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iv. CLARA MORSE, b. 20 May, 1846; m. 14 May, 1893, Franklin West of Derry, who died 14 Apr., 1917.
v. MARTHA TROWBRIDGE, b. 12 Apr., 1850; d. at Chester, 29 Jan., 1923. [See Biography].
vi. LUCY EDNA, b. 19 June, 1858, d. 24 May, 1919.
ARTHUR TAPPAN9 LEARNARD (Silas Fisher8) was born in Chester or Derry, 4 July, 1838; died in Derry, 12 Apr., 1896. He married 26 Nov., 1863, Jennie D., dau. of George F. and Mehitable (Hoyt) Griffin of Sandown.
Children :
i. GEORGE HENRY10, b. 31 Aug., 1864; m. (1) 10 Oct., 1892, Blanche M. Glidden, dau. of Howard Malcom and Mabel W. Glidden of Lee. He m. (2) 13 June 1911, Rose B., dau. of Robert T. and Jeannette H. Chase who was b. 13 June, 1887. Child by first wife: Donald Stanley, b. 20 Aug., 1893; resides in Newton, Mass. Child by second wife: Arthur Trowbridge, b. 27 June, 1912.
ii. ALICE CORA, b. 17 Dec., 1865; m. Guy A. Glidden of Lee, brother to Blanche M. She d. 12 Oct., 1912. He was b. 18 Jan., 1868.
LUFKIN.
NEHEMIAH2 LUFKIN (Stephen1), was born 14 Apr., 1780; died in Chester, 15 May, 1864. He married Rachel Currier, who died in Chester, 21 Feb., 1857.
Children, born in Chester :
i. HARRIET,8 b. 19 June, 1805; m. - Jones; she d. 31 Mar., 1841.
ii. CHILD, b. 18 and d. 22 Sept., 1806.
iii. MOSES, b. 20 July, 1807.
iv. HANNAH, b. 4 Mar., 1809; m. 5 Mar., 1833, Pike Chase; she d. 26 Feb., 1891. [See Chase].
v. STEPHEN, b. 21 July, 18II.
vi. AMOS, b. I Sept., 1813; d. 20 June, 1893.
vii. JOSEPH, b. 29 Jan., 1816; d. 28 Oct., 1854.
viii. NEHEMIAH, b. 22 Jan., 1818.
ix. SARAH, b. 2 May, 1823; m. - Jones; d. 1903.
x. JACOB, b. I May, 1825; d. 17 Nov., 1872; m. Mary C. Plummer. [See Plummer].
MACKINTOSH.
GEORGE MACKINTOSH, probably a descendant of "Laeline McIntoch," 1766, of Stoughton, Mass., was born at Canton, Mass., 17 May, 1855; married 18 Dec., 1875, Marilla Dunnell, born at Buxton, Me., 18 Nov., 1855. They removed from Canton to Peabody, Mass., and from Peabody to Chester about 1887.
Children, last three born at Chester :
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i. ALICE H., b. at Buxton, Me., 25 Oct., 1880; m. Oct., 1910, John C. Raynes. Children : (1) Harriet Raynes, b. 23 May, 1915. (2) John Charles Raynes, b. 10 Feb., 1917. (3) Paul Mack- intosh Raynes, b. 7 Dec., 1918.
ii. EDGAR A., b. at Canton, Mass., 18 July, 1882; m. 21 July, 1906, Mae Healey; resides in Haverhill, Mass.
iii. RACHEL A., b. at Peabody, Mass., 2 Apr., 1886. [See Nurses].
iv. LILLIAN S., b. 26 Oct., 1888. [See Nurses].
v. ETHEL, b. 21 July, 1891. [See Professional Women].
vi. HELEN D., b. 16 Apr., 1897. [See Professional Women].
MARDEN.
EBENEZER5 MARDEN (George,4 Ebenezer,3 James,2 James1) was born at Chester, 22 Jan., 1781 ; married 23 June, 1806, Nancy or Anne Colby, dau. of Benaiah and Abigail (Emerson) Colby, born at Chester, 2 July, 1781.
Children, born at Chester :
i. ROXANNA, b. 1808; m. Hills Stevens. Children: (1) Charles Stevens, b. 1830; m. Jane Merrill. (2) Nancy Marden Stevens, m. George Poor. (3) Mary Jane Stevens, b. 1837; m. George W. Wilcomb; d. 1914. (4) Lydia Ann Stevens, b. 1839; m. Charles Newell, d. 16 April, 1924.
ii. GEORGE, b. 1810; m. Roxana Sanborn, dau. of Levi and Mary (Hook) Sanborn of Danville, b. 9 June, 1819; d. 20 Dec., 1869. Children: (1) Mary Ellen, b. 30 Oct., 1844; m. Aaron Everett, d. 14 Oct., 1875. (2) George Harrison, b. 1846; d. 18 Feb., 1865. (3) Sarah Anna, b. I May, 1851; d. 7 Dec., 1897; m. Clarence O. Morse. (4) Alice Isabella, b. 1858.
iii. JOHN, b. 1814; m. Mary Lane, dau. of Ezekiel and Abigail (Page) Lane of Raymond, b. 28 Aug., 1815. Children: (I) Lucinda A., b. 8 Sept., 1841 ; d. 9 Sept., 1863. (2) Mary R., b. 27 Oct., 1844; d. Io Sept., 1846. (3) Clara Ann, b. II Oct., 1849; never mar. (4) Mary Jane, b. 14 June, 1852; m. Charles Sea- ward. (5) George W., b. 23 Feb., 1857; d. young. (6) Fan- nie Malvina, b. 10 July, 1859; m. Albert Truaxe.
iv. EBENEZER, b. 15 Aug., 1817; m. 1842, Abigail Basford, b. 31 Jan., 1818. Children: (1) Martha Jane, b. 5 Jan., 1845; m. 1889, Mark Sanborn. (2) Mary Ann, b. 14 Feb., 1847; m. (1) 1876, Oren Freeman Page, m. (2) 1912, James Byard. (3) Sarah Josephine, b. 28 Jan., 1849; m. 1871, Ivory J. Lovering. Chil- dren : (a) Etta Abbie Lovering, b. 1872; m. 29 Oct., 1902, John L. Hersom. (b) Cora Belle Lovering, b. 1876; m. I Sept., 1902, Chester A. Kimball. (c) Oscar Marden Lovering, b. 1878; m. (1) 20 Feb., 1900, Ina G. Morse; m. (2) Eva Feorey.
v. JAMES, married and had: (1) James Eugene, b. 1856; d. 1864. (2) Jay E. H., b. 1862; m. Augusta Lane. Children: (a) Alice L., b. 1888; m. Edward A. Towle. (b) Lena M., b. 1894; m. Harry Estes. (3) Elvira Nancy, b. 1863; m. George Fletcher. Children: (a) Fronie Elvira Fletcher, b. 1887; m. Willard Boynton. (b) Lizzie Etta Fletcher, b. 1888; m. Murry Cate. (c) James Marden Fletcher, b. 1889; m. Nance S. Galvin. (d) Geneva Fletcher, b. 1892; m. Earl Thompson. (4) Etta Lucy, b. 1869; m. William Prescott.
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MARSTERS.
WOODBURY MARSTERS (Capt. Andrew, Andrew, Nathaniel), was born at Manchester, Mass., 20 June, 1822; died at Chester, 31 Dec., 1882. He married Kezia Felch, b. 31 May, 1829; d. 28 May, 1904. With his widowed mother he removed to Chester in 1855 and purchased the Judge William M. Richardson farm on Chester street. He served as 2d Lt. of Artillery, 3d Regt. N. H. Militia; was justice of the peace and much engaged in settling estates. He was married 2 Aug., 1858.
Children :
i. ANNA WOODBURY, b. 30 May, 1859; m. Samuel Lloyd Marston.
ii. LUCY MARIA, b. 8 April, 1862; m. John M. Webster. [See Webster].
MELVIN.
HON. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 MELVIN (John,3 Benjamin,2 Patrick1), was b. II Apr., 1808; married Harriette Tenney, dau. of Silas and Rebecca (Bailey) Tenney, born at Chester, 8 Apr., 1817; died 17 Mar., 1870. He died 29 Jan., 1881.
Children, born at Chester :
i. CHARLES TENNEY,5 b. 23 June, 1835; d. at Walpole, Mass., 7 Dec., 1880. He m. (1) Elizabeth Tracy, dau. of Dea. Samuel and Emeline (Newton) Tracy of Plattsville, Wis. She d. 10 Feb., 1863. He m. (2) 19 June, 1864, Sarah A. Vanderburg, dau. of Gerret P. and Diana Vanderburg of Columbus, Wis. She b. 12 Mar., 1838; d. I Nov., 1888. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1856; Andover Theological Seminary, 1859; or- dained minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Wis., 18 Oct., 1859; minister at Sun Prairie, Wis., 1865-71; Emporia, Kan., 1871-74; Atkinson, Kan., 1875-80. Child by first wife: (1) John Tracy, b. 17 Nov., 1861; m. (1) 1883, Minnie Parker of New Haven, Ct. Children: (a) Son, d. young. (b) Harriette Elizabeth, b. 1888; m. Rev. Amicus Pendleton of Oregon. John Tracy m. (2) 1902, Antoinette Drew of Grinnell, Iowa. Children : (c) Maud, b. 7 July, 1903. (d) Tracy Elbert, b. 1907; d. 1907. (d) Dorothy Drew. (e) John Tracy, b. 30 June, 1909. Children by second wife: (2) Charles Tenney, b. 7 Aug., 1868; d. 31 July, 1869. (3) Harriette Pearl, b. 28 Aug., 1873; m. 1897, Robert A. Rutlidge. Children : (a) Helen Rosanah Rutlidge, b. 25 Aug., 1898. (b) Robert Melvin Rutlidge, b. 25 May, 1900. (c) Charles Ozwin Rutlidge, b. II Mar., 1909.
ii. HARRIETTE ATWOOD, b. 6 Sept., 1837; d. 20 Dec., 1897. [See Sketch].
iii. SARAH HALE, b. 24 May, 1842; d. 4 June, 1895. [See Teachers]. LOUISA GREENLEAF, b. 27 May, 1847; d. 6 July, 1865.
iv. JOHN, b. 27 Nov., 1848; d. Feb. 4, 1917; m. 1874, Alice Maud
v. Smith, dau. of Dr. Albert D. and Mary (Noyes) Smith of Holden, Mass. She was b. 31 Aug., 1857. Children : (1) Lily Greenleaf, b. 21 Sept., 1875; m. 28 June, 1898, Horace T. Brockway. Children: (a) Alice Melvin Brockway, b. 7 Oct., 1904. (b) Horace Taylor Brockway, b. 24 Mar., 1907. (c) Kathleen Melvin Brockway, b. 13 Dec., 1908. (2) Kathleen,
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b. 10 Apr., 1878; m. 28 June, 1909, Roland L. Mayo of Orleans, Mass. Children :: (a) Roland Melvin Mayo, b. 19 Nov., 1910. (b) Maud Melvin Mayo, b. 27 May, 1912. (c) John Melvin Mayo, b. 4 June, 1914. (d) Lily Greenleaf Mayo, b. 13 Oct., 1915. (e) Harriette Isabel Mayo, b. 25 Dec., 1917. 3. Minnie Tenney, b. 13 Mar., 1881 ; m. 28 June, 1920, Wallis C. Mandell. Child: (a) Shirley Melvin Mandell, b. Jan., 1922. (4) Albert Thomas, b. 25 Feb., 1883. (5) Helen Louise, b. 14 June, 1886; m. 28 June, 1911, Howard G. Moody; resides in Derry. Children: (a) Robert Melvin Moody, b. 29 Apr., 1912. (b) John Gage Moody, b. 21 Sept., 1915. (c) Howard Gage Moody, b. 26 Jan., 1919. (6) Harriette Newell, b. 28 Aug., 1888, m. 28 June, 1913, Charles N. Tibbetts of Melrose, Mass. Children: (a) Frances Melvin Tibbetts, b. 4 June, 1914. (b) Tenney Melvin Tibbetts, b. 26 Aug., 1915. [See Teachers for family].
vi. HELEN ELIZA, b. 10 May, 1857; lives in Chester. [See Mission- ary teachers].
MILLS.
I. JOSEPH3 MILLS (William,2 Robert1), son of William and Ann (Wilson) Mills was born in Chester. He married Hannah Greenough, probably daughter of Daniel and Huldah (Smith) Greenough of Chester.
Children, born at Chester :
i. DANIEL G.4, b. 1I Mar., 1807.
ii. PAULINA B., b. 27 Sept., 1808.
iii. MARY ANN, b. 17 Feb., 1811; d. young.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 27 May, 1813; d. young.
v. WILLIAM, b. 18 Feb., 1815; lived in Manchester.
vi. CHRISTOPHER S., b. 17 Feb., 1817.
vii. HENRY, (2) b. 27 Dec., 1818.
viii. SALLY GREENOUGH, b. 24 Dec., 1820.
ix. CHARLES, b. II June, 1823.
X. JOSEPH, b. 2 Sept., 1825.
2. HENRY4 MILLS (Joseph3), was born in Chester, 27 Dec., 1818. He married Sophia Ann Wilson, daughter of Asa and Sally (Sleeper) Wilson, who died in 1864. He died in 1903. Children, born in Chester :
i. WILLIAM H.5, b. 4 Feb., 1852; m. (2) Carrie Spofford of Chester, removed to Minnesota and later to California.
ii. FRANCIS M., b. 22 Oct., 1854; removed to Montana, 1876.
iii. HERBERT L., b. 18 Oct., 1856; d. young.
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iv. BENJAMIN W., b. 28 July, 1858; went to Minnesota about 1879. LINCOLN H., b. 18 Feb., 1861; went to Montana, 1882.
vi. MARTIN, (3) b. 24 Apr., 1863.
vii. MILTON (twin), b. 24 Apr., 1863; d. 1913.
3. MARTIN5 MILLS (Henry4), was born in Chester, 24 Apr., 1863. He married Annie L. Dale, daughter of David T. Dale. He went to Montana in 1881 but returned to Chester and resides on the homestead.
Children, born in Chester :
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i. DAVID M.6, b. 28 June, 1893.
ii. HENRY D., b. 10 July, 1894.
iii. RUTH A., b. 31 Aug., 1896.
iv. BYRON D., b. 8 Nov., 1902.
MOORE.
I. CAPT. WILLIAM3 MOORE (James,2 John1), was born at Chester, 1762; died there 31 Oct., 1840, a. 78. He married Margaret Locke, dau. of Capt. William Locke. She d. 29 Mar., 1844. He was a Revolutionary soldier.
Children, born at Chester :
i. SALLY, d. unm.
ii. JAMES, b. 1797; d. unm. 1857.
iii. CHARLOTTE, b. 18 Oct., 1800; d. unm. in Chester, 2 June, 1893.
iv. MARY ANNA, bp. 15 Sept., 1802; m. Cyrus Sanborn.
v. ROBERT, b. 1811; m. 25 June, 1845, Nancy E. Locke.
vi. MARY TODD, b. 1812; d. 14 May, 1846.
vii. RUFUS W. (2), b. 21 Apr., 1814.
2. RUFUS W. MOORE (Capt. William3), was born at Chester, 21 Apr., 1814; died 13 June, 1887; married (1) Apr., 1849, Sarah Nightingale Green of Chester. She was born 20 Oct., 1825; died at Chester, I Feb., 1854. He married (2) 4 June, 1863, Nancy Larkin, who died in Lee. He resided in Chester. Children, born at Chester :
i. GEORGIANNA, b. 19 Oct., 1849; unm.
ii. MARTHA LURIETTA, b. 26 Jan., 1851; d. 21 Feb., 1920; m. 15 May, 1873, Clement Henry Wells, son of Timothy and Lydia; b. in Sandown, 20 Oct., 1852. They reside in Chester. Chil- dren: (1) Charles P. Wells. (2) Sadie Wells. (3) Wilson Wells. (4) Annie Wells. (5) Nina Wells.
iii. CHARLES W., b. 12 Sept., 1853; d. I Nov., 1862.
iv. CHARLES W., b. 4 Apr., 1865; m. - -- George; lives in Ayer's Village, Mass.
V. EUGENE L., b. Aug., 1874; m. Etta -; lived in Lee.
CAPT. JOHN4 MOORE (Robert3, James2, John1) was son of Robert and Mary (Todd) Moore, born in Raymond, 21 Jan., 1792; died in Raymond, 2 Apr., 1862; aged 69. He was captain of the cavalry, and one of the selectmen. He married Abigail Locke of Chester, and resided at the "Branch" near Chester town line. Children, born at the Branch in Raymond :
i. CHILD5, d. young.
ii. LAVINIA, unm.
iii. ELEANOR, lived on homestead.
iv. HENRY, b. 18 Jan., 1822.
v. JOHN L., d. 12 May 1851.
vi. WILLIAM J., lived in Sandown.
vii. MARY, m. - Smith of Winchester, Mass.
viii. MELVIN B., lived in Michigan.
ix. ELBRIDGE G., lived in Milford, Mass.
x. FRANKLIN, lived at home .
xi. CATHARINE, m. Griffis and lived in Michigan.
Henry H. Sans
This. H. Knowles
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HENRY MOORE (Capt. John4) was born in Raymond, 18 Jan., 1822; died in Chester, 6 Sept., 1896. He married 16 Oct., 1851, Laura A. Hazelton, dau. of Thomas and Lucretia (Hills) Hazel- ton of Chester. She was born in Chester, 22 Feb., 1820; died there 14 Feb., 1910. He was a trader in Chester and also select- man, town clerk and representative.
Children, born in Chester :
i. EUGENE WINTHROP®, b. 13 Oct., 1852; d. 14 Sept., 1865.
ii. EMMA MARIA, b. 3 Sept., 1854; alive 1925.
iii. LAURA KATE, b. I Aug., 1856; d. 2 July, 1868.
iv. CHARLES HENRY, b. 24 June, 1862; d. 28 Aug., 1865.
MORSE.
I. ANTHONY1 MORSE of Newbury, Mass., came in the ship James from Marlborough in Wiltshire in 1635. He died in New- bury, Mass., 12 Oct. 1686. Anthony Moss, supposed to be this man, was married in the parish of St. Mary's, Marlborough, Wiltshire, 2 May, 1629, to Ann Cox. Anne wife of Anthony died in Newbury, Mass., 9 Mar., 1679-80. There were twelve children, including :
2. DEA. BENJAMIN2 MORSE (Anthony1) born in Newbury, Mass., 27 Mar., 1641 ; last mentioned as grantor of a deed of gift, 22 Nov. 1707. He married in Newbury, Mass., 27 Aug. 1667, Ruth Sawyer, dau. of William Sawyer, born in Newbury, 16 Sept. 1648. He was deacon of the Second Church of Newbury, (now in West Newbury). Twelve children including :
3. BENJAMIN3 MORSE JR., (Benjamin2) born in Newbury, Mass., 24 Aug. 1668; died in Newbury, 26 Oct., 1743, in his 76th year. He married in Newbury, 28 Jan., 1691/2, Susannah Mer- rill, dau. of Abel and Priscilla (Chase) Merrill. She was born in Newbury, 14 Nov., 1673; died there 23 Oct. 1733, aged 60 years. Nine children including :
4. CAPT. ABEL4 MORSE (Benjamin3) born in Newbury, 5 Oct. 1692; died in Chester, probably. He married (I) in Bradford, Mass., 3 June, 1714, Grace Parker, who died in Chester. He removed from Newbury to Chester and purchased the place where Amos Morse lately lived, 18 Jan., 1743. He was called Captain in 1746 and in 1757. He was the first representative from Chester in 1748. Capt. Abel Morse of Chester married (2) in Bradford, Mass., 29 Sept. 1757, Sarah Kimball, who died 10 Feb. 1787 in her 77th year and was buried in Bradford, Mass.
Children by first wife, born in Newbury, Mass .:
i. PARKER®, b. 20 Apr., 1715; graduated at Harvard College, 1734; m. in Newbury, Mass., 14 Mar., 1736/7, Hannah Huse ; physician in Woodstock, Conn.
ii. ABEL, b. 13 Mar., 1717; m. in Newbury, Mass., II Nov. ,1736, Edna Hale; removed to Sutton, Mass.
iii. NATHAN, b. 12 June, 1719; m. in Newbury, 20 Oct., 1741,
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Mehitable Emery; settled on the North Pond road in Chester and removed to Moultonborough.
iv. JOSIAH (5), b. 28 Sept., 1721.
v. STEPHEN (6), b. 16 Feb., 1723.
vi. REBECCA, b. 19 Feb., 1723.
vii. ELEANOR, b. 21 June, 1728; m. Benjamin Hills. She d. 14 Jan., 1814.
viii. OLIVER, b. 20 Sept., 1730.
ix. ABRAHAM, b. 26 Apr., 1733; m. 2 June 1763, Sarah Woodman who d. in 1828. He lived in Chester and d. in 1807. Children born in Chester : (1) David", b. 12 June, 1765. (2) Sarah, b. 2 Apr., 1767. (3) Phineas, b. 24 Jan., 1769. (4) Betsey, b. II Aug., 1771; d. 16 Oct., 1862. (5) Edna, b. 2 Mar., 1774; d. 1856.
x. SUSANNAH, b. 8 Sept., 1736; m. in Chester, 18 Nov., 1762, Amos4 Emerson (Timothy3, Jonathan2, Michael1) who was b. in Haverhill, Mass., 12 Dec., 1738; d. in Candia in 1823. He was captain in the Revolutionary War from Chester. Children born in Chester: (1) Mary Emerson, b. 8 Feb., 1764. (2) Jonathan Emerson, b. 3 Mar., 1768. (3) Amos Emerson, b. 2 Aug., 1770. (4) Susannah Emerson, twin, b. 2 Aug., 1770. (5) Cyrus Baldwin Emerson, b. 29 Nov., 1772. (6) Eleanor Emerson, b. 29 Mar., 1775. (7) Lydia Emerson, b. 29 Jan., 1778.
5. JOSIAH5 MORSE (Capt. Abel4) born in Newbury, Mass., 28 Sept. 1721 ; died in Chester, 8 Feb., 1795. He married in Newbury, Mass., 27 Oct. 1743, Mary Chase, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Morse) Chase, born in Newbury, 31 May, 1726; died in Chester, 18 July, 1815.
Children, born in Chester :
i. MARY6, b. 31 May, 1745; m. John Hill of Candia.
ii. JOSIAH, b. 17 Oct., 1747; d. 9 July, 1812; m. (1) 18 Feb., 1773, Lois Webster, dau. of Nathan and Martha (Blaisdell) Webster, b. 20 July, 1751; d. before 1796. He m. (2) in 1796, Sarah Knowles, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Paine) Knowles of Chester. She b. 20 Oct., 1765; d. 29 June, 1850. Children, born in Chester : (1) Josiah1, b. 26 June, 1774. (2) Edward, b. 27 May, 1776. (3) Asa, b. 14 Mar., 1778. (4) Martha, b. II Feb., 1780. Children by second wife, born in Chester: (5) John (Major), b. 16 Mar., 1797. (6) Elisa, b. 8 Oct. 1798. (7) Sarah, b. 28 Feb., 1800; d. 6 Sept., 1801. (8) Hasen, b. 23 Oct., 1803.
iii. ANN, b. 26 July 1749; m. Samuel Hills of Sandwich.
iv. PARKER, b. 16 Nov., 1751; removed to Deering.
v. JOSEPH, (7), b. 12 May, 1753.
vi. AMOS, (8) b. 7 Aug., 1758.
vii. OLIVER, b. 18 Aug., 1762; removed to Danville, Vt.
6. STEPHEN5 MORSE (Capt. Abel4) was born in Newbury, Mass., 16 Feb., 1723 ; died in Chester, 6 Mar., 1807. He married Abigail Ingalls, dau. of Capt. Samuel Ingalls of Chester. She died in Chester, 18 May, 1806, aged 70.
Children, born in Chester :
i. SAMUEL®, b. 30 July, 1750; d. in Plymouth, Mar., 1848.
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ii. ABIGAIL, b. 8 Oct., 1752; d. unm., Sept., 1830.
iii. GILBERT, b. 8 Nov., 1754; m. Elizabeth Bell, dau. of William, who d. 7 Sept., 1811. He d. in Chester, 21 June, 1813.
iv. JONATHAN, b. 3 Mar., 1757; m. Abiah Worth; d. in Haverhill, N. H., 3 Mar., 1840.
v. THEODORE, b. 27 July, 1759; m. Anna Nichols ; d. in Springfield, 15 Feb., 1829.
vi. EBENEZER, b. 18 Nov., 1761 ; d. in Kingston, 12 Dec., 1820.
vii. STEPHEN, b. 13 Mar., 1764; m. Susan Parker ; d. in Dracut, Mass. viii. ADAH, b. 22 Mar., 1766; d. unm., 14 Nov., 1846.
ix. ISAAC, b. 26 Nov., 1769; d. in Chester, 29 June, 1859. He m. Sept. 1813, Nancy Worthen, dau. of Stephen. She d. 6 May, 1856, aged 65y., 16d. Children, born in Chester : (1) Gilman', b. II Apr., 1815. (2) Eliza F., b. 26 July, 1816. (3) Abigail J., b. 17 Dec., 1817. (4) Mary Ann, b. 19 June, 1819; m. Ezekiel Wakefield. She d. in Chester, 18 Dec., 1852. (5) Ebenezer J., b. II Nov., 1822; m. Sarah A. Davis, who d. 16 Jan., 1906. He d. 31 Aug. ,1904. (6) Harriet M., b. 22 Oct., 1829.
x. PETER, b. 8 Dec., 1774; m. Sarah Brown who d. I Mar., 1836. He removed to Poplin (now Fremont) and d. there 12 Dec., 1863. Children, born in Chester: (1) Jonathan, b. 17 Jan., 1800; d. in Chester 10 Apr., 1872. (2) Capt. Peter, b. June, 1801; master mariner; m. Mary E. Randall. Five children, including George Washington Morse of Newton, Mass. (3) Abigail, b. 1805. (4) Sarah, b. 27 Jan., 1813; m. Joseph Abbott of Fremont. (5) Stephen, b. 5 Nov., 1814. (6) Fannie, b. 22 Sept., 1818; m. George Purington of Fremont.
7. JOSEPH6 MORSE (Josiah5) born in Chester, 12 May, 1753; died there, 27 Dec., 1811. He married 12 July, 1774, Mary Ran- dall, who died in Chester, 28 Feb., 1831, aged 80.
Children, born in Chester :
i. MARY", b. 4 Sept., 1776; d. 3 Apr., 1856; m. Joshua Hall.
ii. RACHEL, b. 20 July, 1778; d. 19 June, 1813; m. Asa Graham of Concord.
iii. HANNAH, b. 15 Apr., 1781; d. 6 Nov., 1843; m. 13 Feb., 1806, Nathan Fitz.
iv. LUCY, b. 5 Jan., 1783; d. unm., 2 Mar. ,1875.
v. JOSEPH (9), b. 20 Mar., 1784.
vi. OLIVER, b. 10 Sept., 1785; d. 1792.
vii. LEVI, b. I Sept., 1787; removed to Marblehead, Mass. Eleven children.
viii. WALTER, (16), b. 10 Apr., 1789.
ix. EDMUND HILLS, b. 19 Dec., 1792; m. 28 June, 1817, Clara Blake. x. JONATHAN, b. 17 Aug., 1794; d. same year.
8. DEA AMOS6 MORSE (Josiah5) was born in Chester, 7 Aug., 1758; married (1) in 1780, Hannah Blaisdell, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Currier) Blaisdell. She was born 6 Apr., 1758; died 6 Feb., 1795. He married (2) in 1796, Judith (Worth) Kelly. He lived on the Abel Morse homestead in Chester.
Children by first wife, born in Chester:
i. RICHARD', b. 1781; m. Mehitable Piper ; d. 1846.
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ii. SARAH, b. 1784; m. Jonathan Dearborn; d. 1861.
iii. JOSIAH, (10) b. 3 Mar., 1786.
iv. MARY, b. 1788; m. Daniel Carleton; living in 1869.
v. ABIGAIL, b. 1790; m. Eliphalet Sargent ; d. 1846.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. 1792; m. Luther Waterman; d. 1865.
Children by second wife, born in Chester :
vii. AMOS, b. 22 Nov., 1706; m. Abigail Rogers. He d. 28 Feb., 1866.
viii. OLIVER, (II) b. 16 Dec., 1799.
ix. JUDITH, b. 29 Apr., 1802; d. unm., 25 May, 1893.
x. PARKER, (12) b. 22 Dec. , 1807.
9. JOSEPH7 MORSE (Joseph6) born in Chester, 20 Mar., 1784 : died there 22 Oct., 1862. He married 4 Sept., 1806, Phebe D. West, dau. of Wilkes and Hannah (Forsaith) West. She was born 13 May, 1788.
Children, born in Chester :
i. LEVINAS, b. 28 Dec., 1807; d. 12 Mar., 181I.
ii. MARY, b. 7 Oct., 1810.
iii. LUCY J., b. 11 Jan., 1812.
iv. EDMUND H., b. 12 Jan., 1814; d. 27 Mar., 1831.
v. NASON H., b. 27 July, 1816; d. 18 Aug., 1848; m. Sarah E. Whitehouse; teacher in Lowell, Mass.
vi. JOSEPH WEST, b. 18 Jan., 1819; physician.
vii. EMILY PAGE, b. 28 Jan., 1822; d. 22 July, 1841, unm.
viii. AMOS FOSTER, b. 30 May, 1824.
ix. HARRIET, b. 28 Nov., 1827; d. 4 June, 1849.
x. NATHAN SPAULDING, (13), b. 30 Mar., 1830.
xi. HARRIETTE E., b. 22 Apr., 1833.
IO. JOSIAH7 MORSE (Amos6), was born in Chester, 3 Mar., 1786 ; died 13 June 1858. He married Lydia T. Shannon, dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Tabor) Shannon, who was born in 1794. She died 29 Mar., 1870.
Children, born in Chester :
i. JOSIAH DEARBORN®, b. 2 Sept., 1814; d. I Mar., 1821.
ii. SARAH DEARBORN, b. 10 Feb., 1816; m. Joseph Randall Morse (16) of Chester.
iii. THOMAS SHANNON (17), b. 6 Jan., 1818.
iv. ABIGAIL ROGERS, b. 2 May, 1821.
v. JOSIAH DEARBORN, (14), b. 28 Sept., 1823.
vi. AMOS STINSON, b. 2 May, 1827.
vii. NATHAN SARGENT, b. 4 May, 1831.
viii. JOHN CARR, b. 31 Mar., 1833; d. 10 Oct., 1834.
II. OLIVER7 MORSE (Amos6), was born at Chester, 16 Dec., 1799; died there, I Sept., 1870. He married (1) 30 Dec., 1824, Survinah Richardson, dau. of Ezekiel Richardson. He married (2) 3 May, 1834, Mary Dakin.
Children by first wife, born at Chester :
i. HENRY O.8, b. 24 Oct., 1826.
ii. CATHERINE A., b. 26 Sept., 1827.
iii. MARY D., b. 22 Mar., 1830.
iv. ABBIE ROGERS, b. 5 July, 1832; m. 24 Oct., 1850, David Eaton Richardson. (See Richardson).
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Children by second wife, born at Chester :
v. SURVINAH R., b. 14 Feb., 1835.
vi. EZEKIEL R., b. 31 Mar., 1837.
12. PARKER7 MORSE ( Amos6), was born at Chester, 22 Dec., 1807 : died at Chester, 14 Dec., 1894. He married 27 Nov., 1834, Mary Jenness. He resided on the Benjamin Hazelton place on Walnut Hill.
Children, born at Chester :
i. DATY ANN,8 b. 29 Jan., 1836; d. 7 Nov., 1915.
ii. SARAH DRAKE, b. 25 Apr., 1839; d. II Sept., 1847.
iii. MARY JENNESS, b. 10 Dec., 1840; d. 13 Sept., 1847.
iv. JOSEPH JENNESS, b. 17 Aug., 1844; d. 15 Sept., 1848.
v. AUGUSTUS PARKER, (15) b. 3 Jan., 1848.
vi. CLARENCE ORVILLE, b. 4 May, 1850; m. 26 Nov., 1872, Sarah Ann Marden, who d. 7 Dec., 1907.
13. NATHAN SPAULDING8 MORSE (Joseph7) was born 30 Mar., 1830; died in Chester, 23 Oct., 1902. He married 19 May, 1853, Caroline E. Webster of Derry, dau. of Jesse and Betsey (Wilson) Webster. She was born 19 May, 1829 ; died in Chester, 14 Nov., 1908. He was educated in the public schools and at Pembroke Academy and was an auctioneer and real estate agent. He served many years as moderator at town meetings.
Children, born in Chester :
i. ROGER SPAULDING®, b. 23 May, 1855; d. 17 Mar., 1876.
ii. LAWRENCE LEE, b. 10 July, 1856; d. 28 Mar., 1906.
iii. CARRIE, b. 31 Dec., 1857; d. 15 June, 1858.
iv. MORRIS WEBSTER, b. 12 Nov., 1865; m. 15 July, 1890, Laura M. Blasdale. Children: (1) Annie Mabel10, b. 13 Apr., 1891, in Leipzig, Germany. (2) Marion, b. 17 Sept., 1892, in Chester. (3) Walter Webster, b. 10 Dec., 1897, in Crete, Nebr .; m. in Sansalito, Calif., 12 July, 1922, Hilda Kinney.
v. ANNIE LUCY, b. 12 Aug., 1866; m. 7 May, 1894, Charles A. Sprague of Haverhill, Mass., son of Daniel L. and Mary Pierce Hadley Sprague. He b. 2 July, 1864. Children: (1) Daniel Lawrence Sprague, b. 14 June 1898; m. in Azusa, Calif., 14 June, 1924, Mary Annette Durrell. (2) Roger Edmund Sprague, b. in Derry, 2 Sept., 1903.
14. JOSIAH DEARBORN8 MORSE (Josiah7), was born in Ches- ter, 28 Sept., 1823; died 14 Sept., 1895. He married 31 Dec., 1843, Emeline T. Robie of Chester. She was born 16 Sept., 1822. Children :
i. CLARA AUGUSTA,9 b. 12 May, 1845; m. 11 Apr., 1872, William Thompson of Derry; d. 1921. No children.
ii. LAVATOR ONVILLE, b. 4 Nov., 1847; m. 21 Mar., 1873, Sarah F. Rice of Pownal, Me .; d. 1910. No children.
iii. OSCAR EUGENE, b. 19 Sept., 1849; d. Aug., 1921; m. 15 June, 1878, Abbie A. Sanborn of Chester. She d. 9 July, 1886. Their children: (1) Herbert Oscar, b. 19 Aug., 1879. (2) Lilla A., b. 9 Nov., 1881. (3) Blanche Augusta, b. 25 May, 1884. (4) Lena M., b. 20 May, 1886.
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