History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

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married Mary, daughter of Barnabas and Hannah (BuflRngton) Mason,
born 1769 Nov. 26 died 1852 Oct. 30. He was selectman, 1842-45, the
year of his death. Both he and his wife are buried in the Hale cemetery.
He set out the great sycamore tree which stands near the house in 1791
when he was ten years old.
(VI) WiUiam (1785-56) was a mason and successful builder of
Newport,R. I. Slade (1788-11) died in Havana of yellow fever while mate
of the brig "Ehza Ann" Capt. Slade Gardner, of Swansea.
(VI) Daniel (1794-67) was successively carpenter, mill-wright, and
mill agent for three mills owned by Samuel Mann. He lived in Manville
and Pawtucket, R. I. He owned the Hale farm over forty years a new house
and two large out buildings were erected during his ownership. He and
his family are buried in the Hale cemetery.
Luther B. Hale (1803-28) learned the trade of a mason with his brother
William of Newport. He died after a short illness from a singular malady
unmarried.
(VI) Jonathan B. Hale (1800-58) learned shoemaking and taught
school Winters for a time. It was his father's intention to leave him the
farm, but through business reverses it became the property of his brother
Daniel; however he managed the farm all his life. He married a former pupil
Rosanna daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Miller) West, of Rehoboth,
born there Oct. 20; died in Dighton, Mass. 1904 July 26. She spent over
sixty-five years of her long life on the Hale farm. His death was the result
of an accident; while on his way to serve a warrant he was thrown from a
wagon near Cleavelands Corner—and his back broken, after living eighty
days in a partially paralyzed condition, he died Nov. 4, 1858. Both are
buried in the Hale cemetery. Their children were
Married Died
1. Nancy Walker 1830 Nov. 18 Rensselear B. Waldron 1856 Apr. 27 1899
Dec. 27
2. Daniel 1832 Oct. 9 Mary B. Douglass 1859 Jan. 9 1896 July 9
3. Elizabeth West 1837 Apr. 27 1908 Sept. 29
4. Lydia Ann 1840 Dec. 18 Samuel R. Gardner 1882 Nov.15
5. Mary Mason 1843 Jan. 27 Charles S.Chase 1861 Jan.20 1914 June 22
Nancy W. resided in Bristol, R. I.
Elizabeth W. became blind at sixteen years of age from scarlet fever.
Lydia A. married Samuel R. Gardner, of this town, born 1837.
Mary M. married Charles S. Chase, of Dighton, born in Swansea,
1840.
(VII) Daniel Hale (1832-96) left the farm at an early age and learned
the trade of a ship carpenter at Mason Barney's yard. North Swansea, later
he worked at Warren for Chase & Davis, at Bristol, for Stanton & Skinner,
and in Newport for the Cottrells; where he had a good position when his
father died after he had promised him to return to the farm and take care
of his mother and bhnd sister. Both were members of his family as long as
he lived. He was married a few months after to Mary Beebe daughter of
John S. and Beebe B. (Lawton) Douglass, of Bristol, R. I., 1859 Jan. 9,
born 1837 Dec. 1, who survives him.
After three years he bought two thirds of the farm of his uncle Daniel
Hale, of Pawtucket, which he mortgaged but paid in little more than
three years. The other third was sold to James Eddy.