Genealogies of our Arms grandfathers . ur grandmothers only brother, Elijah Boiiwood, keptthis tavern, and through him (as he died a widower, withoutchildren) came to the Conway home many of the old piecesof china and furniture. 14 V remember, as children, the awewith which we looked upon his coffin-plate, still preserved byour own uncle Elijah, who was his namesake. Iliis Utile sketch of our great-uncle Elijah, Liken fromthe History of Amherst, will, we are sure, remind the familyof that namesake, Uncle Lige, so beloved by us all: Elijah iSoltwood, was a kind hearted man, and universalfavorit
Genealogies of our Arms grandfathers . ur grandmothers only brother, Elijah Boiiwood, keptthis tavern, and through him (as he died a widower, withoutchildren) came to the Conway home many of the old piecesof china and furniture. 14 V remember, as children, the awewith which we looked upon his coffin-plate, still preserved byour own uncle Elijah, who was his namesake. Iliis Utile sketch of our great-uncle Elijah, Liken fromthe History of Amherst, will, we are sure, remind the familyof that namesake, Uncle Lige, so beloved by us all: Elijah iSoltwood, was a kind hearted man, and universalfavorite. Ji married man, but having no children, he wasknown lo nearly every one, as Uncle Elijah. He dearlyloved a joke, possessing also the rare qualify of appreciation,when the joke was at his expense. Generous almost to afault, he sought abundance, ease, and comfort, rather thanprofit. As one still living, who knew him, has happily ex-pressed it—He, in some way, bridged the gap between thedifferent classes. 1/8 ~ . .-- 4 -- • -- ?. A^. . ? .>.. */ 0we C^raTLttmoTkcrs Qarnp}olt-tivob, aws for// /// Amherst, Mass., Dec. 4, 1778. Her early lifewas spent in zAmherst, and in the house near the Baptist,church, in Conway, where our Grandfather courted her. She was called pretty patty Bolttuoofc/ having blueeyes, and curling brown hair, with regular features, and rosycheeks. Her husband said she was more beautiful than anyof her nine daughters, though Aunt Julia, (Mrs. Pves) lookedthe most like her. She married, when 22 years old, John Ctrms, $, 1800. He nas 26 years of age at this time and lookhis bride io thehome he had built in 1794. When the housewas repaired, this dale was found on one of the old beams. Here, their fourteen children were born, in addition towhom they adopted an orphan niece, Sophia, who afterwardsmarried Dr. Hawkes. We only remember our grandmother when her days of 119
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