A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 47

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890

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10. ALEXANDER& MORSE, son of Silas7, 1, was a farmer in Royalston, Mass., where he still lives (1912). He m. Ist, in 1855, Aurilla (or Orilla) M. Chase, b. in Royalston, Mass., Jan. 23, 1827; dau. of Joseph Chase. She d. at So. Orange, Mass., Sept. 29, 1861. He m. 2d, July 28, 1864, Lucy Bethiah Day of Royalston, Mass .; b. there, Sept. 18, 1835; d. there, May 24, 1888; dau. of Ira and Lydia (Allen) Day. He had eleven ch., three by Ist wife, eight by 2d wife, all b. in Royalston, Mass. : I. Josephine?, b., Apr. 18, 1856 ; d. in Royals- ton, Feb. 11, 1873. 2. Mabel E.º, b., Sept. 19, 1857 ; d. in Royalston, Mar. 9, 1872. 3. Herbert Walter9, b., Nov. 4, 1859; married Helen Frances Boyce, b., Jan. 3, 1857 (probably in Athol, Mass.) ; dau. of Francis Robert and Harriet E. (Bowen) Boyce. He had three ch. : (1). Harold Albert10, b. in Royalston, Mass., Apr. 10, 1884 ; (2). Alice Eliza, b. in Royalston, Feb. 23, 1888 ; (3). Anna Lizette10, b. in Royalston, March 22, 1893. 4. Caroline A.9, b., Feb. 26, 1866; died in Royalston, March 15, 1866. 5. Albert Hiram9, b., Feb. 21, 1867. He m., and had two ch. His wife died. 6. [ola May9, b., Aug. 23, 1868; unm. when record was taken ; a trained nurse. 7. Ira Day9, b., May 15, 1870. He married. 8. Arthur Leslie9, b., Feb. 6, 1872; unmarried at last report. 9. Lester Cushman9, b., July 9, 1873 ; unmarried at last report. IO. Sumner Allison9, b., June 1, 1875; unm. at last report. 11. Maurice Allen9, b., Oct. 2, 1878. He m., and lived in Providence, R. I., where he d., December 1906. He had two ch., one of whom was living at the time of his death.

11. SYLVANUS A.º MORSE, son of James8, 2, was a farmer and carpenter and general mechanic. He has been very successful in business. He res. on Emerald St. in Keene, in a good house which he has recently built. He is a Freemason and Knight Templar. He has served the city two years in the common council, was an assessor three years, and an assistant to the assessors for several years. He m., Nov. 2, 1867, Rhoda Moore Edwards, b. in Otisfield, Me., Apr. 9, 1841, and still living (1912) ; dau. of Preston and Sarah Jane

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(Caldwell) Edwards. They had three ch. : 1. James Preston10, 13, b. in Keene, Dec. 6, 1870; 2. Nellie Jane10, b. in Keene, June 30, 1872; unm. ; 3. Elmer Thomas19, 14, b. in Keene, Jan. 14, 1876.

12. ANSEL A.º MORSE, son of James8, 2, was a farmer and lumber- dealer. He lived many years in Swanzey, then moved to Michigan for a few years, but returned to Swanzey, living a short distance south of the Keene line, on the road at the base of West Mountain, where he d., May 1, 1912, after suffering much from a cancer. Hem., Ist, Dec 7, 1865, Louisa Fairbanks Smith, b. in Keene, May 7, 1844 ; d. in Swanzey, Feb. 7, 1870; dau. of Henry Willard and Eunice (Davis) Smith. He m., 2d, March 7, 1876, Esther Lavinia Ferris of Charlotte, Vt., b. in Ferrisburg. Vt., June 28, 1844; dau. of Norman and Melvina (Tupper) Allen, and widow of Carl Ferris. She d. in Swanzey of a cancer, Jan. 8, 1909. He had one ch. by each wife : I. Estella Louise10, b. in Swanzey, Dec. 3, 1869; m., Feb. 24, 1891, Weeden Golden Conkiing, Jr., of Woodstock, Ill., b. at Hartland, Ill., Aug. 27, 1868; son of Wm. Golden and Hannah Louise Conkling. The father was a cousin of Hon. Roscoe G. Conkling. They have one ch .: (1). Wm. Morsell Conkling, b. in Woodstock, Ill., Nov. 14, 1894. 2. Lilian Beile10, b. in Lothrop, Mich., June 9, 1882.

13. JAMES P.14 MORSE, son of Sylvanus A.9, 11, is a pattern-maker and carpenter, and is now connected with the business of the sash, door, and blind factory of Nims, Whitney & Co. He m., Oct. 2, 1897, Cassindana Faith Woodburn, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 9, 1871 ; dau. of George Welcome and Emily. Fiske (Baldwin) Woodburn. They res. on Emerald St., in Keene, and have two ch .: 1. Hazel Woodburn11, b. in Keene, Aug. 7, 1898; 2. Marian Rhoda11, b. in Keene, Feb. 17, 1900.

14. ELMER T.10 MORSE, son of Sylvanus A.9, 11, was a plumber, and was also connected with the Cheshire Chair Co. He m., Jan. 18, 1902, Belle Corey, b. in Troy, N. H., Aug. 10, 1871 ; dau. of Webster and Mary Abbie (Oakes) Corey. No ch.

V. FAMILY OF DEA. JEWETT MORSE.

I. ANTHONYI MORSE, b. in Marlborough, Wiltshire, Eng., May 9, 1606, came to America in 1635, and settled at Newbury, Mass., where he d., Oct. 12, 1686. The first name of his former wife was Mary, and of the second w., Anne, who d. in Newbury, Mar. 9, 167980. II. DEA. BENJAMINE MORSE, son of Anthony1, was b. in Newbury, Mar. '4 (or 27), 1640. He m. Ruth Sawyer, and res. in the east part of what is now West Newbury. III. BENJAMIN3 MORSE, JR., son of Benjamin2, b. in what is now West Newbury, Aug. 24, 1668; d. there, Oct. 25, 1743 ; m., Jan. 28, 1691/2, Susannah, dau. of Abel Merrill, who was b. Nov. 14, 1673, and was a grand-daughter of Aquila Chase, one of the prominent first settlers of Newbury. IV. HON. ABEL4 MORSE, son of Benjamin3, Jr., b. in West Newbury, Oct. 5, 1692 ; m. Ist, 1714, Grace Parker of Bradford, Mass. ; m., 2d, Sept. 29, 1757, Sarah Kimball of Bradford. He res. in Newbury and Chester, N. H. V. JOSIAH® MORSE, son of Abel4, b. in 1721 ; d, Feb. 8, 1795. He res. in Chester, N. H. He m. Mary Chase. VI. DR. OLIVER6 MORSE, son of Josiah5, b. in Chester, N. H., Aug. 18, 1772 ; d. in Danville, Vt., May 29, 1847 ; m. Ist, 1797, Sarah, or Sally, Haines, who d., June 2, 1811, ae. 42. He m. 2d, 1811, Betsey Morrill, b. in Danville, Vt., Dec. 23, 1788; d. there, Apr. 9, 1872. He had 8 ch. by Ist w., 13 by 2d w., 21 in all.

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1. DEA. JEWETT7 MORSE, son of Dr. Oliver6, VI., was born in Dan- ville, Vt., Apr. 12, 1815, and d. in S., at 80, Apr. 2, 1900. He was a farmer, and res. in Burke, Vt. ; Danville, Vt .; Nelson ; and S., at 80 (the Enoch Woods, or Ben. Kemp, Jr., farm) to which place he came in the fall of 1879, and he lived there until his death. lie owned a half-interest in the farm, with his son- in-law, Mr. Jewett. He m., Jan. 13, 1841, at Burke Vt., by Rev. Thos. Wilson Duncan, to Susan White Skinner, b. in Haddam, Conn., Nov. 14, 1822; d. in S., at 80, Mar. 12, 1904; dau. of Thomas Hodgkins and Olive (North) Skinner, They had four ch. : 1. Lucy Amanda8, 2, b. in Burke, Vt., Sept. 2, 1842 ; 2. Anne Elizabeth 8, 3, b. in Burke, Vt., Mar. 18, 1845 ; 3. Olive Rose8, b. in Danville, Vt., Dec. 14, 1851 ; m. Charles F. Jewett, q. v. ; 4. Ida Duncan8, b. in Danville, Vt., July 21, 1855; m. Arthur Preston Morse, q. v. (in VII. FAMILY OF ARTHUR PRESTON MORSE).

2. LUCY AMANDAS MORSE, dau. of Dea. Jewett7, 1, was three times married, and lived in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Nelson, and Lempster. She d. in Lempster, June 10, 1912. She m. Ist, in Nelson, June 14, 1862, Jacob Chapman, Jr .; b., November 1841, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. He saw service in the Civil War, and d. in Worcester, Mass., Aug. 21, 1865. She m., 2d, Oct. 19, 1869, Gustavus Lyman Kimball, b. in Nelson, in the year 1839; d. in Pomona, Cal., Dec. 29, 1895 ; son of James and Harriet (Bancroft) Kimball. Mr. Kimball's former wife was Sarah Abby, adopted dau. of Nahum Bridge, q. v. Mr. Kimball and Lucy A. were divorced and she m. 3d, Feb. 15, 1884, Edwin R. Roundy of Lempster, a native of that town ; son of Truman and Candace (Miner) Roundy. She had two daus. :

I. Alice Susanº Chapman, b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., July 12, 1863; m., Sept. 9,. 1879, Ralph C. Roundy, b. in Holliston, Mass., May 14, 1856; son of Edwin R. and Marian (Wright) Roundy. He is now a farmer in Sutton, Mass. Five ch. : 1. Leon10, b. in Nelson, Feb. 27, 1880; 2. Roy10, b. in Lempster, June 22, 1886; 3. Viola10, b. in Lempster, May 13, 1889; 4. Ralph10, b. in Lempster, June 6, 1891 ; 5. Everett10, b. in Dunstable, Mass., March 12, 1900.

2. Della Amanda9 Kimball, b. in Nelson, Oct. 11, 1874; m., Oct. 24, 1891, Charles Eugene Page, b. in Nelson, Nov. 21, 1864; son of Sewell Willard and Nancy Ann (Jenkins) Page. He was a farmer in Lempster. They were divorced (See CHARLES E. PAGE) and she m. 2d, Nov. 29, 1911, Lewis Adin Hall, b. in Newfane, Vt., Feb. 22, 1881 ; son of Henry M. and Rena (Covey) Hall. They live in Iempster, where were born her two ch., both by former husband: I. Edna Estelle10 Page, b., Jan. 11, 1893; 2. Bernice10 Page, b., Apr. 15, 1895.

3. ANN ELIZABETH8 MORSE. dau. of Dea. Jewett7, 1, d. in Henniker, Dec. 11, 1893. She m., March 1, 1865, Elisha Rice of Henniker, b. in Sutton (not in Henniker, as the history of that town has it), Feb. 1, 1832 ; son of Daniel and Jane (Duncan) Rice. They had eight ch., all b. in Henniker : 1. Almeda Jane9, b., Apr. 25, 1866; d. in Henniker, July 4, 1868; 2. Minnie9, b., Dec. 22, 1868. It was she who built the house at 1, on the Jenkins farm. She is unm. 3. Peter9, b., Oct. 4, 1870; d. in Henniker, Mar. 2, 187 !. 4. Edwin9, b., Apr. 10, 1872 ; d. in Henniker, Sept. 2, 1872. 5. Erving9, b., Nov. 21, 1873; d. in Henniker, June 25, 1874. 6. Anne Mabel 9, b., Dec. 30, 1877 ; m. Arthur P.

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Morse. See VII. FAMILY OF ARTHUR PRESTON MORSE. 7. Bertha9, b., March 17, 1880 ; m. Allan M. Nims, q. v. 8. Bert Elisha?, twin, b., March 17, 1880.

VI. FAMILY OF EDWIN K. MORSE.

I. WILLIAM1 MORSE of Newbury, Mass., brother of Anthony1 of the preceding family, b., 1608, in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, emigrated, and settled in Newbury, where he d., Nov. 29, 1683. He came over in 1635, about which time he m. his wife, Elizabeth, who d. after 1680. II. JOSEPH2 MORSE, son of Wm.1, b. ab. 1644, in Newbury ; d. there, Jan. 15, 16789. His wife was Mary. III. JOSEPH3 MORSE, JR., son of Joseph2, b. in Newbury, ab. 1673, m. Elizabeth, dau. of John and Mary ('Titcomb) Poor. He was one of those who constituted the 3d church, in 1725%. He res. in old Newbury. His wife was b., . July 26, 1674. IV. DANIEL4 MORSE, son of Joseph8, Jr., b. in Newbury, Mar. 8, 16945 ; m. Sarah Swain of Reading and res. in Newbury. V. DANIEL5 MORSE, JR., son of Daniel4, bap., Feb. 25, 1732/3, at the third church in Newbury (now Newburyport) ; m. Margaret Neal and res. in Georgetown, Me. VI. DANIEL6 MORSE, 3d son of Daniel5, Jr., b. in Massachusetts, d. in Phippsburg, Me., ab. 1839. He m. Mary Wyman, ab. 1775. VII. NATHANIEL7 MORSE, son of Daniel6, 3d, b. in Phippsburg, Me., Apr. 19, 1778; res. at Alna, Me. ; d., July 19, 1842. His wife was Ann, whom he m. in 1802. VIII. EDWIN8 MORSE, son of Nathan- iel7, b. in Wiscasset, Me., January 1807; m., in 1844, Harriet Wright, and res. at Calais, Me., also in New Brunswick.

1. EDWIN KENT9 MORSE, son of Edwin8 and Harriet (Wright) Morse, was b. at Mohanas (near St. Stephen) N. B., Jan. 21, 1841. The pub- lished Morse genealogy errs both in the place and the date of his birth, accord- ing to the family record which was shown to the writer. He bought the Martin Spaulding farm, at 253, in 1891, but d. there, soon after, March 4, 1893. His body was the first which was laid in the tomb which had recently been pre- sented to the town by C. F. Wilson, Esq., of Keene, formerly of S. His body was subsequently moved to Pennsylvania. His wife was a woman of German stock, named Marie Anne Swartz, dau. of David Swartz of Altoona, Pa. They had seven ch., the first three born somewhere in Pennsylvania, the next three in Keene, and the last in S .: 1. Frank Edward10, b., Apr. 12, 1876; 2. Wm. Harry 19, b., Aug. 4, 1878; 3. Robert Albion10, d. in infancy ; 4. David Levi10, b., Oct. 8, 1883 ; 5. Tilly May 10. b., Apr. 24, 1886; 6. Robert Albion10, b., Apr. 17, 1888; 8. Clarence Winfred10, b. in S., at 253, Apr. 25, 1891.

VII. FAMILY OF ARTHUR P. MORSE.

The line of ancestry of this family is the same as that of V. FAMILY OF DEA. JEWETT MORSE, through the first six generations, viz : I. ANTHONY1; II. DEA. BENJAMIN2; III. BENJAMIN3, JR .; IV. HON. ABEL4; V. JOSIAH5; VI. DR. OLIVER6. VII. DEA. AMOS MORSE, son of Dr. OliverG, b. in Danville, Vt., June 29, 1802; m., Mar, 1820, Esther Clifford; res. Danville, Vt. VIII. OLIVER8 MORSE, son of Dea. Amos7, b. in Danville, Vt., May 29, 1824; m. Clarissa Kingsbury ; res. in Newton, Mass., and Needham, Mass.

1. ARTHUR PRESTON7 MORSE, son of Oliver8 and Clarissa (Kings- bury) Morse, was b. in Needham, Mass., July 3, 1856. £ He has been twice

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married and has res. mostly in Wellesley, Mass. For about a year, 1898-99, he owned and lived upon the old Samuel Locke farm (the first settled in S.), at 102. He m., Ist, in S., by Rev. George W. Rogers of Gilsum, June 21, 1883, Ida Duncan Morse, b. in Danville, Vt., July 21, 1855; d. at Wellesley, Mass., June 20, 1894 : dau. of Dea. Jewett and Susan White (Skinner) Morse, then of S. He m., 2d, Apr. 29, 1896, Annie Mabel Rice, b. in Henniker, Dec. 30, 1877; dau. of Elisha and Ann Elizabeth (Morse) Rice. He had three ch. by the first wife, and one by the 2d : I. Harold Lycurgus10, b. in Wellesley, May 10, 1884; unm. in 1912; 2. Ruth Dorothea10, b. in Wellesley, Aug. 4, 1887, unm. in 1912 ; 3. Rupert Fewett10, twin, b. in Wellesley, Aug. 4, 1887; unm. in 1912 ; 4. Doris Elizabeth 10, b. in Wellesley, Oct. 15, 1910.

VIII. JOSEPH MORSE.

A man named JOSEPH MORSE bought the farm at 145, Aug. 20, 1789, of M. Sarturel, and sold it, Sept. 23, 1789, to Ebenezer Kendall. We have been unable to find any facts about his family.

MUNROE.

I. WILLIAM1 MUNROE, b. in Scotland, in 1625 ; came to America in 1652 ; m. Martha, dau. of John George of Charlestown. II. WILLIAM2 MUNROE, JR., their son, b., Oct. 10, 1669; m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Cutler ; who d., June 26, 1713. III. WILLIAM3 MUNROE, 3D, their son, b., Dec. 19, 1703; m., June 3, 1733, Sarah, dau of Ensign John Mason. IV. WILLIAM4 MUNROE, 4TH, their son, b., Oct. 28, 1742; m. Anna, dau. of Benjamin Smith, b., Mar. 31, 1743; d., Jan. 2, 1781. This fourth William4 was proprietor of the famous Munroe's Tavern in Lexington, where the British stopped and ordered their drinks, when marching into that town on the morning of the memorable nineteenth of April, 1775. Their little dau., Anna, afterwards the wife of Rev. Wm. Muzzy, q. v., sat on the counter and passed the drinks, which Mr. Munroe, predicting that they would call for that purpose, had requested his wife to mix, when he left the house to join his townsmen, to assist in defending the town. He believed that this drinking would detain them and also lessen their ability to do harm. A man was shot that morning near this house.

1. EDMUND5 MUNROE, son of Wm.4 and Anna (Smith) Munroe, was b. in Lexington, Mass., at " Munroe's Tavern," Oct. 29, 1780, and d. in Boston, Mass., Apr. 17, 1865. He was a merchant, a broker, and the founder of the New England Glass Co. In partnership with Lemuel P. Grosvenor, another Boston merchant, he owned the building in S., at 97, then used for a store, after- wards a dwelling, last used by Tirzah (Boynton) Kingsbury, and formerly, for many years, by Daniel H. Mason. These Boston men owned it from 1808 to 1812. Mr. Munroe was a brother of the wife of Rev. Wm. Muzzy, and while he had an interest in this store, he was much in her family, looking after the store, but we do not know that he ever brought his family to town to live. He was three times married : Ist, Jan. 15, 1804, to Harriet Downes ; 2d, Dec. 8, 1808, to Lydia Downes ; 3d, Aug. 30, 1815, to Sophia Wood Sewall, who d., Oct. 26, 1878. As his family probably never lived in S., I shall give only a skeleton out- line of it. There were ten ch. :

I. HARRIET6 MUNROE, by Ist w., who d. young.

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II. MARY CAROLINE6 MUNROE, by 2d w., who d. unm., Dec. 23, 1872.

III. EDMUND SEWALL6 MUNROE, by 3d w. (as were all the following ch.), b. in Boston, May 28, 1816; m., Sept. 11, 1845, Sarah Stacey Clark, and had five ch. : 1. Chester Clark7 Munroe, b., June 5, 1851 ; A. B., Columbia University ; who had two ch. : (1). Chester Vernon8 Munroe (known as Vernon Munroe) ; A. B., Harvard, 1896; (2). Edward8 Munroe. 2. Sophia Vernon1 Munroe, d. young. 3. Alice Chester' Munroe ; m., Mar. 30, 1869, Charles Green Sawtelle, a graduate of West Point; Brig. Gen. U. S. A. Three ch .: (1). Charles Green8 Sawtelle, graduate of West Point; Lt. U. S. A .; (2). Edmund Munroe8 Saw- telle ; (3). Alice Elizabeth8 Sawtelle. 4. Frances Emily? Munroe ; m. Horace C. Deland. 5. Sarah Sewall7 Munroe.

IV. 'GEORGE DOWNES6 MUNROE, b., Jan. 20, 1819; m., Sept. 8, 1843, Pauline Tucker Washburn. They had a son, George Edmund Munroe, b., Dec. 9, 1851 ; M. D., Yale, a physician in New York, N. Y .; m., Feb. 3, 1881, Jessie Reynolds ; had five ch.

V. CHARLES WILLIAM6 MUNROE, b., Oct. 27, 1821 ; A. B., Harvard, 1847 ; Andover Theological Seminary, 1849; d. in 1901. He m., Oct. 3, 1849, Susan M. Hall. He had six ch. : 1. Charles Kirk™ Munroe, b., Sept. 15, 1850; author ; m. Mary, dau. of Amelia E. Barr, the well-known novelist. 2. Edmund Hall" Munroe, d. young. 3. Frank Mitchell Munroe, b., Apr. 12, 1858; m., Dec. 14, 1891, Elizabeth Z. Bowes; two ch .; editor of " Brooklyn Life." 4. Susan Mitchell Munroe, m., May 26, 1879, Rev. Charles Edward Stowe, the biographer of his famous mother, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote " Uncle Tom's Cabin." Three ch. 5. Ellen Hall " Munroe ; d. young. 6. Charlotte Elizabeth7 Munroe ; m., Oct. 5, 1886, Herbert Putnam, the librarian of the Boston Public Library ; two ch.

VI. CHARLOTTE6 MUNROE, one of the five daughters of Edmund Munroe, whose chronological places in the family group we have not discovered, d. unm., Nov. 7, 1863.

VII. SOPHIA6 MUNROE; m., Oct. 14, 1846, Moses G. Cobb. One ch. : Edmund Munroe™ Cobb, graduate of West Point in 1870; who had five ch., one of whom is a graduate of the University of California.

VIII. SUSAN DWIGHT6 MUNROE; m., May 16, 1849, Horatio Southgate Smith, a noted physician of Brooklyn, N. Y. She had a son, Henry Maynard 7 Smith (name changed to Henry Smith" Munroe) ; " Prof. of Mining & Dean of the School of Mines" in Columbia University ; m., Sept. 12, 1882, Alice M. Brown, and had a son, Edmund Munroe8 Smith, A. B., Amherst; " Prof. of Roman Law and Comparative Jurisprudence " in Columbia University ; m., Apr. 17, 1890, Gertrude Huidekoper, and had several daughters. .

IX. ANNA SMITH6 MUNROE; m., Apr. 28, 1852, Dr. George W. Eastman, a surgeon in the Civil War.

X. LOUISA SEWALL6 MUNROE.

MURPHY.

HARRIET ELLEN MURPIIY, b. in Keene, Jan. 28, 1859, was living in S., when she m. Charles T. Holt, q. v., Jan. 1, 1880.

MUZZY (or MUZZEY).

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have spelled it MUZZEY. I. BANJAMIN' MUZZY, of Malden, Mass., m. Alice Dexter. II. BENJAMIN2 MUZZY, his son, b. in Malden, Apr. 16, 1657; died in Lexington, Mass., May 12, 1732. For more than two centuries he and his descendants have been among the most influential persons of Lexington. His wife, Sarah, d. in Lexington, Jan. 28, 1710. He was a large real-estate owner, having a mansion and three acres in Lexington. He also owned three slaves, a man valued at 80 pounds, and a woman and child valued at 60 pounds. III. AMOS3 MUZZY, son of Benjamin2, Jr., bap. in Lexington, Jan. 7, 1699; m. Esther Green, Sept. 26, 1734. He d., June 26, 1752. He had much landed property, and negro slaves valued at 450 pounds. IV. AMOS4 MUZZY, JR., son of Amos3, b. in Lexington, May 24, 1741 ; m., Aug. 29, 1764, Abigail Bowers of Billerica. She d., Mar. 15, 1803, ae. 58. He d., Dec. 10, 1822, ae. 82. He was in the battle of Lexington, in 1775, and was five months at Ticonderoga. On his tomb is this peculiar inscription : "The north-west corner of this tomb is reserved for Mr. Amos Muzzy and wives, and no other corpse to be laid there."

1. REV. WILLIAM5 MUZZY, the first settled minister of the gospel in Sullivan, was the son of Amos4, Jr., and Abigail (Bowers) Muzzy. He was b. in Lexington, Mass., May 25, 1771 ; and d. there, Apr. 16, 1835. An account of his ministry will be found on page 412, and notes with regard to it, much more detailed, on pages 131, 132, 384 to 386, and 669. Notes concerning Mrs. Muzzy may be found on page 669 (paragraph 87), also in the ancestral introduction to the MUNROES. See also pages 23 and 24. He m., Sept. 20, 1798, Anna Mun- roe, b. in Lexington, May 9, 1771 ; d. there, June 19. 1850; dau. of Col. William and Anna (Smith) Munroe. Mr. Muzzy built the old parsonage at 87, in 1798, and lived there until he closed his pastorate in 1827. It was a fine old mansion, and ought to have been kept in repair instead of being demolished. It occupied the site of the present parsonage, which was first used by Rev. Mr. Stow. Mr. Muzzy had five ch .: 1. Emily®, b. in S., at 87, Oct. 30, 1799; d. unm. in Lexing- ton, Mass., March 4, 1891. 2. Laura6, b. in S., at 87, July 3, 1801 ; d. there, Dec. 3, 1814, of " spotted fever" (cerebro spinal meningitis), which she con- tracted by attending the funeral of a little daughter of Roswell Hubbard, Esq., which had died of that disease. 3. William Munroe6, 2, b. in S., at 87, June 30, 1803. 4. Abby Ann6, 3, b. in S., at 87, June 20, 1805. 5. Sarah 6, b. in S., at 87, Dec. 14, 1809; d. there, Dec. 3, 1814, at very nearly the same hour as her sister Laura, and from the same disease, which she had contracted from her elder sister, and which was very prevalent in town that year. These girls were both seized with the distemper on the morning of the day that they died, and were both dead before 9 o'clock p. m. Their bodies were first buried in S., afterwards removed and entombed in Lexington.

2. WILLIAM MUNROE6 MUZZY, son of Rev. Wm.5, 1, was a whole- sale commission glassware merchant and became a man of large wealth. He lived in Philadelphia, Pa., where he d., Sept. 17, 1881. He m., July 8, 1841, Mary Morton Shaw, dau. of Charles Shaw of Philadelphia. She was b. in Bristol, R. I., July 25, 1815, and d. in Philadelphia, May 20, 1874. They had six ch. : 1. Charles William7, b. in Philadelphia, July 27, 1842; d. there, May 6, 1847; 2. Henry Munroe7, b. in Philadelphia, March 29, 1844; d. there, Jan. 25, 1849; 5. Frank Wood7, 4, b. in Philadelphia, May 3, 1846; 4. Mary Anna7, 5,

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b. in Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1849; 5. Ella Caroline1, 6, b. in Philadelphia, July 5, 1853; 6. Louise Claghorn1, 7, b. in Philadelphia, then Germantown, Nov. 24, 1855.

3. ABBY ANN6 MUZZY, dau. of Rev. Wm.5, 1, d. in Lexington, Mass., Aug. 7, 1870. She m., Aug. 4, 1835, William Brigham, son of Elijah and Mary (Gleason) Brigham of Sudbury, Mass. He was b. in Sudbury, March 27, 1805, and d. at a hospital in Boston, Mass., May 21, 1879. He was a deacon of the First Parish (Unitarian) Church of Lexington, Mass., where he res. many years. They had one dau., Laura Wuzzy7 Brigham, b. in Lexington, July 20, 1836. She res. in Lexington, and never married.

4. FRANK W.7 MUZZY, son of Wm. M.6, 2, m. Apr. TI, 1882, Mary Virginia Schley, dau. of John Edward and Mary Virginia (Towner) Schley of Shepherdstown, W. Va., in which place she was b., Sept. 28, 1855. He was formerly a manufacturer of paper, and res. at 1803 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Four ch. : 1. Frank Schley8, b. in Philadelphia, March 17, 1883; 2. Mary Ellas, b. in Philadelphia, Nov. 3, 1884 ; 3. William Munroe8, b. in Philadelphia, Feb. 15, 1888 ; 4. Florence Washington8, b. in Shepherdstown, W. Va., Sept. 14, 1895.

5. MARY A. MUZZY, dau. of Wm. M.6, 2, m., Nov. 19, 1881, Joseph Leedom. She was res., when the record was taken, at 216 Rittenhouse Sq., Philadelphia, Pa. She had one ch., Edward Conover8 Leedom, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1882.

6. ELLA C. MUZZY, dau. of Wm. M.6, 2, d. in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 1, 1878. She m., Mar. 4, 1875, Franklin Powell, M. I)., b. in Philadelphia, Jan. 24, 1848; son of Joseph Barr and Catherine (Snyder) Powell. She left two sons, both born in Philadelphia : 1. William Muzzy8 Powell, b., March 29, 1876 ; 2. Edward Franklin8 Powell, b,, Feb 5, 1878. Both were preparing for college when the record was taken several years ago. Dr. Powell was practising in Chester, Pa.

7. LOUISE C.7 MUZZY. dau. of Wm. M.6, 2, m., Apr. 5. 1882, Milton Powell, M. I)., b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 16, 1854; son of Joseph Barr and Catherine (Snyder) Powell. He has practiced medicine in Philadelphia, and more recently in New York, N. Y., res. at 163 West 76th St. Three ch. : I. : Ella Louise8 Powell, b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 21, 1883; 2. Munroe Muzzy8 Powell, b. in Philadelphia, Dec. 9, 1885 ; 3. Lulu Muzzy8 Powell, b. in Philadel- phia, April 23, 1890.

NADEAU.

1. JOSEPH2 NADEAU, son of André and Rosalie (Beauseant) Nadeau, was b. in Someset, P. Q., May 6, 1850. He is a laborer and farmer. After his marriage, he lived in Keene. In 1905, he bought the old Charles Nash farm, at 202 in S. He lived here about five years, then returned to Keene. He m. Ist, Dec. 20, 1876, Malinda Jolly, b. in Baldwinsville, Mass., ab. 1858; d. in Keene, Sept. 15, 1889; dau. of Joseph and Rosalie Jolly. He m. 2d, May 2, 1891 (re- married, March 7, 1903), Louise Anne Champaigne, b. in Nelson, June 23, 1867 ; dau. of Louis and Emilie (Beaudoin) Champaigne. Mr. Nadeau had four ch. by Ist w., all b. in Keene : 1. Joseph 7.3, 2, b., Dec. 21, 1878; 2. Leundre3, b., Apr. 13, 1882 ; 3. Malinda3, b. and d., June 20, 1886; 4. Marie3, b. and d., Aug. 25, 1889.

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 47

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917 Publication date: 1921 Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.] Number of Pages: 890

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890