History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Everte, Puljr. Philn. OREN WILLIAMS. Oren Williams was bornin Aiuherst, Hampshire^, Co.,Sept. 16, 1812, son of Justusand Sarah (Warner) grandfather, Justus Wil-liams, was one of the early set-tlers of Amherst. He had sixsons and two daughters. Threeof the sons and the two daughters,the latter wives of Dr. WilliamSellen and Isaac Robbins, settledin Amherst. Justus Williams,his father, was born in Amherst,April 7, 17GG; married, Jan. 1,1800, Sa
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Everte, Puljr. Philn. OREN WILLIAMS. Oren Williams was bornin Aiuherst, Hampshire^, Co.,Sept. 16, 1812, son of Justusand Sarah (Warner) grandfather, Justus Wil-liams, was one of the early set-tlers of Amherst. He had sixsons and two daughters. Threeof the sons and the two daughters,the latter wives of Dr. WilliamSellen and Isaac Robbins, settledin Amherst. Justus Williams,his father, was born in Amherst,April 7, 17GG; married, Jan. 1,1800, Sarah Warner, daughterof Jonathan and Mary (Cole-man) Warner, by whom he hadchildren as follows: Zebadiah,born Dec. 27, 1800, who diedin the State of Maine, date notknown. Jonathan, born , 1802 ; married, removed toCalifornia, and died there. MaryAnn, born July 5, 1805; diedin Amherst, of and Onam, twins, bornSept. IG, 1812. Onam died ininfancy. Onam (second), bornAus. 3, 1824; died in Lamoille,111.,June 1, 1878. The fatherdied in 1824 ; the mother, , 1838. Both are buriedin the cemetery at South ^^ ^M. -^..^^^-^ Mr. Williams from an earlyage was thrown upon iiis ownresources. His foreducation were quite limited,being confined to the districtschool, and one term at AmherstAcademy. He was married,May 29,1836, to Eliza J. Howe,daughter of Sylvanus and SukeyHowe. Mrs. Williams was bornin Enfield, , Nov. 17, have no children. Uponthe death of his mother he cameinto possession of the home-stead and three acres of land,which constituted his start inlife. By indefatigable industryand strict economy he was en-abled to add to the original threeacres nearly fifty more. In 1841he exchanged the place nowknown as the Wellington farmfor the home and farm of DeaconNathaniel C. Dickinson, border-ing Fiddlers Green, SouthAmherst. To the original onehundred acres constituting thefarm he has added about onehundred and fifty acre
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