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Second Generation ..
ADELAIDE SCOTT MORRISON, b. at Sanbornton June 25, 1845. She is an active member of the Woman's Relief Corps and remains in the home.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS MORRISON, b. at Sanbornton Dec. 2, 1847; m., Feb. 2, 1871, Addie M. Pike of Newburyport, Mass., where he d. May 5, 1903. She d. Jan. 3, 1903. He was a hatter by trade and later was a silversmith. They had one child, Arthur P., who d. suddenly, falling in the street at Newburyport, May 5, 1901.
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GEORGE STILES MORRISON, b. at Sanbornton Oct. 23, 1851; m., Aug.,. 12, 1896, Lennie M. Chandler of Bucksport, Me., b. Jan. 11, 1871. He is a shoemaker in Tilton. They have two children: Ernest, b. 1897, and Gladys E., b. 1900.
MORRILL.
SMITH S. MORRILL was b. in Canterbury Dec., 1822. He bought the Jeremiah Cofran place and became a nurseryman, putting out at once 200 trees. He followed this business until his death, Nov. 28, 1866. He m., Sept., 1852, Mary E. Clark of Canterbury. She d. March 19, . 1890. Mr. Morrill was for many years deacon of the Congregational Church and superintendent of its Sunday School. They had six chil- dren, two dying in infancy.
Second Generation. (B. at N.) ALBRO DAVID MORRILL. (See portrait.)
ALBRO DAVID MORBILL, b. Aug., 1854, was educated at the New Hamp- shire Conference Seminary and entered. the sophomore class of Dart- mouth College, in the Chandler Scientific School, in 1873, graduating in 1876. He then took a post-graduate course at Ann Arbor, Mich. He m., Dec., 1879, Lena Carver of Binghampton, N. Y. A son, Nathan Clark, d. in infancy.
He taught natural science and mathematics five years at Lewiston, Pa. He was later in the same department at Belmont College, Cin- cinnati, O., for five years. Then he went to Ohio University at Athens, where he was professor of biology and geology.
In 1891 he organized the department of biology at Hamilton Col- lege, Clinton, N. Y., and he is a member of the American Geological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has also done some original investigation in the study of nerves.
ANNIE CLARK MORRILL, b. Oct., 1856, was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary. She took a course in the Hartford, Conn., Hospital and graduated as a nurse in 1879. She worked at her profession until 1881 when she m. Oscar P. Sanborn of N. Centre. (See Sanborn gen.)
BESSIE SMITH MORRILL, b. July, 1859, graduated at the New Hamp- shire Conference Seminary in the class of 1880. She trained for nursing in the Boston City Hospital until 1884. She took post-grad- uate courses in two other hospitals and was a charter member of the Boston Nurses' Club. She now resides in the home.
CATHERINE D. MORRILL, b. June 5, 1867, was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary. She went, in 1891, to a school of designs in New York City, from which she graduated, going later to
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the New York "School of Designs for Women," and working on de- signs for wall paper, silk, book covers and illustrated fashion cata- logues. For five years she has been employed by a fine draughtamen in New York, doing patent office work.
MORGAN.
IRA Moscaw came from Hill to N. about 1860 and bought the place BOW occupied by Dea. G. 8. Abbott. He was twice m., the second time to Mra. Jane Ballou Long of Alexandria. He had seven children, but two of whom were b. in N. Mr. Morgan removed to Hill and d. there. She now resides in Lowell.
Second Generation.
(Children of Ira and . - Morgan.)
LOVISA MORGAN, b. at Hill March 15, 1841; m., Jan. 1, 1862, Dr. J. R. Rowell, and d., Jan. 1, 1908, on the 41st anniversary of her mar- riage. They had one dau., May Luella, who d. at five years. ELLA M. MORGAN m. Marshall Huse of Hill. She now resides with her dau. at Santa Monica, Cal., with a temporary home at Hill. IRA N. MORGAN resides at Suncook. SCOTT W. MongAr resides at Colona, Mich.
FRANK M. MongAw resides at Minneapolis, Minn.
(Children of Ira and Mrs. Jane Ballou Long Morgan.) (B. at N.)
LOREN MORGAN m. and resides in Haverhill, Mass. JENNIE MORGAN m. William A. McEvoy of Lowell, where they re- ide. Children of Mrs. Morgan by her first marriage were Lilla, who d. in Detroit, Mich., and William Long, who resides in Lowell, Mass.
MOREY.
MASSA MOREY came to N. from Franklin in 1849. He leased the grist mill in Tilton, bought land on Arch Hill and erected the house now owned by the Herrick heirs. He m. Persis Austin of Andover . and had three children. He also leased the "Yellow Mill" and man- ufactured patent fence. He d. Oct. 29, 1854, and the family removed from town.
Second Generation.
TRUSSEL MOREY came to be associated with his father in business and conducted a grain and feed mill. He m. Mary Jane Simonds of Concord and, after a few years' stay, removed to Montreal, where he d., leaving two dau. and a son, Frank. She resides at 37 St. Famille St., Montreal, P. Q.
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JOHN HOLMES MOREY was b., Jan 31, 1834, at Franklin. He came to N. when a boy and spent his childhood here. When a child he showed great ability as a musician, which was carefully cultivated under the best teachers. At 19 he established himself at Con- cord as a teacher of the pianoforte, and, with but a slight inter- ruption-when he went to Savannah as an organist and teacher- he spent 40 years there, the leading musical genius of the state. He- m., in 1877, Carrie Cotterell and had one dau., Bertha. He d., after a long illness, March 12, 1895. She remains in the home on Green St., Concord.
SARAII PERSIS MOREY, b. Aug. 1, 1889; m., Sept. 18, 1858, John B. . Bacon of Chelsea, Vt. She was also a music teacher of ability. They had a son, John L. Bacon of White River Junction. Her dau., Mary, d. in early womanhood. John L. Bacon is state treasurer of Vermont. Mrs. Bacon d. July 26, 1893.
MORRILL I.
LEVI MORRILL was b. at Epping in 1760. There he was enrolled as a Revolutionary soldier. He m. Elizabeth Page of Epping and came. to live in East N. near the Sanborn farm, where he d. Nov. 3, 1865, aged. 75. She d. in Gilmanton April 6, 1851, aged 86.
Second Generation.
BENJAMIN MORRILL, b. in East N. Oct. 11, 1793, was a soldier in the War of 1812, when less than 20 years of age. He m. Abagail Rob- inson of Gilmanton, Dec. 31, 1817. She d. Jan. 24, 1884. He d. at. Jamestown Jan. 15, 1867. They had six children, none of whom re- sided in N.
HANNAH MORRILL, b. at N .; m., Dec., 1819, Willoughby Durgin of Sanbornton, and d. Feb. 20, 1865. She had two sons, Daniel Morrill Durgin, who d. in infancy, and Benjamin Morrill Durgin, a farmer at Jamestown.
DANIEL GALE MORRILL, b. Jan. 3, 1802, lived in N. on the home farm, where he d. July 4, 1851. He m. Lucy Sanborn, who d. Dec., 1850.
MORRILL II.
DAVID MORRILL came to N. Depot from Bristol. He m. (first),. Elizabeth Austin and had a family of 10. Only four are connected with the history of N. His second wife was Nabby Willey. Both d. at. N. She d. Feb. 21, 1860.
Second Generation.
JANE MORRILL, b. 1831; m. John Roberts of N. and had three chil- dren. (See Roberts gen.)
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BENJAMIN MORRILL, b. at Canterbury; m. Diana Woodward of N. Factory Village and had one son. After his death the m. William H. Roberts of N. (See Roberts gen.)
DAVID MORRILL remained in the home until 16 years of age. He now resides at Somerville, Mass.
NAWOY MOKRULL, b. at N. July 26, 1840; m. Stephen Woodward of Factory Village and has always resided there. They have five chil- dren: Ida, Walter, Edgar, Cora and Linnie.
MORRILL III.
DAVID MORRILL was b. Ang. 30, 1779. H. m., Sept. 6, 1804, Lydia Buswell, b. Dec. 14, 1780. They resided on Bay Hill at the corner of the Knowles road. They had three children.
Second Generation.
JOHN MORRILL, b. Dec. 18, 1802, removed to Groton. SAMUEL MORRILL, b. July 17, 1806.
DAVID MORRILL, JR., b. Aug. 30, 1812; m. Jane Thompson and lived on Bay Hill Road. H. d. July 24, 1880. She d. Nov. 14, 1869.
MORRILL IV.
BRADBURY M. MORRILL, b. in Sanbornton April 26, 1889; m. (first), June 25, 1851, Ellen S. Sumner of Hill, who d. July 7, 1853. He m. (second), Anna E. Proctor of Lowell, Mass., Sept. 4, 1856, who was b. May 14, 1834, and d. at Tilton June 5, 1873. He came to N. about 1860 and was an insurance agent. He was appointed postmaster in 1869, serving until 1871. It was during his term that the name was changed to Tilton. They had three children: Ellen S., who d. in 1859; Harvey F., b. 1861; and Alice B., b. 1863. He served for two and one half years in the Civil War: They moved to Claremont. He was acci- dentally killed by the cars.
MORRILL V.
LUTHER H. MORRILL, b. at Webster June 16, 1867, came to N., Sept. 1, 1886, from Wilmot, and was employed by Lord Bros. Manufacturing Company and, later, at the Ideal Company's works as machinist. He m., July 18, 1896, Mabel J. McDuff of N. and has always resided in town.
He served as its clerk for several years and was, in 1898, appointed postmaster of the Tilton and Northfield office. (See Postmasters, with portrait.)
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MUCHMORE.
JAMES MUCHMORE's name appears on the first "Prizle List," where his tax was 10s. 6d. in 1784. He was a farmer and one son, James, was b. in town. The name disappears about 1786 and the father and son removed to Orford, where James, 3d, was b. His son, Dr. Alonzo Muchmore, a surgeon in the army and a member of many social and fraternal societies, is the only branch of the family I am able to trace. He resided at Campton Village.
MUZZEY I.
WALTER S. MUZZEY was b. at Bristol July 13, 1849; m., Nov. 26, 1873, Ellen C. Abbott of West Concord. They came to N. in 1903, whither his son had previously come, and purchased a home on Bay St. He had been a dealer in meats and provisions in Franklin, Penacook and, later, at Tilton. He is a member of Arch Lodge, K. of P.
Second Generation.
HARRY W. MUZZEY, b. at Franklin April 20, 1876; m., Oct. 17, 1898, Emma Lovell, b. at Lawrence, Mass., July 3, 1877. He was for some years a dealer in meat and provisions with his father in Tilton. Mr. Muzzey bought the Firth house in 1900 and removed to N. He has been clerk of the town for four years and is now employed by the Citizens' Telephone Company. They have two children: Merle, b. 1899, and Miriam, b. 1900.
ARTHUR P. MUZZEY, b. at Penacook July 23, 1883; d., April 17, 1884.
MUZZEY II.
ALBERT C. MUZZEY came to N. from Tilton in Aug., 1881. He was b. at Bristol July 6, 1851; m., July 20, 1881, Mary A. Thomas, b. at Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 17, 1858. He is a dealer in meats and pro- visions in N. They have one son.
Second Generation.
HERBERT THOMAS MUZZEY, b. Jan. 2, 1887. He is a member of the sophomore class at Tilton Seminary.
NELSON.
CHARLES EDWIN NELSON, b. at Gilmanton Dec. 3, 1818; m., July 16, 1843, Mary Jane Foss, b. April 28, 1821. He was a farmer, being the third generation on the same farm. They had four children, all b. in Gilmanton. He moved to Tilton in Dec., 1862, and was employed as dyer at the Tilton Mills for a score of years. July 22, 1880, they removed to N., where he d. July 3, 1892. She d. Nov. 7, 1900.
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Second Generation.
EMMA JANE NELSON, b. April 24, 1850; m., June 25, 1867, William J. Winch of Fitchburg, Mass. He was a painter by trade and was a volunteer in Company H, Massachusetts Fourth Heavy Artillery, in the Civil War. They had two children. He d. Jan. 20, 1898. 8he resides on Bay St.
GroNON HENRY NELSON, b. Jan. 14, 1853; m., Dec. 24, 1874, Ella O. Hills of N. (See Hills gen.) He was foreman in the carding and spinning room at the Elm Mills for 18 years and later learned the trade of a carpenter. They reside on Hills St. at N. They had two children.
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RUFUS ROWIN NELSON, b. June 18, 1858; m. Annie Hale Atherton, b. July 14, 1857. He was employed at the Elm and Tilton Mills for many years and is now clerk at the Jordan Hotel at Tilton. He is Past Grand Master of Harmony Lodge, No. 65, I. O. O. F., and both Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are members of Granite Hill Rebekah Lodge at Tilton. They reside on Park St. and have three children.
CHARLES ALBERT NELSON, b. Nov. 18, 1860; m., March 21, 1889, Mra. Ida Butterfield Hobart of Hebron. He is a druggist at Haverhill, Mass. .
Third Generation. (Children of Emma J. and William J. Winch.) (B. at Fitchburg, Mass.). CORA ENNA WINOH, b. May 25, 1871, resides with her mother. CHARLES WILLIAM WINCH, b. Jan. 9, 1873; d. at N. Oct. 10, 1880.
(Children of George H. and Ella Hills Nelson.) (B. at N.)
Infant dau., b. March 28, 1877; d., March 31, 1877. ADA LEILA NELSON, b. June 7, 1885, was a graduate at Tilton Sem- inary, class of 1904, and is employed at the Tilton Optical Works.
(Children of Rufus E. and Annie Atherton Nelson.) (B. at Tilton.)
ERNEST EDWIN NELSON, b. April 16, 1878; m. Ellen Frances Dolley of N. and they have one child, Myrtle Atherton, b. July 13, 1894. H. has a responsible position with the Holden Manufacturing Company at. Penacook, where he resides. He is a fine musician. He is a mem- ber of Arch Lodge, K. of P., at Tilton.
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ARTHUR SCOTT NELSON, b. April 29, 1880; m., Sept. 14, 1904, Stella F. Hills. (See Hills gen.) He has fine musical ability. He is a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 65, I. O. O. F., being the present Noble Grand. He is employed by Phelps & Dolley, grocers, at Tilton, where they reside. They are members of Granite Hill Rebekah Lodge. RUFUS LAURENCE NELSON, b. March 11, 1894.
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NORTON.
WILLIAM J. NORTON came from Franklin to N. and took charge of the newly-erected grist mill on the site of the Optical Works. (See Mills.) He m. - Blood of Hollis and had three dau. In 1875 he removed to School St., Tilton, where she d. in 1876. He moved after her death to Hollis.
Second Generation.
MARY NORTON, b. 1853; m., Jan. 7, 1879, Orville Dyer of Sanbornton, b. July 9, 1847. After a short stay at Franklin Falls and Tilton they moved to Kingston, where he is a farmer.
CAROLINE NORTON, b. 1854; m., 1883 (?), Charles H. Blood of Hollis. He came to N. and lived on Park St. He was miller in the new Copp mill on the Tilton side. They had one son, Willie.
EMMA NORTON, b. at Factory Village; m. Elmer Silloway and resided at Kingston. He was a farmer and d. a few years later. She still resides there and has two children, a son and a dau.
NUDD.
The Nudd families were of Scotch descent. Their names appear on the town records as early as 1799, when Levi Nudd was taxed in N., as were his brothers, James, Warren and Joseph.
ISAAC NUDD, b. 1812; m., Nov. 17, 1837, Abagail Peaslee Sanborn. JOSEPH NUDD went to Hingham, Mass., and d. there.
MARY NUDD, twin sister of the above, m., Aug., 1826, Isaac Foss of N. (See Foss gen.)
JOSEPH WARREN NUDD, b. 1769, lived in the south part of N., close by the Canterbury line, on the Fifth Range, which was early opened to the Borough for horseback riders. He m., Dec. 3, 1811, Judith Arlin and had six children. It is more than probable that the home was built on the range, as no deeds are to be found. Here lived a large family not later than 1840. The house was burned and the old chim- ney remained standing many years, also a large orchard of unthrifty and decaying trees. There were no fences and the whole farm was a part of what was called the Sanborn pasture. After Mr. Nudd's death in 1822, his wife m. (second), Hiram Kimball and lived on the next range East and had three children: Laura, who m. Andrew Grover of Canterbury; Charles, who went to the Civil War and who, while on his way home, slipped under the train at Concord and was fatally injured; and John Kimball, b. 1833, who resides at New Hampton.
Second Generation.
ERASTUS NUDD for many years furnished charcoal for Concord smithies. His kilns were on the south side of Bean Hill, on the shores of Forrest Pond. He had two kilns and often averaged 300
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bushels per week. He m. Catherine Reardon of Ireland and d. at Lancaster May 29, 1897. They had four children.
ALMIRA NUDD m. Lather Rogers of N. and resided in Loudon. They had a large family of children. (See Rogers gen.)
NARCISSA NUDD, b. Oct. 2, 1817; mi, Oct. 16, 1832, John Dalton of Sanbornton. (800 Dalton gen.)
LaVI NUDD learned the blacksmith trade with Joseph Clisby and moved to Holderness, where he, later, became a brickmason. He m. Mary Baker of Ashland and had two children, Helen and Charles. She d. in Boston. He d. in Laconia in 1900.
ANDREW J. NuDD, b. 1835; m. (pub.), Sopt. 18, 1850, Sarah Elizabeth Glines. (See Glines gen.) .He bought the little corner store near the old meeting-house, where he traded for several years. Later he be- came a farmer. They had seven children. He d. May 5, 1873.
BENJAMIN NUDO m .; March 16, 1847, Melinda Whicher of N. and had four children. He is a brickmason at Meredith, where they realde. DAVID NUDD, b. 1881; m. Lavina Chaplain of Canterbury and had four children. He is a stonemason and farmer, and resides at Exoter.
Third Generation. (Children of Wrastus and Catherine Reardon Nudd.) (B. at N.)
MARY NUDO m. - Sargent and realdes at Laconia.
. MARTHA NUDO m. - Willey and d. at Lancaster, June 24, 1879. CLARA NUDO m. - McIntire and d. at Concord, June 20, 1904.
ENOS HOYT NUDD, b. 1828, at the Bowles house at N. Centre. He m. Clara Hadley of Centre Harbor, b. Oct. 27, 1836. They were m. Sept. 16, 1854. Both d. at Centre Harbor, and had 11 children. Flora and Nettie lived in N.
(Children of Andrew J. and Sarah E. Glines Nudd.) (B. at N.)
ERASTUS NUDD, b. 1852, always resided in N. and d. while on a visit to his sister, Feb. 10, 1899.
ISABELLE NUDD, b. May 6, 1854; m. (first), March 18, 1871, John Lakin, b. at Suncook March 4, 1856. They had one child, Mrs. John H. Wells of Franklin Falls. Mr. Lakin d. May 11, 1897. She m. (second), May 19, 1898, Fred Longley of Franklin, where they re -. side.
ELIZABETH NUDD, b. 1856, was fatally burned by an outdoor fire on April 11, 1864.
JOSEPHINE NUDD, b. July 11, 1859; m. (first), Henry Glines of Franklin; m. (second), Wilber Rollins of New Hampton, where she resides. He d. May 12, 1905.
WARREN 8. NUDD, b. Nov. 19, 1862; m., Jan. 16, 1890, Mabel P. Downing of N. (see Downing gen.) and had three children. He is a farmer and resides on Elm St.
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OREN CLARK NUDD, b. 1864; m. Alice Armstrong of Sherbrooke, P. Q. They had one dau., Lillie Belle.
FLORETTE NUDD, b. Nov. 25, 1868; m., April 24, 1884, Nathan E. Sanborn of Belmont, where they reside. He was a farmer and later became proprietor of a livery stable at Belmont.
(Children of David and Lavina Chaplain Nudd.)
ELLEN AMANDA NUDD m. Frank Fellows of East N., where they re- side.
OBIANNA NUDD m. John E. Gilman of N. (See Gilman gen.)
MARY ELLA NUDD m. James Clark of Belmont and resides on a part of the Capt. Thomas Fellows farm.
WALTER NUDD m. Annie Lavina Varnum of Sunnerton, N. S., and resides at Concord, where he is employed by the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Fourth Generation. (Children of Warren S. and Mabel Downing Nudd.)
(B. at N.)
GEORGE WEEKS NUDD, b. Dec. 29, 1890.
ABBIE EMMA NUDD, b. April 20, 1892. ELMER RUSSELL NUDD, b. Dec. 19, 1896; d., Sept. 5, 1897.
(Children of Enos Hoyt and Clara Hadley Nudd.)
NETTIE NUDD resides with her sister in N.
FLORA NUDD m. Charles Piper of N. (See Piper gen.)
OLIVER.
IRA OLIVER came to N. from Salisbury in 1873. He was b. at Fitch- burg, Mass., April 16, 1808; m., 1837, Eliza J. Kelley of New Durham, b. April 12, 1812. They settled in Salisbury, where he farmed for several years, going then to Corinth, Vt. They returned after some years and bought the Gibson place on High St. in 1874. They had a son and two dau. He was a skilful mechanic but became a farmer on account of ill health. He d. March 27, 1884. She d. Jan. 10, 1894.
Second Generation.
IRA GEORGE OLIVER, b. at Salisbury in 1838, spent many years in the South as a sewing machine agent. He m., in 1874, Mamie Joiner. He returned to his father's house in failing health and d. there Sept. 18, 1874. He was a fine singer and was employed in the church choirs of Boston.
ELIZA JANE OLIVER, b. Nov. 19, 1840; m. (first), Martin Davis of Corinth, Vt. He d. six weeks later. She was employed as a seam- stress in Boston for some years. She m. (second), March, 1884, Charles Wentworth of Boston. They reside at Hyde Park, Mass.
NELLIE S. OLIVER, b. at Salisbury, 1847; m., May 1, 1873, Byron Shaw of Salisbury. (See Shaw gen. and portrait.)
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OSGOOD I ..
EDWARD OSGOOD lived first on the Aldrich place in Bast N. He ther erected a home on the David Smith place and later removed mear the Tibbetts schoolhouse, where he lived and d.
He was twice m. Tho name of his first wife is unknown. Ho m (second), Dec. 27, 1810, Nancy Kezar and had a family of atx. He was a stonemason and placed the granite underpinning under the present town house. Ho d. Ang. 30, 1841.
Second Generation.
EDWARD OSGOOD m., Sept. 17, 1846, Charlotte Hodgdon of N. After living a while at Roxbury, they settled in Canterbury, where both d. They had five children.
CHARLES ORGOOD lived in Columbia, as did his brother, Augustine. After his mother's death he removed to Colebrook, where he was killed by falling from a load of lumber.
HENRY K. OSGOOD, b. 1807; m. Hannah Tibbetts and d. March 20, 1841. They had one son, Enos Hoyt, who d. at 12 years. Mr. Oagood was a stonemason.
MARY T. OBGOOD, b. 1816; m. - - Merrill and lived and d' ta Conway.
ASA KEZAR OSGOOD, b. 1811 at N., was a stonemason in New York, where he m. (first), a woman of Irish descent, whose name no one can recall. They resided in N. and had two children. After her death, Feb. 9, 1851, he m. Mrs. Hannah Tibbetts Osgood, his brother Henry's widow, and had a son. He m. (third), Malinda Tibbetts, who d. Feb. 23, 1872. Jan. 1, 1887, he m. (fourth), Mrs. Mary Chandler of Con- cord. He m. (fifth), Mrs. Lamprey, and his sixth and last wife, Mrs. Mary Pierce of Tyngsboro, survived him four years. She d. Oct. 15, 1896.
He was one of two N. residents who arrived to the dignity of a sixth marriage. He was a helpless rheumatic for many years before his death. He was a man, also, of unlimited gastronomical possibil- ities, of quick wit and ready repartee, and was never happier than when being laughed at. He was one of the three N. men who went out with the old year, 1893. (See portrait.)
Fourth Generation. .(Children of Asa K. Osgood by his first wife.)
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CHARLES OSGOOD and VIRGINIA, his sister, removed to Loudon. I ,cannot trace them.
(Child of Asa K. and Hannah Tibbetts Osgood.)
HENRY T. OSGOOD, b. at N. Aug. 31, 1845; m., Aug., 1864, Olive Philbrook of Laconia. They reside at Waltham, Mass., and have a don
ASA K. OSGOOD AND "OLD BILL." Mr. Osgood won several slow races with "Old Bill" at the Grange and Pittsfield fairs.
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Fifth Generation.
MINNIE BELLE OSGOOD, b. May 23, 1866. She is a frequent visitor at N. and is a fine whistler. She m. Fred Richardson and resides at Waltham.
OSGOOD II.
JOHN OSGOOD came to N. from Danbury, where he was station agent and where he kept an eating-house. He bought the Massa Morey place on Arch Hill and ran the grist mill at Sanbornton Bridge for several years until its destruction by fire, Nov. 7, 1863. He then re- turned to Danbury. She was - Ham of Canterbury. They had one son, George H., b. 1847; m., Sept. 28, 1867, Mary L. Dudley of Concord, b. 1850. He was for many years baggage master from St. Albans, Vt., to Boston, Mass., and eventually went West. Mr. Osgood, Sr., later removed to Zaynesville, O., and d. there. They had an adopted dau., who m. and now resides at Webster.
PAGE.
DANIEL M. PAGE came to N. from Tilton in May, 1872. He was b. at Upper Gilmanton, now Belmont, Dec. 10, 1834. He m., Aug. 21, 1858, Sarah B. Crockett, b. at Upper Gilmanton, Aug. 24, 1835. He is a contractor and builder, doing business far and near, and has added many fine residences to the town and elsewhere. He has held various town offices, was chairman of the board of selectmen in 1874 and 1875 and was also a member of the board in 1899 and 1900. They have two dau. A son, Edward, and a dau., Ruth, d. in infancy.
Second Generation.
GEORGIA ETTA PAGE, b. at Belmont April 4, 1862, graduated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary in the class of 1881. She has spent much of her life since in the schools at N., Bristol, Pittsfield and Laconia.
LIZZIE MAY PAGE, b. at N. March 11, 1866, is also a graduate from the Seminary in the class of 1885. She has taught at Bristol and in the Union Graded School.
PATTEN.
FOSTER PATTEN lived in East N. on land adjoining the Canterbury line, in the vicinity of the Polly Ham place. I have no records or data of the family but the old farm has always been called "The Patten."
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HISTORY OF NORTHFIELD.
PAYSON.
CHARLES H. PATION, b. at Boston, Mass., March 28, 1819; ma., Oct. 21, 1851, Mrs. Sarah Meader Bennett, b. at Raymond Sept. 8, 1828. She was the widow of William M. Bennett, and had a son, Arthur L. b. Aug. 2, 1848.
Mr. Payson went to Peterborough in 1827, entering the employ of ez-Governor Steele. He became famous as a manufacturer of ane dental and surgical instruments and cutlery. He enlisted at the be- ginning of the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He removed to N. at its close, his family having bought the Dicey farm here, and was a farmer until his death, Oct. 12, 1897. She d. June 3, 1900, at the George S. Tibbetts place, which they had purchased some years previously. They had three sons and two dan.
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