WADE.--LORENZO WADE (son of David), born Aug. 12, 1804; came from Easton; married Rachel, daughter of Deacon Jeremiah Beal, Jan. 1, 1828.
Children:--
Sibil, b. Nov. 6, 1828; died May 29, 1848.
Susan, b. Jan. 11, 1831; married David Pratt, of Easton.
Bradford, b. May 29, 1833; married Martha Copeland, of West Bridgewater.
Sarah Beals, b. July 15, 1835; married Randall Holbrook.
The wife died March 19, 1838. He then married Marcia Keith, dau. of Barnard Jackson, Nov. 1838.
Children:--
Lewis Barnard, b. March 17, 1839.
Harriet Ames, b. June 2, 1841; married Samuel A. W. Parker, of Stoughton.
Rachel, b. 1842; died Aug. 6, 1842.
Dudley, b. June 10, 1844.
Abby Keith, b. Feb. 2, 1846.
George, b. April, 1848; died Sept. 6, 1848.
George Henry, b. 1850; died March 4, 1851.
Francis Gray, b. Aug. 7, 1853.
Lorenzo Fremont, b. March 27, 1855.
Mr. Wade was a trader at North-West Bridgewater for several years; also shoe manufacturer.
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ORREN (son of David, and brother of Lorenzo above), born Feb. 12, 1808; came from Easton; married Sophia Churchill, Aug. 24, 1834.
Children:--
Orren Allen, b. June 14, 1835; married Sarah Smith, of Easton.
Isaac Edward, b. Aug. 12, 1839; married Martha Hunt.
Albert Richmond, b. Oct. 26, 1844; married Susan Howard, Oct. 31, 1865.
The wife died Nov. 20, 1839. He then married Jane, daughter of Apollos Richmond, of Middleboro', May 18, 1842.
Children:--
Albert Richmond, b. Oct. 26, 1844.
Blacksmith; residence on Turnpike Street, North-West Bridgewater.
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DANIEL OLIVER (son of Thomas), born April 14, 1799; came from Easton; married Betsy, daughter of William Brett, April 20, 1825.
Children:--
William Henry, b. Feb. 9, 1820; died July 24, 1826.
Harriet Amanda, b. June 26, 1827; married John J. Cushman, of Kingston.
Lizzie Prior, b. May 4, 1831; married A. C. Severance.
Ellen Maria, b. Nov. 12, 1833; died Dec. 25, 1833.
William Henry, b. Dec. 5, 1843; member of 3d Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Quartermaster's Department.
The wife died Feb. 20, 1860, aged 52.
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EDMUND R. (son of Abiel) came from Fall River in 1845; married Julia Ann, daughter of Captain Joseph Church, of Fall River, Nov. 9, 1829.
Children:--
Cyrus, b. Sept. 11, 1830; died Dec. 6, 1834.
Huron, b. April 4, 1832; married Amadulcy Freeman.
Vernon, b. March 6, 1834.
Amanda, b. Dec. 25, 1835; married Nahum Clapp, of Easton.
Julia Ann, b. May 30, 1837.
Samuel Jared, b. July 7, 1841.
Edmund Richmond, b. Nov. 20, 1843.
Botanic physician.
WALDO.--Among the first settlers of the North Parish was a family of Waldos. They were driven from Chelmsford, Mass., by the Indians. They lived near where the late Gideon Howard resided, in the north part of the town. They remained but a short time, having removed to Pomfret, Conn. Three of the daughters married in Bridgewater.
Bethiah, married Thomas Hayward, 1719.
Hannah, married Ephraim Cary, Feb. 3, 1709.
Susanna, married Richard Field, Jan. 17, 1706.
Dan, married ---- Weld.
Those persons in the vicinity bearing the Christian name of Waldo derived their name from this family.
THOMAS WALES was the son of Deacon Nathaniel, of Stoughton, and great-grandson of Deacon Thomas, also fo Stoughton. He married ---- Belcher.
Children:--
Hannah, b. June 27, 1779; married James Cary, June 5, 1803.
Lydia, b. April 18, 1782; married Joseph Quin.
The wife died May 31, 1785. He then married Mary, daughter of Thomas Hobart, of Hanson, Mass.
Children:--
Thomas, b. Jan. 5, 1786[7]; m. Chloe Packard, Sept. 1811.
Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1790; married Nathaniel Collamore, Nov. 9, 1813.
Nathaniel, b. April 2, 1793[10]; m. Sarah Copeland, Dec. 25, 1817.
The wife died April 26, 1834, aged 79. The father died Aug. 12, 1840, aged 91.
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THOMAS (son of Thomas 1) married Chloe, daughter of Silas Packard, Sept. 1811.
Children:--
Thomas Hobart, b. March 22, 1812; died Aug. 14, 1815.
Catharine Packard, b. May 20, 1819; married Tyler Cobb.
The father was a cabinet manufacturer and farmer; also coroner for several years; died July 7, 1865.
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NATHANIEL (son of Thomas 1) married Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer Copeland, of Scituate, Mass., Dec. 25, 1817.
Children:--
Sarah Copeland, b. Sept. 29, 1818; m. Joseph A. Wild, of Campello.
Mary Hobart, b. Aug. 7, 1820; died Aug. 24, 1838.
Elizabeth Frances, b. Aug. 29, 1827; married Charles W. Gardner, June 2, 1848.
The father died Jan. 29, 1829. The wife died Dec. 7, 1844.
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JOHN (brother of Thomas 1) married Mehitable, dau. of Barnabas Howard, Esq., Jan. 8, 1789.
Children:--
Mehitable, b. 1791.
Anna Howard, b. 1791; married William French, Jr., 1810.
The wife died ----. He then married Susanna Capen, of Stoughton, 1791.
Children:--
Susanna, married Eliab Whitman, Esq., May 18, 1817.
Sally.
John [20], married Olive Howard, June 13, 1820.
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JOHN (son of John 14) married Olive, daughter of Colonel Caleb Howard, June 13, 1820.
Children:--
Welcome Howard, b. Jan. 20, 1821 [30]; married Lois Kingman.
Abby Howard, b. June 30, 1824; married William P. Howard.
The wife died June 25, 1830. He then married Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Isaac Brackett, of Quincy, Nov. 27, 1831.
Children:--
John, b. Sept. 16, 1832 [32]; married Susan H. Rogers, of Boston, June 4, 1855.
Olive Elizabeth, b. April 4, 1834; m. Martin Wales, Jr., of Stoughton, Jan. 2, 1853. He died Dec. 17, 1864.
Susan Jane, b. Feb. 24, 1837; died July 6, 1841.
Edward Capen, b. Jan. 11, 1840.
George Ellis, b. July 30, 1842; died Feb. 18, 1843.
Frank Ellis, b. Feb. 6, 1847. 29 George Willard, b. Sept. 28, 1849.
The father died in Boston Feb. 28, 1865.
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WELCOME HOWARD (son of John 20) married Lois, daughter of John W. Kingman, Oct. 16, 1845.
Children:--
Abbie Penn, b. Aug. 28, 1848; died Feb. 8, 1866.
Residence on Elm Street.
Mr. Wales has served the town, as town clerk and collector, several years.
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JOHN (son of John 20) married Susan H. Rogers, of Boston, June 4, 1855.
Children:--
Susie Elizabeth, b. March 9, 1856.
George Rogers, b. June 15, 1862.
Dry-goods clerk, in Boston.
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NATHANIEL (son of Joshua), born Sept. 11, 1788; came to the North Parish from Stoughton, in 1817; married Phebe, daughter of Captain William French, of Stoughton, Jan. 1, 1815.
Children:--
Harriet Jane, b. Aug. 17, 1816; m. Chauncy Conant, Sept. 30, 1839.
Nathaniel, b. Nov. 25, 1819 [39]; m. Jane M. Shaw, June 4, 1848.
Martha, b. Dec. 12, 1822; died Feb. 4, 1823.
The father died Feb. 8, 1826. The wife died Dec. 25, 1855. Mr. Wales kept a grocery store in the north part of the Centre Village, in the house known as the "Packard house," opposite the schoolhouses. He was the first person that made shoe lasts in the town, which he did by hand.
NATHANIEL (son of Nathaniel 35) married Jane Montgomery, daughter of Newton Shaw, June 4, 1848.
Children:--
Nathaniel Shaw, b. April 28, 1849.
The wife died May 3, 1849. He then married Susan Kingsbury, dau. of Timothy Reed, Esq., of Barnstable, Mass., Aug. 18, 1851.
Children:--
Susan Reed, b. Aug. 3, 1853.
Timothy Reed, b. June 2, 1856.
Mr. Wales is a merchant in Stoughton. He was appointed postmaster of that town in May, 1861; was chairman of the Board of Commissioners on Enrollment in the Second Massachusetts District in 1863.