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HISTORY
OF
NORTH BRIDGEWATER,

FAMILY REGISTER.

The Crosby Family.
page 479.

  1. CROSBY. -- JOHN CROSBY came from Sandwich, N. H.; married Eleanor Weed.
       Children:--
  2. Jacob Weed [9], married Elizabeth Baker.
  3. Naleria, married Charles Butler, of Newburyport.
  4. Nathaniel.
  5. John Weed, married Lydia Haynes, of Newburyport.
  6. Betsy, married Dennis McKenley.
  7. Asa Freeman, married Susan R. Smith, of New Bedford.
  8. Nathaniel Hoit, married Dulcina Kingsley.
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  9. JACOB W. CROSBY (son of John 1) married Elizabeth Baker, of Maine.
       Children:--
  10. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 13, 1853.
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  11. ASA FREEMAN (son of John 1) m. Susan Rebecca, daughter of Henry B. Smith, of New Bedford, Mass., July 18, 1852.
       Children:--
  12. Harriet Ann Butler, b. April 22, 1853.
  13. Ida Frances, b. July 21, 1855.
  14. Asa Freeman, b. May 9, 1857.
  15. Joseph Henry, b. Oct. 3, 1860.
  16. Eleanor Elizabeth, b. March 20, 1862; died Sept. 20. 1862.
       Mr. Freeman was a member of Co. A, 34th Mass. Regt. of Volunteers.
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FAMILY REGISTER.

The Cowell Family.
page 479.

  1. COWELL. -- DAVID L. COWELL (son of William) came from Wrentham, Mass., in 1855; married Hannah, daughter of Seth Gay, of Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 27, 1840.
       Children:--
  2. Edwin Tucker, b. Nov. 18, 1841.
       The son enlisted as a private in Co. F, 12th Mass. Regment, under Captain Hichborn; was afterward in the Signal Corps, under Gen. Howard.
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FAMILY REGISTER.

The Cushman Family.
pages 479-480.

  1. CUSHMAN. -- WINSLOW B. CUSHMAN (son of Jacob) came from Randolph, Mass.; married Almira, daughter of Isaac Tower, Oct. 4, 1828.
       Children:--
  2. Ann Matilda, b. July 8, 1829; married Columbus Clough, of Warren, N. H.
  3. Mary Eliza, b. Jan. 2, 1834; married Sebastian Streeter Swain, of Dover, N. H.
  4. Harriet Aldrich, b. May 8, 1836.
  5. Orramel Bradford, b. Aug. 18, 1837; married Martha Maria Allen, May, 8, 1864.
  6. William Harrison, b. Oct. 4, 1840.
  7. Julia Minora, b. July 14, 1843. 8 Elcina Carll, b. May 24,1847.
       Mr. Cushman is a cabinet-maker.
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  8. 9 GEORGE H. CUSHMAN (son of Nathaniel) came from Kingston, Mass.; married Rachel Beals, daughter of Col. Nathan Jones, Oct. 5, 1845.
       Children:--
  9. Alice, b. Sept. 13, 1847.
  10. Henry Laurens, b. March 15, 1850.
  11. Helen, b. Jan. 20, 1854.
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FAMILY REGISTER.

The Crocker Family.
page 480.

  1. PEREZ CROCKER was son of Heman, of Carver, Mass.; removed from Carver to the North Parish in 1802; married ---- Thompson.
       Children:--
  2. Louisa, b. Jan. 1802; married Charles Gurney, Jan. 1, 1853.
  3. Daniel, b. June 5, 1804 [9]; m. 1st, Susanna Cole; 2d, Emily M. Conant.
  4. William Henry, b. Jan. 2, 1807; married ---- Allen, of Halifax.
  5. Bianey Jane, b. Feb. 22, 1810; married Cyrus Hooper, Oct. 24, 1831.
  6. Edward, b. March 16, 1814; m. Caroline Blackmer, of New Bedford.
  7. Charles Byron, b. April 29, 1818; m. Maria W. Cowell, May 2, 1839.
  8. Frederic, b. April 7, 1821; married Frances B. Hawes, Jan. 1, 1852.
       The father died June 13, 1854.
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  9. DANIEL (son of Perez 1) married Susanna, daughter of Ephraim Cole, Aug. 5, 1827.
       Children:--
  10. Alice, b. Jan. 14, 1828; married Charles C. Bixby, Aug. 10, 1852.
  11. Susan, b. Jan. 7, 1830.
       The wife died April 10, 1853. He then married Emily Maria, daughter of Lot Conant, of Reading, N. H., Aug. 8, 1858. The wife died March 31, 1864, aged 43.
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  12. WILLIAM HENRY (son of Perez 1) m. ---- Allen, of Halifax, Mass.
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  13. EDWARD (son of Perez 1) married Caroline Blackmer, of New Bedford, Mass.
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  14. CHARLES BYRON (son of Perez 1) married Maria Waity, daughter of William Cowell, of Wrentham, Mass., May 2, 1839.
       Children:--
  15. Martha Cowell, b. Nov. 16, 1842; married Augustus B. Loring, Sept. 23, 1861.
  16. Charles Austin, b. Nov. 22, 1844; married Zilpha M. Jackson, Aug. 23, 1862.
  17. Walter, b. Feb. 17, 1846.
  18. Frances Maria, b. June 29, 1849.
  19. Wendall, b. Aug. 15, 1850.
  20. Louisa Jane, b. July 11, 1853.
  21. William Cowell, b. March 22, 1856.
  22. Lizzie Juliette, b. Feb. 17, 1859; died Feb. 17, 1863.
  23. Perez, b. April 9, 1861.
       Shoe manufacturer.
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  24. FREDERIC (son of Perez 1) m. Frances B. Hawes, of Newport, N. H., Jan. 1, 1852.
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FAMILY REGISTER.

The Cross Family.
page 481.

  1. CROSS.--Captain NATHANIEL CROSS moved from Exeter, N. H., to East Bridgewater about 1803.
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  2. NATHANIEL HENRY (son of Captain Nathaniel 1) b. Oct. 11, 1803; removed to North Bridgewater about 1825; married Lucy, daughter of Elijah Vose, of Boston, Oct. 14, 1824.
       Children:--
  3. Thomas Perkins, b. Oct. 23, 1825; died Oct. 26, 1826.
  4. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 14, 1827 [10]; married Mary E. Bennett.
  5. Henry, b. Oct. 4, 1829.
  6. Lucy Cobb, b. Oct. 26, 1831; married Charles C. Field, Oct. 3, 1848.
  7. William White, b. Nov. 20, 1833 [15]; m. Mary J. Bartlett, of Wareham.
  8. Margaret Bird, b. May 19, 1836; m. Rufus Copeland, Jan. 3, 1856.
  9. Susan Jackson, b. Jan. 22, 1839; married Samuel A. Holbrook, of East Bridgewater, Dec. 28, 1859.
       The father died March 25, 1843.
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  10. NATHANIEL (son of Nathaniel Henry 2) married Mary Eliza, daughter of William Irish, of Halifax, N. S., and widow of Joseph O. Bennett, April 25, 1853.
       Children:--
  11. John May, b. June 14, 1854; died Dec. 30, 1861.
  12. Nathaniel Henry, b. Oct. 11, 1855.
  13. Lucy Maria, b. Nov. 30, 1857; died Feb. 5, 1862.
  14. Frederic Howard, b. March 29, 1860; died Dec. 13, 1861.
       The father died May 6, 1861, aged 34.
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  15. WILLIAM WHITE (son of Nathaniel Henry 2) married Mary J. Bartlett, of Wareham, Mass., Jan. 8, 1855.
       Children:--
  16. William, b. Nov. 1858.
       Trader at Palmer, Mass.
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