tatives 1876, 1877, and 1878; Lieut.-Gov. 1879; Governor, 1880, 1881, and 1882; and elected Representative to the 48th, 49th, and 50th Congress of the United States from the Second Massachusetts Congressional District.   Resides on Cottage St.
   Ch., by w. Mary, —

	i.	MARGARET, b. in Hing. Jan. 26, 1872, d. same day.
	ii.	MARGARET, b. at Boston, Oct. 28, 1873.
	iii.	HELEN, b. in Hing. June 16, 1875.

   Child, by w. Agnes, —

iv.

PEIRCE, b. at North Attleboro', Dec. 29, 1887.

   NOTE. — Joshua, m. Oct. 28, 1779, Rachel Hobart.   Edgar W., a native of London, Eng., d. 30 March, 1869, æt. 15 yrs.   Sarah E., a native of Braintree, d. 8 March, 1873, æt. 1 yr.   Frederick, a native of Chelsea, Eng., d. 29 Apr. 1880, æt. 60 yrs.   Selina I. M., m. Sept. 12, 1883, Henry C. Lake.   Joanna, dau. of Dennis and Ellen M. Magnor (III. p. 48), was b. in Hing. Oct. 12, 1888. (3:360)

   WILLIAM HENRY (Peter Ross = Sarah A. Philbrick), b. at Quincy, Mass., May 2, 1845.   m. at Q. Aug. 2, 1869, Hannah W. Gardner, dau. of Charles and Hannah (Whiton, or Whiting) Gardner.   She was b. in Hing. Sept. 30, 1842.   "Farmer."   Resides on Whiting St.   Was a member of Co. L, 1st Reg. Heavy Art'y, M. V., 1862-1865.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., —

	i.	SARAH ANNIE FRANCES, June 9, 1870.
	ii.	LUCIETTA GERTRUDE, Aug. 25, 1874.
	iii.	EMMA ALICE, Jan. 27, 1877.
	iv.	HANNAH ARABELL, March 23, 1879.
	v.	MARY ALMIRA, Apr. 27, 1881.

   TIMOTHY, a native of Ire., m. Apr. 18, 1854, Ann Northe.   She was b. in Ire. 1829, and emigrated to the U. S. in 1851.   Ann, wid. of Timothy, d. 26 Nov. 1888, æt. 59 yrs., — town rec. says æt. 56 yrs. (3:360)   Timothy d. in Hing. 27 March, 1872, æt. 44 yrs.   "Teamster."   Resided on Green St.
   Ch., all b. in Hing. —

	i.	MARY, May 13, 1855, d. 7 Jan. 1856.
	ii.	LIZZIE ANN, Jan. 7, 1857, d. 17 March, 1879.
	iii.	JOHN THOMAS, Feb. 13, 1859.
	iv.	MICHAEL FRANCIS, Sept. 24, 1861.   m., 1887, Katie E. Kenney.
	v.	JULIA AGNES, Aug. 23, 1863, d. 30 Oct. 1880.
	vi.	HANNAH FRANCES, Sept. 24, 1865.
	vii.	TIMOTHY JOSEPH, Sept. 25, 1867.

   1.   THOMAS, came from Axminster, County of Devon, Eng., 23 Dec. 1634, and resided for a short time at Dor., Mass.   Thence he removed to Hing., and Sept. 18, 1635, drew a house-lot on Town (North), near what is now the corner of Ship St.   He was made freeman 3 March, 1635-36; was early a deacon of the church in Hing., and was the progenitor of the families bearing this surname by birth in eastern Mass., and prob. throughout New Eng.   On March 15, 1645-46, his dw.-house was destroyed by fire.   He subsequently removed to Hull, where he