6th generation: Reuben Wakefield and Martha Billings Gray

6th Reuben Wakefield (b. Oct. (Nov) 17, 1816, d. 1863?) and Martha Billings Gray (b. 1831/32?, d. 1900). Reuben was a farmer, inventor, and a manufacturer of woolen and cotton goods. He and his brother, Orra incorporated the South Hardwick Mill Co. with others in 1860. Children were Reuben Edson and Mary Jane.