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Elizabeth, b. Feb. 28, 1806; m., Sept. 5, 1838, Emerson Stevens, of
Goshen, b. Aug. 24, 1807. Ch., Ann E., b. June 16, 1844; Mar- cia E., b. May 29, 1850, who m., July 3, 1868, Parker T. Dow. Elmira, b. June, 1808; d. young.
Orlando, b. April 17, 1810; a teacher and lecturer ; m. Helen Whit- ney, of Nashua.
Delia A., b. July 8, 1812; d. in 1843.
Joseph K., b. March 24, 1814; a mechanic and express agent ; m. Eliz- abeth A. Tappan, sister of Hon. Mason W. Tappan; r. at Brad- ford.
Alfred, b. Feb. 10, 1816; a saddler and music-teacher ; m. Mary Whit- ney, of Nashua ; he d. at Nashua.
Nathaniel F., b. Dec. 29, 1818 ; an insurance agent; m. Mary Stevens; m., 2d, Sarah Lumbard ; m., 3d, Lizzie Morse, of Bradford.
Stephen Frank, b. Aug. 31, 1821 ; a machinist; m. Catharine Gleason ;
m., 2d, Zemira Gleason; m., 3d, June 19, 1877, Mary Dwinell Chellis. [See Literature.]
LYON.
DAVID LYON, b. Apr. 11, 1739, at Stoughton, Mass. ; d. Apr. 25, 1819 ; came to this town in 1790. He lived on the place since occupied by the Claggett family, on the Unity road, where he had a store and tavern. M., 1777, Abigail Belcher, who d. in 1823, about So years of age.
Abigail, b. July 4, 1779; d. Jan. 21, 1843 ; m., Nov. 25, 1802, Hubbard Newton.
David, Fr., b. Aug. 13, 1780 ; d. April 26, 1819.
MACK.
AARON MACK, b. at Hebron, Conn., Jan. 11, 1761 ; m., Dec. 29, 1785, Martha Newton, of Groton, b. April 9, 1768.
Polly, b. Nov. 23, 1786.
MCKINNEY.
JOHN MCKINNEY, b. Oct. 20, 1791 ; d. Aug. 3, 1853 ; m., Dec. 10, ISIS, Eliza, dau. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr., b. Jan. 21, 1799, d. March 29, 1876.
Harry WV., b. Sept. 29, 1819; went to sea, and not heard from since. Wealthy W. K., b. Oct. 10, 1822 ; m., Jan. 26, 1847, Charles Smith, of Dedham, Mass.
Martha E., b. Aug. 3, 1825; d. Jan. 2, 1849.
Mary E., b. March 14, 1833; m., Dec. 30, 1857, John Muzzey, Jr.
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MARSHALL.
BENJAMIN MARSHALL, a farmer ; came from Windham ; m. Jane Park.
Lydia ., b. Aug. 26, 1818 ; m. Benjamin Marshall, 2d.
BENJAMIN MARSHALL, 2d, a farmer ; b. July 16, 1818; r. in the west part of the town ; was a selectman in 1874. Married Lydia J. Marshall.
Allen P., b. Jan. 27, 1852 ; m. Ann Fletcher. Herbert A., b. April 21, 1857.
AARON C. MARSHALL, a farmer ; b. Feb. 3, 1819 ; came from Unity in 1864, and settled on the P. and J. Crowell farm. Mar- ried Hannah C. Bean, of Newbury.
John, b. June 21, 1846; m. Jane Carr. Etta M., b. Feb. 10, 1855 ; m. Charles P. Still. Ch., Rosa L. Ora W., b. Oct. 2, 1861.
CHARLES G. MARSHALL, b. Jan. 23, 1829, at Northumber- land ; came here in 1871, and settled on Pike hill. Married Mary J. Clark, of St. Johnsbury, Vt .; m., 2d, Martha J. Hum- phrey ; m., 3d, Marion E. Pike.
Charles H., b. June 26, 1862.
DEXTER MARSHALL, a tanner ; b. July 13, 1838, at Unity ; m., Jan. 16, 1861, Olive Palmer, of Carroll.
Fred, b. April 21, 1862. Will, b. Sept. 9, 1866.
CHESTER S. MARSHALL, a manufacturer ; a brother of Dex- ter ; b. Dec. 22, 1841. M., Jan. 4, 1864, Laura Hodgman, of Springfield, Vt., b. Dec. 25, 1849.
Lillie M., b. Dec. 16, 1865. Susie G., b. Sept. 30, 1867.
Eva A., b. Dec. 3, 1869. Ada M., b. Aug. 24, 1870.
CHAUNCY MARSHALL, hotel clerk ; a twin brother of Chester S. ; b. Dec. 22, 1841 ; m., Dec. S, 1867, Sarah, dau. of Daniel Rider, of Croydon.
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MARSTON.
SULLIVAN MARSTON, b. at Concord, N. H., Oct. 7, 1831 ; came to town in 1855 ; m. Mary J. Cummings, of Lowell ; m., 2d, Lucy Robinson ; m., 3d, Pluma M. Eaton, of Warner. George E., b. Dec. 11, 1854 ; m., Oct. 22, 1875, Eliza Trumbull.
MATSON.
AARON MATSON, b. in Plymouth county, Mass., in 1770. He represented the town of Stoddard, N. H., in the state legis- lature for several years, commencing in 1806. He was also a member of the council. was a member of congress during the last four years of Monroe's administration, and a judge of pro- bate for Cheshire county. He had an active temperament, a well-balanced mind, and was social. He came to this town in 1841, and d. here July IS, 1855, aged 85 years. Married Fran- ces Carpenter, of Charlestown, who d. Jan. 14, 1855, aged S3 years.
Francis, m. Susan Gilson. Ch., Ann Matson, b. June 20, 1823, at Stoddard; m., Dec. 1, 1840, Hon. Edmund Burke. She was the only grand-child of Hon. Aaron Matson, and inherited his fortune.
MATTHEWS.
CHARLES H. MATTHEWS, a joiner, engaged in the establish- ment of W. L. Dow & Co .; b. Aug. 15, 1845 ; came here in IS6S, from Maine. M., Oct. 19, 1869, Addie L. Emerson, b. Sept. IS, 1848, dau. of Jonathan Emerson.
MATHERS.
ELISIIA H. MATHERS, a farmer ; b. Feb. 29, 1809, at Lemp- ster ; came here in IS52, from Goshen, where he had been a selectman ; m. Emily R. Giddings, of Campton, N. H.
Emily E., b. June 9, 1833; m. Chas. H. Sholes, of Goshen ; ch., Chas. H., b. March 6, 1859.
Amanda S., b. May 16, 1835; d. April 1, 1859 ; a teacher and graduate at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Charles H., b. June 14, 1837 ; a teacher; graduated at New London. t Rockwood G., b. Jan. 10, 1840.
L. Adelia, a teacher; b. Oct. 23, 1843 ; m. Nelson J. Smith.
Emma F., b. Oct. 29, 1845; a teacher; educated at New London academy.
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ROCKWOOD G. MATHIERS, s. of Elisha H. Mathers ; b. June 10, 1840; was educated at New London academy ; studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Sanborn ; graduated at Dartmouth Medical College in 1861 ; after practising a while at Washing- ton and Marlow, settled at Hancock, where he died Sept. 30, 1874. He was an assistant surgeon in the army. Married Maria N. Whittemore, of Bennington.
Morris W., b. Oct. 16, 1867.
MAXFIELD.
DAY E. MAXFIELD, s. of Currier Maxfield ; b. Nov. 4, 1846, at Warner ; came to this town in 1870. He has been engaged in blacksmithing ; is now one of the firm of Lear & Maxfield, at the establishment on Elm street. M., June 26, 1872, Emma M., dau. of Chester C. Dodge.
McALLASTER.
Four McAllasters,-William, Benjamin, Martha, and Apphia S.,-came from Bedford to this town in 1813. Martha, b. Dec. 25, 1774, m. Andrew Aiken ; Apphia, b. Nov. 28, 1785, m. Capt. John Gilmore; Benjamin m. Martha Mckinney, and went to Morristown, N. Y.
WILLIAM McALLASTER, S. of William ; b. June 14, 1772 ; built the Forsaith house; owned and operated the village grist-mill ; was selectman in 1814; moved, with his family, to Morristown, N. Y. ; m. Jane Mckinney.
Hugh, m. Louisa, dau. of Dr. Lernard, of Hopkinton.
Sarah, m. Rev. Mr. Pratt, of New York.
William, b. Nov. 5, 1803 ; r. in New York.
Margaret, b. Dec. 19, 1805 ; m. Dr. Preston, of New York.
Hamilton, b. Feb. 3, 1808. Walter, b. Sept. 16, 1810.
Martha f., b. Sept. 17, 1812; m. Hon. Daniel R. Tilden, of Cleveland, O., a member of congress. Caroline, b. Aug. 7, 1814. Harry, b. Oct. 28, 1816.
Harriet, b. April 5, 1818 ; m., and lives in Morristown, N. Y.
Henry M., b. June 29, 1821 ; a merchant at Boston.
BETSEY MCALLISTER, m., Aug. 2, 1807, James Atwood.
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McCRILLIS.
WILLIAM H. MCCRILLIS, a mechanic ; was b. June 30, 1815. He was son of John McCrillis, of Goshen, whose one hundredth birthday was celebrated in 1873 by the Masonic fraternity and a large crowd of descendants and neighbors. The son came to this town to reside in 1875. While at Goshen he was a representative in 1858 and 1859, and again in 1867 and 1868. He was also a selectman, town-clerk, and post-master. He was a candidate for register of deeds in 1877 and 1878. M., September, 1851, Abby H. Huntoon, who had a talent for painting as well as for poetry.
John, b. Aug. 5, 1858; educated at Newport high school.
McGREGOR.
JOHN MCGREGOR, b. June 29, 1736, at Enfield, Conn. ; came to this town in 1787, and settled on the A. Wylie farm ; he was a soldier in the Revolution. M., Sept. 3, 1784, Lucy Chapin, who d. May 29, 1834.
Asa, b. Nov. 2, 1785 ; m., Sept. 13, 1809, Experience White. Ch., Florilla, Carlos, Arbia A., Philander W., Henrietta, Milton. t John Booth, b. Nov. 27, 1787. [See Physicians.]
Elias, b. Jan. 13, 1789; spent his minority on the farm with his father ; after which he studied theology, and devoted the remainder of his life to the work of the ministry; he labored in this state, in Massachusetts, in Maine, and in Vermont ; d. Dec. 13, 1860, at Colchester, in the latter state.
Lucy, b. June 15, 1792 ; d. Aug. 21, 1834.
Norman, b. June 11, 1794 ; remained at the homestead; was a whip and rake manufacturer. [See Teams. ]
Lois, b. Nov. 10, 1797 ; m. Calvin Dudley.
JOHN BOOTH MCGREGOR, S. of John ; m., Aug. 10, 1813, Mary Smith, of Windsor, Vt., a native of Shutesbury, Mass., b. July 5, 1787.
Helen Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1815; m., April 13, 1842, Van Rens- selaer Rowe, of Rochester, N. Y.
Marion Smith, b. Sept. 7, 1818 ; m. Joseph Christopher, of New York. [See Music.]
Catharine Hayes, b. Sept. 17, 1820; m. Reuben Porter, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Benjamin Rush, b. May 13, 1827 ; studied medicine, and is in practice in Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. Louisa, dau. of Hon. Lorenzo Burrows, of Albion, N. Y.
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ABEL MCGREGOR, b. July, 1746 ; came from Enfield, Conn., and settled on the L. Richardson farm ; remained there until IS12, when he removed to Maine, where he d. in 1840. M., 1791, Dorcas Griswold, who d. Oct., 1799; m., 2d, ISoo, Lo- vica Chapin ; m., 3d, July 12, 1809, Joanna Miller, of Charles- town.
Lovica, b. Sept. 2, 1792; m., March, 1812, Ziba Durkee; r. at Leba- non.
Alpheus, b. Oct. 4, 1793 ; m., May, 1815, Mary G. Cheney; went to Freedom, Me., where he died in 1853.
Laura, b. Sept. 4, 1796; m., Jan., 1822, Horace Eaton, of Hanover. Lydia, b. Feb. 28, 1798 ; m., April 16, 1820, Benj. Ricker, of Water- bury, Me.
Dorcas, b. Jan. 20, 1811 ; m. Warren West, of Bangor, Me.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1812; m. Timothy Willard, of Alfred, Me.
Lucy, b. Feb. 11, 1815 ; m. Moses Chandler, of Bangor, Me.
Abel, b. Oct. 31, 1817; m., 1839, Hannah Yeaton.
Olive, b. Aug. 27, 1820; d. young.
JOEL McGREGOR, b. at Enfield, Conn., Nov. 22, 1760 ; came to Newport in 1789, and settled on the William Tilton farm. He was a Revolutionary soldier ; enlisted April 17, 1777, and was in the service five years; he was taken prisoner by the British, and was confined in the famous "old sugar-house," in New York city, some eight months,-from May to Jan .- where he suffered much from cold and hunger. He was lib- erated the first day of January ; and he often remarked that it was the happiest New Year's Day of his life. He d. in Nov., 1861, aged 101 years. Married Martha Bellows.
Gaius, b. Aug. 27, 1786; m. Betsey Hoyt ; went to Bethlehem. Polly, b. July 15, 1788 ; m. Silas Wakefield.
tCyrus B., b. Sept. 27, 1791.
Laomy, b. Feb., 1794 ; m. Fanny White ; moved to Whitefield. Ch., Melinda, Joel, Martha, Mary.
Martha, b. July 16, 1799; m. Willard Wakefield ; m., 2d, Capt. Nath'l C. King, of Claremont.
tJames B., b. Sept. 6, 1801.
Ruby, b. July, 1806; m. John Barnard.
CYRUS B. MCGREGOR, s. of Joel ; b. Sept. 27, 1791 ; is a cooper, and has spent a long life at Northville, engaged at his trade. Married Hannah Heath, of Grantham ; m., 2d, Han- nah, dau. of Peter Wakefield.
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Erastus, b. July, 1818 ; d. 1832. Edward F., b. 1821 ; d. young. Ruby, b. May 11, 1825; m. Wm. M. Gilmore.
JAMES B. MCGREGOR, S. of Joel ; b. Sept. 6, 18or ; is a me- chanic ; was one time prominent among the singers at North- ville. M., Nov. 9, 1832, Elizabeth J. Townsend, a sister of Mrs. Amos Tuck, b. Feb. 6, 1806, who d. Aug. 25, 1869. James H., b. April 12, 1839; a mechanic at Northville; m., Feb. 15, 1872, Emma Milendy, of Hartland, Vt., b. Sept. 26, 1856.
McPHERSON.
WILLIAM McPHERSON lived on the S. Crowell farm, and was an expert with the violin.
MESERVE.
FRANK P. MESERVE, S. of Samuel 'and Mary A. (Hanson) Meserve, of Rochester, N. H. ; b. Nov. 30, 1852 ; came to this town in 1871 ; was four years in the tailoring establishment with John O. Hobbs, and on the death of Mr. H., in October, 1875, formed a partnership with Dana J. Mooney, and pur- chased the establishment. In 1878 he was elected town-clerk. M., May 15, 1878, Minnie A., dau. of Matthew Harvey.
MESSENGER.
CALVIN MESSENGER, a shoemaker ; lived in the south part of the village. He kept a tract depository, and at one time was engaged in morus multicaulis and silk speculations. Married Adaliza Gleason. He d. Mar. 16, 1842, aged 46 years.
METCALF.
ABEL METCALF, a son of Samuel Metcalf, a descendant of Michael Metcalf, a Puritan, who came to this country from England in 1637, and settled at Dedham, Mass. ; was born at Franklin, Mass. ; came to this town in 1791, and settled in the north-west corner of the town. He m. Abigail Eames, of Framingham, Mass. He d. Nov. 13, 1836, aged 72 years.
+Silas. t Theron, b. July 31, 1800.
tKendrick, b. Nov. 23, 1808.
Sabrina, the youngest child, d. in 1826, aged 18 years.
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SILAS METCALF, s. of Dea. Abel Metcalf; was an intelligent and successful farmer ; was a teacher in his early days, and took a lively interest in education, temperance, and politics. He was a selectman in 1838 and 1839, and a representative in 1843 and 1844. M., June 1, 1825, Orpha Fletcher. He d. Nov. 16, 1852, aged 56 years.
George L., d. July 8, 1840, aged 11 years.
THERON METCALF, s. of Dea. Abel Metcalf ; b. July 31, 1800. He was named after his kinsman, Theron Metcalf, chief-justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts. He was a successful teacher and farmer while in town. He was afterwards a mer- chant in Claremont and in Boston ; d. at the latter place Jan. 10, 1867. He m., May 21, 1828, Mary Jackson, b. Jan 11, 1804, a sister of Hon. Eleazer Jackson, of Cornish.
Henry, d. young.
Mary Frances, r. in Boston.
Charles Peabody, b. Mar. 16, 1839; was several years a member of the firm of Stone, Downer & Co., brokers, of Boston; is now with Blake Bros. & Co., bankers, New York city; m., Jan. 5, 1871, Helen Judith Caldwell; ch., Christine, b. Nov. 18, 1874.
KENDRICK METCALF, s. of Dea. Abel Metcalf ; b. Nov. 23, 1805 ; graduated at Dartmouth college, in 1829, with honor, having defrayed the expenses of his education mainly by teach- ing in the winter, and by farm labor a part of the summer. After graduating he taught at Buffalo, N. Y., and at Rochester, in the same state. In 1831 he was admitted to holy orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church ; for eight years was rector of St. Mark's church, LeRoy, Genessee county ; the next eight years was rector of Christ church, Duanesburgh, Schenectady county ; and for the last twenty-five years has been a professor in Hobart college, Geneva, N. Y. In 1850 he received the hon- orary degree of D. D. at Columbia college, N. Y. Married Susan Trask, of Boston.
RALPH METCALF [see Lawyers].
ELIAS METCALF lived in the early days on the S. Kempton farm, and was a farmer and merchant. Tradition speaks of
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him as a man of excellent judgment, social, and popular ; as a deacon, he was among the most gifted.
Elias, eldest son ; m. Sally, dau. of Rev. Bial Ledoyt; the family re- moved to Montpelier, Vt.
CYRUS METCALF, a printer ; was for a while associated with Mr. Aldrich in the publication of the Spectator, in this town.
HORATIO METCALF, b. Jan. 22, 1802 ; came from Croydon ; m. Phebe Haven.
Mclita, b. July 15, 1825; m. Christopher C. Shedd. Ch., Herbert A. ; r. at Northfield, Minn.
Marilla, b. Jan. 13, 1828; m. James A. Smith, of Royalton, Vt. Ch., Clara M., Clarence M.
Orlando P., b. Feb. 11, 1830; m. Mary A. Durkee. Ch., George, Charles, Ellen, Willie.
Martha A., b. Nov. 12, 1832; m. William Wells, of Brookfield, Vt .; m., 2d, William H. Dunbar. Ch., Lillian M., by first husband ; Lucy M., b. Sept. 29, 1835; m. Oren C. Kibbey.
ALEXANDER METCALF, s. of Samuel ; came to this town from Croydon, and purchased the C. C. Shedd farm. He was a pop- ular teacher, and a selectman in 1842 ; moved to Minnesota in 1858, where he has been a successful farmer and speculator. Married Anna, dau. of Col. Nathaniel Wheeler, of Croydon.
JOSEPHI P. METCALF, s. of Capt. Obed Metcalf, of Croydon ; came to this town about 1837, and settled on the N. Dame place. M., 1840, Lucy Gould.
Henry H., b. April 7, 1841; entered the Law School of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and graduated in the class of 1865; read law with Hon. Edmund Burke, and was admitted to the bar in 1867; he edited the White Mountain Republic in 1869; the fol- lowing year he became the political editor of The People, at Con- cord; afterwards published the Democratic Press, at Dover; he is now (1879) editor and publisher of the Granite State Magazine, and political editor of The People and N. H. Patriot, at Concord. M. Mary J. Jackson, of Littleton, in 1869.
Carlos G., b. 1846; studied medicine with Dr. J. L. Swett ; graduated from the Medical Department of the University at Albany, N. Y., and is in practice at Troy, N. H. Frank M., b. 1852.
Arthur C., b. 1856.
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MILLER.
JAMES WESLEY MILLER, a tanner ; b. Nov. 30, 1830; came from Lempster, his native town, in 1857 ; m. Lucy Clough ; m., 2d Nov. 10, 1858, Mary J., dau. of Joseph Sawyer, Jr.
Cora, b. Oct. 16, 1857; d. in her girlhood. Laura Etta, b. April 19, 1860. Mary Sophira, b. Oct. 5, 1865.
EDWIN R. MILLER, a farmer ; b. Nov. 12, 1839, in Bridge- water, Vt., and came to this town in 1850; m., Aug. 10, 1865, Sarah J. Vose, of Claremont, b. Sept. 10, 1845 ; lives at the N. Rand place.
Chloe S., b. July 30, 1866. Jason G., b. Jan. 24, 1868.
Rosie B., b. July 18, 1870.
MILLEN.
WILLIAM MILLEN came from New Boston in ISIS, and set- tled on the A. J. Reed farm on East mountain. Ch., William, David, Seth W., Polly, Betsey (m. Stephen Parker), Dorcas, Lucinda (m. A. J. Reed), Lydia.
SUMNER MILLEN, a cabinet-maker ; b. Aug. 14, 1805, in Washington, and came to this town in Feb., 1826. He, in connection with Hiram Buswell and Samuel E. George, pur- chased the William Lowell cabinet manufactory, and continued the business ; in 1836 he sold out, and returned to Washington. M., June 10, 1834, Martha, dau. of Moses P. Durkee.
Lois, b. Sept. 1, 1835; m. Henry Durkee, of Lebanon. Marietta, b. July 18, 1836; d. Oct. 1, 1858. Moses P., b. Nov. 18, 1838 ; r. in Bath, Me.
Esther, b. Dec. 16, 1840 ; m. James Robinson, of Washington.
MOORE.
FRANCIS R. MOORE, b. April 30, 1827 ; came from Hopkin- ton in 1872 ; m. Abbie N., dau. of John Carr.
Frank A., b. April 13, 1851 ; m. Mary S. Hurd ; one child. Ella H., b. Dec. 22, 1856.
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MOONEY.
DANA J. MOONEY, s. of Moses C. Mooney ; a merchant tailor ; b. June 17, 1841, at Alton, and came to this town Nov. II, 1875, from Newmarket. M., Dec. 27, 1865, Abbie, dau. of Ichabod Wentworth, b. June 11, 1847, d. Dec. 27, 1868 ; m., 2d, Feb. 22, 1870, Mary A., dau. of Samuel Meserve, of Roches- ter, b. Dec. 28, 1848.
Edith A., b. June 11, 1867.
MORSE.
ICHABOD MORSE, b. Oct. 25, 1771, at Douglass, Mass. ; came to this town in 1800, and settled on the George P. Haven farm. He was one of the most extensive dairymen of his day ; he kept a tavern for several years at his residence, which was on the old Cornish turnpike, then much travelled. Married Polly Bailey, of Swanzey, in ISoS.
Zilpha, b. Dec. 7, 1810; d. July 21, 1840.
Maria P., b. April 25, 1813; d. Feb. 1, 1871 ; m. Hon. Harvey Hun- toon, of Unity. Ch., Ruel C., b. July 1, 1832; Ransom, b. April 25, 1836; Ora M., b. May 1, 1839; Ira McL., b. June 1, 1843 ; La- mira J., b. Feb. 22, 1846; Ariel A., b. Sept. 29, 1851.
Ora B., b. Oct. 8, 1815; d. Nov. 8, 1833.
Charity Maroa, b. June 5, 1817; d. May, 1835.
MUDGET.
NATHAN MUDGET, b. Dec. 23, 1805 ; a farmer, trader, and deputy-sheriff; came here from Sunapee in 1828 ; he was a se- lectman two years, a representative in 1844 and 1850, state sen- ator in 1855 and 1856, and in 1850 a member of the constitu- tional convention. M., Jan. 5, 1830, Mchitable, dau. of Nathan- iel Dow, b. Sept. 16, 1804.
MUZZEY.
The Muzzeys came from Boscawen.
BENJAMIN MUZZEY, b. 1794; m. Lydia Hardy.
Nehemiah, m. Sarah Chase ; ch., George, John. John, m. Elizabeth Jones ; went to New York.
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Lydia, m. George Herrick.
Daniel D., m. Lavina Sanborn; m., 2d, July 4, 1855, Elvira Heath, b. Oct. 1, 1833. Ch., James C. ; Edward C., b. March, 1847; Curtis J., b. June 18, 1851; Lavona ; Ella V., b. June 28, 1856.
Hannah, m. Benj. Philbrick. Ch., Lydia, George Rollins, Dennis, John Tyler.
Benjamin N., b. May 15, 1819; a farmer, noted for his fine stock; r. at the Currier homestead ; m. Rebecca Currier. Ch., Lora M., b. April 22, 1857.
Charles. +George L.
GEORGE L. MUZZEY, b. April 30, 1834 ; m., Dec. 1, 1855, Fanny J. Dow, b. Dec. 23, 1825.
Willie C., b. Dec. 12, 1857. Nellie R., b. Jan. 31, 1861.
Frank G., b. Dec. 28, 1863. Fanny E., b. Sept. 10, 1868.
DANIEL MUZZEY, a stone-mason ; b. Nov. 22, 1795 ; was a soldier in the war of 1812 ; d. Dec., 1876 ; m. Lanora Jones.
Delia L., b. Oct., 1821; m. John K. Dillingham, of Sutton.
Samuel, b. April 25, 1825; m. Fanny Nichols.
Hannah, b. April 6, 1833 ; m. Horace Howe.
Henry F., b. June 25, 1846; m. Harriet Kempton.
MEHITABLE MUZZEY, a sister of Daniel ; m. Enoch Noyes.
JOHN MUZZEY, b. March 9, 1794, at Boscawen ; a joiner ; m., Oct. 8, 1825, Abigail N. Bean, of Sutton, b. Jan. 9, 1799 ; d. Jan. 23, 1873. He d. Dec. 21, 1867.
Mehitable N., b. July II, 1826; d. Sept. 22, 1863 ; m., April 13, 1847, Seneca Howe.
tFohn, b. Sept. 28, 1828.
Hannah B., b. Aug. 18, 1830; m., May 15, 1859, Wm. Cheney, of Newport.
Melvina A., b. Aug. 11, 1832; m., March 12, 1857, Geo. Shepherd, of Sutton.
Marila T., b. March 28, 1835; m., June 14, 1858, Russell Pillsbury. Moses N., b. Oct. 12, 1837.
Harriet M., b. Dec. 17, 1839; d. Aug. 27, 1862.
JOHN MUZZEY, s. of John ; b. Sept. 28, 1828 ; was for several years a hotel keeper at Bradford, Concord, and Hillsborough ; returned to this town in 1877, and opened a bakery, where he operated awhile, when he sold out to E. L. Smith, the present owner. M., Dec. 30, 1858, Mary E., dau. of John Mckinney. Frank L., b. July 21, 1864. Harry Smith, b. Dec. 31, 1868. Harriet M., an adopted daughter; b. Sept. 14, 1862.
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GENEALOGY.
NETTLETON.
JEREMIAH NETTLETON, the father of the Nettleton race in town, came from Killingworth, Conn., in 1779, and settled on the A. Paul farm. He owned Bald mountain and the land southward to the river. He was son of Jeremiah, grandson of Joseph, who m. Hannah Bushnell, Feb. 18, 1712, and great- grandson of John Nettleton, who came from Kenilworth, Eng., about fifty miles west of London. He was b. Oct. 17, 1738; d. 1815 ; m. Love Buell, Nov. 19, 1761, at Killingworth, Conn. Mabel, b. Nov. 15, 1762 ; m. Aaron Buell, Jr.
Charity, b. July 27, 1764; m. 'a Mr. Story, and went to Goshen.
+Aaron, b. Nov. 11, 1766 ; m. Mehitable Dow.
t Jeremiah, Fr., b. Sept. 11, 1768; m. Lydia Ledoyt.
t Nathan, b. June 21, 1770; m. Hannah Wheeler.
Rachel, b. Oct. 4, 1772 ; m. Joshua Heath.
Deborah, b. Feb. 11, 1775 ;' m. Peter Stow.
tFoel, b. Feb. 6, 1778; m. Elizabeth Dow.
+Daniel, b. Dec. 1, 1780; m. Esther Peck; m., 2d, Rhoda Ryant.
AARON NETTLETON, S. of Jeremiah ; b. Nov. 11, 1766 ; lived and died on the spot first settled by his father. He was an ex- cellent farmer, and was engaged, to a considerable extent, in public business. He was the first sheriff of the county of Sul- livan. Married Mehitable Dow, of Exeter, March 5, 1793. t Jeremiah D., b. April 10, 1794; m. Zilpha Bowman. Lydia K., b. Oct. 5, 1795.
Fanny, b. Dec. 25, 1796; m. Col. Josiah Stevens.
t Aaron, Fr., b. July 8, 1799. +Bela, b. July 5, 1801. Mehitable, b. June 2, 1803; d. 1804.
JEREMIAH D. NETTLETON, S. of Aaron ; b. April 10, 1794 : settled on the C. McGregor place ; afterwards took the old homestead, which had been occupied by his father and grand- father, where he spent the remainder of his life, and where he d. Dec. S, 1852. He was a representative in 1837 and IS39 ; was state senator two years, and one of the selectmen some thirteen years. He was courteous in his manners, and enjoyed in a good degree the confidence of his townsmen. He was an active member of the Baptist society. M., in 1815, Zilpha, dau. of Zadoc Bowman ; m., 2d, Orpha Sweet.
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HISTORY OF NEWPORT.
Lydia K., b. May 5, 1817; m., Oct. 5, 1837, Hiram Emerson ; r. at Lebanon.
Fanny E., b., Nov. 25, 1821; m., Oct. 10, 1845, Hartford Sweet; r. at Lancaster.
Jeremiah, b. July 14, 1832 ; mill operative ; r. at Newport. Orpha, b. Nov. 13, 1834; m., Nov. 10, 1853, Albert Rowell.
AARON NETTLETON, s. of Aaron ; b. July 8, 1799 ; was a popular merchant, trading at the Nettleton block, where he was also post-master until his death. M., Dec. 22, 1825, Sarah H. French, of Unity.
+Aaron French, b. Oct. 27, 1829.
Sarah Ann, m. Chas. H. Chapin, a lawyer at St. Louis, Mo.
AARON FRENCH NETTLETON, S. of Aaron Nettleton, Jr. ; b. Oct. 27, 1829 ; spent his minority with his uncle, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, at farm work (both of his parents having died), after which he was engaged in trade. He was a popular bass sing- er. In 1859 he went to Boston, where he entered, in 1861, the police department. He was appointed superintendent of the city prison in 1868, and a city constable in 1874, which office he still holds. He is fond of the military, and is often chief marshal on public parade days of the city. M., March 10, 1853, Lucia P. Dean, a favorite singer, dau. of Mrs. Jacob Rob- inson by a former husband.
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