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Just when the early representatives of the family went to Eng- land from France is not certain, nor is it known in what part of Great Britain they lived, but in later years most of the Merrills have been found in Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire, while the name is quite common in London. Several of that name are buried in Westminster Abbey, showing that they belonged to a prominent and influential family.
Two brothers, John and Nathaniel Merrill, came from England in 1634, to Ipswich, Mass., later moving to Newbury, where they took up their permanent abode. John, the elder, married and had a daughter, but no sons.
Nathaniel, b. in England and settling in Newbury, Mass., in 1634, married, about the time he came to New England, Susanna Jordon, and it is claimed that all of the Merrills in the United States have descended from this couple. The direct line of the Hillsborough branch is (I) Nathaniel, Sen., (II) Nathaniel, Jr., (III) John, (IV) Nathaniel, (V) Daniel, (VI) Samuel, (VII) Daniel.
The last named Daniel was b. July 1, 1780; m. in 1804, Abigail Colburn, of Hollis, and came to H. in 1805. He bought a farm of Josiah Clark, in the east part of the town known at that
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time as the Huntington land. About 1830 he built a substantial brick house, making the brick on the farm; he also built two large barns and outbuildings all of which are now standing and in good repair. The shingles used on the house were not replaced with new ones for over sixty years. He built a saw mill on the place, which was patronized by the farmers in the vicinity till about 1880. His wife d. Oct. 24, 1844; he d. Jan. 10, 1852, and was buried in the family lot on the farm, but his remains and those of his wife were removed to Maple Avenue Cemetery in the west part of the town in 1907. He was of Revolutionary stock, his father and grandfather serving under Stark at Bennington and Ticonderoga, and afterwards doing duty in Rhode Island. Other branches of the Merrill family served in the Revolution.
The paternal ancestry of Abigail Colburn, wife of Daniel Mer- rill is as follows :
I. Edward, b. in England, in 1635, and settled in Ipswich, Mass., about
II. Robert, b. in Ipswich, and d. in Concord, in 1701.
III. William, b. in Concord and settled in Hollis, N. H.
IV. Lieut. Robert, b. in 1717, and d. in 1783, in Hollis.
V. Nathan, b. in Hollis, in 1752 ; m. Jan. 28, 1779, Abigail Shattuck, mother of the subject of this sketch.
VIII. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH.
1. Daniel, Jr., b. January 3, 1805 ; d. February 11, 1805.
2. Daniel, Jr., b. April 10, 1806; m. Mary Estey ; d. in Ill., in 1839.
3. Elizabeth, b. July 23, 1808 ; m. Joseph Parmeley. and res. at Delhi, N. Y.
4. Calvin L., b. October 4, 1810; m. Eliza Shepherd ; d. at Sydney, N. Y., in 1880.
5. Erastus A., b. October 14, 1812; m. November 24, 1826, Sarah T. Joyce, of Marshfield, Mass .; res. at Lynn, Mass .; d. February 7, 1888. He res. in Franklin, N. Y., and Marshfield, Mass. Kept hardware and grocery store most of his life.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Martin, b. January 22, 1836; d. August 5, 1850, in Marshfield, Mass.
2. Sarah, b. in Marshfield, April 28, 1838; m. April 3, 1859; d. in March, 1899.
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3. Mary, b. in Franklin, N. Y., August 5, 1844; m. February 2, 1861.
6. Alvah, b. March 3, 1815. (See)
7. Rachel C., b. May 1, 1818 ; m. Caleb S. Rogers; d. at Concord, Octo- ber 10, 1854.
8. Abigail, b. July 22, 1820; m. George D. Wood. (See)
9. William, b. February 18, 1823. (See)
10. Luke, b. April 17, 1826. (See)
ALVAH, s. of Daniel Merrill, m. Caroline, b. Mar. 7, 1815, dau. of Alexander and Rebecca (Wilkins) Gregg, Oct. 15, 1840, and set. on the farm adjoining his father's towards Henniker, which he sold to his brother-in-law, George D. Wood, in 1873, and moved to the Bridge Village. He was Lieutenant, promoted to Captain, of the State Militia from 1845 to 1849. He d. April 20, 1905 ; wife d. April 14, 1908.
IX. CHILDREN:
1. George F., b. June 9, 1842; enlisted as private in Co. D., 11th Regt., N. H. Vols., in the Civil War; promoted to Corporal; killed before Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, a good and brave soldier. 2. Emma A., b. November 7, 1846; m. November 28, 1867, John H. Locke; d. December 25, 1921.
WILLIAM, 6th s. of Daniel (Samuel, Daniel, Nathaniel, John, Nathaniel, Nathaniel), was b. in H., Feb. 18, 1823, and m. Dec. 31, 1846, Mary C. Clark. He bought his father's farm the same year, and adding to it adjoining lots of land, from time to time, lived upon the place until his death, Jan. 7, 1905. He was a prosperous farmer, doing quite an extensive wood and lumber business in his younger days. He was a member of the original Hillsborough Cornet Band, "the first organization of the kind to be incorporated in the state"; served two terms in the State Leg- islature, 1862-1863, and was Selectman several years. Mrs. Mer- rill d. Sept. 2, 1883, and they both rest in Maple Avenue Cemetery.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Charles A., b. December 21, 1847; d. March 1, 1869.
2. Henry D., b. November 14, 1849 ; d. October 29, 1863.
3. Daniel C., b. January 1, 1851; m. November 29, 1877, Hattie M. Severance; d. November 25, 1917.
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x. CHILDREN.
1. H. Estella, b. May 11, 1880.
2. William E., b. April 22, 1888.
3. George H., b. June 2, 1890.
4. Frank E., b. February 17, 1854. (See)
5. Ella V., b. March 23, 1856 ; d. October 2, 1863.
6. Flora E., b. February 8, 1859; m. Salisbury Bickford, Bethlehem, Vt., May 1, 1883.
x. CHILDREN.
1. Florence M., b. September 28, 1884.
2. Mary J., b. April 29, 1887.
3. Howard G., b. August 12, 1889.
7. Hattie E., b. February 10, 1861; m. June 24, 18-, Charles W. Gil- christ, of Somerville, Mass.
LUKE, s. of Daniel and Abigail (Colburn) Merrill, was b. April 17, 1826; went to Boston, Mass., when 20 years of age, where he remained four years, going then to California during the gold excitement of '49, remaining there three years, when he ret. to H., and m. June 14, 1855, Pamelia A., dau. of Joel and Sally (Dascomb) Wood, b. Aug. 26, 1825, in Henniker, settling near the homestead of his father. He was Selectman two years.
CHILDREN.
1. Etta M., b. December 31, 1856 ; m. Willie H. Dowlin.
2. Ida F., b. February 10, 1859 ; m. Dana A. Powers ; d. July 6, 1914.
3. George W., b. September 25, 1865 ; m. November 22, 1903, Josephine M., dau. of H. A. P. and Melissa M. (Davis) Lewis.
X. CHILDREN.
1. Dorothy M., b. June 27, 1908.
2. Bernice A., b. January 22, 1912.
3. Evelyn M., b. June 16, 1914.
FRANK E., s. of William and Mary C. (Clark) Merrill, was b. Feb. 17, 1854, and lived on the home farm until he became of age when he settled at Bridge Village forming a partnership in the grocery business with Henry C. Morrill under the firm name of Morrill and Merrill, and bought out the old Benjamin Dutton store at the junction of Henniker and Depot streets. In 1878 they moved to the new and large store in Odd Fellows block, where
FRANK E. MERRILL
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Mr. Merrill continued in business until 1918, having bought out his partner in 1898. He was Town Clerk from 1878 to 1886; Precinct Clerk for twenty-three years; leader and director of Hillsborough Cornet Band for twenty-eight years; manager and director of Merrill's Orchestra (See) ; director of the M. E. Church choir for twenty-three years ; was one of the charter mem- bers of the Eagle Hose Company. Mr. Merrill m. June 24, 1875, Belle E., dau. of Henry C. and Mary M. (Smiley) Morrill, b. Mar. 12, 1860.
MILLEN.
DAVID, s. of William and Phoebe (Curtis) Millen who were born July 4, 1789, and May 26, 1789, respectively, was b. Dec. 16, 1819, in Walden, Vermont, Caledonia County. David came to H. about 1847 with his parents who later died in Deering. He had five sisters and three brothers ; m. first, Aug. 27, 1850, Elizabeth Farley, b. April 8, 1827, in Hollis, dau. of Abel and Elizabeth Farley, who d. in 1872. After marriage he res. in a house which he built one mile toward East Washington from Hillsborough Center. He m. second, Mrs. Sarah (Atkins) Hubbard; he d. June 14, 1912.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Lizzie Jane, b. September 10, 1860; m. first, January 1, 1878, Frank Ripley, who d. April 12, 1878 ; m. second, December 23, 1882, Benjamin K. Putney, who d. November 16, 1888; m. third, December 26, 1894, Elijah Kendall West, who was b. in Brad- ford, August 2, 1870, s. of Emma West.
IV. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1. Oliver H., b. November 10, 1884, in Henniker ; m. Alice Lillian Bailey, September 30, 1916 ; d. October 12, 1918.
2. Edward Herbert, b. September 23, 1886, in Henniker; d. June 10,1887.
3. Maude E., b. May 5, 1888, in Henniker ; d. February 16, 1901.
IV. CHILD, BY THIRD MARRIAGE.
1. Frank Elijah West, b. August 13, 1895, in H .; m. Nancy M. Weston of Hancock, dau. of James and Emma (Coolidge) Weston, b. June 1, 1893.
2. Charles Henry, b. February 3, 1868 ; d. December 6, 1902.
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MILLER.
JAMES, b. in Goffstown(?), June 14, 1768, was first taxed in H., in 1790, and it is claimed owned a large tract of land south of the Lower Village. He m. Aug. 25, 1795, Ann, dau. of Lt. John and Elizabeth (Gibson) McColley, and lived in the last house in town upon the turnpike towards Antrim. He d. April 21, 1827 ; wid. d. April 5, 1852.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Hannah, b. December 6, 1796; d. November 17, 1888, unm.
2. Margaret, b. February 20, 1798; m. in June, 1817, Cyrus Sargent. (See)
3. Nancy, b. June 21, 1800; m. Silas Gibson, of Nashua ; d. January 18, 1883.
4. Martha, b. June 29, 1802 ; m. Isaac Parker, of Lexington, Mass .; d. March 15, 1897, the mother of eight children.
5. Mariah, b. March 7, 1804; m. Artemus Sheldon, of New Ipswich ; d. in Boston, Mass., January 2, 1891.
6. Eliza, b. January 27, 1806; m. Parker Will, Waltham, Mass., d. in Lowell, Mass., in June, 1890.
7. Janie, b. October 16, 1808; m. John Coburn, of Lowell; d. in Oc- tober, 1894.
8. Catherine, b. February 16, 1810; d. March 21, 1845, unm.
9. James G., b. March 19, 1814; d. September 16, 1845, unm.
10. Mary G., b. April 14, 1816; d. at Lowell, November 1, 1847, unm.
SELDON M., s. of William and Lettie (Curtice) Miller, b. in Windsor, d. at Londonderry, Jan. 26, 1885, aged 68 years, II mos., and 22 days. He lived in the northwest section of H. most of his life. Found no record of children.
MINOT.
The ancestor of this family in America was George Minott, b. in England, Aug. 4, 1594, and was among the first Pilgrim immigrants to Massachusetts, was one of the first settlers of Dor- chester, where he d. Dec. 24, 1671. He had a s. James, b. Dec. 31, 1628; d. in Mar., 1678; James, Jr., was b. April 2, 1659, d. Feb. 9, 1686. His s. Jonathan lived in Chelmsford, Mass., in that part which became Westford upon the readjustment of the town. His s. Jonathan, Jr., m. Esther Proctor, and lived in Westford. He d. in 1806.
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VI. CHILDREN.
1. Esther, b. May 23, 1747; m. Samuel Wright.
2. Jonathan, 3rd, b. August 23, 1749 ; grad. at Harvard College; was a lawyer, and set. in Castine, Me., the town of Minot, Me., now bearing his name; he m. Hannah Eastman.
3. Joseph, b. January 13, 1751; was killed at Battle of Bunker Hill.
4. Olive, b. January 13, 1753 ; m. William Reed.
5. Elizabeth, b. January 13, 1755; m. Daniel (or David) Foster, of Winchendon, Mass.
6. John M., b. in 1756; rem. to Castine, Me .; was Deputy Sheriff.
7. Jesse, b. November 5, 1757; m. Betsy Adams.
8. Mary, b. in 1759; m. James Knight.
9. Joanna, b. in 1762.
10. Martha, b. in 1764; m. Benjamin Clark.
11. Joash, b. in 1769. (See)
JOASH, aged 24 years, 9 mos., m. Sarah Hildreth, aged 20 years, 6 mos., of Westford, Mass., April 7, 1794. He came to H. in 1796 and bought a farm of John Shedd, in recent years known as the "Richardson Farm". It was then a dense forest, and he lived a time in a house near Levi G. Jones until he could build a shelter upon his own land, doing his first cooking beside a large rock near where the old house stood a few years since. When he had constructed a comfortable shelter, his wife joined him. He was a firm Orthodox, and Free Mason, officiating as Chaplain at meetings of the Order. He d. Dec. 28, 1848; she d. Aug. 8, 1847.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Sally, b. February 22, 1796, in Westford; m. January 7, 1816, Stephen Richardson. (See)
2. Lucinda, b. October 9, 1798; m. first, November 11, 1824, Hosea Wright, Westford, Mass. They had two children, Mr. Wright dying in 1827, she m. second, in 1854, William Corner, of Marietta O .; she d. September 30, 1879.
3. John Sullivan, b. January 23, 1801; m. December 25, 1828, Sarah, dau. of Solomon and Hannah (Fife) Moore; he d. June 21, 1832. They had a s. John Sullivan, Jr., who d. December 30, 1834, aged 2 years, 6 months.
4. Cynthia, b. July 18, 1804; m. August 22, 1837, William Barker; set. in Elk township, Vinton Co., O. Several children.
5. Stephen, b. January 28, 1807; d. May 30, 1811.
6. Stephen Gates, b. April 3, 1812; d. May 9, 1815.
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7. Elizabeth, b. January 26, 1815 ; m. February 21, 1837, Joshua D., s. of Dr. Joshua (See in Vol. 1) and Sarah (Giddings) Crain or Crane, b. in H., October 30, 1809; settled in Washington in 1839, first two years of their married life having been spent in Unity. He was a respected citizen ; he d. August 4, 1870; wid. d. April 5, 1884.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Sylvanus O., b. May 2, 1810; d. February 16, 1841.
2. Sarah Eglantine, b. June 20, 1842 ; m. September 26, 1871, John L. Safford, of Washington; she d. November 24, 1913.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Mary E., b. June 24, 1873 ; d. January 27, 1884.
2. Carroll D., b. August 4, 1875 ; m. Bertha Elder, of Denver, Colo., grad. of Denver University; Principal of High school at Iliss, Colo.
3. Ruth E., b. November 16, 1881; m. April 8, 1908, Charles H. Twiss; res. at Washington.
x. CHILDREN.
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. November 16, 1910; d. April 9, 1911.
2. Aaida Eglantine, b. May 13, 1912.
4. John Minot, b. May 12, 1887; grad. of Tilton Seminary ; is a teacher ; m. in September, 1914, Ruth Gee.
X. CHILD.
1. Malcolm, b. November 3, 1915.
8. Joash, Jr., b. March 7, 1819 ; d. July 2, 1832.
9. Horace C., b. May 17, 1832 ; m. February 28, 1858, Catherine, dau. of Cyrus and Margaret (Miller) Sargent; he d. June 12, 1893.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Willis S., b. November 21, 1858; m. Helen L., b. September 4, 1864, dau. of Dustin and Louisa (Hall) Barret.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Kate Agnes, b. January 15, 1887.
2. Philip Barrett, b. April 4, 1888.
MITCHELL.
JAMES, JR., s. of James and Isabella (Mitchell) Mitchell, b. in Manchester, July 25, 1815 ; m. first, Rebecca Spaulding, b. June 27, 1825, dau. of Jonas and Rachel (Dickey) Harvey ; she d. Feb.
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16, 1861 ; m. second, Sarah A., dau. of Joseph and Jane (Dickey) Wilder, of H .; she d. at Manchester, in 1889; he d. Dec. 4, 1891.
III. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE AND BORN IN MANCHESTER.
1. Edward I .; res. in Dubuque, Ia.
2. -; m. Charles T. Allen, of Manchester.
3. Emma W., b. June 12, 1856 ; a successful school teacher in the pub- lic schools of Manchester ; came to H. in 1895 ; is prominent in club and church work; is a florist interested in choice varieties of flowers beautiful specimens of which adorn her residence and grounds.
MIXER.
BENJAMIN was b. Dec. 17, 1784; m. Jan. 31, 1816, Betsy Shepard; b. June 29, 1787. He was a farmer and lived on the west slope of Stow Mountain. He d. May 31, 1863 ; she d. Sept. 8, 1875.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth, b. May 30, 1817.
2. Lucy A., b. December 16, 1818 ; m. Benjamin Goodwin.
3. Stephen S., b. September 20, 1821 ; m. Sarah Bennett; d. at Milford May 5, 1896.
MONROE.
The written record of this family begins with the history of a certain Scottish nobleman named Donald, living near the River Roe, which winds across the north of Ireland. In the Eleventh century this Donald mustered his retainers and crossed the chan- nel into Scotland to lend his assistance to King Malcomb II, sorely pressed by invading forces. For the valiant service that he ren- dered him the Scottish king gave Donald a large tract of land in the northern part of Scotland, and distinguished him as the "Man from Roe." In the broad Scottish dialect this last term was soon transformed into Monroe, and became the surname of Donald's children and a long line of descendants. The estate of Monroe was defined on a map of Scotland drawn in the 16th century, and reproduced in the Encyclopedia Britannica, and it was inherited by many generations of the family. Sir George, 9th in the line
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of Barons, was killed at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314; Sir George, Ioth, was killed at the battle of Halcycon Hill, July 13, 1333; Sir Robert, the 17th, was killed at Pinkie, near Edinburgh, Scot., in 1547. His son, Sir George, fought for Mary, Queen of Scots, and died in 1588. His son, Robert, 19th, was the first to embrace Protestantism, and was called the "Black Baron." After him the estate came in succession to Hector, 20th, Robert, 2Ist, a colonel under Gustavus Adolphus, of Sweden, who d. in 1633, Hector, 22nd, Hector, 23rd, who d. in 1651, Robert, 24th, who d. in 1660, the line producing many warriors and leaders in war, until in the reigns of Charles I and Charles II no less than three generals, eight colonels, five lieutenants, eleven majors and thirty captains, to say nothing of the hundreds of privates in the ranks, figured in the stormy scenes of strife. Robert, 27th Baron, Gov- ernor of Inverness, had a regiment of four hundred of his own name under pay.
During the successive generations the family became divided, and while those of England were firm defenders of the Protestant religion, the Scottish branch were staunch followers of Charles II. So, at the battle of Worcester, in 1651, when the tide of war set against the House of Stuart, among the eight thousand prisoners of war taken by the victorious Cromwell and sent to New Eng- land, where they were sold as redemptioners* in 1652, were four Monroe brothers, Robert, John, Hugh and William. John was the ancestor of President James Monroe.
WILLIAM, youngest son of Robert, 25th in descent from Don- ald, the "Man from Roe," and one of the first by that surname to come to America, was b. at Inverness, Scotland, in 1625; settled in that part of old Cambridge now known as Lexington soon after his arrival in New England. He m. first, in 1665, Martha George, of Charlestown, Mass .; she d. in 1672, and he m. second, in 1673, Mary Ball, who d. in 1692. He became a Freeman and was Selectman in Cambridge for 1694, being a man prominent in public affairs. He d. in 1717.
*These slaves were allowed to work their passage from Europe to America, binding themselves to the government for a stipulated time. It often took several years of labor for one to redeem himself from debt.
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II. CHILDREN, FOUR BY FIRST MARRIAGE ; OTHERS BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1. John; 2. William; 3. George; 4. Martha; 5. Daniel; 6. David; 7. Joseph (See) ; 8. Benjamin; 9. Hannah; 10. Elizabeth ; 11. Mary ; 12. Eleanor; 13. Sarah.
JOSEPH, s. of William and Mary (Ball) Monroe, was b. in Cambridge, now Lexington, Aug. 16, 1687. He m. Elizabeth and they were the parents of a large family. He was known as "Corporal Joe", and he was one of the "Minute Men" at the battle of Concord bridge, April 19, 1775. As the patriots formed to cross the bridge a raking fire from the British killed some of them, and the regular musician hesitating to play the martial strain designed to inspire the wavering volunteers to advance, the com- mander called upon the bystanders for assistance in this dilemna, when every moment of time lost meant so much. "Corporal Joe" Monroe quickly stepped forward, saying: "I am so old it will not matter if I am killed," and instantly struck up a tune and ad- vanced rapidly towards the bridge. Aroused by this martial spirit the men hesitated no longer but advanced at a double quick. The drummer depicted in the famous picture of the battle at the bridge was the white-haired patriot, Corporal Joe, whose valiant deed enabled the captain of the Minute Men to march upon the enemy. He d. in 1787, at the age of one hundred years.
III. CHILDREN, ALL PROBABLY BORN IN LEXINGTON, FORMERLY A PART OF CAMBRIDGE.
1. Joseph, Jr. (See) ; 2. Nathan; 3. Joshua (See) ; 4. Nathaniel; 5. Amos; 6. Elizabeth; 7. Abigail; 8. Mary; 9. Elenora ; 10. Keziah; 11. Hannah.
JOSEPH, JR., s. of Joseph and Elizabeth Monroe, was b. in Cambridge, now Lexington, May 13, 1713 ; he lived in that part of Concord, now Carlisle, and was a member of the first church established in that town in 1781. He m. Hannah
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Joseph, 3d. (See)
2. Jonas.
3. Margaret.
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4. Hepzibah, who m. in 1773, Oliver Wheeler, of Acton, Mass., and came to Hillsborough to live in 1778, as his name appears in the tax list for 1779. (See Wheeler.) Children: Abi, Louis, Esther, Eli, Oliver, Eunice, Isaiah, Abigail, who m. Simon Hartwell (See), Reuben, Anna, Betsy, who m. Joseph Carter (See), Daniel.
JOSHUA, s. of Joseph and Elizabeth Monroe, m. Ruth - They were among the original members of the church established in Carlisle in 1781 ; she d. at Carlisle, Dec. 5, 1821, aged 99 years.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Thaddeus. (See)
2. Reuben, bap. in April, 1755.
DR. JOSEPH (Joseph, Jr., Joseph, William), was b. in Carlisle, Mass., about 1757; studied medicine with Dr. Francis Kittredge, of Tewksbury, Mass., and settled in H. near the Centre on the Dunbar place about 1784. He was the second physician in town ; m. Azubah Henry, of Carlisle, Mass. Doctor Monroe had an extended practice reaching into the adjoining towns. He made call upon call among his patients at a time when sickness was exceptionally prevalent for three successive days without rest or sleep until the unusual exertion brought on the brief illness which resulted in his death, Feb. 24, 1798, at the early age of 41 years. His widow m. second, Daniel Gordon, of Windsor, and d. in Am- herst, Dec. 23, 1847, aged 87 years.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Sally ; m. May 6, 1804, Joseph Chapman, of Windsor.
2. Joseph, Jr .; rem. to Peterboro, where he d.
3. Azubah, b. March 7, 1795; m. Joseph, Jr., s. of Joseph and Rhoda (Henry) Tubbs, b. in Marlow, January 23, 1789 ; he d. in Peter- boro, May 22, 1859; she d. in Hancock, January 16, 1871.
4. Elijah, b. May 10, 1798. (See)
There were several other children of whom no record has been found.
THADDEUS, s. of Joshua and Ruth Monroe, was b. in Con- cord, Mass., May 4, 1753; came to H. late in 1776 or early in 1777, as his name appears upon the tax list of the latter year. He
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settled in the northeastern part of the town and cleared his farm upon which until in recent years his descendants have lived. He served in the Revolutionary War. He m. Feb. 17, 1780, Hannah Richardson, b. Feb. 17, 1761 ; she d. Sept. 22, 1828; he d. Nov. 28, 1828.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Reuben, b. February 1, 1781. (See)
2. Isaac, b. October 24, 1782 ; d. February 22, 1820, unm.
3. Hannah, b. May 30, 1784; m. first, John Gerry, of H .; he d. and she m. second, John Mansfield, of Lynnfield, Mass .; she d. Decem- ber 20, 1859.
4. Sarah, b. February 21, 1786; d. August 23, 1786.
5. David, b. August 6, 1787. (See)
6. Mary, b. May 3, 1789; m. Beriah Willoughby, of Nashua; she d. July 28, 1857.
7. Sally W., b. August 3, 1791; m. February 2, 1824, Elijah Wood, of Henniker; she d. April 10, 1856.
8. Betsy R., b. June 16, 1793 ; m. James B. Wood, of Henniker ; she d. October 26, 1853.
9. Lucy L., b. June 19, 1796; m. Moody Lovewell, of Nashua ; she d. October 11, 1855.
10. Hiram, b. March 24, 1799. (See)
11. Jeptha, b. February 22, 1801; m. July 1, 1830, Amanda Huntress ; he d. Noevmber 25, 1870.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Bery W., b. September 5, 1831.
2. Mary W., b. January 29, 1833.
12. Jotham, b. September 26, 1803 ; d. January 11, 1807.
ELIJAH, s. of Dr. Joseph and Azubah Monroe, was b. May 10, 1798; lost his left hand at the age of ten by the bursting of a gun ; m. first, Sept. 15, 1818, Aris, dau. of John and Rebecca (Goodell) Bixby, b. May 10, 1797. He settled first at Upper Vil- lage, but upon being appointed High Sheriff in 1845, rem. to Am- herst, where he res. ten years, and then ret. to H. His wife d. Aug. 9, 183 -; he m. second, June 16, 1834, Matilda, dau. of Dawson and Ruth Russell. She d. Mar. 4, 1873; he d. Feb. 18, 1878.
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Rebecca, b. August 13, 1819; m. H. Newton Gay (See) ; she d. June 19, 1909.
2. James, b. April 5, 1825; m. first, December 31, 1850, Hannah A. Nutt, who d. October 26, 1856, aged 33 years; m. second, November 24, 1858, Evelyn M., dau. of Chas. H. and Rowena K. (McGaffey) Roberts of Milford; res. in Boston. He d. October 6, 1893.
VII. CHILDREN, BORN IN AMHERST.
1. Anna F., b. November 23, 1853.
2. James E., b. in September, 1856; d. October 27, 1856.
3. Lizzie E., b. June 17, 1861.
3. Susan M., b. August 13, 1831; m. December 20, 1853, Geo. Jones of Bradford; res. in Concord.
VII. CHILDREN.
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