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Descendants of Capt. Ebenezer Mason

Generation No. 1

1. CAPT. EBENEZER⁴ MASON (JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)^1,2,3,4,5 was born March 01, 1732/33 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, and died March 26, 1798 in Spencer, Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH BRIGHT⁶ October 15, 1760 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, daughter of JOSEPH BRIGHT and ELIZABETH FODEN. She was born August 11, 1734 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, and died September 18, 1812 in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Notes for CAPT. EBENEZER MASON:

Ebenezer Mason was the great grandson of the first settler of Watertown Mass. Capt. Hugh Mason. The son of Joseph and Mary (Monk) Mason Jr. According to the records of First Church of Christ, Watertown, "Ebenezer and Elizabeth Mason owned ye Covenant February 8, 1761"

Captain Mason moved to Spencer in 1764, and purchased the westerly paet of lot 17, where Mary L. Bemis later lived. In 1774 he removed on to central part of lot 22, where his grandson Joseph Mason lately lived. He was a tanner, currier and innholder; the Mason House stood on the north side of Main Street where the parking lot for the shopping center is now located. It was razed in the summer of 1938. 1774 he built the house there which in 1841 was owned by his grandson, Joseph Mason, and opened it as a tavern which he kept for twenty years. He was active in town affairs, assessor 1770, 1773 - 1774, town clerk 1779-80, 1783 - 1785, and a firm friend to the Government during Shay's Insurrection, 1786 -1787.

"Ebenezer Mason, Spencer Captain of a company of Minute Men, Col. Jonathan Warner's Reg't. which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, service 14 days." (RE: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, Vol X, Page 318.)

After the First Continental Congress, King George III told General Thomas Gage, the Governor of Massachusetts and the commander of all the British soldiers in North America, to use force when necessary to make certain the British rule in the colonies was maintained.

In February of 1775, Massachusetts, the colony the British considered most rebellious, was declared in rebellion and the British soldiers were told to be strict with those who showed disrespect for the British rule.

This did not improve the relations between the British and colonies. The colonies were more convinced than ever to bear arms and be prepared for war at any time. In Massachusetts, the men became known as Minutemen, because they were known to be ready at a minute's notice. The colonists called themselves Patriots.

By April of 1775, British General Thomas Gage learned heard that the Patriots had gathered together an arsenal of weapons in Concord, sixteen miles from Boston. He ordered his soldiers to go to Concord and capture the weapons. They decided to go through Lexington to look for Sam Adams who they wanted to arrest.

Somehow the Minutemen learned about the British troops going to Concord to take their weapons. So they went to Lexington and waited for the British to march through the city. The British marched into Lexington early in the morning of April 19 and were met by seventy Minutemen drawn upon in two lines.

There were between 600 and 700 British soldiers. When the Minutemen saw that they were outnumbered, they started to back down. It was then that the shot heard around the world was fired. Even today, no one knows who fired first, the British or the Patriots?

But that shot caused the British to fire two volleys. The first went over the Minutemen's heads and the second was fired right into there midst. The Minutemen scattered, but not before eighteen of them were killed.

The British marched on to Concord where they hoped to find a stockpile of rebel weapons.

After they defeated the colonists at Lexington, the British marched to Concord to complete their task. They were able to search for weapons, but were unable to find any. They faced angry colonists, but very little happened in the city.

It wasn't until they were on their way back to Boston that they were shot at by Minutemen from the woods and fields. After the Battle at Lexington, the Minutemen increased as colonists joined their militia along the route from Lexington to Concord and back again. There are estimates that the Patriot army had between 4,000 and 10,000 men by the time they reached Boston late that night. A small band for Patriots from Spencer Mass. were among them lead by Capt. Ebenezer Mason's company. The British were caught between the sea and the Patriot militia. They had no where to go, but to protect themselves against the Minutemen.

Most accounts say that there were 73 British killed and 247 wounded or missing at the end of the day. The Minutemen lost 93 soldiers in the fighting.

When the people in Boston heard of the shooting and bloodshed that took place in Lexington and Concord, they banned together and surrounded the British soldiers and officials.

General Gage was hurt by the large number of British deaths and casualties from these two battles. He decided until he could receive some reinforcements, he would not use any more force against the colonists. During this time, the Minutemen had time to organize and strengthen their position of surrounding the British in Boston. They had men along every road and pass and on every hill within ten miles of Boston.

The Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord was the beginning of the Revolutionary War. It was during this long war that the American colonies won their independence from British taxation and rule.

More About CAPT. EBENEZER MASON:

Baptism: March 05, 1731/32, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Burial: 1798, Old Cemetery, Spencer, MA

Children of EBENEZER MASON and ELIZABETH BRIGHT are:

2. i. JUN EBENEZER⁵ MASON, b. 1761, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA; d. August 29, 1846, Spencer, Massachusetts.

3. ii. WILLIAM MASON, b. November 30, 1762, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA; d. March 15, 1843, Palmer, Mass..

4. iii. ENOCH MASON, b. July 22, 1764, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA; d. April 01, 1845, Fremont, NY.

iv. ELLIOT MASON⁷, b. March 23, 1766, Spencer, Worchester County, MA; d. October 29, 1812, Spencer, Worcester County, MA.

Notes for ELLIOT MASON:

He was a tanner. Selectman 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, town treasurer, 1810.

More About ELLIOT MASON:

Burial: Unknown, Died unmarried

v. SETH MASON, b. February 05, 1768, Spencer, Worcester County, MA; d. August 1769, Spencer, Worcester County, MA.

5. vi. ELIZABETH MASON, b. August 18, 1772, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

6. vii. JOSEPH MASON, b. December 15, 1774, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. November 03, 1834, Spencer, Massachusetts.

viii. SUSANNA MASON, b. September 09, 1777, Spencer, Worcester County, MA; d. January 22, 1795, Spencer, Worcester County, MA.

7. ix. ISAAC MASON, b. February 05, 1782, Spencer, Worcester County, MA; d. July 13, 1879, Probably at Nelson, N.Y..

Generation No. 2

2. JUN EBENEZER⁵ MASON (EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)⁸ was born 1761 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, and died August 29, 1846 in Spencer, Massachusetts. He married (1) JUDITH WHITE⁹ December 22, 1785 in Spencer, Massachsetts¹⁰, daughter of JOSIAH WHITE and SARAH. She was born August 10, 1766 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died in Spencer, Massachusetts. He married (2) SALLY BEERS September 02, 1794 in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Notes for JUN EBENEZER MASON:

"Ebenezer Mason Jr. Spencer, Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of 6 mos. agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Brig.Gen. John Glover, at Springfield, July 7, 1780; age 19 yrs.; stature 5 ft. 9 in.; complexion light; engaged for town of Spencer, marched to Camp July 7, 1780; under command of Capt. Dix; also, list of men raised for the 6 mos. service and returned to Brig.-Gen. Paterson, as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway, October 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 mos. men raised by the town of Spencer for service in the Continental Army during 1780, marched from home July 5, 1780; discharged December 12, 1780; service 5 mos. 16 days; including travel (180 miles) home; also, Private, Maj. Harwood's co. 6th Mass. Regt.; pay rolls for July, August and September 1780; also (later), Maj. Harwood's co.; pay rolls for November and December 1780." (Reference, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, Vol. X, pages 318-319.)

Children of EBENEZER MASON and JUDITH WHITE are:

i. EBENEZER⁶ MASON, b. June 22, 1786, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. 1811; m. LUCY WATSON, June 30, 1808, Spencer, Massachusetts; b. July 28, 1784, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. February 26, 1809, Spencer, Massachusetts.

8. ii. ABIGAIL MASON, b. November 26, 1787, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. October 01, 1823, Spencer, Massachusetts.

9. iii. JUDITH MASON, b. February 09, 1790, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. January 14, 1878.

Children of EBENEZER MASON and SALLY BEERS are:

iv. SALLY⁶ MASON, b. January 03, 1795, Spencer, Massachusetts; m. ADAMS DRURY, October 14, 1830, Spencer, Massachusetts.

More About SALLY MASON:

Individual Note: Sally was Adams three wife.

v. SUSANNAH MASON, b. March 07, 1796.

10. vi. LYDIA MASON, b. December 09, 1797, Spencer, Massachusetts.

11. vii. JOSIAH MASON, b. September 26, 1799, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. January 25, 1844.

12. viii. BETSEY MASON, b. October 05, 1802, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. July 11, 1854.

ix. MARY MASON, b. April 01, 1805.

3. WILLIAM⁵ MASON (EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)^11,12 was born November 30, 1762 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, and died March 15, 1843 in Palmer, Mass.. He married (1) NANCY WHITE July 07, 1791 in Spencer, Massachsetts^13,14, daughter of THOMAS WHITE and ABIGAIL MUZZY. She was born May 25, 1769 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died February 15, 1820 in Palmer, Mass.. He married (2) POLLY BALDWIN Bef. 1821, daughter of MOSES BALDWIN and BECCA SEYMOUR. She was born March 16, 1782 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died 1872.

Notes for WILLIAM MASON:

William Mason served in the War of 1812-1814.

About 1790 he constructed the tan works near Blanchardsville and carried on the tannery and currying business till 1820, then sold out to his son, William Mason, and purchased a farm.

More About WILLIAM MASON:

Removed to: Palmer, Mass.

Residence: Spencer and Palmer.

More About POLLY BALDWIN:

Widow: Of Alpheus Converse

Children of WILLIAM MASON and NANCY WHITE are:

i. WILLIAM⁶ MASON, b. November 15, 1791, Spencer, Massachusetts.

ii. THOMAS MASON, b. April 25, 1793, Spencer, Massachusetts.

iii. NANCY MASON, b. March 05, 1795, Palmer, Mass..

iv. EBENEZER MASON, b. January 01, 1797, Palmer, Mass..

v. AMOS LAMB MASON, b. November 15, 1798, Palmer, Mass..

vi. SUSANNAH MASON, b. August 06, 1800, Palmer, Mass.; d. January 30, 1818, Palmer, Mass..

vii. ELIZABETH MASON, b. January 18, 1802, Palmer, Mass.; d. October 01, 1812, Palmer, Mass..

viii. DWIGHT MASON, b. September 10, 1804, Palmer, Mass.; d. December 08, 1820, Palmer, Mass..

ix. SON MASON, b. November 08, 1806, Palmer, Mass.; d. November 23, 1806, Palmer, Mass..

x. CHARLES MASON, b. August 06, 1808, Palmer, Mass..

xi. JOSEPH MASON, b. August 28, 1810, Palmer, Mass..

Child of WILLIAM MASON and POLLY BALDWIN is:

xii. ISAAC⁶ MASON, b. September 26, 1821, Palmer, Mass..

4. ENOCH⁵ MASON (EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)^15,16 was born July 22, 1764 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, and died April 01, 1845 in Fremont, NY. He married ELIZABETH BISCO July 15, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester County, MA. She was born October 09, 1767 in Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, and died March 15, 1828 in Nelson, NY.

Children of ENOCH MASON and ELIZABETH BISCO are:

i. ENOCH⁶ MASON, b. June 18, 1791, Spencer, Worcester County, MA; d. January 15, 1810, Black River, NY.

More About ENOCH MASON:

Cause of Death: Drowned in Black River, NY

ii. ELIAS MASON, b. November 18, 1793, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. December 17, 1867, North Cameron, N.Y.; m. ABIGAIL FOSTER POMEROY, December 17, 1816; b. August 24, 1792; d. November 05, 1855, North Cameron, N.Y..

iii. SUSANNAH MASON, b. January 18, 1797, Spencer, Worcester County, MA; d. August 19, 1858, Hartsville, NY; m. MATTHIAS SNOOK, 1841; d. 1850.

More About SUSANNAH MASON:

Children facts: No children

iv. JOHN MASON, b. March 01, 1799; d. 1845.

v. ABIJAH BISCO MASON, b. June 29, 1801; d. 1864.

vi. ELLIOT MASON¹⁷, b. 1803; d. April 01, 1845.

More About ELLIOT MASON:

Removed to: the State of New York

vii. OTIS MASON, b. March 22, 1806, Nelson, NY; d. September 22, 1853, Stuben County, IN; m. (1) LUCY HOWARD, April 01, 1833; b. July 26, 1808; d. November 14, 1835; m. (2) MARY A. CARD, March 11, 1838; d. October 29, 1843.

More About OTIS MASON:

Burial: 1853, Stubenville, IN

viii. EBENEZER HALL MASON, b. 1809; d. 1872.

5. ELIZABETH⁵ MASON (EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)¹⁸ was born August 18, 1772 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died Unknown. She married MOSES HALL February 23, 1809 in Spencer, Massachusetts, son of SAMUEL HALL and LYDIA. He was born in Grafton, Massachusetts, and died June 13, 1835 in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Notes for MOSES HALL:

He was a captain in the militia, selectman and assessor.

Children of ELIZABETH MASON and MOSES HALL are:

i. ELLIOT⁶ HALL, b. February 18, 1811, Spencer, Massachusetts.

ii. JR. MOSES HALL, b. November 04, 1816, Spencer, Massachusetts.

Notes for JR. MOSES HALL:

Married (intentions Spencer, Jan. 3, 1839) to Mary Combs. No further data on this family.

6. JOSEPH⁵ MASON (EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)¹⁹ was born December 15, 1774 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died November 03, 1834 in Spencer, Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH WHITE March 11, 1802 in Spencer, Massachusetts, daughter of THOMAS WHITE and ABIGAIL MUZZY. She was born July 01, 1774 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died November 19, 1842 in Spencer, Massachusetts.

More About JOSEPH MASON:

Burial: Old Cemetery, Spencer, Mass.

Children of JOSEPH MASON and ELIZABETH WHITE are:

13. i. MARICA⁶ MASON, b. December 15, 1802, Granby, Massachusetts; d. September 22, 1851.

14. ii. SUSANNAH MASON, b. November 01, 1805, Spencer, Massachusetts.

iii. ELIZA MASON, b. October 26, 1807, Spencer, Massachusetts; m. FRANKLIN L. ABELS, January 20, 1846, Spencer, Massachusetts.

15. iv. JR. JOSEPH MASON, b. January 04, 1812, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. Spencer, Massachusetts.

7. ISAAC⁵ MASON (EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)²⁰ was born February 05, 1782 in Spencer, Worcester County, MA, and died July 13, 1879 in Probably at Nelson, N.Y.. He married (1) THIRZA MOORE. He married (2) ASENATH PROUTY May 11, 1802 in Spencer, Massachusetts. She died May 18, 1848.

Notes for ISAAC MASON:

Went to Madison Co. N.Y., early in the 19th century. He was a farmer and settled in Nelson or Morrisville.

More About ISAAC MASON:

Removed to: Nelson, New York

Children of ISAAC MASON and ASENATH PROUTY are:

i. EBENEZER⁶ MASON, b. August 05, 1805.

ii. ELIZABETH MASON, b. December 02, 1806.

iii. JOSEPH COOLEY MASON, b. January 02, 1809.

iv. LORING WATSON MASON, b. December 22, 1813.

v. MARY ANGELINE MASON, b. June 29, 1815.

Generation No. 3

8. ABIGAIL⁶ MASON (EBENEZER⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹) was born November 26, 1787 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died October 01, 1823 in Spencer, Massachusetts. She married DR. AUGUSTUS PAINE February 25, 1808 in Spencer, Massachusetts, son of NOAH PAINE and SARAH. He was born October 09, 1782 in Eastford, Connecticut, and died August 23, 1814 in Belchertown, Massachusetts.

Children of ABIGAIL MASON and AUGUSTUS PAINE are:

i. ALBERT AUGUSTINE⁷ PAINE, b. May 13, 1809, Belchertown, Massachusetts.

ii. EBENEZER MASON PAINE, b. February 05, 1811, Belchertown, Massachusetts.

9. JUDITH⁶ MASON (EBENEZER⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹) was born February 09, 1790 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died January 14, 1878. She married BENJAMIN RICHARDSON April 28, 1807 in Spencer, Massachusetts. He died November 12, 1838.

More About JUDITH MASON:

Residence: Spencer, Weston

Children of JUDITH MASON and BENJAMIN RICHARDSON are:

i. BENJAMIN⁷ RICHARDSON, b. October 06, 1807, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. January 11, 1880.

ii. JUDITH RICHARDSON, b. October 08, 1809, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. March 04, 1848.

iii. JULIA RICHARDSON, b. September 13, 1811, Weston, Massachusetts.

iv. ABIGAIL RICHARDSON, b. November 20, 1813, Weston, Massachusetts; d. August 01, 1844.

v. ESTHER ELIZA RICHARDSON, b. June 19, 1816, Weston, Massachusetts; d. 1897.

vi. EBENEZER M. RICHARDSON, b. December 02, 1818, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. January 27, 1819.

10. LYDIA⁶ MASON (EBENEZER⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)²⁰ was born December 09, 1797 in Spencer, Massachusetts. She married ABRAHAM CAPEN March 03, 1825 in Spencer, Massachusetts, son of JAMES CAPEN and SUSANNAH DRURY. He was born January 21, 1788 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died May 06, 1848 in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Children of LYDIA MASON and ABRAHAM CAPEN are:

i. ABRAHAM⁷ CAPEN, b. November 20, 1825, Spencer, Massachusetts.

ii. MARY ELIZA CAPEN, b. November 06, 1830, Spencer, Massachusetts.

iii. EBENEZER CAPEN, b. November 06, 1830, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. March 19, 1912, Worcester, Massachusetts.

iv. JAMES CAPEN, b. May 09, 1832, Spencer, Massachusetts.

v. SUSAN MERIAH CAPEN, b. February 07, 1837, Spencer, Massachusetts.

11. JOSIAH⁶ MASON (EBENEZER⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹) was born September 26, 1799 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died January 25, 1844. He married CATHERINE WOLF. She died May 01, 1845 in Gloversville, N.Y..

Children of JOSIAH MASON and CATHERINE WOLF are:

i. EBENEZER⁷ MASON, b. January 27, 1828; d. June 28, 1850.

ii. JOHN MASON, b. March 13, 1830.

iii. JAMES MASON, b. 1831.

iv. MARY MASON, b. 1834; d. March 23, 1859.

v. CATHERINE MASON, b. August 1836; d. March 23, 1859.

vi. LOUISA MASON, b. December 1838.

vii. HARRIET ANN MASON, b. July 03, 1840; d. May 26, 1891.

viii. JUDITH M. MASON, b. September 03, 1843, Johnstown, N.Y..

12. BETSEY⁶ MASON (EBENEZER⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹) was born October 05, 1802 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died July 11, 1854. She married JAMES B. WARE June 04, 1827 in Spencer, Massachusetts, son of ARCHIBALD WARE and LAVINIA HAZEN. He was born May 01, 1803 in Oakham, Massachusetts, and died October 02, 1853.

Children of BETSEY MASON and JAMES WARE are:

i. JAMES H.⁷ WARE, b. Abt. 1828.

ii. SUSAN WARE, b. Abt. 1831; d. March 23, 1851.

iii. INFANT WARE, b. September 21, 1840.

13. MARICA⁶ MASON (JOSEPH⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹) was born December 15, 1802 in Granby, Massachusetts, and died September 22, 1851. She married MAJ. THOMAS PIERCE²¹ April 11, 1825 in Spencer, Massachusetts, son of SAMUEL PEIRCE and SARAH SCOTT. He was born December 16, 1799.

Notes for MAJ. THOMAS PIERCE:

He was Major in the militia, and town officer. Removed to Worcester.

Children of MARICA MASON and THOMAS PIERCE are:

i. GEORGE BRADSHAW⁷ PIERCE, b. July 07, 1826, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. March 11, 1850, Spencer, Massachusetts.

ii. ADDISON SCOTT PIERCE, b. May 09, 1829.

iii. ELLEN ELIZABETH PIERCE, b. October 17, 1830.

iv. JULIA ANN PIERCE, b. March 29, 1832.

v. JOSEPH THOMAS PIERCE, b. February 11, 1835.

vi. JOHN DAVIS PIERCE, b. February 15, 1838.

vii. MARY ELIZA PIERCE, b. June 28, 1841.

14. SUSANNAH⁶ MASON (JOSEPH⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹) was born November 01, 1805 in Spencer, Massachusetts. She married DEXTER WILSON September 24, 1831 in Spencer, Massachusetts, son of NATHANIEL WILSON and ABIGAIL. He was born March 16, 1807 in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Children of SUSANNAH MASON and DEXTER WILSON are:

i. MARCIA ANN⁷ WILSON, b. October 02, 1832, Spencer, Massachusetts.

ii. SUSAN SERENE WILSON, b. January 03, 1835, Spencer, Massachusetts.

iii. MARY WILSON, b. August 05, 1837, Spencer, Massachusetts.

iv. SARAH WHITE WILSON, b. August 31, 1839, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. January 07, 1840, Spencer, Massachusetts.

v. CHARLES WILSON, b. February 04, 1842, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. September 15, 1843, Spencer, Massachusetts.

vi. BABIE WILSON, b. July 20, 1843, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. September 15, 1843, Spencer, Massachusetts.

vii. MANDANA WILSON, b. July 22, 1844, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. October 02, 1844, Spencer, Massachusetts.

viii. DWIGHT ONSLOW WILSON, b. December 04, 1845, Spencer, Massachusetts.

15. JR. JOSEPH⁶ MASON (JOSEPH⁵, EBENEZER⁴, JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², HUGH¹)^22,23 was born January 04, 1812 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died in Spencer, Massachusetts. He married (1) LAURINDA MORSE October 10, 1833 in Spencer, Massachusetts, daughter of OLIVER MORSE and LUCINDA PROUTY. She was born March 09, 1814 in Spencer, Massachusetts, and died October 10, 1840 in Spencer, Massachusetts. He married (2) REBECCA RANNEY HOLTON March 07, 1849 in Hillsgrove, Ill., daughter of ISAAC HOLTON and PHEBE ARNOLD. She was born September 03, 1830 in Bellows Falls, VT., and died December 26, 1891.

Notes for JR. JOSEPH MASON:

He studied for the ministry, graduating in Cincinnati, Ohio, and 1847 was preaching in Carthage, Ill. He was a Congregationalist. Lived in the house of his Grandfather in the center of Spencer.

More About JR. JOSEPH MASON:

Burial: Old Cemetery, Spencer, Mass.

Children of JOSEPH MASON and LAURINDA MORSE are:

i. HENRY OLIVER⁷ MASON, b. January 31, 1839, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. February 05, 1839, Spencer, Massachusetts.

ii. HENRY LYMAN MASON, b. Abt. 1840, Spencer, Massachusetts; d. September 05, 1841, Spencer, Massachusetts.

More About HENRY LYMAN MASON:

Baptism: April 19, 1841, Spencer, Massachusetts

Children of JOSEPH MASON and REBECCA HOLTON are:

iii. EDWARD AUGUSTUS⁷ MASON, b. July 03, 1850.

iv. ANNA ELIZABETH MASON, b. August 10, 1856, Alton, Ill..

v. CLARA MASON, b. March 31, 1862, Hamilton, Ill..

Endnotes

1. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 230-231 (for the family of Capt. Mason).

2. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, Vol X,

3. History of Spencer, Massachusetts 1875-1975, by Jeffrey H. Fiske - 1990, pg. 437.

4. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 457.

5. Genealogies of the Families... of Watertown by Dr. Henry Bond.

6. Ancestral File [L.D.S.], 3WM8L-MS.

7. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 457.

8. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 480-481.

9. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 263-264.

10. Vital Records of Spencer, Mass, to the end of the 1849, Systematic History Fund: 1909, pg. 182.

11. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 481-482.

12. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 231.

13. Ancestral File [L.D.S.].

14. Vital Records of Spencer, Mass, to the end of the 1849, Systematic History Fund: 1909, pg. 182.

15. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 231.

16. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 482.

17. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 231.

18. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 482.

19. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937, pg. 483.

20. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason, 1937,

21. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 246.

22. History of Spencer, Mass., from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860, by James Draper, pg. 230 & 231.

23. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America, by Edna Warren Mason,