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is an Odd Fellow and a Mason, in the latter
connection belonging to Narragansett Lodge,
Fall River Royal Arch Chapter and Godfrey de
Bouillon Commandery.
Mr. Darling has taken a good citizen's part
in the upbuilding of Fall River in more than
one respect. He did his duty while in the public
service, and in the particular business to
which his active years have been devoted has
found opportunity to promote the material
growth of the city and influence general opinion
in the right direction by showing in his work
the wisdom of combining substantial construction
with pleasing effects, sacrificing neither
one to the other.
BARDEN. The surnames Barden, Bardeen,
Burden, and Bourden were originally Borden,
in the spelling of which there are over thirty
variations. The Bardens of Attleboro and
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In time Mr. Darling took into business with
him his sons, who, having grown up as it were
in this line of work, became proficient, and all
in a manner have special features to which they
have given their attention. The sons Joseph
ajid Frederick Darling give special attention to
contracting, while George Darling is a fullfledged
architect and with his father deals with
that feature of the work. Mr. Darling is also
in business in Newport, having a partnership
with Aldora Slade on work in Rhode Island.
They built the toi-jiedo factoiy for the government.
The senior Mr. Darling was for a number of
years a member of the common council of Fall
River, and during that time served on the
committee that had charge of the introduction
North Attleboro are descendants of Richard
Borden, who was one of the original settlers in
Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
(I) Richard Borden,
of the water supply for the city. Socially he
of the County of Kent,
England, born in 1601, came to New England
in the ship "Elizabeth and Ann," in 1635,
accompanied by his wife Joan and two children.
In 1638 he went from Boston to Portsmouth,
R. L, as one of the founders of that town, was
admitted a freeman there in 1641, and subsequently
held various public offices, including
that of deputy to the General Court. He wor-
shiped with the Society of Friends, and in all
his dealings with his fellow men he exemplified
to a high degree the principles of that faith. He
died in Portsmouth in 1671, and his wife died
there July 16, 1688. Their children were:
Thomas, born in England ; Francis, also born
there; Mathew, born in Portsmouth in May,
1638, the first native white child of the island
of Rhode Island ; John, referred to below ;
Joseph, liorn in 1643; Sarah, born in 1644;
Samuel, born in 1645; Benjamin, born in
1649 ; Amie, born in 1654.
(II) John Borden, son of Richard, was bom
in Portsmouth, in September, 1640, and died
there June 4, 1716. He married Dec. 25, 1670,
Mary Earl, born in Portsmouth in 1655, died
there in 1734. Children: Richard, born Oct.
24, 1671, died July 12, 1732; John, bom in
1675, married Sarah Earl, of Portsmouth;
Annie, born May 30, 1678, married Benjamin
Chase, of Tiverton, R. I. ; Joseph, bom Dec.
3, 1680, married Sarah Brownell, of Portsmouth
; Thomas is referred to below ; Hope,
born March 3, 1684, married William Olney,
Jr., of Tiverton; William, bora Aug. 15, 1689,
married Alice Hall, of Jamestown, R. I.; Ben-
On Sept. 30, 1857, Mr. Darling married
Hettie A., daughter of George and Mehetabel
Reynolds, of Fall River, but formerly of Rhode
Island. Mrs. Darling died Jan. 1, 1901. Seven
children blessed this union: (1) Joseph M.
married Annie S. Eddy, of Fall River, and they
had two children, Joseph M. 2d, who married
Louise Pollock, and Bessie, now deceased, who
married Joseph Palmer and had four children,
Ethel, Eddie, Hettie and Janice. (2) George
married Frances L. Davis and had three children,
Edward W., Maud F. (wife of Raymond
W. Parlin) and George. (3) Frederick E. married
Mary Simmons and has children, Marion
and Wylder. (4) Edith M., wife of Clinton
G. Albert, city collector, has children, Dorothy
and Barton. (5) Annie W. is the wife of William
Bennett. (6) Edward B., in Florida, has
heen twice married ; his first wife was Nellie
Brightman. (7) Minnie H.
jamin settled in Virginia; Mary.
(III) Thomas Borden, son of John, was bom
in Portsmoutli, R. I., Dec. 13, 1682, and was
residing there in and subsequent to 1721. He
married April 18, 1717, Catherine Hull, born
Feb. 23, 1689, daughter of John and Alice
(Teddeman) Hull, of Jamestown. He married
(second) Oct. 4, 1727, Mary Briggs, of Portsmouth,
a descendant of John Briggs, one of
the founders of that tovm. His three sons,
Thomas, Isaac and Samuel Borden (or Barden),
settled in Attleboro. Of these sons Isaac, who
was residing in Attleboro in 1759, married Experience
Miller and reared a family; and Samuel,
who was living in Attleboro in 1766, married
a Miss Fuller and also reared a family.
(IV) Thomas Barden (2), son of Thomas,
was born in Portsmouth, R. I. He moved to
Attleboro, Mass., as early as 1756. Prior to
that he was concerned with his brothers, Isaac