Caldwell History
Caldwell History
Caldwell History
CALDWELL or COLDWELL
OF
AND
BY
CHARLES T. CALDWELL, M. D.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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PRESS OF JUDD 6: DETWEILER. INC.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
OF PE NNSYLVANIA
PREFACE.
I have met with cold indifference from some, but hearty and cor
dial assistance and cooperation from others.
In the summer of 1908 I made it my pleasure to visit Nova Scotia
in quest of facts and to become acquainted with my remote kinsfolk
in that locality, in whom I had become interested, and enjoyed a
most delightful and productive visit to this beautiful and interesting
region.
In order to erect a suitable monument to our first Caldwell an
cestor in America, the following was issued in November, 1908:
WILLIAM COLDWELL.
NOVEMBER, 1908.
A history of the life of our above-named ancestor, with a record
of over 150 families and 700 descendants of the family name, has
been compiled for gratuitous distribution. A plain but substantial
monument is to be erected to his memory at Wolfville, Nova Scotia,
to be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies, including an address on
the Coldwell family in general and this branch in ‘particular, in July,
1909. A committee has been selected to carry out this plan and to
secure contributions from “descendants” in sums of $1 to $10, as
individuals may be able or disposed to give. Such contributions or
pledges should be mailed to the Treasurer, and should be made now,
so that the committee may know how much will be available for the
purpose. It is hoped that every one will feel it a privilege as well as
a duty to give something.
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Funds were collected, the monument procured, and the rest of the
story is told in the following pages.
The Acadian, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 9, 1909.
spot for digging a well, and so became known as the cald-well people
by their Scotch neighbors.
The hazel branch, which is a symbol of wisdom, appears on their
coat of arms. Their motto was “Dare to be wise.”
necticut was via Stoughton, Mass., where a halt was made for
needed rest and a visit with their old friends and relatives. The
stay was for only a few days, and then the company was ready to
resume its journey, when an incident occurred that shaped the desti
nies of the son Ebenezer and his descendants. He was at that time
about thirteen years of age, and from the first had been very much
averse to the proposed emigration, strenuously but unsuccessfully
opposing it in every possible way. Whether he was encouraged by
his relatives at Stoughton to take the step we do not know, but we
do know that when the hour to move on arrived, this boy was miss
ing. Two days of delay were spent in fruitless search. Then the,
party was obliged to proceed without him, the neighbors promising
to care for him when found, and, if possible, to induce him to follow
and rejoin his father and family.
Several days passed before he was discovered in the family of
John Brett, of Bridgewater, ten miles from Stoughton. He persist
ently refused to follow the family, and became a “deserter,” as his
father had been at about the same age and in that same locality
«over forty years earlier. His “runaway” trip began at Stoughton,
where his father’s ended. He remained in Bridgewater and became
a much-respected citizen and official of the town, where he died in
1827.
It was fortunate that these two “runaway boys” fell into good
surroundings and proper influences. Each remained in the family
of his benefactor for several years." Ebenezer showed his gratitude
by purchasing the old Brett homestead, when it was about to pass
out of the family’s possession, and made it his home. He named
his first son Brett and his last one John, in honor of John Brett, who
had been his “friend in need.”
There was never a reconciliation between this truant son and his
father. With Ebenezer, as with his father, there was no compro
mise. That this'wayward one was not forgotten, but was held in .
affectionate remembrance by the family, is shown by the fact that
his youngest brother, Eliphalet, named one of his sons Ebenezer,
and the name became as common in that branch of the family as
among the descendants of Ebenezer himself.
Being thrown together with members of the Providence branch
of the family, he adopted their manner of spelling the name, and,
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PUBLISHED REFERENCES.
North Bridgewater, Mass., Ga5ette.—About I830. Stoughton
items. William Caldwell the 13th on the parish tax-list of 1745.
He was taxed in the town tax—listof 1742. Not in tax-list of 1727
nor 1730. He came from Nova Scotia (see page 12), and there is
a tradition in the family that he deserted from a British ship-of—war.
His wife was a daughter of Jonathan Jordan, Sr., a resident of this
parish, as seen by the tax-list.
William Caldwell had, so far as we know, one son only,* Ebenezer
Colwell, who settled in West Bridgewater and married Sarah Price,
daughter of Benjamin Price, Sr., of Bridgewater. He owned and
dwelt upon the homestead estate of Elihu Brett, Esq., judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Plymouth County. The children of
Ebenezer Colwell were Brett, I771; Keziah, I775; Ebenezer, 1799;
Sally, 1781; Melvin, 1786, and John, 1791.
Caldwell Chr0m'cle.—-Supplement, October, 1899. Providence,
R. I. Published by Rev. Augustine Caldwell. A list of early settlers
in America by the name of Caldwell gives—
“William Caldwell, born 1694, in England. Boston, I7I2. Wife,
Jane Jordan, of Canton (or Stoughton). Lived in Connecticut.
Settled in Nova Scotia.”
Cleveland Genealogy, Vol. I, page 252 (from notes of Wm. Pitt
Brechin, of Boston, Mass.):
“William Coldwell, born in south of England between 1690 and
1695. Was pressed into navy. Left ship in America. Settled in
Connecticut. Came to Nova Scotia. Was an original grantee at
Horton in 1760. Died 1801, aged I06. Married, about 1795, Aba
gail Sutherland.”’r
American Ancestry, Vol. V, page 187:
“William Coldwell, born in south of England in 1695. Died at .
Gaspereau, Nova Scotia, in 1801. Pressed into Royal Navy at age
Of 18. Deserted in America. Settled in Connecticut. After the
expulsion of Acadians, came to Nova Scotia. Died at age of I06.
Buried at Wolfville. Is said to have mown hay on his Iooth birth
day and signed his name on Io2d. Married Abagail Sutherland.”’[
*Ebenezer was the only_son who remained in that locality, and hence the
Only one known to the writer.
‘l’Error. See page I6.
NOTE.
I have taken the most reliable information I could obtain for the
lists I have prepared. There are some branches I have been unable
to trace, about which I hope to learn more in the near future.
No attempt has been made to include descendants not bearing the
family surname, as, owing to the difiiculty of such a task, the record
would necessarily be far from complete.
Where errors or omissions occur, I would appreciate a correction
from any one who can furnish correct data or give additional infor
mation, in order that any later edition may be more accurate and
comprehensive.
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WILLIAM COALDWELL
AND
HIS DESCENDANTS.
1. WILLIAM.
Children.
36. Nathan, born August 22, 1847. Died January 26, I859.
37. Elias F., born June 18, 1850. See this page below.
38. Harding Theodore. Married, first, Lizzie Sleeper; second,
Florence Ober. No children.
39. Marshall G. Born March 15, 1853. See page 24.
40. Nathan E. Born January I, 1859. See page 24.
41. Anna Sophia. Married Adam H. Westcott.
Children.
Children.
Children.
Children.
113. Burpee Allison, born January 27, 1878. Married August 22,
I906, Lizzie M. Dobson.
1 14. Clifford Mearl, born May, 3, 1883. Single, 1908.
I I5. Lizzie May, born September 30, 1885. Married Albro M.
Coldwell. (N 0. 48.)
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Children.
Children.
Child.
Children.
I 56—A.Edward Merritt.
156—B. Grace Illene.
32
Children.
170. Mary Ann Hayward, born April 27, 1824. Married Ebenezer
Fuller.
I71. Mercy Tillson, born July 17, 1826. Married James Smith.
Children.
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34
Children.
186. Benjamin Otis, born October 14, 1845. See this page below.
187. Horatio Winslow. Married Sarah Holcombe. No children.
188. Henry Baker, born March 5, 1839. See page 36.
I89. Ebenezer Murray, born July 23, 1841. Died February 9,
1842.
190. Arthur Fairbanks, born June 22, 1870. See this page below.
I9I. Harry Souther, born May 25, 1875. Married May Torrey.
No children.
Children.
Child.
202. Clyde, born 1898.
Children.
Children.
205. Charlotte Abbey, born October 24, 1846. Died April 24,
1847.
206. George Henry, born June 16, 1848. See this page below.
207. Warren Hildreth, born September 29, 1849. See this page
below.
208. Erland Lincoln, born December 22, 1850. Died May 2, 1852.
209. Lizzie Mariah, born January I8, 1859. Died December 18,
1862.
Children.
214. Thompson Baxter, born June 12, 1822. See page 39.
215. Hannah H., born December 29, 1818. Died December 28,
1868. Never married.
216. Melvin, born ————.
Never married.
217. Wellington, born February 8, 1830. Died 1902. Married,
first, Mary Snell; second, Emily Burrell. No children.
218. Sarah A., born —. Married Joseph Cushman Estes.
219. Sylvanus H., born April I, 1835. See page 40.
Children.
Children.’
223. Melvin, born November 28, 1845. Died May 27, 1864. S01
dier of the Civil War.
224. Thompson Ellis, born January 19, 1848. See this page below.
225. Marian, born August 25, 1850. Died June 24, 1867.
226. Horace Mann, born November 7, 1852. Died December 11,
I868. «
227. Charles Tufts, born August 22, 1855. See page 40.
228. Bertha, born January 9, 1858. Died January 16, I881.
229. Alice Ames, born June 10, 1861. Died March 11, I876.
230. Oakes Ames, born February 11, 1871. See page 40.
287. William Henry, born June 28, 1840. See this page below.
288. Charlotte Annie, born June 24, 1842. Married Daniel Thad
deus Coldwell. (No. 462.)
289. George Alfred, born December 23, I844. Drowned I880.
290. Enoch Freeman, born January 10, 1847. See page 44.
291. James Albert, born February 22, 1853. See page 45.
297. Austin Topping, born June 5, 1906. Died October 16, 1906.
Children.
Children.
346. James E., born October 7, 1854. Died January 20, 1862.
347. Horace Gordon, born December 12, 1856. See this page
below.
348. Eliza, born December 16, I857.
349. Levi, born November 14, 1859. See page 48.
350. Mary J., born December 16, I865.
Child.
Children.
549. Lloyd.
550. Alice.
60
Children.
Children.
Gertrude. Married Adelbert Knight.
68 I .
682. Mabel.
683. Howard, born May 23, 1880. Single, 1908.
684. Eldon, born January 10, 1885. Single, I908.
685. Blanche Marguerite.
686. Delmar, born December 12, 1903.
Children.
687. Harris, Jr.
There were others who died in childhood.
36.Nathan
I96. Natalie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35
23
640. Rebecca Elizabeth . . . . . . . ..
543. Reginald Tucker . . . . . . . . ..
66
58
40. Nathan E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23 471. Reuben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 54
474. Nellie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 54 136.Richard Sutton Creary 40
145. Nellie Margaret . . . . . . . . . . .. 30 443. Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 53
210; Nellie May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37 546. Robert Marsden . . . . . . . . . .. 59
366. Nettie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48 571. Rosanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 61
62. Nina .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 I17. Rose A. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29
434. Nina Blanche . . . . . . . . . . . .. 52 696. Ross F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 70
120. Noble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 318. Ruby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45
419. Noble .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 195. Rudolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35
526. Rupert ....... ... ...... ... . 58
230. Oakes Ames . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 39 522. Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
125. Obed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 592. Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 63
18. Olive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22 252. Ruth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41
312. Olivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45 523. Ruth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
654. Olivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 67 668. Ruth Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 68
658. Olivia Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 67 667. Ruth Lothrop . . . . . . . . . . . .. 67
365. Oman Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48 44. Ruth S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
447. Ora Bliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 53
665. Orin B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 67 30. Sally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
525. Oscar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58 34. Salome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
533. Oscar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58 343. Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47
370. Otis Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48 445. Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 53
473. Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 54 564. Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 61
481. Owen . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 55 17. Sarah . . .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. . 22
90. Owen William . . . . . . . . . . .. 27 160. Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 32
293. Owen Mayberry . . . . . . . . . .. 43 271. Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42
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Dimmock, Clara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Gertridge, Delight S. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dobson, Lizzie M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Gertridge, Eliza Jane . . . . . . . . . .. 67
Dodge, Edwin S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66 Gibson, Mary I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dorman, X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41 Giles, Mary .. ...... ...... ...... 66
Dorman, W. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Gould, Margaret .... .. ......... 48
Dow, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66 Gould, Martha ................. 61
Downie, Ermina S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Gould, William .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Duncanson, —— .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Graham, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
Duncanson, .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Graham, Nancy ................ 24
Duncanson, Harriet ............ 62 Grant, Louisa ....... .......... . 57
Duncanson, Isabella ............ 26 Graves, Polina .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Duncanson, Samuel .. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Griffin, —— .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Duncanson, Solomon ........... 22 Grifiin, Hannah .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Duncanson, Thomas ............ 22 Gritter, Charles . ......... ... ... 55
Page. Page.
Kinnie, Abner .......,.. ...... .. 67 Ober, Florence ...... ....... .... 23
Kinnie, Henry ......... ......... 28 O’Brien, Albert .... ..... ...... . 66
Kinnie, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 O’Leary, —-—- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41
Kinnie, Pauline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Knight, Adelbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Packard, Rachel Maria ......... 3,6
Langille, Susan .... ... ...... .... 54
Palmeter, —— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 52
Lawton, Catharine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Parker, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ledford, Oliver T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Patterson, Hattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Peak, Elias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lewis, Mary .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Pelton, —— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lightizer, ————-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
Lloyd, Thomas .. ......... ...... 42
Perkins, Charles ............... 55
Lovelace, Amelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 54 Pickering, Maud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pierce, Lemuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Loveless, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Pitts, Hannah .................. 46
Lownsbury, Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Poole, Susan .. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 33
Mabee, —— .... ... ..... ....... 61 Poore, Fred W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 68
Marble, Frank .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Porter, . ......... ....... .. 42
Martin, Mrs. —— . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 64 Porter, Annie F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Martin, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Preble, Mary Rosetta . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Martin, Matilda . ... ........ .... 69 Price, Benjamin ....... ... ...... 32
Martin, Olivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Price, Sarah .... ............ ... 32
Martin, Perez .................. 22 Price, Silence . .. ............ .. . 32
McArthur, —-— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 49 Pudsey, Eunice . . ............ ... 45
McBride, Harriet .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Pudsey, Hugh .. . .. .......... ... 42
McLarren, Fannie A. . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Pyke, Mary ..... ......... ... ... 61
McLeod, May .................. 48 Pyke, Susanna .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
McQueen, Sarah .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Meryon, Rebecca . ... ... ... ..... 66 Randall, Mary . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 53
M'511er,E, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36 Read, Holmes .............. ... . 54
Miner, Charles .... ............ . 24 Reagan, Stella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Miner, Harriet ............. ... . 50 Reddera, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Miner, John .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Redding, William .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Miner, Mary E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 Reed, John .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Miner, Maude . ................ . 25 Reed, Phcebe (Bishop) ......... 63
Mitchell, Frances .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Reid, D. D. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Morey, Martha J. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 34 Reid, William D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 69
Morey, Sarah F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 34 Richards, Clayton F. . . . . . . . . . .. 66
Morse, Lillian Jessie . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Roberts, Mark J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rockwell, —- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41
Nairy, J .................... 61 Rockwell, — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -43
Newcomb, Catharine ..... ...... 41 Roop, Elijah ................... 42
Nice, Susan N. ...... ....... ... . 43 Rouse, Lydia Allen . ...... .. ... . 43
North, ——- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Rouse, Mary ......... .......... 46
Nowlin, Owen . .1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Rowley, Charles Irving . . . . . . . .. 40
Nowlin, Robert .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6I Rowley, George Irving . . . . . . . . .. 40
Noyce, Naomi .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Sage, Ernest .... ...... .......,. 57 Topping, Marie ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sanford, Dora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Torrey, May .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Saunders, H. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44 Trenholm, Emma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Schofield, Jemima M. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tribou, Sarah ........ ...... .... 36
Schofield, Lizzie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sebeau, Kate . ... ...... ...... .. . 45 Underwood, Lolita .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shurtleff, Ruth .. .............. . 33
Simpson, F. . . ... ...... ...... .. . 24 Viles, Nathan R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48
Sleeper, Lizzie .. . .. ...... ...... . 23 Vosmus, James ..,.............. 36
Slocum, Clara ............ .... 50
Smiley, William ................ 52 Walker, Seth B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Smith, Bessie B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Warner, Florence . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 44
Smith, James .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Webb, Susan ................... 56
Sneden, Cealyea A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4o Webber, Eunice M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Snell, Mary .... ...... .......... 38 Westcott, Adam H. . . . . , . . . . . . .. 23
Soule, Stephen . ....... ... ... ... 33 Westcott, Delight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
‘Spaulding, —- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 51 Westcott, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Spinney, Annie ................. 55 Westcott, Jacob .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stephenson, Cordelia ........... 40 Westcott, Mary Elizabeth . . . . . . . 48
Stevens, Mary .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Westcott, Nora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stevens, Peter .................. 26 Westcott, Susanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Stewart, Hattie E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Westcott, Winifred .... ... ...... 25
Stuart,DonaldF. . . . . . . . 70 Weston, Arthur F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Stuart, Herbert A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Weston, Grace Edson . . . . . . . . . .. 34
Strong, —-— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45 Weston, Hiram Eugene . . . . . . . . . 34
Strong, Ainsley .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 White, Arthur .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sullivan, Mary J. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Whitman, Emma Mariah ... ... . 35
Sutherland, Abagail . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Whittier, Emma I. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 39
Wilmarth, Fred B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tall, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-. . . . 60 Wilson, Annie D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25
Thompson, Eunice . .......... ... 61 Wilson, Laura . ...... ....... .... 70
Thompson, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . .-. . . .. 29 Wood, Edmund M. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 65
Tilfy, Trefry ............. ...... 42 Woodworth, Phoebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62