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CLEON 'M.9 LANE (George F.,8 Ezekiel,7 Samuel,6 Elkanah,5 Ephraim,4 Jolin,3 George,2 William1), b. July 22, 1849 ; m., 1st, Dec.
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24, 1868, Rosanna (b. Feb. 11, 1850 ; d. Nov. 5, 1880), daughter of Charles Slyfield of Keene; m., 2d, May 24, 1881, Etta (b. May 12, 1855), a sister of Rosanna. Children : Charlotte Marion, b. Nov. 5, 1869. Mildred Elizabeth, b. Dec. 19, 1873. Rachel Lestina, b. Jan. 28, 1876. Mary Emeline, b. Oct. 16, 1878.
GEORGE E.9 LANE (George F.,8 Ezekiel,7 Samuel,6 Elkanah,5 Ephraim,4 John,3 George,2 William1), b. Oct. 31, 1854 ; m. June 20, 1876, Clara M. (b. Aug. 20, 1857), daughter of Leander Page; d. May 2, 1888. Child: Lester M., b. May 8, 1877.
HUBERT E.9 LANE (Elisha F.,8 Ezekiel,7 Samuel,6 Elkanah,5 Ephraim,4 John,3 George,2 William1), b. March 19, 1854; m. Lilla, adopted daughter of Albert G. Read.
LAWRENCE.
NATHANIEL2 LAWRENCE (Nathaniel) of Winchester), b. June 3, 1781 ; m. Aug. 5, 1806, Sally (b. Aug. 28, 1790 ; d. Sept. 7, 1841), daughter of William Rixford ; d. Oct. 12, 1837. Children : Mary, b. Jan. 6, 1807 ; d. May 3, 1845. Selah W., b. Sept. 27, 1808 ; d. July 18, 1831. Lorenzo D., b. April 3, 1811 ; d. in Kansas, Oct. 26, 1885. Nathan- iel S., b. June 12, 1813 ; m. Louisa Noah ; d. in Kansas, Feb. 6, 1863. Sarah M., b. Feb. 26, 1816; m. Jan. 31, 1842, James H. Sibley. Solomon R., b. April 25, 1819 ; m. Jan. 20, 1846, Maria Whitcomb ; d. Nov. 21, 1884, in Palmer, Mass. Rhoda S., b. Oct. 14, 1822 ; m. Nov.20, 1844, Daniel Snow. Harriet N., b. Aug. 2, 1825 ; d. May 15, 1890. Selah W., b. May 14, 1832 ; m. Nov. 23, 1853, Harriet A. Foster (d. June 29, 1887).
JUSTIN LAWRENCE, settled in Swanzey previous to 1777, and d. probably about 1802. His wife d. Aug. 24, 1777. Children : Pad- dock, b. about 1760. Martha, m. Jan. 22, 1798, James Smith of Andover, Vt. Betsey, m. Aug. 26, 1798, Levi Rice of Winchester. A child d. Aug. 19, 1777, and one Aug. 21, 1777.
PADDOCK2 LAWRENCE (Justin1), b. about 1760 ; m. Sept. 7, 1786, Rebecca Cunningham ; d. Jan. 20, 1847. Children : Reuben. Polly, m. Samuel Wood of Winchester. Alvira, m. Ebenezer Cummings.
LEACH.
JOSIAH LEACH m., 2nd, Jan. 31, 1819, Sarah Ockington. Children : Thomas G., b. Sept. 19, 1819. Charles A., b. Aug. 14, 1821. Leon- ard W., b. June 19, 1824. Lovilla E., b. Dec. 12, 1826. Lucy A., b. May 11, 1829.
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LYMAN2 LEACH (Josiah1), b. Jan. 4, 1807 ; m. March 24, 1830, Eliza (b. Oct. 19, 1811), daughter of Benjamin Whitcomb; d. Nov. 2, 1877. Children : Lyndall W., b. Dec. 5, 1830; d. Apr. 8, 1831. Laura E., b. March 15, 1833 ; m. James U. Merrill, Oneida, N. Y. Lyndall W., b. June 15, 1835. Emily, b. March 20, 1838 ; d. Jan., 1841. Livonia M., b. March 20, 1846 ; m. Fred F. Bartlett.
LEBOURVEAU.
JOHN LEBOURVEAU b. June 28, 1793 ; m. Arethusa Nourse (b. in Keene, April 6, 1793 ; d. March 19, 1872) ; d. June 18, 1874. Chil- dren : Emily, b. Aug. 3, 1817 ; d. Oct. 20, 1839. Eliza, b. Aug. 9, 1819 ; d. May 16, 1832. Diantha, b. Oct. 4, 1821 ; m. Calvin Wright May 10, 1842. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1823; m. Charles Eveleth June 16, 1841. Jerome, b. Nov. 27, 1825 ; m. Betsey Seward, Oct. 15, 1850. Harriet, b. May 30, 1830; m. Samuel Seward, Dec. 18, 1848. Aaron, b. Dec. 31, 1833.
AARON2 LEBOURVEAU (John1), b. Dec. 31, 1833 ; m. Nov. 2, 1858, Lura Davis. Child : Ellery, m. Nellie, daughter of Joseph E. Long.
LEONARD.
SETH2 LEONARD (Seth1 of Westmoreland), b. Dec. 20, 1799 ; m. June 8, 1822, Sally (b. Apr. 2, 1787 ; d. Apr. 23, 1877), daughter of Jonathan Hill of Winchester ; d. March 2, 1853. Children : Susan, b. Oct. 28, 1823. Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1825. William, b. Feb., 1826. Henry W., b. March 2, 1827. Rusella, b. Nov., 1828. Lucy, b. May 27, 1830 ; m. Ransom O. Taylor. George A., b. Nov. 29, 1831.
GEORGE LEONARD (Seth1 of Westmoreland), b. May 1, 1806 ; m. Oct. 4, 1837, Esther (d. Oct. 5, 1867), daughter of John Smith of Peterborough. Child : Lizzie Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1839 ; m. D. B. C. Hill.
HENRY W.3 LEONARD (Seth,2 Seth1), b. March 2, 1827 ; m. Apr. 2, 1850, Mary L. (b. Oct. 27, 1830), daughter of Jonathan Jackson. Children : Henry S., b. March 4, 1853. Herman G., b. Nov. 4, 1856. Jane M. and Julia E., b. Aug. 10, 1861 ; Jane M. m. Carlton J. Jos- lin of Keene ; Julia E. m. Michael Burke. Ray J., b. Jan. 2, 1869.
GEOGE A.3 LEONARD (Seth,2 Seth1), b. Nov. 29, 1831 ; m. July 2, 1856, Martha A. (b. Dec. 25, 1832), daughter of Joel Eaton. Chil- dren : George Wyman, b. March 29, 1858 ; d. Sept. 29, 1864. Min-
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nie Helen, b. June 8, 1863; d. March 29, 1869. Martha Adelaide, b. Aug. 17, 1866. Effie May, b. Jan. 16, 1869.
JOHN LEONARD, b. in 1753 ; d. April 27, 1829.
NATHAN LEONARD of New York m. March 5, 1817, Lucy (b. Jan. 21, 1792; d. in Keene Aug. 24, 1884), daughter of Seth Pomroy. Children : Alonzo, Welcome and Robert P. reside in Keene. Eliza, m. Logan Willard of Winchester. Sarah J., m. Silas W. Ballou3 Feb. 12, 1851.
LEWIS.
LEVI LEWIS m. Dec. 28, 1819, Betsey, daughter of Eliezer Mason. Children : Almira. Maria. Eliza. Jerome. Jane. Levi. Edgar. Emily.
LINCOLN.
HERMAN L.2 LINCOLN (James A.1 of Peru, Vt.), b. Oct. 26, 1838 ; m. Dec. 29, 1859, Ellen (b. Dec. 31, 1838), daughter of Col. Clark Chencey of Chesterfield. Children : Fred C., b. Sept. 26, 1860. Nel- lie A., b. Jan. 1, 1862 ; m. Walter S. Alexander of this town. Frank L., b. July 10, 1866 ; m. Mary, daughter of Fred A. Bartlett. Nettie L., b. Sept. 10, 1867; m. Orman L. Crown of Keene. Susie A., b. Feb. 9, 1870. Lena M., b. July 4, 1874 ; d. young. Luana, b. June 5, 1876. Ella M., b. June 1, 1878.
FRED C.3 LINCOLN (Herman L.,2 James A.1), b. Sept. 26, 1860 ; m. March 11, 1881, Rosie L., daughter of Elijah B Rugg. Child : L. Winifred, b. July 30, 1886.
LOCKE.
JONATHAN LOCKE and Nancy his wife had : Eliza, b. Nov. 14, 1815. Franklin, b. Oct. 17, 1818.
LOMBARD.
AARON2 LOMBARD (Joseph1 Lombard of Brimfield), b. in Brimfield, Mass., March 2, 1772 ; m. June 21, 1796, Eunice (b. May 12, 1777 ; d. Jan. 18, 1859), daughter of Isaac Gibbs, Sudbury, Mass. He d. Jan. 27, 1859. Children : Parley, b. Jan. 22, 1798; d. Aug. 2, 1799. Joseph, b. Sept. 8, 1800; d. June 24, 1856, in New York. Sylvester, b. Aug. 27, 1801; d. Oct. 27, 1802. Eliza, b. May 9, 1803 ; d. 1879, in Boston. Benjamin F., b. May 3, 1805 ; d. Oct. 2, 1807. Laura, b. Feb. 7, 1807; m. Oct. 18, 1823, Daniel Kendrick
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of Winchester, removed to Nashua. Mary F., b. April 22, 1809 ; m. William Stratton. Emily, b. July 3, 1811 ; m. John Scates of Nashua. Benjamin F., b. June 29, 1814. Isaac G., b. Aug. 24, 1816 ; d. Dec. 3, 1837. Eunice Jane, b. Nov. 19, 1818 ; m. John H. Hinckley of Boston. George Sumner, b. Oct. 15, 1820.
BENJAMIN F.3 LOMBARD (Aaron,2 Joseph1 of Brimfield, Mass.), b. June 29, 1814 ; m. Feb. 2, 1840, Fanny (b. Dec. 9, 1816), daughter of Benjamin Whitcomb. Children : Addis W., b. Dec. 30, 1840; d. Dec. 9, 1862. Eliza Jane. b. Ang. 14, 1842 ; m. George J. Page of Buffalo, N. Y. Elnora Adelaide, b. Sept. 27, 1845; d. Feb. 6, 1849. A son, b. and d. Ang. 24, 1847. A daughter, b. Jan. 16, 1849 ; d. Jan. 19, 1849. Flavius Frank, b. March 29, 1850. Cora Frances, b. July 4, 1852 ; m. Feb. 13, 1878, Leason Martin of Rich- mond. Kate Elnora, b. Dec. 26, 1854. Edric Aaron, b. Sept. 14, 1859 ; d. Dec. 14, 1862.
GEORGE S.3 LOMBARD (Aaron,2 Joseph1), b. Oct. 15, 1820; m. Nov. 9, 1852, Mary E. Crosby of Boston. He d. Jan. 3, 1865, in the army.
FLAVIUS F.4 LOMBARD ( Benjamin F.,3 Aaron,2 Joseph1), b. March 29, 1850 ; m. Oct. 31, 1877, Ursula V. (b. May 25, 1857), danghter of Sylvanus Cram. Children : Frank H., b. Ang. 12, 1878. George H., b. Oct 8, 1879. Guy F., b. May 26, 1881. Louie Howard, b. Feb. 22, 1884.
LONERGAN.
THOMAS LONERGAN, b. in Ireland March 18, 1828; m. April 13, 1856, Catharine Fitzgerald (b. in Ireland, June 14, 1832). Children : Ellen, b. June 9, 1857 ; d. Oct. 6, 1857. Margaret, b. July 25, 1858. James, b. Dec. 10, 1859 ; d. Oct. 8, 1872. Jolin, b. Dec. 13, 1861. Mary E., b. May 17, 1863 ; d. Nov. 26, 1882. Catharine, b. July 7, 1865. Thomas, b. April 15, 1868. Daniel, b. Nov. 16, 1869 ; d. Sept. 22, 1871. Anna, b. June 27, 1872; d. Jan. 25, 1873.
LONG.
JOSEPH1 LONG, came to Swanzey from Massachusetts, and d. when about forty years of age ; m. Phebe Hill (b, 1758; d. 1857) of Doug- lass, Mass. Children : Levi. William. Lemuel. John. Joseph.
LEVI2 LONG (Joseph1) m. July 15, 1807, Cynthia (b. March 29, 1782), daughter of John Pierce.
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JOHN2 LONG (Joseph1), m. June 4, 1812, Mehitable (b. Feb. 7, 1787; d. Jan. 6, 1843, in Northfield, Mass.), daughter of Josiah Hamblet.
JOSEPH2 LONG (Joseph1), b. -; m. May, 1821, Gillias A., daugh- ter of Ezra Rice of Northboro, Mass. ; d. April 3, 1874. Children : Levi II., b. June 22, 1822. Lydia Ann, b. May 1, 1824 ; m. Hana- niah W. Allen of Keene. Fanny, b. Nov. 22, 1828 ; m. Aaron L. Kirk of Springfield, Vt. Lemuel F., b. June 2, 1831. Mary C., b. Aug. 4, 1833 ; m. Reuben S. Kirk of Keene. Joseph E., b. Apr. 30, 1836.
JOSEPH E.3 LONG (Joseph,2 Joseph1), b. Apr. 30, 1836 ; m., 1st, Ellen (b. Apr. 17, 1840 ; d. June 14, 1864), daughter of Robert Hovey ; m., 2nd, Jan. 1, 1867, Lois A. (b. Oct. 5, 1844), daughter of Lovell Taft. Children : Nellie M., b. Aug 2, 1862 ; m. Elery Le- borveau. George E., b. June 12, 1864. Cora E., b. Aug. 8, 1867 ; m. Walter H. Streeter. Lemuel F., b. Oct. 22, 1870. Fannie L., b. Aug. 14, 1877. Willie S., b. Oct. 9, 1878 ; d. Ang. 16, 1879.
LORD.
GEORGE LORD, b. Dec. 3, 1810; m., 1st, Elvira - (b. 1819; d. Feb. 12, 1844) ; m., 2nd, June 15, 1846, Ann - (b. May 12, 1814 ; d. Aug. 29, 1887), daughter of Laban Starkey ; he d. in Swan- zey, Apr. 25, 1865. Children : Helen, b. Dec. 27, -; d. in Spring- field, Vt. Ann Maria, b. Feb. 21, 1848 ; m. Andrew L. Haskell.
BEMSLEY LORD of Winchendon, Mass., m. Sally Stimson (who m., 2nd, Benjamin Brown, 2nd, of Swanzey). Children : Eunice, b. March 3, 1786. Sally, b. July 17, 1787. Bemsley, b. July 16, 1789. Luke, b. Nov. 18, 1792.
BEMSLEY2 LORD (Bemsley1 of Winchendon, Mass.), b. July 16, 1789 ; m. Rebecca -. Child : Bemsley, b. in 1828; d. Dec. 22, 1856.
LOVELAND.
ADOLPHUS LOVELAND, d. April 24, 1823.
ELEAZER LOVELAND, d. March 25, 1822.
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LOVERING.
JASPER E.2 LOVERING (Frank1), b. June 22, 1855; m. July 18, 1877, Lillian M. (b. Oct. 2, 1856), daughter of Luther Alexander. Child : Carroll A., b. Feb. 20, 1883.
WILL H.2 LOVERING (Henry1 of Fitzwilliam), b. May 8, 1854 ; m. Nov. 23, 1881, Cora Jane (b. May 6, 1855), daughter of Harvey Beal.
LYMAN.
CHESTER LYMAN, b. in 1783; m., 2nd, Lucy Porter (b. 1798; d. Dec. 19, 1849) of Marlborough; m., 3rd, widow Lovina (Porter) Knowlton (b. in 1787 ; d. Jan. 18, 1876) ; he d. Dec. 12, 1873. Chil- dren : Chester. Joseph. William. A daughter, m. Mr. Kingsbury of Keene. Harriet, b. 1833 ; d. Sept. 27, 1849. Hannah, m. Eben- ezer F. Lane ; d. May 22, 1886. Lucretia, m. Ephraim Wheeler of Troy. Leonard. (Record incomplete.)
LEONARD2 LYMAN (Chester1), m. Carrie, daughter of Sylvanus Per- ham of Troy. Children : Addie, m. Allen Wilcox. Walter, lives in Michigan. Grace, m. Charles Pond of Keene. Emma, m. Fred A. Watson ; m., 2nd, Mr. Barker. Chester, d. in youth.
MACK.
JOHN MACK m. Tirza Gunn. Child : Solomon, b. July 18, 1786.
MANN.
HEZEKIAH MANN m. Molly - .. Children : Samuel. Sarah. Molly. Abigail, b. Apr. 3, 1784. Calvin, b. Aug. 17, 1785. Lu- ther, b. Feb. 24, 1787. Lois, b. Feb. 4, 1789.
MCFARLAND.
EDWARD A. MCFARLAND from Philadelphia, m. May 24, 1882, Mel- venah (b. Feb. 25, 1863), daughter of H. Denman Thompson. Chil- dren : Alice, b. Jan. 6, 1884 ; d. Jan. 10, 1887. Ethel, b. Sept. 10, 1885. Denman, b. June 30, 1888.
MANSFIELD.
WILLIAM SPOFFORD2 MANSFIELD (Stephen1), b. in Charlestown, March 7, 1816 ; m. 1844, Louisa Polley of Gilsum ; he d. in Swanzey Sept. 2, 1846. Child : William Alonzo, b. in Swanzey, July, 1845.
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MARBLE.
ERASMUS MARBLE b. 1789 ; m. May 8, 1834, Christian (b. May 11, 1793), daughter of Samuel Belding, 2d; he d. Sept. 23, 1878.
ALFRED2 MARBLE (James1 of Hinsdale), b. Ang. 23, 1819; m., 1st, June 7, 1843, Almira E. (b. Sept. 3, 1819 ; d. Feb. 17, 1853), daughter of Benjamin Williams ; m., 2nd, Aug. 17, 1853, Esther A. (b. 4 Nov., 1831), daughter of Zadock L. Taft. Children : William B., b. June 26, 1844 ; d. June 26, 1869. Samantha M., an adopted daughter, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., July 29, 1849 ; m., 1st, Aug. 3, 1875, Alfred Temple of Bernardston, Mass. (d. Nov. 28, 1877) ; m., 2nd, March 12, 1879, Walter A. Sprague of Keene. Addie E., b. Apr. 27, 1857 ; m. Dr. M. E. Dix of Hinsdale.
JOHN MARBLE, m., 1st, June 8, 1794, Damaris (b. Jan. 17, 1775), daughter of Aaron Parsons ; m., 2nd, Betty (b. March 27, 1772 ; d. March 12, 1778), sister of Damaris. Child : Damaris, bapt. June 14, 1795.
MARCY.
GEORGE MARCY of Windsor, Vt., m. Clara - from Plainfield. Children : Fanny, b. May 30, 1827 ; m. Phinelias H. Snow. Silas R., b. Jan. 21, 1830. Samuel. Ellen, lives in Keene. Hubbard. .
VOLNEY A. MARCY taxed in this town first about 1868.
MARSH.
CHARLES2 MARSH (Charles1 of Keene), b. Oct. 10, 1846 ; m., 1st, Sept. 4, 1867, Celinda Marietta (d. Aug. 1, 1885), daugliter of El- bridge G. Prentice ; m., 2nd, Minnie - -. Children : Gracie M., b. Apr. 23, 1870. Angie L., b. Aug. 27, 1872. Minnie E., b. July 23, 1874. Chester L., b. Aug. 15, 1877. Martia A., b. July 1, 1880; d. Nov. 23, 1880. Charles E., b. Sept. 10, 1882.
AMASA A.2 MARSH (James1 of Keene), b. 1853 ; m. Dec. 25, 1886, Alice G. Scott of Chesterfield. Child : Winona F., b. Jan. 3, 1888.
WALTER E.2 MARSH (James1), b. July 30, 1855 ; m. Jan. 8, 1883, Jessie H., daughter of Charles N. Tottingham. Child : Raymond Eugene, b. Jan. 27, 1885.
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MARSHALL.
HENRY MARSHALL, m. Oct. 7, 1771, Mary Wier. Children : Han- nah, b. Apr. 10, 1773. Tryphena, b. June 9, 1775. Mary, b. Sept. 9, 1777. John, b. Apr. 10, 1780. Henry, b. June 6, 1785. Susanna b. MAY 9 1782 Samuel Wier Marshall, & June
DAVID R. MARSHALL, m., 1st, Nancy Stone ; m., 2nd, Oct. 24, 1850, Ellen M. (b. March 25, 1830), daughter of Orrin Black ; he d. 1881. Children : Ella R., b. Sept. 5, 1856 ; m. 1882, Frank Chap- man.
MARTIN.
JONATHAN2 MARTIN (Moses1 of Richmond), b. Dec. 6, 1773 ; m., 1st, Jan. 31, 1796, Zilpah, daughter of Joseph Cass of Richmond ; m., 2nd, Aug. 14, 1803, Lydia (b. Sept. 25, 1776 ; d. July 19, 1856), daughter of Israel Sabin of Richmond; he d. May 28, 1832. Chil- dren : Lovisa, b. 1799; d. Aug. 25, 1870. Roxelana. Lydia, b. 1805. Jonathan, b. May, 1807. Laton, b. Jan. 31, 1809. James Madison, b. 1812. Zilpah, b. 1813; d. Nov. 10, 1839. Rachel, b. 1818 ; d. Feb. 2, 1837.
JOHN2 MARTIN ( Wilderness1 of Richmond), b. March 16, 1791 ; m. Feb. 24, 1819, Hannah Kendall. Children : Emily, b. Nov., 1819. Azuba, m. April 23, 1857, Hiram Bryant.
MARVIN.
BENJAMIN MARVIN m. Eliza Children : Flora E., b. 1845 ; d. Sept. 3, 1849. Enrico C., b. 1849 ; d. Oct., 1860. Mary S., b. June 30, 1860 ; d. Aug. 26, 1860.
MASON.
ELIEZER MASON came from Fitzwilliam prior to 1806 ; his wife Re- becca, b. in Swansea, Mass., Dec. 29, 1761 ; d. in Hardwick, Vt., March 24, 1837. He d. in Walcott, Vt., Dec. 9, 1843. Children : Levi, b. in Swansea, Mass., Oct. 19, 1782. Phebe, b. in Fitzwilliam, Aug. 24, 1784 ; m. Benjamin Temple of Nortliborough, Mass. Lurana, b. Sept. 10, 1786 ; m. Jonas Hall. Rebecca, b. Feb. 18, 1789 ; d. young. Martin, b. July 15, 1792. Mary, b. Dec. 21, 1794 ; m. Joseph But- ler. Rebecca, b. Aug. 5, 1796 ; m. Asahel Hall of Hardwick, Vt., Jan. 19, 1815. Betsey, b. Nov. 23, 1800; m. Levi Lewis. Candace, b. July 3, 1803 ; m. Horace Starkey. The last six children b. in Fitz- william. Benjamin, b. March 22, 1806, in Swanzey. (From Hist. of Fitzwilliam.)
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HIALE2 MASON (Eliezer1), b. June 20, 1790; m. June 22, 1815, Lucy (b. Nov., 1795), daughter of Samuel Lane. Children : Samuel. Levi. Alverdo. Francis M., b. May 29, 1823. George W. Lucius. Eunice.
MARTIN2 MASON (Eliezer1), b. July 15, 1792 ; m. about 1813, Catha- rine Rooks of Doylston, Penn. (b. May 22, 1795 ; d. March 6, 1870). He d. Apr. 4, 1872. Children : Mary Ann, b. Dec. 11, 1815 ; m., 1st, Alfred Seaver ; m., 2nd, Oramon Snow. Sarah, b. May 4, 1818; m. Russell B. Hall. Daniel, b. Apr. 5, 1820 ; d. Feb. 11, 1859, in Haver- hill, Mass. Fanny, b. Oct. 5, 1823; d. Dec. 28, 1831. Betsey, b. Jan. 14. 1826 ; in. Samuel Wilkins, Middleton, Mass. Lucy, b. May 14, 1828; m. Luman W. Seaver. Charles E., b. Aug. 15, 1830. Martin, b. Nov. 20, 1833.
BENJAMIN2 MASON (Eliezer1), b. March 22, 1806 ; m., 1st, Jan. 1, 1826, Almeda (b. July 31, 1808; d. Jan. 6, 1856), daughter of Levi Woodcock; m., 2nd, Miriam (d. Feb. 4, 1890), daughter of Zenas Ware (widow Aaron Thayer, widow George Darling). He d. Nov. 22, 1881. Children : Alonzo. Mary M., b. March 31, 1829; m. Albert R. Ballou. Eliza, b. Feb. 18, 1834; d. May, 1853. William Henry, b. June, 1837.
FRANCIS M.3 MASON (Hale,2 Eliezer1), b. May 29, 1823; m. Jan. 1, 1846, Fanny E. (b. March 13, 1821 ; d. Jan. 30, 1876), daughter of Elijah Lane. Children : Frank Dexter, b. Feb. 10, 1857. Eu- nice Maria, b. Apr. 15, 1859 ; d. May 6, 1886.
MARTIN3 MASON (Martin,2 Eliezer1), b. Nov. 20, 1833 ; m. June 11, 1860, Sophina J. (b. Feb. 17, 1837), daughter of Joseph Ham- mond. Children : Frank E., b. Aug. 28, 1865. Kate L., b. June 6, 1870 ; m. Charles Emmons. Charles H., b. July 24, 1873.
ALONZO3 MASON (Benjamin,2 Eliezer1), m., 1st, Dolly (b. 1835 ; d. May 8, 1852), daughter of George Bucklin; m., 2nd, Rachel Car- oline (b. Apr. 1, 1833), daughter of Ezekiel Lane. She m., 2nd,- Woodward of Keene.
HERBERT W.2 MASON (Nathaniel P.1 of Stoddard), b. June 26, 1849 ; m. June 26, 1877, Abbie Frances (b. Nov. 27, 1854), daughter of Calvin Alexander. Children : Herbert D., b. Nov. 2, 1878. Al- exander, b. Aug. 7, 1880.
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ORSON L.2 MASON (Stephen S.1 of Dublin), b. Aug. 1, 1849 ; m. July 4, 1873, Martha Adams, daughter of Isaac Starkey. Children : Ger- trude Rush, b. March 31, 1879. Floyd Oren, b. Jan. 29, 1886.
MATTHEWS.
SOLOMON2 MATTHEWS (Solon' of Brookfield, Mass.), b. June 1, 1763 ; m., 1st, - Shaw ; m., 2nd, 1800, Pruda (b. March 24, 1770 ; d. Aug. 3, 1854), daughter of Eliphalet Holbrook, Bellingham, Mass. He d. Aug. 12, 1859. Children : Boardman, b. Sept. 19, 1790; d. in Mexico, N. Y. Daniel, b. Jan. 8, 1792 ; d. Jan. 3, 1851. Rhoda, b. Jan. 29, 1793 ; d. young. Anna, b. March 29, 1795 ; d. Aug. 5, 1806. Lydia and Lucy, b. July 1, 1797 ; Lucy, d. young ; Lydia, d. June, 1839. Abigail and Nancy, b. Jan. 20, 1801; Nancy, d. Sept. 8, 1866 ; Abigail, m. Dec. 30, 1830, Levi Farnsworth of Fitchburg, Mass. ; d. June 10, 1867. Patty, b. Jan. 20, 1803 ; d. Nov. 15, 1804. Anna, b. Oct. 8, 1804 ; d. Aug. 5, 1806. John H., b. Aug. 6, 1806. Levi, b. Oct. 16, 1807. Olive, b. Apr. 11, 1812 ; m. Philip P. Carlton. Solomon, b. June 15, 1814 ; d. Feb. 21, 1815.
JOHN H.3 MATTHEWS (Solomon,2 Solon1), b. Aug. 6, 1806 ; m. Lo- mira Crossett (d. Oct. 25, 1888). He d. July 9, 1881. Children : James Henry, b. Sept. 7, 1840. Nancy Jane, b. Dec. 30, 1841. Lu- cina, b. Oct. 6, 1843 ; m. Frank Hovey.
LEVI3 MATTHEWS (Solomon,2 Solon1), b. Oct. 16, 1807; m. Jan. 3, 1833, Lucy (b. Sept. 8, 1805 ; d. Aug. 3, 1846), daughter of Francis Bowman of Henniker. Hed. July 28, 1861. Children : Maria Antoin- ette, b. Nov. 24, 1833 ; d. March, 1837. Anna Agenore, b. May 26, 1835 ; m. July 28, 1857, Charles H. Woods of Henniker. Helen Maria, b. March 11, 1837 ; m., 1st, Dec. 10, 1855, Daniel W. Smith of Henniker (d. July 28, 1859) ; m., 2nd, June 22, 1862, Moses O. Bean of Ha- verhill, Mass. ; m., 3rd, Apr. 16, 1879, John M. Farnsworth of Fitch- burg, Mass. Edwin Bowman, b. Dec. 24, 1838. Effie Ann, b. Aug. 30, 1841, in Marlborough ; m. Sept. 8, 1861, George G. Jones of Dracut, Mass.
EDWIN B.4 MATTHEWS (Levi,3 Solomon,2 Solon1), b. Dec. 24, 1838. m. Jan. 24, 1860, Mary L. (b. Sept. 5, 1840), daughter of Joseph Col- lins, of Marlborough. Children : Hattie, b. Apr. 29, 1861. Birdie E., b. Feb. 12, 1867. Herbert Leon, b. Jan. 21, 1873. Lula G., b. June 21, 1877. All children b. in Marlborough.
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MEAD.
BENJAMIN2 MEAD (John1 of Hillsborough), b. Sept. 26, 1808; m. March 7, 1834, Sarah (b. April 18, 1810), daughter of James Ball of Antrim. He d. Aug. 11, 1888. Children : Laura Anu, b. Oct. 21, 1837, in Marlow ; m. Jan. 14, 1858, Sylvester Tinker of Nashua; d. July 10, 1865. Benjamin F., b. Oct. 15, 1842.
BENJAMIN F.3 MEAD (Benjamin,2 John1), b. Oct. 15, 1842 ; m., 1st, Sept. 1, 1861, Minerva C. E. Herrick of Chesterfield (b. July 11, 1836 ; d. July 11, 1875) ; m., 2nd, March 20, 1881, Abbie J. Bemis, of Marlboro. Children : Eva L., b. Dec. 8, 1862; m. Oct. 6, 1879, Richard R. Ramsdell, jr. Willie E., b. April 13, 1865; d. Sept. 8, 1875. Annie Ethel, b. Sept. 8, 1886.
MELLEN.
JOEL6 MELLEN (Roberts of Holliston, Mass., Daniel,4 Henry,3 Thomas2, Simon1 of Framingham, Mass.), b. April 2, 1764 ; m., 1st, May 31, 1792, Mary (b. Sept. 22, 1765 ; d. June 2, 1802), daughter of William Holbrook; m., 2nd, Nov. 28, 1805, Bebe (b. Dec. 16, 1778 ; d. Apr. 11, 1854), daughter of Isaac Jackson, of Fitzwilliam. He d. May 12, 1828, and she m. Russel Ballou, Apr. 16, 1829. Chil- dren : Betsey Holbrook, b. - ; m. Nov. 2, 1813, Cyrus Foot of Springfield, Mass. Abigail, b. May 31, 1793, in Fitzwilliam ; m. Clark B. Holbrook. Robert, b. July 20, 1795, in Fitzwilliam. Mary, b. Aug. 30, 1806 ; m. George Bucklin. Joel, b. Apr. 6, 1811. Sarah, b. Dec. 21, 1821 ; m. Alonzo Ballou.
JOEL7 MELLEN (Joel,6 Robert,5 Daniel,4 Henry,3 Thomas,2 Simon1), b. April 6, 1811 ; m. Sarah Harvey.
MERRIAM.
JONAS H.2 MERRIAM (John1 of Barre, Mass.), b. 1786, in Barre ; m. about 1805, Mary Adams ; had seven children ; went to Cambria, N. Y., where he m., 2nd, in 1820, Caroline Warting ; had three chil- dren ; m., 3d, in 1832, Sally F. Talbot ; about 1836, removed from Athol to this town and d. Aug. 8, 1857 ; she d. May 5, 1874.
WILLIAM3 MERRIAM (Jonas H.,2 John1), b. Dec. 9, 1825, in Cam- bria, N. Y .; m. Sept. 20, 1846, Frances Jane (b. Oct. 21, 1828), daughter of Otis Whitcomb. Children : Caroline Jane, b. Aug. 5, 1847, in Rindge ; d. Oct. 10, 1848. Caroline Jane, b. March 12, 1849, in Fitzwilliam. Esther Eliza, b. June 7, 1851, in Fitzwilliam.
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METCALF.
IRUS2 METCALF ( Nahum1 of Keene), b. 1807 ; m. Emeline (b. 1812 ; d. May 10, 1851), daughter of John Haile ; hed. Feb. 17, 1872. Chil- dren : Emma, b. 1834 ; d. in 1840. Ellen, b. 1835 ; d. in 1840. John W., b. Jan. 1, 1837. William H., b. Apr. 30, 1840. Emma E., b. Dec. 12, 1844 ; m. Erdix S. Eastman. Charles W., b. Apr. 12, 1847. Her- bert W., b. May 7, 1848.
RALPH2 METCALF (Nahum1 of Keene), m. Apr. 18, 1832, Adaline Woodcock.
GEORGE2 METCALF (Nahum1 of Keene), m. Dec. 5, 1837, Abigail Stone of Keene ; d. in Harrisville. Children : Abigail Mariah, b. Sept. 30, 1838. Olive Louisa, b. Apr. 29, 1840.
JOHN W.3 METCALF (Irus,2 Nahum1), b. Jan. 1, 1837; m. Sadie McAllister of Boston, Mass.
WILLIAM H.3 METCALF (Irus2, Nahum1), b. Apr. 30, 1840 ; m., 1st, Ellen Chase, of Jamaica, Vt. ; m., 2nd, Mary Ripley, of Winchester ; d. May 5, 1870.
CHARLES W.3 METCALF (Irus,2 Nahum1), b. April 12, 1847 ; m. Anna Norwood, of Winchester, N. H.
CALEB H. METCALF, m. Lydia (b. Aug. 30, 1814), daughter of James Olcott. Children : George E., b. Apr. 21, 1838. Lucina M., b. Nov. 13, 1840. Mary E., b. Apr. 14, 1843. They went west.
MOORE.
LAWSON MOORE, b. in Marlboro, Mass., about 1758 ; m. Lydia Good- now of Framingham, Mass. ; d. Dec. 20, 1847. Children : Lydia, b. May 10, 1786 ; m., 1st, - Hugh Mason of Marlborough ; 2d, Eben- ezer Coburn of M. Lawson, b. Dec. 12, 1791. William, b. May 21, 1798.
LAWSON2 MOORE (Lawson1), b. Dec. 12, 1791 ; m. Mar. 30, 1814, Hannah (b. Mar. 20, 1795 ; d. Dec. 4, 1872), daughter of Jonas Blod- gett) ; d. Mar. 25, 1872. Children : an infant, d. Dec. 7, 1814. Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 7, 1815 ; m., 1st, Reuben Worcester ; 2d, Shepley W. Knight. Sarah Blodgett, b. Mar. 31, 1818 ; m. Shepley W. Knight. William, b. June 11, 1820. Charles, b. Sept. 30, 1822 ; d. Nov. 30, 1843. Jonas Lawson, b. Jan. 9, 1825. Martha M., b. March 13,
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1827; m. James C. Eames. Emily J., b. May 28, 1829 ; m. Augustus Woodward of Marlborough. Fanny, b. June 24, 1832; m. John W. Taggard of Marlborough. George H., b. July 20, 1834. Hannah, b. Aug. 13, 1837 ; d. Apr., 1841.
WILLIAM3 MOORE (Lawson,2 Lawson1), b. June 11, 1820 ; m. Nov. 19, 1845, Priscilla (b. Feb. 2, 1825), daughter of Tristan Aldrich. He died July 12, 1886. Children : Emogene P., b. Oct. 28, 1846 ; m. Dexter Burbee of Keene, Oct. 31, 1866. Julius W., b. Mar. 8, 1848. Gertrude M., b. Dec. 21, 1849 ; m. Charles Castle, Dec. 24, 1872. Charles T., b. May 25, 1852. Nettie E., b. Aug. 21, 1854 ; m. Ellis: Boyce of Chesterfield, May 2, 1878 ; d. May15, 1890. Nor- man A., b. Aug. 4, 1860 ; d. Oct. 13, 1860.
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