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I. Rachel A. b. May 10, 1914, in Fitchburg; m. Teppo Hurme. (See Hurme.)
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2. Miriam D. b. April 23, 1920, in Fitchburg; m. Toivo J. Keurulainen. (See Keurulainen.)
MAKI
JACOB K. MAKI b. January 11, 1914, in Worcester, s. of Jacob E. and Hanna (Johnson) Maki; m. May 3, 1941, Thelma A. Hunt, b. October 11, 1913, in Gardner, dau. of Fred and Fannie (Barker) Hunt. They spent several years in Pennsylvania, coming to West- minster in 1945. Here they lived for several years in the Baptist parsonage, on Main Street, and are now in the house they built on Lovell Street in 1955. Mr. Maki is employed by Rockwood Sprinkler Company of Worcester. Mrs. Maki is a registered nurse, active in Red Cross.
Children:
I. Thomas J. b. February 11, 1943, in Pottstown, Pennsyl- vania.
2. Karen T. b. May 19, 1946.
3. Mary E. b. January 9, 1953.
MAKI
TOIvo K. MAKI b. 1924 in Fitchburg; s. of Kusti and Anna (Sor- visto) Maki; m. Phyllis F. Moore, b. November 29, 1927, in Rochester, New York, dau. of Harry C. and Ellen E. (Lind) Moore. They came to Westminster in 1957 and bought the house on Bacon Street formerly owned by the Reverend Drew Wyman. Mr. Maki is a veteran of WW II. He is employed by the In- dependent Lock Company of Fitchburg, and holds a Master's de- gree of Business Administration from Northeastern University's Graduate Division of the Evening School of Business.
Children:
I. Sherry E. b. October 21, 1947, in Gardner.
2. Sheila A. b. February 21, 1949, in Fitchburg.
3. Sandra J. b. March 3, 1951, in Fitchburg.
4. John T. b. September 11, 1952, in Fitchburg.
5. Nancy E. b. August 26, 1958, in Gardner.
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MALENFANT
NORMAN MALENFANT b. April 18, 1922, in Amesbury; s. of Albert and Eugenie (Ouellette) Malenfant; m. May 29, 1943, Margaret Martin, b. February 24, 1926, in Norwich, Connecticut, dau. of Charles and Marie-Rose (Prive) Martin. He is a veteran. They live on Turnpike Road.
Children:
I. Patricia b. April 14, 1944 in Norwich, Connecticut.
2. June b. June 24, 1947.
MANSUR
CHARLES L. MANSUR b. December 25, 1851, d. April 19, 1932; s. of Lorenzo and Charlotte A. (Read) Mansur; m. September 29, 1875, L. Emma Lynde (d. May 1, 1931), dau. of John and Lucy (Kendall) Lynde. A quiet, unassuming man, Mr. Mansur was twice elected to the School Board. He was a painter and paper- hanger. After 1916 he lived in the Dr. Mercer house on Pleasant Street.
Children:
I. Ernest C. b. November 11, 1876, d. August 5, 1928, in Worcester; m. (1) Agnes W. Howe, dau. of Leroy A. and Ella M. (Wood) Howe. (See Howe.) They lived with her parents on the Arthur Rice place on Pleasant Street. He served as Selectman for two terms, and his wife also served the town, first as schoolteacher and later as a member of the School Board. She was killed by a bolt of lightning July 3, 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Mansur had separated, and he m. (2) Edith Upham (d. October 7, 1955) dau. of Roger and Clara (Story) Upham of Worces- ter. No children.
2. C. Herbert b. August 26, 1878, d. July 19, 1942; m. October 18, 1901, Lila O. Buck, b. December 23, 1879, dau. of Thurston and Olive A. (Shepard) Buck of Prince- ton. He worked in the Cracker Bakery for a time, then lived in Princeton for a number of years, returning to
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Westminster and establishing a milk route in Fitchburg in 1914. He served the town on the Finance Board for several years. In 1932 he bought the house on Pleasant Street then known as the Joseph Hager place, now the home of Raymond Scofield, Mrs. Mansur was actively interested in civic affairs, and was a member of the com- mittee which rebuilt the First Congregational Church after the disastrous fire of November 10, 1940. Mrs. Mansur now makes her home in Florida.
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3. Leon E. b. August 25, 1884, d. February 22, 1920; m. July 8, 1914, Maude R. Sharon, dau. of Edward and Emily M. (Merriam) Sharon. They lived on Leominster Street. He was employed in the Cracker Bakery until his death. Mrs. Mansur lives with her son in Springfield.
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Children of C. Herbert Mansur:
I. Clyde Nelson b. February 26, 1903; graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute m. Alice L. Phelps of Fitchburg; vice-president of Simonds Saw and Steel Com- pany; resides in Leominster; 3 children.
2. Paul Buck b. January 21, 1908, in Sterling, d. July 20, 1952; m. (1) June 27, 1931, Priscilla M. Thurston, b. January 8, 1908, dau. of George L. and Adelaide C. Thurston of Leominster. They lived on Bacon Street in the house now owned by Kenneth Strom. He was associated with his father in the milk business, and in the operation of the Dairy Bar on Main Street. Mrs. Priscilla Mansur served on the School Board, and was a Music Supervisor in the Westminster Schools. She now lives in Leominster with her daughter. Mr. Mansur m. (2) Henrietta Swalina of Gardner in February, 1945.
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3. Richard Lynde b. November 8, 1913; graduate of Norwich University; m. Elizabeth Coe Beam of Wil- kinsburg, Pennsylvania; works for McGraw Edison Company, Revere, Mass .; resides in Reading; 2 children.
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Children of Leon E. Mansur:
I. Ralph Edward b. February 22, 1915.
2. Carl Harrison b. March 24, 1917; m. Theresa Pageau of Saco, Maine; resides in Saco; veteran of WW II.
3. Roy G. b. August 27, 1919; m. Doris Duxbury; re- sides in Springfield; veteran of WW II.
Children of Paul and Priscilla Mansur:
I. Thurston Buck b. February 11, 1933, d. March 14, 1950.
2. Paula Jane b. February 3, 1937; graduate of Keene, New Hampshire, Teachers College.
Child of Paul and Henrietta Mansur:
3. Elizabeth Joanna b. November 8, 1945.
MARBLE
WALTER J. MARBLE b. August 4, 1929, in Sherman Mills, Maine; s. of Harold and Dorothy (Howard) Marble; m. February 17, 1950, Lili Tuomi, dau. of Axel and Ida (Ilves) Tuomi. (See Tuomi.) He is associated with his father-in-law in the poultry business, and they make their home on Davis Road.
Children:
I. Patricia A. b. August 21, 1950.
2. Sandra L. b. December 10, 1951.
MARIEN
PHILIP J. MARIEN b. July 21, 1907, in Fitchburg; s. of Gonzague and Exilda (Sylvester) Marien; m. September 7, 1936, Berthine Lecuyer, b. October 1, 1918, in Fitchburg, dau. of Arthur and Delina (Bedard) Lecuyer. They came to Westminster in 1936 and live in Leino Park.
Children:
I. Pauline Y. b. March 26, 1939.
2. Robert L. b. December 27, 1942.
3. Leo E. b. July 29, 1947.
4. Francis P. b. January 24, 1950.
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MARTEL
RAYMOND J. MARTEL b. February 10, 1928, in Gardner; s. of Edmond E. and Corinne A. (Boucher) Martel; m. April 30, 1949, Audrey L. Page, dau. of Carl B. and Priscilla L. (Surrey) Page. (See Page.) He is a veteran of WW II. They own their home on Ellis Road. He is employed in Washington, D. C.
Children:
I. Jeffrey R. b. May 16, 1955.
2. Gregory T. b. October 9, 1957.
MARYSZ
JOHN MARYSZ b. September 23, 1917, in Windsor Locks, Con- necticut; s. of George and Anna (Hruskewiez) Marysz; m. July 4, 1942, Stacy A. Pawlowicz, b. December 7, 1915, in Gardner, dau. of Stanley and Antoinette (Szajback) Pawlowicz. He is a veteran of WW II. They moved to Westminster in January, 1946, when they bought the A. W. Nye grocery store on Main Street, in years past known as "Bruce's Store" and "Fenno's Store." He has built up a flourishing business, operating a modern supermarket. Child:
Philip b. September 24, 1947.
MASON
WILLIAM J. MASON b. February 10, 1885, in Charlestown, Mass .; d. May 28, 1945; s. of James H. and Beatrice (Comerford) Mason; m. June 29, 1925, Ellen E. Harrington. (See Harrington.) They lived in New York City and in Worcester, coming to Westmin- ster in 1941. Mr. Mason was a printer. Mrs. Mason and her son Benjamin live on Knower Road.
Children:
I. William J., Jr. b. March 12, 1926, in New York City, d. July 27, 1943.
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2. Robert C. b. July 15, 1927, in Gardner; m. November I, 1947, Jane Woodward. (See Woodward.) They live on the former Bassett Farm on Old Princeton Road. He is a veteran of WW II; he works as a printer at Simplex Time Recorder Company in Gardner. Mrs. Mason is a registered nurse.
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3. Benjamin R. b. November 7, 1928; unmarried. Children of Robert Mason:
I. Robert C., Jr. b. August 17, 1949.
2. Sally Jo b. April 23, 1951.
3. Susan E. b. June 25, 1955.
4. Daniel J. b. November 11, 1957.
MAYRANEN
WILHO W. MAYRANEN b. June 3, 1920; s. of Wilho W. and Hilma (Silta) Mayranen; m. September 5, 1942, Terttu E. Inki, b. December 4, 1922, in Monson, Maine, dau. of Lauri and Fanny (Savela) Inki. He is a veteran of WW II; works for Fitchburg Engineering Corporation in Fitchburg. They live on North Com- mon Road.
Children:
I. Wilho W. b. August 6, 1944, in Fitchburg.
2. Eric L. b. April 25, 1949.
3. Valerie B. b. May 4, 1951.
McADAMS
LEON H. MCADAMS, JR. b. September 8, 1916, in Deering, New Hampshire; s. of Leon H. and Maude A. (Hilliard) McAdams; m. August 4, 1940, Geneva A. Rich, b. March 7, 1918, in West Windsor, Vermont, dau. of Wendell B. and Nellie F. (Billings) Rich. He is a brick mason. They came to Westminster in 1940 and live on Minott Road on the former Charles Dike place.
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Children:
I. Roger E. b. December 12 1941; employed by Simplex Time Recorder Company in Gardner.
2. Sandra L. b. May 18, 1945.
McALLESTER
WILLIAM C. MCALLESTER b. June 19, 1848, in Essex County, New York, d. December 5, 1926; s. of Edwin McAllester; m. 1873, Angela M. Brownson (d. March 8, 1920) of Elizabethtown, New York. He was graduated from Madison University (now Colgate). He held pastorates in Moriah, Morrisonville and Platts- burgh, New York, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Randolph and in Waverly, before coming to Westminster in 1909. He retired in 1920. They spent their last years in Westminster on Pleasant Street, occupying the present Homer Vine house. He was interested in all projects of civic interest and was a Trustee of the Westminster Public Library for some years.
Children:
I. Lillian A. b. October 28, 1874, d. February 12, 1959; graduate of Vassar College; unmarried; retired teacher of French; trustee of the Westminster Public Library.
2. Ralph b. September 15, 1877, d. July 31, 1952; graduate of Harvard College; m. Maude Park (d. April 3, 1949); 4 children.
3. Grace b. January 26, 1886; graduate of Vassar College; m. Russell Goodwin (d. June 5, 1941); resides in West- wood; 2 children.
McGEE
JAMES McGEE (d. March 25, 1928) came to Westminster in 1909; m. Sarah Withington, b. August 30, 1876, in Boxboro, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary E. (Tenney) Withington. He was a janitor in the public schools and worked at Gardner State Hospi- tal. They built their home on Dawley Road, where Mrs. McGee
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still lives with her sister and brother, Ethel and Arthur With- ington.
Child:
Maude b. May 1, 1912; graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College; m. (1) Guy Ralph (d. July 4, 1952), m. (2) Alex Good; lives in Rowley; is a teacher.
McINTIRE
EDWARD P. MCINTIRE b. November 21, 1915, in Fitchburg; s. of Ralph W. and Julia (Hanney) McIntire; m. August 10, 1940, Martha A. Amee, b. August 30, 1916, in Braintree, Vermont, dau. of Wesley C. and Caroline (Plumpton) Amee. In 1957 Mr. McIn- tire built his present house on Bean Porridge Hill Road, on land owned by the McIntire family for six generations-the first of the family in Westminster being David (1), who bought the land of his brother-in-law, Amos Sawyer. (See Heywood's History.) Children:
I. Edward A. b. July 13, 1944, in Fitchburg.
2. Ralph W. b. September 8, 1947, in Fitchburg.
MCKINNON
JOHN J. MCKINNON b. May 30, 1927, in Cambridge; s. of James P. and Mary E. (Marriner) Mckinnon; m. August 26, 1950, Alice M. Bourgeois, b. April 17, 1929 in Leominster, dau. of Joseph H. and Flora M. (Tuttle) Bourgeois. They came to Westminster in 1956 and make their home in Lakewood Park. He has been a member of the Planning Board; is Town Engineer of Shrewsbury.
Child:
John A. b. June 8, 1958.
MEDLIN
RALPH E. MEDLIN b. July 6, 1920, in Judsonia, Arkansas; s. of Egan E. and Flora (Ferren) Medlin; m. June 24, 1950, Grace
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Merriam, dau. of Harold D. and Frances E. (Jenkins) Merriam. (See Merriam.) He is a veteran of WW II. They live on South Street and own the former Wiley place.
Child:
Harold E. b. April 2, 1951.
MERCER
JOHN C. MERCER b. April 22, 1903, in Tacoma, Ohio; s. of Frank and Rose (Lawery) Mercer; m. 1931 Beatrice Lane, b. October 5, 1909, in Fitchburg, dau. of Frederic and Amy (Lindsley) Lane. They came to Westminster from Fitchburg in 1947, living first on Town Farm Road, buying in 1951 the house on Pleasant Street where they now live. Dr. Mercer is an optometrist in Fitchburg. He was one of the founders of the Westminster Country Club. Children:
I. Nancy L. b. April 6, 1933; m. Richard Welch; lives in Hudson, New Hampshire; 2 children.
2. Maryalice b. February 14, 1935; m. Ronald Jeffries; lives in Lynchburg, Virginia; 2 children.
3. David L. b. July 23, 1938.
4. Ruth B. b. December 23, 1942.
MERRIAM
The two branches of the Merriam family in Westminster were descended from brothers who settled here early in the eighteenth century: SAMUEL (70) and THOMAS MERRIAM (2).
JOEL MERRIAM (99) was the great-grandson of SAMUEL (70), brother of THOMAS (2). Samuel came to town in 1769. Joel Mer- riam m. Elmina Perkins.
Children:
I. Evelina (115) b. October 2, 1843, d. October 16, 1896; m. W. O. Foskett; 4 children.
2. Emma Elmina (117) b. August 1, 1850, d. January 11, 1934; m. Frank M. Urban; resided in Westminster and Dorchester; 2 children.
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3. Joel Hervey (118) b. July 3, 1852, d. 1934; m. (1) Ella M. Persons; m. (2) Anna P. Mansfield; 2 children; resided in Westminster and the West.
4. Frank A. (119) b. September 5, 1855, d. August 12, 1930; m. (1) Jennie Merriam and (2) Ida E. Simonds (d. May 2, 1957). From 1886 until his death he was a Deacon of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Merriam was the organist in that church for sixty years. She was also a Library Trustee for many years. (Children forward)
5. Sarah E. (120) b. September 8, 1857, d. 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire; m. Fred B. Bolton; resided in Orange; I child.
6. Cora E. (121) b. May 27, 1863; graduate of New England Conservatory of Music; m. the Reverend Henry A. MacDonald, President of West Kentucky College in Mayfield, Kentucky; lives in Kentucky; 2 children.
Children of Frank A. and Jennie E. Merriam:
I. Frank E. (135) b. May 6, 1878, d. March 13, 1956; m. Nellie F. Wright of Littleton; resided in Fitchburg. I daughter. In 1943 he retired after 39 years as Reg- ister Clerk at the Fitchburg Post Office.
2. George A. (136) b. August 21, 1882; m. Elizabeth Greer of Worcester; retired; resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; no children.
3. Robert J. (137) b. August 29, 1885; unmarried; for- merly employed at Gardner State Hospital; retired. Children of Frank A. and Ida E. Merriam:
4. Charles S. b. June 9, 1894; m. Martha Stone of Wells- ville, New York; resides in Longmeadow; 2 children.
5. Winfred E. b. December 1, 1895; m. Julia S. Butler of Syracuse, New York; resides in Elliott City, Mary- land; I son.
6. Spenser H. b. January 6, 1898; graduate of Syracuse University; m. Martha Taylor of Slippery Rock, Penn- sylvania. He teaches at Peddie Boys' School in Hights- town, New Jersey. No children.
7. Leon A. b. August 18, 1899, d. August 12, 1900.
ELI H. MERRIAM (51) b. June 4, 1848, d. November 9, 1930, s. of Caleb (34) and Abbie (Parker) Merriam, was the great-
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great-grandson of THOMAS (2) who came here in 1751. He m. September 25, 1873, Abbie L. Davis (d. July 14, 1935) of Fitch- burg.
Children:
1. Mabel C. (63) b. June 5, 1875, d. January 20, 1958; m. Fred J. Ray. (See Ray.) I child.
2. Cora A. (64) b. July 3, 1877, d. December 18, 1957; m. (1) George E. Kimball of Northfield, New Hamp- shire; m. (2) Henry Stanbridge of South Ashburnham.
3. Grace E. (65) b. June 24, 1879; unmarried.
4. Harold D. (66) b. July 30, 1882, d. November 29, 1956; m. December 14, 1919, Emma F. Jenkins of Oaklawn, Rhode Island, dau. of Charles and Annie M. (Chute) Jenkins( d. September 3, 1953). They lived near the site of the old Westminster Depot, on Route 2A. With his brother he was first associated with their father in the grain and lumber business, and after their father's death they, to- gether with their sister Grace, continued that business until war closed it in 1943. He and his wife both held pub- lic office, he being elected to the Board of Selectmen and she to the School Board.
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5. Charles S. (67) b. January 19, 1885, d. March 15, 1904.
6. Arthur E. (68) b. April 18, 1886; m. October 27, 1909, Lila M. Russell, dau. of Elmer Warren and Etta E. (Har- ding) Russell of South Ashburnham. He too has always lived near the site of the old Westminster Depot.
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7. Helen F. b. November 6, 1892; graduate of Wellesley College; teacher in Fitchburg High School; unmarried.
Children of Harold D. Merriam:
I. Charlotte b. February 28, 1921; m. Olen V. Green; graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College; veteran of WW II; lives So. Athol; 5 children.
2. Anne Lydia b. September 10, 1924; a registered nurse; veteran of WW II; employed at Gardner State Hospi- tal.
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3. Grace b. June 24, 1928; m. Ralph E. Medlin. (See Medlin.)
Children of Arthur E. Merriam:
I. Charles Russell b. June 4, 1912; veteran of WW II; unmarried.
2. Donald Eli b. October 23, 1915, d. December 2, 1915.
3. Arthur Elmore b. June 7, 1921; m. October 16, 1948, Nicolina Francoisi, b. May 10, 1925, in Leominster, dau. of Philip and Maria Francoisi. He is a veteran of WW II. They lived for a time in Leominster, coming to Westminster in 1948, when they purchased a home on the Fitchburg State Road. He is employed by Foster Grant Company of Leominster.
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4. Jean b. May 21, 1924; graduate of Simmons College; m. Alfred A. Arterton; lives in Whitinsville; 3 children. Children of Arthur Elmore Merriam:
I. Philip A. b. October 31, 1949, in Fitchburg.
2. Donald E. b. December 11, 1954, in Fitchburg.
MILES
Mr. Heywood, in his History, dealt so fully with the Miles family, which once held a most prominent position in the town but has now drifted away, that there is little left to record.
DANIEL MILES (66) and his wife Mary (Curtis) had 3 children who remained here:
I. Daniel C. (67) b. June 1, 1827, d. February 22, 1912; m. Lucy Puffer; 5 children.
2. Ann Maria (69) b. April 15, 1836, d. November 27, 1917; m. Samuel Sprague; 4 children.
3. Nelson A. (70) b. August 6, 1839, d. May 15, 1925; m. Mary Sherman; 2 children. Lieutenant General, United States Army, retired. (See Chapter 12.)
MILLER
DEACON JOSEPH MILLER (1) The ancestor of the family of that name in Westminster. He was the third settler here, and raised a
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large family. He was an active and influential citizen, and his habit of keeping and preserving complete records of all transactions he was connected with made possible the excellent accounts of the town's first fifty years, used by Heywood in his History.
J. HERVEY MILLER (117) b. February 11, 1832, d. November 2, 1918; s. of Jonas (62) and Susan (Bond) Miller, lived in the house next to the First Congregational Church, now owned by Col. Ches- ter E. Sargent. His second wife, Lizzie D. (Rice), d. May 25, 1894. (Children forward)
EDWARD P. MILLER (118) (d. October 8, 1903) was a brother of J. Hervey. His widow, Mandana (Ball) d. October 3, 1928. Only one of their children remained in Westminster.
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Children of J. Hervey Miller:
I. Frank E. (133) b. October 10, 1856, d. August 9, 1942, and his wife Ida (Peck) (d. October 22, 1943) lived on the Raymond Morse place on Leominster Street. He was a faithful employee of the Dawley Cracker Bakery, working there when he was past eighty.
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2. Cyrus T. (136) b. September 11, 1867, d. November 9, 1938, and his wife, Lillian C. (Lamb) (d. June 1, 1914) lived in the Towle place on Bacon Street. He was associated with his brothers in business at the Brick Store. A respected citizen, he held the office of Assessor, Library Trustee, Tax Collector and member of the Board of Public Welfare, as well as other positions of responsibility.
3. George H. (137) b. September 6, 1868, d. January 7, 1941, in Lawrence; m. Cora V. Fellows.
4. Edward R. (138) b. November 9, 1871, d. January 11, 1947; m. June 3, 1893, Laura Mabel Eaton. (See Eaton.) They lived in the Clark house adjoining the Post Office, and this was the home in which they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1943. He ran a stagecoach for both passengers and mail from the center of town to the Depot. For many years with his brother Cyrus he conducted the Brick Store on Main Street, known as Miller Brothers. He served the town as Selectman and was always interested in
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whatever promoted the welfare of the town. Mrs. Miller was secretary of the Westminster Historical Society for many years. She sold her home on Main Street in 1958 and now lives in Gardner.
5. Harry W. (139) b. November 1, 1873, d. November 9, 1949; m. June 4, 1894 Maud Isabel Hayward of Westmin- ster. They lived for many years in the Walter Wilcox house on upper Main Street. He was a chairmaker. They cele- brated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1944, Harry being the fourth of five sons of J. Hervey Miller who reached this milestone. Mrs. Miller d. October 9, 1957.
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Child of Edward P. Miller:
I. Louis S. b. August 25, 1860, d. April 11, 1949; m. Decem- ber 24, 1891, Mary Jane Holden (d. June 25, 1940). (See Holden.) He served as an assessor for twenty years. He was a butcher and lived on Main Street, where his two sons now reside.
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Children of Frank E. Miller:
I. Hervey R. b. July 16, 1885, in Owlshead, Maine, d. February 17, 1953; m. Elizabeth Whelan; resided in Ash- burnham; 3 children.
2. Alfreda M. b. September 21, 1888; m. Fred Don Dy- singer of Montclair, New Jersey; resides Round Pond, Maine; I child.
3. Mary L. b. April 26, 1890; m. Charles W. Field of Easley, South Carolina; resides Worcester; 2 children.
Child of Cyrus T. Miller:
I. William Stephen b. December 12, 1894, d. September 8, 1918, in service in France. The American Legion Post in Westminster is named for him.
Children of Harry W. Miller:
I. Guy Lewis b. September 14, 1895; m. Cora D. French (See French.) He is a veteran of WW I; resides in Gard- ner; 4 children.
2. Henry Hayward b. January 25, 1898; graduate of Fitch- burg Normal School; m. Rena Rice. (See Rice.) Vet-
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eran of WW I; resides Manchester, Connecticut; 3 children.
Children of Louis S. Miller:
I. Gerald Holden b. December 25, 1897; unmarried; an electrician, resides with his brother.
2. Adelbert Payson b. June 13, 1905; m. Marjorie E. Smith; divorced; veteran of WW II.
MILLER
FRANK A. MILLER b. February 5, 1857, in Decatur, Wisconsin, d. October 29, 1937; s. of George (101) and Clarissa (Gill) Miller. He was descended from Deacon Joseph Miller (see above) but of another branch. He removed to his father's native West- minster and m. November 17, 1885, Mary Ellen Marsh (d. Decem- ber 5, 1951 in Springfield at the home of her daughter), dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Feeley) Marsh. Mr. Miller was a chair- maker. He was also a member of the Board of Registrars for forty-eight years. Mrs. Miller was interested in all civic activities. She was a president of the Westminster Historical Society. They lived on Bacon Street opposite the Town Hall.
Children:
I. Walter A. b. September 21, 1888; m. Edith Jaycox of Connecticut; veteran of WW I; lives in Vermont; 2 chil- dren.
2. Grace E. b. March 5, 1891; graduate of Fitchburg Normal School, teacher in Springfield; unmarried.
MINKKINEN
OTTO MINKKINEN b. January 26, 1890, in Pieksamaki, Finland; s. of Davidi and Anna M. (Ylonen) Minkkinen; m. July 15, 1917, (1) Amanda T. Minkkinen (b. October 19, 1891 in Pieksamaki, Finland, d. July 15, 1956); November 27, 1958 m. (2) Olka H. Suokko of Templeton. Mr. Minkkinen brought his family to this country in 1921, coming to Westminster in 1941, when he bought a farm on Sargent Road.
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Children of Otto and Amanda Minkkinen:
I. Bertha M. b. April 11, 1918, in Pieksamaki, Finland; m. Henry Marjomaa; lives West Townsend; 4 children.
2. George W. b. June 2, 1920, in Pieksamaki, Finland; m. Myra V. Makela; veteran of WW II; lives West Fitchburg; 4 children.
MINOTT
This family was founded by Jonathan Minott (1), a Revolutionary soldier who came here shortly after his marriage in 1777. He settled in the western corner of the township, known to many as the Minott District. The property was long owned by his descend- ants.
FREDERICK H. MINOTT (31) b. December 5, 1832, d. April 2, 1885; s. of John (9) and Mary (Hardy) Minott; m. (1) Mary A. Roberts d. August 18, 1857; m. (2) Mary A. Maynard Grimes d. July 10, 1873; m. (3) Emily H. Perkins d. December 24, 1922. (Children forward)
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