whose ch. were:—Sarah, James, Benjamin, Daniel and Milton. He moved back to West Boylston.
Howe, Ebenezer, from Templeton, located as a farmer about a mile north of the center of Gardner. The place is now owned by Peter Eaton. He m. Elizabeth Deland; their ch. were:—1. Tameson. 2. Perley, m. Jane T. Belcher; whose ch. were:—Betsy Deland, Sarah, Eli, Frances M., Ebenezer, Perley, Lydia, Jane K. and Emily Augusta. 3. Ezekiel, m. Susanna Payson; whose ch. were:—Ezekiel, Franklin, Joseph Payson, Samuel Stillman, Stowell, Mary Payson, Susan, George, David Monroe and Betsy. 4. Sarah, m. Silas Wood; whose ch. were:—Amos and Phebe. 5. Betsy, m. John Miller; whose ch. were:—Ebenezer, Eliza, Benjamin, Maria, Amos and Betsy. 6. Benjamin, m. Kesiah Hill; whose ch. were:—Benjamin, Amos, Sarah, Ebenezer Deland, Simeon, Mary Ann, Lucy and Harrison. 7. Amos, whose birth was the first in town after its incorporation; it occurred June 17th, 1785; he d. in 1805, ae. 20. His second wife was Mercy Hill. Mr. Howe d. in 1808, ae. 62.
Haynes, Reuben, from Sudbury, was a farmer, in the north part of the town; his land joined Winchendon. He was chosen Lieutenant of the first militia company formed in Gardner; was a soldier in the Revolutionary war three years, and sergeant part of the time; he received $120 annually for some years as a pensioner. He m. Susanna Willis; their ch. were:—1. Susanna. 2. Ezra Willis, m. Martha Stone; whose ch. were:—Reuben, Mary and Martha Willis. Her second husband was Elisha Coolidge; whose ch. were:—Wesley and Charles. 3. Sarah, m. Jonathan Temple; whose ch. were:—Jerusha, Jonathan, and Willis.
