History of the town of Sunderland, Mass., which originally embraced within its limits the present fowns of Montague and Leverett . relation continued 28years, during which time he baptized 250 persons Three timesduring these 28 years he went into the then wilds of New York andPennsylvania on missionary tours, and on one of these occasionstravelled over 1000 miles on horseback, in the winter, preachingwherever he could find an audience. A son used to say thathe could always tell when his father was going to preach a rousingsermon by the way the work flew; which illustrates his method ofstudy. W
History of the town of Sunderland, Mass., which originally embraced within its limits the present fowns of Montague and Leverett . relation continued 28years, during which time he baptized 250 persons Three timesduring these 28 years he went into the then wilds of New York andPennsylvania on missionary tours, and on one of these occasionstravelled over 1000 miles on horseback, in the winter, preachingwherever he could find an audience. A son used to say thathe could always tell when his father was going to preach a rousingsermon by the way the work flew; which illustrates his method ofstudy. With his pen he worked at disadvantage. That his earlyopportunities for learning had been meagre, was ever cause for re-gret, but with his Bible he was perfectly familiar and his preachingwas of the sort that found its way to the hearts and consciences ofhis hearers. Ch.: Emeline, b. July 5, 1792; m. Rev. Judah Wright; d. Sept. 25, 1818; (Sept. 26, 1819?)Sophia, b. Sept. 21, 1794; d. Mar. 9, , b. Mar. 7, 1796; m. Nov. 23, 1815, Otis Moore; rem. to Busti, N. Y.; d. Jan. 2, 1877. He d. Apr. 19, 1862, in Carroll, N. MONTAGUE. 461 Minerva, b. Nov. 22, 1797; m. Dec. 2. 1819, John G. Curtiss; rem. to Busti andd. Dec. 27, 1871, at Kiantone, N. Y. He d. Apr. 23, 1863. Elijah, b. Aug. 20, 1799; m. Theodocia Rovve, m. (2) Emily Hemenvvay; d. , 1880, at Northampton. Hibbard, b. Nov. 18, 1801; m. Mary Covvden; d. Apr. 21, 1846; res. James-town, N. Y. Simeon, b. Oct. 9, 1803; m. Sibyl Leland; m. (2) Phebe A. (Rabblee) Crippin;rem. to Mich. 1837; was elected town clerk at the first town meeting inSpringport; Montague lake, near that town was named for him. He wasinventor of the first machine made for sewing boots and shoes. Levi, b. Feb. 19, 1806; d. Feb. 20, 1806. Jonathan Armory, b. Mar. 7, 1807; rem. to Canada; is said to have beendrowned while fishing, Oct., 1832. Son, b. and d. July 25, 1808. Isaac Woodbury, b. July 23, 1809; m. Jan. 16, 1832, Hannah Stevens;
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