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From: Tom Hoot <>
Subject: Middlesex Co., MA
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 11:07:59 -0600

"Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs - Relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts", by William Richard Cutter, A.M.; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, NY, 1908; Vol I, 9. 158-161
(call#974.41-M58 C981Kansas State Historical Society)

Edmund Gustin, the progenitor of this family, lived at St.Ouens Isle of Jersey. He married there April 25, 1638, Esther Le Rossignol. The homestead at St. Ouens was sold by their son in 1677 to John Brock, of Reading, Massachusetts. The family name of a puzzle, however. The son, who will be known in this sketch as John Gustin (1), was originally designated Augustine Jean in the records. Savage implies that, the name should have been Jean or John Augustine, and it certainy took that fo after its owner came to America. In a few years it was shortened to Gustine, and enentually most of the family clipt off the terminal also, making it Gustin. Esther, the mother of Jean, had a brother, M. Augustine Rossignol of St. Ouens, and it is presumed that both Jean and Augustine were given names.
(II) John Gustin, son of Edmund Gustin was born in St. Ouens, Isle of Jersey, January 9, 1647. He came to New England when a young mail and was a sergeant in Captain Turner's company in King Philip's war, 1676. He had made his home at Reading, Massachusetts, and was living there in 1677 when he sold his English patrimony. In 1680 he received a grant of land at Falmouth from President Danforth, the fourth lot on what was Broad street, now India street, Portland, Maine, with the privilege of constructing a brick yard. He bought a small lot in Falmouth of Widow Housing on the west side of the Presumpscot river. He was driven from home by the Indians with the other settlers, but returned in 1719. He was a mariner, part of the time and was once captain of a vessel.
He bought land above the falls on the Presumpscot in 1686 of Thomas Cloice and made his home there until May 26, 1690 when the indians destroyed Falmouth. He married at Watertown, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Brown, daughter of John Brown. Some of his children did not return to Maine, but went to Pennsylvania, Connecticut and elsewhere. His descendants have been traced in Virginia and Pennsylvania among the well known families of Hamiltons, Snowdons and Thompsons Philadelphia: Clews, Hunters and Greens of Virginia. He left a widow and seven children, viz.: Samuel, John, Jr., Thomas, mentioned below: Ebenezer, David, Sarah, Abigail.
(III) Thomas Gustin, son of John Gustin (2), was born about 1690. He settled at Colchester, Connecticut where June 7, 1722, he married Sarah Holmes daughter of John and Elizabeth (Gates) Holmes, of Colchester. The birth of the eldest son is recorded there. Children: Thomas, Jr., born at Colchester, July 19, 1725. Samuel, settled at Marlow New Hampshire, about 1765. John, resided at Lyme, Connecticut and had son John, Jr., born there September 27, 1768. Josiah, born 1749, settled at Marlarlow.
(IV) Thomas Gustin, Jr., son of Thomas Gustin (3), was born at Colchester, Connecticut, July 19, 1725. About 1765 he and his brother Samuel settled among the first seven in the grant at Marlow, New Hampshire, made October 7, 1761, to men of Lyme and Colchester, Connecticut. Samuel remained there and was chairman of the committee for towns of Marlow, Alstead and Surrey, New Hampshire, representing the signers of a petition relative to a representative in the legislature, December 11, 1776. Thomas Gustin was an early, settler at Claremont, New Hampshire. He was on a committee to audit the accounts of the selectmen in 1708 and 1770; was moderator in 1772; selectman 1771 72 74 75, and on the committee of safety in 1775. He took the first steps to form the church and the first minister, Rev. George Wheaton, was settled in February, 1772. He or his son Thomas was a soldier in the Revolution from Claremont in Captain Wetherbee's company. His relatives, Joel, Amos and Walter Gust!
in, were in Connecticut regiments in the Revolution; Josiah and others in New Hampshire regiments. The wife of Thomas Gustin died at Rockingham, Vermont, where his son Elisha settled. Children: Edward, born 1758. Polly, married Seth Deming, of Cornish, New Hampshire. Elisha, removed to Rockingham, Vermont; soldier in Revolution. Thomas, Jr.,. was soldier in Revolution.
(V) Edward Gustin, son of Thomas Gustin (4), was born probably in Colchesler, Connecticut, in 1758, and died at an advanced age in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. He made an application for a pension August 10, 1832, when he was seventy four years old, showing service of fourteen months as private and eight months as sergeant in the New Hampshire troops. He served part of this time under Captain Jones, Colonel Troop. He was a petitioner from Claremont for a lottery to defray the cost of needed roads connecting with Winchester and other towns after the Revolution. He settled later in Hinsdale. Children: Edward, Jr., born November 12, 1786 87, married, 1811, Fanny Field: resided at Winchester. Thomas, mentioned below.
(VI) Thomas Gustin, son of Edward Gustin (5) was born about 1790 in Claremont, New Hampshire, probably. He settled in Cornish and became a prosperous farmer, raising cattle and sheep extensively. He married Alice Vinton, daughter of John Vinton. Children: Miranda, Elizabeth, Alice, James Harvey, John.
(VII) James Harvey Gustin, son of Thomas Gustin (6), was born at Cornish, New Hampshire, May 19, 1815, and died at Winchester, Massachusetts, September 3, 1897. He was educated in the common schools of his native town working between school terms on his father's farm until eleven years old, when his father died and He was "put out" to work until he was twenty years old. Then he came to Brookline, Massachusetts, in the employ of his brother, John Gustin, who was a market gardener there. Later he worked for a farmer named Derby, whose produce he used to sell in Boston. It is said that he was the first produce man to back his wagon up to old Quincy Market. After a few years he went into business as proprietor of a restaurant in Boston, but the venture was not successful and he abandoned it and went west. When about twenty eight years old he located in Fall River. Massachusetts, and learned the trade of mason. He worked on the construction of many of the big cotton mills the!
re. In 1853 he leased the Baldwin place at Hyde Park, Massachusetts, but subsequently became foreman on the Cheever Newhall farm at Milton for three years. He then leased the Clark farm at Waltham, Massachusetts, and raised produce for the Boston market. He had the Bright farm at Belmont four years; the Darling farm at Woburn five years, selling the ten year lease to go into the meat and provision business on Joy street, Boston. He worked afterward at Winchester at the mason's trade and at length bought the Eaton farm in that town and lived on it until he died, September 3, 1897. Mr. Gustin was a Baptist in religion and a Republican in politics.
He married, April 3, 1846, Susan Crane French. who was born November 3, 1826, and died at Winchester. December 16, 1888, daughter of Ephraim and Olive (Eaton) French, of Berkeley, Massachusetts. Her father was a prominent citizen; was representative to the general court. Children: 1. William Henry, born August 15, 1847, died October 30, 1948. 2. Mary Adley, born June 7, 1849, married. June 1, 1879, Alvah B. Heald, of Woburn: children: i. Alvah Frances Heald, born October 1, 1880, died February 24, 1886: ii. Florence Warren Heald, June 17, 1883, died April 24, 1893; iii. Bertha May Heald, August 31, 1884. 3. Herbert Ervin, born July 25. 1851, married. October 5, 1880, Julia Carlisle, of Charlestown, Massachusetts: children: i. Herbert Irving, born August 13, 1882, married. October 12, 1904, Mildred Pettingill, of Salisbury, and have Bertram Pettingill, born November 15, 1906: ii. Ernest Sumner, February 2, 1888, died June 15, 1889: iii. Lester Carlisle, March 29, 1890: !
iv. Ralph Livingston, November 27, 1891. 4. Francis Edward, born August 28, 1853. mentioned below. 5. Clarence Harvey, born August 12, 1857, married Annie F. Sinclair, of Florida: children: i. Myrtie, ii. Harvey James, iii. Eleanor, iv. Jessie, v. Marion, vi. Mary. 6. Susan Amelia, born February 3, 1860, married, November 27, 1889 George H. Newcomb, of Woburn. 7. Charles Henry, born at Belmont, December 30, 1861, died December 28, 1862. 8. James Ernest, born at Woburn, December 2, 1865, married November 4, 1891, Lena Ellis Thayer, of taumton, Massachusetts; children: i. Mildred, ii. Ernest, iii. Raymond, iv. Marjorie. 6. George Oliver, born March 3, 1868, married, February 6, 1890. Augusta Branch of Charlestown: child Chester Orville, born March 23, 1891.
(VIII) Francis Edward Gustin son of James Harvey Gustin (7), was born at Milton August 28, 1855. His parents removed to Waltham when he was an infant and he began his education there in public schools. When he was seven his parents removed to Woburn. He attended the Woburn schools and Warren Academy, and helped his father on the farm until he was fourteen years old. He learned the trade of mason and worked at it with his father until seventeen years old. He was then employed for eighteen months on the farm of V. P. Locke at Winchester; twenty months in charge of the milk business of Henry Brick at Newton; for eighteen months by Samuel Twombley in market gardening at Winchester. He leased the Jacob Pierce place at Winchester for eight years, and later the Hanson place for market gardening and greenhouses. In 1890 he bought a farm at Leominster, Massachusetts, conducting it in addition to his other business for four years. He also owned and conducted a a farm in Maine f!
or eight years. In 1900 he bought his present farm at Woburn, then known as the old Ellard place, consisting of twenty acres to which he has added by purchase some sixteen acres. He has prospered in business, finding an excellent market for his produce in Boston. Mr. Gustin is a Baptist in religion; a Republican in politics. He was made a member of Mt. Horeb Lodge of Free Masons, May 17, 1882; of Woburn Chapter of Royal MildredArch Masons, November 11, 1892; of Hugh De Payen's Commandery of Knights Templar, June 24, 1894; of Bethel Lodge, No. 12, Odd Fellows, at Arlington. November, 9, 1881. He belongs to the Market Gardners Association of Boston. His only public office was that of special police. He married, April 8, 1883, Ellen Maria Walley, born July 25, 1851, daughter of James and Ellen (Dudley) Walley of Dedham, Massachusetts. Her father was a blacksmith. Children: Francis Edward, Jr., born February 4, 1884. Susan Anna, December 24 1886. Charles Alfred, Jul!
y 3, 1888.

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