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clothes were found in the school house, and the moment grandfather entered the room he knew the old striped hat which was put on top of the roll of clothes." Lieutenant Bacon was a very industrious man and often had eight or ten Indians and negroes and four yokes of oxen at work in his fields. He served in the campaign at Annapolis Royal in the French and Indian war, 1745-48. A gravestone was erected at Arlington. His executors were al- lowed money for losses of his property in bat- tle, under date of June 13, 1776.
Children, born in Needham: I. Captain John, born about 1745, was in Captain Samuel Kilton's company, Colonel John Paterson's regiment, in 1775, as lieutenant ; also commis- sioned December 27, 1780, and January, 1781, captain ; was moderator of the West Precinct of Needham, 1791-97 ; his grave in the north Natick cemetery is marked with a S. A. R. marker No. 277, though he is said to have died in Vermont in 1835, aged ninety years ; his daughter Submit was burned to death in 1863, aged ninety-three, at Natick; he had sons John, Hezekiah and David; he married, November 27, 1766, at Needham, Zerviah Drury. 2. Moses, settled in Dover, Massa- chusetts ; married Ann ; had six or more children there; soldier in the revolution in Captain Ebenezer Battle's company in 1775. 3. Lieutenant Jonathan, died February 17, 1844, aged eighty-four; married Submit Ba- con, December 25, 1788. 4. David (twin of Lieutenant Jonathan). 5. Mary. 6. David. 7. Rebecca. 8. Hezekiah, mentioned below. 9. Hannah. 10. Timothy, settled in West- minster, Massachusetts ; cabinet maker ; framed second meeting house in 1786; died 1839, aged ninety. II. Child, unknown.
(V) Hezekiah Bacon, son of Lieutenant John Bacon (4), was born in Needham, about 1760. Married there, 1783, Mehitable Morse, of Natick. He lived in Needham Leg. Chil- dren, born in Needham: I. Mehitable, Feb- ruary 20, 1784. 2. Nancy, March 28, 1788. 3. Polly, June 8, 1790. 4. Hezekiah, De- cember 23, 1792. 5. Abigail, March 18, 1795. 6. Moses, January 6, 1799, mentioned below. (VI) Moses Bacon, son of Hezekiah Ba- con (5), was born in Needham, January 6. 1799. He settled in Arlington, Massachusetts, and was clerk of the Universalist church there August 31, 1840. He married Eliza Paige Wilson, December 4, 1815, she was a daughter of David Wilson; she was born Jan- uary 17, 1797. Children: I. Charles, born May 28, 1817, married, January 1, 1840, Su- san Huse ; lived at Arlington. 2. Moses W.,
born September 22, 1819, mentioned below. 3. Elvira B., born January 5, 1822, married, December 8, 1839 (intention), Amos Leigh- ton. 4. Horace, born December 14, 1823. 5. Lewis, born April 12, 1826. 6. Andrew J., born December 14, 1828. 7. Eliza J., born February 9, 1830. 8. Mary H., born April 20, 1832. 9. William W., born September 21, 1834. 10. James M., born October 29, 1836; was first mayor of Sioux City, Iowa. II. Wil- liam W., born October 28, 1838. 12. Theodore C., born March 6, 1840.
(VII) Moses W. Bacon, son of Moses Bacon (6), was born in Arlington, Massa- chusetts, September 22, 1819. Married, April 24, 1844, Martha Ann Richardson. He resid- ed at West Cambridge, now Arlington. In the early fifties Mr. Bacon went west and was one of the first men to locate in Sioux City, Iowa, where he owned much real estate at a time when there were but log huts and many In- dians. He died at a time when he was about to return east for his family. Children: I. Leonard Richardson, born February 12, 1845, mentioned below. 2. Moses Clinton, born March 7, 1847. 3. Sarah E. 4. Mary Alice.
(VIII) Leonard Richardson Bacon, son of Moses W. Bacon (7), was born at West Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, February 12, 1845. He was educated in the public schools of Belmont ; he learned the trade of machinist and worked for three years at his trade and for the Fitch- burg Railroad Company twelve years. After that, for several years he was manager for the firm of Richardson & Bacon, coal dealers, re- tiring from business in 1895. He is a mem- ber of the Newtowne Athletic Club. He is a Baptist in religion, a Republican in politics. He has resided in Somerville since 1874. He married Josephine R. Glover, who was born May 16, 1848, daughter of Henry Roger and Lydia Brown (Manning) Glover, of Cam- bridge, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Glover, a graduate of Brown University. Lester Manning, born April 22, 1882, men- tioned below, is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bacon.
(IX) Lester Manning Bacon, son of Leonard Richardson Bacon (8), was born in Somerville, April 22, 1882. He fitted for col- lege at the Somerville high school, and gradu- ated at Harvard University with the degree of A. B. in 1905, and from the Harvard Law School in the class of 1907. He is a member of the Boston Cadets, of Charity Lodge of Free Masons, Masonic Club of Harvard, Harvard Union and the Baptist church.
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LEE Henry Lee, the immigrant ancestor, came from Cheshire, England, where presumably he was born, and settled in Manchester, Massachusetts, in 1650, and he died there in 1675. He was in Boston, however, in 1656. His will is dated at Manchester, March 29, 1675. His widow married in 1675 Thomas West, and she died October 28, 1690. Children, born at Man- chester: I. Mary, baptized June, 1666. 2. John, born June, 1668; had many children and descendants in Manchester. 3. Samuel, born August 16, 1667, baptized August, 1670, mentioned below. 4.Thomas, died about 1697. 5. Hannah, died young. 6. Sarah, died young.
(II) Samuel Lee, son of Henry Lee (1), was born at Manchester, August 16, 1667, bap- tized August 1, 1670. He was a housewright by trade and erected a hundred or more houses and stores in Marblehead and vicinity. He had a saw-mill in Manchester. He re- moved late in life to Marblehead and resided at the Training Fields Hill. He died in 1755. He married Rebecca Masters. The children of Samuel and Rebecca, as given in the Lee Genealogy were: (with some additions from the town records) I. Samuel, born 1693, mentioned below. 2. Mary, baptized Octo- ber 20, 1695. 3. Jacob. 4. Jeremiah. 5. Ludia, born April 19, 1699. 6. Andrew. 7. Ezekiel. 8. Amos. 9. David. IO. Rebec- ca. II. Abigail. 12. Elizabeth, born Au- gust 17, 1710. 13. Josiah, born October 24, 1706, baptized at Beverly, October 5, 1707. 14. John, baptized May 6, 1716, at Beverly. 15. Jonathan, born June 15, 1718, at Manches- ter. The foregoing are not given in order of birth.
(III) Captain Samuel Lee, son of Samuel Lee (2), was born in 1693 in Manchester or Beverly; was baptized October 4, 1696. He married (first) Mary Tarrin, and (second) Hannah Sweet, widow of Dr. Joseph Sweet. Children, born in Manchester, by the first wife: I. Mary, born May 14, 1713. 2. Sam- uel, born October 21, 1714. 3. John, born July 23, 1716, or February 12, 1715-16. 4. Jacob, born January 6, 1717, mentioned be- low. 5. Jeremiah, born April 16, 1721. 6. Ezekiel, born July 5, 1724. 7. Rebecca, born September 16, 1725. 8. Amos, born January 5, 1732-33. 9. Abigail, born De- cember 26, 1733.
(IV) Jacob Lee, son of Captain Samuel Lee (3), was born in Manchester, January 6, 1717. He married, April 29, 1745, Eunice Hibbard, of Gloucester, a descendant of Rob-
ert Hibbard, a pioneer at Salem and Beverly. Their eldest daughter Eunice, born Novem- ber 4, 1746, married Benjamin Morgan, of Beverly and Manchester. (See sketch of Morgan family).
Robert Morgan, the immi- MORGAN grant ancestor, was born in England in 1601. The Mor- gan family of England is very ancient and dis- tinguished, especially in the Welsh counties. He settled as early as 1636 in Salem, Massa- chusetts; was admitted to the church there June 16, 1650. He deposed in 1671 that he was seventy years old. He was one of the founders of the Beverly church. His will was dated August 14, 1672, and proved June 24, 1673. The inventory is dated November 10, 1672, and mentions his wife's father Norman. He married Margaret (Norman ?), perhaps daughter of Richard Norman. Children of Robert and Margaret Morgan were baptized at Salem, June 23, 1650, and later. Children:
I. Samuel. 2. Luke. 3. Joseph, born about 1645, mentioned below. 4. Benjamin. The first four were baptized in 1650. 5. Robert, Jr., baptized December 15, 1650. 6. Bethia, baptized May 29, 1653. 7. Aaron, baptized May 24, 1663. 8. Moses, mentioned in will.
(II) Sergeant Joseph Morgan, son of Rob- ert Morgan (I), was born in Salem about 1645. Married, July 12, 1669, at Lynn, De- borah Hart, daughter of John Hart, of Mar- blehead, Massachusetts. Children, born in Beverly: I. Joseph, born about 1671, men- tioned below. 2. Robert, born January 12, 1681. 3. Benjamin, born March 12, 1683. 4. Miriam, born July 12, 1685. 5. Abigail, born September, 1687. 6. Moses, born Sep- tember 6, 1688, died young. 7. Moses, born October 14, 1691. 8. Sarah (twin of Moses), born October 14, 1691.
(III) Joseph Morgan, son of Joseph Mor- gan (2), was born in Beverly, about 1671. He married Sarah Children, born in Beverly: I. Mary, born September 8, 1696. 2. Abigail, born May 16, 1699. 3. Jona- than, born December 5, 1703. 4. Elinor, born February 6, 1705-06. 5. Zebulon, born May 20, 1708. 6. Elizabeth, born August 5, 1710. 7. Sarah, born December 31, 17II. 8. Lydia, born October 28, 1714. 9. Benjamin, born June 6, 1717, mentioned below.
(IV) Benjamin Morgan, son of Joseph Morgan, Jr. (3), was born at Beverly, June 6, 1717. He married (first), October 27, 1746,
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(perhaps second marriage) Anna Morgan, of Manchester, a distant relative. He married also Eunice Lee, daughter of Jacob and Eunice (Hibbard) Lee. She was baptized November 4, 1746, and was much younger than her husband. (See Lee sketch). Chil- dren, born at Manchester: I. . Richard Leach, baptized December, 1758, died April, 1760, aged fifteen months. 2. Lucy, bap- tized September 13, 1761. 3. Jane, baptized August 27, 1764. 4. David, baptized De- cember 7, 1766, lost at sea November 27, 1806. Children of Benjamin and Eunice (Lee) Morgan: 5. Jacob Lee, born Decem- ber 23, 1770, mentioned below. 6. Benja- min, born August, 1774, married, August 29, 1805, Anna Babcock.
(V) Jacob Lee Morgan, son of Benjamin Morgan (4.), was born at Manchester, Mass- achusetts, December 23, 1770. He resided at Beverly and in Castine and Surry, Maine. He married Hannah Bucknam or Buckman, of an old Beverly family. (Also spelled Bake- man). His wife was a native of Brooksville, Maine. Children: I. Francis B., born at Castine, Maine, August 15, 1794. 2. Henry B., Castine, Maine, November 5, 1796, mentioned below. 3. Jessie B., July 15, 1798. 4. John B., October 29, 1800. 5. Al- fred M., November 5, 1802. 6. Jacob Lee, Jr., April 11, 1805. 7. Cyrus, May 1I, 1807. 8. James M., August 14, 1809. 9. Christina S. (twin), August 14, 1812. IO. Anne R. (twin), August 14, 1812.
(VI) Henry B. Morgan, son of Jacob Lee Morgan (5), was born at Castine, Maine, No- vember 5, 1796, died in New Orleans, Octo- ber 2, 1867. He was a farmer at South Surry and Ellsworth, Maine. He married Char- lotte Coggins, born in South Surry, Maine, June 16, 1802, died in Melrose Highlands, June 14, 1885. She was daughter of Heze- kiah and Anne (Fox) Coggins, descendant of the Fox and Sinclair families of London, England. Children, born at South Surry: I. Fanny H., born June 15, 1821, married Has- kell W. Hinckley, of Blue Hill, Maine; chil- dren: i. John H. Hinckley, died young; ii. - Fanny Estelle Hinckley, born December 23, 1857. 2. Charlotte, born June 8, 1823, re- moved to Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1867, where she has since resided. 3. Hannah J., born October 17, 1825, married Joseph Os- good, now deceased; children: i. Celia Os- good, married George W. Park, of Paw- tucket, Rhode Island; ii. Annie Osgood, mar- ried Edwin Lowden, of Pawtucket; iii. Joseph E. Osgood. 4. Lorenzo D., born at Ells-
worth, Maine, October 10, 1827, now de- ceased. 5. Lovisa C., married (first) Miletus Jackson, of Greenfield, Maine; (second) George Brown, of Hayward, California; chil- dren: i. Sarepta Evelyn Jackson; ii. Walter H. Jackson; iii. Miletus E. Jackson. 6.
Thomas C., born in Ellsworth, Maine, April 28, 1832, deccased. 7. Horatio F., born July II, 1834, in Oldtown, Maine, died unmarried. 8. Laguira, born at Oldtown, Maine, No- vember 22, 1837, married R. G. W. Dodge, of Blue Hill, Maine; only child, Agnes Laguira Dodge, born 1859, resides in Melrose, Mass- achusetts, with her aunt, Miss Charlotte Morgan, mentioned above. She is deeply in- terested in hospital, church and other benev- olent work. 9. Sarepta E., born May 19, 1840, died unmarried, February I, 1907.
Robert Mckinley was born MCKINLEY about 1830, in the High- lands of Scotland, and was descended from one of the oldest families of the land. The MacKinley or MacIanla fam- ily, as it was spelled in ancient records, orig- inated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a surname held by a branch of the clan Farqu- harson, one of the septs of the clan Chattan. One branch of this family went to Ireland during the Protectorate, and many of the American families are descended from immi- grants of this branch. From 1718 to 1750 a number of Mckinleys settled in Pennsylvan- ia, New Hampshire, and various southern states. President McKinley was of the Scotch-Irish branch of the family.
Robert Mckinley came to America when a young man and located in Lowell, Massachu- setts, where he was employed in the carpet mill until the civil war. He enlisted in Con- pany B, Thirtieth Regiment, under General Benjamin F. Butler. He died in the army hospital at New Orleans, in 1862. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, holding to the faith of his fathers and a regular at- tendant upon the services. He was a mem- ber of no secret societies. In politics he was a Republican. He married, at Lowell, Mary Mitchell, born in Paisley, Scotland, 1831. Children: Agnes, Annie, Andrew, Jeannette, Mary, Robert, James H.
(II) James H. McKinley, son of Robert McKinley (1), was born in Lowell, Massachu- setts, May 21, 1860. He was educated in the public schools, and at the age of nine began to earn his own living in the Boott cotton mills. He followed the trade of his father
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and ancestors at the looms until 1887, when he went into business on his own account as proprietor of a grocery store in Lowell. He was prosperous from the first, and has en- joyed a large trade. He has been prominent in public life as well as successful in the busi- ness world. In politics he is a Republican, and has been active in the support of his party and its candidates. He served for a number of years on the board of overseers of the poor in Lowell, 1896 to 1899, and was for three years its chairman. It is said of him by those who are in position to know and make comparisons that no more able and efficient man was ever on the board. He was a repre- sentative from his district to the general court in 1900, and served on the important commit- tee on manufactures. He was re-elected and served on the committees on libraries and manufactures. He was elected to the state senate of 1903, and was appointed on the committees on engrossed bills, counties, pris- ons, and constitutional amendments. In 1904 he was also in the state senate, chair- man of the committee on cities and election laws, and member of the committee on pub- lic service. While Mr. Mckinley has been greatly honored by the people of Lowell, he prefers private life. He enjoys the confi- dence and esteem of all his townsmen, with- out regard to class or party lines. He is a member of Lowell Lodge, No. 22, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of Highland Council, Royal Arcanum. In religion Mr. Mckinley is a Congregationalist, and is ac- tive and liberal in supporting the various de- partments of church work. He married first, 1888, Etta M. Barnes, of Washington, New Hampshire. She died July, 1892. He mar- ried second, January 20, 1897, Emma Burwell Dorman, of Craftsbury, Vermont. Mrs. McKinley is a member of the Congregational church, of Lydia Darrah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and of the Mid- dlesex Club of Lowell. Mr. Mckinley had one child by each marriage: I. Ina M., born Oc- tober, 1888. 2. Dorman James, born Janu- ary, 1900.
William Copp, immigrant ances-
COPP tor, was born in England, 1609, sailing in July, 1635, with his brother Richard in the ship "Blessing." He was a shoemaker from London. He joined the Boston church June 20, 1640; was ad- mitted freeman June 2, 1641. His farm was on part of Copp's Hill, Boston, and his name iv-28
has always been associated with the ceme- tery in which many of the pioneers and fore- fathers of Boston are buried. He had also a farm at Mount Wollaston or Braintree. His will dated October 31, 1662, proved March 15, 1669-70, mentions wife Judith, daughter Tewksbury, sons David and Jonathan; daugh- ters Ruth and Lydia; grandchildren William, Thomas, John and Mary Harvey, John and Sarah Atwood, Samuel and Sarah Norden; David was executor. His wife Judith joined the First Church January 24, 1640-1; died March 25, 1670, aged sixty-five. Children: I. Joanna, married Hugh Northend. 2. Ann, married August II, 1646, Herman Atwood. 3. David, born 1635; buried November 20, 1713. 4. Naomi, baptized July 5, 1640; died October 8, 1653. 5. Jonathan, born August 23, 1640, mentioned below. 6. Rebecca, born May 6, 1641. 7. Ruth, baptized November 26, 1643. 8. Lydia, born July 6, 1646.
(II) Jonathan Copp, son of William Copp, born in Boston, August 23, 1640; married Margaret He was a soldier in King Philip's war, and signed a petition to the gen- eral court for more wages. Children: I. Jon- athan, born April 6, 1670. 2. Moses, born June 19, 1672. 3. Jonathan, born April 6, 1672 (?), 4. Aaron, who is further mention- ed below.
(III) Aaron Copp, son of Jonathan Copp (2), was born about 1675. The first record found of him is his marriage December 30, 1698, at Haverhill, to Mary, daughter of Josiah and granddaughter of Bartholomew Heath. She was admitted to the Haverhill church April, 1723. He served in the army in 1725 under Captain Joseph Heath; also in 1755-8 under Captain John Hazzan, of Haverhill. When the line was fixed between Massachu- setts in 1741, that part of Haverhill in which he lived fell in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Children, recorded at Haverhill: 1. Jonathan, born October 7, 1699. 2. Josiah, January 3, 1701-2. 3. David, March 9, 1703-4. 4. Moses, March 31, 1706. Josiah settled in Haverhill, where he was a taxpayer in 1742; had son John, born February 18, 1732-3.
(IV) David Copp, son of Aaron Copp (3), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, March 9, 1703-4; married October 27, 1725, Hannah Ticker (or Merrill) of Salisbury, Massachu- setts. They lived near the east shore of Wash- ington Pond, in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Hannah was admitted to the Hampstead church August 6, 1752, and died at Hamp- stead aged eighty-five years. David was tith- ing man there, and in 1752 the minister writes
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of teaching his children the catechism. David signed petitions in 1744 and 1748. Children : I. Ann, born May 5, 1748. 2. Abiah, Decem- ber 20, 1749. 3. David, Jr., married, 1768, Hannah Merrill; second, Mary French, of Hampstead. 4. Moses. 5. Jonathan, mention- ed below.
(V) Jonathan Copp, son of David Copp (4), born in Hampstead, June, 1754, probably removed to Moultonborough, or Tuftonbor- ough, New Hampshire. The records of his family are lacking.
(VI) Tristram Copp, son of Jonathan Copp (5), born about 1775; married Susan Hill, of a Stoneham, Massachusetts, family. They settled in Tuftonborough, Carroll county, New Hampshire. Children: I. Jonathan. 2. Tris- tram M., mentioned below. 3. John. 4.
Nancy. 5. Mary. 6. Susan. 7. Sally.
(VII) Tristram M. Copp, son of Tristram Copp, born July, 1808, at Tuftonborough, died March 31, 1858, aged forty-nine years eight months. He worked on his father's farm in his native town and attended school there. After his marriage he removed to Barnstead, and bought a farm of one hundred acres on the road to Strafford, near the east- ern boundary of the town, and carried on this place for twelve years. He then sold it, and for a year worked at Dover, New Hampshire; then bought a farm at Durham, in the south- ern part of that town, near the Newmarket line, consisting of forty acres, and known as the old Tewksbury place. He conducted it to the time of his death, and also did exten- sive teaming for others. He was a Metho- dist in religion; a Democrat in politics. He served in the state militia in the Barnstead company. He married June 1, 1834, at Wolfe- borough Elizabeth Tibbitts (or Tebbetts), daughter of William and Sally (Winckley) Tibbitts, of Brookfield, New Hampshire. Children: 1. George Washington, born April. 9, 1835 : mentioned below. 2. Squiers Francis, born July 4, 1836, at Durham ; died at Woburn, Massachusetts, June 12, 1860; was buried at - New Market ; resided some years at Durham. 3. Sarah Elizabeth, born February 3, 1838, at Barnstead; married November 27, 1856, Gil- bert W. Smith, at Newmarket, New Hamp- shire: children: i. Wilhelmina Frances, born August 14, 1857, at Durham; married Hub- bard Copeland; no issue; ii. Asbury Gilbert, born February 4, 1859, at Billerica, married September 13, 1882, Annie Seymour Martin, born September 16, 1861, at Newburyport, Massachusetts; (their children: Bertha Anne, born at Woburn, May 19, 1884, died August
29, 1885; Harold Asbury, born March 16, 1886, at Boston; Florence Elberta, born Sep- tember 29, 1887, at Cincinnati, Ohio; Wil- bur Francis, born May 14, 1889, at Pelham, California; Warren McLean, born October 19, 1890, at Palermo, California; died Febru- ary 12, 1891); iii. Hattie Elvina, born No- vember 27, 1864, at Framingham, Massachu- setts; died May 19, 1866; buried at Woburn; iv. Mary Lizzie, born November 7, 1867, at Framingham; married April 23, 1903, at Pasadena, California, Joel Clark; she died March 4, 1906, leaving one child, Gilbert As- bury Clark, born October 15, 1904, at Pasa- dena.
(VIII) George Washington Copp, son of Tristram M. Copp (7), was born at Barn- stead, Belknap county, New Hampshire, April 9, 1835. He attended the public schools there until he was twelve years old, when he moved with his parents to Dover. He went to school there also and at Newmarket, and after the family settled in Durham. He worked four years in the cotton mill of the Newmarket Manufacturing Company, completing his schooling in the meantime at the Durham Academy. He entered the employ of the book publishing firm of D. Lothrop & Co., and afterward established business as G. W. Copp & Co., at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He then took a course in Comer's Commercial Col- lege, Boston. He began then as bookkeeper for the upholstery house of Francis A. Steele, under the Adams House, Boston, and remain- ed in that position five years. Upon the death of Mr. Steele, in January, 1860, the entire management of the store fell upon Mr. Copp. After managing the business for the estate for a time, he and an associate clerk, Edward W. Pear, bought the business and later removed to more commodious quarters at the corner of Washington and Avery streets. About 1865 the firm was dissolved, Mr. Pear finally re- suming, while Mr. Copp removed to Saxon- ville, Massachusetts. After a year he bought a farm at Needham, conducted it about a year, and sold it to a Mr. Ladd, entering again his former business of upholstery and window shades at Hamilton Place and at Washington and Hanover streets. He was in business this time five years, then for five years was em- ployed in the upholstery house of James Scales & Co., on Tremont and La Grange street. While in this last position he bought a farm at Woburn, but sold it out after having it some four years. In 1890 he went to California for his health and on his return bought his pres- ent place of William H. Cummings in the
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western part of Woburn. He has four acres of land which he cultivates and a cider mill, the product of which he finds a market for in Woburn and vicinity, besides manufacturing much for other dealers. His plant has all the latest and most efficient machinery, operated by a ten-horse-power engine and equipped with a first-class hydraulic press. The plant has an area of some five thousand feet.
As a business man, Mr. Copp exhibited tact, enterprise and energy. He is upright in pri- vate and business life, respected by all who know him. In religion he is a Methodist, in politics a Republican and has served his party as delegate to various state and senatorial conventions. He has been chairman of his ward committee for the past twelve years. He was a member of Amicable. Lodge of Free Masons, Cambridge; of Siloam Lodge, No. 2, I. O. O. F., Boston. He was in the militia and formerly quartermaster-sergeant of the Boston Light Infantry, afterward called "The Tigers." He married, April 9, 1857, Hannah (Ellen) Tufts, born at Middleton, New Hampshire, November 26, 1836, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Stevens) Tufts of Mid- dleton, New Hampshire.
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