168 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



Newbury, May 17, 1810. A lineal descendant oi James^ 

 Ordway of Dover, born, it is said, in Wales, 1620; re- 

 moved to Newbury; married 23 Nov., 1648, Ann Em- 

 ery who died Mar. 31, 1687. He died after 1702. 



Hananiah^ Ordiuay, b. Dec. 2, 1665 ; married Abigail 

 Merrill ; d. June, 1758 ; was one of the first settlers in the 

 westerly part of Newbury near Indian Hill. 



Nathaniel^ Ordivay, b. July 3, 1695 ; d. Dec. 30, 1765 ; 

 m. Aug. 14, 1718, Priscilla Mors, b. Apr. 22, 1697; 

 d. May 29, 1735. 



David^ Ordway, b. Sept. 16, 1745 ; d. Sept. 26, 1826 ; 

 m. Apr. 16, 1767, Lois Patten who was b. Nov. 11, 1742, 

 and d. June 2, 1818. 



David'' Ordway, b. Sept. 19, 1778; d. 1848; m. Aug. 

 9, 1802, Mary Emery who was b. 1783, d. Oct. 21, 1819, 

 the parents of the subject of this notice. 



Mr. Ordway in early life was engaged in the comb and 

 harness making business. Kemoving to Bradford in 1834, 

 he began manufacturing shoes, continuing this occupation 

 till 1876 when he retired. He was one of the first in the 

 shoe trade to introduce the system of cash payments for 

 work, which at once became popular with the manufactur- 

 ers. He was a member of the State Legislature in 1860. 

 He was a leading member of the Congregational church, 

 and was widely known. He was a prominent citizen of 

 Bradford where he held offices of trust from time to time. 

 When the Bradford Farmers' club was organized he was 

 the first president and one of its most active supporters. 



John Christopher Osgood died in Salem, Wednes- 

 day, Oct. 12, 1887. He was the son of John Babbidge 

 and Hannah M. (Osgood) Osgood, born in Salem, March 

 22, 1826, and educated in its schools ; entered in mercan- 

 tile business as a clerk, with the firm of Robert Upton & 



