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tail druggists in that city. Through his<br />
own industry, foresight and sound business<br />
methods he has won a prominent<br />
place among the retail merchants <strong>of</strong> his<br />
native city, and has also become promi-<br />
nent in Masonic and military circles.<br />
The Newton family is one <strong>of</strong> the oldest<br />
in New England. The immigrant ancestor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Mr. Newton, Richard Newton,<br />
came from England, probably in the summer<br />
or fall <strong>of</strong> 1638, and was one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
early settlers <strong>of</strong> Sudbury. His name ap-<br />
pears on the list <strong>of</strong> original proprietors <strong>of</strong><br />
Sudbury in 1640. He became a freeman<br />
in May, 1645, an d was one <strong>of</strong> the thirteen<br />
who signed the petition for Marlborough.<br />
The petition was granted, and in the allotment<br />
<strong>of</strong> land, Richard Newton received<br />
thirty acres. He finally became possessed<br />
<strong>of</strong> nearly one hundred and thirty acres<br />
there. In 1664 he was one <strong>of</strong> eight who<br />
petitioned for permission to establish a<br />
church and call a minister. He married<br />
Anne or Hannah, as she is called in his<br />
will, daughter <strong>of</strong> Henry and Elizabeth<br />
Loker, <strong>of</strong> County Essex, England. She<br />
died at Marlborough, December 5, 1697,<br />
and he died August 24, 1701.<br />
Their son, Moses Newton, was born at<br />
Sudbury, October 20, 1645, an d was a<br />
worker in iron. He received his portion<br />
<strong>of</strong> his father's estate before the latter<br />
died. On March 20, 1676, while the peo-<br />
ple were at church, they were attacked<br />
by Indians, and Moses Newton received a<br />
ball in his elbow, from the effects <strong>of</strong> which<br />
he never fully recovered. In the Indian<br />
wars and troubles <strong>of</strong> the period, 1700 to<br />
1713, Moses Newton, Sr., his son, Moses,<br />
and John Newton, with their families,<br />
were assigned to Isaac Howe's garrison,<br />
No. 6, near what is now the Newton Rail-<br />
road Station. On October 27, 1668, he<br />
married at Marlborough, Joanna, daugh-<br />
ter <strong>of</strong> Edward and Joanna Larkin, <strong>of</strong><br />
Charlestown, Massachusetts. She died in<br />
1723, and he died in 1736.<br />
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Their son, Moses Newton, Jr., was born<br />
February 28, 1669, and married, December<br />
11, 1695, Sarah, daughter <strong>of</strong> Isaac and<br />
Frances (Woods) How, born January 28,<br />
1675, and died December 4, 1733. She<br />
was the granddaughter <strong>of</strong> John How, who<br />
was a resident <strong>of</strong> Watertown in 1639. He<br />
was one <strong>of</strong> the Sudbury citizens who<br />
signed the petition for Marlborough in<br />
1657. He was admitted freeman in 1687,<br />
and conducted the first public house in<br />
Marlborough. In 1717 he became one <strong>of</strong><br />
the original proprietors <strong>of</strong> Shrewsbury.<br />
Their son, Elisha Newton, was born in<br />
October, 1701, and married at Shrews-<br />
bury, Massachusetts, Sarah, daughter <strong>of</strong><br />
Isaac and Mary (Wait) Tomlin, <strong>of</strong> Brookfield.<br />
She was born at Marlborough,<br />
April 15, 1708; was admitted to the<br />
church at Shrewsbury in 1734, and died<br />
about 1798.<br />
Their son, Solomon Newton, was born<br />
January 28, 1740-41, and died there May<br />
28, 1822. On May 18, 1762, he married<br />
Hannah, daughter <strong>of</strong> Daniel and Sarah<br />
(Ball) Hastings, born in Shrewsbury,<br />
April 14, 1742, and died there November<br />
9, 1 781. She was descended from Thomas<br />
and Susannah Hastings, who left Ips-<br />
wich, England, in the ship "Elizabeth,"<br />
April 10, 1634, and settled in Watertown,<br />
Massachusetts.<br />
Daniel Newton, son <strong>of</strong> Solomon New-<br />
ton, was born, one <strong>of</strong> twins, April 13,<br />
1776, and died at Shrewsbury, March 6,<br />
1827. On January 31, 1803, he married<br />
Lucy, daughter <strong>of</strong> Daniel and Hannah<br />
(Harrington) Maynard, born June 2,<br />
1782, and died October 2, 1818. She was<br />
descended from. John Maynard, who was<br />
in Sudbury in 1638, and was one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
petitioners for Marlborough. Soon after<br />
his marriage, Daniel Newton moved to<br />
Heath, Massachusetts, where he owned<br />
and operated a saw mill until the death<br />
<strong>of</strong> his wife, when he returned to Shrews-<br />
bury.