Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . ed eighty-five years: he owned the Millsand the Red Mills (see Fox family and Dr. L. sketch). Sarah, born April 19, 1739,Francis, born January 29, 1741-42. Abigail, 24, 1744; Mary, born September 26, 174!Elizabeth, born May i, 1748. Silas, born June 171749 (baptized Cyrus June 25, 1749). Benjamin,born June 26, 1751 (baptized Joseph June 30, 1751,see other error in same family above). (IV) Benjamin Flagg, son of Ri
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . ed eighty-five years: he owned the Millsand the Red Mills (see Fox family and Dr. L. sketch). Sarah, born April 19, 1739,Francis, born January 29, 1741-42. Abigail, 24, 1744; Mary, born September 26, 174!Elizabeth, born May i, 1748. Silas, born June 171749 (baptized Cyrus June 25, 1749). Benjamin,born June 26, 1751 (baptized Joseph June 30, 1751,see other error in same family above). (IV) Benjamin Flagg, son of Richard Flagg(3), was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, June 26, 1751. He married Elizabeth , who died March i, 1833, at Holden, at the age of eightyyears. He was a lieutenant in the revolutionarywar, and a prominent man in Holden. His children were: Silas, born February 16,1778; Sally, born August 8, 1781; George, bornDecember 10, 1785, had farm in Holden alongsidehis brothers; he was the grandfather of H. Pinkham, of Worcester (lives at 134Lincoln street). (V) Deacon Silas Flagg. son of BenjaminFlagg (4), was born in Holden, Massachusetts,. CHARLES WORCESTER COUNTY 5^ February l6, 177S. Early in his majority lie wasgiven a portion of the homestead by his father andanother portion was given his brother of the original homestead near the Worcesterreservoir is still owned and occupied by a directdescendant of Benjamin Flagg, the original settler,viz.: Miss Sabrina Flagg, daughter of Lyman andEliza Flagg; granddaughter of Silas and SallyFlagg. Silas built a house on the part given him;it adjoins lands he had bought there. His farmbecame one of the most prosperous and valuablein the vicinity, and he dealt considerably in realestate, owning at times several farms. He wasalso a builder, contractor and manufacturer oflumber. He was a man of exceptionally strongmind with broad and conservative views, of largeexperience and gifted with a tenacious memory. H
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