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1. May, b. September 27, 1856.
2. Kate M., b. February 15, 1863.
4. George, b. May 14, 1836; d. at age of 2 years.
REUBEN, s. of Thaddeus and Hannah (Richardson) Monroe, was b. Feb. 1, 1781 ; m. June 8, 1816, Betsy S., dau. of John and Eunice Curtis, and set. in Henniker ; he d. Dec. 10, 1840; wid. m. second, Isaac Merrill, of Hopkinton ; she d. Apr. 16, 1873.
VI. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN HENNIKER.
1. Jotham, b. January 19, 1819; d. October 5, 1820.
2. Lucy, b. April 9, 1822 ; d. November 24, 1836.
3. Hannah, b. September 14, 1826; m. January 21, 1841, James H. Ray (See)
4. Lucetta, b. December 12, 1830; m. June 24, 1849, Walter, s. of Thomas and Hannah (Brown) Felch, b. in Henniker, May 28, 1828.
DAVID, s. of Thaddeus and Hannah (Richardson) Monroe, was b. Aug. 6, 1787; served in the War of 1812 under Capt. Samuel Bradford. He m. Dec. 10, 1822, Asenath, dau. of An- drew and Elizabeth (Green) Wilkins; set. in the northeastern section of the town on a farm now owned by his grandson James M. Ray. He d. Feb. 1, 1838.
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VI. CHILDREN.
1. Clarissa, b. February 1, 1824; m. December 25, 1845, Jonathan Ray. (See)
2. Mary J., twin of Clarissa, m. December 25, 1845, John W. Morris, Jr., b. in Scarboro, Me., March 14, 1819; res. in Nashua ; d. in Cambridge, Mass., February 26, 1871.
VII. CHILDREN, FIRST TWO BORN IN LIMERICK, ME.
1. Clara A., b. July 12, 1847; d. September 18, 1848.
2. George K., b. May 6, 1859 ; m. November 26, 1885, Nellie A., dau. of Charles and Olive A. (Taylor) Wilson, of Wilton; res. in Nashua.
VIII. CHILDREN, BORN IN NASHUA.
1. Harold E., b. May 6, 1886 ; d. May 6, 1887.
2. Philip E., b. October 7, 1887.
3. John M., b. in Cambridge, Mass., July 9, 1862 ; d. August 2, 1862. 3. Asenath, b. February 11, 1834; m. February 24, 1866, James M. Wilkins. (See)
HIRAM, s. of Thaddeus and Hannah (Richardson) Monroe, was b. Mar. 24, 1799. He m. first, Nov. 29, 1827, Julianna Crain, who d. Mar. 5, 1832 ; m. second, Oct. 31, 1833, Eliza Stow, who d. Jan. 15, 1839; m. third, Dec. 26, 1839, Ruth Keyes, who d. Mar. 20, 1848; m. fourth, Apr. 10, 1849, Delia, dau. of Dea. William and Abigail (Ayer) Monroe. She d. Aug. 27, 1889, aged 82 years, having lived in H., forty-one years.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah Crain, b. February 5, 1829 ; d. November 27, 1854.
2. Lavina, b. June 15, 1830; m. Charles Morgan; he d. in 1856; she d. October 11, 1892. One son, Charles. (See)
3. Hiram Harvey, b. February 27, 1832; d. May 2, 1863.
4. Martin Buchanan, b. August 26, 1834; d. May 5, 1863.
5. Arland, b. September 26, 1836 ; one s. Warren lives in Topeka, Kans.
6. Warren, b. June 10, 1838 ; d. September 11, 1862.
7. Hazon Barton, b. February 4, 1841 ; enl. as private, Co. A., 3rd Reg. of Infantry in the Vermont National Guards for three years ; mustered in July 16, 1861, at St. Johnsbury, Vt .; d. January 10, 1862, of disease.
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8. Orvan Payson, b. July 26, 1842. (See)
9. Julianna Frances, b. August 25, 1845; d. July 22, 1847.
10. Alma Dennis, b. February 6, 1848; m. John W. Jackman (See) ; d. September 19, 1871.
CHARLES, s. of Charles and Lavina (Monroe) Morgan, was b. in Francestown, April 8, 1855. His father d. before he was a year old, and his mother returned with him to her native town of Hillsborough, and resided on the homestead of her father, Hiram Monroe, where Charles was reared. Was educated in the district school and at Francestown Academy. Was a farmer and later bought the Othni Crosby farm. He m. Nov. 21, 1881, Ellen M., dau. of William E. and Mary J. (Blanchard) Gay, and moved to Vermont, in June, 1909; d. Feb. 6, 1914.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Frank H., b. September 6, 1882.
2. Mary G., b. March 7, 1885.
3. Marita L., b. December 27, 1886, m. August 4, 1909, Harold Perry, of Brattleboro, Vt.
4. Annabel, b. December 31, 1887.
5. Edith M., b. August 7, 1889; m. March 20, 1912, John Sawyer, of Ludlow, Vt.
6. Helen M., b. August 7, 1889; m. February 12, 1914, Benjamin Blodgett of Brattleboro, Vt.
7. Walter E., b. March 16, 1894. Enlisted in April, 1916, and served during our trouble with Mexico, as a member of Co. I, Ver- mont National Guards. Was called out when war was de- clared. Was in different camps in this country until the fall of 1918, then went across and was in France till January, 1919. Was honorably discharged April 24, 1920.
ORVAN PAYSON, s. of Hiram and Ruth (Keyes) Monroe, b. July 26, 1842, in H .; m. Ruth Maria Nutter of Tuftonborough, N. H., b. Sept. 17, 1844; rem. to Liberty Prairie, Ill., 1866, where he res. until 1881, when he rem. to Whiting, Kansas, where he lived until his death, July 24, 1917.
Mr. Monroe was the owner of a large live-stock farm in Kansas, where he was engaged in cattle trade ; in his later years in company with his son, Roy. He was greatly interested in
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educational matters, and served on the school board for a long period. He was one of the organizers of the local telephone com- pany, and its President for a time. Active in the Methodist Epis- copal church, for a long while acting as one of its trustees. An active, progressive man he was a leader in local political activities, always standing for fearless and energetic progression. His busi- ness and social life made for him a large circle of friends and acquaintances, among whom he was looked up to as an honest, sterling citizen, whose loss was keenly felt.
VII. CHILDREN, FIRST FIVE BORN AT LIBERTY PRAIRIE, ILL., LAST THREE BORN IN WHITING, KANSAS.
1. Hiram Willis, b. May 6, 1868 ; m. April 16, 1891, Effie Hungerford, b. August 3, 1872.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Elsie Ruth, b. February 13, 1892 ; m. December 12, 1912, Samuel Shinneman.
IX. CHILDREN
1. Eula Arminta, b. May 14, 1914.
2. Lorna May, b. July 7, 1917.
3. Helen Marie, b. May 12, 1919.
2. Alma May, b. June 30, 1893 ; d. January 18, 1897.
3. Charles Hungerford, b. July 16, 1898.
4. Orvan Payson, b. August 8, 1901.
2. George Payson, b. January 18, 1870.
3. Florence Pearl, b. January 18, 1872; m. in 1918, Dr. J. E. Love, Whiting, Kans.
4. Emma Ruthena, b. November 27, 1874; m. H. C. Love, March 10, 1897; rem. to Kensington, Kans., in December, 1897; rem. to Wilsey, Kans., in December, 1903. Children : Donald Monroe and Hazen Clyde.
5. Delia Miriam, b. June 12, 1876 ; m. A. L. Prentice, Nebraska.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Daisy Elizabeth, b. March 8, 1904.
2. Pearl, b. January 27, 1906.
3. Lucile, b. May 10, 1911.
4. William Asa, b. in September, 1915.
6. Roy Nutter, b. May 27, 1881; m. February 18, 1906, Florence Stick.
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VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Margaret Ruth, b. May 21, 1908.
2. George Payson, b. December 31, 1909.
3. Ethel Maude, b. January 15, 1911.
7. Julia Anna, b. April 18, 1883; m. Orin A. Stevens, Fargo, North Dakota.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Dudley Field, b. August 22, 1911.
2. Gerald Monroe, b. November 7, 1913.
3. Alvah Philip, b. April 15, 1915 ; d. April 15, 1915.
4. Muriel, b. June 8, 1917.
8. Ira James, b. September 25, 1885 ; m. in March, 1910.
FRED B., no relative of the other descendants of Monroes in town, except it be far back, son of Daniel Lyman and Par- melia (Sawyer) Monroe, was b. in Washington, D. C., Jan. 21, 1867. He came to Hillsborough to live over twenty-five years ago, and has been active in town affairs ever since. He has served twenty years on the Board of Selectmen, and since the death of Mr. Flanders has been its Chairman. He is also road agent, and the town is noted for the excellent condition of its highways. He is an Odd Fellow.
Mr. Monroe married Grace L., daughter of Levi Goodale, and has made his home at Bridge Village. Mrs. Monroe d. Aug. 14, 1917, aged 49 years, 3 months, 9 days.
MOORE.
SOLOMON, s. of Isaac and Sarah Moore, was b. in Berlin, Mass., Aug. 8, 1777 ; m. Jan. 1, 1800, Hannah Fife, b. in Bolton, Mass., Jan. 29, 1778; rem. to Milford in 1800, and to H. in 1803; lived first with Mr. William Conn; second on the Poole farm, and afterwards on place recently occupied by A. B. Kimball. He was a cooper as well as farmer ; wife d. Feb. 21, 1841 ; he d. Sept. 18, 1853. Two oldest ch. b. in Milford.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Hepsibeth, b. September 24, 1801; d. May 9, 1809.
2. Jotham, b. August 9, 1803. (See)
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3. Sarah, b. June 24, 1805 ; m. first, December 25, 1828, John S. Minot, who d. June 21, 1832, and she m. second, September 8, 1842, William S. Taggart. (See)
4. Charles, b. May 20, 1807; d. December 20, 1831.
5. Zilpha, b. July 26, 1809 ; m. May 5, 1833, Nathan Kendall. (See)
6. Lucy P., b. June 28, 1811; m. June 24, 1833, Silas N. Sawyer. (See) D. April 3, 1863. One son.
7. Hepsibeth B., b. March 17, 1814; m. October 18, 1833, John G. Dickey (See) ; d. May 15, 1838. One daughter.
8. Hannah Irene, b. March 19, 1816; m. March 10, 1839, John G. Dickey. (See)
9. Nancy, b. July 29, 1818 ; d. January 24, 1883, unm.
10. Mary S., b. June 18, 1821 ; m. April 6, 1844, Col. Jewett D. Hosley. (See) Five children.
JOTHAM, s. of Solomon and Hannah (Fife) Moore, b. in Mil- ford, Aug. 9, 1803 ; m. first, Dec. 3, 1829, Amanda, dau. of Samuel and Betsy (Atwood) Brown, of Antrim, b. Aug. 12, 1808, and d. Feb. 17, 1857; he m. second Oct. 5, 1858, Eliza A. Brown, sis. of first w .; she d. Oct. 21, 1867. He was Selectman from 1839 to 1843; Town Clerk, three years; Postmaster, two years ; Represen- tative to State Legislature in 1858-59. He lived about half a mile west of Lower Village on road to Keene; d. July 24, 1866.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin P., b. May 11, 1830 ; m. November 23, 1862, Nancy G., dau. of James and Louisa (Gibson) Mcclintock; was a farmer for a few years, then in connection with Erickson Burnham, bought the foundry and machine shop at Lower Village, where they carried on business together until he d. September 13, 1870. Had one dau., Marion A., b. July 19, 1864; ed. in com- mon and high school, and Normal School at Framingham, Mass., and became a popular teacher at Bridge Village, where she d. January 17, 1891. Her mother d. April 25, 1902.
2. Charles F., b. Aug. 10, 1834; went to Ill., where he became a large dealer in cattle; m. Sarah A. Wood, of Peoria, Ill.
3. George C., b. June 7, 1838; d. August 26, 1853.
4. J. Scott, b. April 29, 1841. (See)
J. SCOTT, m. Dec. 17, 1867, Lucie A., dau. of I. Miles and Sophronia (Chase) Tuttle, of Antrim, b. Oct. 24, 1849; he lives on the old homestead and is a prosperous farmer.
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v. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin S., b. October 6, 1870; d. January 12, 1871.
2. Ralph H., b. February 16, 1876; m. Anna (Chamberlain) Proctor, of East Washington; is a trader in Franklin.
3. Charles J., b. August 5, 1879; m. first, Edith Ricker, of Foxboro, Mass., who d. May 6, 1905 ; m. second, Sarah Chamberlain; res. in Woburn, Mass.
VI. CHILD, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Mildred, b. March 24, 1901.
MORRILL.
HENRY C., s. of John and Rebecca Morrill, was b. May 14, 1833, in Warner. When he became of age he went to Concord and was employed in the railroad shops for over a year when he temporarily became a fireman and afterwards was promoted to an engineer. His first run was from Concord to Bradford. The next was that one known as the New Hampshire Central Road which extended from Manchester to Henniker. He was on that branch at the time when Gov. Gilmore and his men tore up the rails from North Weare to Henniker. Mr. Morrill was on the Concord to Hillsborough branch for a period of twenty years and was the first to make the run to Peterboro when the road was extended to that town. In 1875 he entered into partnership with Frank E. Merrill and bought out the store of Benjamin Dutton located at the junction of Depot and Henniker streets and three years later moved to Odd Fellow's Block.
In 1886 to 1898 he devoted his time to the business having left the road, but in 1898 he sold his interest to Mr. Merrill and with a party of twelve went to Alaska, as a goldseeker, where he remained a little over a year. Upon returning to Hillsborough, in August, 1899, his health was very much impaired and he never fully recovered it. He was able, however, to work some of the time up to the fall of 1913 but from that time failed gradually. He represented the town in the general court in 1875; served as selectman ; democratic in politics ; prominent with the Masons and Odd Fellows ; joined the first Dec. 22, 1863 and the Odd Fellows Dec. 31, 1858; m. in 1856, Mary M. Smiley of H., who d. in 1909. He d. in H., May 14, 1914, on his 81st birthday.
HENRY C. MORRILL
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III. CHILD.
1. Belle E., b. March 12, 1860; m. January 24, 1875, Frank E. Merrill. (See)
MURDOUGH.
THOMAS, b. in Londonderry, Ire,, came to H. from Litch- field, and settled first on the Worthley farm, and afterwards was the first settler on the Town Farm. He m. Margaret, dau. of James and Margaret (Moore) McColley, b. in Londonderry, Ire., Aug. 30, 1734. Mrs. Murdough was a woman of great courage and was accustomed to travel twice daily nearly 3 miles from her home to Major Andrews to milk her cows. One day she saw a bear sitting up near a tree, and thinking if she turned and ran he would follow her, she coolly kept ahead. Bruin watched her closely until she had passed, when he trotted off leaving her un- molested, as if out of respect for her bravery ; d. in Jan., 1814.
II. CHILDREN.
Sukie, Robert, Nathaniel, Nathan, Pattie, Thomas, Jr. (See), Samuel (See), who m. June 23, 1781, Mary Jones, Eunice, Isaac, Frank.
THOMAS, JR., s. of Thomas and Margaret (McColley) Mur- dough, was b. in 1757, at Litchfield ; m. Apr. 13, 1777, Eunice, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Parker) Coolidge ; lived in various places and had a large family of children, of whom only a meagre account can be obtained ; d. Jan. 14, 1824.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Robert, who went to Maine to live.
2. Susan, who d. young.
3. Nathaniel, b. January 23, 1786; m. Betsey Heath, of Weare. (See),
4. Nathan, b. in 1789. (See)
5. Patty, who d. aged about 30 years, unm.
6. Susan, who went to Mass. and m. there.
7. Thomas, b. August 17, 1791. (See)
8. Samuel, of whom nothing has been found.
9. Eunice, who m. Ezra Johnson. (See)
10. Isaac, b. in 1804; m. Hannah Waugh; d. February 21, 1836. They had one child, Clarissa, b. in July, 1830; d. February 21, 1834. 11. Francis.
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SAMUEL, s. of Thomas, Sen., and Margaret (McColley) Murdough; m. June 23, 1781, Mary Jones. His name first ap- pears on the tax list for 1778, and he settled on Bible Hill; then rem. to a farm which he later sold to Thomas Kellom, when he took up a lot of land west of the Josiah Kellom place on County Road. He felled the first tree on the lot, and built a house the first summer. His w. d. in 1847, aged 88 years.
III. CHILDREN.
1. James, b. August 25, 1781; m. Betsy Aiken, of Bradford.
2. Samuel, Jr., b. February 18, 1783. (See)
3. William, b. May 23, 1785. (See)
4. Margaret (Peggy), b. April 14, 1787; m. John Barney, of Wash- ington.
5. Polly (Mary), b. August 17, 1789; m. David Roach (See) ; d. Feb- ruary 23, 1869.
6. Sally, b. August 15, 1791; m. Samuel Mcclintock.
7. Rhoda, b. May 3, 1793 ; d. October 25, 1795.
8. Lefe, b. May 11, 1795 ; m. Joash Hamlin.
NATHANIEL, s. of Thomas and Eunice (Coolidge) Mur- dough, b. Jan. 23, 1786; m. Betsy, dau. of Timothy and Alcy (Putney) Heath, of Weare, who was b. Sept. 23, 1784; d. May 7, 1845 ; he d. Mar. 30, 1845.
IV. CHILDREN. ..
1. John, b. April 28, 1805; m. July 3, 1831, Mary Ann, dau. of Nathan and Anna (Francis) Murdough; she d. March 10, 1879; he d. January 1, 1883, of cancer.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah A., b. in May, 1832 ; d. September 2, 1859.
2. James, b. in 1834; d. October 7, 1836.
3. Susan J., m. Thomas Moore, of Lancaster; res. in Stockton, Calif. Has a s. Frederic, who has two children, Veda and Fred.
4. John, served three years in 17th Infantry, U. S. A., Civil War ; m. Isabella McDonald, of Boston, Mass., res. in Natick, Mass.
5. Bessie M., m. Henry Harden; res. in Boston; one child, Mary, d. in infancy.
6. Nancie F., m. Isaac Wilkins; d. November 24, 1905. (See)
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7. Ellen B., m. April 14, 1864, William S. Loveren. (See) Two children.
2. Silas Dutton, b. March 4, 1807; m. in December, 1841, Mary Phelps, of Amherst ; went to Calif. by the Overland route in 1849. After enduring great hardships, d. in Calif., November 10, 1849 ; wife d. September 14, 1849.
3. Lucy J., b. January 22, 1809; m. March 1, 1837, Edwin Buckman, of Stoneham, Mass. He d. in Calif., in 1884; she d. February 23, 1891.
v. CHILDREN.
1. John Edwin, d. in infancy.
2. Elvira J., a teacher.
4. Alcy H., b. January 8, 1812; m. Abraham Francis. (See)
5. Samuel E., b. August 18, 1820 . (See Samuel Mckean.)
6. Susan W., b. March 31, 1826 ; m. in 1860, John Berry ; she d. in 1862.
NATHAN, s. of Thomas and Eunice (Coolidge) Murdough, b. 1789; m. first, Ann Francis, in Marblehead, Mass .; she d. and he m. second, Susan, dau. of Daniel Wilson, of Deering, b. in 1781 ; he d. in Deering, Jan. 15, 1847, aged 58 years ; wid. d. Nov. 3, 1872.
IV. CHILDREN, ONE CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Mary Ann, b. November 14, 1809, in Marblehead ; she m. her cousin John Murdough.
2. James Murdough, who m. Abby Munn, of Gill, Mass .; he d. in Stamford, Conn .; four children.
3. David, b. in 1818 (?) ; d. July 9, 1852, unm.
4. Sarah, who m. Erasmus Johnson, and res. in Arlington, Mass .; six children.
5. Elizabeth, who m. Joseph Huggins; res. in Wis .; two children.
THOMAS, 3rd, s. of Thomas, Jr., and Eunice (Coolidge) Mur- dough, was b. at H., Aug. 17, 1791 ; m. Feb. 23, 1817, Catherine McPherson, b. April 22, 1784; they rem. to Acworth, in 1818, where he d. Sept. 14, 1853 ; she d. Apr. 19, 1860.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Robert T., b. November 5, 1817; d. March 29, 1843, while a student in Dartmouth College, unm.
2. George, b. September 2, 1819; m. December 4, 1850, Elizabeth Mitchell; set. in Manchester, where his wife d. in 1867; he d. April 29, 1892.
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3. Sarah A., b. January 15, 1822 ; m. June 28, 1861, Col. C. K. Brooks, of Acworth; she d. January 3, 1894.
4. Homer, b. August 30, 1824; m. December 4, 1849, Emorancy E. Gowen, of Acworth; he d. May 5, 1896.
V. CHILDREN.
1. James Thomas, b. April 2, 1853 ; m. first, June 23, 1880, Mary A. Smith ; she d. February 24, 1896, and he m. second, June 7, 1898, Minerva Harbeck, of Block Creek, N. Y.
VI. CHILDREN, TWO BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Nellie B., b. May 11, 1884.
2. Nina M., b. September 2, 1891.
3. Eleanor Ester, b. October 23, 1902; d. October 29, 1902.
2. Susan Angie, b. July 10, 1855; m. May 20, 1877, William E. Jones ; she d. May 31, 1893, at Oramel, N. Y., where her father d. three years later.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Kitty Pearl, b. April 8, 1879.
2. Myron Homer, b. October 16, 1882.
3. Arthur William, b. February 16, 1889.
5. Horace, twin of Homer, m. April 8, 1868, Margaret Cheney, of Canandaigua, N. Y .; d. August 8, 1900.
6. Nancy Jane, b. August 25, 1826 ; m. September 15, 1852, Benjamin F. Woods, of Henniker, b. August 8, 1820; res. in Arlington, Mass .; she d. February 10, 1888 ; he d. July 16, 1893.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Etta Jane Woods, b. May 11, 1854; m. James Horace Russell, East Lexington, Mass., b. May 24, 1843.
VI. CHILD.
1. Etta Maude, b. December 31, 1874; d. July 18, 1878.
2. William Learned Woods, b. in Arlington, in 1860; d. April 20, 1898.
7. J. D. Freeman, b. July 26, 1828; m. February 25, 1858, Henrietta Lincoln, of Acworth ; d. March 30, 1875 ; she d. July 7, 1889.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Edwin L., b. January 2, 1859 ; m. May 16, 1883, Annah E. Burn- ham; one child, Arthur F., b. September 29, 1884.
2. Charles E., b. October 23, 1860; m. August 28, 1895, Mabel E. Turner.
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3. Kate E., b. October 23, 1860 (twin of Charles E.) ; d. July 31, 1882, while a student at Plymouth Normal School.
4. Hattie M., b. August 26, 1863; m. March 25, 1891, Dr. Carl A: Allen, of Holyoke, Mass.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Carl M., b. January 28, 1893.
2. Leland C., b. May 5, 1896.
5. George F., b. March 7, 1866; m. September 12, 1894.
SAMUEL, JR., s. of Samuel and Mary (Jones) Murdough, b. Feb. 18, 1783, succeeded to the homestead on County Road. He was a prosperous farmer and an extensive dealer in cattle and sheep. He m. first, Mehitable, dau. of William and Abigail (Cole) Jones, of Windsor; she d. - , and he m. second, Dec. 21, 1821, Sarah Barker, b. April 20; 1800, in Tyngsboro, Mass .; he d. July 24, 1848; she d. in July, 1855.
IV. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Samuel, 3d, b. March 18, 1804; d. August 22, 1831.
2. Gilman, b. June 15, 1806 ; m. Hannah Bell. (See)
3. Simeon, b. May 3, 1810; d. September 17, 1826.
4. Abigail, b. November 16, 1812; d. June 4, 1870.
5. William J., b. December 4, 1815; m. Caroline Ayers; d. November 1,1869.
6. Sally, b. December 31, 1818 ; d. February 12, 1828.
Three of these children, Samuel, 3d, Abigail C. and Sally, were b. without sight, notwithstanding which misfortune they were very ac- tive and intelligent. Samuel was an expert watch cleaner. "Blind Abby" lived to a good old age, and was an excellent housekeeper. It is related by one who knew her that he had seen her many times take a pail of water from the pump, remove the lid to the tea kettle and fill the kettle from the pail without spilling a drop of the water. She was an excellent knitter and sewer, and a good Christian woman. She left $100 for the benefit of the church; also left her brothers money.
IV. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
7. Charles O., b. March 26, 1822. (See)
8. Mehitable J., b. December 10, 1823 ; m. Daniel Cheney ; d. July 10, 1879.
9. James, b. September 1, 1825 ; d. September 3, 1826.
10. George W., b. July 9, 1827. (See)
11. James J., b. June 12, 1829 ; m. Lucy Jackman. (See)
12. Sarah M., b. May 31, 1831; m. John Grimes. (See)
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13. Daniel F., b. May 16, 1833; m. Hannah M. Smyth. He d. in 1888; she d. in 1915. No children.
14. Samuel C., b. November 1, 1835; m. Sarah Stacy; res. in Keene. Children : Edgar, Clinton, Fred, Lilla.
15. Emily J., b. September 5, 1837; m. first, J. Greeley Fifield; m. second, Sumner Marshall; d. December 25, 1878.
V. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Nellie, b. November 10, 1860; 2. Carrie A .; 3. Walter F .; 4. Myron, b. May 1, 1868.
16. Warren F., b. April 17, 1839 ; d. December 4, 1860, unm.
17. Lucy L., b. March 7, 1842 ; m. first, Charles Hall; m. second, David D. Dodge.
WILLIAM, s. of Samuel and Mary (Jones) Murdough, was b. May 23, 1785; m. Nov. 25, 1810, Polly, dau. of Samuel and Lois (Calef) Stevens, of Goshen ; res. at Washington and Nashua from 1815 to 1845, when he rem. to Goshen. His first w. dying Aug. 21, 1837, he m. second, Mrs. Mary P. Whittemore, of Nashua. He d. Mar. 26, 1865.
IV. CHILDREN, ALL BUT LAST BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Alvira, b. in Goshen, in 1811; d. in infancy.
2. Emeline, b. in Goshen, October 26, 1813; m. Gilbert Ward, of Nashua, in November, 1835 ; d. January 27, 1875.
v. CHILD.
1. Ellen M. Ward, b. August 21, 1837; m. in 1857, Edward L. New- hall, of Nashua.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Frank W. (Newhall), b. July 25, 1859.
2. Maude F. (Newhall), b. in December, 1871.
3. Maria A., b. in Washington, September 29, 1822; m. in March, 1846, Obediah F. Crain, of Goshen; she d. July 9, 1871.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Albert M., b. in December, 1846; d. in September, 1849.
2. Fred, b. in November, 1848; d. in April, 1850.
3. Frances M., b. in April, 1861; m. in September, 1883, Eben W. Hurd, of Goshen.
4. Salma H., b. in Washington, July 24, 1824; m. in 1847, Adeline G. Darrah, of Bradford; res. at Lynn, Mass.
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MURDOUGH.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Gertrude, b. in 1852; d. in childhood.
2. Lilla D., b. in June, 1855 ; m. in March, 1874, Charles A. Parker, of Nashua ; one child, Frank L., b. in October, 1875.
3. Grace N., b. in January, 1863.
5. Lucinda F., b. in Washington, December 31, 1830; res. in Goshen.
6. Walter B., b. in Washington, November 10, 1832 ; res. at Evansville, Wis .; m. in December, 1867, Emma - of Montana. Children : Willie and Gertrude.
7. Fidelia L., b. in Goshen, by second marriage, April 23, 1849; m. in 1869, Clarence H. Barrett, of Nashua ; res. at Manchester.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Walter H., b. in June, 1871.
2. George F., b. in August, 1875.
GILMAN, s. of Samuel and Mehitable (Jones) Murdough, b. Jan. 15, 1806; m, Hannah, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Giles) Bell, of Antrim, b. Oct. 6, 1806. He lived for a time in Henniker, but mainly in this town on "County Road." Wife d. Jan. 28, 1875 ; he d. Dec. 18, 1885.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Henry G., b. January 23, 1830; m. first, Mary Root; m. second, Agnes B. Reed; res. several years at Chicopee Falls, Mass., but finally ret. to the homestead in H., where he d. March 16, 1886.
2. Thomas J., b. January 16, 1832 ; m. Martha Kimball. (See)
3. Frank S., b. August 23, 1834. (See)
4. Martha V., b. October 27, 1840; d. September 4, 1843.
5. Jennie L., b. May 6, 1846; m. Hiram B. Raleigh, of Antrim, b. in 1835 ; rem. to Windsor.
CHARLES O., s. of Samuel and Sarah (Barker) Murdough, was b. Mar. 26, 1822 ; m. Mar. 26, 1846, Mary, dau. of Abel and Elizabeth (Farley) Farley, b. June 6, 1828. Res. in Bradford, Washington, Manchester, and finally in H. upon a farm at "Con- cord End." He d. Mar. 20, 1911 ; she d. June 3, 1916.
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