. A genealogical history of that branch of the Alger family which springs from Thomas Alger of Taunton and Bridgewater, in Massachusetts. 1665-1875 . , b. .May 10, 1840. 726. iii. George-Tracy, b. July 17, 1845. 727. iv. Jason-Fobes, b. April 28, 1848. 451. Angeline Alger [Nahum,^^^ James,^° James,^^ Israel,* Israel,*Thomas^), m. Thomas W. Nickleson, Jan. 1, 1837. Mr, Nicklesou was fora number of vears overseer of the Ilooksett Cotton Mills at Hooksett, Near the close of the war he went with his brother to Gallatin, Ten-nessee, and there began the manufacture of woolens. In 1873, he retur


. A genealogical history of that branch of the Alger family which springs from Thomas Alger of Taunton and Bridgewater, in Massachusetts. 1665-1875 . , b. .May 10, 1840. 726. iii. George-Tracy, b. July 17, 1845. 727. iv. Jason-Fobes, b. April 28, 1848. 451. Angeline Alger [Nahum,^^^ James,^° James,^^ Israel,* Israel,*Thomas^), m. Thomas W. Nickleson, Jan. 1, 1837. Mr, Nicklesou was fora number of vears overseer of the Ilooksett Cotton Mills at Hooksett, Near the close of the war he went with his brother to Gallatin, Ten-nessee, and there began the manufacture of woolens. In 1873, he returnedeast, and in 1875 purchased a farm at Dartmouth, Mass., where he nowresides. One child, viz.:— 728. i. Nauum-Francis, b. Sept. 27, 1818; m. Clara-Belle Doe, Sept. 7, 1871. He served one j-ear and a iialf as a drummer boy in theUnion Army during the Kel)ellion. and was^iu the battle of theWilderness and the battle of Petersburg. 453. James-Learned Alger (.N^nlnim,^° James,^° James,^^ Israel,* Isra-el, Thomas^), ni. Thiiza Jane Hildreth, of Springfield, Yt., May 30, went to Lynn, Mass., where he edited a weekly paper entitled the. William 11. Alger. THOMAS ALGER AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 43 Lynn Forum, and afterward cn^aoed in the clothins]; Inisiness with ^\v. JolniAlley. He served as a member of the City Council, and d. June Id, following is extracted from an obituary notice which appeared in theLynn News: • Mr. Alger was a capable man in an eminent degree, and always didwell what he undertook to do, exerting a salutary influence upon all withwhom he was connected in life. He was an inoffensive man, carefullyavoiding the doing to others what he should dislike to have done to saw, conversed and became acquainted with him, never forgothim. He had a distinctive individuality which could not easily be con-founded with that of any other man. He had no deceptive appearance, allwas transparency and clearness. You at once seemed to see his heart,


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