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ix. KEZIAH, b. 14 Feb. 1737; d. 20 Aug. 1740.
X. ELIZABETH, b. 29 July 1738; m. 25 Nov. 1756 MOSES SAWTELL of Groton.
xi. HANNAH, b. 9 July 1739.
xii. EUNICE, b. 30 June 1740; d. 27 Apr. 1741. "David Miriam" bapt. 19 Aug. 1744. Lexington church rec.
12. NATHANIEL4 MERRIAM (Thomas,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 6 Dec. 1705, died at Harvard 27 Sept. 1783.
He married ESTHER MUZZY, baptized 18 May 1712, daughter of Benjamin3 and Patience ( ).
Children, born or baptized at Lexington:
i. ESTHER, 5 b. 23 Oct. 1734; m. 27 Nov. 1760 SAMUEL JONES of Lexing- ton.
ii. NATHANIEL, b. 16 Apr. 1737; m. LUCY ( ); d. at Boston 18 Oct. 1810. Children: i. Nathaniel,6 b. at Lexington I Feb. 1768; m. 18 May 1794 Mary Townes, b. 1 May 1770, d. 25 Apr. 1824; d. 1823. ii. John. iii. Benjamin, b. 5 June 1771; m. Abigail Harris of Needham, d. 17 Feb. 1873, aged 91, dau. of Michael and Mary ( ); d. at Roxbury 19 Mar. 1852. iv. Lucy, m. John Leitner. v. Abijah, b. at Brookline 1777; m. 21 Nov. 1805 Caty Coburn; d. at West Roxbury 10 July 1852. vi. Hannah. vii. Isaac.
iii. MARY, b. 31 Oct. 1739.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. 11 Mar. 1743-44; m. 27 June 1765 BARTHOLOMEW RICHARD- SON of Woburn.
v. PATIENCE, bapt. 6 Apr. 1746.
vi. SIMON, b. 3 June 1749; m. at Harvard, 8 Apr. 1779, PHOEBE LOCK.
vii. SARAH, bapt. 18 Sept. 1757.
13. BENJAMIN5 MERRIAM (Benjamin, 4 John,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 8 June 1737, died at Pelham 1 Feb. 1806.
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He married GINGER PORTER, baptized at Beverly 4 Oct. 1741, died 7 Mar. 1817, daughter of William and Mary (Batchelder- Kettle) of Woburn.
Children, all but the last on Lexington records:
17. i. RUFUS, 6 b. 28 Oct. 1762.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. 23 Mar. 1764; a cabinet maker; d. unm. 22 Mar. 1817.
iii. EDITH, b. 20 Aug. 1765; m. 5 Feb. 1787 STEPHEN WINSHIP.
iv. MARY, b. 5 July 1767; m. 16 Dec. 1788 ABIEL6 ABBOTT of Lincoln.
v. ANNA, b. 10 June 1769; m. 26 Oct. 1797 THOMAS J. CALDWELL, who removed to Manchester, N. H .; d. 22 Sept. 1821 .*
vi. GEORGE, b. 7 Aug. 1771; went into business in Boston; afterwards went to Kentucky, thence to Natchez, Miss., where he d. 16 Feb. 1839, g. s. vii. REBEKAH, b. 19 June 1773; d. unm. 10 Mar. 1835.
viii. TRYPHENA, b. 25 Feb. 1775; m. at Lincoln, 28 Jan. 1805, JOB BROOKS "of Farmington."
ix. PHILA, b. 23 Apr. 1777; d. 4 Aug. 1778.
x. NATHAN, b. 3 Oct. 1780; went to Louisiana where he was sheriff. judge and president of the senate; d. 16 July 1847, g. s.
xi. WILLIAM, b. 1784; was a trader at Cambridgeport; d. 25 Jan. 1830, g. s.t (Said to have m. 30 Nov. 1809 ESTHER WETHERBEE.)
14. WILLIAM5 MERRIAM (Jonas, 4 John,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), bap- tized 17 Dec. 1732, died at Harvard 3 Apr. 1782.
He married at Concord 21 June 1770 SARAH PUFFER of Concord, born at Sudbury 30 May 1748, died 8 Oct. 1845, daughter of Jona- than and Mary (Maynard). She married secondly 2 Jan. 1787 Silas Parkhurst.
Children, all but the last two born at Lexington:
i. WILLIAM, 6 b. 23 Mar. 1771; m. at Harvard, 2 Dec. 1792, RUTH FLETCHER, b. 19 May 1771, dau. of James and Sarah (Brewer); d. Sept. 1825.
ii. JONATHAN, b. 25 Aug. 1772; m. in 1802 TRYPHENA GLEASON, d. 13 Apr. 1860, aged 76, dau. of Thomas; d. 3 May 1835.
iii. JONAS, b. 6 Nov. 1773; m. (1) at Harvard, 27 Oct. 1799, RACHEL PARKHURST, dau. of Silas; m. (2) MRS. SARAH (SHATTUCK) BENNETT.
iv. ABEL, b. 13 Mar. 1775; m. at Newton, 23 Apr. 1799, LUCY CHAMBERLAIN, d. 4 Feb. 1825, aged 47; d. at Brighton 9 Dec. 1827.
v. SARAH, b. 14 Aug. 1776.
vi. PHEBE, b. in 1778. (Probate papers.)
vii. ASENAH, b. in 1781. (Probate papers.)
15. ABRAHAM5 MERRIAM (Jonas, 4 John,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 28 Dec. 1734, died at Mason, N. H., 26 Nov. 1797.
He married 22 Apr. 1756 SARAH SIMONDS, born 25 Apr. 1739, daughter of Daniel3 and Abigail (Smith).
Children, iv. and v. born at Woburn, the others born or baptized at Lexington:
i. ABRAHAM,6 b. 19 May 1757; m. (1) at Bedford, HANNAH BOWMAN; m. (2) 19 Jan. 1804 MARY LAWRENCE, who m. (2) 25 June 1815 Thomas Kenworthy; d. 18 Jan. 1806. Children: i. Jonas,7 b. 20 Nov. 1777; m. at Boston, 1 Apr. 1804, Elizabeth Eaton, d. 20 Sept.
* Wife of Thomas Caldwell. Jonathan Harrington's list.
t In the Old Burying Ground at Lexington is a monument erected by "Eliza Farwell Howes To the memory of her father, WILLIAM MERRIAM . . . Also three uncles BENJAMIN, GEORGE, NATHAN. The two latter was Buried in Louisianna."
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1845. ii. Abraham, b. 14 Feb. 1779; m. (1) at Boston, 18 July 1802, Eliza Miller, d. Sept. 1807, aged 25; m. (2) 3 Apr. 1808 Sally Hender- son, d. 6 Sept. 1810, aged 22. iii. Lydia, b. 8 Nov. 1781. iv. Lydia, b. 15 Oct. 1784. v. Isaac (twin), b. 1 Dec. 1786. vi. Jacob (twin), b. 1 Dec. 1786; m. at Boston, 17 Sept. 1806, Hannah Picket; d. 27 Aug. 1841. vii. Hannah, b. 31 May 1788; m. 24 Jan. 1804 Thomas Wilson. viii. Enoch, b. 19 Oct. 1790. ix. Ephraim, b. 2 Feb. 1793; m. at Bos- ton, 23 Dec. 1821, Mary Hearsey, d. 11 Nov. 1841, aged 41; d. 10 Feb. 1851. x. Jesse, b. 17 Feb. 1796. xi. John, b. 25 Sept. 1804.
ii. EZRA, b. 15 Jan. 1760; m. 1 Nov. 1785 SUSANNA ELIOT; d. at Mason, N. H., 21 June 1827. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Children: i. Susanna,7 b. 16 Aug. 1786; d. 9 Sept. 1798. ii. Ezra, b. 17 May 1788; m. at Mason, N. H., 15 Oct. 1818, Sally Scripture, b. 18 May 1788, d. 5 Oct. 1867. iii. Josiah, b. 19 Apr. 1790; m. 10 Oct. 1813 Sally Hill, b. Apr. 1793, d. at Garland, Me., 5 Nov. 1880, dau. of Rev. Ebenezer and Mary (Boynton); d. 7 Aug. 1876. iv. Zadock, b. 16 Apr. 1792; m. (1) at Washington, N. H., 23 Feb. 1819, Patty Eliot, d. 22 July 1823; m. (2) 28 Jan. 1824 Sally Snow, b. 22 June 1789, d. 20 Nov. 1873; d. at Marl- boro, N. H., 11 Nov. 1879. v. Samuel, b. 31 Mar. 1794; m. 27 May 1819 Huldah Barton. vi. Sally, b. 5 Nov. 1796; d. 6 June 1799. vii. Nabby, b. 28 Dec. 1798; m. John Boynton, b. 31 May 1791; d. at Athol 25 Mar. 1867. viii. Benjamin, b. 13 May 1801; m. 4 Nov. 1832 Irene Knapp, b. 4 Jan. 1812; d. 4 Aug. 1872. ix. Susanna, b. 3 Apr. 1803; d. unm. 8 May 1848. x. Patty, b. 5 May 1805; m. Ephraim Russell.
iii. SILAS, b. 6 Feb. 1762; m. MARY ELLIOT; d. before 11 Apr. 1803. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Children: i. Silas,7 b. 14 Feb. 1785; m. 15 Sept. 1808 Mary Abbott of Westford; d. at Westboro 15 Apr. 1872. ii. Polly, b. 8 Mar. 1787. iii. Cheney Fiske, b. 13 Apr. 1789; m. Sarah
(
); d. Feb. 1870. iv. Rebecca, b. 16 Oct. 1791; m. 15 Mar. 1814
Aaron Holden. v. Asa, b. 28 July 1794; m. at Mason, N. H., 18 Apr. 1816, Polly Saunders, d. 21 Mar. 1863.
iv. SARAH, b. 10 Oct. 1766.
v. JONAS, b. 31 July 1769; d. 16 Sept. 1772.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 13 May 1771.
vii. ZADOCK, bapt. 28 July 1776; m. MARY (PICKETT?), d. 27 Jan. 1822, aged 59; d. at Boston 13 Aug. 1822.
16. SAMUEL5 MERRIAM (Thomas, 4 Thomas,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 21 Dec. 1723, died 1804.
He married 4 June 1752 ANNA WHITNEY, born at Waltham 9 Aug. 1725, died 1802, daughter of David and Rebecca ( ) of Waltham. They were admitted to the church 11 Apr. 1756 by a letter of dismission from the church at Waltham, and dismissed 6 Sept. 1772 to the Westminster church.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ANNA,6 b. 10 Oet. 1753; m. (1) 3 Mar. 1774 SAMUEL WARREN of West- minster, who d. at Ashburnham 20 Apr. 1778, aged 27; m. (2) 21 Aug. 1783 JACOB HARRIS of Ashburnham; d. at Ashburnham 15 Sept. 1790.
ii. EUNICE, b. 22 June 1755; m. 16 Dec. 1784 JOHN FESSENDEN of West- minster, b. 23 Mar. 1756, d. 8 Feb. 1836, s. of Timothy' and Elizabeth (Pierce); d. at Westminster 9 May 1840.
iii. SAMUEL, b. 25 Mar. 1757; m. Jan. 1785 ELIZABETH FESSENDEN, b. at Westminster 4 June 1764, d. 11 May 1842, aged 77, dau. of Timothyª and Elizabeth (Pierce); d. at Westminster 31 June 1838. Children: i. Polly,7 b. 20 Mar. 1786; d. unm. 4 Mar. 1855. ii. Child, unnamed;
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d. young. iii. Reuben, b. 31 Oct. 1790; d. 24 June 1792. iv. Betsey, b. 31 Dec. 1793; d. unm. 13 Feb. 1865. v. Samuel (twin), b. 24 Apr. 1798. vi. Reuben (twin), b. 24 Apr. 1798; d. in infancy.
iv. RUTH, b. 20 Feb. 1759; m. 30 Dec. 1790 RICHARD GRAVES, JR., of West- minster, who d. at Princeton 12 Mar. 1828, aged 78; d. at Princeton 13 Dec. 1836.
v. TABITHA, b. 23 Dec. 1760; m. Feb. 1790 THOMAS JOHNSON of Hubbard- ston, who d. at Westminster 14 Feb. 1846, aged 89; d. at Westminster 12 July 1836.
vi. NATHAN, b. 26 Apr. 1764; d. 15 Aug. 1794; m. (intention dated 19 Sept. 1785) ABIGAIL HOLDEN, b. at Westminster 25 Aug. 1767, who m. (2) 16 Aug. 1796 Joel Whitney, b. 13 Sept. 1765, d. 3 Jan. 1839, s. of Ensign David; she d. 18 Nov. 1848, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Darby). Children: i. Joel,7 b. in Gardner 21 Feb. 1786; m. 31 Mar. 1808 Polly Farnsworth, d. 22 July 1873, dau. of Asa and Damaris (Gates); d. 18 Aug. 1867. ii. Nathan, b. 27 Nov. 1787; m. at Princeton 27 Nov. 1811 Ruth Keyes, d. at Templeton 20 Feb. 1863, aged 76, dau. of John and Lucy (Hale); d. 23 Oct. 1853. iii. Reuben, b. 15 May 1790; d. 7 June 1808. iv. Asaph, b. 20 Mar. 1792; m. (1) 18 Apr. 1815 Anna W. Gibson of Fitchburg, d. 5 May 1827; m. (2) 14 Feb. 1829 Lorania Davis, b. at Stoddard, N. H., d. at Fitchburg 14 Feb. 1858, aged 63; d. at Bolton 19 Sept. 1868. v. Abigail, b. 29 Jan. 1795; m. Farwell Cowell; d. Sept. 1830.
vii. JONATHAN, b. 26 Feb. 1767; m. 13 Feb. 1798 BETSEY HARRIS of Ashburn- ham, b. 26 Sept. 1774, d. at Fitchburg 31 May 1867, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth ( ); d. Dec. 1826. Children: i. Jacob Harris,7 b. 22 Jan. 1799; m. Abigail Wheeler. ii. Nathan, b. 7 Aug. 1800; d. 19 Sept. 1805. iii. Betsey W., b. 7 Aug. 1802; d. 16 Sept. 1805. iv. Sally Harris, b. Oct. 1804; d. unm. 15 Aug. 1838. v. Samuel H., b. 16 May 1808; d. Dec. 1826. vi. Milton, b. 20 June 1810; d. Dec. 1826. vii. Betsey, b. 17 Nov. 1813; m. John Milton Harris. Child, d. 23 Aug. 1762.
17. RUFUS6 MERRIAM (Benjamin,5 Benjamin, 4 John,3 Joseph, 2 Joseph1), born 28 Oct. 1762, died 7 May 1847.
He was the first postmaster at Lexington. He was assessor in 1793, '94. He or his son Rufus was treasurer 1817, '18. He kept a public house for many years.
He married MARTHA SIMONDS, born 1 Oct. 1766, died 8 May 1849, daughter of Joshua4 and Martha (Bowers).
Children, all born at Lexington:
¡i. Child,7 d. 4 Jan. 1786.
ii. MARTHA, b. 21 July 1787; d. unm. 8 June 1863.
iii. RUFUS, b. 11 Sept. 1789; d. unm. 1 Dec. 1868.
Liv. JOHN PARKHURST, b. 4 July 1791; was interested in the militia, and rose to the rank of colonel; d. unm. 25 June 1859.
v. ELIZA, b. 23 Feb. 1793; d. unm. 17 Feb. 1868.
vi. MARY, b. 1 Jan. 1798; d. unm. at Boston 6 Mar. 1890.
vii. EMILY, b. 16 Aug. 1800; d. unm. 24 Mar. 1869.
viii. JULIA ANN, b. 12 Oct. 1804; m. 22 Aug. 1827 REV. CALEB® STETSON.
1. MATTHEW8 MERRIAM (Matthew,7 Nathaniel,6 Matthew,5 Nathaniel,4* John,3 William,2 Joseph1), born at Gilmanton, N. H.,
* Nathaniel,4 b. at Lynn 26 Mar. 1696; m. at Wallingford, Conn., Elizabeth Hulls, dau. of Dr. Benjamin. Matthew,5 b. at Wallingford, Conn., 25 Jan. 1738; m. Elizabeth Thatcher, dau. of Oxenbridge.
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16 Aug. 1824, died 26 Jan. 1898, son of Matthew, born at Berwick, Me., 27 May 1798, died 9 Nov. 1872, and grandson of Nathaniel and Matilda (Hayes). His mother, Isette Kenney, born 10 Apr. 1798, died at Charlestown 19 Oct. 1865.
He was one of the trustees of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married at Boston, 20 July 1853, JANE WILDE, * born at West Fairlee, Vt., 2 Dec. 1828, died 31 Dec. 1895.
Children, first two born at Chelsea, the last two at Charlestown:
2. i. NATHANIEL HENRY,9 b. 24 Oct. 1854.
ii. MINNEHAHA, b. 24 Dec. 1858; d. 6 June 1860.
iii. FREDERICK MATTHEW, b. 6 Aug. 1861; d. 13 Mar. 1866.
iv. FRANK NORTON, b. 28 Dec. 1863; d. 8 Dec. 1886.
3. v. EDWARD PORTER, b. 22 Nov. 1869.
2. NATHANIEL HENRY9 MERRIAM (Matthew H., 8 Matthew,7 Nathaniel, Matthew," Nathaniel,4 John,3 William,2 Joseph1), born at Chelsea 24 Oct. 1854. He is a physician: M. D., Dartmouth.
He married 3 Nov. 1880 EMMA LOUISA COTTRELL, born at East Boston 19 Mar. 1854, daughter of Asa2 and Maria Louisa (Hanford). Child, born at Marlboro, N. H .:
i. CHARLES GOODWIN, 10 b. 1 Mar. 1888; grad. Yale, A.B., 1907, Johns Hop- kins Medical School, M.D., 1911; m. at Norfolk, Va., 14 June 1910, SARAH STEWART. Child born at Baltimore, Md .: Charles Stewart,11 b. 3 Nov. 1911.
3. EDWARD PORTER9 MERRIAM (Matthew H., 8 Matthew,7 Nathaniel,6 Matthew,5 Nathaniel,4 John,3 William,2 Joseph1), born at Charlestown 22 Nov. 1869.
He has been a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married 5 Sept. 1894 GRACE ELISE GOODWIN, born 21 Sept. 1870, daughter of Charles Clinton9 and Alice (Phelps).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ROBERT CLINTON, 10 b. 3 Jan. 1896.
ii. GORDON PHELPS, b. 29 July 1899. Authorities: Pope, Merriam Genealogy. Lexington Church rec.
MESSERLI
FRITZ1 MESSERLI was born in Switzerland.
He married AGNES MCRAE, born in Canada.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HELEN LOUISE,? b. 22 May 1902.
MESSOM
HARRY N.1 MESSOM was born at Canning, Nova Scotia. He married ALICE G. BIXBY, born at Hopkinton.
· Mrs. J. Wilde, 1787-1869, g. s., "new" cemetery.
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Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CLARENCE HOWLAND,2 b. 24 Aug. 1892.
ii. BLANCHE GERTRUDE, b. 16 Feb. 1894.
iii. MABEL BEATRICE, b. 10 Oct. 1896.
iv. ANDREW NEWTON, b. 19 Dec. 1898.
V. CLIFTON LEROY, b. 26 Sept. 1901.
vi. EDWARD SIMONDS, b. 1 July 1904.
MICHIE
ARTHUR ALEXANDER3 MICHIE (George,2 James1) was born at Newton 17 July 1872, son of George, born at Huntley, Scotland, 14 Mar. 1833, and grandson of James and Mary Marjorie (Kidd). His mother, Marjorie Pickard, was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, daughter of Alexander.
He married at Quincy, 15 June 1891, MAUD GRAHAM HARRIS, born at Quincy 25 July 1875, daughter of John and Phoebe (Gra- ham).
Children, the last born at Lexington, the others at Quincy :
i. ELEANOR MARJORIE, 4 b. 22 Aug. 1892.
[ii. GEORGE ARTHUR, b. 15 July 1894.
iii. MINNIE GRACE, b. 4 Mar. 1900.
MILAN
HUGH NEWELL1 MILAN was born at Cynthiana, Ky.
He married ELIZABETH CARLON, born at Jersey City, N. J. Child, born at Lexington:
i. HARRY PAUL,2 b. 14 Feb. 1899.
MILES
CHARLES HENRY3 MILES (Charles D.,2 Charles E.1) was born at Pittsfield 23 Dec. 1870, son of Charles Denny, born at Shrewsbury 26 Oct. 1839, and grandson of Charles Edward and Catherine Swan (Denny). His mother, Stella Cole, was born at Westmoreland, N. H., daughter of Anson. The ancestor, John Miles, came from England in 1637 and settled at Concord.
He was educated in the Grafton public schools and graduated from Amherst College, A.B., 1891. He is a Free Mason. He be- came a resident of Lexington in 1899.
He married at Wrentham, 20 June 1900, BERTHA HENRIETTA HECKMANN, born at Boston 3 Mar. 1871, daughter of Charles Fred- eric and Jennie Marie (Werner).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN LAWRENCE, 4 b. 2 July 1901.
MILLER
HUGH1 MILLER was born at Roselle, N. J.
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He married CLARA HAZELTYNE FAY, born at Brookline, daughter of Harry Frank3 and Mary Cornelia (Hull).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. FRANCIS FAY,2 b. 8 Feb. 1906.
ii. DONALD HOPE, b. 3 July 1907.
MILLS
EDWIN1 MILLS was born in England.
He married CAROLINE W. PRESCOTT, born at Boston. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. PRESCOTT CALDWELL,2 b. 12 Oct. 1875; m. at Atlantic City, N. J., Lo- RENA BALLIET ADAMS.
ii. BERTIE, b. 23 Jan. 1877; d. 23 Jan. 1877.
HAROLD EDWARD1 MILLS was born at Dartmouth, N. S. He married TENA WITHROW BRENTON, born at Attleboro. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MURIEL LEVITA, 8 b. 24 Nov. 1911.
OLIVER PERRY6 MILLS (Oliver, 5 Oliver, 4John, 3 William, 2 Samuel1) was born at Boston 8 Sept. 1819, died 9 July 1889, elder son of Oliver, born at Needham 3 July 1780, and grandson of Oliver and Sibbel (Pratt). His mother, Emily Gardner Dabney, was born at Andover 2 Sept. 1793. He was,descended from Samuel Mills, born 1622, settled at Dedham.
He became a resident of Lexington in June 1865. He was asses- sor for the year 1870-71, and a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married 19 Mar. 1845 ANNAS ADAMS, born at West Cambridge 5 June 1823, daughter of Samuel6 and Ann (Whittemore).
Children, the last born at Concord, the others at Brooklyn, N. Y .:
i. EMILY 'IDA,7 b. 28 Sept. 1846; d. 29 Sept. 1847.
ii. ARTHUR PERRY, b. 15 Apr. 1848; m. (1) SARAH ELLEN CHAPLIN; m. (2) MINNIE LOUISE CROSS.
iii. CARLTON WADSWORTH, b. 1 Apr. 1853; m. EMMA BARRY DEVINE ; d. at White Sulphur Springs, Montana, 22 Mar. 1881.
iv. GRACE CONSTANCE, b. 13 Sept. 1862; m. 27 Oct. 1885 DUDLEY RICHARDS WHITNEY, b. at Jamaica Plain, s. of Eli Martin and Catherine (Rich- ards). They reside at Brooklyn, N. Y. One son.
MILNE
GEORGE DUNCAN3 MILNE (Alexander,2 George1) was born at Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland, 8 Sept. 1852, son of Alexander, born at Kenmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, May 1817, and grand- son of George and Helen (Shand). His mother, Isobel Anderson, was born at Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland, 25 Nov. 1825, daughter of Charles and Isobel (Bain).
He is assistant treasurer of the Am. Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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He became a resident of Lexington 30 Apr. 1892. He served on the school committee and sewer and water boards.
He married at Cambridge, 9 Nov. 1882, EMILY CAMPBELL PRIEST, born at Boston 19 Aug. 1851, daughter of Jonas Heywood, died 8 Aug. 1905, aged 88, and Eunice (Durant).
Children, first three born at Cambridge, the last at Lexington:
i. ALEXANDER PRIEST, 4 b. 25 Sept. 1883; m. ALICE A. MULFORD.
ii. WILLIAM DURANT, b. 16 June 1885; grad. Mass. Institute of Technology, B.S., 1908; m. at Simsbury, Conn., 1 Oct. 1910, LORNA WOODFORD McLEAN, b. at Simsbury, Conn., dau. of Charles A. and Harriet E. (Woodford).
iii. EUNICE CAMPBELL, b. 11 Nov. 1889.
iv. DOUGLAS DUNCAN, b. 13 July 1892.
MITCHELL
1. PATRICK2 MITCHELL (Daniel1) was born at Moor, County of Roscommon, Ireland, 8 July 1819, died 20 Jan. 1892, son of Daniel.
He came to this country with his parents in 1834 and settled at Roxbury where he remained until 1842, when he came to Lexington and established himself as a leather dresser.
He married 6 May 1845 SARAH ANN SNOW, born at Cavendish, Vt., 20 Nov. 1824, died 20 Aug. 1887, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Abbott).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. OLIVER,3 b. 18 Mar. 1846.
2. ii. JAMES ALPHEUS, b. 21 Aug. 1847.
iii. MARY REBECCA, b. 4 Jan. 1849; d. 16 Sept. 1856.
iv. ABBOTT STANTON, b. 21 Nov. 1860; d. 20 Mar. 1908; m. at Somerville, 15 Jan. 1906, LEILA MERRILL BATCHELDER, b. at Deerfield, N. H., 7 Apr. 1875, dau. of George William and Harriet Davis (Merrill); she m. (2) at Somerville, 15 Oct. 1910, Arthur Dixey4 Stone.
2. JAMES ALPHEUS3 MITCHELL (Patrick,2 Daniel1), born 21 Aug. 1847, died 3 Apr. 1889. He enlisted as James M. O'Neil 18 Apr. 1864 in Co. H, 58th Mass. Inf'y, transferred 1 Apr. 1865 to V. R. C., discharged at Washington, D. C., for disability July 1865.
He married at Concord, 23 Jan. 1873, MARIA MOONEY, born in Ireland 10 June 1849, daughter of John and Ellen (Massey).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SARAH ELLEN,4 b. 6 Dec. 1873.
ii. ANNIE MARIA, b. 5 Aug. 1875; d. 22 Sept. 1908.
iii. GERTRUDE, b. 17 Apr. 1888.
MOAKLEY
1. JAMES2 MOAKLEY (Patrick1) was born near Cork, Ireland, Dec. 1832, died 10 July 1880, son of Patrick and Julia (Keaheler).
He married MARY DOWNEY, born near Limerick, Ireland, Dec. 1838, daughter of Richard and Mary (Hogan).
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Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ELLEN,3 b. 7 June 1860; d. 31 Aug. 1903.
ii. JULIA AGNES, b. 12 Aug. 1861; m. 7 Oct. 1886 JOHN EDWARD BURKE of Stoneham, b. in Ireland, s. of William and Mary ( ). They have five children.
iii. CATHERINE TERESA, b. 20 Nov. 1862; m. 11 Apr. 1887 FLORIAN DELTON? RECORD.
2. iv. PATRICK JAMES, b. 12 Mar. 1864.
v. LETITIA, b. 18 May 1866; m. 19 Apr. 1896 PATRICK JOHN SEXTON, JR., of Concord, s. of Patrick J. and Mary Anne (Higgins).
vi. MARGARET, b. 29 May 1868; m. 9 Oct. 1893 CORNELIUS DORGAN GAL- LAGHER, s. of John and Hannah (Dorgan) of Arlington.
vii. ELIZABETH A., b. 27 Oct. 1870; d. 16 Feb. 1888.
viii. ANNA JANE, b. 25 May 1873.
3. ix. JOHN, b. 7 June 1875.
X. ROBERT, b. 15 Aug. 1877.
4. xi. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. 13 June 1879.
2. PATRICK JAMES3 MOAKLEY (James,2 Patrick1), born 12 Mar. 1864.
He married 16 Sept. 1896 ANNIE HATFIELD, born at St. John's, Newfoundland, 17 Sept. 1873, daughter of George, born at St. John's, N. F., and Ellen (Whalen), born at Waterford, Ireland.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH,4 b. 11 Apr. 1898.
ii. MARY ELLEN, b. 16 Mar. 1900.
iii. ANNIE, b. 26 Aug. 1901.
iv. JAMES ADRIAN, b. 24 July 1904.
3. JOHN3 MOAKLEY (James, 2 Patrick1), born 7 June 1875.
He married 16 Oct. 1901 URENIA ANNE ELLIOTT, born 24 Oct. 1874, daughter of Robert and Mary Ann (Gateley).
Children, ii. and iii. born at Arlington, the others at Lexington:
i. RICHARD ELLIOTT,4 b. 6 Aug. 1902.
ii. HELEN, b. 17 Oct. 1903.
iii. ROBERT, b. 8 Feb. 1905.
iv. LETITIA URENIA, b. 26 Mar. 1907.
v. ELEANOR, b. 12 Dec. 1911.
4. WILLIAM LAWRENCE3 MOAKLEY (James,2 Patrick1), born 13 June 1879.
He married MARY ELLEN MARTIN, born at Gloucester, daughter of William and Annie (Powers).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i.
LOUISE,4 b. 10 June 1906.
ii. LAURA, b. 22 Mar. 1910.
MODUGNO
DOMINIC1 MODUGNO; wife SUSIE (PICORIELLO). Both born in Italy.
Children, i. and iv. born in Italy, ii. at East Boston, iii. at Woburn and v. at Lexington:
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GENEALOGIES
i. JOSEPH,2 b. 23 Aug. 1900.
ii. FRED, b. 5 Mar. 1904.
iii. DOMINIC, b. 20 Sept. 1905.
iv. SYLVESTER, b. 23 Jan. 1909.
v. JOHN, b. 3 Oct. 1910.
MOLOY
CHARLES' MOLOY (Eugene1) was born at Winchester, son of Eugene and Eliza (Doherty).
He married ELLEN M. McDONNELL, born 26 Jan. 1882, daugh- ter of Terence3 and Eliza M. (Doyle).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i.
JOHN,3 b. 20 May 1905.
ii. ELLEN, b. 5 Dec. 1910.
MONTAGUE
1. MICHAEL2 MONTAGUE (Francis1) was born in Ireland 28 Mar. 1835, son of Francis and Mary (Higgins).
He married Nov. 1856 MATILDA DONAHUE,* daughter of John and Lydia ( ).
Children, all born in Ireland:
2. i. EDWARD F.,8 b. 6 Jan. 1858.
ii. JAMES FRANCIS, b. 28 Mar. 1860; m. at Arlington, 2 June 1884, NELLIE3 GORMAN.
3. iii. THOMAS, b. 9 Feb. 1863.
iv. MARGARET, b. 8 Mar. 1865; m. 1887 JOHN SIMON2 KELLY.
2. EDWARD FRANCIS3 MONTAGUE (Michael,2 Francis1), born in Ireland 6 Jan. 1858.
He married at Arlington, 24 Nov. 1881, MARY GORMAN, born about 1854, daughter of James2 and Catherine (McCusker).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EDWARD,2 b. 20 Mar. 1884; d. 28 Feb. 1900.
ii. JAMES, b. 31 May 1886.
iii. JOHN, b. 11 Feb. 1890.
iv. GEORGE, b. 8 July 1894.
3. THOMAS3 MONTAGUE (Michael,2 Francis1), born in Ireland 9 Feb. 1863.
He married ELLEN FLYNN, born in Ireland, daughter of Owen and Mergrett (Winn).
Children, all born at Lexington, except ii. and iv .:
i. MAGGIE E.,3 b. 27 Jan. 1889; m. JOHN MURRAY of Brookline.
ii. MATILDA.
iii. KATIE, b. 28 Mar. 1892.
iv. THOMAS.
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v. EDWARD, b. 27 Oct. 1895.
vi. MARY, b. 26 Aug. 1897.
vii. GEORGE, b. 26 Jan. 1902.
* Also given McAlister.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
viii. CHARLES, b. 26 May 1904; d. 28 May 1904.
ix. THERESA (twin), b. 26 May 1905.
x. AGNES (twin), b. 26 May 1905.
xi. RUTH, b. 3 Nov. 1907.
ROBERT1 MONTAGUE was born in Ireland.
He married ANNIE E. BUCKLEY, born at Bradford, Vt.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. KATHLEEN,2 b. 12 Apr. 1903.
MOODY
ABNER JACKSON3 MOODY (Joseph W.,2 Abner1) was born at Wolf- boro, N. H., 13 Nov. 1831, fourth son of Joseph Whicher, born at Wolfboro, N. H., June 1795, and grandson of Abner and Martha (Whicher). His mother, Joanna Beacham Perry, was born at Por- ter, Me., July 1795, daughter of James and Joanna (Beacham).
He married at Natick, 11 Nov. 1855, ELIZA FRANCES BIRD, born at Cambridge 29 Dec. 1832, died 20 Nov. 1882, daughter of Charles and Caroline Frances (Frost).
Children, the last born at Weston, the others at Natick:
i. LIZZIE ANNA,4 b. 3 Oct. 1857.
ii. AGNES FRANCES, b. 24 May 1862; d. at Boston 1 Feb. 1874.
iii. ETHEL DELNA, b. 6 May 1864; m. 24 June 1890 FRANK EVERETT' CLARK.
MOONEY
DANIEL1 MOONEY; wife MARIA ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHRISTOPHER JOHN,2 b. 21 Dec. 1868.
ii. JAMES JOSEPH, b. 9 Mar. 1870.
iii. DANIEL, b. 20 May 1873; d. 21 May 1873.
iv. DANIEL, b. 26 Oct. 1874.
JOHN1 MOONEY; wife MARY ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY E.,2 b. 18 July 1878; d. 29 Oct. 1885.
ii. JOHN J., b. 30 Dec. 1880.
iii. JAMES M., b. 21 Dec. 1882.
iv. CATHERINE, b. 29 Oct. 1885.
MOORE
MACALLISTER1 MOORE was born at Detroit, Mich.
He married M. KATHERINE JONES, born at Cold Spring Har- bor, L. I.
Child, born at Lexington: i. TOWNSEND MERRIAM,2 b. 26 Aug. 1906.
THOMAS1 MOORE, died 17 July 1767 in his 68th year, g. s.
He married MARY ( ), baptized 7 Apr. 1728, died 11 Nov. 1782, in her 84th year.
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GENEALOGIES
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. MARY,2 b. 5 July 1724.
ii. THOMAS, b. 10 Sept. 1725.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 4 Sept. 1727.
iv. ABIGAIL, bapt. 4 May 1729; m. (1) (?) 27 Apr. 1748 HENRY DUNSTER, b. 13 Feb. 1722-23, d. 13 Oct. 1748, s. of Henry and Martha' (Russell); m. (2) JONATHAN4 HARRINGTON.
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