Hope Brown

Birth: 1762

• Adelos Gorton, The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (Philadelphia: Adelos Gorton, 1907), p. 198; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofsamue00gort/page/198/mode/2up : accessed 18 June 2020).

Death: 22 Feb 1811

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 June 2020), headstone photo for Hope Brown Gorton, Find a Grave Memorial no. 43972497, Northside Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by CNikosey (contributor 46920483).

Spouse: John Gorton
Marriage: 13 Feb 1787, Providence, Providence Co, RI

• Adelos Gorton, The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (Philadelphia: Adelos Gorton, 1907), p. 198; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofsamue00gort/page/198/mode/2up : accessed 18 June 2020).

1. Sanford Gorton, born 15 Apr 1796, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

Sally Downing

Birth: 23 Nov 1790, Lexington, Middlesex Co, MA

• Lexington, Mass.: Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898 (Boston : Wright and Potter, 1898), p. 21; database with images, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/recordofbirthsma00bost/page/20/mode/2up : accessed 4 June 2020).

Father: Samuel Downing
Mother: Susanna Brown

Samuel Downing

Birth: 30 Oct 1786, Lexington, Middlesex Co, MA

• Somerville deaths, 1864, vol. 7, p. 566(amended), Vital Records, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 June 2020); Samuel Downing died 20 Jan 1864, aged 77 years, 2 months, 20 days.
• Lexington, Mass.: Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898 (Boston : Wright and Potter, 1898), p. 21; database with images, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/recordofbirthsma00bost/page/20/mode/2up : accessed 4 June 2020).

Death: 20 Jan 1864, Somerville, Middlesex Co, MA

• Somerville deaths, 1864, vol. 7, p. 566(amended), Vital Records, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 June 2020).

Father: Samuel Downing
Mother: Susanna Brown

Notes:

Like his father and brother, Samuel Downing was a wheelright.¹

Sources:

1. Middlesex deed 234:479, in which Samuel Downing of Lexington, wheelright, with wife Lydia, sells land in Watertown to Thomas Learned, 4 Sep 1820.

Susanna Downing

Birth: 20 Nov 1788, Lexington, Middlesex Co, MA

• Lexington, Mass.: Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898 (Boston : Wright and Potter, 1898), p. 21; database with images, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/recordofbirthsma00bost/page/20/mode/2up : accessed 4 June 2020).

Father: Samuel Downing
Mother: Susanna Brown

William Downing

Birth: 16 Sep 1796, Lexington, Middlesex Co, MA

• Lexington, Mass.: Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898 (Boston : Wright and Potter, 1898), p. 21; database with images, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/recordofbirthsma00bost/page/20/mode/2up : accessed 4 June 2020).

Father: Samuel Downing
Mother: Susanna Brown

John Gorton

Birth: 1767

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 June 2020), headstone photo for John Gorton, Find a Grave Memorial no. 43972496, Northside Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by CNikosey (contributor 46920483).

Death: 15 Sep 1838, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Charlton Vital Records to 1850
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 June 2020), headstone photo for John Gorton, Find a Grave Memorial no. 43972496, Northside Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by CNikosey (contributor 46920483).

Spouse: Hope Brown
Marriage: 13 Feb 1787, Providence, Providence Co, RI

• Adelos Gorton, The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (Philadelphia: Adelos Gorton, 1907), p. 198; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofsamue00gort/page/198/mode/2up : accessed 18 June 2020).

1. Sanford Gorton, born 15 Apr 1796, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

Ralph Packard

Baptism: 13 Sep 1761, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, MA

• Ellen Vose, Robert Vose and his Descendants (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1932), p. 107; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/robertvosehisdes00vose/page/n119/mode/2up : accessed 24 Jun3 2020).

Death: 18 Apr 1809, Readfield, Kennebec Co, ME

• Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine Vital Statistics, Town Clerk, Vol 1, p. 238, Sukey Packard, born 7 Feb 1789; "Readfield, Kennebec Co, Maine, Town Records, 1791-1891," FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-K3R2-V : accessed 18 June 2020), image 122 of 492; FHL 7834701.

Spouse: Ann Vose
Intention: 13 Dec 1788, Milton, Norfolk Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records," FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y9KY-Z : accessed 24 June 2020), image 184 of 409, Ralph Packard-Ann Vose intention of marriage, 13 Dec 1788; Milton Births, Deaths, Marriages 1665-1809, Book 1, p. 348, Milton Town Clerk.

Marriage: 8 Jan 1789, Milton, Norfolk Co, MA

• Ellen Vose, Robert Vose and his Descendants (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1932), p. 107; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/robertvosehisdes00vose/page/n119/mode/2up : accessed 24 Jun3 2020).

1. Susan Packard, born 7 Feb 1789

Notes:

He was the son of Joshua and Mehitable (Alden) Packard, and a descendant of John Alden, a crew member on the Mayflower, and Melissa (Mullins) Alden, his wife.

The Milton record of marriage intention refers to "both of Milton."

Ann Vose

Birth: 27 Oct 1762

• Ellen Vose, Robert Vose and his Descendants (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1932), p. 107; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/robertvosehisdes00vose/page/n119/mode/2up : accessed 24 Jun3 2020).
• Milton Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, p. 71.

Spouse: Ralph Packard
Intention: 13 Dec 1788, Milton, Norfolk Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records," FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y9KY-Z : accessed 24 June 2020), image 184 of 409, Ralph Packard-Ann Vose intention of marriage, 13 Dec 1788; Milton Births, Deaths, Marriages 1665-1809, Book 1, p. 348, Milton Town Clerk.

Marriage: 8 Jan 1789, Milton, Norfolk Co, MA

• Ellen Vose, Robert Vose and his Descendants (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1932), p. 107; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/robertvosehisdes00vose/page/n119/mode/2up : accessed 24 Jun3 2020).

1. Susan Packard, born 7 Feb 1789

Notes:

She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Kenney) Vose. In May, 1790, she witnessed her father's signature as Nancy.¹

Sources:

1. Ellen Vose, Robert Vose and his Descendants (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1932), p. 105, 107; Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/robertvosehisdes00vose/page/n119/mode/2up : accessed 24 Jun3 2020).

Unnamed Wheelock

Birth: 17 Apr 1823

• Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine Vital Statistics, Town Clerk, Vol 1, p. 255, record of births and deaths for family David and Sukey (Packard) Wheelock; "Readfield, Kennebec Co, Maine, Town Records, 1791-1891," FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-K3RR-D : accessed 18 June 2020), image 130 of 492; FHL 7834701.

Father: David Wheelock
Mother: Susan Packard

Notes:

Twin of Horace, died on day of birth.

Carrie W. Wing

Birth: about 1859, Winthrop, Kennebec Co, ME

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," online database, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 27 June 2020), vol. 353, p. 303, Medfield marriage record; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; Carrie W. Wing married 12 Nov 1884, age 25.

Death: 29 Jan 1922, Manhattan, NY, NY

• "New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948," database, Ancdestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9131/ : accessed 11 July 2022), Carrie Osborne deatg, certificate no. 3008 (1922); Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948, New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207582726/carrie-e-osborne: accessed 11 August 2022), gravestone photo for Carrie Osborne (1858–1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207582726, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx Co, NY.

Father: Charles A. Wing
Mother: Elizabeth Wheelock

Spouse: Frank Laggon Osborn
Marriage: 12 Nov 1884, Medfield, Norfolk Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," online database, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 27 June 2020), vol. 353, p. 303, Medfield marriage record; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Notes:

In 1892, when their son Charles was born, both Carrie and Frank were living in Winthrop, Maine. By 1900 she was divorced from Frank Osborn, living in Winthrop with her mother and son. Her husband was living in Medfield with is parents. She died 29 Jan 1922 in Manhattan.