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iii. THANKFUL, b. Groton, Conn., 1762.
3. iv. ISAAC, b. Groton, Conn., June 17, 1764.
V. AVERY DENNISON, b. Groton, Conn. d. Bloomfield, N. Y.
vi. DESIRE, b. Woodstock, Vt. m. Sargent Currier.
vii. REBECCA, b. 1773. m. Nathan Pike.
viii. HANNAH. m. Samuel Hatch.
2. THOMAS MINER, son of Thomas1. m. in Lancaster, March 11, 1795, Abigail Page. He res. in L. from 1794 to 1802.
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i. ARIEL, b. Nov. 26, 1795.
ii. MARY, b. July 16, 1798.
3. ISAAC MINER, son of Thomas 1, b. in Conn., June 17, 1764. m. Feb. 14, 1788, Mary, dau. of Simeon Avery, b. in Groton, Conn., Nov. 10, 1764, d. in Whitefield, April 27, 1843. He res. in L. from 1793 to 1828. Farmer. Cong. Rev. soldier, probably in Mass. or Conn. regt. He was employed in guarding cattle, to keep them away from the Tories. d. in Whitefield, July 11, 1847.
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i. SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1789. m. first, James Badger. m. second, Nov. 23, 1809, William Morrill. res. Canaan, Vt. No ch.
ii. SIMEON A., b. May 12, 1791. m. Feb. 16, 1819, Mary P. Orcott. Ch., - Elsina J. ; Lucius ; Orelia ; Pearl ; Avery ; Jude W .; Welcome ; Martha ; Franklin D .; Sarah W .; Mary ; Lemuel O .; Mary A.
4. iii. ELISHA PERKINS, b. L. Jan. 28, 1793.
iv. MARY, b. L. March 16, 1795. m. - Wing, d. Lyndon, Vt.
V. HANNAH AVERY, b. L. July 20, 1797. m. Seth Morse. Ch., - George; Leander ; Dennison ; Cordelia ; Emily ; Freeman.
vi. Lucy, b. L. Oct. 4, 1799. m. Chauncy Hill. res. Concord, Vt. No ch. vii. DESIRE DENNISON, b. L. Feb. 9, 1802. m. Bela Orcott. Ch., - Lyman H. ; Orrin W.
viii. CATHERINE LATHROP, b. L. June 21, 1804. m. Samuel Taylor Morse (See).
ix. ISAAC, b. L. March 7, 1807. m. Feb. 21, 1837, Sally Pearson. Farmer. He d. Whitefield, Nov. 12, 1894. She d Whitefield, Aug. 1, 1892. Ch., - Betsey H .; Lauren J. ; Austin W. ; Sarah J. ; Mary P.
x. LODWICK, b. June 19, 1809. unm. d. about 1870.
4. ELISHA PERKINS MINER, son of Isaac8, b. in L. Jan. 28, 1793. m. Eliza Berry, b. Feb. 1800, d. in L. Sept. 20, 1873, Cong. He res. in L. from 1793 until he d., Nov. 6, 1873. Carpenter. Cong. Ch., b. in L., -
i. GEORGE WARNER, b. July 3, 1820.
5. ii. SILAS AVERY, b. July 12, 1822.
iii. AARON BRACKETT, b. May 6, 1825. I. O. O. F, N. G.
iv. NATHAN NILES, b. Ang. 11, 1827.
V. ISAAC PERKINS, b. Feb. 2, 1830.
vi. ROSWELL SARTWELL, b. April 1, 1832.
vii. ELIZA BELLOWS, b. Aug. 12, 1834. pub. June 22, 1858, William M. Brown.
viii. HARRIET FAIRBANK, b. Aug. 14, 1836.
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5. SILAS AVERY MINER, son of Elisha Perkins 4, b. in L. July 12, 1822. m. Oct. 11, 1843, Sophia Jane, dau. of Benjamin Dailey, b. in Lisbon, July 13, 1826. She d. Feb. 20, 1900. He has res. in L. from birth to 1875, and since 1881. Carpenter. Republican.
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i. CHARLES ELVERT, b. L. June 30, 1844, d. L. April 17, 1845.
ii. JULIUS VERTON, b. L. July 12, 1846. m. Lizzie G. Stone. Watchmaker. res. Dover, N. J.
ili. CHAUNCY HILL, b. L. June 30, 1849. m. first, Mary Etta Quimby. m. second, Hattie -. Cabinet-maker. res. Chicago, Ill. 1st N. H. Cav. Private.
iv. CARRIE BELL IONE, b. Manchester, Feb. 24, 1857. m. William Henry Dixon (See).
MINER.
6. SALMON G. MINER, m. first, Sept. 10, 1839. Sarah, dau. of Amasa Wheelock (See), b. in L. Oct. 30, 1818, d. in L. July 28, 1845. m. second, April 7, 1847, Phebe, dau. of Peter Paddleford (See), b. in Lyman, in 1824, d. in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 1866. He res. in L. from 1842 to 1851. Hatter. Fire ward, 1849. (History of Sanbornton, p. 843. L. Cen., p. 238.)
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i. GEORGE H., b. L. June 21, 1844, d. Oconto, Wis., Oct. 21, 1889. Com. Sergeant 3d N. H. Inf.
MITCHELL.
1. JOHN MITCHELL, b. in Millstreet, Ireland, June 6, 1824. m. Honora Dougherty, b. in Killarney, Ireland, 1824, dau. of Timothy Dougherty. At a season of unrest and discontent in his native land, John Mitchell and his young wife were among the many who emigrated from Ireland to America during the last decade of the half-century. With the assimilative characteristics of his race he successfully adapted himself to the helpful conditions of his new environments. He settled in Vermont, and during the last thirty years of an active life he lived in Salem, now Derby, Vt. At once he became a resident and a citizen. He was a man of direct methods, good judgment, and unimpeachable integ- rity. He was frequently elected to town office, and upon several occa- sions he was the candidate of his party for the Assembly. He d. April 28, 1897. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Ch., - i. DANIEL, b. Ireland, 1848, d. in infancy.
2. ii. JOHN M., b. Plymouth, July 6, 1849.
iii. DANIEL, b. 1850. d. in infancy.
iv. TIMOTHY, b. March 21, 1852. m. Oct. 2, 1877, Alice Dalton, who d. June 30, 1878; he d. April 29, 1882.
v. DANIEL, b. Salem, Vt., April 23, 1854. d. Oct. 30, 1866.
3. vi. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Wheelock, Vt., Sept. 18, 1856.
vii. JULIA A., b. Wheelock, Vt., Oct. 18, 1858. m. Oct. 15, 1885, M. T. Don- ovan, freight traffic manager B. & M. R. R. res. Somerville, Mass.
viii. ABBIE E., b. Wheelock, Vt., Oct. 24, 1860. res. Derby, Vt.
ix. MARY J., b. Wheelock, Vt., Oct. 30, 1862.
x. CATHERINE C., b. Derby, Vt., Jan. 18, 1866, clerk of the State Board of Agriculture. res. Concord.
xi. BENJAMIN, b. April 1, 1868. d. May 16, 1886.
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2. JOHN M. MITCHELL, son of John 1, b. in Plymouth, July 6, 1849. m. Nov. 19, 1874, Julia Charlotte, dau. of Peter P. Lonergan, b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., June 7, 1854, Roman Catholic. He res. in L. from 1870 to 1881. He was educated in the common and select schools of Northern Vt. and Derby, Vt., Academy, and studied law with Edwards & Dickerman, Derby, Vt., and Harry Bingham, of L., and was admitted to the Bar in Haverhill, March 19, 1872. April 1, 1873, he became a member of the firm'of Bingham & Mitchell, which continued to July 1, 1879, when A. S. Batchellor was admitted to the firm, and it became Bingham, Mitchell & Batchellor. July 1, 1881, he moved to Concord, and with Hon. Harry Bingham formed the firm of Bingham & Mitchell, which was continued until the recent death of Mr. Bingham. Select- man, 1877-8. Solicitor Grafton Co., 1879 to 1881. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1873 to 8 inc. Representative from Con- cord, 1893-4. Railroad Commissioner Oct. 1888 to April, 1891. Mem- ber of State Commission on Statue of Franklin Pierce. Member State Board of Charities and Correction, 1895-6. J. P. Notary public. Democrat. Roman Catholic.
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i. AGNES, b. L. Aug. 13, 1875. unm. res. Concord.
ii. GERTRUDE, b. L. March 14, 1878, d. L. Nov. 9, 1878.
iii. LEO LONERGAN, b. Concord. June 25, 1885, d. Concord, March 5, 1888.
iv. MARION, b. Concord, Jan. 12, 1890.
3. WILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL, son of John 1, b. in Wheelock, Vt., Sept. 18, 1856. m. May 4, 1887, Delia, dau. of Edward F. Bingham (See), b. in MeArthur, Ohio, Episcopal. He lias res. in L. since 1877. He was educated in the common schools of Northern Vt., Derby, Vt., Academy, and L. High School. He studied law with Binghamn & Mitchell, and Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor, and was admitted to the Bar in Concord, March 19, 1880. He became a member of the firm of Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor, July 1, 1882, which firm was continued until the death of Mr. Bingham, when the firm of Batchellor & Mitchell succeeded. Author of Free Text Book Act, adopted by the Legislature of 1889. His printed articles comprise : Reports as Solicitor, in Vol. II., Grafton Co. Reports, pp. 165, 207, 253, 304, 358, 411. Address before the two Justices of the Supreme Court on trial of Frank C. Almy for murder of Christie C. Warden, pub. in the " Manchester Union," Nov. 18, 1891. Solicitor Grafton Co., 1889 to 1895. State Senator, 1889. Presidential Elector, Mckinley and Roose- velt, 1900. Fire ward, 1884-5-6. Prest. L. Driving Park Association, 1889. Superintendent of Town Schools, 1879-80. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1880 to 1898; Secretary, 1887; Prest., 1888 to 1896. Trustee State Normal School, 1887 to 1897. Prest. L. Musical Association, 1887. Board of Health, 1879-80. J. P. Notary public. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. A. A. S. R. 32°. (Child's Grafton Co. Gazetteer, p. 112. New Hamp- shire Men, p. 226.)
MITCHELL.
4. URE MITCHELL, son of James Ure, b. in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 4, 1859. m. first, Sept. 3, 1884, Mary, dau. of Henry Rushton, b. in Edwards, N. Y., in 1866, d. in Edwards, N. Y., Jan., 1886, Universalist.
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m. second, April 9, 1889, Isabella, dau. of Devillo W. Corbin, b. in Afton, N. Y .. Sept. 24, 1859, Universalist. He res. in L. from Jan. 1, 1893, to 1894. He was educated in Scotland, Clinton, N. Y., Liberal Institute, and the Theological School of St. Lawrence University, Clin- ton, N. Y., from which he grad. in 1880. He studied theology with Rev. Ebenezer Fisher, D. D., and Rev. I. M. Atwood, D. D., and was ordained in Oxford, N. Y., in 1882. He has been located in Oxford, N. Y. ; Sherburne, N. Y. ; Fort Plain, N. Y. ; Cortland, N. Y .; Horse- heads, N. Y., as Universalist and Baptist minister, and in L. as Uni- tafian minister. He has recently withdrawn from earlier connections and has taken Episcopalian orders. A. F. and A. M. No ch.
MOFFETT.
1. WILLIAM MOFFETT was one of the earliest settlers of Winchendon, Mass. John, Joseph, and William Moffett were in that town as early as 1753, residing in the western part of the town. William Moffett was a soldier in the Revolution. He m. in Lunenburg, Mass., Sept. 22, 1766, Mary Price (?) of Shirley. The record of the marriage is found in the County records, and the name of the bride is not plainly re- corded. The birth of four children is on record in Winchendon.
2. JAMES MOFFETT, son of William 1, b. in Winchendon, Mass., May 7, 1773, by town records, May 9, 1774, by family record lived a few years in Langdon and vicinity, coming to this town 1815. He m. Betsey Sartwell, b. 1779, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Gleason) Sartwell, and grand-dau. of Simon Sartwell 5 (See). He was a farmer. d. April 1, 1885. His widow d. Sept. 10, 1863.
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3. i. ALDEN, b. Langdon, Jan. 16, 1806.
ii. JAMES, b. 1812. unm. d. L. Feb. 21, 1882.
iii. WILLIAM, b. L. Oct. 1, 1818. m. Feb. 19, 1848, Sarah Hobbs. She d. Waterford, Vt., May 16, 1887. He d. June 26, 1900.
4. iv. DAVID, b. L. Dec. 23, 1823. V. JOHN, res. Brough, Iowa.
vi. BETSEY, b. L. July 6, 1824. m. John Mason Charlton (See).
3. ALDEN MOFFETT, son of James 2, b. in Langdon, Jan. 16, 1806. m. Jan. 8, 1833, Almira, dau. of David Blood, and grand-dau. of Paul Fitch 11 (See), b. in Windham, Vt., March 5, 1810, d. in L. July 3, 1885, Cong. He res. in L. from 1815 until he d., Sept. 17, 1888. Farmer. Republican. Selectman, 1842-9. Appointed Col. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, June 21, 1832 ; vacated June 15, 1833.
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i. ALICE MARIA, b. Aug. 14, 1835. unm. res. L.
ii. CHARLES, b. Oct. 3, 1838. unm. Farmer. res. Lisbon.
iii. FRANK TIFFT, b. Aug. 6, 1841.
5. iv. DAVID BLOOD, b. March 29, 1843, d. Fairfax, Va., Nov. 24, 1862. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Private.
V. SEWELL TOLMAN, b. March 23, 1847. m. Jan. 14, 1887, Mrs. Abbie Leon- ard. Architect. He d. Southern Pines, N. C., July 5, 1896.
vi. FRED, b. June 18, 1853. unm. Farmer. d. L. Feb. 21, 1894. Super- visor, 1884 to 90.
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4. DAVID MOFFETT, son of James 2, b. in L. Dec. 23, 1823. m. Jan. 23, 1849, Martha Louise, dau. of Joseph Tolman, and grand-dau. of Paul Fitch 11 (See), b. in Granby, Vt., May 13, 1832, Episcopal. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Republican. Lieut. 11th Co., 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1848.
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i. SUSAN ARABELLA, b. Aug. 26, 1853, d. March 14, 1856.
ii. JOSEPH WEST, b. March 12, 1856. m. Oct. 9, 1889, Mary Organsinger, Glover. res. Johnstown, N. Y.
iii. MATTIE SUSAN, b. July 9, 1859. m. William Elisha Brownson (See).
5. FRANK TIFFT MOFFETT, son of Alden 8, b. in L. Aug. 6, 1841. m. May 23, 1871, Alice Louise, dau. of Charles M. Tuttle (See), b. in L. Oct. 14, 1849, Episcopal. He res. in L. all his life, d. July 12, 1896. He was educated in the common schools of L. and the Barnet, Vt., High School. In 1867 he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. C. M. Tuttle (See), attended three courses of medical lectures, and grad. from Harvard Medical Coll. in 1870. He located in medical practice, regular school, in L., and continued in active work through life. He was a member of the White Mountain Medical Society, the State Medical Society, and was a delegate to the American Medical Society in 1883, when he became a member. Republican. Board of Health, 1874-5-6-7-87. Co. D, 14th N. H. Inf., Hospital Steward. Representative, 1883-4. Assistant Surgeon 3d Regt. N. H. National Guard, with rank of Capt. Commissioned July 1, 1884 ; made Surgeon of the same with rank of Major, May 22, 1889 ; resigned May 24, 1894. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. 32º. A. A. S. R. I. O. O. F. G. A. R. (L. Cen., pp. 164-5, Book of Biographies, Grafton Co., p. 406.)
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i. BESSIE TUTTLE, b. March 29, 1875. unm. res. L. grad. Smith's Coll., 1899.
ii. GRACE ISABEL, b. Dec. 21, 1876. res. L.
MOONEY.
1. OLIN JOEL MOONEY, son of Joel Barlow, b. in Dalton, July 13, 1853. m. May 1, 1872, Lydia Jane, dau. of George Washington Car- penter (See), b. in Dalton, Nov. 9, 1856. He has res. in L. since 1877. Farmer. Democrat.
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i. FLORENCE MABEL, b. Dalton, Dec. 7, 1873. m. Fred Thom (See).
ii. HARRY, b. Dalton, Nov. 18, 1875, d. L. Dec. 30, 1875.
iii. KATHERINE ANNE, b. Dalton, Jan. 3, 1876. res. L.
iv. ROBERT OLIN, b. L. Oct. 18, 1881, d. Jan. 12, 1898. 1
V. INA META, b. L. March 26, 1886.
MOOR -MOORE.
1. JOHN MOOR, b. in Ireland in 1683, emigrated to America in 1723-4 and settled in Londonderry. He m. Janet - -. She d. March 8, 1776, aged 89. He d. in Londonderry, Jan. 24, 1774.
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2. WILLIAM MOOR, son of John 1, b. in 1718. m. Molly Jack. He moved to Bedford in 1745, where he became a prominent and useful citizen ; was one of the petitioners for incorporation ; a member of the first board of Elders of the Presbyterian Church, and for many years received frequent and honorable mention in the town records. He d. in Bedford, Feb. 17, 1789. He was a brother of Col. Daniel Moor of the Revolution.
3. WILLIAM MOOR, son of William 2, b. in Bedford, Feb. 29, 1760. m. March 25, 1788, Isabella McClary. He was a Rev. soldier, and for many years prominent in town affairs. He d. in Bedford, May 5, 1844.
4. ADAMS MOORE, son of William 3, b. in Bedford, Oct. 17, 1799. m. first, June 1, 1829, Anna Mary, dau. of Moses Little & (See), b. Dec. 4, 1803, d. March 31, 1842. m. second, Aug. 16, 1843, Maria, dan. of Moses Little " (See), b. Jan. 4, 1806. (L. Cen., pp. 59 and 154.) He res. in L. from 1823 until he d., Nov. 5, 1863. He was educated in Londonderry, Phillips Academy, and Dart. Coll., from which he grad. in 1822. He commenced studying medicine in 1824 with Dr. William Burns (See). He attended Dart. Medical Coll. and grad. in 1827. He located in L. and practised medicine here all his life. He belonged to the White Mountain and State Medical Societies. His most important pub- lished work was an epitome of Braithwaite's Medical Retrospect. He was also author of many medical papers read before the societies. Dem- ocrat. Republican after 1856. Moderator, 1845. Fire ward, 1829- 31-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-40-3. Coroner. Prest. White Mt. Med. Assn., 1848-9. He made an extensive collection of material for a history of L., and left several chapters in manuscript nearly completed. Notary public. J. P. Surgeon's Mate, 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Sept. 23, 1828. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn Lodge. I. O. O. F., N. G. ("People's Journal," Nov. 21, 1863. L. Cen., pp. 153-4.) Ch., by w. Anna, b. in L., -
i. MARIA LITTLE, b. Oct. 11, 1830, d. July 8, 1854.
ii. ISABELLA MCCLARY, b. Nov. 24, 1888. m. Edwin P. Green (See).
iii. ELIZABETH ADAMS, b. May 29, 1837. m. Edwin P. Green (See).
iv. WILLIAM ADAMS, b. March 27, 1842, killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862. Co. K, 5th N. Y. (Duryea's Zouaves), Second Lieut. Co. C, 5th N. II. Inf., also First Lieut. Co. E, and Capt. Co. H, same Regt. (" People's Journal," March 21, 1863. " Granite Monthly," Feb., 1894. Biography in Hist 5th Regt. N. H. Inf., and address by James R. Jackson at Camp-fire of Marshal Sanders Post, G. A. R., 1895).
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V. ANNA MARY, b. April 15, 1844, d. April 15, 1844.
vi. JAMES WHITE, b Dec. 11, 1846. m. April 2, 1874, Caroline E. Granger. Physician. res. N. Y. City. Cadet U. S. Military Academy.
MOORE.
5. ROBERT MOORE, son of Isaiah, b. in Ireland, in 1830. m. Nov. 12, 1851, Eliza Jane, dau. of Andrew Jameson, b. in Ireland, Nov. 21, 1831, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1873. Farmer. Episcopal. Republican.
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i. MARY ANN, b. Ireland, Feb. 25, 1853. m. Lewis Eastman (See).
6. ii. ROBERT JOHN, b. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng., March 4, 1850.
7. iii. ISAIAH, b. Canada, April 9, 1858, d. Aug. 3, 1859.
iv. ISAIAH, b. Inverness, P. Q., July 24, 1860.
8. V. JAMES ALEXANDER, b. Halifax, P. Q., Oct. 18, 1868.
vi. DAVID, b. Halifax, P. Q., July 13, 1866. Clerk. res. Lowell, Mass.
vii. WILLIAM ALBERT, b. Halifax, P. Q., May 30, 1869. Clerk. res. Hardwick, Vt. m. June 28, 1899, Lela M. Pray.
viii. EMMA THERESA JANE, b. Halifax, P. Q., June 4, 1872. Teacher. res. L.
ix. HERBERT WALTER, b. L. July 18, 1875, d. Sept. 24, 1882.
X. ANSON FREDERICK, b. L. Feb. 18, 1879.
6. ROBERT JOHN MOORE, son of Robert 6, h. in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng., March 4, 1856. m. Jan. 1. 1889, Ida Amanda, dau. of Henry D. Bishop (See), b. in Lisbon, March 18, 1862. He has res. in L. since 1873. Farmer. Cong. Republican.
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i. HENRY HERMAN, b. Aug. 18, 1890.
ii. JESSIE LOUISE, b. Jan. 11, 1892.
iii. DAVID WILLIAM, b. April 6, 1893.
iv. HERMAN, b. March 27, 1895.
7. ISAIAH MOORE, son of Robert 5, b. in Inverness, P. Q., July 24, 1860. m. June 5, 1888, Ida, dau. of Russell Bean, b. in Sherbrooke, P. Q., July 22, 1870, d. in L. Feb. 10, 1894, Baptist. He m. second, Mary Jane Smith. He has res. in L. since 1873. Farmer. Methodist. Republican.
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i. HERBERT, b. L. Feb. 2, 1894.
8. JAMES ALEXANDER MOORE, son of Robert 5, b. in Halifax, P. Q., Oct. 18, 1863. m. April 22, 1890, Catherine Elizabeth, dan. of Michael McCann, b. in Lyndonville, Vt., Jan. 19, 1870. He has res. in L. since 1873. Merchant tailor. Republican. He was educated in L. High School and N. H. Agricultural Coll.
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i. HOWARD RAYMOND, b. L. Nov. 27, 1894.
MOORE.
9. ROBERT ROGERS MOORE, son of Samuel, b. in Irasburg, Vt., April 23, 1826. m. May 5, 1853, Julia A., dau. of Jesse Turner, b. in Mon- roe, Jan. 6, 1830, d. in L. July 30, 1893, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1863. Farmer. Methodist. Prohibition. Cb., -
i. WILLIAM JESSE, b. Jefferson, Aug. 24, 1854. m. Dec. 31, 1878, Eva E. Remick. Scale-maker. He d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., March 25, 1894. She m. second. May 27, 1895, Fred E. Clark.
ii. DALLAS ROBERT, b. Monroe, Aug. 3, 1856. unm. Laborer. res. L. iii. ANSON CURTIS, b. L. Aug. 19, 1858.
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MORGAN.
1. CHARLES SUMNER MORGAN, son of Smith, b. in Plymouth, March 8. 1854. m. Aug. 17, 1875, Abbie Judith, dau. of Joel Spooner, b. in Franconia, May 7, 1850, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1880. Draper. Cong. Republican. Ch., -
i. LEO WORTH, b. Binghampton, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1878.
ii. ALICE MONA, b. L. May 15, 1882.
iii. LAURA RACHEL, b. L. Dec. 18, 1884.
MORGAN.
2. VICTOR BRADFORD MORGAN, son of Benjamin O., b. in Johnson, Vt., April 13, 1856. m. April 13, 1880, Cora Estella, dau. of Joseph A. Bixby, b. in Warren, Sept. 3, 1859, Cong. He has res. in L. most of the time since 1881. Glover. Cong. Republican. Ch., -
i. BERNIE B., b. L. July 18, 1883, d. Johnson, Vt, July 22, 1884.
ii. CLARENCE BRADFORD, b. Johnson, Vt., July 15, 1885.
iii. VIOLET BERNICE, b. Johnson, Vt., Jan. 23, 1888.
MORRILL.
1. CHARLES HENRY MORRILL, son of John, b. in Groton, Sept. 13, 1848. m. Aug. 27, 1874, Luhama Jane, dau. of Jonathan L. Clay, b. in Plymouth, Feb. 26, 1854, Methodist. He has' res. in L. since 1883. Merchant. Prohibition. Appointed Postmaster of Apthorp, Feb. 27, 1886. I. O.O. F.
Ch., b. in Plymouth, -
i. WILLIAM CLARENCE, b. Oct. 3, 1875. m. Jan. 5, 1897, Stella L. Smith. Clerk. res. L.
ii. BERNARD SCOTT, b. Oct. 16, 1880.
MORRIS.
1. THOMAS MORRIS, res. in Waltham Holy Cross Abbey, Eng. m. Aug. 24, 1629, Grissie Hewsone. He d. in Boston, Mass., in 1637.
2. EDWARD MORRIS, son of Thomas 1, b. in Waltham Holy Cross Abbey, Eng., Aug. 1630. m. Nov. 20, 1655, Grace Bell. He res. in Roxbury. Mass., where he was Selectman, 1674 to 1687 ; Representa- tive, 1677 to 1687 ; Leader of first settlers of Woodstock, Conn., and first military officer (Lieut. ) of Woodstock, Conn., where he d. Sept. 14, 1689.
3. SAMUEL MORRIS, son of Edward2, b. in Roxbury, Mass., April 19, 1671. m. first. Hannah Mayo. Second wife unknown. He d. in Thompson, Conn., Jan. 9, 1745.
4. SAMUEL MORRIS, son of Samuel 8, b. in Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 13, 1695. m. in Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 31, 1728, Abigail Bragg, of Bristol, R. I. Two of his sons served in the French and Indian War
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in Lieut .- Col. Payson's Co. He d. in Smithfield, R. I., June 13, 1756.
5. WILLIAM MORRIS, son of Samuel 4, b. in Wyanexit Thompson Farm, Conn., Nov. 28, 1740. m. Feb. 5, 1778, Sarah Bowen. He was a farmer, and clerk of the Co. of Minute Men from Woodstock, Conn., and served in the Rev. War in Capt. Lyon's Co. He res. in Woodstock, Conn., and West Fairlee, Vt., where he d.
6. WILLIAM MONROE MORRIS, son of William 5, b. in Woodstock, Conn., Aug. 28, 1783. m. May 11, 1815, Esther P. Southworth, b. April 30, 1792, d. in Vershire, Vt., April 28, 1868. He was a farmer, res. in Wentworth ten years, where he was several years Selectman. Soldier of War of 1812-15, and pensioner. Cong. d. in Vershire, Vt., Feb. 9, 1873.
7. GEORGE FRANKLIN MORRIS, son of William Monroe ", b. in Went- worth, May 30, 1825. m. Feb. 3, 1853, Lydia M. Fuller, of Vershire, Vt. He res. in Bradford, Vt. Mason by trade.
8. CHAUNCEY C. MORRIS, son of George Franklin ", b. in Bradford, Vt., Jan. 13, 1859. m. Sept. 6, 1882, Augusta Caroline, dau. of John Steele, b. in Concord. Oct. 22, 1859, Cong. He res. in L. from Nov., 1883 to 1898. He was for many years a telegraph operator in Brad- ford, Vt., Woodsville, and L., and for several years teller in L. Savings Bank. Cong. Republican. Corresponding Secretary, L. Musical Asso- ciation, 1893. He res. in Bradford, Vt.
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i. RALPH EUGENE, b. Haverhill, Sept. 3, 1883.
ii. ARTHUR STEELE, b. L. July 20, 1891.
9. GEORGE FRANKLIN MORRIS, son of Josiah, and grandson of Wil- liam Monroe , b. Vershire, Vt., April 13, 1866. m. May 16, 1894, Lula J. Aldrich, dau. of Charles and Persis Aldrich of Lisbon. He grad. at Vermont State Normal School, Randolph, 1885. He studied law with Smith & Sloan, and was admitted to the bar at Montpelier, October, 1891, admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, 1893. He res. in Lisbon, where he has been in active practice since admission to the Bar. County Solicitor, 1899-1901.
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1. DANIEL MORRISON, probably res. in Newbury, Mass., about 1690.
2. DANIEL MORRISON, son of Daniel 1, settled in Gilmanton.
3. WILLIAM MORRISON, son of Daniel ?, b. March 18, 1745. m. Abigail Trefethen, b. April 6, 1755, d. July 6, 1831. He d. March 2, 1811.
4. SAMUEL MORRISON, son of William 8, b. in Exeter, March 18, 1783. m. Sally Kelley, b. Aug. 1789, d. May 7, 1877. He moved to Bethlehem from Gilmanton about 1800. d. in Bethlehem, July 19, 1869.
5. WILLIAM MORRISON, son of Samuel ", b. in Bethlehem, June, 1817. m. in 1841, Mary E., dau. of John Gilman, b. in Campton about 1820, d. in Bethlehem, in 1884, Methodist. He res. in Bethlehem,
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where he d., Feb. 1894. Farmer. Democrat. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
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8. i. CHARLES GILMAN, b. Bethlehem, Dec. 2, 1846.
6. GILMAN KELLEY MORRISON, son of Samuel +, b. in Bethlehem, Aug. 6, 1821. m. Dec. 26, 1844, Mary Jane, dau. of Dudley Folsom Ladd " (See), h. in Holderness, May 18, 1818, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1881. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat. Lieut. 1st Co. Light Inf., 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1850. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
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i. GEORGE, b. Feb. 16, 1847, d. Bethlehem, Sept. 19. 1848.
ii. EMMA JANE, b. Sept. 1, 1850. m. Rev. Burton Minard (See).
7. JOHN COLBY MORRISON, son of Samuel ", b. in Bethlehem, May 26, 1826. m. Feb. 20, 1844, Mary Parish, dau. of Ebenezer Edwards, b. in Laconia, Feb. 24, 1829, Cong. He res. in L. since 1880. d. Oct. 23, 1898. Blacksmith. Cong. Democrat.
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i. CLARA BELL, b. Bethlehem, Aug. 11, 1845. m. Daniel Webster Ranlett (See).
ii. JOHN FRANKLIN, b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Feb. 12, 1857. m. 1883, Emma Gardner. Contractor. res. Springfield, Mass.
8. CHARLES GILMAN MORRISON, son of William 5, b. in Bethlehem, Dec. 2, 1846. m. Dec. 25, 1878, Sue Caroline, dau. of Samuel Alden Edson (See), b. in L. Dec. 16, 1849, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1878. Farmer. Democrat. No ch.
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