HISTORY OF
LEICESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Converse, Josiah. His first wife’s name was Hanna. They had Sarah, b. November, 1729. His second wife was Eleanor Richardson, m. 1732. They had Mary, b. July 17, 1733. Eleanor, b. March 21, 1734
The original Converse families, it is understood, came from Woburn to Leicester. The next in order
( John ) is known to have come from there. He removed to Brookfield.
Converse, John. His wife’s name was Abigail. They had Benjamin, b. May 20, 1732. Luke, b. Oct. 6, 1734. Robert, b. April 20, 1737. Abigail, b. March 5, 1739. He m. Mary Damon, 1751, and had Phebe, b. March 22, 1752. Daniel, b. March 2, 1754. Deliverance, b. Oct. 3, 1756, d. 1759. Elijah, b. Sept 27, 1759.
Mr. Converse was a blacksmith, and came from Woburn as about stated.
Converse Benjamin, son of John, m. Prudence Harrington of Spencer ( 1754) ; and had Phinehas, b. Dec. 15, 1754. Abiel, b. Mrch 26, 1756. Abraham, b. Dec. 31, 1757.
Mr Converse lived in the north-west part of the town, where he built the house afterwards occupied by Azairah Eddy, but now taken down.
Converse, Luke, son of John, m. Ruth Lamb of Spencer; and, for several years before his death, lived in the house west of the mills at the Burncoat Pond, which he managed. He d. June 10, 1810, aged seventy-six.
Convers ( See Converse), Hannah and Jonathan Newhall, int Oct, 17, 1731
Phinehas and Freelove Merrit, int. June 8, 1776.
Samuel and Mary Bly, int. Sept. 27, 1730
Converse ( see Convers), Bathsheba of Killingly and Samuel Babbitt, Nov. 15, 1763
Benjamin and Prudence Harenton of Spencer, int. Feb. 10, 1754
Chloe and John McLelathan of Hamilton, N. Y. Dec 27, 1803
Dexter and Caroline Turner, Nov. 26, 1828
Eliza and Joseph Hambury of Charlton, int. May 30, 1819
John and Mary Damon, int. Sept, 8th 1751
Joshua and Mehitabel Wicker of Paxton, int. Dec. 12, 1772
(Convers in int. ) Josiah and Elenor Richardson, Dec. 27th, 1732.
Otis of Mendon and Lousia Bond, March---, 1821
Patence ( Patience Convers in int.) and Zacoriah Brown, Oct. 29, 1730
Robert Jr. And Sarah Newton, May 24, 1762
Ruth and John Lynd Jr., int. Jan. 24, 1735-6
Samuel of Killensly and Sarah Powers, Feb. 7th, 1744-5
Sary of Woburn and Samuel Smith, int. Nov. 22, 1735
Sibley and Esther Parker, April 7, 1830
Terzah of North Brookfield and William Silvester, int. May 22, 1831
LEICESTER BIRTHS
CONVERS, Luke, s. John and Abigill, Oct, 1734
Phebe, d. John and Mary, May 22, 1752
Rachel, d. Joshua and Rachel, April 30 , 1730.
Converse ( see Convars, Convers, Convice), Abial, d. Benjamin and Prudence, March 26, 1756
( Abigail) d. John and Abegail, ( March) 5, 1739
Abraham, s. Benjamin and Prudence, Dec. 31, 1757.
Ada Sophia, d. Sibley and Ellen, Oct. 26, 1847
Adeline, d. Sibley, Aug. 17, 1834
Albert, twin, s. Dexter and Caroline, March 21, 1849.
Almond, twin, s. Dexter and Caroline, April 6, 1846
Benjamin, s. John and Abigill, May 20 ( 1732 ? ).
Cynthia Parker, d. Sibley, March 11, 1832.
Delana E., d. Sibley and Esther, Oct. 7, 1845
Deliverance, d. John and Mary, Oct 3, 1756
Dexter T., s. Dexter, April 14, 1844
Dinah, d. Robert and Sarah, Sept. 29, 1762
Elenor, d. Josiah and Elenor, March 21, 1734-5
Elijah, s. John and Mary, Sept. 27, 1759
Emmons, s. Sibley and Esther, May 8, 1843
Fanny W., twin d. Rueben and ______, Feb. 10, 1805
George Cozenden, s. Sibley, Dec. 29, 1837
Henry, s. Joshua and Mehebell, April (--, 1785
Henry, s. Sibley, April 14, 1836
Hiram Sibley, s. Sibley, Jan 19, 1831
Jonas, s. Robert and Sarah, Oct. 6, 1764
Lousia, twin,d. Dexter and Caroline, March 21, 1849
Mary, d. Josiah and Elenor, July 12, 1733
Mary, d. Sibley, Dec. 6 1839
Phinihas, s. Benjamin and Prudence, Dec. 15, 1754
Purmela, d. Rueben and ____, Jan. 12, 1803
(Robert) s. John an d Abegail, April 2, ( 1737)
Silas, s. Rueben and _____, July 17, 1801
Thomas W., twin s. Rueben and _____, Feb. 10, 1805
____,d. Rueben, Beb,. 20, 1807. D.R.
____,d. Willard, March 9, 1818. D.R.
____,twin s. Dexter and Caroline, Apr 6, 1846
Convice ( see Converse), Chole, d. Joshua and Mehetill, June (__,1783)
Francis, s. Joshua and Metubell, July (__,1781)
LEICESTER DEATHS
CONVERSE, Abigail, March 11, 1811
Ada S., d. Sibley and Ellen, a. 1 y. 3 m. 5 d. Croup
Adeline, d. Sibley, Feb. 14, 1835, a.1.
Almond , s. Dexter and Caroline, Sept. 5, 1849, a. 3 y. 5 m. Dysentery.
Deliverance, d. John and Mary, July 3, 1759
Emmons, s. Sibley and Esther, March 30, 1847, a.4. Fit.
Joshua, Aug. 14, 1805, a. 57.
Louisa E., d. Dexter and Caroline, Sept. 3, 1849, a. 5 m. 12 d. Dysentery
Luke, June 7, 1810
Luke, Sept. 25, 1813, a. 19.
Mehebill, w. Joshua, Aug. 31, 1781
Rueben, Oct, 25, 1809
Ruth, w. Luther, Jan. 9, 1821, a. 83. P.R.
Silas A., s. Rueben, Sept. 7, 1803
_____, ch. Wid. Pamelia, Nov. 2, 1813, a. 7.
_____, w. Willard, Oct. 10, 1819, a. 38.
_____, ch. Sibley, April 14, 1835, a. 6 m.
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