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| Birth: | 28 Jul 1792 |
| Death: | 13 Feb 1882 in Spencer, Mass. |
| Sex: | M |
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| Suanna Whittemore (Wife) b. 6 Aug 1798 in Mansfield, Connecticut
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| Marriage: | 28 OCT 1816 in Mansfield, Connecticut |
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 Benjamin Dyer Worthington b. 26 Sep 1817 in Mansfield, Connecticut
 Daniel Storrs Worthington b. 15 Jan 1819 in Mansfield, Connecticut
- Henry William Worthington b. 17 Oct 1820 in East Brookfield, Ma.
- William Henry Worthington b. 17 Oct 1820 in East Brookfield, Ma.
- Orrin Augustus Worthington b. 14 May 1823 in Spencer, Mass.
- Hammond Joseph Worthington b. 20 Jan 1825 in Spencer, Mass.
- Albert Chapman Worthington b. 14 Apr 1828 in Southridge or Spencer, Mass.
- Charles Dexter Worthington b. 21 Jan 1831 in Southridge, Mass.
- Suanna Eliza Worthington b. 11 Jun 1833 in Spencer, Mass.
- John Murry Worthington b. 14 Nov 1836 in Spencer, Mass.
- Liberty Whittemore Worthington b. 20 Nov 1839 in Spencer, Mass.
- Sarah Eliza Worthington b. 7 Mar 1841 in Spencer, Mass.
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Individual:
Orrin Shaler Worthington, Carpenter. Perhaps born Plainfield, CT.? Orrin as a charter member of the Masonic Lodge at Spencer, MA., 1872-12-11. He was initiated, 1816-4-1, Eastern Star Lodge, Wilimantic, CT. This info was found in Grand Lodge Records, Boston, MA and is the only place where his middle name, "Shaler" has been found.
From the Proceedings of the Golden Wedding Celebration, Page 6: "Our aged and respected friend, Mr. Worthington, has experienced rather an eventful life. He, being a carpenter by trade, has very frequently been called upon by his townsmen to perform and execute certain jobs of work that other carpenters would reject, such as taking down old buildings and rebuilding the same,---often times very hazardous, and at times has escaped instant death most miraculously. And at raising of buildings, where he was almost always present, you would find him in the most hazardous position upon the frame,---walking as deliberately upon the highest pinnacle as upon the highway. And again, he was the only carpenter to be found who dared venture to make repairs upon our powder mills in town, which were frequently necessary. But being possessed of an accommodating and adventurous disposition, he seldom, if ever refused to do any such job he was called upon to do, however dangerous or disagreeable. And here I will relate his escape from instant death, which would appear to be truly a providential escape. Some twenty-five years ago, he, together with three other men, was engaged in making repairs upon one of those mills. He stepped out of the door of the mill to go to a shop near by upon some errand, and when a few paces from the mill the powder ignited from an unknown cause, blowing the mill into atoms from its foundation, the timbers falling around him on every side. If he had been upon any other spot for rods around he must have been killed by the falling timbers. The three men whom he left in the mill were blown several rods away, and instantly killed. Thus we may conclude that he is not to be killed by a casualty, as the Indian said of General Washington, that he was not to be killed by a musket ball."
Orrin resided with son-in-law, Edward Bliss, 1880 census, at 18 Irving St., Spencer, MA.
Sources for info: Genealogical Record of Orrin S. and Suanna Worthington by B.D. Worthington, 1895. Historical Sketch Relating to Spencer, MA by Henry M. Tower, vol 3, 1903, page 234-252. Mass. Death Records 1882, vol 229, page 443, Spencer. Mass. Death Records, 1877, vol 294, page 365, Spencer. Proceedings at the Celebration of the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin S. Worthington, held at Spencer, Worchester County, Mass., October 29th, 1866. Spencer Annual town Report, 1877. Vital Records of Mansfield, CT., page 193, 424. Proceedings of the Celebration of the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin S. Worthington, held at Spencer, Worcester County, Mass., October 29th, 1866.
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