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     Charlotte Sewell was born on 26 October 1804 in Montreal.² She was the daughter of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ Charlotte Sewell married John Durnford, son of Major General Elias Walker Durnford R.E. and Jane Sophia Mann, on 28 October 1835 in Montreal.^3,4 Charlotte Sewell and John Durnfordappeared in the 1861 census at Greenwich, Kent. Durnford is listed as Assistant Military Storekeeper, War Department.⁵ Charlotte Sewell and John Durnfordappeared in the 1871 census at Leamington, Warwickshire,, hey are in lodgings and John Durnford is listed as a retired army officer.⁶ Charlotte Sewell and John Durnfordappeared in the 1881 census at Fort George Ordnance House, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Here he is described as "retired deputy superintendant of stores of late Military Stores Department of the Army."⁷ Charlotte Sewell died in 1888 in Guernsey, Channel Islands.¹

     Augusta Sewell was born on 12 August 1806 in Montreal.¹ She was the daughter of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ Augusta Sewell was baptised on 6 September 1806 at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.² She married Major Philip Durnford, son of Major General Elias Walker Durnford R.E. and Jane Sophia Mann, on 3 August 1833 in Kingston Church, Portsea, England.³ Augusta Sewell died on 22 November 1888 in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 82.⁴ She was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal.¹

     Sophia Sewell was born on 6 February 1808.¹ She was the daughter of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ Sophia Sewell was baptised on 3 March 1808 at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.² She died on 17 September 1828 in Montreal at the age of 20.³ She was buried on 20 September 1828 in Montreal.³

     Mary Sewell was born on 24 June 1809 in Montreal.² She was the daughter of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ Mary Sewell was baptised on 29 July 1809 at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.² She married Charles Jones, son of Col. Arthur Jones C.B., on 7 November 1838 in Toronto Rev. H.J. Grassett officiated. In the notice of the marriage the groom is described as being late of the 27th Regt.³ Mary Sewell died on 8 May 1875 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 65.⁴

     Dr. Edward Quincy Sewell was born on 26 April 1811 in Montreal.³ He was the son of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.² Dr. Edward Quincy Sewell was baptised on 26 May 1811 Samuel Gale, Ward Chipman Jr. and Eliza Davidson were sponsors.³ He graduated on 1 August 1835 from Edinburgh in medicine, his dissertation was on dyspepsia. He graduated at the same time as his brother Stephen. He married Susan Wilson Haydon, daughter of Edward Langley Haydon, on 8 May 1849 in Christ Church, Sorel, Canada.^4,5 Dr. Edward Quincy Sewell died on 26 November 1872 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 61.⁶

     James Caldwell Sewell was born on 1 February 1813.¹ He was the son of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ James Caldwell Sewell died on 17 June 1813 in Montreal.²

     Dr. Stephen Charles Sewell MD, LRCS was born on 1 July 1814 in Montreal.² He was the son of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ Dr. Stephen Charles Sewell MD, LRCS was baptised on 7 August 1814 at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.² He graduated from Edinburgh in medicine, his dissertation was on intermittent fever. He graduated at the same time as his brother Edward. He married Isabella Geddes, daughter of Dr. James Geddes and Sarah Hannah Boies, on 8 July 1840 in the residence of Charles Geddes, St. James Place, Montreal, the marriage bond is dated 3 July 1840. They had several children all of whom died s.p.^3,4 On 16 November 1844 he was installed in the Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellowship in Montreal. Dr. Stephen Charles Sewell MD, LRCS died on 21 October 1868 at the age of 54.¹

     Jane Ann Sewell was born on 23 August 1816 in Montreal.² She was the daughter of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ Jane Ann Sewell was baptised on 29 September 1816 at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.³ She married firstly John Jamieson on 25 July 1839 at Christ's Church, Montreal, Rev. Henry D. Sewell officiated. The marriage bond dated 23 July 1839.⁴ Jane Ann Sewell married secondly Alexander Campbell, son of Lt. Col. Patrick Campbell, on 13 April 1849 at Craven Cottage, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, the service was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Henderson.⁵ Jane Ann Sewell died on 3 January 1890 in Paris, France, at the age of 73.¹

     William Caldwell Sewell was born on 27 May 1818.¹ He was the son of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ William Caldwell Sewell was baptised on 14 September 1818 at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.² He died on 21 July 1819 at the age of 1.¹

     John Sayer Sewell was born on 24 June 1820.¹ He was the son of Stephen Sewell K.C. and Jane Caldwell.¹ John Sayer Sewell died on 5 July 1820 in Montreal.²

     Timothy Orne was baptised on 6 May 1750 at Salem.⁴ He was the son of Timothy Orne and Rebecca Taylor.^2,3 Timothy Orne graduated in 1768 from Harvard.⁵ He married Elizabeth Sewall Pynchon, daughter of William Pynchon and Catherine Sewall, circa 1770.⁴ A loyalist, he was an addresser of Gage in 1774. A mob seized him in 1775, but were persuaded to relinquish their design of tarring and feathering him.⁶ Timothy Orne made a will on 22 December 1789 proved 1 Feb 1790.⁴ He died on 23 December 1789 in Danvers, Massachusetts, at the age of 39 "of decay."^4,2

     Judge William Wetmore was born on 3 October 1749 in Middletown.¹ He graduated in 1770 from Harvard A.M. Studied law with William Pynchon. Admitted attorney, Essex Inferior Court, April 1774; attorney SCJ, June 1776; barrister, February 1784. Practised with Pynchon in Salem until 1785, thereafter in Boston. Addresser of Gage, 1774. Represented Salem in the House, 1777. Succeeded Shearjashub Bourne as Chief Justice, Suffolk Inferior Court, 1807, serving in that post and as an associate justice of the successor Middle Circuit Court of Common Pleas until 1821. One of his daughters, Sarah Waldo, married the future United States Supreme Court Justice, Joseph Story.² He married Catherine Pynchon, daughter of William Pynchon and Catherine Sewall, on 5 November 1776 in Salem.¹ Judge William Wetmore died on 18 November 1830 in Boston at the age of 81.¹

     Rev. Thomas Fitch Oliver was born on 4 May 1757.³ He was the son of Hon. Andrew Oliver and Mary Lynde.^2,3 Rev. Thomas Fitch Oliver graduated in 1775 from Harvard.² He married Sarah Pynchon, daughter of William Pynchon and Catherine Sewall, on 7 June 1778 in Salem, Massachusetts.^4,3 Rev. Thomas Fitch Oliver died on 25 January 1797 in Garretson Forest, near Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 39.²

      Professor of Physiology Dartmouth College and the Medical College of Ohio.² Professor Daniel Oliver was born on 9 September 1787.² He was the son of Rev. Thomas Fitch Oliver and Sarah Pynchon.¹ Professor Daniel Oliver graduated in 1806 from Harvard.³ He married Mary Robertson Pulling. Professor Daniel Oliver died on 1 May 1842 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 54 "of a peculiar and painful malady."³

     Rev. John Emerson was born on 25 November 1745 in Malden, Massachusetts.^1,3 He was the son of Rev. Joseph Emerson and Mary Moody.² Rev. John Emerson graduated in 1764 from Harvard.¹ He was ordained on 21 December 1769 at Conway as the first minister, where he lived until his death.⁴ He died on 26 June 1826 in Conway, Massachusetts, at the age of 80.⁴

     Rev. Joseph Emerson was born on 25 August 1724 in Malden, Massachusetts.^1,3,4 He was the son of Rev. Joseph Emerson and Mary Moody.² Rev. Joseph Emerson graduated in 1743 from Harvard.¹ He was ordained on 25 February 1746/47 at Pepperell where he lived until his death.³ He died on 29 October 1775 in Pepperell at the age of 51 he had been appointed Chaplain to the troops at Cambridge in the Revolution.³

     Mary Moody Emerson was born on 8 October 1726 in Malden, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Emerson and Mary Moody.¹ Mary Moody Emerson died on 2 June 1758 at the age of 31.²

     Philip R. Ridgeway was born on 29 November 1804.¹ He was the son of Philip Reynolds Ridgeway and Ann Wolcott.² Philip R. Ridgeway married Jeanette Nicholls Shepherd on 3 October 1827 in Northampton, Massachusetts.³ Philip R. Ridgeway died on 4 December 1831 at the age of 27.¹

     Philip R. Ridgeway was born on 26 August 1802.¹ He was the son of Philip Reynolds Ridgeway and Ann Wolcott.² Philip R. Ridgeway died on 10 November 1803 at the age of 1.¹

     Samuel S. Ridgeway was born on 29 October 1803.¹ He was the son of Philip Reynolds Ridgeway and Ann Wolcott.² Samuel S. Ridgeway died on 8 May 1871 in 139 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 67 of heart disease.^1,3

     Edward W. Ridgeway was born on 15 September 1805.¹ He was the son of Philip Reynolds Ridgeway and Ann Wolcott.² Edward W. Ridgeway died on 24 September 1805.¹

     John W. Ridgeway was born on 17 February 1807.¹ He was the son of Philip Reynolds Ridgeway and Ann Wolcott.² John W. Ridgeway died on 24 September 1864 at the age of 57.¹

     Ann Sewall Ridgeway was born on 14 February 1808 in Boston, Massachusetts.^3,4,5 She was the daughter of Philip Reynolds Ridgeway and Ann Wolcott.² Ann Sewall Ridgeway married Dr. Daniel Gilbert, son of Humphrey Gilbert, on 5 October 1833 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁶ Ann Sewall Ridgeway died on 31 October 1891 in 20 Magnolia Street, Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 83 of peritonitis.⁴

     Rev. John Marrett was born on 21 September 1741 in Cambridge.¹ He was the son of Amos Marrett and Mary Dunster.¹ Rev. John Marrett graduated in 1763 from Harvard.¹ He married Martha Jones on 16 December 1779. Rev. John Marrett died on 18 February 1813 in Burlington at the age of 71 of cancer of the foot.^1,2

      Farmer.³ Samuel Sewall was born on 29 November 1819 in Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁴ He was the son of Rev. Samuel Sewall and Martha Margaret Marrett.² Samuel Sewall was baptised on 26 December 1819 at Burlington.¹ He married Elizabeth H. Brown, daughter of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 21 March 1844 in Burlington, Massachusetts.^4,5 Samuel Sewall died on 16 November 1903 in Burlington, Massachusetts, at the age of 83 of senile gangrene.⁶ He was buried on 19 November 1903 in Burlington, Massachusetts.⁶
He served as town treasurer from 1856-1892 and 1895-1896; town clerk from 1863-1893 and 1895-1900; church and parish treasurer for 40 years; church and parish treasurer for 35 years; and church deacon for 35 years.⁷
"He resides on the old Jones, Marrett, and Sewall parsonage, which he has improved by additions and adornments since those of his Grandfather Marrett. With commendable regard for the memory of his ancestors, he has left untouched by the barbarism called modern architecture, that "best room," where Hancock and Adams were disappointed of their "savory breakfast," and where some of these memoranda were written. Its walls are adorned with the painted portraits of Chief Justice Sewall and other worthies, carrying one back to old times when ministers were not ashamed to walk to meeting on Rackets. Those magnificent elm and chestnut trees, four feet in diameter, which adorn the lawn in front of the house, were mere saplings when Rev. John Marrett first visited his "lady love." On one of those occasions, he tied his horse to one of them. Perceiving this, Mr. Jones' colored servant removed it to a more proper place, and, with a native politeness known only to his race, announced: "I'se fetched the gemmans horse and hitched him where folks allers put um, cause he'd eat up the trees me & Massa planted." Faithful and considerate man, he appears to have been the trusted executive of the estate after Mr. Jones' death. Honorable mention is often made of him in Mr. Marrett's Diary. He now reposes in the adjacent cemetery, borne to his grave by the selectmen of Burlington, personally, as a mark of respect for him and the ministerial families he had served so long; and in the Family Bible it is written of him: "Cuff, the faithful Negro Servant of the above Thomas & Abigail [Jones] died April, 1813, having lived in the family about 60 years." " Letter dated 15 March 1847, from Rev. Samuel Sewall of Massachusetts to Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell.¹

     Martha Marrett Sewall was born on 31 October 1823 in Burlington, Massachusetts.³ She was baptised on 1 November 1823. She was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Sewall and Martha Margaret Marrett.² Martha Marrett Sewall married Luther P. Martin, son of Francis B. Martin and Betsey B. (Unknown), on 26 November 1861 in Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, The Rev. Samuel Sewall conducted the service. In the record of the marriage both parties are described as teachers.⁴

     Abigail Devereux Sewall was born on 7 September 1830 in Burlington, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Sewall and Martha Margaret Marrett.¹ Abigail Devereux Sewall was baptised on 12 September 1830. She became a teacher with her brother-in-law, Luther Martin, and in 1876 was living with them at Winsor Locks. She died on 28 February 1897 in Burlington, Massachusetts, at the age of 66.³

     Birdsey Norton was the son of Ebenezer Norton.¹ Of Goshen, Connecticut.² Birdsey Norton married Elizabeth Baldwin.¹ Birdsey Norton died before 15 April 1812 in Goshen.³

      Shipping merchant of New York City.² Henry Foster Sewall was born on 31 October 1816 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.^3,4 He was the son of Henry Devereaux Sewall and Mary Catherine Norton.¹ Henry Foster Sewall married Sarah Allyne Rich on 20 September 1843 in Watertown, New York.^3,5 Henry Foster Sewall died on 30 April 1896 in New York, New York, at the age of 79.^6,7 The funeral of Henry Foster Sewall took place on 2 May 1896 from his late residence at 955 Madison Avenue, New York.⁸ Sewall discovered the art of engraving at the age of 40. In 1856 he bought his first prints by Durer, Rembrandt and others. When the collector died, the first curator of the print department in the Boston Museum of Fine Art made frantic efforts to get his institution to buy the collection. He succeeded and today, the 23,000 prints from Sewall's collection form the core of the museum's holdings in the field.⁹

     Mary Elizabeth Sewall was born on 15 July 1820.² She was the daughter of Henry Devereaux Sewall and Mary Catherine Norton.¹ Mary Elizabeth Sewall married Dr. Charles Goodale, son of Dr. Reuben Goodale and Pauline Adams.³ Mary Elizabeth Sewall died in May 1901 at the age of 80.²