Needham Children Enrolled in the Little Red School House in 1850
Moses Emery ALDEN, 6 Jan 14, 1844 son of Charles and Fanny Alden
- Descendant of John and Priscilla Alden
- Alden house (built 1802) stood at the end of Webster St (on Central Ave), recently torn down. House and gravestones.
Mary Ann AYRES, 7 Aug 13, 1843 dau. of Charles and Lydia Ayers
Henry Asa CHILDS, 8 (twin) Oct 6, 1842 son of Asahel and Ann Childs
Henrietta Lavina CHILDS, 8 (twin) Oct 6, 1842 dau of Asahel and Ann Childs
Sabin Felch CHILDS, 12 Nov 13, 1838 son of Asahel and Ann Childs
Harriet Maria DANIELL, 10 Nov 20, 1840 dau of Timothy and Abigail Daniell
- Daniel House (built 1720) still stands at corner of Oakland St, Wellesley
Amanda DARLING, 9 Dec 24, 1841 dau of George and Hannah Darling
Augusta Annette DARLING, 12 Feb 10, 1838 dau of George and Hannah Darling
Newell H. DEDMUN, 12 April 21, 1838 son of Daniel and Lydia Dedmun
- Dedmun house (1840s) is now the Wellesley Historical Society, Newell became a machinist and served in the Civil War unharmed, he was discharged June 1863
Joseph Emery FISKE, 11 Oct 23, 1839 son of Emery and Eunice Fiske
- Captain in the Civil War; later Needham and Wellesley selectman; instrumental in petition to separate Wellesley from Needham in 1881; Fiske Street and Fiske Elementary School in Wellesley are named after him. Bio from Wellesley Historical Society |
Caroline Maria FLAGG, 12 Oct 25, 1838 dau of William and Martha Flagg
- Cousin of George and Rebecca Flagg
George Warren FLAGG, 8 April 14, 1842 son of Isaac and Frances Flagg
Rebecca Ann FLAGG, 11 Dec 27, 1839 dau of Isaac and Frances Flagg
- Siblings; cousin of Caroline Maria Flagg
- William Flagg house (1852) still standing at 1472 Great Plain Avenue; many generations of Flaggs served as town officials
Albert FULLER, 7 Sept 21, 1843 son of Albert and Mary Ann Fuller
Albert became a farmer and served in the Civil War unharmed. He was discharged June 1863.
Lydia Ann FULLER, 11 Mar 23, 1839 dau of Alvin and Mary Ann Fuller
Ezra Newell FULLER, 7 May 18, 1843 son of Ezra and Catherine Fuller
- Served in the Civil War, died of "Camp Fever" (measles?) at New Berne, NC in 1863 at the age of 19. Portrait, House, gravestone.
Timothy Otis FULLER, 5 1845 son of Ezra and Catherine Fuller
- Ezra and Timothy were brothers; born in the house at 1453 Great Plain Ave; Timothy Otis was the author of the Historical Society’s Bird Journals, house, gravestone.
Fidelia Adella FULLER, 9 Feb 14, 1841 dau of Jonathan and Sarah Fuller
Valetta Ann FULLER, 5 Aug 10, 1845 dau of Jonathan and Sarah Fuller
Warren Adelbert FULLER, 7 Jan 19, 1843 son Jonathan and Sarah Fuller
- Fidelia, Valetta and Adelbert are siblings; all are cousins in one degree or other
Abigail Boyd HUNTING, 10 Nov 20, 1840 dau of Israel and Rebecca
Emery Fisk HUNTING, 12 Oct 30, 1838 son of Timothy and Mary Hunting
Mehitable HUNTING, 7 Mar 11, 1843 dau of Luther and Abigail Hunting
- first cousins to each other (their fathers are brothers); Hunting Road is named after this family
Cynthia Maynard HURD, 9 Dec 7,1841 dau of Daniel and Melinda
Edwin HURD, 10 Mar 21, 1849 son of Daniel and Melinda
Henry HURD, 12 July 17, 1838 son of Daniel and Melinda
- siblings; cousins to the Hurds below
Martha Ann HURD, 12 June 29, 1838 Dau of John and Elizabeth
Sarah Lamson HURD, 12 Nov 29, 1838 dau of Stephen and Sarah
- family purchased the Alden house and the land at the end of Webster Street at the intersection of Central, still known until recently as “Hurd’s Corner”
Eliza Jane KINGSBURY, 10 Oct 21,1840 dau of William and Eliza
Lucy Deming KINGSBURY, 7 Aug 22, 1843 dau of William and Eliza
William Hooper KINGSBURY, 8 July 3, 1842 son of William and Eliza
- siblings; all are cousins (in some degree) to the other Kingsburys
Frances Maria KINGSBURY, 5 June 14, 1845 dau of Dexter and Mary
Hannah KINGSBURY, 7 Jan 12, 1843 dau of Jesse and Hannah
Hannah KINGSBURY, 11 Jan 2, 1839 dau of Hezekiah and Hannah
- one of Needham’s original families; Webster Street used to be called Kingsbury Street (now Kingsbury St. runs between Webster and Oakland, near the High School); Kingsbury houses at 444 Webster St, 3 Rosemary St, and others nearby
Althea Amelia LYON, 12 Oct 20, 1838 dau of Peter and Charlotte
Alvin Ayers LYON, 7 Oct 20, 1843 son of Mortimer and Lucy
• Dr Israel Whitney Lyon (1826-1907), son of Lemuel Lyon who built the house. Moved out to California in the 1850s. Invented Dr Lyon's Tooth Powder probably c. 1880; it was available for sale until the 1950s if not later. Dr. Lyon's gravestone.
Edward LYON, 6 May 5, 1844 son of William and Julia
- Edward became a farmer and served in the Civil War unharmed, he was discharged June 1863
Henry LYON, 9 Aug 25, 1841 son of William and Julia
- Edward and Henry are siblings; the Lyon house (1843) stood on Greendale Ave opposite St Bart’s church, but was moved Sept '09 to Connecticut.
- Henry was a student berfore he served in the Civil War. He was discharged, unharmed, in June 1863
James MCCRACKEN, 11 Aug 2, 1839 son of James and Jane
John MCCRACKEN, 9 Oct 20, 1841 son of James and Jane
- brothers, cousins to James and Mary below
James MCCRACKEN, 9 Dec 24, 1841 son of John and Mary
Mary MCCRACKEN, 11 Dec 12, 1839 dau of John and Mary
- siblings; cousins to James and John, above; McCrackens have owned the yellow house (built 1754) with the large barn on Nehoiden Street (near May Street) for generations; the name “James” is passed down each generation
Edward MCINTOSH, 7 Sept 19, 1843 son of Nathan and Martha
Emma MCINTOSH, 12 Sept 14, 1838 dau of Nathan and Martha
Harriet MCINTOSH, 5 Mar 9, 1845 dau of Nathan and Martha
- siblings; descendants of Col. William McIntosh, Needham’s Revolutionary War hero; tavern at the corner of Great Plain and Central Avenues was owned by the McIntosh family, The Nathan McIntosh House
Ezra Fisher MILLS, 12 Aug 1, 1838 son of Matthias and Peady
- Mills is also one of Needham’s oldest families (with the Fullers, Kingsburys, Huntings); Matthias Mills built the house now owned by the Needham Historical Society and Ezra was born here; first cousin to Sarah Collins Mills. House and gravestone.
Sarah Collins MILLS, 10 Oct 25, 1840 dau of Davis C and Eliz. Cheney Mills
- house she was born in still stands at 945 Central Avenue (“North Hill Farm”); first cousin to Ezra Fisher Mills; ancestor (distant) of VP Dick Cheney
James Francis NEEDHAM, 6 Apr 30, 1844 son of George and Rebecca
Althea Augusta WARE, 7 Aug 23, 1843 dau of Reuel and Hannah
- cousin to Ellen Maria Ware and the McIntoshes; Ware Road is named after this family
Ellen Maria WARE, 10 Dec 9, 1840 dau of Dexter and Mary
- cousin to Althea Augusta Ware, Ware Road is named after this family
Catherine Cravath WHITAKER, 9 Dec 19, 1841 dau of Edgar K and Catherine
Channing WHITAKER, 7 Dec 29, 1843 son of Edgar K and Catherine
William Ritchie WHITAKER, 12 Mar 14, 1838 son of Edgar K and Catherine
- siblings; their father, Edgar K Whitaker, was an incorporator of the company that brought the railroad to Needham; their house at 53 Glendoon Road incorporates the second-oldest structure in town, and was the former home of the Needham Historical Society; William R Whitaker was named after the First Parish minister, William Ritchie. House and gravestone.