m. Nov. 28, 1845. He was engaged for a long time in running a mill in Charlestown for sawing mahogany. He was an esteemed member of the Methodist church, and d. at Charlestown in 1856, aged 53. His issue :

1. Frances Maria, b. 3 Nov. 1824; m. John M. Clark, of Dover, N. H., April 12, 1846. She d. in Charlestown, leaving issue, Edwin and Abbie Frances.

2. Sarah Ann, b. 2 Nov. 1826; d. April 13, 1830.

Has issue

3. Mary Amanda, b. 10 Feb. 1828; d. June 11, 1832.
4. Edward, b. 13 Jan. 1830; m. Caroline Seeley.
Edwards and Hattie Kingsbury, both children deceased.

5. Alonzo Newell, b. 15 Feb. 1832; m. Nov. 28, 1857, Julia A., dau.
of Hartwell and Mary B. (Dean) Bancroft, of Woburn, where he
d. Aug. 23, 1868. Issue:

1. William Alonzo, b. Woburn, 2 Aug. 1858.

2. Fannie Locke, b. 15 Feb. 1866.

6. William Porter, b. 5 Dec. 1834; m. Harriet M. Osgood, dau. of Eben and Mary (Currell) Osgood. Is deceased. Issue:-Florence Amanda.9

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8. Charles Kingsbury, b. 8 April, 1838; m. Lucy Sherman, of Newton, Mass. Is a machinist in Boston.

9. Amanda, b. 11 Feb. 1840; m. Amos G. Osgood, July 6, 1856, son
of Eben and Mary (Currell) Osgood. Reside in Charlestown. Issue:
-Fannie Louisa, b. 22 April, 1857.-Hattie, b. 11 Oct. 1859.

10. Albert, b. 10 April, 1843; resides in Wakefield, Mass.
11. James Frederic, b. 20 Jan. 1845; resides Charlestown.
12. Clara Augusta, b. 20 Aug. 1847; drowned.

vii. HENRY, b. at Medford, 27 May, 1805; m. Nov. 29, 1827, Mrs. Nancy (Wyman) Cutter, widow of his brother William. Was engaged in the mahogany business with his brother Stephen until about the year 1848, when he sold out and started anew under the firm of H. Cutter & Co. Retired in 1864, and is now treasurer of the old Middleboro' Marble Co. Has been a director of the Blackstone Bank in Boston since its founding. Resides at Winchester. His issue:

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1. Nancy Wyman, b. 1 Feb. 1830; m. Rev. Stephen A. Holt, of Norway, Me., May 28, 1850. Mr. Holt is a graduate of Bowdoin College and of Andover Theological Seminary was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at Milton, Vt., Jan. 1, 1850, but owing to impaired health, caused by unremitted labor in his calling, was obliged to relinquish preaching and turn his attention to business pursuits. Resides Winchester. Issue-Henry Cutter, b. 20 June, 1851; d. 5 Sept. 1862.-Anna Maria, b. 24 Dec. 1853; d. 3 Oct. 1855.-Ellen Blanche, b. 24 July, 1857.-William Wallace, b. 12 July, 1859.-Henry Cutter, b. 17 Feb. 1866. [Vide Holt Family History.]

2. Ellen, b. 11 May, 1838; m. Thomas S. Holton, Jan. 14, 1857, and d. in Winchester, Jan. 24, 1858.

viii. MARY, b. 21 Oct. 1807; d. Dec. 21, 1807.

ix. MARY, b. at Medford, 22 Oct. 1809; m. Alvah Hatch, July 27, 1835, and d. in Winchester, March 8, 1842. Issue :-Francis A., b. Feb. 1838; m. Agnes Wilson, of Lowell, Mass.; was a member of the 2d Mass. Vols., and was shot in battle at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862. x. SARAH,7 b. at Woburn, 20 June, 1811 m. William T. Perry, June 22, 1837, and d. in Woburn, June 19, 1838. Issue:-William Cutter, b. June 14, 1838; d. æ. 2 years, 8 months.

Xi. SULLIVAN, b. at Woburn, 1 Nov. 1812; m. April 16, 1835, Abigail B., dau. of John and Abigail (Pierce) Adden, of Reading, Mass. Was engaged in the mahogany business under the name of Cutter & Parker, and resides still in Winchester. Issue:

1. George Sullivan, b. 29 Nov. 1837; d. Feb. 1, 1839.

2. George Sullivan,s b. 16 Jan. 1841; m. Sept. 1, 1863, Harriet L., dau. of Daniel and Lodemia B. (Monroe) Squier, of Walnut, Ill., where they reside. Is an apothecary and druggist. Issue:

1. Etta Clark, b. 21 Sept. 1866.

3. Abbie Frances, b. 15 June, 1844.

xii. CATHERINE,7 b. at Woburn, 6 Sept. 1816; m. Bridge Wakefield, of Reading, Mass., April 14, 1535, and d. Sept. 25, 1839. Issue:- Mary Elizabeth, m. Wright, and d. Oct. 1867, æ. 32.—Wendell Phillips, m. and was drowned while bathing in lowa; was a soldier in the late war.

iv. ZECHARIAH, b. at Medford, 8 Feb. 1773: m. Lucinda, dau. of Isaac Blodgett, of Lexington. He carried on the old tide-mill in Medford; then went to Milton, where he was engaged in the same business, and d. in 1808. His widow d. in Boston. Issue:

i. SALLY, d. unm. in Lexington.

ii. ZECHARIAH, b. 25 March, 1804; m. Jan. 6, 1831, Mary A. dau. of Robert and Rebecca (Glasier) Laskey, of Frederickton, N. B. Was about fortythree years a ship carpenter in Robbinston, Me. Resides now in Chelsea, Mass. Issue :

1. Stephen Blodgett, b. 25 Oct. 1831; m. Elizabeth J. Day, of Topsfield, Me., where they reside. Is a carpenter. Issue:-George.§. Stillman.-Hattie.-Eveline, deceased.-Warren G., deceased.— Warren Glasier.

2. William Pitt, b. 29 Mar. 1834; m. Charity Wade, of Calais, Me. Is a carpenter and resides in Chelsea, Mass. Issue:-Amos.— Emma. Ella.9-Lottie.

3. Amos, b. 28 July, 1837; m. Emeline Laskey, of St. Andrews, N. B. Is of the firm of Nichols & Co., 62 Sudbury St., Boston. Issue :— Laura, and four others deceased.

4. George Sampson, b. 12 Dec. 1839; d. May 28, 1844.

5. Zechariah, b. 20 April, 1845.

6. Charles Augustus, b. 10 Aug. 1847.

iii. MARTHA ANN, b. 19 Oct. 1806; m. Josiah B. Hancock, of Boston, Nov. 8, 1834, a native of Barre, Mass.; he d. in Charlestown, Sept. 6, 1869, æ. 77, where his widow resides. Issue :-Martha Ann, b. 7 Oct. 1836; m. Melvin Prescott, of Charlestown, 29 May, 1859; r. Petaloma, Cal. ; issue-Lottie May, b. 13 Feb. 1861.-Effie Gertrude, b. 2 Sept. 1865.Cora Belle, b. 23 Sept. 1867.-Mary Augusta, b. 3 May, 1840; d. 21 Aug. 1840.-Mary Etta Augusta, b. 29 Aug. 1844.

iv. MARY JANE,7 b. in Milton; m. John Deptners, of New York, and' d. in New York, Jan. 4, 1856, æ. 39. No issue.

V. JOHN, son of late Zechariah Cutter," was buried in Medford, June 27, 1810, aged 2. Died of" supposed poison.'

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V. ELIZABETH, b. at Medford, 26 March, 1775; m. Josiah Polly, of
Medford, and d. in Deerfield, N. Y., June 16, 1814. He d. in
Massillon, O., Dec. 2, 1845, aged 78. Issue:

i. A son,
d. æ. 2.-ii. JOSIAH, m. Jane Cleland, 1829, and a second wife now
living; is a physician and r. in Des Moines, Iowa.-iii. ELIZABETH, b. 25
Feb. 1804; m. (1st) Samuel M. Moore, at Youngstown, O., May 6, 1824,
d. July 22, 1829; and (2d) George Ballou Reynard, at Mecca, O., Aug.
9, 1832; she r. in Fall River, Mass.-iv. REBECCA, m. John Mitcheltree,
in 1829; r. Rushville, Ill.-v. SARAH, m. Casper Lee, 1828, at Youngs-
town, O.; r. a widow in Bushnell, Ill.

vi. GERSHOм, b. at Medford, 9 Feb. 1777; m. (1st) Rebecca, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Hill) Hall, d. Dec. 22, 1806, æ. 22; (2d) Mary, dau. of William and Elsie (Moody) Polleys, of Portland, Me., m. Jan. 1, 1807. Ile d. in Medford, May 22, 1840.

He had charge of the North mills in Boston a few years, and buying the old homestead mills in Medford built a new grist and saw mill in 1810, and continued in the same until his death. He was Captain of the Medford Light Infantry from 1818 to 1821. This independent corps resigned its commission in 1828. His widow resides in Medford. His issue:

i. GERSHOм, b. at Medford, 16 Sept. 1799; m. April 1, 1824, Lydia, dau. of Benjamin and Prudence (Gardner) Porter, of Medford, formerly of Lyme, N. H. Resides in Medford.

He carried on his father's mill until 1845, when he purchased the Tuft's mill on the Medford Turnpike, and rebuilt that structure, which had been destroyed by fire; and which was again burnt and rebuilt while in his charge. Has been mainly engaged in sawing mahogany. His issue:

1. George Turner, b. 21 Sept. 1825; m. Nov. 25, 1847, Abbie, dau. of Samuel L. and Hannah (Lord) Blaisdell, of Lebanon, Me. Has been in business with his father at Medford, and also a clerk in the U. S. Navy Yard. Resides in Chelsea, Mass. Issue:

1. Charles, b. 26 Nov. 1849.

2. Henry Benjamin,9 b. 3 Apri', 1852.

3. George, b. 10 Oct. 1853.

4. William Otis.9

2. Lydia Ann, b. 19 June, 1827; d. Dec. 22, 1827.

3. Gershom, b. 29 Oct. 1828 ; d. Nov. 25, 1829.

4. William Francis, b. 30 May, 1830; d. at Halifax, N. S., June 30, 1866. Unmarried. A gentleman well known in the theatrical pro

fession.

"Our obituary list this evening reports the sudden death of Mr. W. F. Cutter, the highly esteemed secretary and treasurer of Mr. Fiske's Dramatic Company. The death of this estimable gentleman is deeply deplored by all who enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance. Mr. Cutter was a native of Medford, Mass., but has been well known in Halifax for several years, and he enjoyed the friendship of many of our citizens. He had achieved considerable eminence as an actor, but having lost his voice during two or three years past had been obliged to forego the practice of his profession. The deceased was amiable as he was witty, accomplished as he was manly, and independent as he was honest and truthful. Peace to his memory.' Halifax Evening Reporter.

5. Ann Augusta, b. 2 Oct. 1831; d. Feb. 6, 1834.

6. Henry Wilbur, b. 21 Oct. 1833; d. July 20, 1838.

7. Louise Jane, b. 15 Aug. 1835; d. in Medford, Aug. 1, 1854, aged
19. Louise J. Cutter during a period of three years was a welcome
contributor to the press, her stories and poems finding an honored
station in the publications of the day; and had her life been con-
tinued to her, she would have been a writer of great excellence.
She was brought up with few advantages of education and few ex-
traneous incentives to the cultivation of her mind, but the genius
which was in her could not be repressed. At the age of fifteen she
wove her first poem. This elicited the voice of commendation, and
was shortly followed by other articles both in song and prose. In
health, writing was her favorite pursuit, and afterwards when illness
had lain its blighting hand upon her frame, she still strove to breathe
forth the earnest thoughts which filled her soul. With a nature
deeply moral, everything she wrote was imbued with a pervading
sentiment of the Good and True. Scorning deceit and treachery,
every creation of her mind taught the final triumph of virtue over
the machinations of vice, and breathed of the high aims and purposes
which swayed her life. She was an ornament to the home that en-
shrined her. Life for her had many charms, and her last illness was
deeply and peculiarly affecting. Her early and mournful death filled
the hearts of her many friends with profound grief. To gratify a
sacred, dying wish her writings were gathered and offered to the pub-
lic in a duodecimo volume, entitled Cypress Leaves, containing her
portrait and a biography by Mrs. Mary W. Janvrin-published in
Boston in 1856. From this volume are taken the following-the last
essays of her
pen:-

THE DEAD PET.

My pretty bird! my bright, beautiful canary, with its twinkling eyes of jet, and its velvety feathers of pale, whitish gold! he lay quietly in my open hand, and closed his tiny eyes never to open them more.

My darling bird! how fast the tears rolled down my cheeks as I watched him die. To be sure he was nothing but a bird, but then for years the little creature has been my pet

cherished and loved, because his 'life depended on my watchful care. His golden warblings have many months made sunshine in my sick-room, cheering its loneliness, and making the dreary hours pass less wearily. He was given me by a darling brother, and I loved him the more fondly for that dear one's sake. His pretty songs, caroled so sweetly in the sunshine, seemed almost like the voice of the absent one, and as they fell on my ear, they awoke pleasant memories of hours which have faded in the shadows that fall from the broad wings of time. All through the long days, when the sunlight played over the floor and when the dark storm filled the room with gloomy dimness, his merry voice rang through the house, making music for our hearts, and driving away every shadow of gloom.

Is it a wonder that I wept when I saw his sparkling eyes grow dim? Is it a wonder that my heart grew sad with grief when I saw him lying in my hand, silent and dead?

Dear little pet! his cage hangs in its accustomed place, but it is empty. The golden form that sprang so gracefully from wire to wire will flutter there no more. The music voice that floated on the air in melody, that mingled with the children's gleeful songs, and rang forth with new sweetness when they caressed him with loving words, will never more make sunshine in the house. My sick-room hath lost the charm that soothed its silent weariness; it hath lost the golden tones that made it bright and sunny. Sweet little pet, thy songs are ended; thy cherished form will grace its little cage no more.

Take, take the empty cage away,

The bird will sing no more;

He hath charmed my ear for many a day,

He hath blessed my heart with each dear lay,

But all his songs are o'er.

The sunshine will not gleam again

Upon his pretty head;

I'll hear no more the golden strain

That bound me in its sunny chain;
My little pet is dead.

THE LAST WISH.

Let me hear the song of the summer birds,
That is hushed in the wildwood now,
Let me feel the touch of the summer breeze
Once more on my heated brow.

Let me feel once more through my lattice come
The rose and the violet's breath,

Let me see the flowers and the springing grass,
Ere I sleep in the arms of death.

The wail of the Northern wind goes by
With a cold and dreary sound,

And the winter's sheet of glistening snow

Lies white on the frozen ground.

But the summer I know will soon come back

With its sunshine of birds and flowers,

And oh! I long for its gentle breath,

I long for its quiet hours.

The crimson flush is on my cheek,

The brightness in my eye,

The dark seal set upon my brow

That bringeth death's cold sigh.

But I know the Saviour's open arms

Will take me to his breast,

And his gentle smile beam on me there

In the land of eternal rest.

I know that His mansions are bright and fair,
That His tones are peace and love,

And while I sigh for the home on earth,
I long for the home above.

My heart beats fainter each passing hour,
My dream of life is o'er,

And I shall soon be in that better land

With the loved ones gone before.

But I long to hear the pleasant sounds
Which the wildwood warblers pour,
And to gaze on the soft blue skies again
Ere I go to return no more.

I long to see the violets bloom,
The wildrose and the thyme,

To hear soft winds go whispering by,

To die in summer time.

8. Arazelia Rosamond, b. 21 Sept. 1837; d. July 26, 1838.
9. Eliza Jeannette, b. 22 Feb. 1840; d. July 25, 1840.
10. Benjamin Porter, b. 6 June, 1842; m.

He enlisted in the 29th Massachusetts Volunteers during the Rebellion, and afterwards served as clerk in the U. S. Quartermaster, War and Treasury Departments. Is at present located in the Custom House at Boston. Is

sue:

1. Addie Louise,9 b. at Medford, 23 Sept. 1866.

2. William Gershom, b. at Washington, D. C., 25 June, 1868.

11. Adeline Madora, b. 13 May, 1844.

12. Gershom,8 b. 27 Nov. 1847.

ii. REBECCA, m. Oliver H. Floyd, of Medford, and d. March 17, 1852.

iii. TIMOTHY TUFTS,7 m. Dorcas Andrews, of Rowley, Mass. Has issue and resides in Medford.

iv. MARY."

V. ELEANOR.7

vi. WILLIAM POLLEYS,7 b. 7 Dec. 1807; m. Nov. 27, 1837, Bethia S., dau. of Timothy and Mary (Stetson) Haywood, of Bridgewater, Mass., b. June 11, 1817. Is an house carpenter, and resides in Bridgewater, where he settled in June, 1833. Issue :

1. Caroline Frances, b. 8 June, 1840; m. Orville Jones, of New Britain, Ct., Dec. 7, 1864.

2. William Eugene, b. 30 July, 1842; d. July 25, 1844.

3. Imogen Louise,8 b. 16 May, 1845.

4. Fred Marion,s b. 30 March, 1847; lost at sea, Oct. 25, 1865. vii. FRANCES EMELINE, b. 22 May, 1811; m. Moses W. Adams, of Portland, Oct. 1835; and d. in Munson, Ill., Aug. 17, 1857. Issue:-Frank Cutter, b. Portland, 7 Nov. 1836.-Sarah Maria, b. 18 June, 1838; m. Asa Smith, a soldier of the Union army, who d. while stationed at Mobile, Ala.-Moses Andrew, b. 16 Sept. 1810.-Ellathea, b. 19 April, 1812; m. Lorenzo Ethridge, of Chicago, Ill.-Edward Silas, b. 18 June, 1844.Mary Frances, b. 1 Oct. 1816; m. Henry Boyce, of Salem, Mass.-Charlotte Louisa, b. 27 June, 1854.

viii. ELSIE MOODY,' b. 1 May, 1813; m. Isaac Gleason, of Saco, Me., d. March 4, 1860. She resides in Wayland, Mass. Issue:-Elsie, d. 3 July, 1846, æ. 17 days.—Mary Cutter, b. 17 May, 1845; d. 22 Oct. 1866.— Garafilia, b. 10 Jan. 1847.-Frances Emma, b. 26 Oct. 1853.

ix. ELIZA, b. 13 May, 1815; d. Aug. 7, 1822.

X. CHARLOTTE MARIA,7 b. 5 June, 1817; m. John H. Pierce, of Medford,
Oct. 4, 1835. She d. in Medford, Feb. 10, 1850. He d. Jan. 17, 1853.
Issue-Maria Josephine, b. 9 June, 1837; m. Benjamin F. Hatch, 25
Nov. 1862; r. Charlestown, Mass.-William Polleys, b. 5 June, 1839;
m. Sarah Pearsons, 21 April, 1869; r. Woburn, Mass., now in Sandy
Creek, N. Y.-Eliza Jane, b. 8 March, 1847; d. 11 Aug. 1849.

xi. JOHN, b. 9 Feb. 1820; m. Jan. 7, 1812, Margaret, dau. of George and
Mary (Smith) Johnson, of Poland, Me. Is a harness-maker in Charles-
town. Issue:

1. Mary Ellen, b. Charlestown, 13 March, 1843; m. John Vose, Jan. 14, 1868.

2. Charlotte Georgic,s b. Roxbury, 5 July, 1845; m. Valentine Walburg, Oct. 4, 1863.

3. John W., b. Charlestown, 4 June, 1847.

4. Samuel P., b. Somerville, 29 Nov. 1849.
5. Margaret A.,8 b. 13 April, 1865.

vii. STEPHEN, b. at Medford, 16 Nov. 1780; m. Sally Jipson, Dec. 20, 1802, and d. at Lexington, Mass., May 21, 1827. He was a miller by trade, and run the grist and saw mills in Charlestown for some time; then sold the lease of the mills to a Mr. Davidson, bought a place in Lexington and died there. He was a Captain in the militia in 1812, and by tradition engaged in guard duty in Boston Harbor at that time. Sally, his wife, born June 14, 1785, in Oldtown, Me. (?), died in Cambridge, Mass., July 27, 1864. Their issue: