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He m. second, May 15, 1847, Mary Ann Cilley, b. Jan. 31, 1817, dau. of Seth Noble and Sarah (Cavis) Cilley, of Weare. She d. Weare, July 9, 1887.
3. CHARLES MAITLAND MCCOY, son of Nathan 1, b. Nov. 15, 1833. Came to Plymouth with his father, 1852, and arriving at age he was taxed 1854 and 1855. He m. Jan. 24, 1869, Mattie P. Cook, b. Moultonborough, Nov. 20, 1845, dau. of Nelson B. Cook. Removed to Littleton, 1866, where he d. Oct. 26, 1890.
4. JAMES NOBLE McCOY, son of Nathan 2 and Mary Ann (Cilley) McCoy, b. Dec. 11, 1848. m. Dec. 1, 1868, Alice C. Andrus. m. sec- ond, Dec. 1, 1873, Alice F. Edmunds, b. Oct. 31, 1848, dau. of Horace Edmunds, of Hopkinton. He removed to Plymouth, 1890, and is actively engaged in lumbering, and giving employment to many men. Selectman, 1902. Two children b. Hopkinton.
- i. ALICE CORNELIA, b. April 24, 1875. Plymouth High School. m. Dec. 27, 1898, Fred Wallace Brown, b. 1873, son of Henry and Mary (Willard) Brown, of Randolph, Vt. He is a druggist in Plymouth. Mrs. Brown d. May 3, 1904.
ii. PHILIP JARVIS, b. March 19, 1879.
MCCUTCHEON.
1. DAVID JAMES MCCUTCHEON, son of William, b. St. John, New Brunswick, 1854. m. 1884, Lilla E. King, dau. of Henry King. A farmer in Plymouth since 1894.
i. ANNA MAY, b. July 4, 1885.
ii. ARTHUR WILLARD, b. Nov. 17, 1887.
iii. CLINTON CLAUDIUS, b. March 14, 1889.
McDOLE.
1. WILLIAM McDOLE, son of Thomas and Rebecca (Johnson) Mc- Dole, b. Ryegate, Vt., June 6, 1821. Was a cabinet maker of Newbury, Vt. He m. Sarah N. Butler. He d. Plymouth, Jan. 16, 1861. She m. second, Jan. 1, 1879, Hon. Sherburn Rowell Merrill, b. Newbury, Jan. 2, 1810, son of Samuel and Fanny (Bancroft) Merrill. He lived in Colebrook. A successful man in business. State Senator, 1879- 1883, and Executive Councillor of Gov. Goodell's administration. He d. April 9, 1891. She res. in Plymouth.
i. ELLA AUGUSTA, b. Nov. 28, 1840. m. March 20, 1865, Hosea Baker Flanders, M.D., b. Nov. 16, 1837, son of Walter P. and
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Mehitable E. (Marston) Flanders, of Haverhill. She d. August 16, 1869.
ii. WILLIS, b. Feb. 27, 1849. d. Sept. 1, 1850.
iii. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. Dec. 7, 1850. d. July 24, 1869.
iv. ANNA MARY, b. Dec. 21, 1852. m. June 24, 1870, IIosea Baker Flanders, M.D., who was of Plymouth, 1873 and 1874. He prac- tised eight years in Corinth, Vt., later in Fairlee, Vt.
v. JOHN T., b. August 18, 1856. m. 1877, Carrie E. Flanders, b. Campton, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Davis) Flanders. She d. Nov. 15, 1888. m. second, Nov. 26, 1890, Julia Adalaide Bur- bank, b. April 13, 1869, dau. of John G. and Mary (Davis) [Flanders] Burbank, a half-sister of his first wife. He came to Plymouth, 1866. A carpenter for several years and had charge of the factory of the veneer company. He more recently opened a shop for repairs of bicycles, with residence on Langdon Street. He d. Nov. 11, 1902. Seven children : (1) Harry George, b. July 26, 1886. d. July 6, 1888. (2) Guy Orville, b. Feb. 14, 1894. (3) Pauline Anna, b. Jan. 14, 1895. (4) Carl John, b. Jan. 4, 1897. d. August 20, 1897. (5) Philip Earl, b. Dec. 20, 1898. '(6) Maurice William, b. Feb. 2, 1900. (7) Theda Louise, b. Nov. 19, 1901.
McDONALD.
1. CONVERSE DOE MCDONALD, son of John, b. Oldtown, Me., March 21, 1822. Came to Plymouth, 1848. Sergeant Co. E, 3d N. H. In- fantry. After service of thirteen months he was discharged on account of disability and he never fully recovered. He was in Cali- fornia a few years, returning to Plymouth, 1869, living near Livermore Falls. Carpenter. He m. Dec. 31, 1848, Ann Mary Marston, dau. of Oliver L. Marston (see). He d. April 15, 1885. She d. Jan. 10, 1893.
i. THIRZA, b. August, 1850. d. Nov., 1850.
ii. WILLEY CONVERSE, b. May 1, 1852. m. Nov. 1, 1874, Mary Fran- ces Amos. Carpenter. He has lived in Meredith. Now res. Ipswich, Mass.
iii. NELLIE LOUISA, b. April 27, 1856. m. Nov. 17, 1887, Ira Mason Page, b. June 10, 1840, son of Ira and Eunice (Chamberlain) Page, of Westfield, Vt., his second marriage. He served in 33d Mass. Infantry, 1862-1865. He lived in Plymouth after 1887. d. Nov. 27, 1894.
iv. ARTHUR WARREN, b. Dec. 29, 1859. m. April 14, 1883, Addie J. Herrick. Printer, and now employed on "News and Critic," Laconia.
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MCGOUGH.
1. HENRY MCGOUGH, son of Patrick and grandson of Owen Mc- Gough, b. Ticonderoga, N. Y., August 22, 1858. He is a barber and has been employed in several towns in New England, coming to Plymouth, 1888, and is now proprietor of rooms in Rollins building. He m. 1881, Elizabeth Kennedy. m. second, Oct. 10, 1897, Mary Ann (Philps) Curtis, b. England, Oct. 11, 1857, dau. of William and Jane (Rouse) Philps, and widow of Thomas Curtis.
i. THOMAS HENRY, b. June 12, 1883. Plymouth High School, 1901. Telegraph operator in Plymouth.
ii. JOHN WILLIAM, b. Dec. 19, 1885. m. 1904, Ida M. Hobart (see).
iii. FLORENCE BEATRICE CURTIS, a niece, adopted, b. May 22, 1884.
McMURPHY.
1. ALEXANDER McMURPHY, from Londonderry, settled in Alexan- dria at close of the Revolution. He enlisted from Londonderry, 1778, for three years in Continental service. In lists of pensioners, 1840, he was aged 80 years, and was living with his son Daniel in Alexandria. He m. Mary Palmer, of Sutton, who d. June 11, 1840. He d. April 19, 1844.
2. DANIEL McMURPHY, son of Alexander, b. 1789. Lived on the homestead in Alexandria, still known as the McMurphy farm. He m. Betsey Huntington, b. July 1, 1791. d. March 6, 1887. He d. July 22, 1845.
3. ALEXANDER McMURPHY, b. Jan. 16, 1830. m. Mary Kidder, dau. of Reuben Kidder (see). She d. Feb. 14, 1852. He m. second, Martha Terry, b. June 8, 1836, dau. of Asa and Abigail ( Darling) Terry, of Orford. He removed to Plymouth, 1870. Farmer and lumberman. He d. suddenly, Dec. 5, 1896.
4. DANIEL DARWIN McMURPHY, son of Alexander 3, b. Sept. 16, 1856. State Normal School, 1876. m. Oct. 19, 1880, Addie Mary Currier, dau. of James Currier (see). He is a farmer, Lower Intervale.
McQUESTEN.
1. WILLIAM MCQUESTEN, emigrant ancestor, came from the north of Ireland to New England about 1730. He lived a few years in Massachusetts and settled in Litchfield about 1735. He m. Margaret Arbuckle. They had sons William, John, and Simon.
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3. PETER MCQUESTEN, son of 2, and grandson of William 1, b. Litchfield, Nov. 14, 1766. Came to Plymouth, 1790. He m. May 17, 1792, Judith Greenough, dau. of William Greenough (see). He was a blacksmith, living on Ward Hill. He d. of spotted fever, in the vigor of his days, 1813, or early in the following year. His estate was probated Feb. 23, 1814, and David Hobart appointed guardian over three of the children. She maintained the home, devotedly reared her children, and d. in Plymouth, Dec. 7, 1858, being the oldest member of the Congregational Church.
i. SIMON, b. Dec. 3, 1793. Taxed 1814-1817.
ii. WILLIAM DANFORTH, b. Jan. 15, 1795. Taxed 1816 and 1817.
4. iii. ALVAH, b. March 3, 1797.
iv. VALERIO, b. March 2, 1799.
V. CHARLES CLARKE, b. Feb. 19, 1801. d. April 23, 1828.
5. vi. GREENOUGH, b. June 5, 1804.
vii. PETER ROCKWOOD, b. August 23, 1806. Was taxed in Plymouth, 1828, 1829, and was lost at sea Jan. 25, 1830.
6. viii. OLIVER SPALDING, b. Feb. 2, 1809.
ix. RELIEF, b. Oct. 30, 1810. d. Feb. 14, 1827.
4. ALVAH MCQUESTEN, son of Peter 3, b. March 3, 1797. m 1823, Abigail Woodman Chase, of Northfield. He was a pioneer in the preparation of leather and the manufacture of the Plymouth Gloves. He was active in business and a useful and esteemed citizen. Deacon of the Congregational Church, 1834-1867, and Trustee of Holmes Academy. He removed, 1867, to Roxbury, Mass., where he d. March 2, 1880. His wife d. in Plymouth, May 15, 1863. He m. second, 1866, Mrs. Abbie C. Low, of Roxbury, Mass. Five children d. young. Six are named below.
i. RELIEF JUDITH, b. June 17, 1827. m. Dec. 17, 1853, Charles G. Chase, of Brookline, Mass.
ii. ABIGAIL CHASE, b. June 28, 1831. m. Nov. 28, 1858, Joseph Warren Lane (see).
iii. ALVAH ARETAS, b. May 9, 1833. m. July 11, 1861, Carrie A. Chase, who d. Jan. 15, 1896. He has res. in Springfield, Ill., St. Louis, Mo., and is now in real estate business at Ottawa, Kans.
iv. BENJAMIN CHASE, b. May 18, 1835, was a dry goods merchant, Springfield, Ill., until 1869, and since that date he has been a . banker in Ottawa, Kans. He has been a cashier of the First National Bank of Ottawa many years, and has been city treasurer and treasurer of the Board of Education. He m. Sept. 5, 1860,
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Emily R. Matheny, dau. of Rev. Charles R. Matheny. (1) Ben C., b. August 5, 1861. m. August 19, 1885, Mary E. Johnson. "He is pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Humbolt, Kans.
v. MARY, b. March 7, 1840. d. August 29, 1843.
vi. GARAPHELIA BURNHAM, b. Nov. 3, 1842. m. August 15, 1889, Joseph A. Watson, a printer, of Boston.
5. GREENOUGH MCQUESTEN, son of Peter 3, b. June 5, 1804. m. Sept. 28, 1828, Myra Clark, b. Northfield, Dec. 14, 1801. d. Concord, Dec. 28, 1888. He was the treasurer a few years of Holmes Ply- mouth Academy. He lived in Northfield, in Plymouth, 1839-1841, and in Concord, where he d. August 24, 1890. He was postmaster of Penacook, 1850-1853, and later lived in Concord. Six children.
i. WILLIAM GREENOUGH, b. June 5, 1829. Res. New York and Brooklyn, N. Y. He m. July 17, 1856, Elizabeth Fudge, who d. Sept. 29, 1875. (1) Harry Greenough, b. Jan. 23, 1859. m. H. Jennie Blake. Res. Norwood, Mass. (2) William Evarts, b. June 13, 1867. d. Jan. 27, 1871. (3) Alice Mabel, b. June 11, 1873. Stenographer, New Hampshire State Asylum, Concord.
ii. MYRA CHASE, b. April 24, 1831. Assistant postmaster at Penacook, 1850-1853. unm. d. March 29, 1891.
iii. Į TWINS, b. Dec. 4, 1833. d. same day.
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v. EVARTS, b. March 9, 1837. m. Sept. 24, 1863, Mary Elizabeth Knight. He is of the firm E. McQuesten & Co., grocers, Concord. Five children : (1) Carrie Knight, b. Oct. 2, 1864. d. March 13, 1868. (2) Mira, b. March 2, 1866. d. Sept. 27, 1869. (3) Gara Elizabeth, b. Feb. 6, 1870. Teacher, Concord. (4) Flora Isabel, b. March 4, 1872. m. Nov. 1, 1894, George Franklin Smith, postal clerk, Concord. (5) Charles Greenough, b. Feb. 13, 1874. m. Sept. 20, 1899, Harriet Susan Dunn. He is a compositor, "Transcript," Boston, Mass.
vi. PETER ROCKWOOD, b. Plymouth, Sept. 29, 1839. Columbia College, 1863; Union Theological Seminary, 1866. Ph.D., University of New York, 1893. Licensed, 1866, by Presbytery of Nassau, Old School, and same year by Third Presbytery of New York, New School, and commissioned by Board of Home Missions, to labor in Minnesota, where his devoted labors were crowned with success. In 1880 he assumed charge of the preparatory department of McAllister College, and later was pastor of the Fifth Presbyterian Church, of Minneapolis, Minn. He was pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Fall River, Mass., 1885-1888. Jan. 1, 1889, he accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church at Glencove, N. Y., where he successfully labored eight years, when he resigned to take up the rescue mission work, in New York. Dr. McQuesten has been a frequent contributor to the religious press, and has
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published several poems. He m. May 18, 1866, Emma Willard Sanborn, b. August 15, 1842, dau. of Dr. Nathan and Seus (Lan. caster) Sanborn, of Henniker. Five children : (1) Ada Sanborn, b. August 30, 1867. (2) Alvah Hyde, b. Nov. 7, 1868. d. Dec. 7, 1868. (3) Herbert Rockwood, b. July 16, 1871. d. Oct. 7, 1881. (4) George Greenville, b. April 5, 1873. d. Feb. 25, 1876. (5) Walter Edwards, b. Oct. 24, 1874. m. Florence Margaret Downing, dau. of William C. and Fannie (Sands) Downing. Res. New York.
6. OLIVER SPALDING MCQUESTEN, son of Peter 3, b. Feb. 2, 1809 m. Sept. 11, 1831, Charlotte Ellison, dau. of John and Mary (Craig) Ellison (see). He was one of the early manufacturers of gloves in Plymouth, and a merchant. He d. May 31, 1870. She d. July 6, 1877. Four children.
7. i. CHARLES OLIVER.
8. ii. HENRY HUTCHINSON, b. Jan. 25, 1836.
iii. MARVETTE LILLIS, b. 1843. m. May 19, 1864, Edmund H. George. They res. in Pennsylvania, and in Washington, D. C., and later in Whitefield, where she d. (1) Carrie Belle, b. Jan. 24, 1868. (2) Harry Spalding, b. April 17, 1871. d. aged 10 years.
iv. GEORGE MARVIN, b. 1845. m. Dec. 21, 1871, Ella Caroline Thomp- son, of Haverhill, Mass. He was a manufacturer of gloves, in Plymouth. He d. Nov. 25, 1882. (1) Nettie Mabel, b. Nov. 18, 1872. Bookkeeper, Boston. Res. Roxbury, Mass. (2) Edith Newell, b. April 3, 1874. Bookkeeper, Boston. Res. Roxbury, Mass.
7. CHARLES OLIVER MCQUESTEN, son of Oliver Spalding 6. m. Jan. 4, 1860, Mary Emeline Ward, dau. of Moses Ward (see). She d. May 21, 1862. He m. second, Dec. 12, 1872, Almira (Corliss) Sawyer, dau. of Gen. Cyrus Corliss (see), and widow of Richard K. Sawyer (see). She d. March 3, 1903. He lived in California from 1852 to 1886, making occasional visits to Plymouth, and after a brief residence in this town he journeyed to California, 1891, returning to Plymouth, 1898. He lived upon the Harvey farm on the South Rumney road, and now lives in the village. Two children.
i. CHARLOTTE HARRIET, b. California, Jan. 12, 1861. m. Harvey Drake, a merchant of San Francisco, Cal. She d. April 27, 1897, leaving a dau. (1) Zenita Maria, b. 1889.
ii. MABEL ALMIRA, b. July 1, 1874. State Normal School, 1894. m. Louis Spenser (see).
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8. HENRY HUTCHINSON MCQUESTEN, son of Oliver Spalding 6, b. Jan. 25, 1836. m. July 29, 1860, Luella Frances Smith, b. Bath, Nov. 30, 1839, dau. of Andrew and Olive (Randall) Smith. He served two years, 1863-1865, in Second Army Corps, as musician. He was a jeweller, and lived in Plymouth. He d. Oct. 31, 1901.
i. KATE VALETTE, b. March 16, 1861. A successful music teacher. m. Oct. 4, 1881, Edward Warren White, D.D.S. (see).
ii. GERTRUDE ISABEL, b. Jan. 20, 1864. Graduate, State Normal School, 1883, and Emerson School of Oratory, and is a popular instructor in New England Conservatory, Boston, Mass.
iii. NETTIE MARVIN, b. Dec. 6, 1868. Plymouth High School, 1886. State Normal School, 1887. A teacher in Quincy, Mass., and since 1894 a teacher in Banks School, Waltham, Mass.
iv. LUELLA FRANCES, b. Oct. 15, 1869. d. Feb. 18, 1871.
v. MAGGIE MAY, b. July 5, 1874. d. April 19, 1875.
9. WILLIAM McQUESTEN, son of William1 and Margaret (Ar- buckle) McQuesten, b. 1732. d. 1802. He m. Margaret Nahor, b. 1738. d. 1796. Lived in Litchfield. Ten children.
10. JAMES MCQUESTEN, son of William 9, b. about 1777. Lived in Plymouth nearly two years, and appears on tax-list of 1799. He removed to Bedford, and was there a merchant. He d. Feb. 12, 1810. He was a man of ability, and was held in high esteem. He. m. Margery Greenough, dau. of William Greenough (see). She settled the estate and returned to Rumney, where she m. second, Edward Hall, by whom she had children, Daniel and Phebe. James and Margery Greenough had :
i. JUDITH, d. young.
11. ii. JAMES, b. Bedford, March 1, 1810.
11. JAMES MCQUESTEN, son of James 10, b. Bedford, March 1, 1810. He was a relative of the other families of the same name in this town, all being descendants of William and Margaret (Arbuckle) McQuesten, who settled in Litchfield. James McQuesten the father d. when James the son was an infant, and he was reared under the kind and wise direction of his guardian, Dea. John McQuesten. In early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was not robust, which persuaded him to relinquish business and to study law. He was ad- mitted to the bar, 1847. He came to Plymouth, 1837. His pro- fessional life was mainly given to office work. He was a safe
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counsellor, and a faithful guardian of many wards. He m. May, 1835, Louisa Paige, b. April 18, 1811, dau. of John and Hannah (Kimball) Paige, of Wentworth. She d. Plymouth, Oct., 1874. He d. Chicago, Ill., May 28, 1875. Four children.
i. MARY ELIZABETH, b. May, 1836. m. Cyrus Sargeant (see).
ii. JAMES, b. 1839. d. 1840.
iii. JAMES GREENOUGH, b. 1842. d. 1844.
iv. CAROLINE LOUISA, b. 1815. m. Dec. 17, 1863, Charles A. Dole, Esq., b. Lunenburg, Mass., June 20, 1834, son of Stephen Dole, of Lunenburg, Mass., and later of Wentworth. Mr. Dole is a lawyer, res. in Lebanon. Representative, 1881 ; clerk of court, Grafton Co., 1858-1874; member and clerk of Board of Equalization since 1883. She d. 1865. He m. second, Jan., 1866, Helen M. Stevens, of Haverhill.
12. JOHN MCQUESTEN, a relative of the preceding families, lived in Plymouth from 1809 to 1821. His wife was Prudence. Four children were b. in Plymouth.
i. MARY, b. Sept. 13, 1810.
ii. JOSEPH WEED, b. April 27, 1812.
iii. MARGARET, b. Oct. 5, 1815.
iv. GEORGE BRINLEY, b. Feb. 12, 1821.
MELVIN.
1. JOHN MELVIN, b. 1653, in Scotland. Came to Charlestown, Mass., before 1680. He was a tailor and a member of the Scots' Charitable Society. He m. Hannah Lewis, dau. of John and Mary (Brown) Lewis, of Charlestown. She d. May 27, 1696, aged 41. He m. second, 1696, Margaret Shamesberg. They were published in Boston, August 27, 1696, and her name is there recorded Shamesberry. About this date he removed from Charlestown to Concord, Mass., and there d. August 21, 1726. Headstone. Nine children.
2. JONATHAN MELVIN, son of John 1, b. Charlestown, May 29, 1688. m. in Concord, Mass., Feb. 28, 1714, Sarah Hartwell, b. Concord, July 28, 1694, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Smedley) Hartwell. He was a farmer, d. Concord, Feb. 11, 1737. Headstone.
3. EBENEZER MELVIN, son of Jonathan 2, b. Concord, Mass., Nov. 10, 1725. m. Susannah Dinsmore, dau. of Thomas Dinsmore. He served in the French War, 1757, was a captain in Hollis, and removed, 1770, from Hollis to Groton. He removed from Groton to Plymouth,
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1790. The children of Capt. Ebenezer and Susannah Dinsmore Melvin were b. in Hollis, except Isaac, who was b. in Groton.
i. EBENEZER, b. Dec. 28, 1752, lived in Groton. m. Joanna Bailey. He d. May 16, 1825. Of his children, Walter is No. S in this register.
ii. NATHAN, b. Nov. 20, 1755.
iii. EUNICE, b. Feb. 9, 1759.
iv. DANIEL, b. Dec. 8, 1761.
v. SUSANNAH, b. Oct. 23, 1764. m. William Crawford (see).
vi. SETHI, b. April 28, 1767.
4. vii. ENOCH, b. August 20, 1769.
5. viii. ISAAC, b. August 29, 1772.
4. ENOCH MELVIN, son of Capt. Ebenezer 3, b. Hollis, August 20, 1769. The family removed to Cockermouth, now Groton, when he was less than a year old, and subsequently lived in Plymouth. He was taxed in Plymouth, 1793 to 1804. He m. March 27, 1794, Mary Read, dau. of Joseph Read (see). He removed, 1805, to Bridgewater, where he d. Oct. 27, 1824. He was a major in the militia.
i. MARY, b. Plymouth, Jan. 2, 1795.
ii. ALMIRA, b. Plymouth, May 20, 1797.
6. iii. NATHANIEL PEABODY, b. Plymouth, Jan. 19, 1799.
iv. ARTHUR, b. Plymouth, Nov. 28, 1801.
7. v. JOSEPH READ, b. Plymouth, July 21, 1804.
5. ISAAC MELVIN, son of Capt. Ebenezer 3, b. Groton. m. March 27, 1796, Abigail Dearborn, dau. of Samuel (see). He was taxed in Plymouth, 1794-1797. He removed to Washington County, Ohio, where he d. Oct. 8, 1843. She d. Feb. 14, 1853. Possibly there were other children.
i. ELIZA ANN. m. Daniel Spraider.
6. NATHANIEL PEABODY MELVIN, son of Major Enoch 4, b. Ply- mouth, Jan. 19, 1799. He lived in Bridgewater several years, return- ing to Plymouth, 1838, and lived on the Blake farm, Lower Intervale. He was selectman and town clerk of Bridgewater; selectman of Plymouth, 1847, 1848. He was a brigadier-general, commanding the sixth brigade of the militia. He was a man of ability, a good pen- man, and at all times a leading, popular citizen. He m. Sarah Rowe, b. 1790. He removed to the village, and d. Oct. 17, 1855. She d. June 1, 1862.
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. i. SARAH JANE CRAWFORD, b. Dec. 12, 1819. m. Dec. 25, 1843, Ben- jamin Thompson Whipple, b. Jan. 13, 1823, son of Robert and Catharine (Thompson) Whipple, of Sanbornton. They removed to Gilford, where he d. July 13, 1857. She d. July 16, 1864. Three children d. young. (1) Helen Mar, b. Feb. 15, 1845. m. Edward J. Young, of Tilton.
ii. LOUISE GRACE, b. 1822. m. John W. Blake (see).
iii. NATHANIEL UPHAM, b. June 14, 1834. d. May 7, 1845.
iv. JOHN HOYT, b. July 19, 1839. m. Dec. 28, 1869, Clara H. Burrows, dau. of Joseph Burrows (see). He lived in Plymouth, 1860-1868. He d. Feb. 21, 1896. She res. Washington, D. C., and New York.
7. JOSEPH READ MELVIN, son of Major Enoch 4, b. Plymouth, July 21, 1804. He was a hotel-keeper in Bristol several years, re- moving to Plymouth, 1838, living near his brother at Lower Intervale. He m. Betsey Ayer, dau. of John Ayer, of New Hampton. He m. second, 1849, Emily Frost, of Gill, Mass. He d. June 1, 1887.
i. MARY VARNUM, d. young.
8. WALTER MELVIN, son of Ebenezer and Joanna (Bayley) Melvin, and grandson of Ebenezer3, b. June 9, 1792. m. May 30, 1815, Dorothy Phillips, dau. of Noah Phillips (see). He served in the War of 1812, and removed to Plymouth at the time of his marriage. He was a mason and a farmer, and is remembered as a robust, vigorous man. His wife d. April 14, 1863. He m. second, Mrs. Abigail (Stewart) Rice, who d. June 5, 1871. He d. April 7, 1876.
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i. FATIMA, b. August 9, 1817. m. April 14, 1844, Enoch Morrill, of Amesbury, Mass. She d. July 26, 1846, leaving a dau., Lavinia Alma, b. March 16, 1845. d. unm. Dec. 21, 1877.
ii. MARY, b. August 4, 1820. m. Jan. 1. 1850, Willard T. Paine, of Millbury, Mass. He d. Sept. 14, 1865. She d. March 12, 1896. Two children : (1) George W., b. March 9, 1855. m. Emma Frances White. (2) Henry Walter, b. July 12, 1856. d. April 9, 1884.
iii. LETITIA, b. Sept. 25, 1824. d. Feb. 26, 1826.
iv. LAVINIA, b. June 23, 1827. m. William D. Blodgett (see).
v. NOAH DANIEL, b. May 19, 1831. m. Nov. 6, 1856, Losina Elsie Swain, b. Ilebron, July 16, 1837, dau. of Folsom Swain. She d. May 9, 1861. HIe m. second, May 3, 1862, Clarissa Ann, b. He- bron, March 21, 1843, dau. of Folsom Swain. She d. June 28, 1897. Ile was well known in Grafton Co. as a vender of pro- prietary medicines. He lived in Plymouth, except from 1856-
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1871. He d. suddenly in this town, Feb. 6, 1899. Three children : (1) Lavinia E., b. April 12, 1857. m. George B. Foss (see). (2) Guy Clarence, b. June 12, 1858. m. August 6, 1887, Lottie A. Fogg. He was a farmer on the paternal estate. He d. May 27, 1903. (3) Sylvester Folsom, b. May 15, 1864. d. Nov., 1864.
vi. SYLVESTER, b. March 16, 1834. m. Jan. 9, 1872, Caroline Lucy Davis, dau. of Bliss Davis (see). He is a manufacturer and vender of hair restorer. Res. Lawrence, Mass.
vii. CAROLINE MARIA, b. Nov. 19, 1838. m. William D. Blodgett (see).
MERRILL.
1. NATHANIEL MERRILL, emigrant ancestor of numerous families of Merrill in America, was in Ipswich a short time, but settled in New- bury, Mass., 1635. He m. Susannah Wilterton, a sister of Gregory Wilterton, one of the original proprietors of Hartford, Conn. He d. March 16, 1654/5. Susannah m. second, Stephen Jordan, and d. Jan. 25, 1672. John Merrill, a brother of Nathaniel, who came to New- bury at the same time, d. Sept. 12, 1673, leaving no male issue.
2. DANIEL MERRILL, fourth of the five sons of Nathaniel 1, b. New- bury, August 20, 1642. m. May 14, 1667, Sarah Clough, b. Newbury, June 28, 1646, dau. of John Clough. She d. March 18, 1705/6. He m. second, May 29, 1708, Sarah (Morrill) [Rowell] Page, b. Oct. 14, 1650, dau. of Abraham and Sarah (Clement) Morrill, and widow of Philip Rowell and Onesipherus Page. He removed to Salisbury. He d. June 27, 1717. She d. Sept. 11, 1731.
3. MOSES MERRILL, son of Daniel 2, b. Sept. 3, 1683. Res. Salis- bury, and was there a deacon. He and wife Mary admitted to church, Salisbury, May 21, 1710. He d. Jan. 17, 1756. His wife Mary d. Dec. 15, 1760.
4. MOSES MERRILL, son of Moses 3, b. Salisbury, Oct. 28, 1707. m. Dec. 11, 1729, Sarah True, b. 1710, dau. of Dea. Jabez and Sarah (Toppan) True, of Salisbury. She d. June 9, 1783. He m. second, widow Mary Clement. He removed from Salisbury to Haverhill, Mass., and later to New Gloucester, Me. He d. April 9, 1795. He was an original grantee of Plymouth.
5. JACOB MERRILL, son of Moses 4, b. Salisbury, Mass., May 31, 1732. In early life he was a sailor. He m. Nov. 21, 1762, Elizabeth Wyatt, b. April 26, 1738. In 1766 he purchased of Dr. John Brown a tract of land lying north of Baker's River, it being a part of the land which fell to the grantor as one of the proprietors or grantees of
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Plymouth. By subsequent purchases Jacob Merrill added to his domain extending into Campton and the sunny slopes of Beech Hill. This land was later divided into farms and given to his sons. He lived nearly all of his life, after 1766, in Plymouth, and a few years upon his land in Campton. He was a substantial citizen and was re- spected by the community. The Merrills were musical and their talent has been utilized in church choirs and has added pleasure to social gatherings. The descendants of this worthy pioneer are numer- ous. He d. Sept. 19, 1812. She d. 1833. Thirteen children.
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