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HISTORY
OF
NORTH BRIDGEWATER,

FAMILY REGISTER.

The Johnson Family.
pages 548-549.

  1. WILLIAM (son of Thomas) came from Kingston to North Bridgewater; born Aug. 31, 1813; married Mary, daughter of ---- Alden, June 2, 1836.
       Children:--
  2. Mary Alice, b. April 13, 1839.
  3. William Thomas, b. Dec. 12, 1840; died Jan. 29, 1864.
  4. Frank Myron, b. Jan. 29, 1852; died July 23, 1853.
       The father died June 10, 1854.
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  5. CHARLES STEVENS (son of Thomas), born April 24, 1816; came from Kingston; married Lucinda, dau. of Captain David Ames, in 1831.
       Children:--
  6. Emma Augusta, b. Jan. 13, 1840.
  7. Richard Francis, b. July 5, 1843.
  8. Adeline, b. March 15, 1845.
  9. Adelaide, b. March 15, 1845.
  10. Charles Edwin, b. June 24, 1853; Co. C, 3d Rhode Island Battery; wounded near Harper's Ferry while skirmishing.
       Carpenter, Main Street.
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  11. HENRY (son of Thomas), born Dec. 7, 1818; came from Kingston; married Mehitable Brett, daughter of Captain David Ames, Nov. 7, 1844.
       Children:--
  12. Henry Augustus, b. Dec. 14, 1846.
  13. Julia Amanda, b. Sept. 12, 1848; died Sept. 24, 1853.
       the wife died March 24, 1854. Teamster.
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  14. EDWIN (son of Thomas), born Dec. 29, 1823; came from Kingston; married Mary Mercy, daughter of William Bradford, May 14, 1851. The wife died Jan. 24, 1856. He then married Abby Ann, daughter of Ephraim Keith, of Bridgewater, Nov. 11, 1857. Clerk.
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  15. NAHUM (son of Isaac), born April 3, 1824; came from Bridgewater in 1844; married Harriet Amanda, daughter of Martin Hayward, 1854.
       Children:--
  16. Frederic Hayward, b. Nov. 1, 1857.
       The wife died Jan. 6, 1860. He then married Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Josiah Packard, Oct. 31, 1861.
       Children:--
  17. Harriet, died Nov. 6, 1863.
       Miss Packard, the last wife, was a graduate of the New England Female Medical College, and was in practice for a short time. Shoe manufacturer.
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FAMILY REGISTER.

The Jones Family.
pages 549-550.

  1. Captain ASA JONES was the son of Nathan Jones, of Raynham, Mass.; came to North Bridgewater, and married Rachel, daughter of Captain Jeremiah Beals, Dec. 4, 1792.
       Children:--
  2. Nathan, b. Aug. 19, 1794 [7]; married Lucia Howard, Feb. 17, 1820.
  3. Rosseter, b. Sept. 16, 1797 [9]; m. Hannah Marshall, Jan. 1, 1824.
  4. Sally, b. Aug. 12, 1799; married John Thompson, Nov. 18, 1819.
  5. Augustus, b. Oct. 12, 1801 [12]; m. Almeda Torrey, Nov. 27, 1828.
  6. Asa Beals, b. Sept. 21, 1803 [15]; m. Huldah J. Noyes, Dec. 21, 1829.
       The wife died ----. He then married Charity, daughter of Mark Perkins, Nov. 27, 1806. The father died Dec. 6, 1840. The mother died March 20, 1849.
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  7. NATHAN (son of Captain Asa 1) married Lucia, daughter of Robert Howard, Feb. 17, 1820.
       Children:--
  8. Rachel Beals, b. Dec. 25, 1822; m. George H. Cushman, Oct. 5, 1845, and have three children:--
       1 Alice. 2 Helen. 3 Henry Laurens, b. April, 1851.
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  9. ROSSETER (son of Captain Asa 1) married Hannah, daughter of Hayward Marshall, Jan. 1, 1824.
       Children:--
  10. Abigail Alice, b. Jan. 8, 1827; died Nov. 27, 1847.
  11. Bradford Elliot, b. Sept. 22, 1841 [18]; married Katy M. Paine, of Provincetown.
       The father died July 3, 1842. Carpenter.
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  12. AUGUSTUS (son of Captain Asa 1) married Almeda, daughter of Turner Torrey, Nov. 27, 1828.
       Children:--
  13. Augustus Turner, b. May 21, 1832 [20]; married Helen Eveleth, of New Gloucester, Me.
  14. Sarah Fidelia, b. Jan. 1, 1834; m. Charles R. Ford, Oct. 18, 1857.
       Carpenter.
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  15. ASA BEALS (son of Captain Asa 1) married Huldah Jenkins, daughter of Daniel Noyes, of Abington, Dec. 21, 1829.
       Children:--
  16. Frederic Gilmore, b. Sept. 28, 1832 [21]; married Isabella D. Hunt.
  17. Asa Dexter, b. Feb. 2, 1834 [24]; married Ellen Sweeny.
       The father died Feb. 26, 1865.
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  18. BRADFORD ELLIOT (son of Rosseter 9) m. Katy M., dau. of Dr. Stephen A. Paine, of Provincetown, Mass., Sept. 21, 1862.
       Children:--
  19. Kate, b. Aug. 8, 1863.
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  20. AUGUSTUS TURNER (son of Augustus 12) married Helen Eveleth, dau. of Moses Eveleth, of New Gloucester, Me., Dec. 2, 1860. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Yale College. Editor and Proprietor of the North Bridgewater Gazette.
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  21. FREDERIC GILMORE (son of Asa Beals 15) married Isabella Davis, dau. of Arnold Hunt, Sept. 23, 1851.
       Children:--
  22. Walter Frederic, b. Oct. 21, 1855.
  23. Edwin Bradford, b. Nov. 19, 1858.
       Shoe manufacturer.
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  24. ASA DEXTER (son of Asa Beals 15) married Ellen, daughter of Edmund Sweeny, Jan. 19, 1851.
       Children:--
  25. Ellis, b. Jan. 24, 1853. 26 Ella, b. Jan. 24, 1853.
  26. Abbie Frances, b. Jan. 1, 1855.
  27. Marietta, b. May 12, 1857.
  28. George Dexter, b. May 12, 1857.
  29. Charles Edmund, b. April 18, 1859; died Sept. 18, 1859.
  30. Clara Augusta, b. Feb. 14, 1861; died 1861.
       Shoemaker.
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FAMILY REGISTER.

The Joslyn Family.
page 550.

  1. JOSLYN.--ELISHA H. (son of Eleazer), born Jan. 1811; married Hannah Barrell, daughter of Dr. Daniel Sawin, of East Bridgewater.
       Children:--
  2. Cornelia Atwood, b. Jan. 1841.
  3. Elmer Watson, b. April, 1843.
  4. Alice Wadsworth, b. May, 1845; married Adelbert Linfield.
       The wife died Dec. 17, 1856, aged 42. He then married Ellen, dau. of Albert Kingman, and widow of T. Emerson Gurney, Sept. 1, 1857.
       Children:--
  5. Albert, b. Feb. 28, 1865.
       Expressman between North Bridgewater and Boston.
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