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     Martha Davis married Samuel Stratton.
     Her married name was Stratton.

     Warren Clemont Ham was born on 16 October 1886 at North Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. He was the son of Samuel S. Ham and Jennie Louise Ball.

     Olive Louise Ham was born on 19 December 1890 at North Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. She was the daughter of Samuel S. Ham and Jennie Louise Ball.

     Richard Cheever married Rebecca Bigelow.

     Eldridge Kimball Lufkin was born on 15 April 1839 at Bradford, Essex Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Edwin K. Lufkin and Abigail Pettengill Kimball.¹ Eldridge Kimball Lufkin married Eliza Jane Ball, daughter of Aaron Ball and Sarah Brown, on 17 August 1859 at Bradford, Essex Co., MA.¹ Eldridge Kimball Lufkin died in 1922 at Haverhill, Essex Co., MA.¹

     Lauretta Mossman was born on 25 August 1848. She was the daughter of Aaron Mossman and Martha C. Ball. Lauretta Mossman married Jacob D. Wright, son of George Wright, on 24 December 1868 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.¹
     Lauretta Mossman was also known as Laura E.¹ Lauretta Mossman was also known as Loretta C. As of 24 December 1868,her married name was Wright.¹

     Selah Severance married Hannah Putnam on 30 November 1797.

     Hannah Putnam was born on 24 October 1780 at Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH. She married Selah Severance on 30 November 1797.
     Her married name was Severance.

     John Bryant was born at Rutland, Worcester Co., MA. He married Melissa Pierce.

     Melissa Pierce was born at Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA. She married John Bryant.
     Her married name was Bryant.

     Samuel Henry was born on 25 May 1734 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA. He married Lurana Cady.

     Lurana Cady was born on 12 February 1747 at Killingly, Windham Co., CT. She married Samuel Henry.
     Her married name was Henry.

     Lucy Ann Roper was born circa 1824.² She married James Henry, son of Samuel Henry and Dorcas Ball, on 26 November 1840 at Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA.¹
     As of 26 November 1840,her married name was Henry.

     Charles A. Henry was born on 10 September 1842 at Grafton, Worcester Co., MA. He was the son of James Henry and Lucy Ann Roper.

     Lucy Henry was born circa 1845.¹ She was the daughter of James Henry and Lucy Ann Roper.

     Josephine Henry was born circa 1847.¹ She was the daughter of James Henry and Lucy Ann Roper. Josephine Henry married Franklin E. Gove on 15 June 1871 at Woonsocket, Providence Co., RI.
     As of 15 June 1871,her married name was Gove.

     Everett Erastus Henry was born circa 1848.¹ He was the son of James Henry and Lucy Ann Roper.

     Rebecca Cather was born circa 1822 at Ireland.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Cather and Mary Ann (????)² Rebecca Cather married Aaron B. Henry, son of Samuel Henry and Dorcas Ball, on 4 January 1851 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA.² Rebecca Cather died in 1892 at West Boylston, Worcester Co., MA.³
     As of 4 January 1851,her married name was Henry.

     John Heald was born on 2 January 1792 at Rutland, Worcester Co., MA. He married Mary Wood.

     Mary Wood was born circa 1792. She married John Heald.
     Her married name was Heald.

     Mabel Heald Stone was born on 15 May 1870 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.¹ She was the daughter of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball.

     Lucy M. Stone was born on 14 October 1872 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.¹ She was the daughter of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball.

     (daughter) Stone was born on 21 September 1874 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.¹ She was the daughter of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball. (daughter) Stone died on 24 September 1874 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.²

     Agnes Bertina Stone was born on 4 March 1876 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.¹ She was the daughter of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball. Agnes Bertina Stone died in 1884 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.²

     Lewis Shepard Stone was born on 15 November 1879 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball. Lewis Shepard Stone died on 12 September 1953 at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 73.¹
     Comment by DGB: There is a second birth record for a Lewis S. Stone for 14 Nov 1880. Perhaps it was a delayed birth record. End of comment.³ By the time that he was 20, Lewis Stone had turned prematurely grey. He enlisted to fight in the Spanish American War and when he returned, he returned to be a writer. This turned to acting and he began to appear in films during the middle teens. His career was again interrupted by war as he served in the cavalry during World War I. After the war, he returned to films and quickly graduated to lead roles. With his distinguished look and grey hair, he was able to play the roles of well mannered romantic men. In 1921, Lewis starred in "Don't Neglect Your Wife" (1921). In the next year, he starred with Alice Terry, who played the heroine, and Ramon Novarro in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1922) and "Scaramouche" (1923). In 1924, Metro merged into the new MGM where Lewis remained for the rest of his career. He was busy over the next few years and garnered an Academy Award nomination for "The Patriot" (1928). In 1928, he appeared in the first of a series of pictures with Greta Garbo. In "A Woman of Affairs" (1928) he played the older doctor, a friend of the family. But two years later in "Romance" (1930), he played her lover.

Lewis made the transition from silent to sound with "The Trial of Mary Dugan" (1929), which starred Norma Shearer. Sound did not cause Lewis any problems and he continued to be busy with his roles as the distinguished lead. "The Big House" (1930) was highly successful for MGM and he appeared in other popular movies such as "The Phantom of Paris" (1931) with John Gilbert and "Red-Headed Woman" (1932) with Jean Harlow. He appeared with Garbo in "Inspiration" (1931), "Mata Hari" (1931), "Grand Hotel" (1932) and "Queen Christina" (1933). In the late 30s he took on a role for which he was long remembered - the role of Judge James Hardy who had a son named Andy. Judge Hardy was the father audiences wanted in the late 30s early 40s. He was kind, intellectual, fair and as patient as he had to be with Andy, played by Mickey Rooney. This series occupied most of his screen time until it ended and he did slow down during the late 40s. In the 50s he continued to appear in a number of pictures including remakes of the two he had made 30 years before with Alice Terry. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1953 after appearing in over 200 films.

(mini biography courtesy of Tony Fontana.)⁴      Photo in public domain.