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THE
FELT GENEALOGY.
A RECORD
The Descendants of George Felt
CASCO BAY.
Compiled by John E. Morris.
HARTFORP, CONN.
Press of The Case, Lock wood & Brainari» Company
1893
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WIS. HIST. SOCIETY.
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PREFACE.
There is a healthy and growing interest in the subject of gene-
alogy, although by many it is still regarded as a "fad," and
looked upon as a pursuit for (5rack-brained old fogies, whose life
moves altogether in the past, and for whom no such thing as the
present exists. Whether or not this aspect of the subject was
ever true, it cannot be gainsaid that many bright historical minds
are now interested in this fascinating study, and giving to it
much valuable time and attention.
The work constantly being done by these, and others of more
humble attainments, well illustrates the claim of an increasing
interest, and gives the lie to the smart assertion that the modern
man lives for the present and strives for the future only, and does
not care a rap who or what his grandfather was. This same
modern, if his ideas should be carried out by his descendants,
might be somewhat chagrined could he observe the mental
attitude of his great-grandp^ildren tqwar^ himself.
Those who affect to despise the egotism of genealogy may read
with interest and profit the following extract :
** The preservation of pedigrees is not the mere pastime of the idle and
curious ; it is the honorable employment of the student and historian, for it
has always formed the basis of true history. In the ancient records of Assyria,
Egypt, and Arabia, the pedigree of an individual is usually the thread upon
which is strung the stirring events of centuries; and so important a place did
the preservation of a pedigree occupy among the Israelites, that it was estab-
lished as a positive obligation upon every Levite in the temple. Josephus
regarded genealogical study as of the utmost importance, and, in giving an
account of his personal history, boasts, * I have traced my pedigree as I found
it recorded on ihe public tablets.* Nor is the genealogical form of history
peculiar to Semitic races. The earliest Greek records were also those of
pedigrees. The histories of Acusilaus of Argos, and Hecataeus of Miletus
were entitled genealogies; the fragmentary historits of Xanthus, Charon of
Lampsacus, and Hellanicus are strongly marked with the genealogical ele-
ment ; while in the Greek Testament the whole structure of Christianity is
based upon the established pedigree of its founder.
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** It is true, many lineages contain nothing save the simple records of
uneventful generations, but they preserve facts which would otherwise be lost
in the history of the American nation. Examples illustrative of this are seen
in a comparison of two lineages of historic value as regards Columbia (N. Y.)
county history : I'hat of Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United
States, who was born at Kinderhook in 1782 ; and that of Samuel J. Tilden,
governor of New York State, and candidate for the presidency in the great
political struggle of 1876, and who was born in New Lebanon. The records
of the Van Buren family have not been preserved, and we have therefore no
information regarding the pedigree of Martin Van Buren beyond that of his
father, although he was undoubtedly descended from an old Dutch ancestry ;
whereas, in the case of Samuel J. Tilden we are able to trace the lineage of
one who is an important figure in American history to the original English
stock. Some affect to be indifferent to such matters, on the principle that we
judge of a man as we find him, and not on the merits of his ancestors ; but
such feelings are not in harmony with those of the student of history and of
hereditary genius."
Rev. Joseph B. Felt, the distinguished historian and annalist
of Salem, once said that in his opinion a genealogy of the Felt
family could not be compiled. He himself had spent much time
and research among the family archives, and accumulated a large
collection of papers pertaining to the history, which has been
largely drawn on in preparing the present work. While Mr.
Felt's view of the difficulties in the way of a family history may
have been overdrawn, there can be no question but that this
family is an exceedingly difficult one to reconstruct, from the fact
that but little information concerning the earlier generations can
be derived from persons now living. It has been necessary to
compile almost altogether from ancient public documents and
records the facts that appear, and the noticeable absence of
dates and minor details result from this fact. It will also be
understood that, with the destruction of once existing records,
many facts have been lost beyond recovery.
While attempting to produce a record embracing all the male
descendants of George Felt of Casco Bay, incidentally one
generation of the descendants of Felt daughters has been
included when practicable ; and, while not attempting to follow
their descendants, the compiler has tried to give such information
concerning their children as will be of service to the future
searcher. That this information is not equally complete in all
cases, there are two reasons: one, where a personal and expensive
search of records would have been necessary without a reason-
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able assurance of even partial success ; and the other, where
parties solicited for the information have persistently failed to
respond.
There can be no question but that the fact of marriage of
some members of the Felt family has escaped record, or at least
eluded the observation of the compiler. This is well attested by
the finding in later times of the record of many bearing the
name, to whose progenitors we have no clue. These are numer-
ous in the vicinity of Salem and Boston, the early home of the
family. It will be understood that a few progenitors, or perhaps
even one, might account for these " strays.'* For the convenience
of his successor in this work, the compiler refers to Appendix A,
where will be found such stray records and families as he can
render no intelligent account of.
Every effort has been made to induce persons bearing the
family name, but who have not been enthusiastic concerning the
idea of a genealogy, to furnish the information relating to them-
selves so much needed to make a perfect record; and the
compiler has no doubt but that he is even now regarded with
asperity for his persistent attempts to investigate into what they
undoubtedly consider nobody's business but their own. At least
the latter surmise is tenable, judged by the success attending
their determination to keep it to themselves.
The compiler has had access to a file of directories of the
principal cities of the country, and is prepared to say that while
a city directory is sometimes a source of information regarding
the existence of individuals, it has been his rather remarkable
experience that nearly all attainable information concerning them
stops right there. But few of those whom he has addressed
through this medium of introduction have seen fit to respond.
Undoubtedly, could a free communication have been established,
with all whose names have been thus discovered, many family
lines now imperfectly recorded might have been completed. It
is but justice to add, however, that whenever it has been possible
to present the matter in person, no difficulty has been experienced
in establishing the legality of the enterprise, and in winning the
former recalcitrant as a friend and cooperator.
Biographical accounts in a work of this kind must necessarily
be brief, but are of value as preserving for the knowledge of
future generations the movements and characteristics of their
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ancestors. It is not always, nor indeed frequently, possible to
obtain information of this character ; but where nothing is given,
the suggestion that at least the movements of people may be
traced by observing the birthplaces of their children, may not be
inapt. The compiler has endeavored to secure biographical and
historical data relating to all the older members of the family,
but is compelled to acknowledge failure in a large per cent, of
the cases approached. Undoubtedly a large proportion of the
delinquents justify their silence on the ground of having nothing
of interest to communicate. This is a mistaken idea ; for though
their history may be so meager that it may be compressed into
two lines of printed matter, still even this is of interest to those
for whom the work is compiled, namely, their descendants. We
can understand that in the case of people that have long since
passed away, more difficulty may present itself to those who are
asked to contribute concerning them ;. for often they do not know
where to look for the information sought, and perhaps in some
instances do not feel a sufficient personal interest in the matter
to prompt them to any effort The compiler cannot undertake a
personal search for every item needed, for this would require an
enormous outlay of both time and money; and if his written
appeals are unheeded, nothing remains but to pass the matter by.
It is the custom for compilers of genealogies to apologize to
their readers for the shortcomings of the work, taking upon
themselves the onus of all delinquencies. The compiler of this
work, however, is unwilling to assume such a position ; and
positively asserts that he has used every means in his power to
render it complete, and how far soever it may fall short of this
end, the blame does not all rest with him. He has followed the
well-known method pursued at Donnybrook Fair, " When you see
a head, hit it." Whenever the name of Felt has been brought to
his attention, he has not refrained from following the clue until
at least three letters, and sometimes five, have been sent to the
address indicated, and it has become thoroughly apparent that
the person addressed is too modest or indifferent to lend any
aid to the work. The compiler is positive that if each letter he
has written had successfully elicited such information as cotild
have been given in reply, the family record would be practically
perfect. There are, undoubtedly, errors and blunders in the book,
due to the compiler's own carelessness, or his inability to decipher
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the idiosyncrasies of a strange chirography, aided, perhaps,
by that of the compositor and proof-reader. For such sins of
commission as can be laid at his door he is willing to be for-
given, but the sin of omission he repudiates.
It should not be forgotten that the compilation of this work
extends over a period of five years, and that naturally changes
have occurred in families, no knowledge of which has reached
the compiler.
The origin of the Felt family is unknown, neither have we
any certain knowledge of the former home of George Felt, the
immigrant, though there is reason for believing that he came
from Wales. •
It has been suggested that the name is of Flemish or Dutch
origin, and that the family settled with others of like nationality
in Wales or on the border.
The name seems to signify the same in various languages, and
to be derived from words meaning " field " or " open country."
There is a probability that its earlier form was Felch^ perhaps
from " fells " (moor). No early trace of the family in England or
Wales has been found, though the name is said to be still extant
there.
That the family had some standing appears probable, as a
" Coat of Arms " is recorded to it in Berry's Encydqpcedia Her-
aldica; viz. : — **FELT. — gu. a buck*s head couped at the neck,
ar, attired or. Crest ^ on a mural coronet or, a stag, passant, ppr."
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FIRST GENERATION.
Explanation OF Arrangement. — This will be readily understood. The
descendants are numbered consecutively on the left hand side of the page, and
a star (*) prefixed to a number indicates that the record of the person thus
designated is carried forward and will be found in the succeeding generation
under the same number, this time located in the center of the line. All the
children of one family thus carried forward are grouped under a caption
designating the parents, and the eldest child takes precedence in the arrange-
ment.
I*.
Georgia Felt is found in Charlestown, Mass., in 1633. He
was born in 1601, and tradition relates that he came to America
with Endicott.* He was not among the first settlers of Charles-
town, there being a few persons there in 1628, but the following
year about one hundred people came with Thomas Graves from
Salem, and laid the foundation of the town, which they named in
honor of Charles the First. Charlestown was incorporated June
24, 1629, and the first church was organized November 2, 1632.
The origmal town was laid out in two-acre divisions, and each
settler was granted one of them for a homestead. We have the
testimony of George Felt himself that the year of his advent in
this town was that already named, for in 1681 he describes him-
self as about 80 years of age, and testifies " that the town of
Charlestown gave him an house plott of two acres of land lying
in the common on the left hand as you go to Cambridge betwixt
the ground that was Rice Morrisses and Coble's, which is now in
the hands of Thomas Welch Senr, which plott was given him
about forty-eight years since."
The wife of George Felt was Elizabeth,* daughter of widow
Prudence Wilkinson,' whose home in Charlestown was on the
* John Endicott reached Salem with a small party in September, 1628.
* Rev. Joseph B. Felt stales that an Elizabeth Felt died in 1662, aged 50
years. If this was the wife of George Fell, he subsequently married another
of the same baptismal name.
■Widow Prudence Wilkinson in her will, dated " 1655, 11 : Mo : 9, day,"
names her son John and her daughter Eliza. Felt.
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south side of Mill Hill, nearly adjoining that of her sonin-law.
Whether he married in Charlestown, or was already married when
he came, is cause for conjecture, but it is probable that they were
already ma ried and brought children with them.
The town of Charlestown, although at the time of its annexa-
tion to Boston in 1873, the smallest in the State, covering only
about 600 acres, originally embraced within its limits the
territory now contained in Woburn, Burlington, Stoneham, Mai-
den, Somerville, and parts of Reading, Medford, Cambridge, and
Arlington. On the loth of January, 1634, it was agreed at a
meeting of the inhabitants, "Y* y* inhab. und' mentioned have
planting ground laid out unto them bet. the east end of the lotis
above mentioned at the Creek, having new town pale on the
south." Of this division "George ffelt" received four acres.
This was on the " Mistick side," or beyond the river of that name
and within the confines of the present town of Everett. On this
side of the river he subsequently acquired considerable land, as
will appear presently.
Up to this time all public business had been transacted by
a general convention of the people, but this practice having
become cumbersome and unsatisfactory, it was thought best to
organize a new form of town government ; consequently, on the
loth of February, 1634-5, the following "town order" creating
a board of selectmen was passed : —
"An ord' made by the Inhabitants of Charlestowne At a ffull
meeting, for the Governm* of the Towne by Self ctmen :
" 1634. In consideration of the great trouble and chearg of
the Inhabitants of Charlestowne by reason of the Frequent
meeting of the townsmen in generall, and y' by reason of many
men meeting things were not so easily brought unto a ioynt
Issue: It is therefore agreed by the sayde townesmen ioytly that
these eleuen men whose names are WTitten on the other syde,
with the advise of Pastor and teacher desired in any case of
conscience, shall entreat of all such busines as shall concerne
the townsmen, The choise of officers excepted, and what they or
the greater part of them shall conclude of, the rest of the towne
willingly to submit Vnto as their owne pper act, and these 13 {sic)
to coniineu in imployment for one yeare next ensuing the date
hereof, being dated this: loth of February 1634.
"In wittnes of this agreement wee whose names are vnder
written haue set to o' hands."
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There were thirty-three signers to this order, among them
George Felt, and it will be observed that his signature, which
may yet be seen upon the ancient records of Charlestown, is
written Felch. This, or Feltch, is thought to have been the
original name, which was easily and naturally contracted into
Felt. All the descendants of George have written the name
Felt,
By the year 1638 the necessity of an accurate public record of
their possessions was felt by the people of Charlestown, and on
the 26th of the first month (March) Abraham Palmer was
" chosen by the Towne for keepeing the Towne Booke, as also to
Record all pprieties of Houses, Lands, Meadow or Pasture, as
any Inhabitants of y* Towne are, or shall bee possest of accord* :
to an ord' of Court provided in y* behalfe."
Mr. Palmer, who was the second incumbent of the town clerk's
office, having accomplished this, the following entry appears upon
the records : —
" 1638. On the 28th day of the X month was taken A True
Record of all such houses & Lands as are possessed by the
Inhabita"*" of Charlstown, wheth' by purchase, by gift from the
Towne, or by allottments as they were devided amongst them by
a Joynt Consent aft' the Gen" Court had setled theire Bounds, by
granting eight miles from the old Meeting house into the Contry
Northwest North'ly, &c. the bounds of the s** Towne Lying or
being bettwixt Cambridge alias New Towne, on the West South
west, & Boston Land on the East as it app" upon Record by the
sever" grants of Gen" Courts to all the a/fores'* Bounds."
George Felt was found to be the owner of the following prop-
erty withirt the limits of the town : —
" I. One Dwelling house with a garden plott, scituate on the
south west of the mill hill, butting southward upon Charls river,
northeast upon crooked lane, bounded on the nor west by Nicolas
Trerrice, and on the southeast by Ben. Hubbard.'
" 2. One milch cow common.^
"3. ffive acres of wood land by estimation, more or lesse,
scituate in misticke feilde, butting south upon the high way
towards the south river, north upon the woodland, bounded on
the west by Pru Wilkinson, and on the east by Rob Hayle.^
' and *. These two were within the limits of the present Charlestown Dis-
trict of Boston.
' Within the present limits of Everett.
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" 4. Haul! an acre of meaddow by estimation, more or lesse,
lying in mistick marshes, butting west towards the north river,
bounded on the north by Will Dade, and on the south by George
Bunker.'
"5. ffive acres of woodland by estimation, more or lesse.
scituate in mistick feilde, butting northeast upon Nicolas
Stowers, southwest upon Ric. Palgrave, bounded on the north-
west by Phillip Drinker, and on the southeast by Rice Morrice.'
"6. ffifteene acres of woodland, more or lesse, scituate in
mistick feilde, butting northeast upon Abr. Palmer and 'James
mathewes, southwest upon Ed Convers, bounded on the north-
west by Tho Lynde, and on the southeast by James Pemberton.^
** 7. Thirtie and eight acres of land, more or lesse, scituate in
waterfeilde, butting northwest upon ffrancis Norton, southeast'
upon Rich Palgrave and Th5 Peirce, bounded on the southwest
by Edward Sturges, and on the northeast by home pond." *
Thus it appears that George Felt was the owner of a very
respectable property, as has previously been intimated.
On the 19th of January, i6|J, Elizabeth Felt, the wife of
George, was admitted to the communion of the First Church,
and a week later, January 26th, presented her three children,
Elizabeth, Mary, and George, for baptism. No record has been
found to show that the father was a member of the Charlestown
Church. Elder John Green, in his entry of the above mentioned
baptisms, calls the name Felch, although he recorded Elizabeth,
the mother, at the time of her admission to the church, as Felt.
Some time during the year 1640, George Felt obtained three
hundred acres of land from John Philips, a Welshman, at Broad
Cove on Casco Bay, in Maine, and by 1643 had become one of
the pioneer settlers of North Yarmouth. " The advent of George
Felt in Broad Cove may be said to be the birthday of North
Yarmouth." This locality was then called Wescustogo by the
Indians. Upon this land he built a stone house, or garrison, but
his title to the property not proving sufficient, he re-purchased it
in 1643 of Richard Vines, the agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges,
who held a patent of all the lands embraced within the territory of
Maine, east of the Sagadahoc River. After a few years' residence
* Within the limits of the present town of Everett.
« In the Sixth Ward of the city of Maiden.
5 In Maiden. * In the town of Woburn.
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at Wescustogo, George Felt returned to Charlestown and took
up his abode on "Mistick side," and when the town of Maiden
was incorporated, May 2, 1649, ^^ ^^s found to reside within its
limits. About this time he disposed of a portion of his " Mistick
side " property, as witnessed by the following deeds ; —
** Know all men by these presents, that I Georg Felch, Inhabi-
tant of Charlestown, on Mistike syde, doe by this acknowledge
that I have sould, and am full payd for it, unto James Barret, of
the same town, three akers of Arrable land, more or lesse, which
I bought of ffrancis Mills, which sayd land lyes on Mistik syde,
within the rayles, bounded on the east syde by Richard Kettell,
and by the cuntry high way on the west syde, bounded on the
north by Edward Carrington, and on the south by A high way.
And the sayd James Barret is to enjoy and to hould the sayd
three akers of land for him and his heighers for ever.
" In witness hereof, I, Georg ffelch, have set my hand to a bill
of sale of this same, the 26th day of the 3rd moneth, 1648."
This J and was within the present limits of Everett.
"Know all men by these presents, that I, Georg Felch, of
Charlestown, do acknowledge that I have sould unto Gardy
James of the same towne, half my Ten Aker Lott, lying on Mistik
syde, the other halfe of which Lott my mother Wilkinson occu-
pieth and enjoyeth, and I doe hereby resign over all my right,
titell, and interest in the sayd half ten Aker Lott unto the sayd
Gardy James, to be his and his heigres for ever.
"Witness my hand this ist day of the 2d Mo. 1649."
In a deed* given Aug. 4, 1664, to John Phillips of Boston, in
which he describes himself as of "Casco in New England,
mason," he disposes of his " dwelling house with the barne, out
houseing & Land and meadow ground," also twenty acres of land
"belonging to the houselott," and "allso sixteen acres and a halfe
of swamp," two acres in " Charlestowne Common." twenty-four
acres m " Charles-towne comons on Misticke side near spott
pond," and fourteen acres of meadow "lying in Charlestowne
bounds." At the time this deed was given he had already
returned to Casco Bay, and this was the closing out of his
possessions in Massachusetts.
During the time of his absence from Maine, George Felt
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retained the ownership of his possessions there, and about 1660
returned to Broad Cove. The deposition of his son Moses, made
Nov. 30, 1733, and recorded in Book 17, page 76, of York County
Records, in which he states "that he lived in North Yarmouth in
Casco Bay, ab* fourteen years before the Narragansett Indian
Warr broke out," fixes this year as the time of his return.
In 1670 he added to his possessions by another purchase from
John Philips, of 2,000 acres of land at Broad Cove, for which he
paid the sum of sixty pounds. He had already lived upon it
three years and improved it.
In 1675 the Narragansett War broke out and continued until
1678. We have no account of George Felt's flight from his
home, but are told that North Yarmouth was deserted during
the war, and undoubtedly for this period he sojourned elsewhere.
After peace was restored he returned, and continued upon his
plantation until 1684, when, by a piece of glaring injustice, he
was despoiled of the accumulations of a lifetime. In order to
clearly show how this was brought about, the following account,
adapted from an article written by William H. Sargent, Esq., of
Portland, on the "Derivation of Titles in North Yarmouth,"' is
presented in connection with facts obtained from other sources.
* The title to all lands in Maine originated in a grant made by
King James I, in April, 1606, to the Council of Plymouth. The
Council on the loth of August, 1622, granted to Sir Ferdinando
Gorges and Captain John Mason " all the lands situated be-
tween the rivers Merrimack and Sagadahock, extending back to
the great lakes and the River of Canada." Gorges and Mason
obtained a new patent from the King, but in 1634 divided their
property, Gorges taking all east of the Piscataqua, and Mason
the western part. Gorges' patent for his portion, procured from
the King, bears date April 3, 1639. He obtained also power to
govern his province, and appointed Richard Vines his steward
general, who, as Gorges' agent, sold to George Felt the land
which he had already purchased of John Phillips, the Welshman.
At this early day no provision had been made for the recording
of deeds, and many of the older evidences of title were over-
looked when the practice of recording land had become estab-
lished.
' Published in O/d Times in North Yarmouth^ page 424.
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In 16^0 the Council of Plymouth infringed upon its grant to
Gorges by giving to John Dy and others the Province of Lygonia,
a tract lying between Capes Porpoise and Elizabeth, and extend-
ing forty miles inland. This did not include Broad Cove, where
George Felt had his possessions, that being situated farther east.
The following year a company came over in the ship " Plough "
to settle under this last named patent, but being dissatisfied with
the country, dispersed. About 1643, Col. Alexander Kigby ob-
tained a nominal interest from the survivors, in the Province of
Lygonia, evidently with the hope of being able to oust Gorges
and thus gain a tangible interest in the property, and commis-
sioned his friend, George Cleeves, as deputy governor, and soon
after set up a claim to all the lands as far east as the Sagadahock,
thus bringing Broad Cove in North Yarmouth within their claim.
*• This gave rise to interminable disputes and strife between the
Rigby and Gorges factions, that continued, every now and then
breaking out afresh, and were never finally composed till both
claimants had either submitted to or sold out to Massachusetts."
When the Narragansett war occurred the settlement of North
Yarmouth was deserted and the town destroyed by the Indians.
After the return of peace in 1678, the survivors of the war re-
turned, the title to the property was purchased by Massachusetts
of Gorges' heir. Sir Thomas Danforth appointed Provincial
President, and at a court held by him at York in 1680 North
Yarmouth was incorporated as a plantation. June 23d of this
year George Felt conveyed to Walter Gendall of Spurwink, " one
hundred acres of upland lying and being on the eastward side of
George Felt's oiild house in Casco Bay, about eighty rodd from
s** house, vizt : beginning at a three forked bla(ck) oake tree neare
the highway, being marked on both sides, and so down to y'
water side, and then to runne upon a square untill the whole
hundred acres be fully compleated and accomplished, with
priviledg and full propriety and benefitt of the sea down to low
water marke : bredth of his s*^ tract of land, with four acres of
fresh meaddows lying about three miles from Felt's ould feild,
and two acres of salt meddows at the head of Great Cove wh'
Walter Gendall pleaseth to lay it out, with all the meddows be-
longing to the hundred acres of upland, with all the mines, min-
neralls, woods, underwoods, proffits, priviledges or lybertys, ease-
ments, and all other appurtenances to the premises belonging or any
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way apartaining." ' Gendall subsequently purchased other tracts
of land, established a profitable saw-mill, and became a leading citi-
zen and man of means. He was one of the trustees appointed
to " lay out " the town, and in doing this, as the 2,000 acres belong-
ing to George Felt happened to be wanted in the new division to
the settlers, it was apparently taken without leave or license,
presumably by claim to defect in the title, and was divided among
the new comers. Mr. Sargent adds, " I cannot close this sketch
without a passing notice of one of the most glaring bits of injus-
tice ever perpetrated by the cupidity of men. This was the course
pursued by the new comers, by which the venerable George Felt
was despoiled of the labors of a lifetime, and deprived of the
large tract twice purchased by him, the second time from Gorges,
on whom all of the titles depended. Instead of his right to his
2,000 acres, a petty sop of a few small lots was finally, after long
importunity, thrown to his heirs, instead of their rightful inherit-
ance. This is made all the more noticeable because they did
respect Walter Gendairs title to what he had purchased from
this very same Felt. If one title was good, so much the better
should have been considered the one that had never been alien-
ated. But then the one man was poor and old ; the other was
rich and influential."
Mr. Sargent is evidently in error in intimating that the 2,000
acres taken from George Felt was the same that he purchased of
John Phillips in 1640, for in a petition to Governor Andros in 1688,
George Felt himself stated that about 18 years before he had
bought a plantation or farm of John Phillips of Boston, at a place
called Great Cove in Casco Bay, containing about 2,000 acres, for
which he paid 60 pounds, that he had occupied it three years
before the purchase; and after the Indian war, it was withheld
from him by Casco people, and he being impoverished could not
recover it. He was then suffering from want, being about 87
years old " Further evidence is found in a deed"' given March
20, 1727, by Moses and George Felt, the son and grandson of
George Felt of Broad Cove, to the committee of North Yarmouth,
in which they recite that " whereas the said George Felt formerly
bought of John Phillips of Casco Bay afores^ a certain Tract or
Parcell of land lying at Broad Cove, in Northyarmouth afores**,
' York County Records, Book III, page 76.
' Proprietors' Records of North Yarmouth, page 52.
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Containing three hundred acres, beginning at y* falls called Felt's
falls, and so down the Broad Cove or bay, to a Red Oak Tree
near the water being the bounds of the lands which y' committee
of the town of Northyarmouth formerly granted to Walter Gendall,
and from s*^ waterside and falls to run up into the wilderness,
upon a square, until the said Three Hundred Acres be fully com-
pleated, and also three acres of salt marsh at Broad Cove and
four acres of fresh meadow at some distance from said Felt's
house: which lands and premises the aforesaid George Felt
again purchase of y* agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges about y*
year 1643 : and the said Felt built a house thereon and lived in
it, and possessed and improved y* said land and premises above
forty years without molestation, and until y* year 1684, excepting
one hundred acres thereof lying next to the land of y* said Walter
Gendall, and the afores"* three acres of salt marsh, and also the
four acres of fresh meadow which the s** George Felt in y* year
1680, sold to the said Walter Gendall, who improved the same
till driven off by the Indian Enemy in the year 1688. And the
s** George Felt, in the year 1684, gave and granted the remaining
two hundred acres of the afores** tract of land unto the said
Moses and George Felt, to be equally divided between them,
who continued in the peaceable possession of the said house and
land until drove off by the Indians in the year 1688."
The above serves to show that Felt's original purchase was
300 acres, the title to which was confirmed by repurchase of
Gorges and never afterwards disputed, while the 2,000 acres of
which he was deprived was that purchased of Phillips in 1670 for
the sum of sixty pounds. Undoubtedly Phillips' title rested upon
an Indian deed, to which sort at the time of the resettlement of
North Yarmouth no respect was paid, and which were subse-
quently decided by the Court to be invalid, valid titles resting
only upon the Gorges patent
After the disposition of a portion of his property to Walter
Gendall George Felt returned to Maiden, notwithstanding the
statement made in the deed given by Moses and George Felt 3d,
and previously here quoted, that he lived at Casco Bay " until
y* year 1684.*' This move was probably rendered necessary by
the fact that he was aged and feeble and unable to longer
struggle for existence upon his farm. His wife accompanied him
and May 29, 1681, "upon hearing the petition of James Nichols,
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jg Pelt g^nralogV,
Sr. of Maiden " (his son-in-law) the General Court ordered " that
George Felt and his wife be accounted inhabitants of the town of
Maiden and accordingly the Selectmen of the town to take care
of them." * This care was given after a fashion and the same
year Goodman Cully was paid lo shillings for " Hows room " for
them. Thus the once possessor of over 2,000 acres became the
first town charge of Maiden. In 1684 George Felt conveyed all
that was left of his 300 acres at Casco Bay to his son and grand-
son and was undoubtedly able to live upon the proceeds of the
sale for a time, for it was not until October i, 1686, that the
town of Maiden was called upon for further aid, when it was
" Voted, that the Selectmen are to take care of ould felt till the
County Courte." June 22, 1688, George Felt petitioned for aid
and redress in the following pathetic form : —
The Humble Petition of George Felt Sen' of Mauldon,
**To his Excellency Sr Edmund Andros, K"S one of his Maj"" most honor
ourable privy bed chamber, Capt Generall and & Gov. in Chief in and over his
Maj"*' Territory and Dominion of New England in America *
Sheweth :
That it is my grief that I am compelled to trouble yo' Excellency at this time
But having about eighteen years since purchased of one Jn" Phillips of Bost,
Gent., late Deceased, a farme or Plaintaintion at a Place called the Great
Cove (in Casco Bay) containing about two thousand acres of upland and marsh
as by a firm Deed under s** Phillips hand and seale, for which I then paid him
sixty pounds money, and improved s** Farme or plaintation severall years
before I bought it so that the whole time of my occupying it was about one
and twenty years. But some time after the late Indian Warr it was withheld
from me by some of the inhabitants of s" Town of Caskoe Bay and being by
s" warr much impoverished I could not recover it out of their hands. I also
am now forced to suffer for want of convenient care taken of me in my present
distresse being about Eighty seaven years old and very crasy and weak,
Therefore, yo' Petition' recommendeth his case to yo' Excellencies prudent
consideration humbly beseaching and earnestly begging that if it seem meet
and Convenient yo' Excellency would be pleased to favor yo' petion' that he
may have confirmation of his s" lands und' such moderate quit rent, as well as
an ord' to y* Townsmen of Maulden aboves** for something at present to re-
leave y' petitioner in this his extreem poverty. The which shall farther
oblige yo' petion' as in duty bound daily to pray for y' Excellency.''
This redress was denied him, and we find further aid extended
to him by the Selectmen of Maiden, viz. : — "June 8, 1691, voted
that there be raised 4 or 5 pounds for the present supply of
george felt and his wife to be paid in provision or in money."
* General Court Record.
^ Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 128, page 282.
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The aged couple were now evidently growing feebler, and the
town voted, March 14, 1692, with a prudent provision for rebate
in case its charity should prove overgenerous "that the towne
doe alow goodman nicols aleuen pound in or of money for this
present yeare ensuing for the maintanance of his father and
mother felt, if ether of them dy with in the year, after funiral
charges, what is left to return to the selectmen or there order."
The record ends here. The sturdy pioneer whose advent at
North Yarmouth was reckoned as its "birth-day," and whose
courageous manhood helped to establish it firmly upon the foun-
dation of prosperity it enjoys to-day ; wronged in his old age by
those who should have aided him instead ; driven out to seek a
home of charity ; assured that his " funiral expenses " were pro-
vided for, died in 1693, aged 92 years, and his wife "much
advanced in years" followed him in 1694.
CHILDREN.!
*2. I. Elizabeth, b. ; bap. Jan. 26, 1639-40; m. William Larrabee.
•3. II. Mary, b. ; bap. Jan. 26, 1639-40; m. James Nichols.
•4. III. George, b. ; bap. Jan, 26, 1639-40.
5. IV. Moses, b. ; bap. Dec. 20, 1641 ; probably died in childhood.
♦6. v. Aaron, b, .
•7. VI. Moses, b. in 1651.
1 It is possible that there was also a son Feter, See No. 48, Appendix A.
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CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND ELIZABETH (WILKINSON)
FELT. — I.
Elizabeth Felt, baptized in Charlestown First Church,
January 26, 16} J. She married in November, 1655, William
Larrabee. They lived in Maiden, Mass., where he died Sept.
28, 1692. She survived him. They had no children. The will
of William Larrabee is on file in the Middlesex County Probate
Office, and is as follows : —
" I, William Leraby doe inioy a comfortabl mesuer of health understanding
and memory doe make and ordain my last will and testament in order and form
as followeth. first I commit my sole unto the marcyfull Hands of my gracious
god and my body after death unto the earth To be deacently buried : and for
such esteat as god hath giuen me, I doe Thus dispose of It.
" I — ffirst I will that all my Just debts and funerall charges be discharged.
" Item. I giue unto my loving Kinsmen and Kinswoman as folow«th.
" X. to Steuen Lareby I doe giue five pounds Mooueble Esteat.
'' 2. Secondly to william lareby I doe giue five pounds mooueble Elsteat.
" 3. Thirdly to Isaac lareby I doe giue fine pounds moueble Esteat.
"4. fourthly to Thomas lareby I doe giue fiue pounds moueble Esteat.
*' 5. fifthly to Samuell Lareby I doe giue five pounds mooueble Esteat.
** 6. sixthly to Beniamen Lareby I doe giue fiue pounds mooueble Estate.
** 7. Seventhly to Jane Lareby I doe giue fiue pounds .moueble Esteat.
"8. eightly to Janes daughter hanah I doe giue fifty shillings moouebl
Estate.
"all and euery of Thes legacys are to be truly and faithfuly payd by my
executor Nathaniell Nichols : after the deceas of my wife Elizabeth and the
legitees shall have their proportions yeerly beginning with the Eldest to the
last.
" In cas my louing Kinsman John Lareby coms from beyond Sea Before the
abouesaid legacys are payd then my executor is to pay or what may be then to
pay to him in time and manor aboue said. And the aboue said legates are to
rest satisfied with his love, ffurther I doe settle all this my Esteat both lands
and moueble upon my true and trusty executor Nathaniell Nichols and to alow
my wife a comfortbl liuing according to the produce of such an esteat.
"And the aforesaid Elizabeth is not to make any convayenc of aney part of
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the a£foresaid estate but to seeke the benefit of the Esteat as shee is able and
in Case Elizabeth my wife sees it good To goe of from the esteat either by
marrig or otherwise then the aforesaid executor shall alow her forty shillings
a year, and if their be Just caus for my wife to live a priuate life by leauing my
hous and land and Estate : Then I doe will and Requier my Only Executor to
let my wife Elizabeth haue all her waring cloaths wollen and linnen and my
bed and furniture sutible And a return of the bed and furniture again at her
deceas to my executor, and further upon and during her lining a priuate life my
executor shall pay or cause to be payd to my wiffe Elizabeth yearly and euery
yeare fiue pounds per yeare: during her naturell Single life: This is to be
payd in prouisions and cloathing such as is produced upon the place at a price
as if betvrixt man and man.
" Item : my will is that my executor payes all my legecys to my louing Kins-
men before named not in money nor as money but In moueball goods chattels
as they shall be prized by men mutually chosen betwixt and by my executor
and The legatees, and this being don- he and they to Rest Satisfied, Their one
and euery one giuing the executor a full discharg : And in case eney of the
legetes Rest not satisfied in this my will and testament that parson or parsons
shall be depriued of eney benifet by this my will.
"Item, further my will is that in case my louing Kinsman Nathaniell
Nichols dyes without issue lawfuly begotten of His body Then my will is that
my louing Kinsman william Lereby shall succeed upon the estat and stand
ingaged To pay all the fore mentioned legecyes to the legeteas aforsaid And
to answer and make good all the within obligation mentioned to my louing
wife Elizabeth. In wittnes to this my will I haue heerunto set my hand and
seall this twelueth of february one thousand six hundred and ninety one-two :
** ffurther my will is to request my loueing naighbors John Green and John
Greenland to be the ouerseers of this my will : —
'* further my will is that Steuen Leareby my cursen Steuen Lereby's eldest
son shall haue my mare and colt.
Signed, Sealed In Signed
the presents of WILLIAM LEAREBY, Sftt.
Jacob Parker
Isaac Green [Presented for Probate Oct
John Greenland. 24. 1692."]
The inventory of William Larrabee's estate, taken on the 4th
day of August, 169a, is as follows : —
In money 03, o. o.
one house one bam 20 acres of land. 90. o. o.
neat cattell. 06. o. o.
Twelue sheep. 03. o. o.
Two swine. 01. o. o.
one bed and furniture in y* lower rome. 08. o. o.
other beding and waring cloaths, and Iron ware : puter, chests,
cubbordsy chairs, and other mouebles. 09. 4. o.
120. 4. 0
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IV.
12.
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3.
Mary Felt, born ; baptized in Charlestown First Church
January 26, i6|^; married in April, 1660, James Nichols. They
lived in Maiden, Mass. He was made freeman in 1668, and died
in 1694. The date of her death is unknown.
CHILDREN.
8. I. Mary Nichols, b. March i, 1660-1.
9. II. James Nichols, b. in Dec, 1662; m. in Maiden, Nov. 15, 1686,
Hannah Whittemore. He m. (2d) in 1691, Abigail , and
d. March 22, T^^i^ i"r* { ,
10. III. Nathaniel Nichols, b. in 1666; m. Sarah , and d. May io»
1725.
Elizabeth Nichols, b. ; m. Andrew Kincum.
Anna Nichols, b. ; m. Thomas Dunbar.
Samuel Nichols, b. ; m., and d. prior to 1706.
George Felt, Jr. was baptized with his two sisters in the
First Church of Charlestown, Mass., one week after the admis-
sion of their mother to the membership of this church, as wit-
nessed by the following entry from its records. " 1638-iith mo :
day 26. Elizabeth Felch : George Felch and Mary Felch the son
and daughters of Elizabeth were baptized." * It is probable that
at this time he was several years old. He was undoubtedly
taken to Casco Bay by his father, and when he returned from
there about 1649 came with him. It seems probable that he
lived in Salem for a time befor.e returning to Casco Bay, for the
signature of his son, George Felt 3d, to a petition partly quoted
here, would appear to indicate that he was a house proprietor in
that place prior to 166 1. A meeting was calfed "at ye dwelling
house of Mr. Sam^ Goltrite in Salem, in holder, on ye 29th day of
June, 1 7 13," of citizens, (and probably of their heirs or repre-
sentatives,) who were "Legall proprietors of ye Comon and
undevided Lands in ye township of Salem, by ye laws of this
Province, having Cottages or dwelling places before ye year
166 1." He returned to Casco Bay about 1660 (at the same
time as his father), and was made freeman in Falmouth in that
year. He married, November 25, 1662, Philippa Andrews,
* Record Book of the First Church of Charlestown, Mass., page 206.
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daughter of Samuel and Jane Andrews,' who was born in 1632.
On this occasion he received from his father a " marriage por-
tion " as shown by the following deed. " Promised by George
Felt the elder to his son George Felt the younger to pay him out
the Day of his Marriage, which was the 25 day of 9^ 1662, to
the full & Intyre Sum of fourty pounds Sterling as also at the
Decease and Death of the Said George the Elder there is and
ought to Bee Due and paid unto the said George the younger out
of the Estate of Said George the Elder, So much as shall make
up and Compleat the above Expressed Sum of fourty pounds to
be and be made a full hundred pounds Sterling to be from hence
fourth proper to the Said George the younger, his heirs, Execu-
tors, administrators or assigns, Notwithstanding any Deeds Con-
veyances or Delegations to be made by the said George the
Elder. In witness to this Truth and to confirm the Obligation
hereunto I George Felt the Elder this 27 Day of 9^' 1662 have
subscribed my name. . . . this above written writing was
Entered into the booke of records of Scarborrow and Falmouth."*
In 1670 he received from his mother-in-law, who had married
Arthur Mackworth for her second husband and who had been
for the second time left a widow, the gift of a homestead, as
evidenced by the following deed. " Be it knowne unto all men
by these presents, That I Jane Mackworth of y* Towne of ffal-
mouth alias Casco Bay, widow of Arthur Mackworth Gent" De-
ceased. For divers good Causes & consideracons me Thereto
moving more Especialy for & in consider aeon of a Marriage that
hath been betwixt my daughter Phillipe & George Felt, haue
given granted &c a quantity of Land adjoyning to his now dwell-
ling house in y* Towne of ffalmouth alias Casco, bounded as fol-
loweth, with a deep Gutt hard by a parcell of pines at a place
commonly called or knowne by y* name of y' Mussle cove alias
doco Missick upon y* South West Side of my daughter purchas
her land which was given her by my Deceased husband Mr.
Arthur Mackworth Deceased & So in breadth to y* bounds of my
* Samuel Andrews was a citizen of London. He came to America in tlie
ship Increase^ April 12, 1635, with his family consisting of his wife Jane,
and two daughters. They had a son Samuel, born at Casco Bay. Mr. An-
drews died in 1637, and his widow married Arthur Mackworth, one of the
most respectable settlers of the Bay. He died in 1657. His widow removed
to Boston during the Indian war, in 1675, and died there the year following.
* Old Norfolk Records, Vol. 4, page 77.
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Son James Andrews according to a writing or Deed which he
Received of me which lyeth South westerly from y* said George
ffelts & So up into y* Country till a hundred acres be Compleat
& Ended, allwaies provided that he doe not Entrench neither
upon My Son Andrews his land nor my daughter purchas her
land, Together likewise with Two parcells of Marsh lying and be-
ing in y* aforementioned Towne of Falmouth in y* river which
goeth up to poosumskut }'• one commonly called or knowne by
y* name of Morrice his Marsh Together with all woods under-
woods profits privledges Commodities Emoluments & Immunities
that may or shall thence arise or any way appertain or belong or
to any part thereof To have and To Hold &c, &c. Allwaies pro-
vided that he y' Said George ffelt his heirs & Successors doe &
shall from time to time well & Truly pay or cause to be payd
unto me Jane Mackworth my heirs Executors or assigns a due &
proportionable part of such anual rents anualy as y' orriginal
grant my husband Mr. Arthur Mackworth hath received doeth
oblige to pay and make good unto y* Lord proprietor according
to y' Tearms & true intent thereof if any such rent shall be by
any Lord proprietor Lawfully demanded of me my heirs Execu-
tors or adminis*" and in Witness of y* truth hereof I Jane
Mackworth have hereunto Set my hand & Seale this Seventh Day
of February in y* year of our Lord 1669-70."*
This gift was evidently made in accordance with the desire of
her husband expressed upon his death-bed, his informal will
being known to us through the testimony of a neighbor, as fol-
lows: "This 17th day of August; 1660, I Robert Jordan do
ascertajne on my oath, that I Heard Mr. Arthur Makeworth on
his death bedd declare that his full will & testament was, that his
wife Mis Jane Mackeworth should by her wisedom dispose of his
whoole estate aequally as neare as might bee betweene her for-
mer husband's children & the Children between them, & In Case
any shortnesse was on either side, that itt should rather bee on
his owne Childrens side & further sayth not onely the desease of
the s** Mr. Arthur Mackeworth was before the submission of these
Towns of Sarbrough & Falmouth to the Massatusetts authority
vnder my hand & on my oath, by mee Robrt Jordan.'*'^
' Old Norfolk Records, Vol. 4, page 95.
•York County, Maine, Registry of Deeds, Vol. I, page 155.
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At about the time of George Felt*s return to Maine the people
of Casco Bay had become restive by reason of the uncertainty of
their government. Though now under the jurisdiction of the
Massachusetts Colony, many of the settlers objected to the rule of
the magistrates appointed by the General Court, claiming that their
appointment had been obtained through fraudulent misrepresenta-
tion, and undoubtedly there was a feeling that Massachusetts had
gotten outside of the limits covered by her own patent. At this
juncture a petition was presented to the General Court signed by
a number of the dwellers at Casco Bay, George Felt, Jr., among
them, as follows :
** 1660. — To the Hon. Gen. Court of the Mass. or whom els it shall or may
concern, the humble petition of divers inhabitants and freemen of Plymouth,
humbly sheweth. That whereas there hath been a sad contention in these parts
concerning government. Your petitioners most of them living upon their labor,
and desirous rather to live in peace and learne to be obedient and submit to
what government it shall please the Lord and our sovereign to appoint over us,
than to contend or determine who our governors shall be, yet there hath latelie
certaine men appeared in our names att y* Hon. Gen. Court, and as we are
informed presented a petition which was without our consents or knowledge,
for had y* government been settled and that we could have acted with freedom of
spirit wee would never have dishonored the Hon. Gen. Court, with men of such
lives and conversations, as are first, George Cleeves, who is upon record for
breach of oath and accused of forgery. Mr. Phippen not many days before his
departure was beating and drawing of y« blood of his Majesties subjects and
stands upon record for slandering y* deputie governor and was always a man of
contention and strife since he came in our parts. John Phillips hath acknowl-
edged himself guilty of keeping a woman which is none of his wife this 14 years.
These men cam in your names and exercise authorite over us with many soare
threatenings wherefore our humble request is, that if itt please the Lord to con-
tinue us still under your government you would be pleased to grant us the
liberty that other of his Majesties subjects have, and you by Article granted,
y* is freedom to vote for our officers and not such jnen imposed upon us, and
we shall ever pray &c."
In 1663 matters appear to have been but little better, and
another declaration, with George Felt among the signers, was
forwarded to the Court at York, as follows:
** 1663, 4 July. A Declaration of y* Townes of Scarborrow & ffalmouth.
Black Point & Casco, to be Presented to y" Hon'* Court att York. — Wee y
subscribers according to a petition presented by some of vs to y* Hon** Generall
Court of y* Massachusetts doe hereby Declare that we are not willing to contend
or Determine who shall be our Gouernours butt that to submitt to whom itt
shall please y' Lord & our Soueraing to appoint ouer vs. Neither to resist
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any power whereby any man shall be legallie cast in any Civill action Capitall
or Criminall. Yett wee are nott willing to subiect or submit ourselves to
y* claims of either Authorities in this province or Countie for fear of bringing
ourselues into further trouble till itt shall bee Determined by his Maiestie our
Soueraing Lord y King to whom we properlie belong, but if itt shall so please y«
Claimes of both Authorities to act according to y* agreement alls wel, wee shall
willinglie and Chearfulli Submit thereto Till we haue a definite resolution
from our Souerings.
*' Wee doe Likewise Declare our griefe of Spiritt for y^ hard and
viciull cariage & vsage wch not Long since exercised vpon an Antient officer
amongst vs who acted in his Maiesties Name and for ought we know by
Authorite Deriued from him, and y* Daylie threatenings which are Daylie putt
forth concerning them y* joyned with him in acting & those y' obayed in sub-
mitting and as wee concieue in Confidence wee are bound to Doe the vtmost of
ovr endeauors for y" preseruation of any from amongst vs to be vsed in y« Like
manner by reason wee are fullie perswaded y* y« Hon"* Court neur gaue any
order for Svch actings and y* some of vs haue often heard him and others declare
y* if y* H*^ General Court had ought to say against them they would be willing
to goe if they sent but y« Least officer for them.
** Subscribed vs fourth day of Juli 1663."
In 1665, three Commissioners were appointed by the King, into
whose hands was given command of the province. A few years
later, Massachusetts again claimed jurisdiction, and finally, 'in
1677, settled the vexed question by purchasing of Ferdinando
Gorges, the grandson and heir of Sir Ferdinando, the original
patentee, for the sum of 1250 pounds sterling, all rights in the
Province of Maine, expressly " excepting all leases, grants and
conveyances made by the original Proprietor, or his agents en-
gaged in planting the Province."
July 29, 1666, George Felt appears as a juryman at a Court
held at Casco, which tried James Robinson of Black Point for
the murder of Christopher Collins of the same place, of which
charge he was acquittedt
In 1672, in conjunction with Jenkin Williams and Francis
Neale, he bought a large tract of land of the Indians, as witnessed
by the following deed.*
'* This indenture or covenant made this 14th day of August in the yeare of
our Lord 1672, betwixt Nanaadconit, Wavaad Button, Indian Sagamores, of
the one part, and Francis Neale, George Fealt & Jenkin Williams, planters, of
the other party Witnesseth, that Wee Nanaadconit, & Wavaad Button, for and
in consideration of a certaine sum of money or moneys worth to us paid in hand
before the sealing and signing of these presents, wherewith we acknowledge
* Essex Land Records, Vol. 8, page 181.
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ourselyes fully sattisfied paid and contented: have given, granted, bargained
and sold & by these presents doe absolutely give, grant, sell, aliene, enfoefe
& confirm unto Francis Neale, George Fealt and Jenkin Williams, their
heires & Assigns forever, a quantity or parcell of land, lying and being near
Casco Bay & up the river called Psumpskitt river & bounded as followeth, viz:
On y* Northeast Side of the river, and to begin where Mr. Geo. Munioy
according to his deede which about five or six years since he had from us,
endeth, upon the same side of the river, and So to run downe by the Side of
the river to the falls & Soe along the Side of the river within four score poles of
John Waklies now dwelling house, and six miles up in y* country: together
with all lands, marshes, wood, timber, trees, underwoods, with y* privilidges of
the river and falls and all other profitts and privilidges of What nature Soever
is or may be contained within the above mentioned bounds: alwayes excepted,
that if any of the aforesaid land be within the now claime of title of the Massa-
chusetts Colony or Jurisdiction we do not presume to dispose of itt. To have
& to hold &c, &c. .... And in witness of y* truth hereof. Wee, Nanaad-
conit and Wavaad Button, have hereunto Sett our hands and Seals this fourth
of August 1672."
Other Indians afterward claimed this land on the plea that those
who had disposed of it had no right to do so. George Felt's share
of this tract was in 1690 conveyed by his son George to David
Phippen of Salem, the other two proprietors having already deeded
him their portion.
In 1673 the town of Falmouth granted to George Felt Lower
Clapboard Island, lying in the bay about a mile off his house,'
' * Att a meeting of Select Men of this Towne of Falmouth this 23 January
1673, Granted to George Felt Junr the Lower Claboard Island with the
priviledges thereunto belbnging Excepting Liberty for any Inhabitants of the
Towne to fetch Stones from thence or for Fowling, all Towne right in it's
granted to him. . . this writing was entered into the records of Scarbar
row and fal mouth."
He also possessed the Three Brothers and the Little Che-
beague Islands in Casco Bay.*
We find also another piece of property deeded to him, the record
of which is as follows :
** This is to certifie Whom soever it may Concern that I Marjary Hayneshave
set and let to George Felt of Casco Bay a Tract or parcell of Marsh formerly
belonging to my former husband Nicholas White Dec'd lying at the North East
End of Mericancague Neck, all and euery part of the Same lying in two parts
with a point of upland running between and being on the Eastern Side of the
' Old Norfolk Land Records, Vol. 4, page 78.
'Essex Land Records, Vol. 32, page 138.
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Creek of Mayne Gutt, all upon the value and Consideration of two pairs of
Shoos paid in hand and are rec'd, and also for the building of a Small house
frame Sixteen feet long and twelve foott wide Crevesed posts and Logged
panes Closed and well lined and Three pairs of Couples upon it all within the
Space of the two years after the Date hereof During which time the said
George Felt and upon these Terms Shall and May Cutt Sett and Lett the said
Marsh, given under my hand this 15th day of A prill 75. . this writing was
Entered into the book of Records of Scarborrow & Falmouth." *
The day following the execution of the above deed, William
Haynes, schoolmaster, the husband of Marjery, conveyed to
George Felt,
** My right and Intrest of my Plantation at a place Comonly called pine
point according to his bill of Sale, together with a piece of Marsh at a place
Called Little river where upon I doe grant him Legall possession as really as
tho I weare personally there."*
In the beginning of the year 1675 the prosperity of Falmouth
stood at a high point, the town was occupied by energetic and
enterprising people and mills had been established upon various
streams in the vicinity. When, in June of this year. King Philip's
War broke out in the Plymouth Colony, George Felt, Jr., was
peacefully enjoying his home at Mussel Cove, about two' miles
eastward from the " Neck," or the " Machigone " of the natives,
the present city of Portland.
Although the Falmouth Indians evinced no other than a peace-
able disposition towards the English, it was thought best on the
part of the authorities to deprive them of their weapons ; but upon
attempting to carry this measure into' effect, collisions naturally
occurred and the fear and jealousy of the Indians were aroused.
They forgot all the former kindnesses they had received, and
open hostilities between them and the settlers became the signal
for mutual extermination.
The Indians began by gratifying their revenge upon those whom
they deemed unfriendly, but, through the influence of the dis-
affected Narraganselt Indians, the war ended in the indiscriminate
slaughter of the settlers. An early and severe winter put a stop
to hostilities, but not until some 50 settlers and over 90 Indians
had been slain. Jn the summer of 1676 the war again broke out
with renewed fury and with greater loss of life and property than
' Old Norfolk Land Records, V^ol. 4, page 75.
* Old Norfolk Land Records, Vol. 4, page 74,
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on the previous year, and George Felt was numbered among its
victims. So furious and persistent were the Indian attacks upon
the people of Falmouth, that they fled for safety to a garrison
upon James Andrew's Island, now known as Cushing's Island.
The Rev. William Hubbard, Minister of Ipswich, published in
1677, a History of the Indian Wars in New England and in the
quaint and interesting language of this narrative we give the
closing scenes in the life of George Felt, Jr.
*' The day after, one George Felt suspecting the worst by reason of a smoak
he saw on the opposite side of the Town, took his wife and Children into a
Canoo to see what the matter was but when he came near a point of Land not
far off, he found several of his Neighbors goods, which made him conclude
their Owners were killed, which was a sufficient warning to him likewise
to fly for his Life which he did to the same Island. . . . Within a while
after, or much about the same time, another sad Accident befel six or seven
of them that belonged to Casco. For upon the twenty third of September
§ome Persons that belonged to a Sloop and a Shallop that were pressed
into the service, . . . were over desirous to save some of their Provision,
to which end they first made their Address to Captain Hathorne (Under whom
they were ordered to serve) desiring they might be released: the Captain
told them he could not do it, but desired them to have patience for a while,
they told him, that they must and would go, else their Families must starve at
Home; the Captain told them further of the danger, and bid them not stir at
their peril: However they would go, and soon after went to Mount- joyes
Island to fetch Sheep, where they landed seven men; but the Indians presently
set upon them, they presently betook themselves to the Ruines of a Stone
House where they defended themselves as long as they could; but at last they
were all destroyed either with Stones cast in upon them, or else with the
Enemies shot, except one, who, though at first it was hoped that his wounds
were not mortal, yet soon after dyed thereof ; Amongst them was one G^prge
Felt, much lamented, who had been more active than any man in those parts
against the Indians, but at last he lost his own life amongst them, in this too
desperate an Adventure."
The " Mount-joyes " (Munjoy) Island, here named, is now
known as House Island.
Phillipa, the widow of George Felt, removed, probably at this
time, to Salem, and married there, Dec. 19, 1682, Samuel Piatt, an
early settler of Rowley, Mass , as his second wife. He died and
she married again, April 9, 1690, Thomas Nelson, as his third
wife. He was the town clerk or recorder of Rowley, from 1694
to 1697. He died April 5, 17 12. She died Sept. 29, 1709. The
children of George Felt removed finally to Salem about 1690.
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FELT GENEALOGY,
CHILDREN.
*i4. I. George, b. .
♦15. II. Samuel, b. .
*i6. III. Jonathan, b, .
*I7. IV. Mary, b. ; married Josiah Wood.
6.
Aaron Felt, born ; was probably a son of George. We
learn that George had more than tuw sons by the testimony of
Moses Felt where he says, " I and one of my brothers." * April
25, 1679, ^^ ^^^^ ^^ Aaron Felt as the defendant in a suit brought
by George Munjoy for cutting the plaintiff's grass " on his meadow
at Capissicke, and carrying it away to his Damage to y* valew of
Tenn pounds." For this he was find 10 shillings and costs of
Court, ;^2.io.o. ' He is witness to a deed of land in Falmouth,
from George Cleeves to George Munjoy, dated April 27, 1665.^
He had land near Felt's Falls in North Yarmouth.*
Aaron Felt probably died before middle age. He may have
left children, but we do not know of any.
7.
Moses Felt, was born, probably, about 1651. The entry in
the record book of the ancient church in Charlestown, viz. :
"The yeare 1641 — loth mo — day 20. Moyses Feltch the son of
' " Moses Felt aged about eighty three years doth Testifie & say, that I the
Depont did live at North Yarmoth upward of Sixty years agone and to my
certain knowledge Old Mr. James Lane Did then Live in an Old Little House
on a Tract of Land between Redings Creek & Mossers Farm bounding southerly
on the Sea, for some years and then he built a new Large House & Lived in
said House until the Wars broakout, then Mr. Lane was kill'd & his Family
was driven off said Farm & when the Wars was over again said James Lane's
son went to the said Farm again & did build a new End to s** House and re-
paired the ^ther Building & did live there untill the Wars broak out again. And
I iht Depont and One of my Brothers did Saw the J ice (joist) and Timber for
Mr. James Lane and said Farm was known and called by the name of Lanes
and Wilkinson's Farm and by no other, but never knew that Mr. Roiall or his
sons laid any Claim unto s<* Land. And Further I the Dejwnt have heard Old
Mr. Roiall say that he had sold all his Land on the East side of Redings Creek
to James Lane & John Wilkinson. Sworn to at Lynn, April 3, 1 731." (York
Records. 26-161).
* Court Records of York County.
* Willis manuscript.
* Old Times in North Yarmouth, page 220.
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Elizabeth Felch — was Baptized," might furnish cause for per-
plexity were it not almost absolutely certain that it refers to a
previous Moses who undoubtedly died in infancy or early childhood.
This matter is referred to here in disproval of the statement many
times made that Moses Felt of Casco Bay, and later of Rumney
Marsh, was the same individual whose birth is recorded as above.
In the early days, as well as now, it was customary in legal
depositions to state the age of the deponent as a means of
identification ; this in connection with the date of the deposition
furnishes a reasonable proof of the year of birth. In substantia-
tion of the compiler's theory he begs leave to call attention to a
few extracts from the public Records, viz.: "March 4, 1713-4,"
Moses Felt testifies that he is 63 years of age. (Essex Land
Records, Vol. 32, p. 138.) "Dec. 6, 1718," Moses Felt testifies
that he is 68 years of age. (Essex Land Records, Vol. 33, p.
238.) "Nov. 28, 1733," Moses Felt says he is 82 years old.
(York County Records, Vol. 16, p. 75.) These it will be seen
all point to 1 650-1 as his natal year, and this seems to be also
confirmed by his testimony that he " lived in Casco Bay about
fourteen years before the Narragansett war broke out," evidently
meaning that that was the time of his advent there, and we .know
this year, 1660, to be the time his father returned from Maiden to
his abandoned possessions at Casco Bay. Had the birth of this
Moses occurred in 1641, he must have lived there subsequent to
this time, for his parents were inhabitants from 1643 or earlier
until their return to Maiden before 1649. It might not be worth
while to attempt the foregoing proof of Moseses birth, were it not
for the fact that published statements exist which are at variance
with the theory of the compiler as to the sometime existence of
two Moses Felts, both the sons of the first George, though these
statements, having been made long prior to his attempt to show
this are not to be taken as disputing his theory, but rather as
having been assumed without a thorough investigation of the
facts.
We have already learned that Moses Felt lived at Casco Bay
from about l66o. This is further proven by additional testimony
of his own given May 10, 1733, in which he states that he "lived
in Casco Bay at a place called North Yarmouth, from about 73
years since till drove thence by the Indians in the first Indian
warr."
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Perhaps at the lime of this departure from North Yarmouth he
had acquired no land of his own, for there seem to have been no
ties of property to draw him back again. We learn that he lived
seven years between the first and second Indian wars at Fal-
mouth. Hon. William Willis, in his history of Portland, says he
lived at Purpooduck. This was the point of land directly op-
posite Cleeves' Neck (now Portland), and within the limits of
Falmouth. Possibly the loo acres of land taken from the paternal
possessions and given him by his father in 1684, was intended as
an allurement to entice him back to that neighborhood. If so, it
was successful, as the period of seven years which he passed at
Falmouth expired in 1685, and we further learn from him that
after the Narragansett war he " lived at s* North Yarmouth at
times Sundary years since, as an inhabitant being drove off by
the Indians and returning again til about the year 1691."*
From 1675 until after 1756 the Indians were exceedingly
troublesome to the settlements at Casco Bay. North Yarmouth
was entirely deserted during King Philip's War and the inhabi-
tants had hardly recovered from the ruin imposed upon them by
this event, when King William's War broke out in 1688, causing a
second flight of the settlers, and no further attempt was made to
make it a place of habitation until 17 13. In this interval of
twenty-five years " the town had doubtless resumed much of the
appearance of its original solitude." At the termination of this
period the survivors aad heirs began to return "to the ashes of
their former habitations," a new saw-mill was erected, and the
town slowly revived.
Moses Felt was undoubtedly discouraged by the futility of
trying to maintain a peaceful residence at North Yarmouth ;
although retaining his ownership of property there, he did not
again return to the place, but lived elsewhere at the Bay, perhaps
eking out a hazardous existence at his old dwelling-place at
Purpooduck, until about 1710, for we have his own statement that
he was an inhabitant of Casco Bay iox fifty years. In 1714 he is
found to be a resident of Rumney Marsh, then a part of Boston,
but now Chelsea, Mass. April 9th of this year he makes claim
to ** a Certain tract of Land lying & Being in y* Broad Cove in s**
North Yarmouth, with all of the Marsh in the head of s"* Broad
* York County Reords, Vol. 17, page 76.
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Cove, butted & bounded as follows, viz : beginning at y* falls &
so running by y*' seaside till they Come to the Westernmost
freshetts, as may appear by a deed of Sale for the Same s** falls to
Aaron Felt, having had a house on the Easternmost side of s**
falls & lived in it till the Enemy Drove him off." This is prob-
ably the loo-acre tract given him by his father, and we now learn
that he had a house there which had been his residence. This
claim, made at about the time of the resettlement of North Yar-
mouth, was evidently for the purpose of protecting his title to the
property. In 1727 there were one hundred proprietors in the
town of North Yarmouth ; a redivision of lands was made this
year; ten-acre lots were laid out, and the ancient proprietors were
allowed to have lots at or near their old possessions. A com-
mittee to apportion and distribute the lots was appointed by the
General Court. In this division Lot No. 57 fell to Moses Felt,
while his nephew, George Felt 3d, had No. 56. "The settlement
suffered much from the fact that many of the proprietors were
not and did not intend to be inhabitants, and felt no common
interest with the settlers for the welfare of the town."
March 20, 1727, Moses Felt and his nephew* George conveyed
to the (iommittee "the rights of George Felt Senior to land in
North Yarmouth, excepting home lots of ten acres each granted
to said Moses and George." This he says was the 300 acres
originally bought of John Phillips, the Welshman, and repurchased
of Sir Ferdinando Gorges. It included the 100 acres each which
Moses, the son, and George, the grandson, had of George Senior.
Moses Felt's interest as a landed proprietor of North Yar-
mouth was now reduced to the lo-acre house-lot which had been
granted by the Committee. March 8, r728, he conveyed this to
Phineas Jones of North Yarmouth, evidently retaining, however,
the right to participate in such subsequent divisions of the com-
mon lands ot the town as might be made.
After his removal from Casco Bay Moses Felt was generally
known as "of Rumney Marsh," though between the years 1714
and 1733 we find him described in deeds as "of Boston" and
"of Lynn" also. Until 1739 Rumney Marsh, now Chelsea, was
a part of Boston. It is probable that after removing from Casco
Bay he settled at Rumney Marsh, and after a few years purchased
land in Lynn, in which town he then settled. As early as March
15, 1 7 13-4, he bought of John Brintnall a lot in " Lynn Town
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Commons " and in this deed is described as " belonging to
Boston." (Essex Land Records, 75-85.) June 13, 1716, he
purchased another lot on the Commons of John Breed, and is
called "now of Lynn." (Essex Land Records, 75-84.) Of this
latter purchase he conveyed, a month later, one-half to John
Atwell of Lynn and describes it as the lot "laid out to Lieutt
John Breed on Lyn Town Comons, and is the fourth lot in y*
Second Range in y" first Division called y* Six hundred Acres "
(Essex Land Records, 49-118). It is probable that at this time
he resided in Lynn on the " Six Hundred Acre Tract." This
tract was the first division of public lands to the settlers, and was
located in what is now the town of Saugus, in the northwest part
thereof, west of the Saugus River and having the present towns
of Melrose and Wakefield on its western border. In 1720 Moses
Felt is again described as " of Boston " (Essex, 39-239), and in
1729 as "of Rumney Marsh in the Township of Boston " (Essex,
53-40). April 17, 1729, for a consideration of 150 pounds he
conveyed to his son Joshua "all my lands lying & being in
Boston afores*^ and all my land scituate, Lying & being in Lyn
. . with the Dwelling House" (Essex, 75-86). This was un-
doubtedly the ante-mortem settlement of his estate, and the
conveyance of all his property to his eldest son, to the detriment
of the interests of the younger son, Aaron, cannot now be
explained unless upon the ground of an understanding that he was
to be cared for by Joshua during the remainder of his life. Such
an arrangement was not uncommon in those days, and in this case
seems to be borne out by the fact that the only subsequent
record we have of Moses' location, viz., in 1733, at which time he
was 82 years old, places him in Lynn, the home of his son Joshua.
In addition to the conveyance of his real estate above men-
tioned, he deeded to Joshua " one full moiety or half part of all y*
common Land That a Certain Ten Acre lot, scituate, Lying &
Being in y" Town of Northyarmouth in y* County of York &
Province afores^ which I have conveyed & Confirmed to Phinehas
Jones, shall Draw, iS: Ten acres I am to have out of said Phinehas
Jones's part of Common Land drawed by said Ten acre lot & y*
choice of y* Ten acres where he, y*' s"* Joshua Felt his heirs or
assigns pleases, in y'' s'' part of Comon Land which will belong to
y* s"^ Phinehas Jones, or his heirs or assigns, when y" s** town of
Northyarmouth shall lay out their Common Land."
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The latest mention we find of Moses Felt is in October, 1734,
when he is taxed on the lot No. 57 at North Yarmouth, which he
had parted with more than five years before. With this date he
disappears from our knowledge.
In the establishment of claims to land in Casco Bay, Moses
Felt was undoubtedly of much assistance ; his early residence
there, complete knowledge of the inhabitants and their affairs, and
his evidently retentive memory, were made use of to a large extent
in compiling evidence of titles, and his testimony is met with
many times throughout the ancient records of York and Essex.
Not many incidents in the life of Moses Felt have been learned,
but one or two are here set down as possessing interest to his
descendants. Felt's Stream, so called, was upon the land formerly
owned by George Felt, senior, and seems to have been of value
as a water power. We are told that " Felt's Falls was where the
brook at Cumberland Foreside comes tumbling into the sea."
(Old Times, p. 562.) March 28, 1728, Moses Felt and his nephew
George made a proposition * to the committee of North Yarmouth,
that they might be granted Lot 52, through which this stream
»To the Hono'*'* William Tailer, Elisha Cooke, William Dudley Esq", John
Smith & John Powell; a committee appointed by the General Court to Carry on
& perfect a Settlement of the Town of North Yarmouth in Casco Bay. The
Petition of Moses Felt & George Felt,
Humbly Sheweth:
That there is a Certain Stream of Water Called Felt's Stream Suital)le for a
Mill running thro' Lot Number (52) in North Yarmouth afores'^ on which
stream your Pet" are 'willing and are Desirious to Build a good Grist Mill and a
good Saw Mill in Eigthteen Months time for the good of the inhabitants, if the
Stream may be Granted them.
Wherefore your pef* pray the s<* stream may be Granted to them their heirs
& Assigns forever Upon Condition that they erect within Eighteen Months a
Grist Mill & Saw Mill & always keep in repair the same for the use of the
Inhabitants of the s** Town they paying Toll according to Custom, and your
pet" further pray they may be allowed liberty of all Conveniencys on both
Sides the Stream to make a Dam, or Dams iV to flow the Land above the same
as may be needful for the s** Mills & to Cart & Logg on each Side the s'* stream.
And y' Pet" shall pray ^:c,
March 28, 1728. his
MobEs \ I j Felt
mark
George Felt.
Volume I, page 71, of Shepley Papers, in possession of Maine Historical
Society, Portland.
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flowed, on the condition that they build a good grist mill thereon,
but this proposition did not meet with the Committee's favor.
At another time we learn that Moses Felt had a dispute with
his neighbor, Peter Blackman. Of its nature we are ignorant,
but Peter took legal refuge and Moses was compelled to give
bonds in the sum of lo Pounds, with John York as surety, "to be
of good behavior towards Peter Blackman and his family until
next sessions of the Peace & then and there appear & answer
what shall be alleged against him in the premises."
We know but little of his domestic relations. His wife
does not join with him in any conveyances of land of which we
have record. It is thought probable that she may have been
Lydia Felt, the single mention of whom is found in Suffolk Land
Records (33-55), which says : *' July 22, 1718.— Lydia Felt, aged
about 61 years (born 1657) testifieth and sayth that she lived a
servant with Mr. Thomas Giles of Kennebec on his farm there for
six years together and was there when his son Thomas was born,
which was 48 years ago last June."
The date of Moses Felt's death is unknown, but it probably
occurred at Rumney Marsh.
CHILDREN.
Joseph, b. .
JOSHVA. b. .
Aaron, b. .
Lydia, b. ; m. in Lynn, Sept. 11, 1703, Richard Atwell of
Lynn. [Lynn Records.]
22. V. Sarah, b, ; m. Dec. 23, 1713, Joshua Prible, " Both of
Rumney Marsh." f Boston Records.]
[NoTK. — The two latter may possibly be of some other family, though
indications point to their beinj; children of Moses.]
*i8.
I.
*I9.
n.
*20.
III.
21.
IV.
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CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND PHILIPPA (ANDREWS) FELT. (4.)
14.
George Felt, born ' at Falmouth, died in Salem,
February 24, 1729. He married Hannah Holmes, daughter of
John and Hannah (Thatcher) Holmes of Salem. She was
born June 25, 1667, and died in Salem, Dec. 29, 1693.
He married (2d) February 27, 1695-6, Jemima (Bonfield) Luckes,
widow of Oliver Luckes of Marblehead, and daughter of George
and Rebecca (Bradstreet) Bonfield. She was baptized (with
three others), Sept. 21, 1684, in the First Church of Marblehead,
and died in 1748, and administration on her estate was granted
to her son, Bonfield Felt, August 8th of that year. The estate
inventoried ;^4o6;i:io. In his account, the administrator charges
" board of the deceased from Aug. 30, 1744, to Dec. 30, 1747, at
£60. ;^i66:i4:o. From then to February 28, 1748 [probably the
date of her death], she being sick, at 40 shillings, per week, 16
pounds, old tenor."
George Felt remained at Casco Bay until about 1690, when with
his brothers he returned to Salem. He was a block-maker by
trade. July 4, 1693, he purchased in Salem" "A Certain Small
tract or p'^" of Land lying and being situate in the Town of
Salem afores"* be the same more or be it less, as it is, & Lyes
Butted and bounded viz : Easterly by the highway leading to the
river. Southerly by Land of Maj. Wm. Browne, Westerly by Land
* In Vol. XIII, page 72, of the Collections of the Essex Institute^ will be found
in "Inscriptions from Charter Street Burial Ground, Salem," the following :
"George Felt, died Feb. 24, 1729, Aged 73." If this were correct it would
make 1656 his natal year; an undoubted error, for his parents were not married
until 1662. It is quite probable that the age as given on the tombstone has
been incorrectly cut, or transcribed.
* Essex Deeds, 9:157.
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of Jno. Cromwell & Northerly by Land of David Phippen." This
was conveyed to him by " Elias Stileman of the great Island in
Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire in New England,
Gent, For & in consideration of a Valuable Sum of fourteen
pounds Ten Shillings, Lawfull money of New England," On
this property he resided. His interest as a proprietor at Casco
Bay did not cease by his return to Salem, and in addition to
to the property received from his grandfather, and held by .him
there, we find him in 17 14, March 30th, the purchaser from
Benjamin Snelling of Boston of a parcel of land at Mussel Cove,
Falmouth, "Within the late Province of Main," of 113 acres,
"with all Bridges, ways, springs. Rivers & Commodities whatsoever
to y* said tract or parcell of Land." ' George Fell had a saw-mill
on Mussel Cove Stream, which was operated by his son John, who
seems to have lived in Falmouth and looked after his father's
interests there.
March 20th, 1727, George and his Uncle Moses Felt, quit-
claimed to the Proprietor's Committee of North Yarmouth, the
200 acres of land deeded them in 1684 by George Felt senior, as
it was required in the re-distribution. of lands at the re-settlement
of the town at this time, and in place of his portion thus released
George Felt received a house-lot of ten acres numbered 56 in the
plat with all the rights thereto belonging. '
March 28, 1728, George and his Uncle Moses oflFered to build
a mill upon Felt's stream, which flowed through Lot No. 52 of the
new plat, in consideration of a deed of this lot from the Com-
mittee, but this offer was declined. (See foot note, page 35.)
George Felt died in Salem and was interred in the Charter Street
burial ground.
Administration on his estate was granted to his widow and son
Bonfield, March 23, 1729.' The inventory included a house and
a quarter of an acre of land, and amounted to the sum of
;^73o:6:i. The property at Casco Bay does not appear. The
estate was divided, one-third to the widow, two shares to Bonfield
Felt, as the eldest son, and one share each to Benjamin, Mary,
and Jemima, the other surviving children.
* Essex Deeds, 32:138.
' North Yarmouth Proprietor's Record, page 53.
•Essex Probate, 318:41.
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CHILDREN.
♦23. 1. Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1687 : m. William Bartol.
24. II. George, b. at Salera, May 10, 1690: bap. April, 1692. He
married March 26, 1713, Susannah Bacon. George died
before his father, for in the division of the latter's. estate (in
1729) he received no share of the property. We do not
know the date of his wife's death, neither do we know of
their haN-ing any children.
25. HI. John, b. May 8, 1692, Salem ; d. young.
26. IV. Jonathan, b. March 21, 1693, Salem ; d. in 1711.
By Second Marriage.
♦27. V. Jemima, b. Feb. 19, 1696-7 ; m. Jonathan Ashby.
♦28. VI. John, b. ; bap. May 14, 1699.
♦29. VII. BONFIELD, b. ; bap. Feb. 8, 1702.
*30. viii. Benjamin, b. ; bap. July 22, 1705.
IS.
Samuel Felt, born probably at Falmouth. It is to be
regretted that the destruction of many of the public records of
that region leaves us v^rithout the means of ascertaining dates. Of
Samuel Felt we have none, either of birth, marriage, or death.
His wife's name was Elizabeth, and his eldest child was probably
born in Falmouth. We first hear of him March 23, 1687-8, at
which time he joined with his brothers George and Jonathan in a
petition for confirmation of the ands given their father by their
grandmother, Jane Mackworth. This petition is as follows :
' " To his Excelence Sir Edraond Andross. K°S Captt Generall and Gouv-
emor in Chiefe in and over his Majesties Territorie and Dominion of New
England.
" The petion of Georg ffelte, Samuell ffelte, Jonathan ffelte of the Towne of
ffalinouth in the province of Mayne, humbly sheweth. That whereas yo*"
petioners are in actuell possession & improvement of a sertaine tracte of Land
& Marsh Leying nere a place cald Mussell Cove, ... to the quantity of
one hundred acres being given to our father George ffelte deceased, by our
grandmother Mrs Jane Makworth deceased. Improved by our said father
seurel yers before tlie Indian Warrs &: ( ? ) by ourselfs, the marsh Leyes in two
parsells nere the said Land the one cald the little Broad Marsh the other called
Morris Marsh.
" Y« petitioners prayeth that the said land & marsh may be granted according
to the former bounds & that they may have an addition of orte hundred acres of
Vacant Land as neere as it may be found adjoyning to the foresaid one hundred
* Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 128, pp. 125-26.
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acres & all soe an Island leying nere thair improvement called Lower Clabord
Hand, being a towne grant to thaire father in the yeare 1673. Yo' petitioners
humbly prayeth y* a ctmfirmation under his Majesty for the seurall Tracts of
Lands marsh & Hand upon such easey quitt Rente as Your Exelence see
worth, and your petioners as Bound in Duty shall ever i)ray."
About 1690 Samuel Felt left Casco Bay and with his brothers
settled in Salem, where he remained until after 1701. He was a
tailor and had a small house and shop on the main street of
Salem. Dec. 30, 1701, he added to his possessions by a small
purchase of land in the rear of his lot, \>hich extended the same
back to " Salem Commons." ' This purchase was made for the
sum of £^ of Mary Cheever, " Relict, widow, executrix to y*
will & Testament of Peter Cheever late of Salem," and was a
piece " Sixteen foot and Six Inches Broad." The home lot of
Samuel Felt extended from Salem main street through in a north-
erly direction to the Commons, a distance of " ten Poles lacking
Three foot," and of the width named above, and was bounded
easterly and westerly by land owned by Samuel Haywa^d of
Salem/ to whom, April 5, 17 10, he sold it, together with the
small house and shop thereon, for the sum of ;^3o.
Sometime before 1703 Samuel Felt had become a resident of
Rowley, where his mother, who had married Thomas Nelson, was
living, and was an attendant at the First Church of that town.
In the latter part of 17 10 he lived in Byfield Parish. He died in
Rowley and his family removed to Enfield, Conn., whither his
sister, the wife of Josiah Wood, had already gone, and settled in
the eastern part of the town, now Somers.
CHILDREN.
Mary, b. in Falmouth ; m. Samuel Palmer.
Eli/amkth, 1). ; bap. June, 1696, Salem ; Benjamin Poi)r.
Samikl, b. ; bap. June 5, 1698, Salem.
JosEi'H, b. ; bap. May 29, 17CX), Salem; d. young.
JosKl'H, 1). : bap. July 20, 1 701, Salem.
PlllNEAS, 1). ; bap. Jan. 9, 1703-4, Rowley.
Mkhitamel, b. ; bap. 170^), Rowley ; m. Elisha Kibbce.
Aiur.Aii., b. ; bap. Dec. 24, 1710, Rowley: m. Ebenezcr
Buck.
* Essex Deeds, 24:130. - Essex Deeds, 24:131.
*3i.
I.
*32.
II.
*33.
III.
34.
IV.
*35.
v.
♦36.
VI.
*37.
VII.
*38.
VIII.
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16.
Jonathan Felt, bom probably at Falmouth. March 23,
1687-8, he joined his brothers in a petition to Gov. Andros, as
has already been related.
About 1690 he removed to Salem, and married there Jan. 3,
1695, Elizabeth Purchase of Marblehead. He was a blacksmith
and "ankersmith." Aug. 19, 1700, he bought of Capt. Manasseh
Marston of Salem his interest in a dwelling house and smith's
shop for the sum of ;f3o. This was in the vicinity of the present
depot of the Eastern Railroad. His wife having died, he married
(2d) before 1701, Elizabeth Blaney, daughter of John and Han-
nah (Ling) Blaney. He died in 1702, and administration on his
estate was granted to his widow Oct. 13 of that year.'
The inventoried value of his estate was ;^i87:io:2, and among
the items were *' one dwelling house with shopp " valued at 70
pounds, and " one negro girl " valued at 20 pounds. His widow
was living in Byfield in 1708, and may have been the Elizabeth
Felt, whose intentions of marriage with John Taylor, were pub-
lished July 15, 17 10.
CHILDREN.
♦39. I. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1695 ; m. George Trask.
♦40. II. Jonathan, b. March 4, 1699.
By Second Marriacje.
♦41. III. Hannah, b. April 2, 1702 ; m. Edward Rritton, Jr.
17.
Mary Felt, born probably at Falmouth. She married in
Rowley, Dec. 12, 1689, Josiah Wood, son of Thomas and Ann
Wood, of that parish. He was born Sept. 5, 1664, and was first
married to Sarah Ellithorp, who died Jan. 9, 1688-9. There was
one child of this marriage, Joseph Wood, bap. Sept. 18, 1687.
They removed to Concord, Mass., Dec. 3, 1708, and were dis-
missed from the Church in Rowley to the Concord Church, Jan.
15, 1 710-1. Aug. 14, 1715, they removed to Mendon, Mass., and
in June 1722, to Enfield, Conn. Josiah Wood died in Enfield
(now Somers), Dec. 10, 1728, and his wife died Aug. 4, 1753.
1 Essex Probate, 307-406.
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I.
43.
II.
44.
III.
45.
IV.
46.
V.
47.
VI.
48.
VII.
49.
VIII.
50.
IX.
51.
X.
52.
XI.
42 PELT^GENEALOGY
CHILDREN.
Samuel Wood, b. Nov. 4, 1691, Rowley.
SAR.\n Wood, b. Feb. 15, 1692-3, Rowley.
Jamp:s Wood, b. April 9, 1695, Rowley.
JosiAH Wood, b. 1697, Rowley; d. young.
Mary Wood, b. Jan. 28, 1698-9, Rowley.
JosiAH Wood, b. March 14, 1 700-1, Rowley.
Ruth Wood, b. June 4, 1704, Rowley.
Elizabeth Wood, b. May 26, 1706, Rowley.
George Wood, b. Aug. 13, 1708, Rowley.
Ann Wood, b. 1710, Concord.
Daniel Wood, b. 1714, Concord.
CHILDREN OF MOSES FELT. (7).
18.
Joseph Felt, born . His intention of marriage to Sarah
Mills, daughter of James and Martha (Alley) Mills of Lynn, was
published Oct. 12, 1700. She was born Feb. 27, 1676. Joseph
Felt was a weaver, carrying on that industry in connection with
his farm. He lived at North Yarmouth on Broad Cove, on land
which it is said he purchased of the Indians, but which it is more
probable he claimed in right of his grandfather, George Felt, and
which was located " convenient to go to William Scales' garri-
son.*' He was killed by the Indians in 1722 "near the shore
between Richard Loring's and Alex Harris farm," and his wife
carried by them into captivity, in which state she remained nearly
five years, suffering great hardships. It is related that one winter
she became lost in the woods near Quebec and nearly perished
before being found. She finally purchased her release by the
expenditure of a large sum of money. Aug. 27, 1727, she peti-
tioned the General Court for relief, in the following form. " A
petition of Sarah Felt, Tamosin Ham & Ann Ham, showing that
Joseph Felt, the Petitioner Sarah's husband was about five years
since killed by the Indian Enemy at North Yarmouth within this
Province, &: she carried away by the said Indians & has under-
gone a miserable captivity in their hands, that the other petitioners
were taken by the Indians about four years since & remained in
their hands till very lately they obtained their Release at the
Expense of several Hundreds of pounds & being reduced to very
necessitous circumstances thereby. Therefore Praying the com-
passionate consideration and Relief of this Court by an allowance
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out of the Publick Treasury. — In the House of Representatives
read & resolved that the Sum of Sixty Pounds be allowed & paid
out of the publick Treasury to the petitioner Sarah Felt to enable
her to reimburse the Charges arisen in obtaining her Redemption
& getting home again." *
After her return from captivity the town of North Yarmouth
was re-settled and the land there re-distributed to those who had
any claim thereto. This took place in 1727, the "drawing" of
the "Home-lots " of ten acres each being made on the i8th of
May. In this distribution Lot number 49 fell to Mr. John Powell
of Boston, but Mrs. Felt and her family laid claim to this property
as that formerly owned by her husband. The Committee of
Distribution denied her right thereto on the ground that Joseph
Felt was a " squatter " and never held a valid title to the land in
dispute, and advised Mr. Powell, who held the Committee's deed,
to contest the matter, as shown by the following extract : — *
"May 25, 1728. — That whereas, the Home Lot of Land containing ten
acres. No. 49 which by draft fell to Mr. John Powell of Boston, merch't,
when the lots in said Town was drawn for May 18, 1727, as appears by the
Town book ; and since that time one Peter Wyer in behalf of Joseph Felt
claimes y* said lot, altho' neither y* s** Wyer nor Joseph Felt or any of Them
have made out any Right or claim thereto unto us y« Committe appointed
by y* General Court. We do therefore desire y" s<* Mr. Powell to take
possession of the s** Lot & if the s<* Wyer or any other person shall disturb
molest or hinder his taking possession thereof, in such case we do fully
impower & desire the said Mr. Powell to contest y" matter in the law to
recover possession of the s** lot until Definite sentence be given, at y* cost and
charge of the whole community."
Whether Mr. Powell followed this advice or not we do not
know, but evidently the family of Joseph Felt pursued the matter
to a termination favorable to themselves, for we find the follow-
ing resolution made by the Committee at a meeting held July
14, 1729:— •
*' Whereas, Joseph Felt without liberty took up and built a house on
a Piece of Land at Northyarmouth without having any right or Title thereto
& was killed upon the Spot and his Family carried into Capti\'ity, which
said Land is since laid out into a Home Lot No. 49, which fell to Mr. John
Powell when the Lots were drawn for, and Sarah Felt the widow of the
' General Court Records, Vol. 13, page 420.
' Proprietor's Records of North Yarmouth, page 56.
• Proprietor's Records of North Yarmouth, pages 60-61.
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jjaid Joseph Felt, being returned from captivity, the Sub-committee are hereby
directed to make some proposals of allowance to y* said widow, either
in money or Land, in consideration of her Husband being killed there &c.,
upon her and her heirs quitting all Pretenses to the said Lots & Lands adjoyn-
ing to which her said Husband built and settled upon as afores**, and to remit
the same to the Committee for their consent & approbation."
The proposition made by the sub-committee as directed
resulted finally in the following agreement : — '
"Aug. 23, 1731. — Agreed and voted that Sarah Felt widow of Joseph
Felt deceased, in consideration that her husband was killed by the Indians &
she carried into captivity, shall have 50 acres of land laid out and granted
to her, her heirs and assigns forever, in or near the place where tis now pro-
posed near the corn mill & fronting Royals River, or in some other suitable
place in said Town where it may be less predudicial to the proprietors. All
necessary roads and highways to be laid through it, allowing her so much land
as the roads may take up, upon condition that the said Sarah Felt & her heirs
shall give a release or quitclaim to all their claim & pretensions to the home
lot No. 49 & the land adjoining, agreeable & according to the votes of the
Committee July 14, J 729, but not otherwise."
This settlement appears to have been satisfactory to Sarah
Felt, and eventually, viz.: Aug. 7, 1733, she conveyed all her
interest in Lot No. 49 to the Committee, and the Committee
deeded to her and her heirs "50 acres lying and being on the
southwest side of Royall's River." (Appendix B.)
On the 26th day of February, 1738, Sarah Felt was admitted
to the membership of the Church in North Yarmouth, in which
town she remained a resident until her death, which occurred
Jan. 3, 1768.
CHILD.
*53. I. Sarah, b. ; m. Capt. Peter Weare.
19.
Joshua Felt, born probably at Casco Bay, and when his
father removed to Rumney Marsh went with him. He married,
Jan. 15, 17 12, Anne Walcott of Salem. In the record of this
marriage he is described as "of Boston," probably residing in
Rumney Marsh, which was then a part of that town. He was a
cooper by trade. He acquired considerable land in the " Six
Hundred Acre Division" of Lynn. Dec. 25, 1724, he bought of
Joseph Ramsdell for £2 10^., " Y*^ Second Lot in the Second
' Proprietor's Records of North Yarmouth, page 78,
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Range in y* first Division called y' Six hundred acres." This was
the lot originally laid out to Priscilla Kirtland, and contained one
acre and fifty poles/ He evidently removed at this time and
settled upon this purchase. May 15, 1727, he purchased of a
committee of the Town of Reading for the sum of £?> "all Read-
ings right to a parcell of land in the Township of Lynn . . .
& Lyeth in a Tract of Land that is called by the name of the Six
hundred acres, & it is six acres by measure & Lyeth near said
Felts House, and is bounded Southwardly by s** Joshua P'elts own
land, Easterly by the high Way that leads to Lyn, Northerly by
the Range Line, Westerly by Boston Line.'"' This was the first
lot in the second range, and adjoined his first purchase. May
16, 1729, he added still further to his Lynn property by the pur-
chase of another lot on Lynn Commons, ** the last lot (save one)
in y' First Range in y' First I )ivision called y* six hundred acres." '
This contained about one acre and cost forty shillings. March 9,
1732, he bought of John Parrish of Lynn five lots, for which he
paid the sum of ;^i88.* Portions of this property he afterwards
disposed of to various persons, one of them being his brother
Aaron.*
His first wife having died he married (2d) June 16, 1736,
Mrs. Dorcas (Gould) Buxton, widow of Anthony Buxton of Salem.
There were no children by this marriage. The date of Joseph
Felt's death is unknown, but he was living in March, 1744. The
date of his wife's will is Jan. 13, 1746-7, at which time she was a
widow."
CHILDREN.
Moses, b. 1715.
Jonathan, b. June 3, 1719.
Anne, b. ; she m, Robert Russell of Andover, Mass., some
time between March, 1744, and October, 1747, and this is all
we know of her.
20.
Aaron Felt, born probably at Casco Bay, and removed to
Rumney Marsh with his father. He subsequently became a resi-
* Essex Deeds, 58-101. 'Essex Deeds, 51-121.
' Essex Deeds, 59-166. * Essex Deeds, 63-40 and 45.
^ Essex Deeds, 75-83, 75-87, 73-205. 'Essex Probate, 327-177.
•54.
I.
•55.
II.
56.
III.
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dent of Lynn, and purchased of his brother Joshua a lot of nine
acres in the ** Six hundred Acre Division/' which is described as
being "in Lynn and Boston," for ;^i6o, April 12, 1737.* Aaron
Felt was a husbandman and cooper. He married Dec. 25, 1739,
.Mary Wyatt.of Lynn. She died after 1760, and he married (2d)
Jan. 22, 1765, Hannah Atwell. Shortly after this time he re-
moved to Andover, Mass., but in 1769 was back again in Lynn,
and March 20 of that year bought land there " running 40 Rod
by Chelsey Line."^ Administration on his estate was granted his
son Aaron, Sept. 5, 1769.' Nov. 25, 177 1, his administrator was
empowered by the " Great and General Court " " to make Sail
of all the Rail Estate of his Hon*^ father, Aaron Felt, Late of
Lynn." '
CHILDREN.
Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1740 ; d. .
Aaron, b. Sept. i, 1742.
Peter, b. Nov. 3, 1745.
Joshua, b. June 21, 1751.
Jonathan, b. April 8, 1753.
Samuel, b. March 17, 1755.
Joseph, b. Jan. 12, 1757.
Sarah, b. Jan. 22, 1760 ; m. John Breed.
' Essex Deeds, 75-87.
* Essex Deeds, 129-215.
* Essex Probate, 345-523.
* Essex Deeds, 130-23.
57.
I.
♦58.
II.
*59.
111.
♦60.
IV.
*6i.
V.
»62.
VI.
♦63.
VII.
♦64.
VIII.
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CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND HANNAH (HOLMES) FELT. (14.)
23.
Mary Felt, born Oct. 13, 1687, at Casco Bay; married in
Salem, May 4, 17 14, William Bartol, son of Robert Bartol of
Falmouth. He was born Jan. 16, 1690-1, and was a shipwright.
They lived in Falmouth. The dates of their deaths are unknown.
In June, 1736, he joined his wife in a release to her brother Bon-
field of her interest in her father's estate.
CHILDREN.
65. I. Hannah Bartol, b. Dec. 22, 1714; bap. April 17, 1715.
66. 11. William Bartol, b. ; bap. Dec. ^ 1716.
67. in. George Bartol, b. .
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND JEMIMA (LUCKES) FELT. (14.)
27.
Jemima Felt, born Feb. 19, 1696-7. She married, Nov. 17,
17 1 5, Jonathan Ashby, son of Benjamin and Hannah Ashby. He
was born Sept. 28, 1694, and died Jan. 22, 1729. Administration
on his estate was granted his widow, March 6, 1729. We do not
know the date of her death, but she was living in 1734.
CHILDREN.
68. I. Jonathan Ashby, bap. July 21, 1717 ; m. April 19, 1739,
Mary Deane. She was bap. Nov. 2, 1718, and d. in 1751.
Jonathan Ashby was a shipwright. He d. in 1783. Adminis-
tration on his estate was granted his son Jonathan, July 10 of
that year.
69. 11. Hannah Ashby, bap. May 30, 1725; m. Nov. 19, 1744, Samuel
Luscomb, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Beal) Luscomb. He
was b. Aug. 9, 1722, and d. in 1781. His will was dated May 10,
and probated July 11. He was a gunsmith and clockmaker.
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28.
John Felt, baptized at Salem, May 14, 1699. He appears to
have lived at Falmouth, having an oversight of his father's prop-
erty there. We hear of him in 17 18 in a deposition made by
Thomas Stephens and Margaret Felt, in which they say they were
well acquainted " with George Felt's land in Casco Bay in a place
known by the name of Muscle Cove Streame, and to our c%rtain
knowledge s*^ Felt had on s^ land one dwelling House & John Felt
lived in s^ House in the year 17 18, and there was also a Saw-Mill
belonging to said George Felt in s** year 17 18 on s** Muscle Cove
Stream and that John Felt tended said Saw Mill for his father
George Felt's acco" w*** out any Molestation from any persons what-
soever until the Indians broke out & destroyd y* dwelling House
and Saw Mill as we Informed. Witness our hands the 26th
March 1729. Thomas Stephens having since seen the ruins of
s^ House and Saw Mill." ' Also by deposition of Jonathan
Ashby, who " Saith Thatt he being well acquainted att falmouth
In Casco Bay and Thatt for a bout Ten or Leuen years past Mr
George felt and Mr Sam" Bucknam had a Saw Mill or Mills on
Mussell Cove Stream and Thatt Mr felts Son John Pelt Did att
Times Tend The Mill and had a small hows on the North East-
erly Side of The Mill or Stream and did clear and fence In a
feald Butt In Time the mill was partly burntt and the Hows.""
Feb. I, 1719-20, a town meeting in Falmouth granted to John
East " A Lott of Land on Little Clapboard Island not exceeding
fourty acres so that it may be found on said Island no ways
prejudicial to any former grants or Just Rights." ^ Capt. Ben.
Larraby and John Felt dissented to this vote, the latter probably
on the ground of his interest in the land through his grandfather,
to whom it was given by the town.
•March 13, 172 1-2, at a meeting for choosing town officers,
etc., it was " Voted, — that John Felt should be constable for the
year ensuing, and he was sworne as such." *
In the early days of which this record treats the ocean was the
great highway from one point to another, especially for those
living along the coast, and there were probably but few who were
^ Siij). (\)url Rcconl of J ml. — Decade 1720-30.
«Il)id.
* Falmouth Records, 1-12.
^ Falmouth Records, 1-54.
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not familiar with the sailor's vocation. It is not surprising, there-
fore, to find John Felt in command of a vessel in 1724, though
hitherto we have had no hint of him in that occupation. His
death occurred April 25, 1724, and we quote from a local history*
an account of that event :
" In the Spring of 1724 the Indians were early at their terrible work. . . .
In April a sloop belonging to Lynn, under the command of Capt. John Felt,
came into the Kennebunk River after lumber and spars to be taken at the
mill on Gooch's Creek. As stated in the History of Kennebunkport,* he en-
gaged two young men, William Wormwood and Ebenezer Lewis, soldiers
stationed at Harding's Garrison, to assist him. The spars were afloat, and Felt
was on the raft; the bank on the north side of the river was thickly covered
with trees. Here a party of Indians had concealed themselves, awaiting
favorable opportunity to attack the crew. The first intimation that the latter
had of their presence was the discharge of a gun killing Capt. Felt. Lewis
immediately ran to the mill brow, where he was also killed by a ball striking
him on the head. Wormwood ran, pursued by the enemy; finding himself likely
to be overtaken, and, fearing Indian captivity more than death, he placed his
back against a stump and defended himself with the butt of his gun until the
bullets of the enemy had deprived him of life. These men, it is said, were
buried in the field near Butland's Rocks, where Felt's gravestones were stand-
ing till within the present century."
Administration on the estate of John Felt was granted his
father, May 11, 1724.*
29.
Bonfield Felt, bom ; bap. Feb. 8, 1701-2. He married
Oct. 29, 1724, Margaret Armstrong. She was baptized at
Newton in Ireland, and admitted to the First Church in Salem,
June 20, 1725. We have not the record of her death, but she
was living in June, 1759. Bonfield Felt married (2d) Sept. 23,
1762, Mary Bacon. He was appointed joint administrator with
' Browne's History of Wells and Kennebunkport, pages 318-19.
Substantially the same account is given in Bradbury's History of Kennebunk-
port, on pp. 1 1 5-6. Bradbury adds *' The mill was near where the bridge
crosses the creek. It stood fifteen years. The remains of the dam are yet to
be seen." (1837.)
* Dr. Browne says, *' This event is strangely perverted in Hutchinson's History
of Massachusetts, where it is said, ' About the same time John Felt, William
Wormwood, and Ebenezer Lewis were killed at a sawmill on Kenmbec River.*
The same perverted account has since found its way into various histories of
the Indian wars."
'Salem Probate, 314-71.
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III.
73.
IV.
74.
V.
75.
VI.
76.
vn.
77.
vm.
78.
IX.
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his mother on his father's estate March 23, 1739, and was
granted administration on his mother's estate Aug. 8, 1748. He
was a coaster and blockmaker. The date of his death is un-
known. We are unable to trace his descendants beyond the
first generation except in one instance, but the compiler believes
that some, at least, of the Felts of Salem and Boston to which
no place can be given in this record, were his descendants.
CHILDREN.
70. I. Margaret, b. Oct. 7, 1725, Salem; m. there June 9, 1745,
John Harmon. The publishment of ** intentions " calls him
John SUeman. No further record.
71. II. Jemima, b. June 15, 1727, Salem. Her intentions of marriage
to Joseph Mascoll of Salem were published July 15, 1749.
Sarah, b. Aug. 8, 1729, Salem ; m. William Smith.
George, b. Dec. 13, 1730, Salem ; d. young.
AniGAiL, b. Feb. i, 1733, Salem. )
Son, b. Feb. i, 1733, Salem ; lived a few hours. [-Triplets.
Son, I). Feb. i, 1733, Salem ; d. the next day. )
George, b. June 13, 1734, Salem.
John, b. March 29, 1737, Salem. Sept. 27, 1796, Mary Felt
was appointed administratrix of the estate of John Felt, of
Salem, mariner. Inventory showed as property, Schooner
Greyhound^ codfish, rum, etc., all valued at (7,168.89.
79. X. Mary, b. Oct. 9, 1739, Salem.
30.
Benjamin Felt, bap. July 22, 1705; died March i, 1769.
He married Feb. 16, 1727-8, Abigail Knapp, daughter of Isaac
and Anna Knapp. She was born July i, 1707, and died Nov. 12,
1748. He married (2d) Nov. 15, 1750, Elizabeth Ropes, daughter
of Joseph * and Elizabeth (Purchase) Ropes. She was born July
14, 1723, and died Dec. 8, 1789. The graves of all three are in
the Charter Street Burying Ground, Salem. Benjamin Felt*s
will is dated June 24, 1768, and is recorded in Essex Probate,
Vol. 345, page 261. He describes himself as a "gentleman." To
his wife Elizabeth he gives 100 Pounds, "and my will is that my
wife should improve the eastern end of my now dwelling house
and the househould goods belonging to me therein, with one-half
of my southern garden so long as she remains my widow, & a
' Josej^h Roi)e.s's saond wife was Hannah Felt, daughter of Jonathan (No.
41) and second cousin to Benjamin (No. 30.)
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seat in my Pew in the Meeting House as long as she is a mind to
go there to sit."
"Item, — My son Benjamin Felt, Dwelling House, Shop, and Land under
it. Yard and garden westward of the house, Common right in the Great
Pasture, 100 Pounds, and half my wall pew in the Meeting House where
the Rev. Mr. John Huntington was late pastor of the deceased."
** Item, — To daughter Abigail Swasey, new dwelling house where she lives
joining to Mr. Miles Ward's house. The old Warehouse with land under it
and the garden to the westward of it, and icx) Pounds, and half of wall pew
in the meeting house, and discharge her of the debts due me."
To his son and daughter the residue, also all his right " that
comes to me by way of my kinsman George Finch late of Marble-
head, which is part of Bonfield farm so called in Marblehead.*'
Elizabeth Felt, the second wife of Benjamin, left no children.
By her will dated Nov. 10, 1789, she devised her property to the
children of her brothers, and others.
CHILDREN.
Abigail, bap. Dec. 8, 1728 ; d. young.
Benjamin, bap. Oct. 14, 1733.
Abigail, bap. June 12, 1737 ; m. Stephen Swasey.
Jonathan, bap. Nov. 11, 1739 ; d. young.
Jonathan, bap. March 20, 1743 ; d. young.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND ELIZABETH FELT. (15.)
31.
Mary Felt, born in Falmouth. She married Nov. 6, 1707,
probably at Rowley, Mass., Samuel Palmer, son of Thomas and
Hannah (Johnson) Palmer of that town. He was born May 22,
1686. They removed to Mendon, Mass., Jan. 24, 1722-3, and he
died there before March 4, 1730. She married (2d) at Upton,
Mass., July 5, 1760, Samuel Walker of Hopkinton, Mass. She
died ^^^r^ April 13, 1770.
CHILDREN.
85. I. Benjamin Palmer, b. 1708 ; d. May 23, 1745. He m. Sarah
. They had seven children.
86. II. Mehitabel Palmer, bap. March 4, 1710-11 ; m. James Rice of
Mendon, Mass., June 6, 1735.
87. III. Thomas Palmer, bap. June 28, 1713 ; m. at Upton, Nov. 30,
1741, Susannah Goady of that town. They had no children.
He died in 1760 and she m. (2d) Nov. 25, 1762, Phineas
Pratt (son of Thomas) of Grafton, Mass.
80.
I.
*8i.
11.
♦82.
III.
83.
IV.
84.
V.
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88. IV. Mary Palmer, bap. April 29, 1716 ; m. Dec. 25, 1735, John
Hunt of Grafton. His name appears in the *' War Schedule
of Old Army Service," he belonging then in Mcndon.
89. V. Samuel Palmer, b. 1718 ; m. at Upton, Feb. 28, 1739, Rachel
Warfield of that town. They removed to Uxbridge in 175 1,
and to Dudley, Mass., before 1758, and to Killingly, Conn.,
by 1762. They had 6 children,
go. VI. Jonathan Paiaier, bap. March II, 1721-2. Lived in Mendon.
Elizabeth Felt, bap. in Salem in June, 1696; married Benja-
min Poor, who was born in Rowley, March 23, 1695-6. He was
the son of Henry and Abigail (Hale) Poor. He settled in Rowley
on the easterly part of his father's homestead, and when the
Parish of Byfield was established his home was included in it.
His will was proved April 2, 1759. His wife outlived him, but
we have not the date of her death. This account of Benjamin
Poor's family is taken from the " Genealogy of John Poore and
his descendants.''
CHILDREN.
91. I. Jeremiah Poor, b. June 6, 1719 ; m. Nov. 3, 1742, Joanna
Carr of Salisbury. His will was proved Aug. 30, 1774, and
that of his widow Feb. 4, 1782.
92. II. Abigail Poor, b. June 6, 1721 ; m. Joseph Noyes of Newbury,
and they settled in Pembroke, N. H. She lived to be 95
years old, having then had seventy-five grandchildren.
93. III. Daniel Poor, b. June 29, 1723 ; intention of his marriage to
Edna Plummer was published Feb. 28, 1744. She was
appointed administratrix of his estate Oct. 28, 175 1, and
Feb. 28, 1754, she m, Samuel Plummer.
94. IV. Benjamin Poor, b. Jan. 6, 1727-8 ; m. June i, 1749, Sarah
Bradley of Haverhill, Mass. He lived in Rowley, and was a
shoemaker. He died in the Spring of 1764, and his widow
m. Abraham Sweatt. She d. July i, 1815.
95. V. Henry Poor, b. Jan. 23, 1731-2 ; m. May 20, 1751, Sarah
Hale of Bradford. They settled on the westerly part of the
farm where he was bom.
96. VI. Elizabeth Poor, b. ; m. May 23, 1758, Peter Osgood.
97. VII. Mary Poor, b. ; m. Swett, and settled in Pembroke,
N. H.
Samuel Felt, baptized in Salem First Church, June 5, 1698.
He married in Somers, Conn., Rachael Kibbee, daughter of
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Zerah Kibbee, who died in Somers, July 24, 1745. He married
(2d) Feb. 27, 1746, widow Elizabeth Bement, who died Nov. 16,
1784. Samuel Felt settled in Somers not far from 1720. He
emigrated thither from Salem when such a journey must have
been made on foot or horseback through a wilderness in which
lurked dangers from savage beasts and still more savage men.
We find that a number of Salem families settled early in Somers,
among them that of Josiah Wood, who had married an aunt of
Samuel Felt, and this was undoubtedly the inducement that drew
him thither, — an enterprise that was soon followed by the remain-
ing members of his father's family. It is related of Samuel that
his first appearance in Somers was upon a sorrel mare, clad in a
suit of yellow-brown homespun. As he stopped before the
tavern kept by Zerah Kibbee, he attracted the attention of a
young girl who stood in the doorway, who, under the excitement
of seeing a good-looking young stranger with fair locks, ex-
claimed to her mother, " Yellow man, yellow mare, yellow coat,
yellow hair.'* She afterwards became his wife and the mother of
his children. Samuel Felt served in the French and Indian War,
and bore the title of captain to his dying day. He became a
considerable land-owner in Somers, having a valuable farm
stretching along the highway, now the " street " of Somers His
house was on the corner of the road leading north past the old
meeting-house, and, after his son Samuel married, he shared it
with him. He was a " joyner " as well as a farmer, and a man
prominent and useful in the community. Samuel Felt and his
wife united with the church in Somers, May 21, 1727, upon the
occasion of the first sacrament of this new church, and to the end
of the ninety years of his life he bore the reputation of a
righteous and God-fearing man. He died in Somers, March 23,
1788.
CHILDREN.^
♦98. I. Elizabeth, b. ; m. Joseph Chapin.
99. II. Rachael, b. June 11, 1726: d. March 6, 1740.
100. III. Samuel, b. Oct. 22, 1728; d. Nov. 13, 1728.
loi. IV. Mehitabel, b. March 22, 1730.
^ It is said that one of Samuel Felt's daughters married a Griswold and
settled in Warehouse Point, Conn. Another daughter married a Colton and
settled in Enfield, Conn. If this is true, these daughters must have been Me-
hitabel and Naomi.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
I02.
V.
103.
VI.
104.
VII.
Hannah, h. April 8, 1732; d, Feb. 16, 1741.
Samuel,!). April 13, 1735.
Ruth, h. April 25, 1738: m. Dec. 13, 1760, Thomas Collyer of
Hartford, son of Abel Collyer of Enfield. He was b. about
1709, andd. in Hartford, Aug. 5, 1763. His widow, Ruth,
was administratrix with Ilczekiah Collyer on his estate, which
inventoried ;£'288 9^. 6^/.
105. VIII. NAO.MI, b. March 25, 1741.
106. i-\. David, b. Aug. 13, 1743; d. Sept. 23, 1762. A soldier in ex-
pedition to Havana.
107. -x. Elijah, b. July 19, 1745; d. Sept. 3, I754-
35-
Joseph Felt, baptized in Salem First Church, July 20, 1701.
He early removed to Enfield, Conn., and settled in the eastern
part of the town (now Somers), and became a land-owner there in
1723. March 19 of this year, "V 9"* year of our Lord, King
George," he bought from James Wood, probably his cousin, for
a consideration of ;^3o, a tract containing fourteen acres,
" bounded westerly on land of Samuel Felt (his brother), north-
erly on common land, and easterly on the road or highway
leading from the road that leads from Enfield to Woodstock
away over the Create Brook towards Springfield ; southerly point-
ing down to the road y* Leads from Enfield afores** to a heap of
stones & y' norwest corner, and runs easterly according to the
platt of Woods farm, formerly Torrys." * Whether he ever lived
on this spot we do not know, but subsequently his residence was
farther north, where he had a farm of sixty acres, east of the
meeting-house on the northerly end of Bald Mountain, ' which,
after his removal to Springfield, he sold to Charles Pynchon of
that town for a consideration of ;^ 160 ioj.
While an early resident of Somers he rendered military service
(which we do not know the occasion of, unless it was some In-
dian alarm) under Col. Samuel Partridge and Capt. Stephen
Richards, from July 24 to Sept. 11, 1722, and drew pay amount-
ing to ;^3 IIJ-. 5//. ''
He married Aug. 10, 1736, Hannah Bigbe of Somers. Joseph
Felt was a farmer, to which occupation he added the trade of a
* Hampshire Deeds, E, 432.
'Somers Land Records, Vol. H., Book C, page 82.
' Massachusetts Muster Rolls, 91-62.
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wheelwright. In 1763 he removed with his family to Springfield,
Mass., and settled in that portion of the town located west of the
Connecticut River, which eleven years later was incorporated as
the town of West Springfield. Here he bought of Nathaniel War-
riner (April 26, 1763) two tracts of land: one of forty acres lying
in the bend of the river near the "Great Falls,*' — upon which the
city of Holyoke now stands, — and another of fifteen acres lying
on the west side of the county road leading to Northampton.'
Dec. 28 of the same year he bought of Thomas Miller, 2d, for
£22^^ another tract upon the west side of the highway, ' probably ad-
joining his previous purchase. This was undoubtedly his home-
stead, and was a little north of the present village of Ashleyville.
The former piece, upon the river, he conveyed to his son Solo-
mon, the deed being dated Dec. 29, 1769. Joseph Felt died
about 1780. We find no record of the event nor of the adminis-
tration of his estate, but his son Solomon conveyed, April 25,
1783, to his brother Joseph the two home lots which had be-
longed to his "late father."** We do not know when the death of
Joseph Felt's wife occurred. The records of West Springfield
are silent upon the subject, and the four cemeteries of the town
contain no headstones bearing the name of Felt. All the children
were born in Somers.
CHILDREN.
Joseph, b. March 10, 1737 ; d. May i8, 1737.
Joseph, b. July 19, 1738 ; d. young.
Jonathan, b. Oct. 2, 1740; d. young.
Hannah, b. Feb. 4, 1742 ; fate unknown.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 23, 1744 ; fate unknown.
Georce, b. Feb. 6, 1746.
Solomon, b. Dec. 7, 1748.
John, b. Dec 25, 1751. He served during the Revolutionary
War in Captain Preferred Leonard's Company of Hamp-
.shire Militia at New London, Conn., from July 28 to
Sept. 2, 1779, in which service his brother Solomon shared.
He did further service in Colonel Seth Murray's regiment
of Plampshire Militia under Captain John Browning, from
July 16 to Oct. 10, 1780. We find no further account of
him. His name does not appear upon the land registers
and the date of his death is not recorded. It is possible
108.
I.
109.
n.
no.
in.
III.
IV.
112.
V.
•113.
VI.
•114.
VII.
115.
vin.
* Hampshire Deeds, 3-60.
' Hampshire Deeds, 3-162.
* Plampshire Deeds, 20-433.
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117.
X.
ii8.
XI.
119.
XII.
120.
XIIT.
PELT GENEALOGY,
that he may have married the widow Mary Bagg, though,
while we have no proof of it. it seems more probable that
his brother Solomon was her nusband.
116. IX. Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1753; married in West Springfield, Nov.
23, 1775, Chauncey Taylor. He was the son of Joseph
and Ruth (Day) Taylor and was b. June I, 1754. March
9, 1788, his brother Joseph deeded to him a house lot of
ten acres and buildings at " Tattum," in West Springfield
on the north side of the County road and west of land
belonging to his mother. (Hampshire Deeds, 29-288.)
March 16, 1797, he conveyed the above land back to his
brother. We can find no children of this marriage, though
it is probable there were some. The records of births,
marriages, and deaths were not fully kept during the
Revolutionary War, and on this account much material for
genealogical purposes has been lost.
Lemi'?:l, b. Oct. 19, 1756.
JosKi'H, b. Sept. 15. 1758.
JoNATHx\N, b. Nov. I, 1760; d. in infancy.
Jonathan, b. Aug. 4, 1762.
36.
Phineas Felt, baptized in Rowley First Church, Jan. 9,
1703-4. He married, May 24, 1744, Mary Parsons of Somers,
Conn. She died Jan. 10, 1760. We find quite a number of
land transactions recorded of him. Nov. 4, 1733, he bought
of his brother Joseph, land in Somers for which he paid ;£'i2o.
May 23, 1739, he purchased of his cousin James Wood ;^40
worth of land. Aug. 0, 1746, his brother-in-law, Ebenezer Buck,
deeded to him a lot of land in consideration of £/i^oo. We learn
that in 1739, Phineas Felt was a sealer of leather, and in 1746,
a tythingman. By trade he was a shoemaker. The date of his
death is unknown, but the latest date at which we hear of him is
June 7, 1749, when he deeds land to widow Mary Bond of South-
borough, Mass.
CHILD.
121. I. Phinkas, b. April 1, 1745. No further record.
Mehitabel Felt, baptized in Rowley, in 1706; married in
Somers, Conn., March 30, 1728, Elisha Kibbee. We do not
know the date of her death, but Elisha married (2d) Nov. 8, 1750,
Sybil Tiffany, of Somers.
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CHILDREN.
122. I. Zerah Kibbee, b. Sept. 17, 1734, Somers ; m. there June
23, I757f Hannah Bement.
123. II. Charles Kibbee, b. May 11, 1737, Somers ; m. Jan. 19, 1758,
Mary Wood. She was b. in 1736, and d. Jan. 2, 1790.
He d. Dec. 8, 1805.
124. in. Timothy Kibbee, b. Dec. 3, 1739, Somers.
125. IV. Mehitabel Kibbee, b. May 27, 1743, Somers.
38.
Abig^ail Felt, baptized in Rowley, Dec. 24, 17 10; married in
Somers, Conn., Nov. 15, 1731, Ebenezer Buck. We do not find
the deaths of either recorded.
CHILDREN.
126. I. Abigail Buck, b. June 28, 1732, Somers.
127. 11. Jedediah Buck, b. Feb. 22, 1734, Somers.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND ELIZABETH (PURCHASE)
FELT. (16.)
Elizabeth Felt, bom Nov. 4, 1695; married Aug. i, 1715,
George Trask, son of William and Anna Trask, of Salem. He
was born in Salem, in January, 1690. He was a blacksmith.
On the 7th of March, 1714-5, he sold his homestead in Salem to
Manassah Marston, and removed to Weymouth or Braintree,
Mass., but three years later is set down as of Salem, where he
sold his shop, etc., to James Lindall. The latest date that his
name appears is March 25, 1748. We do not know when
Elizabeth Trask died. The three children that we know of were
baptized in Salem First Church.
CHILDREN.
128. I. Anna Trask, bap. May 22, 1720.
129. II. George Trask, bap. Sept. 23, 1722.
130. HI. Mary Trask, bap. 'Sept. 27, 1724.
40.
Jonathan Felt, bom March 4, 1699; married at Salem, July
»6, T721, Hannah Silsbee, daughter of Nathaniel and Deborah
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(Tompkins) Silsbee. He died before 1753. He is called a
" ffisherman " in the records, also a blacksmith.
CHILDREN. >
*i3i.
I.
Jonathan, b. .
*I32.
II.
John, b. .
*I33.
III.
Elizabeth, b. ; m. John Atkinson
♦134.
IV.
Nathaniel, b. .
*I35.
V.
David, b. .
*I36.
VI.
Joseph, b. .
CHILD OF JONATHAN AND ELIZABETH (BLANEY) FELT. (17.)
41.
Hannah Felt, born April 2, 1702 ; married in Salem Jan.
II, 1727, Edward Britton, Jr., son of Edward and Jane (Codnor)
Britton. He was a farmer. His will was proved Aug. 2, 1750.
She married (2d) Nov. 25, 175 1, Joseph Ropes, as his second
wife. He was the son of William and Sarah (IngersoU) Ropes ;
bom Jan. 11, 1692, and his will was probated Oct. 15, 1765. He
was a shoemaker. There were no children by this marriage.
CHILDREN.
137. I. Edward Briiton, b. .
138. II. Hannah Britton, b. ; m. a Redding.
CHILD OF JOSEPH AND SARAH (MILLS) FELT. (18.)
Sarah Felt, bom . She married at North Yarmouth,
Maine, May 30, 1720, Captain Peter Weare, son of Hon.
Nathaniel and Huldah (Hussey) Weare. He was bom Jan. 16,
169s, and was drowned while crossing the river near his house,
April 13, 1743. His body was found and interred the sth of
May, following. She died Jan. 3, 1768.
CHILDREN.
139. I. Hlldah Weare, b. Nov. 14, 1721 ; m. April 19, 1737,
Richard Mitchell of Kittery, Maine.
140. II. Sarah Weare, b. Feb. 27, 1723, Hampton.
* It is not certain that these are arranged in proper order of birth.
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143.
V.
144.
VI.
145.
VII.
146.
VIII.
141. III. Lydia Weare, b. Aug. 21, 1726, Hampton; m. July 13,
1743, Jacob Brown.
142. IV. Content Weare, b. Jan. 7, 1728, North Yarmouth ; d. Oct.
8. 1737.
Infant, b. in March, 1731 ; d. same month.
Peter Weare. b. May 29, 1732 ; d. Sept. 24, 1737.*
Daniel Weare, b. Nov. 14, 1734 ; d. Sept. 24, 1737.
Joseph Weare,' b. March 9, 1737 ; m. March 20, 1760, Mary
Noyes. He d. in 1774, while on a trip to Boston. His
widow m. Deacon Humphrey Merrill of Falmouth, and d. in
that town.
147. IX. Elijah Weare, b. Oct. 29, 1739 ; his intentions of marriage
to Susannah Bangs were published Aug. 18, 1761. He
d. Nov. 28, 1770, and his widow m., Oct. 12, 1772, Joseph
Mann.
148. X. Hannah Weare, b. Aug. 22, 1742 ; m. Winthrop Baston of
Wells, Maine.
' Tombstone incription from Old Indian Burial Ground southeast of the site
of the *'01d Meeting-house," near the ledge, Yarmouth Foreside.
Peter Weare^ Daniel Weare^
Died Sept. 2^tA, Died Sept, 24/A,
1737, 1737,
in the tth year of in the 4th year of
his age, his age.
As you are now, so once were we,
As we are'now, so you must be ;
Prepare to meet where we have past.
Then you may dwell with us at last.
* The following account of Joseph Weare is adapted from the Portland
Transcript of June 24, 1876, re-published in Old Times at North Yarmouth :
•'Joseph Weare, the famous Indian scout, lived over a century ago at
North Yarmouth. Weare's hostility to the Indians was caused by their having
killed the husband of his sister under circumstances of great and unusual
cruelty.
** Weare was once at Lewiston Falls where a large war party of hostile Indians
had collected, and were having fine sport paddling their canoes far up the
stream and then drifting with the rapid current down to the head of the falls,
at which point they had a bonfire to warn them how far they might descend in
safety. Weare waited until the Indians had gone up the river, then emerged
from his covert and extinguished the fire, building another below the cataract,
in a tree, at a height corresponding with the one built by the Indians, which
deceived them so much that their canoes were in the rapids and beyond control
ere they realized their danger, and they swept on over the falls to death and
destruction.
**On another occasion Weare was splitting rails near his home, when six
Indians approached him and asked if he could tell them where 'Joe Weare'
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CHILDREN OF JOSHUA AND ANNE (WALCOTT) FELT. (19.)
Moses Felt, born 1715, and was lost at sea June 13, 1780.
He married at Dedham, Mass., June 5, 1748, Mary Pette. She
was born in 1726, and died in Andover, Vt., Feb. 8, 1805. Moses
and his wife lived at first in Dedham, and before 1766 removed
to Needham, Mass. April 16, 1749, on the occasion of the
baptism of his first child in the South Parish Church of Dedham,
" Moses Felt owned y* Covenant."
CHILDREN.
•149. I. Moses, b. March 5, 1 748-9.
150. II. Olive, b. July 29, 1751 ; m. Nov. 19, 1771, Seth Mason ; m. (2d)
a Stratton, and lived in Holden, Mass. Her brother William,
in his will, dated July 8, 1836, mentions her as his late sister,
and devises property to her six grandchildren, viz.: John
Mason of Milford, Mehitabel Estabrook, Olive Black, and
Lucy Black of Holden, Abner M. Black and Asa M. Black,
residence unknown. Mrs. George B. Canterbury of Ware,
Mass., is a daughter of Mehitabel Estabrook, but no trace of
any other descendant of Olive Felt has been found.
151. III. Chloe, b. Jan. 28, 1755; bap. in Dedham South Church, Feb.
2i i7S5« No further record.
•152. IV, Abner, b. Nov. 9, 1756.
153. V. Edward, b. March 4, 1759; lost at sea in Januaif, 1777.
154. VI. William, b. Aug. 22, 1766, in Needham. He m. Sept. 3, 1792,
Rachel French, who d. in Medfield, Mass., Feb. 26, 1846.
William Felt was a sea captain, and in 1829 a selectman of
lived ; to which question the quick-wilted scout replied in the affirmative, and
offered to show them the person they sought as soon as he had finished the Ic^
on which he was then at work. When Joe had driven in his wedge and had
the log well opened, he asked the Indians to help him by pulling on each side
as he drove the wedge. To this the party agreed and took hold, three on each
side with their fingers in the crack of the log ; when Joe, by a dexterous blow
of his axe, knocked out the wedge, causing the seam to close like a vise upon
their hands, and leaving them at the mercy of their terrible enemy, who, as
he gave each a death-blow with his axe, shouted in the ears of his victims,
* I'm Joe Weare, d — n you, I'm Joe Weare.' His hostility toward the
Indians never abated. He swore to kill one for every drop of blood they
drew from the veins of his brother-in-law, and his name was a terror to the
red men far and wide. He was a very tall, bony man, six feet two inches in
height, capable of great endurance and full of strategy. His body lies buried
in the old grave-yard below the * old ledge.' "
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Medfield. He d. in that town May 8, 1843. 'I'^^y ^^^ ^^
children.
155. VII. Molly, b. May 4, 1770, in Needham. She m. at Medway, Mass.,
Nov. 15, 1821, Joseph Woodward. In 1836 she was living in
Salisbury, Vt., but we have no further record.
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Jonathan Felt, born June 3, 17 19. He lived in Attleboro,
Mass., and married there, Feb. 5, 1747, Lovewell Wells, and re-
moved to Dedham, Mass. He died in Peterborough, N. H., May
16, 1786, from injuries received by falling from the cowyard bars.
His wife was born in June, 17 19, and died Aug. 8, 1764. He
married (2d) at Stoughton, Mass., May 15, 1765, Mrs. Mary Mc-
Lane of that town, who died April 12, 1781. The children were
all born in Dedham.
CHILDREN.
Jonathan, b. April 25, 1748.
Joseph, b. July 15, 1749; lost at sea in his youth.
Mary, b. Jan. 25, 17 50-1.
Benjamin, b. Oct. 12, 1752.
Eliphalet, b. Sept. 24, 1754.
Sarah, b. Dec. 22, 1756; m. Samuel Adams.
Oliver, b. Dec. 3, 1758.
Jacob, b. Aug. 18, 1760; drowned in the river Feb. 15, 1765.
Anna, b. June 3, 1762 ; m. Josiah Robbins.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
Lovewell, b. Feb. 25. 1766.
Jacob, b. March 23, 1768.
Chloe, b. June 30, 1770.
CHILDREN OF AARON AND MARY (WYATT) FELT. (20.)
58.
Aaron Felt, born Sept. i, 1742, in Lynn, Mass.; married in
Reading, Mass., May 21, 1766, Tabitha Upton, daughter of Wil-
liam and Lydia Upton. She was born March 20, 1745, and died
at Temple, N. H., in 1789. He married (2d) in January, 1791,
Azubah Weston of Townsend, Mass., who died at Westport,
N. Y., Aug. 18, 1837. Aaron Felt removed to Temple, N. H., in
1763, where he was a farmer and hotel-keeper. He held a num-
ber of town offices. His death occurred in Temple in July, 1801.
•156.
I.
>57.
II.
158.
III.
•'59.
IV.
•160.
V.
•161.
VI.
»l62.
VII.
163.
VIII.
•164.
IX.
165.
X.
•166.
XI.
167.
XII.
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i68.
I.
•169.
If.
170.
III.
•171.
IV.
•172.
V.
»73-
VI.
62 P^I^T GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
Infant, d. young.
William, b. May 28, 1768.
Aaron, b. March i, 1770; d. Nov. 17, 1770.
Aaron, b. Oct. 18, 1771.
David, b. Oct. 31, 1773.
Amos, b. Nov. 16, 1775; m. April 3, 1799, Hannah Fish of
Temple. The next morning he started with a heavily loaded
ox-team for Boston, and while passing through Waltham fell
from the wagon and two wheels passed over his breast. He
arose, walked about forty rods to a house, told them his
name, etc., and soon expired.
Samuel Webster, b. Sept. 21, 1777.
Abtatha, b. Sept. 7, 1779; m. Jesse C. Braman,
Daniel, b. July 5, 1782; d. Aug. 27, 1798.
Lydia, b. Sept. 21, 1784; m. Otis Braman.
Jacob, b. May 16, 1786.
BY SECOND marriage.
John Rogers, b. Feb. 7, 1792.
Moses, b. June 15, 1793.
AzuBAH, b. Oct. 31, 1794; m. Jason Dunster.
Sally, b. July 29, 1796; d. Dec. 16, 1800.
Daniel, b. Sept. 26, 1799.
Sally, b. Oct. 4, 1801 ; m. Francis Hardy.
Peter Felt, bom Nov. 3, 1745, in Lynn, Mass.; died in
Temple, N. H., Jan. 2, 1817. He married Nov. 8, 1769, Lucy
Andrews, daughter of Jeremiah and Lucy Andrews of Ipswich,
Mass. She was born Nov. 24, 1748, and died March 26, 1805.
He married (2d) at Jaffrey, N. H., March 21, 1809, Mrs. Polly
Gilmore. Peter Felt was a shoemaker. He settled in Temple
about 1763. In 1779 he erected a large, square, and commodious
' house, which is still standing and in good condition. Peter Felt
enlisted in the Continental Army, and served in the War of the
Revolution one year from Jan. 7, 1776, in Col. Reed*s regiment,
under Capt. EzraTowne, and in September, 1777, served in the
Saratoga Campaign under Capt. G. Drury, in Col. Moore's regi-
ment. His children were all born in Temple.
CHILDREN.
185. I. Peter, b. July 26, 1770; d. May 16, 1779.
186. II. John, b. Nov. 13, 1771 ; d. May 30, 1779.
♦187. III. Joshua, b. March 4, 1773.
*I74.
VII.
•175.
VIII.
176.
IX.
•177.
X.
•178.
XI.
•179.
XII.
•180.
XIII.
*i8i.
XIV.
182.
XV.
•183.
XVI.
•184.
XVII.
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i88.
IV.
189.
V.
•190.
VI.
*i9i.
VII.
•192.
VIII.
*i93-
IX.
♦194.
X.
•195.
XI.
•196.
XII.
•197.
XIII.
FOURTH GENERATION. 63
Thomas, b. Jan. 15, 1775; d. Nov. 14, 1775.
Lucy, b. Nov. 14, 1776; d. May 29, 1779.
Hannah, b. Nov. 16, 1778; m. Stephen Mansur.
Lucy, b. Nov. 26, 1780; m. Moses Cragin.
Polly, b. Nov. 7, 1782 ; m. Daniel Emery.
Peter, b. Dec i, 1784.
Susan, b. Oct. 21, 1786; m. Gideon Sanders.
John, b. April 20, 1789.
Thomas, b. Aug. 10, 1791.
Stephen, b. Sept. 15, 1793.
60.
Joshua Felt, born June 21, 175 1; died at Westmoreland,
N. H., about 1822. His wife's name was Hannah, but we know
nothing more about her, except that she died before her husband.
They lived first in Packersfield, N. H., and afterwards in Keene.
Joshua Felt served in the first company that marched from Lynn
at the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1776, and was wounded at the
Concord fight : two men of his company were killed. The first
three children were born at Packersfield.
CHILDREN.
198. L Mercy, b. Dec. 15, 1776; m. at Keene, N. H., June 22, 1801,
Joshua Fuller of Westmoreland.
199. II. Polly, b. May 8, 1780; m. at Keene, N. H., Nov. 15, 1804,
Henry Bragg of that town.
200. iiL Elijah, b. March 29, 1782 ; m, Dolly Obcr, and lived to be aged.
No children.
•201. IV. Ephraim, b. Dec. 29, 1789.
61.
Jonathan Felt, bom April 8, 1753 ; died Feb. 17, 1807. His
wife's name was Martha. She was born Oct. 15, 1755, and died
Aug. 19, 1829. Jonathan Felt settled in Packersfield (now
Nelson '), N. H., and his children were all born in that town.
He is said to have served in the Continental Army at Saratoga in
1777. It is rumored that he removed to the Black River country
in Jefferson County, N. Y., but this is probably not a fact. Some
of his children lived in that section, but he probably died in
Packersfield.
' The name of Packersfield was changed to Nelson in June, 1814.
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64
•202.
I.
203.
11.
*204.
III.
•205.
IV.
•206.
V.
207.
VI.
208.
vn.
♦209.
VIII.
*2I0.
IX.
211.
X.
212.
XI.
2»3-
XII.
PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
Jonathan, b. Nov. 6, 1776.
Lydia, b. Nov. 20, 1778; d. Feb. 4, 1827. She m. April 12,
1796, Noah Robbins of Packersfield, who was b. in Temple,
N. H., April 23, 1771.
Benjamin, b. July 31, 1780.
Martha, b. Sept. 28, 1783 ; m. John S. Hale.
Polly, b. July 14, 1785; married Jesse Smith.
Joseph, b. July 14, 1787 ; m. May 5, 1816, Betsey ; who d.
Oct. 20, 1853, aged 56 years. No further record.
Solomon, b. April 15, 1789; d. Sept. 19, 1801.
Henry, b. Aug, 8, 1791.
Mercy, b. July 6, 1793 ? °>« ^^^ Henry.
Milly, b. Sept. 3, 1795; ^' Aug. 18, 1814.
Betsey, b. Oct. 22, 1797 ; d. Oct. 24, 1798.
Amos, b. May 11, 1799; d. March 19, 1812.
62.
Samuel Felt, born March 17, 1755; died June 26, 1826.
He married at Keene, N. H., May 23, 1787, Naomi Woods of that
town. She was born May 18, 1753, and died April 6, 185 1.
They Hved at Packersfield, N. H. A Samuel Felt " of Reading "
served at the Lexington alarm in Col. Ebenezer Bridge's regi-
ment, under Capt. John Bachellor, also was one of seventeen
men from "Temple, N. H.," who served in Gen. Whipple's
brigade at Rhode Island in August, 1778. He was probably the
Samuel Felt of this record.
CHILDREN.
Susan, b. Feb. 19, 1788 ; d. July 4, 1833.
II. Samuel, b. July 17, 1789; d. July 17, 1804.
Naomi, b. May 4, 1790; d. August, 1795.
Polly, b. April 16, 1793; "*• ^^^^ Belknap.
Sally, b. Jan. 16, 1796; d. May 10, 1809.
Lydia, b. Jan. 7, 1798; d. Sept. 23, 1870.
Elijah, b. Nov. 11, 1799.
Aaron, b. Aug. 6, 1801 ; d. Oct. 29, 1822.
63.
Joseph Felt, bom Jan. 12, 1757 ; died in August, 1842. He
married Oct. 15, 1785, Klizabeth Spaflford, daughter of David Jr.
and Elizabeth (Griffin) Spafford of Town send, Mass. She was
born Aug. 10, 1762. They lived at Packersfield, N. H. Joseph
214.
I.
215.
II.
216.
III.
•217.
IV,
218.
V.
219.
VI.
*220.
VII.
221.
VIII.
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Felt served seven years in the Revolutionary War. In the or-
derly book of Col. Israel Hutchinson, 27th Regiment of the Con-
tinental Army, for 1776, dated at " Foarte Lee, Nov. 16, 1776,"
he mentions " Joseph felte " as one of " the prisoners taken at
Fort Washington, that belong to my Rigerm*, Cap. Newhalves
Company." All the children were born in Packersfield.
CHILDREN.
David, b. March 12, 1787.
Joseph, b. June 17, 1789.
Asa George, b. Aug. 7, 1791.
Samuel, b. Sept. 7, 1793; ^ Dec. 7, 1801.
Jerry, b, Dec. 5, 1795.
John, b. Sept. 22, 1798.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 13, 1803; m. Lovell Harris.
Sally, b. Dec. 11, 1807 ; m. Charles Shelden.
64.
Sarah Felt, born Jan. 22, 1760, in Lynn; married in Pack-
ersfield, N. H., June 19, 1782, John Breed. She died in February,
1826.
CHILDREN.
Betty Breed, b. May 14, 1783.
John Breed, b. March 18, 1785.
Asa Breed, b. July 30, 1786; d. June 21, 1789.
Thomas Knowles Breed, b. Nov. 15, 1788; d. Sept. 21 1790.
Sally Breed, b. Jan. 31, 1791,
Polly Breed, b. Jan. 22, 1793.
Anna Breed, b. Jan. 25, 1795.
SiLVA Breed, b. Dec. 19, 1796.
Samuel Breed, b. Sept. 10, 1799.
Aaron Felt Breed, b. Aug. 11, 1802.
Joseph Breed, b. Aug. 12, 1807.
•222.
I.
•223.
•224.
225.
•226.
IL
in.
IV.
V.
♦227.
*228.
VI.
VII.
•229.
VIII.
230.
I.
231-
IL
232.
IIL
233-
IV.
234.
V.
235-
VI.
236.
VII.
237.
vin.
238.
IX.
239-
X.
240.
XI.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
241.
I.
242.
II.
243-
III.
244.
IV.
CHILD OF BONFIELD AND MARGARET (ARMSTRONG)
FELT. (29.)
72.
Sarah Felt, bom Aug. 8, 1729; baptized Aug. 10, 1729.
She married in Salem, Mass., Aug. 12, 1749, William Smith.
Their children were baptized in Salem Tabernacle Church.
CHILDREN.
William Smith, bap. June 2, 1751.
Joseph Smith, bap. Aug. 29, 1756.
George Smith, bap. Sept. i, 1757. '
Mary Smith, bap. Nov. 25, 1759.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND ABIGAIL (KNAPP) FELT. (30.)
81.
Benjamin Felt, baptized in Rowley, Oct. 14, 1733 ; died in
Salem in October, 1810. He married, May 14, 1756, Sarah
Waters, who died after 1771. He married (2d) Dec. 7, 1775,
Mary Byrne, daughter of John and Mary (Crowningshield) Byrne.
She was baptized in the Salem Episcopal Church, March 26, 1749.
He, with his wife Sarah, conveyed, July 13, 1771, to Joseph
Ropes for ;^i3 6s. one-half a pew in Rev. Dr. Whittaker's meet-
ing-house. Benjamin Felt enlisted as a gunner in an artillery
company raised in Salem, July 16, 1776. He was afterwards a
sergeant, and commanded the company stationed at the fort in
Salem in 1779. He was a cooper, and had a house and shop
" on a street leading from the main street to the South River."
For some years previous to 1800 he was a constable.
CHILDREN.
245. I. Sarah, bap. Oct. 2, 1757 ; m. June 10, 1784, Moses Hood. No
further record.
246. II, Jonathan, bap, June 10, 1759.
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250.
VI.
•251.
VII.
252.
VIII.
FIFTH GENERATION, 67
247. III. Benjamin, bap. June 7, 1761. A Benjamin Felt is recorded as
on board the privateer •' Junius Brutus," carrying 20 guns and
no men, Oct. 31, 1780.
24& IV. George, bap June 8, 1766; d. young.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
249. V. John, b. ; m. Rachel Smith, Aug. 7, 1804. A Rachel Felt
d. in Boston, Feb. 12, 1842, aged 63 years, and was buried in
Granary Burying Ground.
Mary, b. .
George, b. -.^.
Abigail, b. ; m. Sept. 23, 1804, Charles Getchel. Admin-
istration on his estate was granted his widow, Jan. 16, 1809.
253. IX. Margaret Byrne, b. ; m. July 27, 181 2, William Hall of
Salem, mariner. 'Administration on his estate was granted
his widow, Feb. 2i, 1826.
82.
Abigail Felt, baptized June 12, 1737; died June 15, 1790.
She married Stephen Swasey. He died and she married (2d)
Dec. 8, 1768, Capt. Edward Russell. He was born in Weymouth,
England, in 1739, ^^^ ^^^^ J^"- '4> 1815. The gravestones of
all three may be seen in the Charter Street Burying Ground,
Salem. Edward and Abigail (Felt) Russell conveyed to David
Ropes half of the pew in Dr. Whittaker's meeting-house, the first
half of which was conveyed by her brother, Benjamin Felt, to
Joseph Ropes. This pew was left them by their father's will.
Edward Russell was a cooper, and resided on Hanover Street,
next to the premises of his brother-in-law, Benjamin Felt. This
street led from the main street to the South River. After the
death of his wife, Abigail, Edward Russell married again. His
will was proved Feb. 7, 1815, and in it he calls himself a
merchant.
CHILDREN.
254. I. Abigail Swasey, bap. Sept. 4, 1757 ; m. William Safford of
Salem, merchant, before 1810.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
255. II. Edward Barker Russell, bap. Sept. 10, 1769. He m. and
lived in Amesbury, Mass., and d. before 1810, leaving three
children, Abigail, Edward, and Sarah Ann.
256. III. Benjamin Russell, b. ; m. April 30, 1797, Priscilla Gill.
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68 PELT GENEALOGY,
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND RACHEL (KIBBEE) FELT. (33.)
98.
Elizabeth Felt, bom ; married Jan. 12, 1748-9, in
Somers, Conn., Joseph Chapin, son of Henry and Esther (Bliss)
Chapin. He was born Jan. 30, 1726, and died Feb. 25, 1811.
The somewhat meager information that we possess concerning
this family is derived from the Chapin Genealogy.
CHILDREN.
257. !• Joseph Chapin, b. Sept. 8, 1749; m. Dec. 2, 1769, Lucy Mor-
gan. He went to New York State, and after the death of his
first wife married another whose name we do not know, .ind
had a large family of children.
258. II. Levi Chapin, Aug. 23, 1751; m. in April, 1777, Sally Richard-
son. They lived on Chicopee "Street." He d. Aug. 20,
1834. She d. April 2, 1833.
259. Ill, Beulah Chapin, b. Sept. 16, 1753; m. (published) Dec, 6, 1779,
Capt. Luther Hitchcock of Springfield. She d. April 17,
1814.
260. IV. Paul Chapin, b. Oct. 23, 1755 J ^' June 30, 1784, Clarissa M.
Kilburn of West Sprmgfield. She was b. June 26, 1764, and
d. July 25, 1823. He lived on the river road, between Chico-
pee and Springfield, and d in Monson, Mass., Sept. 13, 1S41.
Ithamar Chapin, b. Aug. 15, 1757 ; d. Oct. 7, 1758.
Ithamar Chapin, b. Oct. 15, 1759; m. (name unknown) and
had three children. He m. (2d) Mrs. Lucy Van Horn,
widow of Luther Van Horn.
Jesse Chapin, b. May 20, 1762.
Eli Chapin, b. Sept. 21, 1764. He had a family and lived in
New York.
Elizabeth Chapin, b. Aug. 30, 1766.
Mary Chapin, b. Aug. 30, 1766; m. a Mr. Burbank.
103-
Samuel Felt (3d), born at Somers, Conn., April 13, 1735 >
died at Lebanon, N. Y., July 31, 1803. He married in Somers,
Nov. 22, 1761, Mehitabel Buell, daughter of Joseph and Anna
Submit (Colton) Buell of Somers. She was born in Somers, July
6, 1743, and died in Lebanon, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1794. He married
(2d) Mercy , who died in Lebanon, March 13, 1819, aged 72,
Samuel Felt served as a soldier in the French and Indian War,
and in the War of the Revolution took an active part. He was
commissioned by Governor Trumbull as an ensign in the Colonial
Army March 3, 1775, and May 15 of the same year was promoted
261.
v.
262.
VI.
263.
VII.
264.
vin.
265.
IX.
266.
X.
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FIFTH GENERATION. (^
to be a second lieutenant. The early service of the Revolution
was intermittent, enlistments being usually for a short time to
cover an emergency, and after it was over the soldiers returned
home until further necessity required the enlistment of an addi-
tional force. We find Samuel Felt in 1775, under authority of
Governor Trumbull, dated June 10, filling the office of constable
and collector in Somers, and Dec. 21, 1776, he was commissioned
first lieutenant in the Army of the New Republic. Probably his
service from this time was continuous to the end of the war, for we
have the authority of his daughter for saying that he served
through the war, also that he became a captain and was called by .
this title as long as he lived. An incident of romantic interest
may here be related, showing that the channel through which the
stream of love winds its way is sometimes beset with dangers.
Mehitabel Buell was promised in marriage to a young man of
Somers, who, in the pride of his love, introduced the object of
his affections to his long-time friend, Samuel Felt. " To see her
was to love her" with Samuel, and in the light of his superior at-
tractions her love for her former admirer paled and died out. So
she married Samuel, and the deserted swain was left lamenting.
It may be superfluous to add that the relations hitherto existing
between the two young men became somewhat strained by this
action, and they came to regard, each the other, as a bitter enemy.
Many years later, during the days when our troops were com-
pelled to evacuate New York in mad haste, the deserted lover, a
member of the patriot army, overdone by his exertions to
escape, lay prone upon the ground. His disappointment had net
reduced him to a skeleton as it should have done, but, according
to the tradition, he was in fine form and bore the weight of his
300 pounds with becoming grace. Samuel Felt was a tall, spare
man, built for strength, and when in turn he passed in the retreat
and espied his enemy prostrate, a sense of the wrong he had
done him awakened in his conscience, and he bore him upon his
shoulders for three miles to a place of safety. Yor this act of hu-
manity the old feud was forgotten and the old friendship revived,
which was not again broken.
After his marriage Samuel Felt purchased of his father for the
sum of ;£'2oo (May 9, 1763) a farm of seventy acres extending
along Somers "street" a distance of 160 rods. This adjoined a
parcel already owned by him and formed the farm which he cul-
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70 PELT GENEALOGY,
tivated. He lived with his family in the same house with his
father, located probably on the east corner of the highway lead-
ing north from Somers street past the old meeting-house, though
maintaining a separate family establishment until the death of
his stepmother in 1784.
The years which followed the Revolutionary War were years
of poverty and hardship to the farming communities of America.
Money was scarce and its value depreciated ; taxes were excessive,
and many a man who had always maintained his family in com-
fort found ruin staring him in the face. Samuel Felt was of this
number, and about the year 1793, his father having died five years
before, he determined to strike out anew, and after a prospecting
tour with his son David, secured a tract of 500 acres in the heart
of the New York wilderness, on the banks of the Chenango River,
in the present Township of Lebanon, Madison County. Here
they cleared a small patch of land, raised a crop of potatoes
and Indian corn, erected a double log-house with huge stone
chimney in the center, and returned to the valley of the Connec-
ticut for their families.
The journey to the new settlement was one of hardships. The
mother, feeble and in ill-health, rode upon a sled drawn by oxen,
upon which was packed their household goods. The two elder
sons were married, and the combined families numbered eighteen
souls. The journey occupied three weeks, and west of Albany
was through an almost unbroken forest, which became a trackless
wilderness ere their destination was reached. The streams were
unb ridged, and a recent thaw and consequent freshet rendered
traveling perilous. In this new home Samuel Felt and his sons
commenced anew their battle with the world. The nearest mill
was at Utica, forty miles away, and their corn must be carried
there on horseback to be ground. As the summer came on and
the crops were safely planted, Samuel Felt started on horseback
for his old home to settle up his affairs there. The journey must
occupy at least six weeks. The invalid wife was better, and the
time for this necessary undertaking seemed auspicious ; but he
had been gone but a few days when she was seized with apoplexy
and died, and he returned in due time to find her grave in a
bend of the river, — the first grave in the town of Lebanon. Here,
where Samuel Felt found the unbroken wilderness, are fair and
cultivated farms, and from this spot on the banks of the Chenango
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^267.
I.
268.
II.
269.
III.
have sprung a race, now scattered throughout the States of the
Union, who may well revert with pride to the fearless courage
and indomitable will of their ancestor, who commenced anew the
battle of life when almost sixty years of age, and by his untiring
energy caused " the wilderness and the solitary place to blos-
som as the rose."
CHILDREN.
David, b. March 21, 1763.
Rachael, b. Dec. 17, 1764 ; d. young.
Elijah, b. March 12, 1767 : died Jan. 24, 1789. He was
accidently shot by a companion while hunting, and died from
the effect of the wound. The following curious inscription
is on his gravestone ;
" Here lies the body of Mr. Elijah Felt who died Jan. 24,
1789, in the 23d year of his age, ocationed by an accidental
gun shot in his leg & knee.
*' All you that hunt in verdant wood
With fire arm your game to kill,
Be careful when you fire your piece,
Lest your partner's blood do spill."
Jehiel, b. Dec. 5, 1769.
Lucy, b. Dec. 28, 1771 ; d. Dec. 14, 1773.
Samuel, b. Dec. i, 1773.
Elam, b. Aug. 21, 1775.
Lucy, b. March 3, 1777 ; m. Dr. James Pettit.
Mehitabel, b. May 28, 1779 ; d. young.
John, b. May 11, 17S1.
Sally, b. June i, 1783 ; m. Ashbel Symonds.
Jabez, b. Sept. 13, 1785.
Sylvester, b. July 18, 1787.
CHH^DREN OF JOSEPH AND HANNAH (BIGBE) FELT. (35.)
"3-
George Felt, bom in Somers, Conn., Feb. 6, 1746. He
removed to West Springfield with his father, and married there,
June 6, 177 1, Mary Dumbleton, daughter of Samuel and Mary
Dumbleton. She was born March 10, 1745. They probably
removed during the Revolutionary War to Albany or beyond.
We have not the record of their deaths.
CHILDREN.
*28o. L Asahel, b. March i, 1772.
*28i. n. Rachael, b. about 1773 ; m. Israel Bagg, Jr.
282. in. George, b. Oct. 29, 1776.
•270.
IV.
271.
V.
♦272.
VL
*273.
vn.
*274.
vin.
275.
IX.
•276.
X.
♦277.
XL
♦278.
XIL
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XIII.
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72
FELT GENEALOGY.
114.
Solomon Felt, born in Somers, Conn., Dec. 7, 1748. He
removed with his father's family to West Springfield, Mass., in
1763. Feb. 6, 1781, he was appointed guardian of his youngest
brother, Jonathan. His name appears a number of times in the
land records of Hampshire County. He possessed land in the
" Outward Commons " of West Springfield, one piece of which he
bought of Obadiah Miller for "18 bushels of good wheat." In
1779 he served in the Revolutionary Army as a private under
Captain Preferred Leonard. " Continental service done at New
London in the State of Connecticut," from July 28, to Sept. 2,
for which he drew as pay £\^ i6x. 8//., which included " 5 days
in which to return home at 20 miles per day."
While no record of Solomon Felt's marriage has been found,
there is a possibility that he married widow Mary Bagg, and died
not long after that event. May 6, 1783, he purchased of Medad
Pomeroy land in Northampton for which he paid ;^ioo, and
August 2 2d of the same year he conveyed the land to his
brother Joseph. In both of these deeds he is described as ** of
Northampton," though in all previous conveyances as " of West
Springfield." He probably died not long after this latter date, as
his name does not again appear.
Widow Mary Felt lived for many years in a little house on the
west side of the highway a little north of the meeting-house in
West Springfield. She was famous as a cook, and her house was
the resort of many of the young people of the neighborhood for
a "good time." She died in West Springfield, Feb. 16, 1830,
aged 87 years.
117.
Lemuel Felt, bom in Somers, Oct. 19, 1756. The family
removed to West Springfield when he was about seven years old.
Like many of the family, he was patriotic and served his country
during the Revolutionary War. When troops were raised in
May, 1776, for the "Defence of the Town and Harbour of
Boston " he enlisted in the service. In November of this year
we find him in Col. Josiah Whitney's Regiment under Capt.
Josiah Smith. December 25, 1776, he enlisted in Capt.
Nathan Rowlie's Company in " a detachment of Regiments from
Hampshire County" and served at Ticonderoga until April 3,
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1777. He also served during the same year, from Aug. 24, to
Nov. 29, in the " Northern Department," under Col. Ruggles
Woodbridge and Capt. John Morgan, and in 1778 served
for three months under Capt. Phineas Stebbins, in Col.
Nathan Sparhawk's Regiment. He married in January, 1781,
Abigail Miller of West Springfield. She was born in April,
1754, and died in March, 1797. He married (2d) Sept. 27, 1797,
Mrs. Mary (Bagg) Eldredge, widow of Anna Eldredge (by whom
she had one son, Lyman Eldredge, born June 19, 1792). She
was born Aug. 16, 1762, and died May i, 1824.
October 5, 1797, Lemuel Felt mortgaged to Jedediah Day,
" one certain tract of land lying in West Springfield in the out-
ward Commons so called, containing one hundred acres be the
same more or less, being part of the twentieth lot and part of the
twenty-first lot in said Commons, bounded southwardly on Caleb
Humeston, northwardly on Josiah Rogers, eastwardly on Amos
Allen, and westwardly on Thomas Howard, with all the buildings
standing thereon, and being the same whereon and in which I
now dwell."
Lemuel Felt was a farmer, and died in West Springfield, March
23. 1837-
CHILDREN.
Clkanthus, b. Nov. 27, 1782. He was a school-teacher, and
d. unmarried in Philadelphia.
Timothy Miller, b. Sept. 3, 1784. He was weak-minded, and
wandered away from home and was never again heard from.
Abigail, b. Aug. 27, 17S6; m. Roswell Haines.
Polly, U Nov. 17, 17S8; d. in Holyoke, Mass., May 8, 1869.
Unmarried.
287. V. Sophia, b. Oct. 4, 1791 ; m. at Springfield, Dec. 10, 1825, Horace
Dewey. We have no further record.
2S8. VI. Lemuel, b. June 19, 1794.
BY SECOND marriage.
♦289. VII. Ruggles, b. Jan. 27, 1799.
290. viil Douglass, b. Jan. 27, 1799; d* Oct. 8, 1807.
291. IX. Mercy, b. Aug. 12, 1800 ; m. a Van Steinburgh and lived in
Red Hook, N. Y. Her husband d. there and she went to
live with her daughter Kate, who had m. a Pomeroy and re-
sided in Amherst, Mass. After the daughter's death she
returned to New York State and lived with her son. No
further account of this family has been found.
292. X. Lois, b. Nov. 23, 1802 ; d. Nov. 26, 1824.
10
283.
I.
284.
11.
•285.
286.
IJL
IV.
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ii8.
Joseph Felt, born in Somers, Sept. 15, 1758. His inten-
tions of marriage to Sarah Hills of Enfield, Conn., were published
Sept. 28, 1782. She was the daughter of Jacob and Love (Pease)
Hills, and was born in Enfield, Oct. 14, 1765. At this time he
had been a resident of West Springfield nineteen years. He
served in the Revolutionary War in Col. David Leonard's regi-
ment, under Capt. John Morgan, from March 6 to April 10, 1778,
at Ticonderoga, and during the same year served in Capt.
Phineas Stebbins's company in Col. Nathan Sparhawk's regiment
twenty days from Sept. 28. His name was borne on the pension
rolls at Washington. April 25, 1783, his brother, Solomon, con-
veyed to him two pieces of land in West Springfield, on the west
side of the highway, a little north of what is now the village of
Ashley ville, this being the homestead of his late father. Oct. 30,
1792, he conveyed this property to Nathan Stevens of Waterbury,
Conn., and describes it as containing eighty acres, and "being the
whole of the 26'*' lot in number in the outward commons." For
this he received the sum of ;^i6o. Joseph Felt separated from
his wife and wandered off, but afterwards returned and lived
with his daughter Louisa until his death, which occurred Sept.
14, 1849, at the age of 91 years. His wife, Sarah Felt, became a
member of the West Springfield Church in 1823.
CHILDREN.
293. I. Joseph, b. Aug. 24, 1783; probably d. young.
294. II. Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1784; m. Josiah Cooper and removed to
Westfield, Mass, where she d. She had three sons and one
daughter.
♦295. III. Jacob, b. Feb. 7, 1789.
296. IV. Louisa, b. June 4, 1790 ; d. June 3, 1858. She m. Asa Rogers of
West Springfield as his second wife. He was b. Sept. 17,
1780, and d. Feb. 24, 1838. They had no children.
♦297. V. Rhoda, b. Oct. 19, 1 791 ; m. Alfred Griawold.
120.
Jonathan Felt, born in Somers, Aug. 4, 1762. He removed
with his father's family to West Springfield, where his intentions
of marriage to Jemima Allen were published July 18, 1784. We
have been unable to gain a full account of Jonathan Felt and his
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family. He enlisted in 1778 in the First Hamsphire Regiment,
"raised in compliance with the Resolve of Court of the 22°** of
June, 1778, to Reinforce the Continental Army for the space of
three months." He is described on the roll as 18 years of age,
five feet ten inches in stature, with dark hair and complexion and
blue eyes, and by trade a blacksmith. He served another three
months* term in the army in 1780 in Col. Murray's regiment,
under Capt. Joseph Browning. Feb. 6, 1781, his elder brother,
Solomon, was appointed his guardian, presumably on account of
the distribution of his father's estate at this time. Jan. 26, 1796,
Jonathan Felt and Jemima, his wife, conveyed to Bishop Allen
a lot of six and one-half acres on the west side of the county road
in the North Parish of West Springfield, " on which I now dwell,"
and about this time moved to Leverett, Mass., where, in 1797, he
had a farm of fifty-three acres " on the town road." We learn
nothing more of Jonathan Felt, but his wife died in Leverett,
Dec. 3, 1853, aged 91 years. It is said that he had fourteen
children; we know the names of but seven and are able to trace
the descendants of but two of these.
CHILDREN. »
*298. I. Eli ADA, b. June 20, 1785.
299. II. Justus, b. . Said to have removed to Jefferson County,
N. Y., but no trace of him has been found.
300. III. Justin, b. . He fell off a ledge of rock while hunting and
was killed. Upon petition of his creditors, administration
on his estate was granted to Moses Field of Leverett, March
9, 1830. He died possessed of a small homestead of about
four acres on the south side of the highway, about forty rods
east of the meeting-house in Leverett. He was a blacksmith.
*3oi. IV. Jonathan, b. .
302. V. Douglass, b. ; m. Mary . We know of but one child,
Harvey D. Felt (6th Gen.), who m. in Amherst, Mass., Sept.
17, 1845, Eliza Stewart. She died April 22, 1852. They had
a daughter (7th Gen.) b. in Amherst, March 15, 1847. Doug-
lass Felt resided in Amherst.
303. VI. Sophia, b. .
304. VII. Mabel, b. .
* This list is incomplete, and with the exception of the first child very likely '
erroneous in its arrangement. Justus and Justin were twins, and there was an-
other pair of twins in the family.
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CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND HANNAH (SH.SBEE) FELT. (40.)
131.
Jonathan Felt, born in Salem, Mass. Died before 1761.
He married July 18, 1744, Sarah Reeves, daughter of William and
Sarah (Fountaine) Reeves of Salem. She was baptized in the
First Church, Marblehead, Aug. 26, 1722. Administration on
her estate was granted her daughter Mehitabel April 3, 1787.
Jonathan Felt was a fisherman. His homestead was located on
the south side of the main street in Salem.
CHILDREN.
305. I. Mehitabel, b. . She was appointed administratrix of her
mother's estate April 3, 1787. June 27 of this year she
deeded the ** Mansion house," the property of her mother, to
Samuel Holman of Salem, who at once completed the
transfer by conveying it back to her. This would intimate
that at this time she was the only remaining heir. She
married May 31, 1793, Samuel Beck ford, son of John and
Rebecca (Ruck) Beckford of Salem, who was baptized in
Salem Tabernacle, Feb. 6, 1774. At the time of her death
she was a widow, and administration on her estate was
granted to Abner Chase, April 17, 18 10.
306. II. Hannah, bap. June 7, 1752. She is said to have married a
Reeves, and probably died before 1787.
307. in. Jonathan, b. 1754 ; m. July 4, 1776, Rebecca Barnet. He
served in the Revolutionary War in the Salem Company
commanded by Capt. Benjamin Ward, and was taken
prisoner in 1777. In 1780 he was in service on the Privateer
brig Cutter^ Samuel Covill, master. He probably died
before 1787. We know of no children.
132.
John Felt, born ; married Jan. i, 1750-1, Deborah
Skerry, daughter of Ephraim and Margaret (Silsbee) Skerry.
She died , and he married (2d) May 19, 1757, Mrs.
Catherine Turner, widow of John Turner, Jr., and daughter
of John and Catharine (Manning) Berry. She was born
June 21, 1730, and died probably in 1803. Her will is dated
July 18, 180 1, and was probated in 1803. John Felt died of a
cancer, in Danvers, Mass., in August, 1785, and administration
on his estate was granted to Capt. Richard Manning, June 7,
1786, who gave bonds, with John Felt and Edward Brown (son
and son-in-law of Capt. John Felt) as sureties. The inventory of
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his personal estate showed property amounting to £2,^6^ 13J. 5^.,
and of real estate £2,201 os, od.
John Felt purchased, May 10, 1757, just previous to his second
marriage, a house and lot on Lynde Street in Salem and subse-
quently became the owner of a large amount of land in the
" North Fields," a locality beyond the North River, and now
known as North Salem. Felt Street in that section of the present
City of Salem was laid out through his property. John Felt was
a " shoreman " or owner of vessels trading coastwise. He was
also skilled in the trade of a cordwainer or shoemaker, and later
became a merchant, having a warehouse near the North Bridge,
and probably trading in West India goods and the like.
December 20, 1764, he purchased half of a pew in " The Great
Meeting House *' in Salem — a floor pew " having y* Alley nearest
y* Easternmost Door of s** House on the East side of it." In
1768 we hear of him as chosen to the office of "fence surveyor"
and " surveyor of weighing." He bore the military title of Cap-
tain, having commanded an artillery company of the Salem
militia.
At the opening of the Revolutionary War Capt. Felt
resided in the North Fields, a communal settlement composed
of farmers, who, while under the jurisdiction of the Salem laws to
a certain extent, were in some degree an independent community.
Capt. Felt's father, Jonathan Felt, was the owner of lands in this
locality, and as a successor to this estate he added largely to it
by subsequent purchases. He also succeeded to lands there
through his first wife, formerly owned by her father, Ephraim
Skerry. We find the estate of John Felt bounded easterly upon
the North River and westerly upon the highway leading to
"y* new mills" (so called) in Danvers,- a large possession.
Captain Felt was a tall, muscular, well-made man, and endowed
with the courage of his convictions, one who in an emergency
proves to be the right man in the right place. This was well
shown at the time of the British invasion of Salem by Col. Leslie,
Feb. 26, 1775, when, by the firm stand taken by Capt. Felt, the
opening conflict of the Revolution (which was precipitated seven
weeks later at Concord) was here averted. Had a man of less
firmness and weaker judgment stood in his place, in all proba-
bility the first battle of the war would have been fought at the
North Bridge in Salem. It may not be inadmissible to relate
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briefly a history of the events of this time, chiefly with a bearing
upon the part taken by Capt. Felt, and the following account
is drawn largely from a very interesting address delivered by
Charles M. Endicott, Esq., January i8, 1855, befbre the Essex
Institute of Salem.
The bridge over the North River and the causeway over the
flats were built by the town of Salem in 1744. Their combined
length was 860 feet, with a width of 18 feet, and over the river
was a draw at least 18 feet long, which was arranged to swing
upward for the passage of vessels. The town's right in the
bridge and flats was, by authorization of a vote in town meeting,
held May 14, 1755, conveyed by the selectmen to certain citizens,
(the right to the draw and its supporting piers being reserved,)
upon condition that the bridge and way be always kept in suit-
able condition for the passage of vehicles of every description,
and this failing, the property, with all improvements which might
have been made, to revert to the town. The rights conveyed
were, after a time, forfeited, and the town being again in posses-
sion appointed a committee to make a further conveyance. This
was done June 15, 1768, and Jonathan Ropes, Jeremiah Hacker,
Thorndike Proctor, and John Felt, all proprietors in the North
Fields, became the owners of the bridge and adjacent flats under
the same restrictions as governed the former proprietors. (See
Appendix C.) This was the condition of things at the opening
of the Revolutionary War.
As before intimated, Capt. John Felt was a prominent figure
at the time of Leslie's invasion. Mr. Endicott says : " Foremost
among the friends of hberty, and the resolute and daring enemies
of oppression and arbitrary power, stood Capt. John Felt, who,
without any disparagement to others, appears entitled to the dis-
tinction of the Hero of the British repulse at the North Field
Bridge. He was at this time about fifty years of age. His
frame, square, strong and muscular, denoted him a man whom it
would be the part of prudence to avoid in single combat. Salem
possessed many men whose social position in life was perhaps
superior, men of more wealth, of more erudition, of more influence
in her public councils; but none of greater moral worth, or
irreproachable private character. His love of independence and
hatred of tyranny had shone through his whole life, and with
these qualities was blended the most intrepid resolution. There
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lived no one in whose heart glowed a warmer love for the liberties
of his country, and none more ready to peril, and if need be to
sacrifice, his life in support of her cause. In a word, he was just
the man for an emergency : of cool, determined bravery, calm
and collected in the hour of danger. These qualities inspired
every one with confidence in his ability successfully to control
and direct any daring enterprise or forlorn hope which his
inclination prompted him to lead."
The object of the invasion by Col. Leslie was to take posses-
sion of a dozen or more cannon which had been collected by the
citizens for the purpose of resisting British aggression should
occasion require, and which were secreted about the premises of
Capt. Robert Foster, a blacksmith, who had been employed in
repairing them, on the north side of the North River.
Col. Leslie landed his forces in a retired spot on Marblehead
Neck and marched swiftly and secretly towards Salem ; but the
news of his movements had preceded him, and when he arrived
he found the draw of the bridge open, and guarded by a large
number of citizens massed upon the north shore. As he passed
the Court House he was joined by Capt. John Felt, who attached
himself closely to Col. Leslie, with the avowed intention of
making things hot for him personally should he order a com-
mencement of hostilities. He afterwards stated that it was his
intention to grapple with Col. Leslie, had the troops fired upon
the people, and to jump with him into the stream, there to try
the death struggle together. A neighbor afterwards said, " He
could have done so, drowned him, and then swam off."
Col. Leslie, upon finding the draw open, demanded that it be
immediately lowered, and remonstrated with the people for
insulting his soldiers and obstructing the King's highway. " This
is not the King's highway," was the reply, " it is a private way
belonging to the proprietors of the North Fields, and no King
or country has any control over it."
" The people on the north side of the bridge had climbed upon
the top of the upraised leaf by help of the chains, and there sat
astride like so many hens at roost. The indignation of the
Colonel at having his designs thus suddenly and unexpectedly
baffled, was excited almost to frenzy, and he gave utterance to
his feeling, to say the least, in no mild or becoming language ;
one account says he stamped and swore, ordering the bridge to
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be immediately lowered. Being questioned as to his design in
making this movement, and why he wished to cross the bridge,
he replied that he had orders to cross it, and he would do so if
it cost his life and the lives of his men. Here was, however, a
dilemma from which this bravado could not relieve him. To
advance under the present circumstances without the consent of
the inhabitants was impossible, and to retreat, disgrace. In the
bitterness of his feelings he then went upon West's (now Brown's)
wharf, to reconnoitre, closely followed by Capt. Felt, who
was observing every motion and orcler with the keen unremitting
watchfulness of the tiger, and turning to an officer near him,
said, * You must face about this division, and fire upon those
people.' These were the inhabitants on the northern side of the
river, who had collected upon a small wharf which jutted out
from the eastern side of the bridge, conspicuous among whom
was Capt. Robert Foster, the owner of the premises upon
which the cannon had been deposited. This order to fire having
been overheard by Capt. Felt, who stood within two yards of
Col. Leslie, he cried out with a loud voice, for his resentment
was kindled by the order to fire : * Fire ! you have no right to fire
without further orders ; if you do fire you will all be dead men.'
* Where are they who can hinder me ? ' asked Col. Leslie.
* There,' said Capt. Felt, pointing to the people, * is a multi-
tude, every man of whom is prepared to die in this strife.'
" At the moment these words were uttered by Capt. Felt, a
thrill of confidence was felt through the whole multitude. The
people saw at once that he was just the man for the present
emergency, and with unanimous, though tacit, consent, looked to
him as their leader in any movement which should be made for
the further defense of the bridge. He was the spirit on whom
the crowd now depended. How far such language induced
Col. Leslie to use a praiseworthy forbearance cannot be
determined ; but had the command to fire been enforced, proba-
bly not a man of that whole regiment would have escaped death,
and the first bloody battle of the Revolution would have been
fought at the North Bridge, on the 26th of February, instead of
the 19th of April, at Lexington.*'
It was now low tide, and three gondolas lay aground on the
west side of the bridge ; one of them was owned by Capt. Felt,
and one by his brother Jonathan, commonly known as ** Hunter
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Felt." Apprehensive that they might be seized by the soldiers,
Capt. Felt suggested their destruction ; and the citizens, conspic-
uous among them being Jonathan Felt, sprang to the work, and in
a few moments, by the use of axes and such other implements as
were found ready at hand, the work was accomplished, but not
without resistance, and in the fracas which followed one Joseph
Whicher received a prick in the breast from a bayonet sufficient
to draw blood, which may be justly recorded as "the first blood
of the Revolution."
Col. Leslie having by this time become convinced of the de-
termination of the citizens to resist his progress, announced his
intention of carrying out his purpose if he remained until autumn,
and was assured by Capt. Felt that nobody would care if he
did so.
Upwards of an hour and a half had been consumed in the fruit-
less attempt to cross the bridge, and the short winter day was fast
drawing to a close, when the colonel, thinking perhaps to effect
by diplomacy what he could not compass by force, asked Capt.
Felt if he had any authority to cause the bridge to be lowered,
and was answered, " There is no authority in the case, but there
might be some influenced A conference was the result of this
suggestion, and, upon the pledge of Col. Leslie that he would not
march his troops more than fifty rods beyond the bridge and then
return in a peaceable manner, " the leaf was lowered, and the
troops passed quietly over, marched the stipulated distance,
then wheeled and set out with all haste on their homeward march,
having been completely foiled in the object of their expedition."
This withdrawal without seizing the guns cost Col. Leslie his
commission.
It is not recorded that Capt. Felt took any further active part
in the War of the Revolution, but the patriotism of such a char-
acter could not flag, and we may sincerely believe that his deeds
at the North Bridge did not terminate his efforts in behalf of
American liberty.
For some years previous to the war he had been acquiring land
in Danvers, and finally, April i8, 1777, he bought of Benjamin
Sawyer of Boothbay, Me., " land in Danvers, near the new mills,
containing twelve acres with all the buildings thereon," also a
"pew in the Rev. Mr. Holt's Meeting House," and settled in
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Danvers, where he passed the remainder of his life engaged in
farming.
The following is the inventory of the estate of Capt. John
Felt*: —
A farm in Danvers containing about 91. acres of land purchased
of Endicott & others @ £\o, - - - - 910
A lot of land in Danvers purchased of Sawyer and others con«
taining aV 15 acres & 90 poles. .... 160
A House, shop & barn in Salem with the land purchased of
Lynde & others ab* 97! poles. - - - - 400
A Lot of Land in the North Field purchased of Browne and
others ab* 12 acres & 34 Poles. .... 200
A Lot of Land purchased of Mr Orne, about 12 acres. - - 120
A part of the wharf & Warehouse adjoining the North Bridge
in Salem with the flatts. ..... 240
A piece of Land, about 8 poles where Tho* Nasters shop
stands. ..-.-.- 20
A Lot of wood Land & pasture purchased of Glover, ab* 10
acres. --.---- 60
A piece of Land, ab^ 2o| poles where the wid. Rollo*s House
stands. ..-..-. 20
A common Right in the great Pasture. - - • > 10
A Lot of Land in Booth-Bay purchased of William Reed, ab*
80 acres more or less. • - - - - 18
A Pew in the north meeting house in Salem No 32. ;f 15. No
43. ;tio. in the Gallery No 4. £ 5. No 35, ;f 5. - - 35
I Pew in Mr Holts meeting house in Danvers. • - " 5
I Pew in the meeting house by the North Mills & two Rights
in the School House. ----- 3
;£'220I o o
Personal Estate, -.-.-.. ;^2568 13 5
CHILDREN.
♦308. I. Hannah, bap. June 7, 1752; m. Joseph Blaney.
•309. II. John, b. Sept. 16, 1754.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
310. III. George, b. April 23, 1758 ; d. March 8, 1774, at Salem small-
pox hospital.
Catharine, b Jan. 27, 1760; m. Edward Brown.
Deborah, b. June 2, 1765; d. young.
Joseph, bap. March i, 1767.
Ephraim, bap. Dec. 4, 1768; d. at sea. Administration on his
estate was granted his mother, Catharine Felt, April 12, 1793.
' Essex Probate, 357-519.
^3".
IV.
3«2.
V.
'313.
VI.
314.
VII.
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♦315. VIII. Benjamin, bap. Dec. 11, 1770.
316. IX. Deborah, bap. June 13, 1773.
•31 7. X. George Washington, b. April 30, 1776.
133-
Elizabeth Felt, born . Her intentions of marriage
to John Atkinson were published Sept. 13, 1746, but the bans were
forbidden by the paternal Atkinson on account of " y* said John
being a minor," however, on the 4th of November, he sent the
following communication "To John Higginson Gierke to y* Town
of Salem. — Whereas I forbid y* Banns of matrimony between my
son John Atkinson & Eliza Felt I hereby signify to you that y'
cause is now removed & that I have no objection ag'* your pro-
ceeding to publish y* same Banns." They were married Dec. 3,
1746. John Atkinson was the son of Theodore and Mary (Norman)
Atkinson of Salem. He was baptized Sept. 4, 1726, and was a
mariner. A minute in the notes of Rev. J. B. Felt says Elizabeth
afterwards married a Rev. Mr. Harvey, " and moved to the east-
ward."
CHILDREN.
318. I. John Atkinson, b. ,
319. II. Elizabeth Atkinson, b. ; m. Sept. 3, 1766, William Cum-
mings.
320. III. Hannah Atkinson, b. 1755; m. Joseph Felt, her cousin. See
No. 338.
134.
Nathaniel Felt, born ; died Nov. 2, 1789. He married
(intentions Aug. 19) 1749, Mary Mugford, daughter of John and
Mary (Luscomb) Mugford of Salem. She was baptized Dec. 17,
1727. Her will was dated May 21, 1801, but was not probated
until 1807. At the time of making her will her son James was
the only surviving child, and was appointed executor, but when
the will was proved, James was dead, and Jane Felt, widow of her
son William, was granted administration. Nathaniel Felt was a
shipwright. He lived in Salem in the dwelling-house formerly his
grandfather's.
CHILDREN,
321. I. Nathaniel, bap. Oct. 6, 1751 ; d. April 20, 1792. He was a
cabinet-maker. Administration on his estate was granted to
his widow, Phoebe Felt, July 12, 1792. His property was given
to his mother, and his brothers and their children. In 1783
he was surveyor of lands in Salem.
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IV.
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V.
326.
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322. II. Mary, bap. Feb. 9, 1752; d. before 1782.
323. III. Jonathan, bap. June 10, 1753. He was*a mariner. He en-
listed for service in the Revolutionary War July 11, 1775, in a
company of sea-coast men for the defense of the sea-coast.
Aug. 12, 1780, he was a sailor 'on the privateer brig Cutter^
Capt. Sam. Crowe. On the roll he is described as 26 years of
age, six feet in stature, with dark complexion. In 1782 he
commanded the ship Despatch^ ten guns and sixty men ; also,
the same year the brig Juno^ twelve guns and sixteen men.
He died unmarried, Sept. 28, 1796. Administration on his
estate was granted April 10, 1797, to Addison Richardson of
Salem. His estate consisted of a house with about one pole
of land, worth $677. This was conveyed by his administrator,
April 25, 1800, to his only surviving brother, James Felt.
John, bap. Feb. 6, 1757.
William, bap. Jan. 21, 1759.
James, bap. Dec. 12, 1762; d. unmarried, about 1803. In 1780
he was boy on board the brig Griffin^ Gideon Henfield mas-
ter. He became a master mariner. His will was dated Oct
10, 1803.
•327. VII. Henry, bap. Jan. 6, 1766.
135.
David Felt, born ; died after 1792. He married Nov.
8, 1758, Susannah Becket, daughter of John and Rebecca
(Beadle) Becket. She was born Dec. 11, 1740, and died Oct. 12,
1798. She was descended from Bridget Bishop/ who was con-
demned and executed for witchcraft during the reign of that ter-
rible delusion in Salem,
It is possible that this is the David mentioned in Felfs Annals
1 Bridget Bishop, previous to her marriage to Edward Bishop, some time be-
fore 1680, was the widow of Thomas Oliver. They had one child, a daughter.
Christian Oliver, born May 8, 1667, who married Thomas Mason and died in
1693, leaving one only child, Susanna, born Aug. 23, 1687, who married John
Becket in 17 11, and was the grandmother of Susannah Becket. ''Bridget
Bishop was a singular character not easily described. She kept a house of re-
freshment for travelers and a shovel board for the entertainment of her guests
and generally countenanced amusements and gayeties to an extent that ex-
posed her to some scandal. . . . She was charged with witchcraft and
actually brought to trial on the charge in 1680, but was acquitted, the pop-
ular mind not being quite ripe for such proceedings as took place twelve years
afterwards."— Upham's Salem Witchcraft,
In 1692 she was again accused of practising the arts of a witch, and, upon
such flimsy and ridiculous evidence as was then deemed conclusive, was con-
demned and executed in June of that year.
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of Salem^ as follows : " July 3, 1807. News that the schooner
Frifuey bound to France, was dismantled and otherwise danger-
ously wrecked in a gale of April a6, when David Felt, the mate,
and one of the seamen were lost."
Early in life David Felt was a fisherman, sailing to the Banks
of Newfoundland like a majority of his neighbors in Salem. In
August, 1759, he was captured by a French shallop in the Gut of
Canso and plundered of his vessel and its contents, his captors
giving him and his crew the small boat in which to seek safety.
They succeeded in reaching Louisburg, then occupied by the
King's troops, and from there returned to Salem. Later, David
Felt is known as a merchant and shoreman — a shoreman being
the owner of vessels trading coastwise. Jan. 15, 1771, his
brother John conveyed to him land in Norman's Lane in Salem
" on which land he hath Erected a Dwelling House at his own
charge, since I agreed with him for and sold him in March A.D.
1 76 1, and I have received of said David full consideration for
Rent of s* Land from that time till this day." This property he
sold May 5, 1772, to Jonathan Garner. At the time of the " Lex-
ington Alarm," April 19, 1777, David Felt was one of the "Com-
mittee of Safety." Nov. i, 1782, David Felt and Benjamin
Needham were allowed by the General Court " to send a flag of
truce to Halifax to bring home our men who are prisoners
there."
CHILDREN.
328. I. David, b. ; d. at sea, aged 29. He enlisted as a boy on
the brig Tyranicide, Jonathan Harraden, master, Oct. i,
1777, and was discharged May 8, 1778. May 25, 1780, he
was a sailor on the brigantine Dolphifty Captain David
IngersoU, and described as 24 years of age, stature 5 feet,
5 inches, and of dark complexion.
Susan, b. ; m. March i8, 1787, English Thomas.
John, b. March 24, 1764.
Jonathan, b. ; d. young.
Hannah, b. ; d. unmarried.
Jonathan, b. . He was a master mariner, and d.
unmarried at Baltimore, Md.
Nathaniel, b. July 25, 1771.
Rebecca, b. 1775 ; d. unmarried, March 24, 1862, aged 87
years and 3 months.
Joseph, b. May 18, 1777.
Betsy, b. ; d. unmarried.
329.
II.
♦330.
III.
331.
IV.
332.
V.
333.
VI.
*334.
VII.
335.
VIII.
*336.
IX.
337.
X.
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86 PR^T GBNEALOGY.
X36.
Joseph Felt, born ; died before 1790. He married
Dec. 8, 1757, Mary Swan of Marblehead. He married (2d) Jan.
13, 1774, widow Abigail Lewis of Lynn. Joseph Felt first lived
in Marblehead and removed from there to Salem about 1762, but
shortly afterward returned to Marblehead for a time and bought
of John Ullmer a mansion-house at the southerly end of that
town. He also (in 1767) bought one-half of a pew in the new
meeting-house in Marblehead, Wall pew No. 80, " being the
third wall pew on the southwest side of the front door." This
he sold to John Spinney in 1769, and removed again to Salem.
He enlisted Jan. 25, 1776, under Captain Benjamin Ward, in a
company of sea-coast men ; was promoted to be Corporal June
27th, and discharged from the service Nov. 18, 1776. He again
enlisted, Nov. 11, 1777, and served for a time in Colonel Jacob
Gerrish's Regiment of Guards under Captain Miles Greenwood.
By the death of her son, Blaney Lewis, Mrs. Felt (the second
wife) inherited property in Lynn, in that portion of the town
called Little Nahant, which, February 11, 1786, was conveyed by
Joseph and his wife to Jonathan Johnson. Joseph Felt was a
fisherman, a business which engaged the attention of many of
the inhabitants of Salem and Marblehead.
CHILDREN.
338. I. Joseph, b. 1760; d. May 30, 1832. He married May 27, 1787,
Hannah Atkinson (his cousin), daughter of John and Eliza-
beth (Felt) Atkinson (No. 133). He was a mariner, and occu-
pied a small house near the corner of Norman and Summer
streets in Salem. Rev. Joseph B. Felt, in his Annals of
Salem^ says, under date of Sept. 27, 1814, ** A guard ship is
ready for service against , the English armed vessels in our
Bay, which ventures boldly into our harbors to take prizes.
Her commander was Geo. Crowningshield, first lieutenant,
John White, and second, Joseph Felt. She was manned by
young volunteers." Joseph Felt had no children, and left
his property to his wife. She died in Salem, Nov. 4, 1832,
aged 77.
339. II. Thomas, b. . We know nothing of his history. The
Keene, N. H., records contain the death of ** a child of
Thomas Felt, April 18, 1814," but we do not know that it
was this Thomas.
340. III. Robert, b. . He served during the Revolutionary War,
in Captain Simeon Brown's Company, Col. Jacob Gerrish's
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Regiment, in 1778. July i, 1780, he again entered the
service as a private in Captain Addison Richardson's Com-
pany, Colonel Wade's Regiment, from the County of Essex.
(A Robert Felt of Portland, Maine, entered his intention of
marriage with Silvia Hunt, daughter of Daniel Jr. and Mary
(Winslow) Hunt, of Cape Elizabeth, Me., Nov. 8, 1800.—
Portland Records).
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
*34i. IV. Molly, b. 1779 ; m. John Lewis, Jr.
CHILDREN OF MOSES AND MARY (PETTE) FELT. (54.)
Moses Felt, born in Dedham, Mass., March 5, 1748-9.
Lost at sea in January, 1777, with his brother Edward. We have
no record of his marriage or family, but it seems quite probable
that he had at least one son.
CHILD.
*342. I. Moses, b. .
152.
Abner Felt, bom in Dedham, Nov. 9, 1756. He spelled his
name Feltt^ and his descendants have retained the same orthog-
raphy. He married at Temple, N. H., Dec. 13, 1781, Mary
Heald, and removed to Andover, Vermont. She was born in
1761, and died in Andover, June 24, 1814. He married (2d) in
Dover, Mass., Jan. 30, 18 15, widow Hannah Battle of that town.
She died in Andover a few years after her husband. Abner Feltt
died in Andover, Feb. 26, 1832.
CHILDREN.
343. I. Polly Felit, b. Feb. 28, 1782, Temple, N. H. She m.
in Medway, Mass., March 8, 1801, James Barnes of Boston.
She d, Oct. 2, 1825.
Edward Feltt, b. Dec. 4, 1783.
Abner Feltt, b. Oct. 3, 1785.
Sarah Feltt, b. Oct. 4, 1787 ; m. Ira Heald.
Peter Feltt, b. May 13, 1791, Andover ; d. there Oct. 3,
1813.
Chloe Feltt, b. Jan. i6, 1793, Andover ; d. there June
7, 1805.
William Feltt, b. Nov. 20, 1794.
*344.
II.
•345.
III.
*346.
IV.
347.
V.
348.
VI.
*349.
VII.
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*35o.
VIII.
351.
IX.
352.
X.
*353.
XI.
*354.
xir.
gg PELT GENEALOGY,
Rachel Frltt, b. Jan. 19, 1797 ; m. John Bojniton.
Betsey FRL'n\ b. March 26, 1799, Andover; d. Oct. 20,
1820.
Olive Feltt, b. July 22, 1800, Andover; m. in Jan., 1827,
Henry Kelley. She d. in Portland, Maine, July 12, 1832.
Amasa Feltt, b. April 2, 1802.
Reuben Feltt, b. Dec. 4, 1805.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND LOVEWELL (WELLS)
FELT. (55.)
156.
Jonathan Felt, born in Dedham, South Parish, April 25,
1748. He married Nov, 18, 1784, Eunice Brastow, daughter of
Thomas and Hannah (Mann) Brastow of Wrentham, Mass. She
was born Nov. 19, 1752, and died July 2, 1802. Jonathan Felt
enlisted as a volunteer at the time of the " Lexington Alarm,"
April 19, 1775, and marched from Wrentham in the company
under command of Capt. Oliver Pond. In May he was promoted
to be corporal, and served with Capt. Pond in Col. Joseph Breed's
regiment at the Siege of Boston. He served during the entire
period of the Revolutionary War. Jan. i, 1777, he was commis-
sioned a lieutenant in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment, com-
manded by Col. William Shepard, and Oct, 14, 1781, was
promoted to be captain in the same regiment. In 1783 he served
in the Seventh Regiment. The rank of captain he held until the
close of the war. He was present at the surrender of Cornwallis
at Yorktown on the 19th of October, 1781. This fact is related
by himself in a letter to his future wife, which has fortunately
been preserved.
Jonathan Felt did not engage in active business after his
return from the army, but in his official capacity of justice of the
peace, served his townspeople, by whom he was held in high
esteem. His constitution was enfeebled by the hardships of his
long campaign, and he suffered from " old-fashioned consump-
tion," of which he died, Nov. 5, 1800. The town clerk of
Wrentham, his personal friend, followed the entry of his death
upon the town records by this quaint memorial : " Died . . .
after a long and distressing sickness which he bore with much
Patience. He served his country in an honorary Station through
the late Revolutionary War, and returned to his farm an indus-
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L
•3S6.
II.
•357.
III.
•3S8.
IV.
FIFTH GENERATION, gg
trious Peaceable and Useful member of the Public, and a friend
to mankind." He was a member of the Society of the Cincin-
nati, which honor was inherited by his son Oliver.
CHILDREN.
Patty, b. Sept. 29, 1785 ; m. Samuel Everett, 2d,
Oliver, b, March 20, 1787.
.Joseph, b. Nov. 13, 1788.
Nancy, b. April 5, 1793 ; ™- J^l^" C* Proctor.
159-
Benjamin Felt, born in Dedham, Oct. 12, 1752. He settled
in Milton, Mass., and married Waitstill Capen, daughter of
Robert and Mary Jane (Lyon) Capen of Canton, Mass. She was
born in Canton, Sept. 25, 1753, and died April 30, 1804. He
married (2d) June 3, 1805, Jerusha Hunt, daughter of Brinsmead
and Abigail (Matthews) Hunt of Milton. She was born July 25,
1754' We do not know the date of Benjamin Felt's death. He
served six days at the time of the Lexington alarm, April 19,
1775, in the South Dedham company commanded by Capt. Wil-
liam Bullard. He was a blacksmith.
CHILDREN."
Benjamin, bap. Nov. 24, 1776; d. at sea, unmarried.
Robert, b. ; d. young.
George, b. March 3, 1783.
Jonathan Wells, b. July 10, 1789.
David, b. March, 1793.
WiLLARD, b. May 7, 1796.
Louisa, b. j m. in Boston, Nov. 24, 1807, Reuben Bliss, by
whom she is said to have had three children. She m. (2d) a
Mr. Allen of Robbinston, Me., and died in that town.
Jane, b. ; m. in Boston, Nov. 30, 181 5, William Greeley.
They resided in Philadelphia, where she died.
Waitstill, b. ; her intentions of m. to Silas Tobey were
recorded in Boston, Feb. 6, 1804. They lived somewhere in
Massachusetts. She outlived her husband, and d. about 1835.
160.
EHphalet Felt, born in Dedham, Sept. 24, 1754, He
married at Norton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1779, Lona Wetherell of that
* These are probably not arranged in proper order of birth.
12
359.
I.
360.
II.
•361.
in.
•362.
IV.
•363.
V.
•364.
VI.
365.
vn.
366.
VIII.
367.
IX.
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^ PELT GENEALOGY.
town. She was born in 1762, and died in Rockingham, Vt., Aug.
31, 1845. Eliphalet Felt marched from Dedham in Capt. Robert
Taft*s company at the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775, and was
eight days in the service. He also served in 1776 in Capt.
Samuel Fale*s artillery company of Taunton for twenty-six days,
and " marched to Slade's Ferry in Swansey on the alarm of the
8th day of December." His name also appears on a pay-roll,
" Due to those who guarded the Gaol in Taunton, by the direc-
tion of some of the Field Officers, y* Committee of Correspond-
ence, & Sheriff for the purpose of preventing the Highlanders
(being Prisoners) & others inimical, escaping to the Enemy dur-
ing the alarm on the Eighth Day of Dec*r, 1776.*^ Eliphalet Felt
removed ifrom Dedham to Rockingham, Vt., and settled about
one mile south of the center of the town, where his homestead is
still standing. He died there Nov. 18, 1833. His children were
born in Rockingham.
CHILDREN.
Charles, b. Oct. 17, 1780; d. Aug. 24, 1797.
John, b, Oct. 22, 1782; d. April 19. 1805.
James, b. Jan. 12, 1785 ; d. March 17, 181 2.
Eunice, b. Oct. 20, 1787 ; m. Levi Hoyt.
Philenia, b. May 3, 1790; m. Amos Hitchcock.
Warrbn, b. Feb. 16, 1793.
Obadiah, b. June 26, 1795. ^
Eluthkria, b. Feb. 21, 1799; d. April 5, 1819.
Wells, b. Oct. 17, 1801 ; d. March 28, 1822.
161.
Sarah Felt, bom in Dedham, Dec. 22, 1756 ; died in Nelson,
N. H., March i, 1837. She married in Dedham, Nov. 25, 1778,
Samuel Adams, probably the son of Samuel and Sarah (Blanchard)
Adams of Brain tree. He was born in Brain tree. Mass., in De-
cember, 1755, and died in Nelson, May 19, 1832. Samuel Adams
volunteered for service in the Revolutionary War Jan. i, 1776,
for one year with Capt. Gold in Col. Greaton^s Massachusetts
regiment and was discharged at Newark, N. J. March 19, 1781,
he enlisted in Capt, FarwelFs company in Col. Cilley's regiment,
the First New Hampshire, and served till April 11, 1783, when
he hired Jacob Eastman as his substitute for the remainder of his
three years' term, by the payment of four silver dollars. The
children were probably born in Packersfield (now Nelson).
368.
I.
369.
II.
370.
in.
»37i.
IV.
»372.
V.
»373.
VI.
^374.
VII.
375.
VIII,
376.
IX.
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CHILDREN.
377. I. Sarah Adams, b. in Packersfield, N. H., Sept. 15, 1780; d. in
East Rumford, Me., April 26, 1868. She m. in Packersfield,
May 27, 1806, Reuben Barrett, Jr., of Stoddard, N. H., in
which place he was (probably) b. March 26, 1777. They re-
moved to East Rumford after 1809, and he d. there Sept. 30,
1858. He was a mill-man and cooper.
378. II. Jonathan Adams, b. Sept. 13, 1782; d. April 16,1811. Un-
married.
379. III. Fanny Adams, b. Sept, i, 1784 ; d. Sept. 4, 1840. Unmarried.
380. IV. Samuel Adams, b. July 10, 1786; d. Dec. 3, i860. He was a
farmer living in Oswego Center, N. Y. He m. in Rodman,
N. Y., Nov. 13, 181 5, Polly Dodge, daughter of William and
Lydia (Nichols) Dodge. She was bom in Tolland, Conn.,
Oct. II, 1795, ^*^^ ^- ^" Oswego Center,
381. V. Joseph Adams, b. Oct. 17, 1788; d. May 2, 1867. He m. in
New Hampshire (probably Nelson) Azubah Henry, who was.
b, Nov. 10, 1793, ^*^^ ^- '^^ Orleans, N. Y., March 14, 1832.
He m. (2d) in New Hampshire, Mrs. Sarah (Griffin) Goodnow*-
widow of Simeon Goodnow. Mr. Adams served for about
three months as a private soldier in the War of 18 12, being
stationed at Portsmouth. About 181 4 he removed to Rod-
man, Jefferson County, N. Y., afterwards to Monroe County,
and about 1856 to Kansas. He died at Kickapoo Indian
Agency, Kennekuk, Kan.
382. VI. Polly Adams, b. Oct. 25, 1790; d. Feb. 15, 1852. Unmarried.
383. VII. John Adams, b. Jan. 2, 1801 ; d. in Madison, Wis., May 17,
1872. He m. in Beverly, Mass., Nov. 9, 1828, Abigail May,
daughter of James and Elizabeth (Williams) May. She was
b. in Beverly, Feb. 4, 1808, and d. in Madison. Mr. Adams
was a gardener.
162.
Oliver Felt, born in Dedham, Dec. 3, 1758. He was a
patriot of the Revolution, and among those who sprang to arms
when the alarm of Lexington was sounded, April 19, 1775. With
Capt. William Bullard, who commanded the company of militia
in the South Parish of Dedham, he marched to the defense of
the country. He served during the siege of Boston in Col. Paul
D. Sargent's Regiment, under Capt. George Gould, from May
to December, 1775. He served for nineteen days at " Casel
Island," in Col. William Mcintosh's Regiment, from the nth
to the 30th of December, 1776. He was also in the "sarvice of
y* Younited States of America in the State of Rhode Island from
y* 24th day of August to the 3d day of September, 1777, including
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g2 /^5£r GENEALOGY.
the time of marching home." This service was under Capt.
John Boyd, in Col. John Daggett's Regiment of Massachusetts Bay
militia. Oliver Felt removed from Dedham to Peterborough,
N. H., in 1780, and married there, Aug, 14, 1788, Mary Dunlap,
daughter of Hugh Dunlap of that town. She was born Dec.
22, 1765, and died Sept. 9, 1830. Oliver Felt was a blacksmith,
and conducted the principal business in his line in the town.
He was a member of the Unitarian Church, and for many
years leader of the choir. In politics he was a Whig. He died
in Peterborough, Dec. 19, 1829. His children were all born in
that town.
CHILDREN.
Tryphena, b. Sept. 26, 1790 ; m. James Buckley.
Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1792 ; m. Samuel Nay.
Son, b. Aug. 6, 1794 ; died Aug. 12, 1794.
Irene, b. Oct. 9, 1 796 ; m. Jeremiah S. Stf ele.
Ira, b. April 28, 1799.
Jonathan, b. April 25, 1802.
Oliver, b. June 18, 1804; d. Au^. 29, 1834.
Cyrus, b. July 27, 1807.
164.
Anna Felt, born in Dedham, June 3, 1762 ; died in Nelson,
N. H., Nov. 6, 1834. She married Deacon Josiah Robbins, son
of Josiah and Hannah (Ames) Robbins of Townsend, Mass. He
was born in Townsend, Oct. 16, 1761, and died in Nelson, Feb.
22, 1850. Mr. Robbins served in the Revolutionary War, enlist-
ing in April, 1777, when under 16 years of age, from Pepperell,
Mass., where he then resided, in Capt. John Minot's Company,
in Col. Whitney's Regiment, serving at East Greenwich and
Warwick Neck. About July ist of the same year he enlisted
in Capt. Nathaniel Larkin's Company, under Col. Robertson,
and took part in Gen. Spencer's unsuccessful expedition to
surprise the British near Newport. In this command he served
six months. In March, 1778, he enlisted for ten months
in Col. Wade's Regiment, in Capt. Joseph Boyington's Com-
pany, and served under Gen. Sullivan in Rhode Island. In
the latter part of 1779 ^^ served two months with Capt.
Larkins in Col. John Jacob's command, near Newport, and
when the British evacuated the place was with the troops who
♦384.
I.
*385.
II.
386.
III.
*387.
IV.
♦388.
V.
♦389.
VI.
390-
VII.
♦391.
vm.
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392.
I.
393.
II.
394.
III.
395.
IV.
396.
V.
397.
VI.
398.
VII.
FIFTH GENERATION. m
occupied it. From 1832 until his death he drew a pension from
the government. Mr. Robbins was for several terms a member
of the New Hampshire Legislature. The children were all born
in Packersfield (now Nelson).
CHILDREN.
Nancy Robbins, b. March 9, 1787 ; d. June 24, 1787.
JosiAH Robbins, b. April 7, 1788 ; d. July 9, 1789.
Nancy Robbins, b. Feb. 19, 1789. She m. a Mr. Cobb, and
d. in Nelson, N. H., a few years ago.
JosiAH Robbins, b. Feb. 15, 1791 ; d. Oct. 4, 1865.
Hannah Robbins, b. Oct. i, 1792 ; d. Oct. 17, 1792.
Hannah Robbins, b. Oct. 4, 1793 ; d. Nov. 4, 18x3.
Ira Robbins, b. June i, 1795 ; d. June 29, 1881. He m. in
Nelson, March 15, 1821, Jerusha Taft, daughter of Nathan
and Betsey (Bolton) Taft. She was b. in Packersfield (now
Nelson), Nov. 3, 1800, and d. in Keene, N. H., Jan. 7, 1878.
399. VIII. Oliver Robbins, b. April 23, 1797 ; d. in Nashua, N. H.,
Oct. 30, 1853, where he had resided many years. He m.
April 21, 1828, Hannah B. Stimpson, and had one daughter.
400. IX. Samson Robbins, b. April 3, 1799; ^^ i^* Lockport, N. Y.,
Oct. 21, 1853. He m. in Royalton, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1825,
Polly Mead, daughter of Solomon and Polly (Trail) Mead
of Rutland, Vt. She was b. in Rutland June 12, 1805, and
d. in Lockport, Jan. 31, 1890.
Alba Robbins, b. Jan. i, 1801 ; d. May 27, 18 14.
LovELL Wells Robbins, b. Oct. 8, 1803 ; d. Oct. 14, 1813.
Charles Robbins, b. Nov. 14, 1806 ; d. Nov. 5, 1819.
CHILD OF JONATHAN AND MARY (McLANE) FELT. (55.)
166.
Jacob Felt, born in Dedham, March 23, 1768 ; married
Polly Day. They lived in Killingly, Conn., and their first
children (twins) were born in that town. They removed to
Washington County, N. Y., and as early as 1797, resided in
Granville in that County, and probably removed, later, to
Hebron in the same County. We have been unable to learn
more of their history except that Mrs. Felt died in Hebron.
Mr. Felt died perhaps in Rupert, Vt.
CIULDREN.
•404. I. Cynthia, b. Aug. 22, 1795 ; m. Silas Nelson.
♦405. II. Luci.NDA, b. Aug. 22, 1795 ; m. William Clark.
401.
X.
402.
XI.
403.
XII.
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FELT GBNBALOGY.
*4o6. III. Ira, b. July ii, 1797.
♦407. IV. Lucy, b. July 12, 1798 ; m. John Sweet.
*4o8. V. Comfort Day, b. May 10, 1800.
409. VI. Oliver, b. ; d. unmarried in Smithport, Pennsylvania,
about 1831. He was a tailor. He settled in Pennsylvania
about 1826.
CHILDREN OF AARON AND TABITHA (UPTON) FELT. (58.)
169.
William Felt, born in Temple, N. H., May 28, 1768; died
in Bethany, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1824 — killed by a falling tree. He
married Oct. 15, 1794, Ruth Hildreth of Westford, Mass. She
was born Dec. 11, 1776, and died Nov. 7, 1862, at Wilson, N. Y.
After the death of her husband she married David Munger.
William Felt lived first at Cavendish, Vt., and afterwards at
Bethany, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
•410. I. Amos, b. April 19, 1796.
411. II. HosEA, b. June 9, 1800; d. March 18, 1859, at Ellington, N. Y.
He m. in Genesee County, N. Y., June 15, 1828, Adclia
Stoughton. They had no children.
•412. III. John, b. March 2, 1802.
♦413, IV. Almira, b. July 28. 1804; m. Elias H. Parmelee.
•414. v. Experience Keep, b. July 19, 1807 ; m. Ezra Wait.
•415. VI. Salome Parker, b. Oct. 11, 1815; m. Rev. Lorison Gates.
*4i6. VII. Betsey Augusta, b. March 12, 1819; m. Justus W. Hacket.
171.
Aaron Felt, bom in Temple, Oct. 18, 1771. He lived for a
time in Plymouth, N. H. He married Rachel Chase, daughter
of Thomas Chase, formerly of Sutton, Mass. Their first two
children were born in Plymouth. He removed to Westport,
Essex County, N. Y., about 1802, and he and his brother-in-law,
Jesse Braman, were among the first settlers of that town. Aaron
Felt built a grist-mill at what is known as Wadham*s Mills, about
four miles from the village of Westport, and carried on the mill-
ing business there aided by his wife. About 1809 they removed
to Elizabethtown, N. Y. In 1820, while carrying on work in the
woods to the westward of that town, he was compelled to return
for supplies, and, while passing through Keene, was taken sud-
denly ill, and died there March 28.
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VI
•423.
VII
424.
VIII.
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CHILDREN.
*4I7. I. LVDIA, b. Nov. 10^ 1797 ; m. David Benson.
418. II. Aaron, b. in Plymouth, N. H., Nov. 2, 1801 ; d. at Elizabeth-
town, N. Y., about 1870, unmarried. He was a mason by
trade.
419. III. Daniel, b. Dec. 15, 1803, Westport, N. Y. ; d. in April, 1804.
•420. IV. Jacob, b. Feb. 14, 1804.
421. V. Sally, b. July 26, 1805, Westport ; m. in Elizabethtown, N. Y.,
in 1830, Nathan H. Chase, son of Jonas and Eunice (Hurdy)
Chase of Stoddard, N. H. He was b. in Stoddard in 1S02,
and d. at Wadham's Mills, N. Y., June 19, 1844. He was a
farmer at Wadham's Mills.
Thomas Chase, b. Nov. 11, 1810.
Polly, b. Jan. 30, 181 3; m. David Goff.
Samuel William, b. May 19, 1816, Elizabethtown, N. Y. ; d.
about 1840, unmarried. A mason by trade.
172.
David Felt, born in Temple, Oct, 31, 1773 ; married in New
Ipswich, N. H., Feb. 5, 1798, Susan Pollard, daughter of Joseph
and Ruth (Burge) Pollard of that town. She was born there
Sept. 15, 1774, and died at Temple, Aug. 15, 1847. ^^ married
(2d) Mrs. Olive L. Barrett of Manchester, N. H. She was born
Sept. 10, 1793, and died in Manchester, May 13, 1875. Mr. Felt
was captain of the militia company in Temple. He removed to
Ludlow, Vt., in 1850, and died there Oct. 7, 1852. His first four
children were born at Plymouth, N. H. ; all the others at Temple.
CHILDREN.
' [■ Twins, b. Dec. 29, 1798 ; d. in January, 1799, Plymouth, N. H.
Susan, b. April 6, 1800 ; d. April 4, 1801, Plymouth.
RowENA, b. Feb. 12, 1802 ; m. at Plymouth, Jan. 23, 1832, John
Davison of Ludlow, Vt., who was killed in i860 by the up-
setting of a load of hay. She d. Dec. 1 1, 1886. " She was
actively benevolent, and much respected in the church."
They had no children.
Clarissa, b. Dec 14, 1803; m. Hervey Smith.
David Franklin, b. Oct. 9, 1806; d. May 14, 1891. He never
married, and lived at Manchester, N. H.
Joseph Pollard, b. Aug. 23. 1808.
Athelia, b. Oct. II, 1810 ; d. Oct. 18, 181 1, Temple, N. H.
Aaron, b. Sept. 3, 1812.
Athelia, b. Sept. 18, I814; m. Allen Johnson.
Ruth Burge, b. July 19, 1818; m. Caleb J. Kimball.
425-
I.
426.
11.
427.
III.
428.
IV.
•429.
V.
430-
VI.
•431.
vn.
432.
vin.
*433.
IX.
•434.
X.
•435.
XI.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
436.
I.
347.
II.
•438.
III.
*439-
IV.
440.
V.
174.
Samuel Webster Felt, born in Temple, Sept. 21, 1777.
He married in September, 1804, Lydia Wheeler of Temple, and
removed to Westport, N. Y., where his wife died a few months
later. Her death was the first which occurred in that town. He
married (2d) in 1808, Polly Bingham, daughter of Col. Aaron and
Susan (Sawyer) Bingham of Westport. She died in Plattsburg,
N. Y., May 3, 1839. Samuel W. Felt served as a volunteer dur-
ing the War of 18 12, and was in some of the skirmishes in the
neighborhood of Plattsburg. Before 1809 he had removed to
that town and engaged in trade for a while, but afterwards bought
a farm north of the village,, where he reared his family. He died
there Aug. i, 1842.
CHILDREN.
Samuel Webster, b. June 15, 1809; d. in 1813.
Miriam Bingham, b. 1811 ; d. 1813.
Mary Bingham, b. June 28, 181 3; m. Salmon M. Barber.
Lucius Sawyer, b. Nov. 9, 18x5.
Sarah Ann, b. March 8, 1818 ; m, at Galena, 111., Oct. 28, 1856,
Harrison Lyle Crooks, son of Robert Uzal Crooks of Bath
County, Ky., as his second wife. (His first wife was Amanda
M. Grant, mother of the wife of George W. Felt (No. 1209)
of Sioux City, la.). He was b. near Sharpsburg, Ky., Jan. 7,
18 1 3, and d. in Galena, III., July 31, 1861. He was a mer*
chant. She m. (2d) Edgar M. Boughton, son of Noah Bough*
ton. He was b. in 181 7 at Somers, N. Y. They reside in
Galena. No children.
*44i. VI. Benjamin Franklin, b. Jan. 3, 1821.
175.
Abiatha Felt, born in Temple, Sept. 7, 1779; died in West-
port, N. Y., March 31, 18 19. She married Jesse Clapp Braman,
son of Jesse and Silence (Clapp) Braman of Worcester, Mass.
He was born at Norton, Mass., Aug. 19, 1776, and died at Wad-
ham^s Mills, N. Y., Feb. i, 1862. He ser\'ed in the war of 18 12
as a Captain. Mr. Braman removed with his wife and two
children from New Hampshire and settled in Westport, N. Y.,
and built the first house and barn at Wadham's Mills, to which
point he and his brother-in-law, Aaron Felt, cut a road, four
miles through the pine woods. Jesse Braman and Abiatha Felt
had twelve children, six of whom died in infancy, and whose
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names we do not know. After her death he married again,
and had eight more children, twenty in all.
CHILDREN.
442. I. AsENATH Braman, b. June 6, 1801 ; m. in Westport, N. Y.,
Feb. 13, 1826. Piatt Sheldon, a farmer of Westport. He
was the son of Timothy and Maria Sheldon ; b. in Essex,
N. Y., Sept. 16, 1795, and d. in Westport, Feb. 11, 1879.
She d. Nov. 28, 1864.
443. II. Jesse Clah» Braman, b. 1803 ; d. in Ohio in 1842. He m.
at Wadham's Mills, Clarissa Winans.
444. III. Horace Braman, b. June 28, 1806, Wadham's Mills ; d. in
Keene, N. Y., July 8, 1867. He was a merchant in Keene.
He m. in Troy, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1835, Caroline V.
Whipple, daughter of William and Abigail (Wright)
Whipple of Troy. She was b. there May i, 1805, and d. at
Wadham's Mills, Aug. 25, 1845. He m. (2d) in Keene,
June 23, 1847, Lydia Brown, daughter of Elijah and Sally
(Putmon) Brown of Keene. She was b. in that town in
1808, and d. there July 9, 1868.
445. IV. Jason Braman, b. Oct. 9, 1809, Wadham's Mills ; d. in
Westport. He m. at Wadham's Mills in 1836, Laura
Bogue Hubbel. She was b. in Pittsford, Vt., June 6, 1813,
and d. in Westport, June 17, 1884. He was a merchant,
mason, and farmer.
446. V. Amos Anson Braman, b. in 1812, Wadham's Mills ; m. in
Westport, Mary Ann Marshall. He settled in Hazelton,
111., where he died.
447. VI. Daniel Webster Braman, b. March 31, 1819, Wadham's
Mills : d. in Elgin, 111., Oct. 20, 1865. He was a merchant
at Wadham's Mills. He m. in Westport in April, 1847,
Eliza Sayre, daughter of Cicero Sayre of Wadham's Mills.
She was bom in 1823 in Ticonderoga, N. Y., and died at
Wadham's Mills, Nov. 3, 1847. He m. (2d) in Whiting,
Vt., May I, 1850, Lucy M. Skinner, daughter of George and
Clara (Cady) Skinner of Whiting. She was b. in Westport
in 1834, and d. in Essex Junction, Vt. They had no
children.
177.
Lydia Felt, born in Temple, Sept. 21, 1784; died in Carlisle,
Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 14, 1844. She married in Westport,
N. Y., Jan. i, 1805, Otis Braman, brother of her sister Abiatha's
husband. He was born in Norton, Mass., Aug. 10, 1779, and
died in Carlisle, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1844. He served in the war of
j8i2. He resided in Carlisle and was a farmer.
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CHILDREN.
448. I. Otis Braman, b. Oct. 20, 1805, Wadham's Mills, N. Y.; d,
in Avon, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1857 He m. in Alexander, N. Y.,
Oct. 28, 1826, Betsey Riley. She d. in Avon, July 4, 1849.
Mr. Braman was a farmer, and lived in Avon.
449. II. Silence Braman, b. at Wadham's Mills, N. Y., April 5,
1807 ; d. in Elyria, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1853. She m. in Carlisle,
Ohio, April 5, 1831, Hiram Harris, who was b. in Washing-
ton County, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1796, and d. in La Grange,
Ohio, June 11, 1868. He was a farmer.
450. III. Daniel Braman, b. in Bethany, N. Y., Jan. 31. 1809 ; d. in
Garden Valley, Wis., Dec. 8, 1882. He was a farmer in
that place. He m. May 6, 1834, in Carlisle, Ohio, Belinda
Falkner, daughter of Henry and Frances (Throckmorton)
Falkner, of Medina, Ohio. She was b. in Medina, "Aug.
15, 1 8 14. She resides in Merrillon, Wis.
451. IV. Anson Braman, b. in Bethany, N. Y., May 30, 181 1 ; d. in
Saluda, N. C, Jan. 14, 1886. He m. in Carlisle, Ohio,
Dec. 24, 1835, Emeline Vincent, daughter of John T. and
Sally (Martin) Vincent, of Carlisle. She was born in Berk-
shire County, Mass., Oct. 10, 1818, and now resides in
Pawtucket, R. I. He was a nurseryman and fruit-grower.
452. V. Samantha Braman, b. in Bethany, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1813 ;
d. in Elyria, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1855. She m. in Carlisle, Dec.
26, 1833, Henry Sedolphus Rock wood, son of David and
Susanna (Griffith) Rockwood of Boston, Mass., as his second
wife. He was born in Champion, Jefferson County, N. Y.,
June 30, 1809, and resides in Elyria, Ohio. He is a drug-
gist. He m. (3d) Cynthia Braman, the sister of his former
wife.
453. VI. Elvira Braman, b. in Bethany, Feb. 24. 1815 ; d. in
Genesee County, N. Y., in March, 1823.
454. VII. Jason Jarvis Braman, b. in Bethany, Jan. 12, 1817. He is
a physician and surgeon ; a student in early life at Harvard,
and a graduate of the Medical Department of the University
of California, in 1875. He ser\'ed in the Civil war as a
Regimental Surgeon, and resides in Healdsburg, Cal. He
m. in Bethany, Jan. 29, 1837, Phcebe Sutton, who d. in
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 3, 1845. He m. (2d) in Oregon, Sept.
17, 1857, C. E. Delamater, daughter of John and Ellen
(Forsyth) Delamater. She was b. in Ohio, March 14, 1837.
455. viii. AzuBAH Braman, b. in Bethany, Feb. 3, 1819 ; m. in Elyria,
Ohio, April 16, 1850, Edson Sheldon Frary, son of Sheldon
and Maria (Underbill) Frary, of Olmstead, Ohio. He was
b. in Dorset, Vt., Dec. 26, 1820, and d. in Jackson, Mich.,
May 9, 1862. He was a builder. He served as first
lieutenant, in Co. H, First Michigan Engineers. Enlistpd
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Oct. 23, 1 861, and discharged Jan. 30, 1862. Mrs. Frary
resides in Massillon, Ohio.
456. IX. CVNTHIA Braman, b. in Bethany, April 13, 1821 ; d. in
Philadelphia, Pa., June 12, 1884. She m. in Detroit,
Mich., in March, 1857, Henry Sedolphus Rockwood, whose
former wife was her sister Samantha.
457. X. Emeline Braman, b. in Avon, Ohio, Feb. 26, 1825 ; m. in
Coldwater, Mich., Oct. 27, 1868, Reuben Clinton Ames,
son of Willard and Amy (Ferris) Ames of Potsdam, N. Y.,
as his second wife. He was b. in Potsdam, Nov. 6, 18 19,
and is a farmer. They reside in Litchfield, Mich.
458. XI. Charles Braman, b. in Avon. Aug. 10, 1827 ; d. in Cass*
ville. Wis., May 21, 1847, unmarried.
178.
Jacob Felt, born in Temple, May 16, 1786; died in Charles-
town, Mass., June 20, 1826. He married in Charlestown, July
2, 1809, Betsey Neagles, daughter of Michael and Sarah (Le
Bosquet) Neagles of Maiden, Mass. She was born in Maiden,
Aug. 15, 1787. After the death of her husband she removed to
Boston, and married there Nov. 12, 1828, George Gibson.
She died in Concord, N. H., March 26, 1871. Mr. Felt was a
dealer in pipe clay, and was also engaged in the business of iron
forging.
CHILDREN.
Sarah Brooks, b. May 16, 1810 ; m. John Pettingill.
Eliza Loring, b. in Charlestown, Jan. 16, 1812 ; d. in
Boston, unmarried, Dec. 16, 1856.
Mary Lamson, b. Aug. 3, 18 13 ; m. Abiel Chandler.
George Washington, b. July 17, 1815.
Lydia Braman, b. Aug. 14, 1817, Greenland, N. H.
Resides in Boston.
464. VI. Jacob Henry, b. April 6, 1820, Charlestown ; d. unmarried,
in Boston, Feb. 12, 1892. He was engaged in mercantile
business in Boston.
465. VII. Harriett Whidden, b. in Charlestown, Dec. 10, 1822 ; d.
there Dec. 14, 1824.
466. VIII. John Qiincy Adams, b. in Charlestown, Feb. 14, 1825 ; d.
in Vera Cruz, Mexico, Oct. 10, 1847. He was senior
captain in the First Mass. Volunteers, U. S. A. The body
of Capt. Felt was interred with military honors in Charles-
town in Feb., 1848, and re-interred at Mount Auburn in
July.
•459-
I.
460.
11.
♦461.
III.
♦462.
IV.
463.
V.
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CHILDREN OF AARON AND AZUBAH (WESTON) FELT. (58,)
179.
John Rogers Felt, bom in Temple, Feb. 7, 1792. In
early manhood he lived in New Ipswich, N. H., where he was en-
gaged in woolen manufacturing. From about 18 18 to 1821 he
resided in Boston and New York, and then removed to Bethany,
N. Y. He married there Sept. 2, 1823, Lucina Seekins, daugh-
ter of Martin and Jedida (Swift) Seekins. She was born in
Thetford, Vt., April i, 1790. They removed to Ellington, Chau-
tauqua County, N. Y., in 1826, where Mrs. Felt died Sept. 14, 1862.
He died there Feb. 16, 1865. While in Ellington he followed the
business of farming. He is described as a man of few words,
but loved and respected by all.
CHILDREN.
467. I. Laura, b. in Bethany, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1826; m. in Ellington,
Dec. 19, 1849, Francis Preston, son of Enos and Mahala
(Hartley) Preston of Gerry, N. Y. He was b. in Ellington,
March 4, 1828 ; enlisted as a private in Co. K, 49th Regi-
ment, N. Y. Infantry, Feb. 14, 1862, and d. in West Philadel-
phia Hospital, Aug. 14, 1862. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Preston resides in Kennedy, N. Y. They had no children.
468. II. AzuBAH Melvina, b. in Ellington, Jan. 30, 1830. She resides
in Kennedy, N. Y.
469. III. Adfxia, b. in Ellington, Nov. 7, 1832 ; d. there Oct. 8, 1869.
180.
Moses Felt, born in Temple, June 15, 1793; died at Wad-
ham's Mills, N. v., Dec. 15, 1873. He resided in Lexington,
Mass., until 1820, when he removed to Westport, N. Y., and set-
tled at Wadham*s Mills. He married in Bedford, Mass., April
27, 18 16, Lydia F. Clark, daughter of Isaac Clark of Lexington.
She died in Westport, April 8, 1858. He married (2d) in Essex,
N. Y., April 27, 1858, Lydia Tuttle, who died in Westport, July
28, 1865. He married (3d) in Ferrisburg, Vt., Nov. 9, 1865,
Anna Holcomb. She died in Westport, Sept. 11, 1867. He mar-
ried (4th) in Lewis, N. Y., April 27, 1868, Roxana Jenkins, who
died Nov. 19, 1874. Moses Felt was a farmer and lumberman,
and at one time a storekeeper. He was a member of the Con-
gregational Church at Wadham's Mills, and a trustee for a num-
ber of years. He served as a minute man in the War of 18 12,
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and was present at the Battle of Plattsburgh, and drew a pension
from the government the last years of his life.
CHILDREN.
470. I, Sarah Maria, b. Feb. 9, 1817, Bedford, Mass.; d. Dec. 17,
1848.
•471. II. Elizabeth Parcys, b. Oct. 28, 1818 ; m. Dan Potter.
472. III. AzuBAH DuNSTER, b. Jan. 16, 1821, Westport, N. Y.; d. Nov.
23, 1850.
473. IV. FosTiNA Baldwin, b. March 11, 1823, Westport.
*474. V. Isaac Clark, b. May 3, 1826.
475. VI. Edwin Moses, b. April 23, 1829, Westport ; d. Feb. 7, 1859.
181.
Azubah Felt, born in Temple, Oct. 31, 1794; died in
Mason, N. H., Oct. 23, 1818. She married Oct. 23, 1816, Jason
Dunster, son of Jason and Mary (Merriam) Dunster, of Mason.
He was born in Mason, July 15, 1794, and was the sixth in
descent from President Henry Dunster* of Harvard College.
He removed from Mason to Westport, N, Y., in 18 18, where
he engaged in farming. He served in the War of 18 12 as an
ensign in Capt. Putnam's company, and was stationed at Fort
Washington in Portsmouth, N. H. Mr. Dunster took a great
interest in schools, and served for many years upon the School
Board of Westport, and was always ready to help in any cause
for the public good. He died in Westport, March 7, 1879.
CHILD.
476. I. Henry Jason Dunster, b. in Mason, N. H., Sept. 19, 1817 ; d.
in Westport, June 26, 1857. He m. there Nov. 7, 1840, Martha
Jane Persell, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Williams) Per-
sell of Georgia, Vt. She was b. in Georgia, June 21, 1820.
She is now Mrs. Lewis, and Lives at Wadham's Mills.
183.
Daniel Felt, bom in Temple, Sept. 26, 1799; died there
Sept. 22, 1882. He married April 18, 1826, Eliza Taylor, daugh-
* Henry Dunster was born in Lancashire, England, about 1612; educated at
Cambridge; emigrated to this country and was soon after chosen to be the first
President of Harvard College, succeeding ** Master" Eaton. He died in
Scituate, Mass., Feb. 27, 1659.
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ter of Josiah Taylor of Temple. She was born in Harvard,
Mass., June 27, 1806, and died in Temple, March 4, 1876. Mr.
Felt settled in New Ipswich, N. H., in 1826, and removed
to Temple in 1835. ^^^ first four children were bom in
New Ipswich. He was a selectman in Temple for eight
years and a Representative in the Legislature in 1855. He was
engaged in farming.
CHILDREN.
♦477. 1. Charles Walker, b. March 24, 1828.
478. n. Emily Maria Barrett, b. April 17, 1830. She is a teacher
in the State Normal School at Platteville, Wis.
479. in. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 26, 1832 ; d. Dec. 13, 1845,
in Temple.
480. IV. George Daniel, b. May 15, 1835. He served in the 2d Regi-
ment, N. H. Infantry, and d. Nov. 6, 1862, in Fairfax
Hospital, Va., of wounds received at the second Battle of
Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862.
481. V. Susan Adeline, b. Nov. 24, 1837 ; resides in Beloit, Wis.
482. VI. Edward Augustus, b. Sept. 15, 1840; d. Dec. 13, 1840,
in Temple.
483. vu. Edward Wilson, b. Dec. i, 1841. He was a member of the
loth Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, and d. in Temple, Feb.
8, 1863, of chronic dysentery contracted in Virginia.
♦484. VIII. Lucius Webster, b. Dec. 31, 1844.
♦485. IX. Elizabeth Taylor, b. May 18, 1847 ; m. Rev. Sullivan F.
Gale.
486. X. Mary Frances, b. Aug. 29, 1850. She is matron of the
Martha Washington Home at Ravenswood, 111.
184.
Sally Felt, born in Temple, Oct. 4, 1801 ; died in Moscow,
Minn., Feb. 17, 1879. She married Feb. 3, 1824, Francis Hardy,
who was born in Stoddard, N. H., Sept 2, 1787, and died in
Moscow, July 30, 1866 He was a farmer. The children were
all born in the town of Westport, N. Y., and the parents after-
wards removed to Moscow.
CHILDREN.
487. I. Andrew Hardy, b. Feb. 16, 1825 ; d. Dec. 12, 1886, in Litch-
field, Neb. He m. in Osage, la., Dec. 4, 1867, Mrs. Ann
Thomson.
488. II. Aaron Hardy, b. Oct. 16, 1826 ; went to California, and has
not been heard from for over thirty years ; is probabfy not
living.
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489. ui. Isaiah Hardy, b. May 22, 1828 ; d. Aug. 30, 1850, in Galena,
111.
490. IV. William L. Hardy, b. Nov. 9, 1830. He was a farmer. He
enlisted March 1, 1864, &nd served as a private in Company F,
First Minnesota Infantry. He d. in service June 18, 1865.
He m. October 10, 1861, at Westport, Eliza Stevenson,
daughter of John and Sarah (Vanantwerp) Stevenson. She
was b. in Westport, Sept. 17, 184T, and resides now in that
town.
491. V. Nathan S. Hardy, b. Jan. 10, 1833 ; m. in Moscow, Minn.,
Aug. 10, 1859, Annette A. Pace, daughter of William and
Lovina (Castle) Pace. She was b. in Lancaster, N. Y., July
I3> 1837- Mr. Hardy was a fanner in Moscow, and d. there
Sept. 9, 1888. Mrs. Hardy resides in Austin, Minn.
492. VI. JosiAH W. Hardy, b. Feb. 26, 1835 ; d. in St. Louis, Mo.,
May 25, 1864. He m. in Highland, la., March 18, i860,
Mary Jane Moore, daughter of William and Catharine (Rob-
bins) Moore. She was b. in Beaver County, Penn., April
23, 1840. She m. next a Mr. Dye, and resides in West
Union, la.
493. vii. Franklin D. Hardy, b. June 28, 1837 ; m. in Austin, Minn.
March 14, 1865, Polly Almira Andrews, daughter of Tim-
othy and Sylvia (White) Andrews of Lansing, Minn. She d.
in Osage, la., Jan. 3, 1870. He m. (2d) in O&age, Feb. 7,
1877, Elizabeth A. Lloyd, daughter of Edward and Mary
Lloyd of Albany, Wis. She was bom in Albany, Oct. 3
1846. Mr. Hardy enlisted in October, 1862, in Company
H, First Regiment, Minnesota Mounted Rangers, and was
discharged in November, 1863. He resides in Osage.
494. VIII. Francis Hardy, b. Sept. 12, 1840; d. Feb. 19, 1841, at
Wadham's Mills, N. Y.
CHILDREN OF PETER AND LUCY (ANDREWS) FELT. (59)
187.
Joshua Felt, born in Temple, March 4, 1773; married there
Lucy Spafford, daughter of Eldad and Lucy (Spaulding) Spaf-
ford. She was born in Temple, April 8, 1777. He removed
from Temple to Sharon, Me., then to Rumford, and settled
at a place about two miles below Rumford Falls, where he com-
menced clearing a wild tract of land, and, in February, 1800,
removed his family to this spot. Not long before his death he
removed to Woodstock, Me., where he died May i, 1812, and
was buried in the graveyard on " Dudley Hill." Mr. Felt was a
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T.
♦496.
II.
*497.
III.
♦498.
IV.
*499.
V.
♦500.
VI.
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VII.
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VIII.
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farmer and cooper. His widow married, Nov. 2, 1814, Merrill
Chase* of Woodstock, and died in that town, Dec. 6, 1841.
CHILDREN.
Lucy, b. May 16, 1795 ; m. Jotham Perham.
Jeremiah, b. Feb. 20, 1797.
Artemas, b. Oct. 15, 1800.
Sally, b. Dec. 21, 1802 ; m. Christopher Bryant.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 11, 1804 ; m. Jonathan Billings.
Polly Emery, b. March 4, 1807 ; m. Amasa Bryant.
VII. John Graver, b. Aug. 22, 1809.
Paulina, b. Aug. 7, 1811 ; m. Perrin Dudley.
190.
Hannah Felt, born in Temple, Nov. 16, 1778 ; died in Wil-
ton, N. H., Feb. 23, 1842. She married in Temple, Dec. 6, 1798,
Stephen Mansur, son of William and Isabella (Harvey) Mansur.
He was born in Temple, Dec. 18, 1773, and died in Wilton, May
II, 1865. About 1812 he removed to Ludlow, Vt, and lived
there until 1832, when he removed to Wilton. His first seven
children were born in Temple; the others in Ludlow. Mr.
Mansur was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
503. I. Stephen Mansur, b, Aug. 25, 1799; m. in Boston, Jan. 7,
1827, Eliza Kimball, daughter of Benjamin Kimball of
Bradford, Mass. She d. in Lowell, Mass. He d. in
Lowell, April i, 1863. He was a hardware merchant in
that city.
504. II. Alvah Mansur, b. March 25, 1801 : d. in Lowell, Mass.,
Nov. 2, 1840. He m. March 11, 1829, Elizabeth Wood,
daughter of Carshena and Betsey (Lawrence) Wood of Lit-
tleton, Mass. She was b. in Littleton, March 16, 1803, and
d. in Lowell, Sept. 5, 1862. Mr. Mansur was a merchant
and manufacturer in Lowell, and was one of the pioneers in
the woolen manufacture at North Chelmsford, Mass.
505. III. John Taylor Oilman Mansur, b. March 12, 1803 ; d. in
Boston, Dec. i, 1838. He m. in West Cambridge, Mass.,
April 23, 1829, Malvina Cook. She was b. there in August,
1809. Mr. Mansur was a merchant in Boston.
* There were two children by this marriage : 1. Lu( inda Chase, b. Feb. 9,
1816 ; m. Gibbs Benson. 11. Alden Chase, b. June 5, 1819; m. June 11,
1840, Lucy Cole. He resides (1S90) at Bryant's Pond, Me.
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FIFTH GENERATION. 105
506. rv. Charles Mansur, b. Nov. 24, 1805 ; d. in Grape Grove, Ray
County, Mo., Aug. 12, 1847. He m. in Philadelphia,
Pa., May 18, 1834, Rebecca Ann Wills, daughter of
Josiah Wills of Camden, N. J. She was b. in Camden,
March 30, 1809, and d. in Grape Grove, May 8, 1873. Mr.
Mansur was a merchant, first in Philadelphia and afterwards
in St. Charles, Mo., and removed to Grape Grove about a
year before his death.
507. V. Moody Mansur, b. Feb. 3, 1808 ; d. in St. Joseph, Mo., Feb.
17, 1889. He m. in June, 1839, i" Jefferson City, Mo.,
Mary McClamahan Basye, daughter of Alfred and Frances
(Robinson) Basye. She was b. in Harvard County, Mo.,
Nov. 30, 18 18. Moody Mansur was a graduate from the
Medical School of Harvard College in 1836, being a class-
mate of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. He served a year as
surgeon in the Florida War, from 1837 to 1838. This latter
year he settled in Missouri, and practised his profession at
Fox, Ray County, where he resided until his death. He
was a highly educated and talented man.
508. VI. Lucy Andrews Mansur, b. Jan. 6, 1810; d. July 24, 1858,
in Ray County, Mo. She m. in Boston, Sept. 8, 1830,
Mose$ Carleton, son of Samuel and Susan (Morse) Carleton
of Boxford, Mass. He was b. in Boxford, Jan. 26, 1803,
and d. in Millville, Ray County, Mo., March 17, 1889. He
was a farmer.
509. VII. Hannah Augusta Mansur, b. May 22, 181 1 ; d. in Illinois,
June 26, 1841. She m. May 6, 1834, in Lowell, Mass.,
George M. Griffin.
510. VIII. Isaiah Mansur, b. Feb. 19, 1815 ; m. in Ray County, Mo.,
Dec. 19, 1844, Susan Smith, daughter of John and Rachael
(Berry) Smith of Woodford County, Ky. She was b. Feb,
14, 1816, and d. June i, 1856. He m. (2d) in Atchison,
Kan., Jan. 3, 1871, Mary Lane, daughter of Henry and
Eliza Ann (Carlisle) Lane of Newton Falls, O. She was b.
in Ravenna, O., Feb. 16, 1841. He is a farmer at Millville,
Mo.
511. IX. Mary Catherine Mansur, b. June 12, 1817 ; d. in Concord,
Mass., Oct. 29, 1845. She m. Jan. 3, 1842, Samuel C.
Pratt. He is not living.
512. X. Stillman Mansur, b. Jan. 17, 1820; m. in Chillicothe, Mo.,
Sept. 17, 1844, Elizabeth Harl, who was b. in Gasconade
County, Mo., Sept. 6, 1821, and d. near Russellville, Ray
County, Mo., Aug. 22, 1888. Mr. Mansur is a farmer,
and resides near Russellville.
513. XI. . Porter Mansur, b. April 4, 1822 ; m. in Millville, Mo., Mar-
garet Quinn, daughter of William Quinn. She was b. in
Fort Wayne, Ind., and d. near Millville. Mr. Mansur was
Digitized by VjOOQIC
I06 PELT GENEALOGY,
a fanner, and lived near Millville. He d. in Deceniber,
1888.
514. XII. Harriet Newell Mansur, b. Aug. 17, 1826 ; m. in Lowell,
Dec. 24, 1 85 1, John Dederra, son of Joseph and Barbara
Dederra of Prague, Bohemia. He was b. in Bohemia, May
5, 1824, and d. in Lowell in February, 1859. She m. (2d)
in Boston, Jan, 29, 1871, Nathan Foster, as his second wife.
He is the son of Nathan and Betty (Ware) Foster, and was
b. in Boston, Sept. 4, 18 14. He was freight accountant for
the Boston & Albany R. R. Co., retiring from that office
Jan. I, 1892. They reside in Springfield, Mass. " Mr.
Foster began in 1840 as clerk for Addison Ware, when the
railroad office was on the comer of Main and State Streets.
He left the city a few years, but returned in 1852, serving
constantly since, so that he has been in the employ of the
railroad toward 50 years, with a rare record of conscientious
and efficient work." — Springfield Republican,
X9I.
Lucy Felt, born in Temple, Nov. 26, 1780 ; died in Methuen,
Mass., Dec. 15, 1864. She married in Temple, June 25, 1800,
Moses Cragin, son of Benjamin and Mercy (Robbins) Cragin of
Mason, N. H. He was a farmer and died in Temple in April,
1804. She married (2d) in Rindge, N. H., Oct. 3, 1809, Joseph
Bullard, son of Silas and Avis (Keyes) BuUard of Mason, and
brother of Sally Bullard, who married her brother, John Felt. He
was a farmer ; born in Mason, and died in Rindge in 1843.
The Cragin children were bom in Temple. The Bullard children
in Rindge.
CHILDREN.
515. I. Moses Cragin, b. Dec. 13, 1800 ; d. in Mason in April, 1864.
He m. in 1822, Sarah Chamberlin, b. in New Ipswich, N. H.,
in 1804, and d. in Rindge, Aug. 20, 1842. He m. (2d) in
Rindge in 1843, Eleanor Walton, who was b. i6 Temple,
Feb. 22, 181 7, and died in Rindge, Nov. 27, 1845. He m.
(3d) in Rindge, Sept. 22, 1846, Fanny Bidwell. She was b.
in Charlestown, Mass., July 16, 1802, and d. in Walpde,
N. H. Mr. Cragin was a farmer.
516. II. Orlando Cragin, b. August, 1802 ; d. in East Jaffrey, N. H.,
Sept. 30, 1880. He was a farmer. He m. in Mason, Dec.
29, 1825, Malinda G. Christie, who was b. in New Boston,
Mass., Dec. 30, 1801, and d. in East Jaffrey, Feb. 15, 1869.
He m. (2d) in East Jaffrey, Sept. 1, 1870, Emily M. Ware,
daughter of Ward and Sarah (Matthews) Ware of Hancock,
N. H. She was b. in Marlow, N. H., Dec. 9, 1824.
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PIPTH GENERATION.
107
517. HI. Timothy Cragin, b. March 4, 1804 ; d. in Rindge, Oct. 25,
1856. He m. in Royalston, Mass., in April, 1831, Melissa
Holman, daughter of Stephen and Hannah (Fuller) Holman.
She was b. in Royalston, Jan. 3, 1808, and d. in Athol,
Mass., Oct. 17, 1877.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
518. IV. Lucy Bullard, b. July 20, 1810; m. in Rindge, Aug. 29,
1837, John Adam Stevens, son of John and Lydia (Walker)
Stevens of Allenstown, N. H. He was b, in Andover,
Mass., May 29, 181 1, and d. in Methuen, Mass., Nov. 2,
1883. He was engaged in the express business.
519. V. Amasa Bullard, b. May 2, 1812 ; m. in South Reading,
Mass., Oct. 5, 1834, Margaret Swaine, daughter of Benja-
min and Hannah (Wheeler) Swaine. She was b. in South
Reading, Jan. 4, 1818. Mr. Bullard served as a private in
Co. E, 3d Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry. Enlisted
in September, 1862, and was discharged in June, 1863. He
resides in New Bedford, Mass.
520. \a. Elvira Bullard, b. Sept. 19, 1815 ; m. in Rindge, Sept. 19,
1839, Jewett Jones, Jr., son of Jewett and Susannah (Love-
joy) Jones of Andoves, Mass. He was b. in Andover, Oct.
15, 1810, and was killed by the cars in the Boston & Maine
R. R. depot at Boston, Jan. 19, 1858. He was an express-
man.
521. VII. Silas Bullard, b. Sept. 29, 1817 ; d. in Mason, March 14,
1880. He m. in Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. Ii, 1841, Elizabeth
Blair, daughter of William and Abigail (Palmer) Blair of
Peterboro, N. H. She was b. in Peterboro, Oct. 4, 1821,
and resides at 605 Lafayette Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. Mr.
Bullard was a stone-mason.
522. VIII. Stephen Felt Bullard, b. June 8, 1823 ; d. in Methuen,
Dec. 14, i860. He m. in Methuex^ April 13, 1849, J^^^ ^*
Cram, daughter of Francis and Sarah C. (Wellman) Cram
of Lempster, N. H. She was b. in Lempster, June 7, 1827,
Mr. Bullard was engaged in the express business, and re*
sided in Methuen.
192.
Polly Felt, bom in Temple, Nov. 7, 1782 ; died in Jaffrey,
N. H., June 22, 1862. She married in Temple, April 3, 1804,
Daniel Emery, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Famsworth) Emery
of Jaffrey. He was born in Jaffrey, Feb. 13, 1782, and died
there Aug. 24, 1828. He was a farmer, and at one time held a
commission as lieutenant in the New Hampshire militia.
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I08 P^^T GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
523. I. Adams Emery, b. Dec. 4, 1804 ; d. in Bcston, July 13, 1841.
He m. in Fall River, Mass., in March, 1833, Mrs. Dolly W.
Smith, daughter of Andrew and Dolly (Wiggin) Wiggin of
Stratham, N. H., and widow of David Smith. She was b.
in Stratham, Nov. 15, 1800, and d. in Ludlow, Mass., Dec.
20, 1881. He was a machinist, and afterwards a dentist.
He resided in Fall River, Mass., next in Exeter, N. H., and
then in Boston.
524. II. Andrews Emery, b. May 12, 1806 ; d. in Jaflfrey, April 8,
i860. He was a shoemaker and farmer, and lived in Jaf-
frey. He m. in Dublin, N. H., April 28, 1830, Lucy
Powers, daughter of Asa and Rachel (Cutter) Powers. She
was b. in Temple, Dec. 29, 1806, and d. in Jaffrey, Aug. 22,
1832. He m. (2d) in Peterboro, N. H., July 2, 1833, Mary
Smith, daughter of William and Olive (Gray) Smith. She
was b. in Peterboro, Oct. 18, 1808, and d. in Jaflfrey, May
14, 1880.
525. III. Daniel Farnsworth Emery, b. Feb. 21, 1808 ; d. in Port-
land, Mich., July 12, 1876. He m. in Fall River, Mass.,
Dec. I, 1831, Catharine Belle Brown, daughter of Jeremiah
Brown. She was b. in Swansea, Mass., Sept. 2, 1810, and
d. in Portland, March 17, 1886.
526. IV. Mary Caroline Emery, b. Jan. i, 1810; d. in Jafifrey, June
28, 1829. She m. there May 17, 1827, James Rollins
French, son of Thomas and Hannah (Cummings) French.
He was b. in Jaffrey, July i, 1804, and d. in Constantia,
N. Y., about 1870. He was a shoemaker.
527. V. Elizabeth Emery, b. Dec. 6, 1812 ; m. in Jaflfrey, April 17,
1834, Daniel Lyman Robbins, son of Sampson and Chloe
(Stoddard) Robbins. He was b. in Nelson, N. H., Oct. 12,
1805, and is a carpenter. They reside in Fitchburgh, Mass.
528. VI. George Emery, b. March 5, 1816 ; d. Dec. 15, 1816.
529. VII. Harriet Emery, b. Dec. 28, 1817 ; m. in Jaflfrey, April i,
1847, Rev. George Faber Clark, son of Jonas and Mary
(Twichell) Clark. He was b. in Shipton, Lower Canada,
Feb. 25, 181 7. He graduated from Harvard Divinity
School, July 17, 1846. They reside in Hubbardston, Mass.
530. VIII. Sophronia Emery, b. Jan. 11, 1821 ; m. in Jaflfrey, June 7,
1842, George BuUard, son of Timothy and Lydia (Bowers)
BuUard of Dublin, N. H. He was b. in Dublin, May 28,
1818. He is a peg manufacturer in Jaflfrey.
531. IX. Stephen Felt Emery, b. June 25, 1823 ; m. in Jaflfrey, Oct.
5, 1847, Sarah Maria Pierce, daughter of Josiah and
Pauline (Erskine) Pierce of Mexico, N. Y. She was b. in
Jaflfrey, April 13, 1826. They reside in Mexico. Mr.
Emery is a farmer.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
109
193.
Peter Felt, bom in Temple, Dec. i, 1784; died in Quincy,
111., July 31, 1866. He married June 4, 1807, Mary Fletcher,
daughter of Ebenezer and Mary (Cummings) Fletcher of New
Ipswich, N. H. She was born Aug. 21, 1785, and died in
Quincy, Aug. 27, 1840. Peter Felt was a man of considerable
prominence in New Ipswich. He was known as " Colonel " Felt,
though we do not know how he came by a military title. About
18 10 Peter Felt, with Josiah and Joel Davis, converted the old
iron-works on the north branch of the Souhegan into a cotton
factory, which continued in operation until about 1826. At the
dedication of the Third Meeting-House in 181 3 he was one of the
committee. He was also one of the subscribers for a new bell.
From 1823 to 1830 he was a member of the Board of Trustees of
New Ipswich Academy. In 1825, 1828, and 1829, he represented
the town in the Legislature. Col. Peter Felt removed to Quincy,
111., in May, 1830. After the death of his wife he married (2d)
in Quincy, Jan. 7, 1841, Mrs. Alcey (Morey) Tanner, widow of
Francis Tanner, who died there Oct. 11, 1882. About 185 1 they
removed to a farm near Columbus, 111., about fifteen miles from
Quincy.
CHILDREN.
Mary, b. Feb. 21, 1808; m. Rev. Seth H. Keeler.
Albert, b. April 15, 18 10.
III. Adaline, b. Sept. 15, 1812 ; m. Ebenezer Turner.
IV, Jeremiah Andrews, b. June 17, 1814 ; d. July 23, 1816.
Jeremiah Andrews, b. May 2, 1817.
Charles Milton, b. Oct. 11, 1819.
Caroline A., b. June 14, 1823 ; d. Nov. 14, 1828.
George, b. Oct. 28, 1825 ; d. in New Ipswich.
Edward, b. May 14, 1828.
BY second marriage.
*54i. X. Peter Francis, b. Aug. 24, 1843.
194.
Susan Felt, bom in Temple, Oct. 21, 1786; died in Spring-
field, Mass., Jan. 26, 1845. She married in Temple, June 6, 18 13,
Gideon Saunders, who was born March 28, 1789, in Brookline,
N. H., and died in 1870 at Springfield (or Chicopee), Mass. He
was a farmer, and resided in Chicopee the latter part of his life,
♦532.
I.
*533.
II.
♦534.
III.
535.
IV,
•536.
V.
*537.
VI.
538-.
VII.
539-
VIII.
*540.
IX.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
no PELT GBl^EALOGV.
though before 1836 he lived in Ludlow, Vt, where all his children
were born.
CHILDREN.
542. I. Susan Maria Saunders, b. Dec. i, 1817, Ludlow, Vt.; d. in
Ware, Mass., May 29, 1836.
543. II. George Gideon Saunders, b. in Ludlow, March 22, 1821 ; d.
in Springfield, June 22, 1874. He m. there Feb. i, 1843,
Delia Van Horn Blackman, daughter of Charles and Clarissa
(Howe) Blackman. She was b. in Springfield in 1825, and d.
there Nov. 16, 1848. He m. (2d) in Thompson ville, Conn.,
Nov. 29, 1849, Martha Howe, daughter of Moses and Orra
(Hancock) Howe of Springfield. She was b. in Springfield,
May 16, 1824, and resides (1888) in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr.
Saunders was a machinist, employed at the U. S. Armory in
Springfield.
544. III. Mary Ann Saunders, b. in Ludlow, Sept. 29, 1822 ; d. in
Cabottville (now Chicopee), Jan. 4, 1840.
545. IV. Emily Augusta Saunders, b. in Ludlow, June 20, 1824 ; d. in
Springfield, Sept. 13, 1852. She m. there May i, 1848,
Samuel C. Ray, son of William and Mabel (Cook) Ray of
Ludlow, Mass. He was b. in Millbury, Mass., June 25, 1815,
and resides in Springfield. He is a merchant tailor.
546. V. Laura Rice Saunders, b. in Ludlow, Dec. 10, 1825 I <!• in
Springfield, March 15, 1883. She m. there Sept. 15, 1847,
James Elliott, son of John and Mary (Stewart) Elliott of
Mount Vernon, N. H. He was b. in Mount Vernon, Sept.
15, 1818, and now resides in Springfield. He is a mechanic.
547. VI. Charles Mansur Saunders, b. in Ludlow, Nov. 13, 1830 ; m.
in Springfield, June 4, 1854, Emma I. Church of Hartford,
Conn. He was a pistolmaker by trade. He enlisted in the
cavalry service and went to New Mexico, and has not since
been heard from.
548. VII. Caroline Emery Saunders, b. in Ludlow, Dec. 17, 1832 ; d.
in Cabotville, Sept. I, 1 836.
195-
John Felt, born in Temple, April 20, 1789; died in
Wobum, Mass., April 16, 1877. He married in Mason, N. H.,
Feb. 27, 18 1 2, Sally Bullard, whose brother Joseph married his
sister Lucy. She was the daughter of Silas and Avis (Keyes) Bul-
lard of Mason. She was bom there Feb. 21, 1793, and died in
Greenville, N. H., Aug. 15, 1865. Mr. Felt was a miller, and
resided the greater portion of his life in Greenville (formerly
Mason Village), though his children were born in various places.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
♦549-
I.
•550.
II.
*55i.
III.
♦552.
IV.
♦553.
V.
♦554.
VI.
*555.
VII,
FIFTH GENERA TION, j 1 1
CHILDREN.
DiANN KeYES, b. May 26, 18 13 ; m. Walter Atherton.
John, b. March 18, 1815.
Louisa, b. Dec. 20, 1817; m. Samuel A. Hartshorn.
George Bullard, b. Nov. 3, 18 19. I
Mary Ames, b. Dec. i, 1821 ; m. Arnold Kendall.
Emily Mandeville, b. April 24, 1823 ; m. Lowell Howe.
Sarah Maria, b. Dec. 13, 1825 ; m. Freeman P. Marcy.
196.
Thomas Felt, born in Temple, Aug. 10, 1791 ; died in New-
buryport, Mass., in November, 1842. He married Dec. 7, 18 12,
Sybil Jefts of Mason, N. H. She was the daughter of Thomas
and Abigail (Barrett) Jefts, and was bom June 13, 1787. They
lived for many years in Exeter, N. H. Mr. Felt was a very in-
genious mechanic, and a very eccentric man. He had but little
intercourse with the members of his family, and we have been
unable to trace his descendants. The order of his children's
births may be incorrect.
CHILDREN.
556. I. Lucius Galvin, b. ; m. in Exeter, May 4, 1836, Mary
Ann CoUey.
557. II. Alva' Orville, b. . His name is found in the Boston
City Directory of 1842. He was a chiropodist. He after-
wards removed to the West.
Parnold Crombie, b. .
Alonzo Montgomery, b. }
Gilbert Hembleton, b. ; d. in Newburyport in 1850.
John Merrill was appointed administrator on his estate,
which inventoried $2,220.02, ** being the net value of
iSofffff ounces of California gold." This was divided into
eight parts, and one-eighth distributed each to the mother,
his brothers Parnold and Alva, and his sisters Viola and
Lucy, and three parts retained by the administrator. This
would seem to indicate that his brothers Lucius and Alonzo
and his sister Cecelia could not be found at this time. Gil-
bert H. Felt was a machinist, and had evidently " tried his
luck" in the California gold fever. [Essex Probate, 170-
134.]
558.
III.
559.
IV.
560.
V.
* Notwithstanding the discrepancy in the middle initial and the difference in
his father's name as it appears in the Salem Record, the compiler thinks it
highly probable that Alonzo AT. Felt, recorded as No. i in Appendix A, is
identical with Alonzo Montgomery Felt.
Digitized by. VjOOQ IC
112
FELT GENEALOGY.
561. VI. Cecelia Ora, b. .
562. VII. Viola, b. , 1831. John Merrill, Esq., of Newburyport
was appointed her guardian Dec. 31, 1850. [Essex Probate,
167-98.]
\ 563. VIII. Lucy, b. .
197.
Stephen Felt, bom in Temple, Sept 15, 1793, and died May
3, 1879. ^^ married Aug. 23, 18 18, Mary Ames, daughter of
Timothy and Sally (Kneeland) Ames of Peterboro, N. H. She was
born June i, 1799, and died Oct. 21, 1844. He married (2d)
Sept. 18, 1845, Eliza Holmes Morrison, daughter of Nathaniel
and Mary Ann (Hopkins) Morrison. She was born in Fayette-
ville, S. C, July 10, 1805, and died Aug. 14, 1867. The children
were all born in Peterboro.
CHILDREN.
Sarah Marl\, b. Aug. 29, 1820 ; d. April 23, 1822.
Granville Parker, b. Aug. 22, 1822.
Mary Kneeland, b. Nov. 11, 1824; m. Charles H. Spalding.
George Augustus, b. July 22, 1834.
John Ames, b. May 8, 1837.
BY second marriage.
*569. VI. Edward Morrison, b. Nov. 27, 1847.
CHILD OF JOSHUA AND HANNAH FELT. (60.)
201.
Ephraim Felt, born Dec. 29, 1789; died at Bellows Falls,
Vt., Feb. 8, 1842. He married Sarah Elizabeth Mansfield,
daughter of Thomas Mansfield of Saugus, Mass. She was born
in Saugus, Feb. 18, 1786, and died at Bellows Falls, March 27,
1843. M""- ^^^ w^s ^ farmer.
CHILDREN.
Sarah E., b. Jan. 6, 1818.
George Pickering, b. Nov. 28, 1818.
Charles Wesley, b. Sept. 14, 1821.
William Frederick Dunkar, b. March 4, 1823.
David Newhall, b. at Bellows Falls, Jan. 18, 1825. He was a
carpenter, and resided in Lynn, Mass. He enlisted July 10,
1861, and served as a private in Co. G, 17th Regiment, Mass.
564.
I.
♦565.
II
♦566.
III
♦567.
IV.
♦568.
V.
570.
I.
♦571.
II.
♦572.
III.
*573.
IV.
574.
V.
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FIFTH GENERATION. jjj
Infantry. He was discharged May 28, 1863, and d. in Lynn,
Jan. 16, 1864, of disease contracted in the army.
*575. VI. Benjamin Mansfield, b. Feb. i, 1828.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND MARTHA FELT. (61.)
202.
Jonathan Felt, born in Packersfield (now Nelson), N. H.,
Nov. 6, 1776; married, April 27, 1802, Abigail Hunting, daughter
of Jonathan and Mary (Sawin) Hunting of Packersfield. She
was born Aug. 5, 1780, and died May 21, 1836. At the time of
his marriage he lived in Stoddard, N. H., later in Keene, and be-
fore 1808 removed to Adams, Jefferson County, N. Y. He was a
farmer. He died in Adams, Dec. 17, 1862.
CHILDREN.
576. I. Daniel Frye, b. Jan. 17, 1803 ; died in October, 1836. He
m. Hannah Ripley. They had one child, a son, who be-
came a master on the Lakes, and whose widow was reported
to live in Oswego, N. Y.; but the compiler has been unable
to find her.
577. II. Justus, b. Feb. 27, 1805 ; d. July 30, 1805.
*578. III. Chloe, b. Oct. 24, 1806 ; m. Simeon H. Dudley.
*579- 'V. Jabez, b. Sept. 6, 1808.
580. v. LucRETiA, b. Aug. 16, 1811 ; m. Jan. 15, 1835, William
Colton. She resides at Pipe Creek, Kan., but the compiler
has been unsuccessful in securing her record.
581. VI. George Washington, b. Aug. 20, 1813 ; d. Aug. 7, 1839.
Unmarried.
Mercy Hunting, b. Jan. 5, 1816 ; m. Thomas Dixon.
Newell, b. April 20, 1818.
Harriet Newell, b. Aug. 25, 1820 ; m. Aug. i, 1839, Harris
S. Green. She d. in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 27, 1847.
Mr. Green is also dead.
•585. X. Warren Benjamin, b. Jan. 14, 1823.
204.
Benjamin Felt, bom July 31, 1780; died Sept 19, 1827.
He married, Dec. 14, 1802, Nancy Betts of Stoddard, N. H., who
died in Granby, N. Y., about 182 1. Mr. Felt lived in Packers-
field, N. H., until 1 8 18, when he removed to Granby, Oswego
County, N. Y. He married (2d) in Granby, about 1825, Sally
Hutchins, daughter of John Hutchins. She was born June 18,
15
f
•582.
VII.
•583.
VIII.
584.
IX.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
*587.
II.
♦588.
III.
•589.
IV.
590.
V.
591^
VI.
♦59«.
VII.
1^4 PBLT CBNEALOGY.
1797, and is now living (May, 1891). Mr. Felt was a farmer and
carpenter, and at the time of his death was engaged in building
locks on the Oswego Canal.
CHILDREN.
586. I. Benjamin, b. 1804. He m. in Granby, N. Y., Judith M.
Smith, who was b. in 1808, and d. in Akron, O., Dec. 27,
1862. He remained on his father's farm for a few years,
and about 1834 removed to Akron and engaged in boating
on the Ohio Canal. He retired from this and followed the
carpenter's trade. He m. (2d) in Akron, March 8, 1865, Mrs.
Marvinia Dodge, widow of Parker Dodge of that city and
daughter of John and Polly (Hopkins) Lynde of Cortland-
ville, N. Y. He d. suddenly of apoplexy, Nov. 27, 1869,
leaving no children. Mrs. Felt resides in Akron.
DoRMAN, b. April 2, 1810.
Sumner, b. .
Aaron Beard, b. April 23, 1814.
Daughter, b. ; d. in infancy.
Daughter, b. ; d. in infancy.
MiLO Smith, b. Aug. 19, 1819.
BY second marriage.
♦593. VIII. George Henry, b. Oct. 19, 1827.
205.
Martha Felt, born Sept. 28, 1783, in Packersfield, N. H. ;
died in Cleveland, O., March i, 1863, and was buried in Solon,
O. She married in Rodman, Jefferson County, N. Y., April 7,
1807, John Seymour Hale, son of Ephraim and Hannah (Spaf-
ford) Hale of Leominster, Mass. He was born in Leominster,
Dec. 9, 1779, and died in Solon, Feb. 10, 1852. They first lived
in Rodman, but about 18 12 removed to Packersfield, N. H., and
settled on her father's farm, where they remained about two years,,
and then returned to Jefferson County. In October, 1832, they
removed to Solon, O. Mr. Hale was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
594. I. Sally Hale, b. Oct. 12, 1809 ; d. about 1867. She m., Aug.
21, 1831. Jarvis Heather. He was b. in Otsego, N. Y.,
Oct. 7, 1804, and d. about 1857.
595. II. Martha Hale, b. April 16, 1811 ; m. Oct. 7, 1835, Lorin
Trowbridge.
596. III. Emilv Hale, b. Aug. 13, 1813 ; d. in Solon, May 22, 1839.
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597. IV. Albert Milo Hale, b. Sept. 8, 181 5 : d. 1855-60. He iriv
Sept. 10, 1836, Leafa Tinker of Twinsburg, O. She d. in
Ohio. They had no children.
598. V. LoRiN Hale, b. April 20, 1817 ; d. in Hillsdale County, Mich.,
Sept. 27, 1880. He m. in Auburn, O., Harriet Cook,
daughter of Levi Cook. She d. in Ncwburgh, O., July 29,
1866. He m. (2d) Kate Crandall, and contracted also a
third marriage, but the name of this wife is unknown to the
compiler.
599. VI. Seymour Hale, b. Jan. 10, 1819 ; d. in Solon, O., March 29,
1890. He m. in Bedford, O., March 20, 1844, Amanda
Webb, daughter of James and Eunice Webb. She was b. in
Vermont, Nov. 4, 1824, and d. in Solon, March 23, 1889.
Mr. Hale was a fanner in Solon.
600. VII. MiLO Hale, b. July 17, 1821 ; d. Sept. 8, 1822.
601. VIII. John Spafford Hale, b. Jan. 31, 1823 ; d. Oct. 5, 1831.
206.
Polly Felt, born July 14, 1785 ; died in Newark, O., March
15, 1855. She married in Packersfield, N. H., Feb. 12, 1806,
Jesse Smith, son of Ezra and Phoebe (Walcott) Smith. He was
born in Massachusetts, Feb. 25, 1784, and died in Peru, Ind.,
Jtoe 7, 1867. The children were all born in Jeflerson County,
N. Y. Mr. Smith was a distiller in Newark, also a banker and
merchant. He was also engaged in the transportation business
on the canals and lakes, being a large shipper himself. About 1850
he sold out his transportation interests and removed his distilling
business to Peru, Ind.
CHILDREN.
602. I. Henry Smith, b. Nov. 29, 1806 : d. in Blairstown, la., Nov.
5, 1880. He m. in Smithville, Jefferson County, N. Y.,
April 14, 1830, Laurinda Robbins, daughter of Oliver and
Theodosia (Mills) Robbins. She was b. May 6, 1809, and d.
July 3, 1840. He m. (2d) in Adams, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1841,
Lucinda Salisbury, daughter of D'Estaing and Elizabeth
(Adams) Salisbury. She was b. in Adams, May 22, 1812.
Mr. Smith was a merchant and manufacturer, and lived in
Detroit, Mich.
603. II. Lucinda Smith, b. Sept. 15, 1808 ; d. in Oswego, N. Y.,
July 21, 1838. She m. in Smithville, Jan. 24, 1828, Luther
Wright, who was b. in Nelson, N. H., Sept. 13, 1799, and
d. in Oswego, N. Y., June 8, 1885. Mr. Wright settled in
Oswego in 1832, and engaged in the milling and forwarding
business. In 1842 he founded a private bank, which became
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one of the most successful institutions of the period. After-
wards he was elected president of the Lake Ontario National
Bank and the Oswego City Savings Bank. He was the 6rst
treasurer of the Syracuse & Oswego Railroad, also treasurer
of the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad. Mr. Wright was also
president of the Oswego Gas Light Company.
604. III. Oren Smith, b. Nov. 15, 1811 ; d. in Newark, O., in April,
1886. He m. in Newark, May 8, 1839, Jeanette Atwood
Ketchum, daughter of Benjamin and Cynthia (Mitchell)
Ketchum of Plattsburg, N. Y. She was b. in Chesterfield,
N. Y., in 1 81 7, and resides in New York City.
605. IV. Selecta Smith, b. Feb. 11, 1814 ; d. in Jefferson County,
N. Y., July 14, 1814.
606. V. MiLO Smith, b. July 28, 1815 ; d. in Newark, O., Nov. 17,
1839.
607. VI. Emeline Smith, b. July 16, 1817 ; d. in Jefferson County,
N. Y.. Oct. 16, 1818.
608. VII. Ermina Gertrude Smith, b. March 4, 1819 ; d. in Newark,
O., April 23, 1887. She m. in Newark, July 16, 1840,
George Washington Penney, son of John and Polly (Brown)
Penney, of Adams, N. Y. He was b. in Adams, Oct. 13,
1812. He resides in Newark, and has been a merchant,
banker, and farmer.
609. VIII. Eliza Adams Smith, b. Oct. 11, 1820; m. in Newark, June
28, 1842, Abner C. Brownell, son of Nathan C. and Hannah
Borden (Wilborn) Brownell of Westport, Mass. He was b. in
Tiverton, R. I., May 6, 1813, and d. in Peru, Ind., March
2, 1878. Mrs. Brownell resides in Peru.
610. IX. Wilfred Smith, b. March 24, 1822 ; d. Dec. 29, 1852. He
m. in Plattsburg, N. Y., Jane Cynthia Ketchum, sister of
his brother Oren's wife. She was b. in Plattsburg in 1818,
and d. in New York City in 1876. Mr. Smith was a dis-
tiller, and resided in Fort Wayne, Ind.
611. X. Adelia Smith, b. Sept. 14, 1823 ; d. in Jeflferson County,
N. Y., Feb. 18, 1825.
209.
Henry Felt, born Aug, 8, 1791 ; died in Adams, N. Y., Feb.
29, 1872. He married Malinda Morse, daughter of Alpheus
Morse. She died in Lorraine, N. Y., Oct, 31, 1889. They lived
in Adams.
CHILDREN.
♦612. I. Amos, b. Jan. 9, 1821.
*6i3. II. Horatio Osgood, b. June 25, 1822.
614. III. Henry Thomson, b. June 23, 1823. He went to California in
1847, and has never been heard from.
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IV.
♦616.
V.
•617.
VI.
♦618.
VII.
619.
vni.
PIPTH GENERATION. jj^
Evelina, b. May 17, 1826 ; m. Erving W. Bovee.
Melvina, b. Sept. 26, 1830 ; m. Almanzo Reeves.
Jesse Smith, b. Feb. 16, 1833.
Charles Wright, b. March 30, 1835.
Walter, b. ; d. unmarried.
210.
Mercy Felt, born July 6, 1793; died in Porter, Niagara
County, N. Y., May 9, 1873. She married (date unknown) Ziba
Henry. They lived near Adams' Mills, Jefferson County, N. Y.,
and in March, 1835, removed to Porter and settled on a farm
about one mile east of the village of Youngstown, on the Niagara
River. Mr. Henry was born March 14, 1791, and died in Porter,
Sept 11, 1859.
CHILDREN.
620. I. William Harrison Henry, b. Nov. 10, 1814 ; d. in Cleve-
land, O., July 15, 1886. He m. in 1842 in Stowell's Corners,
Jeflferson County, N. Y., Helen M. Cowan, daughter of John
and Lovina (Brown) Cowan of Rice's Comers, N. Y. She
was b. in Rice's Comers, Sept. 10, 1819, and d. in Cleve-
land, June 9, 1862. He m. (2d) in Stowell's Comers in
October, 1866, Nancy Richardson, daughter of Stephen and
Lydia (Benjamin) Richardson. She was b. in that place,
Nov. 8, 1823.
621. II. Philetta Youmans Henry, b. Jan. 20, 1816 ; d. in Youngs-
town, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1874. She m. there about August,
1835, Hiram Lindsay. He d. in Jefferson County, N. Y.
They had no children.
622. III. Jared Henry, b. Jan. 20, 1818 ; m. in Porter, N. Y., Jan.
18, 1843, Candace Martin, daughter of Joel Martin. She
was b. in Bennington, Vt., Sept. 30, 1820, and d. in Van
Buren, Mich., July 21, 1886. Mr. Henry resides in Belle-
ville, Mich.
623. IV. Lewis Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1819; d. in Porter, N. Y., Oct.
20, 1867. He m. in Porter, Sept. 26, 1842, Isabel Hosmer,
daughter of Prentice and Ellen (Brown) Hosmer. She was
b. in Porter, May 25, 1822, and now resides there. Mr.
Henry was a farmer.
624. V. Milton H. Henry, b. Nov. 26, 1821 ; d. in Blairstown, la.,
June 4, 1880. He m. in Belfast, N. Y., in July, 1850,
Clarissa Kingsbury, daughter of Aaron and Comelia (Wood)
Kingsbury. She was b. in Lima, N. Y., June 6, 1832, and
resides at No. 4721 State Street, Chicago, 111.
625. VI. Marietta E. Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1823 ; d. April 10, 1825.
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626. VII. Orcelus Henry, b. Aug. 10, 1825 ; d. in Dysart, la., Aug.
21, 1885, and was buried in Blairstown. He m. near
Newark, O., Aug. 19, 1851, Eveline Harriet Shafer, daugh-
ter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Peters) Shafer of Newark. She
was b. in Newark, Dec. 9, 1831, and resides in Deep River,
la. In 1846 Mr. Henry removed from Porter, N. Y., to
Newark, O., and in November, 1864, to Blairstown, la.,
where he engaged in farming.
627. Mil. Helen A. Henry, b. March 30, 1827 ; d. in Lewiston, N. Y.,
Nov. 22, 1873. She m. in Porter, N. Y., Jan. i, 1845,
Gideon Shippy, son of Joseph and Nellie (Seeton) Shippy of
Lewiston. He was b. Sept. 9, 1822, and is a farmer resid-
ing in Lewiston.
628. IX. Simeon Dudley Henry, b. Jan. 13, 1829 ; m. in Lockport,
N. Y., March 10, 1864, Helen Hosmer, whose sister m. his
brother Lewis. She was b. in Porter, N. Y., March 6,
1831. Mr. Henry is a farmer in Youngstown.
629. X. Eli H. Henry, b. Oct. 5, 1830; m. in Wilson, N. Y., Jan.
10, 1856, Lura A. Tabor, daughter of Noah B. and Adaline
P. (Witherell) Tabor of Wilson. She was b. in Grand Isle.
Vt., Feb. I, 1837. They reside in Wilson, where Mr.
Henry is engaged in farming.
630. XI. Chloe L. Henry, b. Aug. 5, 1832 ; d. Sept. 15, 1871. She
m. in September, 1853, Samuel Shippy, brother of her sister
Helen's husband. He is a farmer, fruit grower, and car-
penter.
631. XII. Oren S. Henry, b. June i8, 1834 ; d. in Suspension Bridge,
N. Y., Nov. 19, 1884. He m. in Cambria, N. Y., Sept. 11,
1862, Margaret Kennedy, daughter of John and Elizabeth
(Lendrum) Kennedy of Niagara, N. Y. She was b. in Niag-
ara, May 29, 1 841, and now resides at Suspension Bridge.
Mr. Henry was a farmer.
632. XIII. MiLO Smith Henry, b. Aug. 5, 1838 ; m. in Tonawanda,
N. Y., March 2, 1880, Jessie (Brown) Moreland, daughter
of Samuel and Mary Jane (Hunter) Brown of Quebec, and
widow of Henry Moreland of Tonawanda. She was b. in
Quebec, March 18, 1842. They reside in Tonawanda. Mr.
Henry is a lumberman.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND NAOMI (WOODS) FELT. (62.)
217.
Polly Felt, bom in Packersfield, N. H., April 16, 1793; died
in Clinton, Mass., Nov. 13, 1875. She married in Nelson (for-
merly Packersfield), June 30, 1818, Luke Belknap, son of
Nathaniel and Hannah (Ayres) Belknap of Dublin, N. H. He
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was born in Dublin, Oct. 19, 1787, and died there Oct. 25, 1822.
He was a wheelwright.
CHILDREN.
633. I. Mary Belknap, b. in Dublin, N. H., March 11, 1819; m. in
Harrisville, N. H., Sept. 7, 1842, Sampson Jenkins, son of
Benjamin and Sarah (Reed) Jenkins of Stoddard, N. H. He
was b. in Stoddard, Jan. 22, 1819. He is an overseer in the
Lancaster Mills at Clinton, Mass., in which town they
reside.
634. II. Rachel Maria Belknap, b. in Dublin, July 15, 1822; m. in
Clinton, May 7, 1873, Henry Chilson, son of Noah and
Philinda (Hayden) Chilson of West Hampton, Mass., as his
second wife. He was b. in Norwich, Mass., April 23, 1826,
and is a carpenter and builder. They removed from Clinton
to Albion, Neb., in 1878.
220.
Elijah Felt, born in Packersfield, Nov. 11, 1799 ; married in
Nelson, Dec. 27, 1825, Clarissa Scripture, daughter of Samuel
Scripture. Mr. Felt was a resident of Fitchburg, Mass., where
he kept the " Fitchburg Hotel," and at one time conducted an
express business between that town and Boston. He was a
colonel in the militia. Mrs. Felt died in Fitchburg in May,
1829, and he married (2d) in that town, May 16, 1830, Hannah
Lawrence, daughter of Josiah and Tabitha(Parmenter) Lawrence
of Troy, N. H., who died in Swansey, N. H., July 22, 1889,
and was buried in Worcester, Mass. Col Felt died in Athol,
Mass., March 19, 1849.
CHILDREN.
Caroline Clarissa, b. May 3, 1827 ; m. George R. Peckham.
Clarissa, b. May 23, 1829, Fitchburg; d. there Aug. i,
1829.
BY SECONI> MARRIAGK.
Francis L., b. March 15, 1831 ; d. March 22, 1832.
Hannah Maria, b. Feb. 21, 1833 *. m- Henry S. Clarke.
Sarah A., b. Sept. 2, 1835 ; d. May 5, 1837.
Sarah A., b. May 5, 1838 ; d. Sept. 20, 1838.
Charlotte Frances, b. Dec. 12, 1839 J ™- George C.
Wilder.
Mary Adelaide, b. July 6, 1842 ; m. Hemy Mellen.
H. Florette, b. Oct. I, 1845 ; d. Dec. 3, 1846.
•635.
I.
636.
II.
637.
III.
•638.
IV.
639.
V.
640.
VI.
*64i.
VII.
♦642.
VIII.
643.
IX.
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CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND ELIZABETH (SPAFFORD)
FELT. (63.)
222.
David Felt, born in Packersfield, March 12, 1787 ; died in
Clayton, Mich., July 24, 1872. He married in Penfield, N. Y.,
June 4, 1816, Hannah Trask, daughter of Ebenezer and Huldah
(Reed) Trask of Penfield. She was born in Smithfield, R. I.,
Dec. 3, 1793, and died in Clayton, Nov. 19, 1879. Mr.
Felt was a farmer and carpenter. He removed from his native
place to Monroe County, N. Y., when a young man, and lived in
Palmyra and Penfield until February, 1831, when he removed to
Chautauqua County and settled in the town of Busti, and from
there removed to Westfield, N. Y., in March, 1836. In October,
1844, he removed his family to Clayton, Genesee County, Mich.,
where the remainder of his life was passed. Mr. Felt was politi-
cally a Democrat of the Jackson school, and filled several town
offices in Clayton.
CHILDREN.
Hannah Amanda, b. May 4, 1818 ; m. Caleb Todd.
Valeria Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1822 ; m. Barnard Carpenter.
Andrew Murray, b. Oct. 19, 1824.
Horatio WASHiN(iTON, b. Feb. i, 1827.
Huldah Ann, b. March 12, 1832 ; m. William H. Bamhart.
Evelina Sally, b. in Busti, N. Y., March 29, 1835 ; m. in
Flint, Mich., June 29, 1881, Abram B. Knight, son of John
and Jane (Wykoff) Knight of Ovid, N. Y. He was b. in
Ovid, Aug. 21, 1820, and is a farmer. They reside at Swartz
Creek, Mich. They have no children.
223.
Joseph Felt, born in Packersfield, June 17, 1789; died in
Winchester, N. H., Oct. 30, 187 1. He married in Packersfieldi
Dec. 28, 1813, Lefy Woods, daughter of Nathaniel and Relief
(Wilder) Woods. She was born in Packersfield, April 5, 1792,
and died in Sullivan, N. H., May 10, 1849. He married (ad) in
Sullivan, June 20, 1850, Fanny Woods, sister of his first wife, who
was born in Packersfield, Feb. 29, 1796, and died in Winchester.
CHILDREN.
650. I. Irkne Woods, h. July 21, 1814 ; d. in Winchester, Nov. 20,
1887. Unmarried.
♦651. II. Leander, b. Feb. 4, 1816.
♦652. III. Laurenza, b. Nov. 2, 1817 ; m. Sylvester Mason.
•644.
I.
•645.
II.
•646.
III.
•647.
IV.
♦648.
V.
649.
VI.
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*653. IV. David Alvaro, b. Dec. 21 » 1820.
*654. V. Sylvester Wakefield, b. March 21, 1823.
655. VI. Lestina Relief, b. Oct. 7, 1826, Sullivan ; d. in Manchester,
N. H., June i, 1850.
♦656. VII. Almira Sprague, b. Jan. 25, 1830 ; m. Lewis L. Newcomb.
657. VIII. Eveline Elizabeth, b. April 7, 1832 ; m. in West Upton,
Mass., March 7, 1875, Ephraim Houghton Jourdon as his
second wife. He was the son of Amasa and Pamelia {Ed-
niunds) Jourdon ; b. in Dudley, Mass., June 21, 1825, and
d. in West Upton, May 3, 1887. He was a mechanic.
They had no children.
*658. IX. Edward Webster, b. Aug. 20, 1834.
224.
Asa George Felt, born Aug. 7, 1791. He removed from
New Hampshire in 18 12, and settled in Webster, N. Y., where he
married in May, 18 15, Harriet Foster, daughter of Abram and
Patience (Woodhull) Foster. He removed with his family to
Wisconsin in 1846, and settled in Newark, where he died in 187 1
and his wife in 1875. Mr. Felt united with the Baptist Church
in Webster when a young man, and was for many years its clerk.
He also held various offices of trust. In Newark he was active
in building up a strong Baptist Church ; was superintendent of
common schools and held other public offices. He was highly
respected in the community and exerted a powerful influence for
good. The children were all born in Webster.
CHILDREN.
Eunice, b. Nov. 17, i8i6 ; m. John N. Nelson.
Betsey, b. Sept. 10, 1818 ; d. unmarried in River Falls, Wis.,
about 1879.
Elvira, b. Oct. 6, 1820 ; m. Samuel Morrison.
Philester, b. Jan. 31, 1823.
Phcebe, b. Nov. 9, 1825 ; d. Nov. 12, 1842.
Hannibal, b. February, 1829.
Sally, b. Sept. 20, 1831 ; m. Albert Kinney.
Clementina, b. Jan. 14, 1833 ; d. June 2, 1835.
Mary Adelia, b. July 30, 1835 ; d. in Chicago, 111., Oct. 30,
1866. She m. Oct. 4, 1859, Charles E. Young, son of
Abijah and Rachel (Hill) Young of Fredonia, N. Y. He
was b. in Fredonia, May 6, 1833. He enlisted in Septem-
ber, 1861, and served as a musician in Co. A, 12th Wiscon-
sin Infantry, and was discharged in January, 1863. He is
a printer, and resides in Minneapolis, Minn. They had no
children.
*668. X. Eugene Kincaid, b. April 11, 1838.
16
•659.
I.
660.
11.
•661.
III.
•662.
IV.
663.
V.
♦664.
VI.
•665.
VII.
666.
VIII.
667.
IX.
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226.
^ttry Felt, born in Packersfield, Dec. 5, 1795 ; married, Jan.
23, 1824, Tryphena Sprague, daughter of John and Betsey (Hay-
ward) Sprague. She died in Nelson, N. H., Feb. 22, 1828. He
married (2d) in Sullivan, N. H., Oct. 15, 18:51, Mrs. Bethia M.
Dakin, daughter of Alpheus and Bethia (Morris) Boynton of Sul-
livan, N. H. She died in February, 1879. Mr. Felt resided in
Packersfield (changed to Nelson in 18 14) until 1846, when he re-
moved with his family to Manchester, and remained there until
1854, when they settled in Newark, Wis. Mr. Felt was a farmer,
a deacon in the Baptist Church, both at Packersfield, Manches-
ter, and Newark, and held this office at the time of his death,
which occurred March 22, 1866.
CHILDREN.
669. I. David W., b. Dec 5, 1824 ; d. Sept. 22, 1828.
670. n. Harriet Sprague, b. June 24, 1826; m. in Newark, Wis.,
March 14, 1859, Palmer Bishop Bryant, son of Francis
Smith and Betsey Everett (Sprague) Bryant of Strangsville,
O. He was b. in Nelson, Nov. 13, 1823, and died in Cen-
tralia. 111., March 30, 1889. He was a machinist and
engineer. Mrs. Bryant d. in Centralia, Dec. 9, 1887. They
had no children.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
Mary Clementine, b. Oct. 15, 1832; m. Jurian W. Ward.
Tryphena Sprague, b. July 9, 1833; m. Porter E. Chambcr-
lin.
Lutheria Hayden, b. Feb. 22, 1835; "™- Austin C. Lowry.
Enoch Weston Freeman, b. Feb. 28, 1837.
Daniel Webster, b. Oct. 15, 1840.
Eugene Kincaid, b. Aug. 11, 1843.
David Leroy, b. June 17, 1847; d. Feb. 28, 1850.
227.
John Felt, born in Packersfield, Sept. 22, 1798 ; died in
Jaffrey, N. H., May 23, 1887. He married in Stow, Mass., March
29, 1825, Huldah Hobart Conant, daughter of John and Maria
(Houghton) Conant. She was born in Stow, Oct. 3, 1803, and
died in JafErey, May 27, 1867. Mr. Felt removed to Jaffrey in
April, 1825, then after two years to Stow, but in 183 1 he re-
moved back to Jaffrey, where the remainder of his life was
•671.
III.
•672.
IV.
•673.
V.
•674.
VI.
•675-
VII.
•676.
VIII.
677.
IX.
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passed. He was a farmer, a prominent citizen, and filled nearly
every office in his town, and was for fiw^ successive years a Rep-
resentative in the State Legislature, and for many years a justice
of the peace ; a man in whose ability and integrity the public had
full confidence. In October, i860, he fell from a tree while
gathering apples and received injuries that left him enfeebled
and crippled for life, and for twenty-seven years, though shut out
from the active duties of life, bore his sufferings with exemplary
patience and cheerfulftess, and never lost his interest in the affairs
of the outside world. In politics he was a Whig and afterwards
a Republican.
CHILDREN.
678. I. Daughter, b. June 13, 1826; d. June 14, 1826.
679. II. John Conant, b. May 10, 1827, Jaffrey; died in Orange,
Mass., Jan. 28, 1874. He m. in Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 18,
1855, Sarah Almeda Howe, daughter of Levi and Almcda
(Richards) Howe of Rindge, N. H. She wasb. in Rindge,
Aug. 6, 1 83 1, and now resides in Orange. Mr. Felt was a
dentist, a member of the Masonic order, justice of the peace,
and a selectman of the town of Orange for a number of
years. They had no children.
Sarah Maria, b. Sept. 17, 1828; m. Alfred Page.
Caroline Huldah, b. April 24, 1830; m. Julius Cutter.
Joseph Alonzo, b. Oct. 11, 1832.
Albert Orlo, b. June 8, 1833.
Martha Ward, b. in Jaffrey, Oct. 18, 1836 ; m. there Sept. 28,
1858, Clayton Marett Evleth, son of Joseph and Seba (Bar-
ney) Evleth of Dublin, N. H. He was b. in Dublin, Nov. 9,
1829. They reside in Philadelphia. Mr. Evleth is a manu-
facturer of wood mantels, etc.
685. VIII. William Henry Harrison, b. April 5, 1841 ; d. Oct. 28, i860.
228.
Elizabeth Felt, born in Packersfield, Sept. 13, 1803 ; died
in Milford, N. H., Oct. 23, 1834. She married in Nelson, March
29, 1827, Lovell Harris, son of Bethuel and Deborah (Twitchell)
Harris. He was born in Packersfield, Aug. 25, 1802, and re-
moved to New Ipswich, N. H., in 1832 ; to Milford in 1834, and
in 1845 to Harrisville. In 1853 he represented this town in
the State Legislature. In 1855 he went to Rutland, 111., and
remained until 1874 engaged in farming. He held the office of
deacon in the Congregational Church at Rutland. At this time
•680.
IIL
•68i.
IV.
•682.
V.
•683.
VL
684.
vn.
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he returned to Milford, N. H., where he lived until his death,
which occurred in 1888. By trade he was a carpenter.
CHILDREN.
686. I. HULBURT LovELL HARRIS, b. in Nelson, March 3, 1828; m. in
Fitchbarg, Mass., Nov. 18, 1852, Mary Maria Spaulding,
daughter of Jesse and Mary (Smith) Spaulding of Westminster,
Mass. She was b. in Westminster, Feb. 19, 1830. They re-
side in Leominster, Mass. Mr. Harris is a millwright and car-
penter.
687. II. Erastus Eldredge Harris, b. in Nelson, Dec. 9, 1831 ; d.
there Dec. 29, 1831.
688. III. Sarah Elizabeth Harris, b. in Milford, N. H., Aug. 14, 1834;
d. in Keene, N. H., Dec. 29, 1883. She m. in Somerville,
Mass., Oct. 26, 1854, Stephen Kiitredge Stone, son of Oliver .
and Charlotte (Kittredge) Stone of Nelson. He was b. in Nel-
son, Nov. 18, 1828.
229.
Sally Felt, born in Packersfield, Dec. 11, 1807; died in
Ware, Mass., Jan. 28, 1882. She married in Nelson, Feb. 17,
X829, Charles Sheldon, son of Ezra Sheldon. He was born in
1807, and died in Harrisville, N. H. He was a farmer. They
lived in Nelson, but the last ten years of her life Mrs. Sheldon
resided in Ware.
CHILDREN.
689. I. Ezra Sheldon, b. in Nelson in 1830; d. a few months old.
690. II. Wallace C. Sheldon, b. April 6, 1832; m. in Ware, March 27,
1855, Lucy Adelaide Bond, daughter of Horace and Nancy
(Hatch) Bond. She was b. in Palmer, N. Y., Sep. 30, 1837.
Mr. Sheldon is engaged in the real estate business in Ware.
691. iiL Valentine Sheldon, b. May 24, 1850; m. in Springfield, Mass.,
Dec. 26, 1877, Annette E. Bannon, daughter of Oliver B. and
Emily M. (Babcock) Bannon. She was b. in Springfield, July
25, 1849, ^"^ ^* ^'^ Worcester, Mass., May 28, 1890. Mr.
Sheldon is engaged in the meat business in Worcester.
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George Felt, bom ; baptized Sept. 24, 1786, at which
time all five of his father's children by the second wife were
baptized. He was probably five or six years old at this time.
He married, May 22, 1806, Sally Lander, from whom he was
divorced. He married (2d), Jan. 28, 1822, Margaret Byrne,
who died in September, 1825, aged 29. George Felt was a
mariner. In his will, dated Jan. i, 1828, he directs that his
sister, Margaret Hall, take charge of his daughter Margaret,
support, educate her, etc. He died before April, 1828.
CHILD.
692. I. Margaret, b. about 1823 in Salem ; m. there, Oct. 1 1, 1843, ^noch
Kerby Noyes, son of Enoch and Eliza (Chase) Noyes of West
Newbury, Mass. He was a grocer, and died in Salem, Aug. 8,
1883. Mrs. Noyes resides in Salem. She has had four children ;
two are dead. The others, residing in Salem, are : I. George F,
Noyes^ b. Oct. 15, 1856. 11. Charles Henry Noyes^ b. Aug. lo,
1859.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND MEHITABEL (BUELL)
FELT. (103.)
267.
David Felt, bom in Somers, Conn., March 21, 1763; mar-
ried there, Jan. 27, 1784, Esther Jenks. In 1794 he went with
his father on a prospecting tour into the central part of New
York State, then an almost unbroken wilderness. They took up
land on the Chenango River, built a double log cabin, planted,
cultivated, and harvested a crop of potatoes and Indian com, and
then returned East for their families. Their place of settlement
was in the township of Lebanon in Madison County. David Felt
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died there Aug. 31, 1810. His wife died Oct. 27, 1827, aged 63
years, 8 months, and 8 days.
CHILDREN.
693. I. LuciNA, b. in Somers, Aug. 11, 1784; d. March 10, 1803. She
m. Andrew Burlingham, and had one child, who bore the
same name as his father.
♦694. II. Asa, b. May 29, 1787
695. III. Elijah, b. Aug. 27, 1789; d. in childhood.
•696. IV. Cynthia, b. in Somers, Jan. 16, 1793; m. Rev. Dan Barnes.
•697. V. Horace, b. in Lebanon, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1795.
698. VI. Polly, b. in Lebanon, July, 1797 ; d. in Earlville, N. Y^ Feb.
19, 1868. She m. John R. Woodworth. They had no chil-
dren.
699. VII. William, b. in Lebanon, May, 1800; d. June 18, 1866. He
m. Harriet Allen, by whom he had two children, who both d.
in infancy. He m. (2d) Aug. 12, 1863, Mrs. Phebe A, Phelps,
widow of Riley Phelps, and daughter of Othniel and Mary
(Young) Slocum of Earlville, N. Y. She was b. Sept. 18,
1818, and resides (1888) in Earlville.
270.
Jehiel Felt, born in Somers, Dec. 5, 1769; died in Roches-
ter, N. Y., March 19, 1842. He married in Somers, Feb. 25,
1793, Mehitabel Davis, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Bel-
knap) Davis, and sister of his brother Elam's wife. She was
born in Somers, May 29, 1776, and died in Ohio.* Jehiel Felt did
not leave Somers as early as his father, but remained until about
1796, when he followed after and settled in the township of Ham-
ilton, Madison County. Some time after 18 11 he removed to
Pittsford, Monroe County, and a number of years later to Henri-
etta in the same county, finally settling in Rochester when the
present flourishing city was a mere hamlet. Jehiel Felt held a
captain's commission in the War of 18 12, and at the battle of
Queenstown Heights received twenty-seven wounds, and was re-
ported dead, but he recovered, and lived to be over seventy-two
years old.
CHILDREN.
700. I, Orinda, b. in Somers, June 28, 1794 ; d. in Windsor, Ashta-
bula County, O., about 1840. She m. Abner Shipman of
Pittsford. She had daughters, Cordelia^ Sophia^ and three or
four others.
701. II. Almira, b. in Somers, Nov. 3, 1795; "^' Miller Losee of Pitts-
ford. She d. in Trenton, O., in 1847. She had one daughter,
Jane^ who m. Samuel Comstock.
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♦702.
III.
•703.
IV.
•704.
V.
•705.
VI.
706.
VII.
•707.
VIII.
•708.
IX.
•709.
X.
•710.
XI.
•711.
XII.
•712.
XIII.
James Davis, b. Oct. 29, 1797.
Lauren Porter, b. April 20, 1799.
AcHSAH, b. Oct. 27, 1800; m. Samuel Colby.
VoMAN» b. Aug. 12, 1802.
Son, b. Oct. 15, 1804, Hamilton, N. Y.; d. there Oct. 17, 1804.
Orpha, b. Feb. 8, 1806; m. Arad Knapp.
Orson, b. Feb. 20, 1808.
Orra, b. March 23, 1811 ; m. Horace Lyon.
Charles Belknap, b. Aug. 3, 18 14.
LuciNDA, b. May 6, i8i6; m. Benjamin Allen.
Jehiel Ray, b. April 7, 1818.
272.
Samuel Felt, born in Somers, Dec. i, 1773; died in Mon-
roe, Mich., in 1826. He married Hannah Evans. They lived in
Pittsfield, Otsego County, N. Y., about ten miles from Lebanon,
where his father settled. The compiler has been unable to gain
any further knowledge concerning them.
CHILDREN.
713. I. Laura, b. 1803; m. Benjamin R. Brown. They had no children,
and are both d.
*7i4. II. Timothy Evans, b. 1804.
•715. IIL RoxADA,b. 1806; m. Luther Smith.
*7i6. IV. Samuel Cleland, b. May 20, 1808.
♦717. V. James Madison, b. 18 10.
273.
Elam Felt, born in Somers, Aug. 21, 1775 ; died in Lebanon,
N. Y., Aug. 7, 1843. He married in Somers, Jan. 25, 1798,
Elizabeth Davis, sister of his brother Jehiel's wife. She was born
in Somers, March 22, 1778, and died in Lebanon, Aug. 7, 1843.
Elam accompanied his parents to their new home in Madison
County, N. Y., but a few years later returned to Somers for a
wife. They settled in Lebanon, where he cleared and im-
proved a farm, eventually erecting a large house, barns, and
other out-buildings. He was an energetic and enterprising man,
giving his children a good education, and surrounding his family
with the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. On his grave-
stone appear these words : " An early inhabitant of Lebanon. A
liberal patron of moral and religious institutions, and a devoted
member of the M. E. Church for 39 years."
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•718.
I.
719-
II.
720.
III.
•721.
IV.
722.
V.
•723.
VI.
724.
VII.
•725.
VIII.
•726.
IX.
727.
X.
•728.
XI.
128 /^^Z:r GENEALOGY,
CHILDREN.
NoRRis, b. May 20, 1799.
Percea, b. July 29, 1801 ; d. March 30, 1805.
SiNA» b. June 30, 1804; d. March 24, 1805.
Percea, b. May 28, 1806 ; m. John Henry.
SiNA, b. Dec 17, 180S ; m. in Lebanon, Jan. 20, 1829, Allen
Hayward, son of Artemus and Polly (Bonney) Hayward of
Hamilton, N. Y. He was b. in Hamilton, May 27, 1804, and
d. in Earlville, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1879. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Hayward resides (1888) in Lebanon, They had no children.
Flora, b. April 8, 1811 ; m. Stephen Card.
Nelson, b. June 30, 1813; d. Nov. 21, 1813.
Nelson, b. Sept. 26, 18 14.
Norman, b. April 29, 18 17.
Myra, b. May 9, 1820 ; d. Dec. 20, 1825.
Lovina, b. Oct. I, 1822 ; m. George W. Austin.
274.
Lucy Felt, born in Somers, March 3, 1777; died in Fre-
donia, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1859. She married in Hamilton, N. Y.,
Nov. 5, 1797, James Pettit, son of Jonathan and Agnes (Riddle)
Pettit of Albany. He was born in Albany, April 13, 1777, and
died in Fredonia, May 25, 1849. ^^ graduated from Hamilton
(N. Y.) College in 1805, and adopted the profession of a physi-
cian. Dr. Pettit's father removed with his family from Albany in
1796, and settled in Sherburne, Chenango County, near what is
now the village of Earlville. In his early youth Dr. Pettit was
both a farmer and teacher, and, after his marriage, settled in
Hamilton and took up the study of medicine. He practiced first
in the village of Fabius. In 18 16 removed to Delphi, and after
remaining there 12 years, went to Cazenovia, and from thence, in
1835, ^° Fredonia, where the remainder of his life was passed.
Dr. Pettit was a deep thinker and close reasoner, rather than an
experimenter. In the application of external remedies for the
eradication of disease of the most sensitive organs, the eye and
the mouth, he was preeminently successful. Dr. Pettit was com-
missioned by Gov. Tompkins a surgeon in the War of 18 12, and
in this capacity rendered service upon the frontier. In 1825 he
represented the county of Onondaga in the State Legislature. In
politics^Dr. Pettit was a Republican. When the great struggle
commenced between the antagonistic principles of freedom and
slavery, he fearlessly, boldly, and uncompromisingly was one of the
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first to take sides with the oppressed against the oppressor. He
was actuated by an abiding principle pervading his whole nature,
perhaps deepened by the consciousness of his descent from an
exalted Huguenot ancestry that could not abide tyranny or op-
pression in any form, and his counsels, words, and acts he deemed
he must account for in a near eternity, and in the light of the truth
there to be revealed. He became, with his wife, a member of the
Baptist Church during his residence in Hamilton, and remained
a worthy member of that communion until his death.
About 1842 Dr. Pettit became interested in silk culture, in
which enterprise it was thought that a large fortune lurked. Mul-
berry trees were planted, many thousands of silk worms procured,
buildings erected, and machinery bought, but the result of this
experiment was summed up in a quantity of sewing silk, and
numerous pairs of silk stockings knit by Mrs. Pettit's ever busy
fingers, which remain as heirlooms in the family at the present
day.
CHILDREN.
729b I. Samantha Peitit, b. in Sherburne, N. Y., June 17, 1798; d.
in Baltimore, Md., March 24, 187 1. She m. in Fabius, N. Y.,
Oct. 3, 1816, William Cogswell, who was b. July 24, 1789,
and d. in Ohio, Sept. 25, 1834. He served in the War of
1812.
730. II. SoPHiONiA Pettit, b. in Sherburne, May 27, 1800; d. in Bara-
boo. Wis., Dec 9, 1855. She m. in Fabius, Oct. 4, 1818,
Canfield Marsh.
731. III. Eber Moffat Pettit, b. in Hamilton, May 5, 1802; d. in
Fredonia, May 10, 1855. He m. in Delphi, Jan. i, 1823,
Euretta Sweet, daughter of Griffin and Elizabeth (Haven)
Sweet. She was b. in Cazenovia, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1804, and
d. in Fredonia, April 13, 1874. Dr. Pettit was engaged in
the manufacture of the eye-salve invented by his father.
Like his father, he was an " abolitionist," and a conductor
on the " Underground Railroad." He was the author of a
book, published many years after his death, called " Under-
ground Railroad Sketches."
732. IV. James Jacob Pettit, b. in Hamilton, May 26, 1804; d. in
Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 5, 1877. ^^ "^* i^ Cazenovia, April 22,
1829, Sarah Hill, daughter of Eli F. and Prudence (Kellogg)
Hill. She was b. in Cazenovia, March 15, 1805, and d. in
Kenosha, May 30, 1863. He m. (2d) in New York City, Feb.
21, 1872, Sarah D. Elting, daughter of William G. and Lydia
(Gardiner) Elting of Kingston, N. Y. She was b. in Kings-
17
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ton, Nov. 6, 1829. Mr. Pettit was a graduate of Hamilton
College and Albany Law School, and adopted the legal pro-
fession.
733. V. Lucy Maria Pkttit, b. April 2, 1806, in Fabius ; d. there Aug.
28, 181 2.
734. VI. Elnora Pbttit, b. in Fabius, March 12, 1808 ; d. in Dunkirk,
N. Y., Jauv 8, 1886. She m. in Pompcy, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1833,
James Delvin, son of William and Mercy (Adams) Delvin of
Utica. He was b. in Utica, March 6, 18 12, and d. in Indian-
apolis, Ind., March 2, 189a He was a lawyer. •
735. VII. Harriet Pbttit, b. in Fabius, April 6, 1810; d. in Fredonia,
Sept. 14, 1878. She m. in Fredonia, June 24, 1846, Harley,
Handy, son of Obin and Polly (Cossit) Handy of Hassadaga,
N. Y. He was b. in Pompey, N. Y., May 17, 1813, and re-
sides (1890) in Fredonia. He is a farmer.
736. viii. Samuel Felt Pbttit, b.in Fabius, April 11, 181 2; d. there
April 12, 181 2.
737. IX. William Harrison Pbttit, b. in Fabius, Sept 12, 1813 ; d. in
Washington, D. C, Oct. 26, 1865. He m. in Perry, N. Y.,
April 28, 1842, Hannah S. Barlow, daughter of Nehemiah
and Orinda (Steele) Barlow of Delavan, Wis. She was b. in
Windham, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1811. Mr. Pettit was a lawyer
and resided in Elkhom, Wis. During the war he was em-
ployed in the General Land Office at Washington.
738. X. Charles Pettit, b. in Fabius, Sept 13, 181 5; d. in Fredonia,
Sept 5, 1868. Unmarried.
739. XL Melancthon Smith Pettit, b. in Pompcy, May 26, 18 18 ; d.
in Fredonia, April 25, 1878. He m. in Fredonia, Feb. 25,
1847, Sarah Hancox, daughter of Amos and Mary (Hamil-
ton) Hancox of Titusville, Pa. She was b. in Titusville,
May I, 1825, and d. in Fredonia, July 22, 1886. Mr. Pettit
was a resident of Fredonia, and an engraver.
740. XII. Lucy Pettit, b. in Pompey, June 27, 1821 ; d. in Fabius, Oct.
8, 182 1.
276.
John Felt, bom in Somers, May 11, 1781 ; died at Felt's
Mills, N. v., Dec. 3, 1868. He married in Leyden, Lewis
County, Jan. 3, 1808, Polly Ackley, daughter of Oliver and Eliza-
beth (Smith) Ackley of Haddam, Conn. She was bom in Had-
dam, Aug. 17, 1789, and died at Felt's Mills, July 2, 1875. J^*^"
Felt removed with his father to Madison County, N. Y., in 1793.
About 1806 he moved into Lewis County, where two years later
he married his wife. There he remained until 181 1, when he re-
moved to Great Bend on the Black River, in Jefferson County,
and two years later to a new settlement two miles down the stream,
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131
where he bought 300 acres of land, erected dams, built a grist-
mill, sawmill, and distillery, carrying on the four-fold business of
lumbering, milling, distilling, and farming for many years. The
distilling business was discontinued about 1832. The sawmill
contained four gangs of saws, and over 3,000,000 feet of lumber
was manufactured each year. From this business the place took
its present name of Felt's Mills. Mr. Felt was an honorable, up-
right man, strictly temperate in all things. He held the office of
postmaster of Felt's Mills, and at one time was supervisor of the
town of Rutland, in which the village is located. He served a
short time as a private in the War of 18 12, and took part in the
battle of Sacketts Harbor, May 29, 18 13. Mr. Felt was an ardent
Democrat of the school of Jefferson and Jackson, and his first
vote was for Thomas Jefferson in 1804. On the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise and the inauguration of squatter sover-
eignty he left the Democratic party and voted for John C. Fre-
mont in 1856, and for Lincoln in i860 and '64.
CHILDREN.
Oliver Acklev, b. May 14, 1809.
Polly, b. in Felt's Mills, May 19, 181 5; d. in Watertown, N, Y.,
Aug. 13, 1844. She m. in Felt*s Mills, Feb. $. 1834, John
Taylor Copeland. He died in Watertown, in March, i860.
They had no children.
Samuel, b. June 29, 1817.
John, b. Oct. 20, 1821, in Felt*s Mills; m. in Clayton, N. Y., May
17, 1851, Harriet Adelaide Angd, daughter of James F. and
Hannah (Pope) Angel of Pope's Mills, St. Lawrence County.
She was b. in Burlington, Otsego County, Dec. 15, 1831. Mr.
Felt graduated from the New York State Normal School
in 1847, and was a teacher in that institution from September,
1851, to February, 1854. He then became principal of Lib-
erty Normal Institute, in Sullivan County, but resigned in
1858 on account of ill health. In 1865 he was appointed clerk
of the Board of Education and superintendent of schools in
Watertown, N. Y. In the fall of 1869 became principal of
Clayton Graded School, resigning in 1872 to engage in busi-
ness. At the present time (1890) he and his wife reside in
Felt's Mills, where he is engaged in farming. They have no
children.
745. V. Harriet, b. in Felt's Mills, March 31, 1825; resides in that vil-
lage.
746. VL Maria, b. in Felt's Mills, Oct. 29^ 1828 ; resides in Felt's Mills.
•741.
I.
742.
11.
•743.
III.
744-
IV.
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PELT GENEALOGY.
277.
Sally Felt, born in Somers, June i, 1783 ; died Jan. i, 1863.
She married Jan. 24, 1802, Ashbel Symonds, who was born Jan.
13, 1782, and died April 20, 1826. They lived in Sacketts Har-
bor, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
747. I. Chbster C. Symonds, b. Sept. i2» 1802; d. March 17, 1877.
He m. in Sacketts Harbor, in 1830, Laura Luff, daughter of
Samuel and Sarah (Colbourn) Luff of Sacketts Harbor. She
was b. in England in 18 1 4, and d. in Sacketts Harbor, Feb.
27, 1877.
748. II. Elmira Symonds, b. March 29, 1804; d. in Sacketts Harbor,
Aug. 29, 1862. She no. May 8, 1825, John McDowell as bis
second wife. He was bom in 1792, and d. in Sacketts Har-
bor, Feb. 22, 1862. He was a hotel and livery proprietor in
that village.
749. III. Polly Symonds, b. Aug. 4, 1806 ; d. in St Louis, Mo., Aug.
II, 1847. She m. in Sacketts Harbor in 1821, Otis Wells,
who d. in Canada in 1832. He was engaged in the wholesale
grocery business.
750. IV. Martin Mann Symonds, b. Aug. 27, 1808 ; d. May 24, 1854.
He m. Ann Eliza Powers of Cortland, N. Y., and his widow
is said to be living in Watertown, N. Y.
751. V. Harriet Symonds, b. April 5, 1810; d. in St. Louis, Mo., Dec.
15, 1870. Shem. in Sacketts Harbor, May 27, 1827, Tru-
man White Haskell, a native of Fairfield, N. Y., who d. in
St. Louis.
Chauncey M. Symonds, b. May 12, 18 17 ; d. Aug. i, 1831.
Chbrill Symonds, b. June 20, 1819 ; d. April 18, 1820.
Cherill Sherwood Symonds, b. in Sacketts Harbor, April
15, 1824; d. Dec. 18, 1889. She m. in Sacketts Harbor, Dec.
7, 1 84 1, John Sullivan Parker, son of John and Mary
(Jayncs) Parker of Fort Covington, N. Y. He was b. in
Andover, Mass., April 19, 18 19, and d. in Fort Covington,
Feb. 23, 1885. He was engaged in the drug business in Fort
Covington.
278.
Jabez Felt, born in Somers, Sept. 13, 1785 ; died in East
Victor, N. v., April 23, 1853. He married in Victor, Lydia
Torrey, who was born Aug. 12, 1787, and died in Kendall,
N. Y., Jan. 17, 1867. Mr. Felt removed to Victor at the time of
h»s marriage, and became the proprietor of a hotel in that village.
V fer several years he sold out and removed to East Victor, where
he bought a flouring mill. He afterwards was a merchant, and
752.
VI.
753-
VII.
754-
vni.
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755-
•756.
I.
II.
•757.
758.
III.
IV.
•760.
VI.
•761.
VII.
•762.
VIII.
•763.
IX.
764.
X.
later a bridge contractor, which business he followed during the
later years of his life.
CHILDREN.
Orren 6., b. May 5, 1807 ; d. in East Victor, Oct. 10, 1811.
Warren Torrev, b. March 10, 1809.
Mary Ann, b. Jan. 14, 1811 ; m. Alanson Dewey.
Louisa M., b. Aug. 8, 1813; d. in East Victor, Jan. 10, 1840.
She m. Orrin Preston, who was b. in Greene, N. Y., June 27,
1810, and d. in Victor, Oct. i, 1878. He was a farmer. They
lived in Jamestown, Steuben County, Ind. They had no
children. After the death of his wife Mr. Pretton m. again.
759. V. Charles L., b. Aug. 13, 181 5; d. unmarried in East Victor,
June 26, 1 841.
Lysandbr Burll, b. Sept. 21, 1817.
Chauncey Wilbur, b. Jan. 8, 182a
CoRDBRA L., b. Dec 5, 182 1 ; m. Spencer Eddy.
Almbda Jane, b. Jan. 4, 1824 ; >>• Allen Wood.
Jabbz U., b. June 14, 1830, in Victor ; d. unmarried in Kendall,
April 13, 1881.
279.
Sylvester Felt, bom in Somers, July 18, 17S7; died in
Bushneirs Basin, N. Y., in the town of Perrington, Dec. 27, 1830.
He married Sept. 28, 1807, Sally Austin, daughter of Stephen
and Sarah (Patchen) Austin of Yates County, N. Y. She was
bom Feb. 9, 1790, and died in West Liberty, la., June 12, 1882.
Mr. Felt was the proprietor of a large distillery in BushelPs
Basin.
CHILDREN.
•765. I. Jamettb Hunter, b. July 9, 1809 ; m. Edward Harris.
•766. II. Sylvester Austin, b. Sept. 10, i8ia
•767. III. Lucy Maria, b. May 17, 1812; m. Nathaniel C. Tarleton.
768. IV. George Washington, b. Dec. 25, 1813; d. March 25, 1815.
•769. V. Lucinda, b. Aug. 22, 1815; m. Elliott H. Read.
♦770. VI. Charles Wesley, b. Nov. 22, 1817.
771. VII. JoHM Wesley, b. Nov. 22, 1819; d. Sept. 2, 1872. He m. but
had no children. He lived in Detroit, Micfa., and was a
steamboat engineer on Lake Erie.
*772. VIII. Orrin Patchen, b. Aug. 4, 1820.
773. IX. Samubl Buell, b. Sept. 8, 1822 ; d. .
77 A- 3C. I ^^.j^ daughters, b. and d. in 1824.
775- XL i
*776. zii. William Lapaybttb, b. May 11, 1826.
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*777. xiii. Sarah Ann, b. April i, 1828; m. Stephen N. Chase.
♦778. XIV. Maryktte, b. May 16, 1830 ; m. William Pender.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND MARY (DUMBLETON)
FELT. (113.)
280.
Asahel Felt, bom in Springfield, Mass. (West Parish),
March i, 1772. His father moved to Albany or beyond when his
children were young. There is a tradition that Asahel was taken
by the Indians when a child and remained in captivity until early
manhood. Another version has it that he had reached maturity
when captured, and remained with them six months or so. This
latter story seems improbable from the fact that no Indian
troubles existed when Mr. Felt was a yoimg man, these having
ceased in the Mohawk Valley with the termination of the Revo-
lutionary War. Tradition further states that his life was several
times saved by the intervention of an Indian maiden who had lost
her heart to him, and who was wont to accompany him wherever
he went. One day when they were hunting together they sep-
arated at the foot of a hill with intent to meet on the farther side,
but, instead of meeting her at the completion of the circuit, he
took the opportunity to flee, and successfully concealed himself
from his pursuers, who were promptly alarmed by the dusky
sweetheart, until, under cover of the night, he was able to get
completely away. We shall probably never know the truth that
underlies the tradition, but the suggestion of capture in childhood
seems the more tenable, and the possession of a tomahawk and
scalping knife, which his children well remember, would appear
to indicate a residence with the Indians, with the possible adop-
tion of their habits during the time he remained among them.
Mr. Felt married in Albany, probably about 1807, Mrs. Fanny
(Gunsaulus) Ostrander. They lived in Albany. Mr. Felt died
in the town of Lafayette, N. Y., in April, 1841, and his wife in
May of the same year.
CHILDREN.
•779. I. Edward Ward, b. Dec. 13, 1807.
•780. II. Martha Humphrey, b. July 8, 1809 ; m. Seldon Bronson.
*78i. III. Grorge, b. May 25, 181 1.
782. IV. Sally Maria, b. in Albany, June 13, 1818; m. in Syracuse,
N. Y., Oct 14, 1840, William Bronson, son of Nathaniel and
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Polly (Alfred) Bronson of Manlius, N. Y. He was b. in Caze-
noTia, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1816, and is a farmer. They reside in
Onondaga Castle, N. Y.
281.
Rachael Felt, bom in West Springfield, Mass., about 1773 ;
died in Gill, Mass., Jan. 21, 1835. It is not known whether she
remained in West Springfield when her father went West, or re-
turned to that town afterward, but she married there Feb. 22,
1798, Israel Bagg, Jr., son of Israel and Sarah (Green) Bagg. He
was born in West Springfield, April 14, 1717, and died in Bern-
ardston, Mass., July 29, 1878. He was a farmer. They removed
from West Springfield to Bernardston immediately after marriage.
CHILDREN.
783. I. Harriet Bagg, b. 1798; d. in Day, Saratoga County, N. Y., in
1848. She m. in 1822, Chester Ryther, son of David and
Sophia (Smalley) R3rther, who was b. in Bernardston, Jan. 3,
1800. He was living in Day in 1888.
784. II. Clara Bagg, b. about 1800; d. in Hadley, Saratoga County,
N. Y., March 8, 1838. She m. Rufus Wells, son of Joshua
and Honor (Martindale) Wells of Hadley. He was b. in
Massachusetts in August, 1792, and d. in Hadley, March 14,
1880. He was a farmer.
785. III. Hadassa Bagg, b. Dec. 19, 1803; d. near Donnellson, Lee
County, la., March 19, 1851. She m. in Bernardston a1)out
182 1, Phineas Page, son of Paul and Sally (Crumb) Page of
Leyden, Mass. He was b. March 8, 1801, and d. in Denmark,
Lee County, la., March 14, 1864. He was a farmer.
786. IV. LuciNDA Bagg, b. and d. in Bernardston. She m. John Wells.
787. V. Sarah Maria Bagg, b. April 14, 1807 ; d. in Amherst, Mass.,
Aug. 15, 1884. She m. in Bernardston, March 13, 1825, Tim-
othy Proctor Slate, son of Timbthy and Tirzah (Sprague)
Slate. He was b. in Bernardston, March 25, 1805, and d. in
Amherst, Nov. 12, 1883. He was a farmer. They lived in
Bernardston.
788. VI. Margaret Ann Bagg, b. in Bernardston; d. there March 25,
1871. She m. Noah Ball, and (2d) Edson Lynde.
789. VII. JasTiN Bagg, b. in Bernardston ; d. there March 8, 1852. He
m. Lavonia Sanderson. She is not living.
CHILDREN OF LEMUEL AND ABIGAIL (MILLER) FELT. (117.)
285.
Abigail Felt, bom in West Springfield, Mass. (Ireland
Parish), Aug. 27, 1786; died in Agawam, Mass., Aug. 8, 1855.
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She married in West Springfield, Sept. ao, 1809, Roswell
Haynes/ who was born in Ludlow, Mass., Ma}' 31, 1776, and died
Feb. 26, 1867. He was the son of David and Hannah (Webber)
Haynes of Monson, Mass. The children were probably all born
in Northampton, Mass.
CHILDREN.
790. I. Douglas Haynes, b. July 8, 1810; d. in North Amherst, Mats.,
July 27, 1887. He m. in Palmer, Maa«., Nov. jo, 1837, Lu-
cinda Elwell, daughter of Stephen and Lucinda (Moody) Elwell
of Bennington, Vt, She was b. in Brookfield, Vt., June 30^
1809, anft resides (1889) in North Amherst Mr. Haynes was
a mechanic.
791. II. Mary Haynes, b. Dec. 23, 181 1 ; d. in Agawam, June 22, 1859.
Unmarried.
792. in. Hannah Haynes, b Aug. 3, 1813; d. unmarried in Agawam,
May 19, 1838.
793. IV. Louisa Sbgur Haynes, b. June 16, 1816 ; d. in Agawam, Jan. i,
1865. She m. in that town May 7, 1850, Daniel Milton Flower,
son of Daniel and Clarissa (Remington) Flower of Feeding
Hills (Agawam). He was b. there March 22, 1817, and d. Nov.
13, 1892. He was a farmer.
CHILD OF LEMUEL AND MARY (ELDREDGE) FELT. (117.)
289.
Ruggles Felt, born in West Springfield (Ireland Parish),
Jan. 27, 1799 ; died in South Hadley, Mass., Nov. 30, 1882. He
married in West Springfield, March 24, 1825, Frances Miller,
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Douglass) Miller. She was born
in West Springfield, Aug. 16, 1789, and died in South Hadley, Feb.
8, 1863.
Mr. Felt moved from Ireland Parish about 1827, and settled in
Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y., where he remained until 1834.
He then returned to Massachusetts, and lived for a time in Chico-
pee Falls, and subsequently resided in Agawam, Holyoke, and
South Hadley.
* In seeking information relative to the Haynes family, the compiler received
a letter from Mr. Walter Haynes of Brimfield, Mass., brother of Rosmell ; a
clear, concise, and well-written reply to certain questions, and closing with this
statement : " I have passed my ninety«ninth, and am about half way on toward
my one hundredth year." Mr. Haynes is now in his one hundred and fourth
year, and is still well and vigorous, — April, 1893.
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CHILD.
•794. I. Athalia Frances, b. Dec 28, 1829; m. Oliver R. Parmclee.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND SARAH (HILL) FELT. (118.)
. 295.
Jacob Felt, bom in West Springfield, Feb. 7, 1789; died in
Westfield, Mass., Oct 21, 1827. He married in Springfield, Aug. 7,
181 1, Abigail Chapin, daughter of Eliphalet and Abigail (Pease)
Chapin. She was born Nov. 21, 1790, and died in New York
city, May 24, 1850. Mr. Felt was a wheelwright. He lived first
in Springfield, and the latter years of his life were passed in
Westfield. The children, except the youngest, were bom in
Springfield.
CHILDREN.
795. I. Pamelia C, b. June 18, 1812; d. in New York, Aug. 6, 1836.
She m. in 1835, George Cahoon. No children.
♦796. II. Festus C, b. March 8, 181 4.
•797. III. Frances Ann, b. July 2, 1816; m. Dr. William C. Hunter.
798. IV. Margaret, b. in Westfield, Mass., March 29, 1818. Resides in
New York.
297.
Rhoda Felt, born in West Springfield, Oct. 19, 1791 ; died in
Enfield, Conn., Jan. 9, 1879. She married in Enfield, April 6,
1825, Alfred Griswold of Poquonock, Conn. He was a farmer.
He fell from a tree, and was killed, and she married (2d) at Po-
quonock, May 6, 1827, Joshua Abbe of Enfield, who died Jan.
29, 1874.
CHILD.
799. I. Henry Abbe, b. in Enfield, Sept. 17, 1831. Resides in Hartford,
Conn. Unmarried.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND JEMIMA (ALLEN) FELT. (120.)
298.
Eliada Felt, born in West Springfield, June 20, 1785. Like
his father, he was a blacksmith, and lived in Leverett, Mass.
March 30, 18 11, he bought of Jonathan Keet of Leverett, a black-
smith shop and land, a little to the east of Keet's dwelling-house,
and another blacksmith shop standing on the southeast corner of
Keet's house lot. Jan. 11, 18 13, he purchased of Amos Allen of
18
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West Springfield a dwelling-house and land in Leverett near
Jonathan Keet's house, probably adjoining his previous purchase.
Oct. 20, 1818, he sold to Erastus Field of Leverett for $300 a lot
of 37 acres "that lyeth between Ingrum Hill and Ax Hill, so-
called," with all the buildings thereon. This was on the county
road leading from Leverett meeting-house to Montague. He
married Hannah Clary, who was born July 10, 1786, and died
June 10, 1837. Mr. Felt removed after 1825 to Ludlow, Mass.
(probably), and later to Wyoming County, N. Y., where he died
in Strykersville, Jan. 7, 1840. His children, with the exception
of the youngest, were born in Leverett.
CHILDREN.
80a I. Sophia, b. Feb. 4, 1807 ; m. in Otsego County, N. Y., Nathaii
Paine. They removed to Illinois. She d. in Michigan, Oct,
6, 1846. They had one daughter, Artemusia Paint,
Polly, b. March 25, 1808 ; m. Michael Clapsaddle.
George W., b. May 13, 1809.
Susannah, b. Nov. 2, 181 1 ; m. in Erie County, N. Y., Charles
Phillips. She d. July 17, 1846. They had two sons and one
daughter.
Savilla, b. Sept. 14, 18 13; m. Leander Harwood.
Lysander Allen, b. Jan. 22, 181 5.
Theodore D wight, b. March 22, 18 17.
Zrbina, b. Nov. 31, 1819; d. in Faribault, Minn., in May,
1872. He m. Anna Marks in Erie County, N. Y. They had
one child, who d. many years ago.
808. IX. Louisa, b. Jan. 6, 1822 ; m. in Otsego County, N. Y., James
Griswold. They had (our children.
809. X. Harriet, b. Sept. 21, 1825; m. Ezra Bunn. She is not living.
They had three children.
810. XI. Henry, b. Sept. 21, 1825; d. in Buffalo, N. Y., in December,
1875. He ^' Elizabeth K. Gay. No children.
•811. xn. Hannah Mason, b. Feb. 2, 1829; m. John Crosby.
301.
Jonathan Felt, born , probably in West Springfield.
He married there Jan. 31, 1822, Sylvia Upton. They resided in
Ireland Parish, then in West Springfield, but now included within
the limits of Holyoke. Mr. Felt died at Feeding Hills (Agawam),
Mass. We do not know when nor where his wife died. The
children were born in Ireland Parish.
•801.
II.
«802.
III.
803.
IV.
•804.
V,
•805.
VI.
•806.
VII.
807.
VIII.
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8i3.
II.
•814.
in.
•815.
IV.
81&
V.
«I7.
VI.
&IXT^ GENERATION. ly^
CHILDREN.
812. I. JosiAH, b. Nov. 29, 1823; d. in Las Vegas, N. M., Feb. 11, 1886.
Unmarried.
LvDiA Lucy, b. Oct. 9, 1825 ; d. in Ireland Parish.
Salome, b. July 9, 1827 ; m. Caleb P. Fowler.
Justin, b. Jan. 31, 1832.
Theodore, b. Dec. 27, 1836; d. unmarried in Baton Rouge, La.
John, b. June 28, 1838. He was a sailor, and was drowned in
West Springfield, July 30, 1859.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND DEBORAH (SKERRY) FELT. (132.)
308.
Hannah Felt, baptized June 7, 1752 ; married Joseph
Blaney of Lynn, shoemaker and yeoman. He died in March,
1826, at which time his wife was living. His will was made Aug.
29, 1809, and presented for probate May 2, 1826, by his son Jo-
seph, who was named as executor. We know of no children except
those named in the will.
CHILDREN.
818. I. Martha Blaney,* b. ; m. in Lynn in 1782, John Ingalls,
who was b. Sept. 14, 1761.
819. II. Jonathan Blaney, b. ; m. in Lynn, April 12, 1796, Betsey
Ingalls. He was not living at the date of his father's will
(Aug. 29, 1809), his share being devised to his two children,
Jonathan and Joseph, grandchildren of the testator.
820. III. Anne Blaney, b. ; m. in Lynn, April 2, 1797, Samuel Ire-
son, son of (probably) John and Zibiah (Ingalls) Ireson. He
was b. Aug. 27, 1770. She was deceased at the time her
father's will was made, her two daughters, Nancy and Betsey,
receiving her share.
821. IV. Joseph Blaney, b. ; d. July 12, 1830. He m. in L3mn, Oct.
21, 1803, Ruth Phillips, daughter (probably) of James and
Alice Phillips. She was b. May 24, 1782. Mr. Blaney was a
fisherman.
309.
John Felt, bom Sept. 16, 1754, in Salem; died there Sept.
12, 1796. He married Feb. 13, 1780, Mary Porter, daughter of
* In the first volume of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Lynn the date of
Martha Blaney's birth is given as May 24, 1764. As her mother was born in
1752, this is without doubt an error. This volume is not original , but was com-
piled later from the first five original record books, the entries being grouped
into families as far as possible, and might easily contain errors. Both Martha
and her mother must have married very young.
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I40 /^^z:r genealogy.
Jonathan and Sarah (Herrick) Porter of Salem. She was born
Jan. 25, 1762, and died Dec. 27, 1817. John Felt took part in
the expedition to Rhode Island in the summer of 1778. The
island was at this time in possession of a body of British troops
under the command of Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert Pigot, and it was de-
termined that an attempt to recover it should be made by an
American Army under Maj.-Gen. Sullivan. The Americans num-
bered nine or ten thousand, consisting of 2,200 Continental
soldiers and seven or eight thousand militia. A company of
about 100 men from Salem took part in the expedition. They
left Salem Aug. 4, and landed on Rhode Island the i6th. On
the evening of the 29th the American Army retired to the north
part of the island. The next day they repulsed the British, and
in the night effected their retreat to the mainland without loss of
men or stores. In 1779 John Felt was a lieutenant in Col. Shep-
ard's Third Massachusetts Regiment. By profession he was a
mariner, and followed the sea the greater part of his life. Admin-
istration on his estate was granted his widow Sept. 26, 1796.
CHILDREN.
Polly, b. Nov. 26, 1780 ; d. Nov. 25, 1795.
John, b. Oct. 27, 1782.
Jonathan Porter, b. April 5, 1785.
Deborah, b. April 20, 1787 ; d. Nov. 8, 1808. She m. March 20,
1808, Jacob Clark. He was lost at sea in February, 18 10. No
children.
Sally, b. July 24, 1790; m. Benjamin Webb.
Ephraim, b. Feb. i6, 1795.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND CATHARINE (TURNER) FELT. (132.)
311.
Catharine Felt, bom in Salem, Jan. 27, 1760; died there
Feb. 10, 1831. She married in Salem, Jan. 18, 1779, Edward
Brown, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Brown of Wenham, Mass.
He was born in Wenham, April 8, 1756, and died in Salem, June
10, 1844. He was a carpenter, deacon in the North Church of
Salem, and a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner.
CHILDREN.
828. L Georgb Brown, b. Jan. 9, 1781 ; lost at sea in 1808. Un-
married.
822.
I.
•823.
IL
•824.
in.
825.
IV,
•826.
V.
•827.
VI.
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829. II. Edward Brown, b. Aug. 25, 1782 ; m. about 1816 in Salem,
Lydia Eustis, daughter of Joshua and Lydia (Shillaber)
Eustis. She was b. in Salem, Jan. 25, 1789, and d. there Oct
12, 1851. Edward Brown was a master mariner. He was
washed overboard from his vessel and drowned Aug. 16, 1817.
830. III. Samuel Brown, b. June 22, 1785; m. in Salem, May 27, 1808,
Mary Smith, daughter of Ephraim and Eunice (Porter)
Smith of Danvers. She d. in Salem, Dec. 7, 1854.
831. IV. Catharine Brown, b. July 11, 1787 ; nu Joseph Symonds, son
of William and Eunice (Gardner) Symonds of Salem. He
was b. March 14, 1783, and d. Feb. 25, 1840. He was a shoe-
maker.
832. V. John Brown, b. May 18, 1791 ; d. of yellow fever in Charles-
ton, S. C, Aug. 16, 1817. Unmarried.
833. VI. Benjamin Brown, b. June 4, 1795 J ^« J^^y '^ '795'
834. VII. Benjamin Brown, b. Oct. 15, 1797; m. Sarah Sumner, and
lived in Rozbury, Mass. Both are dead.
835. viii. Ephraim Brown, b. Feb. 21, 1800; d. same day.
313.
Joseph Felt, born in Salem in 1767 (bap. March i). His
son Ephraim was appointed administrator of his estate May
20, 1845. ^^ married in Salem, Dec. 29, 1793, Sarah Brad-
ish, daughter of Billings and Sarah Bradish. She was baptized
Nov. 19, 1769, and her will was probated in February, 1845.
Joseph Felt bought of his brother John, April 9, 1791, a piece of
land in the North Field, bounded easterly on land belonging to
the estate of their father, together with the buildings thereon.
The inventory of Joseph Felt's estate disclosed real estate valued
At $7»3oo and personal property worth $156.67.
CHILDREN.
836. I. Sarah, b. 1794; d. in Salem, Aug. 15, 1859. She was un-
married.
837. II. Joseph, b. 1796 ; d. Sept 30, 1863. He was a farmer in Salem,
and was unmarried.
838. III. Johnson, b. ; m. in Boston, March 25, 1830, Eleanor Maria
Brown. He was a sea captain, and d. in Africa after 1841.
•839. IV. Ephraim, b. Dec. 31, 1802.
840. V. Catharine, b. 1804; d. in Salem, unmarried, Feb. 10, 1878.
841. VI. Ruth A., b. 1808; d. April 13, 1838. She m. about 1835,
Charles Hoffman, son of John and Christine Hoffman. He
was b. in Hamburgh, Germany, Oct. 16, 1797, and d. in Salem,
July 29, 1878. He was a master mariner. [Capt. Hoffman m.
(2d) Sept. 8, 1840, Eliza Amanda King. She resides (1890) in
Salem.]
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PELT GENEALOGY.
315.
Benjamin Felt, baptized in Salem, Dec. 11, 1770; died Nov.
25, 1854. He married Oct. 25, 1794, Sarah Ward, daughter of Wil-
liam and Mary (Mansury) Ward of Salem. She was born in Salem
Aug. 10, 1770, and died there Jan. 18, i860. He purchased,
March 12, 1799, ^^ Elias H. Derby land in Salem, bounding on
Derby street to the southward, running easterly 58 feet to Curtis
street, then northerly 235 feet, bounding easterly on Curtis street.
For this he paid ;£"7oo. His house was on Curtis street, and his
shop, in which he carried on the trade of a pump and blockmaker,
on Derby street.
CHILDREN.
•842. I. Mary, b. June 23, 1796; m. Thomas Symonds.
843. II. Sarah W., b. July 16, 1798; d. Aug. 22, 1866. Unmarried.
844. III. Catharine, b. Sept. i, 1800; d. in Salem, April 29, 1875. 8he
m. in Salem, April 25, 18 18, John Jewett, son of John and
Elizabeth ( Hodgkins) Jewett of Ipswich, Mass. He was b.
in Ipswich, Dec. 24, 1796, and d. in Salem, Feb. 28, 1874.
He was engaged in the furniture business. They had no
children.
Benjamin, b. Oct 25, 1802.
Nancy Singleton, b. Aug. 12, 1804; d. unmarried in South
Boston in 1887.
Eleanor, b. Oct. 25, 1806 ; m. John Tillson.
Henrietta Augusta, b. Sept. 25, 1808; m. David E. Saunders,
Edward B., b. Dec. 20, i8ia
John, b. April 9, 181 4. He at first followed the sea, and then
kept a store in Salem. He afterwards went to Crescent City,
Cal., and d. there Dec. 27, 1855.
317-
George Washington Felt, bom in Salem, April 30, 1776;
died there July 23, 1847. He married in Salem, Aug. 25, 1798,
Dorcas Hart, daughter of John and Dorcas (Brown) Hart. She
was born in Lynnfield, Mass., Sept. 8, 1780, and died in Salem,
Jan. 2, 1863. Mr. Felt was a painter.
CHILDREN.
George Washington, b. Aug. 26, 1799.
John, b. Aug. 16, 1801.
Ephraim, b. Aug. 17, 1803.
Catharine Manning, b. Oct. 15, 1804; m. Jonathan M.
Plaisted.
*845.
IV.
846.
V.
♦847.
VI.
•848.
VII.
•849.
VIII.
850.
IX.
•851.
I.
•8s».
II.
•853-
III.
•854-
IV.
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143
•855.
V.
856.
VI.
857.
VII.
•858.
VIII.
•859.
IX.
860.
X.
Alfred Washington, b. Jan. 13, 1807.
Dorcas Ann, b. March 19, 1809 ; d. Oct. 24, 1829.
Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1811 ; d. March 20, 181 2.
Mary Ann, b. July 9, 18 13 ; m. Joseph W. Whitmore.
LuciNDA Brown, b. Oct. 3, 1816; m. Edward B. Symonds.
Frances Caroline, b. July 31, 1820 ;*d. Sept, 12, 1862. Un-
married.
CHILDREN OF NATHANIEL AND MARY (MUGFORD)
FELT. (134.)
324.
John Felt, baptized Feb. 6, 1757 ; died in August, 1785,
suddenly, while going on board his vessel in Salem Harbor, Dur-
ing the Revolutionary War he commanded the private armed ship
Despatch. He was once captured by a British vessel and pressed
into his majesty's service, but escaped after two years and re-
turned to Salem. June 12, 1780, as shown by the muster rolls,
he was mate on the brigantine Ranger^ and is described as of
" lite " complexion, 23 years of age, and 5 feet 8 inches in stature.
He married Susannah Ropes. She was born June 9, 1757, and
died probably about 1798, for March 28 of that year their uncle,
Henry Felt, was appointed guardian of the children, and he
dying, their uncle James Felt assumed the guardianship.
CHILDREN.
•861. L Susannah, b. 1782 ; m. John Marston.
*862. II. Mary, b. 1784 ; m. Jacob Lakeman.
325-
William Felt, baptized Jan. 21, 1759; ^i^^ Aprils, 1799.
He married in Gloucester, Nov. 17, 1780, Jane Harridan. She
was born Feb. 13, 1763, and died March 28, 1832. William Felt
served in 1776 as a private under Capt. Benjamin Ward in his
company of sea-coastmen. He enlisted in this service Jan. 22, and
was discharged Aug. 19. Oct. i, 1777, he entered service under
Capt. Jonathan Harridan in the brig Tyrannicide, He was taken
prisoner, and was discharged from service Aug. 11, 1778. He
also served on the brig Griffin^ under Capt. Gideon Hanfield, in
which vessel he held three shares.
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863.
I.
864.
II.
865.
III.
*866.
IV.
*867.
V.
868.
VI.
PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1781 ; d. July 14, 1783.
William, b. June 9, 1784 ; d. July 22, 1785.
William, b. Sept. 5, 1786 ; d. May 22, 18 19. He m. in Glou-
cester, July 25, 1809, Susanna Haskell, who d. July 19, 1810,
aged 27 years. He was a mariner, and lived in Salem.
Mary, b. March 3, 1789 ; m. Samuel Kennedy.
Phcebe, b. Feb. 27, 1793 ; m. John H. Davis.
Nathaniel, b. Feb. 15, 1795 ; d. Feb. 15, 1795.
327.
Henry Felt, baptized Jan. 6, 1766; died in 1799. ^^
married Nov. 30, 1797, Anna Stewart, daughter of David and
Anna (Beckford) Stewart of Ipswich. She was bom Aug. 12,
1776. Henry Felt was a mariner, and his residence was on Fish
street, Salem. His widow took out letters of administration on
his estate March 26, 1799. She married (2d) Feb. 6, 1803,
Joseph Baker of Salem, and afterwards of Boston. He was a
merchant.
CHILD.
♦869. I. Henry, b. 1798.
CHILDREN OF DAVID AND SUSANNAH (BECKET) FELT. (135.)
330.
John Felt, bom in Salem, March 24, 1764; died at Martha's
Vineyard, Aug. 23, 1802, after a long and trying passage from
India, He married (probably in Marblehead) Aug. 18, 1784,
Elizabeth Curtis, who was born in that town March 24, 1764.
Mr. Felt was a shipmaster in the European and India trade.
In Felfs Annals of Salem is related under date of May 25, 1799 :
" News that the ketch Brothers, Capt. John Felt, on his passage
to Havanna, was lost on a reef with a valuable Cargo. Having
saved a considerable sum of gold, and the wreckers threatening
to take it from him, Capt. Felt prepared his men for resistance,
and thus kept it from their grasp." His children were all born in
Salem.
CHILDREN.
S70. I. John, b. Aug. 12, 1785 ; d. in Salem, Dec. 10, 1805.
871. H. David, b. Feb. 15, 1787 ; d. in SaJem, April 26, 1807.
♦872. ni. Joseph Barlow, b. Dec. 22, 1789.
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SIXTH GENERATION.
145
•873.
IV.
874.
V.
875.
VI.
876.
VII.
877.
VHI.
Elizabeth Curtis, b. June 6, 1792 ; m. William Osgood.
Jonathan, b Jan. 14, 1794; d. in Salem, Nov. 15, 1796.
Robert, b. April 11, 1796 ; d. in Salem, Sept. 13, 1797.
Hannah, b. Jan. 6, 1798 ; d. in Salem, Oct. 4, 1799.
Susan, b. June 18, 1800 ; d. in Salem, Jan. 28, 1877. Un-
married.
334*
Nathaniel Felt, bom in Salem, July 25, 1771; died there
Oct. 14, 1823. He married April 8, 1791, Hannah Reeves,
daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Deland) Reeves of Dan vers.
She was born in Dan vers, March 30, 1773, and died in Salem,
Sept. 26, 1856.
CHILDREN.
Hannah, b. July 25, 1792 ; m. Samuel Ropes.
Nathaniel, b. Oct. 27, 1795 ; d. at sea, March 14, 181 5.
Susan, b. Jan. 6, 1797 ; m. Joseph Pulsifer.
Eliza, b. February, 1799 ; d. April 5, 1876. Unmarried.
Jonathan, b. June 6, iSoi ; died at sea, June 21, 1823.
Mary, b. March 13, 1803 \ ^- Jan. 18, 1809.
Martha Dudley, b. Feb. 18, 1805 ; d. Aug. 19, 1888. Un-
married.
John Gillingham, b. Jan. 6, 1807.
Mary Ann, b. May 5, 1809 ; m. Samuel H. Larrabee.
Adeline, b. Feb. 28, 181 1 ; m. Francis B. Simon.
Rebecca, b. July 25, 1815 ; d. December, 1855. She m.
Nathan Farnham. They had no children.
*889. xii. Nathaniel Henry, b. Feb. 6, 1816.
336.
Joseph Felt, bom in Salem, May 18, 1777 ; died there May
21, 1856. He married in Salem, Nov. 23, 1799, Mehitabel Erv-
ing, daughter of George and Mehitabel (Gardner) Erving. She
born in Salem, Oct. 11, 1778, and died Aug. 22, 1846. Joseph
Felt purchased, June 3, 1 796, of Thomas Woodbury, land on the
south side of Hanover or Norman street, in Salem, with the build-
ings thereon. This became his homestead. Joseph Felt was a
master mariner, sailing some of the finest ships that were owned
in Salem, then an important commercial city. He afterwards en-
gaged in commercial business in Salem, and for the nineteen
years preceding his death was annually elected to the office of
city treasurer.
^9
♦878.
I.
879.
II.
♦880.
III.
881.
IV.
882.
v.
883.
VI.
884.
VII.
*885.
VIII.
♦886.
IX.
*887.
X.
888.
XI.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
146
890.
I.
♦8gi.
II.
♦892.
III.
893.
IV.
894.
V.
895.
VI.
896.
VII.
^^897.
VIII.
PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
Mehitabel Erving, b. Jan. 10, 1800 ; d. Dec. 29, 1802.
Mehitabel Gardner, b. Dec. 20, 1802 ; m. Ira Cheever.
Susan Becket, b. Jan. 10, 1805 ; m. Alfred Dutch.
Augusta, b. Feb. 15, 1807 ; d. May 10, 1881. Unmarried.
Elizabeth Ellen, b. Dec. 8, 1808 ; d. May 27, 1886. Un-
married.
Joseph Charles, b. June 27, 181 1 ; d. in Cuba, March 15,
1827.
Caroline Rebecca, b. July 28. 1813 ; resides (1888) in Salem.
Maria Louisa, b. April 16, 1823 ; m. Charles De Bacon.
CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ABIGAIL (LEWIS) FELT. (136.)
341.
Molly Felt, bom in 1779; married April 9, 1797, John
Lewis, Jr., of Lynn. He died there Feb. 9, 18 17. She was living
in February, 1833, but nothing further is known.
CHILDREN.
Sarah Lewis, b. Feb. 2, 1798.
Blaney Lewis, b. Nov. 22, 1799.
Abigail Lewis, b. May 22, 1802.
Joseph Felt Lewis, b. Sept. 2, 1804.
Mary Lewis, b. Aug. 30, 1806.
Hannah Lewis, b. Jan. 22, 1809.
Permelia Merriam Lewis, b. March 13, 1812.
Harriet Lewis, b. Dec. 2, 1812.
CHILD OF MOSES FELT. (149.)
342.
Moses Felty was apparently the son of Moses Felt, of whose
marriage we have no record. He lived in Medway, Mass., and
married Abigail . He was a merchant, and is remembered
by an old lady living in Medford (i888), 91 years of age, who
thinks he removed to New York State, but his widow, Abigail,
then described as of Medway, was granted administration on his
estate Nov. 18, 1833. We have discovered no living descendants
of his, and the record of such children as are given is taken from
the Medway registers, supplemented by other public records.
898.
I.
899.
II.
900.
hi.
901.
IV.
902.
v.
903.
VI.
904.
VH.
905.
VIII.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
SIXTH GENERATION. ,^7
CHILDREN.
906. I. William, b. Jan. 24, 1799 \ ™- in Medway, July 25, 1822,
Mary Greenbalch. He was a patteraniaker, and lived in
Boston. By the Boston City Directory we learn that he lived
in 1838 at 38 Charter street, and 1846-8-9, at 5 Noyes Place.
His widow was granted administration on his estate Sept. 24,
1849.
907. II. Mercy Barney, b. May 10, 1800; m. in Medway, Sept. 30,
1827, Henry Allen.
908. III. Rachel, b. Dec. 7, 1806 ; d. June 23, 1809.
909. IV. Francis, b, Sept. 23, 18 10. A Francis Felt m. in Boston, Aug.
4, 1834, Sarah Partridge.
CHILDREN OF ABNER AND MARY (HEALD) FELTT. (152.)
344-
Edward Feltt, bom in Temple, N. H., Dec. 4, 1783 ; died
in Jay, Essex County, N. Y., Nov. 20, 1847. He married May 4,
1806, Sarah Heald, daughter of Asa and Jerusha (Carter) Heald
of Keene, N. Y., in which town she was born Jan. 4, 1790. She
died in Jay, Oct. 12, 1820. Mr. Feltt afterwards married Mrs.
Lucinda Evans. He was a farmer in Jay.
CHILDREN.
Jerusha Carter Feltt, b. July 2, 1808 ; m. Amos Kinney.
Chloe Feltt, b. Oct. 9, 1810 ; m. Andrew Hickok.
Ira Hale Feltt, b. May 15, 181 3.
Dorcas Feltt, b. Nov. i, 181 5 ; m. Alfred Walton.
Asa Hale Feltt, b. July 15, 1818.
Mary Feltt, b. Sept. 12, 1820 ; d. same year.
345.
Abner Feltt, born in Wilton, N. H., Oct. 3, 1785 ; died in
Andover, Vt, March 24, 1871. He married in July, 1814, Han-
nah French, daughter of David and Hannah (Butterfield) French.
She died March 2, 1831, aged 47 years. Abner Feltt married
(2d) Bridget French, sister of his first wife. All the children
were born in Andover.
CHILDREN.
•916. L Hannah Feltt, b. June 27, 1816 ; m. Ashby Morgan.
*9i7. n. Abner Feltt, b. Jan. i, 1818.
918. i\\. Sophia Feltt, b. 1821 ; d. unmarried in Buffalo, N. Y., Oct.
23, 1889.
*9io.
L
*9ii.
II.
♦912.
III.
♦913.
IV.
•914.
V.
915.
VI.
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
148
♦919.
IV.
920.
V.
*92I.
VI.
922.
VII.
923.
vm.
924.
IX.
FELT GENEALOGY.
Mary Feltt, b. Dec. 22, 1823 ; m. William Dunspaugh.
WiLLi.^M Fkltt, b. ; d. young.
William Franklin Feltt, b. Sept. 28, 1829.
UV SECOND MARRIAGE.
Andrew Feltt, b. ; d. unmarried.
Caroline Feltt, b. ; d. unmarried.
Ellen Feltt, b. ; d. unmarried.
346.
Sarah Feltt, born in Wilton, N. H., Oct. 4, 1787 ; died April
7, 1848. She married May 31, 18 13, Ira Heald, son of Peter and
Sarah (Rowell) Heald of Temple, N. H. He was born in
Temple, Nov. 27, 1791, and died in Weston, Vt, July i, 1882.
He was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
925. I. Mary Heald, b. ; d. in 1880. She m. Francis G. Spauld-
ing, farmer and carpenter, who d. in Montpelier, Ind., in
1867.
926. II. Luke Heald, b. ; m. Caroline Foster, and resides in
Weston, Vt.
927. III. Sarah Elizabeth Heald, b. , in Andover, Vt. ; d. in
North Sjmngfield, Vt., Feb. 20, 1850. She ni. in Manches-
ter, N. H., in November, 1844, Jesse Dudley Heald, son of
Jesse and Mary (Dudley) Heald of Chester, Vt. He was b.
in Chester, July 25, 1814, and d. there Jan. 30, 1859. He
was a farmer.
928. IV. Elvira Heald, b. in Ludlow, Vt., Oct. 5, 1816; d. in Med-
held, Mass., Jan. 26, 1S56. She m. in Medfield, July 9,
1839, Martin Bailey, Jr., son of Martin and Asenath (Kings-
bury) Bailey. He was b. in Medfield, Oct. 5, 18 15, and now
resides in Jacksonville, Fla. He ser>'ed in the army during
the civil war for one year, being mustered out of ser\'icc in
1863. He is a carpenter.
929. V. Elmira Heald, b. ; d. unmarried in North Springfield, Vt.
349.
William Feltt, born in Andover, Vt., Nov. 20, 1794; died in
Jay, N. Y., April, i860. He married Susannah Smith, who died
in Jay in 1841. They resided in Jay. •
CHILDREN.
♦930. I. Tersis Rue; Feltt, b. Aug. 9, 1821 ; m. James M. Bowen.
*93i. II. William Miner Felit, b. Nov. 15, 1825.
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
SIXTH GENERATION. j^q
932. III. Lavinia Graves Feltt, b. in Jay, N. Y., in 1827 ; d. in Wills-
borough, N. Y., April 9, 1867. She m. in Peru. N. Y.,
April 25, 1857, George Washington Boardman, son of Benja-
min and Mary (Prescott) Boardman, as his second wife. He
was b. in Willsborough, May 19, 181 7, and is a fanner in that
town. They had no children.
*933- IV. Hannah Feltt, b. Sept. 24, 1829 ; m. Orrin GofiF.
934. V. Ebenezer Feltt, b. Oct. 3, 1832 ; m. Electa Johnson. He is
a merchant in Clintonville, N. Y. They have no children.
350.
Rachel Feltt, born in Andover, Jan. 19, 1797 ; died in Jay,
N. Y,, March 5, 1843. She married in Andover, March 5, 1820,
John Boynton, son of Ephraim Boynton of Jay. He was born in
Weathersfield, Vt., April 11, 1797, and died in Jay, March 13,
1 88 1. He was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
935. I. Edward Rice Boynton, b. in Jay, Jan. 21, 1821, and now
resides there. He m. in Jay, March 15, 1848, Jane D.
White, daughter of Gillman and Elizabeth (Dickey) White.
She was b. in Topsham, Vt., Nov. 28, 1824, *nd d. in Jay,
Dec. 21, 1886.
936. II. Betsey B. Boynton, b. in Jay, Nov. 7, 1822 ; m. there Nov.
23, 1853, David Kilbum Day, son of Rufus and Mary (Kil-
burn) Day of Peru, N. Y. He was b. in Peru, Dec. 12,
18 14, and d. in Jay, July i, 1887. Mrs. Day resides in
Jay. Mr. Day was a merchant.
937. in. Wesson M. Boynton, b. in Jay, Oct. 17, 1824; m. there
April 5, 1850, Meribah Bull, daughter of Joel and Fanny
(Jenne) Bull. She was b. in Jay, Oct. 16, 1830. They re-
side in that town. Mr. Boynton is a farmer.
938. IV. John Stratton Boynton, b. in Jay, March 12, 1826 ; is a
farmer, and resides in that town. He served during the war
as first lieutenant in Co. K, Ii8th Regiment, N. Y. Infantry ;
enlisted Aug. 29, 1862, and was discharged March 11, 1864.
He m. in Jay, March 12, 1855, Elizabeth Baldwin, daughter
of Levi and Ruth (White) Baldwin. She was b. in Jay,
June 12, 1829, and d. there June 15, 1856. Mr. Boynton
m. (2d) in Jay, May 17, 1857, Martha R. Newell, daughter
of Daniel B. and Mary (Blish) Newell. She was b. in Jay,
June 13, 1832.
939. V. Ephraim Boynton, b. in Jay, March 20, 1829 ; d. in Clinton-
ville, N. Y., April 10, 1866.
940. VI. Rachel Loander Boynton, b. in Jay, July 16, 1831 ; d.
there June 15, 1857. She m. in that town in March, 1852,
Digitized by VjOOQIC
ISO
FBJiT GENEALOGY.
John Stickney, son of George W. and Lydia (Torrance)
Stickney. He was b. in Jay, May 30, 1826, and is a lumber
dealer in Vinton, la.
941. VII. Alonzo King Boynton, b. in Jay, April 6, 1834; d. in
Rudd, la., Nov. 23, 1881. He m. in Clintonville, N. Y.,
in September, 1867, Jennie Burt, whose present residence is
unknown.
942. vin. Mary Ellen Boynton, b. in Jay, Oct. 24, 1836 ; d. there
Oct. 9, 1838.
943. IX. Walworth Wade Boynton, b. in Jay, July 18, 1840 ; en-
listed in Ellsworth's regiment in May, 1861, and was killed
in an engagement at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.
353.
Amasa Feltt, born in Andover, April 2, 1802 ; died in
Keene, N. Y., April 26, 1859. He married in Brandon, Vt.,
March 30, 1828, Elizabeth Young, daughter of Rev. Joshua and
Elizabeth (Wallace) Young. She was born in Brandon, Dec. 171
181 1, and died in Keene, March 28, 1870.
Several years after his marriage Mr. Feltt removed to Jay,
where all his children were born. While a resident of Jay he
held for nine years the office of school trustee, which he filled
very acceptably. When a young man Mr. Feltt was a peddler of
" Yankee notions," and it was while making his rounds that he
became acquainted with his future wife. He afterwards learned
the basket-making trade, and once made a basket so compactly
woven that it was used by a hotel-keeper as a watering trough. In
May, 1849, the family removed to Keene, N. Y. Mr. Feltt and
his wife were members qf the Methodist Church.
CHILDREN.
*944. I. Miriam Elizabeth Feltt, b. Oct. 27, 1836 ; m. James H.
Hull.
945. II. Martia Ellen Feltt, b. in Jay, March 14, 1S40 ; d. there
Jan. 18, 1843.
•946. III. Moses Edwin Feltt, b. Aug. 18, 1842.
♦947. IV. Martha Jane, b. Sept. 2, 1845 ; m. Ferdinand Kilbourne.
354.
Reuben Feltt, born in Andover, Vt, Dec. 4, 1805; died in
Hartford City, Ind., Feb. 28, 1874. He married in Weston, Vt.,
May 28, 1838, Hannah Graham, daughter of Robert and Peninah
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
SIXTH GENERA TION. 1 5 j
.(Hesseltine) Graham. She was born in Weston, April 11, 1818,
and now resides in Winchester, Ind. Mr. Feltt was a carpenter.
He lived in Andover until 1854, when he removed to Blackford
County, Ind.
CHILDREN.
948. I. Amanda Hannah Feltt, b. in Andover, Vt., Nov. 12, 1839;
d. in Montpelier, Ind., April 17, 1857.
♦949. II. Alvaro Reuben Felit, b. Aug. 16, 1841.
950. III. Alden Licurtis Feltt, b. in Andover, Aug. 8, 1843 ; enlisted
as a private soldier in Co. I, 34th Indiana Infantry, Sept. 10,
i86t, and d. in hospital at Louisville, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862.
951. IV. Ashley Wilber Feltt, b. in Andover, July 28, 1845 : cl- ^^lere
March 16, 1846.
♦952. V. Freeman Eli Feltt, b. Sept. 16, 1846.
*953. VI. William Delmer Feltt, b. April 24, 1852.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND EUNICE (BRASTOW)
FELT. (156.)
355-
Patty Felt, born in Wrentham, Mass., Sept. 29, 1785;
married Jan. 1, 1806, Samuel Everett, 2d, of Attleboro, Mass.
No further record has been found. We know of two children
born in Attleboro.
CHILDREN.
954. I. Martha Ann Everett, b. Sept. 20, 1806.
955. II. Samuel Gilbert Everett, b. May 12, 1808.
356.
Oliver Felt, born in Wrentham, March 20, 1787 ; died there
Nov. 5, 1844. He married in that town, June 21, 1810, Almira
Shepard, daughter of Jonathan and Tryphena (Everett) Shepard.
She was born in Wrentham, June 21, 1787, and died there Sept.
^3* 1^73- Mr. Felt was a patriotic and public-spirited man, in-
terested in the welfare and upbuilding of his native town, and for
many years iilled various town offices. He was also a colonel in
the State militia. He represented the town in the State Legis-
lature one year, and in 1845-6 was a member of the State Senate.
He was an old time Whig, and strongly interested in politics,
having an ardent desire to see the principles carried out for
which the heroes of the Revolution perilled their lives, and which
Digitized by VjOOQIC
152
PELT GENEALOGY.
was instilled into him by his father, who took an active part in the
seven years' struggle for liberty.
CHILDREN.
•956. I. Oliver Selwyn, b. May 31, 1811.
♦957. II. Jonathan Edmund, b. Nov. 30, 181 2.
958. III. Martha Burr, b. May 29, 1814 ; d. in Wrentham, March 4,
1858. Unmarried.
959. IV. Daniel Ide, b. June 28, 1816 ; d. March 3, 1870. He m.
in Wrentham, Dec. 25, 1845, Harriet Rawson, daughter of
Thompson and Lucy Baker (Fisher) Rawson. She was b. Jan.
9, 1805. Her will was proven Aug. 20, 1861. Mr. Felt was
a farmer by occupation, and a sincerely patriotic citizen.
They had no children.
960. V. Almira Shepard, b. Jan. 11, 1819; d. in Wrentham, Nov. ii,
i860,
961. VI. Anne Eliza Brastow, b. June 27, 1824 ; resides in Wrentham.
962. VII. Joseph Augustus, b. Oct. 26, 1825 ; m. in Wrentham, Sept.
24, 1850, Nancy M. Sayles, daughter of Dutee and Nancy
Sayles. She was b. in Wrentham, Aug. 19, 1825, and d. in
Boston, Jan. 6, 1883. Mr. Felt is agent of the Equitable
Building in Boston. They had no children. Mr. Felt re-
moved to Boston in 1849, ^"^ engaged in mercantile busi-
ness. He was for several years a member of the Common
Council. He is a Republican, a man of strong convictions,
genial, kindly, and upright.
*963. VIII. William Nelson Felt, b. Jan. 12, 1828.
357.
Joseph Felt, born Nov. 13, 1788; died in Savannah, Ga.,
Jan. 30, 1 86 1. He married Anna Maria Fort. Mr. Felt re-
moved to Savannah about 181 5, and was a highly respected
citizen of that place. He was for many years superintendent of
the Lutheran Sunday-school, and the following tribute is taken
from the Lutheran Observer of Baltimore, March 15, 1861 : —
"Tribute of resjxfct to the memory of Joseph Felt, who was for thirty-four
years superintendent of the Lutheran Sunday-school at Savannah, Ga. :
'* Our highly esteemed and venerable superintendent, Joseph Felt, has
been summoned to his reward. His death occurred on the 30th of January,
aged 72 years.
*' He was born in Wrentham, Mass., and for the last forty-six years a resi-
dent of this city, during which time he enjoyed in an eminent degree the
confidence and respect of the entire community. . . . As a citizen, he was
law-abiding, unflinching in his integrity ; as a public officer, prompt, impartial,
Digitized by VjOOQIC
SIXTH GENERATION.
153
just ; as a Christian, meekness and humility were strongly characteristic of
him, charitable, given to hospitality, with a firm and unfaltering faith ; a strict
temperance man, a soldier of the War of 18 12, in which he served with credit.
By his death the Lutheran Church of this city has lost one who never swerved
from his obligations to her. In her prosperity he rejoiced, in her days of adversity
he put forth increased and unceasing exertion for her advancement ; he was the
oldest member of her church council and trustees, and the longest in office. . . .
The funeral of our deceased brother took place on the 31st of January at the
Lutheran Church, the lower floor of which was filled with the relatives and
friends, the galleries being reserved for the societies of which he was an
honored member, and the Sunday-school, over which he presided ever since its
organisation, a period of thirty-four years, with great acceptability and
usefulness.'* . . .
We have been unable to learn much concerning the children of
Joseph Felt, but at the time of his death his daughter Josephine
was the only survivor.
CHILDREN.
Oliver Proctor, b. in Savannah ; d. at Indian Spring, Fla.
He m. in Savannah, Mary Caroline Kempton.
Sarah Fort, b. in Savannah, Dec. 21 1821 ; d. in Macon, Ga.;
m. in Savannah, William Williford.
Josephine Almira, b. Oct. 31, 1824 ; m. Thomas Purse.
James, b. .
358.
Nancy Felt, bom in Wrentham, April 5, 1793; died in Bos-
ton, Sept. 28, 1863. She married in Dunbarton, N. H., Jan. 30,
18 17, John Cleaveland Proctor, son of Jonathan and Mary
(Cleaveland) Proctor of Chebaco, Mass. He was born in Che-
baco (now Essex), May 19, 1786, and died in Boston, Aug. 21,
i860. Mr. Proctor's parents removed to Dunbarton when he was
about three years old. When of sufficient age he went to the ad-
joining town of Henniker, and became a clerk in mercantile busi-
ness. In 1815 he removed to Boston, where he engaged in the
hardware business. His children were all born in Boston.
CHILDREN.
968. I. Harris Cleaveland Proctor, b. 1818 ; d. same day.
969. II. Mary Cleaveland Proctor, b. May 10, 1819 ; d. in Boston,
Sept. 22, 1849.
970. III. Henry Martin Proctor, b. 1821 ; d. at sea, Dec. 22, 1841.
971. IV. Lucia Proctor, b. Nov. 3, 1824 ; m. in Boston, Sept. 5,
1843, Peter Butler, son of Peter and Mehitabel (Corbin)
20
964.
I.
965.
II.
♦966.
967.
III.
IV.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
154 /'i^^r GENEALOGY.
Butler of Oxford, Mass. He was b. in Oxford, Jan. 6,
1820, and is a merchant in Boston.
972. V. Harriet Stebbins Proctor, b. July 11, 1826 ; resides in
Quincy, Mass.
973. VI. John Cleaveland Proctor, b. June 2, 1828 ; d. in Boston,
Sept. 21, 1886. Unmarried.
974. vii. Anna Cleaveland Proctor, b. 1830 ; d. in Boston, 1832.
975. viii. Isabella Safford Proctor, b. Nov. 14, 1837 ; d. in Boston,
Oct. 5, 1849.
976. IX. Josephine Felt Proctor, b. May 20, 1840 ; d. in Boston,
Oct. I, 1849.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND WAITSTILL (CAPEN)
FELT. (159.)
361.
George Felt, born in Milton, Mass., March 3, 1783. He
removed to Robbinston, Me., in 1809, and married there in 18 10,
Rebeckah Johnson, daughter of Job Johnson. He died in Rob-
binston, April 20, 1859, and his wife died there Jan. 28, 1834.
CHILDREN.
WAITSTILL Capen, b. June 21, 181 1 ; m. Isaac Eastman.
Mary Johnson, b. Jan. 8, 1813 ; m. John Mayhew.
Catharine Buck, b. Jan. 6, 1815 ; m. Bela Mayhew.
Samuel Wells, b. Feb. 17, 181 7.
George Willard, b. Nov. 18, 1819.
Job Johnson, b. Feb. 27, 1821.
Martha J., b. Dec. 9, 1822. Resides (1888) in Boston.
David Nelson, b. June 3, 1825.
Olivia Meunda, b. March 28, 1827 ; m. Seth S. Gerry.
Francis Edward, b. May 23, 1829 ; m. and settled in Malone,
N. Y. He d. in Southern Cab'fomia about 1886. No
children.
987. XI. Rebeckah A., b. May 28, 1832 ; d. Sept. 20, 1832.
362.
Jonathan Wells Felt, born July lo, 1789; died in Boston,
Dec. 9, 1853. He married in St. John, N. B., June 20, 18 16,
Martha Mason, who was born there April 22, 1796, and died in
Boston, Nov. 18, 1884. Mr. Felt was a pianoforte and cabinet-
maker in Boston.
*977.
I.
•978.
II.
♦979.
in.
*98o.
IV.
♦981.
V.
♦982.
VI.
983.
VII.
♦984.
vin.
♦985.
IX.
986.
X.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
♦988.
I.
989.
II.
•990.
III.
991.
IV.
•992.
V.
993.
VI.
SIXTH GENERA TION, 1 5 5
CHILDREN.
Martha Ann, b. Aug. 12, 1817 ; m. Peter Nye.
George Chadwick, b. in Boston, Aug. 16, 1819 ; d. there, un-
married, Dec. 19, 1868.
Caroline Sarah, b. Nov. 8, 1821 ; m. Joseph B. Dimmick.
HosEA Wells, b. Nov. 2, 1823 ; d. in Sonora, Cal,, March 31,
1852. Uumarried.
Andrew Jackson, b. Sept. 2, 1827.
Charles Henry, b. Jan. 5, 1830; d. in Boston, June 17, 1836.
363.
David Felt, born in March, 1793 ; died in New York city,
at 323 W. 34th street, Sept. 10, 1873, and was buried at Wood-
lawn Cemetery. He married in Boston, Nov. 30, 18 15, Sarah
Green. She died (probably in New York), and he married (2d)
about 1854, Margaret , who was the executrix of and bene-
ficiary under his will, which was probated in the New York Surro-
gate Court, Oct. 25, 1873. Mr. Felt was engaged in the stationery
business in Boston, and about 1833 removed to New York and
carried on the same business, and became widely known as a
manufacturer and dealer. About 1845 ^^ purchased a large tract
of land in New Jersey with the intention of establishing extensive
manufactures, and building up a model village. The result of
this enterprise is briefly recited in the following newspaper
extract : —
**New Jersey has a real deserted village amoi^ the mountains of Union
County, called Feltville, which was sold the other day at auction. Forty years
ago a New York stationer, named David Felt, bought 600 acres of the wild land
there, which included a water privilege, built two paper mills, a church,
schoolhouse, and store, and a Bne house for himself, and a lot of cottages.
Mill operatives filled the cottages, and for some years the village was prosper-
ous. There were no other villages near, not even a farm-house within two
miles, and the little community lived isolated and contented. Finally Felt
sold the place to Townsend, the sarsaparilla man, who manufactured his nos-
trum there, but after a little time he got into financial trouble, borrowed
(60,000 on the property, of the Globe Life Insurance Company of New York,
and this was the beginning of the end. A dozen years ago the insurance
company foreclosed its mortgage, the mills were stopped, and the people
necessarily began to desert the place. Then the insurance company itself went
into the hands of a receiver, the property was entirely neglected, and now it
presents a scene of desolation, with buildings falling to pieces, and the costly
machinery covered with rust, and an old man named Thompson the only resi-
dent of the place. The whole village was sold by order of court, and Warrftn
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I.
♦995.
II.
♦996.
III.
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IV.
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Ackerman bought for $11,450 what cost Felt $200,000. Ackerman owns the
adjoining property, and will probably use or sell this for summer residence
purposes."
For a more extended account of this enterprise see Appendix
D. Mr. Felt had no children.
364.
Willard Felt, born in Canton, Mass., May 7, 1796 ; died in
West Farms, N. Y., March 2, 1862. He married Jan. 27, 1825,
Elizabeth Lemon Glover, daughter of Oliver and Lydia Barrett
(Lewis) Glover. She was born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11,
1802, and died in New York city, April 18, 1880. Mr. Felt was
a stationer, first in Boston, and afterwards in New York.
CHILDREN.
Willard Lemon, b. Dec. 10, 1825.
David Wells, b. May 20, 1828.
George Henry, b. Sept. 21, 1831.
Edwin Mead, b. Oct. 17, 1835.
CHILDREN OF ELIPHALET AND LONA (WETHERELL)
FELT. (160.)
371-
Eunice Felt, bom in Rockingham, Vt., Oct. 20, 1787; died
in Windsor, Vt, Sept. 19, 1856. She married in Rockingham,
June 18, 18 1 2, Levi Hoyt, son of Israel Robbins and Jemima
Hoyt of Stowe, Mass. He was born in Stowe, Aug. 19, 1783,
and died in Springfield, Vt., May 15, 1850. He was a mechanic.
They lived in Rockingham and Windsor. The children were all
bom in Rockingham.
CHILDREN.
998. I. James Felt Hoyt, b. June 7, 1813 ; d. in Rockingham, Jan. 5,
1836.
999. IL Charles Hoyt, b. May 15, 1815 ; d. in Windsor, April
5, 1884. He m. in Boston, Mass., April 29, 1858, Mary
Hollis, daughter of Nehemiah and Elizabeth (Cunningham)
Hollis. She was b. in Boston, Aug. 26, 1810, and d. in May-
fair, 111., April 18, 1S87. He was a farmer in Windsor.
1000. III. Lucius Hoyt, b. Feb. 25, 1817 ; d. in Hartland, Vt., Oct. 5,
1874. He m. in Bridgewater, Vt., Nov. 10, 1839, Susan A.
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Johnson, daughter of Hezekiah Johnson. She was b. July 27,
1818, and d. Jan. 22, 1843. He m. (2d) in Enfield, N. H.,
Jan. 14, 1857, Hannah Chesley, daughter of Eleazer and Ann
(Smith) Chesley of Enfield. She was b. in Topsham, Vt.,
June 4, 1826, and now resides in Westmoreland, N. H. Mr.
Hoyt was a farmer,
looi. IV. George Hoyt, b. April 2, 1819; died in Windsor, March
26, 1870. He was a farmer in that town. He m. in Weston,
Mass., May 15, 1851, Sarah Ann Dunn, daughter of Vinal
Stow and Dolly (Whitney) Dunn of Westminster, Mass. She
was b. in Westminster, Oct. 17, 1827, and d. in Bartonville,
Vt., Nov. 16, 185 1. He m. (2d) in Needham, Mass., April
6, 1854, Sarah Bird Kingsbury, daughter of John and Sarah
S. (Bowditch) Kingsbury. She was b. in Needham, Nov. 18,
1823, and d. in Windsor, Jan. 4, 1870.
1002. V. Elutheria Hoyt, b, Feb. i, 1821 ; d. in Springfield, Feb.
15, 1845.
1003. VI. Louisa Hoyt, b. Sept, 18, 1824; m. in Rockingham, Dec. 15,
1 841, Cutler Edson, son of Asa R. and Theodosia (Cutler)
Edson of Rockingham. He was b. in Springfield, Nov.
4, 1 819, and d. in Claremont, N. H., April 14, 1881.
He was a stone mason. He served in the Civil War as a
bugler. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th N. H. Infantry, Oct. 18, 1861,
and was discharged Jan. 29, 1863. Mrs. Edson resides in
Claremont.
1004. VII. Harriet Hoyt, b. Aug. 4, 1827 ; d. in Rockingham, June 8,
1839.
372.
Philenia Felt, bom in Rockingham, May 3, 1790; died
in Claremont, N. H., Dec. 20, 1872. She married in Rocking-
ham, Jan. 10, 18 14, Amos Hitchcock, son of Ichabod and Re-
becca (Pardee) Hitchcock of Claremont. He was born in that
town Nov. 2, 1796, and died there Aug. 9, 1873. They first
resided in Claremont, then removed to Rockingham, but subse-
quently returned to Claremont. Mr. Hitchcock was a merchant,
hotel-keeper, and farmer.
CHILDREN.
1005. I. Henry Amos Hitchcock, b. in Claremont, Sept. 11, 181 5 ; d.
in Walpole, N. H., Jan. 4, 1879. He ni. in Walpole, Oct.
2, 1844, Jane Weymouth, daughter of Jonathan and Theoda
(Smith) Weymouth of that place. She was b. in Woodstock,
Vt., Oct. 24, 1819, and now resides in Walpole. Mr. Hitch-
cock was a furniture dealer.
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PELT GENEALOGY.
1006. II. Helen Philenia Hitchcock, b. in Rockingham, Jan. i6,
1817 ; m. in Claremont, June 13, 1838, George Walling-
ford, son of Ebenezer B. and Mary (Hildreth) Walling-
ford of Claremont. He was b. in Dublin, N. H., July 17,
1808, and d. in Claremont, July 18, 1863. He was a machin-
ist by trade, and also engaged in the grocery business. Mrs.
Hitchcock resides in Claremont.
1007. III. Mortimer Hitchcock, b. , in Rockingham ; d. there ,
aged five years.
1008. IV. Alexander Vietts Hitchcock, b. in Rockingham, Nov. 4,
1821 ; m. in Claremont, Oct. 5, 1843, Adalinc Milly Nason,
daughter of Horace and Milly (Lamb) Nason of Claremont.
She was b. in Middlcbury, Vt., April 10, 1823. Mr. Hitch-
cock served during the Civil War as (juartermastcr-sergeant and
second lieutenant in Co. B, 2d Battery, N. H. Heavy
Artillery. He enlisted Aug. 21, 1863, and was dischaqjed
July 29, 1864. He is a merchant tailor, residing in New-
port. N. H.
1009. V. LoNA Rebecca Hitchcock, b. in Rockingham, ; d. there
, aged one year and seven months.
373-
Warren Felt, born in Rockingham, Feb. 16, 1793; died
there April 20, 1857. He married in that town Feb. 16, 1823,
Almira Everett Webb, daughter of Luther and Dorothy
(Wheelock) Webb. She was born in Rockingham, Jan. 15, 1795,
and died in Springfield, Vt, May 21, 1876. Mr. Felt was a car-
penter. His children were all born in Rockingham.
CHILDREN.
Wells Warrkn, b. Nov. 11, 1823.
Charles Franklin, b. Sej)!. 8, 1825 ; d. in Rockingham, un-
married, Oct. 18, 1857.
William Whitinc;, b. March 16, 1829.
LuTHKR Wkisb, b. May 24, 1833.
Martha Ann, b. May i, 1840 ; m. Nathan S. Proctor.
374.
Obadiah Felt, born in Rockingham, June 26, 1795 ;
died Jan. 27, 1856. He married Mary Wood of Rockingham,
who died within a short time of his death. The compiler has
been unable to learn anything further about him beyond the fact
that he resided in Illinois, and had one son.
CHILD.
1015, I. John, b. .
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I.
ion.
n.
*IOI2.
III.
♦1013.
IV.
*ioi4.
V.
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CHILDREN OF OLIVER AND MARY (DUNLAP) FELT. (162.)
384.
Tryphena Felt, born in Peterborough, N. H., Sept. 26,
1790; died in Cape Vincent, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1877. She married
in Peterborough, Feb. 17, 1820, James Buckley, son of John and
Margaret (Dunlap) Buckley of Jaffrey, N. H. He was a carpen-
ter by trade. He was born in Jaffrey, March 15, 1792, and
died in Cape Vincent, May 12, 1876. Mr. Buckley removed from
New Hampshire to Cape Vincent in the summer of 18 19. At
one time he was quite extensively engaged in the manufacture of
furniture, and afterwards carried on a shingle factory. He was a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics a Re-
publican*
CHILDREN.
1016. I. Mary Elizabeth Buckley, b. Nov. 24, 1820 ; m. in Cajje
Vincent, June 24, 1841, Jerry Morrison Canfield, son of
Jared and Mercy (Morrison) Canfield. He was b. in Sanders-
field, Mass., Aug. 24, 1806, and d. in Watertown, N. Y.,
Nov. 19, 1888. He was a farmer. Mrs. Canfield resides in
Watertown.
1017. II. John Canfield Buckley, b. Dec. 2, 1822 ; m. in Cape Vin-
cent, Oct. 30, 1849, Frances Cadwell, daughter of Joseph
and Julia (Bush) Cadwell of Turin, N. Y. She was b. in
Turin, Jan. 12, 1835, and d. in Cape Vincent, March 16,
1878. Mr. Buckley resides in Cape Vincent, and is an un-
dertaker.
1018. III. William Buckley, b. Dec. 9, 1824 ; m. in Cape Vincent, Nov.
28, 1852, Mary Ermina Pheatt, daughter of Isaac Tichenor
and Ermina (Frink) Pheatt of Toledo, O. Mr. Buckley is an
express agent in Cape Vincent.
1019. IV. Sarah Aucjusta Buckley, b. Feb. 17, 1832 ; m. in Cape Vin-
cent, Sept. 15, 1859, Zebulon C. Pheatt, brother of the wife
of William Buckley. Mrs. Pheatt d. April 8, 1862. He re-
sides in Toledo, O., and is a wholesale grocer.
1020. V. James Oliver Buckley, b. March 23, 1835 ; d. June 30, 1837.
385.
Mary Felt, born in Peterborough, Oct. 30, 1792 ; died in
Sharon, N. H., Dec. 24, 1861. She married in Peterborough,
April 13, 1815, Samuel Nay, son of William and Lydia (Sawyer)
Nay. He was born in Peterborough, Feb. 24, 1794, and died
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there April 26, 1880. He was a farmer. Mr. Nay removed his
family to Sharon in 1822, and he remained there until the year
following his wife's death, when he returned to Peterborough, and
passed the remainder of his life in that town. He served as
drum major of the 2 2d Regiment of New Hampshire militia for
four years from 1822. He represented the town of Sharon in
the State Legislature from 1842 to 1847. I^rom 1844 to 1847 ^^
was a selectman, and justice of the peace for many years. He
was county commissioner during the years 1851-2-3, and a mem-
ber of the Unitarian Church.
CHILDREN.
1021. I. Harriet Newell Nay, b. in Peterborough, Dec. 24, 1815 ; m.
in Sharon, March 31, 1835, Horatio Nelson Porter, son of
Zachner and Ann (Gregg) Porter. He was b. in Sharon,
March 11, 181 1, and d. in Peterborough, Sept. 19, 1852.
He was an expressman. She m. (2d) in Peterborough, April
27, 1856, John Adams Bullard, son of Timothy and Lydia
(Bowers) Bullard. He was born in Peterborough, Oct. 29,
1823 ; served in the war as a private in Co. G, 13th Regi-
ment, N. H. Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, and was
discharged June 21, 1865. He was a carpenter. He d. in
Dublin, N. H., Dec. 19, 1874. Mrs. Bullard resides in
Peterborough.
1022. 11. Samuel Nay, b. May 19, 1818 ; m. in Antrim, N. H.j May 13,
1845, Nancy Bootman Vose, daughter of Thomas and Sally
(Muzzy) Vose. She was b. in Antrim, April 12, 1828. They
reside in Antrim, where Mr. Nay is engaged in farming.
1023. in. Mary Nay, b. July 10, 1820 ; m. in Sharon, Jan. 30, 1843,
Samuel Jaquith, son of David and Sally (Sawyer) Jaquith
of Jaffrey, N. H. He was b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 19, 1818, and is
a blacksmith. They reside in Dorchester, Mass.
1024. IV. Marshall Oliver Nay, b. in Sharon, April 2, 1823 ; m. in
Peterborough, Nov. 10, 1853, Sarah Jane Wells, daughter of
Stephen Cate and Betsey (Ord way) Wells of Goffstown, N. H.
She was b. in Goffstown, May 23, 1834. They reside in
Peterborough. Mr. Nay was formerly engaged in the cloth-
ing business, but has retired.
1025. V. Sarah Jane Nay, b. June 20, 1827 ; d. in Peterborough, Oct.
25, 1875. She m. in Sharon, Oct. 20, 1850; Samuel Isaac
Vose, brother of Samuel Nay's wife. He was b. in Antrim,
Dec. 31, 1825, and d. in Milford, N. H., Aug. 31, 1880. He
was an auctioneer. They livpd in Peterborough.
1026. VI. Henry Hubbard Nay, b. Sept. 4, 1832 ; d. in Sharon, Aug.
23, 1858. He m. in Hancock, N. H., Feb. 24, 1857, Mary
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Jane Shedd, daughter of George and Mary (Dodge) Shedd of
Peterborough. She was b. in Peterborough, March 14, 1838.
Mr. Nay was a farmer in Sharon.
387.
Irene Felt, bom in Peterborough, Oct. 9, 1796; died
there May 19, 1868. She married in Peterborough, April 29,
1823, JeremiaJi Smith Steele, son of Thomas and Anne (Moore)
Steele. He was bom in that town Feb. 29, 1788, and died
there Sept. 30, 1856. He was a farmer. Their children were
all bom in Peterborough.
CHILDREN.
1027. I. James Steele, b. Feb. 9, 1824 ; d. in Chester, 111., Sept. 26,
1888. He m. in Chester Nov. 7, 1854, Mrs. Mary Jane
Lindsay, widow of G. T. Lindsay, and daughter of Michael
and Cordelia (Cochran) Montroy of Chester. She was b. in
Chester, March 29, 1830, and still resides there. Mr. Steele
was a farmer and stockraiser.
1028. n. Samuel Moore Steele, b. Nov. 17, 1825 ; d. in Bumside,
111., June 3, 1874. Hem. in Hamilton, 111., April 5, 1866,
Sarah Elizabeth Montroy, sister of his brother James's wife.
She was b. in Kaskaskia, 111., April 7, 1834, and now re-
sides in Bumside. Mr. Steele was a farmer. He served in
the army as a private in Co. E, 42d Regiment, Illinois In-
fantry, mustered in Oct. 14, 1864, and discharged Oct. 23,
1865.
1029. III. Margaret Steele, b. Oct. 6, 1827 ; d. in Peterborough,
June II, 1828.
1030. IV. Cyrus Felt Steele, b. May 21, 1829 ; m. in Carthage, 111.,
in May, 1856, Mrs. Susan Cochran, widow of John Cochran
of Montebello, 111. , and daughter of Benjamin Gates. She
was b. in Jamestown, N. Y., Dec, 14, 1816, andd. in Han-
over, 111., April ID, 1875. Mr. Steele is a farmer, and re-
sides in Hanover.
1031. V. Mary Anne Steele, b. March 13, 1831 ; d. in Peterborough,
Feb. 5, 1858.
1032. VL Charlotte Irene Steele, b. April 22, 1833 J m- '^^ Peter-
borough, June 18, 1868, Harrison Amsden Rice, son of
Jacob and Lovisa (Howe) Rice of Henniker, N. H., as his
second wife. He was b. in Henniker, June 18, 18 16, and is
a farmer. They live in Henniker.
1033. VII. George Steele, b. July 11, 1836.
1034. VIII. Charles Steele, b. July 23, 1838 ; m. in Norwich, Vt., Oct
9, 1859, Mary Eleanor Smith, daughter of Solomon and
Grace (Hames) Smith of Nashua, N. H. She was b. in
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Nashua, and d. in Milford, N. H., in May, 1870. He m.
(2d) Nov. 15, 1870, Alma Fletcher, daughter of Leonard
and Nancy J. (Towne) Fletcher of Coventry, Vt. She was
b. in HoUis, N. H., July 3, 1844. They reside in Peter-
borough. Mr. Steele is a farmer.
388.
Ira Felt, bom in Peterborough, April 28, 1799; died there
Oct. II, 1826. He married in that town April 28, 1825, Eliza-
beth Jewett, daughter of John and Margaret (Moore) Jewett.
She was born in Peterborough, Oct. 22, 1803, and now (1889) re-
sides there. Mr. Felt was a blacksmith.
CHILD.
1035. I. Elizabeth, b. in Peterborough, June 2, 1826 ; d. there Sept. 2,
1830.
389.
Jonathan Felt, born in Peterborough, April 25, 1802; died
there March 30, 1870. He married in that town, May 18,
1829, Susan Caldwell, daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Cunning-
ham) Caldwell. She was born in Peterborough, May 20, 1809.
Mr. Felt was a blacksmith in his younger days, and worked with
his father, but afterwards became a farmer. He was a member
of the Unitarian Church, and in politics a Whig and Repub-
lican. The children were all born in Peterborough.
CHILDREN.
1036. I. Jonathan, b. Feb. 19, 1830. He enlisted Sept. 4, 1862, and
served during the war as a private in Co. B, 44th Mass. Infantry.
His regiment was stationed at New Berne, N. C, and took
part in the battles of Little Washington, Va., Nov. 15, and
Kingston, N. C, Dec. 14, 1862, and operated in the vicinity
of Goldsboro, N. C. He was discharged from the service
June 18, 1863. Mr. Felt is a carpenter, and is unmarried.
He resides in Peterborough.
1037. II. George, b. April 23, 1832 ; d. in Peterborough, Oct. 20,
1852.
•1038. in. Oliver, b. July 14, 1834.
1039. ^v. Eliza Jane, b. Sept. 14, 1838 ; d. in Peterborough, Nov. 7,
1857.
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391.
Cyrus Felt, born in Peterborough, July 27, 1807 ; died in
Montebello Township, 111., Jan. 17, 1872. He removed from
New Hampshire in 1830, and settled in Montebello, 111. He
married Jan. 5, 1834, Abby R. Brown of New York city. She
was bom Nov. 8, 1807, and died Sept 3, 1834. He married (2d)
Sept. 29, 1836, Martha Sophia Marsh, daughter of Benjamin
Franklin and Ruth (Wetmore) Marsh of Warsaw, 111. She was
born April 28, 1817, and died Jan. 29, 1852. He married (3d)
March 21, 1856, Caroline Lyman of Rose, N. Y., who died in
1870. Mr. Felt after settling in Illinois engaged for several years
in mercantile business, but afterwards became a farmer, giving
special attention to fruit culture. He was a man of great physi-
cal endurance, capable of sustaining labor and exposure beyond
the average of men. He was in all his relations an honest man, '^ a
kind husband, an indulgent father, an accommodating neighbor,
and a steadfast friend.''
CHILDREN.
1040. I. Charles Cyrus, b. Oct. 2, 1837 ; killed by being thrown from
a wagon, May 4, 1844.
1041. II. Abby Sophia, b. April 10, 1839 \ <!• ^^ec 3, 1843.
1042. III. George Ouver, b. Dec. 13, 1841. Served in the army dur-
ing the war, and was killed near Palmyra, Mo., in August,
1861. He was a young man of uncommon worth and excel-
lent promise, universally loved for his good and manly traits.
His funeral, which was held in Montebello, was attended by
four thousand people.
Charles Cyrus, b. Feb. 23, 1844 ; d. March 18, 1846.
Irene Sophia, b. Sept. 22, 1846 ; d. Oct. 25, 1848.
Alice Mary, b. Aug. i, 1848 ; d. Oct. 21, 1848.
Helen Amelia, b. Sept. i, 1849 ; d. in 1864.
Martha Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1852 ; m. Marvin T. Brown.
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND POLLY (DAY) FELT. (166.)
404.
Cynthia Felt, born in Killingly, Conn., Aug. 22, 1795; died
in Eulalia, Potter County, Pa., May 28, 1831. She married in
Hebron, N. Y., April 17, 18 13, Silas Nelson, son of John and
Molly (Hare) Nelson of Hebron, He was bom in Washington
County, N. Y., June 15, 1791, and died in Colesburgh, Pa., Nov,
1043.
IV.
1044.
V.
1045.
VI.
1046.
VII.
•1047.
VIII.
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14, 1869. He was a farmer, and a soldier in the War of 1812.
They lived in Hebron until 1820, and then removed to Eulalia,
CHILDREN.
1048. I. Horace Nelson, b. in Hebron, July 26, 1814; d. in New
Richmond, Wis., Dec. 20, 1874. He m. in Allegheny, Pa.,
Dec. 25, 1841, Mary Ann Cannon, daughter of Simeon Can-
non. She d. in Allegheny, Sept. 12, 1853.
1049. II. George Nelson, b. in Hebron, May 8, 1816 ; m. in Allegheny,
March 3, 1839, Abigail Elizabeth Cannon, daughter of
Cornelius and Elizabeth (Rowley) Cannon. She was b. in
Richmond, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1823. They reside in Coles-
burgh. Mr. Felt is a farmer and lumberman.
1050. III. Ira Nelson, b. in Hebron, May 28, 1819 ; m. in Lockport,
Erie County, Pa., May 15, 1842, Semantha Andrews, daugh-
ter of Raphael and Desdemonia (Harper) Andrews of Lock-
port. She was b. in Tompkins County, N. Y., May 12,
1820, and d. in Lockport, May 28, 1888. Mr. Nelson resides
in Miles Grove, Pa.
105 1. IV. Cephas Charles Nelson, b. in Eulalia, July 28, 1821 ; m.
in Whitesville, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1850, Martha Ann Hesel-
tine, daughter of Ezekiel and Diana (Campbell) Heseltine of
Whitesville. She was b. in Independence, N. Y., Feb.
4, 1827. They reside in Sweden, Pa. Mr. Nelson is a
farmer.
1052. V. LeRoy Nelson, b. in Eulalia, Feb. 12, 1823 ; m. in Andover,
N. Y., July 20, 1855, Malvina Baker. He resides in Fre-
donia, N. Y.
1053. VI. LuciNDA Nelson, b. in Eulalia, July 17, 1825 ; m. in Sweden,
July 29, 1849, William J. Brown, son of Samuel and Ruth
(Saxton) Brown of Adams County, Wis. He is engaged in
farming and lumbering in Sweden. He was b. in Wash-
ington County, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1826.
1054. VII. Sarah Nelson, b. in Eulalia, April 25, 1829; m. in Allegheny,
Jan. 14, 1851, John R. Miller, son of John H. and Lucy
(Thompson) Miller. He d. in Sweden, April 5, 1890. Mrs.
Miller resides there.
405.
Lucinda Felt, bom in Killingly, Conn., Aug. 22, 1795 (twin
with Cynthia); died in Whitehall, N. Y., April 5, 1836. She
married in Hebron, N. Y., July 7, 1814, William Clark, son of
William Clark of Hebron. He was born in that town Nov. 21,
1779, and died in Whitehall, Nov. 7, 1881. He was a fanner.
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CHILDREN.
1055. I. William Clark, b. Feb. 17, 1815 ; m. in West Haven, Vt.,
Oct. 7, 1 841, Hannah Benjamin, daughter of David and
Nancy (Snody) Benjamin. She was b. in West Haven, June
27, 1 81 5. They reside in that town, where Mr. Clark is en-
gaged in farming.
1056. II. Jacob Lorenzo Clark, b. May 6, 18 17 ; m. in West Haven,
Oct. 22, 1839, Polly Offensend, daughter of John and Anna
(Benjamin) Offenfeend of .West Haven. She was b. there
Dec. 3, 1818. They reside in Whitehall. Mr. Clark is a
farmer.
1057. III. Lucy Clark, b. Dec. 3, 1820; d. in Whitehall, Sept. 12,
1882. She m. there Oct. 23, 1839, Stephen Wells, son
of Lemuel and Elizabeth (Webster) Wells. He was b. in
Whitehall, May 13, 1820, and d. in New Orleans, La.,
May 13, 1864. He was a farmer. He served as a pri-
vate in the 2d Veteran Cavalry, Co. D. Enlisted June 5,
1862, and was discharged Dec. 8, 1862.
1058. IV. Mary Clark, b. Aug. 15, 1825 ; d. in Whitehall, July
10, 1877. She m. there in February, 1847, Seth McFarren,
son of Samuel and Asenath (Warner) McFarren of West
Haven. He was b. in Whitehall, Aug. 15, 1825, and is
a farmer. He resides in Ashley, Missoula County, Mont.
1059. V. Cynthia Clark, b. in Whitehall, Nov. 29, 1827 ; d. in
Wisconsin, Feb. 3, 1857. She m. in Whitehall, Dec. 26,
1848, Warner Nelson, son of Jonas and (Clemons) Nel-
son of Benson, Vt. He was b. in 1823, and is a farmer, re-
siding in Lochiel, Dunn County, Wis.
1060. VI. John Flavel Clark, b. July 3, 1831 ; m. in Whitehall,
in 1852, Deborah Wilson, daughter of Lemuel and Deborah
(Shaw) Wilson. She was b. in Whitehall in 1831. Mr.
Clark has been postmaster in Whitehall for a number of
years, and is also interested in farming.
406.
Ira Felt, born in Granville, N. Y., July 11, 1797; died in
Nora, 111., June 14, i860. He married in Hebron, N. Y., Dec.
28, 1820, Susan Roach, who was born in Hebron, June 8, 1800,
and died in Penfield, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1836. He married (2d)
May 3, 1837, Lucy Clark, who was born in Champlin, Conn.,
March 4, 1816, and died in Nora, Feb. 16, 1854. Mr. Felt re-
sided first in Washington County, and afterwards in Cayuga and
Monroe Counties, N. Y. In October, 1837, he removed to Pot-
ter County, Pa., where he remained until 1852, when he removed
to Jo Daviess County, 111., and settled in Nora. By trade he was
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l66 FELt GBN&ALOGY,
2L wheelwright, and a first-class workman. He also carried on a
farm. In politics he was originally an old-line Whig, then a
" free-soiler," and afterwards a Republican. He was always a
strong anti-slavery man. When a lad he served the country in
the capacity of a teamster during the War of 1812, hauling pro-
visions to the army on the northern frontier. Driving early one
morning into a town, he was surprised to see it filled with " red-
coats," the British having infested it the evening before. He
quickly wheeled his team, and put them under the lash, and
though followed by the enemy for a mile or more, escaped with no
more damage than a few bullet holes through his sleigh. Mr.
Felt, though not a church member, was an earnest Christian
man, and held religious views similar to those of the Friends, or
Quakers. He was patriotic and public-spirited, and always ready
to help in any work calculated for the uplifting of the people.
CHILDREN.
•1061. I. Lysander Day, b. Sept. 29, 1821.
1062. II. Alanson Roach, b. in Hebron, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1S23 ; was
drowned in Jefferson County, Pa., June 11, 1869. He m.
in Brock way ville, Pa. (name not ascertained), and his wife
is not living. They had no children.
♦1063. III. Polly, b. Dec. 30, 1825 ; m. Isaac M. Higley.
1064. IV. John Ira, b. in Brutus, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1829; d. there in
May, 1 83 1.
♦1065. V. Marcus Brutus, b. Oct. 31, 1832.
•1066. VI. Ira, b. Sept. 21, 1836.
BY SECOND marriage.
1067. VII. LuDEMA, b. in Allegheny, Pa., Dec. 31, 1838 ; d. there Feb.
18, 1839.
1068. vm. William Henry, b. in Hebron, Pa., Dec. 24, 1840; d. there
Jan. 22, 1842.
♦1069. IX. William Wallace, b. March 22, 1842.
•1070. X. Myron Holley, b. Nov. 8, 1844.
1071. XI. Henry Herbert, b. Feb. 22, 1847, in Hebron ; d. in the
army.
1072. XII. Lyman Bennet, b. Jan. 10, 1849, in Eulalia, Pa. ; d., unmar-
ried, in Salem, Neb., March 14, 1876.
407.
Lucy Felt, bom in Granville, N. Y., July 12, 1798; died
there Dec. 20, 1865. She married in Hebron, N. Y., Jan. 2,
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181 7, John Sweet, son of Daniel and Rhoda (Watkins) Sweet.
He was born in Hebron, Oct. 18, 1793, and died in Granville,
Jan. 18, 187 1. He was a shoemaker.
CHILDREN.
1073. I. Mary Sweet, b. in Granville, Dec. 24, 1817 ; m. there Aug. 6,
1840, Enoch Wright, son of Chester and Parthenia L. (Bar-
ber) Wright of Whitehall, N. Y. He was b. in WhitehaU,
Oct. 13, 1819, and d. in Hampton, N. Y., May 14, 1864.
He was a mason. She m. (2d) in Hampton, Jan. i, 1874,
John Woodcock, as his second wife. He was b. in 1809 ; a
farmer by occupation. Mrs. Woodcock resides in Fair
Haven, Vt.
1074. n. Jacob B. Sw^et, b. in Granville, March 20, 1821 ; d. there July
15. 1823.
1075. III. William Sweet, b. in Granville, Oct. 10, 1822 ; m. there Jan.
5, 1848, Emeline Cornelia Parker, daughter of Asa and Laura
(Whitney) Parker. She was b. in Granville, Oct. 8, 1829.
They reside in that town. Mr. Sweet is engaged in the gro-
cery business.
1076. IV. Sidney Sweet, b. in Granville, Feb. 19, 1828 ; m. in Pawlet,
Vt., Sept. 30, 1857, Lois Williams, daughter of John and
Sally (Sweet) Williams of Granville. She was b. in Gran-
ville, April I, 1826, and d. there Dec. 29, 1887. He m. (2d)
in Granville, Jan. 8, 1889, Mrs. Ann Belden Andrus, daugh-
ter of Henry and Adaline (Willis) Belden of Rupert, Vt., and
widow of Benjamin Andrus of Pawlet. She was b. in Ru-
pert, Sept. 29, 1834. They reside in Granville, where Mr.
Sweet is engaged in farming.
1077. V. Lucy Ann Sweet, b. in Granville, Jan. 26, 1829 ; d. there Nov.
15, 1848.
408.
Comfort Day Felt, born in Washington County, N. Y., May
10, 1800; died in Brockwayville, Pa., May 10, 1871. He married
March 20, 1823, Betsey Clarke, who died in June, 1836. He mar-
ried (id) in Independence, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1836, Mrs. Marcia (Rob-
bins) Matteson, widow of Russell Matteson,* and daughter of David
and Rachel (Roberts) Robbins of Massachusetts. She was born
Aug. 20, 1805, and died in Snyder Township, Pa., June 9, 1883.
' Marcia Robbins married Russell Matteson Oct. 26, 1826. He died May
12,1834. They had children : i. William Harley, b. July 11, 1827. 11.
Alonzo Freeman, b. Oct. 30, 1829. i^i- Sidney Jerome, b. Jan. 15, 1832.
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1 68 PELT GENEALOGY.
Mr. Felt was a farmer. He left home before he was twenty years
of age, and emigrated to Potter County, Pa., either with or soon
after his brother-in-law, Silas Nelson, and settled in Eulalia
Township, and lived there and in that vicinity until after 1841,
when he bought a farm in Allegany County, N. Y. This, how-
ever, he did not hold long, but in 1846 returned to Pennsylva-
nia, and settled in the town of Warsaw, Jefferson County, upon a
piece of unclaimed land, which he cleared and built a house upon,
but in 1848 was forced to abandon it, and removed into the ad-
joining township of Snyder, where he purchased one hundred
acres of wild land, which he cleared for a farm. This he sold in
1864, and purchased another near Brockwayville, in the same
township, where the remainder of his life was passed. In his
earlier life Mr. Felt was a member of the Free Will Baptist
Church, and held the office of deacon, but later transferred his
relationship to the Methodist Episcopal communion.
CHILDREN.
1078. I. Eliza, b. in Eulalia^ April 15, 1824 ; d. in Keating, Pa.,
June 29, 1825.
•1079. II. Orange Clarke, b. July 30, 1826.
1080. III. Polly Maria, b. in Eulalia, June 4, 1828 ; d. there Aug. 22,
1831.
*io8i. IV. LuciNA Prudence, b. Aug. 30, 1830 ; m. Daniel Bensley.
1082. V. Charles Clarke, b. Aug. 5, 1835, in Hebron, Pa. ; m. in
Gerry, N. Y., June 10, 1857, Janette Elsie Cobb, daughter
of Freeman and Rebecca Howard (Bucklin) Cobb of Gerry.
She was b. in Gerry, Aug. 25, 1837. They reside in Gerry,
where Mr. Felt is engaged in -fanning. They have no
children.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
Betsey Maria, b. Sept. 27, 1837 ; m. Jacob S. Linsenbigler.
Russell Madison, b. Nov. 6, 1839.
Rachel Mercy, b. Nov. 6, 1839 I ™- William A. Rice.
Jacob Day, b. in Hebron, Aug. 18, 1841 ; d. in Snyder Town-
ship, March 27, 1854.
Polly Eliza, b. March 11, 1843 ; n»- David P. Rimer.
Ira, b. in Independence, N. Y., March 10, 1845 ; d. there
March 23, 1845.
*io83.
VI.
•1084.
VII.
♦1085.
VIII.
1086.
IX.
♦1087.
X.
1088.
XI.
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169
410.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND RUTH (HILDRETH) FELT. (169.)
Amos Felt, born in Cavendish, Vt, April 19, 1796; died in
Randolph, N. Y., March 18, 1880. He married in Sandusky, O.,
Oct. 7, 18 19, Fanny Dillingham, daughter of John and Clarissa
(Olcott) Dillingham. She was born April 17, 1796, and died in
Norwalk, O., May 26, 1840. He married (2d) in Norwalk, April
7, 1842, Mrs. Sophia Mason, who died in Tontogany, O. Mr.
Felt at the time of his marriage lived in Sandusky, and remained
there until after 1823, when he removed to Bethany, N. Y., but
before 1829 returned to Ohio, and after a short residence in Avon,
Lorain County, moved to Norwalk, in Huron County.
CHILDREN.
1089. I. Justus A., b. in Sandusky, June 19, 1821 ; d. there Oct. 24,
1821.
1090. n. Elmira Betsey, b. in Sandusky, Dec. 22, 1823 ; d. in Nor-
walk, May 18, 1843. She m. in Norwalk, Nov. 10, 1839,
Wesley Laylin. They had two children (names not ascer-
tained). One d. in infancy, and one at 14 years of age. Mr.
Laylin m. a second time, removed to Iowa, and perished in a
severe snow storm.
1091. III. JuUA Ruth, b. in Bethany, April 17, 1825; d. in Bellevue, O.,
May 20, 1856. She m. in Norwalk, Nov. 13, 1855, Jacob
Clark Waggonner. He is deceased. They had no children.
•1092. TV. WiLLL\M, b. Feb. 26, 1827.
•1093. V. Clarissa Olcott, b. May 26, 1829 ; m. John H. Carrington.
1094. VI. John Henry, b. in Norwalk, July 20, 1831 ; d. there April 10,
1832.
1095. VII. John Quincy, b. in Norwalk, April 12, 1833 ; d. there Feb.
27, 1835.
•1096. VIII. Harriet Fanny, b. Sept. 12, 1835 ; m. Corrydon L. Tower.
BY second marriage.
1097. IX. Amanda V., b. in Norwalk, June 15, 1845 ; d. there in Sep-
tember, 1847.
412.
John Felt, born in Cavendish, March 2, 1802 ; died in
Erie, Pa., March 8, 1858. He married (probably in Ellington,
N. Y.) June 29, 1829, Mrs. Janette (Stoughton) Southwell, widow
of William Southwell, and daughter of James Stoughton. She
died in Ellington after 1832. He married (2d) in May, 1835,
22
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I70 /?5/:r GENEALOGY.
Naomi Thompson of Ellington, daughter of Seth Thompson, a
native of Ireland. Mr. Felt, after removing from Vermont, set-
tled first in Bethany, Genesee County, N. Y., where, at that time,
his brother Amos lived, but soon removed to Ellington, in Chau-
tauqua County. He was a farmer and stock-raiser. He was an
early settler in Ellington, and cleared his own farm there. In
his religious affiliations he was a Presbyterian until within a few
years of his death, when he adopted the views of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. In politics he was a Whig until the forma-
tion of the Republican party, when he joined its ranks. He was
a very quiet, industrious man, attending strictly to his own affairs.
CHILDREN.
*I098. I. Ruth Almira, b. Nov. 19, 1830 ; m. Daniel H. Chandler.
•1099. II. James, b. 1832.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1 100. III. Harvey E, b. in Ellington, Jan. 5, 1837; d. in Kalamazoo,
Mich., Aug. 2, 1881. Unmarried,
•iioi. IV. Oliver T., b. April 7, 1840.
♦1102. V. Clarissa, b. April 8, 1844 ; m. John Goldberry.
413.
Almira Felt, bom in Cavendish, July 28, 1804; died in
Wilson, N. Y., April 4, 1872. She married in LeRoy, N. Y., Feb.
26, 1826, Elias Harvey Parmelee, son of Elias and Thankful
(Hill) Parmelee of Killingworth, Middlesex County, Conn. He
was bom in Killingworth, Dec. 18, 1789, and died in Wilson,
May 17, 1854, — killed in a wind storm. Mr. Parmelee served in
the War of 1812, was an express rider in 1813, and afterwards
colonel of the i6th Regiment of New York State Militia.
CHILDREN.
1103. I. Andrew Jackson Parmelee, b. in LeRoy, Dec. 21, 1827 ;
m. in Wilson, Oct. i, 1850, Amanda Malinda Campbell,
daughter of Oliver and Polly Dyer (Thompson) Campbell of
Stafford, N. Y. She was b. in Stafford, April 17, 1828, and
d. in New Orleans, La., May 3, 1869. Mr. Parmelee's
whereabouts are unknown. He was last heard of in Texas ;
a speculator and contractor. During the war Mr. Parmelee
served for a time as captain of a gunboat in the Confederate
service.
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171
1104. II. Ruth Fblt Parmelee, b. in LeRoy, Jaly 23, 1830 ; d. in
Youngstown, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1855. She m. in Wilson, Nov.
16, 1854, John Franklin Hyde, son of John Alderman and
Sarah (Smith) Hyde. He was b. in Youngstown, Oct. 18,
1829, and now resides in Lockport, N. Y.
1105. III. Salome Louisa Parmelee, b. in LeRoy, April 16, 1832 ; m.
in Wilson, June 30, 1857, John Franklin Hyde, formerly the
husband of her sister Ruth.
1106. IV. Almira Augusta Parmeleb, b. in Somerset, N. Y., June 10,
1834; d. in Bloomington, 111., Sept. 24, 1870. She m. in
Wilson, Oct. 4, 1859, Rev. George Stevens, son of John W.
and Polly (Bailey) Stevens of Jefferson, N. Y. He was b. in
Jefferson, March 4, 1829, graduated from Wesleyan Univers-
ity in 1854, and is now a minister of the M. E. Church at
Bloomington.
1 107. V. Elias Stephen Parmelee, b. in Wilson, Nov. 28, 1840; m.
there Jan. 21, 1862, Mary £. Perrigo, daughter of William
and Elizabeth H. (Pratt) Perrigo. She was b. in Hulberton,
N. Y., March 23, 1842. They reside in Batavia, N. Y., where
Mr. Parmelee is engaged in mercantile business.
414.
Experience Keep Felt, bom in Cavendish, July 19,
1807; died in Norwalk, O., April 17, 1866. She married in
Bethany, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1829, Ezra Wait, son of William and
Alice (Gilmore) Wait. He was born in Cambridge, Washington
County, N. Y., June 9, 1800, and died in Norwalk, July 31,
1878. He was a farmer. They removed from Bethany to Nor-
walk about 1833.
CHILDREN.
1108. I. William Felt Wait, b. in Bethany, Feb. 11, 1830; d. there
March 10, 1830.
1 109. II. Almira Juliett Wait, b. in Bethany, April 24. 183 1 ; m. in
Norwalk, June 6, 1850, Augustus Waters Whitney, son of
James and Margaret (Lewis) Whitney of Poundridge, N. Y.
He was b. in Poundridge, July 2, 1824, and d. in Norwalk,
May 5, 1868. He was a farmer. Mrs. Whitney resides in
Norwalk.
inc. III. Mary J ANETT Wait, b. in Bethany, March 21, 1833; d. in
Norwalk, Jan. ii, 1869. She m. there Dec. 7, 1858, Lan-
son Smith, a farmer in Norwalk, who d. July 20, 1869.
They had no children,
iiii. IV. William Felt Wait, b. in Norwalk, Nov. 16, 1834; d. in
Stockton, Cal., May 30, 1873. He m. in Norwalk, Feb.
10, 1862, Mary Elizabeth Prouty, daughter of Richard and
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PELT GENEALOGY.
Olive (Pixley) Prouty. She was b. in Norwalk, Sept. lo,
1832, and now resides there. Mr. Wait was a farmer, and
lived near Stockton.
1 1 12. V. Henry Lewis Wait, b. in Norwalk, Feb. 9, 1836; d. there
Feb. 18, 1836.
111 3. VI. Ezra Alonzo Wait, b, in Norwalk, Aug. 24, 1840 ; d. in
Los Alamos, Cal., Dec. 21, 1880. He m. in Norwalk, Nov.
26, 1 86 1, Harriet Maria Prouty, sister of his brother Wil-
liam's wife. She was b. in Norwalk, Jan. 22, 1842. Mr.
Wait served as corporal in Co. B, 123d Reg., Ohio Infantry,
Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, and discharged Dec. 5, 1863.
Mrs. Wait m. (2d) a Mr. Gates, and resides in Los Alamos.
1114. VII. Albert Henry Wait, b. in Norwalk, June 25, 1843 ; m. there
Feb. 2, 1869, Hattie Rosanna Wooden, daughter of William
and Harriet (Wooden) Wooden. She was b. in Havana, O.,
Jan. I, 1849. Mr. Wait served in Co. C, 123d Regiment,
Ohio Infantry, as a corporal. He enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, and
was discharged June 12, 1865. He resides in Monette, Mo.,
where he is the proprietor of a hotel.
1 11 5. VIII. Homer Hosea Wait, b. in Norwalk, Nov. 21, 1845. He is a
carpenter, and proprietor of a planing mill at San Luis
Obispo, Cal., and is unmarried.
415-
Salome Parker Felt, bom Oct. ii, 1815 ; died in Porter,
Ind., Jan. 3, 1869. She married in Ellington, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1834,
Rev. Lorison Gates, son of Ira and Clarissa (Heath) Gates of El-
lington. He was born in Malone, N. Y., March 3, 18 13. He is
a minister in the " Christian " Church, and now (1893) resides in
Valparaiso, Ind. [Mr. Gates married (2d) at Cedar Creek,
Ind., May 25, 1869, Mrs. Minerva Reed, widow of Philip Reed,
and daughter of David and Hannah (Yates) Salisbury of Qon-
neaut, Pa. She was born in Genesee County, N. Y., March 28,
18 1 5, and died in Valparaiso, March 4, 1887. He married (3d) in
Valparaiso, Sept. 1, 1887, Myra S. Loss, daughter of Richard E.
and Emily (Dillts) Loss of Skaneateles, N. Y. She was bom in
Skaneateles, May 17, 1834.]
CHILDREN.
1 116. I. Stillman Gates, b. in Ellington, Oct. 6, 1835 ; m. in Wheat-
field, Ind., April 2, 1857, Mary Elizabeth McNeil, daughter
of James and Hope (Gififord) McNeil. They reside (1888) in
Gates, Center County, Neb.
11 1 7. II. Lorison Lucius Gates, b. in Norwalk, O., Sept. i, 1837 ; d.
in Los Alamos, Cal., Sept. 13, 1887. He m. in Wheatfield,
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1 73
Dec. 29, i860, Nancy Maria McNeil, sister of his brother
Stillman's wife. She was b. in North Evans, N. Y., July 20,
1840, and d. in Porter, Ind., May 8, 1870. He m. (2d) Sept.
26, 1871, Eliza Ann Dolbee, daughter of Benajah and Ann
(Dunham) Dolbee of Olena, O. She was b. in Hartland,
O., Jan. 9, 1849, and resides (1888) in Los Alamos.
1 1 18. III. Salome Electa Gates, b. in Bronson, O., May 31, 1840 ; m.
in Porter, Jan. i, 1861, Frederick Alonzo Fairchild of
Winfield, Ind., who d. in Valparaiso, Sept. 12, 1862. She
d. in Porter, May 26, 1871.
1 1 19. IV. Ira Rufus Gates, b. in Norwalk, O., May 17, 1842 ; m. in
Valparaiso, Oct. 5, 1869, Nancy |Livonia Friend, daughter
of Charles and Mary (Cornish) Friend of Porter. She was
b. in Jasper Co., Ind., June 17, 1850. They reside (1888) in
La Porte City, la. He is a fanner.
1 120. V. Lucy Jane Gates, b. in Munson, O., Dec. 23, 1844; m. in
Jasper, Ind., March 24, 1873, William Clark, a farmer, son
of Samuel and Elizabeth (Vorhees) Clark of WheatHeld.
He was b. in Coshocton County, O., April 4, 1842. They
live (1888) in La Porte City.
1121. VI. HosEA Felt Gates, b. in Kirtland, O., Sept. i, 1847; m. in
La Porte, Aug. 21, 1871, Olive Amanda Woodley, daugh-
ter of Abraham Woolever, and Rhoda (Doane) Woodley of
Bruce, la. She was bom in Hinckley, O., Nov. 25, 1852.
and they reside (1888) in Fort Dodge, la.
1 122. VII. Goodwin Gates, b. in Kirtland, Aug. 3, 1850; m. in Me-
chanicsville, la., Dec. 29, 1869, Thera A. Williams, daugh-
ter of Miles Williams. They reside (1888) in Peoria, 111.
1123. viii. Ruth Ann Gates; b. in Kirtland, Aug. 5, 1852 ; d. in Porter,
Jan. 2, 1854.
416.
Betsey Augusta Felt, born March 12, 1819 ; died in Wil-
son, N. Y., March 7, 1862, She married in Wilson, Feb. i, 1849,
Justus Whitnaugh Hackett, as his second wife. He was a farmer,
and died in Wilson, March 14, 1862. The children were all bom
in that town. •
CHILDREN.
1124. I. Stephen Hackett, b. Dec. 25, 1849 ; was a superintendent of
bridge-building, and was drowned in Iowa, April 22, 1881.
He was unmarried.
1125. II. Ruth Sarah Hackett, b. ; d. in Lockport, N. Y.
aged 22 years.
1 1 26. III. Almira Louisa Hackett, b. Jan. 5, 1853 ; d* Jan. 23, 1889.
She m. in Lockport, Nov. 10, 1875, Albert Reynolds, son of
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PELT GENEALOGY,
Bailey and Anna (Woodcock) Reynolds. He was b. in
Wilson, March 23, 1 851, and is a farmer in East Wilson.
1127. IV. Justus Whitnaugh Hackett, b. Oct. 17, 1854; m. in Wil-
son, July 4,. 1875, Lydia Bell Bniyare, daughter of Oliver
and Eliza J. (Gaskell) Bruyare. She was b. in Porter, N. Y.,
May 7, 1855. Mr. Hackett is proprietor of a market and
grocery establishment in Wibon.
1128. V. HosEA Felt Hackett, b. Oct. 13, 1856 ; m. in Waterloo, la.,
March 24, 1879, Alice Almira Friend, sister of the wife of
his cousin, Ira Rufus Gates (No. 11 19). She was b. in Por-
ter, Ind., Sept. 25, 1857. They reside in Kansas City, Mo.,
where Mr. Hackett is in company with his brother in the
grocery and market business, at 3007 East Ninth Street.
1129. VI. William Henry Hackett, b. March 13, 1858 ; m. in Wilson,
Jan. 24, 1883, Hulda M. Richmond, daughter of J. Whitnal
Richmond. She was b. in Wilson, July 30, 1861. They re-
side in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Hackett is engaged with his
brother Hosea in the market and grocery business. They live
at 1005 McGee Street.
1130. VII. CoRYDON Hackett, b. ; d. about a year old.
CHILDREN OF AARON AND RACHAEL (CHASE) FELT. (171.)
417.
Lydia Felt, born in Plymouth, N. H., Nov. 10, 1797 ; died
in Westport, N. Y., April 26, 1885. She married in Elizabeth-
town, N. Y., April 6, 18 17, David Benson, son of David and Lucy
Benson of Pownell, Vt He was born in Pownell, Nov. 10, 1796,
and died in Elizabethtown, July 25, 1880. He was a soldier in the
War of 1812, enlisting in 1813, and remaining in the service several
years. He took part in the Battle of Lundy's Lane. About
1819 he settled in Elizabethtown, where his life was subsequently
passed. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and an hon-
est, upright member of the community. The children were all
born in Elizabethtown.
CHILDREN.
1 131. I. David Hammond Benson, b. April 22, 181 8 ; m. in Westport,
Dec. 10, 1845, Harriet Jaycox« daughter of David and Rhoda
(Bates) Jaycox of Burlington, Vt. She was b. in Burlington,
Sept. 13, 1828. They reside in Elizabethtown. Mr. Benson
is an iron-worker.
1132. II. Phebe Ann Benson, b. March 4, 1824; m. in Charlotte, Vt.,
in September, 1846, Heman Franklin, son of George and
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Hannah (Sherman) Franklin of Roxbury, Conn. He was b.
in Roxbury, Sept. 15, 1808, and is a farmer.
1 133. III. Andrew Jackson Benson, b. June 2, 1827 ; d. in Elizabeth-
town, Oct. 26, 1887. Unmarried.
1 1 34. IV, Charles Benson, b. in October, 1830; d. in Elizabethtown,
Feb. 3, 1845.
1135. V. Rachel Benson, b. Jan, 27, 1836 ; m. in Westport, March 19,
i860, Charles Carroll Dunster, son of Jason ^ and Hannah
(Hardy) Dunster. He was b. in Westport, March 19, 1830,
and is a farmer in that town. Mr. Dunster, when a young
man, spent some years in Illinois and Minnesota, following
the trade of a carpenter and bridge-builder, returning to West-
port in 1859. He is a member of the Baptist Church. Held
the office of overseer of the poor from 1864 to 1879; elected
highway commissioner in 1869, ^"^ served three years. School
trustee in 1885, 6, and 7, and many years justice of the peace.
Has also filled many positions of trust. The compiler of this
work wishes to record his appreciation of Mr. Dunster's help-
fulness in securing for it much that otherwise might have been
unattainable.
1136. VI. Thomas Chase Benson, b. Nov. 13, 1837 ; d- in Westport,
Feb. 22, 1869.
420.
Jacob Felt, born in Westport, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1804 ; died in
Hammond, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., March 9, 1874. He
married in Hammond, Dec. i, 1829, Sarah Ann McLean, daugh-
ter of Joshua and Clarissa (Bissell) McLean. She was born in
Pittsburg, Canada, Feb, 5, 18 13, and died in Hammond, Jan. 20,
1890. Mr. Felt was a farmer. The children were all bom in
Hammond.
CHILDREN.
•1137. I. Joshua McLean, b. Dec. 12, 1830.
•1138. II. Clarissa Ann, b. Aug. 28, 1832 ; m. Joel Earl.
•11 39. III. Thomas Aaron, b. Aug. 30, 1834.
1140. IV. Susan Rachel, b. Sept. 24, 1836; d. in Hammond, Sept. 14,
1839.
•1141. V. Samuel William, b. July i, 1839.
♦1142. VI. Julia Rachel, b. April 24, 1841 ; m. Jehiel Herrington.
♦1143. VII. George Emery, b. June 15, 1843.
•1144. VIII. Mary Jane, b. Sept. 3, 1847 ; m. Thomas Livingston.
•1145. IX. Jacob Guilford, b. Sept. 25, 185 1.
' The first wife of Jason Dunster was Azubah Felt (No, 181), daughter of
Aaron Felt of Temple, N. H.
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422.
Thomas Chase Felt, born Nov. 11, 1810; died in Eliza-
bethtown, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1870. He married in Elizabethtown,
Oct. 5, 1840, Lois Howe, daughter of Zachariah and Louisa Howe.
She was bom in Potsdam, N. Y., in 1820, and died in Keeseville,
N. y. He married (2d) in Elizabethtown, Oct. 5, 1868, Helen
M. Braman, daughter of Jesse and Marcia (Rose) Braman. She
was bom in Wadham^s Mills, N. Y., May 26, 1827, and died in
Elizabethtown, April 12, 1891. Mr. Felt at one time lived in
Keeseville, and was engaged in the hat business. At the time of
his death he was a photographic artist.
CHILDREN.
1 146. I. Decia Vigney, b. about 1843 ; d. about 1846.
•1147. II. Walter Samuel, b. July 9, 1846.
1 148. III. Daughter, b. July 3, 1849 »' d. July 9, 1849.
423.
Polly Felt, bom in Elizabethtown, N. Y., Jan. 30, 18 13 ; died
in Lisbon, N. Y., in March, 1839. She married in Elizabethtown,
David Goff, son of John Goff. He died about 1878. The chil-
dren were born in Lisbon.
CHILDREN.
1149. '• Rachael Eleanor Goff, b. Dec. 25, 1830; d. in Crown
Point, N. Y., March 10, 1886. Unmarried.
1150. II. Ellen Jane Goff, b. June 25, 1834; m. in Vergennes, Vt.,
Dec. 4, 1859, Nicanor Miller, son of Philip and Dorcas
(Smith) Miller, as his second wife. He was b. in Elizabeth-
town, June 24, 1813, and d. in Keene, N. Y., June 25, 1887.
He was a hotel proprietor.
115 1. III. Sarah Celestia Goff, b. Jan. 15, 1837 ; m. in Essex, N. Y.,
Jan. 3, 1 86 1, Chester Griswold Brownson, son of Samuel and
Rebecca (Griswold) Brownson. He was b. in Elizabethtown,
Oct. 12, 1824, and is a farmer. They reside in Elizabeth-
town.
CHILDREN OF DAVID AND SUSAN (POLLARD) FELT. (172.)
429.
Clarissa Felti born in Temple, N. H., Dec. 14, 1803 ; died
in Adrian, Mich*, Jan. 25, 1890. She married in Temple, June i,
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1826, Hervey Smith, son of Lewis and Abigail (Parker) Smith of
Wilton, N. H. He was born in Wilton, April 12, 1801, and died
in Ovid, Mich., April 5, 1872. He was a farmer and merchant.
CHILDREN.
1152. I. Susan Abigail Smith, b. in Manlius, N. Y., May 19, 1828 ; d.
in Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1835.
1153. II. David Lewis Smith, b. in Manlius, June 2, 1831 ; m. in Litch-
field, Mich., Jan. 25, 1853, Mary Marette Murdock, daughter
of Dan and Lucetta (Dunbar) Murdock. She was b. in Mex-
ico, N. Y., June 8, 1833. They reside in Litchfield. Mr.
Smith is a mechanical engineer.
1154. "I- Abigail Susan Smith, b. in Scipio, Mich., Sept. 7, 1836; m.
in Litchfield, March 16, 1858, Albert Frank Crane, son of
Alfred and Sally (Elliott) Crane of New York. He was b.
near Rochester, N. Y., March 6, 1834, and d. in Vicksburgh,
Miss., Aug. 14, 1 87 1. He was a planter. He was commis-
sioned captain of Co. C, 8ist Reg., 111. Infantry, in August,
1862, served on detached duty, and was discharged in April,
1865. Mrs. Smith resides in Adrian, Mich., in summer, and
in winter on her plantation at Del to, Madison Parish, La.
1 155- IV. James Hervey Smith, b. in Litchfield, June 20, 1838 ; m. there
Oct. 31, 1863, Catharine Maria Ames, daughter of Reuben C.
and Julia Ruth (Pardee) Ames. She was b. in Litchfield,
April 24, 1845. They reside in Santa Paula, Cal. Mr.
Smith is a carpenter and farmer.
431-
Joseph Pollard Felt, born in Temple, Aug. 23, 1808 ; died
June 6, 1891. He married in Temple, March 5, 1832, Adaline
Cragin, daughter of John and Elmer (Heald) Cragin. She was
born in Temple, Jan. 16, 1808, and died in Mason, N. H., June
9, 1834. He married (2d) Sept, 22, 1836, Malinda Swallow,
daughter of John Swallow of Mason. She was born May 27,
1813, and died Aug. 20, 1837. He married (3d) April 22, 1838,
Sarah Swallow, sister of Malinda, who was born Jan. 28, 1820,
and died Nov. 7, 1841. He married (4th) Nov. 15, 1842, Betsey
Taggat Duncan of Antrim, N. H. She was born Sept. 17, 18 10,
and died in Manchester, N. H., March 25, 1874. Mr. Felt was
for many years an overseer in cotton mills in Mason village and
Manchester, N. H., but during the latter part of his life conducted
a vegetable farm in Manchester.
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CHILDREN.
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IV
*ii6o.
V
1161.
VI
1 1 56. I. George Edward Augustus, b. in Temple, June 23, 1833 ; d.
in Mason Village, March 17, 1837.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
11 57. II. Maunda Swallow, b. Aug. 3, 1837; d. May 5, 1838.
BY THIRD MARRIAGE.
1 1 58. III. George Franklin, b. June 21, 1839; d- Fe^* 5i ^840.
BY fourth marriage.
Oscar, b. June 24, 1843 ; d. in Manchester, Aug. 7, 1844.
Ada Cragin, b. May 2, 1846 ; m. David F. Johnson.
Son, b. May 4, 1849 ; d. same day.
433.
Aaron Felt, bom in Temple, Sept. 3, 18 12; married in
Mason, May 3, 1837, Sarah Pierce Stevens, daughter of John and
Hannah (Lovejoy) Stevens. She died in Caledonia, Wis , June
2, 1862. He married (2d) in Coldwater, Mich., Aug. 11, 1864,
Milly Jane Depew, who was born in New York State, July 15,
182 1, and died in Coldwater, April 16, 1882. He married (3d)
in Coldwater, June 17, 1884, Mrs. Carrie Priscilla McLaughlin,
widow of Eli Thomas McLaughlin of Guernsey County, O., and
daughter of Trumbull and Lois (Alger) Norton. She was born in
Henderson, Jefferson County, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1828. Mr. Felt lived
in Temple until about 24 years of age, then moved to Mason Vil-
lage, where he was employed in a cotton mill. In 1839 ^^® family
removed to Lowell, Mass., remaining four years, then lived in
Temple eight years, a year in Mason village, and three and one-
half years in Bedford, Mass. They then removed to Caledonia,
Wis., where Mrs. Felt died in 1862. Mr. Felt was postmaster in
that town from 1862 to 1864. He resigned this office, and re-
moved to Coldwater, Mich., where for fourteen years he was en-
gaged in the lumber business. He has now retired from active
work, but still resides in Coldwater.
CHILDREN.
1162. I. SiTSAN Pollard, b. June 7, 1838; d. in Mason Village, April
5. 1839.
1163. II. Henry Stens, b. in Lowell, Dec. 16, 1841; d. in Brooklyn,
N. Y., April 4, 1877. Unmarried.
1164. III. Sarah Augusta, b. in Temple, Oct. 23, 1843; d. in Mason,
July 20, i860.
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♦1165. IV. Susan Carolinb, b. Nov. 5, 1845 ; m. Henry W. Lovejoy.
♦1166. V. Albert Taft, b. Oct. 24, 1847.
•1167. VI. Joseph Pollard, b. Aug. 8, 1850.
434.
Athelia Felt, bom in Temple, Sept. 18, 1814; died in Ben-
nington, N. H., April 9, 1888. She married Dec. 5, 1839, Allen
Johnson, who was born in Ludlow, Vt, Feb. 31, 18 15, and died
in Chicopee, Mass., Oct. 20, 1877. They resided in Chicopee,
where Mr. Johnson was a farmer and teamster. Mrs. Johnson
Uved in Bennington for about five years before her death.
CHILDREN.
1 168. I. Franklin Allen Johnson, b. in Temple, Oct. 14, 1840. He
was a member of Co. A, 27th Regiment, Connecticut Vols.
Enlisted in New Haven, Sept. 8, 1862 ; d. in Falmouth, Va.,
Dec. 14, 1862.
1169. II. David Felt Johnson, b. in Plymouth, Vt., Nov. 10, 1842 ; d.
in Chicopee, Oct. 28, 1873. He m. Jan. 16, 1867, Ada
Cragin Felt (his cousin, No. 1160), daughter of Joseph Pol-
lard and Betsey T. (Duncan) Felt of Manchester, N. H.
She was b. May 2, 1846, and d. in Springfield, Mass., May 9,
1872.
11 70. III. Lucius Hannibal Johnson, b. in Plymouth, May i, 1844 ; d.
there March 17, 1845.
1 171. rv. Addik Athelia Johnson, b. in Chicopee, Dec. 31, 1846 ; d.
there March 7, 1874. She m. in March, 1873, Austin Lucius
Bishop, son of Lucius P. and Amanda (Goudy) Bishop of Rus-
sell, Mass. He was b. in Russell, Sept. 28, 1846, and is a
mason by trade.
435.
Ruth Burge Felt, bom in Temple, July 19, 1818 ; died
March 11, 1892. She married in Temple, Nov. 11, 184 1, Caleb
Jewett ELimball, son of Isaac and Lucinda (Tenney) Kimball.
He was bom in Mason, May 7, 1817, and is a manufacturer of
tools and cutlery. He resides in Bennington, N. H.
CHILDREN.
11 72. I. George Edward Kimball, b. in Milford. N. H., Oct. 31,
1842.
1173. II. Emma Maria Kimball, b. in Milford, July 15, 1844 ; m. in
Hancock, N. H., Aug. 27, 1888, George Lewis Herrick, son
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of Joseph and Julia (Willoughby) Herrick, as his second
wife. He was b. in Milford, Sept. 29, 1836.
1 174. III. Susan Athelia Kimball, b. in Milford, March 23, 1846; d.
there Aug. 14, 1847.
1175. IV. Charles Herbert Kimball, b. Sept. 19, 1848 ; m. in Peter-
borough, N. H., Jan. 29, 1873, Marietta Josephine Wood,
daughter of William Cummins and Ann Jane (Woods) Wood.
She was b. in Bennington, May 20, 1852. Mr. Kimball is a
mechanic. They reside in Bennington.
1176. V. Henry Jewett Kimball, b. July 27, 1850; d. Sept. 5, 1850.
1 1 77. VI. Haiti e Athelia Kimball, b. Dec. 25, 185 1 ; d. Nov. 4,
1862.
1 178. VII. Sarah Josephine Kimball, b. July 7, 1854 ; m. in Benning-
ton, Dec. 7, 1875, William Haskell Odell, son of Luther and
Susan (Richardson) Odell of Wilton, N. H. He was b. in
Mount Vernon, N. H., April 22, 1848, and is a mechanic.
1179. VIII. Fred Hastings Kimball, b. Jan, 27, 1857; m. in Benning-
ton, Dec. 23, 1880, Leonettie Nichols, daughter of Rodney
and Leonora J. (Dodge) Nichols. She was b. in Benning-
ton, March 23, 1857, and they reside in that town. Mr.
Kimball is a mechanic.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL WEBSTER AND POLLY (BINGHAM)
FELT. (171.)
438.
Mary Bingham Felt, born in* Westport, N. Y., June 28,
1813 ; died in Beekmantown, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1870. She married
in Plattsburgh, N. Y., April 15, 1830, Salmon Matthews Barber,
son of Amos and Sarah (Newcomb) Barber. He was born in
Plattsburgh, Aug. 20, 1807. He has always resided in Beekman-
town, though he has changed locations within its limits, now re-
siding in the northern part, with his post-office address at West
Chazy. He is a farmer, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
[Mr. Barber married (2d) in Wadham's Mills, N. Y., Nov. 28,
1878, Elizabeth Parcys (Felt) Potter, widow of Dan Potter, and
daughter of Moses and Lydia F. (Clark) Felt (No. 180), cousin
of his former wife. She was born in Lexington, Mass., Oct. 28,
1818.]
CHILDREN.
1 180. I. Emily Louisa Barber, b. in Beekmantown, July 22, 1833; d.
there Dec. 15, 1865. She m. in that town Nov. 28, 1858,
Levi Piatt Newcomb, son of Piatt and Ruth (Scribner) New-
comb. He was b. in West Plattsburgh, and is a railroad
official.
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ii8i. II. Salmon Webster Barber, b. in Beekmantown, Sept. 28, 1848 ;
m. in Dannemora, N. Y., March 8, 1870, Kate Evaline
Hicock, daughter of David and Mary Elizabeth (Langdon)
Hicock of South Canton, N. Y. She was born in South Can-
ton, Dec. 2, 1850. They reside in West Chazy, where Mr.
Barber is engaged in farming.
439.
Lucius Sawyer Felt, born in Plattsburgh, N. Y., Nov. 9,
1815 ; died in Galena, 111., Aug, 5, 1876. He married in Platts-
burgh, Oct. 14, 1845, Katharine E. Sullivan. She was born in
Champlain, N. Y., in 1824, and died in Pass Christian, Miss.,
March 3, 1889. Mr. Felt left his home in New York State in
1837, and, after a short time spent in Wisconsin and Iowa, settled
in Galena, where he engaged in mercantile business, in which
he continued until the time of his death. Of Mrs. Felt the
Galena Gazette said, she " was a lady of rare qualities of mind and
heart. Endowed by nature with an evenly balanced mind and a
lovable disposition, she enjoyed advantages of education and so-
ciety which ripened these qualities and produced a most worthy
type of womanhood. In the family, in society, and in the church
she came as near to the model of womanhood as frail humanity at-
tains."
CHILDREN.
♦1182. I. Katharine, b. ; m. Hon. Moses Hallett.
*ii83. II. Susan Marcena, b. ; m. Joel A. Barber.
441.
Benjamin Franklin Felt, born in Plattsburgh, Jan. 3,
182 1 ; married there Sept. 11, 1854, Ann Eliza Piatt, daughter of
Zephaniah C. and Ann Elizabeth (Miller) Piatt. She was born in
Plattsburgh, March 12, 1830. Mr. Felt removed to Galena in
1842, and, after four years spent in his brother's store, entered
into business on his own account, and has been in trade continu-
ously for over forty-five years. His children were all born in
Galena.
CHILDREN.
1184. I. Zephaniah Charles, b April 15, 1858 ; graduated from
Princeton College in 1879; m. in Storm Lake, la., July 11,
1889, Nora Belle Harker, daughter of James and Mary (Alli-
son) Harker. She was b. in Storm Lake, Feb. 28, 1868.
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Mr. Felt was for a number of years president of the First Na-
tional Bank of Storm Lake, but in 1892 removed to Denver.
Col., and is engaged in banking there.
1 185. II. Anna Elizabeth, b. Oct. 27, 1859.
1186. III. Mary Bingham, b. Feb. 6, 1862 ; d. in Byfield, Wis., Sept. 26,
1885.
1187. IV. Benjamin Franklin, b. Feb. 6, 1862 ; m. in Galena, Oct. 27,
1887, Agnes Rae Avery, daughter of George S. and Elizabeth
(Little) Avery. She was b. in Avery, Jo Daviess County, 111.,
Sept. 21, 1867. They reside in Everly, Clay County, la.,
where Mr. Felt is engaged in stock-farming.
1188. V. Samuel Webster, b. April 24, 1863 ; d. in Galena, Sept. 14,
1863.
1189. VI. John Platt, b. April 24, 1863; d. in Galena. July 28, 1863.
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND BETSEY (NEAGLES) FELT. (178.)
459.
Sarah Brooks Felt, bom in Charlestown, Mass., May 16,
1810 ; died in Philadelphia, Pa., March ;J9, 1877. She married
in Boston, Aug. 16, 1827, John Pettingill, son of John and Martha
(Dean) Pettingill of Dedham, Mass. He was born in Dedham,
May 5, 1804, and when about twenty years of age went to Boston
and secured a clerkship in a mercantile establishment. In 1825
he removed to Charlestown, and while a resident of that city was
a member of the Board of Health, and held that position when
the cholera raged in 1832. In May, 1833, he removed his family
to Concord, N. H., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. In
1835 he was appointed deputy sheriff of Merrimack County, and
a few years later received a similar appointment for Hillsborough
County, and retained the office for both counties until 1856, when
the family removed to Philadelphia. »While a resident of Concord
Mr. Pettingill also held the office of justice of the peace. He is
still living (1890) in Philadelphia, but for nearly twenty years has
been afflicted with blindness.
After their removal to Philadelphia, Mrs. Pettingill decided to
take a full course in medicine, and applied for admission to the
Homeopathic College, but found that the rules denied admission
to women. She was however allowed to attend lectures on practice
and materia medica on condition that she remained out of sight,
and thus, screened by a partition, attended for two winters, and
gained much valuable instruction which she sought to make avail -
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able to her success as a practitioner. " It is eminently due to Dr.
Pettingill to say that she is the pioneer woman in the practice of
homeopathy in Philadelphia, where her success has been very
great." She was elected a member of the American Institute of
Homeopathy in 187 1, the year when women were first admitted
as members.
CHILDREN.
1 190. I. Martha Elizabeth Pettingill, b. in Charlestown, July 5,.
1828 ; m. in Concord, Sept. 27, 1854, Stephen Pierson, son
of Stephen of Ipswich, Mass., as his second wife. He was
a lumber dealer, and d. in Alton, 111., March 16, 1871.
Mrs. Pierson resides in Asbury Park, N. J.
1191. II. Jacob Gerry Pettingill, b. in Charlestown, May 6, 1830;
d. in Philadelphia, July 3, 1870. He m. in Philadelphia,
Sept. I, 1868, Catherine Russell. They had no children.
1192. in. Mary Ann Peitingill. b. in Charlestown, June 4, 1832 ; d.
in Concord, March 28, 1835.
1 193. IV. George Dean Pettingill, b. in Concord, May 26, 1834 ; m.
in Fairfield, .la., Feb. 16, 1871, Nancy Indiana Stansbery,
daughter of George W. and Susannah (Plaskett) Stansbery.
She was b. in Van Buren County, la., March ii, 1843. Mr.
Pettingill graduated from Philadelphia Dental College in 1859,
and is engaged in the practice of dentistry. They reside in
Asbury Park, N. J.
1 194. V. Sarah Augusta Pettingill, b. in Concord, Oct. 29, 1836 ;
d. there Jan. 17, 1837.
1 195. VI. Lydia Adelia Pettingill, b. in Concord, July 17, 1839 ; d.
in Washington, D. C, Aug. 10, 1870. She m. in Philadel-
phia, July 29, 1858, Andrew Russell Barrows. He was a
merchant, and d. in Washington, March 16, 1871.
Eliza Felt Pettingill, b. in Concord, March 8, 1842.
John Brooks Pettingill, b. in Concord, May 10, 1845,
Sarah Ellen Pettingill, b. in Concord, June 5, 1848; m. in
Philadelphia, Nov. 25, 1875, William Chubb, son of Samuel
and Ann (Harmstead) Chubb. He was b. in Philadelphia,
March 21, 1845, and is secretary of the Reliance Insurance
Company. They reside in Philadelphia, at 1806 Jefferson
Street.
461.
Mary Lamson Felt, bom in Charlestown, Aug. 3, 18 13;
died in Concord, N. H., Jan. 12, 1886. She married in Boston,
Oct. 31, 1833, Abiel Chandler, son of Maj. Timothy and Sarah
(Abbot) Chandler. He was born in Concord, April 2, 1807, and
always lived in that town. He died April 22, 188 1. Of him the
Independmt Statesman said :
II96.
VII.
1 197.
VIII.
1 198.
IX.
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'* Abiel Chandler was a son of Maj. Timothy and Sarah Abbot Chandler,
bom April 2, 1807, and was the tenth of a family of twelve children. He
learned the gold and silversmith and clockmaking business of his father, and
went into company with him in 1829, and continued in it for several years,
adding to it the manufacture of mathematical instruments. He was also em-
ployed for several years as a mechanic at the Concord Railroad shops, but for
the last quarter of a century or more he has been engaged in agricultural and
gardening pursuits at his residence on South Street, which he built after selling
his house on West Street, now owned by Charles Thompson. He was an
excellent mechanic, a very intelligent man, and a good writer on agricultural
topics, being a correspondent for many years of agricultural papers, and a fre-
quent and welcome contributor to the agricultural department of the Monitor
and Statesman for several years past. He was a man of keen observation,
and retentive memory, a despiser of shams, a lover of science and truth, a kind
parent, friend, and neighbor, and an honest man. He inherited much of his
father's public spirit, and was a valuable citizen, interested in everything that
increased knowledge and fair dealing between man and man, and at the time
of his death he was one of the trustees of the Public Library. His death is a
loss to our city,"
CHILDREN.
1199. I. Sarah Elizabeth Chandler, b. in Concord, Aug. 19, 1834;
d. there Jan. 6, 1835.
1200. II. Isaac Abbot Chandler, b. in Concord, Sept. 29, 1835 ; d.
there Sept. n, 1838.
1201. III. Eliza Felt Chandler, b. in Concord, Oct. 5, 1837 ; d. there
Oct. 13, 1838.
1202. IV. Lydia Brooks Chandler, b. in Concord, Sept. 19, 1839 ; m.
there Dec. 25, 1858, Jacob Warren Manning, son of Solo-
mon and Mary (Fletcher) Manning of Bedford, N. H. He
was b. in Bedford, Feb. 20, 1826, and is engaged in the
nursery business in Reading, Mass.
1203. V. Mary Burgin Chandler, b. in Concord, April 22, 1842 ; and
resides in that city.
1204. VI. Jacob Felt Chandler, b. in Concord, May 6, 1844 ; m. in
Nashua, N. H., Dec. 19, 1869, Catherine Elizabeth Currier,
daughter of Joshua and Abigail W. (Morrill) Currier. She
was b. in Hudson, N. H., Feb. 4, 1846. Mr. Chandler en-
listed Oct. I, 1861, and served in Co. D, 8th Regiment,
N. H. Infantry. He was promoted to be regimental color-
bearer, and was discharged from the service Jan. 17, 1865.
They reside in Kittery, Me. Mr. Chandler is a machinist
and engineer.
1205. VII. Nancy Fessenden Chandler, b. in Concord, Sept. 2, 1845 ;
m. there April 26, 1882, Horace Freeman Paul, son of Amos
and Deborah (Oilman) Paul. He was b. in South New Mar-
ket, N. H., May 19, 1827, and is a plough and pattern-
maker in Concord.
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1206. VIII. Alice Bowditch Chandler, b. in Concord, Dec. 12, 1854 \
d. there Jan. 28, 1858.
1207. IX. Henry George Chandler, b. inv Concord, March 20, 1856;
d. Nov. 27, 1 891. He m. in Concord, June 25, 1885, Sarah
Manuel Abbott, daughter of Reuben K. and Mary L. (Emer-
son) Abbott. She was b. in Concord, Aug. 26, 1858, and d.
there March 6, 1886. He m. (2d) in Concord, Nov. 14,
1886, Lizzie Brownell Ferguson, daughter of William and
Margaret (Matheson) Ferguson of Northport, Nova Scotia.
She was b. in Northport, June 4, 1868, and resides in Con-
cord. Mr. Chandler undertook a course of study in the
Scientific Department of Dartmouth College, but was forced
by the failure of his eyes to leave during the second year.
He was a machinist.
462.
George Washington Felt, born in Portsmouth, N. H.,
July 17, 1815 ; died in Boston, Oct. 22, 1849. H® married in
Belleville, N. J., Sept. 15, 1836, Adelia Neagles, daughter of
Caleb and Julia Ann (Crane) Neagles. She was born in Belle*
ville, Aug. 25, 1820. [She married (2d) in Newark, N. J., May 17,
1866, Joseph Lyon, and resides in New York city.] Mr. Felt was
engaged in the grocery business in Boston.
CHILDREN.
1208. I. Adelia E., b. in Belleville, N. J., June 30, 1837 ; d. in Con-
cord, N. H., Sept. 2, 1938.
George Washington, b. July 27, 1838.
Lucius Hoffendahl, b. March 16, 1841.
Julia Elizabeth, b. June 7, 1842 ; m. Joseph D. Bryson.
John Jacob, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 12, 1843. He left
New York in February, 1878, in the barque M, Boynton for
Sydney, New South Wales, and has not for a long time been
heard from.
1213. VI. James Knox Polk, b. in Boston, March 4, 1845. He served as a
seaman in the United States Navy. Enlisted March 3, 1865,
and discharged March 4, 1867, in Toulon, France. His earlier
service was on blockade duty in the Gulf of Mexico, on U. S.
steamer Pocahontas, In May, 1866, he left Brooklyn Navy
Yard on the double-turreted monitor, Miantonomah^ for an
experimental trip across the Atlantic, and visited various ports
of Europe. Mr. Felt has lived in a number of places, includ-
ing Boston, Newark, N. J., Sioux City, la., Chicago, 111.,
Denver, Col., Brooklyn, and New York city, in which latter
he now resides.
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II.
*I2I0.
III.
*I2II.
IV.
I2I2.
V.
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CHILDREN OF MOSES AND LYDIA F. (CLARK) FELT. (i8o.)
471.
Elizabeth Parcys Felt, bom in Lexington, Mass., Oct. 28,
1818 ; married in Westport, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1838, Dan Potter, son
of Marcus and Sally (St. John) Potter of Connecticut. He was
born in 1822, and died in Wadham's Mills, N. Y., April 19, 1874.
Mr. Potter was a wheelwright by trade, also a compounder of and
dealer in patent medicines. Mrs. Potter married (2d) in Wadham's
Mills, Nov. 28, 1878, Salmon Matthews Barber, whose first wife,
Mary Bingham Felt (No. 438), was her cousin. Mr. Barber is the
son of Amos and Sarah (Newcomb) Barber of Plattsburgh, N. Y.
He was bom there Aug. 20, 1807, and is a farmer in Beekman-
town, N. Y.
CHILD.
1214. I. Martin Luther Potter, b. in Westport, N, Y., June 17, 1848 ;
m. in Marion, O., Feb. 6, 1872, Ella Frances Hardy, daughter
of John and Sarah G. (Dickerson) Hardy. She was b. in Long-
wood, N. J., May 8, 1849. Mr. Potter is a merchant, and they
reside at 553 Sixtieth Street, Englewood, 111.
474.
Isaac Clark Felt, bom in Westport, N. Y., May 3, 1826 ;
married Oct. 20, 1858, Rosetta Francelia Sly, daughter of Seneca
and Sarah Jane (Gordon) Sly of Lockport, 111. She was born in
Galen, N. Y., July 7, 1839. Mr. Felt is a farmer in Lockport.
His children, with one exception, were born in that town.
CHILDREN.
Carrie Rosella, b. Sept. j6, 1859 ; m. William J. Hutchens.
Edwin Clark, b. in Maine, 111., April 10, 1861 ; d. in Lock-
port, April 3, 1864.
Ella May, b. Aug. 23, 1865 ; m. Donald Ferguson.
Arthur Scott, b. March 15, 1869.
Minnie Bell, b. June 12, 1871.
Harry Marshall, b. Nov. 23, 1875.
Charles Seneca, b. Oct. 7, 1880.
Emily Rosetta, b. Feb. i, 1884,
I2I5.
I.
I2I6.
11.
1217.
III.
I2I8.
IV.
I2I9.
V.
1220.
VI.
I22I.
VII.
1222.
VIII.
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CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND ELIZA (TAYLOR) FELT. (183.)
477.
Charles Walker Felt, born in New Ipswich, N. H., March 24,
1828; died in Cambridgeport, Mass., May 18, 1891. He married
in New Haven, Conn., Feb. 13, 1855, Harriet Angeline Harris,
daughter of Augustus A. and Judith (Hyde) Harris of Panton,
Vt. She was born in Panton, Dec. 31, 1835, ^^^ ^^^^ i" Cam-
bridgeport, Feb. 21, 1877. Mr. Felt resided in Temple, N. H.,
from 1855 to i860. For a few years previous to 1857 he drove
a "Yankee notion" team through New England. In i860
he removed to Cambridgeport, and resided there until his death.
He was engaged in the wholesale flour trade in Boston. All
but the first two children were born in Cambridgeport.
CHILDREN.
CoRRiE Leslie, b. Oct. 18, 1856.
Addie, b. in New Ipswich, Oct. 16, 1859 ; d. in Cambridge-
port, May 10, 1864.
Roy, b. July 11, 1861 ; d. in Cambridgeport, July 12, 1861.
George Daniel, b. Dec. 16, 1862 ; d. in Cambridgeport, July
7, 1872.
Carrie Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1865.
Edward Augustus, b. Feb. 3, 1867 ; d. in Cambridgeport,
April 2, 1872.
Roy, b. May 30, 1869 ; d. in Cambridgeport, July 6, 1869.
KiTTiE Eliza, b. May 8, 1871 ; d. in Cambridgeport, Jan. 14,
1872.
484.
Lucius Webster Felt, born in Temple, N. H., Dec. 31,
1844; married in Portsmouth, N. H., March 9, 187 1, Frances
Rebecca Odion, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Mouton) Odion.
Mr. Felt is a farmer in Temple, and resides in the mansion house
built in 1779 by Peter Felt, his grandfather's brother. The old
house is well preserved, and in many respects unaltered. The
clapboards are nearly all original, split and shaved, and put on
with wrought nails. There are the same doors, windows, and
plastering, and the panel- work in the interior hardly shows a
crack. In two rooms the windows are protected by wooden pan-
eled double-shutters that slide inside the walls. The house con-
tains nine fire-places, and four of them are furnished with iron
*I223.
I.
1224.
11.
1225.
III.
1226.
IV.
1227,
V.
1228.
VI.
1229.
VII.
1230.
VIII.
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fire frames, three being still in use. On the west side of the
house is a one-story porch.
CHILDREN.
1231. I. Addie Augusta, b. in Temple, Sept. 21, 1873.
1232. II. Nora May, b. in Temple, May 2, 1879.
485.
Elizabeth Taylor Felt, bom in Temple, May 18, 1847;
married there May 13, 1869, Rev. Sullivan French Gale, who was
born in Plainfield, Vt., Feb. 11, 1842. He graduated from the
University of Vermont, and is a minister of the Congregational
Church, and superintendent for Georgia and Florida of the
American Home Missionary Society, with headquarters at Jack-
sonville, Fla. Mr. Gale served during the war as first sergeant of
Co. C, 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry.
CHILDREN.
1233. I- Frank Harvey Gale, b. in New Marlborough, Mass., Jan. 6,
1871.
Bessie Gale, b. in New Marlborough, April 24, 1872.
Arthur Sullivan Gale, b. in Appleton, Wis., June 26, 1877.
Louisa Fisk Gale, b. in Appleton, Dec. 14, 1879.
Laura Taylor Gale, b. in Jacksonville, Sept. 18, 1885 ; d. in
St. Augustine, Fla., May 21, i886.
CHILDREN OF JOSHUA AND LUCY (SPOFFORD) FELT. (187.)
495.
Lucy Felt, bom in Temple, N. H., May 16, 1795; died in
Woodstock, Me., March 17, 1866. She married in Rumford, Me.,
April II, 181 1, Jotham Perham, son of Lemuel and Betsey (Gur-
ney) Perham. He was born in Paris, Me., March 22, 1784, and
died in Woodstock, Sept. 24, 1864. He was a farmer. He re-
moved to Woodstock (then Plantation No. 3) in 1808, and held
the office of assessor during the years 1812-14, and was always a
valuable citizen. In 1812 he entered the military service, and
April II of that year was commissioned a captain in the First
Regiment, First Brigade, of the 13th Division of the Massachusetts^
1234.
n.
1235.
in.
1236.
IV.
1237.
V.
' Maine remained a part of Massachusetts until March 15, 1820.
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Militia. He served with his company in September, 1S14, in the
defense of Portland, and was discharged from the service at his
own request March 5, 1818. The children were all bom in Wood-
stock.
CHILDREN.
1238. I. Elvira Perham, b. July 6, 1812 ; d. in Norway, Me., Sept.
6, 1888. She m. in Woodstock, April 9, 1831, Alfred
Chase, son of Merrill and Sally (Tucker) Chase. He was b.
in Minot, Me., Nov. 2, 1801, and d. at Bryant's Pond
(Woodstock), July 24, 1874. He was a farmer.
1239. "• Joshua Perham, b. June 9, 1814 ; d. in Wakefield, Mass.,
May 16, 1888. He m. in Woodstock, May 29, 1836, Mary
Whitman, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Cole) Whitman, and
sister of the husbands of her sisters Delphina and Lucy Ann.
She was b. in Woodstock, Feb. 22, 18 19, and d. in Wake-
field, March 19, 1874. He m. (2d) in Yarmouth, Me., Feb.
23, 1876, Sarah Waite Gooding, daughter of Samuel and
Eliza Gooding. She was b. in Yarmouth, April 6, 1836,
and d. in Wakefield, July 2,. .1887. Mr. Perham was a
farmer, and removed from Woodstock to Wakefield in April
1869.
1240. III. Columbus Perham, b. May 18, 1816 ; d. in Woodstock, Jan.
31, 1879. He m. (ist) Clementine Nutting, (2d) Catherine
Kimball, and (3d) at Bryant's Pond, June 17, 1866, Mrs.
Mary F. Washburn, widow of Calvin Washburn of North
Paris, Me., and daughter of Elnathan and Mercy M. (Ball)
Howes of New Bedford, Mass. She was b. in New Bed-
ford, June 25, 1835. Mr. Perham was a farmer in Wood-
stock.
1241. IV. Delphina Perham, b. March 26, 1818 ; m. in Woodstock,
Nov. 27, 1836, Harrison Whitman, son of Joseph and Mary
(Cole) Whitman, and brother of the wife of her brother
Joshua, and of the husband of her sister Lucy Ann. He
was b. in Woodstock, May 16, 1813, and d. there in Janu-
ary, 1843. He was a farmer. Mrs. Whitman resides in
Augusta, Me.
1242. V. Lucy Ann Perham, b. June 13, 1821 ; m. in Woodstock, Jan.
30, 1839, Chauncey C. Whitman, son of Joseph and Mary
(Cole) Whitman, brother of her brother Joshua's wife, and
of her sister Delphina's husband. He was b. in Woodstock,
Feb. 12, 1815, and d. there Nov. 16, 1861. He was a farmer.
She m. (2d) in Paris, Me., May 22, 1866, Richard Lombard,
son of John and Betsey (Sawyer) Lombard of Otisfield, Me.,
as his second wife. He was b. in Otisfield, May 31, 1799,
and d. in Paris, May 6, 1872. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Lombard resides in Norway, Me.
1243. VI. Sylvania Perham, b. May 5, 1824.
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1244. VII. LoviSA Perham, b. Oct. 4, 1826; d. in Methuen, Mass., Oct.
10, 1846.
1245. viii. Martha Eliza Perham, b. June 29, 1830 ; m. in Woodstock,
Dec. 16, 1854, Stephen Chase Davis, son of Benjamin and
Ruhamah (Chase) Davis, and brother of her cousin's (Lucy
Merrill Felt, No. 1251) husband. He was b. in Woodstock,
May 23, 1829, and is a farmer in that town. Their post-
office address is Bryant's Pond.
1246. IX. Amanda Malvina Perham, b. Dec. i, 1832 ; d. in Wood-
stock, Sept. 8, 1842.
496.
Jeremiah Felt, born in Temple, Feb. 20, 1797 ; died in
Woodstock, April 27, 1879. He married in Paris, Dec. 15,
1819, Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of Samuel and Mehitabel
(Shurtleff ) Perkins. She was born in Paris, Dec. 6, 1797, and
died in Woodstock, Sept. 30, 1875. M^* ^^^ reached Wood-
stock with his parents when a young lad, and ever after remained
in that town. He had a remarkable memory, and could recall
incidents of the journey from Temple, which occurred before
he was three years old. He was a member of the Society of
Friends. His occupation was that of a farmer. The children
were all born in Woodstock.
CHILDREN.
Alonzo, b. Dec. 16, 1820 ; d. in Woodstock, July 5, 1830.
Samuel Perkins, b. Dec. 17, 1822 ; d. in Woodstock, Nov.
15, 1828.
Earl, b. March 22, 1825 ; d. in Woodstock, Nov. 2, 1828.
Eliza Ann, b. March 22, 1827 ; m. Chester D. Fickett.
Lucy Merrill, b. April 28, 1829 ; m. Herrick C. Davis.
Mehitabel Perkins, b. Aug, 2, 1831 ; m. John Hathaway.
Alonzo, b. Sept. 11, 1833.
Isabella Perkins, b. July 16, 1836 ; m. George Cushman.
Mary Perkins, b. Dec. 20, 1838 ; m. Consider F. Farrar.
X. Sybil Jones, b. Oct. 14, 1841 ; m. Samuel L. Russ.
497.
Artemas Felt, bom in Rumford,* Me., Oct. 15, 1800; died
in Woodstock, Aug. 2, 1885. He married in Woodstock in
18 19, Desire Stephens, daughter of Capt. Samuel and Desire
* The place of Artemas Felt's birth was given the compiler as Woodstock^ as
also that of several other of Joshua Felt's children, but this is evidently errone-
1247.
L
1248.
n.
1249.
III.
♦1250.
IV.
*I25I.
V.
•1252.
VI.
*I253.
VII.
*I254.
VIII.
*i255.
IX.
*I256.
X.
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(Harlow) Stephens of Plymouth, Mass. She was born in Ply-
mouth, Jan. 3, 1798, and died in Portland, Me., April 10, 1869.
Mr. Felt moved from Woodstock a few years after his marriage
to the adjoining town of Greenwood, and kept a tavern and store
on Felt's Hill. These were burnt, and he rebuilt them, but after
a time he sold out his tavern and bought a farm. In 1868 he re-
moved to Milton Plantation, and in 1884 to Woodstock, where he
died.
CHILDREN.
1357. I. Dbsire Harlow, b. in Woodstock, Aug. 18, 1820; now resides
in Greenwood.
*i358. II. Jesse Stephens, b. Sept. 22, 1823.
*I259. III. Lucy Spofford, b. May 16^ 1826; m. Abner C. Libby.
1260. IV. Elbina Lowell, b. February, .1828 (.>), in Greenwood ; d. in
Lowell, Mass.. Aug. 26, 1847. 8he m. in 1845 "^^ Topsham,
Me., Edward Welch. He d. in Durango, Mexico, Sept. 6,
1851. They had no children.
*i26i. v. Samuel Stephens, b. Oct 12, 1833.
•1262. VI. Artemas Elizur, b. .
•1263. VII. Lizzie Doten, b. Jan. 24, 1835; m. Octavus K. Yates.
*I264. viiL Eliza Roberts, b. June 5, 1838 ; m. Martin V. Stevens.
498.
Sally Felt, bom in Rumford, Dec. 31, 1802 ; died in Green-
wood, Oct. 25, 1852. She married in 1819, Christopher Bryant,
son of Christopher and Susanna (Swan) Bryant.'
He was bom in Woodstock, Nov. 12, 1798, and died there Dec.
21, 1868. He was the first white child bom in the town. After
his marriafe he removed to the adjoining town of Greenwood,
cleared his own farm, and built two houses upon it. His educa-
tional advantages in childhood were small ; he had an opportu-
nity to attend school kept in a bam, which comprised about all the
regular teaching he had, but he was naturally a reader, and ac-
quired by himself a good education, and was a man of good busi-
ness habits. In his younger days he attained the rank of major
in the militia. In his latter years he held the office of deacon in
ous, as Joshua Felt settled in Rumford \n February, 1800, and did not remove
to the former place until shortly before his death, which occurred in 18 12.
* ** The Bryants were the first settlers in the west part of Woodstock, and
gave their name to its largest sheet of water, and one of them to the mountain
on its western side.
" Christopher Bryant, better known as Dr. Bryant, with his brother Solo-
mon, came to Woodstock in 1798, being the first settlers." — History of Wood-'
stocky Maine ^ pp. 185-6.
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the Baptist Church. In 1857 he returned to his native town of
Woodstock, where the remainder of his days were passed. The
children were born in Greenwood.
CHILDREN.
1265. !• DusTiN Bryant, b. June 3, 182 1 ; m. in Woodstock, March 29,
1842, Dorcas Whitman, daughter of Jacob and Dorcas
(Berry) Whitman. She was b. in Woodstock, March 11,
i8i6. They still reside in that town. Mr. Bryant is a
farmer.
1266. II, Eliza Bryant, b. Feb. 23, 1823 ; m. in Norway, Me , March 22,
1845, Allen T. Cummings, son of Joseph and Ruth (Thayer)
Cummings of Grey, Me. He was b. in Grey, Jan. 8, 1820,
and is a farmer. They reside in Upper Gloucester, Me.
1267. III. Erastus Bryant, b. March 21, 1825; m. in Norway, Sept. 9,
1855, Olive Cole, daughter of Calvin and Betsey (Judkins)
Cole of Greenwood. She was b. in Greenwood, June 27,
1828. Mr. Bryant is a farmer, residing in Upper Gloucester.
1268. IV. Sarah Jane Bryant, b. March 2, 1827; m. in Greenwood,
May 30, 1847, Kilbon Perham. son of Joel and Sophronia
(Bisbee) Perham. He was b. in Woodstock, Aug. 8, 1822,
and is a farmer in that town.
1269. V. Horatio Bryant, b. March 4, 1829; d. in Boston, Mass.,
March 6, 1882. Unmarried.
1270. VI. Clarinda Bryant, b. Feb. 28, 1831.
1271. vii. Danirl Bryant, b. April 24, 1833; m. in Sharon, Mass., Nov.
I, 1857, Hannah G. Davis, daughter of Adam G. and Elvira
(Pollard) Davis. She was b. in Oakland (formerly West
Waterville), Me.,' Dec. 25, 1839. They reside in Greenwood.
Mr. Bryant is a farmer.
1272. VIII. Kingsbury Thayer Bryant, b. July 10, 1835; d. Feb. 18,
1890. He m. in Sherburne, N. H., Aug. 8, 1857, Angeline
Thorne, daughter of John L. and'Judith (Hicks) Thome of
Brunswick, Me. She was b. in Minot, Me., March 4, 1834.
Mr. Bryant was a farmer in Greenwood.
1273. IX. Ellen Bryant, b. Oct. 28, 1839; m. in Rumford, June 28,
1858, James Francis Bemis Dudley, son of Moses and
Wealthy (Benson) Dudley of Paris, Me., as his second wife.
He was b. in Paris, Jan. 8, 1832, and d. in Boston, Mass.,
June 23, 1872. He was a carriage-maker. Mrs. Dudley re-
sides in Woodstock.
1274. X. Charles Bryant, b. Nov. 3, 1844; m. in St. Paul, Minn., in
March, 1868, Josephine Whitman, daughter of Z. B. and
Eliza (Chase) Whitman of Woodstock. She was b. in
Woodstock, June 25, 1848. Mr. Bryant enlisted Dec. 31,
1863, in Co. L, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, and served as a
corporal until discharged, Sept. 4, 1865. He is a mason by
trade. They reside in Sauk Center, Minn.
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499.
Elizabeth Felt| born in Rumford, Dec. 11, 1804; married
there June 18, 1820, Jonathan Billings, son of John and Phebe
(Cole) Billings of Paris, Me. He was born in Paris, Jan. 7, 1798,
and died in Woodstock, Sept. 15, 1869. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Billings resides (1888) in North Woodstock, with her son Emer-
son at the old homestead, on the farm which was cleared by her
husband. The children were bom in Woodstock.
CHILDREN.
1275. I* Lorenzo Billings, b. April 11, 1821 ; d. in Woodstock, March
14, 1873. ^^ "^* i>^ Rumford, Nov. 16, 1848, Marcilva
Hemmingway, daughter of William R. and Phebe (Buck)
Hemmingway. She was b. in Bethel, Me., June 2, 1829, and
now resides in that town. Mr. Billings left home when 20
years of age upon a two*years whaling voyage, and subse-
quently served in the merchant marine. He then became a
quarryman and stonecutter. He enlisted in December, 1863,
and served in the ist Maine Battery, and was discharged in
March, 1865. During his term of service he was kicked in
the back by a horse, from the effect of which he eventually d.
1276. n. Phebe Billings, b. April 25, 1823 ; m. in Woodstock, April
23, 1846, William Grover Bryant, son of Amos and Mary
(Woodward) Bryant of Milton. He wasb. in Milton Planta-
tion, Feb. 27, 1822. He disappeared from home before the
war, and is thought to have been killed in an engagement. He
was a farmer and millman. She m. (2d) in West Paris, Oct. 18,
1868, Prescott Robinson, who d. Feb. 15, 1878. He was a
farmer in Paris. Mrs. Robinson resides in Bethel.
1277. III. Augustus Billings, b. Nov. 2, 1827 ; m. in North Woodstock,
Oct. 10, 1846, Harriet Sophronia Rowe, daughter of Simeon
and Rebecca (Merrill) Rowe. She was b. in Hebron, Me.,
Nov. 29, 1827. They reside in North Woodstock. Mr. Bil-
lings is a farmer.
1278. IV. LuciNDA Billings, b. April 30, 1830; m. in Bethel, Oct. 8,
1848, Timothy Rowe, son of Joseph and Eliza (Whitemore)
Rowe of Oxford, Me. He was b. in Oxford, Nov. 17,
1824, and d, there May 31, 1881. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Rowe resides in Norway, Me.
1279. V. Albert Billings, b. June 20, 1833; m. in Gorham, N. H., July
27y 1854, Julia Ann Mason, daughter of Ira and Rebecca W.
(Scribner) Mason of Bethel. She was b. in Bethel, Sept. 6,
1837. They reside in Portland, Me. Mr. Billings enlisted
Dec 28, 1863, and served as a private in the 7th Maine Bat-
tery, and was discharged June 21, 1865. He is a railroad con-
ductor.
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12S0. VI. Columbus C. Billings, b. June 14, 1839 ; m. in Rumford, Dec.
25, 1868, Julia Billings Stearns, daughter of Benjamin F. and
Julia (Andrews) Steams of Hanover, Me. She was b. in
Hanover, Sept. 10, 1844. They reside in Hanover, where
Mr. Billings is engaged in farming.
1 281. VII. Emerson Billings, b. Oct. 18, 1841 ; m. in Bethel, March 25,
1869, Anna Parker Russell, daughter of Benjamin and Mahala
(Wright) Russell of Greenwood. She was b. in Greenwood,
June 5, 1846. Mr. Billings is a farmer. They reside at the
Billings homestead on Billings Hill in North Woodstock.
500.
Polly Emery Felt, bom in Rumford, March 4, 1807 ; died
in Esmond, 111., May 18, 1856. She married about 1827, Amasa
Bryant, son of Christopher and Susanna (Swan) Bryant, whose
brother Christopher married her sister Sally. He was born in
Greenwood, Me., July 11, 1804, and died in New Sharon, la.,
Dec. 4, 1880, after a second marriage. His widow resides in
New Sharon. He was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
1282. I. Martha Jane Winship Bryant, b. in Greenwood, May
12, 1832 ; m. in Lowell, Mass., Sept. 7, 1849, Franklin Dana
Sweetser, son of William and Sallie (Raymond) Sweetser of
Lowell. He was b. in Deering, N. H., Dec 25, 1828, and is a
merchant. They reside in Ottawa, 111.
1283. II. Mary Emery Bryant, b. ; d. .
1284. III. Orissa Ann Bryant, b. in Greenwood, Dec. 3, 1839 ; m. in Ot-
tawa, 111., Sept. 9, 1856, Carlos Baxter Emerson, son of Jacob
and Mary (Thomas) Emerson of Harrison, Me. He was b. in
Harrison, Nov. 10, 1823, and is a farmer. They reside in
Brentwood, Cal.
1285. IV, Wilbur Bryant, b. ; d. 2} years old.
501.
John Graver Felt, bom in Rumford, Aug. 22, 1809;
married in Jaffrey, N. H., March 24, 1830, Ayer Lawrence,
daughter of Moody and Dorcas (Bryant) Lawrence. She was
born in Jaffrey, Feb. 10, 18 10. Mr. Felt in early life went to
Watertown, Mass., and learned the dyer's trade. He returned to
Woodstock and took up 150 acres of wild land, cut the first
tree that was ever felled on it, and cleared up a large farm. He has
been a successful farmer, and has always been noted for his great
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physical strength, and now, at over 80 years of age, does a large
amount of work. In the winter he spends his leisure in hunting
and trapping. He has a lively sense of humor, and is a capital
story-teller. In his religious views he is a Baptist, and is an
earnest temperance advocate. Mr. Felt and his wife still reside
upon the farm which he cleared,
CHILDREN.
*i286. I. Albert Lawrence, b. Sept. 26, 1831.
•1287. n. Amelia Ayer, b. June 7, 1833; m. William H. Hemmingway.
•1288. iiL Granville Newton, b. June 14, 1835.
•1289. IV. Adeline Elizabeth, b. Nov. 17, 1837; m. William H. Proc-
tor.
*i29a V. Christina Caroline, b. Jan. 12, 1840; m. Charles F. Proctor.
♦1291. VL Eliza Jane, b. Oct. 16, 1841 ; m. Francis P. Putnam.
1292. viL Jeremiah Spofford, b. in Woodstock, Aug. 12, 1843 ; d. there
Dec. 26, 1866. Unmarried.
♦1293. VIII. Gracie Stearns, b. April 8, 1845 ; m. Jeremiah L. Verrill.
*i294. IX. John Monroe, b. Aug. 28, 1850.
♦1295. X. Lucy Florence, b. Sept 5, 1856; m. Henry C. Casey.
502.
Paulina Felt, bom in Rumford, Aug. 7, 181 1; married in
Woodstock, May 30, 1828, Perrin Dudley, son of David and
Charity (Trull) Dudley of Sudbury, Mass. He was bom in Paris,
Me., Feb. 3, 1803, and is a farmer. Their children were all born
in Woodstock.
" Perrin Dudley has ever lived in Woodstock since his father moved here,
about the year 1820, occupying the old homestead. He has been one of our most
valuable and esteemed townsmen, occupying positions of trust in town affairs for
many years, and always acquitting himself to the satisfaction of his constitu-
ents. As a military man, he had marked ability. In the old militia company
of this town he filled every grade of office, and subsequently held the positions
of major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel of the regiment to which his company
belonged. When the War of the Rebellion broke out, he was too old for ac-
tive service, but he took command of a volunteer company organized for drill
at Bryant's Pond, and nearly every member of his company subsequently en-
tered the service. He was a prudent and industrious, as well as a public-
spirited, man, and was able to give his children a good start in life, and what is
still better, the legacy of a good name." — History of Woodstock^ pp. 209-10.
CHILDREN.
1296. I. Otis Swift Dudley, b. Jan. 25, 1830; d. in Woodstock, May
2, 1832.
1297. II. JAIRUS DuDLKY, b. Oct. 7, 1831'; d. in Bethel, Me., Dec. 5,
188 1. He m. in Bethel, July 3, i860, Marion Amanda Clark,
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daughter of Norman and Martha (Watson) Clark. She was
b. in Bethel, Dec. 22, 1834. Mrs. Dudley resides at Bryant's
Pond, Me.
1298. III. Angelina Dudley, b. July 20, 1833; m. in Woodstock, July
24, 1853, Albion Parris Bowker, son of Edmund and Mary
Ann (Chase) Bowker. He was b. in Woodstock, May 17,
1830, and is a farmer. They reside at Bryant's Pond.
1299. IV. Clementine Dudley, b. May 8, 1835 ; d. in Woodstock, Aug.
15, 1850.
1300. V. Margaret Dudley, b. June 2, 1837; d. in Woodstock, July
15, 1839.
1301. VI. Otis Swift Dudley, b. April ii, 1839; "*• ^'^ Paris, June 21,
1862, Mahala Dudley Curtis, daughter of Crosby and Mary
(Paine) Curtis. She was b. in Woodstock, July 26, 1843.
They reside in that town. Mr. Dudley is engaged in farm-
ing.
1302. VII. Adelia Dudley, b. March 29, 1841 ; m. in Woodstock, Dec.
26, 1861, Jeremiah Howe Curtis, brother of her brother
Otis's wife. He was b. in Woodstock, March 30, 1837, and
d. there Aug. 4, 1876. He was a farmer. Mrs. Curtis re-
sides at Bryant's Pond.
1303. VIII. Ansel Dudley, b. April 11, 1844; m. in Bethel, March 4,
1868, Josephine Elizabeth Child, daughter of Joseph and
Dorcas (Andrews) Child of North Paris. She was b. in
Paris, May 30, 1847. They live at Bryant's Pond, where Mr.
Dudley is a merchant and lumber dealer.
1304. IX. Amanda Margaret Dudley, b. March 31, 1846 ; m. in Wood-
stock, Jan. I, 1868, James Sheran, a shoemaker. He was b.
in Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 16, 1844. They reside in Wood-
stock.
1305. X. Evelyn Ophelia Dudley, b. Dec. 20, 1849; m. in Norway,
Me., Nov. 17, 1869, Freeland Young, son of David Francis
and Louisa (Twombly) Young of North Paris. He was b. in
Paris, Feb. 8, 1844. He is a musician by profession. He
served in the War of the Rebellion. Enlisted Sept. 10, 1862,
in Co. F, 23d Regiment, Maine Infantry, and was discharged
July 15, 1863. He again enlisted, Nov. 12, 1863, ^^'^ served
as a private in the 7th Maine Battery, and was discharged
June 21, 1865. They reside in Norway.
1306. XL Perrin Appleton Dudley, b. Dec 14, 1853; d. in Wood-
stock, Sept. 16, 1855.
CHILDREN OF PETER AND MARY (FLETCHER) FELT. (193.)
532.
Mary Felt, born in New Ipswich, N. H., Feb. 21, 1808; mar-
ried there Nov. 26, 1829, Rev. Seth Harrison Keeler, son of Seth
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H. and Fanny (Carver) Keeler of Brandon, Vt. He was bom in
Brandon, Sept. 24, 1800, and died in Somerville, Mass. (in church
of heart disease), Dec. 26, 1886. Mrs. Keeler resides in Somer-
ville.
Rev. Mr. Keeler "graduated from Middlebury College, 1826,
and Andover Theological Seminary, 1829. Ordained, South Ber-
wick, Me., Oct. 15, 1829 ; dismissed, April 18, 1836. Installed,
Amesbury Mills, Mass., Dec. 7, 1836; dismissed, Oct. 7, 1839.
Installed, Calais, Me., Nov. 20, 1839 > resigned, Jan. i, 1867 ;
dismissed, Oct. 22, 1874. Acting pastor. Mount Vernon, N. H.,
1867-75 ; without charge, Somerville, Mass., after until death." —
Congregational Year Book^ 1887, p. 29.
CHILDREN.
1307. I. Mary Priscilla Keeler, b. in South Berwick, Sept. 30,
1830 ; d. in Amesbury, Mass., July 7, 1839.
1308. II. Caroline F. Keeler, b. in South Berwick, Feb. 23, 1832 ; d.
there Dec. 31, 1833.
1309. in. Fannie Rebekah Keeler, b. in South Berwick, Nov. 21, 1834;
m. in Calais, May 31, 1865, Williain Bradshaw Byrnes,
son of William M. and Elizabeth (Bailey) Byrnes of Medford,
Mass. He was b. in Boston, Sept. 5, 1833, and is a commis-
sion merchant in that city. They reside at 2d Newbury Street.
131a IV. Martha Leigh Keeler, b. in Amesbury, Nov! 14, 1837; d. in
Calais, Sept. 17, 1842.
131 1. V. Seth Harrison Keeler, b. in Calais, July 27, 1840; d. there
Nov. 29. 1841.
1312. VI. Seth Harrison Keeler, b. in Calais, Nov. 9, 1845; ^* ^^^i*^
May 9, 1849.
1313. VII. Charles Wellington Keeler, b. in Calais, July 12, 1849; m.
in Melrose, Mass., Jan. 7, 1879, Jennie Florence Morss, daugh-
ter of William and Jane (Goss) Morss. She was b. in Mel-
rose, April 12, 1858. They reside in Somerville, Mass. Mr.
Keeler is a bookkeeper.
533.
Albert Felt, born in New Ipswich, April 15, 18 10; died in
Quincy, 111., Nov. 17, 1874. He married in Quincy, Jan. 2, 1835,
Sarah Field, daughter of Cyrus Field. She was born in Alabama,
Oct. 18, 1814, and died in Quincy, Nov. 9, 1865. Mr. Felt mar-
ried (2d) in Quincy, Aug. 13, 1868, Mrs. Carrie B, Sartel. She
was born March 4, 1827, and died in Quincy, Oct 13, 1872.
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CHILDREN.
♦1314.
I.
1315.
II.
♦I3I6.
III.
I3I7.
IV.
1318-
V.
I3I9.
VI.
♦1320.
VII.
•I32I.
VIII.
Gborge, b. Sept. 6, 1835.
Henry, b. Feb. 3, 1837 ; d. March 19, 1837.
Cyrus, b. Feb. 12, 1838.
Henry, b. July 14, 1840; d. Sept. 19, 1840.
Lewis, b. Oct. 15, 1841 ; d. July 19, 1842.
Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1843 J ^- Oct 29, 1845.
Marion, b. May 10, 1847.
Sarah Jane, b. July 7, 1849 ; m. Henry Kroner.
534.
Adaline Felt, born in New Ipswich, Sept. 15, 1812; died
near Quincy, March 17, 1880. She married in Quincy, March
28, 1833, Ebenezer Turner, son of Ebenezer and Polly (Sumner)
Turner, formerly of Livermore Falls, Me. He was bom in
Lafayette, Me., Sept. 4, 18 10, and died in Quincy, March 6, 1878.
He was a farmer near Quincy. All the children but the last were
born in Quincy.
CHILDREN.
1322. I. Mary Caroline Turner, b. Jan. 5, 1836; m. in Denmark, la.,
Nov. 22, 1855, Uriah Horace Keath, son of Gabriel and
Lucinda (Randolph) Keath. He was b. in Jacksonville, 111.,
Nov. 3, 1 83 1. He served during the war as first lieutenant,
then captain, of Co. F, 5th Iowa Infantry. Enlisted April 26,
1861, and was discharged in October, 1864. He is a lawyer.
They reside in Quincy.
1323. II. Louis Quincy Turner, b. Feb. 6, 1838 ; m. in Quincy, April
19, 1864, Adaline Augusta Perkins, daughter of Jacob and
Mary (Vinning) Perkins. She was b. in Quincy, Oct. 26, 1838.
Mr. Turner is a farmer in Denmark, la., and captain in the
Iowa State Militia.
1324. III. Harriet Robbins Turner, b. March 7, 1841 ; m. in Denmark,
May 5, 1864, Lewis Wilson, son of Jason and Elizabeth
(Houston) Wilson. He was b. in Denmark, Oct 7, 1841,
and is a farmer. They live in Denmark.
1325. IV. Martha Kerler Turner, b. Aug. 25, 1843; m. in Denmark,
Dec. 22, 1867, Harrison Green Lewelling, son of Meshech
and Margaret (Williams) Lewelling. He was b. in Greens-
boro, Ind., July 25, 1838. During the war he served in a
civil capacity in the army. He is a farmer. They reside in
High Hill, Mo.
1326. V. Isabel Turner, b. Oct. 9, 1845; m. in Quincy in September,
187 1, Josiah Mechlin Rumbaugh, son of Henry and Susanah
(Mechlin) Rumbaugh. He was b. in Greensburgh, Pa., Aug.
I, 1839. He served during the war as a private in Co. I,
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nth Regiment, Pa. Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 28, 186 1, and
was discharged Dec. 2, 1863. They reside in Blue Springs,
Neb. He is a dealer in implements.
1327. VI. Adaline Fklt Turner, b. March 16, 1848; m. in Quincy,
Sept. II, 1873, Edward A. Johnson, son of Aaron and Mary
(Wilson) Johnson. He was b. in Fort Madison, la., Feb.
14, 1842, and is a farmer. They reside in Wever, la.
1328. vri. Helen Calla Turner, b. Feb. 20, 1850; m. in Quincy, March
25* 1879, Arthur Willis Turner, son of Edward and Lucretia
Wheeler (Newhall) Turner. He was b. in Quincy, Sept. 15,
1852, and is a farmer. They reside in Quincy.
1329. VIII. Kate Sumner Turner, b. Sept. 17, 1852. Resides in Quincy.
133a IX. Ebenezer Fletcher Turner, b. in Denmark, Dec. 19, 1854;
m. in Quincy, Sept. 16, 1886, Lucy Chatten Shinn, daughter
of Isaac and Elizabeth Ivens (Chatten) Shinn. She was
b. in Quincy, Sept. 16, 1867. Mr. Turner is a farmer,
and their place of residence is near Quincy.
536.
Jeremiah Andrews Felt, born in New Ipswich, May 2,
1817; married in Quincy, Dec. 5, 1839, Adriana Leach, daughter
of Mathias and Lydia (Chandler) Leach. She was born in
Boston, Mass., Dec. 8, 18 19. Mr. Felt removed to the West
with his father in May, 1830, and settled in Quincy. In Septem-
ber, 1838, he removed to Galesburgh, 111., but returned to Quincy
in 1847, where he still resides. He is a farmer.
CHILDREN.
1331. I. Peter Leach, b. in Warren County, 111., Sept. 29, 1840. He
enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, and served as a private in Co. K, 78th
Regiment, 111. Infantry, and d. Oct. 9^ 1863, from a wound
received at the Battle of Chickamauga.
WiNSLOW Leach, b. Sept. 11, 1845.
William Winsor, b. Sept. 11, 1845.
Mary Leach, b. June 23, 1848; m. William Perkins.
George Washington, b. July 3, 1851.
Emma, b. in Quincy, May 3, 1854.
Ella, b. May 3, 1854 ; m. Iro Cole.
Charles Davis, b. Sept 16, 1858.
Adriana Leach, b. in Quincy, Oct. 15, 1861.
537.
Charles Milton Felt, born in New Ipswich, Oct. 11, 1819;
married in Quincy, Oct. 15, 1840, Britania Hecox, daughter of
•1332-
n.
•1333.
III.
•1334-
IV.
♦«335-
V.
1336.
VI.
♦1337.
VIL
♦1338.
VIIL
1339.
IX.
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PELT GENEALOGY,
•1340.
L
•1341-
II.
♦1342.
III.
•»343-
IV.
♦1344.
V.
•'345-
VI,
♦1346.
VII.
♦1347.
VIII.
1348.
IX.
1349-
X.
Sylvester and Rebecca (Hoyt) Hecox of Ohio. She was born
in Chester, O., April 7, 182 1. They reside in Galesburgh. Mr.
Felt is a farmer. He has held the offices of justice of the peace
and town supervisor.
CHILDREN.
Mary Rebecca, b. Jan. 12, 1842 ; m. William C. Terbush.
Adaline Turner, b. April 27, 1843 1 ™* Walter S. Sherman.
Clarissa, b. Jan. 24, 1845 * ™* Lavander G. Butcher.
Charles Milton, b. Sept. 14, 1846.
Sbth Harrison, b. Feb. 14, 1848.
Austin Vincent, b. Sept. 4, 1849.
Elsie Tanner, b. Aug. 13, 1851 ; m. Weymouth J. Butcher.
Ellen, b. Dec. 11, 1853; m. Watson Wood.
Kate, b. in Galesburgh, Jan. 12, 1856.
Albert, b. in Galesburgh, May 13, 1858; m. there Feb. 26,
1884, ^11^ Ermine McFarland, daughter of James and Sarah
(Haley) McFarland. She was b. in Galesburgh, Oct. 20,
1858. They reside in that city. They have no children.
135a XI. Edward Aurelius, b. in Galesburgh, Feb. 20, i860; m. there
Feb. 24, 1881, Emma Gertrude Stringham, daughter of C. P.
and Lovina (Riano) Stringham. She was b. in Maquon, 111.,
July 5, 1859. They reside in Galesburgh. Mr. Felt is a
farmer. They have no children.
1351. XII. Harry Elmore, b. in Galesburgh, July 14, 1864; d. there Oct.
5, 1865.
540.
Edward Felt, born in New Ipswich, May 14, 1828; died in
Galesburgh, May 10, 1884. He married in Quincy, June 20,
1850, Rebecca Hoover, daughter of Jacob and Rosanna (Oviler)
Hoover of Calistoga, Cal. She was born in Huron County, O.,
Dec. 26, 1 83 1.
CHILDREN.
1352. I. RosANNA, b. in Cherry Grove, 111., July 2, 1851 ; d. there Sept.
5, 1852.
1353. w. Alta Jane, b. in Cherry Grove, Feb. 16, 1854; d. there Nov.
17. 1859.
*i354. III. George Aurelius, b. March i, 1857.
1355. IV. Clara Adelaide, b. in Cherry Grove, Jan. 19, 1862; m. in
Galesburgh, June 7, 1888, Jay Dolbear, son of Sullivan and
Margaret (Slanker) Dolbear. He was b. in Galesburgh,
Aug. 28, 1859* and is a bookkeeper. They reside in Gale»
burgh, and have no children.
1356. V. William Wesley, b. in Galesburgh, Jan. 6, 1865.
1357- VL Harry Elmer, b. in Galesburgh, June 12, 1872.
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CHILD OF PETER AND ALCEY (TANNER) FELT. (193.)
541.
Peter Francis Felt, born in Quincy, III, Aug. 24, 1843 ;
married there May 12, 1864, Mary Louisa Seaton, daughter of
Charles D. and Elizabeth (Payne) Seaton of Columbus, 111. She
was bom near Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15, 1842. When he was
about 8 years of age Mr. Felt's parents removed to a farm near
Columbus, 111., and he remained there until the breaking out of
the War of the Rebellion, when he enlisted, Sept. 11, 1862, and
served in Co. F, 78th 111. Infantry, in Kentucky and Tennessee,
and was discharged March 20, 1863, broken down in health. He
again enlisted May 7, 1864, and was enrolled as hospital steward in
the 137th 111. Infantry. A few days before his term of enlistment
expired he was captured by Gen. Forrest's Body Guard in a fight at
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 21, 1864, and was held prisoner until April
19, 1865, suffering severely in the prisons at Jackson, Tenn., Merid-
ian, Miss., and Selma and Cahaba, Ala., and was discharged from
the service June 3, 1865. Though in many battles and skirmishes,
he was never wounded. In March, 1866, Mr. Felt removed to
Laclede, Mo., where he still resides. He engaged there in the fur-
niture, implement, and undertaking business. The former branch
he disposed of in 1879, but still continues in the others. While
carrying on this business, he was also, for ten years, employed
in traveling in the wagon trade, Mr. Felt is commander of Phil.
Kearney Post, G. A. R., and is, and has been for several terms, a
member of the City Council of Laclede. The children, except
the first, were born in Laclede.
CHILDREN.
1358. I. Lulu May, b. in Columbus, April 23, 1866. She is a teacher
of instrumental music at McGee College, Macon County, Mo.
X359. II. Charles Peter, b. Sept. 25, 1867 ; d. in Laclede, July 9,
1868.
1360. III. Alcey Elizabeth, b. Feb. 9, 1869; d. in Laclede, May 21,
1869.
1361. IV. Ida Irene, b. June 18, 1870; d. in Laclede, March 5, 1877.
1362. V. Francis Tanner, b. Dec. 10, 1871 ; d. in Laclede, Feb. 14
1873.
1363. VI. Sanford LbRoy, b. Feb. 13, 1874.
1364. VII. Curry Winget, b. Feb. 6, 1876.
1365. viii. Lena Kate, b. June 2, 1880.
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CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SALLY (BULLARD) FELT. (195.)
549-
Diann Keyes Felt, born in Wilton, N. H., May 26, 1813;
died in Townsend, Mass., July 9, 1873. She married in Mason,
N. H., Sept. 19, 1844, Walter Atherton, son of Marshall and So-
phronia (Shattuck) Atherton. He was born in Townsend, Nov.
23, 1818, and is a wheelwright.
CHILDREN.
1366. I. George W. Atherton, b. in Townsend in 1846; d. there in
August, 1847.
1367. II. Mary Dianna Atherton, b. in Townsend, Jan. 7, 1850.
1368. III. Charles Emery Atherton, b. in Townsend, July 13, 1852 ; re-
sides in Boston, Mass.
1369. IV. Franklin Marshall Atherton, b. in Townsend, Oct. 21,
1857 ; d. there May 21, 1859.
SSO.
John Felt, bom in Mason, N. H., March 18, 1815; died in
Martinsburg, Mo., Sept. 27, 1876. He married in Stoddard,
N. H., July 9, 1839, Sylvia Warren, daughter of Daniel and Susan
(Spaulding) Warren. She was bom in Stoddard, July 23, 18 17,
and now lives with her son Frank in Kansas City, Kan. Mr.
Felt, after completing his schooling, was employed in various oc-
cupations in and near his native town. In 1837 he went to Bos-
ton, where he studied architecture, took contracts, and erected
buildings. In the spring of 1838 he went West, stopping for
about a year in Zanesville, O., then removed to Quincy, 111., and
invested in a farm near the city. In 1839 ^® returned to New
Hampshire for a wife, with whom he returned to Quincy. As il-
lustrating the difficulty of traveling in those times in comparison
with the ease in which such a journey can now be taken, the follow-
ing account of " their wedding journey " is given : By stage-coach
over the Green Mountains to Albany, then via the Erie Canal to
Buffalo; from thence by steamer to Cleveland; by the Ohio
Canal to Portsmouth, on the Ohio River. Thence by steamer to
Cairo, and up the Mississippi River to Quincy, the trip occupy-
ing thirty-two days that may now be taken in as many hours.
Mr. Felt pursued his contracting and building business in Quincy
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until 1841, when he went upon his farm and remained until 1850;
then purchased a flouring mill in Melrose township, in the same
county (Adams), and continued in the milling business until 1864,
when impaired health compelled him to change his employment,
and he went to Hannibal, Mo., and obtained a situation with the
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company in connection with
their bridge work. Here he became a member of the " Railroad
Brigade," organized to protect lives and property from the incur-
sions of marauders and bushwhackers, which at this period of
the war were of frequent occurrence. In the spring of 1865 he
purchased a farm near Canton, Lewis County, Mo., where he re-
mained until 1870, then removed to a farm near Martinsburg,
where the remainder of his life was passed.
Mr. Felt's services were greatly in demand, wherever he re-
sided, for official work, and he held at various times such offices
as township trustee, assessor, treasurer, member of school board,
and was often a delegate to town and county conventions. Po-
litically he was a Whig, then Republican, voting for Fremont and
all subsequent Republican candidates for the Presidency until his
death. He was a schoolmate of Franklin Pierce, afterwards Pres-
ident of the United States. Mr. Felt was a member of the Meth-
odist Church, was very fond of music, and was a performer upon
the violin, clarionet, and other musical instruments.
CHILDREN.
•1370. I. Marcellus, b. Oct. 12, 1842.
♦137 1. II. Sarah Calista, b. April 15, 1844 ; m. Marshall B. Smith.
•1372. III. Sylvia Chastina, b. Aug. 21, 1848; m. Joel E. Benscoter.
•»373- IV. Frank Warren, b. Sept. 23, 1851.
5SI.
Louisa Felt, born in Rindge, N. H., Dec. 20, 1817 ; married
in Mason Village, Sept. 26, 1839, Samuel Augustus Harts-
horn, son of Samuel and Polly (Tarbell) Hartshorn. He was
bora in Wilton, N. H., Nov. 13, 18 17, and died in Woburn, Mass.,
Dec. 24, 1872. He was a hotel-keeper. Mrs. Hartshorn resides
in Woburn.
CHILDREN.
1374- I. Samuel Felt Hartshorn, b. in Mason Village, Nov. 25,
1840 ; d. in Springfield, Mass., April 16, 1845.
1375. IL George Arnold Hartshorn, b. in Springfield, May 5, 1843 ;
m. in New Ipswich, N. H., Jan. i, 1865, Lauretta Antoinette
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Murphy, daughter of Daniel George and Randilla Belenta
(Farmer) Murphy. She was b. in New Ipswich, June 26,
1843. They reside in Clinton, Mass. Mr. Hartshorn is a
bottler. He served during the war in Co. G, 47th Regiment,
Mass. Infantry. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1862, and was discharged
Sept. I, 1863.
1376. III. Charles Augustus Hartshorn, b. in Springfield, May 17,
1845 \ d* ^^^^ June 4, 1845.
1377- IV. Edward Hartshorn, b. in Springfield, Sept. 20, 1846; d. same
day.
1378. V. John Augustus Hartshorn, b. in Townsend, Mass., March
10, 1848; m. in Greenville, N. H., April 30, 1873, Helen
Maria Searle, daughter of Calvin E. and Harriett C. (Whit-
ney) Searle of Greenville. She was b. in New Ipswich, May
23, 1852. They reside in Nashua, N. H. Mr. Hartshorn is
engaged in the clothing and furnishing trade.
1379. VI. William Herbert Hartshorn, b. in Townsend, Feb. 12,
1850; d. in Leominster, Mass., Sept. 10, 1851.
1380. vii. Alice Sarah Hartshorn, b. in Leominster, Sept. 8, 1852; re-
sides in Wobum.
1381. VIII. Frederick Arthur Hartshorn, b. in Mason Village, Feb. i,
1855-
552.
George BuUard Felt, born in Rindge, Nov. 3, 18 19;
married in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 29, 1845, Frances Lucretia
Kellogg, daughter of Charles and Tryphena (Hubbard) Kellogg
of Amherst, Mass. She was bom in Amherst, Oct. 4, 1825,
died in Montrose, la.. May 26, 1880, and was buried in Keo-
kuk, la.
Mr. Felt resided in Mason Village, N. H., until 21 years of
age ; was a part of the time employed in his father's saw and grist
mill, and part of the time engaged in teaching. While a resident
there he held the office of lieutenant in the militia. After leaving
Mason, he lived in Boston, Ware, Cabotville, and Conway, Mass.,
then returned to Mason Village, and afterwards lived in Worces-
ter and Townsend, Mass., in all these places engaged in mercan-
tile pursuits. In 1855 he removed to Keokuk, la., and engaged
in the auction and real estate commission business, in which he
continued until 1858. After a year's sojourn in Boston, he re-
turned to Keokuk, and engaged in the lumber business, both
there and at Hamilton, 111., and a few years later purchased pine
lands, and added logging to the lumber trade. In 1868-9, he
built a mill in Montrose, la., at the head of the Des Moines Rap-
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ids, twelve miles above Keokuk, the capacity of which was after-
ward increased to 20,000,000 feet of lumber a season. In 1886,
Mr. Felt retired from active business, and the following year set-
tled in San Diego, Cal., where he still resides.
CHILDREN.
1382. I. George Kellogg, b. in Keokuk, June 19, 1856; d. there March
2, x886. He m. in that city, Oct. 26, 1882, Lillian Ernestine
Ehinger, daughter of Dr. George Ernest and Cornelia Debora
(Palmer) Ehinger. She was b. in Franklin, la , April 18, 1856,
and resides in Keokuk. They had no children. After his
graduation from the High School in Keokuk in 1873, ^^* ^^^^
went into the employ of the milling firm at Montrose, of which
his father was a member, and thoroughly learned the business,
commencing as a mill hand and working up to the responsible*
position of office manager. He afterwards went upon the road
as a salesman. In March, 1884, Mr. Felt removed to Bedford,
la., to take charge of the firm's interest in that section, and
shortly after was taken down with an attack of pneumonia,
from the effect of which he never recovered, the disease gradu-
ally assuming the form of consumption, and after traveling and
sojourning in the South and West in search of relief, returned
to Keokuk, surviving his arrival but a few hours. His brother-
in-law, Dr. C. £. Ehinger, writes of him : *' His leading charac-
teristics were a strong will and resolute spirit of self-reliance.
He knew no such word as failure. Yet, with all his confidence
in his own abilities, there was no taint of egotism. His self-
reliance was bom of a proper estimate of his own resources
and an innate belief in fidelity of purpose."
•1383. II. IVAH Elizabeth, b. April 17, i86t ; m. Carroll Berry Graves.
553.
Mary Ames Felt, born in New Ipswich, Dec. i, 182 1;
married in Mason, Oct. 8, 1840, Arnold Kendall, son of Benja-
min and Betsey (Wetherbee) Kendall. He was born in Mason,
June 13, 1814, and died in Boston, June 16, 1878. He was
a merchant in Boston. She married (2d) in Woburn, Mass.,
Sept 26, 1880, Abner Howe Hardy, son of Abner Howe and
Asenath (Perham) Hardy of Westborough, Mass., as his second
wife. He was born in Westborough, Oct. 2, 18 19, and died in
Woburn, May 12, 188 1. He was a wholesale clothier in Boston.
Mrs. Hardy resides in Woburn.
CHILD.
1384. I. George Arnold Kendall, b. in Mason Village, Aug. 25, 1841 ;
d. in Boston, April 7, 1845.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
2o6 ^BLT GEI^EALOGY,
554.
Emily Mandeville Felt, bom in New Ipswich, April 24,
1823; died in Keokuk, la., Oct. 5, 1875. She married in
Mason, Feb. 13, 1845, Lowell Howe of Vermont. He was
born Jan. 21, 1820, and died in Clinton, la., April i, 1877. ^^
was a merchant in Keokuk.
CHILDREN.
1385. I. Alice Emma Howe, b. in Mason, Aug. 11, 1846; d. there March
17, 1853-
1386. II. Charles Lowell Howe, b. in Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 16, 1848 ;
m. in Keokuk, March 28, 1878, Jeannie Conklin, daughter of
Oliver Spencer and Sarah A. (McFadden) Conklin. She was
b. in Keokuk, March 4, 1853. Mr. Howe is a manufacturer of
vinegar in Keokuk.
555-
Sarah Maria Felt, born in Mason, Dec. 13, 1825 ; died in
Malcolm, la., Aug. 29, 1879. She married in Mason, Jan. 7,
1852, Freeman Perry Marcy, son of Guy and Polly (Taylor)
Marcy of Cambridge, Vt. He was born in Cambridge, Sept. 29,
1824, and is a farmer in Malcolm. All the children, except the
first, were bom in Keokuk, la.
CHILDREN.
1387. I. William Freeman Marcy, b. in Potsdam, N. Y., Sept. 17,
1854; m. in Chicago, 111., Sept. 32, 188 1, Margaretta Elizabeth
Callahan, daughter of Gerald and Catharine (Stack) Callahan
of Harvard, 111. They reside in Lake City, la. Mr. Marcy is
a locomotive engineer on the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road.
Sadie J. Marcy, b. ; d. .
George Almer Marcy, b. ; d. .
Flora M. Marcy, b. — ; d. .
Frederick Hurbert Marcy, b. Aug. 9, 1863.
Ulysses Grant Marcy, b. July 4, 1865.
CHILDREN OF STEPHEN AND MARY (AMES) FELT. (197.)
565.
Granville Parker Felt, born in Peterborough, N. H., Aug.
22, 1822; married there Dec. 3, 1846, Jane Betsey Kimball,
daughter of Elijah Brown and Acsah (Buss) Kimball. She was
1388.
11.
1389.
III.
1390.
IV.
I39I.
V.
1392.
VI.
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SIXTH GENERATION. 207
born in Dublin, N. H., March 24, 1824. Mr. Felt is a machinist
in Peterborough. The children were bom in that town.
CHILDREN.
1393. I. Herbert Granville, b. Dec. a, 1849; d- i^^ Peterborough, June
10, 185a •
*i394. II. Annie Jane, b. Not. 22, 1852 ; m. David A. Rogers.
1395. iiL Abbie Kimball, b. June 20, 1859; m. in Peterborough, Sept.
15, 1886, Charles Francis Hastings, son of Leonard W. and
Elvira (Burrows) Hastings of New Ipswich, N. H. He was b.
in New Ipswich, Sept. 13, 1845, and is a provision dealer in
Boston. They have no children.
566.
Mary Kneeland Felt, bom in Peterborough, Nov. 11,
1824; married there May 25, 1852, Charles Hervey Spalding, son
of Abel and Hannah (King) Spalding of Milford, N. H. He was
born in Milford, Feb. 16, 1826, and is a blacksmith in that town.
CHILDREN.
1396. I. Mary Helen Spalding, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 8, 1853 ; d.
in Lowell. Mas^., July 16, 1885.
1397. II. Willis Hervey Spalding, b. in Nashua, N. H., Dec. 13, 1856 ;
m. in Kent, O., Dec. 17, 1884, Hattie Florence £well, daughter
of Alfred L. and Mary V. (Blake) Ewell of Kent. She was b.
in Pecatonica, 111., May 28, 1861. Mr. Spalding is a dentist in
Bedford, O.
1398. III. Lizzie Edna Spalding, b. in Antrim, N. H., Aug. 12, 1861 ; m.
in Milford, Nov. 21, 1883, Charles Bartlett Dodge, son of
Charles and Elizabeth (Sanders) Dodge of Nashua, N. H.,
as his third wife. He was b. in Nashua, Sept 15, 1848. They
reside in Milford.
1399. IV. Louis Felt Spalding, b. in Milford, Oct* 12, 1867.
567-
George Aug^ustus Felt, born in Peterborough, July 22,
1834 ; married there July 28, 1855, Eliza Ann Hadley, daughter
of Joel and Sarah (Towns) Hadley. She was born in Nashua,
Nov. 3, 1836. They reside in Peterborough. Mr. Felt is a
machinist.
CHILDREN.
*i400. L Albert Augustus, b. March 29, 1857.
*i40i. II. John Parker, b. June 24, 1859.
1402. HI. Frank Elsworth, b. in Peterborough, Oct. 3, 1862 ; d. there
Aug. 3, 1865.
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2o8 F^Zr GBNBALOGY,
568.
John Ames Felt, born in Peterborough, May 8, 1837 ;
married in Norwalk, O., Aug. i, i86o, Emma Ann Willey, daugh-
ter of Joseph and Arabella P. (Morehouse) Willey of Mansfield,
O. She was born in Seneca Castle, N. Y., July 24, 1842. Mr.
Felt is a machinist. They reside in Kent, O.
CHILDREN.
1403. I. Emma Cora, b. in Norwalk, O., Sept. 26, 1861.
1404. II. Elmer Jay, b. in North Fairfield, O., May 4, 1865; m. in Kent.
Sept. 2, 1890, Lucy Danforth, daughter of Robert S. and
Abbie E. (Ellsworth) Danforth of Peru, O. She was b. in
Peru, Nov. 20, 1863. ^f* ^^'^ graduated from Buchtel (Ohio)
College in 1887, studied theology at Tuft's Theological School,
and is settled over the Universalist Church in Gardner,
Mass.
CHILD OF STEPHEN AND ELIZA HOLMES (MORRISON)
FELT. (197.)
569-
Edward Morrison Felt, bom in Peterborough, N. H., Nov.
27, 1847 ; married in Wilton, N. H., Jan. 9, 1873, Josephine A.
Rolf, daughter of Simon H. and Olive (Blood) Rolf of Jaffrey,
N. H. She was born in Jaffrey, Dec. 31. 1853. Mr. Felt is em-
ployed in a woolen mill in Peterborough.
CHILDREN.
1405. I. Elmer Morrison, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 3, 1873 1 d. there
Sept. 9, 1873.
1406. II. Charles Edward, b. in Peterborough, April 19, 1877.
CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM AND SARAH ELIZABETH (MANS-
FIELD) FELT. (201.)
571.
George Pickering Felt, born in Keene, N. H., Nov. 28,
1818; married in Stratton, Vt, March 25, 1839, Mary Melinda
Rice, daughter of David and Melinda (Estabrooks) Rice of Wards-
borough, Vt. She was born in Stratton, Dec. 27, 1819. They re-
side in Manchester, Vt. Mr. Felt is a boot and shoemaker.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
•1407.
I.
•i408.
ir.
•1409
III.
14 10.
IV.
•1411.
V.
1412.
VI.
1413-
VII.
*I4I4.
VIII.
•1415.
IX.
SIXTH GENERATION. 2OQ
CHILDREN.
Sarah Melinda, b. Feb. 6, 1840; m. NeLson M. Burnham.
Thirza Ann Eunice Mandina, b. Feb. 12, 1843; m Rollin
C. M. Gray.
David Osceola, b. Oct. 18, 1845.
IV. William Henry, b in Wardsborough, April 15, 1848; d.
there June 10, 1849.
OsMVN George, b. Dec. 28, 1850.
Willie Duette, b. in Wardsborough, March 13, 1853; d.
there Aug. 12, 1856.
Eva Julia, b. in Wardsborough, Feb. 15, 1856; d. in Dorset,
Vt., Oct. 25, 1S64.
Jesse Burdette, b Aug. 12, 1858.
Mary Angelina, b. Jan. 28, 1861 ; m. Myron A. Taylor.
1416. X. Etta Lucy, b. in Dorset, May 27, 1864; d. there Jan. 25.
1865.
572.
Charles Wesley Felt, born in Westmoreland, N. H., St- pt.
14, 1821 ; married in South Danvers (now Peabody), Mass., Nov.
4, 1844, Mahala Matilda Williams, daughter of Thomas and Ma-
hala (Needham) Williams. She was born in South Danvers,
Feb. 24, 1 83 1. They reside in West Peabody, Mass. Mr. Felt
is a carpenter.
CHILDREN.
•1417. I. Charles Frederick, b. May 26, 1851.
*i4i8. II. Arthur Wilson, b. July 21, 1853.
573.
William Frederick Dunbar Felt, born in Westmoreland,
March 4, 1823; died in Lynn, Mass., Feb. 17, 1883. He
married in South Danvers, Oct. 12, 1847, Thirza Ann Pep-
perell, daughter of Eben Francis and Thirza (Needham) Pep-
perell. She was born in South Danvers, and resides (1888) at
No. 74 Chestnut Street, Lynn. Mr. Felt was engaged in the
produce business. The children were born in Lynn.
CHILDREN.
•1419. I. Carrie Matilda, b. Jan. 21, 1854 ; m. Winslow J. Rowell.
1420. II, Frank Dunbar, b. Aug. 12, 1856. He is a traveling salesman,
and resides in Lynn.
1421. in. William Henry, b. Oct. 21, 1858; m. there in January, 1884,
Annie Maria Johnson, daughter of Ezra Breed and Hannah
Jane (Aldrich) Johnson. She was b. in Lynn, May 29, 1859.
27
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2IO
FELT GENEALOGY.
They reside at No. 170 Chestnut Street, in that city. Mr. Felt
is a traveling salesman. They have no children.
1422. IV. Chari.es FRE.EMAN, b. Oct. 3, 1862 ; m. in Newport, R. I., Dec.
13, 1887, Lucy Maria Brown, daughter of James A. and Lucy
M. Brown. She was b. in Middletown, R. L, Feb. 9, 1868.
Mr. Felt is a traveling salesman. They reside at 47 Bassett
Street, Lynn, and have no children.
1423. V. Jennie Peiterell, b. Aug. 12, 1864.
1424. VI. Minnie Josephine, b. June 17, 1866.
575.
Benjamin Mansfield Felt, born in Westmoreland, Feb.
I, 1828; died in Reading, Mass., May 8,^1859. He married
in Lynn, May i, 1849, Lasenia Vernon Rich, daughter of Stephen
and Susan (Lewis) Rich. She was born in Lynn, July 25, 1828,
and died there Feb. 3, 1883. Mr. Felt was a shoemaker in
Lynn.
CHILDREN.
1425. I. Ida Vernon, b. in Lynn, Sept. 22, 1850; d. there Sept. 8, 1872.
1426. II. Eva Isabel, b. in Lynn, Feb. 28, 1853; d. there May 20, 1855.
♦1427. III. Eva Isabel, b. April 18, 1855; m. George E. Bartlett, Jr.
•1428. IV. Susan Ellen, b. July 18, 1857 ; m. Loramus C. Newhall.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND ABIGAIL (HUNTING)
FELT. (202.)
578.
Chloe Felt, born in Keene, N. H., Oct. 24, 1806 ; died in
Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 4, 1851. She married March 20, 1832,
Simeon Howard Dudley, who was born in Smithfield, N. Y.,
May 12, 1802, and died in Fort Wayne, Aug. 17, 1885. While a
resident of Smithfield, Mr. Dudley was a hotel-keeper and farmer.
He removed about 1843 to Fort Wayne, and engaged in distill-
ing. About 185 1 the family went to Peru, Ind., but returned to
Fort Wayne after an absence of two or three years, where Mr.
Dudley engaged in farming until his death.
CHILDREN.
1429. I. Charles Howard Dudley, b. in Smithville, July 15,
1833; d. in Annapolis, Md,, in December, 1863. He m. in Fort
Wayne in October, 1855, Rachael Edmonds, daughter of John
and Frances (McLaughlin) Edmonds. She was b. in Fort
Wayne, Jan. 30, 1837, and d. there Dec. 22, 1874.
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SIXTH GENERATION. 2II
1430. II. Adelia Dudley, K July 12, 1836; m. in Fort Wayne, July 24,
1856* James Henry Smith, son of Henry and Delia Laurinda
(Robbins) Smith of Smithville. He was b. in Smithville,
Nov. 28, 1 83 1. They reside in Newark, O.
57Q.
Jabez Felt, bom in Adams, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1808 ; died in
Adams, Oct. 12, 1842 (killed by a bank caving upon him). He
was a farmer in that town. He married in EUisburgh, N. Y.,
March 5, 1835, Betsey Fulton, daughter of David and Jane (Tag-
gert) Fulton, and sister of the wives of his brothers, Newel and
Warren. She was born in Henderson, N. Y., in February,
1807, and resides (1889) with her son in Watertown, N. Y. Mr.
Felt removed in 1835 from Smithville to his father*s farm in
Adams, for the purpose of caring for him, and was killed while
getting out sand for plastering in a new house he was building.
At one time he held the position of captain in the State militia.
His children were born in Adams.
CHILDREN.
Chloe Lavanti.\, b. Aug. 3, 1837 ; m. Marquis D. Barney.
George Washington, b. Aug. 12, 1839.
J.\MES Monroe, b. May i, 1841.
Abigail Jane, b. April 24, 1843 ; d. in Adams, Dec. 30, 1847.
582.
Mercy Hunting Felt, born in Rodman, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1816;
married in Newark, O., Jan. 9, 1844, Thomas Dixon, son of
Thomas and Lydia (Ray) Dixon of Huddersfield, England. He
was born in Huddersfield, March 10, 18 17. Mr. Dixon, when a
lad, lived in Newark, and was apprenticed to the blacksmith
trade, but afterwards changed his business to house painting. In
January, 1844, he was licensed by the Local Board of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church as an exhorter. In October, 1849, ^^
made a journey on horseback to Iowa, and located a land warrant
on 160 acres of public land, and the following year removed his
family there and became a settler in the town of Fairfield. He
now took up the smithing trade again. In December, 1851, he
was licensed to preach by the Conference of Fairfield Station,
and in 1853 was recommended to the Iowa Annual Conference
♦1431.
I.
*I432.
II.
*I433.
III.
1434.
IV.
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212 PELT GENEALOGY. '
for the traveling connection, and served as an itinerant until
1853, filling nine out of ten appointments in frontier work. For
his services he received in money the first year $95, and $160 the
last. This was a time of hardship, but faithfully met and cheer-
fully borne. Mr. Dixon and his wife are now settled in Fair-
field.
CHILDREN.
1435. I. William Clark Dixon, b. in Newark, Oct. 14, 1844. He
enlisted in December, 1861, and served as a private in Co. K,
15th Iowa Infantry, and was killed at the Battle of Corinth,
Miss., Oct. 3, 1862.
1436. II. George Thomas Dixon, b. in Newark, Aug. 26, 1846 ; m. in
Fairfield, April 14, 1874, Mrs. Sarah Jane Musser, widow
of John Musser of Fairfield, and daughter of John and Maiy
(Koontz) Mount of Albia, la. She was b. in Moundville,
W. Va., June i, 1846. They reside in Missoula, Mont. Mr.
Dixon is a carpenter and contractor.
1437. III. Theodore Felt Dixon, b. in Newark, May 16, 1849 I ™* i^*
Salina, la., Jan. i, 1 87 1, Sarah Elizabeth Dunlap, daughter of
William and Mary (l)ewitt) Dunlap of Salina. She was b. in
Highland County, O., Oct. 18, 1849. Mr. Dixon enlisted
March 2, 1864, served as a private in Co. F, 3d Iowa Cav-
alry, and was discharged Aug. 9, 1865. He is a farmer.
They reside in Woolson, la.
1438. IV. Harriet Elizabeth Dixon, b. in Fairfield, Oct. 2, 1852 ;
d. there Sept. 1 1, 1869.
583.
Newel Felt, bom in Adams, April 20, 1818; died in
Pipe Creek, Kan., Aug. 13, 1884. He married in Belleville,
N. Y., April 20, 1843, Sarah Minerva Fulton, sister of his brother
Jabez's wife, also of the wife of his brother Warren. She was
born in Henderson, N. Y., April 4, 1819, and resides (1889) in
Pipe Creek. Mr. Felt was a resident of that township.
CHILDREN.
*I439. ^' Je^^e Smith, b. March 10, 1844.
*i440. II. Charles Newel, b. Dec. 5, 1847.
♦1441. III. Jabez Alonzo, b. Aug. 24, 1850.
♦1442. IV. Moses Barrett, b. June 25, 1854.
585.
Warren Benjamin Felt, born in Adams, Jan. 14, 1823;
married in Belleville, Sept. 30, 1847, Laura Ann Fulton,
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SIXTH GENRRATtON. ^IJ
sister of the wives of his brothers, Jabez and Newel. She
was born in Henderson, July 28, 1822. Mr. Felt removed
from Jefferson County, N. Y., in 1843, and, with the exception of
two years at Waterville, O., and two years at Peru, Ind , has re-
sided in or near Fort Wayne, Ind., ever since. His present resi-
dence is at 92 West Superior Street. He has been a farmer, but
is now engaged in teaming. His children were born in Fort
Wayne.
CHILDREN.
1443. I. Davfd Simeon, b. Nov. 3, 1849 ; d. in Fort Wayne, March 23,
1864,
*I444. II. Franklin Adelbert, b. Jan. 25, 1852.
1445. III. Emma Jane, b. May 11, 1854 ; d. in Fort Wayne, Jan. 26, 1862.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND NANCY (BETTS) FELT. (204.)
587
Dorman Felt, born in Packersfield (now Nelson), N. H.,
April 2, 1810; died in Grass Lake, Mich., Oct. 10, 1876. He
married in Granby, Oswego County, N. Y., May 30, 1833, Eliza
Ball Dewey, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Williams)
Dewey. She was born in Granby, Aug. i, 1812, and resides in
Jackson, Mich. Mr. Felt settled in Granby, in 18 18, having
removed from New Hampshire with his parents, and after his
marriage, in 1833, removed to Fulton in the same county, and
carried on the furnace business for some years, then purchased a
farm. In 1847 ^® removed to Michigan and settled in the town
of Bunker Hill, Ingham County. While there he followed farm-
ing, and filled a number of town and district offices, was postmaster
at Felt*s, and in 1858 was elected Representative to the State
Legislature. In 1861 they removed to Grass Lake, in Jackson
County, and continued the farming business there. In 1875 moved
into the village, of which, in 1876, he was president. He was
taken sick while visiting the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia,
and died after arriving home. Mr. Felt was a member of the
Congregational Church, a liberal donator to every good cause,
and an earnest supporter of the public schools. While a
resident of New York State he held a commission as captain in
the militia. Politically he was an anti-slavery man, and a voter
in the Republican party.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
1446. I. Hartman Sharp Felt, b. in Granby, May 10, 1836. When
a young man he took the California '* gold fever," and spent
a couple of years on the Pacific coast, then returned to
Michigan and engaged in farming. Aug. 20, 1861, he enlisted
in Co. B, 7th Mich. Infantry, and was made a sergeant, and
July 3, 1863, was promoted to be second lieutenant for meri-
torious conduct on the field. He was wounded at the Battle
of Gettysburg, and sent to hospital in Philadelphia, but soon
returned to the field. He was mortally wounded in action at
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom Run, Va., Aug. 14, 1864,
and was removed to hospital in Washington, where he d.
Aug. 24.
♦1447. II. Cordelia Louisa, b. April 25, 1840; m. Edwin P. Bostwick.
1448. III. Gilbert DkLafayette, b. in Fulton, Nov. 2, 1844; d. in
Francisco, Mich., Oct. 8, 1870. He m. in Chelsea, Mich.,
in September, 1869, Maggie Heselschwerdt, daughter of Con-
rad and Maria (Alber) Heselschwerdt of Chelsea. She was b.
in Wurtemburg, Germany, Dec. 6, 1848. [She has again mar-
ried, and is now Mrs. Rogers, residing in Stockbridge, Mich.]
Mr. Felt engaged first in farming operations, and afterwards
in mercantile business in Francisco. No children.
♦1449. IV. Clinton Herbert, b. Aug. 22, 1847.
*i45o. V. Sumner Dorman, b. Aug. i, 1854.
588.
Sumner Felt, bom : died about 1838, in Granby, N. Y.
He married Jane Bramhall, and was a carpenter. All efforts to
obtain further information have failed.
CHILD.
♦1451. I. Harry Bramhall, b. April, 1837.
S89
Aaron Beard Felt, bom in Packersfield, April 23, 1814;
d. in Brooklyn, Mich., Aug. 31, 1861. He was a resident of
Brooklyn, and carried on a wood and iron working business.
He married in Fulton, N. Y , April 21, 1840, Lucy Ann Gaylord,
daughter of Minor and Elizabeth (Burr) Gaylord of New Lisbon,
N. Y. She was born Aug. 21, 1813, and died in Goodwin, S. D.,
Jan. 16, 1889.
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SIXTH GENERATION. 215
CHILDREN.
*I452.* I. Rosalia Elizabeth, b. Aug. 31, 1844 ; m. Chester R. West-
cott.
1453. II. ViONiA Maria, b. in Brooklyn, Feb. 26, 1849 I ^- ^^^^^e Sept.
19, 1850.
1454. III. MiLO Gaylord, b. in Brooklyn, March 30, 185 1 ; d. in Con-
cord, Minn., July 13, 1870.
♦1455. IV. Cora Alice, b. Aug. 21, 1854 ; m. Frank E. Robinson.
592.
Milo Smith Felt, born in Granby, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1819;
married in Newark, O., Sarah Ann Bolton, daughter of John and
Rebecca Bolton of Lafayette, Ind. She was born in Massachu-
setts, and died in Peru, Ind., in 1853. He married (2d) Alice
Pettenger, who died in Monclova, O., May 3, 1883, and (3d) Dec.
24, 1883, Elizabeth Irwin, who was born Sept. 21, 183 1. They
reside in Monclova. Mr. Felt went to live with his brother Ben-
jamin in Akron, O., after the death of his father in 1827, and re-
mained with him there and in Newark, O., until he was 18 years
old. He then went to work for Jesse Smith, the husband of his
aunt, Polly Felt, who had a large transportation business on the
canals and lakes, and after a time was put in charge of the canal
transportation, and for many years conducted it for his employer.
About 1850 he bought out the business and added to it a pas-
senger traffic, which proved a profitable investment. Mr. Felt was
the most popular boat captain on the Wabash, and was widely
known and greatly liked all through the region in which he
traveled. In 1844 he lived in Fort Wayne, in 1846 in Water-
ville, O., and later in Peru, Ind. He continued his boating
business until 1858, when he moved to a farm in Monclova, O.,
where he now resides. He has repeatedly refused to accept
public office, though many times solicited by both political par-
ties, and the only position he has ever consented to fill is that of
school director, he being much interested in the cause of educa-
tion. He was a good friend of the Ohio Indians, and elected by
the Miamis an honorary member of their tribe.
CHILDREN.
♦1456. I. Sumner Benjamin, b. March i6, 1844.
1457. 11. Sarah Jane, b. in Waterville, O., May 5, 1S47 ; d. in Peru,
Ind., in 1852.
1458. III. Charles AARON,'b. in Peru in August, 1852 ; d. there in 1853.
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
1459-
I.
*i46o.
11.
*i46i.
III.
1462.
IV.
2i6 PELT GENEALOGY,
CHILD OF BENJAMIN AND SALLY (HUTCHINS) FELT. (204.)
593.
George Henry Felt, born in Granby, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1827;
married in Fulton, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1850, Reuette Clarissa Mark-
ham, daughter of George B. and Amanda (Greene) Markham of
Fulton. She was born in Fabius, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1828, and died
in Brooklyn, Mich., May 5, 1878. He married (2d) in Jackson,
Mich., Dec. 30, 1882, Jennie Greene, who died there July 3, 1886.
Mr. Felt is a pattern-maker, and resides in Jackson.
CHILDREN.
Carrie Elizabeth, b. in Fulton, June 13, 185 1.
Charles Benjamin, b. Dec. 30, 1854.
Emma Adele, b. Aug. 26, 1859 ; m. William J. Flather.
George Henry, b. in Brooklyn, Mich., Jan. 6, 1864 ; m. in
Washington, D. C, Jan. 6, 1890, Bessie Flather, daughter of
Alfred and Sarah (Hepburn) Flather, and sister of his sister
Enimia's husband. She was b. in Phtenix, Md., Nov. 26,
1869. Mr. Felt graduated from Michigan University in
1886. He is a dmggist in Grand Rapids, Mich. They have
no children.
CHILDREN OF HENRY AND MALINDA (MORSE) FELT. (209.)
612.
Amos Felt, born Jan. 9, 182 1; married in St. Lawrence
County, N. Y., April 11, 1841, Lucinda Larrabee, daughter of
William and Sarah (Wright) Larrabee of Lafargeville, N. Y. She
was bom in Homer, N. Y., in 1815, and resides in Portage, Wis.
Mr. Felt is a carpenter.
CHILDREN.
1463. I. George Riley, b. in Adams, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1842 ; d. July
8, 1863, at Lake Providence, La., while serving in the army.
Charles Henry, b. March 8, 1844.
Harriet Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1847 ; m. Samuel H. Leonard.
Malvina Louisa, b. July 6, 1849; "^- Sidney H. Langworthy.
Sarah Melissa, b. in Adams, Aug. 9, 1851. She has been
blind since childhood ; was educated at the school for the
blind at Janesville, Wis., and resides in Portage.
1468. VI. Emma Cornelia, b. in Adams, April 19, 1853 ; d. in Aship-
pun, Wis., in March, 1854.
*I464.
II.
*I465.
in.
♦1466.
IV.
1467.
V.
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1469. VII. Rosa Blanche, b. in Ashippun, May 4, 1S56 ; m. in Oshkosh,
Wis., Aug. 20, 1885, Charles Rich Davis, son of Edward and
Sarah Jane (Hart man) Davis. He was b. in Oshkosh,
Sept. 8, 1853, and is a plumber. They reside in that city.
They have no children.
1470. VIII. Ely Ely, b. in Ashippun, Aug. 3, 1858 ; d. there Aug. 6,
1858.
1471. IX. Sibyl Lucinda, b. in Ashippun, July 8, 1859; "^- Edwin Gil-
roy, and resides in Chicago, 111.
1472. X. Jennie Aurelia, b. in Ashippun, Sept. 11, 1862 ; m. in Port-
age, Nov. 13, 1888, (ieorge Edward Rubin, son of Joshlin and
Anna Sophia (Ginther) Rubin, as his second wife. He was
b. in 1852. They reside in Portage.
613.
Horatio Osgood Felt, born in Adams, N. Y., June 25,
1822 ; married in St. Louisville, O., April 2, 1846, Harriet So-
phronia Hawks, daughter of Seth and Fannie (Smith) Hawks.
She was born in Avon, N. Y., May 8, 1826, and died in Keeler-
ville, Mich., July 19, 1879. He married (2d) in Adams, Jan. 16,
1883, Lucinda Lillie, daughter of Turner and Sophronia (Ether-
idge) Lillie of Ellisburgh, N. Y. She was born in Boyleston,
N. Y., July 24, 1849. They reside in Keelerville. Mr. Felt is a
farmer. He removed from New York State to Newark, O., in
1838, and to Michigan in 1846. He is a member of the Congre-
gational Church in Keelerville, and has been trustee and treasurer
for forty years.
CHILDREN.
♦1473. I. Laura Bancroft, b. May 4, 1847 ; m. Milon Flanders.
♦1474. II. Seth Hawks, b. March 7, 1850.
1475. III. Orvil Keeler, b. in Keelerville, March 10, 1852 ; d. in St.
Louisville, Jan. 20, 1853.
1476. IV. Charles Alford, b. in Keelerville, Aug. 10, 1856 ; d. there
Nov. 15, 1856.
615.
Evelina Felt, born in Adams, May 17, 1826; died in Fine,
N. Y., March 16, 1884. She married in Adams Center, Erving
Washington Bovee, son of Garret and Hannah (Wigant) Bovee
of Hoosick, N. Y. He was born in Adams Center, March 22,
1821, and died there Nov. 24, 1852. She married (2d) in
Adams Center about 1854, Philo Osgood Silsby. He was born
28
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Feb. 1 8, 1822, and died in McDougal General Hospital at Fort
Schuyler about the ist of May, 1864. He was a member of
the 14th N. Y. Heavy Artillery. She married (3d) in 1866 at
Fine, William Sanford Marsh, son of John and Betsey (Davis)
Marsh. He resides in Fine. Her children were all born in
Adams Center.
CHILDREN.
1477. I. Henry Jeryis Boyee, b. Nov. 26, 1850 ; m. in Lacona, N. Y.,
March 9, 1881, Caioline Chorley, daughter of James and
Harriet (Broadribb) Chorley of Parish, Oswego County,
N. Y. She was b. in Langford, Somersetshire, England,
March 4, 1851. They reside in New York. Mr. Bovee's
place of business is at 22 South Street.
1478. II. Berthana Melinda Bovee, b. May 15, 1853 ; m. in Fine,
Nov. 21, 1869, Albert Marsh, son of William Sanford (her
step-father) and Esther (Coats) Marsh. He was b. in Fine,
March 25, 1850, and is a farmer in that town.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1479. !"• Oeorge Silsby, b. Sept. 14, 1855; m. in Edwards, N. Y.,
July 9, 1882, Amanda Barry, daughter of William and Caro-
line (Clinchman) Barry. She was b. in Russell, N. Y., Jan.
29, 1856. They reside in Fine, where Mr. Silsby is engaged
in farming.
1480. IV. Faye'ite Silsby, b. June 14, 1857; m. in Ilion, N. Y., June
25, 1890, Annie B. Chorley, sister of his brother Henry's
wife. She was b. in Langford, July 13, 1861. They reside
in New York. Mr. Silsby is a boatman with headquarters at
22 South St.
1481. V. Lydia a. Silsby, b. Oct. 27, 1859 ; m. in Fine, Feb. 25, 1876,
John F. McBroom, son of Samuel and Mary (Simons) Mc-
Broom. He was b. in Oswegatchie, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1854,
and is a farmer. They reside in Fine.
1482. VI. Walter Silsby, b. Nov. 13, 1861 ; d. in Macomb, N. Y., May
8, 1891. He m. in Carthage, N. Y., March 16, 1888, Mary
Sayer, daughter of Tliomas and Abbie ( Westover) Sayer. She
was b. in Fine, Jan. 9, 1868. Mr. Silsby was a cheese-maker,
and resided in Macomb, St. Lawrence County.
1483. vii. Charles Silsby, b. May 17, 1864. He is unmarried.
616.
Melvina Felt, born in Rodman, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1830; mar-
ried in Adams, Dec. 31, 1849, Almanzo Reeves. He was born
Sept. 14, 1822, and died in Clayton, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1854. She
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married (2d) in Adams, Sept. 4, i860, Chauncey Israel Perkins.
He was born in Watertown, N. Y., in 1828. They reside in Brad-*
ford, Ontario.
CHILDREN.
1484. I. Horatio Almanzo Reeves, b. in Adams, June 8, 1851 ; m.
Maria Julia Smith, and resides in Bradford.
1485. II. Anson Reeves, b. in Belleville, N. Y,, Oct. 22, 1853 ; m. in
Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 15, 1878, Maria Alice Stubbings,
daughter of William and Martha (Devall) Stubbings of Brad-
ford. She was b. in Toronto, Sept. 14, i860. Mr. Reeves is
a blacksmith by trade, and resides in Toronto.
i486. III. Charles Wesley Reeves, b. in Belleville, Dec. 3, 1854 ; m. in
Woodville, N. V., Nov. 30, 1874, ^^s cousin, Hattie Lodema
Felt (1489), daughter of Jesse Smith (617) and Marian (Hayes)
Felt of Adams. She was b. in Adams, Jan. 3, 1857. Mr.
Reeves is a farmer, living in Aurora, Ontario.
BY second marriage.
1487. IV. John Willson Perkins, b. April 16, 1875. Resides in Brad-
ford.
617.
Jesse Smith Felt, born in Rodman, Feb. 16, 1833;
married in French Creek, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1854, Marian Hayes,
daughter of John and Helen (Bourne) Hayes. She was born in
Merrickville, Ontario, May 24, 1833. Mr. Felt is a farmer in
Adams.
CHILDREN.
Cyrus Monroe, b. Jan. 7, 1855.
Hattie Lodema, b. Jan. 3, 1857 ; m. Charles W. Reeves.
Ida May, b. June 18, i860 ; m. Joseph A. Jenkins.
Frank Henry, b. March 23, 1869.
Mattie Helena, b. in Ellisburgh, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1874 ; m. in
Adams, Nov. 25, i8go, Reuben Henry Switzer, son of Wil-
liam and Margaret (Carnahan) Switzer of Deseronto, Ontario.
He was b. in Canada, Nov. 25, 1866, and is a fariper. They
reside in Watertown, N. Y.
618.
Charles Wright Felt, born in Rodman, March 30, 1835 ;
married in Belleville, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1854, Mary Matilda
Kilburn, daughter of Edward and Eliza (Pressly) Kilburn of
Sandy Creek, N Y. She was born in Ellisburgh, Sept. 14, 1833,
and died in Sandy Creek, May 19, 1874. He married (2d) in
•1488.
I.
♦1489.
II.
♦1490.
III.
♦I49I.
IV.
1492.
V.
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220 PELT GENEALOGY.
Mannsville, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1875, Lucy Jane Spencer, widow of
Joseph Spencer of Rural Hill, N. Y., and daughter of John and
Zylphia Amerette (Sturdevant) Carkof Mannsville. She was born
in Woodville, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1852. Mr. Felt is a carpenter and
builder. He served during the war as a private in Co. G, 35th
N. Y. Infantry. Enlisted May 7, 1861, and was discharged Sept.
21, 1862. In the spring of 1873 ^^ ^^o^ "P ^ homestead claim in
Hall County, Neb., while his family remained at Sandy Creek,
but when about to remove them 10 Nebraska, in 1874, his
wife died, and he abandoned his plan. In 1880 (after living in the
towns of Adams and Sandy Creek), he settled in Lacona, N. Y.,
where they now reside. Mr. Felt held the office of collector in
Adams in 1863, and trustee in 1865, and in Sandy Creek was col-
lector in 1876. He was also postmaster of Adams in 1861.
CHILDREN.
*I493. I. Mary Adelaide, b. April 20, 1856 ; m. Henry C. Crandall.
1494. II. Ermina Elvina, b. in Henderson, N. Y., May 23, 1859 ; m. in
Belleville, Jan. 6, 1877, Charles Williams, son of Moses and
Amma (Berage) Williams of EUisburgh. He was b. in Ellis-
burgh, April 16, 1857, and is a farmer and liveryman in Belle-
ville. No children.
*i495. III. Eli Walter, b. March 27, 1861.
•1496. IV, Lydia Ann, b. June 8, 1862; m. Frank S. Teear.
CHILD OF ELIJAH AND CLARISSA (SCRIPTURE) FELT. (220.)
635.
Caroline Clarissa Felt, born in Fitchburgh, Mass., May 3,
1827; married in Worcester, Mass, Dec. 3, 1851, George Robert
Peckham, son of Robert and Ruth (Sawyer) Peckham of Bolton,
Mass. He was born in Westminster, Mass , Oct. 2, 1827, and
died there Sept. 4, 1884. Mr. Peckham lived in Worcester, and
was for several years a member of the City Government. In
1866-7 he represented that city in the Legislature. About 1869
they moved to Newton, Mass., and Mr. Peckham purchased a
wood-manufacturing business in Boston, which proved financially
unsuccessful, and they removed to West Somerville. While
residing there he was elected deacon in the Dey Street Church.
From there they went to Medford, where he engaged as agent
for the Massachusetts Total Abstinence* Society, and was very
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active in temperance work. He continued in this field as long
as he was able to work, and then retired to Westminster, where
he died. Mrs. Peckham resides in West Berlin, Mass.
CHILDREN.
1497. I. Nellie Maria Peckham, b. in Worcester, Sept. 28, 1852 ; m.
in West Somerville, Sept. i, 1873, Ormond Dutton Forbes,
son of Gustavus and Harriet R. (Talbot) Forbes. He was b.
in South Boston, April 22, 185 1, and is a salesman. They re-
side in Newton Center, Mass.
1498. II. George Frank Peckham, b. in Worcester, Aug; 11, 1854; m.
in Medford, Mass., Oct. 27, 1880, Fannie Gertrude Tufts,
daughter of Alfred and Caroline M. (Wright) Tufts. She was
b. in Medford, Jan. 6, 1859. Mr. Peckham is a farmer and
real estate dealer in West Boylston, Mass.
1499. "^- William Robert Peckham, b. in Worcester, Sept. 14, 1855.
1500. iv. Joseph Elijah Peckham, b. in Worcester, Dec. 3, 1857; m.
in Milford, Dec. 28, 1881, Ada Briggs Buller, daughter of
Myrick and Sarah W. (Damon) Buller. She was b. in Med-
ford, Dec. 3, 1859. He is a paper dealer in Boston.
Edwin Felt Peckham, b. in Worcester, Feb. 24, i860.
Eugene Sawyer Peckham, b. in Worcester, Oct. n, 1869.
Clarence Scripture Peckham, b. in Newton, Feb. 12, 1871.
CHILDREN OF ELIJAH AND HANNAH (LAWRENCE)
FELT. (220.)
638.
Hannah Maria Felt, born in Fitchburgh, Feb. 21, 1834;
married in Lawrence, Kan., Jan. i, i860, Henry Sandry Clarke,
son of Joseph and Susanna (Sandry) Clarke, as his second
wife. He was born in Columbus, Canada, April 30, 1833.
He removed when a lad of 1 1 years to Watertown, N. Y., and
when about 17 entered into an apprenticeship at the carpenter's
trade, and when of age became a teacher in the public schools.
Removed to Lawrence, Kan., in 1857, and for five years followed
his carpenter's trade, then carried on the furniture business
until 1870, when he engaged in the real estate and loan busi-
ness. He was a member of the City Council 1870-2, city as-
sessor 1874-6, sheriff of Douglas County 1876-80, and again
elected in 1890. Mr. Clarke served as sergeant in the Kansas
militia, and saw active service at the time of Price's invasion of
Missouri in 1864. Mrs. Clarke died in Lawrence, Feb. 12, 189 1.
The following extract is from the Springfield (Mass.) Republican :
1 501.
V.
1502.
VI,
1503.
Vll.
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*• Mrs. Hannah Maria Clarke, wife of Sheriff Clarke, died at her home on
Thursday, the 12th ult. It was a great shock to the whole community, al-
though Mrs. Clarke has been in failing health since the death of her beautiful
daughter, Agnes, nearly two years ago. Mrs. Clarke, the eldest daughter of
the late Col. Elijah and Hannah Lawrence Felt, was born in Fitchburg, Mass.,
in 1834. She was remarkable from childhood for her strength of character and
intellectual ability, teaching school one year at the age of 14 with success, and
after graduating from the school, at the age of 17, became one of the first edi-
tors of the Ladies* Enterprise^ established in Boston. Horace Greeley was her
friend, and when in Lawrence called upon her. T. W. Higginson was her
valued friend and pastor in Worcester, Mass. She came to Lawrence in '58,
and was a teacher in the High School with Col. Adams. She was married in
1860 to H. S, Clarke, and was the mother of seven children, five preceding her
to the spirit world ; the oldest, Agnes, being held in her mother's arms all
through that dreadful morning of the Quantrell raid, over a quarter of a cen-
tury ago, when, through the presence of mind and wonderful courage of Mrs.
Clarke, her home and husband's life were spared, while the houses around her
were in fiames and her neighbors were shot by the ruffians before her eyes. In
the Social Science Club of the State, in the local societies, and in every intel-
lectual center of the city Mrs. Clarke's influence has been felt. She was a
writer of considerable note, and was for many years a correspondent of the
Republican, a paper that afforded her much pleasure and comfort. She leaves a
husband, one son and a daughter in Lawrence, and two sisters, one in Worcester,
Mass. (Mrs. Henry Mellen), and one in Manhattan, Kan. (Mrs. Judge Wilder).
She was strongly attached to her husband, children, and friends, willing to lay
down her life, if need be, for them. Dr. Howland, her pastor, paid a beauti-
ful tribute to the deceased at the funeral services.
** He spoke of her pleasure in doing the duties next before her as a faithful
wife, loving mother, and friend : of her active, vigorous mind, and her happy
gifts of expression in writing and conversation ; of the beauty of constant and
wise gentleness which comes from self-discipline or is sometimes a gift of na-
ture ; of the joy and comfort in life ; of the pain, and sorrow, and disappoint-
ment. ' But,' concluded Dr. Howland, * we are only in the morning of existence ;
by and by the full day will come. This world, with all its wonders, is only as
the threshold of a magnificent temple where we all shall enter, as our friend
has done, one by one. and survey at our leisure its wonders, its vastness, its
splendor.' The pall-bearers were personal friends of the family: Ex-Gov.
Robinson, B. W. Woodward, Col. H. L. Moore, Judge Brooks, John Hutch-
ins, and J. G. Sands. To her family the deep and heartfelt sympathy of all is
extended, and only those who knew her loveliness can measure the loss that the
family and community has sustained. The remains were laid to rest among the
pines on a western slope in Oak Hill Cemetery, a long cortege of sorrowing
friends following to pay their last tribute of love and honor to the memory of
this talented and accomplished woman. X. X. x."
From the Lawrence Gazette:
" Mrs. Clarke was a lady who possessed a nature and disposition lovely and
sincere. Her literary tastes were strongly developed. For sixteen years she
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was a correspondent of the New York Tribmn^ and when Horace Greeley
visited Kansas he called to thank her for the excellent work she was doing.
Prior to coming to Kansas she was connected with a ladies* paper in Boston.
*• The sympathy she received from those who had known and loved her lost
daughter was a great consolation to her during the long and weary days of her
illness. She was strongly attached to her husband and children, and to them
she gave all the love of an affectionate heart. To them the deep and heartfelt
sympathy of all who knew the beloved wife and mother is extended, and only
those who knew her loveliness can measure the loss that the family and the
community has sustained."
CHILDREN.
1504. I. Mary Agnes Clarke, b. June 21, 1863; d. in Lawrence,
March 21, 1889. Miss Clarke was a person of rare culture,
and of a most beautiful disposition. She was a teacher, and
her death left a void difficult to fill.
1505. II. Maria Adelaide Clarke, b. June 18, 1864 ; d. Nov. 13,
1865.
Helen Sandry Clarke, b. Sept. 7, 1867 ; d. May 30, 1872.
Gertrude Parker Clarke, b. Sept. 30, 1869 ; d. Sept. 29,
1870.
Harry Wilder Clarke, b. June 28, 1872 ; d. June 18, 1873.
Fred Adam Clarke, b. Nov. i, 1874.
Florence Greeley Clarke, b. Oct. 12, 1876.
641.
Charlotte Frances Felt, born in Templeton, Mass, Dec.
12, 1839; married in Clinton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1861, George Car-
ter Wilder, son of Carter and Susan (Fales) Wilder of Lancaster,
Mass. He was born in Lancaster, May 31, 1837, and is de-
scended from Thomas Wilder, who, with his brothers, Edward
and Nathaniel, came from England in 1638. In 1861 he removed
to Worcester, Mass., and was agent for the Worcester & Nashua
Railroad. In 1867 removed with his wife to Kansas, and the fol-
lowing year settled in Manhattan, in Riley County, where
they still remain. For eleven years Mr. Wilder was freight and
passenger agent for the Union Pacific Railway. He read law
after office hoursj and was admitted to the bar in 1875. ^^ ^^79
he commenced the practice of his profession, in which he still
continues. He held the office of police judge and justice of the
peace for four years, city attorney for four years, member of the
City Council and Board of Education several terms, and in ^1886
was elected probate judge of Riley County, which office he still
1506.
III.
1507.
IV.
1508.
v
1509.
VI.
I5I0.
VII.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
holds. While a resident of Worcester he was treasurer of the
Park Street (now Trinity) M. E. Church, steward, recording stew-
ard, class leader, Sunday-school superintendent, and president of
the Young People's Association. At Manhattan First Church he
has been treasurer since 1869, also trustee, recording steward,
Sunday-school teacher, chorister, and class leader, on several
State conference committees, and examiner of Baker University.
Judge Wilder inherits from his ancestors sterling integrity, and in
whatever community he lives is greatly honored, not only for his
ability, but for his rare manly and Christian virtues.
Mrs. Wilder is well known in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and throughout the West, as a literary and Sunday-school worker,
and as taking a prominent interest in the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. She is a newspaper writer of wide experience,
her articles appearing in such journals as Zion's Herald^ the Wor-
cester Spy\ New York Independent^ the Christian Union ^ Chicago
Advance^ Central Christian Advocate of St. Louis, Leavenworth
Record^ and many others. She is also the author of a number of
books, prominent among them being Sister Radnour^s Sacrifice^
which is reviewed by the editor of the Central Christian Advocate
as follows :
*' It is a collection of twenty stories and sketches, some of which our readers
will recogni/e, written in the author's sprightly manner, never without point,
never without purpose, and generally with a moral that only the dullest people
fail to understand. She has little patience with cant, less with fashionable
conceit, and has, we suspect, some satisfaction in divesting them of their pro-
fessional attire, to the greater satisfaction of her readers. From our personal
knowledge we know how helpful she has been to many. Her circle of friends,
an author s unseen friends, constantly increases. The missionary cause has
prominence in this volume, for it is really a contribution to the work of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
Mrs. Wilder has been for twenty years the teacher of a Sab-
bath-school class of college students numbering upward of eighty
members. Over thirty-five from the class are now in the ministry
or missionary service, and others are out in the world in the vari-
ous learned professions, and in positions of skill, trust, and re-
sponsibility, and so fully do most of them recognize the influence
of their teacher upon their life work that they still bind them-
selves to her by ties of correspondence.
Dr. Fry,^the editor of the Central Christian Advocate^ speaking
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of the general appreciation accorded Mrs. Wilder's service in the
cause of Christianity and humanity, says :
*' Mrs. Wilder has written largely for the religious and secular press, ac-
quiring a facility and accuracy of expression that wins upon the reader. Her
mind is fertile, and selects subjects closely related to current thoughts and
events. Broad views of life are presented with such skill of personal address
as gives her writings an intensely practical cast. She writes always with an ob-
ject beyond literary reputation, and makes the impression that the responsibili-
ties of life are never absent from her thoughts. The rhetorical element of
literary composition is not employed except under limitations which might be
profitably enlarged, but the didactic qualities of her writings are not allowed to
interfere with a free analysis of character, which enters, more or less, into all
her sketches of every-day life.
" It follows that her work has been helpful in a large degree, especially to
young people, for whom she has written much. She has gained by her writings
the friendship of a large company of earnest, intelligent souls, who are trying
to make the most of life. Mrs. Wilder's service, in this respect, has been
invaluable."
Her work is carried on with becoming modesty. She does not
court reputation or distinction, but is guided by an earnest,
Christian purpose to do what good she can in the cause of the
Master.
CHILDREN.
1511. I. George Francis Wilder, b. May 7, 1870 ; d. May 26, 1870.
1 5 12. II. Adelaide Frances Wilder, b. Aug. i, 1877.
1513. III. Josephine Hannah Wilder, b. Aug. 22, 1879.
642.
Mary Adelaide Felt, bom in Templeton, July 6, 1842 ;
married in Worcester, Mass., Aug. 29, 1862, Henry Mellen,
son of Leonard and Elizabeth S. (Mayo) Mellen of Hardwick,
Mass. He was born in Hardwick, Feb. 4, 1840; enlisted in
April, 186 1, in the 3d Battalion, Mass. Rifles, and was discharged
in August of the same year. He again enlisted in August, 1862,
and served as a corporal in the 42 d Mass. Infantry until dis-
charged in August, 1863. He is a mason and contractor. They
reside in Worcester, at 24 Merrick Street.
CHILDREN.
1514. I. Walter Leslie Mellen, b. in Worcester, Jan. 10, 1868.
15 15. XL Bessie Frances Mellen, b. in Worcester, March 5, 1876.
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CHILDREN OF DAVID AND HANNAH (TRASK) FELT. (222.)
644-
Hannah Amanda Felt, bom in Palmyra, N. Y., May 4,
1818 ; died in Davison, Mich., Feb. i, 1885. She married in
Westfield, N. Y., April 30, 1843, Caleb Todd, Jr., son of Caleb
Todd of DeWittville, N. Y. He was born in Fairfield, N. Y., Dec.
i3» 1807, and died in Clayton, Mich., March 26, 1856. He was a
farmer.
CHILDREN.
1 5 16. I. Vesta Electa Todd, b. March 6, 1844, in DeWittville ; m. in
Clayton, May 5, 1866, Napoleon Bonaparte Miller, son of
John W. and Sarah Ann (Knapp) Miller of Veraon, Mich.
He was b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 15, 1835, and is a cooper
by trade. They reside in Flint, Mich.
1 517. II. Florence Ella Levantia Todd (observe that her initials spell
the name F-e-l-t) ; b. in Portland, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1849 ; m. in
Clayton, Mich., Oct. 24, 1867, Albert E. Hurd. They reside
in Davison, Mich.
645.
Valeria Elizabeth Felt, born in Penfield, N. Y., Feb. 11,
1822 ; died in Gaines, Mich., May 2, 1889. She married in
Westfield, May 5, 1840, Barnard Carpenter, son of Benjamin
Carpenter of Norwich, N. Y. He was born in Norwich, Nov. 25,
18 1 2, and died in Saginaw, Mich., March 3, 1884. He was a
farmer in Saginaw.
CHILDREN.
1518. I. Frances Eliza Carpenter, b. in Ypsilanti, Mich., Feb. 9,
1841 ; m. in Clayton, Mich., May 28, 1861, Charles McLain,
son of Philander and Cornelia Ann (Martin) McLain of
Cayuga, N. Y. He was b. in Gaines, Mich., May 13, 1839,
and is a farmer. They reside in Swartz Creek, Mich.
1519. n. Hannah Ermina Carpenter, b. in Clayton, May 9, 1842 ;
m. there Sept. 29, 1859, ^^^ Barnhart, son of William and
Ardilla (Luce) Barnhart. He was b. in Lancaster, N. Y.,
Jan. 3, 1836. He removed to Oregon, and has not been
heard from since 18S7, and is thought not to be living. He
was a mechanic. Mrs. Barnhart resides in Flint.
1520. III. Anastasia Carpenter, b. in Clayton, Aug. 30, 1846; m. in
Saginaw, April 25, 1874, Francis Dubois, son of Andrew and
Elizabeth (Conklin) Dubois of Ypsilanti, as his second wife.
He was b. in Monroe County, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1842. He served
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as a private in Co. A, 7th Mich. Infantry. Enlisted Aug.
22, 1861, and was discharged July 5, 1865. They reside in
Saginaw.
1521. IV. SoPHRONiA Valetta CARPENTER, b. in Clayton, Sept. 19,
1848 ; m. there May 7, 1866, John Decker. They reside in
Clayton.
1522. V. John Almer Carpenter, b. in Clayton, Oct. 3, 1850; m. in
Oakley, Mich., April 23, 1870, Jennie Schaurdaker, daughter
of Garrett and Susan (Garrison) Schaurdaker of Kankakee, 111.
She was b. in Dundee, 111., May 5, 1854. Mr. Carpenter is a
cooper. They reside in Harvey, Cook County, 111.
646.
Andrew Murray Felt, born in Penfield, Oct. 19,
1824; married in Flushing, Mich., Jan. 22, 1856, Alzina Calkins
daughter of Caleb and Caroline (Piper) Calkins of Clayton. She
was born in Alabama, N. Y., Dec 16, 1835. M'^- F^l^ removed
to Michigan in 1844, and arrived in Clayton, Genesee County, in
September. The county was then an almost unbroken wilder-
ness, and he helped to clear up a farm, and for fourteen winters
taught school. In April, 1866, he removed to the city of Flint,
and in March, 1868, moved to a farm about three-fourths of a
mile north of the city, where he now resides. While living in the
city he was engaged with his brother-in-law, William H. Barnhart,
in the wholesale and retail grocery business, and buying and sell-
ing grain. Mr. Felt is a member of the Garland Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which he has been trustee and steward.
He is an earnest advocate and worker for the temperance cause,
and a member of the Prohibition party. When a resident of
Clayton, Mr. Felt filled the offices of township clerk and school
inspector for fifteen years, and afterwards, for two years, super-
visor.
CHILDREN.
*I523. I. Caroline Hannah, b. Feb. 2, 1862 ; m. John Western.
1524. II. Edwin Calkins, b. in Clayton, March 9, 1864 ; m. in Mari-
nette, Wis., Dec. 10, 1888, Marie Janet Minnis, daughter of
John and Virginia (Pickett) Minnis of Inkster, Mich. She was
b. in Houghton, Mich., March 8, 1865. Mr. Felt is a graduate
of Flint Normal School, and is a bookkeeper in Iron Moun-
tain, Mich. They have no children.
1525. HI. Byron Murray, b. in Clayton, July 31, 1865 ; d. there Oct. ao,
1865.
1526. rv. Myron Murray, b. in Flint, Jan. 12, 1867.
1527. V. Estella Alzina, b. in Mt. Morris, Mich., Sept. 9, 1871.
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228 PELT GENEALOGY.
647.
Horatio Washington Felt, born in Penfield, Feb.
I, 1827; married in Flushing, Mich., Oct. i, 1854, Arvilla- Ann
Miller, daughter of Isaac and Susan (Slade) Miller. She was
born in Busti, N. Y., June 22, 1832.
Mr. Felt moved to Michigan with his father in 1844, and helped
clear up a new farm in Clayton, suffering the inconveniences and
hardships incident to a new country. He then removed to Maple
Grove, Saginaw County, upon a partly cleared farm, labored to
clear the balance, and at times followed the carpenter's trade, which
he had learned. While residing there he was elected justice of the
peace, and was the first to hold the office in this town. When the
Civil War broke out he enlisted, Sept. 23, 1861, in Co. G, 8th
Mich. Infantry, and served as a private until discharged. His regi-
ment proceeded to Hilton Head, S. C, and was present at the
Battle of Port Royal, Nov. 7. They were soon afterwards sta-
tioned at Beaufort on guard duty, and Mr. Felt was here detached
as hospital cook and nurse. In April, 1862, they were sent to
Tybee Island, and, after a while, back to Beaufort. Then to
James Island, S. C, where about half his company was destroyed
while storming Fort Johnson, June 16. Subsequently, part was
taken in the Battles of Second Bull Run, Aug. 30, Chantilly,
Sept. I, South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, Antietam, Sept. 17, and
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13. Soon after this the regiment was
transferred to the Mississippi Valley, and took part in the
siege of Vicksburg, and in several engagements in that neighbor-
hood. Afterwards they were stationed at Crab Orchard, Ky.,
then at Knoxville, Tenn., where Mr. Felt was left to care for the
sick in hospital. While in Knoxville his term of enlistment ex-
pired, but he re-enlisted as a veteran, and, after a thirty days'
furlough at home, the regiment was ordered to Annapolis, Md.,
then to Arlington Heights, Va., and from there started on a
march and took part in the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May
5-7, 1864, Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-18, then around to
the front of Petersburg, where Mr. Felt remained caring for the
sick until discharged from the service, Sept. 22, 1864.
In 1866 the family removed to Missouri, where he worked at
his trade, but not being satisfactorily located there, they returned
to Maple Grove after a few months' absence. Mr. and Mrs. Felt
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229
are earnest members of the Methodist Church, and it was largely
by their means that a church edifice and parsonage were built in
Maple Grove. He donated two acres of land for its location,
and gave a tenth of his time towards the erection of the buildings.
Seeking a good Christian education for their children, they sold
their farm and removed to Spring Arbor, Mich , and were re-
warded by seeing them graduate with honor from the classical de-
partment of the Spring Arbor Seminary. After this time the
family removed to Almena, Norton County, Kan., where they now
reside.
CHILDREN.
1528. I. Eva, b. in Clayton, July 5, 1856 ; d. in Maple Grove, Feb.
16, 1865.
Alice, b. Jan. 17, i860 ; m. Ancil B. Tibbetts.
Abbie Kent, b. in Maple Grove, March 2i, 1862.
Grant Horatio, b. Nov. 12, 1864.
Elijah, b. in Maple Grove, June i, 1868 ; d. there Aug. 25,
1868.
Elisha Elton, b. in Maple Grove, July 25, 1869.
Lucy, b. Sept. 16, 1871 ; m. Arthur J. McKinney.
648.
Huldah Ann Felt, born in Busti, N. Y., March 12, 1832 ;
married in Clayton, Mich., Oct. 19, 1848, William H. Barnhart,
son of William and Ardilla (Luce) Barnhart, whose brother Eli
married her niece, Hannah E. Carpenter (No. 15 19). He was
born in Clarence, N. Y., May 25, 1828, and is a mechanic and
farmer. They reside in Flint, Mich.
CHILDREN.
1535. I. Amy Adela Barnhart, b. in Clayton, July 20, 1849 ; d. in
Flint, March 27, 1871.
1536. II. Irving Willis Barnhart, b. in Clayton, Oct. 7, 1850 ; m. in
Northville, Mich., Aug. 6, 1878, Antoinette G. Randolph.
They reside in Grand Rapids, Mich.
1537. III. Clarence Leslie Barnhart, b. in Clayton, July 14, 1853 : m.
in Flint, Oct. 17, 1877, Anna Laurie Ainsworth, daughter of
Thomas G. and Semira (Willson) Ainsworth of Flint. She
was b. in Lisbon, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1861. They reside in Flint.
Mr. Barnhart is a mechanic.
♦1529.
11.
1530.
III.
♦1531.
IV.
1532.
V.
1533.
VI.
♦1534.
VII.
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230 PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND LEFY (WOODS) FELT. (223.)
651.
Leander Felt, born in Nelson, N. H., Feb. 4, 1816 ; married
in Sullivan, N. H., Aug. 23, 1836, Almira Collester, daughter of
Ebenezer and Rebecca (Gleason) Collester of Dublin, N. H. She
was born in Sullivan, March 19, 1819, and died in Winchester,
N. H., Feb. 10, 1876. He married ^2d) in Winchester, Dec. 4,
1878, Elizabeth Burt Davis, daughter of Jonathan and Betsey
(Burt) Davis. She was born in Winchester, Dec. 20, 1828. Mr.
Felt is a shoemaker, and resides in Winchester.
CHILDREN.
1538. I. Joseph Leander, b. in Sullivan, June 11, 1837; m. in East
Templeton, Mass., July 29, 1862, Lucy M. Moore, daughter
of Uriah B. and Amanda (Partridge) Moore. She was b.
in Templeton, Oct. 17, 1847, and d. there Oct. 6, 1866.
He m. (2d) in East Templeton, Feb. 19, 1870, Julietta
Cheney, daughter of Alexander Cheney of Orange, Mass. She
was b. in Orangtf, Aug. 6, 1848, and d. in Antrim, N. H.,
May 23, 1877. He m. (3d) in Hinsdale, N. H., April 14,
1885, Mrs. Sarah J. (Amsden) Robertson, daughter of John
and Jane (Wilder) Amsden of Hinsdale. She was b. in Con-
way, Mass., Aug. 28, 1845. Mr. Felt in his early days was a
factory boy, chairmaker, clerk, and bookkeeper, living in Sul-
livan, until II years of age, when his parents removed to
Templeton, Mass., and three years later to Nelson, N. H. In
1859 Mr. Felt moved to East Templeton, Mass., and the fol-
lowing year connected himself with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and held the offices of class-leader, Sunday-school
superintendent, and chorister for some years. He was licensed
as a local preacher in 1865, but had no regular appointment
until 1876, when he was ordained local deacon ; joined the
itinerancy two years later, and was ordained elder April 23,
1882. He was stationed at Antrim, N. H., 1876-8, Franklin
Falls, 1879-81, Hinsdale, N. H., 1882-4, Amesbury, Mass.,
1885-7, and since at Lisbon, N. H. When living in Temple-
ton he was elected to the office of school commissioner. Mr.
Felt has had no children.
1539. II. Mary Almira, b. in Sullivan, Nov. 4, 1839 ; d. there Aug. 24,
1841.
James Wilson, b. Feb. 15, 1842.
Marcellus Hazen, b. July i, 1845.
Maro S., b. in Templeton, April 26, 1847 ; d. there Aug. 23,
1848.
♦1540.
III.
♦I54I.
IV.
1542.
V.
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SIXTH GBNRRATION. 23 1
*I543. VI. Ella Almira, b. July 24, 1851 ; m. Charles F. Wood.
1544. VII. Jennie Keziah, b. in Nelson. March 25, 1856 ; d. in Winches-
ter, Dec. 2, 1872.
652.
Laurenza Felt, born in Nelson, Nov. 2, 1817; married in
Sullivan, June 24, 1841, Sylvester Mason, son of Joseph and
Arathusa (French) Mason. He was born in Sullivan, Sept. 4,
1810, and is a mechanic. They reside (1888) in South Gard-
ner, Mass.
CHILDREN.
1545. I. Adelaide Arathusa Relief Mason, b. in Sullivan, Aug. 11,
1842 ; m. in Gardner, Mass., Oct. 10, i86i, Edward Payson
Brown, son of Alanson Calvin and Nancy (Davis) Brown. He
was b. in Acworth, N. H., Sept. 8, 1840, and is a mechanic.
He served in the army during the Civil War as a private in Co.
I, 25th Mass. Infantry. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1861, and was dis-
charged Oct. 20, 1864. They reside in South Gardner.
1546. II. Joseph Vryling Mason, b. in Sullivan, Jan. 31, 1844 ; d. in
South Gardner, Oct. 11, 1863. He enlisted Oct. 17, 1862,
and served as a private in Co. G, 53d Mass. Infantry, and was
discharged Sept. 2, 1863.
653.
David Alvaro Felt, born in Nelson, Dec. 21, 1820; died
in Beresford, Fla., Dec. 4, 1892. He married in St. Johns-
bury, Vt., Dec. 18, 1848, Harriet Susan Howes, daughter of
Zachariah and Lucy (Hutchinson) Howes. She was born Aug.
16, 1827, and died in Sullivan, June 2, 1852. He married
(2d) in Nelson, July 7, 1853, Almeda Sarah Taft, daughter of
Nathan and Sarah Hayward (Barstow) Taft. She was born in
Nelson, June 22, 1827, and died in Hancock, N. H , May 5, 1872.
He married (3d) in Savannah, Ga., March 14, 1877, Mrs. Sarah
Ann (Bevill) Jones, widow of John Jones of Savannah, and daugh-
ter of Robert and Jane (Burris) Bevill of Scriven County, Ga.
She was born in Scriven County, Feb. 5, 1847, and died in
Beresford, April 17, 1888. Mr. Felt had been considerably in
public life, having served for many years as notary public and
justice of the peace, seven times elected selectman of Sullivan,
collector of taxes, county commissioner of Cheshire County, post-
master of East Sullivan, and four times elected to the New Hamp-
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232 i^5i:r GENEALOGY.
shire Legislature. He removed to Beresford, where he engaged
in fruit culture. He was appointed postmaster of Beresford,
June 6, 1876, and resigned the office Oct. i, 1878.
CHILDREN.
1547. I. Harriet Lestina, b. in Sullivan, May 14, 1852 ; d. there Jan.
II, 1864.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1548. II. Emma Adela, b. in Sullivan, Oct. 25, 1856 ; d. in Greenfield,
Mass., Aug. 17, 1871.
BY THIRD MARRIAGE.
1549. III. Hattie Adela, b. in Beresford, June 22, 1882.
654.
Sylvester Wakefield Felt, born in Nelson, March 21,
1823 ; married in Augusta County, Va., Dec. 25, 1856, Rebecca
Jane Latshaw, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Ellen (Fahne-
stock) Latshaw. She was born in Adams County, Pa., Nov. 9,
1 83 1. Mr. Felt commenced his business life in 1845 ^^ Athol,
Mass., where he hired out to a firm of railroad contractors
as a teamster, and a year later became foreman of rock excava-
tion. He continued in railroad construction in New York State,
Vermont, and Virginia, in the latter of which he was when the war
broke out, and with his family embraced the last opportunity
to reach the North. He settled in Greenfield, Ind., and engaged
in farming, and is still a resident of that place. Mr. Felt has
held the office of assessor for Center township and Greenfield
City. In his religious affiliations he is a Baptist, and has been
Sunday-school superintendent and church clerk.
CHILDREN.
Mary Henrietta, b. Oct. 13, 1857 ; m. James S. Clift.
Edward Webster, b. Nov. 7, 1859.
Frank Vallandigham, b. Sept. i, 1861.
Cora Virginia, b. Feb. 24, 1865 ; m. Joseph M. Fisk.
John Henry, b. in Hancock County, Ind., Aug. 6, 1867.
Minnie Elizabeth, b. in Hancock County, Sept. 14, 1871;
d. there March 19, 1880.
656.
Almira Sprag^ue Felt, born in Sullivan, Jan. 25, 1830;
married in Bellows Falls, Vt., April 6, 1851, Lewis LePrelate
*I550.
I.
*i55i.
II.
♦1552.
III.
*1553.
IV.
1554.
V.
1555.
VI.
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SIXTH GENERATION. 233
Newcomb, son of LePrelate and Susan (Harris) Newcomb of
Roxbury, N. H. He was born in Roxbury, Oct 22, 1826, and
died in Gardner, Mass., Feb. 7, 1864. He was a mechanic. She
married (2d) in Gardner, May 23, 1876, Francis Gates, son of
Addison and Nancy (Kemp) Gates. He was born in Gardner,
Dec. 28, 1834, and is a teamster. He enlisted Oct. 31, 1861, and
served as a private in Co. F, 25th Mass. Infantry, and was dis-
charged Jan 17, 1864. He re-enlisted the next day, and served
as a wagoner, and was discharged July 13, 1865. They reside in
West Gardner, Mass.
CHILDREN.
1556. 1. Lester Almon Newcomb, b. May 3, 1852 ; m. in Gardner,
Mass., Jan. 5, 1879, Annie Laura Whitney, daughter of .\sa
P. and Lucy (Bixby) Whitney of South Gardner. She was b.
in Gardner, Sept. 10, 1857, and d. in South Gardner, June 21,
1888. He is a mechanic, and resides in South Gardner.
1557. II. Aur.usTUs Bancroft Newcomb, b. in Gardner, July 4, 1853 ;
d. there July 18, 1855.
1558. III. Susie Elizabeth Newcomb, b. Nov. 14, 1861 ; m. in Gardner,
Sept. I, 1884, Fred. James Robinson, son of (ieorge and
Lizzie (Sanborn) Robinson of Ayers Flat, P. Q. He was b.
in Ayers Flat, March 22, 1861, and is a painter. They reside
in Clinton, Mass.
658.
Edward Webster Felt, born in Sullivan, Aug. 20, 1834;
died in Winchester, N. H., March 14, 1864. He married in
Winchester, June 27, i860, Calista Eudora Markham, daughter
of George Lyman and Betsey S. (Sprigley) Markham of Worces-
ter, Mass. She was born in New Hartford, Conn., Nov. 10, 1835.
Mr. Felt lived in Winchester. [Mrs. Felt married in October,
1887, Leonard Harrington, and resides at 58 Elm Street, Worces-
ter, Mass.]
CHILDREN.
1559. J- Charles Edward, b. Dec. 27, 1861, in Winchester; d. there
Dec. 29, 1861.
1560. 11. William Webster, b. March 28, ivS63. lie is unmarried (1888),
and is engaged in the commercial printing business in Worces-
ter.
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234
PELT GENEALOGY,
CHILDREN OF ASA GEORGE AND HARRIET (FOSTER)
FELT. (224.)
659.
Eunice Felt, born in Webster, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1816; died in
Newark, Wis., Oct. 22, 1872. She married in Newark, in May,
1848, John N. Nelson, son of William and Isabella (Jourdan)
Nelson of WaUingford, Berks, England. He was born in Wal-
lingford, in 1820, and resides (1888) in Beloit, Wis. He is a
miller and farmer. [He married (2d) in Plymouth, Wis., Feb.
14, 1874, Margaret Irving, daughter of William and Mary Ann
(Krull) Irving of Columbia County, N. Y. She was born Sept.
22, 1839.]
CHILDREN.
1561. I. Henrv Georce Nelson, b. in December, 1850 ; m. in Ply-
mouth, Aug. 7, 1877, Frances J. Inman, daughter of Har-
rison C. and Satira (Waterhouse) Inman. She was b. in
Plymouth, Sept. i, 1852, Mr. Nelson is a farmer. They re-
side in Newark.
1562. II. Isabella Eunice Nelson, b. in Newark, Sept. 13, 1852; d.
there Sept. 3, 1S68.
661.
Elvira Felt, born in Webster, Oct. 6, 1820; died in Newark,
Wis., May 18, j86i. She married in Webster, Oct. 20, 1842,
Samuel Morrison, son of Samuel and Jane (Kennedy) Morri-
son of Penfield, N. Y. He was born in Penfield, Nov. 22, 1820,
and died in Wanari, Dak., in September, 1887. He was a farmer
in Newark.
CHILDREN.
1563. I. Harriet Jane Morrison, b. in Penfield, Dec. 2, 1843;
m. in Rockford, 111., Dec. 20, i860, Rufus F. Baker, son of
Shepard and Phoebe (Foster) Baker of Webster. He was
b. in Webster, June 6, 1835, and is a farmer. They reside
in Beloit, Wis.
1564. II. Amanda Aurelia Morrison, b. in Penfield, June 16, 1S45 ; m.
in Springfield, Dak., Sept. 10, 1884, William Merrill, son of
Ripley and Maria (Van Allstyne) Merrill, as his second wife.
He was b. in New York State, July 27, 1835. They reside in
Beloit. Mr. Merrill is a farmer.
1565. HI. Eunice Morrison, b. in Newark, April 26, 1847; ni. there
June 8, 1865, Charles O. Moffitt, son of Hiram and Rhoda
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SIXTH GENERATION. 335
(Perkins) Moffitt of Oxford, Mass. He is a farmer, and was
b. in Dudley, Mass., Feb. 26, 184 1. They reside in^Beloit.
1566. IV. JuDSON Morrison, b. in Newark, Feb. 26, 1851 : m. there Nov.
22, 1876, Amaret Kentfield, daughter of David and Elizabeth
(Stewart) Kentfield. She d. in Beloit, March 29. 1881.
He m. (2d) in Spring Green, Wis., March 7, 1883, Ruth H.
Peck,' daughter of Theodore C. and Mary (Caldwell) Peck.
She was b. in Spring Green, April 26," 1856. They reside in
Wanari. Mr. Morrison is engaged in fanning.
1567. V. Philester J. Morrison, b. in Newark; Oct. 13, 1855 ; m. ia
Spring Green, Oct. 19, 1876, Eva I. Peck, sister of his
brother Judson's wife. She was b. in Spring Green, June 19,
1854. Mr. Morrison is a farmer in Wanari.
662.
Philester Felt, born in Webster, Jan. 31, 1823; married
in Avon, Wis., Nov. 21, 1849, Emily Crippin, daughter of Wil-
liam and Ermina (Tuller) Crippin of Cottage Grove, Minn. She
was born in Egremont, Mass., April 3, 183 1. They reside in
Wilmont, Dak.
CHILDREN.
1568. I. George W., b. in Newark, Wis., Oct. 4, 1850; d. in Minne-
apolis, Minn., March 30, i88|.
*I569. II. Frank Billings, b. Feb. 12, 1853.
1570. III. Louis Arthur, b. in Prescott, Wis., May 3, 1856; d. there
March 19, 1862.
1571. IV. Carrie May, b. in Prescott, Nov. 18, 1859 ; m. in Minneapolis,
Jan. 4, 1882, Joseph Lister Harper, son of Robert and Mar-
garet (Lister) Harper of County Monaghan, Ireland. He
was b. in County Monaghan, June 21, 1848. They reside in
Minneapolis. Mr. Harper is a clerk in the grocery business.
They have no children.
1572. V. Monroe Marion, b. in Prescott, June 12. 1863 ; is unmarried,
and resides in Chicago, 111. He is a commercial traveler.
1573. VI. Charles E., b. in Minneapolis, Nov. 6, 1866.
664.
Hannibal Felt, born in Webster, in February, 1829; mar-
ried in Rockton, 111., Nov. 28, 1850, Roxanna Healy, daugh-
ter of Manley and Betsey (Newton) Healy of River Falls,, Wis.
She was born in Ellicottsville, N. Y., April 14, 1828, and resides
;n River Falls.
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PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDRKN.
♦1574. I. Sheldon Manley, b. Aug. 12, 1851.
1575. II. Alma, b. in Trim Belle, Wis., Sept. 5, 1858 ; ra. in River Falls,
Wis., June 25, 1884, Dr. George W. Mclntyre, son of Mansur
Darius and Eliza (Barnes) Mclntyre of Cleveland, O. He was
b. in Cleveland, Sept. 28, 1853 ; graduated in 1883 from the
Minnesota College Hospital at Minneapolis, Minn., and prac-
tises as a physician and surgeon in St. Peter, Minn. They
have no children.
665.
Sally Felt, born in Webster, Sept. 20, 1831 ; married in
Newark, Wis., Oct. 14, 1849, Albert Kinney, son of Joseph and
Roxanna (Wilson) Kinney of Sharon, Wis. He was born in
Machias, N. Y., April 22, 1823. and is a farmer. He served dur-
ing the war as private in Co. K, ist Wis. Heavy Artillery. En-
listed Aug. 26, 1864, ^"d was discharged June 26, 1865. They
reside in Wahpeton, N. D.
CHILDREN.
1576. I. Li;cius A1.MONI) KiNNKY, b. in Avon, Wis., Sept. 2, 1850; m.
in River Falls, Wis., Aug. 22, 1870, Hattie Amelia Tubbs.
They reside in Seattle, Wash.
1577. ii. Asa Gp:orge Kinnky, b. in Avon, July 11, 1855 ; ni. in Orrock,
Minn., Nov. 24, 1878, Elizabeth Almedia Bailey, daughter of
Isaac and Margaret (Gibson) Bailey of Monticello, Minn.
She was b. in Orrock, Nov. 24, 1859. ^f- Kinney is a dray-
man. They reside in Wahpeton, N. D.
1578. III. Euc'.KNE Lyman Kinnky, b. in Avon, Dec. 15, i860; m. in Elk
River, Minn., Sept. 7, 1881, Lora Emma Merrificld, daughter
of Alfred and Al)bie (Lovett) Merrifield of Elk River. She
was b. in Lincoln, Me., Aug. 9, 1863. They reside in Wah-
peton. Mr. Kinney is an engineer.
668.
Eugene Kincaid Felt, bom in Webster, April 11, 1838;
married in Jefferson, Wis., May 16, 1861, Elizabeth Morris,
daughter of William S. and Zibiah C. (Gregg) Morris of Holmes-
ville, Neb. She was born in Rochester, N. Y., April 12, 1839.
Mr. Felt removed from his native place in 1846 with his father's
family, to Newark, Wis., and remained there with the excep-
tion of brief periods until 1883, when he settled in Barnes,
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SIXTH GENERATION, 237
Washington County, Kan., his present residence. While a resi-
dent of Newark he was engaged in farming. At the age of 2 1 he
was elected superintendent of public instruction, was seven times
elected chairman of the town Board of Supervisors, also at the
same time was a member of the county Board of Supervisors. In
1872 he was elected a member of the Wisconsin Legislature, and
again in 1873, and the last named year was chairman of the Com-
mittee on Railroads. Since his removaKto Kansas, Mr. Felt has
been engaged in the lumber business, and at the same time car-
ried on farming operations. In politics he is a Republican, and
was a delegate to the State Coi^vention at Topeka, in 1888.
CHILDREN.
Dorr Eugkne, b. March 18, 1862.
Lola Abbik, b. Jan. 17, 1864 ; m. Charles M. Bremermann.
Minnie, b. in Shirland, III., Sept. 24, 1866 ; d. there June 11,
1867.
Mary Adelia, b. in Newark, Wis., May 5, 1868.
Artemusia, b. March 14, 1869 ; m. John F. Martin.
Fred Kincaid, b. in Newark, April 12, 1871. Resides in New
York City.
Earl, b. in Newark, Jan. 14, 1873 i <i- there Nov. 6, 1873.
Flora Clementine, b. in Newark, Sept. 8, 1874.
(Iertrudk Elizabeth, b. in Newark, June ig, 1876.
ViNNiE Belle, b. in Newark, April 7, 1878.
LoiTis Foster, b. in Newark, March 6, 1880.
Robert Gregg, b. in Beloit, Wis., Dec. 21, 1882 ; d. there
April 28, 1883.
CHILDREN OF JERRY AND BETHIA M. (DAKIN) FELT. (226.)
671.
Mary Clementine Felt, bom in Nelson, N. H., Oct. 15,
1832 ; married in Newark, Wis., June i, 1857, Jurien Wesley
Ward, son of David and Sarah (Blackmore) Ward of Brutus,
Cayuga County, N. Y. He was born in Cato, N. Y., June 22,
1830, and died in Hastings, Minn., May 23, 1890. Mr. Ward was
a mason, and lived in Hastings.
CHILDREN.
1591. I. Cora Frances Ward, b. in Hastings, Sept. 21, 1858; m. in
Fargo, Dak., March 31, 1879, George Clarence Wright, son of
George C. and Martha Ann (Clark) Wright of Berlin, Wis.
*I579-
I.
♦1580.
II.
1581.
III.
1582.
IV.
*I583.
V.
1584.
VI.
1585.
VII.
1586.
vin.
1587.
IX.
1588,
X.
1589.
XI.
1590.
XII.
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238
FELT GENEALOGY,
He was b. in Berlin, May i6, 1849. He served as a drum-
mer in Co. C, 38th Wis. Infantrj', during the war, having en-
listed March 25, 1864, and was discharged June 18, 1865.
They reside in Minneapolis, Minn., where he is engaged in the
cigar and fancy grocery business. .
1592. II. Lincoln Jerry Ward, b. in Hastings, July 4, i860. He is a
commercial traveler. , i
672.
Tryphena Sprague Felt, born in Nelson, July 9, 1833 ;
married in Newark, Wis., Dec. 24, 1855, Porter Emery Chamber-
lin, son of Emery and Mary (Brownell) Chamberlin of Beloit,
Wis. He was born in Williamstown, Mass., April 24, 1818, and
is a retired farmer. They reside in Rockford, 111.
CHILDREN.
1593. I. Francis Ellsworth Chamberlin, b. in Lynnville, 111., June
3, 1861 ; m. in Wyandotte, Kan., Oct. 31, 1887, Ellen Isabel
Thomson, daughter of Enoch and Abbie (Van Clicque) Thom-
son of West Union, la. She was b. in West Union, Aug. 31,
1865. They reside in Kansas City, Mo.
1594. II. Herman Grant Chamberlin, b. in Lynnville, June 6, 1864; d.
in Kansas City, Oct. 24, 1890.
1595. III. Maud May Chamberlin, h, in Rockford, Nov. 23, 1868 ;
d. in Lynnville, March 3, 1870.
673.
Lutheria Hayden Felt, born in Nelson, Feb. 22, 1835 \
died in Judsonia, White County, Ark., Sept. 8, 1875. She mar-
ried in Newark, Wis., Nov. 27, 1862, Austin Carver Lowry, son
of James and Eunice (Carver) Lowry of Boonsboro, la. He
was born in Bainbridge, O., April 4, 1832. He served during the
war as a lieutenant in Co. L, 8th 111. Cavalry. Enlisted in Sep-
tember, 1861, and was discharged in July, 1862. He is a farmer,
and lives in Morris, Kan.
CHILDREN.
1596. I. Lenean Jeanette Lowry, b. in Boonsboro, la., March i, 1864 ;
d. there Feb. 20, 1865.
1597. II. Bkrtina H attie Lowry, b. in Newark, Oct 7, 1865. She
is a teacher at Washington, Kan.
1598. III. Eu(;e.\k ArsTiN Lowry, b. in Boonsboro, Jan. i, 1868. Re-
sides in Kansas City, Mo.
1599. IV. Bryant VVehster Lowry, b. in White County, Ark., Dec. 21,
1872 ; d. there March 10, 1872.
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SIXTH GENERATION. 330
674.
Enoch Weston Freeman Felt, born in Nelson, Feb. 28,
1837 ; married in Newark, Wis., in the fall of 1866, Eliza Ann
Dwinnell, daughter of Edward Dwinnell. She was born in 1847,
and died in Oxford, Kan., in 1873. Mr. Felt enlisted as a
private in the 7th Wis. Infantry in 1863, and was discharged in
July, 1865. He served as corporal. His present place of resi-
dence is unknown.
CHILD.
1600. I. George, b. in South Grove, 111., Feb. 11, 1869. Resides in
Minneapolis, Minn.
675-
Daniel Webster Felt, born in Nelson, Oct. 15, 1840;
married in Brooklyn, Minn., April 15, 1878, Sarah Elizabeth
Estes, daughter of Jonathan and Emily Knight (Farnham) Estes
of Brooklyn. She was born in Baring, Me., Sept. 6, 1847,
and died in Brooklyn, Dec. 26, 1880. He married (2d) in Seat-
tle, Wash., Feb. 10, 1889, Eunice Elizabeth Estes, daughter of
Noah and Julia (Stone) Estes of Minneapolis, Minn. She was
born in Harrisburgh, Minn., Oct. 15, 1862. They reside in Min-
neapolis. Mr. Felt is the proprietor of a meat market.
CHILDREN.
1601. I. GR/UE t^MlLY. b. in Bnxiklyn, July 7, 1879.
1602. II. Sadie Eva, b. in Brooklyn, Dec. 18, 1880; d. there July 29,
1881.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1603. III. Jl'UA Irene, b. in Minneapolis, Nov. 12, 1889.
676.
Eugene Kincaid Felt, born in Nelson, Aug. ii, 1843;
married in Newark, Wis., Nov. 16, 1872, Mary Jane Skinner,
daughter of Jacob and Eliza Jane (Peck) Skinner. She was
born in Newark, Jan. 14, 1852. Mr. Felt enlisted in Beloit, Wis.,
in September, 1861, and served as a private in the 4th Wis. Fly-
ing Artillery, mounted with cavalry. The battery was first sta-
tioned at Fortress Monroe, and he witnessed the fight between
the Monitor and Merrimack, Early in 1863 they moved over to
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240 P^^'^ GENEALOGY.
Suffolk, Va., and took part in the fight at that place. In the sum-
mer went up the peninsula to White House Landing, and were
stationed there when the Battle of Gettysburg was fought, July
1-3, and made a forced march to Yorktown. In the summer of
1864 the battery was actively engaged with the Army of the
James, and on one occasion got so far within the enemy's lines that
they could see the church steeples of Richmond. A portion of
the battery was captured near Jones's Landing, Va., but after-
wards recaptured. Mr. Felt was discharged from the service at
this place, Oct. 4, 1864. He is a farmer, and resides in Chep-
stow, Washington County, Kan. His children were born in
Newark, Wis.
childre:n.
1604. I. Palmer Bryant, b. Oct. 20, 1873.
1605. II. IIattie May, b. Dec. 8, 1875.
1606. III. Nellie Irene, b. July i, 1877.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND IIULDAH HOBART (CONANT)
FELT. (227.)
680.
Sarah Maria Felt, born in Stow, Mass., Sept. 17, 1828;
married in Shirley, Mass., Dec. 29, 1862, Alfred Page, son of Eli
and Clarissa (Harkness) Page of Shirley. He was born in Lu-
nenburg, Mass, Dec. 28, 1817. Mr. Page removed to Shirley in
1839, and to Ayer, Mass., his present residence, in 1874. While
a resident of Shirley he was engaged in the grain and lumber
business, having a large trade with the surrounding country. In
Ayer he has been interested in building operations, and in the
retail lumber business. His political affiliations are with the
Democratic party, and he has held a number of town offices In
Ayer, while selectman and overseer of the poor, he presented the
town with a large farm, and erected suitable buildings for a poor-
house. He has been an active general business man, and every
enterprise of importance in his I own has been aided in its estab-
lishment both by his advice and pecuniary help. He is a large
owner of real estate, a director in several manufacturing con-
cerns, was an active organizer of the First National Bank of Ayer,
and is a director in the same.
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SIXTH GENERATION.
CHILD.
241
1607. I. John E. Page, b. in Shirley, May 8, 1864 ; d. there Aug. 5,
1864.
681.
Caroline Huldah Felt, born in Stow, April 24, 1830 ; mar-
ried April 18, 1850, Julius Cutter, son of Benjamin and Grata
(Hunt) Cutter of Jaffrey, N. H. He was born in Jaffrey, Nov.
28, 1824, and has always resided in that town. Up to 18&5 he
was a leather manufacturer, but is now a farmer. He has been
selectman since 1883.
CHILDREiN.
1608. I. Emma Maria Ci'tter, b. in Jaffrey, June 7, 1853 ; m. in Phila-
delphia, Pa., Aug. 21, 1882, John Mitchell, son of William
and Annie (Dorr) Mitchell. He was b. in Glasgow, Scotland,
Oct. 17, 1853. They reside in Mansfield, Mass.
1609. II. Alice Ermina Cuiter, b. in Jaffrey, July i, 1857.
682.
Joseph Alonzo Felt, bom in Jaifrey, N. H., Oct. 11, 1831;
died in Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 3, i860. He married in New
York city, Feb. 19, 1855, Mary E. Howe, daughter of John Howe
of Boston. She was born March 11, 1832, and died in New York
city, April 28, 1882. Mr. Felt lived at the time of his marriage
in New York, and not long after removed to Gardner, Mass., and
engaged in the manufacture of pails. In 1859 ^^ went to Grand
Rapids, Mich., and carried on the same business. His widow
married a second time, and returned to New York, where she
died.
CHILDREN.
1610. I. Arthur Herbert, b. in New York, Jan. 10, 1856 ; d. there
July 2, 1885. Unmarried.
1611. II. John, b. June 16, 1859, in Gardner; d. in Lowell, Mass., May
3, 1861.
683.
Albert Orlo Felt, born in Jaifrey, June 8, 1833; married in
Dublin, N. H., Nov. 8, 1857, Seba Ladoria Evleth, daughter of
Joseph and Seba (Barnes) Evleth. She was born in Dublin,
31
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242
PELT GENEALOGY.
Jan. 4, 1834. Mr. Felt followed the business of chair and pail
manfacturing in Gardner, Mass., but removed to Bowmansville,
Canada, in 1864, and later to Oshawa, where his family now reside.
CHILDREN.
*i6i2. I. Everett Orlo, b. April 26, 1859.
1613. II. Howard Ashton, b. in Gardner, Aug. 2, i860. He is a
jeweler in Oshawa.
1614. III. Edith Ladoria, b. in Oshawa, July 19, 1867 ; d. there Aug.
17, 1867.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF DAVID AND ESTHER (JENKS) FELT. (267.)
694.
Asa Felt, bom in Somers, Conn., May 29, 1787; died in
Earlville, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1875. He married June 8, 1806, Betsey
Richards, daughter of Maynard and Sally (Fields) Richards of
Perry, N. Y. She was born March 5, 1788, and died in Earlville,
Nov. 16, 1842. He married (2d) Sally Richards, sister of his
first wife, who was born Sept. 7, 1785, and died March 5, 1844,
and (3d) Lavinia Haskins, born July 4, 1800, and died May 23,
1882. Mr. Felt was a farmer. He emigrated to Madison County
with his father's family when a child, and always lived near the
place of their settlement. When a young man he built a log
house in Smyrna, in which he lived for fifty years. About 1855
he moved into the village of Earlville. He was a life-long mem-
ber of the Methodist Church.
CHILDREN.
Louisa, b. in Smyrna, Sept. 24, 1807; d. there Sept. 4, 1809.
Harry, b. Sept. 30, 1809.
Eliza, b. Dec. 26, 181 1 ; m. Orson Nichols.
Ch.\rles, b. April 24, 1814.
Elias, b. Nov. 23, 1816.
Eli, b. April 3, 1819.
Lucina, b. in Smyrna, Oct. 27, 182 1 ; m. in Schoolcraft.
Mich., Nov. 21, 1850, Thomas Briggs, son of David and
Anna (Chambers) Briggs of Milo, N. Y. He was b. in
Yates County, N. Y., in Septeml)er, 18 11, and d. in Schtiol-
craft, July 21, 1857, a few hours after being kicked by a
horse. He was a farmer. Mrs. Briggs resides in Los An-
geles, Cal. They had one child, a daughter, who d. in in-
fancy.
1622. VIII. Paul, b. in Smyrna, May 9, 1824 i d- t^ere April 22, 1S26.
I6I5.
I.
*i6i6.
II.
♦1617.
111.
♦1618.
IV.
^1619.
V.
•1620.
VI.
1621.
VII.
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244
PELT GBNEALOGY,
1623. IX. Paul, b. Jan. 22, 1827. Is unmarried, and resides in Los An-
geles, Cal. He is a real estate agent.
1624. X. Harriet, b. in Smyrna, April 2, 1829 ; m. in Schoolcraft,
April 22, 1852, Jerome Thomson Cobb, son of Nathan
and Sally (Thomson) Cobb, as his second wife. He was b.
in Goshen, Conn., Dec. 20, 1821, and is an editor and
secretary of the Michigan State Grange, formerly a farmer.
They reside in Schoolcraft. They have no children.
♦1625. XI, Ira Wemtial, b. Feb. 16, 1831.
696.
Cynthia Felt, born in Somers, Jan. 16, 1793; died in Lima,
Mich., Nov. 19, 1864. She married in Lebanon, N. Y., March
7, 18 13, Rev. Dan Barnes, son of Jonas Barnes, who was
born June 9, 1784, in Herkimer County, N. Y., and died in
Brownstown, Mich., Sept. 8, 1840. Mr. Barnes was a minister of
the Methodist Episcopal Church when the Genesee Conference
included all of New York and part of Canada, and was for many
years a presiding elder, and on intimate terms of friendship with
the prominent ministers of that denomination, also all the early
bishops. His advice and opinion were widely sought for, and he
was many times sent to the General Conference, and received
votes for bishop. He was superintendent of the Indian Mission
at Oneida, N. Y. He lived in Central New York until 1836,
filling pastorates at Lebanon, Pompey, Exeter, Richfield, Black
River, Augusta, Vernon, Verona, and Oneida. He then removed
to Michgan, and resided in Brownstown, Wayne County, until
his death.
CHILDREN.
1626. I. Cordelia Barnes, b. in Pompey, Jan. 17, 1814 ; d. in
Grafton, Mich., Oct. 9, 1838. She m. in Verona, N. Y.,
Oct. 5, 1835, Daniel Littlefield, son of Josiah and Rachel
(Root) Littlefield of (irafton. He was b. in \'erona, N. Y.,
April 22, 181 1, and died in Flat Rock, Mich., June 15, 1850.
He was a farmer.
1627. II. Mary Barnes, b. in Lowvillc, N. Y., June 22, 1816 ; m. in
Verona, Oct. 5, 1835, Justus Porter Littlefield, brother of
the husbands of her sisters, Cordelia and Saniantha. Mrs.
Littlefield resides in Detroit, Mich. Mr. Littlefield d. June
6, 1890.
1628. III. Esther Barnes, b. in Columbus, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1818 ; d. in
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 22, 1S80.
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SEVENTH GENERATION,
245
1629. IV. Wesley Barnes, b. in Pompey, Oct. 28, 1820 ; d. in Browns-
town, Sept. 17, 1838.
1630. V. George Barnes, b. in Richfield, Jan. 19, 1823 ; d. in
Kalamazoo, Aug. 18, 1873. He married in Adrian, Mich.,
Sept. 15, 1853, Charlotte Ann Campbell, daughter of Isaiah
and Hannah (Morey) Campbell of Tecumseh, Mich. She
was b. in Ridgeway, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1822. Mr. Barnes
graduated from Ann Arbor University, and from the Medical
College in 1 86 1. He served from 1863 as surgeon in the 9th
Mich. Infantry, and was discharged from the service Sept.
15, 1865.
1631. VI. Samantha Barnes, b. in Lowville, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1825 ; m.
in Brownstown, Jan. i, 1845, George Washington Little-
field, brother of the husbands of her sisters Cordelia and
Mary. He was b. in Verona, Feb. 15, 1821, and is a farmer
in Belleville, Mich.
1632. VII. Harriet Barnes, b. in Augusta, Dec. 18, 1827; m. in
Detroit, Aug. 18, 1873, Henry Jaynes, as his second wife.
He was b. July 5, 1806, and d. in Rochester, N. Y.,
in June, 1879. He was a dealer in real estate. Mrs.
Jaynes is a graduate of the Michigan State Normal School,
and was for thirty years a teacher. She resides in Kalam-
azoo.
1633. VIII. Emory Barnes, b. in Vernon, March 15, 1831; m. in Birch-
ville, Mich., April 22, 185S, Sarah Aunis, daughter of
Charles and Nancy (Nichols) Annis. She was b. in Dar-
lington, Ontario, Sept. 22, 1840. They reside in Mt. Pleas-
ant, Mich. Mr. Barnes is an inventor.
1634. IX. Wilbur Fisk Barnes, b. in Verona, May 8, 1833; d. in Ash,
Mich., April I, 1853.
1635. X. William Jenks Barnes, b. in Oneida, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1836;
d. in Mason, Mich., Jan. 31, 1875. He m. in Taylor,
Mich., Jan. J2, 1861, Selina Ann Coan, daughter of Marlin
and Rachel (Steward) Coan. She was b. in Taylor, Nov.
15, 1847, and d. in Lima, Mich., March 27, 1867. He m.
(2d) in Mason, Jan. 26, 187 1, Emma Near, daughter of Wil-
liam and Mary M. (Bristol) Near. She was b. in Mason,
July 26, 1846. Mr. Barnes was a machinist.
697.
Horace Felt, born in Lebanon, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1795; died
there Nov. 26, 1851. He was the first male white child born in
that town. He married in Smyrna, N. ¥., May 28, 1817, Susan
Maria Weaver, daughter of Elisha and Ann (Waters) Weaver of
Stonington, Conn. She was born in Stonington, Jan. 22, 1799,
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♦1636.
I.
♦i637.
II.
*i638.
III.
•1639.
IV.
♦1640.
V.
*i64i.
VI.
*i642.
VII.
•1643.
VMI.
*1644.
IX.
246 PBLT GENEALOGY,
and died in Providence, R. I., July 27, 1873. Mr. Felt was a
farmer.
CHILDREN.
David, b. Feb. 11, 1818.
Esther, b. April 20, 1820 ; m. Stephen N. Holley.
William Jenks, b. Feb. 10, 1822.
George Jenks, b. March 3, 1824.
Polly Maria, b. July 4, 1827 ; m. Addison A. Miller.
John Alphonso, b. Jan. 28, 1830.
Cynthia Ann, b. Jan. 22, 1832 ; m. Philo S. Perkins.
Alonzo Sidney, b. Dec. i, 1833.
James Hendrick, b. Sept. 10, 1837.
CHILDREN OF JEHIEL AND MEHITABEL (DAVIS) FELT. (270.)
702.
James Davis Felt, born in Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1797;
died in Romulus, Mich., Aug. 6, 1863. He lived in Romulus.
He married ( I St) Sally Losee, who was born Aug. 20, 1796, and he
married (2d) March 30, 1842, Margaret Maria Dean. She died
in Romulus, Jan. 26, 1872. Mr. Felt went to California in 1853,
and on the voyage was wrecked, with his brother Lauren, on
Margarita Island, off the coast of Lower California, and suffered
many hardships.
CHILDREN.
1645. 1. Lovina, b. March 8, 1823; d. in Plymouth, Mich., Sept. 21,
i88g. She m. Hamar Purdy, and had the following children,
all born in Huron Township, Mich. : I. Adeline Purdy^ b.
Feb. 12, 1842. II. Abhy Purdy, b. July 13, 1845. ill.
Harriet Purdy, b. May 10, 1872.
1646. II. Evereit, b. Nov. 30, 1828. He went many years ago to Cali-
fornia, and now resides in San Francisco.
Noah, b. Jan. 15, 1831.
Ralph, b. Oct. 4, 1832.
Harriet, b. Sept. 24, 1835; ni. William Hall, whose brother
Ira m. her sister Sarah.
by second marriage.
1650. VI. Maria, b. in Huron, Mich., Jan. 12, 1843; d. in Romulus,
April 9, i8f)6. She ni. in that place, July 9, 1865, George
Kipp, who lives in New Boston, Mich. Mrs. Kipp gave birth
to triplets, April 6, 1866, one boy and two girls, but they all
d., and with their mother were buried in one grave.
*i65i. VII. Sarah, b. Jan, 12, 1843 ; m. Ira Hall.
*i647.
III.
*1648.
IV.
1649.
V.
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SEVENTH QBNERATJON. 247
703.
Lauren Porter Felt, bom in Hamilton, April 20, 1799;
died in Taylor, Mich., May 2, 1875. He married in Rutland,
N. Y., April 17, 1825, Mary Beckford, daughter of Norman
Beckford of that town. She was born July 15, 1807, and died in
Ecorse, Mich., Dec. 20, 1850.
Mr. Felt resided in Lebanon, N. Y., until the time of his mar-
riage, then settled in Barre, N. Y. In the spring of 1836 he re-
moved to Mentor, O. ; to Huron, Mich., in 1839, and later in the
same year to Taylor, in the township of Wyandotte Here he re-
mained until 1848, when he moved to the adjoining town of
Ecorse. While a resident of this town he served the public as
town clerk for a number of years, and was also justice of the
peace. In January, 1853, with his brother James, he started for
California, and was a passenger on the steamer Independence when
it was wrecked and burned on the coast of Lower California, Feb.
16 of that year. One hundred and forty passengers perished,
and the survivors were landed on Margarita Island, where they
remained four days without food or water, until taken off by a
whaling vessel, on which they suffered on short rations for three
weeks until landed in California. Mr. Felt returned from Cali-
fornia in 1857, and settled in Wyandotte, where he actively en-
gaged in farming, which business had also been his chief occupa-
tion previously. Mr. Felt was for many years a member of the
Methodist Church. He was a mighty hunter of foxes, never,
however, using a gun in their capture. In winter he never wore
mittens, and always went bareheaded in summer.
CHILDREN.
1652. I. Norman Beckford, b. in Barre, May 13, 1826; d. Jan. 2,
1851.
1653. 11. Riley Christopher, b. in Barre, Dec. 2, 1827 ; d. there Dec.
17. 1827.
Cleantha Amelia, b. Feb. g, 1829 ; m. Antoine Demay.
Christopher Timothy, b. in Barre, June 10, 1830 ; d. there
Nov. 5, 1831.
John Handway, b. Sept. 3, 1832.
Charles Henry, b. Sept. 10, 1834.
Lauren Carpenter, b. in Mentor, Aug. 4, 1836; d. in
Vassar, Mich., in 1861.
George Chauncey, b. in Mentor, July 13, 1838; d. in Illinois,
in 1 861.
•1654.
III.
1655.
IV.
♦1656.
v.
•1657.
VI.
1658.
VII.
1659.
VIII.
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248
PELT GENEALOGY.
*l66o.
IX.
*i66i.
X.
1662.
XI.
Seth Clark, b. Feb. 7, 1840.
Jehiel Davis, b. Sept. 26, 1844.
Francis Marion, b. in Brownstown, Mich., Nov. 22, 1845.
Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 7th Mich. Infantry, Aug. 8,
1861, and was killed at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., May
31, 1862.
♦1663. XII. Dan Clement, b. July 13, 1848.
1664. XIII. Abby Mary, b. in Ecorse, Aug. 4, 1850 ; d. there in 1851.
704.
Acsah Felt, born in Hamilton, Oct. 27, iSoo; died in
Racine, Wis. She married Samuel Colby of Cazenovia, N. Y.
He died in August, 1856, in Kenosha, Wis. Mr. Colby was a
man of industrious habits and much respected. He and his wife
are buried in the Mound Prairie Cemetery, Randall township,
Kenosha County, Wis. [Mr. Colby married for a second wife, in
1853, Lucinda Whitcomb, daughter of David and Samantha
(Downs) Whitcomb of Kenosha. She died in Kenosha, Feb. 21,
1882.] The children as given below may not be placed in the
correct order of birth.
CHILDREN.
1665. I. Cherrill Colby, b. May, 1821 ; m. David M. Young in 1844.
He d. about 1849.
1666. II. Robert Bruck Colby, b. in Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1826 ; d.
in Chicago, 111., in October, i860. He m. in Wheatland,
Wis., Dec. 10, 1844, Clarissa Lyon (his cousin), daughter of
Horace and Orra (Felt) Lyon. She was b. Dec. 10, 1 830, and
now lives in Truckee, Cal. She is now Mrs. John Cuthbert.
(See No. 1694.) Mr. Colby was agent at Rockport, Mo., for
the Western Stage Company.
1667. III. Mary Eliza Colby, b. ; m. Levi Allen, son of Benjamin
and Catharine (Case) Allen of Penfield, N. Y., and brother of
Benjamin Allen, who married her aunt, Lucinda Felt (No. 711'.
1668. IV. Buell Colby, b. ; d. in infancy.
1669. V. Samuel Colby, b. . Served in the army, and was killed at
the battle of Antietam.
1670. VI Fanny Colby, b. ; d. about three years old.
705.
Voman Felt, born in Hamilton, Aug. 12, 1802; died in
Grafton, O., Nov. 4, 1872, killed by the kick of a horse. He
married in Rochester, N. Y., June 2, 1826, Julia Peck, daughter
of Benjamin and Anna (Avery) Peck. She was born May 17,
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SEVENTH GENERA HON.
249
*i67i.
I.
♦1672.
II.
•1673.
III.
•1674.
IV.
*i675.
V.
*i676.
VI.
1804. Mr. Felt removed to Rochester when 14 years of age,
when the place (now containing 130,000 inhabitants) had but one
grist-mill, one blacksmith shop, a post-office, and a few residences.
In 1830 he removed with his family to Eaton, Lorain County, O.,
then in an unbroken wilderness, the only road thither from the
lake being along the banks of the Black River. He lived upon
his home farm there forty-two years, and died greatly lamented.
CHILDREN.
Elnora, b. March 29, 1828 ; ni. Elston H. Hunt.
Jehiel Buell, b. Oct. 11, 1830.
Ralph, b. Sept. 27, 1833.
Seth Crocker Miller, b. Aug. 10, 1835.
Elam, b. Aug. 10, 1837.
Harriet, b. Oct. 24, 1844 ; m. Charles L. Beavor.
707.
Orpha Felt, born in Hamilton, Feb. 8, 1806; died in
Pleasant Lake, Ind., Feb. 17, 1888. She married in Rochester,
N. Y., June 17, 1825, Arad Knapp, son of Alvin and Lovisa
(O'Brien) Knapp. He was born in Genesee, N. Y., April 2, 1801,
and died in Silver Creek, Mich., April 12, 1859. He was a
farmer at Silver Creek.
CHILDREN.
1677. '• Melissa Knapp, b. in Barre, N. Y., July i, 1827; m. in
Silver Creek, June 23, 1852, Simeon Clark Aldrich, son
of Simeon and Lucinda (Clark) Aldrich, as his second wife.
He was b. in Rockingham, Vt., Oct. 14, 18 16, and d. in
. Pleasant Lake, Ind., Aug. 14, 1864. He was a merchant.
He served during the War of the Rebellion as colonel of the
44th Ind. Infantry, having enlisted in October, 1861.
1678. IL Horatio Knapp, b. in Barrc, March 28, 1830 ; d. Sept. 14,
1842.
1679. in. Alvin Knapp, b. in Barre, Feb. 17, 1832 ; d. June 20, 1875.
He m. in Silver Creek, April 14, 1855, Maria Holmes,
daughter of Thomas and Maria (Davis) Holmes. She was b.
in Auburn, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1838, and resides at Sister
Lakes, Mich. Mr. Knapp was a farmer.
i68o. IV'. Bell Knapp, b. in Bellevue, O., Aug. 6, 1834; m. in Niles,
Mich., Dec. 25, 1856, Thomas Keatley, son of Thomas and
Sarah (Harbinson) Keatley. He was b. in St. Louis, Mo.,
Sept. 10, 1833, and is a contractor and builder. They reside
in Dowagiac, Mich.
32
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250 /^^/.r GENEALOGY.
168 1. V. Mary Knapp, b. in Bellevue, Sept. 29, 1836 ; m. in Wayne,
Mich., Nov. 21, 1854, Daniel Tincum Sammons, son of Ja-
cob and Isabel (Cook) Sammons, as his second wife. He
wash, in Springfield, N. V., July 28, 1825, and is an auc-
tioneer. They reside in Hartford, Mich.
1682. VI. Frances Knapp, b. in Bellevue, Feb. 6, 1838 ; m. in Benton
Harbor, Mich., Sept. 22, 1875, August Schleich, son of
George and Mary (Roof) Schleich of Cincinnati, O. He was
b. in Wirtembui^, Germany, Aug. 23, 1842, and is a farmer.
They reside in Keeler Center, Mich. Mr. Schleich served
as a private in Co. C, 183d Ohio Infantry. Enlisted Oct. 12,
1864 ; discharged July 17, 1865.
1683. VII. George Knapp, b. in Bellevue, Dec. 20, 1840; m. in Silver
Creek, Augusta Tuttle They reside in Hartford, Mich.
1684. VIII. Adelaide Knapp, b. in Bellevue, March 28, 1842 ; m. in De-
catur, Mich., Nov. 12, 1869, Edward Payson Coats, son of
William Augustus and Maria Catherine Coats of Benton
Harbor, Mich. He was b. in Buffalo, N. Y., May 17,
1846. He enlisted Feb. i, 1864, and served as a private in
Co. B, 1 2th Mich. Infantry, and was discharged Feb. 15,
1866. He is a farmer. They reside in Independence, Kan.
1685. IX. Brace Knapp, b. in Silver Creek, Mich., May 3, 1844; »"• in
Hartford, Mich., in 1884, Agnes Pokagon, daughter of Peter
and Angeline (Aussact) Pokagon. She was b. in Silver
Creek, April 30, 1848. They reside in Hartford. Mr.
Knapp is a farmer. He enlisted Feb. 18, 1864, and served
as a private in Co. I, 12th Mich. Infantry, and was discharged
Aug. 23, 1865.
1686. X. Amelia Knapp, b. in Silver Creek, April 5, 1847 ; m. in
Keeler, Mich., Aug. 20, 1872, Daniel Daily, son of Jere-
miah and Ellen (Lavin) Daily of Geneva. N. Y. He was b.
in Geneva, June 3, 1853, and is a baggage-man on the Chi-
cago & West Michigan Railway. They reside in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
708.
Orson Felt, born in Lebanon, N. Y,, Feb. 20, 1808 ; died in
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 15, 1868. He married in Rochester,
N. Y., Dec. 25, 1829 or 18^0, Lovina Cole. She died in Norwalk,
O., about 1835. He married (2d) in Florence, O., Feb. 6, 1839,
Sarah How, daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Tucker) How
of Birmingham, O. She was born in Connecticut, Feb. 8, 1817,
and died in Chicago, III., July 9, 1854. He married (3d) in
Chicago, Jan. 9, 1858, Ellen McDonald, daughter of John and
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
251
Mary (Corcoran) McDonald of Glengarry, Canada. She was
born in Glengarry, Feb. 3, 1825, and resides in San Francisco.
Mr. Felt removed to Norwalk, ()., before 1835, ^"^ ^^ Chicago
about 1845, and to California about 1850. He returned to Chi-
cago after an absence of two years, and in i86i again went to
California. He was a live-stock dealer.
CHILDREN.
1687. I. Vincent, b. about 1831 ; d. in Rochester, about 1839.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
•1688. II. Orson Benjamin, b. Dec. 26, 1839.
*i689. IH. Sarah Amelia, b. July 13, 1841 ; m. John A. Smale.
♦1690. IV. Amanda Jane, b. Oct. 12, 1842 ; m. William W. McKay.
*i69i. V. Henry How, b. Oct. 3, 1844.
BY third marriage.
1692. VI. John W., b. in San Francisco, Feb. 12, 1865.
709.
Orra Felt, born in Hamilton, March 23, 181 1 ; died in
El Dorado County, Cal., Nov. 25, 1885. She married in Roches-
ter, N. Y., in August, 1827, Horace Lyon, who died in Galena,
Wis., in 1838. He was a carpenter and builder. She married
(2d) in Penfield, N. Y., June 15, 1842, George W. Plank, son of
Frederick and Marie (Ogden) Plank. He was born Dec. 21,
1822, and resides in Fair Play, Cal. Mr. Plank and wife resided
in Wheatland, Wis., in which town their children were born.
They removed to California in i86i, and after a residence in sev-
eral places settled in El Dorado County.
CHILDREN.
1693. 1. Sylvester Lyon, b. Aug. 25, 1828 ; d. in. October, 1829.
1694. II. Clarissa Lyon, b. in Hinsdale, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1S30: m. in
Wheatland, Dec. 10, 1844, her cousin, Robert Bruce Colby
(No. 1666), son of Samuel and Acsah (Kelt) Colby (No. 704;.
He was b. in Rochester, Jan, 23, 1826, and d. in Chicago, 111.,
in October, i860. She m. (2d) in Empire City, Nev., John
Cuthbert, who was b. in London, England, March 26, 1824.
He has been a sailor and miner, and is now a farmer. ITiey
reside in Truckee, Cal.
1695. III. Orson Lyon, b. July 5, 1832 ; m. in San Jose, Cal., April 22,
i860, Mary Jordan, daughter of Reasin and Sarah S. (Free-
man) Jordan of San Jose. She was b. near Owcnsville, Ky.,
Oct. 16, 1843. Mr. Lyon was engaged in farming.
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252 PELT GENEALOGY.
1696. IV. Obert Lyon, b. June 17, 1834; d. in Belfast, N. Y., in Feb-
ruary, 1851.
1697. V. Henry Lyon, b. in Friendship, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1835.
1698. VI. Harvey Lyon, b. in Friendship, June 27, 1837.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1699. VII. LoviNA CARor.iNE Plank, b. in Wheatland, March 16.
1843; m. in Wilmot, Wis., July 14, 1857, Edwin Frederick
Smith, son of Frederick Theodore and Louisa Caroline
(Dreer) Smith of Philadelphia, Pa. He was b. in Philadel-
phia, Feb. 4, 1834, and is a watchmaker and jeweler.
They reside in Suisun City, Cal.
1700. VIII. Geor(.e W. Plank, b. Dec. 10, 1846 ; d. in Wheatland, April
3. 1853.
1 701. IX. Henrietta Plank, b. July 4, 1849 ; d- in October, 1849.
710.
Charles Belknap Felt, born in Pittsford, N. Y., Aug. 3,
18 14; married in Rochester, June 21, 1838, Margaret Marsh,
daughter of William Marsh of Dorsetshire, England. She was
born in Dorsetshire, March 5, 18 19, and died in Rochester, Nov.
8, 1843. ^^ married (2d) in Short Tract, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1845,
Mary Amelia Bottsford, daughter of Warner Bottsford of Rush
Creek, N. Y. She was born in 1826, and died in Rush Creek,
May 18, 1847. He married (3d) Feb. 5, 1849, Maria Mattox,
who died June 9, 1858. He married (4th) Oct. 19, 1858, in
Kenosha, Wis , Mrs. Naomi E. Harvey, widow of Enos Harvey,
and daughter of Obed and Eunice Elmore of Salem, Wis. She
was born in Massachusetts, Feb. 17, 1817, and died in Wilmot,
Wis., Aug. 28, 1875. He married (sth) in Nunda, III., March 16,
1882, Harriet Chamberlain, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Price)
Chamberlain of Nunda. She was born in Franklin ville, N. Y.,
Sept. 27, 1834. Mr. Felt has had a varied business experience,
having been a policeman in Rochester in 1840 and 1841, a
gluemaker, carpenter, cooper, blacksmith, farmer, and general
tinker. He is now a sewing-machine dealer at Nunda. He
is a member of the Methodist Church and a strong temper-
ance advocate.
CHILDREN.
1702. I. John Hoag, b. in Rochester, April 21, 1839 ; d. there July 16,
1839.
BY SECOND MARRI.\GE.
•1703. 11. EuciENio Sylvester, b. Aug. 31, 1846.
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SEVENTH GENERATION,
253
711.
Lucinda Felt, born in Henrietta, N. Y., May 6, 1816 ; mar-
ried in Rochester, June 25, 1835, Benjamin Allen, son of Benja-
min and Catharine (Case) Allen of Penfield, N. Y. He was born
in Canada, June 19, 1803, and died in Penfield, Sept. 3, 1866.
He was a farmer. Mrs. Allen resides in Penfield.
CHILDREN.
1704. I. Mary Jane Allen, b. in Rochester, Sept. 9, 1836 ; d. in Pen-
field, April 26, 1854. She m. in Penfield, in April, 1853,
Amos Chappel. After his wife's death he went to Illinois,
and soon after d. He was a teacher and farmer.
1705. II. Sarah Louisa Allen, b. in Penfield, Oct. 29, 1839 ; d. Fef>.
15, 1862. She m. there. May 15, 1861, Allen Benedict,
son of Nathan F. and Anna (Rolfe) Benedict. He was b.
in Nichols, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1834, and is a carriage-maker in
Fairport, N. Y. He enlisted Aug. 30, 1862, and served as
a private in Co. L, 8th N. Y. Cavalry, and was discharged
Dec. 29, 1863.
1706. III. Angeline Pettit Allen, b. in Penfield, April 10, 1842. She
resides in that town.
1707. IV. Charles Henry Allen, b. in Penfield, Sept. 20, 1844 ; d.
Dec. 5, 1871. He m. in Webster, N. Y., Jan. i, 1867,
Martha Thompson, daughter of Aimer L. and Martha (Pow-
ell) Thompson of East Penfield. She was b. in East Pen-
field, Jan. I, 1849, and now resides there. Mr. Allen served
during the war as a private in Co. E, loSth N. Y, Infantry.
Enlisted July 26, 1862, and was discharged May 28, 1865.
1708. V. Joseph Case Allen, b. in Penfield, July 21, 1846 ; m. in
Northville, Mich.. March 10, 1869, Juliette Starkweather,
daughter of John L. and Matilda (Wheeler) Starkweather of
Holley, Mich. She was b. in Plymouth, Mich., Feb. 4,
1847. They reside in Holley, where Mr. Allen is engaged in
farming.
1709. VI. Lauren Porter Allen, b. in Penfield, Jan. 12, 1849. He is
unmarried.
1710. VII. George E. Allen, b. in Penfield, Oct. 10, 1851 ; d. there
Feb. 22, 1852.
1711. VIII. Benjamin Franklin Allen, b. in Penfield July 11, 1854 ; m.
in Northville, Jan. 27, 1878, Elizabeth Little, daughter
of Edward and Rosetta (Harkins) Little. She was b. in
Northville, May 2, i860. Mr. Allen is a farmer in Webster,
N. Y.
1712. IX. Mary Idella Allen, b. in Penfield, Oct. 22, 1857 ; m. there
Dec. 25, 1879, Perry Conrow, son of Israel H. and Ann
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254 /^^^r GENEALOGY.
(Aldrich) Conrow of Walworth, N. Y. He was b. in Pilot,
111., Aug. 23, 1858, and is a farmer. They reside in Lin-
coln, N. Y.
712.
Jehiel Ray Felt, born in Henrietta, April 7, 1818; married
in Rochester, Jan. 11, 1843, Sarah Jane Moore, daughter of
Charles and Hannah (Gilmore) Moore of Kinderhook, N. Y.
She was born in Utica, N. Y., March 8, 1824. They reside in
Rochester, at 242 Court Street. Mr. Felt has been a resident of
that city since early boyhood.
CHILDREN.
1713. I. Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 26, 1844 ; d. Jan. 31. 1845.
1714. II. Edward, b. Sept. 6, 1847 ; d. Aug. 14, 1848.
♦1715. 11!.^ Julia Pomp, b. April 4, 1849 ; m. James M. Aikenhead.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND HANNAH (EVANS) FELT. (272.)
714.
Timothy Evans Felt, bom in Pittsfield, N. Y., in 1804;
died of cholera on board a vessel on Lake Erie, Aug. 6, 1834.
He married Lois Jennelte Bradley. She died in Maumee, O.,
about 1848. They lived in Portland, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
1716. I. Lucy Jane, b. in Portland, Nov. 28, 1832; d. near West field,
N. Y., May 7, 1868. She m. in West field,, about i86i, Harri-
son V'anscoy. They had four children, but none are living.
•1717. II. Timothy Evans James Madison, b. April 5, 1834.
715.
Roxada Felt, bom in 1806; died . She married Lu-
ther Smith of Ellington, N. Y., and (2d) a Mr. Boyden. The
compiler has been able to get but little information concerning
this family.
CHILDREN.
1718. I. Luther Smith, b. .
1719. II. Catharine Smith, b. about 1825 ; d. in Kennedy, N. Y.. May
22, 1890. She m. in Ellington, March 10, 1858, Albert
Gates, a cooper. He was b. in Poland, N. Y., July 8, 1833,
and resides in Kennedy.
1720. III. Samuel Smith, b. . Lives in Kennedy.
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SEVENTH GENERATION, 255
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1721. IV. Martin Boyuen» b. ; d. in the war.
1722. V. Andrew Boyden, b. ; d. in the war.
1723. VI. Lucy Boydkn, b. ; m. .
1724. VII. Joseph Boyden, b. . Lived in Jamestown, N. Y.
716.
Samuel Cleland Felt, born May 20, 1808; died in Brook-
lyn, N, Y., Dec. 25, 1873. He married Lucy D. Smith, daughter
of Samuel and Elizabeth (Ackley) Smith of Stockport, N. Y. She
was born April 4, 1809, and died in Brookfyrn, Feb. 16, 1888.
Mr. Felt was a mason by trade, but was employed as a clerk in
the municipal offices of Brooklyn during the latter years of his
life. He had lived in Brooklyn since 1836.
CHILD.
*I725. I. Chauncey Madison, b. Dec. 26, 1831.
717.
James Madison Felt, born in Pittsfield, in 1810; died
in Presque Isle, O., in January, 1869. He married in Rich-
field, O., in June, 1844, Rhoda Hubbard, daughter of and
Lina (Humeston) Hubbard. She was born near Binghamton,
N. Y., in 1830, and died in Maumee City, O., in 1861. They
lived in Maumee City.
CHILDREN.
Harriet Evans, b. Sept. 15, 1846; m. Henry G. Norton.
James Simonds, b. Dec. 13, 1847.
Samuel Hubbard, b. Nov. 26, 1849.
Alice Carey, b. in Septeml>er, 1852 ; d. in childhood.
Cornells, b. in January, 1854 \ ^' i" infancy.
Charles Madison, b. in September, 1857 ; d. in childhood.
CHILDREN OF ELAM AND ELIZABETH (DAVIS) FELT. (273.)
718.
Norris Felt, born in Lebanon, N. Y., May 20, 1799; died in
Centralia, Kan., Sept. 27, 1881. He married in Syracuse, N. Y.,
June 5, 1 83 1, Emeline Spencer, daughter of James Spencer of Sa-
lina. She was bom in Whitestown, N. Y., Nov. 27, 1809, and
died in Rochester, N. Y., Sept 20, 1853.
♦1726.
I.
•1727.
II.
•1728.
III.
1729.
IV.
1730.
V.
I73I.
VI.
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2S6
PELT GRNBALOGY,
CHILDREN.
1735.
IV.
1736.
V.
•1737.
VI
1738.
VII.
1739-
VIII
*I732. I. NoRRis Elam, b. March 17, 1832.
1733- "• John Wesley, b. in Salina, Jan. i8» 1834; d. unmarried in
the army, Aug. 19, 1863. He was captain of Co. I, 8ist III.
Infantry.
1734. III. Emeline E., b. in Clay, N. Y., July 28, 1835 ; d. in Chitte-
nango, N. Y., March 21, 1838.
Helen Mar, b. in Earlville, N. Y., Dec. 31. 1836; d. in
Lebanon, Sept. 26, 1837.
Helen Mar. b. in Camillus, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1838; d. in
Syracuse, Dec. 9, 1867.
VI. Charles Wesley, b. Aug. 14, 1842.
Benjamin Franklin, b. in Salina, July 20, 1844. He did live
in Frederick, 111., but now resides in California, address un-
known.
Emogene, b. in Salina, June 26, 1846 ; d. in Watkins, N. Y.,
Aug. 25, 1864.
721.
Percea Felt, born in Lebanon, May 28, 1806; died in
Frederika, la., Sept. 10, 1867. She married in Lebanon, June 11,
1826, John Henry, a farmer, who died in Frederika, Nov. 13,
1868.
CHILDREN.
1740. I. Infant, b. ; d. .
1741. II. N. J. Henry, b. ; d. in September, 1886. He m., and his
widow is reported to reside in Lima, la.
723.
Flora Felt, bom in Lebanon, April 8, i8ii ; died there Nov.
23, 1890. She married in that town March 3, 1831, Stephen
Card, son of Joseph and Martha (James) Card of Exeter, R. I.,
and Lebanon, N. Y. He was born in Exeter, July 25, 1806, and
is a farmer in Lebanon. The following notice is from an Earl-
ville paper :
" Mxs. Flora Card died at the family home in Lebanon, Nov. 23, 1890, in
the eightieth year of her age. Her maiden name was Flora Felt, daughter of
Elam Felt, one of the first settlers in this part of Madison County. Mrs. Card
had been in her usual health until within about three weeks of her death.
During the last week of her life she was in a semi-conscious state, and passed
away so gradually that it may properly be said :
* So fades a summer cloud away ;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ;
So gently shuts the eye of day ;
So dies a wave along the shore.'
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SEVENTH GBNERATiON, 257
*' The deceased leaves an aged companion, with whom she spent Hfty-nine
years of married life, and a daughter, Mrs. A. I. Guthrie, who tenderly cared
for her to the last. A good woman has passed away to her heavenly home.
The funeral services were held at the house yesterday (Wednesday) at 12
o'clock, Rev. A. E. Corse officiating. The remains were buried in the ceme-
tery in this village."
CHILD.
1742. I. Drette Euretta Card, b. in Lebanon July 27, 1846 ; m. there
Feb. 17, 1863, Albertus Isaac Guthrie, son of John and Phoebe
(Tripp) Guthrie of Smyrna, N. Y. He was b. in Smyrna, May
25, 1837, and is engaged in fartning. They reside in Earlville.
725.
Nelson Felt, born in Lebanon, Sept. 26, 1814; married
in Earlville, March 7, 1839, Delia Ide, daughter of Eben and
Electa (Wheeler) Ide. She was born in Lebanon, March 26,
18 1 5. Mr. Felt has always been a farmer, and especially inter-
ested in stock-raising. He removed from Lebanon to Morgan
County, 111., in December, i860, and to Kankakee County in
March, 1862. He remained there until March, 1866, when he
moved to Iowa, and settled in Frederika, his present residence.
Mr. Felt has been a member of the Methodist Church for fifty
years, and is much interested in education and all that tends to
the advancement of society. The children were all born in Leb-
anon.
CHILDREN.
Erskine Nelson, b. Oct. 2, 1842 ; d. Nov. 26, 1842.
Elizabeth Electa, b. Sept. 21, 1843 ; m. John W. Shirley.
Ellen Myra, b. Feb. 12, 1846 ; d. March 2, 1847.
Elam Eben, b. Aug. 6, 1848 ; d. in LaPorte City, la., Nov. 2,
1873. He m. in Waterloo, la., Sept. 26, 1872, Jennie Wil-
son. They had no children.
Myra Ellen, b. Oct. 24, 1851 ; m. James R. Gunsulus.
726.
Mprman Felt, born in Lebanon, April 29, 1817 ; died there
Jan. 2^ 1867. He married in Lebanon, Feb. i, 1844, Sarah
Maria Wheeler, daughter of Josiah and Sally (Shelton) Wheeler
of Huntington, Conn. She was born in Madison, N. Y., Aug. 14,
1824, and resides (1888) in Hamilton, N. Y. Mr. Felt was a resi-
dent of Lebanon.
33
1743.
I.
*1744.
II.
1745-
III.
I74^».
IV.
*I747.
V.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
1748. I. Shelton Josiah, b. in Lebanon, March I, 1845 ; d. there July
7, 1849.
*I749. II. Francelia Maria, b. March i, 1845 ; m. William J. Russell.
*i750. III. Mary Cornelia, b. March 29, 1847 ; m. Rev. D. T. Mac-
Clymont.
1751. IV. DeWitt Clinton, b. in Lebanon, Sept. 21, 1853 ; d. there
Aug. 27, 1861.
•1752. V. Sarah Viola, b. Sept. 23, 1855 ; m. Rev. Benjamin F. Licp-
mer.
1753- VI. DwiGHT Norman*, b. in Lebanon, Feb. 20, 1858. Resides in
Hamilton, N. Y.
•1754. VII. Walter Wheeler, b. Dec. 14, i860.
728.
Lovina Felt, born in Lebanon, Oct. i, 1822 ; married
there Dec. 25, 1842, George Washington Austin, son of George
W., and Roxanna (Ely) Austin of Hancock, Mass. He was born
in Hancock, Oct. 13, 1818, and died in Lebanon, March
26, 1888. He was a farmer. Mrs. Austin resides in Lebanon on
the farm where she has lived for forty years.
CHILDREN.
1755. I. Infant, b. ; d. .
1756. II. Elam George Austin, b. in Lebanon, May 6, 1847 ; d. there
Aug. 13, 1851.
1757. III. Alice Sabrina Austin, b. in Lebanon, Feb. 21, 1849; n^-
there Dec. 28, 1876, Cy renins A. Bisbe, son of Elijah and Ca-
lista (Malhewson) Bisbe of Smyrna, N. Y. He was b. in
Lebanon, Jan. 13, 1847, and is a farmer. They reside in Ran-
dallsviUe, N. Y.
1758. IV. Jay Felt Austin, b. in Lebanon, April 17, 1854 ; m. in Sher-
burne, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1884, Mary Etta Knowles, daughter of
John W. and Ruth E. (Browning) Knowles of Sherburne.
She was b. in Smyrna, April 25, 1862. They reside in Earl-
ville, N. Y. Mr. Austin is a farmer.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND POLLY (ACKLEY) FELT. (276.)
741.
Oliver Ackley Felt, bom in Leyden, N. Y., May 14, 1809;
died in Felt's Mills, N. Y., May 6, 1885. He married in LeRoy,
N. Y., Oct. 9, 1836, Elizabeth Bolt Weed, daughter of Eber and
Hannah (Bolt) Weed of Saratoga, N. Y. She was born in Green-
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fieW, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1816, and died in Felt's MiHs, April 19,
1887. Mr. Felt came with his parents to Felt's Mills in 1S13, and,
with the exception of a residence of four years in Wilna, passed
the remainder of his life there. His earlier years were spent in
the lumber and mercantile business, and later he became a convey-
ancer. He also farmed on a small scale. He held the office
of justice of the peace for sixteen years, and was a notary pub-
lic for ten or twelve years before his death. Until 1856 his political
affiliations were with the Democratic party, and his first Presi-
dential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson. He voted for John
C. Fremont in 1856, and for all Republican candidates subse-
quently, his last vote being for James G. Blaine, of whom he was
a great admirer.
CHILDREN.
Bronson, b, Oct. 30, 1837.
Hannah Maria, b. in Wilna, Oct. 21, 1839; d. in Felt's
Mills, in June, 1853.
Ann AudUSTA, b. in Wilna, April 30, 1841. Resides at Felt's
Mills.
John Eber, b. Nov. 16, 1844.
Martin Oliver, b. in Fell's Mills, June 24, 1846. Served in
the 13th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, and d. in Baltimore, Md.,
in January, 1865.
1764. VI. Mary Elizabeth, b. in Fell's Mills, Aug. 24, 1848 ; d. there
in June, 1862.
Martha, b. Nov. 20, 1850 ; m. William Cughan.
Grace, b. Dec. 16, 1854 ; m. George F. Halter.
Frank, b. in Felt's Mills, Dec. 17, 1856. He resides in Elgin,
111., and is a watchmaker and inventor. The following
newsjmper clipping will serve as descriptive of him : "Mr.
Felt was born at Felt's Mills, N. Y., and sen'ed as appren-
tice in the miller's trade at Camden, Oneida County, N. Y.,
and has filled the position as jeweler for seven years in the
Elgin Watch Factory, and two years at that trade at Aurora.
While employed as miller, and later as watchmaker, he has
won an enviable reputation as a poet for the local press, be-
sides evincing his genius in a number of inventions."
♦1768. X. Maria E., b. Aug. 2, 1859 I "*• Frank H. Bowman.
743.
Samuel Felt, born in Felt's Mills, N. Y., June 29, 1817;
died in Watertown, N. Y., April 3, 1888. He married in Wilna,
N. Y., May 23, 1843, Pamela Losee, daughter of Denton D. and
*I759-
1760.
I.
II.
1761.
III.
♦1762.
1763.
IV.
V.
♦1765.
VII.
♦1766.
VIII.
1767.
IX.
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26o /'^z:r genealogy.
Tryphena (Colton) Losee of Watertown. She was born in Wil-
ton, Saratoga County, N. Y., March 13, 1821, and now resides in
Watertown. Until the last ten years of his life Mr. Felt resided
at Felt's Mills, where he was early engaged with his father and
brother in an extensive lumber business. Later, he engaged in
farming. The last ten years of his life were passed in Watertown.
Politically, he was always a Democrat. He was of a modest, re-
tiring disposition, and inclined to reticence, but had strong at-
tachments, and possessed a very kindly nature.
CHILDREN.
*I769. 1. Polly, b. Dec. 10, 1848 ; m. William A. Nims.
1770. n. Samuel, b. in Felt's Mills, Oct. 28, 1851 ; m. in Watertown,
June 3, 1879, Hattie Emma McComber, daughter of George
and Helen Mary (Bush) McComber. She was b. in Water-
town, July 10, 1858. Mr. Felt is engaged in the drug busi-
ness in Watertown. They have no children.
1771. III. Clara Dayan, b. in Felt's Mills, April 6, 1855 ; d. there July
24, 1862.
CHILDREN OF JABEZ AND LYDIA (TORRE Y) FELT. (278.)
756.
Warren Torrey Felt, born in East Victor, N. Y., March
ID, 1809 ; died in Earlville, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1872. He married
Cynthia Amelia Stowell, daughter of Dr. Joseph and Content
(Alexander) Stowell of Earlville. She was born in Earlville, in
1812, and died there Feb. 19, 1855. He married (2d) in DeKalb,
N. Y., in September, 1855, Eveline Alexander, daugLter of Elias
and Chloe (Woodhouse) Alexander. She was born in DeKalb,
March 15, 1818, and now resides in Hamilton, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
*i772. I. Andrew JacksuiN, b. Dec. 27, 1833.
*i773. II, SvDNKY Alexander, b. Dec. 26, 1837.
♦1774. III. Ellen Cornelia, b. Jan. 20, 1852 ; m. Noah Aldrich.
BY SECOND MARRIA(;E.
*I775- 1^'- Florenc E Gertri'de, b. June 21, 1857 ; m. Rev. Myron W.
Haynes.
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757-
Mary Ann Felt, born in Victor, N. Y., Jan/14, 181 1 ; died
there Nov. 8, 1854. She married Alanson Dewey, son of Thomas
and Polly (Fox) Dewey. He was born April 2, 1805, and died in
Victor, Feb. 17, 1887. Mr. Dewey removed from Smithfield,
N. Y., in 1825 to Hopewell, and then in 1826 to Victor, where he
remained. He was a farmer. He was a supervisor of the town
of Victor for many years, and for six years chairman of the board.
In 1863-4 he represented the town in the General Assembly.
The children were all born in Victor.
CHILDREN.
1776. I. Bernard Mongomkry Dewey, b. July 30, 1831 ; m. in
Nashua, la., April 6, 1863, Polina Robinson, daughter of
Leonard and Eunice (Walsworth) Robinson of Nashua. She
was b. in Nunda, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1841. Mr. Dewey graduated
from Geneva Medical College in 1857, and is a practicing
physician and surgeon in Nashua. He ser\'ed during the war
as acting assistant surgeon in Brown's General Hospital in
Louisville, Ky.
1777. II. Eugene B. Dewey, b. Nov. 7. 1833 ; m. in Farmington, N. Y.,
Nov. 7, 1857, Augusta M. Cooper, daughter of Bela Cooper.
She was b. in Farmington, Dec. 18, 1839. Mr. Dewey is a
farmer in Victor.
1778. IH. Gertrude Devvkv, b. May 8, 1836 ; m. in Victor, April 8,
1857, James Frost, son of James and Luna (DeMott) Frost of
Victor. He was b. in Farmington, N. V., June 24, 1830, and
is a farmer in Victor.
1779. IV. Louisa L. Dewey, b. June 5, 1840 ; died in Victor, March 27,
1842.
1780. V. Ellen Luvern Dewey, b. May 8, 1842 ; m. in East Victor,
Dec. 25, i860, Peter Hartman Plumb, son of William and
Mary Ann (Hartman) Plumb of Farmington. He was b. in
Farmington in 1836, and is a farmer. They reside in Farm-
ington.
1781. VI. Ida Maria Dewey, b. Sept. 2, 1852 ; m. in Victor, April 15,
1 87 1, A. Marvin Wilbur, son of Brownell and Elizabeth
(Rowell) Wilbur of Victor. He was b. in Hamilton, N. Y.,
Jan. 9, 1837, and is a deputy U. S. internal revenue collector.
They reside in V^ictor.
760.
Lysander Buell Felt, born in Victor, Sept. 21, 1817;
died in Pittsford, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1888. He married Martha
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I.
*I783.
II.
•1784.
III.
*I785.
IV.
262 /'irZ.T' GRNRALOGY.
Mott, who was born in Penfield, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1820, and died
in Kendall, N. Y., May 27, 1874. He married (2d) in Rochester,
July 6, 188 1, Mrs. Angeline Greene, widow of Abram Greene, and
daughter of John and Sally (Cook) Cleveland of Pittsford. She
was born in Pittsford, June 23, 183 1, and now resides there.
Mr. Felt was a farmer, and lived in Kendall, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
Charles Adei.bert, b. July 19, 1843.
Vandkrlyn Howard, b. Jan. 31, 1846.
Eva Lydia, b. April 28, 1S57 ; m. James Stevens.
Martha, b. March 24, 1861 ; m. Charles H. Nichols.
761.
Chauncey Wilbur Felt, born in Victor, Jan. 8, 1820;
died there Oct. 20, 1887. He married in Victor, Jan. 19,
184 1, Caroline Marsh of Avon, N. Y. She died in Farmington,
N. Y., in April, 1843. He married (2d) in Felt's Mills, N. Y., Jan.
31, 1848, Amanda Allen, daughter of Lyman and Anna (Duel)
Allen of Felt*s Mills. She was born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y.,
Dec. 6, 1822. Mr. Felt removed in October, 1849, to Rock
Prairie, Wis., but returned after three years to care for his father
in his declining years. For some time he was a general mer-
chant. In 1 86 1, he removed to East Victor and became proprie-
tor of a hotel, which some years previous had been kept by his
father. Five years later he built a new hotel and a number of
private residences, one of which his family now occupies. In
1873 he opened a coal and lumber yard on the lot adjoining his
premises, and later added an agricultural implement business.
He filled the offices of constable and collector for several terms,
and for a number of years was deputy sheriff of the county. Mr.
Felt was a staunch patriot, but by reason of asthmatic trouble
was unable to do service in the Civil War. He was of a generous
nature, and was often alluded to as "the poor man's friend." His
children were all by his second marriage.
CHILDREN.
1786. I. Carolink Marsh, b. in Black River, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1849 ;
m. in Victor, Oct. 11, 1S81, William Hervey Lothridge,
adopted son of Robert K. and Mary A. (Stedman) Lothridge
of Rochester, N. Y. They reside in that city. Mr. Lothridge
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is a clerk in the Rochester Savings Bank. They have no chil-
dren.
1787. II. Jabez Lysander, b. in Rock Prairie, Wis., Nov. 19, 1850 ; d.
there Sept. 18, 185 1.
1788. III. Jabez Lysander, b. in Rock Prairie, Feb. 17, 1852 ; d. in East
Victor, Feb. 20, 1856.
1789. IV. Delia Anna, b. in East Victor, Sept. 24, 1853. Now resides
there.
1790. V. Clarissa Gertrude, b. in East Victor, March 31, 1856.
762.
Cordera L. Felt, born in Victor, Dec. 5, 182 1 ; died
in East Victor, April 12, 1848. She married in East Victor, Jan.
I, 1845, Spencer Eddy, son of Caleb and Eunice (Whitehorn)
Eddy of Farmington, N. Y. He was born in Farmington, June
30, 1 8 19, and resides (1888) in Pekin, N. Y. He is a blacksmith.
CHILDREN.
1791. I. Ann Lorette Eddy, b. in Farmington, Sept. iS, 1845 ; !«• »n
Lcwiston, N. Y., Nov. i, 1865, Ambrose A. LeVan, son of
Abraham and Hannah (Stroh) LeVan of Pekin. He was b.
in Cambria, N. V., Aug. 3, 1842, and is a farmer. They
reside in Rochester, Minn.
1792. II. Caroline Cordera Eddy, b. in Victor, Dec. 22, 1847 ; d. in
Farmington, Nov. 23, 1854.
763.
Almeda Jane Felt, born in Victor, Jan. 4, 1824; mar-
ried there January i, 1844, Allen Wood, son of Joseph and
Susanna (Chace) Wood of Washington, Dutchess County, N. Y.
He was born in Washington, Oct. 12, 18 19, removed to Ontario
County in 1833, thence to Hammondsport, N. Y., in 1866, and to
St. Augustine, Florida, in x888. Until 1855, he was employed in
farming; then engaged in steamboating, continuing until 1862,
when he became superintendent of the Canandaigua Gas Works.
In 1864, he engaged again in steamboating on Crooked Lake. In
1875, leased the Bath and Hammondsport R. R., which he sold
out in 1887. He is now engaged in railroading in Forida.
CHILDREN.
1793. I. Ann Eliza Wood, b. in Ontario County, N. V., March 29,
1845 ; d. there April 9, 1845.
1794. II. Amklia Augusta Wood, b. in Ontario County, May 29, 1846 ;
died there June 3, 1848.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
1795. iir. Martha Tripp Wood, b. in Rochester, N. Y,, March 4,
1849; d. in Bath, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1872. She m. in Ham-
mondsport, Dec. 25, 1866, Sidney Samuel Reynolds.
1796. IV. Lydia Almeda Wood, b. in Manchester, N. Y., Jan. 17,
1852 ; m. in Hammondsport, Sept. I, 1875, Milan Hender-
son Hall, son of James and Sarah Elizabeth 1 Dunning) Hall
of Hammondsport. He was b. in Cameron, N. Y., Dec. 8,
1S48, and is superintendent of the Bath and Hammondsport
R. R. They reside in Hammondsport.
1797. V. Mary Ella Wood, b. in Canandaigua. N. Y., June 9, 1854 ;
d. there Jan. 14, 1856.
1798. VI. Charles Fremont Wood, b. in Canandaigua, May 10, 1856 ;
d. in Hammondsport, Dec. 21, 1870.
1799. VII. Ida May Wood, b. in Canandaigua, April 24, 1858 ; m. in
Hammondsport, Nov. 26, 1879, Orville !.. Plumb, son of
Orville and Eliza (Carr Plumb, as his second wife. He was
b. in Oaksville, Otsego County, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1842, and is
a hotel proprietor in Hammondsport.
1800. VIII. Frank Wood, b. in Canandaigua, July 24, 1861 ; d. in Ham-
mondsport, Aug. 9, 1888. He m. in Buffalo, N. Y., Dec.
13, 1882, Fannie Haliday.
CHILDREN OF SYLVESTER AND SALLY (AUSTIN) FELT. (279.)
765-
Janette Hunter Felt, born July 9, 1809; married in
Ypsilanti, Mich., Oct. 16, 1846, Edward Harris, a native of Nor-
wich, England. He was a miller and cooper, and died in
Ypsilanti, March 2, 1854. Mrs. Harris resides in Leigh,
Nebraska.
CHILDREN.
1801. I. Sarah Ann Harris, b. in Ypsilanti, May 25, 1848 ; d. there
May 15, 1852.
1802. II. SrsAN Harris, b. in YpMJanti, Oct. 7, 1852 ; m. in East Sagi-
naw, Mich, in 1870. Lewis Dupraw. They reside in East
Saginaw.
1803. III. William Edward Harris, b. in Ypsilanti, Feb. 16, 1854; d.
in Wayne, Mich., in Nov., 1874.
7f6.
Sylvester Austin Felt, born Sept. 10, 1810; died in Thet-
ford, Genesee County, Mich., Aug. 19, 1887. He married in
Perrington, N. Y., May 8, 1831, Betsey Lash, daughter of Henry
and Sarah (Fidler) Lash of Atlas, Mich. She was born in
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Dutchess County, N. Y., in 1817. Mr. Felt was a farmer in Thet-
ford. His widow resides there with her son Orrin.
CHILDREN.
♦1804. I. Orrin, b. March 28, 1834.
♦1805. II. Norman Henry, b. May 14, 1838.
767.
Lucy Maria Felt, born May 17, 1812 ; died in West Liberty,
Iowa, May 13, 1869. She married ih Ypsilanti, Mich., Nathaniel
Charles Tarleton. He was a farmer in Ypsilanti, in which place
he died.
CHILD.
1806. I. Nathaniel C. Tarleton. b. in Ypsilanti, April 15, 1848; m.
in West Liberty. Iowa, Sept. 25, 1873, Ann Lovina Nichols,
daughter of Pliny and Celynda Grandy Nichols of West
Liberty. She was b. in Cardington, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1850. Mr.
Tarleton is a farmer and stock-raiser in Blair, Nebraska.
769.
Lucinda Felt, bom in Fabius, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1815; married
April 29, 1833, Elliott Henry Read, son of Henry W., and Lucy
(Bancroft) Read of Rochester, N. Y. He was born in Spring-
field, Vermont, March 24, 1809, and died in Rochester, Jan. 14,
187 1. He was a merchant. Mrs. Read resides in Elkhart, Ind.
CHILDREN.
1807. I. William Elliott Read, b. in Wheatland, N. Y., April 21,
1834; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 25, 1883. He married
in New York city, June 13, i860, Caroline Harriet Connor,
daughter of Charles and Rachel Taylor • Neafie) Connor.
She was b. in New York, Dec. 3, 1837, and resides at No.
276 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn. Mr. Read was a merchant.
1808. II. Frances Lucy Jane Read, born in Wheatland, Dec. 30,
1835. She married in Rochester, N. Y., March 26, 1856,
Norris Elam Felt (1732), son of Norris '718), and Emeline
(Spencer) Felt. He was born in Salina N. Y., March 17.
1832. She m. (2d) in Clifton, C. W., March 20, 1873,
Frank Cliles Northway, son of Stephen and Maria (Orcutt)
Northway of Mina, Chautauqua County, N. Y. He was b.
in Chautauqua, May 28, 1836, and is a railroad conductor.
They reside in Elkhart, Ind.
34
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266 PELT GENEALOGY,
i8og. III. Henry Worden Read, b. in Ypsilanti, Mich., in Sept.,
1841 ; <1. in Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 19, 18S1. He married
in Port Jervis, N. V., in 1869, Esther Dempsey, who re-
sides in Paterson, N. J.
1810. IV. Hiram Sylvester Read, b. in Scottsville, N. Y. ; d. there
eight months old.
1811. V. George Ci'RTIS Read, b. in Brockport, N. Y., in Sept., 1846;
m. in New York city, in July, 1871, Mar>' Elizabeth
Brown, daughter of John \V. Brown. She was b. in Orange
County, N. Y., in 1850, andd. in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 14,
1877. Hem. (2d) in 1887, in Batavia, N. Y.. Hattie Minnette
Hoar, daughter of Richard and Mary Townley (Lawrence)
Hoar of Schuyler County, N. Y. She was b. in Geneva,
N. Y., July 27, 1863. They reside in Rochester, N. Y., at
27 Mortimer Street. Mr. Read is a traveling salesman and
newspaper reporter. He enlisted Aug. 27, 1862, and served
as private and musician in Co. H, 140th N. Y. Infantry, un-
til mustered out, June 27, 1865.
1812. VI. Mary Elizabeth Rkai>. b. in Rochester, May 12, 1849;
m. there Aug. 18, 1868, Rinaldo Rollins Stetson, son
of Thomas and Marj' Little (Leigh) .Stetson of Rochester.
He was b. in Newburyport, Mass., March 22, 1844, and is
a printer. They reside in Oberlin, Ohio.
1813. VII. Harriet Lilla Read, b. in Rochester, in March, 1851 ;
m. William Kisk. son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Wells) Fisk
of Mayfield, N. Y., as his second wife. He was born in
Maylicld, March iS, 1830, and is a salesman in the furniture
business. They reside in Fort Wayne, Ind.
1814. viii. Charles Frederick Read, b. in Rochester, Jan. 5, 1854;
d. unmarried in La l^orte, Indiana, April 23, 1884.
1815. IX. Caroline Lucinda Read, b. in Rochester, Dec. 9, 1856;
m. in Tiffin, Ohio, May 11, 1879, William Edgar Rapson,
son of Thomas Rapson of Rochester. He was b. in Geneva,
N. Y., Feb. 14, 185S, and is an engineer. Mrs. Rapson re-
sides in Elkhart, Ind.
770.
Charles Wesley Felt, born May 6, 1818; died in Detroit,
Mich , January 13, 1889. He married in Sumpter, Mich., July
28, 1850, EHzabeth Williams, daughter of Henry Williams of
Ypsilanti, Mich. She was born in Ypsilanti, May 28, 1829, and
died in Belden, Mich., Aug. i, 1883 Mr. Felt lived in Saline,
Mich , and was an iron moulder.
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CHILDREN.
267
*i8i7.
II.
*i8i8.
III.
*i8i9.
IV.
1 816. I. Ferdinand, b. in Ypsilanti, July 7, 185 1 ; d. there Aug. 18,
1852.
Alvira Isabella, b. Dec. 4, 1852 ; m. Enoch Kinyon.
Ferdinand Sylvester, b. Nov. 29, 1855.
Etta, b. Jan. 16, 1858 ; m. John W. Gates.
772.
Orrin Patchen Felt, born Aug. 4, 1820 ; died in Van Buren
Township, Mich., Aug. 31, 1886. He married in Ypsilanti, Mich.,
Dec. 2, 1843, J^"c Conant, daughter of John Wesley and Alice
(Van Pelt) Conant of Denton, Mich. She was born in Ridgeway,
N. Y., Dec. 20, 1826, and died in Reed City, Mich., July 28, 1889.
Mr. Felt was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
1820. I. John Albert, b. Oct. 28, 1845; enlisted Aug. 30, 1862, and
served in Co. H, First Mich. Mounted Rifles, and died in
Andersonville Prison, in Sept., 1863.
*i82i. II. Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 16, 184S ; m. Amos li. Corwin.
*i822. III. Alice Joseimunk, b. July 23, 1850 ; m. Dan C. P'elt (No. 1663).
776.
William Lafayette Felt, born in Bushneirs Basin, N. Y.,
May II, 1826; married in Cardington, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1852,
Matilda Lodama White, daughter of Peter Jr. and Martilla (Hart)
White. She was born in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., April i,
1835. After the death of his father in 1830, Mr. Felt removed
with his mother to Wayne County, Mich., where he remained un-
til about 18 years of age, when he returned to New York State
for a year, then went back to Michigan, and in 1850, seitled in
Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio. He married there, and in
1856 removed to West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, and
in ^882 to Leigh, Colfax County, Nebraska, his present residence.
In his younger days Mr. Felt was employed in various branches
of railroad work. After his removal to Iowa, he followed farm-
ing until 1863, when he obtained employment as engineer in a
grain elevator, which business he pursued for some lime. Of late
years he has busied himself in gardening, and has the care of the
High School and Town Hall in Leigh. Mr. Felt is a Congrega-
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I.
•1824.
II.
♦1825.
III.
1826.
IV.
♦1827.
V.
♦1828.
VI.
1829.
VII.
♦1830.
VIII.
1831.
IX.
268 PELT GENEALOGY,
tionalist, a Republican in politics, and a strong temperance
advocate.
CHILDREN.
Sylvester Lafayette, b. Oct. 10, 1853.
Sarah Franxes, b. Aug. 20, 1855 ; m. Frank Anson.
Martilla Adelaide, b. Feb. 4, 1858 ; m. Thomas McCurdy.
William Osber, b. in West Liberty, Iowa, Feb.. 20, 1862 ;
died there same day.
Mary Jtlena, b. Feb. 20, 1862 ; married John Anson.
Celinda Elvira, b. Sept. 6, 1865 ; m. John McCurdy.
LuciNDA Elvina, b. Sept. 6, 1865 ; died in Stanton, Neb ,
Aug. 12, 1886, only four months after the death of her twin
sister.
Harriet Porter, b. June 3, 1870 ; m. Thomas Mortimer.
Rollins Welllngton, b. in West Liberty, Dec. 30, 1878.
777.
Sarah Ann Felt, bom in Bushnell's Basin, April i,
1828; married in Ypsilanti, Mich., Nov. 7, 1847, Stephen Nichols
Chase, son of Solomon and Mary (Purvis) Chase of Morrow
County, Ohio. He was born in Seneca County, N. Y., Aug. 30,
18 18, and is a farmer. They reside in Leigh, Nebraska.
CHILDREN.
1832. I. Ella Jane Chase, b. in Ypsilanti, Dec. 6, 1848 ; m. in West
Liberty, Iowa, Dec. 24, 1870, John Omer Whibler, son of
John and Jane (Lame) Whisler of West Liberty. He was b.
in Stark County, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1S48, and isa car|)enter. They
reside in West Liberty.
1833. II. Elizabeth Marion Chase, b. in West Liberty, March
II, 1850; m. there Sept. 25, 1873, Stephen Harrison Chani-
berlin, son of Samuel G. and Theresa H. (Tabor) Chamberlin
of Iowa. He was b. in Canada, Jan. 19, 1850, and is a carpen-
ter by trade. They reside in Evanston, Wyoming.
1834. III. Edgar Decatur Chase, b. in Cardington, Ohio, June 12,
1853; m. in West Liberty, April 11, 1878. Lovina U.
Lindsey, daughter of Thomas L. and Elizabeth A. (Lucas)
Lindsey. She was b. in Ohio, Sept. 5, 1855. Mr. Chase is
engaged in farming in Ladora, Iowa.
1835. IV. William Ira Chase, b. in West Liberty, Aug. 18, 1863.
1836. V. Stephen Herbert Chase, b. in West Liberty, Nov. 21,
1865 ; m. in Leigh, Oct. 28, 1885, Sarah Belle McKee,
daughter of Robert Davis and Mary (Henderson) McKee, of
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Leigh. She was born in Durant, Iowa, Nov. 12, 1866. They
reside in Leigh. Mr. Chase is a farmer.
1837. VI. LuciNDA Sarah Chase, b. in West Liberty, Jan. 15, 1869; d.
there Feb. 21, 1869.
778.
Maryette Felt, bom May i6, 1830; died in Aug., i860.
She married William Pender, who resides somewhere in Kansas.
CHILDREN.
1838. I. NoRRis Pender, b. . He is a conductor on the Fremont,
Missouri Valley & Elkhorn R. R., and resides in Norfolk,
Nebraska.
1839. "• Frederick Pender, b. ; d. .
1840. III. Frank Pender, b. ; d. .
CHILDREN OF ASAHEL AND FANNY (OSTRANDER) FELT.
(280.)
779.
Edward Ward Felt, born in Albany, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1807 ;
died in Brookfield, Mo., Sept. 29, 1869. He married Polly Clark,
daughter of Andrew and Eunice (St. John) Clark of Short Tract,
N. Y. She was born in Short Tract, July 11, 18 16, and died in
Brookfield, April 12, 1874. He was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
*i84i. 1. James Hervey, b. Jan. 15, 183S.
1842. II. Albert, b. in Angelica, N. V., Dec. 8, 1840; m. in Chillicothe
Mo., Nov. 10, 1872, Maggie McCrearry, daughter of Samuel
and Elizabeth McCrearry of Westmoreland County, Pa.
She was b. in Westmoreland County, April 7, 185 1. They re-
side in Chillicothe. Mr. Felt is a farmer. He served in the
War of the Rebellion as a pfrivate soldier, in the first call for
troops, in Co. K, 7th Missouri Cavalry, and enlisted a second
time, Nov. 10, i86i, in the 42d Missouri Infantry for three
years. They have no children.
1843. III. John Wesley, b. in Angelica, Oct. 3, 1842 ; d. in St. Louis,
Mo., June 22, 1862.
1844. IV. Sarah Jane, b. in Angelica, Aug. i, 1845; m. in Hrookfield,
May 27, 1866, George Brown, son of John and Margaretta
(Glass) Brown of Quincy, 111. He was b. in Bavaria, Germany,
April 9, 1843, and is a tinsmith. They reside in Brookfield.
They have no children.
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PELT GENEALOGY.
•1845. V. Ora Melissa, b. Aug. 20, 1850; m. Israel D. Hall.
1846. VI. William Henry Harrison, b. in McHenry, 111., Aug. 20,
1852; m. in Brookfield, Mo., Oct. 5, 1886, Alice (Long.?).
They reside in Brookfield, and have no children.
780.
Martha Humphrey Felt, born July 8, 1809 ; died in
Lafayette, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1863. She married in Manlius, N. Y.,
March 6, 18^8, Seldon Bronson, son of Abina and Sylvia (Alfred)
Bronson. He was born in Madison County, N. Y , Sept. 25,
1807, and resides (1889) in Onondaga Castle, N. Y. He is a
farmer.
CHILDREN.
1847. I. Aaron Parsons Bronson, b. in Lafayette, April 11, 1829;
d. there July 21, 1886. He m. in Onondaga, N. V., in
May, 1859, Cornelia Delong.
1848. II. Nancy E. Maria Bronsun, b. Aug. 7, 1834; m. in Lafayette,
Nov. 15, 1849, Isaac Wilcox, son of Isaac and Margaret
(Tooley) Wilcox. He was b. in Pompey, N. Y., April 6, 1S17,
and d. in Baldwinsville, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1875. He was a
farmer.
781.
George Felt, born in Albany, N. Y., May 25, 181 1 ; died in
Fayetteville, N. Y., June i, 1892. He married in Jamesville,
N. Y., May 25, 1833, Amy Wyckham, daughter of Stephen and
Hannah (Balsley) Wyckham of Manlius, N. Y. She was born
in Manlius, Sept. 16, 18 12, and died in Fayetteville, Aug. 1,
1890. Mr. P'elt enlisted Sept. 3, 1862, and served for three
years in the 149th N. Y. Infantry. He took part in the battles of
Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Ringgold, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta,
and other engagements. He was never severely wounded, though
he met with many narrow escapes. He was finally taken sick
and sent to hospital at Jeffersonville, Ind., and was discharged
from service, July 16, 1865. Mr. Felt was toll-gate keeper on the
Manlius road, one mile north of Fayetteville. All the children
were born in Fayetteville.
CHILDREN.
1849. I. Sarah, b. March ii, 1834; died in Fayetteville in July,
1841.
♦1850. II. Charles J., b. Aug. 31, 1838.
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1851. III. Wallace, b. April 3, 1841 ; d. in Fayetteville, April 19,
1842.
♦1852. IV. Martha Humphrey, b. Sept. 28, 1843 ; m. James Mc-
Ginnis.
*i853. V. Stephen, b. Jan. 8, 1845.
1854. VI. Zachary Taylor, b. Aug. 3, 1848. He enlisted and served
in the war, and never returned home. It is thought he died
in Ohio.
1855. VII. Hannah M., b. June 5, 1850. Resides in Syracuse, N. Y.
1856. VIII. Mary Catherine, b. Sept. 28, 1853 ; d. in Fayetteville, Nov.
13, 1855.
CHILD OF RUGGLES AND FRANCES (MILLER) FELT. (289.)
794.
Athalia Frances Felt, born in Franklin, N. Y., Dec. 28,
1829; married in South Hadley Falls, Mass., July 3, 1850, Oliver
Rising Parmelee, son of Zina and Jemima (Bronson) Parmelee of
Southwick, Mass. He was born in Suffield, Conn., July 27, 1827.
He is a paper-maker and traveling salesman. They reside at 159
Walnut Street, Holyoke, Mass.
CHILDREN.
1857. I. Frances Athalia Parmelee, b. in East Haven, Conn., June
25, 1852 ; married in Holyoke, June g, 1886, Ezra Leonard
Deane, son of Charles R. and Olive (Leonard) Deane of Wood-
stock Valley, Conn., as his second wife. He was b. in Wood-
stock Valley, July 30, 1850, and is a mechanic. They reside
in Holyoke.
1858. li. ZiNA Parmelee, b. in Agawam, Mass., May 11, 1854; died in
Suffield, Conn., Oct. 21, 1854.
1859. '"• Herbert Arthur Parmelee, b. in South Hadley, Nov. 10,
1857.
i860. IV. Ernest Rifley Parmelee, b. in South Hadley, Oct. 31,
1 861.
1861. V. Frank Parmelee, b. in Holyoke, July 13, 1870; d. there Aug.
II, 1870.
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND ABIGAIL (CHAPIN) FELT. (295.)
796.
Festus C. Felt, born in Springfield, Mass., March 8, 1814 ;
married in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 9, 1844, Sarah King Lincoln,
daughter of Levi and Malinda (Miles) Lincoln of Hartford. She
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PELT GENEALOGY.
was born in Boston, Mass., July 28, 1822, and died in Hartford,
Sept. 29, 1855. He married (2d) in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 24,
1869, Isabella Hill, daughter of Peter and Margaret (Miller) Hill
of Montgomery, N. Y. She was born in Montgomery, April 3,
1819. They reside at 441 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn. Mr. Felt
before retiring from business was a merchant tailor ; located first
in New York, then in Hartford, and later in Brooklyn.
CHILDREN.
1862. I. Sarah Malinda, b. in Hartford, Oct. 16, 1845 ; d. in New
York, May 21, 1847.
•1863. II. Mary Pamklia, b. Jan. 1, 1848 ; m. John E. Morris.
•1864. III. Levi Lincoln, b. Nov. 25, 1849.
797.
Frances Ann Felt, bom in Springfield, July 2, 1816 ;
married in New York, March 22, 1858, Dr. William Charles
Hunter, son of Dr. Galen and Elizabeth (Willard) Hunter. He
died in New York, Sept. 20, 1885. ^^^- Hunter graduated from
the New York College of Physicians and Surgepns, in 1857. He
was at one time Demonstrator of Anatomy in the Medical Depart-
ment of Bowdoin College. He was a member of the Academy of
Medicine, the County Medical Society, the New York Patho-
logical Society, and an officer of the Society for the Relief of the
Widows and Orphans of Medical Men. He was also elder and
trustee of the West 14th Street Scotch Presbyterian Church. Dr.
Hunter was widely known in his profession, and was the author
of many papers published in medical journals. The following
article, entitled " the Beloved Physician," taken from the Nnv
York Obstner, furnishes an insight to the benevolently Christian
character of Dr. Hunter.
** There is no ])rofession whose members do so much for the poor and
needy as the physicians of our large cities. (\)nspicuous among these devoted
and consecrated men was Dr. William C. IIi'NTKR, who, on Sabbath morning,
Sept. 20, while unconscious in sleep, was called to his reward. In the morn-
ing '* he was not ": for (lo<l had taken him.
Born among the granite hills of New Hampshire, Dr. Hunter possessed
many of the l>ei.t traits of the New England character. As a resident in this
great city during his years of manhood, and as an elder in the Scotch Presby-
terian Church, he had a large field for the exercise of his benevolent desires.
Though his practice as a physician was extensive among the wealthy classes.
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yet a great part of his best hours he devoted gratuitously to the poor. Not con-
lent with giving them his advice as a physician, he supplemented it with the
needed medicine. A poor woman, a member of our church, who during last
winter was confined to her bed for many months till death brought release,
was the subject of his constant ministrations. On more than one occasion he
brought to the door himself the delicacies her precarious appetite required,
that she miyht be sure to have them without delay. She often expressed to
me the comfort she derived from this thoughtfulness, as well us from his earnest
prayers at her bedside. This was only one case in many. He was preem-
i-iently a man of prayer. Morning, noon, and night, he sought guidance and
direction in communion with God. With an implicit trust in God, and a strong
sense of personal duty, it is not surprising that he accomplished much.
How little we can realize the blessedness of that Sabbath morning when he
entered Paradise, there to meet Him who is " the Chief among ten thousand,"
as well as the number of saved ones whom he had benefited by his medical ad-
vice, and even more by his fervent prayers."
CHILDREN OF ALIADA AND HANNAH (CLARY) FELT. (298.)
801,
Polly (or Mary) Felt, born in Leverett, Mass., March 25,
1808; died in Peoria, 111., Aug. 5, 1891. She married in Rich-
field, Otsego County, N. Y., in February, 1832, Michael Clap-
saddle, son of Dennis and Elizabeth (Frank) Clapsaddle of Her-
kimer County, N. Y. He was born in Herkimer County, Jan. 21,
181 1, and died in Sibley, Iowa, July 16, 1886. He was a black-
smith and farmer.
CHILDREN.
1865. I. Louisa Barbary Clapsaddle, b. in Columbia, N. Y., Dec.
20, 1833; m. in Shabbona Grove, 111., Dec. 4, 1850, Robert
L. Olmstead, son of William M. and Catharine (Lockerby)
Olmstead, of Shabbona Grove. He was born near Ithaca, N.
Y., May 16, 1829; enlisted as a private in Co. E, 32(1 Iowa
Infantry, Oct. 6, 1862, and d. in Mansfield, La., April 20,
1864. He was a farmer. She m. (2d) in Shabbona Grove,
March 10, 1872, James B. Hare, son of Nicholas and Mercy
(Rice) Hare. He was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., Aug.
4, 1824. They reside in Siam, Iowa.
1866. II. Theodore Dwight Clapsaddle, b. in Columbia, Aug. 20,
1836 ; d. in Richfield, in Jan., 1837.
1867. III. Marion Albertine Clapsaddle, b. in Columbia, May 3,
1841 ; m. in Shabbona Grove, Nov. 16, 1865, Edwin Ruthven
Mann, son of Timothy and Eliza (Tupper) Mann. He was
b. in Providence, R. I., Dec. 31, 1832. He enlisted, Aug.
II, 1862, in Co. C, 77th Illinois Infantry, and served as a
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PELT GENEALOGY.
private until discharged, July lo, 1865. He is a carpenter.
They reside at No. 200 South Douglas Street, Peoria, 111.
1868. IV. Henry Lawrence Clapsaddi.e, b. in De Kalb County, 111..
Sept. 29, 1846; m. in Malta, III., May 25, 1869, Maria N.
Dodge, daughter of Scera and Ruhama (Chase) Dodge of
Downer's Grove, III. She was b. in Downer's Grove, July 29,
1850. He enlisted Sept. 28, 1864, in Co. C, 58th Illinois
Infantry, and served as a private until mustered out, June 6,
1865. He is engaged in farming in Sibley, Iowa.
802.
George W. Felt, born in Leverett, May 13, 1809 \ married
in Java Village, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1834, Diana Mark, daughter
of Samuel and Abigail (Whitney) Mark of Java Village. She
was born in Gilsum, N. H., May 21, 18 12. They reside in
Strykersville, N. Y. Mr. Felt is a blacksmith.
CHILD.
*i86g. I. Albert, b. May 13, 1841.
804.
Savilla Felt, born in Leverett, Sept. 14, 1813 ; married
Jan. 3, 1833, Leander Harwood, son of David Harwood of
Plainfield, N. Y. He was born in Plainfield, March 7, 18 12. He
mysteriously disappeared while on a journey, and was never
heard from. He was a farmer. She married (2d) in Waterloo,
N. Y., July 10, 1836, James Billings, son of John and Clarissa
Billings. He was bom in Red Mills, Canada, Nov. 9, 181 1, and
died in Downsville, Wis., Aug. 19, 1885. He was a halter. Mrs.
Billings resides in Downsville.
CHILDREN.
1870. I. Georgk D. Harwood, b. in Plainfield, Oct. 23, 1835 : m.
in Marquoketa, la., March 9, 1858, Helen Miller, who
d. May 25, 1885, aged 47 years. He was robbed and mur-
dered Sept. 26, 1879, at Kansas City, Mo. His home was in
Savannah, Mo.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
187 1. II. John Edwin Billings, b. in Brook ville, N. Y., April 3,
1837 ; m. in Shabbona Grove, 111., July 20, 1861, Martha
Bigelow, daughter of Townsend Newkirk, and Diana H.
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(Conklin) Bigelow of Jonesville, Mich. She was b. in Jones-
ville April 3, 1842. Mr. Billings is a farmer at Clear
Lake, la.
1872. III. jAMts Lasellk Billincs, b. in Richmond, Mich., Nov. 11,
1839; d. in Dixon, 111., Sept. i, 1866.
1873. IV. Ellkn Savilla Billings, b. in Richmond, July 13, 1841 ; m.
in East Paw Paw, 111., Sept. 19, i860, James II. Braflfet,
son of James and Melissa (Furman) Braflfet of Paw Paw.
He was b. in Florida, Orange County, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1834.
Is a graduate of Bellevue Medical College and Hospital,
New York, and is engaged in the practice of medicine at
Paw Paw.
1874. V. Mary Annette Billings, b. in Richmond, Oct. 31, 1842 ;
m. in Shabbona Grove. May 5, 1863, Rev. Charles Whit-
ney Smith, son of John and Nancy (Whitney) Smith of
Rutland, V^t., as his second wife. He was b. in Rutland,
July 24, 1827, and is a clergyman and farmer. They reside
in Aurora, 111.
1875. VI. Emma S. Billings, b. in Richmond, June 20, 1846 ; d. in
Downsville, Sept. 20, 1870.
1876. VII. Charles Galen Billings, b. in Richmond, Sept. 10, 1847 ;
m. in Menomonee, Wis., Dec. 25, 1868, Margaret Hanegan.
He m. (2d) Nellie Smith, daughter of Rev. Charles Whitney
Smith of Aurora, 111., whose present wife is his sister Mary.
Mr. Billings is a farmer, and resides in Downsville.
1877. viii. Ida May Billings, b. in Clinton, 111., Aug. 25, 1853; d. in
Downsville, May 7, 1873. She m. in Menomonee, July 9,
1872, Charles R. Shafer, son of Peter and Charlotte (Fred-
erick) Shafer of Davis, Wis. He is a lumberman : present
address unknown.
1878. IX. Clarissa Elnora Billings, b. in Clinton, March 25, 1855 ;
m. in Downsville, July 4, 1872, George Ryder, son of
Ralph and Mary (Sheperson) Ryder of England. He was b.
in New York State in 1850, and is engaged in farming in
Downsville.
805.
Lysander Allen Felt, born in Leverett, Jan. 22, 1815;
died in Rohnerville, Cal., Nov. 26, 1886. He married in Attica,
N. Y., April 6, 1837, Fanny Parmenter, daughter of Jacob and
Catharine (Bullock) Parmenter of Attica. She was born in
Attica in 182 1, and died in St. Charles, III, Oct. 19, 1845. ^^
married (2d) in Delafield, Wis., Dec. 31, 1846, Martha Deakin,
daughter of John and Mary (Poole) Deakin of Delafield. She
was born in Dawley, Shropshire, England, June 10, 1827, and re-
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♦|S82.
IV.
♦1883.
V.
♦1S84.
VI.
1885.
VII.
276 r£Lr CENEALOGT.
sides m Rohnenrille. Mr. Felt was engaged in fanning in
Rohnenrille.
CHILDREN.
1879. I. Af'>iTl.H Parmlntck, b. in Attica. Jan. 29, 1 841. Enlisted
Jan. 8, 1S62. aft a private in Co. A. ^th MinnesoU Infaatnr.
and d. at Vick>Sarg. Miss., falj iS. 1863. He was a
fanner.
♦1880. II. Ellex Janet, b. Oct. 10, 1845 ; m. Tbomas Brown.
BY SE'.'OND MAKKLAGE.
1 881. III. Sarah Sa villa, b. in Dclatield. April 23. 1848. Resides in
Rohnemlle.
Emilv Marion, b. .\ug. 23. 1849 • in. Nathaniel Gould.
John Henry, b. Sept. 3. 1851.
Emeline Helena, b. Sept. 18. 1852 ; m. Seth H. Crabtrce.
JiLlA Ann, b. in Oak Grove, Wis., May 10. 1S55 ; d. in Ken-
yon, Minn., Dec. 27, is6i.
18S6. VIII. Theoik^re Deakin, b. in Kenyon, May 31, 1857: d. in
Gumeri-ille, Cal., Feb. 6, 1884. Unmarried.
1887. IX. Florence Nightingale, b. in Kenyon, Jan. 17, 1859.
1888. X. Frank Wallace, b. in Kenyon, Nov. 4, 1S60; m. in Rohner-
ville, July 2, 1890, Clara Lindley. daughter of Uriah Lind-
ley. She was b. in Rohnerville, Sept. 29. i860. Mr. Felt
is an attomey-at-iaw. and resides in Seattle, Wash.
806.
Theodore Dwig^ht Felt, born in Leverett, March 22,
181 7 ; married in Munroeville, Cal, July 18, 1851, Catharine
Miller, daughter of John and Sarah (Kingsley) Miller of Phila-
delphia, Pa. She was bom in Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1828. Mf.
Felt is a medical practitioner, residing in Eureka, Cal.
CHILDREN.
Delos, b. June 19, 1853.
Thkodork Dwi(;ht, b. Dec. 25, 1854.
DkKitk, b. Aug. 4, 1856 ; m. George A. Kellogg.
Neli.ik, b. in Hydesville, Cal., i860; d. there in August, 1861.
DeVVitt, b. in Hydesville, 1863 ; d. there, 8 months old.
Guy, 1). Oct. 12, 1866.
Kak, b. in Hydesville, May 19, 1869. Graduated from the
Medical Department of the University of California in 1890.
He resides in Eureka.
•1889.
I.
•i8(/j.
II.
•1891.
III.
1892.
IV.
1893.
V.
♦1894.
VI.
1H95.
VII.
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811.
Hannah Mason Felt, born in Ludlow, (Mass. ?,) Feb. 2,
1829 ; married in Varysburgh, Wyoming County, N. Y., Aug. 5,
1844, John Crosby, son of Calvin Crosby of Onondaga, N. Y.
He was born in Onondaga, Jan. 31, 1817, and died in Holland,
N. Y., May 10, 1891. He was a farmer. Mrs. Crosby resides in
Holland.
CHILDREN.
1896. I. Mary Jane Crosby, b. in Holland, Oct. 7, 1845 ; m. in
Manila, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1862, Burt Farrington, son of Jacob
and Diana (Davis) Farrington of Holland. He was b. in Hol-
land, Dec. 25, 1838, and is a farmer in that town.
1897. II. Retta L. Crosby, b. in Shabbona, 111., Aug. 7, 1856.
1898. III. Addie Viola Crosby, b. in Holland, Aug. 12, 1858 ; d. there
July 4, 1885. She m. in Sardinia, N. Y., Jan. I, 1884, Elmer
Day, son of Franklin and Dolly (Colby) Day of Holland.
He was b. in Holland, June ii, 1862, and resides there,
engaged in farming.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND SYLVIA (UPTON) FELT. (301.)
814.
Salome Felt, born in Ireland Parish (now Holyoke), Mass.,
July 9, 1827 ; married in Westfield, Mass., Nov. 9, 186 1, Caleb
Perkins Fowler, as his second wife. He was the son of Eli and
Eleanor (Perkins) Fowler, and was born in Westfield, Oct. 30,
1806, and died there Feb. 11, 1872. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Fowler resides in North Hadley, Mass.
CHILDREN.
1899. I. George Calkb Fowler, b. in Westfield, April 21, 1863.
1900. II. Frederick Homer Fowlrr, 1). in Westfield, June i, 1865 ; m.
in North Hadley, June 21, 1888, Martha Scott, daughter of
Rufus Porter and Elvira C. (Meacham) Scott. She was b. in
North Hadley, Oct. 13, 1859. ^'^''- Fowler graduated from
Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, in 1887, and is
clerk to the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of
Agriculture in Boston.
1901. III. Henry Justin Fowler, b. in Westfield, March 8, 1869.
1902. IV. William Perkins Fowler, b. in Westfield, Sept. 14, 1872.
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815.
Justin Felt, born in Ireland Parish, Jan. 31, 1832; died
in Greenbush, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1879. He married in Cox-
sackie, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1853, Rebecca Jane Pelton, daughter of
Joel and Rose (Edwards) Pelton. She was born in Coxsackie,
April 9, 1837, ^"^ ^i^^ ^^ Troy, N. Y., June 27, 1856. Mr. Felt
was a locomotive engineer and lived in Greenbush. He married
(2d) in Waterford, N. Y., May 2, 1857, Emily Jane Miller,
daughter of Richard and Catharine (Miller) Miller. She was
born in Waterford, Aug. 28, 1841, and died in Greenbush, July
10, 1884. The children by second marriage were all born in
Greenbush.
CHILDREN.
•1903. I. Charles Henry, b. June 27, 1855.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1904. II. Mary Emma, b. July 29, 1859 ; d. in Hudson, N. Y., June 19,
1865.
1905. III. George Edward, b. Oct. 11, 1869. I^esides in Greenbush.
1906. IV. Franklin Justin, b. Feb. 20, 1877 ; d. in Greenbush, March
10, 1877.
1907. V. Grace Mary, b. May 2, 1878.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARY (PORTER) FELT. (309.)
823.
John Felt, born in Salem, Mass., Oct. 27, 1782 ; lost at sea,
April 3, 181 1. He married in Salem, Oct. 12, 1809, Betsey
Shillaber, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Proctor) Shillaber.
She was born Aug. 31, 1785, and died March 8, 187 f. Mr. Felt
was a seaman, and commanded a vessel at the time of his
death.
CHILD.
1908. I. Sarah Elizabkth, b. in Salem, Oct. 29, 1810; died there, July
19, 1889. She was a life-long invalid, and her home was at iii
Lafayette Street, Salem.
824.
Jonathan Porter Felt, bom in Salem, April 5, 1785;
died in that city, Oct. 22, i860. He married Sept. 10, 1810,
Margaret Heussler, daughter of George and Abigail (Young)
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Heussler of Newburyport. She was born July 8, 1787, and
died April 26, 1863. Mr. Felt was a master mariner. We find
the following in the Annals of Salem, "June 10, 1834. The
barque Derb}\ Captain Jonathan P. Felt, at Trabangun, Tehute,
loading with peppers, is attacked at daylight by an armed prow.
The maurauders met with so warm a reception from the Derby's
muskets and cannon they were glad to retreat. Their purpose
was to murder all her men and then take her specie." Captain
Felt removed to Virginia in 1839, but returned to Salem in 1844.
He was admitted as a member of the Essex Lodge of Free
Masons, Sept. 3, 181 1, and was its treasurer from 1845 to 1852.
CHILDREN.
igOQ. I. John, b. in Salem, June 28, 1812 ; d. there, Nov. 8, 1814.
♦igio. II. Jonathan Porter, b. Nov. 28, 1813.
•191 1. III. John, b. Nov. 15, 1815.
1912. IV. Margaret Elizabeth, b. in Salem, Sept. 8, 181 7 ; d. there
June 5, 1818.
1913. V. George Heussler, b. in Salem, in Oct., 1820 ; d. there Nov.
II, 1821.
1914. VI. Margaret Heussler, b. in Salem, Sept. 9, 1823 ; d. there
March 3, 1879.
*I9I5. VII. Mary Porter, b. Nov. 9, 1827; m. Rev. Charles White.
826.
Sally Felt, born in Salem, July 24, 1790; died in Worcester,
Mass., Oct. 20, 1849. She married in Salem, May 5, 18 10,
Benjamin Webb 4th, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Bray)
Webb. He was born in Salem, April 23, 1784, and died there
Sept. 29, 1840. Mr. Webb was an apothecary in Salem.
CHILDREN.
1916. I. John Felt Webb, b. in Salem, Feb. 9, i8ii ; d. in Southamp-
ton, England, Oct. 21, 1861. He was a commercial agent,
and unmarried.
1917. II. Benjamin Webb, b. in Salem, Dec. 9, 1812 ; died there July
4, 1823. Killed by the accidental discharge of rockets on
Salem Common.
1918. III. Mary Elizabeth Webb, born in Salem, Jan. 28, 1814; m.
there, Oct. 22, 1845, George West, son of George and
Deborah (Ayers) West. He was b. in Salem, May 29, i8io,
and d. there June 24, 1852. He was a merchant. Mrs.
West resides at 36 Washington Square, Salem.
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1919. IV. Sarah Felt Wkbb, b. in Salem, March 11, 1816 ; died there,
unmarried, April 19, 1883.
1920. V, Margaret Porter Webb, b. in Salem, Oct. 14, 1818 ; m.
there, July 26, 1848, Charles Paine, son of Nathaniel and
Elizabeth (Chandler) Paine of Worcester, Mass., as his third
wife. He was b. in Worcester, Aug. 12, 1804, and d. there
Dec. 8, 1866. Mrs. Paine resides at 35 Chestnut Street,
Worcester.
1921. VI. Ellen Deborah Webb, b. in Salem, Nov. 29, 1822 ; d. there,
, unmarried. Dec. 2, 1882.
827.
Ephraim Felt, born in Salem, Feb. 16, 1795; died there
Dec. 7, 1872. He married in Salem, Oct. 6, 1822, Elizabeth
Ropes, daughter of George and Seeth (Millet) Ropes. She
was born in Salem April 19, 1798, and died in that city Nov. 28,
1873. Mr. Felt resided in Salem until August, 1828, being en-
gaged in the dry-goods trade. At this date he removed to Utica,
N. Y., being attracted thither by the prospect of trade consequent
upon the opening of the Erie Canal, and remained there and in
the adjacent town of Stockbridge until September, 1834, when
he returned to Salem. He entered the office of the Eastern R. R.
Company as bookkeeper, and in 1839 became its chief clerk.
Later, and until 1858, was ticket agent at Salem. From 1861
to 1869 he was an inspector in the Salem Custom House.
Mr. Felt was a kind though not an over-indulgent father, steadily
working to give his children the best education within their reach.
He was not successful in mercantile business, either in Salem or
Utica, but was industrious, cheerful, and patient, in times of ad-
versity as well as in prosperity. Politically he was formerly a
Democrat, but changed early to the Republican party.
CHILDREN.
1922. I. Samuel Ropes, b. in Salem, July 14, 1823; d. there Dec. 5, 1823.
1923. II Ephraim Porter, b. in Salem, March 14, 1825 ; d. there Dec.
II, 1842.
1924. in. George Ropes, b. in Salem, Feb. 7, 1827 ; d. in Utica, Oct. 28,
1828.
1925. IV. Sarah Elizabeth, b. in Utica, May 2, 1829; d. in Salem, April
3, 1840.
•1926. V. George Ropes, b. Dec. 21, 1831.
•1927. VI. Charles Wilson, b. Nov. 18, 1834.
1928. vii. Ann Baker Kennedy, b. in Salem, May 15, 1839; d. there Dec.
I, i860.
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CHILD OF JOSEPH AND SARAH (BRADISH) FELT. (313.)
839.
Ephraim Felt, born in Salem, Dec. 31, 1802 ; died there
Jan. n, 1867. He married in Salem, March 2, 1831, Elizabeth
Prescott Abbott, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Wright)
Abbott, of Hollis, N. H. She was born in Mollis, June 23, 1793,
and died in Salem, July 12, 1887.
CHILDREN.
1929. I. Elizabeth, b. ; d. five mos. old.
•1930. II. Elizabeth Ann, b. in 1833; m. David P. Staniford.
1931. III. Sarah Jane, b. ; resides in Salem.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND SARAH (WARD) FELT. (315.)
842.
Mary Felt, born in Salem, June 23, 1796; died there Feb.
17, 1855. She married, Oct. 21, 182 1, Thomas Symonds, son
of William and Eunice (Gardner) Symonds. He was born in
1792, and died Oct. 6, 1864, aged 72 years. He was a store-
keeper and farmer.
CHILDREN.
1932. I. Thomas Gardner Symonds, b. in 1822 ; d. in California, in the
fall of 1850.
'933- "• William Henry Symonds, b. July 17, 1824; resides in Salem.
Unmarried.
1934. III. Benjamin Felt Symonds, b. in Sept., 1826; d, unmarried, May
7, 1851.
*935' *v- Mary Ellkn Felt Symonds, b. in 1829; d. in Tewksbury,
Mass., April 23, 1864. Unmarried.
1936. V. Catharine Jevveti- Symonds, b. in 1833; d. unmarried, July
11,1855
'937- VI. Edward Felt Symonds, b. in July, 1835; ^- *** Danvers. Mass.,
March 15, 1859. Unmarried.
845.
Benjamin Felt, born in Salem, Oct. 25, 1802 ; died there
Nov. 12, 1874. He married in Salem, April 25, 1826, Hannah
Raymond, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Brown) Raymond, of
Beverly, Mass. She was born in Beverly, April 16, 1802, and
resides (1891) at No. 3 Carpenter street, Salem. Mr. Felt was a
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block and pump maker, being originally engaged in this business
with his father.
CHILDREN.
*i93S. I. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 2, 1828; m. Nathan H. Millett.
•1939. II. Catherine Jewett, b. Sept 22, 1838; m. Edward S. Thayer.
847.
Eleanor Felt, bom in Salem, Oct. 25, 1806; died in Boston,
Jan. 26, 1886. She married in Salem, Nov. 25, 1827, John
Tillson, son of John and Susan (Simons) Tillson, of Boston.
He was born in Boston Dec. 27, 1801, and died there July 11,
1855. Mr. Tillson, when a lad, learned the trade of custom boot-
bottoming, in which he continued until 1828, when he started the
first regular leather-finding business in Boston, and at the time of
his death had become the largest dealer and importing merchant
in his line in New England. Mr. Tillson was a member of the
Boston City Council in 1842 and 1843. ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^'^ ^^"^ Whig
in politics, and was always interested and active in behalf of good
government. On the organization of the Broadway Bank of
South Boston he was chosen its president, in which office he con-
tinued until his death. He was also a poet of some repute.
The children were all born in Boston.
CHILDREN.
1940. I. Ellen Maria Tillson, b. May 25, 1829; d. in Boston, Oct. 11,
1833-
1941. II. Susan Simons Tillson, b. March 6, 1831; d. in Boston,. July
24, 1879. She m. there Nov. 27, 1853, George Hugh Crichton,
son of James and Isabella Crichton. He was b, in Glasgow,
Scotland, Feb. 28, 1828. He is a commission merchant in
Boston.
1942. 111. Sarah Ward Tillson, b. Jan. 12, 1833.
1943. IV. Edmund Crocker Tillson, b. Jan. 2, 1835 ; m.in Boston, Nov.
30, 1856, Mary Elizabeth Spear, daughter of Samuel Arnold
and Mary Blake (Leeds) Spear. She was b. in Boston, Oct. 10,
1839, and d. there April 20, 1877. Mr. Tillson is a steamboat
man, and resides at 6 Rockland Place, Boston.
1944. V. John Davis Williams Tillson b. Dec i, 1836; m.in Boston,
Aug. 12, 1858, Mary Ann Elizabeth Poland, daughter of Zebu-
Ion Poland. She d. in Boston, Dec. 21, 1862. He m. (2d) in
Boston, Oct. 15, 1867, Harriet Fisher (Morton) Swctt, daughter
of Thomas and Lydia (Gray) Morton, and widow of Joshua
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Swett of that city. She was b. there May i, 1843. They re-
side at 100 L St., South Boston. Mr. Tillson is a merchant.
I94S" VI. William Henry Tillson, b. Jan. 6, 1839; d. in San Francisco,
Cal., July 17, 1863.
848/
Henrietta Augusta Felt, bom in Salem, Sept. 25, 1808 ;
died Dec. 5, 1883. She married in Salem, March 5, 1838,
David Elwell Saunders, son of Nathaniel and Susan (Elwell)
Saunders of Gloucester, Mass. He was born in Gloucester,
March 4, 1803, ^nd died in Salem in October, 1880. He was a
cabinet-maker.
CHILDREN.
1946. I. Henrietta Augusta Saunders, b. in Salem, Dec. 18, 1838; m.
there June 15, 1859, James Coolidge, son of James and Sarah
(Voax) Coolidge of Boston. He was b. in Boston, June 30,
1829. They reside in Wayland, Mass. Mr. Coolidge is a
merchant.
1947. II. David Elwell Saunders, b. in Salem, March 19, 1842; m.
there July 3, 1867, Jennie Osborne, daughter of Stephen and
Mary E. (Brace) Osborne. She was b. in Salem, Jan. 11, 1843.
They reside at No. 3 Barton Square, Salem. Mr. Saunders served
in the war as a sergeant in Co. A, 50th Mass. Infantry. Enlisted
in June, 1862, and was discharged Aug. 1 1, 1863. He is a deal-
er in mill supplies.
1948. III. John Jewett Saunders, b. in Salem, Aug. 22, 1844; m. there
• Aug. 29, 1872, Mary E. Skinner, daughter of Richard and Su-
san Hovey Skinner. She was b. in Salem, July 24, 1846.
They reside at No. 8 Winter st., Salem.
849.
Edward B. Felt, born in Salem, Dec. 20, 18 10; died there
Dec. 27, 1855. He married Mary West, daughter of Thom-
as West of Beverly, who was born in Beverly, Jan. 17, 18 16, and
died in Salem, Sept. 16, 1888. Their children were born in
Salem.
CHILDREN.
1949. I. Edward A., b. ; d. at sea in 1868.
1950. II. Benjamin W , b. in 1839; d^in Cambridge, Mass., May 13, 1871.
1951. III. Annie Singleton, b. July 29, 1846; m. in Salem, Jan. 1, 1866,
James B. Egan of Salem, son of William Egan. He was a
hotel-keeper, and d. in Salem, May 31, 1871. She m. (2d)
March 9, 1874, John C. Pond of Salem, a sea captain. He is
deceased. Mrs. Pond resides at No. 9 Dearborn St., Salem.
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CHILDREN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND DORCAS (HART)
FELT. (317.)
.851.
George Washington Felt, born in Salem, Mass., Aug. 26,
1799 ; died in Sailors' Snug Harbor, Staten Island, N. Y., June 21,
1857. He was a seafaring man. He married Phcebe Porter, who
died in New York about 1874. They lived in New York city.
CHILDREN.
1952. I. Alfred W., b. ; enlisted Aug. 4, 1862, as a private in Co.
C, 5th N. Y. Infantry (Duryea's Zouaves) and died in Emory
Hospital. Washington, D. C, May lo, 1863.
•'953' "• George Augustus, b, in Dec, 1847.
♦1954. III. Grace Ann Lecraft, b. Dec. 13, 1849; m. Alexander Matier.
852.
John Felt, born in Salem, Aug. 16, 180 1 ; died Sept. 20,
1829. He married, Sept. 28, 1826, Elizabeth Very, daughter of
Samuel and Abigail (Crowninshield) Very. She died before
April 4, 1848, at which time her sister, Harriet, was appointed
guardian of her son.
CHILD.
1955.
I. John Very, b. Oct. 24, 1829; d. in Salem, Jan. 25, 1875. • He
was engaged in the grocery business, and was unmarried.
853.
Ephraim Felt, bom in Salem, Aug. 17, 1803; died
there Sept. 7, 185 1. He married in Salem, July i, 1828, Lucy
Beadle, daughter of John and Lucy (Robbins) Beadle. She was
born in Salem, June 7, 1805, and resides (1888) in that city.
Mr. Felt was a master painter. The children were born in Salem.
CHILDREN.
John Beadle, b. Sept. 10, 1S30.
George Washinc.ton, b. Sept. 17, 1832. He resides in
Salem, unmarried. He is a cooper and has been a sailor.
LrcY Ann, b. Nov. 27, 1S34 ; m. Andrew J. Tibbetts.
Charles Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1S40 ; d. in Salem, Dec. 10, 1867.
•1956.
I.
1957.
11.
•1958.
lit.
1959.
IV.
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854.
Catharine Manning Felt, born in Salem, Oct. 15,
1804; died in Boston, May 19, 1877. She married in Salem,
July 19, 1835, Jonathan Mellen Plaisted, son of Roger and
Dorcas Plaisted of Buxton, Maine. He was born in Buxton,
March 26, 1799, and died in Boston, Feb. 8, 1870. He was a
mason. They lived in Boston.
CHILDREN.
i960. I. EuzA Felt Plaisted, b. in Boston, April i, 1837 *. d. in Hyde
Park, Ma.ss., April 2, 1883. She m. in Boston, June 7, 1857,
William Franklin Badger, son of Nathaniel and Susan lEveleth)
Eladger of Chelsea, Vermont. He was b. in Chelsea, May
24, 1833. He is a manufacturer of building finish, and re-
sides in Hyde Park. He served during the war as a private in
Co. B, 45th Mass. Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 26, 1862, and was
discharged July 7, 1863.
1961. II. Augusta Stanley Plaisted, b. in Boston, June 19, 1842 ; re-
sides in that city at No. 46 Village street.
855.
Alfred Washington Felt, born in Salem, Jan. 13, 1807 ;
died in Tallahassee, Florida, July 10, 1838. He married,
but the name of his wife has not been ascertained.
CHILDREN.
1962. I. Margaret, b. .
1963. II. Ann, b. .
858.
Mary Ann Felt, born in Salem, July 9, 18 13,; married
there, Nov. 24, 1830, Joseph Warren Whitmore, son of Anthony
Knapp, and Priscilla (Chase) Whitmore of Newburyport, Mass.
He was born in Newburyport, in Sept., 1809, and died in Port-
land, Maine, May 15, 1843. ^^ was a dealer in hats and furs in
Portland. Mrs. Whitmore resides (1888) in that city.
CHILDREN.
1964. I. Dorcas Ann Wiiitmork, b. in Salem, March 14, 1S32 ;
m. in Portsmouth, N. IL, June 7, 1S51, Joseph Northrup
Martin, son of Joseph and Abij^ail (Davison) Martin of Fal-
mouth, Nova Scotia. He was b. in Falmouth, March 7, 1826
and is a locomotive foreman. Grand Trunk R. R.
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1965. II. Joseph Warren Whitmore, b. in Salem, April 8, 1834. He
sen-ed in the war of the Rebellion, and died in Anderson-
ville Prison in Aug., 1863. He m. in Roxbuiy, Mass.. Sept,
3, i860, Cleorgianna Vealon, daughter of H en r)' Wallace and
Ruth K. (Miller) Veaton of South Boston. She was b. in
South Boston, Feb. 3, 1843. She is now Mrs. James Simp-
son, and resides in South Boston.
1966. III. Frances Caroline Wiutmore, b. in l*oriland, May 18,
1836; d. there Jan. 5, 1886. She m. in I*ortland, Feb.
19, 1857, Edward Macomber Gammon, son of Ezekiel D.
and Hannah (Moulton) Clammon. He was b. in Portland,
March 8, 1835. He is a painter, decorator, and musician,
and resides in Beloit, Wis. He enlisted June 24, 1861, and
served as musician in the 5th Maine Infantry, and was dis-
chai^ed in Aug., 1862. He again enlisted in July, 1863,
and served as Band-master in the 30th Maine Infantry, and
was discharged in Aug., 1865.
1967. IV- Edward (Irant WiiiTMr)RK, b. in I*ortland, Aug. 25, 1837 ;
d. May 17, 1892. He m. in Portland, Sept. 11, 1862,
Frances Ellen Lewis, daughter of Jotham and Olive (Garey)
Lewis of Cornish, Maine. She was b. in Cornish, July 13,
1834, and resides in Portland. Mr. Whitmore was a ma-
chinist.
1968. V. George Felt Whitmore, b. in Portland, March 11, 1839; ™-
there July 25, 1861, Emily Adams Swett, daughter of
Stephen and Hannah (1. (i^ewis) Swett. She was b. in Port-
land, April 14, 1S42. Mr. Whitmore is a carpenter. They
reside at No. 58 Codman Park, Boston.
1969. VI. Alfred Hart Whitmore, b. ii) Portland, Oct. 5, 1840 ; d. in
Salisbury Prison, Feb. 15, 1865. He enlisted Aug. 25,
1862, and ser>'ed as sergeant in Co. H , 25th Me. Infantry, and
was discharged July 10, 1S63. He re-enlisted in Jan., 1864,
and was mustered as first sergeant of Co. L, D. C. Cavalry,
Feb. 8, 1864. He was transferred to C'o. E, P'irst Maine
Cavalry. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Ilattlc
of Reams Station, Virginia, .Vug. 25, 1864.
1970. VII. Marv El len Whitmore. born in Portland, May 11, 1842; d.
there March 15, 1843.
859.
Lucinda Brown Felt, born in Salem, Oct. 3, 1816; died
Sept. 8, 1890. She married in Salem, July 3, 1836, Edward
Brown Symonds, son of Joseph and Catharine (Brown) Symonds.
He was born in Salem, April 20, 18 18, and died there Dec. 20,
1862. He was engaged in the grocery business.
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CHILDREN.
1971. 1. Edward Augustus Symonds, b. in Salem, July 25, 1842 ; d.
in Togus, Maine, in April, 1878.
1972. II. Charles Alfred Symonds, b. in Salem, Aug. 5, 1847 ; d.
there Nov. 5, 1847.
1973. III. LuciNDA Felt Symonds, b. in Salem, March 25, J849 ; m. in
Lynntield Center, Mass., Aug. 1, 1870, Henry Augustus Mer-
ritt, son of Henry and Elizabeth Sophia (Hood) Merritt of
Salem. He was b. in Salem, June 15, 1845, and d. Oct. 12,
1 89 1. He was a railroad conductor. He served during the
war as First Lieutenant of Co. C, 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery.
Mrs. Merritt resides in Salem.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SUSANNAH (ROPES) FELT. (324.)
86x.
Susannah Felt, born in Salem, Mass., in 1782; married
there, June i, 1804, John Marston, son of David and Dorcas
(Davis) Marston. He was born in Marblehead about 1778. We
do not know the dates of death of either.
CHILDREN.
1974. I. Susan Marston, b. ; ni. (after May 11, 1832) Page of
Boston.
1975. II. Mary Marston, b. ; m. William Pease of Boston.
862.
Mary Felt, bom in Salem, in 1784; married March 9,
1806, Jacob Lakeraan. Administration on his estate was granted
his widow Jan. 18, 1814. She married (2d), Aug. 19, 18 16, John
Waters, son of John and Rachel (Tarbell) Waters of South Dan-
vers. He was born May 15, 1773, and baptized in Salem
Tabernacle, May 30. He was a carpenter. The dates of death
have not been ascertained.
CHILD.
1976. I. Jacob Lakp:man, b. .
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND JANE (HARRIDAN) FELT. (325.)
866.
Mary Felt, bom in Salem, Mass., March 3, 1789; died Aug.
28, 1 86 1. She married, Sept. 16, 18 10, Samuel Kennedy, son of
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James and Nancy (Clougli) Kennedy. He was born Dec. 15,
1783, and died July 12, 1851. He was a master mariner.
CHILDREN.
1977. 1. Samukl Kennedy, b. Jan. 5, 1813; d. same day.
1978. n. Mary Jank Kennedy, b. July 11, 1814 ; d. in Danvers, Feb.
22, 1886, unmarried.
1979. HI. Ann Baker Kennedy, b. Nov. 15, 1815 ; d. Jan. 30, 1S39.
She m. Jan. 22, 1838, Jonathan Porter Felt, Jr. (No. 1910),
son of Jonathan Porter and Margaret (Ileussler) Felt. He was
b. Nov. 28, 1 813, and perished by the burning of the steamer
Lt'xington^ on Long Lsland Sound, Jan. 13, 1 840.
1980. IV. Samuel Kennedy, b. Sept. 15, 1819; d. in East Boston, Mass.,
Dec. 20, 1868. He ni. in Boston, Oct. 5, 1850, Kate Glezen
Pratt, daughter of Joseph and Katharine (Seaver) Pratt of Bos-
ton. She was born in Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 19, 1 8 19, and now
resides at 16 Howland Street, Roxbury. Mr. Kennedy was a
mariner, and commanded the U. S. Transport Mississippi
during the entire period of the civil war.
1981. V. Phoebe B. Kennedy, b. Jan. 10, 1821 ; d. Oct. 6, 1821.
867.
Phoebe Felt, born in Salem, Feb. 27, 1793; died in
Gloucester, Mass., March 18, 1833. She married in Salem, Nov.
3, 1816, John Haskell Davis, son of Elias and Lucy (Haskell)
Davis of Gloucester. He was born in Gloucester, Dec. 5, 1788,
and died there Feb. 5, 1844. He was a master mariner.
CHILD.
1982. I. PiKKKE Davis, b. in Gloucester, May 29, 1821 ; m. there
Nov. 12, 1844, Francis Munroe, son of Willianr» and Martha
(Stone) Munroe of Concord, Mass. He was b. in Concord,
Dec. 7, 1814 ; and d. tliere Nov. 5, 1870. He was a manufac-
turer of pencils. Mrs. Munroe resides in Concord.
CHILD OF HENRY AND ANNA (STEWART) FELT. (327.)
869.
Henry Felt, born in Salem, Mass, in 1798; died in 1857.
He graduated from Harvard College in 181 5. He adopted the
name of his stepfather — Baker — and was authorized by the
Massachusetts General Court, June 17, 1820, to take the name of
Henry Felt Baker. He married Caroline Boit. Mr. (Felt) Baker
was a merchant in Boston.
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CHILDREN.
1983. I. Ellen Baker, b. ; resides at No. 16, Louisburg Square,
Boston.
1984. II. Edward Baker, b. ; d. in Europe.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH (CURTIS) FELT. (330.)
872.
Joseph Barlow Felt, born in Salem, Mass., Dec. 22, 1789 ;
died in that city Sept. 8, 1869. He married, Sept. 18, 18 16, Abi-
gail Adams Shaw, daughter of Rev. John and Elizabeth (Smith)
Shaw of Haverhill, Mass. She was born in Haverhill in 1790,
and died in Boston, July 5, 1859. Of her a writer in the New
Engiand Historical and Genealogical Register says : " Well edu-
cated by her mother, fully adequate for so sacred a trust, she
honored the relations of her position in society. She was re-
markable for her literary, moral, and religious traits of character.
Her life to all with whom she was immediately connected was a
constant source of beneficence." Mr. Felt married (2d) Nov. 16,
1862, Mrs. Catharine (Bartlett) Meachum, daughter of Hon. Bailey
Bartlett of Haverhill, and widow of Hon. John Meachum. Of
Mr. Felt perhaps no better account can be given than the follow-
ing, taken from the January, 1870, number of the New England
Historical and Genealogical Register,^ to which it was communicated
by Hon. J. B. F. Osgood of Salem, his nephew :
** Joseph Barlow Felt, son of John and Elizabeth-Curtis Felt, was born in
Salem, Mass., Dec. 22, 1789. Of his parents he used to say that he had
' stronger faith in their declarations than in those of all the world beside.*
'* He received, however, little training from his father, who was a ship mas-
ter in European and India trade, and who died on Martha's Vineyard, Aug.
23, 1802, aged 38 years, after a long and trying passage from India, leaving
little property to his wife and five chil^en. The energy and influence of the
mother moulded the character of the son, who ever spake of her with grateful
reverence.
** After the death of his father, and at the age of 14 years, he obtained em-
ployment in a store in order to qualify himself for mercantile life. Here he re-
mained several years, improving his few leisure hours chiefly in reading bio-
graphical works. Among these was the life of Ledyard, the traveler, and of
others who obtained a collegiate education by their own efforts. Stimulated
* The original of this paper, with some additions by Rev. Dorus Clarke,
D.D., here incorporated, was read by him, as historiographer, before the New
England Historic-Genealogical Society, Oct. 6, 1869.
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by these examples, he resolved to obtain such an education, and, in June, 1808,
entered the academy in Atkinson, N. H., then under the charge of Mr. (after-
wards the Hon.) John Vose, a distinguished educator of that day. In 1809, he
became a member of the freshman class in Dartmouth College, whence he was
graduated in 1 813. During the winters of his college course he taught school.
In May, 181 3, he was disabled by a cold, which, settling in one of his eyes,
baffled medical skill, and was ever afterwards a source of severe suffering and
self-denial with regard to his studies.
" In despair of ever being able to pursue his contemplated preparation for
the ministry, he became a partner in a mercantile business in Salem, but this was
soon after put to an end by the revulsion that accompanied the war then going
on between Great Britain and the United States. In January, 1814, although
still suffering under defective eyesight, he began special preparation for the
ministry, under the direction of Rev. Samuel Worcester, D.D., of Salem.
While pursuing his studies he taught a private school, and continued this avo-
cation until Dec. 17, 1819. Meanwhile he received, March 2, 181 5, from the
Essex Association, a license to preach, and was frequently employed by congre-
gations in Salem and its vicinity.
** He was married, Sept. 18, 1816, to Abigail Adams Shaw, daughter of
Rev. John Shaw, who died at Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 29, 1794, and of
Elizabeth (Smith) Shaw, who was a sister of the wives of Judge Richard
Cranch and President John Adams. Mrs. Shaw subsequently became the
wife of Rev. Stephen Peabody of Atkinson, N. H., where she died April 9,
1815.
*' After declining several calls from other congregations, Mr. Felt was
ordained as minister of the Congregational Society at Sharon, Mass., Dec. 19,
1821, and remained there till April 19, 1824. On the 16th of June, following,
he was settled at Hamilton, Mass., as successor of Rev. Manasseh Cutler,
LL.D., and continued to perform his parochial duties with exemplar)' punctu-
ality and faithfulness until Dec. 4, 1833, when, owing to ill health, he dissolved
his pastoral relation with that church. It was a trying dispensation to one so
devoted as he was to the service of his Divine Master, to be compelled to lay
aside a profession, ' of which,* to use his own language, * my experience can
verily testify, that however subject to many and peculiar trials, yet, when
heartily cherished and properly honored, it is the perennial spring of purer,
more abundant, and sublimer joys, th*i those of all other human vocations,
though rewarded with incalculable riches, blazoned with the most dazzling of
earthly honors and inscribed highest on the scroll of worldly fame."
'* During his residence at Hamilton, an address delivered before the Masonic
Assembly at Ipswich, in 1825 ; another, before the Ipswich Academy in 1829 ;
the preparation of many articles in Farmer s New England Gcmahgical Rfg-
isUr ; the publication of his invaluable ' Annals of Salem ' in 1832, and also
his ' History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton,' in 1833, afford ample testi-
mony to his patient industry, indefatigable research, and antiquarian taste.
His love of antiquarian pursuits was acknowledged in a variety of ways : one
of which was by his election, Sept. 25, 1830, to membership in the Massachu-
setts Historical Society, and subsequently to membership in ten other similar
societies in the United States.
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**Mr. Felt removed his family, Oct. 31, 1834, to Boston, where he en-
gaged in the congenial pursuits of an antiquary and historian ; contributing, in
1835, ' Ecclesiastical Statistics of Essex County ' to the pages of the American
Quarterly Register; in 1836, supplying a large portion of the materials of a
volume of the Massachusetts Historical Society's Collections — besides the de-
livery of a lecture in each of four successive courses of that society.
'* The State archives also bear ample evidence of his labors and patient
research. In April, 1836, he was commissioned by Governor Everett to ar-
range the ancient papers in the State archives, which were found in indescrib-
able confusion, and were steadily diminishing in numbers and value. Two
hundred and forty-one bound volumes of these papers, classified and chrono-
logically arranged, attest the usefulness of his task and his diligence. He was
engaged in this work until April, 1839, w^d he was appointed to visit England
to obtain duplicates of provincial records and papers, the originals of which
had been lost. His visit to England, however, was prevented at that time, be-
cause the British authorities declined to allow to Americans access to their
offices, lest, as was supposed, they might find evidence bearing upon the North-
eastern boundary question which was then pending. In 1845, he was again
commissioned to visit England for this purpose, and spent six weeks there.
He then traveled through France, Scotland, and Ireland, and on his return to
Boston resumed his work on the State archives, which he completed in the
early part of 1846, having been engaged thereon from the spring of 1835, with
the exception of a singly year.
'* On the 29th of December, 1836, Mr. Felt was chosen librarian of the
Massachusetts Historical Society, but, as the situation was desired by Rev. T.
M. Harris, D.D., with characteristic courtesy he stepped aside for him, Oct.
26, 1837. When Dr. Harris died Mr. Felt succeeded him, April 28, 1842,
and remained in that office until 1854, with pleasure to himself and satisfaction
to his associates.
*' He published, in 1839, his * History of Massachusetts Currency," which
was an enlargement of two lectures delivered at the request of the Massachu-
setts Historical Society. This was an invaluable work to numismatologists ;
the edition has long since been exhausted.
*' For more than nineteen years — viz. : from Dec. 18, 1839, to Jan. 12,
1859 — ^^ ^f\^ the office of recording secretary of the American Statistical
Association, of which institution he was one of the founders. In 1841 he was
elected a member of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, and the
same year furnished an article on the * Fasts and Thanksgivings of New Eng-
land' for Coleman's Ecclesiastical Antiquities. In April, 1845, he was chosen
a corresponding member of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society.
This membership was changed to resident in June, 1847, and to honorary in
October, 1855.
** In 1846, he was invited to succeed Rev. William Cogswell, D.D., as
president of the (^ilmanton Theological Seminary, but declined accepting that
trust. He had already declined two invitations to take charge of literary sem-
inaries. \\\ 1847, he finished publishing ' Collections for the American Statis-
tical Association on Towns, Population, and Taxation.' In 1848, he issued a
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* Memoir of Roger Conant* ; in 1849, printed his second edition of the 'An-
nals of Salem,' in two volumes ; in 1850. ' (lenealogicall terns for Gloucester* ;
and in 1851, 'Genealogical Items for Lynn,' and his 'Memoir of Hugh
Peters.'
" Mr. Felt was chosen president of the New England Historic-Genealog-
ical Society, Jan. 2, 1850, and sustained that relation three years. He edited
the January and April numbers of the AVw England Historical and Genealogy
ical Register for 1852 ; and his * Kidd Papers,' obtained in London, 'Memoirs
of Francis Higginson,' ' Sketch of Abigail Brown,' and * Memorials of William
S. Shaw,' were printed in that year. In the succeeding year, 1853, his discussion
of the question, ' Who Was the First Governor of Massachusetts,' and his
'Customs of New England,' were issued from the press.
" He was chosen secretary of the Congregational Library Association in
October, 1852 ; their librarian the next year, and, in 1854, under their aus-
pices, published his first volume of ' Ecclesiastical History of New England.'
Of this work a committee appointed by the association say : ' We take pleasure
in certifying that, in our judgment, it everywhere discloses a thoroughness of
research and an accuracy of statement in regard to matters of fact, which the
early history of New England has never before had, and will never again need.
No other writer on the subject, among the living or the dead, has devoted the
time, or enjoyed the facilities which have been afforded to the author of this
work. Twenty years of investigation among the best libraries of this country,
and a visit to those of England, together with the overhauling of an incredible
mass of old manuscripts in the archives of Massachusetts and elsewhere —
undertaken con amore^ and pursued with ever freshening zeal — leaves small
hope of original acquisition to those who may glean after him.' The second
volume of this work — the crowning labor of the author's life — was published
in 1861.
" In 1857, Dartmouth College conferred upon Mr. Felt the degree of Doc-
tor of Laws.
" Mr. Felt's first estimable and talented wife, who had been an encourag-
ing helpmeet and a much valued assistant in all his literary labors for nearly
forty-three years, died in Boston, July 5. 1859. In June, 1861, he removed to
Salem, and there resided till his decease. He was a second time married, viz.,
Nov. 16, 1862, to Mrs. Catharine (Bartlett) Meachum of Haverhill, Mass., who
survives him. He left no issue.
" We have thus given but a crude outline of the life of Dr. Felt, who was
by many of his associates and friends esteemed one of the most dilligent,
learned, and eminent antiquaries and annalists which America has produced,
and whose researches have accomplished much for future historians, and pre-
served from oblivion many interesting incidents relating to New England mat-
ters. Reserved and retiring in his private life — never showing any desire for
notoriety — he was highly exemplary in the various relations of son, husband,
brother, pastor, friend, and citizen ; and constantly illustrated the benevolence
of his heart by endeavors to increase the happiness of others. By his willing-
ness to aid any seekers after information he proved his Btness to be a guide in
antirjuarian and historical research.
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** He was a liberal contributor to many public institutions of science and
literature. A notable instance of this may be recalled from Quincy's History
of the Boston Athenceum^ when, as the legal representative of his brother-in-
law, William S. Shaw, who died, leaving claims against the Athenaeum
amounting to ten thousand dollars, Mr. Felt * voluntarily and most liberally
executed a release of the whole claim and thereby constituted Mr. Shaw a
benefactor to the institution to that amount.' His high appreciation of the lit-
erary institutions at Atkinson and Hanover, is manifested by liberal legacies to
each in his last will and testament.
** Perhaps some have thought that Dr. Felt was too prone to press his re-
ligious views upon the notice of his readers ; but it may well be said that his
life illustrated his moral teachings. There was such amiableness, living con-
scientiousness, and saintly sincerity in his conversation and daily life, that one
who has known him long and intimately may well be pardoned for applying
to him the words : * Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile.'
**On Sunday, Sept. 3, 1865, Dr. Felt, upon returning home from religious
service, sat down, as was his daily custom, to write in his diary. He had
written the text of the afternoon sermon : James, 4th chap. 14 verse — * Whereas
ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even
a vapour, that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away.' With the
last word of the text his pen wandered over the page in random scrawls, and he
fell back in his chair paralyzed and apparently lifeless. The shadows of com-
ing death had already gathered upon his brow and extinguished his usefulness
forever. For^ although he partially recovered from that state of insensibility,
it was only to live lingeringly for four long years, wholly incapacitated for lit-
erary labor, but ever cherishing ' the hope,' as he once expressed himself, that
* his Saviour would soon take him home.* Thus, in unshaken confidence of a
better portion hereafter, his body gradually yielded to disease, and on Sept. 8,
1869, at the age of 80 years, he gently departed this life, full of years and hon-
ors ; having lived the life of an earnest Christian, an amiable gentleman, a
diligent scholar, and a useful citizen."
The following resolutions were passed by the New England
Historic-Genealogical Society, Sept. 22, 1869 :
** The death of Rev. Joseph B. Felt, LL.D., a former president of the so-
ciety, was announced ; and the following resolutions, offered by Rev. Dorus
Clarke, D.D., were passed :
•* Resolved^ That in the recent removal by death of the Rev. Joseph Barlow
Felt, LL.D., the society would devoutly recognize the agency of a righteous
Providence, and would bow with submission to His holy w^ill.
^"^ Resolved^ That this society and the interests of History generally are
largely indebted to Dr. Felt, who was one of the earliest presidents and an
editor of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register and Antiquarian
Journal, for the deep interest he took in historical and genealogical researches,
especially at a period when that subject had not received, in this country, the
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comparatively scientific and thorough consideration which has more recently
elevated it to a high and honorable position in the department of letters.
*''' Resolved y That the corresponding secretary transmit an attested copy of
these resolutions to the widow of Dr. Felt. "
And Oct. 6, 1869 :
"The president referred to the recent death of Rev. Dr. Felt, and was fol-
lowed by J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., who briefly sketched the literary and
private character of the deceased, with whom he had been intimately ac-
quainted and associated for many years. Mr. Thornton offered, and on mo-
tion of Rev. Lucius R. Paige, D.D., the society adopted the following resolu-
tion, viz. :
" Whereas, Joseph Barlow Felt, LL.D., an early friend and efficient Presi-
dent of this society, has died (Sept. 8, 1869), in serene old age and Christian
hope, after a life of industry and usefulness,
'* Resolved^ That we record his death with profound respect for his scru-
pulous integrity, warm heart, and distinguished services in the local and gen-
eral history of New England, and as an example in his own life of the good old
Puritans whom he revered and with the history of whose institutions his name
is identified."
873.
Elizabeth Curtis Felt, born in Salem, June 6, 1792;
died there Aug. 6, 1864. She married in Salem, April 13, 181 7,
William Osgood, son of Christopher and Mary (Shepard) Osgood.
He was born in Salem, April 8, 1785, and died there April 2,
1834. He was a master mariner and merchant. Their children
were all born in Salem.
CHILDREN.
1985. I. Abigail Shaw Osgood, b. April 26, 1818 ; d. in Salem, June 25,
1880.
1986. H. William Henry Osgood, b. Nov. 5, 1821; resides in Salem.
Unmarried. He is a master mariner.
1987. III. Joseph Barlow Felt Osgood, b. July i, 1823 ; m. in Salem,
Nov. 15, 1853, Mary Jane Creamer, daughter of Benjamin and
Ann M. (Brace) Creamer. She was b. in Salem Feb. 25, 1827,
and d. there Sept. 16, 1865. Mr. Osgood graduated from Har-
vard University in 1846; studied law, and assumed its practice
in his native city. He was mayor of Salem in 1865, and has
served in both branches of the State Legislature, and upon the
establishment of the First District Court of Essex County was
appointed judge, which office he filled until January, 1889. The
following is from the Salem Register: "The resignation of
Judge J. B. F. Osgood of the First District Court and the
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appointment of Associate Justice Daniel £. Safiford a3 his suc-
cessor, were among the notable events of last week. Judge
Osgood has discharged the duties of the office for fifteen years,
and with an ability, fidelity, and acceptance that have been re-
markable. He retires with the consciousness of having served
his fellow-citizens and the State as Councilman, Mayor, Repre-
sentative, Senator, and Judge, with honor to himself and great
advantage to his constituents and the public interests. He re*
sumes the practice of the law at his Essex street office." By
the courtesy of Judge Osgood in loaning the manuscripts relat-
ing to the Felt family, collected and compiled by his uncle,
Rev. J. B. Felt, the compiler of this work has been enabled to
add to it much of value that otherwise would probably have
been omitted.
1988. IV. John Felt Osgood, b. Dec. 18, 1825 ; m. in Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dec. 18, 1854, Elizabeth L. Burling, daughter of Benjamin L.
and Catherine (Jones) Burling. She was b. in Philadelphia
July 28, 1832. Mr. Osgood resided in the East Indies from
1845 ^o 1S491 ^s commission merchant agent. From 1850 to
1858 he was a commission merchant in San Francisco. Since
that date he has resided in Boston, not actively engaged in
business.
1989. V. Ellen Punchard Osgood, b. Dec. 25, 1827 ; d. in Salem, March
II, 1875.
1990. VI. Mary Shepard Osgood, b. Dec. 9, 1830.
1991. VII. Susan Elizabeth Osgood, b. June i, 1832.
CHILDREN OF NATHANIEL AND HANNAH (REEVES) FELT.
(334.)
878.
Hannah Felt, born in Salem, Mass., July 25, 1792; died
. She married, June 16, 1811, Samuel Ropes, son of Jona-
than and Hannah (Luscomb) Ropes, who was born March 25,
1784, and died July 11, 1854.
CHILDREN.
1992. I. Elizabeth Ropes, b. Dec. 14, 1812; d. April 16, 1880. She m.
April 12, 1838, George Cook Hodgdon, who was b. June 12,
1814, and d. April 13, 1877.
'993' II- Nathaniel. Ropes, b. Feb. 24, 181 5; d. Nov. 12, 1817.
1994. III. Samuel Ropes, b. Oct. 10, 1816; d. Sept. 28, 1864. He m. Nov.
3, 1841, Bethia Pitman, daughter of Mark and Sophia (Francis)
Pitman. She was b. Sept. 8, 1808, and d. March 17, 1878. Mr.
Ropes was a master mariner, and lived at No. 64 Sumner St.,
Salem.
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1998.
VII.
1999-
VIII.
2000.
IX.
200I.
X.
2002.
XI.
296 PELT GENEALOGY.
1995* IV. Sally Ropes, b. May 25, 1819; d. April 8, 1833.
1996. V. Mary Ropes, b. Dec. 23, 1820; d. Jan. 11, 1821.
1997. VI. John Felt Ropes, b. April 2, 1822; d. Jan. 12, 1861. He m. in
Salem, Oct. 14, 1847, Sarah Ann Millett, daughter of Jonathan
and Sally Millett. She was b. in Salem, June 26, 1825, and d.
in Woburn, Mass., Nov. 30, 1888. Mr. Ropes was a master
mariner.
Mary Jane Ropes, b. Sept 21, 1824; d. Feb. 22, 1825.
Joseph Ropes, b. Jan. 30, 1827; d. Feb. 20, 1833 — killed by a
blow from his sled while coasting.
William Henry Ropes, b. May i, 1829; killed by a train on the
Eastern R. R. in Swampscott, Sept. 7, 184 1.
Edward Ropes, b. Sept. 12, 1830; d. May 21, 1831.
Joseph Ropes, b. July 14, 1833 ; d. Sept. 22, 1838.
880.
Susan Felt, born in Salem, Jan. 6, 1797; died there
April 4, 1S81. She married in Salem, Nov. 2, 1823, Joseph Pul-
sifer, son of David and Elizabeth (Dutch) Pulsifer of Ipswich,
Mass. He was born in Ipswich July 16, 1798, and died in Salem
Oct. 19, 1886. He was a painter.
CHILDREN.
2003. I. Mary Eliza Pulsifer, b. in Salem, Sept. 4, 1824 ; resides in
that city, at No. 24 Lynde St.
2004. II. Susan Augusta Pulsifer, b. in Salem, April 27, 1826; resides
in East Somerville, Mass.
2005. III. Charles Henry Pulsifer, b. in Salem, Dec. 25, 1827 ; m. there
July 5, 1853, Hannah Jane Noah, daughter of Samuel and Han-
nah (Goldthwait) Noah of Salem. She was b. in South Dan-
vers, Mass., April 7, 1831. They reside in Salem. Mr. Pulsi-
fer is a painter.
2006. iv. Joseph Warren Pulsifer, b. in Salem, Dec. 7, 1836; m. in
Boston, Annie Kurtz, now deceased. Mr. Pulsifer is a painter,
and resides in Boston. During the war he served in a Rhode
Island Cavalry Regiment.
2007. V. Ann Felt Pulsifer, b. in Salem, Aug. 7, 1838; m. there Sept.
18, 1862, John Francis Cole, son of John and Mary Ann
(Gowan) Cole of Boston. He was b. in Salem May 16, 1835.
He is City Treasurer of Somerville.
885.
John Gillingham Felt, born in Salem, Jan. 6, 1807;
died there Nov. 14, 1876. He married, May 13, 1830, Mary A.
P. Deland. She resides (1888) at No. 2 Briggs street, Salem.
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CHILDREN.
297
2008. I. John Henry, b. Dec. 12, 1830; m. in Salem, April 20, 1854, Sa-
rah £. Marshall, daughter of Nathaniel and Eunice Marshall.
2cx)9. II. Samuel Quarles, b. Oct. 17, 1833; d. Sept. 20, 1869.
*20io. III. Mary Eliza, b. Feb. 25, 1837 ; m. Henry W. Perkins.
2011. IV. William Harrison, b. in 1841 ; d. Dec. 25, i860.
886.
Mary Ann Felt, born in Salem, May 5, 1809 ; died there
Feb. 29, 1866. She married in Salem in July, 1832, Samuel
Hopkins Larrabee, son of Samuel and Rachael (Buffum) Larra-
bee. He was born in Salem, April i, 1808, and died there in
April, 1885. He lived the greater part of his life in that city.
He was one of the California " Forty-niners," but returned home
after an absence of about a year. He was a baker.
CHILDREN.
2012. I. Sarah Elizabeth Larrabee, b. in Essex, Mass., April 12, 1833;
m. in Salem, May 24, 1864, Joseph Henry Nutter, son of Na-
than and Mary (Chapman) Nutter of Portland, Maine. He
was born in Portland, April 11, 1835, and d. in Charlestown,
Mass., Jan. 2, 1868. He was a bookkeeper. Mrs. Nutter re-
sides at No. 131 Essex St., Salem. To her the compiler ac-
knowledges his indebtedness for the use of manuscript collected
by her relating to the Felt family.
2013. II. Samuel Francis Larrabee, b. in Salem, Feb. 22, 1835 ; d. Jan.
7, 1868.
2014. III. Aaron Kemp Larrabee, b. in Salem, Aug. 16, 1837 ; d. Sept.
13, 1880. He m. in Portland, Me., Jan. 28, 1862, Sarah Maria
Williams, daughter of Royal and Betsey Delap (Stetson) Wil-
liams. She was b. in Portland, July 16, 1839, and now resides
at No. 369 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Larrabee was a
merchant in Brooklyn.
2015. IV. George Larrabee, b. ; d. seven months old.
2016. V. Martha Ellen Larrabee, b. in Salem, Aug. 4, 1843; "^- there
in June, 1863, Albert Cole Douglass, son of John and Char-
lotte (Carleton) Douglass, a native of Maine, b. about
1840. They reside in Sacramento, Cal. Mr. Douglass is a
salesman in the paint trade. He served during the war — first,
in the Salem Light Infantry, for three months, having enlisted
in April, 1861. This company was attached to the 8th Mass.
Reg. He next enlisted, in July, 1861, in the 19th Mass. Infantry,
and served as orderly sergeant, being discharged four years
later.
2017. VI. William Henry Larrabee, b. in Salem, Sept. 5, 1845 ; d. Sept.
3, 1850.
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887.
Adeline Felt, born in Salem, Feb. 28, 181 1; married
there Oct. 25, 1841, Francis Bodine Simon, son of John and Sa-
rah Russell (Blood) Simon. He was born in Salem in December,
18 10, and died there Sept. i, 1870. He was engaged in the ex-
press business between Boston and Salem. Mrs. Simon resides
at No. 24 Lynde street, Salem.
CHILDREN.
2018. I. John Francis Simon, b. July 27, 1843 '* ^' i*^ Baton Rouge, La^
April 18, 1863. He was a member of Co. A, 30th Mass. In-
fantry.
2019. II. Joseph Henry Simon, b. Dec. 25, 1844 ; d. Aug. 25, 1845.
202a HI. Henry Felt Simons (he has added the j), b. May 13, 1846; m.
in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1876, Effie Elwell, daughter of James
W. and Olivia P. (Robinson) ElwcU. She was b. in Brooklyn
in 1848. Mr. Simons is a commission merchant, and resides at
No. 87 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn.
2021. IV. Frbd Augustus Simon, b. Nov. 3, 1851; d. Jan. 20, i88!7. He
m. in Salem, Jan. 10, 1872, Ella L. Cheever, daughter of Joseph
C. and Lydia A. (Chase) Cheever, of Manchester, Mass. She
was b. in Salem in Feb., 1852, and resides in that city.
889.
Nathaniel Henry Felt, born in Salem, Feb. 6, 1816;
died in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 27, 1887. He married in Sa-
lem, Oct. 3, 1839, Eliza Ann Preston, daughter of Joseph and
Rebecca (Peele) Preston. She was born in Salem, Nov. 10, 1820,
and died in Salt Lake City, June 19, 1875. ^^ '^42 Mr. Felt
became a convert to the doctrines of Mormonism. In 1845 ^^
closed out his tailoring business in Salem at a pecuniary loss and
removed with his family to Nauvoo, 111., a city founded in 1840
by the Mormons, and was active in resisting the onslaught of the
mob which, in 1846, drove out the Mormons from that place.
Mr. Felt went to St. Louis, and in due time became president of
the St. Louis conference, numbering nearly ten thousand Saints.
Mr. Felt arrived in Utah about 1850, and played an important
part in the building up of the commonwealth. He was the first
Alderman of Salt Lake City, one of the City Council, a member
of the Legislature, and filled several missions to the States and
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abroad. He was one of the Presidents of a quorum of Seventies,
and Presiding Traveling Bishop. He married for a second wife,
in Salt Lake City, March 17, 1854, Sarah Strange, daughter of
James and Mary (Norton) Strange of Bangor, Maine. She was
born in Ellsworth, Maine, May 5, 183 1. He married for his third
wife, in Salt Lake City, Dec. 7, 1856, Mary Louisa Pile, daughter
of Alexander and Sarah (Clark) Pile, of Bath, England. She
was born in England, July 27, 1835.
CHILDREN.
2022. I. Joseph Henry, b. in Salem, May 9, 1840; m. in Salt Lake
City, Dec. 24, 1866, Sarah Louisa Bouton. They reside in
Salt Lake City.
2023. II. Nathaniel Preston, b. in Nauvoo, June 2, 1846; d. in
Salt Lake City, Dec. 3, 1855.
*2024. III. Margaret Eliza, b. Oct. 6, 1849; ^* Thomas C. West.
*2025. IV. John Gillingham, b. Feb. 6, 1852.
2026. V. Albert William, b. in Salt Lake City, Sept. 25, 1853; m.
there Jan. 19, 1882, Ida Dahlquist, daughter of John and Ber-
tha Louise (Peterson) Dahlquist of Oakley, Idaho. She was b.
in Motala, Sweden, Not. 5, 1863. They reside in Salt Lake
City, and have no children. Mr. Felt is a commercial traveler.
•2027. VL George Francis, b. Dec. 8, 1857.
2028. vn. Charles Brigham, b. in Salt Lake City, Jan. 13, i860; m.
there June 4, 1884, Georgianna Spencer. They reside in Salt
Lake City.
2029. vin. Aoaline Augusta, b. in Salt Lake City, March 11, 1861; d.
there Nov. 17, 1874.
♦203a IX. Mary Alice, b. March 29, 1863 ; m. Joseph G. Cutler.
2031. X. Annette Rebecca, b. in Salt Lake City, Aug. 25, 1865; ^'
there April 7, 1884.
BY SECOND marriage.
2032. XI. James Strange, b. in Salt Lake City, Jan. 9, 1855; d. there
July 27, 1855.
2033. XII. Edward Hunter, b. in Salt Lake City, Nov. 25, 1857.
2034. XIII. Mary Ida, b. in Salt Lake City, Jan. 22, i860.
2035. XIV. Eliza Ann, b. in Salt Lake City, Nov, 12, 1861.
BY THIRD MARRIAGE.
•2036. XV. David Pile, b. Aug. 7, i860.
♦2037. XVI. Nathaniel Henry, b. Dec. 2, 1861.
2038. XVII. Adelia, b. in Salt Lake City, May 19, 1864; m- Joseph Oramel
Young, and resides in Salt Lake City.
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CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND MEHITABEL (ERVING) FELT.
(336.)
891.
Mehitabel Gardner Felt^ born in Salem, Mass., Dec. 20,
1802 ; died in Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 7, 1882. She married in
Salem, Sept. 24, 1829, Ira Cheever, who died Sept. 11, 1876,
aged 76 years. He was a school-teacher, and afterwards an in-
surance agent. They lived in Salem and Chelsea. The children
were all bom in Salem.
CHILDREN.
2039. I. Joseph Charles Felt Cheever, b. Oct. 30, 1837; m. in Som-
erville, Mass., June 7, 1867, Mary North, daughter of Richard
and Rebecca M. (Tupper) North. She was b. in Nova Scotia,
Dec. 6, 1843. Mr. Cheever graduated from the Lawrence Sci-
entific School in 1856, and is a manufacturing chemist in Brook-
lyn, N. Y. They reside at No. 485 Clinton st. He served as
a sergeant in Co. G, 40th Mass. Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 7, 1862,
and discharged June 21, 1865.
2040. n. Henry Augustus Cheever, b. April 23, 1839; m. in Stanley,
N. J., Aug. 16, 187 1, Harriet A. DeBacon, daughter of Charles
and Emily (Lambert) De Bacon of Chelsea, Mass. They reside
in Chelsea, at No. 120 Chestnut st. Mr. Cheever is a pensions
attorney. He served during the war as first lieutenant and ad-
jutant of the 17th Mass. Infantry. Enlisted Feb. 20, 1862, and
discharged Aug. 3, 1864.
2041. in. Cornelia Louisa Cheever, b. Nov. 4, 1840; d. in Salem, Aug.
26, 1841.
2042. IV. Anna Osgood Cheever, b. Nov. 17, 1842; m. in Chelsea,
Nov. 26, 1868, Thomas Swasey Farley, son of James Philips
and Chloe Swift (Callotte) Farley of Ipswich, Mass. He was
b. in Chelsea, Aug. 10, 1841. He served during the war as
master's mate in U. S. Navy on ship Mississippi. Enlisted in
May, 1 86 1, and discharged in Feb., 1862. Mr. Farley is the
city agent in Cleveland, Ohio, of The Travelers Insurance
Company of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Farley d. in Cleveland,
March 30, 1881.
2043. V. Susan Dutch Cheever, b. Feb. 26, 1846; d. in Chelsea, Aug.
20, 1848.
892.
Susan Becket Felt, bom in Salem, Jan. 10, 1805; died
in Chicago, 111., April 24, 1877. She married in Salem, Sept.
24, 1829, Alfred Dutch of Boston. He died Nov. 6, 1878.
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CHILD.
2044. I- Joseph Felt Dutch, b. in Boston, Nov. 19, 1832 ; d. in Texas,
of yellow fever, Oct. 20, 1867.
897.
Maria Louisa Felt, born in Salem, April 16, 1823 ; mar-
ried there Oct. 4, 1848, Charles DeBacon, as his second wife.
He died Nov. 9, 1883. Mrs. DeBacon resides at 16 Everett Ave-
nue, Chelsea, Mass. The children were born in Chelsea.
CHILDREN.
2045. I. LousiA Felt DeBacon, b. June 20, 1853.
2046. II. Caroline Gardner DeBacon, b. April 19, 1855.
• 2047. III. Augusta Felt DeBacon, b. March 4, 1857.
CHILDREN OF EDWARD AND SARAH (HEALD) FELTT. (344.)
910.
Jerusha Carter Feltt, bom in Jay, N. Y., July 2, 1808;
died there in October, 1862. She married in Jay in 1832, Amos
Kinney, son of Josiah Kinney of Jay. He was a farmer, and
lived in that town.
CHILDREN.
2048. I. Eben Kinney, b. in Ja^, Aug. 27, 1833 ; m. there July 25,
1858, Lucy Blanchard, daughter of Lewis Blanchard. She
was b. in Jay, Dec. 15, 1840, and d. in Black Brook, N. Y.,
April 21, 1871. He m. (2d) in Jay, Sept. 2, 1874, Mary E.
Watson, daughter of Matthew and Margaret (Dowling) Wat-
son of Black Brook. She was b. in Clintonville, N. Y.,
Sept. I, 1853. They reside at Black Brook. Mr. Kinney is
a teamster.
2049. II. CiiAUNCBY Warren Kinney, b. in Jay, in September, 1836 ; d.
there about 1838.
2050. III. Sarah Loraine Kinney, b. in Jay, April 12, 1840 ; m. there
Nov. 19, i860, Enos Crowningshield, son of Richard and
Mary (Cobin) Crowningshield of Lewis, N. Y. He was b. in
Lewis, in February, 1834, and d. in hospital at Washington,
Jan. 23, 1862. He enlisted in September, 1861, and served as
a private in Co. I, 77th N. Y. Infantry. She m. (2d) in Reber,
N. Y., Nov. 23, 1866, Russell Crowningshield, son of John
and Lottie (Cobin) Crowningshield of Lewis, as his second
wife. lie was b. in Lewis, Nov. 21, 1828, and is a fanner.
He enlisted Feb. 4, 1862, and served as a private in Co. F,
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96th N. y. Infantry, and was discharged Feb. 5, 1864. He
re-enlisted Feb. 6, 1864, and was discharged Feb. 6, 1866.
They reside in Reber.
2051. IV. William Still Kinney, b. in Jay, Nov. 26, 1842 ; d. there in
November, 1862.
911.
Chloe Feltt, bom in Jay, Oct. 9, 1810; died in Wil-
mington, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1868. She married in Wilmington,
June 6, 1854, Andrew Hickock of Concord, N. H., as his second
wife. He was bom in Concord, June 17, 1781, and died in Wil-
mington, July 2, 1865. ^^ w^s a farmer. He served in the War
of 18 1 2 as a drummer.
CHILDREN.
2052. I. Emma Jane Hickok, b. ; d. July 28, 1874.
2053. II. Elma Anneite Hickok, b. ; m. in Port Jackson, N. Y.,
Nov. 13, 1877, Elihu Crowningshield, son of George and Ruby
Crowningshield of Lewis, N. Y. He was b. in Lewis, March
3, 1857, and d. there April 17, 1884. He was a farmer. Mrs.
Crowningshield resides in Reber, N. Y.
912.
Ira Hale Feltt, born in Jay, May 15, 1813; died there
March 19, 1871. He married in Coeymans, N. Y., July 11,
1836, Rachael Armstrong, daughter of James Armstrong. She
was born in Coeymans, July 23, 1815, and died in Jay, July 2,
1873. Mr. Feltt was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
Hannah Feltt, b. ; d. in Coeymans, about 2 years old.
II. CnLOE Feltt, b. ; d. in Coeymans, about i year old.
Edward Feltt, b. June 8, 1840.
William Feltt, b. in Jay, Dec. 4, 1843 ; d. there Dec. 6,
1843.
Mary Ellen Feltt, b. May 27, 1845 ; n^. Levi R. Howard.
James Henry Feltt, b. in Jay, Dec. i, 1847 ; d. there Oct.
16, 1850.
Andrew W. Feltt, b. in Jay, May 24, 185 1.
Eveline Lydia Feltt, b. in Jay, Dec. 30, 1856 ; m. in Clin-
tonville, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1879, Moses Bashaw, who was b.
in Jay, Sept. 18, 1843. He served during the war as a pri-
vate in Co. C, 1 18th N. Y. Infantry. Mrs. Bashaw resides
in Jay. She has no children.
2062. IX. Olive R. Feltt, b. in Jay, May 16, 1858 ; d. there Aug. I,
1875.
2054.
I.
2055.
II.
*2056.
III.
2057.
IV.
*2058.
V.
2059.
VI.
2060.
VII.
2061.
VIII.
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SEVENTH GENERATION, 3O3
913.
Dorcas Feltt, bom in Jay, Nov. i, 1815; married there
in 1837, Alfred Walton, a native of Keene, N. Y., son of
Oliver and Elizabeth (Sleighter) Walton. He is a farmer. They
reside (1889) in Wilmington, N. Y. Mr. Walton served as a pri-
vate in the 96th N. Y. Infantry. Enlisted Dec. 9, 1863, and was dis-
charged May 28, 1864.
CHILDREN.
2063. I. Thomas Walton, b. in Harrietstown, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1839;
m. in Jay, Oct. i, 1857, Laura Combs, daughter of Thomas
and Abigail (Lewis) Combs. She was b. in Lewis, N. Y..
Dec. 10, 1837, and d. in Keene, March 24, 1S64. He
m. (2d) in North Elba, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1864, Mrs. Eliza (Mar-
vin) Jenney, daughter of Case and Abigail (Starks) Marvin of
Black Brook, N. Y., and widow of George Jenney of Wilming-
ton. She was b. in Peru, Feb. 22, 1835. They reside
in Ellenbui^h Center, N. Y. Mr. Walton is a farmer.
2064. II. George Walton, b. in Keene, Jan. 18, 1848 ; m. in North
Elba, July 3, 1869, Carrie L. Randall, daughter of Harvey
and Jane (Sheldon) Randall of Wilmington. She was b. in
Vermont, Sept. 9, 1848. They reside in Upper Jay, N. Y.
Mr. Walton is a farmer.
2065. III. Charles Walton, b. in Keene, Dec. 29, 1848 ; m. in St. Ar-
mand, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1876, Emma Jennings, daughter of
James and Mary (Jaquis) Jennings of Keese Mill, N. Y. She
was b. in Wilmington, Nov. 7, 1851. Mr. Walton is engaged
in farming in Keese Mill.
2066. IV. Joseph Walton, b. in Jay, Aug. 7, 1855 ; m. in Morrisonville,
N. Y., Sept. 16, 1883, Rebecca L. Vaughan, daughter of
Adoniram Judson and Sarah C. (Darling) Vaughan of West
Plattsburgh. She was born in West Plattsburgh in i860.
They reside in West Plattsburgh, where Mr. Vaughan is en-
gaged in farming.
2067. V. Laura Walton, b. in Wilmington, July 24, 1859 ; m. there
Oct. 6, 1883, George Ormsby, son of Charles and Eliza
Ann (Kent) Ormsby of North Elba. She was b. in Potsdam,
N. Y., May 13, 1861. Mr. Walton is a farmer in Wilming-
ton,
914.
Asa Hale Feltt, born in Jay, July 15, 1818 ; died in Keene,
Oct. 26, 1 88 1. He married in Lower Jay, Oct. 7, 1843, Thurza
Sophia Walton, sister of the husband of his sister Dorcas. She
resides in Keene. Mr. Feltt was a farmer in that town.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
*2o69.
II.
*2070.
III.
2071.
IV.
2068. I. Aaron Culver Feltt, b. in Keene, Sept. 10, 1844 ; d. in
Hampton, Va., Sept. 14, 1863.
Arvilla Feltt, b. April 9, 1846 ; m. Caleb Putney.
Chauncev Warren Feltt, b. May 31, 1848.
Marion Eveline Feltt, b. in Wilmington, N. Y., Feb. 20.
1850 ; d. there Feb. 18, 1853.
2072. V. Lavinia Loraine Feltt, b. in Wilmington, March 4, 1852 ;
m. in Keene, Oct. 22, 1874, Nelson Nailer. She resides in
Keene, and has no children.
2073. VI. Leland Eugene Feltt, b. in Wilmington, April 30, 1854 ;
d. in Upper Jay, Feb. 19, 1862.
2074. VII. Gilbert Henry Feltt, b. in Upper Jay, Dec. 17, 1858.
2075. VIII. Mahala Angeline Feltt, b. in Keene, Jan. 15, 1868; d.
there Dec. 10, 1875.
CHILDREN OF ABNER AND HANNAH (FRENCH) FELTT. (345.)
916.
Hannah Feltt, born in Andover, Vt, June 27, 1816; married
there Feb. 14, 1839, Ashby Morgan, son of Jacob and Lydia
(Greely) Morgan. He was born in Andover, May 29, 1815.
They reside in Peru, N. Y. Mr. Morgan has retired from busi-
ness, but was formerly owner and master of dock on Lake
Champlain.
CHILD.
2076. I. William Andrew Morc.an, b. Jan. 7, 1840 ; m. in Peru, N. Y.,
May 27, 1868, Agnes Imogen Sanborn, daughter of Daniel and
Louise Ann (Barber) Sanborn. She was b. in Peru, Feb. I,
1846. Mr. Morgan is a merchant in that town.
917.
Abner Feltt, bom in Andover, Jan. i, 1818; married in
Cavendish, Vt., Aug. 25, 1842, Caroline Augusta Eaton, daughter
of Joseph and Betsey (Wellington) Eaton of Andover. She was
born in Ludlow, Vt , Aug. 17, 1824. They reside in Andover.
Mr. Feltt is a farmer, and has been postmaster of Andover for
many years.
CHILDREN.
♦2077. 1. William A. Feltt, b. Oct. 31, 1844.
2078. II. Frkd. Eugene Feltt, b. in Ludlow, Oct. 29. 1849.
2079. III. Ell.\ C. Feltf, b. in Andover, Aug. 30, 1852 ; d. there March
19. 1853.
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2080. IV. Carrie Madella Feltt, b. in Andover, Nov. 6, 1859 ; m.
there March 25, 1891, Frank Dexter Martin, son of Dexter
and Charlotte (Lee) Martin of Springfield, Vt. He was b. in
Springfield, May 26, 1846, and is a manufacturer of fancy
boxes. They reside in Springfield.
919.
Mary Feltt, born in Andover, Dec. 22, 1823 ; died in
Toronto, Ont., May 20, 1867, She married in Troy, N. Y., Jan.
27, 1851, William Henry Dunspaugh, son of Henry and Christina
(Potts) Dunspaugh of Livingston, N. Y. He was born in Liv-
ingston, Sept. 13, 182 1, and is a chemist. He resides (1890) in
Buffalo, N. Y^
CHILDREN.
2081. I. Mary Frances Dunspaugh, b. in Livingston, Nov. 28,
1852 ; m. in Toronto, Nov. 11, 1874, LaRue Peck, son
of Anthony and Laura (Waterberry) Peck of Evans Mills,
N. Y. He was b. in Evans Mills, May 27, 1843. He served
during the war as sergeant in Co. I, 14th N. Y. Artillery.
Enlisted Nov. 9, 1863, and was discharged Sept. 6, 1865. He
is a manufacturer of sewer pipe and fire clay in Buffalo, N. Y.
2082. II. William Franklin Dunspaugh, b. in Toronto, Sept. 7,
1854 ; m. there May 20, 1884, Rachel Annie Farrall, daugh-
ter of James and Margaret (Bone) Farrall. She was b. in
Toronto, Nov. 4, 1863. Mr. Dunspaugh is a graduate of Up-
per Canada College, and is engaged in the- manufacture of
fire clay and sewer pipe in Buffalo, N. Y.
2083. III. Charles Henry Dunspaugh, b. in Toronto, Sept. 30, 1856 ;
resides in Buffalo, N. Y.
2084. IV- George Gilbert Dunspaugh, b. in Toronto, Nov. 8, 1858 ; d.
there Aug. 30, 1859.
2085. V. Carrie Horton Dunspaugh, b. in Toronto, April 7, 1861 ; d.
there Oct. 15, 1862.
921.
William Franklin Feltt, born in Chester, Vt, Sept. 28,
1829 ; died in Andover, April 8, 1887. He married in Andover,
Sept. I, 1859, Celinda Jane Derby, daughter of Nathan and Bet-
sey (Balch) Derby. She was born in Andover, Nov. 3, 1835, ^^^
now lives in that town. Mr. Felt was a farmer.
CHILD.
2086. I. Ella Louise Feltt, b. in Andover, Aug. 13, 1861. Resides in
Galesburg, 111.
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CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND SUSANNAH (SMITH)
FELTT. (349)
930.
Persis Rug Feltt, bom in Jay, N. Y., Aug. 9, 182 1 ; mar-
ried there Nov. 25, 1846, James M. Bowen, son of Jabez and Polly
(Lewis) Bowen. He was born in Royalton, Vt., Aug. 16, 1817,
and is a farmer. They reside in Elizabethtown, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
2087. I. William Emery Bowen, b. in Jay, Oct. 20, 1847 ; is married
and lives in Coburgh, la.
2088. II. Melvina Adelia Bowen, b. in Jay, June 23. 1849 ; m. in
Willsborough, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1869, John Crowningshield,
son of John and Charlotte (Cobin) Crowningshield of Lewis,
N. Y., and brother of her cousin, Sarah L. Kinney's husband
(2050). He was b. in Lewis, May 13, 1839, and is a farmer
and blacksmith in Reber, N. Y.
2089. III. Matilda Emeline Bowen, b. in St. Armand, N. Y., Nov.
II, 1851 ; d. in Willsborough, Aug. 6, 1871.
2090. IV. Etta Emogene Bowen, b. in St. Armand, Sept. 12, 1853 ; m.
in Lewis, Sept. 4, 1875, Hezekiah Crowningshield, son
of Roswell and Roseman (Perry) Crowningshield. He
wash, in Lewis, April 25, 1851, and is a farmer. They re-
side in Wadham's Mills, N. Y.
2091. V. Lavinia Hannah Bowen, b. in St. Armand, Oct. 12, 1855 ;
m. in Grinnell, la., May 4, 1882, Charles Carter, son of
Mitchell and Florence (Beaulia) Carter. He was b. in
Chazy, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1847, and is a farmer. They reside
in Wadham's Mills, N. Y.
2092. VI. Susan Polly Bowen, b. in Wilmington, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1857 ;
m. in Port Henry, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1879, William E Dun-
ning, son of Samuel and Veleria (Ordiway) Dunning of
Elizabethtown. He was b. in Elizabethtown, Feb. 17,
1852, and is a farmer. They reside in Westport, N. Y.
2093. VII. Cora Adell Bowen, b. in Lewis, Feb. 8, 1859.
2094. VIII. Lydia Maria Bowen, b. in Lewis, Jan. 7, 1861 ; m. in West-
port, March 13, 1883, Osman Leach, son of Jacob and Mary
(Taylor) Leach of Willsborough. He was b. in Ches-
terfield, April 9, 1856. They reside in Willsborough.
Mr. Leach is a farmer.
2095. IX. Charles Henry Bowen, b. in Lewis, July 30, 1863.
2096. X. Ida May Bowen, b. in Lewis, April 2, 1866.
931.
William Miner Feltt, born in Jay, Nov. 15, 1825 ; mar-
ried in Lewis, Sept. 12, 1847, Alzina Goff, daughter of
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SEVENTH GENERATION. 3Q7
Royal and Freelove (Bliss) Goff. She was born in Lewis,
Sept. 3, 1824, and died in Willsborough, Feb. 21, 1870. He
married (2d) in Essex, N. Y., April 11, 1875, Mary E. Fuller,
daughter of Benjamin and Almira (Rondlett) Fuller. She was
born in Au Sable Forks, N. Y., April 2, 1838. They reside in
Keeseville, N. Y. Mr. Feltt is a toll-gate keeper.
CHILDREN.
♦2097. I. IzoRA Augusta Feltt, b. March 7, 1849 ; m. Charles C. C.
Gale.
*2098. II. Gertrude Ann Feltt, b. Sept. 2, 1851 ; m. Adam Kilmer.
2099. III. Carlos Clinton Feltt, b. in Lewis, June 3, 1853 ; ro-
in Willsborough, April 28, 1883, Eliza J. Bennett, daugh-
ter of Cortec and Arlina (Hoag) Bennett of Westport,
N. Y. She was b. in Westport, July 26, i860. They reside
in Willsborough. Mr. Feltt is a wheelwright. They have no
children.
2X00. IV. Caroline Elizabeth Feltt, b. in Lewis, June 3, 1853 ; d.
Nov. 6, 1878. She m. in Essex, Feb. 23, 1873, Edgar S.
Rand. He resides in Willsborough.
2101. V. Loretta Goff Fel'IT, b. in Willsborough, July 17, 1862.
BY second marriage.
2102. VI. Royal Silas Feltt, b. in Chesterfield, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1878.
933.
Hannah Feltt, born in Jay, Sept. 24, 1829; married
in Lewis, April 26, 185 1, Orrin Goff, son of Royal and Free-
love (Bliss) Goff, and brother of her brother William's first
wife. He was born in Lewis, Aug. 28, 1822, and is a farmer.
They reside in Lewis. The children were all born there.
CHILDREN.
2103. I. Frances Eliza Goff, b. Feb. 18, 1852 ; d. in Lewis, Feb. 26,
1882.
2104. n. Walter R. Goff, b. Jan. 22, 1854.
2105. iiL Orry Augusta Goff, b. May 4, 1856 ; d. in Lewis, Sept. 12,
1887.
2106. IV. Ida Medora GJoff, b. Oct. 10, 1858 ; d. in Lewis, June 25,
1880.
2107. V. William Mansfield Goff, b. Oct. 9, i860 ; d. in Lewis, May
11, 1861.
2108. VI. William Emerson Goff, b. June 2, 1866.
2109. vii. Warren Ebenezer Goff, b. June 4, 1870 ; d. in Lewis, April
15, 1882.
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CHILDREN OF AMASA AND ELIZABETH (YOUNG) FELTT. (353/
944.
Miriam Elizabeth Feltt, bom in Jay, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1836;
died in Saranac, N. Y., April 23, 1858. She married in Keene,
N. Y., Oct. 17, 185 1, James Harvey Hull, son of Cyrus and
Minerva (Way) Hull. He was born in Keene, June 4, 1823.
He resides in Cadyville, N. Y., and is an iron-worker. He en-
listed April 27, 1 86 1, and served as a corporal in Co. K, 38th
N. Y. Infantry; took part in the Battles of the First Bull Run, July
21, 1861, Balls Bluif, Oct. 21, 1861, Yorktown, April, 1862, Wil-
liamsburg, May 5, 1862, and Hanover ^Court-House, May 27,
1862, and was discharged from the service Oct. 27, 1862.
CHILDREN.
2110. I. William Henry Hull, b. in Keene, May 15, 1853 ; m. in
Clintonville, N. Y., Nov. i, 1874, Isidore Tucker, daughter
of Stephen and Jane (Starkey) Tucker of Ellenburgh, N. Y.
She was b. in Saranac, Nov. 28, 1853. They reside at
Chateaugay Lake, N. Y. Mr. Hull is an ironmaker.
2111. II. Lilly Minerva Hull, b. in Keene, Jan. 18, 1856 ; d. in Cady-
ville, May 30, 1866.
21 12. III. Miriam Irene Hull, b. in Saranac, March 21, 1858 ; d. there
Oct. 12, 1858.
946.
Moses Edwin Feltt, bom in Jay, Aug. 18, 1842. At
the age of four years removed to Keene, and after a residence of
24 years in that town, settled in Osborne, Kan. He married
there May 20, 1874, Eliza Colyer, daughter of William and Re-
becca (Ward) Colyer of Osborne. She was born in Milroy, Pa.,
March 10, 1850. In 1880 Mr. Feltt removed his family to Sum-
ner ville, Kan., where they now reside. He is a farmer.
. CHILDREN.
Emma Matilda Feltt, b. in Osborne, May 15, 1876.
William Amasa Feltt, b. in Osborne, Feb. 14, 1878.
Irene Rebecca Feltt, b. in Osborne, March 5, 1880.
Sarah Emeroy Feltt, b. in Sumnerville, July 14, 1882.
Lemuel Wilmer Feltt, b. in Sumnerville, July 28, 1884.
2II3.
I.
2II4.
11.
2II5.
in.
2II6.
IV.
2II7.
v.
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947.
Martha Jane Feltt, born in Jay, Sept. 2, 1845; mar-
ried in Osborne, June 2, 1872, Ferdinand Kilbourne, son of
Dr. Henry and Fannie (Briggs) Kilbourne of Covington, Pa.
He was born in Langdon, N. H., Sept. 6, 1836, and is a nursery-
man. He served during the war as chief bugler in Co. I, 6th Pa.
Rifles. Enlisted in May, 1861, and was discharged in June,
1864. They reside in Sumnerville.
CHILDREN.
21 18. I. Daisy Elizabeth Kilbourne, b. in Sumnerville, July 6, 1873 \
d. there March 15, 1874.
21 19. II. Harry Ernest Kilbourne, b. in Minneapolis, Kan., April 15,
1875.
2120. III. George Edwin Kilbourne, b. in Minneapolis, July 20, 1876 ;
d. there Sept. 20, 1877.
2121. IV. Burton Kane Kilbourne, b. in Minneapolis, May 21, 1879.
2122. v. Henry Ferdinand Kilbourne, b. in Minneapolis, March 2,
1883 ; d. in Sumnerville, Nov. 23, 1886.
CHILDREN OF REUBEN AND HANNAH (GRAHAM)
FELTT. (354.)
949.
Alvaro Reuben Feltt, born in Andover, Vt, Aug. 16,
1 841 ; married in Keystone, Wells County, Ind., May 6, 1866,
Mary Ellen Twibell, daughter of Luther and Sarah (Bowman)
Twibell of Keystone. She was born there Oct. 10, 1846. Mr.
Feltt removed with his parents to Indiana in 1854, and remained
there until 1861, when he enlisted and served during the war as
private and sergeant, enlisting first Aug. 20, 1861, in Co, B, 24th
Indiana Infantry, and was discharged Oct. 25, 1862. He enlisted
again Dec. 3, 1863, in Co. I, 130th Indiana Infantry, and was
mustered out Dec. 2, 1865. ^is regiment was attached to the
Army of the Cumberland, and Mr. Feltt served in 14 battles and
50 skirmishes without receiving a scratch. At the close of the
war he returned to Harford City, Ind., and resided there
until 1875, then removed to Winchester, Ind., remaining
until 1878, theij, after a year at Bluffton, Ind., returned to Win-
chester, making that place his home with the exception of the
years 1877-8, passed in California, until 1890. He is a carpenter
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by trade, and is engaged as a contractor and builder in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. He cast his first vote for President Abraham Lin-
coln, and is a strong temperance advocate.
CHILDREN.
2123. I. Sarah Luella Feltt, b. in Keystone, Dec. 15, 1867 ; d. in
Montpelier, Ind., Sept. 5, 1870.
2124. II. Eli Curtis Feltt, b. in Montpelier, March 17, 1871.
952.
Freeman Eli F.eltt, bom in Andover, Sept. 16, 1846;
married in Hartford City, Oct, 5, 187 1, Malinda Elizabeth
Myers, daughter of John and Rebecca (Davis) Myers of Muncie,
Ind. She was born in Muncie, Sept. 21, 1853. They reside in
Winchester, Ind., where Mr. Feltt is engaged in the grocery
business.
CHILDREN.
2125. I. Charles Alden Feltt, b. in Winchester, June 20, 1877.
2126. II. Ella May Feltt, b. in Winchester, Nov. 15, 1879 ; d. there
May 2, 1880.
2127. III. Daisy Amanda Feltt, b. in Muncie, Aug. 14, 188 1 ; d. there
July 26, 1882.
2128. IV. Frank Ernest Feltt, b. in Winchester, Aug. 31, 1883.
953
William Delmer Feltt, bom in Chester, Vt, April 24,
1852 ; married in Montpelier, Ind., Jan. 25, 1880, Annie Ellis,
daughter of Robert and Matilda (Harris) Ellis of Wabash, Ind.
She was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 6, 1849. They reside
in Andrews, Huntington County, Ind. Mr. Feltt is foreman car-
penter and store-keeper, B. & B. Department, Wabash Railway.
CHILDREN.
2129. I. James Arthur Feltt, b. in Wabash, March 24, 1881.
2130. II. Ethel Feltt, b. in Roann, Ind., May 8, 1883.
CHILDREN OF OLIVER AND ALMIRA (SHEPARD)
FELT. (356.)
956.
Oliver Selwyn Felt, bom in Wrentham, Mass., May 31,
181 1 ; died in Boston, March 18, 1838. He married Jan. 13,
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311
J^SSi Mary Tyler Brown, daughter of Enoch and Mary (Tyler)
Brown of Wrentham. Mr. Felt was a member of the hardware
firm of Proctor & Felt of Boston. [Mrs. Felt married (2d) Feb. 4,
1864, William Fox Richardson, as his third wife, his second wife
having been her sister. She resides in Boston.]
CHILDREN.
2131. I. Oliver Selwyn, b. in Boston, May 2, 1836 ; d. in New York
city, July 9, 1868, unmarried. He was a publisher and book-
seller in New York.
2132. II. Franxis Brown, b. in Medford, Mass., Oct. 21, 1837. Resides
in Boston, unmarried. He was formerly engaged with his
brother in the publishing and book-selling business in New
York.
957.
Jonathan Edmund Felt, bom in Wrentham, Nov. 30,
181 2; married there Nov. 9, 1837, Adeliza Tinemouth Whit-
ney, daughter of Moses and Nancy (Mann) Whitney. She was
born in Wrentham, Nov. 7, 181 1, and died there Dec. 5, 1861.
Mr. Felt resides in Wrentham.
CHILDREN.
2133. I. Edmund Selwyn, b. in Wrentham, Nov. 28, 1838 ; d. in Flint,
Mich., Sept. 21, 1878. He m. in New York, April 30, 1868,
Mrs. Elizabeth (Robinson) Pratt, daughter of Isaac Newton
and Eliza (Buckingham) Robinson of Cornwall, Conn. She
was b. in Mount Morris, N. Y., in 1836, and resides in Flint.
They had no children.
2134. H. James Mann, b. in Wrentham, July 10, 1841 ; d. there July 21,
1858.
2135. III. David Shepard, b. in Wrentham, Sept. 13, 1843 ; m. in Troy,
N. Y., March 29, 1873, Sara A. Meader, daughter of Hiram
and Eljza R. (Mason) Meader. She was b. in Troy, June 5,
1849. Mr. Felt is a salesman in the wholesale paper trade in
Albany, N. Y. They have no children. Mr. Felt's first
business experience was in a store in Boston from 1858 to
1869, then, after a year ** on the road," settled in Troy, where
he remained until 1885, then moved to Albany.
2136. IV. Henry Wilde Felt, b. in Wrentham, June 10, 185 1. Resides
in New Britain, Conn., where he is a clerk in the dry -goods
business. He is unmarried.
2137. V. Oliver, b. March i, 1853, in Wrentham. Resides there.
Unmarried.
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963.
William Nelson Felt, bom in Wrentham, Jan. 12, 1828;
died in New Britain, Conn., May 23, 1885. He married in
New Preston, Conn., Oct. 19, 1864, Fannie Pomeroy Whittle-
sey, daughter of David Chester and Mary (Cogswell) Whittlesey.
She was born in New Preston, Oct. 14, 1838, and resides in New
Britain.
•* Obituary. — Maj. William N. Felt died at his residence in this city on
Saturday, May 23, after a brief illness. It was not until Friday that his family
saw any cause to be alarmed. Maj. Felt was born in Wrentham, Mass., in
1828. At the breaking out of the war he was engaged in business in New
York, and he very early enlisted in the 1st New York Regiment. While in the
army, on the peninsula, he was transferred to the subsistence department, and
there remained during the greater portion of the war, being promoted for mer-
itorious services to the rank of major. After the war he settled in this city
[New Britain], and engaged in the dry goods business, in which he continued
until the time of the late fire, when his place of business and stock of goods
were destroyed. Maj. Felt was a prominent and active member of the Center
Church, and assistant superintendent of the Sunday-school. He was remaik-
ably well read in the Scriptures, especially the Old Testament, and was an in-
telligent and active observer of current history. He was greatly respected for
his integrity in business affairs, and for his modest worth in life. His cheerful
greeting will be greatly missed by a host of friends. He has not for some time
been in robust health, and his last sickness appeared to be a sudden breaking
down of his vital energies, rather than any pronounced disease. He leaves a
widow (sister of Mr. Frederick Whittlesey of this city), one son and two
daughters."
A friend writes of him : " His whole military life was characterized
by a strict adherence to duty. I think I can safely afl&rm that no
one could charge him with a neglect of any duty, no matter how
severe or repugnant its performance might have been. He was
always spoken of by his superiors and companions in terms of the
highest respect."
CHILDREN.
2138. I. William Pomeroy, b. in Richmond, Va., July 31, 1865. Re-
sides in New Britain, Conn.
2139. II. Annie Shepard, b. in New Britain, Oct. 14, 1869.
2140. III. Mary Whittlesey, b. in New Britain, June 11, 1875.
CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ANNA MARIA (FORT) FELT. (357.)
966.
Josephine Almira Felt, bom in Savannah, Ga., Oct. 31,
1824; died there July 7, 1882. She married in Savannah, July 22,
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313
1862, Hon. Thomas Purse, as his second wife. He died in Savan-
nah, Dec. 18, 1872, aged 71.
"Death of Mrs. Purse. — Mrs. Josephine A. Purse, relict of the late
Thomas Purse, died yesterday after a serious illness, and the announcement of
the sad event was received with great regret by her numerous friends in the
community. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Felt, and was a lady dis-
tinguished for her rare Christian virtues and charitable disposition. She had
for many years been a devoted member of the Lutheran Church, and was at
the time of her death superintendent of the Sunday-school of that church. Her
funeral will take place at half-past five this afternoon, and will be attended by
members of the Sunday-school." — The Savannah Morning News ^ Saturday,
July 8, 1882.
CHILD.
2141. I. Sarah Maria Felt Purse, b. in Savannah, April 30, 1864 ; d.
there June 27, 1864.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND REBECKAH (JOHNSON)
FELT. (361.)
977.
Waitstill Capen Felt, born in Robbinston, Me., June 21,
181 1 ; died Jan. 5, 1844. She married in 1835, Isaac Eastman.
The compiler has been unable to gain further information.
CHILDREN.
2142. I. Edward P. Eastman, b. .
2143. II. Adelaide C. Eastman, b. ; m. Alfred Kilby, and lived in
Dennysville, Me.
978.
Mary Johnson Felt, born in Robbinston, Jan. 8, 1813;
married there March 5, 1833, John Mayhew, son of William
and Deborah (Wilder) Mayhew of Dennysville, Me. He was
born in Dennysville, Dec. 12, 1806, and died there Oct. 30, 184;).
He was engaged in lumbering and farming. She married (2d)
in Edmunds, Me., Aug. 6, 1856, Benjamin Hobart, son of Isaac
and Joanna (Hersey) Hobart of Abington, Mass., as his second
wife. He was born in Dennysville, April 11, 1803, and died
there June 21, 1884. He was graduated from Waterville College
in 1825, and intended to pursue the study and practice of medi-
cine, but was prevailed upon by his father to succeed to his busi-
ness of milling, lumbering, and farming. Mrs. Hobart resides
(1888) in Dennysville.
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PkLT GENBALOGV,
CHILDREN.
2144. I. George William Mayhew, b. in Dennysville, Jan. 22, 1834;
d. in Jersey City, N. J., May 3, 1875. He married in West
Newbur>', Mass., Adelaide Tulson. She resides in Boston.
2145. II. John Mayhew, b. in Dennysville, May 16, 1836 ; d. there July
20, 1853.
2146. III. Eben Mayhew, b. in Dennysville, Oct. 22, 1837 ; d. in Rob-
binston, July 20, 1856.
2147. IV. Wells Felt Mayhew, b. in Dennysville, July ii, 1844; d. in
Edmunds, July 6, 1865.
979.
Catharine Buck Felt, born in Robbinston, Jan. 6, 1815 ;
married there in 1845, ^^^^ Mayhew of Dennysville, brother
of her sister Mary's husband. They removed to Pensacola,
Fla. She died there Sept. 5, 1848, and he died about a year
later.
CHILD.
2148. I. Son, b. in August, 1848 ; d. in April, 1849.
980.
Samuel Wells Felt, bom in. Robbinston, Feb. 17, 1817;
died in Montpelier, Vt, Nov. 23, 1882. He married in Bristol,
N. H., Feb. 21, 1843, Nancy Ann Davis, daughter of Samuel
and Martha Ann (Rogers) Davis of Alexandria, N. H. She was
born in Alexandria, Nov. 30, 1824. Mr. Felt was a blacksmith
and carriage-smith. He removed from his native place and set-
tled in Bristol, where hq married, and two of his children
were born. He removed in 1849 to Moretown, Vt., and later to
the neighboring town of Montpelier.
CHILDREN.
♦2149. I. George Mayiikw, b. Dec. 9, 1843.
2150. II. James Gustine, b. in Bristol, Oct. 30, 1846; m. in Waterbury,
Vt., Feb. 24, 1870, Mrs. Fannie M. (Tuttle) Burr, widow
of Eugene G. Burr of Springfield, Mass., and daughter of
John W. and Charlotte (Daniels) Tuttle of Brandon, Vt. She
was b. in Essex, N. V., Feb. 25, 1846. Mr. Felt is foreman
in the forge shop of the Howe Scale Co. at Rutland, Vt.,
where he has been for many years. They have no children.
2151. III. Frank Edward, b. in Moretown, Jan. 13, 1851; m. in Montpe-
lier, Dec. 7, 1872, Mary Jane Kennedy, daughter of Thomas
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•2154.
II.
•2155.
III.
2156.
IV.
♦2157.
V.
and Letitia (Thompson) Kennedy. She was b. in Duxbury,
Vt., July 12, 1853. They reside in Montpelier, and have no
children.
♦2152. IV. Martha Ann. b. July 7, 1856 ; m. Septimus C. Oilman.
981.
George Willard Felt, born in Robbinston, Nov. 18, 1819;
died March 25, 1884. He married Dec. 28, 1842, Sarah Jane
Gerry, daughter of Seth and Mary (Low) Gerry of Robbinston.
She resides (1888) in West Somerville, Mass. The children
were all bom in Robbinston.
CHILDREN.
*2i53. I. Charlotte Aldrich, b. Sept. 24, 1843 ; m. Andrew B. Coles-
worthy.
Irwin George, b. May 11, 1845.
Mary Rebecca, b. Aug. 8, 1850 ; m. Charles N. Raynes.
Ida E., b. April 17, 1852. Resides in West Somerville.
Jennie Olivia, b. June 16, 1859 ; m. Charles B. Patch.
982.
Job Johnson Felt, born in Robbinston, Feb. 27, 182 1;
died in Verona Springs, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1887. He married in
Fairfield, N. Y., in June, 1863, Cornelia Elizabeth Richards,
daughter of Benjamin E. and Hepsibah (De Forest) Richards of
Boonville, N. Y. She was born in Fairfield, Nov. i, 1833, and
died in Menlo Park, Cal. Mr. Felt was a lumber merchant, and
resided in San Francisco, Cal.
CHILDREN.
2158. I. Frank Johnson, b. in San Francisco, March 3, 1864. He has
been engaged in the real estate business in that city, but at
present resides in West Saticoy, Ventura County, Cal.
2159. II. Mary Cornelia, b. in San Francisco, Sept. 27, 1866.
2160. III. Louise Richards, b. in San Francisco, in February, 1868 ; d.
in Menlo Park, in July, 1869.
984.
David Nelson Felt, born in Robbinston, June 3, 1825;
married in Nashua, N. H., Sept. 18, 1850, Mary J. Thompson,
daughter of Hubbard and Nancy (Haley) Thompson of Pittston,
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2l6l.
I.
2162.
II.
2163.
in.
2164.
IV.
2165.
V.
316 PBLT GENEALOGY.
Me. She was born in Pittston, Jan. 12, 1829. They reside in
Washington, D. C, where Mr. Felt was formerly a member of the
police force. He served as a private in the Mexican War, enlist-
ing in January, 1847, and was discharged July 19, 1848.
CHILDREN.
Mary Lillian, b. Feb. 16, 1866 ; d. Feb. 23, 1867.
George Hubbard, b. Dec. 29, 1867 ; d. May 23, 1868.
Nelson, b. Feb. 24, i86g ; d. June 30, i86g.
David Clifton, b. Sept. 7, 1870 ; d. Sept. 7, 1887.
Lincoln Wells, b. April 29, 1876.
985.
Olivia Melinda Felt, bom in Robbinston, March 28,
1827; married there June 30, 185 1, Seth Salmon Gerry, son of
Seth and Mary (Stetson) Gerry. He was born in Robbinston,
Sept. 14, 1823, and removed to Thomaston, Me., in 1846, where
they still reside. As a young man, Mr. Gerry engaged in agri-
culture, but upon settling in Thomaston entered into shipbuild-
ing. He is a member of the Congregational Church, and holds
the office of deacon. Has been clerk and treasurer, and superin-
tendent of the Sabbath-school for many years. Has also been
commissioner for the counties of Lincoln and Knox, and has held
the offices of selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor. The
children were all born in Thomaston.
CHILDREN.
2166. I. Charles William Gerry, b. April 19, 1853. Resides in
Trenton, N.J. He is a homeopathic physician.
2167. II. Mary Kate Gerry, b. May 2, 1855 ; d. in Thomaston, Sept.
24, 1855.
2168. III. Katk Rehecca Gerry, b. Jan. 6, 1857 ; d. in Thomaston, Sept.
19, i860.
2169. IV. George Felt Gerry, b. Sept. 8, 1858 ; m. in Darien. Ga.,
Aug. 25, 1883, Eva Wilhemina Calvitt, daughter of Henry L.
and Ella Gertrude (Tillman) Calvitt of Darien. She was b.
in Savannah, Ga., Oct. 13, 1859. They reside in Thomaston.
Mr. Gerry is a sea captain.
2170. V. Annie Olivia Gerry, b. March 9, 1864. Resides in Thomas-
ton.
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CHILDREN OF JONATHAN WELLS AND MARTHA (MASON)
FELT. (362.)
988.
Martha Ann Felt, born in St. John, N. B., Aug. 13, 1817 ;
died in Hyde Park, Mass., Dec. 8, 1874. She married in Boston,
Oct. 3, 1839, Peter Nye, son of Josiah Nye of Sandwich, Mass.
He was born in Sandwich, Aug. 19, 1818. She married (2d) in
West Roxbury, Mass., June 5, i860, Thomas W. Page. He re-
sides (1888) in Needham, Mass.
CHILDREN.
217 1. I. Charles Henry Nyk, b. in Sandwich, May i, 1841.
2172. II. JosiAH Nye, b. in Boston, July 13, 1842 ; d. in Hyde Park,
Mass., June 5, 1877.
2173. III. Mary Nye, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 10, 1847 ; m. in
Boston, Oct. 2, 1870, Charles Francis Fiske, son of George
and Amy (Mann) Fiske of Med field, Mass. He was b. in
Medfield, Aug. 20, 1S48, and is a bookseller. They reside
in Hyde Park.
990.
Caroline Sarah Felt, born in Boston, Mass., Nov. 8, 182 1 ;
married there Oct. 19, 1843, Joseph Basset Dimmick, son of Jo-
seph and Hannah (Basset) Dimmick of Sandwich. He was born
in Sandwich, Aug. 20, 18 15, and died in Boston, June 22, 1850.
He was formerly a tanner and currier, but afterwards a piano
maker. Mrs. Dimmick resides in Boston, at 286 Tremont Street.
CHILDREN.
2174. I. George Wells Dimmick, b. in Sandwich, July 26, 1845 ; mar-
ried in New York city, Oct. 30, 1873, Cecelia Rickertson^
Watkeys, daughter of Edward and Sarah Ann (Hafif) Watkeys
of Brooklyn, N. Y. She was b. in Brooklyn, April 19, 1844.
Mr. Dimmick served as a musician in the Army of the Poto-
mac during the war. He enlisted in Co. D, 124th N. Y.
Infantry, Aug. 19, 1862, and was discharged June 2, 1865.
He is a jeweler. They reside at 311 Scherraerhorn Street,
Brooklyn.
2175. II. Martha Caroline Dim.mick, b. in Sandwich, March 7, 1847 ;
d. in Boston, Nov. 7, 1872.
2176. III. Hannah Rebecca Dimmick, b. in Boston, May 14, 1850. Re-
sides in that city.
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PELT GENEALOGY,
992.
Andrew Jackson Felt, born in Boston, Sept. 2, 1827;
died there Nov. 12, 1864. He married in Boston, Nov. 2, 1854,
Helena Adeliza Troup, daughter of William and Helena Fergu-
son (Stewart) Troup. She was born in Boston, June 4, 1835,
and died there May 11, 1863. Mr. Felt was a piano maker.
CHILD.
2177. I. Helena Martha, b. in Boston, Aug. 4, 1858 ; m. there June 5,
1889, Edward Jessup Stewart, son of Thomas Henry and Mary
(Merritt) Stewart of New York. He was bom in Navesink
Highlands, N. J., Aug. 5, 1858, and is a manufacturer of cabi-
net woodwork. They reside at Seven Acres, Millis, Mass.
CHILDREN OF WILLARD AND ELIZABETH LEMON (GLOVER)
FELT. (364.)
994.
Willard Lemon Felt, born in Milton, Mass., Dec. 10,
1825 ; died in Perth Amboy, N. J., in'March, 1889. He married
in New York, Oct. 11, 1854, Maria Louisa Austin. Mr. Felt
graduated from the University of New York in 1844 ; studied law
with Horace Hilden, Esq., and was admitted to the bar in 1849.
CHILDREN.
2178. I. Louisa Austin, b. in New York, April 13, 1861.
2179. "• Walter Lewis, b. in New York, in 1864.
995.
David Wells Felt, bom in Milton, May 20, 1828 ; died in
New York in May, 1882. He married in New York in 1849,
Mary C. Farrar, who died in Melbourne, Australia, April 22,
1853. He married (2d) in New York, Aug. 27, 1869, Juliette S.
Halsey,
CHILDREN.
2180. I. Mary Elizabeth, b. in New York, June 7, 1851 ; d. there
Aug. 7, 1852.
2181. II. Elizabeth Maria, b. at sea onboard barque Syracuse, Jan. 18,
1853 ; d. in Collingwood, Australia, May 14, 1853.
BY SECOND marriage.
2182. III. Jennie Elizabeth, b. in New York, Dec. 2, 1870.
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2183.
I.
♦2184.
ir.
2185.
in.
2186.
IV.
2i87.
V.
2188.
VI.
2189.
VII.
2190.
viii!
SMVMNTH GBNMRATION, ^i^
996.
George Henry Felt, born in Boston, Mass., Sept. 21,
183 1 ; married in New York, Sept. 23, 1854, Mary Anne Frain,
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Nesbit) Frain. They reside at
No. 244 West 135th Street, New York. Mr. Felt is a mechanical
engineer.
CHILDREN.
WiLLARD Oliver, b. in Momsania, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1857.
Henry Latham, b. April 7, 1858.
Mary Elizabeth, b. in Plainfield, N. J., May 20, 1861.
Annie Rebecca, b. in Harlem, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1863.
George LaFayetfe, b. in Harlem, July 28, 1867.
Maria Louisa, b. on Staten Island, N. Y,, March 18, 1870.
Alexander Lewis, b. in Harlem, Aug. 17, 1874.
Caroline Edith, b. in Harlem, Dec. 18, 1876.
997.
Edwin Mead Felt, born in New York, Oct. 17, 1835; mar-
ried there April 20, 1864,* Lydia Thayer Wheelwright, daughter of
Washington and Anna (Gibbons) Wheelwright of New York. She
died in that city Sept. 20, 1866. He married (2d) in New York,
July 20, 1869, Mary Dayton Wheelwright, sister of his first wife.
Mr. Felt graduated from the University of New York in 1856 ;
studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
CHILDREN.
2191. I. Edwin, b. in West Farms, N. Y., in 1865 ; d. there in 1867.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
2192. II. James Hayward, b. in New York in November, 1870 ; d. there
^ in November, 1871.
CHILDREN OF WARREN AND ALMIRA EVERETT (WEBB)
FELT. (373.)
lOIO.
Wells Warren Felt, bom in Rockingham, Vt., Nov. 11,
1823 j died at Greylock Hall, Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 24,
1875. He married in Springfield, Mass., Aug. 4, 1865, Ella
Winchester, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Aldrich) Winchester
of East Westmoreland, N. H*. She was bom in Gilsum, N. H.,
Aug. 4, 1837, and resides in Coryell, Col.
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j20 /'^^r GBNEALOGY.
Mr. Felt was engaged in the hotel business. He commenced his
career when a young man as proprietor of the Bellows Falls (Vt.)
Hotel. Later, he was clerk of the Pavilion Hotel in New Haven,
Conn., and in 1856 went to the Planters House in St. Louis, Mo.
In 1864 took the Lindell House in St. Louis, and, when that was
burned in 1867, went to Chicago and was associated with John B.
Drake in the management of the Tremont House. Immediately
after the great fire in Chicago he had charge of the office in the
Gardner House, the first hotel opened in the rebuilt district In
1874 he returned to St. Louis and became one of the proprietors
of the New Lindell, the plans for which construction he had him-
self drawn. He was reputed to have had the largest hotel ac-
quaintance of any man of his time. Mr. Felt, though quiet and
unobtrusive, was a man of wide accomplishments, an art critic,
and a fine judge of music. When the war broke out he was the
first to hoist the Union colors, and though many times ordered to
" pull down that flag," kept his colors flying in spite of threats.
Though always living in the midst of temptations, he maintained a
clean and orderly life. He never made an enemy, and among his
numerous personal friends reckoned many distinguished men.
With Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman he had an intimate ac-
quaintance. Mrs. Felt is engaged in the conduct of a ranch in
Colorado, and is a lady of many accomplishments.
CHILDREN.
2193. I. William Sherman, b. in St. Louis, Jan. 14, 1867 ; was named
for Gen. Sherman, who was his godfather, and wrote on this
occasion a letter to the child's mother from which the follow-
ing is an extract : ** Though I fear I cannot promise much
guardianship in matters of modern piety, I will in after life be
most happy to watch his rise and progress, and can, it may be,
impart to him the knowledge of those old-fashioned manly
qualities that have existed from the beginning of time and
which have manifested themselves in some shape at all
ages of our kind. ... In California the godfather be-
came responsible for the youth's gambling debts, and I am
willing to incur that responsibility if you promise to turn him
him over to me for punishment the first time you catch him
betting on chances."
Mr. Felt graduated from Michigan Military Academy in
1884, and in Colorado ser\'ed as an officer in the National
Guard. lie removed to Mexico, and married in Topolo-
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2194- II-
2195. I".
2196. IV.
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bampo, Sinaloa, April 4, 1890, Philena Altona Langley,
daughter of Joseph and Lucinda |[Abrani) Langley of Gosport,
Ind. She was b. in Greene County, Ind., Jan. 14, 1869.
Mr. Felt has returned to Colorado, and resides in Monte
Vista. He is a writer and newspaper correspondent.
Pauline Winchester, b. in Northfield, Mass., June 19, 1868.
Emily May, b. in Chicago, May i, 1870.
Winchester Whipple, b. in Chicago, Aug. 15, 1874.
I0I2.
William Whiting Felt, born in Rockingham, March 16,
1829 ; married there Nov. 4, 1850, Orrissa Kidder, daughter
of David and Chloe (Whitney) Kidder of Putney, Vt. She was
born in Grafton, Vt., March 11, 1829, and died in West Rutland
Jan. 28, 1884. He married (2d) in Rutland, Sept. 10, 1890, Mary
Wooster, daughter of Doras tus and Deborah Morgan (Porter)
Wooster of Middlebury, Vt. She was born in Middlebury, Nov.
19, 1832. Mr. Felt is a millwright. He learned his trade in Bel-
lows Falls, and removed to West Rutland, in 1854, where he
now resides.
He served as a private in Co. K, 12th Vermont Infantry.
Enlisted Aug. 19, 1862, and was discharged July 14, 1863. He
is a member of the Episcopal Church ; vestryman for fifteen
years, and senior warden for four or five years.
CHILDREN.
2197. I. William Warren, b. in Rockingham, Sept. 8, 1851 ; d. in
Rutland, March 21, 1858.
2198. II. Orrissa Chloe, b. in Rockingham, June 5. 1853 ; d. May 10,
i8go.
2199. in. Charles Horace, b. in Athens, Vt., Oct. 24, 1854; d. in
Rutland, July 20, 1861.
2200. IV. Martha Almira, b. in Rutland, Jan. 20, 1857 ; d. there
March 17, 1S80.
2201. V. William Henry, b. in Rutland, April 24, 1859 \ ^* there
July 31, 1861.
2202. VI. Fred Kidder, b. in Rutland, July 24, 1864. He is a machin-
ist ; is m., and resides in Gouvemeur, N. Y.
2203. VII. Wells Schuyler, b. in Rutland, Jan. 23, 1867 ; d. there Dec.
31, 1879-
2204. VIII. John Milton, b. in Rutland, Oct. 8. 1871. Resides in
Gouvemeur, N. Y., and is a machinist.
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PELT GENEALOGY.
IOI3.
Luther Webb Felt, bom in Rockingham, May 24, 1833 ;
died in Keene, N. H., Aug. 23, 1876. He married in Keene,
Oct. 16, 1855, Aurelia Theresa Wright, daughter of Noah Pratt
and Johanna (Stanford) Wright of Keene. She was born in
Winchester, N. H., Oct. 24, 1836, and died in Keene, June 10,
1886. Mr. Felt removed to Keene when a young man, and
worked at the organ trade until the breaking out of the war, when
he went to Windsor, Vt., and was employed in the manufacture
of arms. About a year later he removed to Chicopee Falls,
Mass., there following the same business until the close of
the war, when he returned to Keene. He then turned his at-
tention to invention and produced a number of mechanical
contrivances, finally devising a spinning machine, which he ex-
hibited at the Vienna Exposition in 1873. He was, however,
defrauded of his rights in this machine, and devised another, an
improvement upon the former, which he was engaged in setting
up at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, when he was
taken sick with typhoid fever, of which disease he died after
reaching home.
CHILD.
2205. I. Jennie Florence, b. in Keene, May 28, 1859 ; m. there Nov.
29, 1883, Milan Henry Johnson, son of Henry Clay and Ada
Frances (West) Johnson of Keene, as his second wife. He was
b. in Templeton, Mass., Sept. 25, 1857, and is a chairmaker.
They reside in Keene.
IOI4.
Martha Ann Felt, born in Rockingham, May i, 1840;
married in Bellows Falls, Vt., May 15, 186 1, Nathan Schuyler
Proctor, son of Nathan and Harriet (Darand) Proctor of Rock-
ingham. He was born in Rockingham, May 9, 1837, and was for
many years engaged in the market business at Bellows Falls.
They now reside in Springfield, Vt.
CHILD.
2206. r. Wells Herbert Proctor, b. in Rockingham, Nov. 27, 1865 ;
m. Jan. 13, 1891, Laura A. Mclntyre. They reside in Spring-
field.
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CHILD OF JONATHAN AND SUSAN (CALDWELL) FELT. (389.)
1038*
Oliver Felt, born in Peterborough, N. H., July 14, 1834 ;
married in Newton, Mass., Feb. 22, 187?, Rosa Como, daughter
of Victor and Harriet (White) Como of St. Mary's Bay, Nova
Scotia. She was born in Smith's Cove, Digby County, N. S.,
March 22, 1845. They reside in Charlestown, Mass.
CHILDREN.
2207. I. George A., b. in Newton, March 6, 1874.
2208. II. Jonathan B., b. in Digby, N. S., Sept. 3, 1879.
CHILD OF CYRUS AND MARTHA SOPHIA (MARSH) FELT.
(391.)
1047.
Martha Elizabeth Felt, born in Montebello, 111., Jan. 20,
1852; married in Hamilton, 111., Jan. 20, 1870, Marvin Thomas
Brown, son of Samuel and Ann Maria (Bedell) Brown of Warsaw,
111. He was born in Warsaw, Nov. 25, 1844. He is a drug-
gist by profession, though at present engaged in farming at Ham-
ilton. He served during the war as a corporal in Co. G, loth
Missouri Infantry. Enlisted July 20, 1861, and discharged Aug.
24, 1864* He was wounded, taken prisoner, and confined in
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va,
CHILD.
2209. I. Helen Brown, b. in Hamilton, Dec. 13, 1870.
CHILDREN OF IRA AND SUSAN (ROACH) FELT. (406.)
IO6I.
•
Lysander Day Felt, born in Pawlet, Vt., Sept. 29, 182 1 ;
died in Masonville, la., Nov. 28, 1889. He married in Burtontown,
N. Y., June 16, 1844, Mary C. Thurber, who was born in Spring
Water, Livingston County, N. Y., May i, 1827, and died in Nora,
III., April 16, 1855. He married (2d) in Wayne, Wis., July 4,
1855, Ann Arnold, who was born in Newfield, N. Y., Aug. 4,
1824. Mr. Felt resided in Masonville.
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*22IO.
I.
22II.
II.
*22I2.
III.
♦2213.
IV.
2214.
V.
2215.
VI.
2216.
VII.
PELT CBNEALOCV,
CHILDREN.
Francis Marion, b. April 13, 1845.
Florence Sauna Adelaide, b. in Burtontown, March 21,
1847 ; d. in Seymour, Wis., Jan. 2, 1874. She married John
Haggerty, who resides in Darlington, Wis.
Alice M., b. Jan. 2, 1849; "*• Albert F. Davis.
Helen Loett'a, b. May 17, 1850 ; m. Harvey Howe.
Susan, b. in Allegany, N. Y., March 22, 1852 ; d. there May
10, 1852.
Franklin, b. in Nora, April 9, 1855 ; d. there July 9, 1855.
Unnamed, b. in Nora, April 9, 1855 ; d. same day.
1063.
Polly Felt, born in Brutus, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1825 ; died in
Dover, Minn., Sept. 11, 1857. She married in Hebron, Pa., Feb.
22, 1843, Isaac Miles Higley, son of Daniel and Polly (Widger)
Higley of Hebron. He was born in Windsor, N. Y., Aug. 30,
182 1, is a fanner, and resides in Dover, Minn. He served
during the war as a sergeant in Co. K, 5th Iowa Cavalry. En-
listed Nov. 21, 1861 ; discharged Dec. 31, 1863. Re-enlisted
Jan. I, 1864; discharged May 24, 1866.
CHILDREN.
2217. I. Francis Marion Higley, b. in Allegheny, Pa., Dec. 17, 1843 ;
m. in Dover, Feb. 12, 1867, Elvira Maria Bogue, widow of
Nathan T. Bogue, and daughter of Abram Morrell and Maria
(Parks) Chamberlain. She was b. in Potter County, Pa.,
Jan. 14, 1844. They reside in Lake Park, Minn. Mr.
Higley is a merchant and postmaster. He served during the
war as a private in Co, K, 5th Iowa Cavalry, and in Co, C,
Brackett's Minnesota Cavalry. Enlisted Nov. 5, 1861, and
discharged May 24, 1866.
2218. II. Susan Higley, b. in Allegheny, April 23, 1848 ; m. in Dover,
Feb. 12, 1867, William Harrison Chamberlain, brother of her
brother Francis's wife. He was b. in Allegany County, N. Y.,
Feb. 6, 1840, and is a farmer in Tripp, S. D. He enlisted
Aug. 20, 1862, and served in Co. H, 6th Minn. Infantry, and
was discharged Aug. 23, 1865.
2219. III. William Tell Higley, b. in Allegheny, Nov. 14, 185 1 ; d. in
Dover, April 29, 1879.
2220. IV. Polly Higley, b. in Dover, Sept. 2. 1857; d. in Elmira,
Minn., Oct. 3, 1857.
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SEVENTH GENERATION, ^25
1065.
Marcus Brutus Felt, born in Brutus, Oct 31, 1832 ;
married in Nora, III, April 8, 1855, Levina Rynolds Puckett,
daughter of Cyrus and Betty (Thomas) Puckett of Nora. She
was bom in Garden City, Ind., July 25, 1836. They reside in
Orchard, la. Mr. Felt removed with his father's family to Potter
County, Pa., when a child of five years, and remained there until
1853, engaged in farming and lumbering. Then went to Illinois,
where he lived until i860, then moved to Minnesota, and Aug.
15, 1862, enlisted in Co. C, 6th Minn. Infantry. His regiment
served against the Indians in Minnesota and Dakota, and partici-
pated in four engagements. In June, 1864, Mr. Felt went South,
and shortly after entered the U. S. colored service, receiving a
commission as second lieutenant in the 121st U. S. Colored In-
fantry, and afterwards became first lieutenant in the 13th U. S.
Colored Artillery. He was mustered out of the service at Louis-
ville, Ky., Nov. 28, 1865. He is a minister of the Free Baptist
Church ; was licensed to preach in 1866, ordained April 7, 1867,
and has served in various places in Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois,
Wisconsin, and Iowa.
CHILDREN.
♦2221. I RosELLA Jane, b. April 2o» 1856 ; m. Charles S. Bryant.
2222. II. Emma Sabrina, b. in Nora, Jan. 7, 185S ; ra. in Kewanee,
111., March 11, 1880, Edward Earner Holman, son of Benja-
min T. and Susan (Earner) Holman of Spring Valley, Minn.
He was b. in Millville, Mass., Dec. 25, 1855 ; graduated
from Hahneman Medical College in 1879, and is engaged in
the practice of homeopathy at Marengo, la. They have no
children.
LuELLA LuciNDA, b. in Fillmore, Minn., March ii, 1867,
Marilla Belle, b. in Fillmore, Sept. 6, 1872.
Mark Earle, b. in Spring Valley, Minn., Dec. 31, 1875.
io66.
Ira Felt, born in Penfield, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1836; married in
Brandy Camp, Elk County, Pa., Jan. 9, 1864, Clementine Levis,
daughter of John and Francisco (Vanwinendoly) Levis of Brook-
ville, Pa. She was born in Belgium, May 27, 1842. Mr. Felt
learned the carpenter's trade when a young man, which he fol-
lowed until disabled by reason of a wound received in the service
2223.
III.
2224.
IV.
2225.
V.
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J 26 ^^Z:/- GENEALOGY.
during the war. He lived near Brockwayville, Pa., during his
youth, but about 1850 went to Grand Haven, Mich., and spent
seven years in the lumber business. He then removed to War-
ren, 111., and remained until i860, when he returned to Brockway-
ville, his present residence. He enlisted July 4, 186 1, and served
as corporal in Co. I, 62d Penn. Infantry. He took part in the
Seige of Yorktown, and was shot through the right shoulder at
the Battle of Hanover Court House, May 27, 1862, and was dis-
charged from the service Sept. 21, 1862, at Harrisburgh, Pa.
Mr. Felt is a member of the Republican party. He has been
constable, assessor, and school director, and is now a justice of
the peace and conveyancer.
CHILDREN.
2226. I. William Wallace, b. in Brockwayville, Dec. 28, 1864 ;
d. there April 28, 1872.
2227. IL CONSTANTINE THEODORE, b. in BrockwayviUc, May 17, 1866 ;
m. there June 18, 1890, Daisy Vemelia Curry, daughter of
James and Mary (Britton) Curry. She was b. in Brockway-
ville, Dec. 2, 1868. Mr. Felt graduated from Philadelphia
Dental College, Feb. 28, 1890, and practices his profession at
Kane, Pa.
2228. IIL Charles, b. in Brockwayville, May 27, 1868.
CHILDREN OF IRA AND LUCY (CLARK) FELT. (406.)
1069.
William Wallace Felt, bom in Hebron, Pa., March 22,
1842 ; married in Shullsburgh, Wis., Feb. 2, 1867, Martha Rich-
ardson, daughter of Normand B. Richardson. She was born in
Gratiot, Wis., Sept. 7, 1849. ^^ married (2d) in Seneca, Kan.,
Dec. 25, 1876, Cecelia Frazurs, daughter of Alfred and Ernestine
(Lecoux) Frazurs of Nemaha County, Kan. She was born in Isle
of Jersey, France, Dec. 8, 1856. Mr. Felt removed with his
father to Jo Daviess County, 111., in 1852. In 1861 removed to
Winona, Minn., and the following j^ear returned to Illinois. He
enlisted Dec. 21, 1863, ^"^ served as corporal in Co. D, 46th 111.
Infantry. He participated in the Battle of Benton, Miss., May
7, 1864; Jackson, Miss., July 7 and 8, 1864 ; Spanish Fort, Ala.,
March 28, 1865 ; siege and charge of Blakely, Ala., April 9, 1865,
and in the occupation of Mobile, April 12. He was regimental
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SEVENTH GENERATION, ^27
color bearer during his entire term of service, and was mustered
out Feb. 3, 1866. After his return he removed, in 1867, ^^
Salem, Neb., and in 187 1 to Seneca, Kan., his present residence.
He is a harness-maker.
CHILDREN.
2229. I. Vina May, b. Nov. 16, 1868.
BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
2230. II. William Walijvce, b. in Seneca, Dec. i, 1877.
2231. III. Ella Ernestine, b. in Seneca, Aug. 7, 1879. ,
1070.
Myron Holley Felt, born in Hebron, Nov. 8, 1844; mar-
ried in Salem, Neb., June 28, 1876, Ella A. Roberts, daughter
of Obed Roberts of Missouri. She was born in Salem, Sept. 10,
1857. Mr. Felt removed with his parents to Jo Daviess County,
III, and in May, 1861, settled in Salem. He enlisted Feb.
25, 1864, and served as a private in Co. C, 7th Kansas Cavalry.
He took part in the Battles of Hurricane Creek, Mo., Tupelo,
Miss., and followed Gen. Price on his last raid through Missouri
until he was driven out, and was mustered out of the service
Sept. 29, 1865. Mr. Felt has three times filled the office of
assessor, has been mayor of Salem, and is now postmaster there,
and has been engaged in the hardware business since 1870.
CHILDREN.
2232. I. Herbert Bennett, b. in Salem, Sept. 8, 1877 ; d. there Feb.
21, 1878.
2233. II. Carrie Elizabeth, b. in Salem, Nov. 12, 1881.
2234. III. Frank Myron, b. in Salem, Oct. 28, 1884.
CHILDREN OF COMFORT DAY AND BETSEY (CLARKE)
FELT. (408.)
1079.
Orange Clarke Felt, born in Keating Township, Pa., July
30, 1826 ; died in Gerry, Chautauqua County, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1869.
He married in Snyder Township, Pa., Sept. 18, 1849, Delia
Cobb, daughter of Freeman and Rebecca Howard (Bucklin)
Cobb of Gerry, and sister of his brother Charles's wife. She was
born in Gerry, July 20, 1830, and died in Snyder, March 18, 1863.
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228 /^i?/:r genealogy, j
He married (2d) in Gerry, Sept. 11, 1864, Mrs. Phoebe Jane
(Mosher) Turkington, widow of James Turkington. She died in
Gerry, July 30, 1868. Mr. Felt served during the Civil War as a
private in Co. E, 17 2d Pa. Infantry. He was mustered into
the service Oct. 24, 1862, and discharged Aug. i, 1863. After
his return he settled in Chautauqua County, and engaged in farm-
ing, his principal business before having been lumbering.
CHILDREN.
2235. I. Marion Adelbert, b. in Gerry, Oct. 31, 1851. He is a harness-
maker, unmarried, and resides in Gerry.
2236. II. Helen Auell, b. in Gerry, July 16, 1853 ; d. there March 3,
1854.
IO8I.
Lucina Prudence Felt, bom in Eulalia, Pa., Aug. 30, 1830;
died in Barton, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1888. She married in Couders-
port, Pa., June 2, 1853, Daniel Bensley, 2d, son of John and
Polly (Ross) Bensley of Barton. He was born in Barton, March
17, 1828, and died there April 11, 1874. He was a farmer.
CHILDREN.
2237. I. Elliott Llncoln Bensley, b. in Barton, March 15, 1854 ; m.
in Chemung, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1875, Mary E. Westfall,
daughter of John and Almedia (Babcock) Westfall of Che-
mung. She was b. in Athens, Pa., Dec. 10, 1856. They
reside in Barton. Mr. Bensley is engaged in farming.
2238. IL Charlks Mklvln Brnsley, b. in Coudersport, June 26, 1859 ;
d. in Eulalia, Oct. 4, 1859.
2239. lu. Daniel Bensley, b. in Barton, Oct. 26, 1867 ; d. there Feb.
20, 1868.
2240. IV. Bkrtha Lucina Bensley, b. in Barton, Nov. 18, 1871 ; m.
there Dec. 11, 1889, Charles Edward Carpenter, son of Peter
R. and Eliza A. (Taylor) Carpenter of Smithboro Village
(Tioga), N. Y. He was b. in Smithboro Village, Jan. 26,
1867, and is a farmer in that place.
CHILDREN OF COMFORT DAY AND MARCIA (MATTESON)
FELT. (408.)
1083.
Betsey Maria Felt, born in Hebron, Pa., Sept. 27, 1837 ;
married in Snyder Township, Pa,, May 11, 1855, Jacob Starret
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SEVENTH GENERATION. ^20
Linsenbigler, son of Jacob and Caroline (Tatten) Linsenbigler of
Rural Village, Armstrong County, Pa. He was born in Greens-
burgh, Pa., in August, 1832, and died in Lane's Mills, Pa., Jan.
27, 1888. He was a farmer. She married (2d) in Brookville,
Pa., Sept. 9, 1889, Mahaman B. Heath. They reside in Lane's
Mills.
CHILDREN.
2241. I. Amanda Caroline Linsenkigler, b. in Fox Township, Pa.,
June 29, 1856 ; m. in Snyder, Feb. 5, 1878, Scott Alden,
son of Samuel A. and Catherine (Smith) Alden of Howard,
N. Y. He was b. in Avoca, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1845, and is
a farmer at Sizerville, Pa.
2242. II. John Osmer Linsenbigler, b. in Fox, Feb. 25, 1857 ; d,
Nov. 2, 1858.
2243. III. Emma Annetta Linsenbigler, b. in Fox, Oct. 25, i860; m.
there Nov. 8, 1879, Daniel Alexander McMinn, son of
James and Elizabeth (Groves) McMinn of Snyder. He was
b. in Snyder, Feb. 17, 1854, ^"^ is a farmer at Lane's
Mills.
2244. IV. Eleanor Jane Linsenbigler, b. in Fox, Jan. 9. 1863; m.
in Snyder, May 19, 188 1, Frank Pierce Rudolph, son of
Abraham and Emily (Leech) Rudolph. He was b. in Bell
Township, Pa., March 29. 1853, and is a shoemaker. They
reside in B rock way vi lie, Pa.
2245. V. Matilda Maria Linsenbigler, b. in Snyder, Jan. 10, 1866.
2246. VI. Clara Arminta Linsenbigler, b. in Snyder, July 14, 1869 ; m.
there Nov. 25, 1888, James A. Cochran, son of James and
Mary Jane (Buchanan) Cochran of Lane's Mills. He was b.
in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 15, 1865, and is engaged in farm-
ing at Snyder.
2247. VII. MvRTiE Gertrude Linsenbigler, b. in Snyder, Sept. 16,
1874 ; n*« there July 3, 1890, William John Groves, son of
John C. and Sarah Ann (Ross) Groves of Washington, Pa.
He was b. in Washington, July 6, 1865. He is a farmer at
Lane's Mills.
2248. VIII. Elsie May Linsenbigler, b. in Snyder, Feb. 23, 1878.
1084.
Russell Madison Felt, bom in Hebron, Nov. 6, 1839;
married in Brockwayville, Pa., Aug. 7, 1861, Annie Shick Rimer,
daughter of Christian and Annie (Shick) Rimer. She was born in
Rimersburgh, Pa., Dec. 16, 1840. Mr. Felt enlisted in Co. B, 211th
Pa. Infantry, Aug. 29, 1864, and served as a private. His regiment
took part in engagements at Bermuda Hundred and Petersburg,
42
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330 /^/JLT* GENEALOGY.
Va., at the latter of which, April 2, 1865, Mr. Felt received three
gunshot wounds in the shoulder and neck, which retired him to
hospital, and he was mustered out of service May 28, 1865. Soon
after returning from the war Mr. Felt was licensed to preach,
and has served as a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church
at numerous points in Western Pennsylvania, and is now in
charge at Sligo.
CHILDREN.
♦2249. I. Emerson Day, b. May 12, 1862.
2250. II. Jennie Gertrude, b. in Emerickville, Pa., Sept. 28, 1874.
1085.
Rachel Mercy Felt, born in Hebron. Nov. 6, 1839;
married in Snyder Township, Pa., June 17, i860, William
Avery Rice, son of Warren and Abigail (Roberts) Rice of Alle-
gany County, N. Y. He was born in Onondaga County, N. Y.,
Feb. 17, 1826, and is an engineer and farmer. They reside in
Brockwayville, Pa.
CHILDREN.
2251. I. Lii.LiE May Rice, b. in Snyder, April 18, 1861 ; d. there July
16, 1880.
2252. II. Warren Oliver Rice, b. in Snyder, April 2, 187 1 ; died in
Brockwayville, Feb. 3, 1877.
2253. III. Edith Edna Rice, b. in Snyder, July 23, 1879.
1087.
Polly Eliza Felt, born in Independence, N. Y., March
II, 1843; married in Snyder Township, May 27, i860, David
Porter Rimer, brother of her brother Russell's wife. He
was born in Perry, Clarion County, Pa., April 3, 1837. He
served during the war as First Sergeant in Co. F, 103d Pa. In-
fantry, enlisted October 30, 1861, and participated in the battles
of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and Malvern Hill. On account of
wounds he was ordered on recruiting service, and after seven
months of this duty was discharged, Feb. 3, 1863. The family
resided in Jefferson and Armstrong Counties, Pa., until 1872, when
they removed to Michigan, remaining there until 1879. They
then returned to Pennsylvania and took up their residence in
Rockton, Clearfield County, where they still remain. Mr. Rimer
is a school director and supervisor of the town of Union, and a
member and class-leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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2254.
I.
2255.
II.
2256.
III.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 331
CHILDREN.
Ella Rimer, b. in Snyder, March 16, 1861.
Amos Rimer, b. in Snyder, July 27, 1863.
Ida Rimer, b. in Snyder, May 23, 1865 ; m. in Rockland, Ve-
nango County, Pa., July 3, 1884, James Welch, son of
James and Mary Jane (McCuUough) Welch of Grove Sum-
mit, Pa. He was b. in Grove Summit, Dec. 25, 1862,
and is a farmer. They reside in Rockton, Union Township.
2257. IV. Ezra Rimer, b. in Snyder, April 15, 1867.
2258. V. BiRDA Rimer, b. in Grant, Osceola County, Mich., Sept. 2,
1873.
2259. VI. Birta Rimer, b. in Grant, Sept. 2, 1873.
2260. VII. Fred Rimer, b. in Mecosta County, Mich., April 23, 1876.
2261. VIII. Emerson Rimer, b. in Mecosta County, April 23, 1876;
d. there same day.
2262. IX. George Rimer, b. in Cowanshannock, Pa., Jan. 11, 1879.
2263. X. Leon Rimer, b. in Snyder, Dec. 29, 1882.
CHILDREN OF AMOS AND FANNY (DILLINGHAM) FELT. (410.)
1092.
William Felt, born in Bethany, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1827 ; died
in Jamestown, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1890. He married in Ellington,
N. Y., Dec. I, 1850, Maryette Ryder, daughter of Justin H. and
Emeline E. (Soles) Ryder of Charlotte, N. Y. She was born in
Gerry, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1830. Mr. Felt was a farmer in Randolph,
N. Y.
CHILDREN.
Eliza Fannie, b. Aug. 29, 1851 ; m. Adrian S. Ames.
Adelia Emeline, b. July 5, 1855 ; m. Emmet D. Pierce.
Justin Amos, b. Nov. 11, 1856.
Hattie a., b. in Poland, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1867 ; d. there Sept.
23, 1869.
2268. V. Demar a., b. in Poland, Sept. 23, 1870; d. in Charlotte,
Nov. 23, 1888.
1093.
Clarissa Olcott Felt, born in Avon, Ohio, May 26, 1829 ;
married in Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1850, John Hart Carrington,
son of Clark and Ruth (Hart) Carrington of Bristol, Conn. He
was born in Litchfield, Conn., Jan. 22, 1823, and is a lawyer. He
is a graduate of Columbia College, New York, and served dur-
ing the war in the 7th Ohio Infantry. They reside at 609 Madi-
son Street, Toledo, Ohio.
♦2264.
r.
♦2265.
II.
*2266.
III.
2267.
IV.
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PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
2270.
II.
2271.
III.
2272.
IV.
2269. I. George Carrington, b. in Cleveland, Dec. 20, 1852 ; d.
there Aug. 12, 1853.
Fannie Louise Carrington, b. in Huron, Ohio, July 24, 1856.
Inez Maria Carrington, b. in Norwalk, Ohio, June 10, 1863.
Mabel Dillingham Carrington, b. in Noru'alk, Nov. 14,
1865 ; m. in Toledo, Ohio, July 20, 1887, Oliver Morton
Scott, son of James Walter and Rachael Elmira (Burbank)
Scott of Richmond, Ind. He was b. in Wasliington, Ind.,
Aug. 26, 1858 ; graduated from Earlham College, Richmond,
and is a bookkeeper. They reside at 609 Madison Street,
Toledo.
1096,
Harriet Fanny Felt, born in Norwalk, Ohio, Sept. 12,
1835 ; married Feb. 21, 1861, Corrydon L. Tower, son of Elisha
and Philena (Morgan) . Tower. He was born Oct 22, 1834.
They reside in EUery, N. Y. Their children were all born there.
CHILDREN.
2273. I. Lazelle Hosea Tower, b. June 2, 1862 ; m. in Dunkirk,
N. Y., May 10, 1887, Mary Maud Heath. They reside in
Ellery Center.
2274. n. Iredell Elisha Tower, b. March 18, 1866; d. in Ellery,
Nov. 5, 1869.
Fila Rhode Tower, b. Oct. 8, 1870.
Sheral Alcott Tower, b. June 9, 1873.
Fannie Adelia Tower, b. April 4, 1875.
Ben Ion Tower, b. May 19, 1877 ; d. in Ellery, June 18.
1880.
2279. VII. May Belle Tower, b. May i, 1879 ; d. in Ellery, June 16,
1880.
CHILDREN OFJOHN AND JAN ETTE (SOUTHWELL) FELT. (412,)
1098.
Ruth Almira Felt, born in Ellington, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1830;
died in Xenia, Ohio, June 5, 1886. She married in Ellington,
July 3, 1849, Daniel Henry Chandler, son of Daniel and Asenath
(Wheeler) Chandler of Ellington. He was born in Hinsdale,
N. Y., March 25, 1829. He enlisted Sept. 16, 186 1, and served
as lieutenant in the 5th Indiana Battery, and was mustered out
of the service, Dec. 28, 1864. He is a blacksmith in Ellington.
2275.
III.
2276.
IV.
2277.
v.
2278.
VI.
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2283.
IV.
2284.
V.
2285.
VI.
2286.
VII.
2287.
VIII.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 335
CHILDREN.
2280. I. Martha Janet Chandler, b. in Ellington, June 7, 1850;
m. in McLane, Pa., Feb. 20, 1884, Herman Compton,
son of Josiah Johnson and Julia (Church) Compton. He
was b. in McLane, Aug. 23, 1843, and is a farmer in that
town.
2281. II. AsENATH Maria Chandler, b. in Ellington, Dec. 28, 1851 ;
d. in Etna, Ind., Aug. 2, 1865.
2282. III. Charles Wheeler Chandler, b. in Rutledge, N. Y., April
28, 1853.
Mary Wheeler Chandler, b. m Rutledge, May 19, 1855; d.
there Jan. 10, 1857.
George Prentiss Chandler, b. in Albion, fnd., March 26,
1857.
Laura Emily Chandler, b. in Etna, March 13, 1861 ; d; in
McLane, Nov. 27, 1880.
Anna Simonson Chandler, b. in Etna, Sept. 16, 1866.
William Henry Chandler, b. in Etna, Feb. 19, 1870 ; d.
in McLane, Nov. 15, 1880.
2288. IX. Virgil Seth Chandler, b. in Franklin, Pa., April 28, 1873.
1099.
James Felt, bom in Ellington, in 1832 ; died in Jeffer-
son, Ind., July 13, 1874. He married in Ellington, Feb. 10,
1856, Melinda Gates, daughter of David and Polly (Hall) Gates.
She was born in Ellington, Sept. 21, 1827, and died in Valparaiso,
Ind., June 27, 1862. He married (2d) in Hecla, Ind., Sept. 25,
1865, Margaret Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of Thomas B
and M. A. (Thompson) Cunningham of Whitley County, Ind.
She was born March 6, 1841, and resides in Allen County, Ind.
CHILDREN.
♦2289. I. Diana Colista Jeannette, b. Nov. 9, 1856 ; m. Charles L.
Millspaw.
2290. n. Clyde Horton, b. in Ellington, Nov. 5, 1858; was living there
unmarried in 1888.
2291. in. Selina Estella, b. in Valparaiso, Nov. 10, i860 ; d. there
Aug. 25, 1862.
BY second marriage.
2292. i\\ Charles Wheeler, b. April 4, 1868. Resides in Wilmot,
Ind.
2293. V. Anna Maria, b. Jan. 23, 1870. Resides in Churubusco, Ind.
2294. VI. John Oliver, b. Jan. 29, 1873 ; d. April 23, 1880.
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324 i^^^T- GENEALOGY,
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND NAOMI (THOMPSON) FELT. (412.)
IIOI.
Oliver T. Felt, born in Ellington, N. Y., April 7, 1840;
married there July 4, 1861, Henrietta A. Ryder, daughter of Jus-
tin H. and Emeline E. (Soule) Ryder. She was born in Ellington,
April 7, 1845. Mr. Felt is a hotel keeper at Leon, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
2295. I. Orville John, b. in Ellington, April 19, 1862; m. in Stockton.
N. Y., Dec. II, 1883, Florence Eva Cady, daughter of Frank
and Mary (Lavell) Cady of Stockton. She was b. in Sinclair-
ville, N. Y., June 2, 1561. They reside in Brocton, N. Y.
They have no children.
2296. II. Pearl Estelle, b. in Charlotte, N. Y., Dec. i, 1876.
1 102.
Clarissa Felt, born in Ellington, April 8, 1844; married
in Grand Haven, Mich., Oct. 2, 1879, J^^" Goldberry, a na-
tive of Holland, as his second wife. He is a celery grower.
They reside in Grand Haven.
CHILDREN.
2297. I. George E. Goldberry, b. in Grand Haven, June 7, 1880; d,
there Aug. 18, 1881.
2298. II. Willie Walter Goldberry, b. in Grand Haven, July 3, 1882.
2299. III. Mary Goldberry, b. in Grand Haven, July 28, 1885.
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND SARAH ANN (McLEAN) FELT. (420.)
II37.
Joshua McLean Felt, bom in Hammond, N. Y,, Dec. 12,
1830; died in Mayfield, Mich., Sept. 27, 1877. He married in
Morristown, N. Y., April 7, 1857, Lydia Ann Briggs, daughter of
Joseph and Sally (Cole) Briggs of Hammond. She was born June
24, 1829, and died in Mayfield, July 28, 1878.
CHILDREN.
♦2300. I. Charles Anthony, b. Jan. 6, 1858.
2301. II. William Darius, b. in Lake Brewster, Mich., Feb. 25, 1863.
2302. III. Edith Camklia, b. in Monroe Center, Mich., May 21, 1866.
2303. IV. Carrie Ann, b. in Monroe Center, Sept. i, 1867.
2304. V. Generie Genevieve, b. in Monroe Center, Sept. i, 1871.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
335
1 138.
Clarissa Ann Felt, born in Hammond, Aug. 28, 1832 ;
married there Oct. 26, 1849, Joel Earl, son of Elisha and
Hannah (McLean) Earl of Algonquin, Ontario. He was born in
Algonquin, April 4, 1825, and is a farmer. They reside in Roe-
buck, Ontario.
CHILDREN.
2305. I. Sarah Jane Earl, b. in Hammond, Jan. 2, 1853 ; m. inSpen-
cerville, Ontario, Dec. 28, 1878, William James Davison, son
of Benoni and Phebe (Wiley) Davison of Augusta, Ontario.
He was b. in Augusta, May 24, 1857, and is a farmer in Roe-
buck.
2306. II. Jacob Milton Earl, b. in Hammond, Jan. 12, 1854 ; m. in
Augusta, Ontario, June 22, 1881, Frances Annie McLean,
daughter of James and Hannah (Stringer) McLean. She was
b. in Augusta, .Nov. 20, i860, and d. there June 20, 1883.
He m. (2d) May 7, 1884, Anna Maria Marks, daughter of
James and Laura (Lee) Marks of Wolford, Ontario. She was
b. in Wolford, March I, 1 861. They reside in Roebuck. Mr.
Earl is a farmer.
2307. III. Robert William Earl, b. in Roebuck, Aug. 15, 1858 ; d.
there March 7, 1859.
2308. IV. Mary Estella Earl, b. in Roebuck, April 24, i860.
2309. V. James Herbert Earl, b. in Center Augusta, Ontario, March
15, 1869.
II39.
Thomas Aaron Felt, bom in Hammond, Aug. 30, 1834 \
married there Nov. 4, 1857, Mary Ann Hurley, daughter of
Daniel and Bridget (Rairdin) Hurley of County Kerry, Ireland.
She was born in County Kerry, Aug. 18, 1835. They reside in
South Colton, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. Mr. Felt is a farmer
and lumberman.
CHILDREN.
♦2310. I. William Henry, b. March 26, 1859.
♦2311. II. Helen Submit, b. Aug. 30, i860; m. Charles McMannis.
2312. III. Jacob Onestus, b. in Macomb, N. Y., May 23, 1S62.
2313. IV. Clara Ann, b. in Hammond, Dec. 29, 1868.
2314. V. Alfred Lorenzo, b. in Hammond, July 10, 1874.
ZZ4I.
Samuel William Felt, born in Hammond, July i, 1838 ;
married in DePeyster, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1862, Nancy Camelia
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336 /^iJ^r GENEALOGY.
Crosier, daughter of Lemuel Monroe and Ruth L. (Pierce)
Crosier of Utah. She was born in Springfield, 111., March i,
1843. M^' ^^^t ^s a carriage maker and wheelwright, and master
of the carpenter's trade. They reside in Hammond.
CHILDREN.
♦2315. I. Minnie Bell, b. Nov. 30, 1864; m. Charles A. Dake.
2316. II. Cora May, b. in Hammond, Nov. 6, 1874.
2317. III. Lottie Routii, b. in Hammond, Sept. 20, 1884.
1 142.
Julia Rachel Felt, born in Hammond, April 24, 1841 ;
married in Rossie, N. Y., April 13, 1863, Jehiel Herrington,
son of William and Maria (Wood) Herrington. He was born in
Osgoode, Ontario, March 29, 1838. They reside in Otsego,
Minn. Mr. Herrington is a farmer.
CHILDREN.
2318. I. Mary Jane Herrington, b. in McComb, N. Y., Feb. 19,
1864; d. there April il, 1868.
2319. II. IIattie Dora Herrington, b. in McComb, April 21, 1867 ;
m. in Otsego, Minn., March 29, 1882, George McDonald,
son of Lewis and Climena (Spincer) McDonald. He was b.
in Otsego, July 4, 1857. He is an engineer. They reside in
Otsego.
2320. III. Hiram Orville Herrington, b. in Silver Lake, Minn. , Jan.
15, 1870.
2321. IV. Capitola Herrington, b. in Silver Lake, June 24, 1872 ; m. in
Monticello, Minn., Oct. 31, 1888, Justin Rosenthal! Adams,
son of Samuel and I^ydia Emeline Adams of Wilton, Me.
He was b. in Otsego, Sept. 13, 1865, and is a contractor
and river pilot. They reside in Otsego.
2322. V. Florina Bertha Herrington, b. in Mankato, Minn., April
20, 1874.
1 143.
George Emery Felt, born in Hammond, June 15, 1843;
married in Prescott, Ontario, Dec. 14, 1865, Phcebe (Rob-
inson) McLean, daughter of James and Rubie (Baker) Robinson
of Farmersville, Ontario, and widow of Jesse McLean. She died
in Center Augusta, Ontario, in October, 1877. He married (2d)
in Hammond, May 23, 1878, Ann Stacia Brooker, daughter
of Reuben and Martha (Cooper) Brooker of Elizabethtown,
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SEVENTH GENERATION, 337
Canada. She was born there Aug. 20, 1847. They reside in
Hammond. Mr. Felt is a farmer.
CHILDREN.
2323. I. Eliza Jane, b. in Center Augusta, Dec. 9, 1866.
2324. II. Lydia Ann, b. in Center Augusta, Dec. 30, 1868.
BY SECOND marriage.
2325. III. George Emery, b. in Hammond, June 16, 1881.
2326. IV. Laura Ludencia, b. in Hammond, Aug. 17, 1885.
II44.
Mary Jane Felt, bom in Hammond, Sept. 3, 1847 ; mar-
ried in Brier Hill, N. Y., March 7, 1866, Thomas Livingston,
son of Henry and Ellen (Nicolson) Livingston of Ireland. He
was born in Ireland, April 10, 1836, and is a farmer at Brier
Hill.
CHILDREN.
Ellen Amelia Livingston, b. in Hammond, Jan. 24, 1867.
Sarah Jane Livin(;ston, b. in Hammond, Jan. 14, 1870.
Francis Henry Livin(;ston, b. in Hammond, Aug. 9, 1876 ; d.
in Morristown, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1882.
2330. IV. Lester Bradshaw Livingston, b. in Morristown, March 8,
1879 ; d. there June 21, 1882.
2331. V. Mertie Robert Livingston, b. in Morristown, Aug. 21, 1883.
"45.
Jacob Guilford Felt, bom in Hammond, Sept. 25, 185 1;
married in Morristown, Dec. 19, 1870, Mary Ann Duncolon,
daughter of Stephen and Betsey (Clark) Duncolon. She
was born in Addison, Ontario, Nov. 24, 185 1. Mr. Felt is a
carpenter and joiner. They reside in Hammond, where all their
children were born.
CHILDREN.
Frank E., b. May 17, 1875.
William Burt, b. July 10, 1877 ; d. in Hammond, Aug. 20,
1881.
Claude Smith, b. Dec. 21, 1879.
Freddie B., b. July 30, 1881.
Fannie- Stella, b. May 27, 1884.
Bessie Clark, b. June 7, 1887.
43
2327.
I.
2328.
II.
2329.
III.
2332.
I.
2333.
II.
2334.
III.
2335.
IV.
2336.
V.
2337.
VI.
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2338-
I
2339-
II
2340.
III.
2341.
IV.
2342.
V.
■jjg PELT GENEALOGY,
CHILD OF THOMAS CHASE AND LOIS (HOWE) FELT. (422.)
1 147.
Walter Samuel Felt, born in Chesterfield, N. Y., July 9,
1846 ; died in San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 28, 189 1. He married in
Elroy, Wis., Feb. 22, 1872, Frankie J. Packard, daughter of Giles
M. and Sarah E. (Baker) Packard of Elroy. She was born in
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 17, 1849, ^'^^ resides (June, 1891) in San
Antonio. Mr. Felt was a railroad conductor, and lived in La
Crosse, Wis.
CHILDREN.
Sarah Lois, b. in Elroy, July 21, 1873 ; ^' there Sept. 7, 1873.
Leta Monica, b. in Elroy, April 11, 1875 ; d. there May i,
1875.
Ruth Packard, b. in Green Bay, Wis., Sept. 8, 1876.
Harry Waltkr, b. in Green Bay, Aug. 26, 1880.
Frederick Clinton, b. in Winona, Minn., Aug. 10, 1883 ; d.
there Sept. 13, 1884.
CHILD OF JOSEPH POLLARD AND BETSEY TAGGAT
(DUNCAN) FELT. (431.)
1 160.
Ada Cragin Felt, born May 2, 1846 ; died in Springfield,
Mass., May 9, 1872. She married in Manchester, N. H., Jan.
16, 1867, David Felt Johnson, son of Allen and Athelia (Felt)
Johnson (No. 434). He was born in Plymouth, Vt., Nov. 10, 1842,
and died in Chicopee, Mass., Oct. 28, 1873. He was a railroad
agent.
CHILD.
2343. I. Annie Florenck Johnson, b. in Springfield, Oct. 18, 1868 ; d.
in Manchester, in the spring of 1888.
CHILDREN OF AARON AND SARAH PIERCE (STEVENS)
FELT. (433.)
1165.
Susan Caroline Felt, born in Temple, N. H., Nov. 5,
1845 5 married in Coldwater, Mich., Feb. 19, 1867, Henry Wil-
liam Lovejoy, son of Henry and Melinda Crosby (Wheeler) Love-
joy. He was born in Bangor, Me., April 19, 1839. M*"- Lovejoy
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SEVENTH GENERATION. j^q
is engaged with his brothers-in-law in the electrotype business in
New York. His family resides at No. 123 St. Marks Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
2344. I. Etta Meunda Lovejoy, b. in Brooklyn, May 22, 1874.
2345. II. Arthur Gilbert Lovejoy, b. in Brooklyn, May 22, 1880.
II66.
Albert Taft Felt, born in Temple, Oct. 24, 1847 ; "tar-
ried in Delta, La., May 27, 1868, Mary Lillie Burney, daugh-
ter of Robert W. and Fradonia (Williamson) Burney of Delta.
She was born in Vicksburgh, Miss., Feb. 27, 1850. They reside
in East Newark, N. J. Mr. Felt is engaged in the electrotype
business at No, 25 Rose Street, New York. The children were
all born in Delta.
CHILDREN.
2346. I. Robert Bernard, b. Nov. 26, 1870 ; d. in Delta, May 28,
1872.
2347. II. Albert Clifton, b. Oct. 22, 1872 ; d. in Delta, Oct. 19,
1873.
2348. III. Elmer Burney, b. Aug. 26, 1876 ; d. in Delta, Aug. 21, 1878.
2349. IV. Albert Thomas, b. Jan. 29, 1884.
1 167.
Joseph Pollard Felt, born in Mason, N. H., Aug. 8, 1850;
married in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 19, 187 1, Alice Webster, daugh-
ter of George and Isabella (Lobley) Webster of Jersey City, N. J.
She was born in Bolton, England, Aug. 8, 1850, and died in
Harrison, N. J., Dec. 29, 1880. He married (2d) in Harrison,
June 22, 1882, Betsey Eleanor Webster, sister of his first wife.
Mr. Felt is associated with his brother and brother-in-law in the
electrotype business at 25 Rose^Street, New York, and resides at
Harrison, N. J.
CHILDREN.
2350. I. George Aaron, b. in Brooklyn, Nov. 23, 1872.
2351. II. Henry William, b. in Brooklyn, Nov. 5, 1874.
2352. III. Daniel Webster, b. in Brooklyn, Oct. 3, 1876 ; d. there Aug.
19, 1878.
2353. IV. Elizabeth Eleanor, b. in Brooklyn, July 4, 1879 ; d. there Feb.
I, 1880.
2354. V. Alice Webster, b. in Harrison, Dec. 24, 1880.
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CHILDREN OF LUCIUS SAWYER AND KATHARINE E.
(SULLIVAN) FELT. (439.)
1 182.
Katharine Felt, born in Galena, 111., ; married there
Hon. Moses Hallett, lawyer and judge on the bench of the U. S.
District Court. They reside in Denver, Col.
CHILD.
2355. I. Lucius Felt Hallett, b. , in Denver.
1 183.
Susan Marcena Felt, bom in Galena, ; married
there Joel Allen Barber, son of Hon. J. Allen and Elizabeth
(Banfield) * Barber of Lancaster, Wis. He entered the naval
service of the U. S. June 22, 1867, was commissioned as master
Aug. 8, 1876, and resigned from the service Aug. i, 1883. He
has since been engaged in the lumber business in Chicago, where
the family resides.
CHILDREN.
2356. I. Katharine F. Barber, b. , in Lancaster, Wis.
2357. II. Helen Barber, b. , in Chicago.
2358. III. Joel Allen Barber, b. , in Chicago ; d. there.
2359. JV. Hallett Barber, b. .
CHILDREN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ADELIA
(N EAGLES) FELT. (462.)
1209.
George Washington Felt, bom in Concord, N. H., July
27, 1838 ; married in Paynes Depot, Scott County, Ky., Nov. 15,
1865, Anna Eliza Crooks, daughter of Harrison Lysle and Amanda
Melvina Fitz-Allen (Grant) Crooks of Galena, 111. She was born
in Owensville, Bath County, Ky., Sept, 3, 1843. They reside in
Sioux City, la.
Mr. Felt was educated in the Boston schools, finishing
at the English High School. When sixteen years of age he
shipped before the mast, and made a voyage to San Francisco,
Gal., and from there to points in South America. In 1855 he
went to Galena, 111., and found employment as a clerk in the large
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
341
wholesale house of L. S. Felt & Co., with whom he continued
until the War of the Rebellion broke out, when he enlisted as a
private (Sept. 21, 1861), in Co. G, 3d Missouri Cavalry. He ad-
vanced through the lesser grades, and at the time of his
muster out, Nov. 22, 1864, held the rank of first lieutenant. He
took part in the Battle of Hurtoille, and was at the capture of
Little Rock, and in the series of engagements preceding it, as
well as in many other actions. After his discharge from the
service he returned to his old position at Galena, but, in 1868,
removed to Sioux City, la., and engaged in business for himself,
establishing large trading posts among the Indians at various
points along the Missouri River, at which he bought large quan-
tities of furs, hides, and buffalo skins. In 188 1 he acquired about
27 acres of land on the Floyd River, now known as Felt's Addi-
tion, which soon began to develop as choice railroad property.
Meanwhile Sioux City was growing rapidly, and its mercantile in-
terests began to assume large proportions. There was a clamor
for manufactures as the means to a more permanent prosperity
than could be expected from mere expansion of mercantile inter-
ests. Accepting this truth, Mr. Felt aided in forming a syndi-
cate, known as the Leeds Improvement and Land Company,
which took upon itself the duty of encouraging and locating
manufacturing interests in Sioux City. Mr. Felt became a director
in this corporation, and also president and general manager of
the Daniel E. Paris Stove Company.
CHILDREN.
2360. I. Anna Eliza, b. in Galena, Nov. 25, 1866 ; m. in Sioux
City, Sept. 24, 1891, Rufus Bradbury Clarke, son of Whit-
ing Stevens and Luella Livingston (Bradbury) Clarke of Des
Moines, la. He was b. in Bangor, Me., June 12, 1867; is a
graduate of the Iowa State University (1888), and is engaged
in the lumber business.
2361. II. George Harrison, b. in Sioux City, Nov. 22, 1872 ; d. there
Jan. I, 1873.
2362. III. Fannie Bray, b. in Yankton, Dak., Aug. 10, 1877 I <!• there
same day.
2363. IV. Ethel Adelia, b. in Sioux City, May 21, 1879.
2364. v. ' Helen Elizabeth, b. in Sioux City, Aug. 10, 1883 ; d. there
Dec. 6, 1886.
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342
FELT GENEALOGY.
I2I0.
2366.
II.
2367.
III.
2368.
IV.
2369.
V.
Lucius Hoffendahl Felt, born in Boston, Mass., March
16, 1841, married in Alton, 111., June i, 1868, Jeanie Currie
Millen, daughter of John Crawford and Madalene (Currie)
Millen. She was born in Alton, Feb. 6, 1842. They reside in
Hastings, Neb. Mr. Felt is a bookkeeper. He enlisted in June,
1862, and served as a private in the 8th Mass. Battery, participat-
ing in the Battles of Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain,
Antietam, and White Sulphur Springs. He was discharged from
the service in December, 1862, and again enlisted in November,
1863, and served as quartermaster-sergeant in the 16th Kansas
Cavalry. He was discharged in November, 1865.
CHILDREN.
2365. I. John Millen, b. in Omaha Indian Agency, Neb., Oct. 12,
1871 ; d. in Omaha, Aug. 7, 1877.
Julia Eliza, b. in Alton, Feb. 16, 1874.
Nannie Madalene, b. in Omaha, June 22, 1876.
Ella Adelia, b. in Hastings, Dec. i6, 1878.
George Lucius, b. in Hastings, April 8, 1882.
I2II.
Julia Elizabeth Felt, bom in Boston, June 7, 1842;
married in Newark, N. J., Aug. 28, 1862, Joseph Dixon Bryson,
son of William and Harriett (Preston) Bryson of Brooklyn, N. Y.
He was born in Princeton, N. J., May 20, 184 1. He served as a
private in Co. I, 14th N. Y. Infantry, and was killed at the Battle
of South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, 1862. She married (2d) in
Newark, May 30, 1865, Joseph Samuel Root, son of Samuel
and Roxanna (Potter) Root of Waterbury, Conn. He was bom
in Waterbury, Nov. 30, 183 1, and died in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
Sept. 28, 1875. ^^ ^^s ^ bookkeeper. She married (3d) in
Brooklyn, Dec. 28, 1880, Arthur Hay ward, son of William and
Rose (Toner) Hay ward of Newark. He was born in New
York, May 7, 1846, and is a hatter. They reside in New York
city.
CHILDREN.
2370. I. Joseph Pierpont Root, b. in Long Island City, N. Y., Aug.
II, 1866 ; d. in Brooklyn, Nov. 3, 187S.
2371. II. Ada Roxanna Root, b. in Long Island City, June 18, 1868.
2372. III. George Washington Root, b. in Long Island City, Dec. 30,
1871 ; d. in Brooklyn, Oct. 26, 1878.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
343
2373.
I.
2374.
II.
2375.
III.
2376.
IV.
2377.
V.
2378.
VI.
2379.
VII.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC CLARK AND ROSETTA FRANCELIA
(SLY) FELT. (474.)
I215.
Carrie Rosella Felt, born in Lockport, 111., Sept. 16, 1859;
married there March i, 1877, William Jesse Hutchins, son of
William Henry and Hannah ("Clement) Hutchins of Joliet, 111.
He was born in Joliet, Oct. 14, 1857 ; graduated from Lake For-
est (111.) College in 1876, and is a mechanical engineer and
patent attorney. They reside at 807 South Topeka Avenue,
Wichita, Kan.
CHILDREN.
I. William Clark Hutchins, b. in Joliet, Dec. 24, 1877.
MiDA Viola Hutchins, b. in Joliet, Nov. 7, 1879.
III. James Robert Hutchins, b. in Joliet, Jan. 26, 1882 ; d. Dec.
9, 1883.
Daughter, b. Dec. 30, 1883 ; d. same day.
Jessie Rosetta Hutchins, b. Dec. 30, 1886.
Sarah Ethel Hutchins, b. Oct. 17, 1888.
Marion Laura Hutchins, b. March 30, 1890.
I217.
Ella May Felt, born in Lockport, Aug. 23, 1865 ; mar-
ried there March 27, 1886, Donald Ferguson, son of John and
Flora (McCarter) Ferguson of Erin, Ontario. He was born in
Guelph, Ontario, March 17, 1865, and is a mechanic. They re-
side at 217 Grant Avenue, Joliet, 111.
CHILDREN.
2380. I. Mabel Ellen Ferguson, b. July 29, 1888.
2381. II. Laura Rosetta Ferguson, b. Jan. 29, 1890.
2382. III. Marjorie Lorene Ferguson, b. March 28, 1891.
CHILD OF CHARLES WALKER AND HARRIET ANGELINE
(HARRIS) FELT. (477.)
1223.
Corrie Leslie Felt, born in Bristol, Vt., Oct. 18, 1856;
married in Council Bluffs, la., Jan. 9, 1884, Cora May Keeline,
daughter of George and Sophia (Heeneke) Keeline of Council
Bluffs. She was born in Bridgeport, O., Nov, 18, 1864. Mr. ,
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3^ FELT GENEALOGY,
Felt commenced his business career in Boston as a bookkeeper,
and later started upon the road as a commercial traveler in the
hardware line. He settled in Council Bluffs in 1880, and three
years later moved over the river to Omaha, Neb., but returned to
Council Bluffs after a year's absence, and associated himself with
William A. Keeline, under the firm name of Keeline & Felt, in
the heavy hardware and wood-stock business, in which he still
continues at 117 South Main Street.
CHILDREN.
2383. I. Ruth, b, in Council Bluffs, Feb. 17, i888.
2384. II. DOROTHV, b. in Council Bluffs, Sept. 20, 1889.
CHILDREN OF JEREMIAH AND ELIZABETH (PERKINS)
FELT. (496.)
1250.
Eliza Ann Felt, born in Woodstock, Me., March 22, 1827 ;
died there March 17, 1867. She married in Woodstock, Nov. 16,
1847, Chester Dunbar Fickett, son of Simon and Ruth Tiler
(Chase) Fickett. He was born in that town March 31, 1826, and
now resides in West Paris, Me. He is a farmer.
CHILDREN.
2385. I. Charlks Auc.usTrs Fickktt, b. in Woodstock, March i, 1849 \
m. there March 7, 1875, Elizabeth Billings, daughter of Au-
gustus and Harriett (Rowe) Billings. She was b. in Wood-
stock, March 11, 1851, and d. there Dec. 6, 1877. Mr.
Fickett resides in Woodstock, and is a farmer and black-
smith.
2386. II. Mary Eliza Ficketp, b. in Woodstock, Feb. 19, 1851 ;
d. there April 8, 1869.
2387. III. Ellkn Lucy Fickett, b. in Woodstock, Nov. 20, 1852.
2388. IV. Simon Al(»nz() Fickett, b. in Woodstock, Feb. 10, 1858 ; m.
in Paris, Me., June 18, 18S0, Nellie Abba Whittemore,
daughter of Enoch and Sarah (Cole) Whittemore of North
Paris. She was b. in North Paris, Oct. 10. i860. Mr. Fick-
ett is a blacksmith and chair maker, and they reside in West
Paris.
I25I.
Lucy Merrill Felt, born in Woodstock, April 28, 1829;
.married there, Dec. i, 1850, Herrick Chase Davis, son of
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
345
Benjamin and Ruhamah (Chase) Davis, and brother of the hus-
band of h^r cousin, Martha Eliza Perham (No. 1245). ^^ ^^^
born in Woodstock, Nov. 5, 1825, and is a lawyer in Paris, Me.
OpiLDREN.
2389. I. Samuel Felt Davis, b. in Bryant's Pond. Me., Oct. 22, 1854 ;
m. in Norway, Me., Sept. 16, 1877, Mabel Estella Jackson,
daughter of Jairus A. and Ellen E. (Jordan) Jackson of Paris.
She was b. in South Paris, Aug. i, i860. Mr. Davis is a me-
chanic at South Paris.
2390. n. Carrie Lunett Davis, b. in Bryant's Pond, July 13, 1867.
1252. '
Mehitabel Perkins Felt, born in Woodstock, Aug. 2,
1831 ; married there Dec. 29, 1850, John Hathaway, son of Laz-
arus and Lucy (Cole) Hathaway of Paris, Me. He was born in
Paris, June 24, 1827, and died in Augusta, Aug. 2, 1869. He was
a farmer. Mrs. Hathaway resides in Woodstock.
CHILDREN.
2391. I. Alice Amanda Hathaway, b. in Paris, July 24, 1854 ; m. in
Norway, May 14, 1871, Herbert Clinton Bacon, son of Abel
and Cordelia K. (Berry) Bacon of Woodstock. He was b.
in Woodstock, Aug. i6, 1850, and they reside in that town.
Mr. Hathaway is a farmer, teacher, and musician.
2392. II. Mellen Montrose Hathaway, b. in Paris, Jan. 22, 1859 i >"•
there June 16, 1883. Clara May Whitman, daughter of Oilman
A. and Evalina Adelaide (Jackson) Whitman of Woodstock.
She was b. in Woodstock, June 15, 1865. They reside at
Bryant's Pond, where Mr. Hathaway is employed as clerk in a
store and post-office.
2393. III. John Elmer Hathaway, b. in Paris, Feb. 20, 1862. He re-
sides in Woodstock. Unmarried.
1253.
Alonzo Felt, bom in Woodstock, Sept. 11, 1833; married
in Bryant's Pond, Dec. 14, 1864, Emily J. Bryant, daughter
of Dustin (his cousin) and Dorcas (Whitman) Bryant (No. 1265)
of Greenwood, Me. She was born in Greenwood, Jan. 20, 1843.
Mr. Felt is a farmer in Woodstock.
CHILDREN.
2394. I. Son, b. in Woodstock, April 7, 1868 ; d. same day.
2395. II. Lena May, b. in Woodstock, Sept. 6, 1872.
2396. III. Archie Dustin, b. in Woodstock, June 8, 1876.
44
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34^>
FELT GENEALOGY.
1254.
Isabella Perkins Felt, born in Woodstock, July 16, 1836;
married there April 14, 1856, George Cushman, son of George
Washington and Clarissa Saraantha (French) Cushman of Sumner,
Me. He was born in Woodstock, July 10, 1833, and died there
Jan. 12, 1870. He was a farmer and teacher. /Mrs. Cushman
resides in Woodstock.
CHILDREN.
2397. I. Hanno Handell Cushman, b. in Woodstock, Sept. 24, 1857 ;
m. in Paris, Oct. 28, 1880, Minnie Annie Swan, daughter of
David Gorham and Sarah Elizabeth (Bacon) Swan of Wood-
stock. She was b. in Woodstock, April 2, 1863. Mr. Cush-
man is a farmer in North Woodstock.
2398. II. George Leon Cushman, b. in Woodstock, April 6, i860 ; m. in
West Paris, Me., Oct. 13, 18S3, Florence Emma Davis, daugh-
ter of Stephen C. and Martha E. (Perham) Davis of Woodstock.
She was b. in North Woodstock, Aug. 20, 1864. They reside
at Bryant's Pond. Mr. Cushman is a farmer and teacher.
1255.
Mary Perkins Felt, born in Woodstock, Dec. 20, 1838 ;
married there April 28, 1868, Consider Fuller Farrar, son of
Rufus and Chloe C. (Fuller) Farrar of North Woodstock. He
was born in North Woodstock, March 3, 1842, and is a farmer
in Woodstock. He enlisted Sept 10, 1862, and served as a pri-
vate in Co. D, 23d Maine Infantry, and was discharged July 15,
1863.
CHILDREN.
2399. I. Jkrrv Bento.n Farrar, b. in Woodstock, July 4, 1869.
2400. II. Eliza May Farrar, b. in Woodstock, Dec. 5, 1875,
1256.
Sybil Jones Felt, bom in Woodstock, Oct. 14, 1841 ; mar-
ried in Rumford, Me., May 14, 1865, Samuel Littlefield Russ,
son of James and Mary A. (Adams) Russ of Woodstock. He
was born in Paris, April 24, 1839, and is a farmer and carpenter.
They reside in North Woodstock.
CHILD.
2401. I. Mabel Inez Russ, b. in Woodstock, Aug. 11, 1868.
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FELT. (497.)
347
1258.
Jesse Stephens Felt, born in Woodstock, Me., Sept. 22,
1822; married in 'Portland, Me., Sept. 16, 1847, Jane Maria
Dame, daughter of Theophilus and Jane (Terrel) Dame of South
Weymouth, Mass. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 2,
1826. They reside in Portland. Mr. Felt is a watch and clock
maker, and inventor. The children were all born in Portland.
CHILDREN.
2402. I. Mary Whittier, b. May 14, 1848 ; d. in Portland, Aug. 27,
1849.
•2403. II. Francis Jesse, b. March 22, 1850.
2404. III. Mary Whittier, b. Sept. 13, 1851 ; d. in Portland, June 17,
i860.
♦2405. IV. Julia Elbina, b. Jan. 16, 1853 ; m. George R. Cress.
2406. V. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 18, 1854; m. in Gorham, N. H.,
June 20, 1888, Ellen M. Martin, daughter of Lyman R. and
Harriet E. (Herrick) Martin of Greenwood, Me. They re-
side in Portland. Mr. Felt is a painter.
2407. VI. Georgie Etta, b. Sept. 13, 1856; d. in Portland. Dec. ii,
i860.
2408. VII. Mary Etta, b. Nov. 7, 1861.
2409. vin. Albert Joseph, b. March 4, 1864.
2410. IX. Alfred Eugene, b. March 4, 1864.
1259-
Lucy Spofford Felt, born in Woodstock, May 16, 1826;
married in Buxton, Me., Nov. 28, 1849, Abner Chace Libby, son
of Stephen and Sally (Chace) Libby of Limerick, Me. He was
born in Limington, Me., April 3, 1826, and is a painter and car-
penter. They reside in Greenwood, Me.
CHILDREN.
2411. I. Dora Francis Libby, b. in Portland, May 13, 1853: d. in Me-
chanic Falls, Me., Sept. 22, 1S70. She m. in Greenwood,
Feb. 21, 1869, Thomas Bryant Swan. He is living some-
where in the West.
2412. II. Jesse Felt Libby, b. in Greenwood, Feb. 12, 1S57 ; m. in Nor-
way, Me., June 2, 1879, Eva M. Voung, daughter of Emery
(}. and Rosella (Merrill) Young of Bethel, Me. She was b. in
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348
FRLT GENEALOGY.
Buckfield, Me., Aug. 26, 1857. Mr. Libby graduated from
Bowdoin College, in 1882; is a lawyer in Gorham, N. H., and
is prominently connected with the business interests of that
vicinity.
2413. III. Lizzie OcTAVUS Libby, b. in Greenwood, Oct. 11, 1862; d.
there Nov. 16, 1863.
I26I.
Samuel Stephens Felt, born in Greenwood, Me., Oct. 12,
1832 ; married in Portland, July 16, 1850, Martha Clark, daughter
of Nathaniel and Mary (Adams) Clark of Limington. She
was born in Limington, April 13, 1830. Mr. Felt learned the
mason's trade, which he carried on in Portland until 1866, when
he returned to his native town, and engaged in farming, also
following his business as a mason. He is also a raiser and
mover of buildings. His address is Locke's Mills, Me. The
children were all born in Portland.
CHILDREN.
George Clark, b. Sept. 28, 1851.
Helen Medora, b. March 4, 1854 ; m. Thomas W. Daniel.
EsTELLA Stephens, b. July 28, 1857.
Fred Stephens, b. March 18, 1862 ; d. in Portland, Aug. 9,
1863.
2418. V. Alice May, b. in Portland, April 8, 1864; m. in Lewiston,
Me., April 22, 1891, George Ruell Cros$, son of Kimball and
Mary Ann (Cole) Cross of Greenwood, as his second
wife. [His first wife was Julia Elbina Felt (No. 2405) daugh-
ter of Jesse S. Felt, and cousin to Alice May.] He was b. in
Greenwood, Dec. 30, 1851, and is a mason. They reside in
Lewiston.
2419. VI. Lizzie Octavia, b. March 9, 1866; m. in Gorham, N. H.,
March 6, 1888, Henry N. Cummin'gs, son of John T. and
Caroline C. Cummings of Paris, as his second wife. He
was b. in Woodstock, April. i, 1845, and is a contractor,
wheelwright, and builder. They reside at Locke's Mills.
1262.
Artemas Elizur Felt, born in Greenwood, in 183- ;
married in Portland, Dec. 26, 1855, Hannah Gray Drinkwater,
daughter of Theophilus T. and Hannah (Prince) Drinkwater of
Yarmouth, Me. She died in Portland, March 1 2, 1857. He married
(2d) in Portland, Oct. 12, 1863, Harriet E. Johnson. Mr. Felt
resides in Brownfield, Me., and is a jeweler.
•2414.
I,
*24i5.
II.
2416.
III.
2417.
IV.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
CHILD.
*242o, I. Hannah Gray, b. March i, 1857; m. George F. Joy.
349
1263.
Lizzie Doten Felt, bom in Greenwood, Jan. 24, 1835 ;
married there July 25, 1852, Octavus King Yates, son of James
and Emma (Cole) Yates. He was born in Greenwood, Sept 25,
1833. After his marriage Mr. Yates worked at the furniture man-
ufacturing business in Locke's Mills, and two years later removed
to Norway, and continued in the same line of work. He remained
in Norway about two years, and then went to Auburn and en-
gaged in trade, until the breaking out of the war, when he re-
ceived an appointment as enlisting officer and detective in the
United States service. At the close of the war he went to Both-
well, Canada West, and engaged in the oil business, but in
the fall of 1866 removed to Portland, and prepared to carry
out a long cherished plan, namely, the study of medicine, and
soon fitted for and entered the Medical Department of Bowdoin
College, where he graduated at the head of his class in 1870. He
then settled in West Paris, where he has since remained in the
practice of his profession, one of the largest and best in Oxford
County,
CHILDREN.
2421. I. Llewellyn James Yates, b. in Locke's Mills, July 25, 1853;
d. in West Paris, Aug. 27, 1876.
2422. II. Alton Erwin Yates, b. in Auburn, April 12, 1857 ; d. in
Locke's Mills, July 29, 1858.
2423. III. Edgar Lincoln Yates, b. in Auburn, May 7, 1861 ; d. there
July 7, 1 86 1.
2424. IV. Myrtle Dora Yates, b. in West Paris, July 29, 1874.
1264.
Eliza Roberts Felt, born in Greenwood, June 5, 1838;
died in Portland, Feb. 15, 1870. She married in Greenwood,
Sept. 9, 1853, Martin Van Buren Stevens, son of William, Jr., and
Lydia (Jackson) Stevens of Poland, Me. He was born in Poland,
Aug. 27, 1832. A few years after marriage they removed to Port-
land, where Mr. Stevens was engaged, for a time, with his brother-
in-law, Jesse S. Felt (No. 1258), in the jeweler's business. Mr.
Stevens had early learned the carpenter's trade, which he pur-
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350 /'^Z:7' GENEALOGY.
sued after leaving the jeweler's business. In 1857 he moved to
Auburn, Me., and in 1861 to Gorham, N. H., and obtained a sit-
uation as roadm aster's assistant on the Grand Trunk Railroad, re-
maining in the employ of that corporation until 1875, when he re-
moved to Lynn, Mass., where he now resides.
CHILDREN.
2425. I. Velma EuzakEth Stevens, b. in Auburn, Nov. i, 1858 ; m.
in Gorham, Nov. 2, 1878, Charles Rufus Dunham, son of
Rufus King and Abbie B. (Estes) Dunham of Bryant's Pond,
Me. He was b. in Bryant's Pond, Dec. 13, 1857, and is a
telegraph operator there.
2426. II. Frank Dana Sweetser Stevens, b. in Auburn, May 30, i860 ;
m. in Lynn, Dec. 17, 1885, Georgia Elfrida Stone, daughter
of Isaiah H. and Katherine Stone. She was b. in Lynn,
April 8, 1S60. Mr. Stevens graduated from Bowdoin Medical
College in 188 1, and is engaged in the practice of medicine
and surgery in Lynn.
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVER AND AVER (LAWRENCE) FELT.
(501.)
1286.
Albert Lawrence Felt, bom in Woodstock, Me., Sept. 26,
1831; married in Sharon, Mass., May 11, 1856, Martha Davis,
daughter of Adam and Elvira (Pollard) Davis of Sharon. She
was born in Waterville, Me., Dec. 19, 1837. Mr. Felt spent his
boyhood upon his father's farm, and at the age of twenty went to
Sharon, and learned the boot and shoe trade, and is now a suc-
c'essfnl manufacturer in that town. He is a prominent and re-
spected citizen ; has held a number of town offices, and at the
present time is a member of the School Board, and is also a dea-
con in the Baptist church.
CHILDREN.
♦2427. I. Laura Emma, b. Oct. 27, 1857 ; m. Ezra C. Comey.
2428. II. Annie Elvira, b. in Sharon, May 2iS, i860 ; m. there Oct. 2,
1 881, Julian St. Clair Robinson, son of David Brainard and
Harriet (Guild) Robinson of Foxboro. Mass. He was b. in
Foxboro, Sept. 26, 1858, and is a jeweler. They reside at 51
Greenwich Street, Boston, Mass. They have no children.
2421;. III. May Lawrknck, b. in Sharon, Jan. 16, 1868.
2430. IV. HoRiKNSK Alhkrta, 1). in Sharon, May 24, 1870.
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SEVENTH GENERATION. ^^j
1287.
Amelia Ayer Felt, born in Woodstock, June 7, 1833 ;
died in Milton, Me., July 10, 1870. She married in Bethel, Me.,
Oct. 28, 1850, William Harris Hemmingway, son of William Red-
man and Phebe (Buck) Hemmingway of Milton. He was born
in Hamlin's Grant, Me., Oct. 22, 1829, and died in Milton, May
16, 1886. He was a farmer in Milton.
CHILDREN.
2431. I. John Albert Hemmingway, b. in Milton, June 22, 1855 ; m.
there May 30, 1873, Francene J. Hopkins, daughter of Rev.
Peter and Experience (Howe) Hopkins. She was b. in Milton,
Aug. 10, 1855. Mr. Hemmingway is a farmer in Milton.
2432. II. Ari.ettk Hemmingway, b. in Milton, Nov. 27. 1857 ; m. there
April 19, 1871, Horace L. Hopkins, brother of her brother's
wife. They reside in Lewiston, Me.
1288.
Granville Newton Felt, bom in Woodstock, June 14,
1835 ; married in Paris, Me., Nov. 28, 1866, Clara Whitman,
daughter of Jacob, Jr., and Polly (Benson) Whitman of Wood-
stock. She was born in Paris, Nov. 20, 1838. They reside in
Woodstock, where Mr. Felt is engaged in farming.
CHILDREN.
2433. I. Eliza Ayer, b. in Woodstock, May 5, 1868.
2434. II. Earl Graxville, b. in Wocnlstock, June 5, 1870.
2435. III. Albert Newton, b. in Woodstock, Nov. 12. 1S77.
1289.
Adeline Elizabeth Felt, bom in Woodstock, Nov. 17,
1837; married in Boston, Mass., Dec. 11, 1855, W411iam H.
Proctor, son of Herman and Mary (Ryerson) Proctor of Sumner,
Me. He was born in Sumner, Peb. 2, 1831. He enlisted Sept.
21, 1861, and served as a private in Co. F, 9th Maine Infantry,
and was discharged Jan. 15, 1863. He again enlisted, Nov. 22,
1864, and served in Co. E, ist Maine Light Artillery, and was
discharged July 6, 1865. Mr. Proctor was formerly a mill over-
seer, but has now retired. They reside in Lewiston, Me.
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352 PELT GENEALOGY.
CHILDREN.
2436. I. Henry Lee Procfor, b. in Milton, Jan. 5, 1857; lives in Lcw-
iston.
2437. II. Ada Florence Proctor, b. in Sumner, Oct. 12, 1858 ; lives in
Lewiston.
2438. III. John William Proctor, b. in Woodstock, Nov. 10, 1861 ; lives
in Portland.
1290.
Christina Caroline Felt, born in Woodstock, Jan. 12,
1840; married in Shelburne, N. H., Oct. 1, 1857, Charles Fran-
cis Proctor, brother of her sister Adeline's husband. He was
born in Sumner, April 11, 1836, and is a butcher. They reside
in Greene, Me.
CHILD.
2439. I. Mary A YER Proctor, b. in Woodstock, May 31, 1859; d. in
Paris, Nov. 5, 1884. She married in Auburn, Sept. 17,
1876, Wallace William Brooks, son of Charles B. and Roxana
A. (Cordwell) Brooks. He was born in Auburn, Sept. 1, 1855,
and was a cigar maker. She m. (2d) in Paris, April 8, 1882,
Ezekiel L. Porter, son of Sylvanus and Esther Coy (Millet)
Porter. He was b. in Paris, Nov. 13, 1857, and is a farmer.
1291.
Eliza Jane Felt, born in Woodstock, Oct. 16, 1841: died
in Rumford, Me., June 24, 1865. She married in Woodstock,
Nov. 27, 1862, Francis Parker Putnam, son of Jacob and Betsey
(Parker) Putnam of East Rumford. He was born in East Rum-
ford, February lO, 1836, and still resides there. He is a farmer.
CHILD.
2440. I. Albert Dana Putnam, b. in East Rumford, Aug. 10, 1864: m.
. there March 12, 1SS8, Amy Mabel Reed, daughter of Joseph
G. and Remember (Mitchell) Reed of Byron, Me. She wash,
in Byron, Nov. 7, 1869. Mr. Putnam is a farmer in Milton,
Me.
1293.
Grade Stearns Felt, bom in Woodstock, April 8, 1845 ;
married in Minot, Me., Nov. 4, 1863, Jeremiah Leon Verrill, son
of Henry and Lorana P. (Metcalf) Verrill of Poland. He
was born in New Gloucester, Me., Aug. 16, 1842, and is a farmer.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
353
He served as a private in Co. G, 23d Maine Infantry. Enlisted
Sept. 2, 1862, and was discharged Jan. i, 1863. They reside in
Bethel, Me.
CHILDREN. .
2441. I. Leon A Eliza Verr ILL, b. in Woodstock, April 2, i86j; m. in
Auburn, Feb. 14, 1880, Daniel Webster Pratt, son of
Daniel and Hannah (Hasey) Pratt of Sumner. He was
b. in Woodstock, Sept. 18, 1858, and is a farmer. They re-
side in Bethel.
2442. II. Leon Gilbertie Verrill, b. in Woodstock, Aug. 28, 1867.
2443. III. Maud Rose Verrill, b. in Sumner, Feb. 27, 1870; m. in
Bethel, April 8, 1886, James Grant Tyler, son of Jonathan
and Elizabeth Jane (Hall) Tyler. He was b. in Bethel, April
19, 1864, and is a carpenter in that town.
2444. IV. Edith May Verrill, b. in Lewiston, Aug. 9, 1873.
2445. V. Alton Jeremiah Verrill, b. in Woodstock, Jan. 5, 1878.
2446. VI. Eva Gracie Verrill, b. in Bethel, Oct. 7, 1881.
1294.
John Monroe Felt, born in Woodstock, Aug. 28, 1850;
died in Lewiston, June 5, 1878. He married in Woodstock,
March 26, 1875, Martha Whitman, daughter of Henry and
Almira (Fuller) Whitman of Woodstock. She died there in
Sept., 1881. They lived in Lewiston.
CHILD.
2447. I. Clarence Carroi^ b.in Woodstock in May, 1876.
1295.
Lucy Florence Felt, bom in Woodstock, Sept. 5, 1856;
died there Feb. 23, 188 1. She married in Lewiston, June 17,
1878, Henry Clarence Casey, son of Henry Warren Casey of
Carmel, Me. His present residence is unknown.
CHILD.
2448. I. Inez Lubel Casey, b. in Woodstock, June 14, 1880.
CHILDREN OF ALBERT AND SARAH (FIELD) FELT. (533.)
I314.
George Felt, born in Quincy, 111., Sept. 6, 1835; married
there Jan. 22, 1857, Martha Hastings, daughter of Benjamin and
45
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254 /^iSAr GENEALOGY,
Rachael (Hitch) Hastings of Maryland. She was born in that
State, July 25, 1832. They reside in Hamilton, 111., where Mr.
Felt is engaged in farming.
CHILDREN.
*2449. I- Sarah Emma, b. Feb. 15, 1858 ; m. Campbell S. Hearn.
2450. II. Kate Rachael, b. in Hamilton, Oct. 16, i860 ; m. there March
7, 1883, Morris Grubb, son of Abram W. and Mary Ann
(Mitchell) Grubb. He was b. in Hamilton, March 5, 1856,
and is a teacher in that place.
♦2451. III. Mary Bell, b. Dec. 29, 1861 ; m. John Ross.
I316.
Cyrus Felt, bom in Quincy, Feb. 12, 1838 ; married there
March 24, 1859, Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Gerant) Anderson. She was born in Quincy, Jan. 19,
1836. Mr. Felt is a farmer. They reside in Carthage (Post-
office address, Ferris), 111. The children were all born in Hamil-
ton.
CHILDREN.
John Albert, b. Jan. 9, i86(x
Mary Addie, b. June 6, 1861 ; m. Frank McKec.
Samuel Stephen, b. March 11, 1863.
Paulina, b. April i, 1864 ; d. in Hamilton, March 4, 1S65.
Eva Rebecca, b. Dec. 19, 1869.
Clara Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1871.
William Arthur, b. April i2,%S74.
Andrew Cyrus, b. April 13, 1876.
Edgar Legrand, b. April 22, 1878
1320.
Marion Felt, born in Quincy, May 10, 1847 ; married
in Hamilton, Feb. 14, 187 1, Mrs. Clara (Blythe) McCarl,
daughter of John P. and Elizabeth (Kihg) Blythe of Cambridge,
Ohio, and widow of Joshua McCarl of La Harpe, 111. She was
born in Cambridge, Dec. 20, 1844. They reside in Mendon,
Mo., where Mr. Felt is engaged in farming.
CHILDREN.
2461. I. Carrie, b. in Il.imihon, Ai)ril q, 1872.
2462. II. .Alice M., b. in Hamilton, May 27. 1S77.
♦2452.
I.
♦2453.
II.
2454-
III.
2455.
IV.
2456.
V.
2457.
VI.
2458.
VII.
2459-
VIII.
2460.
IX.
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SEVENTH GENEKATION.
355
2463.
I.
2464.
II.
2465.
III.
2466.
IV.
2467.
V.
I32X.
Sarah Jane Felt, bom in (^uincy, July 7, 1849 ; mar-
ried Jan. 28, 1869, Henry Kroner." They reside in Quincy, where
Mr. Kroner is employed in a stove foundry.
CHILDREN. .
Albert Thkodork Kroner, b. Jan. 7, 1S71.
John (iKRHARi) Kroner, b. Feb. 7, 1873.
Mary Alice Kroner, b. Aug. 10, 1873,
Cora Josephine Kroner, b. Nov. 16, 1877.
Frank Edward Kroner, b. Jan. 4, 1880.
CHILDREN OF JEREMiAH ANDREWS AND ADRIANA (LEACH)
FELT. (536.)
1332.
Winslow Leach Felt, bom in Warren County, 111., Sept.
II, 1845 ; died in Mendon, Mo., Jan. 19, 188 1. He married in
Chattan, Adams County, 111., Nov. 4, 1869, Annetta Brown,
daughter of William and Dolly (Evan.s) Brown of Chattan. She
was born in Quincy, 111., Nov. 18. 1849, and died in Mendon,
Sept. 16, 1874.
CHILD.
2468. I. Arthur Stanley, b. in Mendon, May 13, 1872 ; d. there Aug.
4, 1875.
1333.
William Winsor Felt, born in Warren County, Sept.
II, 1845 \ married in Chattan, 111., Jan. 3, 1872, Mary Brown, sis-
ter of his brother Winslow's wife. She was born in Quincy,
July 4, 1847. They reside in Mendon, where Mr. Felt is a
farmer, and local agent for the Mendon Farm and Land Com-
pany.
CHILDREN.
2469. I. Harry Bassett, b. in Mendon, April 22, 1873.
2470. II. Roy VernoxS, b. in Mendon, Nov. 22, 1875.
2471. HI. Edith M.\y, b. in Mendon, May 23, 1877.
1334.
Mary Leach Felt, bom in Quincy, 111., June 23, 1848 ; mar-
ried there March 16, 187 1, William Perkins, son of Jacob and
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^jg FELT GENEALOGY.
Mary (Vinning) Perkins. He was born in Quincy, March 6,
1 84 1, and is a fruit-grower near that city. The children were all
born in Quincy.
CHILDREN.
2472. I. Cornelia Leach Pkrkins, b. March 23, 1874.
2473. H. George Jaqob Perkins, b. Aug. 23, 1875 ; d. in Quincy, Dec.
8. 1875.
2474. III. Helen Janet Perkins, b. May 14, 1877 ; d. in Quincy, March
9, 1878.
2475. IV. Arthur Leach Perkins, b. March 11, 1879.
2476. V. Mary Vinning Perkins, b. Feb. 11, 1882.
2477. VI. William Parker Perkins, b. Jan. 28, 1888.
f
1335.
George Washington Felt, born in Quincy, July 3,
185 1 ; married in Grove City, Cass County, la., Dec. 20, 1877,
Clara Smith, daughter of Joshua L. and Ann Eliza (Richardson)
Smith of Atlantic,' la. She was born in Glasgow, Ky., June 5,
1855. In 1875 ^^' ^^^ removed from Quincy to Wiota, Cass
County, la., where he purchased a farm, upon which he now re-
sides. The children were born in Wiota.
CHILDREN.
2478. 1. Garnkt Smith, b. July 4, 1879.
2479. II. Stanley Evans, b. June 26, 1881.
2480. III. Georok Virgil, b. Oct. 16, 1885.
2481. IV. Clara Adriana, b. Sept. 13, 1888.
1337.
Ella Felt, born in Quincy, May 3, 1854 ; married there
Nov. 27, 1884, Iro Coe, son of Samuel D. and Lydia (Hamlin)
Coe of Rochester, N. Y. He was born in York, O., Dec. 23,
1837. When a young man he taught school. At the breaking
out of the War of the Rebellion he enlisted in Co. D, 6th Michi-
gan Infantry, and was mustered into the U. S. service Aug. 20,
1861. In February, 1862, the regiment joined the "Butler expe-
dition," and was the first to enter the city of New Orleans, on the
6th of May, 1862. Mr. Coe was here promoted to be a sergeant.
At Port Hudson he was actively engaged with his company in
the advance and subsequent siege, and upon its surrender the
regiment was changed to the heavy artillery service, and took
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
357
charge of the guns of the defenses. He was mustered out of
service with his regiment, Aug. 23, 1864. After his return home
he took up again his former profession of teaching, alternating
it with farming and fruit culture, both in Kansas and Illinois, but
since his marriage has given his time exclusively to fruit growing.
He resides with his family in Quincy.
CHILD.
2482. I. Wilbur Cob:, b. in Quincy, Sept. 20, 1887.
1338.
Charles Davis Felt, born in Quincy, Sept. 16, 1858;
married in Mendon, Mo., Dec. 28, 1881, Lydia McCarl, daughter
of Joshua and Clara (Blythe) McCarl ' of La Harpe, 111. She
was born in La Harpe, Oct. 20, 1861. Mr. Felt is a farmer in
Mendon.
CHILDREN.
2483. I. Adriana Francks, b. in Mendon, Dec. 3, 1882.
2484. II. Chester Arthur, b. in Mendon, Feb. 26, 1884.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES MILTON AND BRITTANIA (HECOX)
FELT. (537.) ■
1340.
Mary Rebecca Felt, bom in Galesburgh, 111., Jan. 12,
1842 ; married there Feb. 3, 1859, William Chase Terbush, son
of Ralph H. and Sarah (Holmes) Terbush of Albany, N. Y. He
was born in Albany, Aug. 25, 1839, and is engaged in the flour
and grain business at Atlantic, la.
CHILDREN.
2485. I. Ida Mabel Terbush, b. in Galesburgh, June 2, i860 ; m. in At-
lantic, April II, 1882, Thomas Luke Malone, son of Thomas
and Annie (Brady) Malone. He was b. in Champaign
County, O., April 3, 1858, and is a stock shipper. They reside
in Wiota, la.
2486. II. Brittania Frances Terbi'sh, b. in Galesburgh, April 28,
1864 ; m. in Atlantic, Dec. 7, 1884, Charles Edward Hutch-
* Mrs. Clara (Blythe) McCarl married for her second husband Marion Felt
(No. 1320), cousin of Charles Davis Felt, and became cousin (in-law) to her
own daughter.
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FELT GENEALOGY,
ins, son of Drury and Eliza Ann (Benedict) Hutchins. He
, was b. in Nauvoo, 111., May 6, 1861, and is a clerk. They re-
side in Atlantic.
2487. III. Ernest Elmore Terbush, h. in Galesburgh, Nov. I, 1866. He
resides in Portland, Ore.
I34I.
Adaline Turner Felt, born in Galesburgh, April 27,
1843 ; married there Feb. 3, 1862, Walter Samuel Sherman, son
of Samuel and Azubah (Green) Sherman. He was born in Essex
County, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1832, and is a farmer. They reside in
Wiota, la.
CHILDREN.
2488. I. Charles Samuel Sherman, b. in Galesburgh, Oct. 16, 1864 ;
m. in Anita, la., Oct. 26, 1881, Julia Weaver, daughter- of
Frederic and Margaret (Smith) Weaver. She was b. in
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 14, 1866. They reside in Anita,
where Mr. Sherman is engaged in farming.
2489. H. Frank Felt Sherman, b. in Galesburgh, Aug. 20, 1866 ; ni.
in Wiota, Nov. 16, 1887, Lizzie H. Ballentine, daugh-
ter of David and Elizabeth Louisa (Mullennix) Ballentine.
She was b. in Highland County, O., Dec. 15, 1868. Mr.
Sherman is a farmer in Wiota.
Ellen Jane Sherman, b. in Galesburgh, March 15, 1868.
Azubah Ann Sherman, b. in Galesburgh, Sept. 20, 1869,
Kate Rebecca Sherma-n, b. in Wiota, Jan. 5, 1871.
Clarence A. Sherman, b. in Wiota, March 28, 1873.
Pearl Harrison Sherman, b. in Wiota, Oct. 31, 1876.
Myrtle Mary Sherman, b. in Wiota, Feb. 11, 1878.
Estella May Sherman, b. in Wiota, Sept. 4, 1879.
Levi Garfield Sherman, b. in Wiota, Sept. 9, iSSo ; d.
there July 9, 1887.
Chester Arthur Sherman, b. in Wiota, March 24, 1882.
Walter Edward Sherman, b. in Wiota, May 26, 1885.
Vera Bell Sherman, b. in Wiota, May 5, 1888.
Jessa Stephana Sherman, b. in Wiota, June 17, 1890.
1342.
Clarissa Felt, bom in Galesburgh, Jan. 24, 1845 ; mar-
ried there Dec. 9, 1865, Lavender George Butcher, son of William
and Sophia Ann (Chappell) Butcher of Galesburgh. He was
born in Maiden, Essex, England, Sept. 22, 1844, and is a farmer
in Anita, la.
2490.
HI.
2491.
IV.
2492.
V.
2493.
VI.
2494.
VII.
2495.
VIII.
2496.
LX.
2497.
X.
2498.
XI.
2499-
XII.
2500.
xni.
2501.
XIV.
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CHILDREN.
2502. I. Eliza Jane Butcher, b. in Galesburgh, Feb. 19, 1867.
2503. II. Sophia Ann Butcher, b. in Galesburgh, Jan. 1, 1870.
2504. III. William P. Butcher, b. in Creston, la., Sept. 12, 1872.
2505. IV. John Chappell Butcher, b. in Galesburgh, Dec. 19, 1875 ; d.
there Jan. 11, 1876.
1343-
Charles Milton Felt, born in Galesburgh, Sept. 14, 1846;
married in Wiota, la., Dec. i, 1870, Julia A. Humerick, daugh-
ter of John William and Anna Maria Humerick of Atlantic,
la. She was born in Allen County, O., Dec. 4, 1849. Mr. Felt
removed from Galesburgh, to Cass County, la., in February,
1870, and has ever since been engaged in farming and stock rais-
ing on the same farm in Lincoln Township (near Wiota). There
were but four houses in the township when he settled there, and
at the first election, held the following fall, there were but nine
votes polled. Mr. Felt was elected justice of the peace at this
time, and has ever since held this office. He was also elected
township clerk, and served six years, and has filled every other
office in the township. Mr. Felt is a Republican in politics, and
is president of the Board of Trustees of the M. E. Church at
Lincoln Center.
CHILDREN,
2506. I. Roland A., b. in Wiota, Nov. 19, 1876.
2507. II. RoYESTON B., b. in Wiota, Nov. 19, 1876.
1344.
Seth Harrison Felt, bom in Galesburgh, Feb. 14, 1848;
married in Chicago, 111., Feb. 13, 1876, Stephanie Genoa Win-
ship, daughter of George and Jessie (Fife) Winship of Chicago.
She was born in Dodge County, Wis., Feb. 2, 1853. They re-
side in Galesburgh, where Mr. Felt is engaged in farming.
CHILDREN.
2508. I. Albert Lorrimkr, b. in Cass County, la., Jan. 18, 1877.
2509. II. Jennie Imogen, b. in Cass County, Jan. 14, 1879.
2510. III. Seth Walter, b. in Cass County, Nov. 28, 1881.
251 1. IV. Brittania Margarette, b. in Knox County, 111., May 13,
1888.
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FELT GENEALOGY.
2512.
T.
2513.
II.
2514.
III.
2515.
IV.
1345.
Austin Vincent Felt, born in Galesburgh, Sept. 4, 1849;
married there Feb. 4, 1878, Alice Wood, daughter of Seeley
C. and Susan (Clark) Wood of Galesburgh. She was born in
Otego, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1859. Mr. Felt has lived nearly all his life
in Galesburgh, and was engaged in farming until 1877, when he
entered the grocery business, in which he still continues. His
children were all born in Galesburgh.
CHILDREN.
Maud, b. Jan. 14, 1879 » ^' i" Galesburgh, Feb. 9, 1879.
Florenck Agnes, b. Jan. 26, 1881.
Harlev Vincent, b. July 22, 18S5.
Edward Wood, b. Dec. 30, 1887.
1346.
Elsie Tanner Felt, born in Galesburgh, Aug. 13, 1851:
married there Aug. 12, 1869, Weymouth John Butcher, brother of
her sister Clarissa's husband. He was born Nov. 24, 1846, and
is a dairyman. They live in Galesburgh.
CHILDREN.
2516. I. Ella May Blttcher, b. in Atlantic, la., March 9, 1873.
2517. II. Harry Chkstenk Butcher, b. in Alden, la., Jan. i, 1875.
2518. III. William Theodore Butcher, b. in Atlantic, May 28, 1877.
2519. IV. Milton Eugene Butcher, b. in Anita, la., Aug. 21, 1S81.
1347.
Ellen Felt, born in Galesburgh, Dec. 11, 1853; married
there Dec. 31, 1885, Watson Wood, son of Seeley C. and Susan
(Clark) Wood of Galesburgh, and brother of her brother Austin's
wife. He was born in Delaware County, N. Y., Aug, 2, 1852.
They reside in Brown's Grove, Kan.
CHILD.
2520. I. Skeley Charles Wood, b. Jan. 23, iSSS.
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CHILD OF EDWARD AND REBECCA (HOOVER) FELT. (540.)
1354.
George Aurelius Felt, bom in Cherry Grove, Warren
County, 111., March i, 1857 ; married in Oneida, HI., March 15,
1888, Virginia Voris, daughter of Ralph and Elizabeth (Melton)
Voris of Oneida. She was born in Ontario, Knox County, 111.,
Sept. 23, 1859. Mr. Felt is engaged in dairy farming in Gales-
burgh, 111.
CHILD.
2521. I. Winifred Imogenk, b. in Galesburgh, Jan. 4, 1889.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SYLVIA (WARREN) FELT. (550.)
1370.
Marcellus Felt, born in Burton Township, Adams County,
111., Oct. 12, 1842 ; killed by Cheyenne Indians near Oberl 
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