An act for changing the name of Samuel Flagg the
third, to that of Samuel H. Flagg. Be it enacted,
etc., as follows: That from and after the passing of this act, the
said Samuel Flagg, the third of that name, of Worcester, and son
of Francis Flagg, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, shall
be allowed to take the name of Samuel H. Flagg, instead of his
present Christian and surname, and shall be known and called
thereby; and that the same shall, to all legal intents and
purposes, be hereafter considered as the only proper name of the
said Flagg, and shall avail him accordingly. (June 21,
1799)
An act to alter the names of certain persons therein
mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and
after the passing of this act, Humphry Stanwood, of Newburyport,
in the county of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid, cooper, shall
be allowed to take the name of Humphry Woodbury; and that Judith
Stanwood and Agnes Stanwood, the said Humphry's daughters, shall
also be allowed to take the surname of Woodbury; that Robert
Hallowell the younger, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk,
gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Hallowell
Gardiner; that Thomas Denny the second, of Leicester, in
the county of Worcester, son of Samuel Denny, of said Leicester,
shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel P.
Denny; that Levi H. Hardy, of Worcester, in the county of
Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Hardy; that
John Benson, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, son of
Joseph Benson, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, shall be
allowed to take the name of John Henry Benson; that Josiah Vose,
of Boston, son of Joseph Vose, of Milton, in the county of
Norfolk, Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Howe
Vose; that Nathaniel Thayer, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk,
and son of Ebenezer Thayer, Esq. of Braintree, in the county of
Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Frederick
Thayer; and that Samuel Curwen Ward, Jun. a minor, son of Samuel
Curwen Ward, of Salem, in the county of Essex, gentleman, shall be
allowed to take the name of Samuel Curwen; and said persons shall
in future be respectively known and called by the names which they
as respectively allowed to take as aforesaid; and the same shall
be considered as their only proper names to all intents and
purposes. (March 11, 1802)
An act to alter the names of certain persons therein
mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and
after the passing of this act, Humphry Stanwood, of Newburyport,
in the county of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid, cooper, shall
be allowed to take the name of Humphry Woodbury; and that Judith
Stanwood and Agnes Stanwood, the said Humphry's daughters, shall
also be allowed to take the surname of Woodbury; that Robert
Hallowell the younger, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk,
gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Hallowell
Gardiner; that Thomas Denny the second, of Leicester, in the
county of Worcester, son of Samuel Denny, of said Leicester, shall
be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel P. Denny; that Levi H.
Hardy, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, shall be
allowed to take the name of Samuel Hardy; that John Benson,
of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, son of Joseph
Benson, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed
to take the name of John Henry Benson; that Josiah Vose, of
Boston, son of Joseph Vose, of Milton, in the county of Norfolk,
Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Howe Vose; that
Nathaniel Thayer, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and son of
Ebenezer Thayer, Esq. of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk,
shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Frederick Thayer;
and that Samuel Curwen Ward, Jun. a minor, son of Samuel Curwen
Ward, of Salem, in the county of Essex, gentleman, shall be
allowed to take the name of Samuel Curwen; and said persons shall
in future be respectively known and called by the names which they
as respectively allowed to take as aforesaid; and the same shall
be considered as their only proper names to all intents and
purposes. (March 11, 1802)
An act to alter the names of certain persons therein
mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and
after the passing of this act, Breck Brigham, of Worcester,
in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of
Robert Breck Brigham; and that John Ambourlain, of Roxbury,
in the county of Norfolk, a minor and ward of Martin Brimmer,
shall be allowed to take the name of John A. Brimmer; and that
William Orne, a minor, a son of William Orne, of Salem, in the
county of Essex, be allowed to take the name of William Putnam
Orne; and that William Gray, a minor, son of William Gray, Jun.,
of Salem, be allowed to take the name of William Rufus Gray: and
said persons shall in future be respectively known and called by
the names which they are respectively allowed to take as
aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper
names to all intents and purposes. (June 23, 1802)
An act
to change the names of persons therein mentioned. Be it
enacted, etc., as follows:
That
Jonadab Baker, of Ashburnham, may take the name of George
Baker
that
Boaz Moore Merrick, of West Brookfield, may take the name of
Charles Augustus Merrick
that
Anna Fitts, 2d, of Charlton, may take the name of Ann Maria
Fitts
that
Sally Bullen, of Charlton, may take the name of Sally Boyden
that
Polly Bullen, of Charlton, may take the name of Mary Boyden
that
Samuel Chandler Blake, of Worcester, may take the name of Francis
Dlake
that
James Madison Cutter, of Fitchburg, may take the name of James
Marshall Cutter
that
Adam Hawks, of Ashburnham, may take the name of Henry Putnam
Hawks
that
Sumner Smith, of Worcester, may take the name of Joseph Sumner
Smith
that
Mary G. Fisk, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelaide Mary
Fisk
that
Ebenezer Wilder, jun., of Lancaster, may take the name of
Frederick William Wilder
that
Emilia Dudley, minor daughter of Samuel Dudley, of Harvard,
deceased, may take the name of Abba Willard Dudley
that
John Davis, of Worcester, son of Joseph Davis, of Northboro', in
said county, may take the name of John B. Davis
that
William Sawyer, of Berlin, may take the name of William Adison
Sawyer
that
William Henry Tower, a minor son of Asa----el Tower, jun., of
Lancaster, may take the name of Henry Ambrose Tower
that
Emily Osgood, of Leominster, may take the name of Emily Rebecca
Osgood
that
Adeline Wheeler Stearns, of Oakham, minor daughter of Isaac
Stearns, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelline Wheeler
Ayres
that Asa
Waters, jun., of Millbury, may take the name of Asa Holman Waters;
all of the county of Worcester.
(March
27, 1833)
An act
to change the names of persons therein mentioned. Be it
enacted, etc., as follows:
That
Lois Cronch, of Bolton, may take the name of Lois Elizabeth
Nelson
that
John Smith, of West Boylston, may take the name of Austin
Denney
that
Milton J. Adams, of Worcester, may take the name of Sewel
Hawes
that
James P. Twitehell, of Westminster, may take the name of James P.
Appleton
and that
his wife, Emily C., may take the name of Emily C. Appleton
that
Betsey Reed Joslin, of Leominster, may take the name of Elizabeth
Marion Reed Joslin
that
Lavinah Crouch, of Bolton, may take the name of Mary Lavinah
Nelson
that
Amos Pierce, of Sutton, may take the name of Charles Amos
Pierce
that
Mary W. Howe, of Grafton, may take the name of Mary W. Putnam
that
James Henry Alexander Deland, of North Brookfield, may take the
name of Henry Deland
that
George Fornis, of Holden, a minor son of Sally Fornis, may take
the name of George Howard Smith
that
Enos Babcock, of Fitchbury, may take the name of Eneas Alson
Marshall
that
Daivd Rice Babcock, of Fitchburg, a minor, may take the name of
David Rice Marshall
that
Alexander James Dallas Brown, of Southbridge, may take the name of
Alexander James Dallas
that
Sally Walker, of Harwick, may take the name of Susan Walker
that
Adelaide Mary Fisk, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelaide Mary
Green
that
Harlow Fisher Skinner, of Princeton, may take the name of Harlow
Skinner
that
Alden Briggs, of Grafton, may take the name of John Briggs
that
Hezekiah Harris, of Princeton, may take the name of Charles
Hamilton Davis
that
Samuel Francis, of Lunenburg, may take the name of Franklin Samuel
Francis; all of the county of Worcester.
(March
22, 1834)
An act
to change the names of the person therein mentioned. Be it
enacted, etc., as follows:
Eleazer
Allen Battell, of the town of Worcester, may take the name of
Allen E. Battell
Lemnel
Newton, of Hardwick, may take the name of Stephen Eleazer
Newton
Samuel
Allen, of Grafton, may take the name of Samuel Home Allen
John
Wetherell, jun., of Oxford, may take the name of John Wolcott
Wetherell
Mahala
Hoit, of Milford, may take the name of Mahala Hoit Cook
Desire
Goddard, wife of Elisha Goddard, of the town of Princeton, may
take the name of Sarah Desire Goddard
Amanda
Zurriah Stewart, of Upton, may take the name of Amanda Zurriah
Webster
Eliza
Ann Pratt, of Worcester, may take the name of Eliza Ann Brewer
David
Sylvester Clark, of Royalston, minor, may take the name of David
Sylvester Brown
Harvey
Allen, of Princeton, may take the name of Harvey Wilbur Allen
Persis
Elizabeth Weld, of Chariton, may take the name of Elizabeth
Weld
Antoinette G. York, of Upton, may take the name of Jane
Maria Walker
Charles
Smith Straw, of Worcester, may take the name of Charles Smith
Lee
John
Waldo Lincoln, of Worcester, counsellor at law, may take the name
of Edward Winslow Lincoln
Algernon
S. Crawford, of Barre, may take the name of Algernon S. Butler
Julia
Sophronia Ruble, adopted daughter of Simon Hubbard, of Holden, may
take the name of Julia Caroline Hubbard
Joshua
L. Knight, of Leicester, may take the name of Charles S. Knight,
all of the county of Worcester.
(April
16, 1846)
An act
to change the names of the person therein mentioned. Be it
enacted, etc., as follows:
Martha
Ann Page, of Lunenburg, may take the name of Martha Ann
Robinson
her
minor son, Henry Morton Page, may take the name of Henry Morton
Robinson
Austin
Hoar, of West Boylston, may take the name of Austin Wilbur
Sidney
his
wife, Esther Whitaker Hoar, may take the name of Esther Whitaker
Sidney
Emma E.
Gould, a minor, of Lancaster, may take the name of Emily E.
Pratt
John
Young, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of John Williams Young
Edwin
Bigelow, of Lancaster, may take the name of Edwin Samuel
Bigelow
Marcellus Emerson, minor, adopted by Warren Fay, of
Southborough, may take the name of Marcellus Emerson Fay
Harriot
D. Pidge, minor, adopted by Samuel and Nancy F. Rich, of West
Sutton, may take the name of Harriot P. Rich
Albert
Henry Richardson, minor, of Brookfield, may take the name of
Albert Henry Bartlett
Pliny
Litchfield, minor, may take the name of Pliny Thurston Litchfield,
of Southbridge
Isaac
Cuttar Snow, of Leicester, may take the name of William Cuttar
Snow
Leonard
Mowry, of Douglas, may take the name of Daniel Mowry
Esther
Ann Bancroft, minor, of Auburn, may take the name of Anna Eudora
Esther Bancroft
Charles
Dwight Eager, of Northborough, may take the name of Charles Henry
Eager
Mary
Ellen Sawyer, minor, of Fitchburg, may take the name of Mary Ellen
Peirce
Jacob
Addison Bemis, of Southborough, may take the name of Addison Jacob
Bemis
Morris
Taft Judd, of Upton, minor, may take the name of Lysander Morris
Perham
Samuel
Preston, of Worcester, may take the name of Samuel Hildrith
Preston
Charles
Walker, of Westborough, may take the name of Charles Wellington
Walker
Ezra
Staples, of Uxbridge, may take the name of Ezra Freeman
Staples
Anne
Devillers Lincoln, minor daughter of Nancy H. Lincoln, of
Worcester, may take the name of Georgiana Devillers Lincoln
Mary
Sigourney Towne Miller, of Worcester, may take the name of Mary
Sigourney Towne; all of the county of Worcester.
(April
26, 1847)
An act
to change the names of the person therein mentioned. Be it
enacted, etc., as follows:
George
Lyman Chilson, of Leicester, may take the name of George Dexter
Chilson
Daniel
Mowry, of Douglas, may take the name of David Mowry
Foster
Death, of Rutland, and his wife, Hepsibath Death, and their minor
children, Charles and Henry, may each take the surname of Dana
instead of Death
Elizabeth D. Shackford, of Shrewsbury, may take the
name of Elizabeth Davis
and her
minor children, John J. Sylvester and George L., may severally
take the surname of Davis instead of Shackford
Joseph
Hoar may take the name of Joseph H. Heywood
Samuel
R. Hoar may take the name of Samuel R. Heywood
Dorcas
K. Hoar may take the name of Dorcas K. Heywood
Dwight
Hoar may take the name of Dwight H. Heywood
Mary R.
Hoar may take the name of Mary R. Heywood
Ezra H.
Hoar may take the name of Ezra H. Heywood
Fidelia
M. Hoar may take the name of Fidelia M. Heywood
Lyman B.
Hoar may take the name of Lyman B. Heywood
Alonzo
P. Hoar may take the name of Alonzo P. Heywood; all of
Princeton
Isaac
Merrill Wheeler, of Rutland, may take the name of Merrill
Wheeler
John
Allyn Weston, of Worcester, may take the name of Allyn Weston
Vina
Newton, of Worcester, may take the name of Levinia Pierce
Robbins
Jared
Curtis delany, of Southbridge, a minor, may take the name of Jared
Curtis Healy
Henry
Adin Stone, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Isaac Hubbard
Stone
Levi
Carruth, of Templeton, may take the name of Levi W. Carruth
Pashcal
Peola Deming Weld, of Charlton, may take the name of Vernon
Weld
Joseph
Knowlton Mann, of Petersham, a minor, may take the name of Joseph
Mann jackson
William
Everett Dairymple, a minor, of Northborough, may take the name of
William Everett Warren
Franklin
Bradford Metcalf, of Leicester, may take the name of Franklin
Bradford King
Mary
Davis Goodspeed, of Hubbardston, a minor, may take the name of
Mary Alma Goodspeed
Abraham
Vest, of Grafton, may take the name of John Negus Wilson
Sally
Vest, wife of the said Abraham Vest, and Walter Vest, and Mary
Elizabeth Vest, their minor children, may take the surname of
Wilson, instead of Vest
Willard
Sherman, of North Brookfield, may take the name of Harrison
Willard Sherman
Ephraim
Warren Fuller, of Worcester, may take the name of Warren
Fuller
Michael
Herne, and John Herne, of Lancaster, may each take the surname of
Kelley, instead of Herne; all of the county of Worcester.
(May 10,
1848)
Contributed by Marla
Snow