Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 24
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Volume 24, page 47
[p.47] Mrs. Cornelia Fairbanks Walker.
DAR ID Number: 23132
Born in Harvard, Massachusetts.
Wife of Marshall Walker.
Descendant of Capt. Amos Fairbanks, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Josiah E. Fairbanks and Harriet Augusta Fry, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Fairbanks and Betsey Mead Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Amos Fairbanks and Rhoda Sawyer, his wife.
Amos Fairbanks, (1737-1809), served as lieutenant at the Lexington Alarm and subsequently as
captain. He was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1780. He was born in Harvard, where he
died.
Volume 24, page 48
Mrs. Julia M. Hines Wilder.
DAR ID Number: 23136
Born in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Wife of Alexander Pope Wilder.
Descendant of Samuel Whitney.
Daughter of Arnold J. Hines and Maria L. Brown, his wife.
Granddaughter of Daniel Brown and Katharine Arnold, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Lyman Brown and Miriam Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Whitney and Phebe Harrington, his wife.
Samuel Whitney, (1739-1811), served, 1781, as a private in Capt. Jotham White's company of
Vermont troops. He was born in Weston, Mass.; died in Marlboro, Vt.
Volume 24, page 106
Mrs. Mary Dixon Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 23303
Born in Westfield, New York.
Wife of Edward Prentiss Whitney.
Descendant of Capt. Joseph Dixon.
Daughter of Abram Dixon and Eliza Holt Higgins, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Dixon and Mercy Raymond, his wife.
Joseph Dixon, (1754-1839), enlisted as a private, 1777, for the war. He was assigned to the
quartermaster's department and in 1779 became brigade forage master. He was at Monmouth,
wounded in service and received an honorable discharge, 1782. In 1832 he was placed on the
pension roll of Chenango county, N. Y., for service of captain in the Connecticut Continental
Line. He was born in Lebanon, Conn.; died in Smyrna, N Y.
Volume 24, page 173
Mrs. Cora Sherman Noble.
DAR ID Number: 23497
Born in Essex, New York.
Wife of Henry Harmon Noble.
Descendant of Daniel Safford.
Daughter of Henry Dow Sherman and Sally Maria Whitney, his wife, m. 1864.
Granddaughter of Lucius Whitney (1804-84) and Thankful Safford French (1811-42), his wife, m.
1833.
Gr.-granddaughter of Joel French (1780-1868) and Sally Safford (1780-1840), his wife, m.
1806.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Daniel Safford and Lydia Caldwell, his wife, m. 1758.
Daniel Safford, (1736-1818), served as a private in Capt. John Dodge's company of
Massachusetts militia, 1776. He was born in Rowley, Mass.; died in Essex Co., N. Y.
Also No. 20941.
Volume 24, page 291
Mrs. Alice M. Whitney Thomas.
DAR ID Number: 23833
Born in Augusta, Maine.
Wife of Pembroke Somers Thomas.
Descendant of Samuel Church, of Maine.
Daughter of David W. Whitney and Olena E. Church, his wife.
Granddaughter of Isaac Church and Nancy Allen, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Church and Ruby Pettingill, his wife.
Samuel Church, (1757-1840), was placed on the pension roll of Kennebee county, Maine, 1831,
for service of private in the Massachusetts militia. He died in Augusta, Maine.
Volume 24, page 291
Mrs. Carrie Emily Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 23834
Born in Farmingdale, Maine.
Wife of Benjamin C. Whitney.
Descendant of Henry McCausland.
Daughter of Benjamin U. McCausland and Emily M. Lord, his wife.
Granddaughter of John McCausland and Martha Dill, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Henry McCausland and Abiel Stackpole, his wife.
Henry McCausland, (1759-1829), was placed on the pension roll of Kennebec county, 1818, for
service of private in the Massachusetts line. He died in Augusta, Maine.
Volume 24, page 307
Mrs. Ella Smith Moore.
DAR ID Number: 23876
Born in Warren, Maine.
Wife of Joseph E. Moore.
Descendant of Rev. Manasseh Smith, of Maine.
Daughter of Samuel E. Smith and Maria Copeland, his wife.
Granddaughter of Edwin Smith (1790-1875), and Caroline E. Head, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Manasseh Smith and Hannah Emerson, his wife.
Manasseh Smith, (1748-1823), served as chaplain at the siege of Boston in Col. Asa Whitcomb's
regiment and also under Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born in Leominster, Mass.; died in
Wiscasset, Me.
Volume 24, page 337
Mrs. Marion R. Brooks Davis.
DAR ID Number: 23962
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Descendant of Alexander Whitney and of Stephen Brooks.
Daughter of Eugene D. Brooks and Sarah M. Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Luke Brooks and Merriam Foster, his wife; Asa Whitney (1800-58), and Mary
Long Childs, his second wife, m. 1850.
Gr.-granddaughter of Stephen Brooks and Prudence Whitcomb, his wife; Eleazer Whitney
(1777-1838), and Alice Peabody (1779-1867), his wife, m. 1799.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Alexander Whitney and Lois Carroll, his wife, m. 1776.
Alexander Whitney served as a private in the Massachusetts [p.337] militia. He was born in
Watertown, Mass., 1751; died in Henniker, N. H.
Also No. 18574.
Stephen Brooks served at the Lexington Alarm and at White Plains. He was born in Stow, 1756;
died in Templeton, Mass.
Also No. 21269.
Volume 24, page 343
Mrs. Elizabeth Flagg Simmons.
DAR ID Number: 23981
Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wife of Enoch F. Simmons.
Descendant of Sergt. Josiah Flagg, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Francis Dennis Flagg and Nancy Flagg, his wife.
Granddaughter of Rev. Joshua Flagg and Eliza Comee, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Josiah Flagg and Hannah Wetherbee, his wife.
Josiah Flagg, (1750-97), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm, served as corporal at the
Bennington Alarm and as sergeant, 1778, under Capt. Joshua Whitney at the Rhode Island Alarm.
He was born in Worcester, where he died.
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