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2, 1817; elected a member of the Essex Institute, July 

 29, 1863, and died in Salem, June 2, 1890. 



EDWARD C. CHEEVER, son of Josiah C. and Elizabeth 

 W. (Page) Cheever, was born in Boston, June 28, 1843 ; 

 elected a member of the Essex Institute, July 22, 1870, 

 and died in Kewanee, 111., Aug. 11, 1890. 



JOSEPH HAMMOND, son of Jednthun and Hannah (Ho- 

 man) Hammond, was born in Salem, Nov. 30, 1806 ; 

 elected a member of the Essex Institute, Sept. 2, 1863, 

 and died in Salem, Aug. 27, 1890. 



JONATHAN KIMBALL, son of Nathan and Martha (Web- 

 ster) Kimball, was born in Kingston, N. H., Mar. 18, 

 1819 ; elected a member of the Essex Institute, Nov. 5, 

 1866, and died in Chelsea, July 17, 1890. 



CHARLES OSGOOD, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth 

 (Cowan) Osgood, was born in Salem, Feb. 25, 1809; 

 elected a member of the Essex Institute, July 14, 1864, 

 and died in Salem, Dec. 26, 1890. 



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