History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 105

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328

USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Milford > History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881 > Part 105

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

WILLIAM, b. Mendon, Dec. 12, 1811; m., 1st, Elizabeth Odell; 2d, Charlotte Jackson.

MARY W., b. Mendon, Nov. 5, 1813; m. R. B. Shepard, Hudson, N. Y.

BABE, unnamed, b. Mendon, Dec. 30, 1815; d. in early infancy.

JAMES, b. Mendon, Nov. 23, 1817; d. young.

Mrs. Submit d. in Mendon, Jan. 29, 1823. The hus. and fr. then left Men- don. He m., 2d, Maria McKnight of Spofford, N.Y., who bore him 1 child, and soon d. in Spofford. A dr., -

IMOGENE, b. Spofford, N.Y., date not given; twice m .; trace lost.

Nathaniel Mellen, eldest son of James, jun., set. in Orange, and raised up a large family there. His descendants are presumed to be numerous in that and the neighboring towns. Leonard Mellen, third son of James, jun., lived a while in Mendon, and a short time in Mil. He finally set. on a farm in Hardwick, where he spent the last 33 yrs. of his life. He had 6 chn., and d. there Jan. 20, 1873. James Mellen, jun., the fr., d. at Orange, April 22, 1863.

Geo. Mellon, Esq., 335 E. 16th St., New York, opened a prolific correspond- ence with me, in furtherance of his genealogy of the Mellens, in the course of which he furnished me extensive data concerning Col. James Mellen and his descendants. The limitations of space and propriety allow me to use only a portion of his data. Perhaps some will think I have already transcended proper limits, but I thought myself justified in going thus far. If descendants or friends wish to trace the lineage of Col. James down to grand chn., gt. gn. chn., etc., I have above indicated their pathway of necessary research.

MELLEN, HENRY 6 (Thomas,6 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Richard 1), bap. in

Hop. 1735; m., 1st, Sarah Torrey of Mendon, dr. of William and Susanna Torrey; date of cer. not ascertained. Their chn. :-

SUSANNA, bap. 1757; m. Thomas Morse of Westboro'.

ELIZABETH, bap. 1760; m. Windsor Stone of Framingham.

SARAH, bap. 1762; m. Phineas Graves of various localities.

902

BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.

RUHAMAH, bap. 1765; m. James Battle of Hop., near Mil. line.

MARY, bap. 1767; m. Maj. Aaron Kinsman, and moved to Holland Purchase,

N.Y., about 1807, where she d. 1857.or 8, a. 86 yrs. Her hus. d. there 7 or 8 yrs. previous.

ABIGAIL, bap. 1771; d. young.

HENRY, bap. 1773; m. Sarah Bngbee of Dorchester, Feb. 27, 1800; set. in Mil. 1809. Mrs. Sarah d. when her babe Henry was only a fortnight old. The hus. m., 2d, wid. Jerusha Abbee, whose maiden name was Jerusha Bur- nap; date and particulars of cer. not given. Their chn. : -

THOMAS, twin, b. 1775; m. Experience Briggs, and moved to the Western country.

RHODA, twin, b. 1775; m. Moses Chamberlain of Hop.

LYDIA, b. 1778; m. John Claflin, jun., 1798, and set. in Mil.

NANCY, b. 1781; m., 1st, Moses Cutler, Hop .; 2d, Col. Arial Bragg, Mil.

Mrs. Jerusha d., date not given; and the hus. m., 3d, the wid. Hannah Turner (maiden name Bass) of Medway; date and particulars of cer. not ascer- tained. No chn. The fr. d. quite suddenly, by falling ont of his wagon, near the now Obed Daniels place, in Mil., March, 1813, a. 78 yrs. It will be seen that he was an elder hro. of Col. James Mellen, and the fr. of two conspicnous Mil. women, Mrs. John Claflin, Esq., and Mrs. Col. Arial Bragg; also, of Henry Mellen, jun., who spent nearly all his days in our town.

MELLEN, JOSEPH 6 (Thomas,5 Henry, 4 Thomas, & Simon,2 Richard 1), b. Hop., date not found, youngest half-bro. of Col. James, mr. the wid. Wilson when m. to his fr .; res. much in Mil., and more or less in Holl .; m. Sophronia -, ptge. and particulars of cer. not ascertained. Their chn. :-

MARY, b. 1802; m. Nathan Daniels; she d. 1861.

ELIZABETH, b. 1804; m. Joel Bixby; she still survives in Mil.

LOVETT, b. 1806; untraced.

THOMAS, b. 1808; m. Elizabeth R. Martin.

ADALINE, b. 1810; m. Isaac S. Claflin ; she d.

FANNY, b. 1812; m. Elihn Chenery; she d. 1861.

JAMES, b. 1814; untraced.

JERUSHA, b. 1816; m. William Batchelder.

GILBERT, b. 1818; untraced.

SARAH, b. 1820; untraced.

JULIA, b. 1822; m. Charles Dane.

JANE, b. 1824; untraced.

Mrs. Sophronia d. in Mil., Nov. 7, 1842, a. 61 yrs. The hus. and fr. d. in this general vicinity, 1859. Worthy people, as reported to me from those who knew them.

MELLEN, HENRY, Jun.7 (Henry,6 Thomas,5 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Rich- ard1), b. in Hop., 1773; came young to res. in Mil. ; m. Sarah Bugbee, dr. of Daniel Bngbee; b. in Dorchester, date not ascertained; cer. in Mendon, Feb. 27, 1800, by Rev. Caleb Alexander. Their chn. : -

ABIGAIL H., b. Hop., 1800; m. Luther Whiting of Sutton; both d.

SARAH, b. Hop., 1802; m. Almanza Tufts of Boston, 1825; both d.

GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Hop., 1804; m. Zurvilla G. Johnson of Worcester, 1820; both d.

MARY, b. Hop., 1806; m. Abner Waters of Sutton; both d. The family removed to Mil. 1809.

HENRY, b. Mil., May 15, 1809; m. Charlotte R. Robbins, June 5, 1836.

903

MELLEN AND MERRIFIELD.

SAMUEL, b. Mil., May 7, 1811; d. in infancy.

CLARISSA, b. Mil., Dec. 4, 1812; unm .; res. in Washington City, D.C.

JOHN BUGBEE, b. Mil., May 13, 1815; m., 1st, Angeline Daniels; 2d, Sally Thayer.

Mr. Mellen res. many yrs. in So. Mil. on the place now owned by Albert W. Ham. Mrs. Sarah d. April 10, 1841. Mr. Mellen d. 1847. George Washington Mellen set. in Great Barrington. There his wf. d. in 1868, and he in 1879. He has two chn., a son and a dr., surviving there, the son bearing his own name.

Henry Mellen and wf., who were of Cincinnatus, N.Y., res. in Montville, Mass. They have a son and dr. there. Mrs. Whiting, the eldest dr., has 1 dr. surviving, - Mrs. A. B. Harvey in Providence, R.I. Mrs. Sarah Tufts left 2 sons, -Samuel P. Tufts of Centralia, Ill., and W. H. Tufts of Washington, D.C, Mrs. Mary Waters left an only dr., who res. in Hartford, Ct., - Mrs. Geo. Gouge. Clarissa makes her home with W. H. Tufts, her nephew. Deemed respectable people of the substantial rank in useful life.

MELLEN, JOHN BUGBEE 8 (Henry,7 Henry,6 Thomas,5 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Richard 1), b. Mil., May 13, 1815, m., 1st., Angeline Daniels, dr. of Lebbeus and Sukey (Penniman) Daniels, of Mendon ; cer. Mendon, 1837, by Rev. Thomas Edwards. Their clin. : -

JOHN BUGBEE, Jun., b. Mil., June 29, 1839; res. with his fr. in Mendon. DAVID DANIELS, b. Mendon, April 15, 1842; d. Hartford, Ct., 1863.

Mrs. Angeline d. Nov. 4, 1842. The hus. m., 2d, Sally Thayer of Blackstone, dr. of Nahum and Mercy (Daniels) Thayer; cer. at the "Orthodox Parsonage," Mendon, 1845, by Rev. Andrew Reed. Nochn. The family has res. in Mendon for the last 36 yrs. The worthy hus. and fr. was stricken down by paralysis July 8, 1877, and has remained helpless as a child, now over 4 yrs. unable to move himself, - a remarkable case, which appeals deeply to the sympathy of all his relatives and friends. May it flow generously into his afflicted home, with many sustaining blessings from heaven.

MELLEN, REV. WILLIAM ROLAND GRENVILLE, ancestry not traced, but

presumed to belong to the foregoing general lineage; Unitarian clergyman, res. Toronto, Canada, and was at one time pastor of the Mil. Universalist Society ; b. in Phillipston, Mass., Jan. 29, 1822; m. Diana Parkhurst Nel- son, dr. of Ezra and Polly (Parkhurst) Nelson, b. in Mil., Jan. 28, 1818; particulars of cer. asked for, but not given. Their chn. :-

CAROLINE NELSON, b., place not given, Dec. 19, 1845; m. Robt. B. Ridgley ; she d. 1876.

ISABEL AUGUSTA, b., place not given, Oct. 23, 1847; m. Willard F. Parker Detroit, Mich.

ELIZABETH FLORENCE, b., place not given, April 19, 1849.

I should have been glad to present a more specific record of this family, and made anxious inquiries in relation thereto, but, for some reason, was favored only with what I have given.

Doubtless there were several Mellens who transiently res. in town, but I believe I have been sufficiently inclusive and particular. I will, however, add one more name, from our town record of deaths, which I leave untraced. MELLEN, ABIGAIL, d. in Mil., Jan. 9, 1830, a. 90 yrs.

MERRIFIELD, AARON, son of Joseph and Hannah (Hill) Merrifield; b. in Holl., Oct. 28, 1738; m. Elizabeth Robinson, dr. of Ichabod and Ruth (Mer- riam) Robinson, b. in our Precinct, June 1, 1746; cer. April 17, 1766, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn .: -

904

BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.

ABNER, b. Dec. 13, 1766.

AARON, b. Dec. 23, 1769.

MOSES, b. March 22, 1772. BETSEY, b. Feb. 22, 1774.

POLLY, b. Jan. 23, 1776.

CYRUS, b. June 15, 1778.

DAVID, b. Sept. 17, 1780.

SALLY, b. Feb. 15, 1783.

Aaron Merrifield came from Holl. He bought the Dea. Abijah French farm, on now Prospect St., of John Hill, Feb. 23, 1769. It has since been known as the Elihu Perry place, etc. Perry purchased it of Merrifield, perhaps not far from 1790; soon after which, I suppose, Merrifield rem. to some other locality. The only intimation of that locality is given in a quitclaim deed of a meeting- house pew to Elijah Thayer, dated Oct. 3, 1792. He and his wf. purported, at that date, to be of Newfane, Vt. Family no further traced.

MERRIFIELD, MARCUS, and wf. Juda, are credited on our records with the birth of 1 son here; viz., -

AUSTIN, b. Aug. 14, 1808. Whence these parents came, or whither they went, I get no clew. Prob. they were from Holl.

MESSINGER. We have had a few families of this name, some of whom dwelt on our borders, and were partially connected with the old Precinct institutions, and other townsfolk.

MESSINGER, SAMUEL, and wf. Catherine (Brown) Messinger, of Holl., in the vicinity of what is now called Braggville, were recd. into our Cong. ch., June 4, 1758, and several of their chn. were bap. here. I give below their chn. and gd. chn., as furnished me by my friend Alfred Bragg. I simply copy his record, adding a few baptisms from Rev. Mr. Frost's memoranda.

OLIVE, b. 1758; bap. Oct. 1, 1758, by Frost; single; d. Oct. 25, 1847.

JOEL, b. 1760; bap. July 13, 1760, by Frost.

JULIETTA, b. 1762; bap. June 13, 1762, by Thurston; m. Barak Bullard; she d. Dec. 18, 1839.

HENRY, b. 1765; bap. Feb. 24, 1765; d. March 27, 1790.

JOSEPH, b. 1767; single.

LABAN, b. 1769; d. Feb. 13, 1846.

SAMUEL, Jun., b. 1772; m. Olive Chase; he d. March 5, 1856.

ROSWELL, b. 1775.

CHARLES, b. 1778; single; d. Feb. 5, 1835.

Death-date of the hus. and fr. not given. Mrs. Catherine, the wf. and mr., b. 1741; d. 1831, a. 90 yrs.

From all I have incidentally heard, this must have been a meritorious family.

MESSINGER, SAMUEL, Jun.2 (Samuel1), b. 1772; m. Olive Chase ; inherited, I infer, the patrimonial homestead in Holl. near our north-eastern corner. Their chn. : -

EDWARD C., b. 1802; d. 1866.

ALFRED, b. 1803.

CHARLES OCTAVIUS, b. 1806.

JULIETTA, b. 1808; d. Dec. 18, 1809.

CATHERINE B., b. 1810; m. William H. Smith, Sept. 30, 1832. HANNAH G., b. 1812; m. Dennis Hartshorn.

JOEL A., b. 1815; d. June 10, 1871.

905

MESSINGER AND METCALF.

MARY I., b. 1817; d. July 8, 1854.

SARAH, b. 1819.

HENRY, b. 1821.

These data are in some respects too meagre for my liking, and I have little personal knowledge wherewith to enrich them. If I had more of such knowl- edge, I have reason to think I might give a creditable report of the family mer- its, as well as of their biography. No death-dates of the parents are given. MESSINGER, WILLIAM, and wf. Zarina, pedigree unknown to me, are credited

on our records with the birth of one dr. ; viz., -

HARRIET AMANDA, b. Dec. 22, 1825.

MESSINGER, DANIEL EDWARD7 (John,5 John,5 John,4 Rev. Henry 8 of Wrentham, Thomas,2 Henry 1 from Eng., the ancestral immigrant, who set. in Boston), b. in South Mendon, now Blackstone, Jan. 31, 1826; machinist; mr.'s maiden name, Sarah Darling; m. Eliza Carter Nichols, dr. of Ephraim and Betsey (Woods) Nichols, b. in Leominster, Nov. 2, 1823; cer. in Leominster, Oct. 31, 1848, by Rev. Matthew E. Hawes of Fitchburg. Issue : -

HANNAH AMANDA, b. Uxbridge, Sept. 1, 1849; m. George A. Jones, Sept. 1, 1869; res. So. Boston ;. 2 chn.

CHARLES HENRY, b. Hopedale, Oct. 10, 1851; m. Mary McGregor Friend, Dec. 4, 1873; res. Hopedale.

ADIN AUGUSTUS, b. Hopedale, Sept. 13, 1853; m. Flora Freeman, Oct. 12, 1881; res. Hopedale.

LYMAN BERNARDO, b. Hopedale, Feb. 24, 1856; newspaper reporter, etc.

DANIEL EDWARD, Jun., b. Hopedale, Sept. 13, 1860; machinist, etc.

MARY ELLEN, b. Hopedale, Feb. 5, 1868; res. with her now widowed mr. Grandchn. : -

GEORGE HERMAN JONES, son of George A. and H. Amanda, b. Hopedale, June 1, 1870.

ERNEST WELLROSE JONES, son of George A. and Hannah Amanda, b. Hopedale, March 5, 1873.

Mr. Messinger and wf. res. briefly, first after mge., in Uxbridge; next came to Hopedale in 1852; became members of the Community; dwelt several yrs. in the "Old House," where their 4 sons were b .; later, resigned their membership; and he went to the war. He served 3 yrs. in Co. A, Ist Regt. Mass. Cavalry, as a private under Capt. H. Pelham Curtis. He served with his co. full time, and was discharged Nov. 7, 1864. He participated in numerous engagements, several of which are specified in the "War-Record of the Rebellion," Chap. VIII., which see, under his name. He was a patriotic, industrious, peaceable, intelligent, kind-hearted man, deservedly respected in all the relations of life. His wf. shared sympathetically in his exemplary qualities, his sentiments, and the various vicissitudes of his fortune. With the exception of a comparatively brief interval of domestic residence in the Centre, their home has been in Hopedale since 1852. His health grew more and more precarious after his return from the war; but his habits of industry kept him busy at his shop- work almost to the last. He d. rather suddenly, Aug. 21, 1880, much respected and lamented by his family, and all who knew his worth. He received honor- able burial, civic, military, and religious. ·

METCALF. We have had few of this name on our territory, although the race has been numerous in the neighboring towns, especially in those of Norfolk Co. Jabez Metcalf appears to be the first of the name that gained inhabitancy

906

BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.

here. He came from Bell. with wf. Elizabeth and 4 chn. in 1784. The Met- calfs claim a traditional antiquity running back to A.D. 1312. Their tradition is as follows: -

"On a certain day his majesty, King James of England, with many lords and gentlemen, were in his majesty's park, where was a wild bull that they feared to encounter with; but, when he encountered with Mr. John Armstrong, he was killed with his fist: and, when Armstrong came to his majesty, says he to Mr. Armstrong, ' Have you seen the mad bull?' - 'And please your majesty,' said he, 'I met a calf, and knocked him down, and killed him with my fist;' which, when it was known to be the bull, Mr. Armstrong was honored with many and great honors. And, in token of this notable exploit, he was made knight; and his name was changed to Metcalf ; which exploit was in A.D. 1312, Chelmsford, Essex Co., England." [Copied from Dr. William Pitts Metcalf's "Manuscript Genealogy of the Metcalfs." ] Whatever of truth there may be in this story, the date must be wrong, or the name of the king; for Edward II. was on the throne in 1312, and James I. began his reign in 1603. It will, however, strain most people's credulity to believe that Mr. Armstrong's fist was powerful enough to stun and kill such a " calf."

Michael Metcalf of Norwich, Norfolk Co., Eng., fied from persecution there, and reached Boston with his wf. and 9 chn. about midsummer, 1637. He was admitted freeman in Dedham, July 14, the same yr. From him, I sup- pose, all our New Eng. Metcalfs have descended. Among these are our few Mil. Metcalfs.

METCALF, JABEZ 6 (John, 6 Jonathan,4 Eleazer,8 Michael,2 Michael 1), b. prob. Bell., 1747; m. Elizabeth Tenney in 1775; came to Mil., 1784. Their chn., brought with them from Bell., were, -

FANNY, JABEZ, ARBAN, and LEMUEL; no birth-dates given.

FISHER, b. here, Feb. 3, 1787. The family removed to New-York State. METCALF, RICHARD M.7 (David,6 John,5 Michael,4 Eleazer,3 Michael,2 Michael1), b. Aug. 2, 1803; mr.'s maiden name, Esther Scott; came to Mil. as early as 1825, certainly ; in. Aurilla (Allen) Addison, dr. of Henry Allen, April 8, 1809; her mr. perished in the Nathan Parkhurst fire, 1814; cer. March 18, 1830, by Rev. D. Long. Issue: -

ESTHER SCOTT, b. Aug. 30, 1831; m. George B. Colburn, March 15, 1854. Richard Metcalf d. Aug. 6, 1862. Mrs. Aurilla d. Jan. 11, 1879.

METCALF, CHARLES8 (Willard,7 William H.,6 James,5 Michael,4 Eleazer, 8 Michael,2 Michael 1), b. in Franklin, Nov. 22, 1810; mr.'s maiden name, Lucy Allen; m. Eliza Cook, dr. of Reuben and Esther (Holbrook) Cook, b. in Bell., Sept. 4, 1811; cer. in Mendon, March 26, 1838, by the writer. Chin .: -

CHARLES HENRY, b. Mendon, Jan. 13, 1839; m. Nancy M. Carpenter, Dec. 4, 1867.

GEORGE ALLEN, b. Mendon, July 27, 1840; m. Ada J. Bullard, Nov. 11, 1868.

Industrious, economical, worthy people. Mrs. Eliza d. Oct. 10, 1862; and the hus. has since remained single. He is a farmer, and res. 37 Jefferson St.

METCALF, CHARLES HENRY 9 (Charles,8 Willard,7 William H.,6 James,6

Michael,4 Eleazer,8 Michael,2 Michael 1), b. Jan. 13, 1839; m. Nancy Marion Carpenter, dr. of Seth P. and Diana (Barber) Carpenter, b. March 19, 1847; cer. Dec. 4, 1867, by the writer. Chn .: -

GARDNER BARBER, b. in Mil., Sept. 13, 1868.

907

METCALF, MINGO, MIDDLETON, MILLER.

CHARLES ELMER, b. in Mil., Aug. 31, 1869.

ALTON H., b. in Mil., July 25, 1872.

Of good report; res. 37 Jefferson St.

METCALF, GEORGE ALLEN 9 (Charles,8 Willard,7 William H.,6 James,5 Michael,4 Eleazer,3 Michael,2 Michael 1), b. July 27, 1840; m. Ada J. Bul- lard, dr. of Josiah and Lucy A. (Greeley) Bullard of Mil .; cer. Nov. 11, 1868, by the writer. Chn. :-

FRANK E., b. Mil., 1869.

BLANCHE E., b. Worcester, 1875; present res. Worcester.

MINGO, ROBIN (perhaps diminutive of Robert), originally, as I presume, a negro slave. I am not certain who he was; but I conjecture, from an entry in Rev. Mr. Frost's record of baptisms, that he was the son of one Prudence Williams, a servant, alias slave, of one Jonathan Williams, who at some time res. in our Precinct. The entry purports, that Prudence Williams (negro), servant of Jonathan Williams, was bap. and received into the ch., Sept. 29, 1776; also that, on the same day, " her boy, Mingo," was bap. No Christian name is put down, but only " Mingo." It seems prob. that this was our " Robin Mingo." Doubtless he was then a somewhat grown-up "boy;" for it is recorded among our early marriages, that ROBIN MINGO and Mar- garet Sweeten (negroes), both of Mil., were m. Nov. 28, 1787, by Amariah Frost, Esq. I find no chn. recorded to them. Robin was duly elected hogrieve, like other grooms, soon after mge. He was taxed, but was so poor that the town voted to forego payment. He d. Feb. 22, 1798. No more told.

MIDDLETON, ROBERT, and wf. Lucy, pedigree untraced, are credited with the following specified births: -

ELIZABETH, b. May 5, 1838; HANNAH MARIA, b. Nov. 14, 1840; and DAVID, b. April 27, 1843. Family no further traced.

MIDDLETON, JONATHAN, son of Jonathan and Mary (Jourdan) Middleton, b. in Needham, 1830; m., 1st, Caroline M. Claflin, dr. of William and Mary Claflin, b. Medway, 1832; cer. Hopedale, Dec. 3, 1856, by the writer. Mrs. Caroline d. May 14, 1861. The hus. m., 2d, Susan E. Fairbanks, dr. of Pliny and Chloe Fairbanks, b. Holl., 1838; cer. Hopedale, Aug. 5, 1862, by the writer. Issue not reported.

MILLER, WILLIAM P., superintendent of Pine-grove Cemetery, and florist, res. in Mil. since 1844; reports himself the son of Peter and Lucy (Richard- son) Miller, b. in Boston; m., 1st, Abby Noyes, dr. of Asa and Mary (Jud- kins) Noyes, b. in Norway, Me .; cer. in Lowell, by Rev. Mr. Thayer. Issue : -

LUCY A., b. Lowell; m. Elbridge G. Moore of Raymond, N.H.

MARY M., b. Billerica; d. in Mil.

WILLIAM H., b. Lowell; d. in Mil.

GEORGE W., b. Mil. ; d. in Mil.

ABBY A., b. Mil .; d. in Mil.

Mrs. Abby, the mr., d. here in 1876. The hus. m., 2d, Ellen M. Albro, b. in New York. Mr. M. closes the above-returned family report thus : " As I am not a native of Mil., this is particular enough to record." My worthy friend must pardon me for saying I should have been greatly obliged to him for a few more dates and specifications, and no less especially so on account of his not being a native. Mr. M. has long officiated admirably as superintendent of Pine- grove Cemetery; and all who visit that beautiful depository of the dead will be

908

BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.

delighted to see, that, however omissive he may be as a genealogist, he is a model florist.

MILLER, ASA P., son of Asa R. and Hannah T. (Pierce) Miller, b. West- borough, Oct. 1, 1820; bootmaker; m. Ellen M. Clark, dr. of Abel and Amanda (Albee) Clark, b. Mil., 1831; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 1, 1848, by the writer. Issue :-

MIRIAM L., b. Mil., Feb. 18, 1850.

ALBERT H., b. Mil., Oct. 1, 1851.

WALTER S., b. Mil., Sept. 5, 1852; d. a. 3 yrs.

ALICE M., b. Auburn, Me., Dec. 19, 1854; d. Sept. 29, 1878.

ADDIE A., b. Mil., July 20, 1858.

SARAH J., b. Westboro', Jan. 21, 1861.

CHESTER C., b. Westboro', May 27, 1863.

NETTIE F., b. Medway, Feb., 1864; d. Feb. 21, 1876.

WILLIE C., b. Mil., Jan. 28, 1868.

LILLIE M. b. Mil., March 10, 1870.

ROSIE E. { (twins), b. Mil., March 10, 1870.

ASA P., Jun., b. Mil., Jan. 3, 1874.

Here is a modern family, worthy, in numbers, and I trust in quality, of our prolific ancestors. It will be seen, by noting the different birth-places, that Mr. Miller and wf. have res. in Mil., Auburn, Me., Westboro', and Medway, accord- ing, I presume, to the convenience and usefulness of business.

Miriam L. was m. to John J. Odiorne, in Chelsea, June, 1872. They have 2 chn. ; viz., Georgie and Effie.

Alice M. was m. to Silas Bradford, in Mil., Sept. 12, 1874, by the writer, and, when she d., left 2 chn. ; viz., Anna and Nettie F.

Albert H. was m. in Florida, March, 1878; no further particulars given.

MONTAGUE, FRANCIS DENSMORE, pronounces his name in two syllables, as if written Montaag, son of Noahdiah and Catherine (Davis) Montague, b. in Grafton, June 10, 1818; m. Olive Thayer Howard, dr. of Abijah and Margery W. (Gould) Howard, b. Mil., Jan. 24, 1816; cer. April 6, 1843, by Rev. D. Long. No chn. A worthy pair, of many commendable qualities in domestic, social, and humanitary life. Mr. M. says his gd. fr., Medad Montague, sowed the first bushel of rye in the town of Montague. He further says that his mr., who was b. in Holden, was gd. dr. of the first minister in that town, a Rev. Mr. Davis; and that his middle name (Dens- more) comes down from a Welch ancestry through the Davis lineage. He has the tradition that two bros. of the Montagne name came from the north of Eug., one of whom set. in Hadley, and the other in Montague. He says he descends from the latter, and Benjamin H. (in the record below) from the former. I cannot verify this without more research than I have time for. Mr. M. has occupied the position of boot-shop supt., click, etc. He has res. in town mostly since his mge., and now dwells on So. Main St., in what was at one time called Howardtown.

MONTAGUE, BENJAMIN HEYWOOD 6 (Elijah," Eld. Elijah,4 Richard,8 John,2 Richard from Eng.1), pronounces his name in three syllables, Mon-ta-gue; mr.'s maiden name Theodotia Rowe; b. Worcester, May 16, 1831; m., 1st, Lydia R. R. Marcy, dr. of Marvin and Christiana (Rogers) Marcy, b. in Cambridge, Dec. 14, 1831; cer. in Boston, Jan. 31, 1853, by Rev. C. A. Bartol. Mrs. Lydia d. childless, Dec. 18, 1856. The hus. m., 2d, Emily Augusta Onion, dr. of Jonathan and Betsey (Jenks) Onion, b. Dec. 26, 1840; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 1, 1859, by the writer. Issue :-

909

MONTAGUE AND MORGAN.

ALBERT BURNSIDE, b. Mil., July 4, 1866.

CLIFFORD DWIGHT, b. Mil., July 9, 1874.

Mr. M. inherited heroic patriotism from his progenitors, one of whom was a major in the Revolutionary war. He was among the bravest of our Mil. volun- teers in the late civil war, won laurels by his valor, and came home crippled for life in one arm, sacrificed for the Union. See his name in the " War-Record of the Rebellion," Chap. VIII. He stands well among his Masonic brethren, as in general society; and he has a congenial family of corresponding worth. He is a trusted citizen, has served the public as constable, and in other offices, and latterly as the courteous janitor of our town-house. He res. 24 Fruit St. MORGAN, HENRY EDWIN 8 (Edwin,7 Daniel,6 Daniel,5 Daniel,4 James,3 John,2 James 1), b. Griswold, Ct., March 8, 1841; drnggist; mr.'s maiden name Alathea Frazier; m. Mary Jane Corbett, dr. of Maj. John and Almira (Park- hurst) Corbett, b. Mil., Sept. 5, 1841; cer. Mil., Oct. 3, 1867, by Rev. G. L. Demarest. Issue :-

CLARENCE HENRY, b. April 9, 1869.

JAMES LESTER, b. June 4, 1871.

FRANK CARLTON, b. April 1, 1873.

ALICE FLORENCE, b. Jan. 7, 1881.

Mr. Morgan is a descendant, in the 8th gen., from James Morgan, b. in Wales, Gt. Britain, 1607. I learn this and his full lineage from the "Morgan Genealogy. A History of James Morgan of New London, Conn., and his de- scendants, from 1607 to 1869." From this work it appears that Henry E. has behind him a very reputable ancestry. He maintains the honor of his pedigree by many meritorious characteristics. Just when he came into town from the " land of steady habits," he does not tell me in his reported family record; but it was in his early youth, I suppose. I first knew him as clerk and salesman in the apothecary store of Leonard J. Wilson, several yrs. prior to his mge. Since he set up among us as a druggist, he has gradually risen to creditable distinction in his calling and as a useful citizen. Meantime Mrs. Morgan, his intelligent and enterprising wf., has distinguished herself as a devotee of kindergarten education. I asked her to furnish me a brief account of her operations in this behalf. This she did, about two yrs. ago, as follows :-

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 105

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co. Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328