrity; widows came to him with business entanglements; men named him in their wills as executor. He settled a large number of estates, and always with scrupulous honesty and a judgment in business that was considered by his fellow-townsmen almost infallible.

town Mr. Fogg was actively interested; and he was always a leader in any movement looking toward the general good of the community. His fellow-citizens showed their appreciation of his abilities and his disinterestedness by appointing him to various positions of public trust. For over a quarter of a century he was Postmaster of Norwell, for forty years he was Town Clerk, and from 1861 until the time of his death he was the Town Treasurer. For over thirty-five years he was a qualified Justice of the Peace, and for many years a member of the School Board. In 1880 Mr. Fogg was sent as Representative from this district to the Senate of the Commonwealth and served for two terms. While in the Senate he was a member of the committees on fisheries, on roads and bridges, and on woman suffrage. Well known as a capable financier, he was appointed Receiver of the old Scituate Savings Bank, and was Treasurer of the South Scituate Savings Bank from i860 until his death. He was also a Director in the Hingham Fire Insurance Company of Hingham, Mass.

Mr. Fogg and Miss Helen L. Smith, of Du.xbury, were married on October 5, 1859. Three sons and a daughter were born into their home, namely: Ebenezer T. , the eldest son, who is a shoe manufacturer of Cambridge, Mass. ; George Hichborn, who died in infancy; Helen H., the wife of Walter R. Torrey, a prominent citizen of Norwell; and Horace T., who is a rising young lawyer in the county.

Hon. Ebenezer Fogg died February i, 1897, lamented by all who had the good fortune to know him. In religious views a Unitarian, he was an active and benevolent member of the Norwell church, and had been for many years Treasurer of that organization.

Academy in l^raintree, graduating from the last named in 18S6. In September of the same year he entered Harvard in the class of iSgo; and he remained in the University until 1893, when he graduated from the Law School and was admitted to the Suffolk County Bar. He has an office at 31 Milk Street, Boston, and another in Norwell; and in the three years since beginning his career as a lawyer, owing somewhat to the prestige of his father's name as well as to his own ability, he has gained a large number of clients, and his success may be considered as assured. He is a member of Phoenix Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Hanover, Pilgrim Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of Abington, and Old Colony Commandery of Knights Templars; also of North River Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On the death of his father he was appointed Treasurer of the South Scituate Savings Bank, which he had been identified with for three years as a Trustee. He was also appointed Town Treasurer.

TT^HARLES E. TISDALE, leading I >X member of the Cochesett shoe manu- Xi° ^ facturing firm of C. E. Tisdale & Co., successors to E. Ti.sdale, who established the business in 1848, was born in Cochesett, Plymouth County, Mass., February 6, 1853, son of Edward and Amanda (Ripley) Tisdale.

Edward Tisdale, the founder of the business in which his son is now engaged, was a native of Sharon, Mass., where he was born in 1822, son of Colonel Israel Tisdale. He received in his youth a good common-school education. When he began the manufacture of boots and shoes, the work was done entirely by hand ; but, as his business increased, he enlarged his plant, putting in machinery, until, in 1862 or 1S63, the present dimensions were attained.

The factory is equipped witli modern machinery and steam-power, and can furnish employment to fifty hands, although one-half that number is the average at the present time. Mr. Edward Tisdale continued to conduct the business until 1892, when he was succeeded by his son. He died December 6, 1896. Mrs. Tisdale died November 29, 1869. Five of their children are living, namely: Charles E. ; Alice, wife of J. Nelson Harris, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Frank S. , in Cochesett, Mass. ; Lizzie, residing in Boston; and Mary, the wife of A. H. Alger, of Brockton. A daughter Dora has passed away.

Charles E. Tisdale, the eldest child, received his early education in the Cochesett public schools and at Bridgewater Academy, after which he took a business course at the Bryant & Stratton Commercial College, Boston. He began his business career as a dealer in general merchandise in Cochesett, conducting a store here for several years; and after that he entered the employ of his father, whom he served a number of years as book-keeper, salesman, and superintendent of the business, finally in 1892 becoming a partner in the firm of C. E. Tisdale & Co., with which he is still identified. They make a specialty of the manufacture of fine calf, satin calf, and veal calf boots and shoes, welted, machine-sewed, standard screw, and pegged. Their Boston office is at 91 Bedford Street.

For seven years Mr. Tisdale has served as Collector and Treasurer of West Bridgewater, and in 1896 he was elected to the office of Selectman. His father has been a member of the State legislature. Fraternally, Mr. Tisdale is a member of St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., at Campello, Mass. He is a Trustee of the Howard Fund for the support of the Howard Seminary for Young Ladies and a Free High School for both sexes. Since his father's death Mr. Tisdale has been acting Postmaster of Cochesett.

OHN F. LUCE, who was formerly a mariner and is now an ice dealer, is an important factor of the industrial interests of the town of Marion, Plymouth County. The only child of the late Captain John G. Luce, he was born on October 17, 1852, in the house which he now owns and occupies.

Captain Luce began life as a sailor boy, and for more than thirty years followed the sea, being Commander and part owner of many vessels. He visited various parts of the globe, and in his last years his mind was filled with reminiscences of his voyages. He died November 8, 1888, aged nearly fourscore. His wife, Nancy C. Hammond, was a native of Marion, and she lived there until her death, which occurred in April, 1S67, at the age of forty-seven years.

John F. Luce acquired a good commonschool education in the village of Marion, and at the age of fifteen years went to sea with his father, under the Captain's tuition becoming familiar with the duties of cabin boy and deck hand. Going then to Boston he obtained a situation on the Nickerson line of steamers running from that city to Halifax, N.S., and in the latter part of his sea life he was a mate. Mr. Luce then returned to the place of his nativity to care for his father, who was in feeble health, and has since been prosperously engaged in his present business. He is well known throughout the locality as a man of good business principles and methods, honest and upright in his dealings. He has served his fellow-townsmen as Selectman six years, hav- ing been Chairman of the Board two years, and as Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the same length of time. In politics Mr. Luce is a stanch Republican, never swerving from party allegiance.

J. CURTIS, President of the South Scituate Savings Bank, is an influential citizen of the town of Hanover, where he has taken an active part in the conduct of public affairs. lie was born in Scituate (now Norwell), June 2, 1822. His parents were Stephen and Mary S. Curtis, both of whom died when he was very young.

At the age of thirteen Henry J. Curtis came to Hanover to live; and two years later he was obliged to assume the real duties of life, supporting himself from that time on. When sixteen he went to work at the shoemaker's trade, and this was his occupation for several years. In 1848 he removed from Hanover to South Scituate, and resided there till 1864, when he returned to Hanover. He next entered a store in Hanover as clerk, and followed that occupation for several years. Having gained a practical knowledge of the business and wishing to embark in some trade or occupation in which he would receive larger returns for his labor than he had realized heretofore, he opened a general store at Assinnippi, and conducted a prosperous business thereuntil 1872, or about fifteen years, since which time he has lived retired, having laid by ample means for his needs. Although deprived of educational advantages in his youth, his cpiickness of observation and careful reading have stored his mind with practical information, and he is a notable type of the self-educated man.

In politics Mr. Curtis is a Republican. The first public office in which he served was that of Town Clerk of South Scituate, being elected in 1850, and serving until 1855. A year later, in 1856, he was elected to represent South Scituate in the Lower House of the State legislature; and again, in 1871, he was elected from South Scituate and Hanover, the two towns forming one representative district. From 1872 to 1876 he served as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor of Hanover; and he has held the office of School Committee several' years in this town. He was appointed Justice of the Peace by Governor N. P. Banks, and has often been called upon to settle estates of deceased persons through the probate courts. He has been one of the Trustees of the South Scituate Savings Bank thirty-seven years, its Secretary for twenty-six years, and is at the present time (1897) President of said bank.

In 1848 Mr. Curtis was married to Miss Abbie S. Jacobs, daughter of Ichabod R. Jacobs, Esq., and his wife, Clarissa Jacobs, of South Scituate. They have no children. During his whole life Mr. Curtis has been interested in the Universalist church, and with his wife has been constant in attendance at the church services.

RESCOTT H. JACKSON, a wellknown citizen of Brockton, where he carries on business as a contractor and builder, was born in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., August 8, 1859, his parents being Abner C. and Lydia S. (Wade) Jackson. His grandfather, George Jackson, a native of Halifax, Plymouth County, was for a number of years profitably engaged in nail manufacturing. Abner C. Jackson was born in Halifax, and received his education in the common schools of that town. He afterward settled in East Bridgewater, where he carried on a large business as contractor and builder, doing work in most of the towns in Plymouth County. He was a master of his craft, and when at the height of his active career was said to be the best framer and builder in the county. He was in business for fifty-five years; and he still resides in East Bridgewater, being now eighty-four years of age. By his wife, Lydia S. , who was a daughter of John Wade, of Halifa.x, Mass., he had eight sons, of whom four are living; namely, John A., George W., Abner, and Prescott H.

Prescott H. Jackson, who was the youngest child of his parents, received a practical common-school education. At the age of eighteen he became an apprentice to the carpenter's trade, coming to BrDckton in the spring of 1877, and serving three years. He then went into business in company with A. E. Woodward, under the style of Woodward & Jackson, and the firm lasted for about two years. Since severing his connection with Mr. Woodward Mr. Jackson has conducted business alone. He has built several school-houses and public buildings, besides private residences in Brockton and the vicinity. In 1881 he married Lizzie H. Nash, daughter of Henry F. Nash, of North Bridgewater. He has one son, Ralph Prescott, who is attending school. The family attend the Universalist church of Brockton. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Commercial Club, also of Damocles Lodge, No. 16, Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Republican.

jHARLES S. GLEASON, M.D., a descendant of Thomas Gleason, who came from England in 1760, and a promising young physician of Wareham, Mass., was born on February 8, 1865, in

Oakland, Kennebec County, Me. He is a son of Benjamin and Caroline V. (Mclntire) Gleason, and one of a family of ten children, as follows: Carrie E. , B. Frank, Laura B. , Lincoln, Charles Shuman, Harry C. , Chester E., Susie N., Howard P., Arthur A., all to-day living, the youngest, Arthur A., being now twenty-two years of age. Dr. Gleason's great-grandfather, Elijah Gleason, was born in Pomfret, Conn., in 1771 ; his grandfather, Bryant Gleason, a soldier of the War of 181 2, was born in Waterville, Me., in 1793; and his father, Benjamin Gleason, was born in Canaan, Me., March 8, 1828.

Charles S. Gleason obtained his early education in his native town, attending the common schools, the high school, and Oak Grove Seminary, Vassalboro, Me. He subsequently took the prescribed course of study at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kents Hill, Me., where he was graduated in 1888. The following four years he was a student of the Boston University School of Medicine, from which he received his diploma in 1892. During the last two years at Boston University he was resident physician at the Consumptives' Home, Ro.xbury District, Boston. After his graduation Dr. Gleason succeeded Dr. George H. Earle at Wareham, where he is fast building up a lucrative practice, his skill and promptitude already winning for him a good patronage. During his college days he earned his own way, receiving no financial assistance. He is a close student in his profession and a deep' thinker upon all matters pertaining thereto.

Politically, the Doctor is a stanch Republican. Fraternally, he is identified with the Masonic order, being a member of Social Harmony Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Wareham; of St. Paul Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Boston ; and of Boston Commandery, Knights Templars. Dr. Gleason also belongs to various medical associations, notably the Massachusetts Homceopathic Medical Society, the Massachusetts Surgical and the Gynaecological Society, the Boston Medical Society and American Institute of Homoeopathy. In Wareham he is serving as Chairman of the Board of Health.

"ENRY HOWARD NORTHEY, of Scituate, is the proprietor and mana- L^ V^_^ ger of the "Old Oaken Bucket Farm," on which is the well made famous by Samuel VVoodworth : -

Mr. Northey was born in Scituate, October 28, 1828. His parents were Joseph and Hannah (Wade) Northey. His family has long been established in Scituate. His grandfather, Captain Joseph Northey, a lifelong resident here, was a descendant of one of the early settlers, John Northey by name, whose infant son figured in connection with the early struggles with the Indians. The town was unexpectedly attacked during the absence of the said John; and the distracted mother fled to the garrison house, leaving her infant son asleep and unprotected in the cradle. The Indians entered the dwelling, and, having satisfied their curiosity in regard to some bread baking in the oven, departed, leaving the child unharmed, as was soon ascertained by a party from the garrison-house.

"Old Oaken Bucket," was born in Scituate, and passed his life on the farm now owned by his son. He served in the War of 1812, and was for years Lieutenant in the State militia. His wife also was born in this town. They were the parents of four sons - Joseph, Harvey D., George, and Henry Howard, the third, who is the only one of the family now living.