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902. * MESSER, JOSEPHINE LOV- ERIN (WOODWARD) b Oct. 21, 1880 ch (adopted) of Charles & Mary Jane (Morgan) Woodward (1533 & 1537). Res NL since 1882. Came to NL from Croy- don, 1882. CA, 1896. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; Womans Aid; Hosp. Aid; Red Cross. m NL, Oct. 28, 1908 Anzell Crockett Mes- ser* (873) of NL.
903. * MESSER, JUDITH (WHIT- TIER) b NL, Nov. 19, 1829; d NL, Nov. 27, 1911. Ch of Stephen & Almira (Dick- ey) Whittier & sister of Celista W. Mes- ser (cf. 901), of Miriam W. Baldwin (41), & of Sara W. Sargent (1243). Res NL 1829-1911. Member: NL Baptist Church. m Joseph H. Messer* (901) of NL.
904. * MESSER, LENNIE JANE (PHILBRICK) b Springfield, May 11, 1873; d NL, March 10, 1910. Ch of Horace H. & Mary (Noyce) Philbrick. Res NL 1901-10. Came to NL from Sut- ton, 1901. Att Plymouth Normal Sch. & taught NL 1894-98. Member NL school bd. 1902-03. Member NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m Springfield, Jan. 11, 1899 Herman Perley Messer* (897) of NL.
905. MESSER, (MARY) EVELYN (DANFORTH) b Franklin, Jan. 3, 1898 ch of John Dickinson & Nellie Elizabeth (Giddings) Danforth. Res NL since 1914. Came to NL from Laconia, 1914. Att Franklin & Laconia schools. Member: NL Baptist Church, NL Grange, Womans Aid, Hospital Aid, The King's Daughters. m NL, Nov. 5, 1914 Harold Earle Mes- ser* (895) of NL.
906. * MESSER, MARY HANNAH (NICHOLS) b New Hampton, April 18, 1844; d NL, Jan. 8, 1908. Ch of Levi R. & Catharine (Fellows) ** Nichols & sister
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of Augusta N. MacFarland (cf. 827) & of Maria N. Bunker (135). Res NL 1862- 1909. Came to NL from Warner, 1862. Att Warner schools. Carried on family farm with her sons while her husband was emp. as railway mail clerk. Member: NL Baptist Church & Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Aug. 20, 1862 William Alonzo Messer* (920) of NL. ( ** Catha- rine (Fellows) Nichols m (2) Hyman Rowe of Newbury & d Newbury, Jan. 19, 1899.)
907. * MESSER, MARY (PALMER) b Warner, March 14, 1821; d NL, Dec. 25, 1913. Ch of Richard & Esther (Chase) Palmer. Res NL from time of m until 1913 except for a short time spent in Warner. Came to NL from Warner at time of m. m Stephen Messer* of NL; b NL, April 25, 1818; d NL, Sept 8, 1893; ch of Timothy & Phebe (Dow) Messer & brother of Wm. S. Messer (cf. 898). Mary & Stephen had 1 ch: Alvin F. (872).
908. MESSER, MINA E. (FISK) (PALMER) b Sutton, c. 1880 ch of Ben- jamin S. & Lavina (Sleeper) Fisk. m 2 times: (1) Palmer; (2) Wilmot, Aug. 6, 1904 Charles H. Messer (875) of NL. Dates of res in NL not clear. (nfdr)
909. * MESSER, (MORTON) PAGE farmer; teamster b NL, Feb. 14, 1863 ch of Nathaniel & Eunice Maria (Davis) Messer (911 & 888). Res NL since 1863. Att Burpee Hill School. Improved the Messer homestead (present Victor Cutter res.) : added 2nd story & built shed; also emp. for some time at CA & by the James P. Dixon family. Served on build- ing comm. for Otterville Church; drew stone for the chapel from the family farm & scraped land prior to the building. Road agent several yrs .; district surveyor for Otterville. Att Otterville Church. Un- married.
910. * MESSER, MOSES farmer b Goshen, May 26, 1846; d NL, Sept. 2, 1912. Ch of Isaac & Tirza (Hurd) Mes- ser. Res NL 1869-1912. Came to NL from Goshen, 1869. Att Goshen schools. Mem- ber Methodist Church. m Sunapee, Jan. 1, 1866 Sylvia J. Lang* of Sunapee; b Goshen, Feb. 25, 1836; d NL, Oct. 6, 1903; ch of Wm. Lang. Moses & Sylvia had 2 ch: (1) Emma Jackson (733); (2) Harvey Almon b NL, Jan. 1877; d NL, Sept. 4, 1881.
911. * MESSER, NATHANIEL SMITH farmer; proprietor, boarding house b NL, Sept 4, 1829; d NL, Dec. 10, 1906. Ch of Isaac & Martha (Stevens) Messer & brother of George W. Messer (cf. 955), of Richard H. Messer (cf. 887 & 874), of Sarah M. Gay (473), & of Joseph C. Messer (cf. 916). Res NL 1829-1906. Built barn at Messer Homestead (present
Victor Cutter res.); one of first to take summer boarders in NL. Selectman. Att Otterville Church. m Sunapee, April 27, 1857 Eunice Maria Davis* (888) of Sun- apee. Nathaniel & Eunice had 5 ch: (1) Alfred Jay (871); (2) Elmer Gay (886) ; (3) Eli Davis b NL, Aug. 6, 1860; d Andover, Aug. 26, 1927; farmer, team- ster; m Annie Perkins of Andover & had William (m-cf. 599 & 1260); member Unitarian Church; (4) (Morton) Page (909); (5) Oliver Manley (912.)
912. * MESSER, OLIVER MANLEY farmer; teamster b NL, Feb. 14, 1873; d NL, March 23, 1928. Ch of Nathaniel & Eunice Maria (Davis) Messer (911 & 888). Res NL 1873-1928. Att Burpee Hill School. For some yrs. emp. by Allen Crane as teamster on Potter Place route. Att Otterville Church. Un-married.
913. MESSER, RICHARD EDWIN teacher b NL, July 26, 1915; d Leipheim, Germany, April 26, 1945. Ch of Charles Sherman* & Clara Maude (Yerxa) Mes- ser (876 & 878). Res NL 1915-45. Att CA & Proctor Academy; NLHS, '33; UNH, '37. Teacher, Goddard Jr. Col. 1/2 yr .; sub. teacher, NLHS; emp. at Huntoon House summers & after graduation from col. Mil. service WWII: entered, Feb., 1941; staff sgt .; went overseas, Nov., 1944; killed in action, Bronze Star post- humously awarded. Member: NL Baptist Church; Theta Chi; NL Grange; King Solomon's Lodge. Un-married.
914. MESSER, ROBERT SHERMAN dairy farmer b NL, April 20, 1920 ch of Charles Sherman* & Clara Maude (Yerxa) Messer (876 & 878). Res NL since 1920. NLHS, '39; att. UNH. Manager, Mes- ser's Dairy since 1939. Member NL Bap- tist Church. Un-married.
915. MESSER, ROY FRANK member, state police force b NL, Dec. 11, 1922 ch of Harold Earle* & (Mary) Evelyn (Dan- forth) Messer (895 & 905). Res NL 1922- 50. NLHS, '40; UNH, '42-agr. course. Mil service WWII: Staff Sgt., 14th Air Force; Crew-Chief, China-Burma-India Theater; in service 3 yrs., 4 mos., 24 days. Member: NL Fire Dep't .; constable, NL Police Force. Member: NL Baptist Church; Elkins Fish & Game Club; NL Grange. m Worcester, Mass., June 25, 1948 Ruth Marilyn Northridge of Worcester, Mass .; b Worcester, Mass., June 20, 1926 ch of William Thomas & Nina Estelle (Bal- lard) Northridge; grad. CJC '46 & BU, '48; member Order of Rainbow, Assembly No. 9; sec'y., Young People's Fellow- ship, Episcopal Diocese of Western Mass. Roy & Ruth have 1 ch: Cynthia Karen b 1951. Roy Messer now res Claremont.
916. *MESSER, SARAH MARIA (BUNKER) b NL, July 1, 1830; d NL, May 5, 1912. Ch of Isaac & Sally
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(Richardson) Bunker. Res NL 1830-1912. Att Pleasant St. School. Member: NL Baptist Church. Beautiful seamstress; na- tural artist. m NL, Nov. 22, 1851 Joseph Colby Messer* of NL; b NL, July 17, 1820; d NL, May 6, 1860; ch of Isaac & Martha (Stevens) Messer; before m a school-teacher in NL, Hancock & else- where; lecturer & elocutionist; after m, worked in scythe shops & was traveling. salesman for the scythe co. Sarah & Joseph had 3 ch: (1) Adelaide Maria (414); (2) Isabelle A. b NL, Nov. 9, 1856; d Portland, Me., Nov. 15, 1924; att CA; m Herman Austin Russell, store- keeper & baggage master & conductor B & M RR, of NL (now d) & had Mabel Messer (d), Edith Sanborn (m), & Marian Isabelle (m); talented contralto, sang in public-churches & soc's; active in church clubs & Eastern Star; (3) Jose- phine Adele b NL, Dec. 8, 1859; d NL, Aug. 12, 1860 (dates corrected from old history.)
917. * MESSER, SARAH AUGUSTA (PERLEY) b Springfield, June 11, 1846; d NL, Feb 4, 1926. Ch of Benjamin & Eliza (Gage) Perley. Res NL 1865-1926. Came to NL from Springfield, 1865. Att CA. Member: NL Baptist Church; Wom- ans Aid; Mission Circle. m July 2, 1865 Edwin Francis Messer* (882) of NL.
918. * MESSER, SARAH GWENDO- LYN (SARGENT) b Lawrence, Kansas, Jan. 15, 1872; d Concord, Dec. 12, 1941. Ch of Andrew Jackson & Julia Elizabeth (Dewey) Sargent (1219 & 1230). Res NL 1887-1941. Att CA. m NL, June 30, 1898 Irving Seth Messer* (898) of NL.
919. * MESSER, WELTHA CURTIS (WILLIAMS) b NL, Nov. 4, 1846; d NL, April 18, 1908. Ch of John & Lydia (Bugbee) Williams & sister of George & Harrison Williams (1504 & 1508). Res NL 1846-1908. Att NL district school. Mem- ber, The King's Daughters. m NL, Nov. 3, 1865 Frank Pingree Messer* (890) of NL.
920. * MESSER, WILLIAM ALONZO (MAJ.) b NL, Dec. 28, 1841; d NL, Dec. 31, 1921. Ch of Samuel & Thirza (Battles) Messer & brother of Eliza M. Dean (cf. 337) & of Joseph H. Messer (901). Res NL 1841-1921. Att NL schools. Mil. service Civil War: enlisted, Aug. 11, 1862, 11th NHV; mustered out, June 4, 1865. Scythemaker, 1866; farmer, Morgan Hill, 1866-68; farmer & hotel proprietor at Red Gables 1868-1916; railway mail clerk, 1882-c. 1910. Selectman, 1908; in- strumental in getting soldiers' monument erected. First Comm., Anthony Colby Post GAR & ass't inspector Gen., state GAR; one of first members of Messer Rifles- cpl., appointed Captain, 1879 & later Major of 3rd Regiment; PNG Heidelberg Lodge. m 2 times: (1) Aug.
20, 1862 Mary Hannah Nichols* (906) of NL; (2) Henniker, Oct. 12, 1916 Hattie (Strobridge) Wyman (896) of Henniker. William & Mary had 4 ch: (1) Clara Belle (1391); (2) Myrtie Kate b NL, Oct. 22, 1869; att CA; Member First Methodist Church, Concord, DAR, Ladies of the GAR; m Leroy Cochran, meat cutter, of Concord & has had Harry (m), Mildred (d), Marion (m & d), May (m); now res Concord; (3) Evarts William (889); (4) Harry Leroy b NL July 14, 1879; d Concord, Dec. 6, 1946; machinist-rr & Rumford Press; member First Methodist-Episcopal Church, Concord, SUV & OUAM; m Ethel May Billings of Concord & had Merton Wil- liam (m) & Norman Leonard (m).
921. MILES, ELIZABETH Mc- CUTCHINS (BLOOD) Montreal, Canada, March 2, 1914 ch of Robert McCutchins ** & Olive (Nickerson) Blood. Res NL 1937-42. Came to NL from Manchester, 1937; went from NL to Ft. Hancock, N. J., 1942. AB, Wheaton Col., Norton, Mass. Mil. service WWII: Lt., USNR(WR), Oct., 1942- March, 1946. Director of Publicity, CJC, 1937-42. m Feb. 9, 1946 Thomas Ward Miles of Carteret, N. J .; b Carteret, N. J., June 21, 1907 ch of Russell Living- ston & Eleanor Kemp (Thomas) Miles; public relations advisor, Council of State Chambers of Commerce. Elizabeth & Thomas have 2 ch: (1) Nickerson Blood b Glen Ridge, N. J., Sept. 13, 1947; (2) Rogers Blood b Washington, D. C., Feb. 28, 1951. Elizabeth Miles now res Arling- ton, Va. (*Robert Blood d Manchester, Aug. 4, 1950.)
922. MILLAR, GENEVIEVE field sec'y, CJC. Res NL since 1939; legal res since 1947. Came to NL from Springfield, Mass., 1939. Members of household: Mrs. George F. Millar (mother), Mrs. Gor- don Manuel, & Miss Mary Worcester.
923. MITCHELL, DELIMA CLARA (BLANCHETTE) b Salem, Mass., July 30, 1910 ch of Joseph & Edith (Sirois) Blanchette. Res NL 1932-41. Came to NL from Salem, Mass., 1932; went from NL to Falmouth Foreside, Me., 1941. Holten HS, Danvers, Mass., '28. Roman Cath- olic. m Redondo, Cal., Dec. 25, 1930 William Follett Mitchell (925) of Walteria, Cal. Delima Mitchell now res Danvers, Mass.
924. MITCHELL, L(ILLIAN) PEARL (HILL) b Mont Vernon, Feb. 6, 1887 ch of Clarence L. & Annie (Raymond) Hill. Res NL 1935-46. Came to NL from Manchester, 1935, & went from NL to Milford, Conn., 1946. While in NL, with her husband operated a tea room "The Boulders" at Elkins (on Pleasant Lake opposite Helen Nelson's res & now a pvt. res) & later bought Sarah Worthen's
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house, now occ. by Forrest Loverin. After husband's death, took boarders at Worthen house. Member NL Baptist Church. m July 30, 1912 Leroy Nelson Mitchell; while in NL emp. NL Hosp .; b Bedford, Feb. 3, 1878; d NL, April 26, 1938; ch of James L. & Mary (Fer- guson) Mitchell; member NL Baptist Church. L. Pearl Mitchell now res Mil- ford, Conn.
925. MITCHELL, WILLIAM FOL- LETT b Manchester, Mass., Dec. 27, 1911 ch of Robert A. & Rita F. (Crombie) Mitchell. Res NL 1932-41. Came to NL from Salem, Mass., 1932; went from NL to Falmouth Foreside, Me., 1941. Salem (Mass.) HS, 1929; att Mass. State Col. Mil. service WWII: in service with USNAF Sept. '42-Dec. '45; as Flight Instructor, NAS, Grosse Ile, Mich., instructed British, French, & Am. Cadets. Ff. WWII, Lt. Comm., CO AVU(A), NAS, Squantum, Mass. While in NL greenkeeper, Lake Sunapee CC. In 1934 introduced Kernwood Velvet Bent Grass for golf green turf (developed by Robert A. Mitchell) & grew it for Lake Sunapee CC. NL especially suitable for turf growing-no fungicides, insecti- cides or weedicides needed. Established Lake Sunapee Turf Garden-largest of its kind in the world & now owned by Mitchell Brothers, Inc., a corporation formed in 1948 with Edward J. Poor (1083) as sponsor to operate the Turf Garden & to maintain & construct golf courses. Has grown over 3 million sq. ft. of grass in NL & has developed a new strain, Lake Sunapee Velvet Bent. His nurseries first to export sod or turf from any country. Member: Nat'l Greenkeep- ing Sup't Assn., NE Greenkeepers Club. Vice-Pres. Mass. Turf Assn. m Redondo, Cal., Dec. 25, 1930 Delima Clara Blan- chette (923) of Danvers, Mass. William & Delima have 3 ch: (1) Donald James b NL, June 27, 1932; Holten HS, Dan- vers, Mass., '50; now att. U. of Mass .; (2) Robert John b NL, Aug. 28, 1933; Holten HS, Danvers, Mass., '51; (3) Wil- liam Follett, Jr. b NL, March 23, 1935; Holten HS, Danvers, Mass., class of '54. William Mitchell now res Danvers, Mass.
926. MITCHELSON, DOROTHY Tax- payer NL 1932-38. Now res Los Angeles, Cal. (nfdr)
927. MOORE, GERALDINE (CROWELL) Tax-payer NL 1937-39; 42-44 & nurse NL Hospital during that time. m J. M. Moore & now res Chicopee Falls, Mass. (nfdr)
928. MOORE, GLENN L. electrician Res NL since 1949. Came to NL from Tottenville, N. Y., 1949. Members of household: Alva (Hyde) Moore & 2 ch: Alan Glenn & Peter Charles.
929. MOORE, JAMES M. farm work- er b Calais, Me., c. 1894 ch of Joseph J. & Susan S. (Paul) Moore. Tax-payer NL 1941-48 & since 1950. m 3 times: (1) -; (2) NL, Oct. 14, 1939 Bertha S. Smith of NL; b Ft. Fairfield, Me .; d NL, May 7, 1943 ae. 70-3-6; ch of Eben C. & Levina (Redicker) Smith; (3) NL, Oct. 17, 1944 Lillian Maude Nye (cf. 1001) of Wilmot. James & Lillian have had 2 ch: (1) Wilfred James b NL, July 17, 1945; (2) Susan Lillian b NL, May 26, 1950; d NL, May 27, 1950.
930. * MOORE, LUCINDA EVALYN (CARTER) missionary b Concord, Nov. 17, 1865; d Lake Wales, Fla., March 13, 1950. Ch of William Sullivan & Eliza Ann (Brown) Carter (174 & 173). Res NL 1880-1910. Came to NL from East Concord, 1880; went from NL to Assam, India, 1910 & from there to Lake Wales, Fla., 1919. Att Penacook & Burpee Hill schools & CA. NL Baptist Church. Mis- sionary to the Mikirs in Assam, India, 1910-19; introduced ed. to both boys & girls among primitive Mikirs-some of whom now hold responsible positions. m NL, Oct. 26, 1910 Penn E. Moore of Boston, Mass .; b Ontario, Ill. & d Lake Wales, Fla., May 3, 1934; ch of Calvin C. & Emily F. (Whitehead) Moore; mis- sionary, Assam, India, 1910-19.
931. MORELAND, RUTH (WIN- SLOW) b Assonet, Mass., Sept. 16, 1897 ch of James Harlow & Annie (Porter) Winslow. Res NL since 1923. Came to NL from Assonet, Mass., 1923. Durfee HS, '18; Neal Kindergarten & Primary Trng. Sch., Boston, Mass., '20. Teacher: Waterville, Me., 1920-22 & Westerly, R. I., 1922-23. Member: NL Baptist Church; Martha Chapter, OES; Womans Club; Am. Leg. Aux. m Assonet, Mass., Aug. 22, 1923 Walter Thomas More- land, Sr. (932) of NL.
932. MORELAND, WALTER THOM- AS, SR. mathematics teacher, CJC b Methuen, Mass., April 17, 1893 ch of Albert Leroy & Susie Idella (Nixon) Moreland. Res NL since 1922. Came to NL from Brentwood, 1922. CA, '18; BA, Colby Col., '22; MA, B. U., '38. Now in his 30th yr. as teacher at CA & CJC. Mil. service WWI: PFC, 212th Eng. Town treasurer since 1943. Member & Deacon NL Baptist Church; Master, King Solomon's Lodge, 1940 & 1941. m Assonet, Mass., Aug. 22, 1923 Ruth Win- slow (931) of Assonet, Mass. Walter & Ruth have 2 ch: (1) Walter Thomas, Jr. b NL, April 30, 1926; student in chemis- try; NLHS '43; BS, '48 & MS, '49, UNH; PhD candidate, MIT; mil. serv- ice WWII: entered Oct. 12, 1944 & dis- charged, Oct. 9, 1946; studied Japanese & became interpreter; m Nancy W. Olcott of Waterbury, Conn., & has Ju-
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dith Olcott; now res Cambridge, Mass .; (2) James Winslow b NL, July 17, 1933; NLHS, '51; now att Tufts Col.
933. MOREY, ALMON BOND painter b NL, Sept. 21, 1906 ch of Fred Henry & Antoinette Maude (Whittier) Morey* (938 & 934). Tax-payer NL 1928-43 & res NL as a boy. m Sutton, Aug. 15, 1937 Leora Brough of Franklin; b Bel- mont, c. 1918 ch of Charles & Clara (Stevens) Brough. Almon & Leora have 4 ch: (1) Almon Whittier b NL, June 12, 1938; (2) Frank Hamilton b NL, June 24, 1939; (3) Mauna Lee b NL, Aug. 28, 1941; (4) Clara Alberta b Franklin, July 12, 1944. Almon Morey now res Franklin.
934. * MOREY, ANTOINETTE MAUDE (WHITTIER) b NL, Jan. 25, 1868; d Sunapee, June 30, 1948. Ch of Almon Bond & Elizabeth (Messer) Whit- tier **. Res NL 1868-1942. Went from NL to Sunapee, 1942. Att Elkins Sch. & CA. While res. Lamson house in Elkins, took boarders. m Wilmot, May 31, 1893 Fred Henry Morey* (938) of NL. ( ** Eliza- beth (Messer) Whittier d NL, Feb. 1, 1904; Almon Whittier d Manchester.)
935. MOREY, CHRISTINE ISADORE (ATWOOD) b Wilmot, March 26, 1873 ch of George & Roxyanna (Scales) At- wood. Res NL 1921-50. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1921. Att HS, Lynn, Mass. Emp. at CA & CJC 26 yrs. m Potter Place, Oct. 24, 1905 Jerry Page Morey of Wilmot; b Wilmot Flat, Jan. 1865; d Wilmot Flat, March 15, 1916; ch of Richard & Rosella (French) Morey; lum- ber operator. Christine & Jerry had 4 ch: (1) Bernice Rosamond (1349); (2) Roland Atwood b Wilmot, March 29, 1909; d NL, Oct. 29, 1921; (3) Helen Lydia (939); (4) Sherman Merrill b Wilmot, Oct. 24, 1912; engineer, archi- tect; att CA; grad Vermont Academy & Norwich U., 1933; took special 16 wks. course at MIT & trained as naval archi- tect; m Laura E. Berube (sister of Evelyn B. Pond, (1076), waitress, of NL & has had no ch; now res Wakefield, Mass. Christine Morey now res Penney Farms, Fla.
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937. * MOREY, FRED AUSTIN (or FREDERIC) teamster b Sutton, Feb. 16, 1879 ch of Horace C. & Sarah C. (Morey) Morey (943). Tax-payer NL 1901-10. Res Elkins. (nfda)
938. * MOREY, FRED HENRY laborer b Wilmot, Aug. 27, 1869; d NL, Jan. 4, 1926. Ch of Solomon & Mary Frances (Lovejoy) Morey (944). Res NL 1893- 1926. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1893. Att Wilmot schools. His specialty-making of ax handles. m Wilmot, May 31, 1893 Antoinette Maude Whittier* (934) of
Wilmot. Fred & Antoinette had 5 ch: (1) Violet Pearl b NL, Nov. 22, 1893; (2) Harold William b NL, Jan. 6, 1896; d NL, Sept. 15, 1896; (3) Paul Guy (942) ; (4) Almon Bond (933); (5) Frances Elizabeth (1267).
939. MOREY, HELEN LYDIA libra- rian b Wilmot, Oct. 23, 1910 ch of Jerry Page & Christine Isadore (Atwood) Morey (935). Tax-payer NL 1933-46. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1921. Grad: CA, '29; CJC, '31; UNH, '33; Syracuse U. Li- brary Sch. Helen Morey now res New Rochelle, N. Y.
940. MOREY, IDA ROSE (COFFIN) b Head of Hillsboro, P. E. I., Nov. 19, 1900 ch of David D. & Priscilla May (Coffin) Coffin. Res NL since 1932. Came to NL from Cambridge, Mass., 1932. Att Head of Hillsboro schools. Member: NL Baptist Church; Martha Chapter OES; NL Womans Club; Womans Aid; Hosp. Aid; King's Daughters; Pleasant St. Helpers. m NL, June 8, 1932 Paul Guy Morey (942) of NL.
941. MOREY, MARGUERITE (HIRSCH) teacher, CJC b Dedham, Mass., 1903 ch of John A. & Robina L. S. (Strachan) Hirsch & sister of Robina H. Buck (123). Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Dedham, Mass., 1928. BA, Wellesley Col., 1923; MA, Radcliffe Col., 1928. m Dedham, Mass., 1939 Charles Henry Morey, Jr. of Hart's Location.
942. MOREY, PAUL GUY painter b NL, July 29, 1902 ch of Fred Henry & Antoinette Maude (Whittier) Morcy* (938 & 934). Res NL since 1902. Att El- kins sch. Member: King Solomon's Lodge & Elkins Fish & Game Club. m NL, June 8, 1932 Ida Rose Coffin (940) of Cam- bridge, Mass. No ch.
943. * MOREY, SARAH C. (MOREY) ch of Nathan & Lydia (Carr) Morey & wife of Horace Morey* whom she m April 28, 1859. Tax-payer NL 1900-05; she probably res NL after 1889 when she returned to NL from Sutton. Sarah & Horace had 6 ch (see Mrs. Lord's his- tory) of whom only one, Fred Austin (or Frederic), (937) was still living in 1900. (nfda)
944. MOREY, SOLOMON farmer b NY; d NL, June 10, 1911 ae. 80-2-15. Ch of Jacob & Betsey (Moody) Morey. Tax-payer NL 1900-07 (Mrs. Lord's his- tory records him as living "on the back rd. to Wilmot," i.e., on the road that forks left off the Low Plain-Sutton road.) Wife: Mary Frances (Lovejoy) Morey, b Sharon, Vt. (nfda). Solomon & Mary had at least 5 ch: (1) Ed (or Edwin) de- ceased; (2) Addie b Wilmot; d Penacook, Nov. 9, 1930 ae. 74-2-20; m (1) Sylvester Adams & had ** & m (2) George Drury, police officer, Penacook (now d) & had
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Alice (d); (3) Will J. d NL, April 25, 1894 ae. 31-4; (4) Fred Henry* (938); (5) Thersa Frances b Wilmot; d NL, May 28, 1908 ae. 35-4-29; m Philip Elmer Dunshee (367). ( ** Myrtle, 1493)
945. * MORGAN, AUSTIN farmer b Sutton, March 1, 1838; d NL, Nov. 3, 1919. Ch of Obadiah & Huldah (Messer) Morgan. Res NL 1870-1919. Came to NL from Sutton, 1870. Att Sutton schools. NL's largest landholder; always raised Devon cattle & started his herd with a calf from his father-in-law's herd. m Sut- ton, Jan. 6, 1867 Mary Gilmore Fellows of Sutton; b Sutton, Aug. 29, 1848; d NL, Dec. 24, 1887; ch of Harrison & Julia (Presby) Fellows & sister of Har- riet F. Prescott (1097) & of Phebe F. Sargent (1241). Austin & Mary had 6 ch: (1) Lucy Alberta (953); (2) George Gay (949); (3) Walter Harrison (959); (4) Charles Austin (946) ; (5) Lizzie Elma (952); (6) un-named daughter b NL, Nov. 22, 1887; d NL, Nov. 29, 1887.
946. * MORGAN, CHARLES AUSTIN farmer b NL, May 6, 1879 ch of Austin & Mary Gilmore (Fellows) Morgan (945). Res NL since 1879. Grad., commercial course, CA, 1896. Carried on farm at Low Plain; until recently has had herd of 70 Devon cattle. Un-married.
947. * MORGAN, CHESTER E. b Springfield, Dec. 16, 1861; d Concord, March 16, 1945. Ch of Richard S. & Olive (Messer) Morgan (957 & 955). Res NL ff. 1876 & tax-payer NL 1900-17. m 2 times: (1) Stella M. Perkins of Hartland, Vt. & res Stoneham, Mass .; 1899; (2) Manchester, Oct. 11, 1905 Isabel Cleary (950) of Westboro, Mass. Chester & Stella had 1 ch, Lawrence A. b April 25, 1886. Chester & Isabel had no ch b NL. Chester listed as "married" at time of death. (nfda)
948. * MORGAN, FRED STEVENS farmer b NL, Nov. 16, 1861; d NL, Oct. 7, 1940. Ch of Belden & Susan A. (Mer- rill) Morgan (958). Res NL 1861-1940. Att West Part Sch. 5th generation from Capt. John Morgan, pioneer in NL, to res on West Part Farm. Un-married.
949. * MORGAN, GEORGE GAY farm- er; teamster b NL, Nov. 18, 1871; d Hillsboro, Dec. 29, 1947. Ch of Austin & Mary Gilmore (Fellows) Morgan (945). Res NL 1871-02 & tax-payer through 1905. Att Low Plain Sch. Own- ed 465 acre farm in Hillsboro, 265 acres of which were pasture land. Un-married.
950. MORGAN, ISABEL (CLEARY) b Canada, c. 1873 ch of Patrick & Mysie (Mckinnon) Cleary. Presumably res NL 1905-17. Occupation at time of m, teach- er. m Manchester, Oct. 11, 1905 Chester E. Morgan* (947) of NL. (nfda)
951. * MORGAN, JOHN KNOWLTON farmer b NL, April 9, 1865; d NL, Sept. 27, 1948. Ch of Belden & Susan A. (Mer- rill) Morgan (958). Res NL 1865-1938. Att West Part Sch. 5th generation & last of the Morgan family to res West Part farm-sold to Jack Grow (529) c. 1943. Un-married.
952. *MORGAN, LIZZIE ELMA housekeeper; teacher b NL, Nov. 11, 1881 ch of Austin & Mary Gilmore (Fel- lows) Morgan (945). Res NL since 1881. CA, 1902. Teacher in NL (Elkins, Low Plain, & Pleasant St. Schools), Sutton, & Wilmot Flat 16 yrs. Un-married.
953. * MORGAN, LUCY ALBERTA housekeeper; homemaker b Sutton, July 29, 1869 ch of Austin & Mary Gilmore (Fellows) Morgan (945). Res NL since 1870. Came to NL from Sutton, 1870. Att Low Plain sch. As the oldest of the Mor- gan children she assumed a mother's du- ties when Mary F. Morgan d 1887. Un- married.
954. * MORGAN, MARY JANE (HILL) b Charlestown, Mass .; d NL, March 6, 1917 ae. 73-0-16. Ch of Samuel Prentiss & Elizabeth (Heminway) Hill. Res NL 1888-1917. Came to NL from Beverly, Mass., 1888. Teacher of French & English, CA, 1892-97 & later. m Sept. 4, 1872 Dura Pratt Morgan* of NL, b NL, June 30, 1840; d NL, July 7, 1892; ch of Micajah & Drusilla Woodward (Cil- ley) Morgan (cf. 956); CA, 1861; served 31/2 yrs. in Civil War; grad Brown U (with honors), 1869 & Newton Theolog- ical Seminary, 1872; Baptist minister Ja- maica Plain & Beverly, Mass., 1872-87; retired because of ill health; trustee & sec'y of bd., CA. No ch. (nfda)
955. * MORGAN, OLIVE (MESSER) b NL, April 7, 1833; d Concord, June 6, 1911. Ch of George Wendall & Nancy (Capin) Messer & niece of Sarah M. Gay (473), of Joseph C. Messer (cf. 916), & of Nathaniel Messer (911). Presumably res NL 1833-1911 except for some yrs. prior to 1876. m Richard S. Morgan* (957) of Springfield. (nfda)
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