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iii. HARRIET-MARIA, b. Oct. 15, 1821, m. Joseph Eastabrooks of Royalston, Feb. 24, 1840 (or 1841), V.R.
iv. MARY-SOPHIA, b. Sept. 29, 1823, m. Daniel P. Clarke of N. Y., Dec. II, 1844.
v. JOHN-QUINCY-ADAMS, b. March 2, 1825, d. Aug. 26, 1826.
vi. ABIGAIL-WHITNEY, b. Dec. 26, 1826, d. Feb. II, 1827.
3. MIRICK Stephen5 (John4, John3, John2, John1), son of John4 and Abigail (Harrington) Mirick, born April 24, 1757, married in Sudbury, Dec. 7, 1780, Abigail Griffin, daughter of Samuel, she died in Princeton, Sept. 13, 1810, ae. 53. He married (2ª) Dec. 2, 1813, Mrs. Deborah (Brooks) Merriam, widow of Amos Merriam and daughter of Joshua Brooks, born in Lincoln and died in Princeton, Nov. 10, 1844, ae. 80. Chil- dren of first wife:
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i. CLARK, b. Dec. 22, 1782, m. Oct. 17, 1811, Mary Abbott Gill. She died Nov. 25, 1812 and he Aug. 19, 1828. None of their children lived to maturity.
ii. JOEL, b. May 9, 1785, d. Aug. 17, 1800.
iii. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 15, 1786, m. (int.) May 13, 1815, Ursula O. Ken- niston of Stratham and lived in Salem, Mass.
4. iv. SEWALL, b. Aug. 20, 1788, m. Polly Mirick, (2d) Lucretia Woodward. v. DANIEL, b. Sept. 14, 1790, d. May 18, 1792.
vi. DANIEL-SANGER, b. April 1, 1793, d. July 1, 1800.
vii. NABBY, b. Jany. 26, 1796, d. Aug. 7, 1800.
4. MIRICK Sewall6 (Capt.) (Stephens, John4, John3, John2, John1), son of Stephen3 and Abigail (Griffin) Mirick, born Aug. 20, 1788, married (Ist) April 21, 1812, Polly Mirick, daughter of Paul and Dorcas (Pollard) Mirick of Hubbards- ton, she died March 27, 1832, ae. 40 (g.s.). He married (2ª) March 6, 1833, Lucretia, daughter of Samuel and Esther Morse, born April 20, 1803. He was Selectman in Hub- bardston 1822-3-6 and Representative, came to Princeton 1833 and died there Jany. 21, 1874. His children were:
5. i. SEWELL-GRIFFIN, b. 1813 in Hubbardston, m. Lydia M. Beaman, June 2, 1836.
6. ii. PAUL-MOORE, b. 1815 or 1816 in Hubbardston (bapt. Aug. 11, 1816, V.R.), m. Eunice Beaman, Dec. 26, 1839.
iii. ABIGAIL-W., b. April 28, 1837, m. E. Washburn Gill.
iv. --- , child b. May 18, 1819, d. May 19, ae. I d.
6. MIRICK Sewall-Griffin7 (Sewall6, Stephen5, John4, John3, John2, John1) son of Capt. Sewall and Polly (Mirick) Mirick, born 1813 (bapt. Aug. II, 1816, V.R.), married June 2, 1836, Lydia Merriam Beaman, daughter of Phineas and Phebe D. Beaman, she died Aug. 24, 1886, and he, Feb. 1, 1896. Children:
i. MARIA-CORDELIA, b. June 9, 1837 in Lebanon N. H., married -, 1870, Edwin Dockham.
ii. ALICE-AUGUSTA, b. Oct. 2, 1840, d. March 26, 1841.
iii. JAMES-BILLINGS, b. April 6, 1842, m. Sarah Elizabeth Chandler.
iv. SARAH-AUGUSTA, b. Sept. 6 or 7, 1843.
V. WILLIAM-WALLACE, b. Nov. 7, 1845.
vi. CLARA-JANE, b. July 24, 1847.
vii. THEODORE-ALDEN, b. Sept. 2, 1849.
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6. MIRICK Paul-Moore7 (Sewell6, Stephen5, John4, John3, John2, John1), son of Sewell6 and Polly (Mirick) Mirick, born -, 1815, married Eunice, daughter of Gamaliel and Susanna Beaman, born July 14, 1820, died in Worcester, Dec. 13, 1881. He died Jany. 16, 1893 in Worcester. Their children were:
i. HERVEY-CLARK, b. July 15, 1841, enlisted (mustered in) Oct. 17, 1862 in Co. K. 53 Regt., d. while in the service at Berwick, La., May 8, 1863.
ii. SUSAN-EVERETT, b. Jany. 21, 1843.
7. iii. GEORGE-WALDO, b. Aug. 6, 1844, m. Emma Bothwell.
8. iv. ALBERT-HENRY, b. Jany. 22, 1849, m. Anita L. Henry.
9. v. CLARENCE-WESLEY, b. Dec. 3, 1859, m. Emma J. Henry.
7. MIRICK George Waldo8 (Paul-Moore7, Sewell6, Stephens, John4, John3, John2, John1), son of Paul Moore7 and Eunice (Beaman) Mirick, daughter of Gamaliel and Susanna Beaman, born Aug. 6, 1844. Served three years in the Civil war from Aug. 6, 1861-Aug. 6, 1864 in Co. I, 15th Reg. Mass. Vol., is engaged in the Furniture business in Worcester, Mass. Mar- ried in Worcester Oct. 13, 1870, Emma Bothwell. Children:
i. BEN RUSSELL, b. Sept. 22, 1872, m. Elizabeth A. Reed, Dec. 18, 1895.
ii. ALBERT CLARKE, b. Oct. 29, 1873, unmarried.
iii. MOLLY-EUNICE, b. Sept. 29, 1881, m. W. R. Collier of Atlanta, Ga., Jany. 1, 1902. Children: (i) EUNICE BOTHWELL COLLIER, b. Oct. 19, 1903. (ii) SUSAN RAWSON COLLIER.
8. MIRICK Albert-Henry8 (Sewell6, Stephen5, John4, John3, John2, John1), son of Paul-M.7 and Eunice (Beaman) Mirick, daughter of Gamaliel and Susanna Beaman, born Jany. 22, 1849, married Anita L. Henry, Oct. 24, 1876. Is Senior member of the firm of A. H. Mirick & Co., Wholesale Produce Dealers in Worcester, Mass. Children:
i. FLORENCE-MOULTON, b. Oct. 24, 1877, m. May 20, 1913, Paul R. Wilde of Somerville.
ii. RICHARD-HENRY, b. June 7, 1881, m. Oct. 31, 1912, Mary Etha Norcross of Springfield.
iii. GEORGE-HAMMOND, b. Sept. 7, 1885.
iv. LYDIA-LOUISE, b. May 29, 1892.
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9. MIRICK Clarence8-Wesley son of Paul-M.7 (Sewell6, Stephen5, John4, John3, John2, John1), and Eunice (Beaman) Mirick, daughter of Gamaliel and Susanna Beaman, born Dec. 3, 1859, married April 18, 1882, Emma J. Henry, res. Worcester, Mass. Is Junior member of the firm of A. H. Mirick & Co., Wholesale Produce dealers. Children:
i. PAUL-RUSSELL, b. Aug. 26, 1884, m. Elizabeth McDonald, Glen Falls, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1910.
ii. ROBERT-STEPHEN, b. Jany. 24, 1888, unmarried.
iii. ANITA-FRANCES, b. Oct. 26, 1890, d. Nov. 28, 19II.
10. MIRICK John5 (John4, John3, John2, John1), son of John4 and Keziah (Stratton) Mirick, b. Aug. 5, 1762 at Weston, married in Princeton, Aug. 12, 1783, Lois Hobbs. He died March 2, 1825 and she May 10, 1843, ae. 78. Their children were:
i. SUSANNA, b. March 6, 1784, m. Feb. 20, 1806, Gamaliel Beaman.
ii. LoIs, b. Oct. 24, 1785, m. Sept. 13, 1804, William Smith.
11. iii. JOHN, b. May II, 1787, m. Polly Allen.
iv. NANCY, b. Feby. 21, 1789, pub. April 26, 1816, Ralph R. Stewart of Sterling.
v. ELISHA, b. May 31, 1791, d. Aug. 16, 1816, g.s., Aug. 13, V.R.
vi. EUNICE, b. Feb. 20, 1793, m. (int.) Jany. 20, 1815, Benj. Stewart Jr. of Sterling.
vii. MOSES, b. Nov. II, 1794, d. July 25, 1800.
viii. EBENEZER, b. June 23, 1796, d. July 27, 1796.
ix. EBENEZER, b. Jany. 16, 1798.
X. SOPHRONIA, b. Jany. 15, 1801, m. (int.) April 25, 1826, Micah Twitchell of Sterling.
xi. CLARAMOND, b. July 23, 1803, m. (int.) Nov. 2, 1823, Zenas Jew- ett, d. Oct. 14, 1886.
11. MIRICK John6 (John5, John4, John3, John2, John1), son of the above John and Lois (Hobbs) Mirick, born May II, 1787, married April 27, 1815, Polly Allen, who died Aug. 14, 1866, ae. 73. He died Oct. 14, 1857. Their children were:
i. ELISHA-A., b. Feb. 2, 1816, m. Jany. I, 1842, Caroline Bartlett of Princeton, d. Princeton, Jany. 10, 1875.
ii. MARY-ANN, b. Sept. 8, 1817, m. Samuel Griffin, Oct. 20, 1836.
iii. JOHN-A., b. Jany. 16, 1821, m. Oct. 5, 1842, Keziah Pierce of Worcester. He d. March 29, 1877.
iv. MOSES-HOBBS, b. Dec. 17, 1823, m. (Ist) -, (2ª) 1869, Lucinda Morse, Westminster.
v. SALINA, b. March 15, 1826, m. - Jewett, d. March 20, 1845.
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MIRICK James3 (John2, John1), son of John2 and Elizabeth (Trowbridge) Mirick, born Oct. 26, 1696, married Oct. 20, 1725, Mary Woolson, b. Sept. 13, 1701, daughter of Joseph and Hannah. He died Oct. 26, 1774 and she Sept. 13, 1780. Their children were:
i. SUSANNA, b. Aug. 5, 1726, m. Dea. Thos. Upham, July 25, 1750. He d. Oct., 1780 and she Jany. 22, 1772, both in Weston.
12. ii. CALEB, b. Sept. 30, 1728, m. Eunice Jones.
iii. MARY, b. May 27, 1731, m. John Warren, Jr., April 11, 1754.
24. iv. JAMES, b. Jany. 6, 1733, m. Dorothy Fairbanks.
v. ELISHA, b. Sept. 13, 1735, m. Persis Moore of Holden, d. Jany. 16, 1807.
26. vi. ISAAC, b. Aug. 7, 1738, m. Lydia Brewer.
27. vii. JOSIAH, b. Jany. 19, 1740-I, m. Ruth Norcross.
12. MIRICK Caleb4 (James3, John2, John1), son of James3 and Mary (Woolson) Mirick, born at Watertown Sept. 30, 1728, married Eunice Jones of Weston, Oct. 17, 1754, daughter of Lemuel and Anna (Stimson) Jones, born Sept. 15, 1735, died in Princeton, Nov. 3, 1794. He died Dec. 30, 1803. Children :
i. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 3, 1755, in Rutland, E. W., d. Dec. 4, 1755.
ii. SAMUEL, b. May 18, 1757, d. Dec. 3, 1806, unmarried.
iii. EUNICE, b. Aug. 31, 1759, m. Jany. 24, 1792, Ephraim Russell of Stow. He d. Oct. 28, 1814, and she Aug. 20, 1800.
iv. SALLY, b. April 6, 1762, m. (int.) David Hapgood, Dec. 29, 1781. He b. May 10, 1757 and d. July 3, 1839. She d. Aug. 7, 1836, a son DAVID in Reading.
v. MOLLY, b. March 10, 1764, d. Dec. 1, 1766.
vi. LUCINDA, b. April 25, 1766, m. April 3, 1791, John Dana, she d. Dec. 7, 1834, and he July 11, 1818.
vii. MOLLY or POLLY, b. April 29, 1768, m. July 1, 1794, Aaron Kimball of Sterling, b. July 24, 1756. She d. July 7, 1832.
viii. FIDELIA, b. May 25, 1770, m. Dec. 4, 1791, Jos. Holden of Rutland, who d. Dec. 23, 1798, m. (2d) Feb. 21, 1800, Joel Holden who d. March 17, 1856. She d. Jany. 26, 1859.
13. ix. CALEB, b. Sept. 13, 1772, m. Lydia Gregory.
13. MIRICK Caleb5 (Caleb4, John3, John2, John1), son of the above Caleb5 and Eunice (Jones) Mirick, born Sept. 13, 1772, died Oct. 3, 1841, married Jany. 1, 1800, Lydia Gregory, daughter of Charles, who died June 17, 1843, ae. 65. He died Oct. 3, 1841, ae. 69. Their children were:
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14. i. ELISHA-GREGORY, b. Oct. 9, 1800, m. Mary Ann Miller.
20. ii. CALEB-STRONG, b. Oct. 28, 1802, m. Sarah M. Dodd.
iii. LYDIA, b. May 28, 1804, m. Dr. Flavel Cutting, Dec. 17, 1829, d. Sept. 22, 1861.
21. iv. CHARLES-AUGUSTUS, b. June 6, 1806, m. Mrs. Mary (Ayers) Bab- cock, (2d) Sarah J. Richardson.
v. LUCINDA, b. April 8, 1808, m. April 16, 1835, Benj. Wyman of Westminster, d. June 9, 1842.
vi. FIDELIA, b. Oct. 4, 1809, d. Feb. 16, 1830.
23. vii. PHINEAS-MARSHALL, b. July 25, 18II, m. Lucy M. Farnsworth.
viii. EUNICE-JONES, b. May 6, 1814, m. Peter Harwood of Barre, March 18, 1852, she d. July 13, 1885.
ix. ADALINE, b. March 26, 1816, d. May 14, 1816.
X. JOHN-DANA, b. Oct. 17, 1819, d. May 27, 1838.
xi. SAMUEL-JONES, b. April 9, 1822, d. Sept. 17, 1825.
14. MIRICK Elisha-Gregory6 (Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), son of the above Caleb5 and Lydia (Gregory) Mirick, born Oct. 9, 1800, m. (int.) Nov. 2, 1833, Mary Ann Miller of Westminster, who died July 16, 1872, ae. 63. He d. Oct. 20, 1859. Their children were:
i. GEORGE-LYMAN (Ist), b. March 22, 1835, d. Nov. 4, 1839.
ii. FIDELIA, b. Jany. II, 1839, d. Aug. 30, 1855.
15. iii. GEORGE-LYMAN (2d), b. Feb. 3, 1841, m. Rebecca R. Smith Rams- dell.
iv. SARAH-KENDALL, b. Oct. 18, 1847, d. Aug. - , 1873.
15. MIRICK George-Lyman7 (Elisha-Gregory6, Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), son of the above Elisha-Gregory6, born Feb. 3, 1841, married Oct. 3, 1867, Rebecca R. Smith Ramsdell. Enlisted in Co. K. 53ª Reg. Mass. Inf. mustered in Oct. 17, 1862, discharged Sept. 2, 1863 at expiration of service, died June 25, 1890. Their children were:
16. i. HENRY-MARSHALL, b. Dec. 8, 1868, m. Bertha Griffin. ii. HELEN-MAUD, b. Jany. 10, 1870, d. Sept. 5, 1870.
17. iii. FRED-FOSTER, b. Feb. II, 1871, m. Maud Alona Frisbie.
18. iv. HERBERT-LYMAN, b. Feb. 2, 1874, m. E. Gertrude Thomas.
19. v. WILLIAM S., b. Aug. 5, 1875, m. Edith Sherwin.
16. MIRICK Henry-Marshall8 (George-Lyman7, Elisha-Gregory6, Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), son of the above George- Lyman7, born Dec. 8, 1868, married Bertha Griffin. Their children were:
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i. FRANCES-REBECCA, b. Aug. 19, 1904.
ii. JOHN-HENRY, Jany. 13, 1906.
iii. ALBERT-LYMAN, b. Nov. 23, 1908.
iv. CHARLES-JUDSON, b. Jany. 30, 1910.
v. MAUD-ALONA, b. Sept. 22, 19II.
17. MIRICK Fred-Foster8 (George-Lyman7, Elisha-Gregory6, Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), brother of the above Henry Marshall, born Feb. II, 1871, married Sept. 14, 1898, Maud Alona Frisbie. Their children were:
i. ARTHUR-LYMAN, b. Aug. 26, 1900.
ii. WINIFRED-A .- L., b. July 7, 1902, d. Feb. 8, 1904.
18. MIRICK Herbert-Lyman8 (George-Lyman7, Elisha-Gregory6, Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), brother of the above Fred-Foster8, born Feby. 2, 1874, married June 30, 1898, E. Gertrude Thomas. Their children were:
i. GRACE-ELIZABETH, b. May 7, 1903.
ii. HELEN-GERTRUDE, b. Feb. 7, 1907.
iii. LUTHER WARD, b. Aug. 10, 1909.
19. MIRICK William-S.8 (George-Lyman7, Elisha-Gregory6, Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), brother of the above Herbert-Lyman, born Aug. 5, 1875, married Mar. 27, 1897, Edith Sherwin. Their children were:
i. GEORGE-HARLAN, b. Aug. 29, 1897.
ii. MILDRED, b. July 1, 1899.
iii. VIOLA, b. May 26, 1901.
iv. LILLIAN, b. Oct. 10, 1902.
20. MIRICK Caleb-Strong6 (Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), son of Caleb5 and Lydia (Gregory) Mirick, born Oct. 28, 1802, married Dec. 1, 1831, Sarah Maria Dodd, daughter of Rufus and Mary, who died Jany. 30, 1871. He died Oct. 8, 1869. Their children were:
i. CHARLES-THEODORE, b. Oct. 20, 1833, m. Sarah-Philena Smith, and had one son Harry Smith Myrick, secretary of the Merchants and Farmers Fire Insurance Company, Worcester, Mass.
ii. CAROLINE-DODD, b. Nov. 25, 1835, m. E. E. Hartwell, d. Dec. 21, 1863.
iii. JOHN-DANA, b. Jany. 6, 1840, lived on the Baker place, Rutland Road. He enlisted in Co. H, 25th Mass. Reg. Transferred
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to 2ª, N. C. Colored Troops, Ist Lieut. and Captain; was killed in battle while leading his men, Feb. 28, 1864. The local G. A. R. Post was named in his honor.
iv. EDWARD-STRONG, b. Feb. 20, 1843, d. Sept. 14, 1843.
v. MARY-WARREN, b. Oct. 6, 1845, d. Sept. 30, 1869.
21. MIRICK Charles-Augustus6 (Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), son of Caleb5 and Lydia (Gregory) Mirick, born June 6, 1806, married Feb. 2, 1842, Mrs. Mary (Ayers) Bab- cock, daughter of Stephen and Tryphosa, born in St. Johns- bury, Vt., died July 1, 1848, ae. 36. He married (2ª) Sarah J. Richardson of Templeton (int.), May 5, 1849, who died July 2, 1885. He served on the board of Selectmen and was Representative to the Legislature in 1853. He died April 17, 1875. Children by first marriage:
i. MARY-ANN, b. May 6, 1844.
ii. ALICE-LUCINDA, b. Oct. 19, 1846.
iii. ELLEN-MARIA, b. Jany. 8, 1848, d. May 14, 1848.
Children by second marriage:
22. iv. JOHN-C .- F., b. June 29, 1858, m. Abbie G. Allen.
22. MIRICK John C. F.7 (Charles-Augustus6, Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), son of Charles-Augustus6 and Sarah J. (Richardson) Mirick, born June 29, 1858, married Abbie G. Allen (Hubbardston), Jany. 2, 1882. Children:
i. EDITH-ALICE, b. Dec. 25, 1882.
ii. ETHEL-RUTH, b. Oct. 25, 1884.
iii. ALLEN-AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 22, 1889.
iv. PHILIP-CARLTON, b. Aug. 20, 1894.
v. HARRY-LAWRENCE, b. March 23, 1897.
23. MIRICK Phineas-Marshall6 (Caleb5, Caleb4, James3, John2, John1), brother of Charles-Augustus6, born July 25, 1811, pub. April 2, 1840, Lucy M. Farnsworth of Templeton, d. May 2, 1890. One child in Princeton.
i. HENRY-MARSHALL, b. Oct. 8, 1842.
24. MIRICK Capt. James4 (James3, John2, John1), son of James3 and Mary (Woolson) Mirick, born Jany. 6, 1733 in Weston, married May 25, 1762 in Princeton, Dorothy Fairbanks. He came to Princeton about 1755 and settled on what was after-
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wards known as the " Pea Green " Mirick place. He was captain in the Continental army, and died in the service at Boston, Dec. 8, 1778, ae. 45. She died in Princeton, Dec. 25, 1802, ae. 64. Their children were:
i. DOROTHY, b. March 22, 1763, in Lancaster, Mass., m. Feb. 17, 1788, Daniel Garfield, one child Elisha Garfield, m. (2ª) Hunt, one child David Hunt.
25. ii. EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 6, 1764, m. Catharine Holden.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 8, 1767, m. Jany. 12, 1790, Jos. Garfield of Spencer, 4 chn.
iv. CATHARINE, b. Dec. 27, 1769, m. March 13, 1791, Joshua Eveleth. v. JAMES, b. Nov. 19, 1771, m. Esther Coye, lived at Butternuts, now Gilbertsville, Otsego Co., N. Y., and d. there, 1853, had Io sons and 7 daughters.
vi. LUCRETIA, b. Dec. 4, 1773, m. (int.) Feb. 3, 1802, William Bemis of Spencer, 5 chn.
vii. PAMILLA (Pamelia), b. Sept. 19, 1776, m. April 16, 1799, Asa Woods of Ashburnham.
viii. MARY, b. April 29, 1779.
25. MIRICK Ephraim5 (Capt. James4, James3, John2, John1) son of the above Capt. James4 and Dorothy (Fairbanks), Mirick, born Nov. 6, 1764, married Jany. 30, 1797, Catherine Holden who died Dec. 14, 1832, ae. 65. He died April 27, 1833. His children were:
i. KATHARINE, b. Oct. 27, 1799.
ii. EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 29, 1801.
iii. LUCY-H., b. Oct. 11, 1803.
iv. MARY-B., b. Jany. 24, 1806.
v. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 10, 1808.
26. MIRICK Isaac4 (James3, John2, John1), son of James3 and Mary (Woolson) Mirick, born Aug. 7, 1738, married June I, 1769, Lydia Brewer and lived on the Joe Harrington place. He died July 24, 1821, ae. 83 and she Oct. 27, 1786 at Temple- ton. Their children were:
i. OLIVER, b. March 23, 1770.
ii. CHARLES, b. Aug. 29, 1771, m. March 16, 1796, Elizabeth Davis, she d. May 12, 1836, and he in Princeton, May 29, 1858, ae. 86. 9. iii. LUCY ( b. March 10, 177 -.
iv. JOEL Twins b. March 10, 177 -.
v. PHINEAS, b. Sept. 11, 1773, m. Sybil - and had Charles-B., b. Alsted, N. H., and d. in Princeton, April 27, 1844, ae. 34.
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27. MIRICK Josiah4 (James3, John2, John1), brother of the above Isaac4, born Jany. 19, 1740-I, married Dec. 7, 1772, Ruth Norcross, widow of Noah. His farm was on the East side of the county road to Westminster, near the corner of Hubbardston, now the Warren Bryant place. He died June 5, 1790, and she March 29, 1835. One child recorded in Princeton.
i. SUSANNA, b. June 26, 1774, m. Jany. 26, 1798, Stephen Everett of Barre, Vt.
MOORE.
The early settlers of this name in America came from England, Scotland and the north of Ireland, many of them locating in Massachusetts.
The ancestor of the Princeton Moores, JOHN1, appears first about 1642, in that part of Sudbury which afterwards became Wayland. He took the oath of fidelity on July 9th, 1645, married in Sudbury, Elizabeth Whale, daughter of Philemon. They had a son Benjamin2 and another son Joseph2, Benjamin2 had a son William3 and Joseph2 had a son John3.
MOORE Capt .- Abijah4 (William3, Benjamin2, John1), son of William3 and Tamar (Rice) Moore, grandson of Benjamin2 and Dorothy (Wright) Moore and great grandson of John1 and Elizabeth. He was born in Sudbury, Aug. 31, 1724, married Eunice Gibbs, Oct. 28, 1747. He was a Captain in the Revolu- tion from Princeton, but died in Boylston in 1796. Children:
i. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 18, 1748 in Sudbury, m. Oct. 12, 1769, Abigail Wheeler.
· ii. RUFUS, b. -, m. April 2, 1797, Betsey Moore.
iii. BATHSHEBA, b. (bapt.), May 13, 1753, in Lancaster.
iv. TAMAR, b. (bapt.), June 22, 1755.
v. ABIJAH, b. Oct. 1, 1757 in Princeton, m. Sept. 7, 1786 in Putney Rebecca McWain.
vi. GIDEON, b. Oct. 20, 1759, m. Aug. 19, 1782, Arvilla Hubbard.
vii. EUNICE, b. Nov. 14, 1761 in Princeton, d. July 19, 1768.
viii. JEPTHAH, b. Feb. 18, 1764, m. March 23, 1793 in Putney, Zilphah Jewett.
ix. LoIs, b. March 12, 1761 in Bolton, m. Jany. 19, 1789 in Putney, William Poole.
X. LENSTANDAY, b. May 8, 1768, in Bolton.
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MOORE Lieut .- Paul4 (John3, Joseph2, John1), son of John3 from Sudbury, born March 30, 17II, married in Rutland, May 3, 1733, Hannah Hubbard, 16 years of age, daughter of Capt. John Hubbard. He was a carpenter by trade, a Major of Minute Men in the Revolutionary War, and was killed at Bunker Hill. His children were:
i. LOVE, b. April 26, 1734, m. Daniel Rice of Rutland.
ii. CAPT .- BOAZ, b. Aug. 18, 1736, m. Hannah Atherton, who died June 8, 1810. He died Oct. 9, 1802.
iii. MARY (Mercy), b. Oct. 23, 1738, d. Sept. 6, 1756, ae. 17.
iv. PERSIS, b. Sept. 16, 1740, m. Elisha Mirick.
1. v. HUMPHREY, b. Aug. 24, 1742, m. Mary Sweetser.
vi. JOHN-HUBBARD, b. June 7, 1745, pub. to Mary Miles, but died before marriage.
vii. ESTHER, b. June 11, 1747, m. - Benson.
viii. TILLE, b. Jany. 7, 1756, d. Sept. 11, 1756.
1. MOORE-Humphrey5 (Lieut. Paul4, John3, Joseph2, John1), son of the above Lieut. Paul and Hannah (Hubbard) Moore, born 1741, married (int.) Oct. 19, 1771, Mary Sweetser of Paxton. He was one of the Proprietors of Princeton, 1758. He died Dec. 19, 1790, ae. 49 and she Nov. 2, 1820, ae. 77. Their children were:
i. ELIZABETH, b. Jany. 13, 1773, d. April 10, 1856, ae. 83.
ii. MARY, b. June 1, 1774, m. John Rolph, Dec. 13, 1812.
2. iii. JOHN, b. March 29, 1776.
iv. HUMPHREY (REV.), b. Oct. 19, 1778, grad. Harvard Col., 1799. Studied Theology under Dr. Backus, Ordained Pastor at Milford, N. H., Oct. 13, 1802, preached the funeral sermon of Rev. Timothy Fuller in 1805, dismissed 1836, d. April 9, 1871, ae. 92.
2. MOORE John6 (Humphrey5, Lieut. Paul4, John3, Joseph2, John1), son of the above Humphrey5 and Mary (Sweetser) Moore, born March 29, 1776, married, (int.) March 5, 1810, Sirena Bigelow Richardson of Sterling, daughter of Benjamin Richardson. He died Dec. 16, 1825 and she Jany. 8, 1862, ae. 83. Their children were:
i. SYLVIA-A., b. Dec. 21, 18II, m. Charles Augustus Parker, Dec. 18, 1834, and had a daughter Mrs. Sarah A. Howe, Worcester.
ii. NICHOLAS-C., b. Aug. 11, 1813.
3. iii. JOHN-DARWIN, b. Jany. 21, 1816.
4. iv. DR .- GEORGE-WASHINGTON, b. Jany. 2, 1820.
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v. HUMPHREY, b. - , m. (int.) Oct. 17, 1835, Dolly H. Smith of Rutland, m. (2d) March 4, 1837, Anna Smith of Athol. He had one son Charles D., who located in East Ware, Hillsboro Co., N. H. Humphrey, in 1841 removed to Baltimore, Md., where he was in business for some years as a bookseller. He married (3d) in 1844, Eleanora McMechen. They had no children and she died some time before he did. He died in Dec., 1886 at Baltimore, leaving a considerable portion of his property to found the Humph- rey Moore Institute, for the benefit of young men in that city.
3. MOORE John-Darwin7 (John6, Humphrey5, Lieut. Paul4, John3, Joseph2, John1), son of the above John6 and Sirena (Bigelow) Moore, born in Princeton, Jany. 21, 1816, married in West Boylston, Mary Whittaker, Jany. 22, 1835. He lived in Princeton, twenty years and had five children born there. His wife Mary died July, 1889 and he Oct. 23, 1889. Their children were:
i. MARY-JANE, b. Sept. 29, 1835, m. - Stone, res. Saxonville.
ii. CHARLES-F., b. Sept. 1837, res. Templeton.
iii. HARRIET-ANN, b. Sept. 9, 1839, m. - Chase, res. Onset, Mass.
iv. THEODORE-W., b. Nov. 9, 1841, d. 1865.
v. GEORGE-W., b. Sept., 1843, res. Wisconsin.
4. MOORE Dr .- George-Washington7 (John6, Humphrey5, Lieut. Paul4, John3, Joseph2, John1), brother of the above, John- Darwin, born Jany. 2, 1820 in Princeton. Graduated Dart- mouth, 1841 and Medical department, Dartmouth and University of Pennsylvania, 1843, removed to Amherst, N. H., where in 1845 he married Mary D. Ramsay, daughter of Dr. John Ramsay of Greenfield, who survived him. He was County School Commissioner for Hillsborough County, and Register of Probate for the same County 1852-1854, after which he devoted himself exclusively to his profession. He died suddenly Sept. 8, 1866, in the prime of life, aged 46. No children.
MOORE Uriah ancestry untraced, born about 1754, married Abigail Merriam, daughter of Amos and Hannah (Danforth) Merriam of Lexington, who was born March 31, 1758, and died Oct. 23, 1835. He died according to the town record, May 26, 1820. Church record, May 24, and grave stone record, May 25, ae. 66. Children of Uriah and Abigail were:
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i. HANNAH, b. Dec. 7, 1782, m. Jany. 7, 1807, William Babcock, Jr., of Berlin, Mass.
ii. LUTHER, b. Sept. 20, 1784, d. March 12, 1804. .
iii. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 17, 1787, d. Dec. 1, 1803.
iv. SALLY-M., b. June 4, 1790, m. Jotham Keyes, Jany. 6, 1825, and d. April 24, 1841.
v. LOVICE, b. Oct. 28, 1792.
vi. MARY, b. Sept. 11, 1795, m. Oct. 13, 1819, Capt. Josiah Cutting. vii. OLIVER, b. June 6, 1798, d. in Hubbardston, Sept. 28, 1864, un- married.
MORSE.
MORSE Capt .- Jacob, son of Joshua and Mary (Partridge) Morse of Medfield, married (Ist) (int.) March 2, 1772, Sarah Hawes of Wrentham, m. (2d) Mary Kingsbury, New Fane, Vt. He died April 15, 1819, ae. 73. His children were:
i. CATE, b. March 18, 1773.
ii. JOSHUA, b. Nov. 20, 1774.
iii. UNITY, b. Feb. 4, 1777.
iv. MARY, b. Dec. 26, 1778.
MORSMAN.
There was born in Scotland, July 9, 1626, one JAMES1 MOS- MAN, descended from Thomas Mosman 1426, who came to New England before 1667. By his wife Anna he had a son Timothy2, born Nov. 17, 1679, who married July 27, 1701, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Hicks. Timothy2 and Sarah (Hicks) Mos- man resided in Sudbury, Mass., where he died Feb. 27, 1773. His wife Sarah died in Sudbury and he married 2d Tabitha Balcom, Nov. 27, 1767. While he was one of the original proprietors of the town of Dorchester, Canada (Ashburnham), it was his son Timothy3 who lived there a short time, and then in Princeton, and who was presumably the father of Oliver4 and of Timothy4, the traditional "Tory Tim," who removed to Canada before the Revolution and served in the English army. The name has been variously spelled Mossman, Mosman, Mors- man, by the different families, the latter M-o-r-s-m-a-n being adopted by Oliver and his descendants.
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MORSMAN Oliver4 (Timothy3, Timothy2, James1), Revolu- tionary soldier, son of Timothy3, born in Rutland East Wing, now Princeton, Jany. 9, 1760, married (Ist) 1783, Dolly Trow- bridge of Worcester, Mass. She was the daughter of James Trowbridge by his second wife Mary Killey and a descendant of Thomas Trowbridge one of the first settlers of New Haven, Conn., she was baptized Oct. 13, 1765, and died at Chesterfield, N. H., 1791.
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