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     Josephine Dana Hutchins was born on 26 August 1880 (the 1900 census says September 1880) in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 She married Robert Garfield Jones, son of Leander E. H. Jones and Mary A. Glover, on 1 September 1906 in Boston.³ She died on 3 November 1938 in South Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, at age 58.⁴ She was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston.⁴
     She and her husband Robert are listed in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, in the 1910 census, living with her parents at 1894 Beacon St.⁵ By 1916 they had moved to their own home at 1197 Beacon St.⁶, and Josephine's mother Alfreda began living with them.⁷ They are listed there in the 1920 census, including Alfreda, then a widow.⁸ They have not been found in the 1930 census, but are listed in Brookline in city directories from 1920 to 1930, at 1197 Beacon until 1926, then at 33 Lancaster Terrace.⁹ Alfreda may have been living with them during that entire time, but is only listed at their address in 1920, 1925, and 1930.¹⁰ They moved to Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, about 1936.¹¹

     James Dana Hutchins Jr. was born on 20 March 1896 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 22 April 1899 at home in Boston at age 3 from organic heart disease. A note on his death certificate says "Analysis showed arsenic in a piece of the floor covering but not in the urine."² He was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston.²

     Robert Garfield Jones was born on 31 May 1881 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Josephine Dana Hutchins, daughter of James Dana Morse Hutchins and Alfreda E. Brown, on 1 September 1906 in Boston.² He committed suicide on 14 November 1939, just a few days after the anniversary of his wife's death the previous year, in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, at age 58. He was found dead in his gas-filled kitchen around noon the following day.³ He was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston.³
     He and his wife Josephine are listed in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, in the 1910 census, living with her parents at 1894 Beacon St.⁴ By 1916 they had moved to their own home at 1197 Beacon St.⁵, and Josephine's mother Alfreda began living with them.⁶ They are listed there in the 1920 census, including Alfreda, then a widow.⁷ They have not been found in the 1930 census, but are listed in Brookline in city directories from 1920 to 1930, at 1197 Beacon until 1926, then at 33 Lancaster Terrace.⁸ Alfreda may have been living with them during that entire time, but is only listed at their address in 1920, 1925, and 1930.⁹ They moved to Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, about 1936.³
     He was a well-known figure in the real estate and insurance business in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and moved to Roxbury to begin a large real estate venture there featuring period-style houses.³

     Joshua Loring Woodward was born on 28 May 1853 (his death certificate says 26 April) in Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He married first Amelia Miriam Hutchins, daughter of Ezra St. Clair Hutchins and Mary Elizabeth Dana Morse, on 12 March 1879 in Sherborn, Middlesex Co.³ He married second Eunice Clark Jones on 28 June 1883 in Waltham, Middlesex Co.⁴ He married third his second wife's sister Mary Alice Jones on 24 June 1893 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.⁵ They were remarried on 27 January 1902 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.⁶ He died on 12 March 1914 at home in Dover, Norfolk Co., at age 60 from chronic epilepsy.² He was buried on 14 March 1914 at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.²
     He and his first wife Amelia are listed in Waltham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in the 1880 census, along with two laborers, Edward Clark and Thomas Martin, who were working on their farm.⁷

     Samuel Taylor was born on 26 December 1718 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.³ He married first Sarah Stebbins, intentions published on 19 April 1743.³ He married second Martha Lamb on 25 May 1749.^3,1 He died on 22 January 1798 in Middlefield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, at age 79.³ He was buried at Mack Cemetery in Middlefield.³
     The ancestry presented here for Samuel Taylor is from the History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts, by Smith and Smith, and is tentative at best. The authors say that "considerable difficulty has been encountered" tracing his ancestry, and note that other sources have different information. They also say that Samuel was "probably" the son of Samuel Taylor and Sarah Bagg, and that "it appears probable" that the Samuel Taylor who married Sarah Bagg was the son of John Taylor and Elizabeth Spencer.²

     Martha Lamb was born about 1724 (based on her dying in her "79th or 81st year.")² She married Samuel Taylor, son of Samuel Taylor and Sarah Bagg, on 25 May 1749.^2,1 She died on 21 December 1803 in Middlefield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.² She was buried at Mack Cemetery in Middlefield.²

     Sarah Stebbins was born on 8 November 1725.¹ She married Samuel Taylor, son of Samuel Taylor and Sarah Bagg, intentions published on 19 April 1743.¹

     Lucy Taylor was born about 1747.¹ She married Shadrach Noble, son of Israel Noble and Eliza Miller, on 19 November 1767.¹ She died on 5 April 1837 in Hartford, Windsor Co., Vermont.¹

     Shadrach Noble was born on 9 August 1741 in Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.² He married Lucy Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor and Sarah Stebbins, on 19 November 1767.¹ He died on 5 April 1823 in Hartford, Windsor Co., Vermont, at age 81.²

     Elnathan Taylor was born on 19 August 1750 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.² He married Lydia (?) on 26 November 1777.²

     Lewis Taylor was born on 19 December 1751 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.² He married Jemima Cary, daughter of Joseph Cary and Phebe Mack, intentions published on 6 June 1784.² He died on 27 April 1831 in Middlefield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, at age 79.²

     William Taylor was born on 25 March 1753 in Pontoosac (now Pittsfield), Hampshire Co. (now Berkshire Co.), Massachusetts.² He married Priscilla Loveland, daughter of Malachi Loveland and Priscilla Norkott, intentions published on 31 May 1784 in Middlefield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.² He died on 7 April 1827 in Middlefield at age 74.²

     Roxylana Taylor was born on 5 November 1755 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹ She married (?) Sawyer.¹

     (?) Sawyer married Roxylana Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor and Martha Lamb.¹

     Daniel Taylor was born on 18 January 1759 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.² He married Ruhamah Ellis, daughter of Jabez Ellis and Mary Sawyer, in December 1784.² He died in 1856 in either Berlin or Montpelier, Washington Co., Vermont.²

     Herman Taylor was born on either 3 or 8 September in 1761 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.² He died on 31 December 1807 in Middlefield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.³
     His given name may have been Heman.¹

     Martha Taylor was born on 21 April 1763 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹

     Seville Taylor was born on 16 January 1765 in Springfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹ She married Joseph Blush, son of Joseph Blush and Elizabeth Hitchcock, intentions published 8 or 9 August 1784.²

     Joseph Blush was born on 24 January 1762.² He married Seville Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor and Martha Lamb, intentions published 8 or 9 August 1784.³