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March 4, 1851, — a singular routine of events of that date,
and the result of which has been uncommon success.
7. Asahel, son of Jacob and Patience, was brutally mur-
dered by the British at Lexington Fight. Having been
taken prisoner, they were about to shoot him ; when he
begged for his life, taking out his purse containing his
money, and a ring valuable for the affection it represented.
After taking his money, they discharged a musket at his
hips, breaking his legs ; and another at his head, holding
the muzzle close to his head, and singeing his hair at the
same time that they blew his brains out. He held a cornet's
commission, and was known as Cornet Read.
7. Ruth, daughter of Jacob and Patience, married Samuel
Staples of East Sudbury, now Wayland. Children, — Sa-
muel, born Nov. 13, 1788, died unmarried, April 5, 1850 ;
William Read, Oct. 10, 1798.
7. Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Patience, married Eze-
kiel Howe of Framingham. Child, — Sarah, who married
John Trowbridge of Cambridgeport, leaving children.
7. Bathsheba, daughter of Jacob and Patience, married Mr.
Bisco, a partner in business with John Trowbridge. He is
dead. She is living with a son who is a clergyman, in Graf-
ton, Mass.
7. Nancy, daughter of Jacob and Patience, married Law-
son Buckminster, and died at the house of her daughter, in
Philadelphia.
7. Susan, daughter of Jacob and Patience, married Levi
Eaton of Framingham. Children, — Levi, who married
Sarah B. Ruggles of Providence, and had a family of chil-
dren ; Winthrop, who married a Valentine of New-York City
one child, living ; Cintis, died unmarried ; Eveline, who
married William Read Staples.
8. William Read, son of Samuel Staples and Ruth Read,
born Oct. 10, 1798 ; married Eveline, daughter of Levi Eaton