Part of the Massachusetts Biographies Project.
_____ - 1634
John ADAMS
Sr. was born in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died before Jun
1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. John married Ellen WORDEN
daughter of Peter WORDEN and Mary in 1622. Ellen was born in 1608 in
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 5 Dec 1681 in
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
They had the following children:
M i. James ADAMS . James married Frances VASSAL on 15 Jul 1666.
M ii. John ADAMS Jr. . John married Jane JAMES on 27 Dec 1654.
F iii. Susanna ADAMS .
Sources: 1) Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection, Family Data Collection - Individual Records; 2) Communicated by the Rev. Lucius R. Paige, D.D. of Cambridgeport, Mass., Winslow Family, p. 356, VOL. XXV., 31.
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Submitted by Deborah Crowell
_____ - _____
Thomas Rogers, immigrant, was born in England, and came to Plymouth in the "Mayflower," bringing his son Joseph. Other children came later. He died in the first sickness. Governor Bradford tells us that his children married and had many children, but proof is lacking as to the names of the children.
Source: Cutter,
William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of
Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making
of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. New York, NY: Lewis
Publishing Company, 1911.
---Submitted by Tina Hursh
1636 - 1705
Stephen Snow, son of Nicholas Snow (q. v.), was born probably at Plymouth, about 1636, died December 17, 1705, at Eastham.
He married (first) December 13, 1663, at Eastham, Susanna (Deane) Rogers, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Ring) Deane, born in Plymouth before 1634, married (first) Joseph Rogers , Jr., son of Lieutenant Joseph Rogers, who came, a boy, in the "Mayflower." She died before 1701 and he married (second) April 9, 1701, Mary Bigford. He lived in what is now East Orleans, Massachusetts.
Children, born in Eastham: Bathshua, July 26, 1664; Hannah, January 2, 1666; Micajah, December 22, 1669; Bethiah, July 1, 1672; Mehitable; Ebenezer.
Source: Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
---Submitted by Tina Hursh
1692 - 1775
John, son of Stephen Twining, was born March 5, 1692, and died at Newtown, August 21, 1775. He was a farmer and belonged to the Society of Friends.
He married, in November, 1718, Elizabeth, daughter of Roger and Elizabeth (Richards) Kirk. Her father was born 1686, settled in Pennsylvania as early as 1714, and married Elizabeth Richards, of New Garden; had Mary, Timothy, William, Elizabeth (mentioned above), Deborah, Rebecca and Samuel Richards. She was descended from Alphonsus Kirk, son of Richard Kirk, of Lurgan, Ireland, who came from Belfast in 1688 to Jamestown, Virginia, and removed to Pennsylvania, March 29, 1689; married, December 23, 1692, Abigail, daughter of Adam and Mary Sharpley, of Shelpot Creek, New Castle county, and settled in what is now Centreville. His oldest son Timothy had a son Roger Kirk, father of Elizabeth, mentioned above. Children of John and Elizabeth Twining: John, born August 20, 1719; Joseph, June 11, 1720, died December 28, 1733, at Newtown; David; Eleazer, born June 8, 1724; William, May 25, 1726; Thomas, June 28, 1728, died January 5, 1733; Jacob, October 15, 1730, married Sarah Miller; Rachel, November 11, 1732, died December 22, 1733; Stephen, April 5, 1734, married Mary Wilkinson.
Source: Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
---Submitted by Tina
Hursh
1659 - 1720
Stephen, son of William (2) Twining, was born at Eastham, February 6, 1659, and died at Newtown, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1720. He moved to Pennsylvania with his father in 1695 and owned eight hundred acres of land in Bucks county, besides considerable property in his native town. He was appointed overseer and elder in the Society of Friends, May 7, 1713, and April 12, 1715 . He was a leading member of the society, and their meetings were held at his house.
He married, at Eastham, Abigail, daughter of John and Abigail Young, of Eastham. Children: Stephen, born December 30, 1684, married Margaret Mitchell; Eleazer, born November 26, 1686, died December 17, 1716; Nathaniel, born March 27, 1689, married Joan Penquite; Mercy, born September 8, 1690, married July 10, 1713, Joseph Lupton; John; Rachel, married John Penquite, Jr.; Joseph, born March 8, 1696, died September 12, 1719; David, died July 23, 1711; William, died December 9, 1716.
Source: Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
---Submitted by Tina Hursh
____ - 1703
William (2), son of William (1) Twining, was born probably in England, the son of the first wife of William. He died in Newtown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1703. He was a deacon of the Eastham church as early as 1677. He owned land at Easton harbor, and had an interest in drift whales at the end of the cape. About 1695 he changed his religious views and united with the Society of Friends. He therefore removed to Pennsylvania, where he became a staunch Quaker and a fast friend of the Indians.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Deane, of Plymouth, who came in the ship, "Fortune" in 1621 and built the first corn mill in New England in 1632. Children: Eliza; Annie, married, October 3, 1672, Thomas Bills; Susanna, born February 25, 1654, died young; Joanna, born May 30, 1657, married Thomas Bills; Mehitable; Stephen; William, born February 28, 1654, married Ruth Cole .
Source: Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
---Submitted by Tina Hursh
1605 - 1686
"Edmund Weston*, the progenitor of that portion of the Weston family who settled in Plymouth Colony+, came to Boston in the ship, Elizabeth & Ann, and settled in the town of Duxbury in the year 1635. In the passenger list, his age is put at thirty years. There is a tradition that in the old country his trade was a thresher of grain. Soon after coming into town he entered himself as an apprentice unto John Winslow and Nathaniel Thomas, and in 1639 formed a partnership with John Carver for planting and farming. In 1640 he had a grant from the colony of four acres at Stony Brook, Duxbury, and a tract of land near Green Harbor. In 1643 he was one of the men who were enrolled to bear arms. In 1652 he was a surveyor of highways, and from this time his name frequently appears in connection with town affairs and in various public matters. Winsor, in his history of Duxbury, speaks of him as "the enterprising ancestor of an enterprising family whose descendants have been numerous, and most of them have resided in town". He married late in life, probably a De La Noy (afterwards called Delano). A copy of Edmund Weston's will is found among the early records of Plymouth, B. 8, p. 16. It bears date Feb. 18, 1686, and was admitted to probate June 3, 1686. He died in Duxbury in the 80th year of his age, respected and honored by all who knew him.
* [Author's Note] I have been very much assisted in the preparation of this genealogy by the careful and laborious researches of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Weston, of Boston. The loss of the earlier records of Duxbury has rendered it necessary to rely largely upon the traditions that have come down through the numerous branches of the family, for much that is important relating to their history. Many of these are so varied, specially as to names and dates, that is impossible to fix them with accuracy. The family of Westons were numerous in England at the beginning of the seventeenth century, and many of them early emigrated to America. Hotten, in his list of emigrants in the year 1635, gives no less than twelve of this name who emigrated to Virginia. Those who came to New England were Thomas Weston, the London merchant, who was probably a brother of Sir Richard Weston, Earl of Portland. Frequent mention is made of him in the early history of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay archives. It is doubtful, however, he left any descendants in the country. Francis Weston was with Roger Williams, but he had no children. John Weston came to Salem in 1664, a lad of thirteen years, who secreted himself on board the vessel and was not discovered until it was too far at sea to return him. His descendants are very numerous in New England. Among the early settlers of Duxbury occurs the name of Francis West. In a tax-bill of March, 1630, he is called Francis Weston, which was probably his true name. He however soon disappears from any records of the town or colony, and he probably left no descendants.
+ [Author's Note] There is a tradition that a brother of Edmund Weston, soon after his arrival, came from England and settled in the colony. I am unable however to find any record or trace of such a person."
Edmund WESTON I was born in 1605
in Cornwall, Oxford, England. He died in 1686 in Duxbury, Plymouth,
Massachusetts. Edmund married Jane DE LA NOY (DELANO) daughter of
Phillip DE LA NOY and Hester DEWSBURY. Jane was born in Duxbury,
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
They had the following children:
Sources:M i. Elnathan WESTON was born in 1657 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 23 Apr 1729 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Elnathan married Desire STANDISH . Desire died on 13 May 1735. ****
F ii. Mary WESTON was born about 1658. Mary married John DELANO .
M iii. Edmund WESTON II was born in 1660 in Plympton, Massachusetts. He died on 23 Sep 1727 in Plympton, Massachusetts. Edmund married Rebecca SOULE daughter of John SOULE and Rebekah SIMMONS in 1688. Rebecca was born about 1670. She died on 18 Nov 1732.
M iv. John WESTON was born in 1662 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died in 1736. John married Deborah DELANO daughter of Thomas DELANO and Rebecca ALDEN.
1. Plymouth
Families, Genealogical Register of, 282.
2. Thomas Weston, Jr., Esq., A.M., The Descendants of Edmund Weston of
Duxbury, Mass. for Five Generations, Publ. 1887, VOL. XLI.,
25, p. 285.
---Submitted by Deborah Crowell
****NOTE: The
information below was recieved in an email from another researcher:
"You have your Elnathan Westons
mixed up. Elnathan son of Edmond (1) married Jane <?>. Elnathan
son of Edmond (2) married Desire Standish.
Sincerely, Ken Boardman"
1660 - 1828
Edmund was
born in 1660, and resided in Plympton. Was one of the first settlers of
the town. He owned and carried on a grist-mill at Dunham's Point. Was a
member of the church and a man of great influence in his native town.
The land he owned has always been in possession of his descendants. He
died Sept. 23, 1727 in Plympton, Massachusetts, aged 76 years.
Edmund married Rebecca SOULE daughter of John SOULE and granddaughter
of George Soule of the May-Flower, and Rebekah SIMMONS in 1688.
Rebecca SOULE was born about 1670. She died on 18 Nov 1732.
They had the following children:
M i. Elnathan WESTON was born on 8 Feb 1688 in Plympton, Massachusetts. He died in 1754 in Maine. Elnathan married Desire STANDISH daughter of Alexander STANDISH and Desire DOTY on 21 Feb 1715 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Desire was born on 5 May 1689 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Jun 1766 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ****
M ii. Zachariah WESTON I was born on 6 Dec 1690 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Sep 1763. Zachariah married Mehetable SHAW on 23 Jun 1717.
F iii. Rebecca WESTON was born on 31 Jul 1693 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Rebecca married Thomas DARLING . Thomas was born in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
M iv. John WESTON I was born on 27 Jul 1695 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Aug 1768 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. John married Content JACKSON on 18 Nov 1723.
M v. Edmund WESTON III was born on 21 Oct 1697 in Plympton, Massachusetts. He died on 29 Apr 1773. Edmund married (1) Susannah JACKSON on 21 Jan 1724. Susannah died on 4 Nov 1734 in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Edmund married (2) Elizabeth SMITH after 1734.
M vi. Benjamin WESTON Sr. was born on 6 Nov 1701 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 5 May 1773 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Benjamin married (1) Hannah BISHOP before 1723. Hannah died before 1731. Benjamin married (2) Hannah COOMER daughter of William COOMER and Joanna ----- in 1731 in Plympton, Massachusetts. Hannah died on 6 Aug 1741 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Benjamin married (3) Philemon JONES after 1740 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Benjamin married (4) Mrs. Mercy LOBDELL.
Sources:
1) Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families. 2) Thomas Weston,
Jr., Esq., A.M., The Descendants of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Mass. for
Five Generations, VOL. XLI. 25, p. 286. 3) Massachusetts Vital
Records to 1850
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Submitted by Deborah Crowell
****NOTE: The
information below was recieved in an email from another researcher:
"You
have your Elnathan Westons mixed up. Elnathan son of Edmond (1) married
Jane <?>. Elnathan son of Edmond (2) married Desire
Standish.
Sincerely, Ken Boardman"
1599 - 1672
"Kenelm Winslow, third son of Edward, Esq., was born 30 April 1599, came to Plymouth probably in 1629, and was admitted Freeman 1 January 1632-3. He removed to Marshfield about 1641, having previously received a grant of land at that place, then called it Green's Harbor. 5 March, 1637-8: 'all that parcel of land remaining of that neck of land lying on the east side of the lands lately granted to Josias Winslow, at Greenes Harbor, are granted to Kenelme Winslow and Love Brewster, to be divided betwixt them, provided that Kenelme Winslow have that part next adjoining to his brother Josias, upon the conditions the lands are there granted upon.' (Plym. Co. Rec. i. 78.). This tract of land is described by Miss Thomas in her 'Memorials of Marshfield,' p. 27, as 'the Eden of the region.'
Other lands were granted to him at sundry times. His inventory describes, among others, lands west of Taunton River granted to him 'with the ancient freeman;' also, 'the one-half of the portion of land granted by the court to him and his brother Josias Winslow, upon the account of their brother Gilbert Winslow, as he was a first-comer.' He was one of the purchasers of Assonet, 2 April 1659. Upon some of these lands his posterity long resided.
Mr. Winslow was styled 'joyner,' 6 January, 1633-4, when Samuel Jenney was indented to him as an apprentice; but he is elsewhere and generally called a 'planter.' Besides serving his townsmen in minor offices, he was deputy, or representative, in the General Court, 1642-44, and 1649-53, eight years. But though thus favored and honored in some respects, the course of his life did not run entirely smooth. At the General Court, 4 June 1645, it is recorded (Rec. ii. 85) that, 'whereas Kenelme Winslow complained that he had injustice in that he could not be heard in the suit betwixt John Mynard and himself, the court appointed a committee to examine and inquire thereinto;' the committee reported, 'that the said charge of injustice is altogether untrue, and that the Bench and Jury are free and clear of any injustice therein, notwithstanding of whatsoever the said Kenelme could allege, and therefore the court do adjudge him to be committed to prison during the country's pleasure, and to be fined 2(?).' His imprisonment was very short, and his fine was remitted. Again, on the 5th May, 1646 (Rec. ii 98), 'Kenelme Winslowe, for opprobrious words against the church of Marshfield, saying they were all liars, &c., was ordered by the court to find sureties for his good behavior, which he refusing to do was committed to prison, where he remained until the General Court following,' or about four weeks. But though he thus incurred the displeasure of the General Court and the Court of Assistants, it is manifest that he did not thereby lose the respect and confidence of his townsmen, for soon afterward (1649) they again made him a member of that same General Court, and re-elected him to the same office for the next four years. He m. June 1634, Ellen* Adams, widow of John Adams, of Plymouth, and d. at Salem, 12 September, 1672, aged 78, apparently after a long sickness; for in his will, dated five weeks earlier, 8 August, 1672, he describes himself as 'being very sick and drawing nigh unto death.' He may have been in Salem on a visit to Mrs. Elizabeth Corwin, daughter of his brother Edward Winslow, or perhaps, for the purpose of obtaining medical aid. His widow, Ellen, d. at Marshfield 5 December, 1681, aged 83."
[Author's Note]*Or Eleanor, or Helen, as the name is variously written. She is supposed by Judge Davis (Memorial, p. 383) to be 'Ellen Newton, who came in the Ann.' and shared in the division of lands, 1623, but is called 'Eleanor Adams' in the division of cattle, 1627. Mr. Savage concurs in the conjection (Gen. Dict., i. 11), and enforces it by the remark that she was at that time 'probably the only female north of Chesapeake Bay with such baptismal name.' By her first husband, she had: i. James, who m. 15 July 1666, Frances, dau. of William Vassal, of Scituate; ii. John, who m. 27 Dec. 1654, Jane James, of Marshfield; iii. Susanna, who was living 11 Nov. 1633, but of whose subsequent history I am ignorant.
Kenelm WINSLOW I was born on 29 Apr 1599 in Droitwitch, Co. Worcester, England. He died on 13 Sep 1672 in Salem, Massachusetts. Kenelm married Ellen WORDEN daughter of Peter WORDEN and Mary in Jun 1634. Ellen was born in 1608 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 5 Dec 1681 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
They had the following children:
F i. Ellen WINSLOW was born in 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 27 Aug 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ellen married Samuel BAKER Sr. son of Reverend Nicholas BAKER Sr. and Eleanor WINSLOW in 1656. Samuel was born in 1630/1638 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. He died after 1699.
M ii. Kenelm WINSLOW II was born in 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 11 Nov 1715 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Kenelm married (1) Mercy WARDEN daughter of Peter WARDEN. Mercy was born in 1640. She died on 22 Sep 1688 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Kenelm married (2) Unknown after 1688.
M iii. Nathaniel WINSLOW was born about 1639 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Dec 1719 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Nathaniel married Faith MILLER daughter of Reverend John MILLER on 3 Aug 1664 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Faith was born in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Nov 1729 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
F iv. Margaret WINSLOW was born on 16 Jul 1640 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
M v. Job WINSLOW was born about 1641 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 14 Jul 1720 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts. Job married Ruth COLE . Ruth died after 14 Jul 1720 in Freetown, Bristol Co. Massachusetts.
Sources: 1) Communicated by the Rev.
Lucius R. Paige, D.D. of Cambridgeport, Mass., Winslow Family, Publ.
1871, p. 355-356, VOL. XXV., 31.; 2) New England Historical and
Genealogical Register, 1847-1994 , Published 1940, Volume 94, Page 193.
---Submitted by Deborah Crowell
1636 - 1715
"Kenelm (Kenelm), b. about 1636, early established his residence n that part of Yarmouth which was afterwards incorporated as Harwich, and which is now Brewster. His homestead was near the westerly border of the town, now known as West Brewster, Satucket, or Winslow's Mills. It is not known that he was engaged in any mechanical business, and he is styled 'planter.' or 'yeoman.' in sundry deeds; but, like many of his kindred, he secured a good 'water privilege.' which was certainly put to profitable use by his posterity, if not by himself.
Following the example of his father he purchased large tracts of wild land, especially in what is now the town of Rochester, on which several of his children afterwards dwelt. In 1679 he was engaged with the 'thirty partners' in such a purchase. See Mass. Hist. Coll., vix. 259, where he is erroneously described as of Marshfield, instead of Yarmouth. Like his father, also, he seems at least once to have incurred the displeasure of the General Court. Under date of 3 October 1662 (Rec. iv. 29), it is recorded theat 'Kenelme Winslow, junr., for riding a journey on the Lard's day, although he pleaded some disappointment enforcing him thereunto, is fined ten shilling.' He must not, however, be regarded as a scoffer at religion, or as negligent in the observance of its forms, for he traveled many weary miles to Scituate, on three occasions, that is children might not remain unbaptized. 'He brought to the 2d church in Scituate for baptism, Kenelm, 1668; Josiah, 1670; Thomas, 1672. It is well known that many of the ministers in the colony were opposed to infant sprinkling at that time.' (Deane's History of Scituate, p. 389.)
He m. Mercy, dau. of Peter Warden, of Yarmouth. She d. 22 September, 1688, 'in the 48th year of her age;' and he m. Damaris ---, who survived him, and was living 27 March, 1729. Mr. Winslow d. 11 November, 1713, 'in the 79th year of his age,' and was buried in a lot near his homestead, but within the easterly border of Dennis, apparently set apart as a family cemetery. This 'Winslow burying-ground is near the road leading from Nobscusset to Setucket.' (Freeman's Hist. Cape Code, ii 690.) In this ground the headstones of Mr. Winslow, his first wife, two sons, and many of later generations are still standing in good condition. No record is found of the birth of his children, and the accounts theretofore published recognize less that half of the whole number; but they are all named in his will, dated 10 January, 1712, except Thomas, who died in 1689. Seven of these children were born of the first wife, and four were the fruit of the second marriage."
Kenelm WINSLOW II was born in 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 11 Nov 1715 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Kenelm married (1) Mercy WARDEN daughter of Peter WARDEN. Mercy was born in 1640. She died on 22 Sep 1688 in Harwich, Massachusetts.
They had the following children:
M i. Kenelm WINSLOW III was born on 9 Aug 1668 in Scituate, Massachusetts. He died on 20 Mar 1728 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Kenelm married Bethia HALL .
M ii. Thomas WINSLOW was born on 3 Mar 1673 in Scituate, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Dec 1689 in Harwich, Massachusetts.
M iii. Josiah WINSLOW was born on 7 Nov 1669 in Harwich, Massachusetts. He was christened on 31 Jul 1670 in Second Church of Scituate, Massachusetts. He died on 3 Apr 1761.
M iv. Samuel WINSLOW was born about 1674 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Samuel married (1) Bethia HOLBROOK. Samuel married (2) Mercy KING .
F v. Mercy WINSLOW was born about 1676 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Mercy married (1) Melatiah WHITE . Melatiah was born in Rochester, Massachusetts. He died on 21 Aug 1709. Mercy married (2) Thomas JENKINS before 22 Dec 1715. Thomas was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
M vi. Nathaniel WINSLOW was born about 1678 in Harwich, Massachusetts. Nathaniel married Elizabeth HOLBROOK .
M vii. Edward WINSLOW was born on 30 Jan 1681 in Harwich, Massachusetts. He died on 25 Jun 1760.
Kenelm married (2) Unknown after 1688.
They had the following children:
F viii. Demaris WINSLOW. Demaris married Jonathan SMALL on 30 Jul 1713. Jonathan was born in Harwich, Massachusetts.
F ix. Elizabeth WINSLOW. Elizabeth married Andrew CLARK on 9 Aug 1711. Andrew was born in Harwich, Massachusetts.
F x. Eleanor WINSLOW. Eleanor married Shubael HAMLIN on 25 Mar 1719. Shubael was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
M xi. John WINSLOW was born about 1701 in Harwich, Massachusetts. He died about 1755.
Sources: 1) Communicated by the Rev. Lucius R. Paige, D.D. of Cambridgeport, Mass., Winslow Family, Publ. 1871, p. 356, VOL. XXV., 31.; 2) 1. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-1994 .
---Submitted by Deborah Crowell
Edward Washburn, junior member of the enterprising young firm of Smith
& Washburn, has been in business as a member of said firm since
April 7, 1883. He was born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Mass., Dec.
11, 1847, and is
the son of Rotheus and Mary (Hayward) Washburn, also natives of New
England. The father of our subject was a skillful mechanic, and
remained in his native state nearly all his life. The parental
household included five children, of whom only two are living: William
H., a resident of Tremont, Tazewell
Co., Ill., and Edward, the subject of this sketch.
Edward Washburn resided in his native State until fifteen years of age,
and then accompanied his brother, William H., to Illinois. They located
in
Tazewell County, and in 1864, during the progress of the late war, our
subject enlisted as a soldier of the Union in Co., A, 108th Ill. Vol.
Inf.,
in which he served until the close of the war. Having enlisted late in
the conflict, he was present at only one regular engagement, this being
the
battle of Spanish Fort, at Mobile, Ala. After retiring from the army he
returned to Tazewell County, where he rented land and engaged in farming
until 1871. He then purchased 160 acres in Vermilion County, this
State, which he operated until 1883, then sold out and removed to
Cropsey, this
county, where he engaged in his present business.
Our subject was united in marriage with Miss Caroline G. Sniffin in
1871. Mrs. Washburn was born in Tazewell County, and was the daughter
of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Sniffin. Of the union of our subject there
have been born
two children, a son who died in infancy, and George A. They occupy a
pleasant and comfortable home, and enjoy the acquaintance of the best
people in
the town. Mr. Washburn is Republican in politics and socially belongs
to the Masonic fraternity and the G. A. R.
