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2. David, son of Silas, b. Leverett, Dec. 27, 1778 ; m. Nov. 25, 1802, Lydia, daughter of Thomas Rainger of Brookfield, and d. there Aug. 4, 1859. Children, Hiram, b. Brookfield, Jan. 5, 1804; a grocer; m. (1) Phebe Adams of Brookfield ; (2) Mercy Ketchum, in Troy, N.Y .; (3) Alzina Nichols of New York State, and d. Troy, Apr. 27, 1870; Harriet Woods, b. Hardwick, July 29, 1806 ; m. (1) Cephas Bemis of Spencer ; (2) John F. Dewing of North Brookfield, and d. North Brook- field, Jan. 30, 1873; Abigail, b. July 2, 1808, m. Frederick Burden of Stafford, Ct., and d. Connecticut, Sept. 20, 1850; Fanny Rainger, b. Brookfield, May 8, 1816, in. in Brookfield, May 24, 1835, Slade A. Earle of Leicester.
MATTHIEU, Louis, b. Canada, m. June, 1864, Lucretia Gokey of Vermont. Children, Louis E., b. Thorndike, Jan. 3, 1866, and d. there March following ; Mary, b. North Brookfield, Feb. 25, 1868; George, b. Feb. 1, 1870; John, b. July 9, 1872; Clara V., b. Dec. 24, 1874 ; Charles, b. Oct. 15, 1877.
MATTOON, John, b. Warren, m. Martha Kimball of Brookfield. Children, Beulah, b. Brookfield, Aug. 1876; Ethel, b. 1879.
MAXWELL, Nathaniel B., b. Wells, Me., Aug. 1813; m. 1842, Catherine E. Morrill of Needham, b. 1818; he d. in Andersonville prison, 1864. Children, Edwin H., b. Williamstown, and d. Bennington, Vt .; Samuel B., b. New York State, Mar. 1847, m. Apr. 1871, Estella J. Dean of Oakham, and d. North Brookfield, Mar. IS72; Edwin F., b. Winstead, Ct., Jan. 1850, m. July 7, 1871, Ella Willard of Brook- field ; Henry y., b. Brookfield, Aug. 1853 ; Charles F., b. June, 1857, m. Nov. 18, 1879, Ellen F. Tucker of North Brookfield [child, Robert Brooks, b. North Brook- field, May 25, 1882].
MAXWELL, Cornelius C., b. Bordeaux, France ; a barber ; m. Mary Donohue of Boston, and d. North Brookfield, Mar. 2, 1878; she d. Jan. 1883, aged 75; no issue.
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MAY, Asa 1, b. Spencer, m. about 1821, Lydia Moulton of Spencer, and d. there Jan. 1838. Children (Spencer), Louisa Ann, d. June, 1838; Isaac Moulton, b. Aug. 18, 1825 2; Chloe Maria, m. Turner C. Davis of Oxford; Joel Heury, b. Mar. 4, 1833 3.
2. Isaac Moulton, son of Asa 1, m. (1) Nov. 25, 1847, Sarah E. Gault of West Brookfield, who d. July 3, 1865 ; (2) May 13, 1866, Mary A. F. Rich of New Brain- tree. Children, Henry Gault, b. West Brookfield, Jan. 15, 1850, d. Jan. 25, follow- ing ; Marion Ella, b. North Brookfield, May 18, 1852, d. Aug. 6, 1856; Frank Lewiston, b. July 18, 1857, d. Dec. 20, 1858 ; Frank, b. May 5, 1865, d. Aug. 5, fol- lowing ; Mabel, b. Sept. 15, 1867 ; adopted Dec. 1, 1874, and was the daughter of Benjamin G. and Mary F. Veazie.
3. Joel H., son of Asa 1, m. May 22, 1855, Mary B. Holland of Barre, and d. North Brookfield, June 5, 1876. Child, Harry Lawton, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 26, 1862.
MAYNARD, Lyman A., b. Worcester, Feb. 11, 1812; a painter and merchant ; m. May 5, 1839, Susan Hyde Walker of Woodstock, Ct., b. there Dec. 3, 1814, d. Worcester, Dec. 1882 ; he d. Worcester, Mar. 22, 1863. Children, Mary Susan, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 26, 1839, m. Levi Lincoln of Worcester [children, William Seaver, b. Boston, Apr. 11, 1870; Charles Levi, b. Worcester, Oct. 17, 1872, d. Aug. 18, 1873]; Charles Lyman, b. North Brookfield, Feb. 11, -; clerk; drowned, Aug. 22, 1865, in Boston Harbor, by upsetting of his boat.
MCCARTHY, Patrick, b. Ireland, 1830, m. 1858, Ellen McCarthy of Spencer. Children (North Brookfield), Charles, b. 1860; Hannah, b. 1866; Julia, b. 1868.
MCCARTHY, William, b. Ireland, Feb. 22, 1822, m. in Boston, Aug. 31, 1853, Margaret McCarthy. Children, Edward, b. Barre, Oct. 4, 1855; John H., b. Mar. 22, 1858 ; Mary E., b. Feb. 15, 1860, d. New Braintree, Feb. 8, 1863 ; Dennis H., b. Rutland, Dec. 4, 1861 ; William, b. New Braintree, Jan. 22, 1864; Charles, b. Petersham, Jan. 1, 1866; James F., b. Oct. 30, 1868 ; Joseph L., b. Nov. 30, 1871. William, sen., resided on the Nathaniel Smith place, where in a former house the first parish meeting of the Second Parish in Brookfield was held, May 21, 1750.
MCCARTHY, Timothy, b. Ireland, m. Jan. 30, 1868, Bridget McCarthy of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Patrick H., b. Oct. 18, 1871; Bridget M, b. Mar. 19, 1874; Nellie, b. Feb. 6, 1876; Timothy, b. Apr. 22, 1878 ; Michael, b. Sept. 22, 1879.
MCCARTHY, John, b. Ireland, m. in Lowell, 1860, Johanna Donovon. Chil- dren, Timothy, b. 1863 ; John, b. 1865; Mary Jane, b. 1867; Dennis, b. North Brookfield, June 10, 1869; Johanna, b. June 25, 1872.
MCCARTHY, Andrew, b. Ireland, m. in Brookline, 1856?, Mary -. Chil- dren (North Brookfield), Honora, b. Nov. -; Bridget, b. Jan. 1867, Katie, b. Apr. 26, 1869; Mary Jane, b. Dec. 15, 1870 ; Nellie, b. June 17, 1873; John, b. Sept. 25, 1874; Lizzie, b. Sept. 6, 1876; Maggie, b. July 23, 1878.
MCCARTHY, Charles, b. Ireland, m. Aug. 24, 1872, Catherine McCarthy of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Josephine, b. Jan. 18, 1873; An- drew, b. Oct. 20, 1874 ; James, b. Aug. 24, 1877.
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McCONNELL, John B., b. Wallingford, Vt, 1845; machine agent ; m. 1873, Katie Connolly in Vermont. Children, Felix S., b. Monson, July, 1876; William A., b. Pittsfield, Sept. 1877.
MCLAUGHLIN, John J., b. Ireland, 1840, m. May, 1865, Catherine Kenney of Blackstone. Children (Rhode Island), James Edward, b. Nov. 22, 1867 ; Wil- liam H., b. 1869; Francis K., b. 1871; (North Brookfield), John Joseph, b. June S, 1873; Estella A., b. Aug. 29, 1876.
McMAHAN, John (known as John Mahan), b. Ireland; carpenter ; m. Jane Gilhooly of Ireland. Children, Mary, b. Worcester, Mar. 1849, m. Nov. 1868, James Conroy of North Brookfield; James, b. July, 1851, m. Ellen Mahan of Sutton ; Rosanna, b. Sept. 1853, m. Morris Egan of Worcester ; Ellen, b. 1854; John, b. Apr. 1856; Catherine, b. 1860, m. David Snow of Worcester.
McNAMARA, Patrick, b. Ireland, 1834; m. Apr. 16, 1854, Ellen Kennedy of North Brookfield, and d. June 27, 1879. Children, Mary Ann, b. Brookfield, Feb. 3, 1$55, and d. North Brookfield, July 28, 1860; Ellen, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 28, 1857 ; John, b. Aug. 17, 1859, d. Apr. 13, 1860 ; Martin, b. Feb. 3, 1861, d. Oct. 1863; Catherine, b. Aug. 7, 1862; Jeremiah, b. June 11, 1864 ; Margaret, b. Mar. 30, 1866; Patrick, b. Mar. 16, 1868 ; Michael, b. June 20, 1870; Eliza, b. Dec. 18, 1871, d. Sept. 4, 1872 ; James, b. June 26, 1873, d. Nov. 18, 1876; William, b. May 6, 1875, d. Apr. 4, 1877 ; Maria, b. May 6, 1877 ; Winnifred, b. Nov. 2, 1879.
McNAMARA, Michael, b. Ireland, m. Apr. 16, 1870, Elizabeth Kiley of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Mary Ann, b. June 30, 1871 ; Martin, b. Nov. 21, 1875 ; Elizabeth, b. Dec. 18, 1878.
MCNULTY, Joseph H., b. Canada, July, 1847, m. Jan. 20, 1870, Etta M. Gould of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Henry, b. May 12, 1872 ; Mercy Gay, b. Oct. 8, 1873; Anna A., b. Sept. 8, 1875.
MEAD, Zaccheus 1, b. Mattapoisett (formerly Rochester), 1725; a tailor ; m. Nov. 27, 1755, Sarah Barlow of Rochester, and d. North Brookfield, Feb. 24, 1825, aged ninety-nine ; she d. North Brookfield, July 13, 1810, aged eighty-three. Chil- dren, Anne, b. Rochester, Nov. 18, 1758 ; Ebenezer, b. 1760 2; Samuel, b. 1764, m. 1797, Sukey Clapp of Rochester. [Mattapoisett (formerly Rochester) incorporated 1857.]
2. Ebenezer, son of Zaccheus 1, a farmer; came in 1808, with his father and son Ebenezer, from Rochester, and settled on the Andrew Hunter place where they all lived and died. He m. (1) June 10, 1786, Priscilla Norton, who d. Mar. 12, 1810 ; (2) published Dec. 26, ISII, to Mary Patten of Dover, N.H., who d. North Brookfield, Aug. 3, 1853, aged 82 ; he d. Aug. 24, 1841, aged SI. Children (Rochester), Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1787, d. North Brookfield, Nov. 30, 1810; Rachel, b. June, 1789, d. Mar. 17, 1810; Elijah, b. 1792 ; a physician; m. Sarah Lyman of New York, and d. Hart- ford, Ct., Aug. 29, 1842, at the Retreat for the Insane, where he was admitted July 29, 1842; Ann, b. Aug. 13, 1791, m. June 15, IS31, Thomas A. Harwood of North Brookfield, and d. Aug. 30, 1870 ; Betsey. or Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1794, m. Jan. 21, 1813, Nahum W. Potter of North Brookfield; resides Boston ; Abigail, b. Aug. 12, 1796, m. Apr. 29, 1819, Joseph A. Moore of North Brookfield, and d. Mar. 11, 1852;
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Ebenezer, b. June, 1798 3; Deborah, b. 1801, m. Dec. 14, 1825, Nathaniel Clark of Rochester, and d. Apr. 13, 1836; Mary, b. 1804, m. Oct. 28, 1829, Dr. Newton Southern of Rochester, and d. Nov. 18, 1832; Dr. Southern m. (2) Mar. 27, 1834, Rhoda Sparrow, removed West, and d. there, leaving a widow.
3. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer 2, m. (1) May 27, 1821, Achsah Poland of North Brookfield, b. Apr. 16, 1798, d. Sept. 18, 1865; (2) Mar. 16, 1867, widow Esther J. Flowers (née Gilbraith) of Boston, and d. North Brookfield, Apr. 8, 1872. Children (North Brookfield), Sarah, b. Mar. 26, 1822, m. Apr. 18, 1854, James Hunter ; re- sides Spencer ; Mary Emmiline, b. Sept. 25, 1824, m. July 5, 1843, George W. Per- kins of Lynn; Martha A., b. May 31, 1829, m. May 30, 1850, Sylvander Bothwell of North Brookfield, and d. North Brookfield, Sept. 4, 1865 ; Elijah Newton, b. Apr. 2, 1834, d. Jan. 18, 1838.
MEAGHER, John, b. Ireland ; m. Margaret Coughlin. Children, Patrick, b. Ireland, 1859; John, b. North Brookfield, May, 1865; Michael, b. Aug. 1868 ; James, b. Jan. 1871 ; Maggie, b. Oct. 1872 ; Katie, b. June, 1876.
MELLEN, David, b. Oxford, Mav 14, 1759; laborer ; m. Grace Stoddard of Hingham, and d. Charlestown, about 1830. Children, Samuel, d. Oakham, 1823 ; Abel, m. (1) IS26, Charlotte Perkins of York, Me .; (2) about 1829, Mary A. Helms of Nova Scotia, and d. Charlestown; Adeline (twin), m. John Chamberlain ; Ira, b. Sept. 17, 1799; restaurant keeper ; m. Nov. 16, 1825, Mary A. Gillard of Boston, and d. Charlestown, Sept. 5. 1837; David, b. Oakham, Mar. 15, 1804 ; restaurant keeper ; m. Aug. 20, 1827, Sarah Ann Hilton of Boston, and d. Charlestown, Nov. 16, 1835; Thomas Snell, b. North Brookfield, 1807, m. (1) Aug. 31, 1830, Rebecca Perrv ; (2) Eliza Turner Merriam of Charlestown, who d. Sept. 10, 1873, aged 65 ; George Washington, b. Oakham; painter ; m. Sophia Ballard of Charlestown, and d. Dedham ; Catherine, lived in the family of Otis Stone, and d. there about 1829; Mary, m. John Chamberlain of Charlestown, and d. there about 1836; James, b. Nov. 1, 1815 ; building mover ; m. Sept. 10, 1837, Sarah A. (Hilton) Mellen, widow of his brother David, and d. Cambridge, June 11, 1876.
MERRIAM, Isaac S., b. Oxford, Nov. 15, 1814, m. May 10, 1840, Josephine B. Beard of Hillsborough, Ga. Town clerk in Auburn and justice of the peace twenty years. Children, Thomas, b. Macon, Ga., Feb. 12, 1841 ; machinist in Worcester ; m. (1) Apr. 23, 1863, Alice E. Richards of Holden ; (2) -, unknown; Sarah L., b. Macon, Feb. 27, 1843, m. Sept. 1, 1862, Walter Gates of Worcester ; Josephine E., b. Auburn, Jan. 2, 1845, m. May 9, 1867, George W. Thomas of Holden ; Eunice L:, b. Aug. 20, 1849, d. Worcester, May 28, 1867; Emma A., b. Apr. 17, 1851, mn. Apr. 24, 1872, Frank D. Morse of Worcester; Camilla A., b. Oct. 6, 1852, d. Auburn, Feb. 1, 1855; Isaac S., b. Nov. 6, 1856; resides North Brookfield ; Clara L., b. Aug. 16, 1857 ; lives North Brookfield; Helen S. F., b. Holden, Aug. 29, 1860, and d. Aug. 21, 1863.
MILLER, Comfort 1, b. Brimfield, Sept. 19, 1778; tanner and currier ; m. Mar. S, ISto, Polly Dane of North Brookfield, b. Feb. 27, 1788, and d. Feb. 24, 1872 ; he d. New Braintree, Jan. 17, 1862. Children (New Braintree), Sally Dorr, b. Feb. 24, 18II, m. Nov. 27, 1833, Solomon M. Edmunds of North Brookfield, and d. North Brookfield, July 17, ISSO; Joseph Dane, b. June 20, 1814, d. Oct. 25, 1834; William, b. Aug. 8, 1817 ; clergyman in Connecticut; m. H. E. Snow of Shrewsbury ; Charles, b. July 25, 1820, d. Oct. 5 following ; James, b. June 18, 1823 2.
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2. James, Deacon, son of Comfort 1, superintendent of Batcheller's shoe fac- tory ; was representative from Barre in 1857 ; school committee in North Brookfield, 1861-2; was corporal Company F, Forty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volun- teers; m. Nov. 23, 1848, Julia A. Lincoln of Oakham. Children, Julia Frances, b. New Braintree, Sept. 2, 1849, m. Oct. 21, 1869, Emerson H. Stoddard of North Brookfield; resides East Brookfield; Emma Harriet, b. Mar. 19, 1852, d. Feb. 25, I854; James Edward, b. Barre, Aug. 24, 1855, m. Apr. 20, ISSo, Olive A. Holmes of North Brookfield; Horatio Lincoln, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 9, 1861 ; Laura Maria, b. Sept. 14, 1862; Clara Almira, b. July 3, 1864, d. Jan. 20, 1866; Edith Rebecca, b. Jan. 29, 1868.
MIRICK, Thomas 1, of Ilartford, 1638, in which year he settled in Springfield ; d. Sept. 7, 1704. He m. (1) July 14, 1639, Sarah Stebbins, daughter of Rowland ; (2) Aug. 21, 1653, Elizabeth Tilley, d. Aug. 21, 1684. He had five children by first wife, and eight by second wife. The sixth child by second wife was
2. Tilley, b. Oct. 20, 1667 ; a tanner ; settled at Springfield, bought Apr. 16, 1717, for seven hundred and fifty pounds, the Prichard place in Brookfield of Joseph Jennings; had grants of four hundred and eighty-two acres; d. Sept. 1736. He m. Sept. 1694, Sarah Cooley, d. Sept. 1750. Children, Sarah, b. Dec. 12, 1695, m. July 12, 1720, Ebenezer Cook; Rebeckah, b. Nov. 16, 1697, m. J. Evans; Tilley, b. Mar. 28, 1701 3; Esther, b. May 24, 1703, m. Sept. 22, 1772, Obadiah Rice ; Tasmar b. Mar. 1709, m. John Barber.
3. Tilley, son of Tilley 2, b. Brookfield, removed to West Springfield, d. Mar. 1732. He m. Elizabeth Wilder, who m. (2) Oct. 9, 1735, Major James Minot. Chil- dren, Mary, b. Sept. 1, 1723, died young ; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14, 1726; Tilley, b. Sept. 20, 1730, m. July, 1752, Mary Minot of Concord.
MONAHAN, James, of Ireland, m. Sept. 1867, Hannah Varley. Child, Katie, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 1867.
MONTAGUE, James S., b. Fletcher, Vt., Mar. 19, 18IS ; resided in Brookfield ; boot and shoe manufacturer; deacon Congregational Church from 1844, till his death; town treasurer ; selectman ; representative, 1867; m. June 2, 1843, Rhoda B. Potter of North Brookfield, and d. Brookfield, Dec. 15, 1879. Children (Brookfield), Lucy Elizabeth, b. Jan. 16, 1845; teacher in Portland, Me .; Laura Electa, b. Aug. 26, 1848, d. Aug. 21, 1860 ; William Frederick, b. Nov. 28, 1851 ; fruit ranch, River- side, Cal .; m. July, 1879, Edna Louise Hall of Brookfield.
MONTAGUE, William H., b. Fletcher, Vt., Aug. 26, 1824; carpenter ; after- wards boot manufacturer, and superintendent fifteen years of the Batcheller factory ; later in grain business in North Brookfield ; m. Feb. 2, 1854, Laura H. Potter of North Brookfield.
MONTAGUE, Samuel S., b. Fairfax, Vt., Oct. 22, 1826; boot cutter ; m. (1) Apr. 2, 1851, Ellen E. Sprague of Brookfield; (2) Oct. 21, 1862, Emily P. Snow of Brookfield.
MONTAGUE, Richard, b. Aug. 2, 1799; merchant tailor and farmer ; m. (1) Dec. 19, 1826, Content Skerry of North Brookfield, who d. Feb. 1842; (2) Mary Bradford of Keene, N.H .; (3) Caroline Farnsworth of Lancaster, and d. Rockford,
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Ill., July 16, 1878. Children, a son, b. and d. Sept. 28, 1827 ; Richard W., b. Sept. 9, 1828, d. Mar. 19, 1832; Samuel S., b. July 6, or 16, 1830; resides Sacramento, or Oakland, Cal .; m. Louisa Bradford of Rockford, Ill. ; William R., b. May 28, 1832, d. Nov. 30, 1832 ; John Vose Wood, b. Sept. 3, 1833; real estate agent, Mason, Ia .; m. June 10, 1858, Martha W. Jackson of Charles City, Ia .; Henry Ward, b. Aug. 1835, d. infancy ; Richard Ward, b. Rockford, Ill., Oct. 29, 1837; was captain of Company G, Ninth Iowa Cavalry, in the late war ; mustered out Apr. 1866; m. May 20, 1863, Esther Bell, and d. Rockford, Jan. 1875; Mary Worthy, b. Oct. 10, 1839, d. Feb. 21, 1851.
MOORE, Thomas 1, a farmer, m. (1) Apr. 24, 1747, Ruth Nichols of West Brookfield, who d. Nov. 17, 1765 ; (2) Sept. 1766, widow Priscilla Holland of Sutton, and d. Brookfield, Jan. 6, 1807. The Moores came from Marlboro to Worcester. Thomas and a brother Daniel came from Worcester to Brookfield; Thomas built the large house on the "Great Road" -; lived and d. there. The first house he built and occupied was a small one, still standing back and connected with the large one. He was a lieutenant in the Revolution, and many years a pensioner. Children (Brookfield Records), Abigail, b. Mar. 9, 1748, m. Dec. 5, 1770, Samuel Wood of Brookfield; Ruth, b. Nov. 3, 1749, m. Apr. 27, 1768, John Stevens of Brookfield ; Thomas, b. Apr. 12, 1751 2; Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1755, published May 30, 1777, to Capt. Reuben Slayton ; Hannah, b. Dec. 29, 1757, m. May 14, 1786, John Parks; removed to Speedville, N.Y., and d. there ; Catherine, b. Jan. 7, 1761, m. June 12, 1784, Jacob Harrington of Brookfield; Tryphena, b. Dec. 8, 1762, pub- lished Nov. 19, 1777, to Aaron Reed of Windham; Joshua, b. Nov. 5, 1765 3; Isaac (twin), b. Nov. 5, 1765 4.
2. Thomas, Lieutenant, son of Thomas 1, m. July 26, 1770, Rebecca Harrington in Brookfield, and d. Cummington, June 12, 1842 ; she d. Chesterfield, Mar. 30, 1818, aged 64. Children (Brookfield), Thomas, b. July 15, 1771 ; physician; m. Betsey Vaughn of East Greenwich, R.I., and d. Chesterfield, May 15, 1861 [children, Daniel ; Dr. Alexander H .; Dr. Thomas P .; Lydia J., m. - Hacket; Mary, m. - Williams ; Joshua; Portius ; Dr. Lorenzo; Marcus; Isaac; Betsey ; another, unnamed]; Holland, b. Oct. 7, 1776, m. Sally Kendall of Canterbury, Ct., and d. Cummington, Dec. 31, 1856 [children : Orson, had twelve children; Adeline, five ; Dr. Thomas J., ten; Sarah, six; Eliza A., seven; Elvin, five; Lyman K., twelve ; Nancy B., two; Calvin C., eight ; Helen D., six .; James B., five]; Polly, b. Oct. 4, 1779, m. Jeremiah Kinne of Worthington, and d. Chesterfield ; Ruth, b. Mar. 5, 1782, m. Lyman Kendall of Chesterfield, and d. there Dec. 27, 1813; Welcome, b. May 4, 1786, m. Susanna Robinson of Hardwick, N.Y .; Joshua U., b. 1788, d. Chesterfield, June 10, 1794; Amos, b. Oct. 4, 1791, m. Cynthia Gardner of Worth- ington ; Rebecca, b. Aug. 1, 1794, d. Brookfield, Feb. 16, 1795; Lucy H., b. May 11, 1796, m. Aaron Bigelow of Cummington, and d. there Oct. 2, 1878.
3. Joshua, son of Thomas 1; was a roving sailor ; m. - Howe of Shrewsbury ; date and place of his decease unknown. Children, Horace ; Caroline, m. -- Morris, removed to New York State and d. there; she was distinguished for her beauty ; three other children, names unknown.
4. Isaac, son of Thomas 1, a farmer ; m. Dec. 23, 1792, Miriam Pickard of North Brookfield, who d. Apr. 30, 1848, aged So; he d. North Brookfield, Jan. 23, 1855. Children (North Brookfield), Hannah, b. Sept. 7, 1793, d. June 24, 1847, unmarried ; Kathron, b. Feb. 13, 1795, m. Apr. 8, 1822, Evi Chilson, a grocer, b. Spencer, Oct. 30, 1788, who d. Leicester, Sept. 28, 1853; she d. Leicester, Aug. 24, 1866 [chil-
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dren (Leicester), John Dexter, b. Jan. 19, 1824, d. Aug. 17, 1838; Hannah W., b. Mar. 31, 1826, resides Leicester; George Dexter, b. Sept. 21, 1830 ; a bank teller; d. Leicester, Jan. 7, 1855] ; Dexter, b. 1798, d. Oct. 8, 1822 ; John, b. 1801, d. Oct. 19, I822 ; Ruth, b. 1804, d. Sept. 17, 1822; Sophronia, b. Apr. 6, 1807, m. Dec. 30, 1841, Harvey Livermore of North Brookfield, and d. Brookfield, May 14, 1865.
MOORE, Nathan 1, b. Sudbury, Mar. 10, 1762, m. July 13, 1786, Mrs. Mercy Bruce, née Gilbert of North Brookfield, who d. Apr. 28, 1837. He d. June 3, 1848; was in the Revolutionary war, and the old flint-lock gun, carried by him in the Rev- olution, and by his son Joseph A. (in the war of 1812), is now in possession of the youngest grandson of the latter. Children (North Brookfield), Sally, b. Jan. 19, 1787, d. Nov. 11, 1865, unmarried ; Alvan, b. May 18, 1789, m. Caroline Annable of Litchfield, N.Y., and d. Ware, 1835; Clarissa, b. Mar. 18, 1791, m. July 21, ISI4, William Snow of North Brookfield, and d. Chicopee, Dec. 19, 1874 ; Ormacinda, b. May 27, 1793, m. William Thompson of New Braintree, and d. in West Brookfield Joseph Appleton, b. Aug. 11, 1795 2; Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1797, m. Apr. 1, 1823, Lyman Bush of North Brookfield; resides Exira, Ia .; Esther, b. Feb. 17, 1800, m. Apr. II, 1822, Nathaniel Snow of North Brookfield, and d. Feb. 25, 1834; Josiah Warren, b. June 22, 1805, d. Apr. 27, 1830 [Nathan had a brother Jonathan, b. Sudbury, about 1764, who lived unmarried many years with the Misses Wright, who lived to a great age, and d. unmarried. He returned to Sudbury, where he d. Their house stood south of the Jonathan Pellet brick house, where John Hoone now lives].
2. Joseph Appleton, Deacon, son of Nathan 1, was a farmer, and teacher for seventeen successive winters ; member of Legislature 1837 and 1840, and many years town assessor. He m. (1) Apr. 29, 1819, Abigail Mead of North Brookfield, who d. Mar. 10, 1852; (2) Jan. 28, 1853, Mrs. Azubah Sparks, née Poland, who d. Sept. 4, 1876; he d. Aug. 13, 1878. Children (North Brookfield), Joseph Appleton, b. Mar. 3, 1820 3; Alvan, b. June 9, 1821, d. Mar. 17, 1822 ; Rachel Mead, b. May 2, 1823, m. Sept. 17, 1846, Edward Keyes of West Boylston; resides Papillion, Neb. ; Lucy, Bruce, b. Mar. 17, 1825, m. (1) Feb. 15, 1842, Joseph L. Earle of Worcester ; (2) Apr. 10, 1848, Harvey Ludden of Spencer ; (3) Feb. 5, 1855, James M. Clifford of North Brookfield ; Clarissa Ann, b. Oct. 18, 1826, d. Jan. 17, 1828; Henry Martin, b. Jan. 17, 1829 4; Sarah Lyman, b. Feb. 22, 1831, m. Oct. 13, 1850, Sylvester Bothwell of Oakham ; resides in Barre ; Lucius Alvan, b. Apr. 15, 1833, d. June 4, 1836; Mary Abbie, b. July 16, 1835, m. (1) Nov. 21, 1861, Deacon Willard N. Ross of Fitchburg ; (2) Apr. 28, 1868, James Goodrich of Fitchburg; Elijah Mead, b. July 20, 1837, d. Feb. 10, 1840.
3. Joseph Appleton, son of Joseph A. 2, m. Aug. 24, 1852, Marietta S. Loring of Oakham; a farmer in Papillion, Neb. Child, Isabelle Abigail, b. North Brook- field, June 7, 1854, m. in Oakham, Jan. 1, 1874, Eben M. Lancaster of East Bowdoin ham, Me.
4. Henry Martin, son of Joseph A. 3, m. Mar. 14, 1849, Mary A. Earle of Bos- ton; merchant in Boston, and an evangelist of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion; resides East Somerville. Children, Abbie Mead, b. Boston, Apr. 9, 1855; Carrie Allen, b. Charlestown, Oct. 21, 1857, d. Oct. 30, 1860; Mary Gratia, b. Apr. 21, 1859; Henry Marshall, b. Feb. 1, 1862, d. Feb. 15, 1863; Emma Martha, b. East Somerville, Dec. 13, 1863; Harrie Sylvester, b. July 31, 1867, d. Apr. 9, 1869.
MOORE, Lucian P., b. New Salem, 1836, m. 1860; Lucretia B. Clapp of Mon- tague. Children, Nellie, b. Leverett, 1861 ; Lottie, b. 1863; Clarence, b. 1865; Rob- ert, b. Hinsdale, 1877.
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MORSE, Robert, b. a slave in Louis, Va., Aug. 1847. He fell in with Dr. War- ren Tyler, when he was in the army, became his groom and body-servant, and came to North Brookfield with him. His master's name was Capt. James Dickinson. He m. Nov. 15, 1871, Fannie C. Williams, in North Brookfield ; b. Culpepper, Va., Dec. 1850. Children, Lizzie W., b. North Brookfield, Aug. 9, 1872 ; Isabelle, b. Aug. 21, 1874; Sarah A., b. Virginia, May, 1876; Robert, b. North Brookfield, July 24, 1878 ; Frederick, b. Oct. 16, 1885.
MOULTON, Daniel, b. Hopkinton; farmer; m. (1) Lydia Pratt of Upton ; (2) Bathsheba French of Oakham, and d. North Brookfield, Feb. 8, 1839, aged 72. Children (Spencer) Isaac Pratt, b. July 26, 1794, d. Dec. 3, 1819; Daniel, b. Feb. 7, 1796, d Sept. 24, 1798; Lydia, b. June 6, 1798, m. (1) May 16, 1821, Asa May of Spencer; (2) Feb. 6, 1840, Daniel Tucker of West Brookfield, and d. North Brook- field, Oct. 28, 1880 ; Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1800, d. North Brookfield, Apr. 19, 1839 ; Hannah, b. Oct. 30, 1802, m. Mar. 25, 1828, Thomas Cary of North Brookfield, and d. Springville, N.Y. ; Nancy, b. Feb. 13, 1805, m. Ansil Kenfield of Ware, and d. New York ; Emeline, b. May 27, 1807, m. Dec. 29, 1829, Timothy P. Clark of Hub- bardston, and d. North Brookfield, Apr. 25, 1879; Chloe, b. Nov. 26, 18og, m. Aug. II, 1831, Hiram Edson of North Brookfield; Anna, b. Aug. 24, 1812, m. Joel Chaf- fee of Springville, N.Y., and d. there Sept. 1882; Daniel, b. Feb. 24, 1816, d. Mar. 13, 1816.
MOULTON, Asa, b. Canton, N.H., Sept. 1808; m. Submit H. Babcock, b. Jericho, Vt., Oct. 30, 1808, and d. Spencer, Feb. 23, 1877. Children, twins, un- named, b. North Brookfield, Feb. 7, 1837, d. infancy; David S., b. Nov. 8, 1838, killed in the army at Fredericksburg, Va , Dec. 13, 1862 ; Nathaniel WV., b. Jericho, Vt., Sept. 26, 1840, m. Feb. 15, 1863, Charlotte G. Waters of New York City ; a merchant in New York ; H. Harrison, b. North Brookfield, June 24, 1843, d. Ander- sonville prison, Jan. 26, 1865; Charlotte A., b. North Brookfield, May 8, 1846, m. May 8, 1870, Charles P. Barton of Spencer [children, Charles H., b. Spencer, Apr. 7, 1872 ; Rosella A., b. Sept. 2, 1877].
MOWER, Cyrus, b. Greene, Me., Sept. 22, 1809, m. June 30, 1836, Lydia W., daughter of Isaac Smith of West Brookfield, b. New Hampshire, Oct. 16, 1819. Children (North Brookfield), Chattie C., b. June 13, 1838, m. May 1, 1857, Frank N. Norcross of Chicopee, and d. 1860; Annie G., b. Feb. 27, 1840, m. Jan. 28, 1857, John F. Norcross of North Brookfield; Thomas }., b. June 28, 1842, m. July 31, 1873, Augusta J. Hall of North Brookfield; Libbie E., b. Mar. 23, 1848, m. May 9, 1867, Martin Bullard of Westboro.
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