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THE MOORE FAMILIES
I. The Moores of Bristol are descendants of John and Janet Moore, Scotch Irish emigrants to Londonderry in 1723. He d. Jan. 24, 1774; she d. Mar. 8, 1776. Of their four children, one was Col. Robert Moore, b. Londonderry, 1727. He was a member of Capt. John Mitchell's troopers in 1744, in the French and Indian war, and he was a conspicuous commander at the battle of Bunker Hill. He d. 1778. Of his children, one was
2. Capt. Robert Moore, b. Londonderry, Sept. 20, 1769. He m. Jenny (Jane) Rolfe, b. Newburyport, Mass., Sept. 22,
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1771. They res. on Shirley hill in Goffstown, where five chil- dren were b., and their buildings destroyed by fire. They removed to Bristol in 1805, and settled near Pemigewasset bridge. He erected a large two-story house where he kept tavern for some years, and where he d. Aug. 10, 1813, ae. 43-10-20. She d. Feb. 6, 1852, ae. 80-4-14. He was called the strongest man in the county and was a man of great intelligence.
CHILDREN
3. Esther, b. Goffstown, Oct. 5, 1790 ; m. David Mason. (See.)
4. Jane W., b. G., Sept. 20. 1792 ; d. Mar. I, 1794, ae. I-5-II.
5. Robert W., b. G., Feb. 3, 1795 ; m. June 29, 1826, Abigail, dau. of Levi and Abigail (Godfrey) Dow, b. New Hampton, Nov. 26, 1799. He succeeded his father on the farm. He was a man of intelligence, an advocate of temperance and anti-slavery ; when a mere boy united with the Methodist church. Represented Bristol in the legislature and served as selectman six years. He d. Oct. 15, 1848, ae. 53-8-12. She d. New Hampton, Apr. 21, 1884, ae. 84-4-25. No children.
6. Jane, b. G., July 16 (15), 1797 ; m. Daniel Shirley of Goffstown, and d. Apr., 1881, ae. 83-9 -.
*7. Joseph R., b. G., Jan. 16, 1800.
*8. Jonathan H., b. G., June 18, 1802.
*9. William, b. Bristol, Apr. 6, 1806.
IO. Mary, b. B., Sept., 1808; m. (1) Ovid Dearborn, Plymouth; (2) Washington Mooney, New Hampton.
(7) Joseph R. Moore, son of Robert, b. Goffstown, Jan. 16, 1800, m. Dec. 15, 1825, Mary, dau. of Abraham Dolloff. (See.) He succeeded his brother Robert on the farm. He was a great lover of fruit culture and fine gardening, and bordered his farm with fruit and shade trees. Was interested in the manufacture of lumber at Moore's Mills, and furnished the floor beams for the first factory in Lawrence, Mass. He was a man of great energy of character, of literary and scientific taste, and an upright man. Served as selectman ten years and represented Bristol in the legislature three terms. He d. Bristol, Apr. 30 (28), 1880, ae. 80-3-14. She d. New Hampton, Feb. 15, 1887, ae. 81-8-6.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
II. Jane Ralph, b. Aug. 8, 1826 ; d., unm., June 4, 1884, ae. 57-9-26.
12. James G., b. Jan. 27, 1828 ; m. Nov. 4, 1856, Christiana C., dau. of Rev. Isaiah H. and Charlotte R. Shipman, b. North Springfield, Vt., Sept. 25, 1836. Moved to Franconia, 1849, to Lisbon, 1870, where he now res. ; manufacturer of lumber, bobbins, shoe pegs and pulp. He has invented machines for grinding pulp and making excelsior. Is a great mathematician.
13. Ovid D., b. Aug. 6, 1829 ; m. Aug. 28, 1854, Harriet Irene, dau. of Russel and Lorena (Spooner) Howland, b. Franconia, Aug. 31, 1832 ; d. Franconia, Mar. 20, 1871, ae. 38-6-19 ; m. (2) Feb. 1, 1877, Hattie A., dau. of Steven and Elsie (Drury ) Howland, b. Oct. 10, 1850. He left Bristol 1859, lived in Littleton and Franconia, and located in Lisbon, 1875, manu- facturer of wood pulp and shoe pegs. Children :
a. Genevieve, b. Bristol, Nov. 10, 1856; m. July 3, 1886, William S. Nelson, a peg manufacturer, Lisbon.
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b. Fred Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 1865; m. Dec. 18, 1886, Jennie E. Harris, of Warren. Associated with his father, Lisbon. Child : Hattie Irena, b. May 31, 1889.
14. Rachel Locke, b. Aug. 1, 1831; m. Oct. 25, 1854, Denison Taft, b. Barre, Vt., June 6, 1819 ; d. Montpelier, Vt., Sept. 22, 1897, ae. 78-3-16. She res. Montpelier. Children :
a. Alice Rachella, b. Montpelier, Sept. 22, 1866.
b. Edna Moore, b. M., June 30, 1870 ; m. June 9, 1892, Charles A. Gay, of Boston.
15. Mary, b. July 14, 1836 ; m. Dec. 22, 1862, John Daily, of Lebanon, Pa., b. Cornwall, Pa., July 7, 1832 ; d. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug., 1897, ae. 65. She was a teacher ; is now a successful landscape painter. Children :
a. Grace Moore, b. Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 16, 1863. A music teacher in Philadelphia.
b. Claude Lorraine, b. L., Jan. 9, 1866. Was an expert pistol shot in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Went to Europe in 1889, and gave exhibitions of his skill before the nobility and received many gifts and medals of honor. "Acknowledged to be the best shot in the world." Died of cholera in Brussels, Nov. 29, 1892, ae. 26-10-20.
c. Lillian Blanch, b. L., Oct. 7, 1869. An actress. Has played in Europe and through the states ; since 1901, an osteopath physi- cian in Rochester, N. Y.
d. Paul Maurice, b. Altoona, Pa., Aug. 11, 1871. Clerk in employ of the Pennsylvania railroad, Philadelphia, Pa.
16. Sarah Clough, b. Dec. 26, 1837; was a teacher in Pennsylvania ; d. unm., Feb. 8, 1873. ae. 35-1-12.
17. Josephine, b. May 22, 1841; was a teacher in New York state ; m. Oct. 15, 1872, Methusalem DuBois, of New York ; d. Aug. 28, 1874, ae. 33-3-6. Child :
a. Rachel, b. Oct., 1873. Is a stenographer in Boston, Mass.
18. Joseph West, b. May 22, 1841 ; m. Nov. 8, 1863, Harriet Ellen, dau. of John M. and Harriet Lincoln (Kelley) Flanders, b. New Hampton, Apr. 9, 1844. Res. New Hampton and Bristol. For many years owned stage route from New Hampton to Bristol and was brakeman on trains between Bristol and Concord 13 years, till Feb., 1883. He d. Bristol, June 20, 1892, ae. 51-0-28 ; she res. No. Main street. Children :
a. Eugene Flanders, b. Bristol, May 8, 1866; m. Mar. 4. 1888, Alice Blanch Howard, dau. Samuel A., b. New Hampton, Nov. 6, 1869. Concrete contractor at Burlington, Vt. Children : (1) James Howard, b. Burlington, May 15, 1892. (2) Arthur Howard, b. B., May 16, 1900.
b. Robert Flanders, b. B., May 24, 1867 ; m. June 27, 1894, Annie B. Rice, dau. of Isreal T. (See.) Veterinary surgeon, Laconia. Children : (1) Otis Rice, b. Laconia, June 18, 1895. (2) Nellie Josephine, b. L., Jan. 4, 1899.
c. Mary Dolloff, b. B., Oct. 27, 1868; d. New Hampton, Jan. 8, 1879, ae. 10-2-II.
d. Harriet Kelley, b. New Hampton, Oct. 22, 1870; m. May 2, 1889, Charles H. Gordon, a horse trainer. Children : (1) Ida May, b. New Hampton, July 2, 1891. (2) Maud Moore, b. N. H., Nov. 29, 1892. (3) John B., b. Manchester, July 21, 1895; d. Jan. 12, 1896. (4) Eugene Robert, b. Bristol, Mar. 16, 1899; d. Feb. 25, 1903, ae. 3-II-9.
e. Joseph Flanders, b. N. H., Oct. 22, 1881 ; a machinist in Hyde Park, Mass .; unm.
f. Josephine DuBois, b. N. H., Sept. 8, 1883.
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(8) Jonathan H. Moore, son of Robert, b. Goffstown, June 18, 1802, m. Hannah Van, dau. of Capt. Moses W. Sleeper (See), b. July 26, 1805. She d. Manchester, Aug. 3, 1858, ae. 53-0-7. He d. Nov. 12, 1869, ae. 67-4-24. .
CHILDREN
19. Frederic Adolphus, b. Bristol, Feb. II, 1826 ; m. Aug. 12, 1855, Cornelia Heiywin, of Springfield, I11 .; (2) Emily Hewith Bugbee, La Cross, Wis .; (3) Nellie Warner, of Michigan. He read law at Manchester, but gave his attention to journalismn. (See chapter on Literature, Vol. I.) He d. Nashua, Dec. 7, 1888, ae. 62-9-26. Son :
a. Leland, res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
20. William Hart, b. Apr. 17, 1827; d. Dec., 1858, ae. 31-8 -.
2I. Lucie Van, b. Sept. 10, 1829 ; m. Feb. 1, 1854, George W. Mitchell ; and d. July 21, 1855, ae. 25-10-II.
22. Jonathan B., b. Feb. 8, 1831 ; m. (1) Abbie F. Brown; (2) Eliza Humphrey. He d. Manchester, 1888, ae. 57.
23. Hannah Jane, b. Jan. 20, 1832 ; m. Feb. 22, 1872, Merritt Parsons, Buckfield, Me.
24. Robert Frames, b. Dec. 12, 1833 ; m. Susan E. Dinsmore, of Derry, and d. Apr. 29, 1876, ae. 42-4-17.
25. Orren Augustus, b. Oct. 25, 1835 ; d. 1837, ae. 2.
26. Joseph Rolfe, b. Feb. 17, 1837. Killed at Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, ae. 27-3-16.
27. Orren Cheney, b. Aug. 10, 1839; m. Nov. 29, 1860, Nancy W. Thompson, of Ashland ; d. at Nashua, May 12, 1893, ae. 53-9-2. He was a leader in the Republican party of the state; represented his ward in the legislature; his district in the N. H. senate was railroad commissioner ; member of congress from the 2d N. H. District, editor of the Nashua Telegraph, and a popular and eloquent platform political speaker.
28. James Mendon, b. Hebron, Aug. 24, 1841 ; m. Nov. 20, 1867, Mary O. Preston. Children :
a. Myron Van, b. Manchester, May 21, 1875.
b. Mendon Preston, b. M., Aug. 31, 1877.
29. Julia Fletcher, b. Dec. 3, 1844; m. Jan. 16, 1868, William O. Clough, of Meredith.
(9) William Moore, son of Robert, b. Bristol, Apr. 6, 1806, m. Jan. 18, 1831, Abigail D., dau. of Josiah and Susannah (Dow) Robinson, b. New Hampton, Aug. 12, 1808; d. New Hampton, Feb. II, 1898, ae. 89-5-29. He d. Bristol, Oct. 28, 1868, ae. 62-6-22. In 1835, he settled on the John F. Merrow farm ; from 1844 to 1861, kept hotel at New Hampton village, and the last named year returned to his farm.
CHILDREN
30. Harriet R., b. Bristol, Dec. 17, 1831 ; d. Feb. 29, 1852, ae. 20-2-12. 31. Emily M., b. B., Sept. 22, 1834 ; m. June 20, 1858, George B. Mac- Lellan, and emigrated to Mississippi; after ten years returned. She d. Feb. 12, 1892, ae. 57-4-20.
32. Laura D., b. B., Oct. II, 1839. Res. in New Hampton.
33. William Andrew, b. New Hampton, May 28, 1845 ; d. New Hamp- ton, Feb. 10, 1855, ae. 9-8-12.
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THE MORSE FAMILY
I. The Morses of Bristol and vicinity are the descendants of Anthony Morse, b. in England, settled in Newbury, Mass., in 1635, and d. Oct. 12, 1686. The line of descent is through 2. Benjamin, b. Mar. 28, 1640, m. Ruth Sawyer, and lived in West Newbury.
3. Benjamin, b. Aug. 24, 1668, m. Susannah Merrill, res. Newbury.
4. Capt. Abel, b. Oct. 5, 1692, m. Grace Parker, and res. Chester.
5. Stephen, b. Feb. 15, 1733 or '34, m. Abigail, dau. of Capt. Samuel Ingalls, of Chester, supposed to be identical with Capt. Samuel Ingalls mentioned on page 249, a descendant of Edmond Ingalls, of Lynn, Mass.
6. Dea. Jonathan, b. Mar. 3, 1757, m. in Chester, June 8, 1786, Abiah, dau. of Edmond Worth. He was a Revolutionary soldier, settled in Hebron, and d. in Haverhill, Mar. 3, 1840, ae. 83. They had nine children, of whom the fourth was
7. Jonathan, b. Hebron, Feb. 21, 1793. He m., Feb. 24, 1820, Jerusha Gilson, of Dunstable, Mass. One son was
8. Oscar Fitzallen, b. Hebron, June 12, 1826. He m. (1) Sept. 17, 1848, Eliza Ann, dau. of Capt. Moses Sanborn (See), b. June 14, 1831. She d. Bristol, Mar. 18, 1886, ae. 54-9-4, and he m. (2) Dec. 28, 1886, Mrs. Lavinia S. Drake. He located in Bristol when 21 years of age (1847). In 1849, he became a brakeman on the old Northern railroad ; in 1855, conductor, continuing 21 years. In 1858, he also assumed the duties of express messenger, and on retiring as conductor, became local express agent and completed 41 years continuous service for the Express company, Oct. 1, 1899, when he was retired on a pension. He is a Demo- crat and a Mason.
a. Elizabeth Lucy, b. Bristol, Apr. 12, 1853; m. Fred W. Bing- ham. (See.)
b. Irvin DeWitt, b. B., Oct. 7, 1856 ; d. Sept. 4, 1881, ae. 24-10-27.
c. Ona Amelia, b. B., Sept., 1862 ; d. June 14, 1869, ae. 6-9 -.
THE MORTON FAMILY
I. Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton, A.M., was the eldest son of Livy and Hannah (Dailey) Morton, and was b. in Winthrop, Me., Dec. 21, 1788. He was a descendant of George Morton, who came to this country in the ship Ann, in 1623. He m., Aug. 30, 1814, Lucretia Parsons, b. at Goshen, July 26, 1789, dau. of Rev. Justin and Electa (Frary) Parsons. She d. at Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 11, 1862, ae. 72-5-15 ; he d. at Bristol, Mar. 25, 1852, ae. 63-3-4, and both are interred in the Bristol cemetery. Was pastor of Congregational church 1842 till his eath. (See Ecclesiastical History.)
HON. LEVI P. MORTON
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CHILDREN, all born in Shoreham, Vt.
2. Daniel Oliver, h. Nov. 8, 1815 ; m. 1839, Elizabeth A. Tyler ; d. at Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 5, 1859, ae. 44-0-27.
3. Lucretia Parsons, b. Jan. 20, 1817 ; m. Sept. 7, 1842, Rev. Myron W. Safford.
4. Electa Frary, b. May 28, 1820; m. Jonas Minot. (See.)
5. Levi Parsons, b. May 16, 1824 ; m. Oct. 15, 1856, at Flatlands, Long Island, Lucy Kimball, dau. of Elijah H. and Sarah Wetmore ( Hinsdale) Kimball, of Flatlands, b. July 22, 1836. She d. July II, 1871, ae. 34-II-19, and he m., Feb. 12, 1873, Anna Livingston Read, dau. of William Ingraham Street, Esq., b. May 18, 1836. He began life as a clerk in a country store at Enfield, Mass., when 14 years of age, but soon after was a clerk in Hanover. From Hanover he came to Bristol, where he remained a few months, and then went to Concord as a clerk in a dry goods store, but at the age of 21 commenced business there for himself. In 1849, he entered the house of James M. Beede & Co., in Boston, Mass., and three years later became a member of the firm. In 1854, he went to New York and founded the dry goods commission house of Morton & Grinnell. In 1863, he engaged in the banking business in Wall street as L. P. Morton & Co., which later became Morton, Bliss & Co., with a branch office in London. This firm took part in some of the largest transactions in the history of American finance. It headed the syndicate in 1871 to float a five per cent. loan to aid in the resumption of specie payments and saved the govern- ment $70,000,000 in interest. The payments of the Geneva award of $15,- 500,000, and of the Fishery award of $5,500,000, were through his house. In 1878, he was elected a member of Congress; President Garfield appointed him minister to France, and in 1888, he was elected vice-presi- dent of the United States, and in 1894, elected governor of the state of New York. Children :
a. Edith Livingston, b. Newport, R. I., June 20, 1874.
b. Lena Kearney, b. N., May 20, 1875.
c. Helen Stuyvesant, b. N., Aug. 2, 1876. She m. in London, Eng., Oct. 5, 1901, Talleyand de Perigord, Duke de Valencay, France.
d. Lewis Parsons, b. London, Eng., Sept. 21, 1877 ; d. there Jan. 10, 1878.
e. Alice, b. New York, Mar. 23, 1879.
f. Mary, b. June II, 1881.
6. Mary, b. May 5, 1829 ; m. Feb. 27, 1856, Hon. William F. Grin-
nel1.
7. Martha, b. May 5, 1829 ; m. Aug. 8, 1852, Rev. Alanson Hartpence.
THE MOSHIER FAMILY
I. Ira Cornelius Moshier is the son of Harvey and Mary Jane (Merrill) Moshier. He was b. Barnston, P. Q., Feb. 22, 1857, and m. May 16, 1877, Mary Frances, dau. of Nathan O. and Harriet (Lucas) Phelps, b. Groton, Dec. 30, 1860. He was a farmer in Groton and Dorchester till 1895; since, a laborer in Bristol.
CHILDREN
2. Mary Grace, b. Groton, Aug. 22, 1878; m. Aug. 20, 1898, Frank W. Morrison, and res. Penacook.
3. Harvey Chester, b. G., Aug. 4, 1880; laborer in Bristol.
4. Myron Herbert, b. G., Oct. 29, 1882 ; m. Apr. 15, 1900, Angie, dau. of William W. Benton. (See.) A teamster. Children :
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a. Unice Velma, b. Bristol, Dec. 13, 1900.
b. Verne Benton, b. B., Dec. 5, 1901.
5. Harold Earl, b. Dorchester, Nov. 29, 1886.
6. Ray Otis, b. D., Mar. 11, 1890.
7. Sarah Ethel, b. D., Apr. 10, 1892.
THE MOSSMAN FAMILY
I. Robert D. Mossman is the son of William and Janet Mossman. He was b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Jan. 25, 1841. He m., 1866, Sarah, dau. of Mark and Emily Jane (Hobbs) Knight, b. Windham, Me., July 19, 1841. He was superintendent of the Mason-Perkins Paper company 1873-'79; since, a member of the firm of Tileston & Hollingsworth Paper company, Matta- pan, Mass. He is a Mason; a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association, and a director of the Dor- chester Co-operative bank. Res. 1,616 Blue Hill Ave., Boston, Mass.
CHILDREN
2. Mary.
3. William, b. Westbrook, Me .; graduated at the Mass. Institute of Technology ; is assistant superintendent of the Tileston & Hollingsworth Paper company.
THE MOULTON FAMILY
I. Jonathan Moulton was the son of Edward Brown Moul- ton, a Revolutionary soldier, and Ann Smith Moulton, his wife. Jonathan was b. Apr. 1, 1781, and m. (2) Mary Morse. He was first taxed in Bristol in 1839. He res. on Central street and operated the clothing-mill opposite his residence. He removed to Meredith about 1850, where he d. in 1860, ae. about 79.
CHILDREN
2. Ann, b. 1823 ; d. 1901, ae. 78.
3. Albert A., b. Oct. 6, 1829; studied medicine with Dr. Moody C. Sawyer. He m., in May, 1850, Ann Maria, dau. of Richard H. Sawyer (See), b. June 23, 1823. He practiced medicine in Laconia ; was surgeon of the 3d Regt., N. H. Vols. After war, practiced in Tilton. She d. Con- cord, June, 1872, ae. 49. He d. Soldiers' Home, Tilton, Apr. 26, 1890, ae. 60-6-20. Children :
a. Harry, infant, d. Apr. 16, 1851.
b. Arthur Channing, b. Meredith, Apr. 24, 1855; m. Nov. 30, 1887, Ada, dau. David R. and Mahala Castiday, b. Canada, Dec. 30, 1863. He has res. Colorado since 1876, now in trade in Meeker, Colo. Children : (1) Victor Channing, b. Rawlins, Wyo., Mar. 14, 1889. (2) Ada Katharine, b. Sept. 27, 1890; d. Nov. 1, 1894. (3) Mary Sawyer, b. Meeker, May 9, 1896.
THE MUDGETT FAMILY
I. William Mudgett, b. Nov. 29, 1786, was the son of Joseph, who settled in New Hampton previous to 1790, going
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there from Poplin. William came to Bristol in March, 1815, and settled on the Mudgett farm on Fowler's river near the lake, and here he spent his life. He m., Mar. 9, 1815, Eunice Huckins, dau. of Joseph, b. Parsonsfield, Me., Dec. 31, 1792 ; d. Bristol, Aug. 30, 1847, ae. 54-7-29. He m. (2) Mar. 20, 1850, Mary Cheney, dau. of David (See), b. July 24, 1804. He d. Bristol, Nov. 13, 1876, ae. 89-11-14. His widow d. in family of E. W. Locke, in Alexandria, Jan. 22, 1892, ae. 87 -- 5-28.
CHILDREN
2 Mary Mooney Smith, b. Bristol, Feb. 20, 1816; m. James H. Brown. (See.)
3. Hannah Huckins, b. B., Apr. 21, 1819; d. Mar. 10, 1836, ae. 16-10-19.
4. John Philander, b. B., Sept. 15, 1821 ; d. Oct. 17, 1842, ae. 21-1-2. 5. Calvin Huckins, b. B., Aug. 1, 1823 ; m. (1) July 15, 1851, Julia, dau. of Ellis and Hannah (Noyes) Fisher, b. Northfield, Vt., Apr. 19, 1827, and d. Bristol, Dec. 18, 1886, ae. 59-7-29. He m. (2) Oct. 29, 1887, Mrs. Clara Lamprey, sister of his first wife, and widow of Reuben Lamp- rey, of New Hampton, b. Canada, July II, 1824, d. at Hopkinton, Sept. 12, 1891, ae. 67-2-1. He m. (3) Sept. 7, 1892, Mary Jane (Perry ) Dow, widow of J. French Dow of Hopkinton. He res. on the home farm till 1853 ; in Northfield till 1858; returned to Bristol; removed to Hopkinton 1887. Republican. Represented Bristol in the legislature. Children :
a. William Ellis, b. Northfield, Vt., Sept. 16, 1854; m. Saloma B. Chase. A farmer in Contoocook.
b. Amy Florence, b. Bristol ; d. in infancy.
c. Ellen Fisher, b. B., Feb. 26, 1866 ; m. Henry Chase Eastman, of Hopkinton. He d. a few months after their m. and she m. (2) George Blood. They res. Contoocook. No children.
6. Orinda Mehitable, b. B., Apr. 17, 1827 ; m. June 29, 1848, Curtis Smith, b. Nov. 8, 1822. She d. Ashland, June 19, 1884, ae. 57-2-2 ; he d. Ashland, Dec. 9, 1872, ae. 50-I-I. Children :
a. Clara Ella, b. New Hampton, Apr. 7, 1856 ; d. Apr. 11, 1856.
b. Albert Linvill, b. N. H., Apr. 17, 1858 ; m. Oct. 25, 1886, Ella M. Smith, of New Hampton. Res. Ashland.
c. Mary Alice, b. N. H., Nov. 6, 1860 ; m. Apr. 30, 1891, Henry E. Fones. Res. Warwick, R. I.
d. Ederic Oregon, b. N. H., Oct. 30, 1863 ; m. May 30, 1889, Kate G. Eastman. He d. Plymouth, Apr. 28, 1893, ae. 29-5-28.
e. Martha Susan, b. N. H., Oct. 26, 1865 ; m. Oct. 26, 1886, Dana W. Carey. Res. Ashland.
f. William Leonett, b. Ashland, Dec. 8, 1869; m. Feb. 29, 1892, Mabelle Maud Steele, of Fall River, Mass. Res. Boston, Mass.
7. Laura Lettice, b. B., Jan. 21, 1829; m. Josiah S. Ingalls. (See.) 8. Sarah Ann Baker, b. B., July 22, 1833; m. Jan. 20, 1855, Hosea F. Hawkins, Meredith. She d. while visiting in Ashland, Sept. 13, 1874, ae. 41-I-21. He res. Meredith. Children, all born in Meredith :
a. Laura E., b. Nov. 29, 1856 ; m. Fred Rollins, Meredith, and res. East Concord.
b. Arthur Stanley, b. Mar. 7, 1859 ; d. Dec. 16, 1880, ae. 21-9-9.
c. Fred Alliston, b. Apr. II, 1862 ; m. Ella Atwood, Alexandria. Res. Meredith.
d. Amy Eunice, b. Oct. 30, 1868 ; d. June 6, 1885, ae. 16-7-6.
e. Herman Curtis, b. Sept. 26, 1872. Res. Meredith.
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THE MUSGROVE FAMILY
I. James Musgrove, a son of James and Sarah ( Hacket) Musgrove, was b. in London, Eng., Dec. 13, 1798. His father was a custom house officer of the East India company at Cal- cutta, India. From eight till seventeen years of age, he was a cabin boy in the British navy; served four years as tailor's apprentice at St. John's, N. B., whence he sailed for Boston, Mass. Was shipwrecked at the mouth of the Penobscot river, from which point he walked to Boston; there he finished a seven years' apprenticeship, then required to learn most trades, and returned to London. He was m. in Bethnel Green church, London, Dec. 29, 1827, to Ann, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Ship) Donker, b. in Spittalsfield, London, Sept. 3, 1802. They emi- grated to America in September, 1832, and res. Boston, Charles- town, and Lynn, Mass. In the financial panic of 1837, he was thrown out of work and advertised for a place in which to establish himself in business. Replies came from Hon. Nathaniel S. Berry, of Bristol, and other places. To visit the places where he was asked to locate he walked from Lynn to Vermont, thence to Haverhill Corner and Bristol. Here he located and conducted the tailoring business till incapacitated by age. He was a great reader and a well informed man, an abolitionist, and both were lifelong active workers in the Metho- dist church. He d. May 13, 1878, ae. 79-5-0 ; she d. Mar. 20, 1879, ae. 76-6-17.
CHILDREN
2. James, b. London, Dec. 24, 1828 ; d. Nov. 13, 1829.
3. Ann, b. L., Nov. 10, 1830; d. Bristol, of scarlet fever, Mar. 21, 1846, ae. 15-4-II.
4. Susan, b. L., Nov. 24, 1831. Res. Concord. Unm.
5. Mary Donker, b. Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 5, 1833 ; d. Nov. 23, 1851, ae. 18-2-18.
6. William Isaac, b. Lynn, Mass., July 13, 1835; m. May 29, 1859, at Cohoes, N. Y., Cornelia Emma, dau. of Miron and Elvira Potter, b. Troy, N. Y., June 27, 1840; d. Cohoes, Dec. 7, 1872, ae. 32-5-10. He was for several years an overseer in a knitting-mill at Cohoes ; in trade 20 years at Cohoes; superintendent of the Medlecott-Morgan knitting-mill at Springfield, Mass., till he d., Dec. 26, 1900, ae. 65-5-13. Republican, Methodist. Children :
a. Charles Watson, b. Cohoes, Oct. 3, 1865 ; m. May 17, 1886, Mary Ellen, dau. of Martin Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Pattee, b. New York city, Apr. 12, 1865. He is a letter carrier in Spring- field, Mass. Children: (1) Mary Clara, b. Cohoes, Mar. 25, 1887. (2) Charles William, b. C., Oct. 12, 1888. (3) Grace Frances, b. Springfield, Sept. 10, 1890.
b. Clara Belle, b. C., Aug. 27, 1867. Res. Springfield. Uum.
7. John Henry, b. L., May 7, 1837; m. Apr. 8, 1866, Carrie Sophia, dau. of Rev. Newell Culver (See), b. May 5, 1841. She d. Pittsfield, Mass., Oct. 27, 1883, ae. 42-5-22. He m. (2) June 1I, 1888, Mary L., dau. of Rev. James C. and Sarah Ann (Chase) Aspinwall, b. Weathersfield, Vt., Nov. 10, 1848. She graduated from Tilton Seminary 1871, and was a school
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teacher. He has been a knit goods manufacturer at Bristol, Enosburg Falls, Vt., Cohoes, N. Y., Stillwater, N. Y., and for 16 years superin- tendent of the Berkshire Knitting-mills at Pittsfield, Mass. Now presi- dent and manager of the Musgrove Knitting-mills, at Pittsfield. Chil- åren :
a. Nellie Mabel, b. Bristol, Mar. 18, 1868; m. Apr. 27, 1889, Charles W. Mink, of Pittsfield. He d. Jan. 12, 1896, and she m. (2) Sept. 18, 1896, George Corwin, of Glenfield, N. Y. Children : (I) Caroline Elizabeth, b. Pittsfield, June II, 1890 ; d. Aug. 26, 1891, ae. I-2-15. (2) Reuben Raymond, b. Aug. 26, 1891. (3) John Harold, b. June 22, 1897. (4) Charles Lester, b. Aug. 21, 1898. (5) Laura Gertrude, b. Sept. 13, 1900; d. Oct., 1900.
b. Carrie Gertrude, b. B., Apr. 7, 1870. Is a school teacher in Edgerton, Wis.
c: Newell Culver, b. B., Feb. 7, 1873 ; d. Cohoes, N. Y., July 26, 1873.
d. John Culver, b. Cohoes, Mar. 7, 1880; graduated as electrical engineer at Cornel University, Ithaca, N. Y., 1903.
e. Sophie Donker, b. Pittsfield, Mass., Oct. 26, 1890.
8. Sara Minot Chase, b. Bristol, Mar. 10, 1839. Graduated from Til- ton Seminary, 1865. Was teacher in the public schools, and at Poultney, (Vt. ) Seminary; was in city missionary work at Troy, N. Y., for the Second Street Presbyterian church; and, since 1887, has maintained a mission home at 3,337 6th Ave., Troy. Was formerly a Methodist, now connected with the Christian Alliance. Unm.
9. Richard Watson, b. B., Nov. 21, 1840. Served nearly four years in the Union army. (See Roll of Honor.) Was two or three years in the wool business, and in December, 1870, opened a printing-office in town, and in June, 1878, established the Bristol Weekly Enterprise, which are continued by him. Was six years on board of education of Union School district, six years town clerk, represented the town in legislature of 1885; was author of the bill to provide for the publication of the Register of New Hampshire Soldiers and Sailors, War of the Rebellion; represented the Fourth Senatorial district in the senate of 1891-'92, and has been for 33 years recording steward of the official board of the Methodist church, and chairman of trustees of Minot-Sleeper library since its organization. Republican, Mason, Odd Fellow, G. A. R. He m., Dec. 23, 1869, Henrietta Maria, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah Maria (Brown) Guild, b. Walpole, Sept. 14, 1843. She has been from girlhood a music teacher and church organist ; successful in training children for chorus singing; with her children has given concerts throughout the state as the "Musgrove Family." Active in church and temperance work. Children, all born in Bristol :
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