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FIRST GENERATION
1. George William CHILDS was born on December 28, 1852 in Cleveland,
Cuyahoga, Ohio.1 He died on February 25, 1860 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.2
History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall &
Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 119
Drowned.

SECOND GENERATION
2. Henry CHILDS was born on July 18, 1819 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.3 He died on February 10, 1885 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.4
History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall &
Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 119
A teacher in Cleveland, Ohio; removed to Buffalo, where he became prominent
as a man of affairs and as proprietor of the Buffalo Steam Forge; he did a
heavy business in supplying railroads with car axles.
History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George
Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 209.
of Buffalo, N.Y. He was married to Elizabeth HITCHCOCK on August 10,
1847.5

3. Elizabeth HITCHCOCK was born on November 21, 1818 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.6,7 Henry CHILDS and Elizabeth HITCHCOCK had the following
children:
1 i. George William CHILDS.
ii. Catherine Warriner CHILDS was born on October 20, 1855.8
iii. Elizabeth Hitchcock CHILDS was born on August 3, 1857.9
iv. Henry Kimberley CHILDS was born on March 9, 1863 in Buffalo,
Erie, New York.10 He died on April 12, 1884.11 History of Deerfield, Volume
II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896.
p. 119
Killed by the accidental discharge of his gun while hunting on
Niagara river.

THIRD GENERATION
4. Henry CHILDS was born on February 27, 1785 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.12 He Int. Marriage on November 30, 1816 in Gill, Franklin,
Massachusetts.13 He died on March 9, 1869 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.14 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon,
Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 115
Deacon; settled at Wapping; farmer; known as "Dr. Harry"
History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written &
Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic,
Conn. 1953. p. 353
of Deerfield, Mass. 1824 He was married to Matilda BILLINGS on January 19,
1817 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts.15,16

5. Matilda BILLINGS was born on February 7, 1788 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.17,18 She died on June 11, 1825 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.19,20 Henry CHILDS and Matilda BILLINGS had the following
children:
i. Amzi CHILDS was born on November 1, 1817 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.21 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon,
Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 119
Settled in Peterboro, N.H.
2 ii. Henry CHILDS.
iii. Dexter CHILDS was born on June 23, 1822 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.22
iv. Matilda CHILDS was born on June 19, 1824 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.23

6. Henry HITCHCOCK was born on November 6, 1783 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.24 He died on August 19, 1861.25 History of the Town of
Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by
Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 209.
Saddler and farmer; deacon at organization of the third Cong'l society in
Deerfield. He was married to Betsey KIMBERLEY on October 29, 1810.26

7. Betsey KIMBERLEY was born in 1789.27 She died on January 16, 1878.28
History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George
Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p.
209.
of West Haven, Ct. Henry HITCHCOCK and Betsey KIMBERLEY had the following
children:
i. Nathaniel HITCHCOCK was born on June 22, 1812 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.29 History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon,
Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 210.
Resided on the onld homestead; famer; dea; sec'y and treas. of
the P.V.M Ass'n from its organization.
ii. Henry HITCHCOCK was born on March 25, 1816 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.30 He died on April 5, 1884.31 History of
Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA,
1896. p. 211.
About 1840 he left the farm and began driving stage on the Ct.
valley line from Greenfield to Bratt.; removed to Rutland 1849 and was agent
for the Rutland & Burlington R. R.; about 1856 removed to Chicago and soon to
Galesburg, where he continued as one of the chief managers of the C. B. & Q.
R. R. until 1881; he was active in the affairs of the city; was director in
the 2nd National Bank and on the board of trustees of Knox College; to this
institution he left a large benefaction at his death.
3 iii. Elizabeth HITCHCOCK.
iv. Eunice Kimberly HITCHCOCK was born on August 19, 1825 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.32

FOURTH GENERATION
8. Amzi CHILDS was born on September 21, 1740 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.33 He died on November 2, 1817 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.34 History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John
Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A.
Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 498.
of Deerfield, Mass.
History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall &
Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 112
Sol. in the last French and Indian War; lived at Wapping. He was married
to Submit WRIGHT on January 22, 1767 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.35,36

9. Submit WRIGHT was born in 1746.37 She died on September 2, 1824 in
Wapping, Franklin, Massachusetts.38 Amzi CHILDS and Submit WRIGHT had the
following children:
i. Elizabeth CHILDS was born on December 29, 1767 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.39 She died on April 29, 1768 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.40
ii. Elizabeth (Betsey) CHILDS was born on February 17, 1769 in
Wapping, Franklin, Massachusetts.41,42 She died on April 19, 1835 in
Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.43,44,45 She was buried in Old South
Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.46 Vital Records of Montague,
Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute
Salem Mass. 1934. p. 64. of Deerfield, Mass
iii. David Wright CHILDS was born on May 12, 1771 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.47 He died on May 14, 1771 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.48
iv. Simeon CHILDS was born on June 9, 1772 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.49 He Int. Marriage on September 22, 1805.50 He died on
January 24, 1834.51
v. Amzi CHILDS was born on October 1, 1774 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.52 He Int. Marriage on November 24, 1804.53 He died on May
21, 1835.54
vi. Submit CHILDS was born on December 6, 1776 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.55 She died on April 20, 1833.56
vii. David CHILDS was born on November 27, 1778 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.57 He died on February 2, 1810 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.58
viii. James CHILDS was born on November 10, 1780 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.59 He died on October 2, 1806.60
ix. Erastus CHILDS was born on October 31, 1782 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.61 He died on February 17, 1858 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.62 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon,
Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 115
Shoemaker and farmer; lived at Wapping; known as "Uncle Tom"
4 x. Henry CHILDS.
xi. Sarah CHILDS was born on August 12, 1787 in Wapping, Franklin,
Massachusetts.63
xii. Alvan CHILDS was born on August 11, 1789 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.64,65 He Int. Marriage on March 26, 1836 in
Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.66 He died on August 7, 1839 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.67,68 History of The Town of Sunderland,
Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T.
Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 286.
of Deerfield, Mass.
Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849.
Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 64.
of Deerfield, Mass

History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Vol. II, Published by E. A. Hall &
Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 62.
of Deerfield, Mass.
xiii. Charlotte CHILDS was born on August 11, 1789 in Wapping,
Franklin, Massachusetts.69

10. Ethan BILLINGS was born in 1756.70 He died on July 11, 1821 in Gill,
Franklin, Massachusetts.71 Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the
Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby,
Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 11.
of Conway, Mass. He was married to Submit BELDING on October 30, 1778.72

11. Submit BELDING Baptized on January 25, 1756 in Amherst, Hampshire,
Massachusetts.73 She died on February 13, 1825 in Charlemont, Franklin,
Massachusetts.74 Ethan BILLINGS and Submit BELDING had the following
children:
i. Matilda BILLINGS was born on December 16, 1780 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.75 She died on December 29, 1780 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.76 She was buried in South Centre Cemetery (Pumpkin
Hollow), Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.77
ii. Elijah BILLINGS was born on December 20, 1781 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.78,79 He Baptized on March 8, 1789 in Congregational
Church, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.80
iii. Ethan BILLINGS was born on October 31, 1783 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.81,82 He Baptized on March 8, 1789 in Congregational
Church, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.83 He Int. Marriage on December 17,
1809 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.84 Vital Records of Conway,
Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic
Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1943. p. 127.
of Conway, Mass - 1809.
iv. Matilda BILLINGS was born in April 1785 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.85 She died on July 6, 1785 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.86 She was buried in South Centre Cemetery (Pumpkin Hollow),
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.87
v. Moses BILLINGS was born on April 15, 1786 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.88,89 He Baptized on March 8, 1789 in Congregational Church,
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.90
5 vi. Matilda BILLINGS.
vii. Jonathan BILLINGS Baptized on March 8, 1789 in Congregational
Church, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.91
viii. Charlotte BILLINGS was born on January 1, 1790 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.92,93
ix. Amy BILLINGS was born on January 25, 1792 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.94,95

12. Dea. Justin HITCHCOCK was born on May 27, 1752 in Granville, Hampden,
Massachusetts.96 He died on February 10, 1822 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.97 History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A.
Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896.. p. 209.
Deacon; learned th trade of hatter in Springfield; removed to Deerfield,
1774; was fifer in the company of minute men and marched with them under
Capt. Locke on the Lexington alarm, carrying a gun as well as fife; he soon
came back, and in 1777 was in the Co. of Joseph Stebbins, which "assisted" at
the capture of Burrgoyne; he was fond of music and led the children choir for
many years, playing on a bass-viol of his own make; this is now in Memorial
Hall; he worked at this trade and lived on the lot now owned by his grandson,
Dea. Nath'l Hitchcock. He was married to Mercy HOYT on November 25, 1779 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.98

13. Mercy HOYT was born on October 24, 1755 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.99 She died on May 13, 1834.100 Dea. Justin HITCHCOCK and
Mercy HOYT had the following children:
i. Charissa HITCHCOCK was born on January 13, 1781 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.101
6 ii. Henry HITCHCOCK.
iii. Capt. Charles HITCHCOCK was born on November 3, 1785 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.102 He Int. Marriage in December 1820 in
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.103 He died on January 4, 1864.104 History
of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield,
MA, 1896. p. 209. Deacon; Capt. Selectman; musician; many years leader of
the choir in the First Cong'l church; the "pitch pipe" he used is now in
Memorial Hall.
Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1943. p. 159.
of Deerfield, Mass. 1820
iv. Emilia HITCHCOCK was born on January 16, 1789 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.105 She died on August 22, 1854 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.106 Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts to the Year 1850,
published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass.
1943. p. 127. of Deerfield, Mass. - 1825
v. Rev. Edward HITCHCOCK was born on May 24, 1793 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.107 He Int. Marriage on May 15, 1821 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.108 He died on February 27, 1864.109 History of
Conway, Massachusetts, 1767 - 1917, Rev. Charles Stanley Pease, editor,
Springfield Printing and Binding Co., Springfield, Mass., 1917. p. 263.
President of Amherst College.
History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co.,
Greenfield, MA, 1896. One of Deerfield's most distinguished sons; a
"self-made man;" brought up to work on his father's farm, his scholastic
training was at the town school and six winter terms at Deerfield Academy; he
was, however, honored with the degree of A.M. by Yale, in 1818, LL D. by
Harvard, 1840, D.D. Mid. College, 1846. He was preceptor of Deerfield
Academy, 1813 - 19, pastor at Conway, Prof. of Chem. and Nat. History at
Amherst College 1825 - 45, Prof. of Theology and Geology, and President of
the college 1845 - 54.
Conway, 1767 - 1967, Edited by Deane Lee, Published by The Town of Conway,
Massachusetts, 1967. p. 126.
Reverend Edward Hitchcock (1793 - 1864) was born in Deerfield. He was a
minister of the Congregational Church in Conway from 1821 to 1825. He then
became a professor of chemistry and natural history at Amherst College.
Later he served as president the college. As a pioneer in the field of
geology he became one of the great men of science in his time. He published
many volumes and tracts on religious and scientific subjects and was noted
for his skill in handling the relationship of geology to the Scriptures.

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