Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . he end of his life hewished to be active. Idleness was a weariness tohis flesh. He was a man of integrity. His ability\vas recognized by his fellow citizens who electedliim often to fill important town offices. He was atrustee of the Fitchburg Savings Bank from thedate of its organization. He was for more thanthirty years a member of the Calvinistic Congre-gational Church. In an unobtrusive, thoughtfulway he tried to exemplify the christi
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . he end of his life hewished to be active. Idleness was a weariness tohis flesh. He was a man of integrity. His ability\vas recognized by his fellow citizens who electedliim often to fill important town offices. He was atrustee of the Fitchburg Savings Bank from thedate of its organization. He was for more thanthirty years a member of the Calvinistic Congre-gational Church. In an unobtrusive, thoughtfulway he tried to exemplify the christian rules ofcondiict. to deal justlv, love mercy and to walkhumbly before God. Like so many New Englandfathers he was quiet, earnest, firm and strove to be iust in all his dealings. He wasnaturally cheerful, kindly, wishing his neighborwell and his face showed forth the pleasant feelingwhich ruled within. He was a good citizen, and good friend. He married (first). November 29. 1827, Eliza-beth T. Farwell. who was born November 17, 1807,and died September 28. 1829. She was the daughterof Pacon John Farwell. He married (second).. SmONDS WORCESTER COUNTY September 2, 1830, Jane Todd, daiiglitcr of CaptainMoses and Jane (Whitman) Todd, of Rindge, NewHampshire. Her father died August 10, 1840, agedseventy-six years; her mother December 2. 1858,aged eighty-seven. She died June 24, 1886, atFitchburg. There was one child by the first marriage,Joseph Farwell, born October 5, 1828, died October 26, 1896; married, November 19, 1851, A. AnnetteHowe. Children by second marriage were: CharlesH., born January ig, i8jl, died June 24, 1832, agedone year, five months; Mary Caroline, born October 27, 1832, married, April 28, 1852, A. W. Bullard ; mar-ried (second) Robert Mc^la3ters; Thomas Todd,born May 17, 1834; William Henry, born June , died August 14, 1863. in New York; 22, 1859, Lizzie floward, of Amhert, NewHampshire; John, born Novem
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