. Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . gaged infarming first on Prudence island and afterwardin Swansea, Mass. He was a birthright mem-ber of the Society of Friends, and marriedRuth Borden Slade, who was born in Swansea,Jan. 25, 1795, daughter of Benjamin and Eliz-abeth (Robinson) Slade. They had five chil-dren: Abner died young: Darius was boni May29, 1829: Abner, born June 24, 1831, diedOct. 26, 1841; Lois A., born Aug. 13,
. Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . gaged infarming first on Prudence island and afterwardin Swansea, Mass. He was a birthright mem-ber of the Society of Friends, and marriedRuth Borden Slade, who was born in Swansea,Jan. 25, 1795, daughter of Benjamin and Eliz-abeth (Robinson) Slade. They had five chil-dren: Abner died young: Darius was boni May29, 1829: Abner, born June 24, 1831, diedOct. 26, 1841; Lois A., born Aug. 13, John Palmer Slade and resides in FallRiver; Susan S., born July 18, 1836, died April9, 1882. Moses Buffinton died Nov. 2, 1869,and his widow passed away Feb. 9, 1873. Darius Buffintox, son of Moses (3) andRuth Borden (Slade) Buffinton, was born May29, 1829, in Swansea. He was educated in thepublic schools, and attended the Friendsschool in Providence. As long as nis fatherlived he resided with him in Swansea and in1870 built his present home in Somerset, wherehe has since been successfully engaged at farm-ing. He was married Jan. 15, 1861, to JuliaA. Whitwell, born March 25, 1843, in Fall. U/^^C^^i^u^ /Su-^^^u^<hf -^^^-fc-*j SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 13 (JO Eiver, daupliter of Frederick and Sarah(Pierce) Whitwell. They had the followiugchildren: Julia E. died iu infancy; William young; Henry W. was drowned whentwelve years old, while bathing. Mr. Buliintonis a stockholder iu the Fall Eiver NationalBank, also in the Massasoit-Pocasset Bank, andwas at one time connected with the ShoveMills. In politics he is a Republican. He isa birthright member of the Society of Friends. LAWSON (Fall River family). While thefamily bearing this name is not an ancientFall River family, it is one of a third of acenturys standing here and one that has givena good account of itself in the city, wherefather and son, the late Alexander Lawson andPolice Commissioner Frederick W. Lawson,have
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