MASON, HON. JEREMIAH, Boston, 14 Oct., . 80, formerly of Portsmouth, N. H. MAYHEW, MRS. ROAMA, at Edgarton, 15 Nov., æ. 53. MAYHEW, MRS. MARY MAGDALEN, Edgarton, 22 Sept., æ. 79, widow of Mr. Matthew Mayhew. MAYHEW, MRS. PARNELL, Edgarton, 26 Oct, æ. 23, widow of the late Deacon Wm. M. MEANS, CAPT. THOMAS, Etna, Me., 9 Oct., . 94 yrs. 3 mos., a soldier of the Revolution, and also of the last war with Great Britain. MONROE, MRS. RUTH L., Charlestown, 21 Dec., . 35, wife of Mr. George M., dau. of Mr. Bickford Pulsifer of Ipswich, and sister of Mr. David Pulsifer of Boston. OTIS, HON. HARRISON GRAY, Boston, 28 Oct., æ. 84. He was son of Samuel Allyne Otis of Barnstable, by Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. Harrison Gray, and the 6th in descent from the first American progenitor. See Genealogical Register, Vol. II. p. 292, &c. Mr. Otis was an early member of the N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc., and one of its considerable benefactors. PARKER, MRS. EDITH, Jaffrey, N. H., 26 Oct, æ. 96 yrs. mos., widow of the late Hon. Abel Parker. PATCH, CAPT. JOSEPH, Hamilton, 17 Oct., æ. 86, a soldier of the Revolution. PAYSON, MRS. ANN LOUISA, Williamston, 17 Nov., . 64, widow of the late Edward Payson, D. D. of Portland, at the residence of her son-in-law, Prof. Hopkins. PERKINS, MRS. Lucy, Kennebunkport, 23 Sept., æ. 89 yrs. 9 mos. PHELPS, ABEL, Esq., Watertown, 27 Sept., æ. 47. PHILBRICK, MRS. RUTH, widow, Epsom, N. H., 22 Oct., æ. 92. PIERCE, JOSHUA V., Boston, 10 Dec., æ. 39, consumption. PLAISTED, MR. ROGER, Buxton, Me., 9 Oct., æ. 94, a Revolutionary pensioner. POOR, DR. SYLVANUS, Andover, Me., 1 Nov., æ. 80. PRINCE, JOHN, Esq., Salem, 22 Sept, æ. 66, eldest son of the late Dr. Prince, and a grad. H. C. 1800. PUTNAM, REV. ISRAEL A., N. Danvers, 31 Oct., æ. 27, son of Hon. Elias Putnam. ROGERS, MR. W. E. P., Haverhill, 16 Nov., formerly editor of the Gazette of that town. SILSBEE, FRANCIS H., Esq., Salem, æ. 37, a graduate of H. C. in the class of 1831. SIMONDS, MRS. MARY B., Boston, wife of Artemas S., Esq., æ. 54. SMITH, MRS. LUCY, Ipswich, 6 Oct., æ. 94, relict of the late Aaron Smith. SMITH, MR. NATHAN, Waltham, 8 Oct., æ. 91, the oldest male inhabitant of that town. SNELLING, MR. WM. J., late editor of the Boston Herald, suddenly, at his residence in Chelsea, 24 Dec., æ. 44. He was son of the late Col. S., a distinguished officer in the last war with England. The deceased was author of several works, poetry as well as prose. His "Truth" will live as long as the "Dunciad," compared to which the latter is a tame performance. Thus much must be said of it, but of the truth of Truth" we have nothing at this time to say. His "Tales of the North West" contain the best descriptions of Indian life any where to be found. Mr. S. commenced writing in 1828, and from that time his pen has been constantly employed, chiefly for the newspapers. Within four hours after the death of Mr. Snelling, his father-in-law, Mr. Simon Jordan, (with whom Mr. S. lived,) fell from his chair and suddenly expired also. STEARNS, MRS. ABIGAIL, North Andover, 16 Sept., æ. 85. STONE, MR. CHARLES, Cincinnati, 31 Oct., æ. 92, a native of Stockbridge. STRONG, H. WRIGHT, Esq., Troy, N. Y., 7 Oct., æ. 80, formerly of Amherst. TABER, MRS. MARTHA, Newport, R. I., 17 Sept., in her 105th year. TE-HO-RA-GWA-NE-GEN, a distinguished Indian chief, (usually called Thomas Williams,) 16 Sept., in his 90th year. The Montreal papers contain the following obituary, near which place (Cahno-wa-ga, C. E.) he resided: "He was a distinguished chief of the Iroquois nation, and descended from the Rev. John Williams of Deerfield, Mass., who, with his family and parishioners, were taken captives at the sacking of his native town, by the French and Indians, in the year 1704. The deceased was an active participant in the scenes of the Revolution, espousing the cause of the British at Bennington and Saratoga. During the war of 1812, by special invitation of the United States government, he placed himself under the protection of its flag, and was present at the battle of Plattsburgh. He had for many years maintained the tenets of the Christian faith, and died as he had lived, respected and beloved by his people, and in the full hope of a blissful immortality." - Boston Daily Journal, of 17 Oct., 1848. TYLER, REV. EDWARD R., New Haven, 28 Sept., . 46. Mr. Tyler was the able conductor of the New Englander. WHITing, Mr. Oliver J., New Orleans, 12 Nov., æ. 31, formerly of Charlestown. WILLARD, SAMUEL SHEAFE, Cambridge, 18 Oct., æ. 67, son of the late President Willard. WILSON, MRS. MARY S., Keene, N. H., 5 Oct., æ. 50, wife of Hon. James Wilson. YOUNG, MR. JAMES, Fayette, Me., 27 Sept., æ. 89, a Revolutionary pensioner. OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR 1849. CHARLES EWER, ESQ., President. LEMUEL SHAttuck, Esq., Vice President. SAMUEL G. DRAKE, A. M., Corresponding Secretary. DONATIONS TO THE SOCIETY. Since the issue of our last number of the Register, (in October last,) many valuable manuscript communications have been received, all, or nearly all, suitable for the pages of the work; which when used, will be accompanied by the names of the contributors. The names of those who have contributed printed works, &c., for the Library of the Society, are as follows: FREDERICK S. PEASE, ESQ., Albany, N. Y., REV. WILLIAM HYDE, Brookfield, PROF. EDWARD NORTH, Clinton, N. Y., HON. EDWARD EVERETT, Cambridge, J. WINGATE THORNTON, ESQ., Roxbury and Boston, CALEB BATES, ESQ., Hingham, WILLIAM H. MONTAGUE, Esq., Boston, E. G. WARE, HORATIO HAMMOND, WILLIAM ALLYNE, COL. SAMUEL Andrews, WILLIAM F. STONE, ESQ., E. Cambridge, JAMES ODIORNE, ESQ., Boston, JAMES B. THORNTON, ESQ., Saco, Me., JOHN MARSH, ESQ., Quincy. Regular meetings of the Society, the first Wednesday in every month, during the winter at 7 in the evening; during the summer, 3 P. M. Rooms of the Society No. 8 Massachusetts Block, Court Square. Valuable additional information has been received for the BRECK genealogy, but it will for the present be deferred in the hope of receiving other facts in the early generations of it. The present number has been delayed a few days in consequence of not receiving the portrait which accompanies it; more time having been required to do it justice than the engraver at first anticipated. This our subscribers will cheerfully bear with, we doubt not, being assured that the artist has given a better finish to his work than he was under obligation to do. Mr. Ward desires it to be understood that he has discontinued his list of Hingham Settlers, in consequence of information that a new edition of the history of that town is in preparation, and will embrace his design. |