Descendants of Aaron OSGOOD of Lancaster, Worcester, MA ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ by pwallred1@frontiernet.net First Generation 1. Aaron OSGOOD was born on 15 Apr 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester,Massachusetts.1,2 An History of New Salem, Mass., by David Kenneth Wetherbee, Private Printing. A geography and history of the early settlemtn of New Salem, Mass., between the years 1734 and 1763 (including parts of Orange, Athol (Paquaiag), Shutesbury (Roadtown), Wendell and Prescott, together with a reconstruction of the lost Proprietore's Book of Records). Book Source: LDS FHL, SLC, US/Can. 974.422/N1H2h. p. 159. He came to Ervingshire about 1756, although he bought land in Erving's Grant from John Erving in 1752 H Y-592. He was a member of the New Salem church (which servedErvingshire) in 1761. In the 1780's he moved to New York. Aaron OSGOOD and Eunice WHITE were married in 1729 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.3-5 Eunice WHITE (daughter of John WHITE and Eunice WILDER) died on 21 Aug 1751 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 Aaron OSGOOD and Eunice WHITE had the following children: 2 i. Lois OSGOOD was born on 3 May 1730 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 +3 ii. Aaron OSGOOD, born on 3 Mar 1732, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts2; married Hannah WARNER, on 6 Mar 1754, Clarenden, Orleans, New York6; married Sarah WETHERBY7; died on 20 Feb 1822, Clarenden, Orleans, New York6. +4 iii. Thomas OSGOOD, born on 3 Apr 1734, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts2; married Hepzibah HOULTON, on 10 Apr 1759, New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts8,9; married Sarah LEARNED, on 24 Dec 1772, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts10,11. 5 iv. Eunice OSGOOD was born on 5 Jun 1736 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 She died in 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.5 6 v. Nathaniel OSGOOD was born on 19 Jun 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 He died on 3 Jul 1757.12,13 7 vi. Silas OSGOOD was born on 4 Dec 1740 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 +8 vii. Eunice OSGOOD, born on 21 Nov 1742, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts14; married Sampson HUNT, on 11 Feb 1761, New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts15,16. +9 viii. Luke OSGOOD, born on 8 Jun 1747, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts14; married Eunice CROSBY17; died on 15 Oct 183613. +10 ix. Esther OSGOOD, born on 13 Aug 1751, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts6; married Jonathan CROSBY18; died on 29 Mar 1838, Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts6. +11 x. Dorothy OSGOOD, born on 10 Sep 1749, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts14; married Joseph JOSLYN, in 177516,19. Aaron OSGOOD and Mary DANE were married in 1762.20,21 Mary DANE (daughter of Francis DANE and Hannah POOR) was born on 22 Apr 1699 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.22 Second Generation 3. Aaron OSGOOD (Aaron-1) was born on 3 Mar 1732 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 He died on 20 Feb 1822 in Clarenden, Orleans, New York.6 Aaron OSGOOD and Hannah WARNER were married on 6 Mar 1754 in Clarenden, Orleans, New York.6 Hannah WARNER was born. Aaron OSGOOD and Sarah WETHERBY were married.7 Sarah WETHERBY was born. 4. Thomas OSGOOD (Aaron-1) was born on 3 Apr 1734 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.2 An History of New Salem, Mass., by David Kenneth Wetherbee, Private Printing. A geography and history of the early settlemtn of New Salem, Mass., between the years 1734 and 1763 (including parts of Orange, Athol (Paquaiag), Shutesbury (Roadtown), Wendell and Prescott, together with a reconstruction of the lost Proprietore's Book of Records). Book Source: LDS FHL, SLC, US/Can. 974.422/N1H2h. p. 159. He came from Lancaster to Ervingshire as early as 1754. He and his wife were church members in 1760. Their children inherited their parents shares of real estate from grandfather Joseph Houlton in 1770. Thomas may have been the first settler of Ervingshire. Thomas OSGOOD and Hepzibah HOULTON were married on 10 Apr 1759 in New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts.8,9 Hepzibah HOULTON (daughter of Joseph HOULTON and Rebecca FELTON) was born in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.23 Thomas OSGOOD and Hepzibah HOULTON had the following children: 12 i. John OSGOOD was born before 15 Jun 1760 in Erving, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was Baptized on 15 Jun 1760 in New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts.14 He died in 1760 in Erving, Hampshire, Massachusetts.11 13 ii. John OSGOOD was born before 18 Dec 1762 in Erving, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was Baptized on 18 Dec 1762.24 14 iii. Thomas OSGOOD was born before 23 Jun 1765 in Erving, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was Baptized on 23 Jun 1765.24 +15 iv. Hepsebeth OSGOOD, born before 30 Aug 1767, Erving, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married William TAFT25. Thomas OSGOOD and Sarah LEARNED were married on 24 Dec 1772 in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.10,11 Sarah LEARNED was born. Thomas OSGOOD and Sarah LEARNED had the following children: 16 i. Joel OSGOOD was born. 17 ii. Lucy OSGOOD was born. 18 iii. Polly OSGOOD was born. 19 iv. Hannah OSGOOD was born. 8. Eunice OSGOOD (Aaron-1) was born on 21 Nov 1742 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.14 Eunice OSGOOD and Sampson HUNT were married on 11 Feb 1761 in New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts.15,16 Sampson HUNT died in 1761.9 Eunice OSGOOD and Sampson HUNT had the following children: 20 i. Eunice HUNT was born before 2 Aug 1761. She was Baptized on 2 Aug 1761.26 9. Luke OSGOOD (Aaron-1) was born on 8 Jun 1747 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.14 He died on 15 Oct 1836.13 Luke OSGOOD and Eunice CROSBY were married.17 Eunice CROSBY was born. 10. Esther OSGOOD (Aaron-1) was born on 13 Aug 1751 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.6 She died on 29 Mar 1838 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts.6 Esther OSGOOD and Jonathan CROSBY were married.18 Jonathan CROSBY (son of John CROSBY and Mindwell HOUGHTON) was born on 22 Dec 1746 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.6 He died on 28 Jan 1807 in Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts.6 Esther OSGOOD and Jonathan CROSBY had the following children: +21 i. Jonathan CROSBY, born on 27 Jan 1778, Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts27; married Lois BARNES, in 1805; died on 12 May 1839, Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts15. 11. Dorothy OSGOOD (Aaron-1) was born on 10 Sep 1749 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.14 Dorothy OSGOOD and Joseph JOSLYN were married in 1775.16,19 Joseph JOSLYN was born. Dorothy OSGOOD and Joseph JOSLYN had the following children: +22 i. Dorothy JOSLYN, born on 10 May 178728; married Col Orson (Orrin) SKINNER, on 3 Apr 181428; died on 1 Apr 184928. +23 ii. Minerva JOSLYN, born on 13 Jan 179329; married Daniel SKINNER, on 23 Jan 181429; died on 15 Aug 181729. Third Generation 15. Hepsebeth OSGOOD (Thomas-2, Aaron-1) was born before 30 Aug 1767 in Erving, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She was Baptized on 30 Aug 1767.24 Hepsebeth OSGOOD and William TAFT were married.25 William TAFT was born. 21. Jonathan CROSBY (Esther OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 27 Jan 1778 in Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts.27 Marriage intention was recorded on 26 Jan 1805 in Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts30 He died on 12 May 1839 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts.15 Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. of Wendell, Mass. Jonathan CROSBY and Lois BARNES were married in 1805. Lois BARNES (daughter of Abraham BARNES and Mary STEVENS) was born on 26 Aug 1777 in Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts.31 Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. of Warwick, Mass. Jonathan CROSBY and Lois BARNES had the following children: 24 i. David Barns CROSBY was born on 21 May 1805 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts.32 +25 ii. Capt. Jonathan CROSBY, born on 20 Jul 1807, Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts32,33; married Hannah WEEKS, in 1827; married Caroline BARNES, in 183434; died on 12 Jun 1892, Beaver, Beaver, Utah6. 26 iii. Emely Amoret CROSBY was born on 27 Feb 1814 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts.32 +27 iv. Lois Barns CROSBY, born on 20 Apr 1818, Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts32; married Harvey THOMPSON, in 1842. 22. Dorothy JOSLYN (Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 10 May 1787.28 She died on 1 Apr 1849.28 Dorothy JOSLYN and Col Orson (Orrin) SKINNER were married on 3 Apr 1814.28 Col Orson (Orrin) SKINNER (son of Jared SKINNER and Abigail NIMS) was born on 29 Oct 1787 in Shelburne, Hampshire, Massachusetts.35-37 He died on 20 Feb 1867 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.35,38 The Nims Family - Seven Generations of Descendants from Godfrey Nims - Elizabeth C. Suddaby, Editor, compiled by Susan S. Oathout, John H. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Suddaby for the Nims Family Association, 1990, P.O. Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 146. Orson Skinner served his community in a number of postions. He was a Colonel in the Vermont militia in the War of 1812 and marched for Plattsburg, N.Y. on September 11, 1814. He served as selectman in 1821, 25, 28, 32, and 38. In 1840, he was Asst. Judge of County Court. Dorothy JOSLYN and Col Orson (Orrin) SKINNER had the following children: 28 i. Melissa Angeline SKINNER was born on 4 Nov 1815.28 She died on 13 Nov 1816.28 +29 ii. Orris Joslyn SKINNER, born on 3 Sep 181728; married Sarah P. Miner CLARK19; died on 2 Feb 189328. 30 iii. Charles Denison SKINNER was born on 28 May 1819.28 He died on 24 Jan 1848 in Junction, Paulding, Ohio.38 31 iv. Julia Emily SKINNER was born on 10 Jun 1821.28 She died on 19 Apr 1901.28 +32 v. Melissa Jane SKINNER, born on 4 Jul 182328; married Lucius PARKER, in Sep 185728; married Rev. N. COBB, in 187539. +33 vi. Celia Maria SKINNER, born on 10 Jul 182628; married Lewis E. TAYLOR, on 26 Nov 184828; married Solon F. DAVIS, on 27 Apr 185228. 23. Minerva JOSLYN (Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 13 Jan 1793.29 She died on 15 Aug 1817.29 Minerva JOSLYN and Daniel SKINNER were married on 23 Jan 1814.29 Daniel SKINNER (son of Eli SKINNER and Lucinda NIMS) was born on 2 Mar 1786 in Shelburne, Hampshire, Massachusetts.40 He was Baptized on 25 May 1793 in Congregational Church, Shelburne Center, Hamsphire, Massachusetts.41 He died on 9 Mar 1877 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.42,43 Minerva JOSLYN and Daniel SKINNER had the following children: 34 i. Lucius SKINNER was born on 28 Nov 1814.29 He died on 26 Mar 1815.29 +35 ii. Lucius SKINNER, born on 29 Dec 181529; married Juliet Amelia MINOR, on 4 Sep 183929. +36 iii. Cyrus SKINNER, born on 13 Mar 1816, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont44; married Emily A. HITCHCOCK, on 15 Mar 184345; died on 17 Jun 185545. Fourth Generation 25. Capt. Jonathan CROSBY (Jonathan-3, Esther OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 20 Jul 1807 in Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts.32,33 Marriage intention was recorded on 4 Jun 1827 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts30 He died on 12 Jun 1892 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah.6 Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. of Wendell, Mass. The Papers of Joseph Smith, Vol. 2, By Dean C. Jessee, p. 538-539. Crosby, Jonathan (1807-1892), cabinetmaker; born at Wendell, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Converted to Mormonism, 1833. Married Caroline Barnes, 1834. Member of the second quorum of seventy in Kirtland, Ohio, and later became president of the twelfth quorum in Nauvoo. Proselyting in eastern United States, 1838. Resided in Indiana, 1838-1842, before moving to Nauvoo. Proselyting in northern states and Canada, 1842-1843. Worked on Kirtland and Nauvoo temples. Migrated to Utah in 1848. Proselyting mission to the South Pacific, 1850 - 1852. Died at Beaver, Beaver County, Utah. (Johnathan Crosby Autobiography, MS., Utah Historical Society; Family Group Records Collection.) Crosby, Jonathan 1807 - Autobiography (1807-1852) Holograph, 41 pp. Uhi (Ut St Hist Soc) (uncataloged) Microflim of holograph. 41 pp. HDC (LDS Church Archives) ( Ms f 28); Typescript UHi (Ut St Hist Soc) "A biographical Sketch of the Life of Jonathan Crosby writen by himself." Born at Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, 1807. Religious background. Revivials and Sundday Schools, 1818. (With all their Hell fire & brimstone they could not friten me. Something seemed wrong.") Heard teenage Mormon missionaries preach, 1833. Baptized. Ordained teacher and left in chare of local meetings. Moved to Kirtland to meet Joseph Smith, 1834. Married at time. (I thought he was a quear man for Prophet, at first did'nt appear ecactly as I expected to see a Prophet of God... I found him to be a friendly cheerful pleasent agreable man. I could not help liking him.") Saw mummies and papri. Settled at Kirtland with Parley P. Pratt, 1835. Worked on temple. Ordained elder. Member of second Quorum of Seventies. Attended Hebrew School, 1836. Loaned money to destitute Apostles Young, Parley Pratt and Kimball. Problems with Kirtland bank, 1837, Mission, 1838, ("We were not particularly called on to go, but we voluntiered...") After returning visited in-laws, Addison and Louisa Barnes Pratt, in New York. They were baptied. Visited other relatives in Canada. Remained in Indiana, 1838-42, as they did not know where church would go from Missouri. Cabinetmaker. Moved to Nauvoo, 1842. Volunteered for mission to northern states and Canada, 1842-43. ("We held several meetings thare but the people were full of Millerism & dident want any Mormonisn.") Worked on temple, 1844-45. President of twelfth Quorum of Seventies. Moved to Iowa, 1846, Worked building house for gentile, in spite of chills and fever. Traveled to Kanesville and then to Utah, 1848. Gold rush prosperity. Mission to South Pacific, 1850-52. Located in Tahiti. Dated entries, May 1850 to 1852. Diary written on slightly different sized of paper. Definitely written long before sketch inasmuch as diary entries written in steady hand while sketch is not. Capt. Jonathan CROSBY and Hannah WEEKS were married in 1827. Hannah WEEKS was born. Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. of Wendell, Mass. Capt. Jonathan CROSBY and Caroline BARNES were married in 1834.34 Caroline BARNES (daughter of Willard BARNES and Dolly STEVENS) was born on 5 Jan 1807 in Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts.46 She died on 16 Feb 1884.13 Caroline Crosby Authobiography, in Godfrey et al., Women's Voices (1982), pg. 46. Caroline Barnes Crosby was baptized a Latter-day Saint in January 1835. She had been studying the Bible and teh Book of Mormon for several months, and in November 1834 she had married Jonathan Crosby, who was already a Latter-daySaint. For almost a year the couple lived in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, with Jonathan's family, but in November 1835 they left the family to gather with the Saints at Kirtland, traveling first to Dunham, Quebec, Canada, to visit Caroline's parents. They stopped briefly near Fredonia, New York, where Caroline visited friends while Jonathan traveled on to Kirtland to arrange for employment and housing and then returned to complete the journey with Caroline. The excerpt that follows begins with the arrival of the Crosby's in Kirtland in January 1836. Crosby, Caroline Barnes, 1807 - 1883 Journal (1807 - 1882) Holograph, 9 folders, UHI (Ut St Hist Soc) Microflim of holograph. 2 reels. HDC (LDS Church Archives) ( Ms f 28); BYU, Lee Library (Film 920, Reel 32). Retrospective memoirs written in 1851 for early life. Then dated entries. Born at Woonsocket, Franklin County, Massachusetts, 1807. Family moved to Canada, 1811. Prices during War of 1812. Childhood friends. School. Joined Church of England, 1825. Taught school, 1827. Worked in tailor shop, 1829. Taught school, boarding with families of students, 1830 - 32. Married Jonathan Crosby, 1834. Moved to Massachusetts. Husband had joined Mormon Church about a year earlier. Baptized into Mormon Church at Greenfield, 1835. Moved to Kirtland, Ohio, 1835. Boarded at home of Parley P. Pratt. Patriarchal blessings. Husband worked on Kirtland Temple. Braided palm hats for men. Housing problems in Kirtland, 1836-7. Hard times. Apostasy of many members, 1837. Husband called on mission to Ohio and Pennsylvania, 1838. Visited Martin Harris, who bore testimony of the Book of Mormon. Baptism of Addison Pratt, author's brother-in-law, 1838. Addison Pratt family and Crosby family traveled from Massachusetts (where men had been proselyting); stopped at Kirtland. Moved to Indiana, 1838-9. Husband, cabinetmaker. He presided over branch in Pleasant Garden, Indiana. Husband attended conference in Nauvoo, 1841, Moved to Nauvoo, 1843. Husband called on mission. Author taught school. Feelings at death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith Meeting when Brigham Young "son out" over Sidney Ridgon, 8 August. Endowments, January 1846. Death of friends and relatives. Mob activity. Gap: end of 1846 to May 1848. Journey from North Benton overland to Salt Lake City, arriving October 1848. Visited with Addison Pratt family. Husband opened carpenter shop. Trade with emigrants on way to California gold mines, 1849. Husband made pack saddles for California emigrants. Called on mission to Society Islands, spring 1850. Sold house and carpenter shop. Detailed account of voyage to San Francisco; then by sea to Tahiti, arriving, fall 1850. Missionary labors, 1850-53. Addison Pratt family also there. Return to San Francisco, spring 1854. Settled in San Bernardino, 1854-57. Husband and son worked as cabinet makers. Moved from San Bernardino when settlement abandoned by most Mormons, winter 1857-58. Settled in Beaver, Utah, 1858. Routine entries, 1858-82. Household work, family activities, general life in Southern Utah. Capt. Jonathan CROSBY and Caroline BARNES had the following children: 37 i. Alma CROSBY was born on 14 Dec 1836 in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio.6 He died on 14 Nov 1897 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah.6 27. Lois Barns CROSBY (Jonathan-3, Esther OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 20 Apr 1818 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts.32 Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. of Wendell, Mass. Lois Barns CROSBY and Harvey THOMPSON were married in 1842. Marriage intention was recorded on 3 Jun 1842 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts30Harvey THOMPSON was born. Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. of Peacham, Vt. 29. Orris Joslyn SKINNER (Dorothy JOSLYN-3, Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 3 Sep 1817.28 He died on 2 Feb 1893.28 Orris Joslyn SKINNER and Sarah P. Miner CLARK were married.19 Sarah P. Miner CLARK was born. 32. Melissa Jane SKINNER (Dorothy JOSLYN-3, Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 4 Jul 1823.28 Melissa Jane SKINNER and Lucius PARKER were married in Sep 1857.28 Lucius PARKER was born. Melissa Jane SKINNER and Rev. N. COBB were married in 1875.39 Rev. N. COBB was born. 33. Celia Maria SKINNER (Dorothy JOSLYN-3, Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 10 Jul 1826.28 Celia Maria SKINNER and Lewis E. TAYLOR were married on 26 Nov 1848.28 Lewis E. TAYLOR was born. Celia Maria SKINNER and Solon F. DAVIS were married on 27 Apr 1852.28 Solon F. DAVIS was born. 35. Lucius SKINNER (Minerva JOSLYN-3, Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 29 Dec 1815.29 Lucius SKINNER and Juliet Amelia MINOR were married on 4 Sep 1839.29 Juliet Amelia MINOR (daughter of Andrew MINOR and Polly MINOR) was born. 36. Cyrus SKINNER (Minerva JOSLYN-3, Dorothy OSGOOD-2, Aaron-1) was born on 13 Mar 1816 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.44 He died on 17 Jun 1855.45 Cyrus SKINNER and Emily A. HITCHCOCK were married on 15 Mar 1843.45 Emily A. HITCHCOCK (daughter of Wells HITCHCOCK and Polly NEWCOMB) was born on 22 Feb 1816.45 Cyrus SKINNER and Emily A. HITCHCOCK had the following children: +38 i. Henry Hitchcock SKINNER, born on 13 Jan 184545; married Sarah D. PARCHER47; died on 26 Oct 188748. 39 ii. Lucius SKINNER was born on 19 Sep 1846.45 He died on 16 Sep 1849.45 Sources 1. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. 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Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 146 - Date. 29. Ibid., p. 152 - Date. 30. Certificates of marriages published from under the hands of Town Clerk of Wendell, MA, 25 Apr 1787 to 15 September 1890. This information is unpublished and was copied from original records by Eunice Mackie and Carolyn Chinouard. Posted by Betty-Sue Pratt (soathol@banet.net) on Franklin County, Mass. List. Date & location. 31. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/W1.V2a, p. 26 - Date & location. 32. Vital Records of Wendell, Mass - Births. Copied by Dr. Wetherbee of New Salem, Mass. 16 November 1968. Date & location. 33. LDS Church Archives, Microflim of holograph, 41 pp. HDC (Ms f 28) Typescript. UHi (Ut St Hist Soc), Year & location. 34. Ibid., Year. 35. Vanished Pioneer Homes and Families of Shelburne, Massachusetts, by Leila Stone Bardwell. Published by the Shelburne Historical Society, 1974, p. 30a - Date & location. 36. The Nims Family - Seven Generations of Descendants from Godfrey Nims - Elizabeth C. Suddaby, Editor, compiled by Susan S. Oathout, John H. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Suddaby for the Nims Family Association, 1990, P.O. Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 109 - Date. 37. Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts - to the End of the Year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. 1931. p. 70 - Date & location. 38. The Nims Family - Seven Generations of Descendants from Godfrey Nims - Elizabeth C. Suddaby, Editor, compiled by Susan S. Oathout, John H. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Suddaby for the Nims Family Association, 1990, P.O. Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 146 - Date & location. 39. Ibid., p. 146 - Year. 40. Ibid., p. 111 - Date. 41. Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts - to the End of the Year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. 1931. p. 69 - Date & location. 42. Vanished Pioneer Homes and Families of Shelburne, Massachusetts, by Leila Stone Bardwell. Published by the Shelburne Historical Society, 1974, p. 30a - Date. 43. The Nims Family - Seven Generations of Descendants from Godfrey Nims - Elizabeth C. Suddaby, Editor, compiled by Susan S. Oathout, John H. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Suddaby for the Nims Family Association, 1990, P.O. Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 152 - Date & location. 44. Ibid., p. 206 - Date & location. 45. Ibid., p. 206 - Date. 46. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/W1.V2a, p. 28 - Date. 47. The Nims Family - Seven Generations of Descendants from Godfrey Nims - Elizabeth C. Suddaby, Editor, compiled by Susan S. Oathout, John H. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Suddaby for the Nims Family Association, 1990, P.O. Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 293 - Name of wife. 48. Ibid., p. 293 - Date.