Thaxter. 233

[Thanks to Lisa Whiting for transcribing the Thaxter family]

   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

   i.   JOHN, Nov. 30, 1745, d. 22 Jan. foll.
   ii.   CELIA, Oct. 21, 1749, d. unm. 15 March, 1829, æt. 79 yrs.
   iii.   HANNAH, July 5, 1751, d. unm. 6 Dec. 1807.
   iv.   ELIZABETH, Oct. 12, 1753, d. unm. 13 March, 1824.
   v.   JOHN, July 5, 1755.   Har. Coll. 1774; Dep. Sec. to Congress in 1776, and Priv. Sec. with Mr. Adams in Eng., etc.   "Lawyer."   Settled at Haverhill, where he d. 6 July, 1792, æt. 37 yrs.
   vi.   JOANNA QUINCY, Feb. 10, 1757.   m. Apr. 9, 1780, Thomas Loring, Jr.
   vii.   ANNA, July 28, 1758.   m. Aug. 27, 1786, Thomas Thaxter (19).
   viii.   LUCY, May 16, 1760.   m. March 8, 1785, John Cushing.
17. ix.   QUINCY, March 28, 1762.

   10.   JOSEPH5 (John4 Samuel3 John2 Thomas1), b. in Hing. Aug. 22, 1723.   m. Dec. 8, 1742, Mary Leavitt, dau. of Hezekiah and Mary (Beal) Leavitt.   She was b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1724, and d. 30 July, 1790, æt. 66th yr.   He d. 12 Oct. 1808, æt. 85 yrs.   "Farmer."   Constable in 1745; selectman 1752 to 1764 inc.; also deacon of the Church of the First Parish.   Was styled "Captain."   Resided on North St., near Hobart's Bridge.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

   i.   JOSEPH, Apr. 23, 1744.   Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1768.   Chaplain in the army, and present at the battle of Bunker Hill.   He settled in the ministry at Edgartown, and d. there 18 July, 1827, æt. 83 yrs.
   ii.   LEAVITT, Feb. 28, 1745-46, d. 6 June, 1752.
   iii.   JOSHUA, Aug. 1747, d. 21 Sept. foll.
18. iv.   JOSHUA, March 10, 1748-49.
   v.   CALEB, Apr. 18, 1751, d. unm., 12 Nov. 1828, æt. 77 yrs.
   vi.   MARY, Apr. 8, 1753, d. in two weeks.
   vii.   LEAVITT, Sept. 28, 1754.
   viii.   MARY, Oct. 6, 1756.   m. Nov. 19, 1781, William Tidmarsh.
   ix.   HANNAH, Sept. 20, 1759, d. 12 June, 1781.
   x.   SARAH, Nov. 30, 1761.   m. Dec. 6, 1781, David Andrews.
   xi.   CHLOE, Sept. 15, 1765, d. 8 Oct. foll.

   11.   BENJAMIN5 (John4 Samuel3 John2 Thomas1), b. in Hing. June 7, 1730.   m. Nov. 8, 1750, Susanna Joy, dau. of Thomas and Desire (Beal) Joy.   She was b. in Hing. Oct. 7, 1732, and d. 31 Jan. 1810, æt. 77 yrs.   He d. 4 July, 1805, æt. 75 yrs.   "Farmer."   Constable in 1759.   Resided on Main St., nearly opp. the meeting-house of the First Parish.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

   i.   GRACE, Feb. 16, 1751-52.   m. Apr. 5, 1770, Solomon Blake.
   ii.   BENJAMIN, Dec. 15, 1753, d. 21 June, 1754.
   iii.   SUSANNA, b. and bt. July 13, 1755.   m. Oct. 17, 1779, Joshua Barker, Jr.
   iv.   BENJAMIN, March 21, 1758.   Settled at Worcester, Mass.   He was the fa. of Benjamin, who was of the firm of Rice and Thaxter, merchants, of Boston.
19. v.   THOMAS, July 21, 1760.
20. vi.   FRANCIS, Dec. 12, 1763.
   vii.   CHRISTIANA, Dec. 2, 1766.   m. Dec. 20, 1787, John Cushing, widr.
   viii.   DESIRE, March 25, 1770.   m. Nov. 2, 1794, Levi Lincoln, Jr. M. D. (II. 483).
   ix.   MARTIN, Apr. 11, 1773, d. 22 Sept. 1776.

   12.   SAMUEL5 (Samuel4-3 John2 Thomas1), b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 1723.   m. Aug. 18, 1743, Abigail Smith, dau. of Samuel and Bethia (Chipman) Smith of Sandwich, Mass.   She was b. Dec. 16, 1722, and

 

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