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24, 1808, Tristram Sanborn, son of Tristram. Sarah, b. Sept. 1, 1786; Jabez, b. Sept. 28, 1788; Philura, b. Aug. 25, 1790; m. George Walworth (see him); James, b. Sept. 16, 1793; Jesse, b. May 15, 1796; m., April 17, 1826, Sarah Davis; Nancy Clark, b. July 13, 1798; d. Nov. 25, 1862; m. Daniel Durrell (see him).
Jones, Polly, wife of Nathaniel, d. Dec. 1, 1870, ag. 91; their son, Caleb, d. Jan. 21, 1881, ag. 71y., 6m. (d); his wife, Elizabeth Colby, dau. of Willaby (d); d. Jan. 29, 1881, ag. 68y., 7m. Children: John S., d. Jan. 22, 1894 (d), ag. 56; Thomas E., d. July 27, 1866, ag. 25 (d) ; m., Aug. 11, 1862, Sophia E. Hoffman. Children: Charles T., b. April 1, 1865; Melissa A., dau. Caleb, d. Oct. 19, 1884, ag. 50y., 7m., 26d .; m. Edwin A. Morse, son of Jesse; Irena, d. Aug. 28, 1878, ag. 34; m. Edwin A. Morse (d).
Jones, Sylvester, son of Isaac, b. March 5, 1811; d. Jan. 26, 1885; his wife, Nancy M. Currier of Enfield, dau. of Henry, d. June 10, 1879, ag. 54. Children: Emelie Currier, d. Sept. 16, 1863, ag. 18 (c); Florence M., b. 1853; m., Jan. 10, 1872, Charles H. Emerson.
Jones, Charles S., son of Ira, d. Jan. 3, 1886, ag. 58y., 11m., 3d. (a); m., June 20, 1850, Maria L. Pressey, dau. of John L. and Sarah; Frank B., b. April 14, 1856; d. March 15, 1904 (a); his wife, Ida M., was b. Jan. 21, 1855; Lena, dau. of Bert and W. R., d. Sept. 28, 1893 (d).
Jones, Mary S., d. April 30, 1873, ag. 80 (a), mother of Elder Nathan, d - -; by his first wife, Polly C., who d. May 13, 1849, ag. 32, he had Satira, d. Feb. 25, 1867, ag. 24; Alvin S., d. Sept. 13, 1849, ag. 1y., 4m .; Almeda, d. June 24, 1865, ag. 24y., 8m., 19d .; m. Charles N. Morse, son of Stephen (see him). Ednah, b. 1845, d. 1904; m., Oct. 25, 1862; Edson J. Fifield, d. Feb., 1888, ag. 47y., 9m .; son of Joseph and Sarah (Pollard) Fifield. Children: Elmer, Darwin, Frank and Wil- liam, Adin G., b. 1872; d. 1873; Nathan m. (2) Mary A. Gile, dau. Amos, and had Arden, b. 1851; m., Dec. 26, 1870, Sarah M. Bagley, adopted dau. of David and Murilla. Lizzie A., dau., d. Oct. 13, 1873, ag. 12y., 10m.
Keenan, Christopher, d. Feb. 10, 1853, ag. 24.
Kelley, Moses, settled here in 1801; d. Oct. 2, 1850, ag. 73 (a); his wife, Nancy Tyler, dau. Job, d. Aug. 20, 1863, ag. 82. Children; Moses G., d. Sept. 27, 1875, ag. 71 y., 2m. (a). His first wife, Lydia W, d. Nov. 8, 1861, ag. 44y., 5m. Children: George W., d. Sept. 8, 1843, ag. 1y., 6m .; Marion Isa, b. 1846; m., April 30, 1864, Caleb N. Homan. Rev. William B., son of Moses, d. June 9, 1836, ag. 30; m. Sarah Sheldon Harris, dau. of John H. Children: Williamine Loraine; m. (1) Roger D. Smalley; m. (2) Andrew Oliver. Sarah S. m. (2) Calvin P. Fair- field (see her). Joseph T., son of Moses, d. June 12, 1862, ag. 51y., 8m. Moses G., m. (2), April 23, 1865, Mary Ann Marcy of Windsor, Vt., James Hamilton, d. April 10, 1882, ag. 61 (a); m., Dec. 15, 1850, Har- riet S. George, dau. of William W., d. Sept. 4, 1901, ag. 69. Children: Jennie E., b. 1851; m., Oct. 16, 1876, J. Edward Lincoln, b. 1853; Hattie L., b. 1856; m., Jan. 15, 1878, Austin V. Dow, b. 1846; a son d. Nov. 2, 1863, ag. 10w .; George H., b. Oct. 16, 1864; m., June 19, 1889, Helen G.
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Cheney; another son of James H. d. Sept. 11, 1866, ag. 8m., 12d. (a); Mary G., dau. of Moses and Nancy, d. Feb. 10, 1888, ag. 79 y., 7m., 12d .; m. (1) Col. Eliphalet C. Gilman; m. (2) Caleb Dustin, son of David. Ann P., dau. of Moses, m. Cyrus Perkins. Children: Elizabeth D., m. Benjamin Morey; Cyrus E .; Isaac N .; Charles, m. Julianna Niles; and Henry I. Flavilla, dau. of Moses, m. John Worth, Jr.
Kelton, Lorenzo F., d. Jan. 9, 1872, ag. 14. Almer F., d. Jan. 10, 1872, ag. 12. Edwin A., d. Jan. 3, 1872, ag. 2y., 5m., 20d. Children of Amos and Hannah M. (a).
Kent, Daniel, d. Jan. 6, 1852, ag. 84; his wife, Elizabeth, d. Jan. 14, 1864, ag. 90y., 1m., 12d. (a).
Ketcham, Sukey, wife of Samuel, and an infant d. March 28, 1813, ag. 30. (d).
Kimball, Daniel, d. Jan. 29, 1843, ag. 80 (d); m. Mary Stevens, d. Nov. 7, 1838, ag. 70. Children: Asa, b. July 3, 1787; m., Oct. 7, 1810, Miriam Meacham, dau. of Samuel; Daniel, Jr., b. Oct. 16, 1789; d. Feb. 4, 1872; his wife, Louisa, d. Aug. 19, 1859, ag. 68y., 7m. Joseph, son of Daniel, 1st, and his wife, Miriam, had a dau. Anner, d. July 9, 1839, ag. 13m. (d); Mary, d. Aug. 12, 1867, ag. 70; Pamelia S. ("Aunt Milly"), d. Feb. 18, 1868, ag. 72; m., Oct., 1837, David Townsend, d. Aug. 25, 1857, ag. 73 (d); she m. (2), Sept. 23, 1860, Samuel Stephens of Enfield; Moses d. County Farm, Dec. 23, 1860, ag. 80; m. Arvilla Stark of Han- over, d. April 5, 1860, ag. 48; one child: Elizabeth Ann, d. March 23, 1856, ag. 14 (a). Caleb P., son of Daniel, 1st, killed by lightning while ploughing in the field, May 15, 1843, ag. 35 (d); m. Susanna Richard- son. Children: Nancy L. R., d. Aug. 28, 1852, ag. 25 (d); another dau. m. a Richardson, d. Jan. 7, 1850, ag. 50. Parkhurst K., d. Sept. 28, 1888, ag. 78y., 4m. (d); m. Lucy K. Miller, d. March 21, 1873, ag. 62. Children: Charles T., d. March 22, 1860, ag. 12y., 8m .; Horace W., b. Jan., 1845; d. Aug. 30, 1907; m., Aug. 30, 1863, Mary A. Call, dau. of Enoch, d. Aug. 12, 1867, ag. 20 (d).
Kimball, Abraham, d. July 2, 1855, ag. 70 (a); came from Weare, where he had married Eunice Watson, d. Jan. 7, 1876, ag. 81 (c); he was a lame shoemaker at Goose Pond and lived east of the Levi Davis house; was a member of Mr. Foster's church (Congregational) and a frequent attendant on Sundays. Children: A'deline, b. April 12, 1816; d. Dec. 12, 1891; m. Jesse Morse, b. Feb. 21, 1813; d. April 9, 1878; son of Jesse and Dorothy (see him); Arvilla, b. March, 1819; m. Peter S. Wells; Abigail Ann, b. 1824; d. Oct. 23, 1873 (c); m., Nov. 18, 1859, William E. Allard; Achsah G., b. 1823; m. Obediah Hadley (see him) ; Abram Fred, d. May 5, 1907, ag. 86y., 9m .; m., Jan. 19, 1850, Hannah L. Emory of Lyme, d. Aug. 29, 1882, ag. 48y., 1m., 9d. Chil- dren: Carrie E., b. 1862; m., March 24, 1877, Chellis E. Collins, son of Err and Mary Collins; Fred B., b. 1858; m., Jan. 4, 1881, Dora M. Columbia, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Hall); b. July 17, 1858, d. Sept. 2, 1903 (a). Children: Freddie B., b. Nov. 20, 1891; d. Sept. 2, 1894 (a); Eugene E. and Burnis J. John W., son of Abraham, b. Aug.
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8, 1824; d. April 14, 1901 (d); m., Oct. 24, 1866, Eliza H. Bartlett, dau. of Caleb C., b. Oct. 14, 1826; d. Jan. 3, 1903; Alfred H., b. 1833; d. Nov. 2, 1861.
Kimball, Asa, and Betsey, had William, b. Nov. 6, 1787; d. Feb. 19, 1882 (a); m., Feb. 18, 1824, Sarah Richardson, d. June 5, 1844, ag. 40. Children: William Henry, d. March 18, 1847 (a), ag. 6w., 18d. Nathan- iel, son of Asa, b. March 14, 1790; Hannah, b. May 24, 1792; Relief, b. April 17, 1794.
Kimball, Daniel, d. Jan. 6, 1852, ag. 84; his wife, Elizabeth, d. Jan. 14, 1864, ag. 90y., 1m., 12d.
Kimball, Burns C., son of D. H. and N. L., d. April 16, 1847, ag. 4y., 6m. (d); Oscar M., d. Jan. 31, 1880, ag. 32 (d).
Kineston, Samuel, and Abigail had William, b. Nov. 24, 1782 (b).
King, James M., b. March 30, 1830; d. March 30, 1903; m. Mary E. Hutchinson, b. Sept. 7, 1834. Child: Edwin R., b. April 8, 1858; d. Oct. 14, 1901. Charles P. m. Lora M. Milton; two children, Marion and James F. Lizzie M. m. Arthur W. Hutchinson (see him). James F. m. Grace E. Hazeltine. Vinia E. m. Elmore H. Plummer.
King, Georgie T., son of T. and P., d. Nov. 12, 1890, ag. 1y., 3m. (c).
Kinne, Luther, son of Amos, b. Dec. 15, 1779; d. Dec. 7, 1849 (d) ; m., May 2, 1802, Pasha Miller, b. Oct. 7, 1783; d. Jan. 14, 1830; m. (2) Polly Bartlett, d. Nov. 9, 1870, ag. 86. Children: Esther, b. Jan. 15, 1803; d. Sept. 20, 1806; Eunice, b. Nov. 13, 1804; d. Sept. 7, 1806; Amos, b. June 2, 1807; d. July 20, 1885 (a) ; m., Jan. 11, 1831, Sally A. Rogers, dau. of William, b. Sept. 8, 1811; d. March 29, 1900. Children: Eunice, b. Sept. 6, 1833; d. Feb. 13, 1834 (d); Martin Van Buren, b. June 18, 1836; m. (1), Sept. 17, 1856, Celina A. Kinne, dau. of John, b. Sept. 15, 1836; d. April 19, 1892; m. (2) Nelly Moore; m. (3) Addie Colburn. Child: Nellie, b. Jan. 10, 1861. Mary Ann, dau. of Amos, b. Aug. 2, 1838; d. Nov. 13, 1908; m., Oct. 22, 1856, Stephen D. Smith, b. May 29,
1833; d. - Children: Perley B., Lucilla A., Edna J. Rosina Jane, dau. of Amos, b. April 4, 1841; m., April 14, 1859, Charles A. Colby, b. April 13, 1839. Child: George M., b. Sept. 4, 1865. Ada Isabel, dau. of Amos, b. March 26, 1850; d. April 20, 1906; m. (1), March 14, 1872, Parker H. Stocker, b. Oct. 1, 1845; d. Nov. 23, 1884; ch .: Lilla M., b. Oct. 14, 1876; m. (2), June 11, 1890, William H. Huggins. Sewell G., son of Luther, b. Nov. 2, 1809; d. Aug. 19, 1872; m. Henrietta R. Stevens, b. June 30, 1820. Children: John N., b. June 7, 1842; Baron Stowe, b. March 20, 1853. Luther, Jr., son of Luther, b. May 30, 1812; d. May 10, 1884; John M., b. April 15, 1814; d. Feb. 16, 1886; m. Achsah Blake, b. Dec. 13, 1815; d. March 29, 1853; m. (2) Leafy Blanchard, b. Aug. 24, 1828; Louisa, b. Aug. 11, 1816; d. July 30, 1824; Esther, b. Jan. 3, 1820; d. Jan. 10, 1881; m. Stephen Morse (see him). Horace, b. March 24, 1823; d. Jan. 3, 1884 (d); m. Betsey Ann Flanders, b. June 20, 1817, dau. of John. Children: Climena, d. Aug. 11, 1854, ag. 5y., 7m .; Clarence L., b. 1856; m. (1), Jan. 11, 1882, Gertrude A. Eastman, d.
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Dec. 22, 1886, ag. 25y., 2m. (d); m. (2), May 4, 1892, Welthea W. Goodell.
Knowlton, Abraham, d. July 15, 1819, ag. 64 (e). His wife, Esther Billings, d. Feb. 25, 1812, ag. 54.
Lambkin, Lewis, m., Nov. 26, 1801, Nancy Miller. Children: Lewis, d. June 9, 1832, ag. 17y., 2m., 24d.
Lamott, Adolphus, d. Feb. 10, 1890, ag. 76; m. Nancy A. Plant; d. April 9, 1888, ag. 76y. Children: James, b. 1838; m., Dec. 17, 1863, Kate McBean, b. 1839. Children: Irving W., d. July 4, 1879, ag. 9y., 9m., 14d. Mary Ann, dau. of Adolphus, b. 1846; d. March 2, 1902, ag. 56 (a) ; m., April 13, 1863, Benjamin W. Adams, son of Placid; m. (2) a Currier; m. (3), April 28, 1885, Horace S. Groves. William m. Jen- nie - -; d. March 5, 1894, ag. 30.
Langley, Sarah J., wife of Charles T., d. April 15, 1864, ag. 24y., 10m., 14d .; dau., Iona, d. Aug. 27, 1867, ag. 8y., 3m., 25d. (a).
Lary, Daniel, d. May 13, 1827, ag. 71. His wife, Elizabeth, d. June 13, 1812, ag. 58. His second wife, Esther, d. May 16, 1834, ag. 57y., 8m. He was one of the early settlers in the Gore and is buried just across the line in Dorchester.
Lary, Uriah F., d. Aug. 7, 1869, ag. 72; m., Nov. 23, 1826, Sarah Chase, dau. of Joseph; d. July 17, 1891, ag. 87y., 10m., 11d. Children: Benjamin P., d. July 27, 1899, ag. 69y., 9m., 3d .; Walter P., b. Nov. 30, 1843; d. July 25, 1895; m., Sept. 23, 1893, Jennie M. Hubbard; Dema, b. 1846; m., Aug. 13, 1870, Cassius M. Dustin; Daniel W., d. Jan. 24, 1860, ag. 8y., 5m., 21d .; Alonzo L., son of Uriah, b. 1831; m., Oct. 7, 1855, Emily M. Clark, b. 1840; d. 1907 (b); has a son, Austin L .; m., Dec. 26, 1894, Margaret McKewen. Joseph C., son of Uriah, b. 1828; m., Jan. 2, 1872, Frances M. Learned, b. 1847. Children: Freddie L., d. Sept. 15, 1879, ag. 6y. 9m. (all j); Harley, Asa and a dau.
Lathrop, Thaddeus, b. Feb. 3, 1742; m., Oct. 28, 1761, Anna, b. Oct. 15, 1744; d. Dec. 18, 1815 (a). Children: Mary, b. July 4, 1762; Elisha, b. Sept. 16, 1764; Anna, b. Aug. 13, 1766; m., July 27, 1800, Dr. Samuel Hilliard of Cornish. Caroline, b. June 1, 1770; Pamela, b. Sept. 15, 1775; Thaddeus, Jr., b. Feb. 12, 1778; m., Nov. 1, 1804, Betsey Lathrop. Children: Nancy Greeley, b. Nov. 1, 1805; d. Oct. 21, 1812; Susan, b. July 13, 1807. Harris Gordon, son of Thaddeus, 1st, b. April 30, 1784; d. March 31, 1864 (a); m. Susanna Stevens; d. Jan. 22, 1869, ag. 69. Children: Daniel S., d. March 30, 1819, ag. 8; Harris, d. May 28, 1825, ag. 15 (a); Thaddeus S., b. April 23, 1823; d. Jan. 13, 1888 (a); m. Sarah C. Chase, b. Nov. 10, 1814; d. Oct. 20, 1868; her first husband was Nehemiah Muzzey. Children: Henry S., d. Dec. 28, 1906, ag. 58y., 11m., 20d .; m., Nov. 26, 1884, Luvia I. Blood. Children: Lulu Mabel, b. 1885; m., April 25, 1906, Ben A. Noyes, b. 1885; and Don. George H., son of Harris, b. April 13, 1826; d. Dec. 8, 1903 (a) ; m. Emily S. Gleason, dau. of Winsor and Sophia (Clark) Gleason, b. Feb. 20, 1830; d. Nov. 25, 1899 (a). Chilldren: Clara, m. William H. Sharp; d. -; had a son, Earl C. Belle, b. 1857; m., Aug. 26, 1878,
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Charles W. Neal, b. 1847. Emma L., b. May 10, 1860; m., Jan. 15, 1878, Lyman J. Sherburne, son of Joseph (see him). George Elwin, b. July 22, 1864; m. and has two children. John H., son of Harris, d. Nov. 7, 1878, ag. 57 (a); m. Urvilla M. Ross; d. Feb. 16, 1901, ag. 75y., 6m., 8d. (a). Children: Frank R., d. Sept. 10, 1871, ag. 18; Ellen Eliza, d. July 19, 1852, ag. 1y., 9m .; Hattie Alma, d. Nov. 19, 1867, ag. 7y., 3m .; Della C., b. 1857; m., Jan. 31, 1880, George Sloane, b. 1847. One son, d. Sept. 3, 1881 (a); Charles L., m. (1), Dec. 31, 1885, Anna B. Morse, dau. of Orrin; d. March 22, 1889, ag. 20 (a); m. (2), March 7, 1892, Angie Ed- wards. Two children: Earl, b. March 15, 1889, and Daisy. Lucinda A., dau. of Harris, b. Oct. 2, 1809; d. May 7, 1899; m. (1) Elijah R. Colby; d. Feb. 20, 1863, ag. 53; m. (2) Thomas Sanborn. Susan, dau. of Harris, d. Sept. 3, 1865, ag. 47y., 4m., 4d .; m. (1) a Beal; m. (2) Reuben Goss (see him). Thomas, son of Thaddeus, 1st, b. June 2, 1787, and Mary, his wife, had James Burr, b. Cohassett, Mass., Feb. 22, 1812; Benjamin Gorton, b. Canaan July 6, 1815. Margaret, dau. of Thaddeus, m. Caleb Clark.
Lathrop, Elisha, d. May 10, 1867, ag. 60; m. Nancy M. Richardson; d. May 22, 1902, ag. 85. Children: George E., b. March 10, 1853; d. Pioche, Nev., Sept. 1, 1907; Malvina C., b. Jan. 27, 1839.
Lathrop, Joshua S., b. April 23, 1812; m., Feb. 25, 1841, Dorothy Fales, b. Feb. 25, 1813. He went West Oct. 27, 1855, with his family. Annie, b. July 28, 1843; Horace W., b. May 16, 1848; d. Oct. 23, 1888; and Lucinda A., b. July 30, 1851.
Lawn, Robert, d. Jan. 20, 1892, ag. 92 (c); his first wife, Rebecca, d. Oct. 31, 1865, ag. 40; second wife, Mary, d. Jan. 27, 1892, ag. 75; dau., Margaret, d. Aug. 1, 1862, ag. 11y., 4m., 11d.
Laxson, Flora, dau. C. H. and M., b. 1890; d. 1891 (a).
Leeds, Harry, b. Feb. 25, 1779; d. April 18, 1831 (b); m., Oct. 28, 1802, Rhoda Follensbee, b. June 13, 1782; d. Sept. 16, 1863. Children: Rhoda, d. July 1, 1803, ag. 17d .; Jerusha, b. April 14, 1804; d. Sept. 7, 1806; Sarah Ann, b. Feb. 2, 1806; Betsey, b. Nov. 22, 1807; m., Dec. 9, 1829, James Follensbee of Enfield. Children: Clara P., b. 1835; m., Oct. 12, 1864, George H. Wood of Windsor, Vt. Harry, son of Harry, b. May 24, 1809; d. Nov. 24, 1886; m., May 3, 1838, Sarah Colby, dau. Enoch of New Boston; d. Dec. 13, 1893, ag. 85; son, Charles H., b. Feb. 4, 1844; d. Nov. 29, 1867. Orinda, b. Jan. 23, 1811; Carey, b. April 28, 1813; m., Feb. 6, 1834, Almeda E. Clark; m. (2), Oct. 22, 1879, Ruth Currier, dau. David and Rhoda (Tyler) Currier, b. 1830. Children: Augusta, m. Ambrose Doten (see him). Tryphoena m. Burns W. Pattee; Mary, d. single; Richard Clark, b. May 3, 1815; by his wife, Mary P. Rice, had Helen A., b. 1840; m., Feb. 16, 1862, Daniel I. Durrell, son of Daniel; Lizzie; Horace, who m. Lizzie Jones and had one son, and Hubbard. Elmina, dau. of Harry, b. Dec. 13, 1816; d. Nov. 6, 1892; m. Ruel Hayward; d. Aug. 26, 1877, ag. 66y., 6m., 21d. (b). Two children: Orinda L., b. 1841; m., Jan. 12, 1868, Frederick S. Simonds; d. Aug. 14, 1899, ag. 71y., 3 m., 23d .; one son, Charles F.,
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b. 1870; Frederick S. m. (1) Mary E., d. May 1, 1867, ag. 31y., 6m .; Augustus R., b. 1850; m., April 13, 1875, Estelle A. George, b. 1851. Mary, dau. of Harry, b. Feb. 24, 1821.
Longfellow, William, b. Newbury, Mass .; d. Sept. 5, 1834, ag. 79 (e) (ag. 83, pension rolls). His wife, Sarah, d. Feb. 1, 1842, ag. 90 (e). His first wife, Hepzibah of Byfield, Mass., m., 1781; d. April 17, 1805, ag. 90. Children: Abraham, d. Nov. 25, 1850, ag. 56; William, drowned at sea near Boston in 1826, ag. 38; Susan, d. April 27, 1848, ag. 58; Elisabeth, d. March 12, 1843, ag. 58. Came from Boscawen and bought his farm in 1799 of Elijah Paddleford, the Harry Follensbee farm.
Lovejoy, Augustus and Sally; had a son, b. April 22, 1850.
Lovrien, Joseph H., d. Aug. 26, 1870, ag. 87 (c). His wife, Hannah, d. Jan. 27, 1864, ag. 79. Children: Lydia, m. Daniel Whitmore; d. Sept 8, 1872, ag. 47y., 5m. (c). Their children: Fannie E., d. Feb. 13, 1876, ag. 19y., 7m .; Lillie E., d. Nov. 17, 1870, ag. 5m. Susan, wife of Moses Sanborn, b. Aug. 4, 1812; d. Sept. 18, 1883.
Lovring, John D., b. March 27, 1845; m. Clara F. Clement, b. Dec. 31, 1852. Children: Ernest D., b. Dec. 11, 1878; m. Grace F. Cun- ningham, b. Sept. 19, 1881; d. July 30, 1900; and Wilbur F. Nora E., d. Jan. 11, 1876, ag. 1y., 11m. (c).
Low, Mary (Jenness), wife of Moses, d. 1864, ag. 86; dau., Mary Ann, d. May 1, 1888, ag. 82 (a).
Lowell, Elisabeth, wife of Daniel G., d. Nov. 26, 1862, ag. 25 (a). McCormick, George P., d. March 21, 1888, ag. 58y., 5m.
McConnell, Jane, wife of Robert, b. Nov. 29, 1824; d. Feb. 8, 1907; Charles H., son, d. April 29, 1880, ag. 26y., 8m., 4d. (c).
McLaughlin, John, d. March 3, 1858, ag. 76y., 9m. (d).
Marrs, Eliza A. (Tupper), wife of Daniel M., b. 1840; d. 1908 (c).
Marshall, Jane M., wife of Moses, d. Nov. 8, 1879, ag. 59y., 3m., 12d. (d).
Marshall, Thomas S., d. Nov. 25, 1881, ag. 69. Dorothy A., his wife, d. Feb. 10, 1890, ag. 71. Children: George, d. March 4, 1852, ag. 11m .; Frank, d. Sept. 1, 1863, ag. 8 (a).
Martin, Levi, d. Feb. 26, 1898, ag. 74. His wife, Chestina, d. June 1, 1876, ag. 56 (c).
Martin, Hannah (Kittredge), wife of Dea. Nathaniel Martin of Dor- chester; b. Aug. 4, 1780; d. July 12, 1857 (a).
Martin, Jesse, son of Sylvester and Mary of Grafton, b. July 2, 1805; d. June 28, 1869 (a); m. Emily A. Green, b. Oct. 21, 1808; d. Nov. 6, 1870. Children: Roxalani B., m. Caleb Blodgett (see him); Susan A., b. Jan. 26, 1842; d. Oct. 9, 1883 (a).
Martin, Eleazer, d. March 27, 1865, ag. 75y., 6m. (a); son of Syl- vester; his wife, Polly, d. Sept. 13, 1848, ag. 53. Children: Albert m. (1) Arabella Harris; m. (2) Harriet O. Wallace; Arthur.
Massuere, Charles H., son of Charles B. and Selinda, d. May 31, 1854, ag. 1y., 8m .; Francis H., son, d. May 15, 1850, ag. 2m.
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May, John, came from Plymouth, Mass .; d. Feb. 19, 1836, ag. 79y., 8m .; m. Mercy Foster; d. April 27, 1830, ag. 72 (a). Children: John, Jr., m., Aug. 24, 1800, Anna Harris. Children: Lucy, m. John H. Harris (see him). Edwin, son of John, b. Dec. 11, 1793; d. Oct. 31, 1844; m., Dec. 31, 1821, Rhoda French, b. Nov. 26, 1801; d. May 4, 1879. Children: Harriet, b. Jan. 7, 1823; m., Sept. 9, 1849, Levi George (see him) ; Albert, b. Nov. 8, 1824; d. June 8, 1864; m. Susanna Morse; Emily, b. Dec. 23, 1829; d. June 18, 1858; m., July 28, 1856, John A. Cook of Lyme; no ch. Caroline Augusta, b. Dec. 18, 1834; d. Feb. 7, 1855; Edwin Harvey, b. Aug. 6, 1839; d. April 25, 1840; Marcia Ann, b. Jan. 20, 1842; d. Nov. 11, 1883; m., Sept. 16, 1871, Caleb Cheney, b. 1827. Children: Albert, b. Aug. 23, 1872; m. Lilla Day; Ethel, b. Nov. 4, 1876; m., 1894, William H. Searles. Children: Blanche, Alice. Mabel, dau. of Marcia A., b. June 27, 1880. William, son of John, went West. Charles; George, d. young; Thomas, d. Plymouth, Mass .; Foster, m. Sarah Elkins. Children: Helen M., d. May 27, 1841, ag. 11; Sarah A., d. May 20, 1841; Eddie F., d. Feb. 10, 1852 (a); Lucy and Sally, ch. of John.
Meacham, Samuel, d. Jan. 22, 1811, ag. 72 (c). Children: Jere- miah, m. Nov. 27, 1794, Abigail Davis; Joseph, m. Sept. 6, 1801, Sarah Basford; Joshua, m. Pamela Chapman; Andrew, m., June 18, 1801, Abigail Eastman and had two ch .: Olive, b. Feb. 9, 1802, and Andrew Main, b. April 18, 1805. Elam, son of Samuel, m. Mary Williams (see her) ; Thomas; Polly, m. William Bradbury (see him); Sarah, m., March 12, 1800, Amos Worthen and had a ch., Sally, b. March 9, 1801; Phœbe, m. Ezekiel Wells (see him); Miriam, b. June 14, 1794; m., Oct. 7, 1810, Asa Kimball; Bettish, m. Oct. 12, 1797, Moses Worthen.
Meewen, Lydia Ann, dau. of John and Lydia, b. Sept. 2, 1812.
Meloon, Abigail, wife of Jeremiah, d. Oct. 10, 1849, ag. 79y., 7m. (c). Merrill, Betsey, wife of Benjamin, d. Dec. 29, 1853, ag. 79; dau., Elvira, d. Jan. 19, 1845, ag. 38 (a).
Merrill, Samuel, d. March 9, 1885, ag. 79y. 4m. (a).
Miller, Jacob, d. April 6, 1843, ag. 72 (b); m., Oct. 6, 1799, Eliza- beth Davidson Ball of Orange; d. May 29, 1838, ag. 59; son, Horace W., d. Aug. 1, 1894, ag. 75y., 6m., 15d .; m. (1) Julia A. Nichols, dau. Aaron; d. Oct. 17, 1845, ag. 22y., 9m .; m. (2) Eliza Fales, dau. John (sèe her) ; Nancy, m. Caleb Dustin; Ruth, m. Jabez H. Fales; Elizabeth, m. Dea. Nathaniel Barber.
Milton, Joseph, b. July 22, 1789; d. Sept. 22, 1864. Priscilla Trussell, his wife, b. Aug. 3, 1781; d. Sept, 29, 1846 (a). Children: Mathew H., b. Oct. 28, 1819; d. March 19, 1905; m. (1) Antoinette Fellows, b. April 22, 1825; d. May 10, 1888. Children: Loraine H., d. March 23, 1862, ag. 16y., 7m .; Adda, d. Sept. 18, 1851, ag. 9y., 27m., 5d .; Ella, m. Frank Currier (see him) ; Fred, b. July 30, 1859; d. May 31, 1897 (a); Lora, b. 1863; m., May 8, 1889, Charles P. King, b. 1863. Children: Marion, b. Nov. 12, 1889; James, b. Nov. 14, 1895. John T., son of Joseph, d. Jan. 4, 1886; m., Dec. 9, 1850, Lura Gage; d. Feb. 26, 1902, ag. 76y., 2m.
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Children: Frank E., d. May 27, 1894, ag. 42; and Bella A., d. May 25, 1883, ag. 29 (a). Jacob, son of Joseph, d. Medusa, N. Y .; had two ch.
Miner, Thomas, of Canaan was descended from Thomas, son of Clem- ent, son of Thomas. The latter came from Chew Magna, Somerset- shire, England, born in 1617. He married, April 23, 1634, Grace, daugh- ter of Walter Palmer, born in 1608, who had come with her father to Charlestown. Thomas and Grace resided in Charlestown until 1636, when they removed to Hingham, where Clement was born, March 4, 1638. In 1645 they joined the first planters of New London, Conn. Thomas Miner of Canaan was born about 1743 and died July 12, 1827. He married in 1765 Elinor Lamb, who died Jan. 7, 1814. Eight children were born to them. He built the house now occupied by C. F. Everett and sold it to Caleb Gilman. He afterwards bought George and Joshua Harris' tavern of Joshua Harris, a large square-roofed house, where he lived until his death and was buried in the "Cobble," with no headstone. His son, Amos, took down the old tavern, replacing it with the house afterwards occupied by Sylvester Jones.
The children of Thomas and Elinor were:
Allen, b. Norwich, Conn., Sept. 13, 1766; d. May 29, 1843; m. by Wil- liam Ayer, Oct. 10, 1790, Sally Flint, dau. of Joseph Flint, b. June 19, 1768; they joined the Canadian colonists and he became a doctor of medicine. Child: Lucy, b. Oct. 10, 1791.
Lovica, b. Feb. 20, 1771; d. July 26, 1806; m. Ezra Nichols (see him). Thomas, b. Feb. 13, 1773; d. March 26, 1849.
Elijah, b. Oct. 29, 1777; d. Sept. 9, 1869; m., Jan. 1, 1804, Temperance Clifford, dau. of Samuel of Grafton, b. June 19, 1782. Six children were born to them in Canaan before he moved to Dorchester in 1818. He was a member of Mount Moriah Lodge. Their children were: Allen, b. Oct. 3, 1804; Lewis, b. Sept. 13, 1806; Marvin, b. Feb. 7, 1809; Lyman, b. Oct. 6, 1811; Avery Ann, b. May 28, 1814; and James Munroe, b. Nov. 18, 1817.
Cynthia, b. April 25, 1781; d. Dec. 26, 1849; Elisha, b. March 18, 1784; d. Aug. 8, 1844 (g); his wife, Elizabeth Tyler, d. April 8, 1860, ag. 70 (g). Children: Thomas T., d. April 10, 1823, ag. 11y., 4m. (g); Caroline Tyler, d. Aug. 1, 1896, ag. 70y., 4m., 30d .; m., Feb. 28, 1850, Charles Davis, son of Samuel. Sophia, dau. of Thomas, b. July 27, 1786; d. -; Amos, b. Dec. 28, 1792; d. Aug. 24, 1866; his wife, Fanny Tyler, dau. of Job, d. May 2, 1863, ag. 70y., 11m. (a). Children: George, d. July 21, 1879, ag. 63y., 8m., 17d. (a) ; m., April 4, 1841, Nancy French of Enfield, d. July 16, 1869, ag. 53y., 10m. Children: George Byron, d. March 6, 1877, ag. 34 y., 10m., 6d. (a); m. A. E. - Children: Bur- tone, d. Dec. 13, 1891, ag. 19y., 10m., 1d. Henry H., son of George, d. Aug. 25, 1845, ag. 11d. Elsie T., dau. of Amos, b. Sept. 18, 1828; d. May 19, 1896; m. (1) Miles Jackson; m. (2) a Wiswell and had Grace, who m. G. H. Goodhue; m. (3) Nathan W. Morse, son of Jesse and Dorothy (Hibbard) Morse. Ellen, m. Samuel Smith; Clinton; John, m. and lived in Hanover; Leonard, m. (1) Helen Choate; m. (2) Helen Morse, dau. of Nathan W., d. Nov. 21, 1892; she m. (2) Merrill Owen.
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Edwin B., son of Amos, d. Oct. 15, 1869, ag. 53y., 11m .; m., March 3, 1840, Lucy Wells, dau. Joshua, d. July 25, 1868, ag. 48y., 7m. Children: Allen E., d. Jan. 30, 1866, ag. 24y., 3m .; Charles W., d. June 27, 1848, ag. 1y., 14d., and Lucy Jane, dau. of Amos, m. Daniel Johnson. Child: George M., d. Feb. 10, 1854, ag. 2y., 10m. (a).
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