288 Harden. 



HARDEN (Hardin ; Harding). 



1. John, of So. Bridgewater, Mass., m. 1766, Eunice, dau. of Jona- 

 than Benson. She d. 17 Nov. 1811. He d. 18 Aug. 1812. Among 

 their ch. were sons John (2) and Jonathan (3). 



2. John (John = Eunice Benson), of Bridgewater, m. 1792, Lucy 

 Holuies of Ply. She d. 30 Nov. 1846, aet. 78th yr. He d. 28 Dec. 

 1834, aet. 68th yr. Of their ch. Ephraim (4), was b. at So. Bridgewater, 

 May 14, 1799, and early settled in Hing. 



3. Jonathan (John = Eunice Benson), b. at Bridgewater, Apr. 22, 

 1771. m. Lucy Faunce. She was b. Apr. 27, 1773, and d. in Hing. 

 27 July, 1862, aet. 89 yrs. He d. 18 July, 1830, aet. 59 yrs. Resided 

 at Bridgewater, Worthington, and Halifax, Mass. 



Ch., — 



i. Harriet, b. at Worthington, Feb. 17, 1795, d. in Hing. unm. 27 Jan. 

 1859. 



5. ii. Halah, Oct. 1, 1796. 



iii. Haktey, Aug. 8, 1798. m. Oct. 23, 1823, Ephraim Harden. 



6. iv. Hosea, Jan. 21, 1801. 



v. Helah, Feb. 15, 1803, d. 12 Apr. foil, 



vi. Harilah, Feb. 25, 1804, d. same yr. 



vii. Eunice Benson, Aug. 17, 1805. m. Charles B. Reed, 



viii. Deborah, Dec. 20, 1808, d. in Hing. 9 Jan. 1834. 



4. Ephraim (John = Lucy Holmes), b. at So. Bridgewater, May 14, 

 1799. m. first, Oct. 23, 1823, his cous. Hartey, dau. of Jonathan and 

 Lucy (Faunce) Harden. She d. in Hing. 3 July, 1852, aet. 54th yr. 

 He m. secondly, Apr. 19, 1855, Mrs. Hannah (Barnes) Harden, wid. 

 of Hosea Harden, and dau. of George and Christiana (Mansfield) 

 Barnes. She d. 23 Sept. 1882, aet. 80 yrs. " Master-mariner." Re- 

 sides on South, near Hersey St. 



Ch., b. in Hing., — 



i. Harriet Clark, July 23, 1824, d. 23 Jan. 1839. 

 ii. Laura Williams, March 9, 1827, d. 6 July, 1854. 



iii. Ephraim Holmes, Aug. 8, 1831. Removed to Brooklyn, N. Y. He m. 

 Oct. 24, 1854, Anna J. McWhinney, and d. 21 July, 1875, aet. 44th yr. 

 She d. in Hing. 20 Sept. 1883, aet. 49 yrs. Of their ch. who came to 

 Hing.: 1. Laura Louisa, Apr. 18, 1861. 2. Emma Frances, Sept. 13, 

 1865. 3. Warren Crowcll, June 30, 1869, d. in Hing. 14 May, 1887, aet. 

 18th yr. 



5. Halah (Jonathan = Lucy Faunce), was b. Oct. 1, 1796. He m. 

 in Hing. Oct. 17, 1821, Christiana Barnes, dau. of George and Chris- 

 tiana (Mansfield) Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 18, 1797, and d. 

 at Wey. 18 Aug. 1875, aet. 78th yr. Capt. Halah Harden was lost at 

 sea in Sch. "Damsel" of Baltiraoie, Md., of which he was master, 26 

 Dec. 1839, aet. 43 yrs. Resided on North St. 



Ch., b. in Hing., — 



i. Halah, Mav 12, 1828, d. 24 May foil. 



ii. Helen Barnes, Apr. 13, 1830. m. (1) Apr. 9, 1858, Thomas T. Barnes of 



Ea. Bridgewater, and (2) Warren C. Webster of Concord. N. H. 

 iii. Emeline Mansfield, March 28, 1836. m. Sept. 1, 1864, Charles H. Loud 

 of Ah'n. 



