The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

1 78 THE EARLE FAMILY [Seventh
1582-2. Ralph E. Bigelow, b. June 14, 1804; m. 1st, Tryphena
Lakin ; 2d, Melony Chaffin. He lived in Paxton, where,
in company with his brother-in-law, George S. Lakin,
he was engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes.
About 1861 he purchased the interest of Mr. Lakin, and
took into partnership his son, John C. Bigelow. He d.
July 4, 1873.
1583-3. Hepzibah Bigelow, b. March 31, 1806; d. March 20,
1S19.
1584-4. Lewis Bigelow, b. Aug. 31, 1808; m. April 1, 1834,
Phebe T. Davis; (/.March 15, 1885.
[717-4]. Dexter 7 Earle (Clark, 6 Ralphs William,* Ralph?
William? Ralph 1
), son of Clark and Hepsibeth (Howard)
Earle, b. Nov. 7, 1786, in Paxton, Mass. ; m. Susanna
{b. Aug. 27, 1787), dau. of Alpheus and Sarah (Johnson)
. Eaton, of Worcester, Mass. ; lived, until after the birth of
their children, in Worcester, but d. in Paxton, Nov. 9, 1855 •
Their children were :
1585-1. Ralph Earle, b. Nov. 13, 181 1 ; m. Adeline E. Bigelow.
1586-2. Sophia B. E. Earle, b. Oct. 11, 1813 ; m. Nov., 1834,
William B. Rogers, of Holden ; d. July 20, 1835.
1587-3. Lavinia Earle, b. Sept. 8, 1816.
1588-4. Hepzibah Earle.
1589-5. Mary S. Earle, b. May 8, 1818; m. Sept. 12, 1848,
Isaac Whittemore, of Hubbardston, Mass., and lives in
Natick, Mass.; 1 ch., Waldo L., b. July, 1S49; m.
Emily J. Thompson, of Webster, Mass.
1590-6. Clarke Earle.
1591-7. James C. Earle, b. Sept. 10, 1821 ; m. Sarah S. Partridge.
1592-8. George Earle, b. Sept. 16, 1824; m. Lavina E. Nichols.
1593-9. Lewis B. Earle, b. April 24, 1830; m. May 3, 1855,
Henrietta Childs (d. Jan. 27, 1861, in Grafton, Mass.) ;
d. Aug. 16, i860, in Paxton; issue, 1 son, Charles
Dexter Earle, b. May 3, 1857; l ^Sli m
Leicester, Mass.
[727-2]. Harriet 7 Earle (Frederick, 6 George,* Robert?
Ralph? William? Ralph 1
), dau. of Frederick and Elizabeth
(Young) Earle, b. Aug. 11, 1794, in Chester, Vt.
m. April 10, 1815, Daniel Tarbell (b. Nov. 2, 1790, in
Chester), son of Jonathan and Jenny (Gleason) Tarbell.
They were living, in i860, in Moriah, Essex Co., N. Y.
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