The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

Gen.] GENEALOGY. 177
The following obituary notice is taken from the Worcester Palladium
of April 30, 1856 :
"In this paper is announced the death of an old and respectable
citizen of Worcester, Capt. John Earle. He was the first person in
town who manufactured machinery. It was near the commencement
of the present century that he commenced the manufacture of machines
for carding wool, at the village of New Worcester. From
there he moved to a shop that stood upon Mill Brook, where the
Court Mills now stand, and there formed a copartnership with a Mr.
Williams. In 1815 their works were destroyed by fire and, as insurance
was far from common at that day, Mr. Earle found himself suddenly
deprived of all his property. The relation of debtor and creditor
was far different then from what it now is, and Mr. Earle was
unable to resume the business on his own account. But for many
years he was connected with the manufacture of machinery, and
aided largely in the prosecution of what has now become the leading
business of the city. He was an upright man and a good citizen."
The children of John and Lydia (Harrington) Earle were :
1575-1.
1576-2.
Henry Earle, b. June 8, 1801 ; m. Lucinda B. Pearce.
Enoch Earle, b. Feb. 1, 1804; m. Margaret Brewer.
1577—3. John Earle, b. Jan. 31, 1S06; m. 1st, Ethalinda Poole;
1578-4.
1579-5.
1580-6.
2d, Caroline Smith.
Lydia Earle, b. Nov. 6, 1808 ; m. Leonard Poole.
Charles Earle, b. Oct. 8, 1815 ; m. Ann Rugg. ") • ^
Mary
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Earle, b. Oct. 8, 1815 ; d. in childhood, j
[714-1] . Sophia7 Earle (Clark, 6 Ralph,* William,* Ralph,*
William, 2 Ralph 1
), dau. of Clark and Hepsibeth (Howard)
Earle, b. June 15, 1777, in Paxton, Mass. ; m. May 31,
1801, Ithamar (b. Nov. 21, 1774; d- March 27, 1861),
son of Ithamar and Persis (Barrett) Bigelow, of Paxton,
and d. March 20, 1848, in Paxton.
Mr. Bigelow was a thrifty farmer, his farm lying on the northern
and western slope of Asnebumskit, not far from its summit. Judg-
ing from its usual appearance, its soil was fertile and its owner a
good agriculturist for the generation in which he lived.
Their children were :
1 58 1 -1 . Walter
R. Bigelow, b. April 30, 1802 ; m. Eliza Mower,
of Worcester.
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