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-Eliza L., b. 30 June, 1824; m. third time; r. Gloucester, Mass.-Sarah Ann, b. 9 Nov. 1825; m. and d. in Waltham.-John Q. A., b. 21 Oct. 1826; d. 16 May, 1827.-Adeline M., b. 11 Jan. 1833; d. 28 June, 1842.-ii. MATILDA, b. 27 Sept. 1801; m. (1st) Joseph Stacy, of Boston, 30 Sept. 1821, and (2d) Walter Fletcher, of West Cambridge, 29 Dec. 1829. She d. 9 Nov. 1831. Issue by first marriage-Joseph Rust, b. 24 July, 1822; m. and r. in Elliott, Me.-William Wallis, b. 24 May, 1824; m. and r. Arlington.-By second :- Warren, b. 1 Oct. 1830; m. and r. E. Boston.—iii. WILLIAM Wallace, b. 17 Dec. 1804; m. (1st) Hannah P. Haskell, of Ipswich, Mass., 24 July, 1825; (2d) Mary J. Pettengill, of Newburyport, 30 Oct. 1830; (3d) Mary Caldwell, m. 15 Sept. 1844; r. in Ipswich. Issue:- William Wallace, b. 27 April, 1827; m. Louisa J. Pitts, of Pike Co., Mo.; r. Green Valley, Eldorado Co., Cal.; issue, Harriet M., Marena E., Wallis, Thomas, Julia Ann, William, Louisa Jane, Alice Catherine, dead.-Matilda A., b. 21 Aug. 1830; m. T. Downs.-Augustus, b. 27 April, 1832; m. Charlotte E. Jackson, of Andover, Me.; r. Haverhill, Mass.; issue, Edmund and Mary Jane.- Mary E., b. 11 April, 1837; m. Amos G. Jewett, 6 Jan. 1859; he d. 22 July, 1869; issue, Amos E. and Alfred C.-Hannah Jane, b. 6 June, 1845.— Maria Akerman, b. 1 May, 1850, and three others d. soon.

iii. Amos, b. 27 Feb. 1763; d. in Menotomy, Feb. 28, 1787. Unmarried.

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iv. HANNAH, b. 17 March, 1768; m. Lieut. Benjamin Locke, Jr., Dec. 3, 1789. She d. in Menotomy, April 9, 1795. Lieut. Locke was often elected to town offices, represented the town in the Legislature, and held a commission of Justice of the Peace. He died in West Cambridge, April 21, 1841, æ. 74. Issue :

i. BENJAMIN, b. 26 Nov. 1790; m. Cynthia Boynton, 22 Dec. 1814; removed to Ohio in 1812.-ii. LEANDER, b. 30 May, 1792; d. unm. at Gallipolis, O., 8 Oct. 1832. [Vide Book of Lockes, 160, &c.]

V. RHODA, b. 12 July, 1770; d. in Menotomy, Sept. 8, 1794. Unmarried.

vi. AARON, b. 4 June, 1772; m. (1st) Aug. 23, 1796, Polly, dau. of Eliel and Hannah? (Crosby) Putnam, of Medford, and (2d) Mary, dau. of Francis Howe, of Marlboro', Mass., m. Oct. 25, 1811, d. Aug. 1826, æ. 40. He d. in West Cambridge, Dec. 25, 1822. He was a farmer and a mechanic, and lived in a house formerly standing near the corner of Main and Bow Streets, Arlington. Issue:

i. RHODA, b. 31 March, 1797; m. Kimball Farmer, of West Cambridge, June 24, 1818. Mr. Farmer removed to West Cambridge from Tewksbury, and d. July 9, 1841, æ. 51. She d. March 6, 1866. Her issue:Elbridge, b. 23 June, 1819; m. (1st) Dorcas W. Smith, of Lexington, d. 31 Oct. 1862, æ. 38; (2d) Mrs. Nellie Butler, of Lowell, m. 22 Feb. 1868; r. Arlington; issue, Edwin Smith, b. 31 Aug. 1850.-Maria C., b. 25 Jan. 1822; m. Eli Robbins, of Brooklyn, N. Y., May, 1845; issue, Warren, b. Sept. 1846.-Clinton, b. 1848; d. 1864.

ii. MARIA, b. 22 April, 1798; m. Luke Agur, of Henniker, N. H., Sept. 23, 1827. Resided in West Cambridge till 1853; then removed to Darlington, Wis., where he d. May 8, 1864, and Mrs. Agur yet resides. Issue:-Jackson, b. 3 July, 1828; d. 18 June, 1852.-Luke, b. 12 Aug. 1829; m. Mary F. Adams, of Charlestown, 26 Dec. 1863; r. Darlington, Wis.-Alonzo, b. 15 April, 1831; d. 26 Sept. 1832.-Alonzo, b. 30 Sept. 1833; m. Mrs. Semantha E. Arnold, of Boston, 25 Dec. 1862; r. Arlington, Mass.-Maria Augusta, b. 13 Feb. 1836.-Thomas Avery, b. 24 April, 1839; m. Mary E. Dobson, of Port Hope, Canada, 1 Jan. 1869; r. Darlington, Wis.; was in the 16th Wis. Vols. in the late war.

iii. GERSHOм, b. 12 March, 1800; m. Dec. 13, 1834, Mary, dau. of Josiah and Sybil Richardson, of Chelmsford, Mass. He was a farmer and a wheelwright, and d. in Arlington, July 21, 1865. His widow resides in Arlington. Their issue:

1. Henry, b. 17 April, 1835; d. Sept. 23, 1835.

2. Mary Amanda, b. 28 Dec. 1836.

3. Charles, b. 10 May, 1840.

4. Julia Ann, b. 15 March, 1842.

iv. AARON BURR,7 b. 10 Dec. 1801; went into the Mexican war and was never again heard from.

V. JEFFERSON, b. 22 Sept. 1803; m. Feb. 13, 1840, Sarah E., dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Hartshorn) Thorpe, of West Cambridge. He built a factory on his grandfather's estate, and pursued the vocation of millwright, turner, edge-tool manufacturer, &c. Has resided in Arlington and Billerica, Mass., and in Darlington, Wis. Resides at present in Billerica. His issue:

1. George Henry, b. 9 Nov. 1841; m. Feb. 17, 1869, Abbie M., dau. of Capt. J. Simonds and Abigail (Tuttle) Parker, of Lexington. Is now a dealer in fancy goods at 119 Tremont Street, Boston. Resides in Arlington.

On April 24, 1861, he enlisted at Darlington, Wis., in Capt. Whitman's company, Co. H, 3d Wisconsin Infantry. On June 17, the company left for camp at Fond du Lac. July 12, they started by rail for Hagerstown, Md., where they arrived the 16th. Stayed in Maryland. during the fall, and wintered under Gen. Banks-except a campaign of eight days at Harper's Ferry, in Oct. 1861, when they secured 2500 bushwhackers, and participated in their first fight. During the winter the regiment arrested the bogus Maryland Legislature at Frederick. They also went to the help of Col. Baker at Ball's Bluff, but were too late to be of any assistance. On Feb. 25, 1862, they left Frederick for the Shenandoah Valley, which they traversed back and forth; first, driving the enemy under Stonewall Jackson, and in turn being driven by him till July. Were at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, then on Pope's retreat-battle Rappahannock, Chantilly, second Bull Run-bringing up at Washington about Sept. 1, where Mr. Cutter found himself in hospital, where he was a month, during which the battle of Antietam was fought, the only time he was away from any engagement the regiment was in. Passed the winter of 1862-63 in Maryland and Virginia; principally at Stafford Court House, Va., in camp from the last of January till April 27, when they started for Chancellorsville, in which action they were hotly engaged. May 6, 1863, they brought up again in the old camp at Stafford C. H. June 9, they participated in the cavalry fight at Beverly Ford, and thence marched to Gettysburg. In Aug. 1863, with other picked troops, they were sent to New York to suppress the draft riots. In the fall of 1863, their corps, with the 11th, were sent West under Gen. Hooker, to assist Gen. Thomas at Chattanooga. Christmas day, 1863, the regiment reenlisted and started for Wisconsin. They rejoined the army early in February, 1861, in Tennessee, where they hunted bushwhackers, guarded railroads, &c., till May, when they started under Sherman in the Atlanta campaign. Were in the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Peach Tree Creek, &c., besides constant fighting in the intrenchments at Atlanta from July 23 to Sept. 2, when they occupied the city. After the evacuation of Atlanta, they started on the famous March to the Sea." Got in front of Savannah Dec. 10, and occupied the city the 21st. Laid at Savannah till Jan. 12, when they started through South Carolina. March 16, battle of Averysboro'—19, battle of Bentonville. Got to Goldsboro' May 20, and to Raleigh April 10. While here Johnston surrendered, and on the 30th they left Raleigh on their homeward march. May 19, they reached Alexandria. 23d and 24th, grand review of the whole army. June 11, they left Washington for Louisville, Ky., where the Western troops were mustered out. July 20, were mustered out, and next day left for Wisconsin. Arrived at Madison July 23, and were paid and finally discharged Aug, 28.

Mr. Cutter was promoted Corporal, Nov. 21, 1862; Commissary Sergeant, Oct. 29, 1861; First Lieutenant, May 21, 1865. Also was acting Ordnance Sergeant from June, 1861, to Oct. 1864. Issue:

1. Frank Parker, b. 25 Jan. 1870.

2. Ella Louisa, b. 4 July, 1846.
3. Sarah Jane, b. 12 Feb. 1852.

vi. HENRY PUTNAM, b. 30 Sept. 1805; drowned while bathing in West Cambridge in 1833.

vii. IRA,7 b. 20 Dec. 1809; d. Sept. 1, 1868, in Arlington.

viii. MARY PUTNAM, b. 5 Feb. 1814; m. (1st) Thomas R. Avery, of West Cambridge, Feb. 1833, d. Jan. 21, 1836, æ. 27; (2d) Ebenezer H. Allen, of Northboro', Mass., m. March 26, 1841, d. Sept. 10, 1866. She resides in Arlington. Issue by second marriage:-Louis Albert, b. 12 May, 1843; d. 27 Nov. 1866.-—Mary Louisa, b. 18 May, 1852.

ix. Amos, b. 25 Aug. 1815; m. April 18, 1839, Cynthia Ann, dau. of Dea. Lewis and Ruhamah (Heminway) Allen, of Northboro', Mass. Removed thence to Marlboro', in Jan. 1843. Is a shoe manufacturer in Marlboro'. Issue :

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1. Helen Frances, b. 4 Aug. 1841; m. Charles Edwin Smith, June 24, 1868.

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x. Lucy, b. 12 Dec. 1818; m. Isaac Shattuck, Jr., Jan. 24, 1839. Mr. Shattuck has held several municipal offices in West Cambridge. Resides in Arlington. Issue:-Mary Augusta, b. 22 Oct. 1839. [Vide Shattuck Memorial, 317.]

xi. REBECCA CROSBY,7 b. 23 Nov. 1820; d. Sept. 7, 1822.

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vii. SUSANNA, b. 27 Oct. 1774; m. John Adams, Jr., April 5, 1798, who was b. in Menotomy, June 10, 1773. Removed to North Andover, Mass., where she d. June 20, 1833. He d. Nov. 25, 1833. Issue :

i. SUSAN, b. 13 Nov. 1799; m. Samuel S. Furber, 1 April, 1823; r. North
Andover.-ii. Amos, b. 1801; d. 1808.-iii. JOHN, b. 24 Feb. 1803; m.
Eliza A. Stevens, 13 Jan. 1827; r. N. Andover.-iv. LOUISE, b. 29 Dec.
1805; m. George Bradley, 20 June, 1827; d. N. Andover, 3 March, 1839.
-V. HARRIET, b. 28 Oct. 1807; m. Daniel Rea, 30 April, 1835, d. 28
Oct. 1865, æ. 60; she d. N. Andover, 15 July, 1866.-vi. MARIA, b. 4
Feb. 1809.-vii. EVELINE, b. 13 Sept. 1811; d. 19 Feb. 1819.-viii. LETI-
TIA, b. 29 Oct. 1814; m. Orlando Abbott, 20 April, 1835; d. N. Ando-
ver, 12 Sept. 1838.-ix. Amos, b. 13 Sept. 1816; m. Caroline Bradley,
1842, d. 1857, æ. 39; removed to Woburn, Mass., and d. 9 Nov. 1854.-
x. JAMES, b. 26 Dec. 1819; m. Helen M. Usher, 1844; removed to Win-
chester, Mass., and d. 23 June, 1850.

viii. SARAH, b. 20 May, 1778; m. Nathan Locke, Nov. 14, 1797. He d. in West Cambridge, Oct. 29, 1823, æ. 49. She d. March 27, 1846. Their issue:

i. CLARISSA, b. 10 May, 1798; m. Silas Wheeler, 15 Sept. 1822.-ii. SARAH, b. 30 July, 1800; d. 4 Nov. 1801.-iii. NATHAN, b. 22 Feb. 1802; m. Hephzibah Jones, 18 Nov. 1831; d. W. Cambridge, May, 1840-iv. JOSEPH ADAMS, b. 2 July, 1804; m. Lavinia Campbell, 24 Aug. 1830.-V. SARAH CUTTER, b. 1 Aug. 1806; m. Abigail Reed, 5 Dec. 1830.-vi. Amos CгTTER, b. 2 Oct. 1808; mi. Martha H. Ayers, 13 Aug. 1837.-vii. James SULLIVAN, b. 13 Dec. 1810; m. Abby S. Lewis, 19 Sept. 1833 d. Boston, 31 July, 1851.—viii. REBECCA CUTTER, b. 30 Jan. 1813; m. Alonzo Fiske. -ix. MARTHA TUFTS, b. 13 Jan. 1816; d. 16 June, 1835.—x. Letitia ADAMS, b. 8 July, 1818; d. 2 June, 1838. [Vide Bk. of Lockes, 162, &c.] ix. ANOMALOUS, b. 15 June, 1780; died the same day.

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4. JAMES, b. 31 Jan. 1735-6, in Menotomy; bapt. Feb. 22, following, by Rev. Ebenezer Hancock, of Lexington. "James Cutter son of M' Gershom and M" Anna Cutter Died July 16, 1738 Aged 2 Years 5 Month & 16 D."

5. JOHN, b. at Menotomy, 26 Sept. 1737; m. Rebecca Hill, Jan. 24, 1765, dau. of Zechariah and Rebecca (Cutter) Hill, aud grand-daughter of Dea. John Cutter. [Vide iii. §1, 5.] He was a miller in Medford, where he owned a tide-mill, afterwards oc

cupied by his son Gershom Cutter. He d. in Medford, Oct. 16, 1788. His widow d. April 16, 1826. Their issue:

i. REBECCA, b. at Menotomy, 26 July, 1765; m. William Cutter, June 21, 1789. [Vide xiii. §1, 2.]

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ii. ANNA, b. at Menotomy, 15 Aug. 1767; m. May 22, 1791, Simon Blanchard, of Charlestown, who d. Sept. 27, 1824, aged 60. She d. Jan. 5, 1835. Issue:

i. SIMON, b. Medford, 8 Oct. 1792; m. and d. in Oswego, N. Y. He was made prisoner by the British in 1812, and was confined in the dungeons at Dartmoor; suffered intensely while there, and was not released until the war ended. Issue:-Simon.-Samuel.-Thomas.-Eliza.-ii. NANCY, b. 7 Feb. 1794; m. Gideon W. Young, 5 Jan. 1817, b. in Scituate, Mass., 24 May, 1796. She d. 31 May, 1861. He lives in Chelsea, Mass.-iii. REBECCA, b. 27 Jan. 1797; d. 21 June, 1820.-iv. ELIZA, b. 5 Jan. 1800; r. Scituate. v. SARAH, b. 20 Sept. 1803 m. Benjamin G. Porter, 14 Feb. 1825, who d. 7 Feb. 1863, æ. 59; r. Nashua, N. H.-vi. THOMAS, b. 23 Aug. 1808.-vii. SAMUEL, b. 29 Oct. 1811; drowned in Medford, 29 March, 1819. viii. Aмos, b. 7 March, 1816; d. New Orleans, La., 24 Aug. 1839 a young man of rare excellence and promise; acquired unaided a finished education and a thorough knowledge of navigation; and while yet a boy commanded a valuable vessel and made several successful

Voyages.

iii. JOHN, b. at Menotomy, 26 July, 1770; m. Jan. 15, 1792, Mary, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Hill) Hall, of Medford, and granddaughter of Zechariah and Rebecca (Cutter) Hill, of Menotomy. [Vide iii. §1, 5.] She was b. June 22, 1772, and d. Feb. 27, 1848. He d. in Woburn (now Winchester), Mass, Nov. 23,

1825.

After his father's death he assumed the charge of the grist-mill. His mother continued to occupy the old mill-house some two or three years, when he married and dwelt there himself. In the year 1801, he went to Demarara, West Indies, and built a mill to grind sugarcane by horse-power. After his return home he built a wind-mill in Medford for grinding grain. Soon after going to Canada, he built a wind-mill for the same purpose, and returning to Medford became one of the earliest fishermen in the Mystic river. In 1803 he paid sixty-five dollars for the right of fishing near the "Dike" or "Labor in Vain," and in addition to this pursuit, he often piloted vessels between Medford and Boston. He owned lighters and transported brick to the city, some of which are now seen in the buildings on Central Wharf and Dr. Sharp's Church. From 1809 to 1811, he was Captain of the famous Medford Light Infantry, a company long respected for its efficiency and excellence in martial manœuvre. * In 1810, having purchased the old grist-mill of Caleb Richardson, in Woburn, he built a new structure with two run of stone, which he improved until his death. In 1817, he built a grist-mill in North Chelsea, run by tidewater, which was occupied by his sons until the year 1830, when they sold the estate and removed to Winchester. Capt. John and Mary (Hall) Cutter had issue. :

i. MARY,7 b. 27 Oct. 1792; d. Sept. 2, 1803.

ii. JOHN, b. at Medford, 5 Jan. 1796; m. Dec. 1827, Martha, dau. of Jo

* Vide Brooks's Medford, 189-192, 385.

seph and Mary (Thompson) Sellers, of Deer Isle, Me. He d. in Woburn, Mass., Aug. 13, 1843. He was a shipmaster, and during the latter part of his life was engaged in trade with the West Indies. Issue:

1. Joseph Augustus, b. at Boston, 10 Sept. 1833; m. May 15, 1866, E. Adelaide, dau. of Capt. Elnathan and Eliza (Ferris) Hawkins, of Westchester, N. Y. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1857; read law with Horace Greene Hutchins, Esq., at Boston, but removing to New York City began practice there in June, 1861. Is still in New York.

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iii. STEPHEN, b. at Medford, 22 Oct. 1797; m. May 11, 1820, Adeline, dau. of Jesse and Susanna (Richardson) Wyman, of Woburn. He occupied the mill at North Chelsea with his brother Andrew from the year 1822 to 1827. In 1830 he commenced the mahogany business at Cuttersville," with his brother Henry and uncles Samuel and Amos Cutter, under the firm of S. Cutter & Co. Their mill was destroyed by fire, March 20, 1840, and the establishment now standing was erected on its

site.

Mr. Cutter honorably retired from business several years since. Was for fourteen years treasurer of the First Congregational Parish in Winchester, and for ten years has been treasurer of the town. In 1857 he was absent five months on a voyage to Smyrna and other cities in the Mediterranean. Resides in Winchester, and has recently celebrated his golden wedding. Issue:

1. Stephen Hall, b. 4 April, 1821; m. Sept. 19, 1844, Almira, dau. of Nathan B. and Almira (Parker) Johnson, of Winchester, where they reside. Issue:

1. Arthur Henry, b. 31 Dec. 1849; d. Oct. 7, 1851.

2. Julia Ann, b. 3 Dec. 1823; m. Hon. Oliver R. Clark, Nov. 25,
1840. Reside Winchester. Issue :-Julia Maria, b. 21 May, 1843;
m. Reuben Henry Fletcher, 10 Dec. 1863; r. Winchester.-Abbie
Cutter, b. 17 Sept. 1845.-Oliver Richardson, b. 23 Sept. 1847; m.
Helenora Parker, of Aylmer, C. W., 1 Dec. 1869.-Henry Francis,
b. 27 Oct. 1849.-Adeline Wyman, b. 9 Aug. 1857; d. 20 Sept. 1859.
-Stephen Cutter, b. 8 July, 1859. [Vide Book of Lockes, 132.]
3. Adeline Augusta, b. 29 March, 1827; m. Charles Hall, Sept. 14,
1845. Reside Winchester.

4. Esther Wyman, b. 20 June, 1833; d. April 21, 1842.

iv. ANDREW,' b. at Medford, 18 Oct. 1799; m. May 2, 1824, Elizabeth, dau. of Stephen and Hannah (Welch) Hall, of Medford. He was engaged in business as a miller at North Chelsea from 1822 to 1830. Was afterwards employed in sawing mahogany at Winchester. Removed to Vermont, Sept. 7, 1853, and d. in Albany, Vt., Sept. 20, 1864. His family removed to Irasburg, Vt., March 14, 1866, where they now reside. His issue: 1. Hannah Elizabeth, b. 8 April, 1825, at Chelsea.

2. John Andrew, b. Chelsea, 20 Dec. 1827; enlisted in the 1st Vermont Battery in Dec. 1863, served under Gen. Banks during the Red River campaign, and d. at Morganza, La., June 9, 1864.

3. Mary Lavinia, b. 11 Sept. 1830; d. July 19, 1832.

4. William Henry, b. Chelsea, 13 June, 1832 m. Oct. 7, 1868, Cynthia A. Ranger, dau. of Jonathan W. and Marcia E. (Glines) Ladd, of Irasburg. Their issue:

1. Willie Andrew, b. 11 April, 1869.

5. Sarah Hall, b. S. Woburn, 23 Aug. 1834; d. at Albany, Vt., Jan. 4, 1858.

6. George Franklin, b. in Winchester, 12 March, 1849.

V. WILLIAM, b. at Medford, 20 Oct. 1801; m. Aug. 17, 1826, Nancy, dau.
of Jesse and Susanna (Richardson) Wyman, of Woburn, and d. in Chel-
sea, Oct. 22, 1826. Was buried at Woburn.

"Could youth or blooming beauty save,
Or friends preserved him from the grave,
He had not died! but, reader, know,
They saved not him, nor can they you."

vi. Edward,? b. at Medford, 28 Sept. 1803; m. Fanny Locke Dean, of Wo-
burn, July 25, 1824, d. April 18, 1845*; and (2d) Rachel A. Phillips,

*Vide Book of Lockes, 251, &c.

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