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1. Lucinda Maria b. Stoughton, Mass. Sept. 23, 1849; m. Eugene E., son of Lorenzo and Mary Pressey ; r. Walpole. 2. Charles Lowell b. Orange, Mass. Oct. 2, 1852.
3. Joseph Warren b. Orange, Mass. May 2, 1854 ; killed on R. R. at Keene May 2, 1878.
4. Ella Angeline
5. Emma Caroline
b. Orange, Mass. Feb. 14, 1857 ; r. Keene.
6. Fred Harlan b. Keene Aug. 29, 1859 ; r. Swanzey.
7. Solon Stone b. Keene Oct. 27, 1861 ; d. there Ap. 9, 1871.
d. unm. Keene Sept. 4, 1875.
m. 2d Sept. 4, 1865 Mrs. Lucy Ellen (Davis) Robbins. (See Davis.)
MAY Samuel May r. Charlestown, Mass., and m. Amy Putnam first cousin to Gen. Israel Putnam of . Revolutionary fame. Among their ch. were Calvin and Waldo.
CALVIN MAY b. Charlestown, Mass. Nov. 17, 1792; d. Swanzey Ap. 12, 1875; m. 1st Jan. 1, 1818 Amelia Sophia Hill d. May 1818, twin sister to the wife of True Webster, Jr. (q. v.); m. 2d Dec. 31, 1818 Salome Adams (q. v.) d. Swanzey Feb. 13, 1875.
1. Anna Adams b. Sept. 5, 1819; m. 1st March 2, 1854 Hardin Albee (see Howard,) d. Swanzey Nov. 13, 1863.
1. Ida Marion (Albee) b. Swanzey Sept. 12, 1855; d. there Aug. 18, 1865.
m. 2d May 5, 1868 Roswell Whitcomb b. Swanzey Ap. 6, 1814, son of Jonathan and Meriam (Willard) Whitcomb.
2. Amasa b. Feb. 5, 1821 ; d. New York, N. Y. Oct. 19, 1874 ; m. June 11, 1845 Roxana L. Hayward b. Surry Feb. 28, 1824, dau. of Peter and Roxana (Harvey ) Hayward.
2. Helen b. Sept. 16, 1849. 3. Kate I. b. July 14, 1855. . 1. Sidney Harvey b. May 31, 1847; a Lieutenant in U. S. Navy.
3. Calvin b. Ap. 7, 1823 ; d. Keene Sept. 20, 1862; m. Dec. 31, 1854 Jane E. Bemis. (See Isham.)
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1. Mabel Estelle b. Keene May 21, 1859.
4. Lucy Amy b. Dec. 19, 1827; d. next day.
5. Harvey Bill b. Aug 9, 1831 ; m. Oct. 19, 1865 Abbie C. Angell ; r. Natick, Mass.
WALDO MAY bro. to preceding, was b. Charlestown, Mass. 1790; d. unk. Aug. 1874; m. Orinda, dau. of Bezaleel and Hannah (Baker) Hill.
1. David Blish b. July 17, 1816. 2. Alonzo b. March 17, 1818.
3. Waldo b. Ap. 28, 1820. 4. Amy Putnam b. June 16, 1822.
MAYNARD. John Maynard came from England with a son John, and is found in Sudbury, Mass. 1638. He m. 2d 1646 Mary Axtell by whom he had five ch. John b. England 1630; s. at Marlboro', Mass .; m. 1st 1658 Mary Gates had eight ch .; m. 2d Sarah ( Blanford) Keyes had thrce ch. The seventh was David b. Marlboro', Mass. Dcc. 21, 1669; d. there 1757; m. Hannah Wait. They had eleven ch., of whom the seventh was Jotham b. Marlboro', Mass. May 29, 1714; m. 1740 Abigail Allen; r. Bolton, Mass. The first of their ten ch. was Jotham b. Westboro', Mass. March 14, 1741; in. 1763 Dinah Powers and had seven ch., the sixth of whom was Antipas.
ANTIPAS MAYNARD b. Bolton, Mass. Ap. 27, 1776; d. Keene March 15, 1833; m. Aug. 14, 1797 Sally Rice b. Marlboro', Mass. Nov. 15, 1772, d. Boston, Mass. Oct. 22, 1861, dau. of Eleazar and Elizabeth (Darling) Rice.
1. Lambert b. Marlboro' Mass. Jan, 25, 1799 ; d. Boston, Mass. A.p. 7, 1879; m. 1st Aug. 5, 1824 Luseba Locke b. Lexington, Mass. Jan. 26, 1802, d. Boston, Mass. Jan. 9, 1852, dau. of Benjamin and Betsey (Wyman) Locke ; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Mary Luseba b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 9, 1825; m. Jan. 1, 1850 Orson Humphre Thornton.
1. Orson L. (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 6, 1850; d. there Ap. 4, 1852.
2. Frank (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. May 21, 1854; d. there Nov. 9, 1855.
3. Julia (Thornton ) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 9, 1855. 4. Mary E. (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. July 17, 1858.
2. William Lambert b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 2, 1826; m. Ap. 8, 1852 Clara Vickery, d. 1. William.
3. Henry Huggeford b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 16, 1828; d. there unm. March 24, 1868; served three years in 1st Mass. Cavalry.
4. Frederic Augustus b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 31, 1829; m. March 10, 1858 Lewella A. Grover b. Mass. March 23, 1840, d. Boston, Mass. June 7, 1872; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Lambert b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 28, 1862. 2. Charles b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 29, 1863.
5. Josephine A. b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 13, 1838; m. Ap. 3, 1862 Edward A. Sawyer; r. Boston, Mass. 1. Annie F. (Sawyer) b. Boston, Mass. May 11, 1863; d. there Feb. 22, 1865.
2. Samuel L. (Sawyer) b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 27, 1867. 3. Ettie J. (Sawyer) b. Boston, Mass. March 30, 1870.
6. Alonzo C. b. Boston, Mass. June 7, 1840; d. there Jan. 15, 1876; m. May 1, 1867 Sarah E. Sylphane ; served in Mass. Volunteers.
7. Georgianna B. b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 1, 1841; m. Dec. 17, 1865 Edward S. Thornton; one ch. d. y. m. 2d Ap. 7, 1853 Elizabeth H. Howe.
8. Ella M. b. Bradford, Mass. Oct. 22, 1856; m. Oct. 20, 1873 Eugene G. Ayer; r. Boston, Mass. 9. Lizzie M. b. Bradford, Mass. Nov. 25, 1857; d. there Nov. 30, 1857.
2. Sarah b. Sullivan Ap. 7, 1800 ; d. Lowell, Mass. July 30, 1879 ; m. Aug. 31, 1824 Amos Wetherbee d. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 2, 1841, son of Amos and Sally (Foster) Wetherbee of Cavendish, Vt.
1. Amos F. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Oct. 3, 1827; d. there Ap. 7, 1829.
2. Sarah E. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 21, 1830 ; d. there May 3, 1842.
3. William H. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. July 2, 1831; d. there Aug. 5, 1831.
4. Amos B. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 11, 1832 ; d. there July 21, 1834.
5. Henry A. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 6, 1838; d. there Dec. 20, 1859.
3. Antipas b. Sullivan Dec. 31, 1801 ; m. Dec. 3, 1822 Almira dau. of Oliver and Abigail (Sawin) Samson of Westminster, Mass. ; r. Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Nancy A. b. Oct. 27, 1823; m. Feb. 26, 1843 Charles Winchester of Ashburnham, Mass. where they r. 1. Lizzie C. ( Winchester) b. Ashburnbam, Mass. Oct. 29, 1846; m. Nov. 1866 Herbert F. Whiting; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Frederic C. (Whiting) b. Boston, Mass. June 1, 1868. 2. Edith E. (Whiting) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 28, 1870.
2. Frederic C. ( Winchester) b. Ashburnham, Mass. July 9, 1849; m. and r. Ashburnham, Mass.
2. George A. b. Keene March 3, 1826; m. 1st Sept. 25, 1818 Sarah A. Merry b. Edgecomb, Me. Aug. 5, 1827, d. Somerville, Mass. Sept. 2, 1870. dau. of Capt. John and Sarah A. Merry.
1. Everett A. b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 14, 1850; m. July 1874 Agnes E. Woodbury of Somerville, Mass. 1. Wesley A.
2. Alfred S. b. Boston, Mass. March 28, 1852; m. Nov. 25, 1875 Carrie L. Wood, dau. of Alexander and Amelia Wood of Somerville, Mass .; r. Byron, Ill.
3. Ida May b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 8, 1854; m. Sept. 25, 1873 C. Frank Dadman, r. Boston, Mass. 1. Mabel M. (Dadman.)
4. George H. b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 25, 1857; d. there Nov. 9, 1857. 5. Charles M. b. Chelsea, Mass. Nov. 9, 1860.
6. Eva G. b. Somerville, Mass. Jan. 30, 1863. 7. Fred L. b. Somerville, Mass. May 23, 1865.
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m. 2d Oct. 12, 1872 Mary E. McLean b. Shelburne, Mass. Oct. 12, 1847, dau. of Anthony and Martha McLean.
8. G. Arthur b. Somerville, Mass. June 30, 1877.
3. Lambert Mellis b. Keene March 26, 1828; m. Feb. 17, 1853 Rose W. Knight b. Dummerston, Vt. Oct. 31, 1828, dau. of Asa and Susan M. Knight, r. Somerville, Mass.
1. Randolph L. b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 12, 1854. 2. Edward K. b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 24, 1856; m. Sept. 13, 1880 Carrie M. Silsby. 3. Eleanor R. b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 5, 1858. 4. Herbert F. b. Boston, Mass. May 24, 1861.
5. George H. b. Somerville, Mass. May 25. 1869. 6. Robert L. b. Somerville, Mass. Nov. 23, 1871; d. there Feb. 3, 1872. 4. Abbie S. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Aug. 11, 1830; m. July 2, 1848 Stillman S. Knapp b. Mason March 6, 1825, son of Eliab and Rachel Knapp, a tinsmith, r. Gardner, Mass.
1. Callie A. (Knapp) b. Waltham, Mass. Junc 27, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1869 Albert P. Fairbanks b. Fitchburg, Mass. Sept. 11, 1849, son of Europe Fairbanks, a druggist; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Alice Isabel (Fairbanks) b. Worcester, Mass. Oct. 16, 1870; d. Boston, Mass. June 8, 1879.
2. Ossie M. (Knapp) b. Winchendon, Mass. July 5, 1853; a tinsmith; r. Gardner, Mass.
3. Allie M. (Knapp) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Dec. 27, 1859.
5. Caroline E. b. Ashburnham, Mass. May 23, 1833; m. Nov. 22, 1854 Oliver D. Wilder b. unk. Aug. 25, 1830, son of Josiah P. and Amanda (Carter) Wilder; r. Lowell, Mass.
1. Maynard O. (Wilder) b. Lowell, Mass. Sept. 5, 1858. 2. Alice R. (Wilder) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 5, 1860.
3. Wesley M. (Wilder) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 1, 1873.
6. Jane A. b. Ashburnham, Mass. March 27, 1836; m. Nov. 22, 1854 Frank W. Cummings b. Plymouth, Jan. 31, 1831, son of George Cummings, a chair maker; r. Gardner, Mass.
7. Elliot A. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Oct. 14, 1838; m. June 27, 1865 Mary Clark d. Ashburnham, Mass. Jan. 14, 1874 ; a carpenter; r. Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Erving b. Ashburnbam, Mass. Nov. 29, 1868.
8. Susan H. b. Ashburnham, Mass. March 8, 1841; m. May 6, 1860 Frank Wallace, a mechanic; r. Ash- burnham, Mass.
1. Mary M. (Wallace) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Ap. 17, 1861. 2. Edward (Wallace) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Aug. 3, 1862. 3. Lottie (Wallace ) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Aug. 26, 1872.
9. Mary I. b. Ashburnham, Mass. July 20, 1843; d. there May 21, 1866; m. June 27, 1865 Nathan Eaton of Wilton, Me. 10. Wesley C. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Oct. 25, 1845; d. Houston, Tex. Oct. 18, 1873; m. Nov. 10, 1869 Mary Gray of Iowa; a R. R. Conductor. 11. Emma C. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Nov. 4, 1848; m. Nov. 29, 1868 Nathan Eaton (see 9 above); r. Ashburnham, Mass.
4. Asa b. Sullivan Aug. 14, 1804; d. Keene Sept. 6, 1872 ; m. June 4, 1828 Rhoda Thomp- son b. Swanzey Sept. 6, 1804, dau. of Jesse and Urana (Aldrich) Thompson.
1. Zilpha Elisheba b. Keene Aug. 30, 1829; d. Orange, Mass. June 16, 1867; m. July 25, 1849 Damon E. Cheney of Orange, Mass.
1. Asa M. (Chenev) b. Warwick. Mass. Jan. 8, 1854. 2. Ellen E. (Cheney) b. Warwick, Mass. Jan. 12, 1857. 3. Lambert D. (Cheney) b. Warwick, Mass. Oct. 21, 1860.
2. Jesse Thompson b. Keene Ap. 18, 1831 ; m. Feb. 20, 1869 Maria A. Harvey; r. Memphis, Tenn.
1. Ernest Hooper b. Clarksville, Tenn. Jan. 26, 1870. 2. Jesse Lord b. Humboldt, Tenn. Oct. 30, 1872.
3. Nina Scott b. Humboldt, Tenn. Aug. 24, 1874; d. Clarksville, Tenn. Oct. 14. 1878.
4. Therese Lord b. Humboldt, Tenn. June 6, 1876. 5. George William b. Memphis, Tenn. March 8, 1878.
6. Harriet Loop b. Memphis, Tenn. March 3, 1880.
3. Sarah Elizabeth b. Keene May 15, 1833; m. June 3, 1857 Horace H. Davis of Hancock; r. Salem, Mass. 1. Fannie M. (Davis) b. Salem, Mass. Sept. 18, 1872.
4. George Asa b. Keene June 4, 1835: m. Dec. 30, 1864 Julia Snow b. Somerset, Vt. March 17, 1841; served three years in 10th Mass. Reg't, Co. G .; r. Orange, Mass.
1. Ida Isabel b. Orange, Mass. Aug. 12, 1865; d. there Nov. 16, 1865. 2. Clifford George b. Orange, Mass. Nov. 19, 1871. 5. Anna Foster b. Marlboro' Dec. 18, 1848; m. Aug. 20, 1867 Samuel George Lyman b. Keene June 13, 1844, son of Samuel and Sarah Lyman; r. Millville, Mass.
1. Walter (Lyman) b. Keene Jan. 11, 1871. 2. Fred Asa (Lyman ) b. Keene Sept 29, 1872; d. there Aug. 21, 1873.
5. Jesse b. Sullivan Oct. 23, 1806 ; m. Nov. 7, 1831 Betsey Alvord b. Putney, Vt. Feb. 19, 1804, d. Worcester, Mass. July 30, 1877 ; r. Worcester, Mass.
1. Edwin L. b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 26, 1834; m. June 14, 1855 Henrietta Cushing; an engineer; r. Fram- ingham, Mass.
1. Edwin B. b. Framingham, Mass. March 24, 1856.
2. Henry F. b. Boston, Mass. July 4, 1839; d. unm. Stockton, Cal. May 22, 1865; served in 1st Mass. Light Battery.
3. Frances A. b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 23, 1844; m. March 23, 1870 Edward A. Church; r. Boston, Mass. 1. Landon Safford (Church) d. inf.
4. Abbott T. b. Boston, Mass. June 11, 1846; m. March 17, 1869 Gertrude M., dau. of Parkman T. and Elizabeth C. Davis; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Fanny Elizabeth b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 20, 1869. 2. Alexander Parkman b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 5, 1876. 5. Lavinia H. b. Boston. Mass. Ap. 11, 1851.
6. Elizabeth b. Sullivan Oct. 27, 1808 ; m. Sept. 20, 1835 John D. Richardson b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 26. 1806. d there May 28, 1863, son of Benjamin and Susan (Drew) Richardson.
1. Caroline E. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. June 18, 1836; d. there Sept. 25, 1840.
2. Zilpha M. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. July 15, 1838: d. there July 11, 1842.
3. Elizabeth Caroline (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 29, 1840; m. Sept. 27. 1866 Francis E. Blake b. Princeton, Mass. Aug. 3, 1839, son of Pynson and Sarah (Dana) Blake; r. Boston, Mass.
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4. John D. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. July 18, 1843; m. Ap. 3, 1867 Sarah E. Van Nostrand b. Albany, N. Y. Feb. 2, 1847, d. Boston, Mass. Dec. 1, 1878, dan. of William T. and Mehitable Van Nostrand; r. Boston, Mass .; served in 13th Reg't Mass. Volunteers, and was wounded at second Bull Run.
1. Grace T. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 26, 1867.
2. Ellie S. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 13, 1872; d. there Jan. 17, 1874.
3. Lizzie M. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 6, 1875; d. there Dec. 24, 1875.
5. A. Maynard (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 22, 1844; m. Ap. 28, 1870 Ellen A. Bragdon b. Ports- mouth Aug. 24, 1845, dau. of Oren and Ann H. W. Bragdon ; served in 13th Mass. Reg't .; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Helena M. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 10, 1871. 2. Edith Alice (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. March 19, 1873. 3. Mary Eloise (Richardson ) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 30, 1876.
7. Zilpah b. Ang. 25, 1810 ; d. Boston, Mass. Aug. 31, 1856; m. Nov. 19, 1837 Gilbert C. Brown b. Newfane, Vt. Aug. 20, 1814, son of Samnel and Gertrude Brown, a baker ; r. Bos- ton, Mass.
1. George G. (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 17, 1839; m. Oct. 1, 1867 Amelia Louisa Wilsdon b. Sydney, C. B. May 8, 1848, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Wilsdon; a baker; r. Boston, Mass. 1. Frank W. (Brown) h. Boston, Mass. Aug. 31, 1868. 2. Lillian Grace (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 22, 1870; d. there Oct. 27, 1873. 3. Annie Eloise (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. July 4, 1872; d. there Oct. 4, 1873.
4. Ella May (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. July 20, 1875. 5. Herbert Maynard (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 20, 1877.
8. Elisheba b. Dec. 20, 1813; m. Sept. 9, 1834 George Carpenter b. Roxbury 1804, son of Ebenezer and Pamelia ( Ames) Carpenter, a buteher ; r. Orange, Mass.
1. George M. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. June 11, 1835; m. May 9, 1865 Lucy A. Meserve, dau. of Bedfield and Sarah Meserve of Rochester ; a baker; r. Boston, Mass.
2. Sarah E. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. May 13, 1838; m. Oct. 2, 1856 Fred M. Sprague b. Petersham, Mass. Feb. 1, 1834, son of Loring and Sarah Sprague, a harness maker at Boston, Mass.
3. Caroline P. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. Ap. 9, 1842; m. Nov. 9, 1878 Walter HI. Damon ; r. Orange, Mass.
4. Susan M. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. May 22, 1846; m. Oct. 1, 1866 Joseph Spencer b. Liverpool, Eng. May 7, 1839, son of Joseph and Mary Spencer, a silver-plater at Orange, Mass.
1. George Carl (Spencer) b. Orange. Mass. Dec. 18, 1870. 2. Z. Clayton (Spencer) b. Orange, Mass. Sept. 4, 1874. 3. Arlan M. (Spencer) b. Orange, Mass. June 30, 1876. 4. Mary E. (Spencer.)
5. Adeliza R. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. Oct. 14, 1847; m. Jan. 6, 1870 George H. Bond, b. Dummers- ton, Vt. Jan. 31, 1846, son of Luke and Elsie Bond; a mechanic; r. Brattleboro', Vt.
1. Lizzie C. (Bond) b. Orange, Mass. Ap. 28, 1871. 2. Nellie G. (Bond) b. Brattleboro', Vt. July 22, 1872.
6. Robert E. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. July 18, 1849; m. May 16, 1871 Ella G. Holden b. Orange, Mass. March 30, 1851, dau. of Josiah and Betsey Holden; a butcher at Orange, Mass.
1. George R. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. May 15, 1872. 2. Bessie E. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. Dec. 7, 1875. 3. Alta Jeanette (Carpenter. )
7. Z. Lizzie (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. March 3, 1851; d. there Oct. 6, 1854.
9. Mary b. Nov. 2, 1814 ; d. St. Charles, Minn. Feb. 25, 1880 ; m. 1st Iddo Randall (q. v.); m. 2d Nov. 17, 1867 O. D. Porter.
ENOCH BANGS MAYO m. Eliza
1. Harriet E. b. Dee. 24, 1832 ; killed by fall of a eart Oet. 5, 1835. And several others. -.
MARTIN MCCAFFERY son of Philip Martin and Margaret (Kelly ) McCaffery, was b. Kildare Co. Ireland about 1843; m. 1861 Mary Sheridan b. Kildare Co. Ireland about 1843, dau. of James and Margaret (Brannahin) Sheridan; landed in America 1861; came to Gilsum 1879; rem. to Mass. 1880.
1. Mary b. Woonsocket, R. I. Ap. 18, 1862. 2. Margaret b. Woonsocket, R. I. May, 1863.
3. Michael b. Woonsocket, R. I. Dec. 25, 1866. 4. Bridget b. Woonsocket, R. I. July 7, 1870.
5. Joseph b. Woonsocket, R. I. 1872. 6. Philip Martin b. Millville, Mass. Feb. 1873.
7. Ellen Jane b. Leominster, Mass. Dee. 31, 1878.
McCOY. Maj. Walter McCoy a hatter, r. Keene and Walpole ; m. Nov. 4, 1794 Sally, dau. of Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Stiles) Briggs of Keene. He d. suddenly by the road-side. Among their ch. was Osman.
OSMAN McCOY b. Keene Aug. 11, 1811; d. Oct. 25, 1875; m. Dec. 21, 1831 Miranda L. Mansfield (q. v.).
1. George Henry b. Keene Dee. 14, 1832 ; m. 1859 Lizzie A. Gates (q. v.).
1. Lizzie Della b. Nov. 19, 1859. 2. Louis Henry b. Dec. 19, 1864.
2. Mary Ann b. Feb. 10, 1835; m. 1st Thomas Wheelock (q. v.) ; m. 2d March 25, 1867 David Thompson Sherman b. Vt. 1822: r. Deeatur, Ill.
1. Willie Busher (Sherman) b. Decatur, Ill. March 1872. 2. Etta Miranda (Sherman) b. Decatur, Ill. 1874. 3. Ellen Melissa b. March 22, 1837 ; m. 1st James Chapman (q. v.) ; m. 2d June 29, 1872 Rod- ney James Brown, b. Pembroke Jan. 14, 1836, son of Rodney Brown, hotel keeper at Stoddard.
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1. Lillie Jane b. Oct. 4, 1859; m. Joseph S. Bingham (q. v.).
4. Sarah Jane b. Oct. 3, 1841 m. Albert R. Corey (q. v.)
5. Juliaett Briggs b. Nov. 23, 1843 ; m. 1st Jan. 29, 1864 Charles S. Leavitt b. Turner, Me.
1843 ; m. 2d 1866 George French Atwood (q. v.).
6. Edward Grant (adopted) b. Charlestown Dec. 21, 1844 ; went to California.
7. William Samuel b. June 19, 1847 ; d. Aug. 11, 1848. 8. Hattie Ella b. Aug. 7, 1850.
MCCURDY. Samuel McCurdy emigrated from Co. Antrim, Ireland about 1771, and s. in Surry. He was the younger bro. of John McCurdy who came over in 1745, s. at Lyme, Conn., many of whose descendants have been distinguished. Samuel m. Elizabeth Mooty and had Anna m. John Mark (q. v.), John, James, Samuel, Jeanette m. William Barron (q. v.), and Jane m. Jesse Dart (q. v.).
JAMES MCCURDY b. Ireland 1752; m. Margaret - b. Ireland 1755; r. Gilsum 1818.
1. John b. Surry June 11, 1783. 2. Margaret b. Surry Ap. 12, 1785 ; d. there Jan. 1786. 3. Mary b. Surry Nov. 29, 1786 ; m. 1st Ap. 13, 1809 John Thayer ; m. 2d March 31, 1814 Samuel Hamilton of Chesterfield. 4. Thomas b. Surry May 9, 1789. 5. Peggy b. Surry May 20, 1791. 6. Betty b. Surry July 17, 1793. 7. Jenny Gilmore b. Surry Aug. 14, 1795. 8. Lynde bapt. Aug. 26, 1798 ; d. Surry Sept. 20, 1798.
JAMES ALEXANDER MCDONALD son of Alexander and Ellen (Kirwin) McDon- ald, was b. Ludlow, Vt. Dec. 20, 1851; finisher in Collins Factory.
THOMAS MCEVOY JR. b. Ireland; m. Ann --; in Collins Factory 1875-7.
1. Thomas Andrew b. Worcester, Mass. about 1866. 2. Michael b. Worcester, Mass.
3. Mary b. Worcester, Mass.
JOHN MCKEY from Brighton, Mass. in Chair business 1868-9.
JAMES MCMULLEN in Factory 1855.
ASA MEAD taxed here 1848; went to Harrisville.
METCALF. Often written Medcalf. A family of this name came from Topsfield, Mass. and s. in Keene. Abijah Metcalf m. Mercy Ellis and had Amity, Nahum Ellis, Frederick d. inf., Frederick, Zenas, Jason d. inf., Priscilla d inf., Jason, Hannah, Priscilla m. Daniel Billings, Cynthia m. William Barron (q. v.), and Mercy m. Isaac Hubbard.
ZENAS DE CALVUS METCALF son of Cynthia, was b. Keene 1808; d. West- minster, Vt. May 23, 1860; m. Martha Hill Temple b. Marlboro' May 1811, d. Westminster. Vt. March 18, 1871, dau. of Thomas and Jane (Banks) Temple.
1. George Everett b. Jan. 3, 1831 ; drowned in tan vat Oct. 18, 1832.
2. Mary Eliza b. Dec. 23, 1833 ; d. May 17, 1836.
3. George Washington b. Dec. 16, 1835; m. Jan. 1, 1856 Lucretia Peck of Weston, Vt .; r. Westminster, Vt.
1. George. 2. Charles. 3. Ralph. 4. Arthur. 5. Rollo. 6. Florence.
7. Frank. 8 and 9. Harry and Herbert, twins.
4. Mary Elizabeth b. Dec. 18, 1837 ; d. unm. Westminster, Vt. Sept. 17, 1855.
5. Albert William b. Dec. 28, 1839 ; m. Oct. 19, 1871 Addie Starkey b. Brattleboro', Vt. Jan. 10, 1851, dau. of Oren and Sarah Olivia (Stoddard) Starkey ; served three years in 2d Vt. Reg't, and was wounded at Bull Run ; r. Keene. 1. Edith b. Keene May 27, 1872.
6. Eli Plater h. March 15, 1842 ; m. 1874 Maggie Mitchell of Wisc. ; served three years in the war of the rebellion ; r. Boulder, Colo. 1. Agnes.
7. Hiram Smith b. Feb. 19, 1844 ; m. Mary -; has a son and dau. ; served three years in a Vt. Reg't. ; r. Boulder, Colo. 8. Oscar Mack b. June 5, 1846 ; in law at Portland, Me.
9. Ella Mahala b. June 24, 1847 ; r. Colorado. 10. Frederick b. June 17, 1850 ; d. Boulder, Colo. Feb. 26, 1877. 11. Frank Pierce b. Westminster, Vt. Sept. 26, 1852; r. Colorado. 12. Martha Jane b. Westminster, Vt. Nov. 19, 1855 ; d. there July 23, 1856. EZRA METCALF on tax list 1793-7.
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RICHARD KIMBALL METCALF b. Whiting, Vt. Jan. 24, 1808; m. June 9, 1835 Orinda Beckwith (q. v.).
1. Richard Kimball b. Whiting, Vt. Oct. 10, 1836. 2. Thomas Chapin b. Whiting, Vt. Nov. 14. 1837. 3. Franklin Benjamin b. Whiting, Vt. Sept. 11, 1839.
MILLER. Lemuel Miller b. Lyme ? Conn. June 21, 1742 ; d. Marlow Dec. 1, 1822; m. Mary Beck- with b. Conn. Oct. 9, 1743, d. Marlow June 23, 1823. Their ch. were Sardis, Eleazar, Phebe, Ira, Miriam in. John Buckminster, Elisha, Truman, "Jerred " [Jared], Daniel, Isaiah, " Arly " [Early], Esther, and Ezra.
TRUMAN MILLER b. Marlow June 5, 1777; d. there March 31, 1842; m. Sept. 3, 1804 Lydia Bill (q. v.) d. Marlow March 4, 1865.
1. Zilpah b. Marlow May 26, 1807 ; m. July 22, 1833 Nathaniel Knight, b. Marlow June 15, 1813, son of Ira and Abigail (Pratt) Knight.
1. Lydia (Knight) b. Marlow 1834; d. there about 1858; m. Cyrus Farnsworth, son of Stephen ? Farns- worth of Washington.
2. Lewis Asa (Knight) b. Marlow Sept. 1, 1838; m. Martha, dau. of Arnold and Betsey (Taylor) Burt of Bennington.
1. Harry (Knight) b. Bennington July 2, 1865. 2. Fred (Knight) b. Bennington Feb. 22, 1869.
3. Alfred Francis (Knight) b. Marlow Aug. 15, 1840; m. Mary, dau. of John and Abigail Fletcher of Marlow.
1. Viola (Knight) b. Marlow about 1867.'
4. Milon (Knight) b. Marlow July 8, 1849; m. May 24, 1873 Vesta Shelley b. Rockingham, Vt. Oct. 23, 1852, dau. of Sewall and Elizabeth Lavinia (Lippenwell) Shelley.
1. Emery Augustus (Knight) b. Marlow March 25, 1874. 2. Clara Lavinia (Knight) b. Marlow July 7, 1876.
2. Polly b. Sharon, Vt. Ap. 27, 1809 ; m. May 6, 1830 Luther Phelps, Jr. b. Marlow Jan. 3, 1805, d. there Ap. 5, 1839.
1. Emily (Phelps) b. Marlow July 14, 1831; m. Wesley Austin (q. v.).
2. Sarah (Phelps) b. Marlow June 1, 1833; m. Dec. 13, 1849 Newell Mead; r. Washington; two ch. 3. Alfred (Phelps) b. Marlow Jan. 18, 1837; d. there May 19, 1838.
3. Ezra b. May 30, 1811; m. 1st Lucretia, dau. of Sardis Miller ; three ch. ; m. 2d Lurilla Peck; r. Dempster. 4. Emily b. June 10, 1814 ; d. Aug. 3, 1815.
5. Elmina b. Aug. 10, 1816 ; d. unm. Marlow March 4, 1835.
Eleazar Miller son of Lemuel and Mary, was b. Marlow ? Ap. 15, 1767; m. Jan. 28, 1790 Freelove, probably dau. of Silas Mack of Alstead. Among their ch. was Amasa.
AMASA MILLER b. Marlow 1796; d. Cavendish, Vt. Ap. 15, 1848; m. Oct. 29, 1816 Lucy Bill (q. v.) d. Reading, Vt. Nov. 5, 1846.
1. David Billy b. 1817 ; d. Keene Nov. 23, 1824.
2. Clarinda b. Surry Oct. 25, 1818; m. Nov. 12, 1844 Cornelius Davis Shattuck ; r. Wind- sor, Vt.
1. Elroy James (Shattuck) b. Reading, Vt. March 17, 1846; m. March 25, 1868 Lucy Dean Tuel; r. Windsor, Vt.
1. Claude Tuel (Shattuck) b. Windsor, Vt. May 12, 1871.
2. Fred Warren (Shattuck) b. Reading, Vt. May 1, 1853; r. Windsor, Vt.
3. Ada Louise (Shattuck) b. Reading, Vt. Jan. 1, 1855; r. Windsor, Vt.
3. Lucius b. Sullivan 1822 ; d. unm. Reading, Vt. Oct. 3, 1846.
4. Harvey Bill b. Keene Feb. 24, 1823 ; m. 1844 Susan Nash (q. v.).
1. Rhoda Melissa Evelyn b. Dec. 7, 1844; m. Rufus Greene (q. v.). 2. Denzel Alfonzo b. Aug. 15, 1846. 3. Lucius Milon b. Sullivan Ap. 21, 1849; m. Oct. 1, 1871 Esther Adaline Howard (q. v.).
1. Perley Milon b. July 13, 1873. 2. Oren Clement b. Jan. 3, 1879.
4. Marshall Harvey b. March 25, 1851; d. Aug. 25, 1869.
5. Ann Josephine b. Nov. 1, 1853; m. 1st Sept. 26, 1871 William Calvin Nash (q. v.) : m. 2d James Chap- man (q. v.). 6. Rosella Viola b. Oct. 7, 1855; m. Lowell White (q. v.).
7. Laura Ett b. Feb. 4, 1858; m Louis Bourrett (q. v.). 8. Ada Ella b. Aug. 4, 1860.
9. Gilman Willard b. Alstead Jan. 23, 1863. 10. Louise Mariah b. March 7, 1865.
11. George Allen b. Jan. 15, 1867. 12. Lulu Vivian b. Jan. 14, 1871.
5. Lydia Evelyn b. Feb. 25, 1926. (See Abbot.)
6. David b. Reading, Vt. 1828 : d. there June 8, 1844. 7. Lucy Ann d. ch.
8. Louisa Maria b. Cavendish, Vt. Sept. 2, 1836 ; m. Dec. 17, 1863. Stephen A. Wright b. Troy Oct. 14, 1836.
1. Arthur L. ( Wright) b. Troy Dec. 1, 1866; d. there Nov. 12, 1872.
2. Ada Winifred ( Wright) b. Troy May 30, 1869. 3. Don Adolphus (Wright) b. Troy July 2, 1871.
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d. there Sept. 27, 1873.
4. Elroy (Wright) } b. Troy Aug. 16, 1873; 5. Emroy (Wright) }
JOSEPH MILLER worked in Alstead Mica quarry; taxed here 1869.
PHINEHAS G. MILLER b. unk. 1760; d. Ap. 18, 1836.
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