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(VII) James, second son of Daniel and Lucy (Getchell) Milliken, was born in Alton, Maine, March 12, 1855. He engaged in the tanning business with his father in Alton, and was his partner in Bangor, Maine, until his death in 1888, when he formed a partnership with Charles R. Brown as Brown & Milliken, and engaged in the sale of carriages and sleighs in Bangor, which business they con- tinued until August, 1908. James Milliken married, March 26, 1876, Ida M., daughter of P. G. York, two children : Harris James, born December 5, 1877, and Perle, November 14, 1884.
(VIII) Harris James, eldest child of James and Ida M. (York) Milliken, was born in Alton, Maine, December 5, 1877. He was a pupil in the public schools of Bangor and was graduated at the Bangor high school in 1897; from Bowdoin College, A. B., 1901, and from the Bowdoin Medical College, M. D., 1904. He was interne at the Eastern Maine General Hospital at Bangor, and began the general medical practice on his own account in 1906. He was a member of the board of health of the city of Bangor, 1903-05, and in 1905 was appointed city physician. He was elected a member of the Penobscot County Medical Association in 1906. He was initiated into the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ban- gor Lodge, No. 8, and into the Modern Wood- men of America, Bangor Court, No. 7799. He makes his home and has his office in Ban- gor, Maine.
MAXFIELD
This name probably belongs to that large class of pat- ronymics derived from a
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natural object, and is similar in origin to But- terfield, Marshfield, Fairfield, Littlefield, Whit- field and Greenfield. Possibly the first part may have been taken from the Gaelic Mac, meaning son, whose compounds are so numer- ous in Scotch family nomenclature.
(I) Dudley Maxfield was born in Kennebec county, Maine, about the end of the eight- eenth century. He was probably a descendant of John Maxfield, who was taxed at Salis- bury, Massachusetts, in 1652, and seems to have been the only early settler of the name in America. The first John Maxfield had a son, John (2), who died at Salisbury, De- cember 10, 1703, leaving eight children. The sons were: John (3), Timothy, Nathaniel, Joseph and William, who lived well into the middle of the eighteenth century, but no de- tails of their history can be found. Dudley Maxfield came to Argyle, Maine, when a young man, and lived and died there. He married Sallie Ayers, of Argyle; children: I. Samuel, born about 1833, died at the age of six months. 2. Judith, 1835, now living at Lynn, Massachusetts; married (first) C. C. Spencer, of Greenbush, Maine; and (second) Elmer E. Brodie. 3. Wentworth, whose sketch follows. 4. Alfreda, 1840, married Dudley Spencer, of Argyle, and now lives at Still- water, Maine, married Dudley Spencer, two children : Zilla and Melissa. Zilla Spencer married Seth J. Hopkins, of East Lamoine, Maine, two children : Newell C. and Martha Hodgkins. Melissa Spencer, now deceased, married Samuel Smith, of Horncastle, Lin- colnshire, England, who now lives at Still- water, Maine; children: Two boys and one girl, all now deceased.
(II) Wentworth, second son of Dudley and Sallie (Ayers) Maxfield, was born at Argyle, Maine, in 1837, died at Bangor, January II, 1906. He went into the lumber business when young, and carried on extensive operations throughout the state, acquiring a handsome fortune thereby. His home in mature life was at Bangor, where he attended the Unitarian church. He was a Republican in politics, and also belonged to the Odd Fellows. On Octo- ber 9, 1861, he married Abbie C. Burr, daugh- ter of Warren and Eliza Emerson Burr, of Brewer, Maine (See Burr, VIII). Children : Lena May, died 1890, aged fifteen years ; Anna Burr, married Robert Elms, of Bangor, child, Marjorie Burr Elms.
BURR
One theory in regard to the origin of this patronymic says that it was anciently and properly written
Beur, and that the name is one of locality, as any map of the Netherlands will show. An- other theory is that it is from the German buer, meaning a rural district. The Buri were a German tribe mentioned by Tacitus. The name is not a numerous one in England, but it can be traced to an ancient date, even to Baldwin de Bures of Suffolk, who was living in 1193. There are several families of Burrs now seated at Essex county, and their escutch- eon is described in the College of Arms: Ermine, on a chief indented sable, two lions rampant, or. Underneath is the motto: "Vir- tus Honoris Janua"-Virtue is the door of honor. The Burrs in this country are de- scended from four different ancestors. The first to arrive in America was Jehu Burr, who came with Winthrop's fleet in 1630, and set- tled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, eventually making his home in Fairfield, Connecticut, where his descendants became pillars in the old colonial structure. One of his descendants in the fifth generation was Aaron Burr, who became vice-president of the United States, but whose name is less recalled in that con- nection than in his subsequent career of splen- did infamy. He was the son of Rev. Aaron Burr, president of Princeton College, and of his wife, the saintly Esther Edwards, daughter of the great theologian, Jonathan Edwards. The second Burr, in point of time, to come to this country was Benjamin, a member of the sturdy and gallant band that marched through the wilderness to found the city of Hartford in 1635. His descendants became among the solid men of their various communities, and settled principally in Connecticut and New York, and are also quite numerous in Illinois and Iowa. The third emigrant was Rev. John- athan Burr, founder of the Dorchester, Mas- sachusetts, branch, and the ancestor of the following line. He was a man of finished edu- cation and eminent abilities, but was cut off in the prime of life before his career had really begun. More than forty years after the first three founders arrived, the fourth, Henry Burr, came to New Jersey about 1681. He was a wealthy Quaker and an associate of William Penn ; his descendants settled largely in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.
(I) Rev. Johnathan Burr, who spelled his given name with an extra h, which his de- scendants have discarded, was born in the par- ish of Redgrave, county of Suffolk, England, in 1604, and was baptized on April 12 of that year as the son of Joseph Burr. He was en- tered at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1623, and was graduated in 1627. At this
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period the death of his father necessitated his going out into the world, and he taught school for a while, then preached at Horniger, near Bury, in Suffolk, and afterward for several years at Rickingshall. The latter living was under the jurisdiction of the famous Arch- bishop Laud. Mr. Burr, having advanced re- ligious opinions, could not remain in his native land, and early in 1639, with his wife and three children, he sailed for the New World, and on his arrival in Boston proceeded at once to Dorchester, where we find him signing the Presbyterian church covenant in December of that year. His piety, zeal and eloquence were soon discovered by the church, which in- vited him to settle with them as a colleague of their pastor, Rev. Richard Mather. He ac- cepted the call, but before being ordained a difficulty in regard to some points of doctrine arose between him and Mr. Mather. Accord- ing to Governor Winthrop, Mr. Burr "de- livered some points savoring of fatalism." The discussion grew so warm that it was thought expedient to call in help from other churches; accordingly, a meeting was held at Dorchester, composed of the governor and ten elders of the neighboring churches. After four days' consideration of the case, they rendered their opinion that both Mr. Mather and Mr. Burr had "cause for humility" and advised a reconciliation. This advice was heeded, and in February, 1640, Mr. Burr was settled as colleague ; but his pastorate was of short duration. He died on August 9, 1641, from a debility following smallpox.
Rev. Cotton Mather, in Book III of his famous Magnalia Christi, speaks in eloquent terms of the life and character of Rev. John- athan Burr. The famous Thomas Hooker, hearing him preach at Charlestown, said : "Surely this man won't be long out of Heaven. for he preaches as if he were there already." His sickness was of but ten days' duration ; and "a few minutes before his death he re- quested the bystanders to withdraw, that he might have the opportunity to pray by him- self a while, but they being loth to go. he prayed in Latin as long as he had strength to do it." His widow, whose given name was Frances, married, some years later, Hon. Rich- ard Dummer, of Newbury, Massachusetts, and died November 19, 1682, aged seventy years. The three sons of Rev. Johnathan and Frances Burr were: Jonathan, John and Simon, all born in England. Jonathan, the eldest, was educated by his stepfather, Hon. Richard Dummer, was graduated from Harvard in 1651, became a physician, and spent the last
years of his life in England, where he died in 1691. It is thought that John Burr also re- turned to England, as no traces of him are found in America. The sketch of Simon Burr follows in the next paragraph.
(II) Simon, youngest of the three sons of Rev. Johnathan and Frances Burr, was born in England, and when an infant was brought to this country by his parents in 1639. He died in Hingham, Massachusetts, February 7, 1692-93, intestate. He was granted lands in that place from 1645 to 1670, and was town overseer in 1659, surveyor from 1660 to 1662, and freeman in 1664. He was juror for the county court of Suffolk in 1675. Of his first wife we have no knowledge. The Hingham parish records merely inform us that on July 23, 1647, Simon Burr's wife died, and on November 28, 1648, he married Hester
Children by second marriage : 1. Simon, bap- tized February 25, 1655. 2. Hannah, married John Hobart, of Hingham. 3. John, whose sketch follows. 4. Jonathan, born June 13, 1668.
(III) John, second son of Simon and Hes- ter Burr, was born January 6, 1660, at Hing- ham, Massachusetts, died in that town, De- cember 4, 1716. On December 24, 1685, he married Mary, daughter of John Warren, of Hingham. She died July 26, 1742. Children : 1. Mary, born September 13, 1686, married Thomas Marsh, of Hingham. 2. John, No- vember 4, 1687, died in infancy. 3. Deborah, January 22, 1689. 4. Sarah, January 20, 1692. 5. John, June 24, 1695. 6. Jonathan, whose sketch follows. 7. Joshua, October 27, 1699. 8. Lydia, August 17, 1701, married Israel Viekray, of Hingham. 9. Abigail, August 17, 1701, married David Baldwin, of Hingham. IO. Elisha, December 3, 1703.
(IV) Jonathan (2), third son of John and Mary (Warren) Burr, was born at Hingham, Massachusetts, February 3, 1698, and died an accidental death, June 23, 1762. He was a cooper by trade, and received lands in Hing- ham and Cohasset by will of his father. Be- side this property, his will mentions lands in Weymouth, Abington and Hanover. His es-
tate amounted to nearly fourteen hundred pounds, a large sum in those days. He was killed by having a cart-wheel run over him. On April 19, 1720, he married Mary Lincoln ; children : 1. Mary, born June 7, 1721, married Moses Lincoln. 2. Sarah, February 6, 1723, married Jonathan Lane. 3. Jonathan, whose sketch follows. 4. John, April 4. 1729. 5. Deborah, August, 1731, married Thomas An- drews. 6. Thomas, August 24, 1735. 7 7.
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Levi, March, 1738, died October 4, 1741. 8. Samuel (twin), March, 1738. 9. Silence, April 3, 1742, married Peter Cushing.
(V) Jonathan (3), eldest son of Jonathan (2) and Mary (Lincoln) Burr, was born De- cember 28, 1726, at Hingham, Massachusetts, and died there, December 17, 1804. On Jan- uary 30, 1759, he married Hannah Bates ; children: 1. Charles, whose sketch follows. 2. Warren, baptized September 20, 1761. 3. Hannah, baptized January 29, 1764, married Lincoln, and removed to Maine. 4. Joseph, baptized August 19, 1770. Mrs. Han- nah (Bates) Burr, widow of Jonathan, died September 29, 1806.
(VI) Charles, eldest child of Jonathan (3) and Hannah (Bates) Burr, was born at Hing- ham, Massachusetts, August 31, 1759, and died at Brewer, Maine, August 7, 1820. With his younger brother, Joseph, he migrated to Maine, and they were among the first to settle in what is now the neighborhood of Bangor. The exact year is not remembered, but it was between 1785 and 1790. Charles was a maker of sugar-buckets and boxes, which was the trade generally pursued in Hingham at that time, and Joseph was a house-carpenter. Charles Burr was a strict disciplinarian of the old Puritan type, was a constant supporter of the Congregational order of faith, and was always a Jeffersonian Democrat, as were all his children, male and female. On May 24, 1795, Charles Burr married Polly Holyoke, of Brewer ; children: 1. Charles, died in in- fancy. 2. Warren, mentioned below. 3. Ca- leb, born April 7, 1800. 4. Edward, May 5, 1802. 5. Mary A., married Watson Holbrook. 6. Hannah, married Calvin Wiswell, living at Holden, Maine. 7. Gerry, March 1, 1809. 8. Samuel, July 6, 1812. 9. Andros. IO. Richard. 11. Charles, May 14, 1818. Mrs. Polly (Holyoke) Burr, the mother of this family, died February 7, 1849.
(VII) Warren, second child of Charles and Polly ( Holyoke) Burr, was born at Brewer, Maine, March 22, 1798, and died at Argyle, in 1864. He married Eliza Emerson. Chil- dren: 1. Warren, married Lois Spencer. 2. Mary, married Gilman Comstock. 3. Gerry, married Annie Dow. 4. Eliza. married Paul Dudley. 5. Sarah, married Wesley Foster ; children : Ralph, married Sadie Pond; Isaac, married Etta Mann ; Rachel, married Fremont Bussell. 6. Hannah, died aged two. 7. Han- nah, married Stephen Higgins. 8. Abbie C., married to Wentworth Maxfield. 9. Jacob, married Jennie Durby, of St. John, New Brunswick. 10. Charles, now deceased, mar-
ried Susan Kennedy. II. Henry, twin of Charles, married Nora Burse.
(VIII) Abbie C., daughter of Warren and Eliza Burr, was born at Brewer, Maine, and on October 9, 1861, was married to Went- worth Maxfield, of Bangor. (See Maxfield II.)
Francis Nash lived in Braintree,
NASH Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1675, at which time he was a sol- dier in the King Philip war. He was a farmer, and on March 4, 1693, bought of Samuel White and wife, of Weymouth, one hundred acres of land in Braintree for one hundred pounds. His first wife was Fliza- beth, and May 2, 1797, he married (second) Mary, daughter of John Purchas, of Boston, and widow of Increase Niles, to whom she was married by Governor Leverett, June 4, 1677. She was born February 3, 1660, and she and her first husband were original mem- bers of the Second Church of Braintree. Francis Nash died August 3, 1713, and his will dated June 10, 1713, was found August 24, 1713. In this will he names his wife, Mary, his oldest son, Samuel, and wife, Su- sannah, son, Thomas, to whom he gives five acres of land, sons Benjamin and James, both minors, Elizabeth, son-in-law John Niles and his wife, Margaret. His estate consisted of a house, barn, pasture-land and orchard. His widow, Mary, died April 16, 1735, aged about seventy-five years. Children of Francis and Elizabeth Nash were: I. Elizabeth, born Sep- tember 7, 1677, married John Veazie, school- master and one of the first members of the Church of England established in Braintree in 1704, and his family were brought up in the communion of the church. 2. Samuel, of Braintree, married (first), July 9, 1705, Mary Brown, and (second), May 24, 1708, Susan- nah Thayer. He died between 1740 and 1742 and appears to have left no children. 3.
Thomas, born August, 1681. He resided near his father's house in Braintree and was a black- smith. He married, April 18, 1720, Abigail Norcutt, had six children and died about 1740-42. 4. John, mentioned below. 5. Mar- garet, born March 8, 1684, married her step- mother's son, John Niles, of Randolph Brain- tree ; nine children. 6. Benjamin, born June 25, 1700, married Anna Swett, of Weymouth ; six children, three sons and three daughters. 7. James, born October 6, 1703, married Ann Earl, born October 15, 1700, died in Boston in 1763, leaving one child, Solomon, who mar- ried (first) Dorcas Gallops and (second)
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Bathsheba Gaind.
(II) John, son of Francis and Elizabeth Nash, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, about 1682. Like his father, he was a husbandman. He married, June 28, 1721, Mary, daughter of James Turbefield ; four sons and one daughter. John Nash died and was buried July 7, 1745, and his widow, Mary, died June 6, 1761. In her will, made June 4, 1761, she names children : James, Jo- seph, Samuel, Jacob and Molly, or Mary. The daughter may have died soon after, as there appears no record of hier except that in the will. Children of whom there is a record were: I. James, baptized November 12, 1727, married Margaret Thompson, November 9, 1743 ; removed to North Yarmouth district of Maine and thence to Pleasant River, now Ad- dison, Maine. In a list of settlers at that place, April 25, 1778, is Margaret Nash, with six of her family. James Nash, according to tradition, was absent in New York and never returned to his family. Their children were: Ruth, born March 21, 1753, went to New York and married; Mary ; William; John, of Har- rington, Maine; Reuben, of Harrington, Maine ; James N., revolutionary soldier, who settled at Germa Flats, New York, and re- ceived a pension, and his descendants settled in the west. 2. Samuel, baptized November 12, 1727, married Kezial, daughter of Ben- jamin Orcutt, of Weymouth, and had chil- dren : Samuel. Isaac and Kezial, and lived in Braintree. 3. Joseph (q. v.). 4. Jacob, bap- tized June 6, 1736 (or 1746), married, 1766, Margaret Higgins, removed to Cummington, Massachusetts, thence to Denmark, New York, where he died March 1, 1828. He had eleven children, the sons being: Jacob, Ephraim, Oliver, John, Dver, James, Joseph.
(III) Joseph, third son of John and Mary (Turbefield) Nash, was baptized in Brain- tree, Massachusetts, November 12, 1727. He removed with his brothers Samuel and James to North Weymouth, Province of Maine, about 1753, when the Indian troubles that had so hindered the settlement of the new territory by the Massachusetts Bay Colony were about over. He brought with him his wife, Susan- nah, daughter of Joseph and Mary ( Blan- chard ) Shaw, of North Falmouth, and probably had three children. He was the owner of a considerable tract of land, including high land and marsh meadows, with the island adjacent in Casco Bay. The tract composed two hun- dred acres of upland and two hundred acres of meadow land he had purchased some time before leaving Boston from John Mosure, of
Brookhaven, and he sold the mainland to Enoch Wiswell, of Dorchester, in which trans- fer his wife joined liim in giving a deed. This conveyance was made when he had de- cided to remove from North Yarmouth, Cum- berland county, to Addison Point, in Pleasant River, Washington county, Maine, in 1767. He married, December 16, 1746, before leaving Weymouth, and probably the first three chil- dren were born in Massachusetts. These children, named in the order of their birth, were: I. Isaiah, June 28, 1748, lived in Addi- son, Maine. 2. Joseph, July 14, 1750. 3. Susannah, baptized June 3, 1753. 4. Mary, baptized June 15, 1755; married Benjamin Goach, of Machias, Maine. 5. John, baptized April 16, 1758, lived in Columbia, Maine. 6. Abigail, baptized March 29, 1761. 7. Isaac, lived in Columbia, Maine. S. Abraham, born in Addison, Maine, April 26, 1766, lived in Columbia, Maine. 9. Ebenezer, who lived in Columbia, Maine. Joseph Nash died before 1794, at which time his sons Isaiah and Joseph were his assignees to settle his estate. Sam- tel, second son of Jolin Nash, with Isaiah and Joseph, sons of Joseph, were lot-owners in Addison in 1774, and Samuel, Samuel Jr. and Isaac were proprietors in 1810. Samuel es- tablished his residence on the "Ridge," and his children were: Samuel Jr., Isaac and Kezial. James Nash, the first son of John, sold his house and land to Isaiah, eldest son of Joseph Nash, and removed to New York. He had a family of three boys, one of whom was killed in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. One settled in New York and one lived in the town of Harrington, Maine. In a list of the inhabitants of Pleasant River, April 17, 1778, we found the names of Margaret Nash, Joseph Nash, Joseph Nash Jr., Samuel Nash and Isaialı Nash.
(IV) Joseph (2), second son of Joseph ( 1) and Susannah Nash, was born in North Yar- mouth, Cumberland county, Maine, or possibly in Weymouth or Boston, Massachusetts, July 14, 1750. He lived in North Yarmouth with his father and uncles, Samuel and James, up to 1767, when the entire family removed to Ad- dison Point on Pleasant river, Washington county, Maine, and where his Uncle Samuel was also a proprietor of the town of Addison. He married Susanna - - -; children : Uriah (q. v.), James, Isaiah, Susan and probably others.
(V) Uriah, son of Joseph (2) Nash, was born in Addison, Washington county, Maine. He was one of the first settlers of Harrington, Maine, and built probably about 1804 a mill
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and a small dwelling house, the first in the town, and when he erected a larger dwelling now occupied by Charles Leighton he used the first house as a woodshed. He engaged in farming with his brother Isaiah, who came to Harrington from Addison with him. Isaiah married Sarah Knowles, and their oldest child, Freeman K., was the first white child born in the village of Harrington. Isaiah Nash also built a large dwelling which is now occupied by William Plummer. James Nash was a revolutionary soldier and the sixth settler to build a house in Harrington. This house was of logs and stood on the west bank of the river. He afterward erected a larger dwelling now occupied by his son Charles. Susan Nash married Elic Carter, of Addison, and had twelve children born in Harrington. John Naslı was another early settler of the place. Moses Nash operated a shipyard and owned probably ten of the twenty or more vessels he built. Uriah Nash married Anna, daughter of Aaron and Mary (Knowles) Wass, and one of a family of ten children including David W. Wass and Salome, wife of Aaron W. Emer- son, both of whom were living in 1906. Their common ancestor in Maine was Wilmot Wass, who came from Martha's Vineyard to Addison, Maine. Uriah Nash was town treasurer of Harrington, Maine, 1828-35. The children of Uriah and Anna (Wass) Nash were: Re- becca, Mary, Susan, Augusta, Stillman W. (q. v.), Myrick, Warren, Moses, Lewis, Alvin, William A., who was in 1905 the only sur- viving member of the family of eleven children and he was living in Harrington in that year.
(VI) Stillman Wass, son of Uriah and Anna (Wass) Nash, was born in Harrington, Washington county, Maine, May 31, 1809, be- ing among the first children of the early set- tlers born in the new town. He worked on his father's farm and about the mill and learned the trade of ship-building, which busi- ness he carried on in connection with manu- facturing leather and boots and shoes. He conducted the first regular inn in the village, which is now occupied by Captain Russell Glover. He had also a general store, and was also postmaster of the town. He was the sec- ond citizen to hold that office and continued his services as postmaster of Harrington for twelve years. He was married in 1832 to Melissa Wass, daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Noonan) Nash. She was born in Columbia, Washington, Maine, May 15, ISII, died Oc- tober 30, 1876. Children, born in Harring- ton, Maine: I. Albert Mortimer (q. v.). 2. Irene L., born January 12, 1835, married
Isaac H. Nickerson, of Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Rebecca E., June 31, 1837, died February 28, 1839. 4. Frederick S., February 28, 1840, died April 13, 1840. 5. Mary L., August 23, 1841, died January 17, 1849. 6. Elijah H., September 17, 1843, died October 15, 1866. 7. Elizabeth Coffin, August 27, 1845, married Captain L. Russell Glover, of the United States revenue service, whose sketch appears in this work. 8. Stillman E., July 17, 1847, died un- married August 28, 1872. - 9. Anne E., March 17, 1855, married Charles Coffin and died May 6, 1883.
(VII) Albert Mortimer, eldest son of Still- man Wass and Melissa Wass (Nash) Nash, was born in Harrington, Maine, April 15, 1833. He attended the public school of Har- rington, the East Machias Academy and the Academy at Cherryville, Maine. On leaving school he became a clerk in his father's gen- eral store in Harrington, Maine, and in the post-office served as town clerk 1874-75 and assisted in the ship-yard, becoming a partner in the business. He was selectman of the town 1873-76 and 1878-80. In 1898 he retired from business on attaining the sixty-fifth year of his age. Mr. Nash cast his first vote for the Re- publican party led by Fremont and Dayton in 1856 and has continued loyal to that party. He has always been independent in his religious belief, but his respect for the Baptist denomi- nation caused him to build the First Baptist Church in Harrington, Maine. His affiliation with the Masonic fraternity resulted in his rec- ognition as a true Mason and his promotion in the order from the Blue Lodge to the Royal Arch Chapter. He was state senator, 1877- 78. He married, April 15, 1863, Martha Holden, daughter of Phineas Holden and Mary Abby (Carlton) Glover, of Calais, Maine; children, born in Harrington, Maine : I. Mary, October 29, 1864, married Dr. F. S. Nichols, of Cherryfield, Maine. 2. Grace P., September 26, 1867, unmarried. 3. Roger Hamlin, March 20, 1869, removed to the state of Washington : married Deborah Kelly; six children. Martha Holden (Glover) Nash died January 17, 1870; Mr. Nash married (second) Emily C., daughter of Warren Moore, of St. Stephens, New Brunswick, and they have one child, Melissa Nash.
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