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     Colonel Benjamin Wait was born in 1737 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.¹ He married Lois Gilbert, daughter of Thomas Gilbert and Sarah Gilbert.¹ In 1776 he served in the capture of Ticonderoga and commanded a company of Green Mountain Rangers, 1776. In 1777 he was appointed sheriff; served on the Board of War, 1781 and in 1782 was colonel of Vermont militia.¹ Colonel Benjamin Wait died in 1822 in Waitsfield, Vermont.¹

     Elijah S. Wait married Eliza A. (Unknown).¹

     Ezra Wait Jr. was the son of Ezra Wait Sr. and Elizabeth Chandler.¹ Ezra Wait Jr. married Sarah A. Phillips.¹

     Ezra Wait Sr. was born in 1768.¹ He was the son of Colonel Benjamin Wait and Lois Gilbert.¹ Ezra Wait Sr. married Elizabeth Chandler, daughter of Samuel Chandler and Margaret Thompson. In 1781 served as a private in his father's regiment of Vermont militia.¹ Ezra Wait Sr. died in 1815.¹

     Fanny Wait was the daughter of Ezra Wait Jr. and Sarah A. Phillips.¹ Fanny Wait married Henry Deveraux Goodale, son of Dr. Charles Goodale and Mary Sewall, in 1875.² Fanny Wait died in 1914.²

     Richard Wait. Lawyer.² He was born in 1901 in Medford, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of William Cushing Wait and Edith Foote Wright.¹ Richard Wait died in 1979.¹

     William Cushing Wait was born on 18 December 1860 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Elijah S. Wait and Eliza A. (Unknown).² His early education was in the public schools of Medford. He was graduated from Harvard College, A.B. summa cum laude in 1882 and received his A.M. there in 1885. He attended the Harvard Law School from 1882 to 1885 and then received his LL.B., thence he practised in Boston until his elevation to the Superior Court. For a time he shared an office with his classmate George Eaton. Then he became a partner with Samuel J. Elder under the style of Elder & Wait until 1893, when Edmund A. Whitman joined the firm and the name became Elder, Wait & Whitman. In 1902, he was appointed by Governor Crane an associate justice of the Superior Court. He so remained until his sixty-third birthday, 18th December 1923. The following day he was appointed by Governor Cox an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, where he remained until his retirement on 12th December 1934.¹ William Cushing Wait married Edith Foote Wright, daughter of John Seward Wright and Mary Clark Green, on 1 January 1889 in Medford, Massachusetts.^1,2 William Cushing Wait died on 28 January 1935 in Medford, Massachusetts, at the age of 74.¹

     Hannah Waite was born on 17 September 1709 in Malden, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Joseph Waite and Lydia Sargent.¹ Hannah Waite married firstly Phineas Upham, son of Phineas Upham and Tamesin Hill, on 30 December 1730.² Hannah Waite married secondly Israel Cook on 11 January 1744/45. Hannah Waite died on 3 October 1789 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 80.¹

     Capt. John Waite was born in 1618?² He was the son of Samuel Waite and Mary Ward.¹ Capt. John Waite married firstly Mary Hills, daughter of Joseph Hills and Rose (Unknown), circa 1650 in England.³ Capt. John Waite died on 26 September 1693 in Malden, Massachusetts.⁴

     Joseph Waite was born circa 1675 in Malden, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Joseph Waite and Hannah Oakes.² Joseph Waite married Lydia Sargent, daughter of John Sargent and Lydia Chipman, in 1701.¹ Joseph Waite died on 9 April 1725 in Malden, Massachusetts.³

     Joseph Waite was the son of Capt. John Waite and Mary Hills.¹ Joseph Waite married as his first wife Hannah Oakes, daughter of Thomas Oakes and Elizabeth (Unknown), on 7 August 1672 at Malden, Massachusetts.² Joseph Waite married Mercy Tufts on 24 October 1688.³ Joseph Waite died in 1692 in Malden, Massachusetts.³

     Anne Wake married Sir Philip de Courteney, son of Hugh de Courteney, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon and Margaret de Bohun.¹

     Dorothy Walbridge was born in 1890.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Eugene Walbridge and Edith Hazen.¹ Dorothy Walbridge died in 1892.¹

     Edith Walbridge was born in 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Eugene Walbridge and Edith Hazen.¹ Edith Walbridge married George Bonner.¹

     Francis Eugene Walbridge was born in 1863.¹ He married Edith Hazen, daughter of Calvin Tracy Hazen and Clara Barnes.¹

     Jane Walcott married Stephen Titcomb, son of Joseph Titcomb and Dorcas Dinsmore.¹

     Jemima Waldegrave married Herbert Pelham.¹

     Major Richard Walderne was baptised on 6 January 1615.

     Ida Waldie was born on 8 March 1871.³ She was the daughter of John Waldie.² Ida Waldie married Dr. Charles Algernon De Vesci Temple, son of Dr. James Algernon Temple and Alice Erie Douglas Heudebourck, on 12 June 1895 in Toronto.² Ida Waldie died in 1939.¹

     Deacon Cornelius Waldo was born circa 1624.¹ He married Hannah Cogswell, daughter of John Cogswell and Elizabeth Thompson, before 2 January 1651/52 in Ipswich.² Deacon Cornelius Waldo died on 3 January 1700/1 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.²

     Jonathan Waldo was the son of Deacon Cornelius Waldo and Hannah Cogswell.¹ Jonathan Waldo married firstly Hannah Mason on 28 November 1692 at Boston.² Jonathan Waldo died in 1731.²

     Rebecca Waldo was born in 1662.² She was the daughter of Deacon Cornelius Waldo and Hannah Cogswell.² Rebecca Waldo married Deacon Edward Emerson, son of Rev. Joseph Emerson and Elizabeth Bulkeley, on 27 January 1697/98 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.³ Rebecca Waldo died in 1752.²

     General Samuel Waldo was the son of Jonathan Waldo and Hannah Mason.³ General Samuel Waldo. A large landed proprietor in Maine.² He married Lucy Wainwright.¹

     Samuel Waldo Jr. was born circa 1721.² He was the son of General Samuel Waldo and Lucy Wainwright.¹ Samuel Waldo Jr. graduated in 1743 from Harvard.² He married firstly Griselda or Grizzell Oliver in August 1760.² Samuel Waldo Jr. married secondly Sarah Erving in March 1762.² Samuel Waldo Jr. died on 16 April 1770.²

     Sarah Waldo was the daughter of Samuel Waldo Jr. and Sarah Erving.¹

     Anna Waldron is also recorded as Anna Walderne. She was born circa 1653. She was the daughter of Major Richard Walderne. Anna Waldron married Rev. Joseph Gerrish, son of Capt. William Gerrish and Joanna Lowell, circa 1670 in Salem they had six children.^1,2,3 Anna Waldron died on 27 January 1731.⁴

     Elizabeth Waldron was born circa 1646 in Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Major Richard Walderne.² Elizabeth Waldron married John Gerrish, son of Capt. William Gerrish and Joanna Lowell, on 19 August 1667 in Salem, Massachusetts.^1,3 Elizabeth Waldron died on 7 December 1724.¹

     Elizabeth Waldron was the daughter of Rev. William Waldron.¹ Elizabeth Waldron married Josiah /1 Quincy, son of Edmund Quincy, "The Subscriber" and Dorothy Flynt, on 19 February 1756.¹ Elizabeth Waldron died in 1759.¹