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married Elmira Blackington and had one son,
Elmer.
(3) Thomas Alexander Barden, born May 30,
1819, died Feb. 7, 1905. He was a merchant
and manufacturer and later a farmer, was justice
of the peace, and served the town of North
Attleboro as selectman. On Oct. 12, 1813, he
married Susan Emily White, who was bom
Aug. 23, 1819, and died Feb. 12, 1890. Chil-
Chester F. Melendy), Louise Annie (bom April
•3, 1882), Helen S. (bom June 16, 1887),
Thomas Russell (born Jan. 22, 1890), and
Estelle (bom July 18, 1894); Evelyn Rhoda,
bom Oct. 20, 1858, died March 3, 1859; Elvena
Rachael, twin of Evelyn Rhoda, died April 10,
1867; Emily Louise was bom July 3, 1861.
(4) Laurinda White Barden, born June 6,
(6) Stephen Halsey Barden, born Aug. 30,
1826, died in Providence, R. I., June 19, 1881.
He was with his brother Joseph in the grocery
business in North Attleboro, and later with
Frederick E. Keep, as Barden & Keep, in the
wholesale flour and butter business in Provixience,
R. I. He married April 27, 1856, Sarah
Ann Crossley. Children : Charles Albert, bom
Feb. 26, 1858, married Dec. 19, 1887, Clara
Cornelia Wilbur; Frederick William, bom Jan.
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Halsey (bom Dec. 27, 1900) ; Estelle Jane, born
Dec. 6, 1874, married in August, 1902, Floyd
Rowe Watson, and has one child, Norman Allen,
bom May 11, 1909.
(7) Clarissa A. Barden, born Sept. 13, 1829,
died Sept. 28, 1875. She taught school for
many years; married Oct. 12, 1856, George E.
Bicknell, who was born March 10, 1829, died
March 5, 1900. Children : George Atherton,
born June 25, 1858, married Olive Simonson;
Annie Louise, born July 31, 1864, married
Nov. 13, 1888, Henry P. Palin, and has had
children, Chester A. (born July 27, 1889), Homer
Alden (born July 13, 1892), and Lester
dren: Emily Frances, born June 1, 1845, died
Dec. 27, 1845 Francis ; Irving, born Dec. 4, 184(3,
jnarried Sept. 25, 1867, Harriett B. Warren, and
had one daughter, Mabel Warren, bom June
17, 1868, who married June 11, 1890, William
F. Swift, and died Jan. 20, 1910; Ella Irene,
bom Oct. 6, 1851, married Dec. 25, 1878,
Oeorge Eugene Fisher, and has had children,
Charles Ellis (bom Jan. 24, 1880), Eugene
(bom 1882, died in infancy), Elliott B. (born
Aug. 1, 1894, died 1903) ; Walter Elliott, bom
Dec. 10, 1853, married June 6, 1877, Lucy S.
Bugbee, who was born Sept. 2, 1851, and died
June 11, 1901. the mother of six children,
Harry E. (born June 26, 1878), Elvena B.
(born Nov. 29. 1879, married (born July 29, 1890, died Nov. 10, 1890).
(VII) Joseph Grant Barden, son of Thomas
(4) and Rachael (Smith), was bom in Wrentham
Sept. 2, 1824, the fifth in a family of seven
children. He was educated in his home district,
called Blake's Hill. In the years of his childhood
and early manhood, Wrentham being
largely engaged in the manufacture of straw
bonnets, nearly every well-to-do farmer reserved
a plat of land whereon he raised straw,
April 4, 1906, cradled, cured and bunched in June, afterward
cut out, whitened, split and made ready for
braiding. This was much in demand by those
who manufactured bonnets. During the long
winter evenings the children, both boys and
girls, were seated around the tallow candle,
each having their number of yards to braid.
Those energetic enough to complete their task
1821, died Oct. 6, 1838.
(5) Joseph Grant Barden is referred to below.
early could have for their own use all they
earned afterward. Here was a chance for our
protege to own what, above all things, he desired—
a violin. With the aid of a master he
soon became proficient, and his presence, with
V)ow, was one thing needful at parties and singing
schools. Later he sold his first purchase
and secured one of the finest violins then made ;
this was a lifelong companion. It was menial
5, 1860, married (first) in November, 1885,
Emily Carter, who died July 3, 1900, and mar-
Tied (second) Sept. 6, 1906, Mrs. Marion Hale
Hilzer; Wallace Lincoln, born Sept. 23, 1862,
married Sept. 23, 1885, Jennie E. R. Cranston,
-who died Sept. 5, 1901, the mother of one
•daughter, Madeline service in those days, even for a promising
youth,
(bom Sept. 7, 1887), and
be married (second) March 31, 1910, Gertmde
May Speakman; Sarah Elizabeth, born Dec. 5,
1864, died Sept. 5, 1866 Edward ; Everett, bom
Sept. 19, 1867. married Sept. 24, 1891, Mary E.
Wood, of South Pasadena, Cal., and has children,
Harold (bom Sept. 5, 1892) and Stephen
to walk beside a yoke of oxen, with cords
of wood, to be delivered in Providence some
fourteen miles away, and bring back whatever
was ordered by grocers or contractors of buildings
in the villages he passed. Much of the
route on his way was at that time thinly peopled,
so he was acquainted with the heads of
each household, and in the decline of his life
enjoyed greatly the narration of those journeys,
which he punctuated with many funny incitlents.
Soon after his twenty-first birthday,
his father's death placed him as the head manager
of the homestead farm. In 1847, two years
later, his younger brother Halsey and he became
partners in this and other lines of business.
They started a small grocery trade, also