Joseph Wight (1729 – )

”Joseph,  fourth child and third son of Jonathan and Jemima (Whiting) Wight, was born in Wrentham, December 29, 1729. He, like his father, is mentioned as a yeoman. In 1781 he with some of his sons, perhaps, prospected at New … Continue reading →

Avery Sprague Ware (1792 – 1838)

”AVERY SPRAGUE WARE, son of Timothy and Abiel (Ray) Ware. Born in Wrentham, Mass., June 10, 1792. Studied theology with Rev. E. H. Newton, Marlboro, Mass. Ordained, 1825. Pastor, Congregational church, Montgomery, Vt., 1825-1830. Home missionary, in Vermont, 1830-1836; in … Continue reading →

Thomas Melville Proctor (1876 – 1949)

The Proctor Mansion Inn, Wrentham, Massachusetts. Photo sent by Fred Button. ”PROCTOR, Thomas Melville, s. William M and Alice P (Ware) b. Wrentham Sep 13 1876. MD Harvard 1905. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta, prep Wrentham HS and with … Continue reading →

Jonathan Ware (1767 – 1838)

”Ware, Jonathan. A new introduction to the English Grammar, composed on the principles of the English language, exclusively. By Jonathan Ware, Esq. Windsor, Vt.: Printed for the author by Jesse Cochran. 1814. sm. 4to, pp. 48. —History of Vermont, (ms.) … Continue reading →

Rev. Samuel Mann

Copy to your browser and read pages586-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&lpg=PA458&dq=lehmen%20ware&pg=PA586#v=onepage&q=ware&f=false Source:  Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, by John W. Jordan, Originally published in Chicago and New York, 1911 … Continue reading →

Mrs. George Sheldon Downs (1843 – )

”DOWNS, Mrs. George Sheldon (Mrs. Georgie Sheldon), author; b. Wrentham, Mass., June 6, 1843; d. Edwin A. and Malvina F. (Ware) Forbush; ed. pub. schs., Ashland, Mass., Ladies’ Coll. Inst., Worcester; m. Ashland, Mass., Apr. 8, 1868, George Sheldon Downs. … Continue reading →

Frank Ware Guild (1864 – )

“FRANK WARE GUILD–A good example of the successful business man who has risen through his own efforts to a position of prominence which he new holds in the business circles of Norwich, Connecticut, is Frank Ware Guild, jeweler, at No. … Continue reading →

Joseph Ware (1761 – 1837)

“Joseph Ware, son of Ichabod and Sarah (Skinner) Ware, was born Oct. 11, 1761, in Wrentham, Mass.  He was a descendant of Robert Ware, of Dedham.  His early life was spent on his father’s farm in that part of Wrentham … Continue reading →