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McLOUD.
1. ANGUS McLOUD, son of Angus, b. in Canada, Oct. 25, 1856. m. Oct. 25, 1881, Katie L., dau. of Alexander Morrison, b. in Canada, Nov. 16, 1862. He has res. in L. since 1875. Glover. Democrat. Ch., -
i. ELSIE VICTORIA, b. L. June 3, 1892.
McMILLEN.
1. NEIL McMILLEN, son of Malcom, b. in Canada, Feb. 9, 1847. m. June 27, 1876, Maria, dau. of Joseph Mccutcheon, b. in Canada, Feb. 13, 1855. Cong. He has res. in L. since 1883. Farmer. Republican.
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i. BELL GERTRUDE, b. Canada, Aug. 7, 1877.
ii. MAMIE FLORA, b. Canada, Oct. 31, 1878.
iii. BESSIE MAY, b. L. April 24, 1889.
iv. GRACE ETHEL, b. L. Sept. 5, 1891.
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McPHERSON.
1. PETER McPHERSON, son of John, b. in Prince Edward's Island in 1855. m. Aug. 25, 1877, Margaret, dau. of John Welch, h. in Quebec, Dec. 4, 1850, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1876. Laborer. Democrat.
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i. ELIZABETH, b. May 1, 1878.
ii. JOHN, b. Feb. 9, 1880.
iii. MARTIN, b. May 26, 1881.
iv. MARY, b. July 19, 1882.
v. MALCOMB, b. Nov. 12, 1888, d. L. Nov. 24, 1892.
McRAE.
1. RODERICK MCRAE, son of Donald, b. in Prince Edward's Island in 1844. m. Aug. 9, 1872, Bella, dau. of Evander McIver, b. in Scot- land, April 25, 1844, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1889. Laborer. Ch.,
i. DOLLY ANN, b. Canada, March 25, 1877.
ii. KATE, b. Canada, Feb. 18, 1879.
iii. MARY, b. Canada, Jan. 31, 1881.
iv. ANNE JANE, b. Canada, Feb. 13, 1883.
V. NELLIE, b. Zealand, June 5, 1888.
MERRILL.
1. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. in England, settled in Newbury, Mass., about 1640. He m. Susanna Wilterton, a sister of Gregory Wilterton, an original proprietor of Hartford, Conn. He d. March 16, 1654/5. Widow Susanna m. second, Stephen Jordan. John Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, was a brother of Nathaniel. Six ch.
2. NATHANIEL MERRILL, son of Nathaniel 1, b. about 1638. m. Oct. 15, 1661, Joanna Kinney. He lived in Newbury, Mass., where he sub- scribed the oath of allegiance 1668. He d. Jan. 1, 1682/3. She d. Feb. 8, 1718.
3. NATHANIEL MERRILL, son of Nathaniel2, b. in Newbury, Mass., Feb. 8, 1664/5. m. Rebecca Brown, who d. Dec. 9, 1689. m. second, 1691, Sarah Woodman, b. July 18, 1665, dau. of Edward and Mary (Goodridge) Woodman of Newbury, Mass. He inherited land in Haverhill, Mass., and removed to that town, 1698. He lived on Scot- land Hill, in the west parish of 'Haverhill, where he d., July 4, 1738. Eleven or twelve ch.
4. SAMUEL MERRILL, son of Nathaniel $, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 2 or 4, 1702. m. May 21, 1732, Ruth Eaton, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth Eaton of Haverhill, Mass. He d. April 25, 1742. Four ch.
5. SAMUEL MERRILL, son of Samuel 4, h. in Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 7, 1737. m. Oct. 25, 1759, Abigail Eaton, b. Aug. 8, 1730, dau. of Samuel and Mehitable (Harriman) Eaton of Plaistow, N. H. He was a soldier in the Revolution and a captain in the campaign against Bur- goyne, 1777. He d. in Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 29, 1801. Nine sons.
6. JOHN HANCOCK MERRILL, son of Samuel 5, b. in Haverhill, Mass., March 24, 1775. m. Nov. 4, 1801, Elizabeth Carlton, b. in Methuen, Mass., March 15, 1775. He res. in Pembroke, where he d., Oct. 21, 1826. Merchant.
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7. JOHN MERRILL, son of John Hancock 6, b. in Pembroke, Sept. 13, 1808. m. Nov. 20, 1834, Hannah Dewey, dau. of Cyrus Allen, b. in Haverhill, April 13, 1811, Cong. He res. in L. from June, 1832, until he d., May 31, 1885. Cabinet-maker. Cong. Deacon, 1843, until he d. Republican. Selectman, 1839.
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i. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 20, 1835. m. Edmund Downer Lucas (See).
8. ii. HENRY, b. Aug. 9, 1837.
iii. HORATIO, b. Feb. 11, 1840, d. May 26, 1842.
iv. ELEANOR, b. April 27, 1843. m. William Rodgers Terrett (See).
v. ABBIE, b. Sept. 22, 1845. m. Nov. 23, 1882, Rufus Edwin Rockwell, railroad official. res. Brookfield, Mass.
vi. ISABELLA, b. Dec. 13, 1847. m. Charles Francis Dean (See).
9. vii. RICHARD, b. March 11, 1850.
viii. HANNAH FRANCES, b. Oct. 19, 1853. unm. res. L. Librarian Littleton Public Library.
8. HENRY MERRILL, son of John 7, b. in L. Ang. 9, 1837. m. Dec. 4, 1884, Carrie Adelia, dau. of Charles White Brackett (See), b. in L. Feb. 5, 1853, Cong. He has res. in L. all his life. Carriage manufr. Republican. Representative, 1895-6. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1894-5-6-7. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
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i. RICHARD BRACKETT, b. Sept. 26, 1886.
ii. MARGARET, b. Dec. 15, 1889.
9. RICHARD MERRILL, son of John 7, b. in L. March 11, 1850. Edu- cated in public schools of L. res., unm., in Spokane, Wash.
10. JOHN MERRILL, son of Nathaniel 2, b. Feb. 16, 1662/3. m. Lucy Webster, b. Dec. 15, 1664, dau. of John and Ann (Batt) Webster. Lived in Newbury, and after 1700 in Haverhill, Mass., where he d., 1705. Nine ch.
11. JOHN MERRILL, son of John 1ยบ, b. April 2, 1696. m. Lydia Haynes. He was one of the grantees of Concord by the Massachusetts charter. He removed from West Parish, Haverhill, Mass., to Concord, where he conducted a Merrimac River ferry. Deacon after 1730, and a prominent citizen.
12. NATHANIEL MERRILL, son of Dea. John 11, b. in Concord, Nov. 4, 1738. m. Ann Walker, and settled in Brownfield, Me.
13. SAMUEL MERRILL, son of Nathaniel 12, b. Dec. 19, 1780. m. Phebe Goodnow ; m. second, Dorcas H. Eastman. Lived in Brown- field, Me., Conway, and later in Bartlett, where he d., 1824.
14. LEWIS LOVEJOY MERRILL, son of Samuel 18, b. in Conway, Sept. 1805. m. Dec. 25, 1831, Emeline H., dau. of John Cobleigh 2 (See), b. in L. Sept. 20, 1812, d. in L. June 11, 1866, Cong. He res. in L. from 1831 until he d., April 25, 1870. Blacksmith. Cong. Republican. Ch., b. in L., -
i. MARY B., b. March 29, 1833, d. L. Feb. 6, 1850.
ii. WILLIAM B., b. Feb. 2, 1835. Machinist. res. Cambridge, Mass.
iii. SAMUEL W., b. June 25, 1838. m. Olive Merrill. res. Cal.
iv. EMELINE C., b. Jan. 31, 1842, d. March 12, 1845.
v. ROBERT L., b. Feb. 12, 1845. res. Monson, Me. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. and Co. A, Ist D. C. Cav. Private.
vi. MARY EMELINE, b. Oct. 1847, d. L. June 25, 1871.
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15. JAMES WALKER MERRILL, son of Samuel 13, b. in Conway, May 7, 1817. m. Feb. 20, 1844, Grace, dau. of Stephen Whiting, b. in Lis- bon, July 28, 1825. He has res. in L. since 1838. Farmer. Demo- crat. Co. I, N. H. H. Art. Private. G. A. R.
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EDNA JANE, b. Dec. 80, 1845. m. first, July 3, 1864, Horace Somers. He d. Dalton, Dec. 17, 1886. m. second, in 1894, Loren J. Miner, far- mer. res. Whitefield.
ii. MARTHA ELLEN, b. Aug. 16, 1846. m. Henry Guy Towne (See).
iii. GEORGE ARTHUR, b. March 31, 1849, Phebe Pollock. Farmer. She d. Gilead, Me., Aug., 1882.
iv. CHARLES NATHANIEL, b. April 16, 1851, d. L. March 20, 1854.
v. MARY LINNA, b. Jan. 10, 1854. m. George Arthur Clark (See).
vi. HARRY LEE, b. April 80, 1860. unm. Real estate agent. res. Fair- haven, Wash.
vii. ALICE ELMIRA, b. May 1, 1868. m. Aug. 10, 1883, Henry Miller, far- mer. res. Bethlehem.
16. viii. FRED HUBERT, b. May 28, 1868.
16. FRED HUBERT MERRILL, son of James Walker 15, b. in L. May 23, 1868. m. Aug. 15, 1895, Cassie May, dau. of Henry D. Bishop (See), b. in Lisbon, July 10, 1876, Free Baptist. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer.
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i. HENRY H., b. July 8, 1896.
ii. EVERETT C., b. Oct. 26, 1898.
MERRILL.
17. JOHN BADGER MERRILL, son of Philip D., b. in Atkinson, May 4, 1846. m. June 12, 1869, Sarah Alzena, dau. of Charles Merrill, b. in Methuen, Mass., July, 1848, d. in L. Jan. 14, 1897, Free Baptist. He was educated in Atkinson Academy, and was ordained as a Free Bap- tist clergyman in Kingston, May, 1869. He has been located as pas- tor in South Kingston, 1886 to 70; Candia, 1871 to 3 ; Newfield, Me., 1873 to 5 ; Hampton, 1885 to 8; Epsom, 1888 to 1891 ; L., from 1891 to 1899. He now res. at Amesbury, Mass. . He was engaged in evan- gelistic work in Me., from 1875 to 83. He was Assistant P. M. in Atkinson from 1860 to 65 ; P. M. Old Orchard, Me., 1880 to 84. Pro- hibition. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. I. O. O. F.
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i. AGNES ISABEL, b. Haverhill, Mass., April 21, 1870. m. Nov. 30, 1888, Irvin E. Leavitt, farmer. res. Hampton.
ii. ADDIE MAY, b. Newfield, Me., Dec. 17, 1874. unm.
MERRILL.
18. GEORGE HIBBARD MERRILL, son of Edson E., b. in Landaff, Jan. 10, 1848. m. Nov. 1872, Nellie Maria, dau. of Joshua Perkins Morse (See), b. in Easton, June 30, 1852, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1877. Machinist and repairer. Democrat. I. O. O. F. Ch., -
HARRY ARTHUR, b. Easton, Oct. 10, 1873. Book-keeper. unm. res. L.
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MERRILL.
19. FLETCHER DUNBAR MERRILL, son of Jeremiah, b. in Landaff, May 5, 1848. m. April 8, 1870, Elizabeth Diantha, dau. of Gideon D. Huntoon, b. in L. Dec. 8, 1854, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1887. Painter. Democrat. Cong.
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i. SOLON LAWRENCE, b. Landaff, May 14, 1873. unm. res. L.
ii. SADIE LILLIAN, b. Lebanon, Oct. 19, 1875. unm. res. L. Cong.
MESERVE.
The name is spelled in various ways, the most common being : Meserve, Messerve, Meservey, Messervey. It was originally pro- nounced Mes-ser-vy. The family is of French-Huguenot extraction, and settled in the Isle of Jersey.
1. CLEMENT MESERVE, the ancester of the Meserves in this country, came from the Isle of Jersey, and res. in Portsmouth with his family as early as 1670. Taxed there 1673, and subscribed to oath of alle- giance 1685. He m. Elizabeth -. Probably six ch. He d. before 1721.
2. DANIEL MESERVE, son of Clement 1. m. Deborah Otis. He had a grant of land from Dover in 1701. In 1725 he purchased 30 acres of land of the Starbirds in that part of Dover near Madbury. Seven ch. He d. before Jan. 30, 1756.
3. DANIEL MESERVE, son of Daniel 2. m. Abigail -. Six ch., Jonathan . being the fourth. He d. before Nov. 6, 1783.
4. JONATHAN MESERVE, son of Daniel 8, b. in Dover, March 4, 1738. m. Mary Davis. He was a Capt. in the British army in Colonial times. When the Rev. War commenced he revolted and joined the patriots, for which he was persecuted by the Tories. He res. in Madbury, Chairman of Board of Selectmen, and expended most of his means and energy for the cause. He was a cousin of George, the stamp officer, and in a conversation with him, in which he expressed indigna- tion at the act, George said, " If the Colonies do not swallow it, a stand- ing army will be sent, and they will be obliged to." Jonathan replied, " Cousin George, we will choke at it." The close of the war left him without means, and with other members of the family he emigrated to the wilderness of Jackson in 1790, and bought the south half of Grid- ley's Location, paying for it with an old sloop, their only remaining property. Seven ch.
5. JONATHAN MESERVE, son of Jonathan 4, b. March 2, 1772. m. March 31, 1797, Alice, dau. of John Pendexter, b. Aug. 28, 1776, d. in Jackson, April 19, 1872. He res. in Jackson nearly all his life, where he d., Sept. 2, 1849. Col. in militia.
6. GEORGE PENDEXTER MESERVE, son of Jonathan 5, b. in Jackson, April 11, 1798. m. Harriet, dau. of Richard Eastman, b. April 19, 1803,
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d. in Jackson, April 19, 1893. He filled the various grades in militia times, and was Maj .- Gen. of the militia when 26 years old. Sheriff of Coos Co., and first Rep. sent alone from Jackson. Surveyor, and one of the original owners of Thompson & Meserve's purchase. d. in Jack- son, Sept. 19, 1884. Nine ch.
7. HATTIE DOUGLAS MESERVE, dan. of George Pendexter 6. m. George Clarence Furber (See).
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METCALF.
1. MICHAEL METCALF, son of Rev. Leonard Metcalf, of Norwich, Eng., b. 1585; with his wife and nine children came to America, 1637, and was admitted freeman at Dedham, Mass., July 14 of that year. He d. Dec. 24, 1664.
2. MICHAEL METCALF, son of Michael 1, b. Aug. 20, 1620, came with the family, 1637, and settled at Dedham. He m. April 12, 1644, Mary Fairbank, dau. of John Fairbank, Sr. He d. May 27, 1654.
3. ELEAZER METCALF, son of Michael?, b. in Dedham, March 2, 1653. m. April 9, 1684, Meletiah Fisher, dau. of Samuel Fisher of Dedham. He lived in Wrentham, Mass., where he d., Aug. 17, 1742. They had eight ch.
4. MICHAEL METCALF, son of Eleazer 3, b. Jan. 25, 1687. m. Dec. 23, 1712, Abia Colburn, b. Sept. 27, 1694, dau. of Samuel and Mercy Colburn, of Dedham. He lived in a part of Wrentham subsequently included in Franklin. He d. Aug. 17, 1742.
5. SAMUEL METCALF, son of Michael 4, lived in Wrentham, and by a change in town lines in Franklin. He was a lieutenant in the Revolu- tion. He m. Lois Kingsbury, dau. of Stephen and Silas Partridge Kings- bury, of Franklin. Late in life he removed with his sons to Croydon, N. H.
6. OBED METCALF, son of Samuel 5, b. in Franklin, Mass., about 1760, was taxed in Framingham for the year 1787, during that or the following year he removed to Croydon. He was a soldier in the Revo- lution. He m. Feb. 4, 1790, Abigail Park, b. 1763, dau. of Gideon and Hannah (Fuller) Park.
7. JOSEPH PARK METCALF, son of Obed ", b. in Croydon, Nov. 24, 1798. m. April 21, 1840, Lucy Gould, of Newport. He removed to Acworth, where he d., Dec. 17, 1868.
8. HENRY H. METCALF, son of Joseph P.", b. in Newport, April 7, 1841. m. Dec. 18, 1869, Mary J., dau. of William Jackson (See), b. in Barnet, Vt., July 14, 1844. He res. in L. in 1867 and 8, and from 1872 to 4. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1873. He received a common school and academic education, and grad. from the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Law School in 1865; studied with Hon. Edmund Burke of Newport, and was admitted to the Bar of Sullivan Co. at the Sept. term, 1866. He continued with Mr. Burke until the following
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year, when Chester E. Carey founded the " White Mountain Republic," now merged in the " Republic Journal " of this town. Mr. Metcalf was engaged as editor, and labored zealously for about a year in build- ing up that paper. In 1868 he went to Concord and became editor of the " People and Patriot." In 1872 he purchased the " Republic" of Mr. Carey, and was sole proprietor until April 30, 1874, when he sold to George C. Furber. He then established the Dover " Press," which he conducted several years. Since then he has been engaged a large portion of the time in editorial work on the " People and Patriot " and " Manchester Union." The " Granite Monthly Magazine " was owned by him and successfully managed several years. Lecturer State Grange Patrons of Husbandry. President Democratic State Convention, 1900. (L. Cen., pp. 116-17, note.)
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i. HARRY BINGHAM, b. Concord, Jan. 25, 1871. Journalist. Editor of " People and Patriot." res. Concord. unm.
ii. EDMUND BURKE, b. L. July 7, 1872. m. Nov. 1893, Elizabeth Ahern. Printer. res. Concord.
iii. LAURA PRUCIA, b. L. Feb. 4, 1874. m. Dec. 1896, Harlan C. Pearson, editor. res. Concord.
MILLEN. McMILLEN.
1. DANIEL McMILLEN, b. about 1738, res. in New Boston. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was with the army at West Point at the time Arnold deserted and Major Andre was arrested and executed. He m. his cousin, Mary McMillen, dau. of John McMillen, of New Bos- ton. Of his ten children, Ananias lived a few years in this town, John lived in Washington, Sally m. Ziba Wright (See), and David is named in the following register. Since the first decade of the century the family has written the name Millen.
2. DAVID MILLEN, b. in New Boston, 1781, came to this town about 1800. He m. Jan. 5, 1804, Melinda Worden, b. in Chesterfield, 1783, dau. of Nathan Worden. Farmer. He d. L. Oct. 6, 1825. She d. March 26, 1833.
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i. MELINDA, b. in 1804. m. Richard F. Rowell, physician. res. Water- ford, Vt.
3. ii. DAVID, b. April 30, 1806.
iii. PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 5, 1808. m. Mason Aldrich (See).
iv. DANIEL, b. 1809. m. - Stone. Mechanic. He d. N. Y. City, 1864.
v. NATHAN W., b. 1810. m. Caroline Pike. Farmer. Capt. 11th Co. 82d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1837. He d. Waterford, Vt., 1879. She d. about 1892.
vi. NELSON, b. 1812. m. Rhoda Pike. Mechanic. She res. L.
4. vii. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, b. Nov. 29, 1813.
viii. CAROLINE, b. April, 1816, d. L. Sept. 18, 1825.
ix. Lucius, b. Nov. 1818, d. L. Sept. 5, 1820.
X. ERIXINE, b. Aug. 1820, d. Aug. 5, 1822.
3. DAVID MILLEN, son of David 2, b. in L. April 30, 1806. m. Dec. 9, 1830, Jane A., dau. of Jared Aldrich 6 (See), b. in Lisbon, June 22, 1810, d. in L. Dec. 13, 1891, Methodist. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat. d. in L. Jan. 25, 1893.
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i. PHEBE JANE, b. Aug. 14, 1832, d. L. Nov. 29, 1842.
5. ii. HIRAM HOLLON, b. March 20, 1839.
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6. iii. CHARLES WATSON, b. April 21, 1844.
iv. ADDIE J., b. Sept. 3, 1850. m. George G. Corey (See).
4. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON MILLEN, son of David2, b. in L. Nov. 29, 1813. m. Dec. 23, 1842, Betsey Crooks, dau. of Simeon Dodge 1 (See), b. in L. Jan. 20, 1820, Cong. He res. in L. until he d., Dec. 4, 1898. Mechanic and farmer. Cong. Republican. Ch., b. in L., -
i. MARY KATHLEEN, b. June 29, 1844, d. L. May 16, 1846.
ii. ELLEN JOSEPHINE, b. Aug. 10, 1845. m. first, Robert C. Whiting (See). m. second, Loren J. Austin (See).
iii. MARTHA LUELLA, b. Nov. 16, 1847, d. L. Aug. 1849.
iv. CELIA LUZELLA, b. Aug. 20, 1850, d. L. Nov. 8, 1854.
v. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, b. Nov. 27, 1853. m. first. Nov. 26, 1888, Martha Alice Dexter. Mechanic. She d. Lisbon, Nov. 1889. m. second, July 25, 1891, Julia Gleason.
5. HIRAM HOLLON MILLEN, son of David &, b. in L. March 20, 1839. m. first, Feb. 20, 1862, Laura Ann, dau. of Charles Closson (See), b. in Burke, Vt., Dec. 10, 1833, d. in L. Nov. 9, 1890, Methodist. m. second, Dec. 14, 1893, Josie, dau. of Albert Carpenter (See), b. in L. Jan. 17, 1858: He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., by w. Laura, b. in L., -
i. GEORGE BURTON, b. April 10, 1864. m. Sept. 15, 1886, Minnie S. Bil- lings. Engineer. res. Methuen, Mass.
ii. HARRY EUGENE, b. July 4, 1868. Meat-cutter. res. Boston, Mass.
iii. INFANT DAUGHTER, b. Feb. 2, 1870, d. L. Feb. 2, 1870.
iv. FRED W., b. Jan. 11, 1871. Farmer. res. L.
V. INFANT SON, b. Nov. 26, 1874, d. L. July 9, 1875.
6. CHARLES WATSON MILLEN, son of David 3, b. in L. April 21, 1844. m. March 26, 1868, Clara Adelaide, dau. of Ebenezer E. Bailey, b. in Claremont, Nov. 4, 1847. He res. in L. from birth to 1864. He was educated in the district schools of L., the Vt. Conference Seminary ; commenced the study of theology in Sept. 1864, in the Methodist General Biblical Institute at Concord, from which he grad. in June, 1867. He was ordained Deacon in the Methodist church in 1867, . and Elder in 1869. His pastorates were : Laconia, 1866 to 7; Exeter, 1867 ; Claremont, 1867 to 8; Newport, 1868 to 70; Tilton, 1870 to 2; Dover, 1872 to 4; Suncook, 1874 to 5; Haverhill, Mass., 1875 to 7. In 1877 he was transferred to the N. Y. East Conference, and was pastor in Brooklyn and Southampton, L. I., for many years. From Dec. 1, 1884 to April 1, 1885, he supplied the Cong. pulpit in L. Since 1887 he has been a merchant in Alexandria, Va. His published works comprise a large number of sermons and addresses, and a book entitled " Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver," pub. by the Methodist Pub. House, N. Y. In 1873-4-5 he was editor of the " Prohibition Herald," and in 1881 was for some months associate editor of " The Missionary Tidings." He was a member of the Board of Directors, and Secretary of the N. H. Orphans' Home, from its organization until 1877.
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i. FRANK L., b. Newport, May 3, 1809. m. Annie Blauvelt. Merchant res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
ii. CARL E., b. Tilton, June 30, 1871. Merchant. res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii. RALPH W., b. Dover, Sept. 22, 1873. Merchant. res. Alexandria, Va.
iv. RUTH AGNES, b. Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 3, 1876, d. July 5, 1876.
v. HENRY C., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1878. res. Alexandria, Va.
vi. ESTHER GAY, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1881, d. Sept. 19, 1882.
vii. GEORGE B., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1886. res. Alexandria, Va.
viii. CLARA E., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 16, 1889. res. Alexandria, Va.
MILLER.
1. ANDERSON MILLER, son of David, b. in Ryegate, Vt., June 28, 1826. m. Jan. 23, 1850, Amanda S., dau. of Kimball Page, b. in Rye- gate, Vt., May 8, 1826, d. in L. Jan. 24, 1881. He res. in L. from 1853 until he d., June 5, 1894. Millwright. Democrat. A. F. and A. M. No ch.
2. JOHN A. MILLER, son of John A., and nephew of Anderson 1, b. in Newbury, Vt., Dec. 28, 1845. m. July 4, 1878, Elizabeth, dau. of John Salmon, b. in Glover, Vt., Aug. 21, 1853, Presbyterian. He has res. in L. since 1893. Carpenter. Democrat. Co. K, 57th Mass. Int. Private. G. A. R. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. St. Gerard Com., K. T. No ch.
MILLIKEN.
1. CHARLES EDWARD MILLIKEN, son of Cyrus and Mary (Smith) Milliken, b. in Fitzwilliam, Feb. 5, 1830. m. first, June 18, 1861, Sarah Woodbury, dau. of Jesse Duncklee, b. in Manchester, Aug. 20, 1838, d. in L. Dec. 3, 1875, Cong. m. second, July 9, 1877, Mary Frances, dau. of Henry C. Redington (See), b. in L. Dec. 1, 1852, d. in Maynard, Mass., Jan. 12, 1882, Cong. m. third, Aug. 20, 1888, Ellen Augusta, dau. of Allen Folger, b. in Gardner, Mass., July 1, 1851, d. in Swanzey, Feb. 12, 1893, Cong. He res. in L. from 1860 to 1879. He was educated in Kimball Union Academy, Dart. Coll. 1857, and Andover Theological Seminary, from which he grad. 1860. He was . ordained a Cong. minister in L. Sept. 28, 1860, and served as pastor of the Cong. church of L. from that date to Dec. 31, 1878. His sub- sequent pastorates were : Maynard, Mass., 1879 to 82; Penacook, 1884 to 91 ; Swanzey. 1891 until he d., June 16, 1896. Republican. Prest. Board of Education, Union District, 1868 to 74 inc., and member to 77 inc.
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i. CHARLES DUNCKLEE, b. Oct. 12, 1863. Clergyman. res. Sonoma, Cal. Grad. Dart. Coll., 1887.
ii. ADDIE MARIA, b. Oct. 12, 1863, d. March 8, 1882.
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iii. EDWARD REDINGTON, b. Maynard, Mass., Dec. 9, 1881. res. L.
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MILLS.
1. ABRAHAM MILLS, h. in Canada in 1818. pub. Nov. 20, 1849, Abigail, dau. of Amos Hubbard (See), b. in L. Aug. 4, 1817, d. in L. Aug. 23, 1887. He res. in L. from 1841 until he d., Jan. 3, 1889. Farmer. Democrat.
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i. WESLEY J., b. March, 1851, d. L. Feb. 25, 1865.
ii. ABBIE J., b. 1854, d. L. Feb. 3, 1865.
iii. ALICE M., b. Jan. 8, 1859. m. Henry Francis Langdon (See).
MILLS.
2. GEORGE MILLS, son of Hamilton A., b. in Fitchburg, Mass., July 13, 1867. m. Sept. 23, 1889, Carrie Susan, dau. of George W. Morse (See), b. in L. May 4, 1872, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1879. Laborer. Democrat. No ch.
MINARD.
1. BURTON MINARD, son of Louis and Jane (Sanders), b. in Har- mony, N. S., June 21, 1844. m. first, Oct. 5, 1876, Emma Jane, dau. of Gilman K. Morrison (See), b. in Bethlehem, Sept. 1, 1850, d. in Bethlehem, Nov. 13, 1879. m. second, Dec. 29, 1881. Emma E., dau. of George Milbury, b. in Wicklow, N. B., Dec. 31, 1852. He res. in L. from Dec. 27, 1873, to July 2, 1874, and from May 1, 1878, to Oct. 30, 1879. He studied three years in New Hampton Institution, and commenced a two years' course in Bates Coll. He grad. from Bates Theological Seminary in 1883. He was licensed to preach as a Free Baptist minister by Rev. J. McLeod, pastor of the church in Frederic- ton, N. B., Oct. 30. 1866, by the Yarmouth and Shelburn Quarterly Meeting at Tusket Village, N. S., Ang. 17, 1867, and was ordained in Harmony, his native place, Oct. 3, 1868. His first pastorate was Can- ning, N. S. While studying he supplied several churches in N. H. and Me., and afterwards held pastorates in Littleton, South Boston, Mass., Halifax, N. S., Gardiner, and Houlton, Me. He now res. in Lewiston, Me., and is engaged in evangelistic work. (Free Baptist Cyclopedia, p. 411.)
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i. GEORGE C., b. South Boston, Mass., Oct. 29, 1877. res. Lewiston, Me.
ii. EMMA J., b. L. Oct. 14, 1878. res. L.
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iii. NELLIE E., b. Wicklow, N. B., March 7, 1883.
iv. FLORENCE H., b. Houlton, Me., Dec. 3, 1886.
MINER.
1. THOMAS MINER, b. in Stonington, Conn., Jan. 14, 1735. m. in Stonington, Feb. 10, 1757, Desire Dennison, dau. of Avery Dennison. He lived a few years in Groton, Conn., and settled in Woodstock, Vt., 1772, and two years later removed to Maidstone, Vt. On account of Indian alarms, he removed for safety to Haverhill in 1776 and settled
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in this town in 1786. While at Haverhill, in 1776, he served as a scout, and his report appears in N. H. State Papers, Vol. XVII., p. 69. He was in service in Capt. Josiah Russell's Co. of Rangers from Oct. 12 to Dec. 1, 1776, and in Col. Jonathan Chase's regiment in 1777. He was a selectman, 1788-9, moderator, 1788 and 1792. Farmer. Federalist. He removed from town 1805, and d. in Lyman, May 13, 1810.
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i. WILLIAM, b. Groton, Conn., Feb. 24, 1759.
2. ii. THOMAS, b. Groton, Conn., 1761.
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