We propose to give in future in each Number of the Register a brief List of Marriages and Deaths, confining ourselves principally to those which occur in the New England States, or among those persons who are of New England origin. We give this quarter a few as a sample. MARRIAGES.Allen, Rev. Samuel H., of Windsor Locks, and Julia A., daughter of Dr. William S. Pierson of Windsor, Ct., Feb. 16. Bush, Rev. Charles P., of Norwich, Ct., and Philippa, daughter of I. Call, Esq., Charlestown, Dec. 31, 1846. Edmonston, Dr. Edward, of Abington, and Miss Bethia Brewster of Hanson, Dec. 25, 1846. Fletcher, Samuel, Esq., of Andover and Mrs. Hannah C. Briggs of Dedham, Feb. 23. Gardner, Nicholas R., Esq., in the 79th year of his age, and Mrs. Abigail Atwood in the 66th year of her age, both of Providence, R. I. It was the fifth time he had taken the solemn vow at the hymeneal altar. There were present his children, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren. McKenney, Rev. Sabin, of Poultney, Vt., and Elisabeth S., daughter of Dr. Hiram Corliss of Union Village, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 27. Morse, Abial, a Revolutionary pensioner, a. 86, and Mrs. Lucy Miller, a. 43, Barnard, Vt. Pearson, Col. L. T., of Collinsville, and Miss Jennette M. Cadwell of Hartford, Ct., Jan. 25. Pennell, Rev. Lewis, of Weston, and Miss Mary C. Sherwood of Greenfield, Ct., Dec. 30, 1846. Pickering, C. W., Lieut. U. S. N., and Mary P., daughter of John Stevens, Esq., of Boston. Underhill, Henry B., teacher in Quaboag Seminary, Warren, and Harriette T. Fisk of Athol, Feb. 18. Washburne, J. W., Esq., of Osage Prairie, Arkansas, and Miss Susan C. Ridge, a Cherokee, Jan. 27. DEATHS.Abbot, Jacob, Esq., Farmington, Me., Jan. 21, a. 70. He was the father of the Abbots, whose writings are so generally diffused. Alexander, Quartius, Hartland, Vt., Feb. 28, a. 86, a Revolutionary pensioner. Andrews, Mrs. Joanna, Gloucester, Jan. 20, a. 102. She was probably the oldest person in the State. Atwell, Capt. Zachariah, Lynn, a. 67. He commanded a vessel at the age of 24, crossed the Atlantic 70 times, and never lost a mast or a man. Briggs, William, Esq., Charlestown, N. H., Jan. 27, 1847, a. 74, D. C. 1799. Attorney. Buck, Dr. Ephraim, Jun., Boston, Feb. 13, a. 33. Clark, Mrs. Elma H., Fryeburg, Me., Feb. 9, wife of Rev. William Clark, Gen. Agent A. B. C. F. M. Coe, Rev. Daniel, Winstead, Ct., Jan. 11. Davis, Hon. John, LL. D., Boston, Jan. 14, a. 86, H. C. 1781, Judge of the Dist. Court U. S. Dawes, Rev. Howland, of Windsor, in Lynn, Y. C. 1835. Eveleth, Joseph, Esq., Salem, Feb. 3, a. 91. Eastman, Luke, Esq., Lowell, Feb., a. 57, D. C. 1812. Attorney. Edson, Dr. Alexander, New York, Feb. 13, a. 42, of inflammation of the lungs, known as the "Living Skeleton," and a brother of the celebrated Calvin Edson. Ellsworth, Timothy, Esq., East Windsor, Ct., Jan. 5, a. 69. Fisk, John, Esq., Middletown, Ct., Feb. 15, a. 76. He was Town Clerk fifty years, Treasurer twenty-four, and Clerk of the County and Supreme Court about the same time. Ford, Zelotes, M. D., Maiden, N. Y., Feb. 13, a. 44, W. C. 1825. He was an Elder in a Presbyterian chh. Fisher, Ebenezer, Jun., Esq., of consumption, Dedham, Jan. 4, a. 58, more than twenty years Cashier of Dedham Bank. Gair, Samuel Stillman, Esq., Liverpool, Eng., Feb., son of Rev. Thomas Gair, the fourth pastor of the Baldwin Place Chh., Boston. He was connected in business with the house of Baring, Brothers & Co. Gay, Mrs. Martha, Medway, Dec. 31, 1840, widow of the late Willard Gay, Esq., of Dedham, President of the Bank, and daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Emmons of Franklin. George, John, Esq., Georgia, Jan. 27, a. 30, D. C. 1838. Attorney. Gilman, Hon. Nathaniel, Exeter, N. H., Jan. 26, a. 88. He had been a Representative and Senator in Gen. Court and State Treasurer. Gilman, Dr. Joseph, Wells, Me., Jan. 4, a. 75. He was the eldest son of Rev. Tristram Gilman of North Yarmouth, Me., and had been President of the Maine Medical Society, and Dea. of the Cong. Chh. for more than thirty years. Greenwood, Francis W., Cambridge, March 13, a. 21, H. C. 1845, and member of the Law School. He was a son of the late Rev. F. W. P. Greenwood, D. D., of Boston. Hallock, Mrs., Steubenville, O., March 9, wife of Hon. Jeremiah H. Hallock and only daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Bassett of Hebron, Ct. Hassard, Rev. Samuel, Great Barrington, Jan. 13, Y. C. 1826, Rector of the Episcopal Chh. in that town. Hill, Mrs. Hannah, Ashburnham, March 1, a. 75, mother of Ex-Gov. Hill of New Hampshire. Holland, Dr. Abraham, Walpole, N. H., ab. March 1, a. 96, D. C. 1779. It is believed that no other graduate of the college ever lived to so great an age. Hunter, Gen. Sir Martin, Anton's Hill, Canada, a. 89. He was the last of the British officers that survived the battle of Bunker Hill. Johonnet, Maj. Oliver, Boston, Jan. 25, a. 87. Kimball, Hon. Jesse, Bradford, Ms., Dec. 19, a. 54. He had been a Senator in Gen. Court, and a Dea. of the Cong. Chh. for more than twenty years. Miller, Col. Jonathan P., Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 17, a. 50. He was well known for his services in the Greek Revolution. Newton, Hubbard, Esq., Newport, N. H., Feb. 15, a. 67, D. C. 1804. Attorney. Odiorne, Hon. George, Boston, Dec. 1, 1846, a. 82, a merchant. While engaged in business at Malden he fell and instantly expired. He had been a Senator in General Court, an Alderman of the city, four years Cashier of one Bank and ten years President of another. Offley, David W., Esq., Smyrna, Asia Minor, Nov., 1846, U. S. Consul at that place. Olcott, Mrs. Charlotte A., Meriden, La., Nov. 28, 1846, a. 39, wife of Hon. Edward R. Olcott, and daughter of the late Thomas Burns, Esq., of Gilmanton, N. H. Page, Mrs. Harriette E., of Houlton, Me., Jan. 24, a. 24. She was the wife of George P. Page, daughter of the late Judge Thacher of Thomaston, Me., and granddaughter of the late Maj. Gen. Henry Knox. Park, Rev. Calvin, D. D., Stoughton, Jan. 5, a. 72. Dr. Park filled the offices of Tutor and Professor, B. U. about 25 years, and in 1827 he became pastor of the Cong. chh. in Stoughton. Peabody, Hon. Stephen, Amherst, N. H., Jan. 19, a. 64. Attorney. Pond, Rev. Enoch, Jr., Bucksport, Me., Dec. 17, 1846, a. 26, B. C., 1838. He was a son of Rev. Dr. Pond of Theo. Sem'y, Bangor, and Colleague Pastor with the Rev. Isaac Braman, Cong. chh. Georgetown. Porter, Mrs. Fidelia Dwight, New York, Jan. 22, of apoplexy, a. 76. She was the widow of the late Jonathan Edwards Porter, Esq., of Hadley, the daughter of Timothy and Mary Dwight, a sister of President Dwight of Yale College, and a descendant in a direct line from Thomas Hooker, the first minister in Hartford, Rev. James Pierpont of New Haven, and the first President Edwards. Reed, Elizabeth I., at the Abbot Seminary in New York, Jan. 20, a. 16, youngest daughter of Dr. Alexander Reed of New Bedford. Robbins, Mrs. Priscilla A., Enfield, Ct., Dec. 24, 1846, a. 63, wife of Rev. F. L. Robbins. Robertson, Dr. Ashbel, Wethersfield, Ct., Feb. 18, a. 60. Rockwell, Dr. Alonzo, Wethersfield, Ct., Feb. 11, a. 46. Rogers, Rev. Timothy F., Bernardston, Jan. 28, a. 66. H. C. 1802. Root, Gen. Erastus, Delhi, N. Y., a. 73, D. C. 1793, had been a Rep. to Congress and Lieut.-Gov. of New York. He died at the city of New York, on his way to Washington, D. C. Safford, Dea. William, Salem, Feb. 27, a. 91. Sawyer, Aaron Flint, Esq., Nashua, N. H., Jan. 4, a. 67, D. C. 1804. Sewall, Mrs. Abigail, Boston, a. 80, relict of the late Chief-Justice Sewall. Sherburne, Jonathan, Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 3, a. 89, D. C. 1776. Sparhawk, Dr. George, Walpole, N. H., a. 99, H. C. 1777. He was one of the original members of the New Hampshire Medical Society, and the last survivor, except Dr. Green of Dover, N. H., who is the oldest graduate of Harvard College still living. Steele, George Henry, Nov. 15, 1846. He was son of Jason Steele, Esq., of Chelsea, Vt., D. C. 1845, a member of the Dane Law School, H. U., and died at Cambridge. Stevens, Dr. Morrill, St. Johnsbury, Vt., March 4, brother of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania. Vermont, Michael, Shutesbury, Vt., March 5, a. ab. 100, a Canadian. Whitman, Dea. Eleazer, East Bridgewater, Dec. 3, 1846, a. 91. Willis, Rev. Zephaniah, Kingston, March 6, a. 90. H. C. 1778. The last survivor of his Class. |