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i. IRA A.9, b. 19 June, 1839; d. 17 Jan., 1841.
ii. . MARY S., b. 3 Oct., 1841; d. 21 March, 1843.
iii. ISABEL AMY, b. 13 Aug., 1843; m. 13 April, 1862, James B. Clough; d. 21 March, 1885.
iv. REBECCA ROGERS, b. in Columbia, 18 Oct., 1847; m. 25 Dec., 1867, Freeman Albert Thayer, b. in Randolph, Mass., 31 March, 1845. She d. in Minneapolis, Minn., 14 April, 1888. Her chil- dren: Ernest Afton10, Fred Harvey, Willis Jesse, Guy Oscar, Ethel Amy, and Eugene Albert Thayer.
v. ROSANNA HARVEY, b. 15 Nov., 1849; m. 25 Dec., 1867, Fred Lewis Carr, b. in Colebrook, 30 Nov., 1845.
vi. CYNTHIA ELEANOR, b. 7 Aug., 1853; m. 24 Dec., 1879, Rodman Tyler Powers, b. in South Abington, Mass., 27 March, 1843. Mrs. Powers is a resident of Tilton. Children: Carroll Seavey10 Powers, b. in South Abington, 9 Oct., 1884; d. in Tilton, 14 Jan., 1903. Leon Tyler Powers, b. in Lancaster, 13 Sept., 1887, living in Tilton.
vii. MARY ANN, b. 26 May, 1855; m. 30 Oct., 1877, Byron Worthen, b. in New London, 6 June, 1853. Children, b. in Manchester: (1) Sadie Ellen10 Worthen, b. 15 Oct., 1880; m. 30 Oct., 1902, Arthur George Seaman. Children: George Byron" Seaman, b. in Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 11 June, 1904; d. Manchester, 25 Aug., 1905. Arthur George Seaman, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 9 May, 1908. (2) Harold Mathes Worthen, b. 14 Sept., 1892.
viii. JOHN MILTON, b. 6 June, 1857; m. 16 Jan., 1880, Henrietta Chase Hodgdon, b. in Lancaster, 29 April, 1860. Children: (1) Mary Eleanor10, b. 22 Oct., 1880; m. 11 Sept., 1901, Clarence Eugene
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Tucker, b. 18 June, 1880, d. 5 June, 1903. Child: Clarence E." Tucker, b. 9 May, 1902. (2) John Milton, b. 1 July, 1882. (3) Ethel Marion, b. 20 June, 1890. (4) Helen Margaret, b. 23 May, 1894. (5) Everett Hodgdon, b. 19 April, 1899; d. 26 Oct., 1899.
ix. KATHERINE FANNY, b. 9 Aug., 1858; m. 30 May, 1885, Henry W. Burbank, b. in Bloomfield, Vt., 15 Jan., 1845; d. 8 Feb., 1889. No children.
x. JULIA GILKEY, b. in Colebrook, 20 Jan., 1863; d. in Columbia, 22 March, 1864.
12. CYNTHIA ANN8 CLOUGH (Nancy7) b. in Northfield, 5 Dec., 1827; m. Daniel Adams Hills of that town, b. 23 Jan., 1827. Children: i. Ella Orissa9 Hills, b. 7 June, 1854; m. 24 Dec., 1874, George Henry Nelson, b. at Gilmanton, 14 Jan., 1853. He was overseer in the card- ing and spinning room at the Elm Mills for 18 years, later a house car- penter. They resided at Northfield. Children: A dau. b. 28 March, and d. 31 March, 1877; Ada Leila10 Nelson, b. 7 June, 1885; m. George Irving Crowe, 31 Aug., 1908, b. at Truro, N. S., son of Charles and Rebekah (Hamilton) Crowe. They res. in Tilton. ii. William Clough . Hills, b. 12 June, 1859; m. 5 June, 1901, Mabel Wadleigh Glines, b. 1 Sept., 1869. They res. on the Samuel Clough farm on Bay Hill, Northfield. No children. Mr. Daniel Adams Hills d. 25 June, 1864; his wife d. 11 June, 1890.
13. HIRAM STEVENS& MATHEWS (John7, Elijah6) b. in C., 7 July, 1830. He became a member of the Old South Church choir, Boston, and was also a member of the famous Handel and Haydn Society. For a time he was a member of the choir of the Park Street Church. Mr. Mathews m. in Boston, 24 Oct., 1854, Lucinda Hanson. In 1855, he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he remained about five months, from thence he went to Alton, Ill., where he has since remained. Children: i. Mary Lillian, b. in St. Paul, 16 Sept., 1855; m. T. P. Nesbitt. ii. Flora Moore, b. in Alton, 27 April, 1858; m. 1 Feb., 1881, Percy Betts.
McCLARY.
The McClarys of C. were descendants of Andrew McClary who emigrated from Ireland in 1733 with his wife and children and settled in Londonderry, where he remained till 1738; then removed to Epsom where he soon after d. Children: Andrew?, John, Margaret, Jane and Ann.
Andrew?, the elder son, was a distinguished citizen of Epsom and was famous as an Indian fighter. When the Revolutionary war broke out, he led a company of eighty men to Cambridge, Mass. The N. H. troops were organized into a regt. of which John Stark was chosen col. and Andrew? McClary, major. The latter was killed at Bunker Hill. Andrew McClary: m. Elizabeth McCrillis. They had eight children of whom William3, the fourth child, m. Randall. In company with others he removed from Epsom to Canada and settled in Stanstead. Of his children, Williams returned to N. H., and settled in Sanbornton.
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1. WILLIAMA MCCLARY, son of Williams, m. Jemima Moulton and lived in Sanbornton. Children b. in Sanbornton: i. Benjamins. ii. Jonathan. iii. Sarah. iv. John, twin. v. Elizabeth, twin. vi. William. vii. Thomas Moulton, b. 26 Aug., 1825.
2. BENJAMINS MCCLARY (Williams, Williams) m. 1840, Lydia Huntoon (See Huntoon Gen.) and settled in C., where he resided 23 years, when he went to Mount Pleasant, Ia., where they both d. Children, b. in C .:
i. WILLIAM FREDERICK6, b. 26 June, 1842; m. Celestia, dau. of Samuel Dicey of Northfield; d. 27 Sept., 1902, in Mount Pleasant, Ia., where he moved in 1863. Children: 1. Fred L.7, d. in infancy. 2. Frank E.
ii. CHILD, d. in infancy. iii. Martha Ellen, d. unm. iv. Arthur, d. young. v. George, d. unm.
3. THOMAS MOULTON5 MCCLARY (Williams, Williams) b. 26 Aug., 1825; m. 23 Sept., 1848, in C., Mary, dau. of Elijah and Hannah (French) Huntoon. (See Huntoon Gen.) Mr. McClary came to C. in 1852, where he resided three years; he d. 23 June, 1859, in Sanbornton. Children:
4. i. ORRISSA HANNAH6, b. 7 July, 1850.
ii. JOHN CLARENCE, b. 21 Jan., 1853, in C .; m. Ida Belle Hadley of Man chester. He d. 3 Aug., 1910.
iii. MARY, b. 15 March, 1859, in Sanbornton; m. 30 July, 1878, in Tilton, Frank W. Chase. (See Chase Gen.)
4. ORRISSA HANNAHS MCCLARY (Thomas Moultons, Williams, Williams) b. 7 July, 1850, in Franklin; m. Edgar M. Willard of Belmont. She d. 5 June, 1886. Children, b. in Belmont: i. Thomas Ezra7 Willard, b. 8 Dec., 1871. ii. Frank Davis Willard, b. April, 1877; d. 15 Aug., 1878, in Belmont.
McCRILLIS.
JOHN! MCCRILLIS was of Scotch ancestry, who emigrated from Scotland to North Ireland about the middle of the seventeenth century. He m. in Londonderry, Ire., about 1700, Margaret Burnside, also of Scotch descent, and settled in Aghadowey near Londonderry. After all his children were b. and his wife had d., he came to America, bringing five of his children if no more, leaving behind a dau., Jean. Mr. McCrillis sailed from Port Rush, Ire., 7 Aug., 1726, and arrived at Boston 8 Oct., following. He went to Haverhill 26 Oct., where he remained until 19 April, 1727, and that day went to Derry. Later he bought lands in Nottingham, "two home lots" from George St. Claire for £100, on which he settled as early as 1734. Unlike most of the Scotch- Irish emigrants, he was a member of the Church of England. The rector of the Episcopal Church in Portsmouth went to Nottingham to bapt. his grandchildren. Other Scotch-Irish families such as the McClarys, Harveys, Kelseys and Simpsons came in the same ship with them, all of whom settled in Nottingham. These families did not intermarry with the Irish.
1. JOHN1 MCCRILLIS, b. in No. Ire .; m. Margaret Burnside of London- derry, Ire. Children, b. in Aghadowey, Ire .:
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i. JEAN2, m. Henrie, remained in Ire.
ii. MARY, m. first, - Foster and had a dau. She m. second,
Workman and had a son, John3 Workman. After the death of her second husband, she came to America with her father. She m. third, John Henry of Coleraine, Mass., and settled there. MARTHA, m. Capt. Hugh, son of Dr. Hugh and Elizabeth (Patter- son) Bolton of Coleraine, Mass., whose fortified house was known as the "Hugh Morrison Fort." Their dau., Marthas Morrison, was the first child b. in Coleraine 29 June, 1740. Their eldest son was captured by the Indians and never heard from.
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2. iv. JOHN, b. about 1700.
3. v. WILLIAM, b. about 1703.
4. vi. DANIEL, b. about 1706.
vii. DAVID, history unknown.
2. JOHN? MCCRILLIS (John1) b. about 1700, m. 1732, Margaret, dau. of James and Ann Harvey, b. 9 Oct., 1716, in No. Ire. They settled in that part of Nottingham called Deerfield Parade and resided there until about 1790, when they removed to the home of their son, Col. David in C., where they d., he in 1793, aged 93; she in 1808, aged 92. Chil- dren, b. in Deerfield:
i. ELIZABETH3, b. 1733; m. Maj. Andrew McClary of Epsom, killed at Bunker Hill; m. second, about 1795, Samuel Osgood. She d. 1800. Children by first marriage: 1. James Harvey. McClary. 2. Andrew McClary. 3. John McClary. 4. William McClary.
5. Elizabeth McClary, m. - Heath and settled at Epsom.
6. Nancy McClary, m. Stevens and settled at Epsom.
7. Margaret McClary, m. Rev. Hazelton and settled at Epsom.
ii. JAMES, b. about 1737; was in the Revolutionary war; m. first, 5 Jan., 1769, Deborah Whitcher; two children. M. second, Ann Dow and settled in Meredith. Children by second marriage: 1. Andrew4. 2. Polly. 3. Sarah. 4. James, settled in Belfast, Me. 5. John, d. in C. at home of Col. David McCrillis. 6. Deborah.
5. iii. JOHN, b. about 1740.
6. iv. HENRY, b. 20 Jan., 1747.
7. v. WILLIAM, b. about 1750.
8. vi. DAVID, b. 2 Sept., 1754.
3. WILLIAM2 MCCRILLIS (John1) b. about 1703; m. Jean Kelsey of Scotch ancestry, b. in No. Ire. They settled in Nottingham. She d. 1767. Children:
i. WILLIAM3, killed at Bunker Hill.
ii. JANE, m. - Jones.
iii. JOHN, b. about 1753, m. Sarah Jane Thompson, b. in Deerfield, set- tled in Nottingham. Children:
1. SARAH4 (Sally), b. 1782; m. Mark Gile of Nottingham, b. 1781, d. 1868, aged 87. She d. 22 July, 1858, aged 75.
2. SUSAN, b. 1784; m. Daniel Burnham of New Durham. 3. JOHN.
4. DAVID T., b. 1791, settled on his father's farm in Nottingham; m. Abigail, dau. of John Chesley of Northwood. She d. 24 June, 1834, aged 29. Children: Sarah J.5, b. 1831; d. 1 Oct., 1833. John, m. Mary Emerson of Durham. Child, John F., who is the fifth generation to res. on homestead.
5. MARY F., b. 1793; d. on homestead, unm., 30 Jan., 1856.
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6. JANE, b. 1795; d. on homestead, unm., 6 July, 1870.
iv. MARY, b. 9 April, 1756; m. 19 June, 1793, Lieut. Nathaniel Demerritt. She d. 3 Sept., 1847.
4. DANIEL2 MCCRILLIS (John1) m. at Portsmouth, 8 April, 1740, Elizabeth Thompson. They settled in Lebanon, Me. He d. about 1763. She m. second, Col. John Kenney and d. at the age of 96. Children, except the first, b. in Lebanon, Me .:
i. JOHN3, b. in Newington.
ii. JANE (Jean), b. 30 Dec., 1746.
iii. ROBERT, b. 30 July, 1749; m. Mary Kenney. He was a Revolution- ary soldier. Children bapt. at Rochester, the first six, 19 Sept., 1781, the seventh, 2 Nov., 1783, and the eighth, 17 Jan., 1786: 1. Stephen4. 2. Daniel. 3. Robert. 4. Esther. 5. Eliza- beth. 6. Mary. 7. Anne. 8. John Kenney.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 26 July, 1752.
v. MARY.
vi. ANNA.
5. JOHN& MCCRILLIS (John2, John1) b. about 1740, in Deerfield; m. 1772, Sally Bowdoin. Children:
i. JOHN4, b. 15 July, 1773, in Deerfield, m. Hannah Dowst; settled in Goshen and lived to be 100 years of age. Children: 1. Sally Bowdoin5, b. 1 April, 1798; m. Benjamin Ayers of Newbury, had 11 children. 2. Ozom, b. 12 Sept., 1799. 3. John, b. 29 Sept., 1801. 4. Betsey, b. 12 Aug., 1803. 5. Jonathan, b. 19 Nov., 1805. 6. Caroline, b. 22 April, 1808. 7. Margaret, b. 30 Aug., 1810, d. young. 8. Joseph Cilley, b. 9 Dec., 1812. 9. William Henry, b. 30 June, 1815. 10. Margaret, b. 3 Oct., 1817; m. Dr. H. G. McIntire of Concord, three children. 11. Polaski, b. 1 March, 1819.
ii. SALLY, b. 3 March, 1775; m. 19 Feb., 1795, John Taylor Coffin, b. 13 March, 1768, and settled in C. He d. 6 April, 1813; she, 26 June, 1811. Children:
1. JOHN T.5 COFFIN, JR., b. 20 June, 1797.
2. GEORGE R. COFFIN, b. 17 Feb., 1799.
3. EDMUND COFFIN, b. 4 June, 1801; d. 26 March, 1803.
4. MARY JANE COFFIN, b. 16 June, 1803.
5. SARAH BOWDOIN COFFIN, b. 28 Jan., 1806; m. 5 Sept., 1826, John Langdon Morrill. (See Morrill Gen.)
6. BETSEY ANN COFFIN, b. 11 March, 1808; m. Joseph Morrill. She d. 1 March, 1837. (See Morrill Gen.)
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MICHAEL, b. 15 July, 1778; m. 12 Dec., 1799, Sally Hancock of C. Nine children.
6. HENRY3 MCCRILLIS (John2, John1) b. 20 Jan., 1747; d. in Sandwich, 15 Aug., 1814; m. Margaret McGaffey, b. 27 Feb., 1758, d. in Sandwich, 5 April, 1855. He was an ensign in the Revolution, settling in Epsom and removing to Sandwich in 1780. Children, first two b. in Epsom, others in Sandwich:
i. JANE4, b. 5 April, 1777; d. 14 Oct., 1814; m. - Philbrick. - Furber;
ii. JOHN, b. 30 Dec., 1779; d. 18 Sept., 1854; m. first, - m. second, in Wakefield.
iii. HENRY, b. 4 Sept., 1781; d. 1 July, 1870; m. wid. --- Cox.
iv. DAVID, b. 14 Sept., 1783; d. Sept., 1871; m. - - Veasey.
v. WILLIAM, b. 13 Sept., 1785; d. at sea, 4 Nov., 1809; unm.
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vi. MARGARET (Peggy), b. 22 Dec., 1787; d. 2 April, 1859; m. Neal McGaffey.
vii. JAMES, b. 14 May, 1790; d. 5 Aug., 1819.
9. viii. NEAL, b. 31 March, 1792.
ix. MARY, b. 7 April, 1794; d. 3 Jan., 1876; m. Samuel Quimby.
X. NANCY, b. 15 Sept., 1796; d. 3 July, 1833; unm.
xi. ELIZABETH, b. 25 Jan., 1799; d. 22 Oct., 1882.
xii. ANDREW, b. 27 March, 1801; d. 19 June, 1872; m. - Webster.
7. WILLIAM3 MCCRILLIS (John2, John1) b. about 1750, in Deerfield; m. about 1784, Hannah Brown of Epsom, where he settled. He was in the Rev- olutionary war. Children: i. John4, b. 10 March, 1785. ii. Reuben, b. 9 July, 1787. iii. Andrew M., b. 10 March, 1789; unm. iv. Moses Osgood, b. 1 Nov., 1790. v. William. vi. Hannah, b. 1794; m. James Weeks of Concord, 1846. vii. Mary, b. 1796; m. Christopher Carpen- ter, ten children. viii. Margaret Harvey, m. Abiel Cogswell of C. (See Cogswell Gen.) ix. James.
8. COL. DAVID3 MCCRILLIS (John2, John1) b. in Deerfield, 2 Sept., 1754' Was a Revolutionary soldier; m. in C., 29 Feb., 1777, Mrs. Susanna (Webster) Webster Moore, b. 9 Nov., 1743, in Salisbury, Mass. She m. first, her cousin,- --- Webster, who was drowned the year following her m. She m. second, Samuel Moore of C., who was a widower, with chil- dren (See Moore Gen.) and by whom she had three children. She had three daus. by Col. McCrillis. These three families of children and three orphan nieces of Col. McCrillis by the name of Coffin were reared in the Moore-McCrillis tavern, of which Col. McCrillis was proprietor for nearly fifty years. He was Maj. and Lieut .- Col. of the 11th Regt., N. H. Militia, held the commission of Justice of the Peace, and was postmaster of C. He was prominent in the Masonic order. His wife d. 7 Jan., 1822. He m. second, Mary Gerrish, who survived him. He d. 31 May, 1825. Children by first marriage:
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i. BETSEY4, b. 8 Aug., 1780; m. 23 Aug., 1798, Nathan, son of Josiah and Rebecca (Woodman) Emery. (See Emery Gen.)
ii. HANNAH, b. 13 Feb., 1782; m. 11 Nov., 1807, Jacob, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Chadwick) Blanchard of C. (See Blanchard Gen.) NANCY, b. 14 Aug., 1783; m. 1 Jan., 1800, Nehemiah, Jr., son of Nehemiah Clough of C. (See Clough Gen.), b. 12 July, 1778; d. 21 March, 1817. M. second, Capt. Enoch Gibson, a widower with one dau., Caroline Gibson, b. in 1814. Children by first marriage:
1. HANNAH5 CLOUGH, b. 31 March, 1801; m. Milton Giles.
2. NANCY CLOUGH, b. 7 Feb., 1802; m. Dea. -- Webber of Boscawen.
3. WILLIAM PATRICK CLOUGH, b. 10 June, 1803.
4. CYRUS CLOUGH, b. 19 March, 1805; m. Webber of Boscawen.
5. PHILIP CARRIGAN CLOUGH, b. 10 May, 1807; m. - Holt.
6. LUCY GERRISH CLOUGH, b. 11 July, 1811; m. Samuel Osgood. He d. 27 Nov., 1885; she, 18 Sept., 1860.
7. APPHIA CLOUGH, b. 1 Jan., 1814; m. Calvin Chadwick of Bos- cawen.
8. SUSAN MCCRILLIS CLOUGH, b. 16 July, 1817; m. Humphrey Carter of Boscawen. Child: George H. Carter, b. 1836; m. Elvira Pillsbury of Boscawen.
Children by second marriage. (See Gibson Gen.)
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9. NEAL4 MCCRILLIS (Henry3, John2, John1) b. 31 March, 1792; m. 13 Jan., 1820, Abigail, dau. of Isaac and Dorothy (Batchelder) Foss of Sandwich, d. there 3 Dec., 1878. She d. 19 Oct., 1879. Children, b. in Sandwich:
i. WILLIAM5, b. 30 April, 1821; d. 24 May, 1895; m. 25 May, 1851, Mary S. Watson of Tamworth. Children:
1. FRANCELLA6, b. 9 April, 1852; d. 1855.
2. ABBY O., b. 3 Feb., 1854; m. Arthur, son of Dr. Butler of Lempster. They res. in Chicago and have one son, Crillis7 Butler.
3. MARY F., b 15 June, 1856, physician in Evanston, Ill.
4. ALONZO, b. 2 Aug., 1858; m. 23 Nov., 1886, Lulie M. Clark, b. 6 April, 1860. Children: Anna7, b. 30 Sept., 1887. Margaret, b. 6 May, 1889. Neal, b. 28 Oct., 1890. Mary, b. Dec, 1900. 5. SARAH L., b. 30 Jan., 1863.
6. WILLIAM NEAL, b. 6 Oct., 1868; m. Abbott.
ii. MARY NOYES, b. 2 June, 1823; d. 14 Sept., 1841.
iii. £ SARAH Foss, b. 9 Sept., 1825, d.
McDANIEL.
1. Two of the three McDaniel brothers, sons of Nehemiah1 and Martha (Glines) McDaniel, resided in C.
i. JONATHAN2, b. 10 July, 1804; m. Charlotte Foss. Child: Citana3, m. Eben Hutchins.
2. ii. ' WILLIAM, b. 7 April, 1806.
iii. JOHN ELLISON, b. 16 May, 1808; m. 2 July, 1829, Mrs. Betsey Gile Glines. They had six children. He d. 22 June, 1851.
2. WILLIAM2 McDANIEL (Nehemiah1) b. 7 April, 1806; m. Sally, dau. of Joseph and Sarah Dow of Epsom. Children:
i. JOSEPH3, m. Cynthia Dearborn. Child: Joseph4, b. 4 April, 1860, in C .; m. Smith. Joseph4 was a railroad engineer; was killed at Berlin while in the service of the road. Child: Frank B5.
ii. ELIZABETH, m. 18 Oct., 1859, Martin V. B. Streeter. (See Streeter Gen.)
3. iii. TRISTRAM.
iv. HENRY W., b. 29 July, 1843; m. Susan Bailey of Franklin. He d. 15 May, 1910.
3. TRISTRAMS MCDANIEL (William?, Nehemiah1) m. Lydia, dau. of Ralph and Caroline E. (Daley) Streeter. She d. 2 Nov., 1907, in C. Children:
i. GEORGE4.
ii. ELLA, b. 11 Aug., 1864; m. George Heath. Children: 1. Ralphs Heath. 2. Helen Heath. 3. Inez Heath. 4. Georgia Heath. 5. Forrest Heath.
MERRILL.
1. JONATHAN1 MERRILL of Methuen, Mass., m. Rebecca Howe of Methuen. Children not in order of birth:
2. i. JONATHAN2. ii. Enoch, b. 18 Jan., 1793, in Methuen, Mass .; d. 29 Sept., 1861, in Andover; m. first, 16 March, 1818, Abigail Weare. She d. 25 Nov., 1838; m. second, 2 Dec., 1839, Harriet Davis Bodwell, of Methuen, Mass. Children: 1. John W.3, 17-II
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d. in Cal., 25 Sept., 1849. 2. Milton, d. 9 Sept., 1843. iii. Daniel, m. Fidelia One dau., Rebecca3, m.
Wilbur. iv. Mina, m. Emerson. One dau., Sarah® Emerson.
2. JONATHAN2 MERRILL (Jonathan1) b. in Methuen, Mass., m. Margaret, dau. of James and Mary (Quimby) Clark, of Londonderry, b. 28 April, 1799, in Londonderry, d. 7 Nov., 1875, in Methuen, Mass. He d. in Cal. about 1849. Children, b. in Methuen, Mass .:
i. MARY JANE3, b. 2 May, 1823, d. 28 June, 1906; m. Eliphalet Gale. (See Gale Gen.)
ii. CHARLES LEONARD, b. 22 Nov., 1824; m. Maria Blaisdell. Chil- dren: 1. Charles4. 2. John. 3. William. 4. Jessie. 5. Lil- lian. 6. Alice. 7. Edna.
iii. HANNAH AUGUSTA, b. 30 April, 1826; m. Isaac Robinson, of New Hampton; d. 3 July, 1907, in New Hampton. No children.
iv. CARLETON. Served in the Civil war; m. Harriet Mason. After his death, she m. James Jones, of Concord. Child: Clarence4, d. young.
v. DORCAS ANN, b. July, 1830; d. unm.
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vi. MARGARET CLARK, b. 24 Oct., 1833; d. 12 June, 1900, in C., unm. GEORGE SARGENT, b. 10 March, 1836-37; m. 29 Nov., 1855, in Con- cord, Sarah J. Weston, d. 17 Feb., 1900. Served in the Civil war. He was for many years editor of The Lawrence American. State Insurance Commissioner of Mass., from 1888-1897. Children b. in Lawrence, Mass .: 1. Genevieve Sarah4; m. Frank A. Magee. 2. Winfield Scott; m. Florence Clapp, d. 1898.
3. viii. FRANK HOWARD, b. 6 April, 1839.
3. FRANK HOWARD3 MERRILL (Jonathan2, Jonathan1) b. 6 April, 1839; m. Lucy Dudley. Served in the Civil war. Sergt. Co. C, 40th Mass. Regt .; d. 16 May, 1864, at Drury's Bluff, Va. Child:
4. i. FRANK HOWARD4, b. 3 Jan., 1861.
4. FRANK HOWARD4 MERRILL (Frank3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1) b. 3 Jan., 1861, in Lawrence, Mass .; m. 5 May, 1885, Mary Ella Small. (See Small Gen.) He has been a res. of C. since 1890. Children adopted:
i. MABEL HAWES, b. 16 July, 1899, in C.
ii. GEORGE BATCHER, b. 19 May, 1905, in Alexandria.
MOODY.
1. HOWARD? MOODY, b. 4 May, 1808, in York, Me., was a son of Thomas1 and Mary (Paul) Moody. Thomas was b. 18 Nov., 1792, in York, his wife, 10 Oct., 1775, in Eliot, Me. Howard Moody m. first, 20 July, 1843, at Gilmanton, Martha Mariah Garland, b. 20 March, 1820, in So. Berwick, Me., dau. of Nathaniel and Martha (Butler) Garland. Her father was b. 22 Sept., 1783, in Eaton, her mother, 16 March, 1780, in So. Berwick. Mrs. Moody d. 29 Nov., 1858, in C .; m. second, Cornelia A., dau. of William Patrick and Nancy (Prescott) Clough. She was b. 26 June, 1834. He d. 20 April, 1885, in E. Andover; interred in Center cemetery. (See Chap. XIII, Vol. I.) Children by first marriage, b. in C .:
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2. i. JOHN HOWARD3, b. 2 May, 1844. ii. Martha Ellen, b. 12 July, 1851; m. Roselle Crandall; d. 25 July, 1883, in Minneapolis, Minn. Children by second marriage. first four b. in C .: iii. Annie Mariah, b. 24 April, 1861 : d. 28 March, 1863 in C. iv. George Herbert, b 28 Dec., 1863. v. Charles Edward, b. 29 Oct., 1865. Children: 1. Howard H.4, b. 6 Aug., 1905. 2. Emily, b. 5 June, 1909. vi. Horace A., b. 25 Feb., 1868. vii. Susie M., b. 20 Feb., 1871, in Andover; d. 2 July, 1872.
2. JOHN HOWARD3 MOODY (Howard2, Thomas1) b. 2 May, 1844, in C., m. 1 Aug., 1865, in Philadelphia, Penn., Mary A. Davlin, b. 17 May, 1836; d. 9 May, 1904, in Concord. Mr. Moody was a soldier in the Civil war. (See Chapter XI.) He has resided in C. most of the time since 1884. Children:
i. JOHN CHEEVER4, b. 5 May, 1866, in C .; m. 25 Nov., 1891, in Tilton, Hattie Alena, dau. of Charles and Lena S. (Cahoun) Marden, b. 30 May, 1870, in Boston, Mass. Child: Nellie Mays, b. 5 Jan., 1893, in C.
ii. JAMES HOWARD, b. 5 Jan., 1871, in Dorchester, Mass .; m. 16 May, 1897, in Penacook, Ona Della, dau. of Edgar H. and Judith Foster (Harris) Lund, b. 31 March, 1868, in W. Rumney. Child: Alden Howards, b. 7 May, 1898, in C.
iii. WILLIAM NORMAN, b. 10 Dec., 1874, in Dorchester, Mass .; m. 3 Sept., 1902, in Concord, Ethel Julia, dau. of Albert G. and Julia E.( Kellam) McAlpine, b. 28 Jan., 1878, in Concord.
iv. JOSEPH HENRY, b. 10 March, 1876, in Quincy, Mass .; m. in Con- cord, Winifred Elizabeth, dau. of George P. and Lilla (Far- rington) Gale, b. 30 Jan., 1880, in Franklin. Child: Mar- garet Gales, b. 8 Nov., 1908, in Concord.
V. CHARLES EMERY, b. 10 June, 1877, in Andover; m. 9 Sept., 1908 in Keene, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Martin and Hanorah E. (Flanagan) Savage, b. 13 May, 1887, in Ashuelot.
MOORE .*
1. ENSIGN JOHN' MOOR, the ancestor of the Moores of C., was b. 9 April, 1696. He spent his early years in Portsmouth, where his father, Samuel, a mariner, and mother, Mary, kept a small tavern near the meeting house, in 1703, 1704 and 1705. He m. in 1720 at Oyster River Falls, now Durham, Hannah, dau. of John Sias, a Huguenot refugee, who settled there, b. 21 April, 1700. In 1722, John Moor sold his interest in the Portsmouth home and bought a small farm in Durham. There at the age of 21 he became a grantee of C. He early took up settle- ment in the new town, buying more land from time to time for his four sons. 20 March, 1739-40, he was chosen a highway surveyor, indicat- ing at least a partial residence in town. In 1743, he was again sur- veyor of highways; in the following year, he was a lot layer, and in 1745 he was elected constable. In 1750 he was selectman and in 1754, 1758 and 1760 he was moderator of the town meetings. His death occurred at the age of 90 years, 10 April, 1786, two months after that of his wife. They lived together 66 years. Their home was on the 40
*Condensed from "The Descendants of John Moor of Canterbury" (in preparation), by Howard Parker Moore of Albany, N. Y.
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acre lot No. 106 in the southern part of the town. Traces of the cellar of the house may still be seen and near by at the brook was the "cave" he built for a temporary residence during his first years in the wilder- ness. Children:
2. i. WILLIAM2, b. 19 Aug., 1720.
3. ii. ARCHELAUS, b. 6 April, 1722.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 11 June, 1724. Nothing is known of her.
4. iv. SAMUEL, b. 13 Sept., 1726.
v. SARAH, b. 1 June, 1729. Nothing is known of her.
5. vi. NATHANIEL, b. 16 May, 1733.
vii. HANNAH, b. 6 May, 1737. Nothing is known of her.
viii. MARY, b. 6 May, 1740; d. 12 April, 1812; m. Capt. Henry Elkins of Hampton, brother of Hannah. She had 11 children who are of Hampton and vicinity, to which town the parents removed after a few years in C., where they had settled on lots 44 and 45.
2. WILLIAM2 MOORE (John1) b. 19 Aug., 1720; d. 3 July, 1804; m. Margaret Forrest, b. 10 July, 1723. (See Forrest Gen.) William Moore, styled Lieut. in the town records, bought 40 acre lot No. 55 in 1748. He lived at this location, the southwesterly corner of the western cross roads in the southern part of the town, until his death. The present Gilman house was built by him, the present barn there being raised when news of the breaking out of the Revolution was received. Children:
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