Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. I, Part 30

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 824

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John H. Coes is a director of the Worcester Trust Company and member of its executive com- mittee. also vice-president and a member of the finance committee of the Mechanics Savings Bank, of Worcester. and the duties of these two respon- sible positions occupy the greater portion of Mr. Coes' business hours. He holds membership in the Commonwealth Club. Worcester Club, Tatnuck Country Club, Massachusetts Agricultural Club of Boston, and the Sons of the Revolution, being eligible to membership in the latter named through Simon Gates, the fifth in line of descent on the maternal side. Mr. Coes was at one time quite active in Masonic circles. He is a member of Montacute Lodge, Worcester Royal Arch Chapter, Hiram Council. and Worcester County Commandery, Knights. Templar. Mr. Coes married. February 5, 1874. Amie Brownell Hadwen, born in Worcester Massachusetts. November 4, 1846. daughter of Obadiah B. Hadwen (see sketch). They have one

child, Mary Maynard Coes, born March 14, 1876. The family reside at No. 1058 Main street, Wor- cester.

GATES FAMILY. Stephen Gates was an emi- grant ancestor of John H. Coes, of Worcester. For biographical sketch and children of Stephen Gates, see elsewhere in this work. This line is traced through his. son Simon.

(II) Simon Gates, son of Stephen Gates (1), was born in 1645, died April 21, 1693, at Brockton, Massachusetts. He married Margaret of Cambridge, Massachusetts. They resided in Cam- bridge, Lancaster and Brookline, Massachusetts. He inherited his father's estate at Cambridge. The chil- dren of Simon and Margaret Gates were: I. Abigail, born August 14, 1671, died 1771, aged one hundred years, at Brighton, Massachusetts; married (first) Nathaniel Sparhawk, Jr., who died November 8, 1734; married (second), 1735, Josiah Mayo, of Rox- bury, Massachusetts. 2. Simon, born September I, 1673. died January 2, 1675-76. 3. Simon, born Jan- mary 5. 1675-76, died March 10, 1735, aged sixty years ; married, May 29, 1710, Sarah Wood, daugh- ter of John and Lydia Wood, of Marlboro, Massa- chusetts; they settled in Marlboro, where she died in 1751. 4. George, born April 6, 1678, died May 23. 1679. 5. Amos, born 1681, died 1754; married. May 19, 1703, Hannah Oldham, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Dana) Oldhanı, whose birth occurred October 10. 1681. 6. Jonathan, born June 22, 1683, died February 7. 1755-56. at Worcester. Massachu- setts ; married Persis Shepard. daughter of John Persis (Pierce ) Shepard. of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and granddaughter of Thomas and Hannah (Ensign) Shepard, of Malden, Massachu- setts. She was born 1691, died July 12, 1776. 7. Samuel, born August II, 1685, said to have settled somewhere in Connecticut, but no descendants known. 8. Margaret, born August 13, 1689, married James How or John How.

(III) Simon Gates, son of Simon Gates (2), was born January 5, 1675-76. died March 10, 1735, aged sixty years: married. May 20. 1710, Sarah Wood, daughter of John and Lydia Wood, of Marl- boro, Massachusetts. They settled in Marlboro, where she died in 1751. The children of Simon and Sarah (Wood) Gates were: 1. Simon, born December II, 1710, died April II. 1777, aged sixty- six years: married, 1749, Sarah How, who died September 30, 1800, aged seventy-five years. 2. Sarah, born October 15, 1712, died at Hubbardston, Massachusetts: married. February 3. 1736, Ephraim Church, of Rutland, Massachusetts. 3. Susannah, born December 19, 1714. died at Hubbardston : mar- ried Captain John Phelps, of Rutland. Massachu- setts. 4. Stephen, born August 20, 1718, died October 5. 1773. aged fifty-five years. at Rutland ; married. February 4. 1742-43, Damaris How, born August 12, 1725, at Marlboro, Massachusetts, died Decem- her 3, 1809. aged eighty-three years, at Rutland, Massachusetts, whence they removed in 1749. 5. Solomon, born May 14, 1721, died March 2, 1761, aged forty years, at Worcester; married, November 10, 1748. Mary Clark, and resided at Worcester. 6. Samuel, born February 28, 1722, mar- ried Caroline How; he was a soldier in the revolu- tion. 7. Silas, born February 3, 1727. died August 25. 1703, aged sixty-six years, at Marlboro: mar- ried. May 9, 1754. Elizabeth Bragg. who died March 20. 1806, aged seventy-four years. 8. John, born January 27. 1729.

(IV) Simon Gates, son of Simon Gates (3), was born December II, 1710, died April II, 1777; married, 1749. Sarah How, who died September 30,

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1800, aged seventy-five years. They resided int Worcester, Massachusetts. The children of Simon and Sarah (How) Gates were: I. Rebecca, born in Worcester, 1752, died October 13, 1834; married, May 5, 1778, David Richards, who died January 29, 1829, aged seventy-eight years. 2. Simon, Jr., born at Worcester, 1752, died February 2, 1849; married Sarah Edgerton, daughter of S. N. Edgerton; she died August 19, 1843, aged eighty-five years. 3. Asa, born in Worcester, January 29, 1757, died No- vember 21, 1835; married, February 15, 1786, Fanny Field. 4. Sarah, born in Worcester, April 2, 1761, died November 21, 1819; married, May 15, 1783, John Sargent, who died February 7, 1829. 5. John, born 1764, died May 20, 1786. 6. Mary, born 1768, died December 24, 1809; inarried William Moore. 7. Katherine, born April 22, 1772, married Phineas Jones ; he died March 22, 1814, aged sixty-six years. 8. Levi, born May 21. 1776, died October 6, 1837, buried at Ashland, Ohio; married, 1791, Chloe Sum- ner, daughter of Josiah Sumner, born 1769, died October 4. 1828. They resided at Charlton, Massa- chusetts, and thence went to Shoreham, Vermont. (V) Simon Gates, son of Simon Gates (4), was born January 6, 1756, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He died February 2, 1849, aged ninety-three years, at Worcester. He married Sarah, daughter of S. N. Edgerton, and hier death occurred .August 19, 1843, aged eighty-five years. He responded to the Lexington call to arms in 1775, entered Captain Hubbard's company before Boston, and served in the battle of Bunker Hill. He also served in Cap- tain Stone's company in the battle of Bennington, campaign of 1777, also in Captain Cushing's com- pany in the fall of 1777. He was a revolutionary war pensioner. Mr. Gates was a very domestic man, and was never away from home but two or three nights in his life except while in the service. He died in the same room in the same house in which he was born. The children of Simon and Sarah ( Edgerton) Gates were: I. Olive, born August 28, 1784, married Hayward, of Mercer, Maine. 2. Roxalany, born May 10, 1786; see forward. 3. John, born June 10, 1789, married Letitia Burr. 4. Levi, born May 7. 1790, died at Claquato, Lewis county, Washington; married Hannah Paine, of Worcester, February 20, 1820. 5. Mary, born Octo- ber Io or II, 1792, married Erastus Tucker. Octo- ber 5. 1819. 6. Sarah, born September 9, 1794. 7. David R., born March 31, 1799, died at Worcester ; married (first) Eliza Fessenden, February 11, 1824; married (second) Sarah N. Britton, born Novem- her 24. 1809, at Spencer, Massachusetts, died Febru- ary 8, 1893. 8. Horatio, born September 4, 1801, died 1852; married Fidelia A. Hall, 1825; married ( second) llannah Head, born 1799, died 1893.

( VI) Roxalany or Roxalana Gates, daughter of Simon Gates (5), was born May 10, 1786, at Wor- cester. Massachusetts. She married, October 26, 1808, Daniel Coes, aforementioned in this narrative as the grandfather of John H. Coes, and their chil- dren were: 1. Sally, born February 22. 1810. 2. Loring, born April 22, 1812; see Coes Family. 3. Albert. horn September 29, 1813. 4. Aury Gates, born January 22, 1826, aforementioned as the father of John HI. Coes.

PAUL, BEAGARY MORGAN. Miles Morgan (I). the emigrant ancestor of Charles H. Morgan, of Worcester, and his son, Paul Beagary Morgan, was born probably in 1615 in Llandorff, Glamorgan county, Wales, and removed to Bristol, England, a few years before he emigrated to America. He came to Boston in April, 1636, with two brothers. The eldest, James, settled in New London, Connecti-

cut : John went to Virginia and Miles joined the colonists and became one of the founders of Spring- field, Massachusetts. These colonists were organized at Roxbury, Massachusetts, now part of Boston. John Morgan is the ancestor of General David Mor- gan, of "ranger" fame in the revolution, and of famous members of this family in the southern states. James Morgan, of Connecticut, also has many prominent men among his descendants.

Miles Morgan drew land for his home lot on the south side of Ferry Lane. At present the site of the original Morgan dwelling house is occupied by the repair shop of the Connecticut River Railroad. Having prepared his first home, Miles Morgan mar- ried, about 1643, Prudence Gilbert. The following quaint story of his courtship and marriage is taken from the Morgan Genealogy: "On his passage from England he formed an acquaintance with a young woman who belonged to a family which on their arrival settled in Beverly, Massachusetts. To her he determined to prefer his suit. This he did by letter in which he proposed to her to become his wife and the sharer of his dubious fortunes in the wilderness. To this frank proposition she with equal frankness (for coquetry it seems was not then the fashion) wrote him an explicit answer and avowed her willingness to comply with his wishes. Her suitor it appears was resolved to prosecute the affair like a man of business. On receiving an answer so favorable to his inclinations. he imme- diately engaged two of his friends and an Indian to attend him in his matrimonial expedition and de- parted 'with all convenient speed' taking with them an old horse for the purpose of conveying the house- hold stuff of the intended bride to her future habi- tation and their muskets with which they might put to flight the 'armies of the aliens' who might per- chance molest them in their pilgrimage to and from the land of the people of the east. Prosperity at- tended the journey and the hymeneal torch was kindled on his arrival. The matrimonial contract having been satisfied in due form the old pack horse received his destined burden, the bridegroom and his companions shouldered their muskets and thuis escorted the bride to Springfield, who walked with them on foot the whole distance from Beverly to that place, viz .. 130 miles."

In 1675, during King Philip's war, the Morgan House was attacked by 'the Indians, but so bravely was it defended by Miles Morgan and his sons that the Indians retired after an unsuccessful siege. Peletiah Morgan, one of these sons, was killed in this war in the following year at what is now Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Among other prominent descendants of Miles and Prudence Morgan are J. Pierpont Morgan and his late father, Junius S. Morgan, the bankers. The line of descent is Miles (1). Nathaniel (II), Joseph (III). Captain Joseph (IV), Joseph (V), Junius Spencer (VI). J. Pierpont (VII) Morgan. The Worcester family traces its descent from David, son of Miles (II).

The genealogy of the Morgan family has recently been traced by George T. Clark, Antiquary, from remote Welsh ancestors. He gives sixteen genera- tions of Morgan ancestors of Miles Morgan, of Springfield. It is so seldom that English and Amer- ican genealogies can be so successfully united that American Morgans may well take some satisfaction in their Welsh ancestry.

(I) Cadivor-Fawr, married Elen, daughter and heir to Llwch Llawen and had:

(II) Bleddri, third son, witnessed a Berkerolles grant of Bassalleg to Glastonbury and was probably a land owner in those parts. He bore "Argent, 3

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bulls' heads cabossed sable." The ordinary coat of the Morgans has long been "Or, a griffin segreant sable," but some branches have used Cadivor and others Bleddri. Morgans of Pencoyd bore "Argent, a lion rampant gardant sable between two cantons ; the dexter, 'Or, a griffin segreant sable ;' the sinister, 'Bleddri.' " The Llantarnam Morgans bore the grif- fin on a field argent. The descendants of Ivor Howel used Bleddri, but inserted a chevron between the Bulls' heads. The Lewises of St. Pierre used tlie Cadivor lion, and the Griffin for a crest. Bleddri is said to have married Clydwen, daughter of Grif- fith ap Cydrich ap Gwaethfoed-fawr, and had

(III) Ivor, who married Nest, daughter of Cara- doc ap Modoc ap Idnerth ap Cadwgan ap Elystan Gloddrydd, and had

(IV) Llewelyn, who married Lleici, daughter of Griffith ap Beli, and had

(V) Ivor, who married Tanglwst, daughter of Homel Sais ap Arglwydd Rhys. They had

(VI) Llewelyn Lleia, married Susan, daughter of Howel ap Howel Sais, a first cousin. They had (VII) Ivor, father of

(VIII) Llewelyn ap Ivor of Tredegar, Lord of St. Clear, married Angharad, daughter of Sir Mor- gan ap Meredith, from the Welsh lords of Caerleon, ap Griffith ap Meredith ap Rhys, who bore "Argent. a lion rampant sable." Sir Morgan died 1332, when Angharad was aged thirty-two years. They had: I. Morgan. 2. Ivor Hael, whence Morgan of Gwern-y- Cleppa. 3. Philip, whence Lewis of St. Pierre.

(IX) Morgan, of Tredegar and St. Clear, mar- ried Maud, daughter of Rhun ap Grono ap Llwarch, Lord of Cibwr. He died before 1384. Issue: Llewelyn; Philip, whence Morgan of Langstone; John, father of Gwenllian, married David Goch ap David: Christian, married Jevan ap Jenkin Kemeys ; Ann, married David Gwilim David, of Rhiwperra ; Margaret, married Traherne ap Meyric of Merthyr : A daughter married Thomas Gwillim Carnllwyd; Elenor, married Grono ap Howel Bennet.

(X) Llewelyn ap Morgan of Tredegar and St. Clear, living 1387, married Jenet, daughter and heir of David-vychan ap David of Rhydodyn, 1384-87. Issue : Jevan; Christy, married Madoc ap Jevan of Gelligaer ; married Roger ap Adam of St. Mellon's ; married Madoc of Bassalleg ; -, married Thomas Llewelyn; Ann, married John ap Jenkin ; -, married - of Raglan;

, married Builth.

(XI) Jevan Morgan, 1415-48, married Denise or Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas ap Llewelyn- vychan of Llan gattog-on-Usk. Issue : John, David, I442-48; Jenkin, 1454.

(XII) Sir John Morgan, Knight of the Sepul- chre. 1448, stewart of Gwentlloog, married Jenet, daughter and co-heir of John ap David Mathew of Llandaff. Issue: Morgan: Thomas, whence Morgan of Machen and Tredegar; John, whence a branch; Lewis, 1491; William Morgan, coroner, 1501, father of John of Newport, died 1541, father of William, 1541-1559: Philip, 1491 ; Elizabeth, mar- ried John Fiennes, Lord Clinton and Say; Jane, married William David Powel: Mary, married Thomas Llewelyn-vychan of Rhiwperra; Isabella, married James Kemeys of Began, died 1591.

(XIII) Thomas Morgan, second son of Sir John Morgan, was of Machen; esquire of the body to Henry VII: living 1538; married Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Roger Vaughan, of Porthaml. Issue: Row- land Reynold, whence Morgan of Llanvedw ; John, whence Morgan of Bassalleg; Edmond, whence Morgan of Penllwyn-Sarth: Margaret, married (first) John Kemeys, (second) William Edmunds ;

Barbara, married Sir Henry Seymour ; Maud, mar- ried John ap Rosser; Jane, married (first) William Gunter, (second) Richard ap Jenkins, (third) Will- iam Vaughan, of Magor; Constance, married Will- iam Jones, of Treowen; Mary, married (first) Ed- ward Williams, (second) Richard Herbert; Eliza- beth, married Edward James.

(XIV) Rowland Morgan, of Machen, 1517-77, married Blanch, daughter of John Thomas, of Llanarth. Settlement, November 11, 1517; sheriff, 1557. Issue: Thomas; Henry, whence Morgan of St. Mellon's ; Catherine, married (first) Thomas Mathew, ( second) Miles Morgan, (third) Henry Jones ; Ann, married Philip Morgan, of Gwern-y- Cleppa : Mary, married Thomas Lewis, of Rhiwperra; Elizabeth, married Edward Kemeys, of Cefn Mably.

(XV) Thomas Morgan, of Machen and Trede- gar and of the Middle Temple, 1567-77; sheriff. 1581; M. P. for county in 1589; will, 1603; mar- ried Elizabeth Bodenham, daughter Roger Boden- ham. Issue : Sir William; Edward, 1586, married Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of Richard Thomas, of Bertholley ; Sir John, died before 1610, married Florence Morgan, daughter and eventual heir of William Morgan of the Friars. They had William Morgan of the Friars, 1663, mayor of Newport, 1667, father of Lewis Morgan, died about 1690, father of Lewis died 1729, who sold to the Friars. He was father of Blanch and Catherine. David Morgan, whence a branch; Blanch, married Edward Lewis, of Van: settlement 1585; Catherine, married William Herbert, of Coldbrook; Elizabeth, married William Jones, of Abergavenny ; Jane, married Rowland Morgan, of Bassalleg: Elizabeth, married William Blethyn, of Dynliam ; Ann ; Margaret, mar- ried Henry Williams, of Mathern.

(XVI) Sir William Morgan, of Tredegar. knighted 1633: M. P. for the county 1623-25; will made 1650, proved 1653, sheriff 1612: aged ninety- three at death; he received Charles I, at Tredegar July 16 and 17, 1645; married (first) Elizabeth Winter, dangliter of Sir William Winter, of Lidney, (second) Bridget Morgan, daughter of Anthony Morgan, of Heyford, county Northampton, widow of Anthony Morgan, of Llanvihangel Crucorney. Issue by first wife: Thomas : Edward, of Kilfengan, will dated April 4. 1660, proved February, 1661 : married Elizabeth James, daughter and heir of Charles James, of Llandewi Rhydderch, had Eliza- beth, daughter and heir, married Henry Chambre of Court Morgan. William, whence Morgan of Rhymny. Rowland of Risca, will dated December 19, 1660, proved February, 1661 ; married Honora and had Colonel William Morgan; buried at Bassalleg, October 27. 1679. John of the Temple in 1652; coel. Mary, married George Lewis, of St. Pierre. Blanch, married John Carne. of Ewenny. Frances, married Charles Williams, of Llangibby. Mary, single, will 1687. Elizabeth married William Morgan, of Dderw; she died 1638, he died 1649. Bv Sir William's second wife: Sir Anthony of Kilfengan, s. p. His widow was alive in 1673. Mary, married Peter Farmer, of London, who died 1691. They had Margaret, daughter and heir, mar- ried John More, who sold Kilfengan in 1707.

(XVII) Elizabeth Morgan, daughter of Sir Wil- liam of Tredegar (16), married William Morgan, merchant of Diveru; went to Bristol, England, in 1616. Elizabeth died 1638, William died 1648; both buried in Bristol (See Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills of Bristol). Issue: MILES MOR- GAN. born 1616, named perhaps after Miles Mor- gan, captain British army, who perished with Sir Humphrey Gilbert, half brother of Sir Walter

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Raleigh, who sailed 1576 under a patent "to oc- cupy any heathen lands not actually possessed of any Christian prince or people." The only other Miles I find (than Capt. Miles supra) is Miles Morgan or Morgan Miles, son of William Miles of Cabalva.

(XVIII) Miles Morgan was next to Col. Pyn- chon the most important and useful of the Spring- field Colony. Ile was made second in command, though he was the youngest of the company. He was the only pioneer in fact who was less than twenty-one years of age when admitted. He was a brave and intrepid Indian fighter in the frequent conflicts on the frontier. He was a wise counsellor and a sturdy tiller of the soil. In civil life Col. Pynchon was the grocer and Morgan was the butcher. A handsome monument was erected at Springfield in 1879 in testimony of the services of Miles Morgan in settling the town, governing the colony, fighting the Indians in 1675 when Spring- field was sacked and burned and many of the little colony killed.

Miles Morgan married Prudence Gilbert 1636. Issue: I. Mary, born December 14, 1641. 2. Jona- than, born September 16, 1646. 3. David, born July 23, 1648. 4. Peletiah, born May 17, 1650; killed by the Indians 1675; died unmarried. 5. Isaac, born March 12, 1652. 6. Lydia, born February 8, 1654. 7. Hannah, born February II, 1656. 8. Mercy, born May 18, 1658. Prudence Gilbert Morgan died November ' 14, 1660. Miles married February 15, 1669 (2) Elizabeth Bliss. By her he had issue : 1. Nathaniel, born June 14, 1671. Miles Morgan died May 28, 1699, aged eighty-four years.

(XIX) David Morgan, son of Miles Morgan (18), was born at Springfield, Massachusetts, July 23, 1648. He married Mary Clark of Springfield, January 16, 1672. They lived at Springfield. He died May 30, 1731. Issue : I. Peletiah, born March, 1676. 2. David, born February 18, 1679. 3. John, born October 7. 1682. 4. Jonathan, born September 13, 1685. 5. Mary, born December 24, 1686. 6. Benjamin, born May 2, 1695; married Mary Graves, June 4. 1718. Issue: I. Benjamin, born November 26, 1719. 2. Stephen, born May 4, 1722. 3. Aaron, born November 7, 1724. 4. Mary, born August 4, 1727.

(XX) Deacon David Morgan, son of David Morgan (19), was born in Springfield, Massachu- setts, February IS, 1679. He married Deboralı Col- ton, daughter of Ephraim Colton, 1703. He died September II, 1760. See Colton family annexed. David Morgan and his son Joseph were among the original proprietors of Brimfield, Massachusetts, drawing respectively grants number 46 and 25 in the distribution of land to the first settlers in 1732 and the family went to Brimfield about that time. Descendants of David are still living in the town. He was town clerk in 1731.

The standing of Deacon Morgan's family is shown by the report of the seating committee Sep- tember 12, 1757. when the widow of Mr. Morgan is given a post of honor in the first pew with such well known men as John Sherman, Esq., Captain Leonard Hoar, Mr. Nathan Collins and their wives. The daughters of Deacon David Morgan married into the Hoar and Sherman families. His children were: I. David. 2. Joseph, born August 19. 1705. 3. Mary, born 1706, married Leonard Hoar, Jr., May 6. 1736. 4. Elizabeth, married Phineas Sher- man. December 12, 1738. 5. Jonathan, born 1740. 6. Deborah, married Nathaniel Collins, 1763. 7. Mercy. horn 1744, died 1745. 8. Isaac, born 1747. . (XXI) Sergeant Joseph Morgan, son of Deacon David Morgan (20), was born at Springfield, Au-

gust 19, 1705, and died January 28, 1798. He was a sergeant, in the troops sent from New England, at the second seige of Louisburg in 1758, and al- though seventy years of age he responded to the call April 19, 1775, and went to Lexington, under Capt. Sherman and Col. Pynchon. He married Margaret Cooley, December 25, 1729. She died July 17, 1754. He married (second) Rachel Dada, August II, 1759. She died March 27, 1810. He was a cabinet maker by trade and his son Joseph con- tinued the business after his death.

Their children were: 1. Margaret, born April 20, 1730, married John Mighell, February 2, 1749. 2. Joseph, Jr., born April 17, 1733. 3. Mary, born February 28, 1735, died 1736. 4. Mary, born June 15, 1737, married Capt. Ebenezer Hitchcock, May 7. 1761. 5. Benjamin, born July 24, 1739. 6. Mir- iam, born May 7, 1742. 8. David, born January 25, 1745. 8. Keziah, born January 26, 1747, married Benjamin Cady. December 31, 1767. 9. Aaron, born March 16, 1749. 10. Elijah, born May 31, 1758. II. Enoch, born August 3, 1763.

(XXII) Sergeant Aaron Morgan, son of Sergt. Joseph (21), and Margaret Morgan, was born at Brimfield, Massachusetts, March 16, 1749, and died there August 30, 1825. He responded to the Lex- ington Alarm April 19, 1775, in Capt. Thompson's company, Col. Danielson's regiment. He was in Gates Army in the north 1777 in Capt. Capen's company, Col. Woodbridge's regiment. He had other service also to his credit. He was a promi- nent man in Brimfield town affairs. He was moder- ator in 1807, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815; he was town clerk from 1784 to 1797; selectman in 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804; assessor 1775, 1776, 1780, 1781, 1783, 1785, to 1793, 1795, 1796, 1798 to 1804 inclusive. He married Abigail Sher- man, November 26, 1772. She died October 23, 1828. See Sherman family annexed. Their chil- dren were: I. Lucy, born January 20, 1774, mar- ried James Moore, December 19, 1793. 2. Justin, born March 8. 1777. 3. Aaron, Jr., born December 6, 1779. 4. Calvin, born May 27, 1782. 5. Thomas born April 7, 1788, married Orra Morgan, October 27. 1816. 6. Sally, born June 30, 1790, married Harris Sherman, April 28, 1814.

(XXIII) Calvin Morgan, son of Sergt. Aaron Morgan, was born at Brimfield, Massachusetts, May 27, 1782, and died June 13, 1832. He married Polly Forbush of Grafton, Massachusetts, March 10, 1803, she died January 12, 1868.

Their children were: 1. Hiram, born August I, 1803, died June 29, 1866. 2. Dexter, born June 2, 1805, died March 17, 1818. 3. Margaret F., born September 23, 1806, married G. W. Dinsmore, Sep- tember 23. 1829. 4. Calvin, Jr .. born April 4. 1808, married Susannah P. Lane, died October 31, 1835. 5. Mary Ann, born December 28, 1809, mar- ried Joseph B. Parker, October 15, 1833. 6. Abi- gail T., born June 13, 18II, married Heman S. Jack- son. May 29, 1859. 7. Enoch Melvin, born June 2, 1813. died December 9, 1813. 8. Sarah B., born March 26. 1815, married Luther Bigelow, June II, 1835. died September 17, 1840. 9. Malvina F., born April 12, 1817, married Andrew J. Copp, July 2, 1839. died June 27, 1841. IO. Francis Dexter, born April 24, 1819, married Elizabeth Phelps, November 25, 1841, died 1846. 11. Harriet N., born September 28, 1821. 12. Cordelia, born October 20, 1825, died February 14, 1842.

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Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. I, Part 30

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 824

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 824