VI. OLIVER AMES, born April 11, 1779; died September 11, 1863; married in April, 1803, Susannah Angier (born March, 1783; died March 27, 1847). Dr. William Ames, the Franeker Professor, had a daughter (2), Ruth, who came to America in 1637, and married Edmund Angier of Cambridge, whose son (3), Rev. Samuel Angier, married Hannah, daughter of President Urian Oakes of Harvard College. Their son (4), Rev. John Angier, married Mary Bourne, granddaughter of Governor Hinckley. Their son (5), Oakes Angier, a law student of President John Adams, was the father of (6) Susannah Angier. Children: 1. _Oakes_, born January 10, 1804; died May 8, 1873. 2. Horatio, b. November 18, 1805; d. Jan. 28, 1844. 3. Oliver, Jr., b. November 5, 1807; d. March 9, 1877. 4. Angier, b. February 19, 1810; d. July 27, 1811. 5. William L., b. July 9, 1812; died in St. Paul, Minn. 6. Sarah A., b. September 9, 1814; married October 10, 1836, Nathaniel Witherell, Jr. 7. John, 2d, b. April 18, 1817; d. May 14, 1844. 8. Harriett, b. September 12, 1819; m. March 27 1839, Asa Mitchell. VII. HONORABLE OAKES AMES, born January 10, 1804; died May 8, 1873; married November 29, 1827, Eveline Orville Gilmore (born June 14, 1809; died July 20, 1882). Children: 1. Oakes Angier, born April 15, 1829. 2. _Oliver_, b. February 4, 1831. 3. Frank Morton, b. August 14, 1833. 4. Henry G., b. April 10, 1839; died September, 1841. 5. Susan Eveline, b. May 14, 1842; married Henry W. French. VIII. HONORABLE OLIVER AMES, born February 4, 1831; married March 14, 1860, Anna C. Ray (born January 16, 1840, in Nantucket). Children: 1. William Hadwen, born March 1, 1861. 2. Evelyn Orville, b. April 4, 1863. 3. Anna Lee, b. September 6, 1864. 5. Lillian, b. January 4, 1870. 6. Oakes, b. September 26, 1874. EDITOR.] * * * * * [Illustration: THE BERKSHIRE HILLS, PITTSFIELD FROM POTTER MOUNTAIN] HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PITTSFIELD. By FRANK W. KAAN. We were changing cars about midnight at Rotterdam Junction, New York, for the Fitchburg Railroad connection. "You might know we were near Boston," said a passenger. "See what a comfortable car this is." "Yes," remarked a middle-aged gentleman, "I've been away for three weeks, and I never want to leave Boston for so long a time again." And he gave a sigh of relief. No doubt many highly enjoyable smiles were called forth by this innocent confession. Yet the sentiment found an echo in our hearts. But a North Adams man spoke up rather sharply, "Well, Berkshire County is good enough for me." The incident has a deeper meaning than appears at first glance.