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1. Eliza, m. Jeremiah Heath.
2. Clara, m. Philip Flanders.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
JOSEPH2 KIMBALL, a shoemaker at East Weare, and probably the son of John and Miriam Kimball, m. Anna Brown, Nov. 23, 1793. Ch. : -
1. Elijah, m. Achsah Buss ; lived in Peterborough, N. H.
2. John.
3. Hannah.
4. Mary B., m. John Patten, of Deering.
5. Hiram, moved West.
6. Nancy, m. Hiram Hill.
7. Benjamin, moved West; d. there.
8. David, settled in Maine; d. there.
9. Stephen, went West; now res. in Boston.
10. Joseph, settled in Maine.
11. Jonathan, went West; d. there.
THOMAS1 KIMBALL, a brother of John, Ezekiel and Jonathan, lived with his mother near Robie's; he d. unmd.
ABRAHAM1 KIMBALL, another brother of John, Ezekiel, etc., lived on the east side of Mount William; he served in the Revolutionary army; he was a teacher and mathematician; it was said of him that he could calculate eclipses and had written an almanac. He m. Hannah Sargent. Ch. : -
1. Hannah, b. Oct. 13, 1794.
2. Philip S., b. July 11, 1796.
3. Polly, b. Feb. 22, 1798.
4. Matthew Greeley, b. March 25, 1800; m. Mary Philbrick in 1830.
NATHAN1 KIMBALL came from Hopkinton, N. H., about 1776. He m. Hannah Kimball, sister to John. Ch. : -
1. Benjamin. 3. Hannah, m. Samuel Muzzey;
2. Mark, m. - Hutchinson; lived in Newbury, N. H. rem. from town. 4. Judith, d. unmd., aged 96.
BENJAMIN2, son of Nathan and Hannah Kimball, m. Tamson Lowell. Ch. : -
1. Samuel, b. 1797.+ 2. Benjamin, b. 1799.+ 3. John, b. 1801.+
SAMUEL3, son of Benjamin and Tamson (Lowell) Kimball, m. Susan Cross. He is still living, aged 90. Ch. : -
1. Betsey J., b. 1825; d. young. 3 Susan C., b. 1832; lives with
2. Elvira, b. 1827; m. Isaiah her father; unmd.
Hoyt.
BENJAMIN3, son of Benjamin and Tamson (Lowell) Kimball, m. Jane Danforth. Ch., Charles and Arthur.
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KIMBALL; KITTREDGE; LABONTA.
REV. JOHNS, son of Benjamin and Tamson (Lowell) Kimball, m. Florinda Swan. He was a Freewill Baptist minister, ordained in 1829, and was a popular preacher of his time; d. in 1860. Ch .:-
1. Dana B. he was a member of Ber- 2. John S., m. Sarah Jane Day ; dan's sharpshooters in the Rebellion.
JOSEPH1 and SARAH KIMBALL lived in the west part of Weare, near Deering line. Ch., b. in Weare : -
1. Philip, b. Sept. 22, 1772.++ 2. Miriam, b. July 28, 1775. 3. Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1783.
PHILIP2, son of Joseph and Sarah Kimball, m. Lydia -, lived a while in Weare, then rem. to Hillsborough. Ch .: -
1. John Langley, b. April 23, 1797. 2. Sally, b. March 6, 1801. 3. Elijah Dow, b. April 21, 1804.
KITTREDGE.
DR. ASA KITTREDGE came to Weare about 1803. Ch. of Dr. Asa and Susannah Kittredge : -
1. Eliza, b. Feb. 8, 1804.
2. Susannah, b. Aug. 2, 1806.
3. Lucretia, b. Oct. 3, 1808.
4. Sarah, b. Dec. 13, 1811. 5. Rebecca, b. Jan. 6, 1814.
LABONTA.
ISRAEL LABONTA, b. Dec. 25, 1833, m. Delia Leazer, who was b. Oct. 31, 1841. Ch .: -
1. Israel, Jr., b. Feb. 29, 1858. 3. John H., b. June 7, 1865.
2. Charles F., b. April 5, 1859; m. Lottie Cleaves, of Hills- borough.
4. George B., b. April 10, 1867.
5. Mattie J., h. Oct. 25, 1870.
6. Nellie S., b. Nov. 6, 1873.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
LANEY.
LEVI B. LANEY, son of John and Nancy (Sleeper) Laney, was b. in Bridgewater, N. H., Aug. 16, 1829. He was a soldier in the 12th N. H. vols .; was twice wounded and once taken prisoner. He has been selectman in Hebron and Weare; m. 1, Elizabeth B. Smith ; 2, Margaret Huntington ; res. at East Weare ; no ch.
LEACH.
JOHN L. LEACH, son of Joseph, Jr., and Hannah (Hoyt) Leach, was b. in Dunbarton, in 1811 ; m. Alice B. Tebbetts, who d. Aug. 2, 1879. Ch. : -
1. Henry H., b. Sept. 9, 1832; m. 1, Lydia Symonds; 2, Amanda H. Marshall. Ch. by 1st wife: (1), Gertrude, d. young. (2), Ella Fran-
ces; m. Charles E. Clough. One ch. by 2d wife: (3), Howard.
2. Clara, b. 1841 ; m. Frank Hub- bard, of Manchester.
LEAVITT.
FRED A. LEAVITT, b. in Grantham, N. H., Nov. 14, 1856, m. Mary E. Brown. Ch .: -
1. Ethel, b. Oct. 10, 1878. 2. Curtis B., b. Feb. 18, 1887.
LEIGHTON.
The following ch. of HATEVIL1 and ABIGAIL (Knox) LEIGHTON, of Farmington, came to Weare : -
James, b. Nov. 1, 1781.++ Ephraim, b. Sept. 22, 1794.+ John, b. Nov. 2, 1783.+ Abigail, b. Dec. 1, 1798; d. 1840, unmd.
Hannah, b. Jan. 23, 1791; d. 1819, unmd.
JAMES2, m. Sarah Seavey, and came to Weare in 1817; returned to Farmington in 1830. Ch. : -
1. Daniel, b. 1812; m. Abigail Furber; rem. from town in 1830.
2. Hannah, b. 1819; d. 1819.
3. Anna A., b. 1822.
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LEIGHTON; LOCKE; LOWD.
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JOHN2, m. Mary Furber, came to Weare about 1830. He d. 1858; his wife d. Oct. 28, 1868. Ch .: -
Mark, b. 1813; d. March 11, 1834.
May, m. Nathan C. Dow.
EPHRAIM2, m. Hannah Breed in 1820. He d. Feb. 29, 1872. Ch. :-
1. David B., b. Dec. 22, 1821.++ 2. Clarissa, b. 1838; d. 1851.
DAVID B.3, son of Ephraim and Hannah (Breed) Leighton, m. 1, Lavinia Nutter, of Rochester, N. H., who d. Aug. 30, 1852; 2, Hannah M. Farr, of Winthrop, Me. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Charles W., b. Oct. 18, 1849; d. April 8, 1851.
Ch. of 2d wife :-
2. Charles H., b. Dec. 30, 1855; m. Ella Stoning. 3. Everett B., b. Oct. 31, 1857.
LOCKE.
BENJAMIN LOCKE, b. in Deering in 1792, m. Betsey Bartlett, of Weare; lived at South Weare. He d. Sept. 6, 1864 ; his wife d. July 17, 1867. Ch .:- 1
1. Daniel B., m. Mary Dow; lived in Warner.
2. Mary, m., and lived in Warner.
LUTHER LOCKE, a brother to Benjamin, b. in Deering in 1794, m. Lydia Johnson, and lived near the Hodgdon place. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; d. July 14, 1875; his wife d. Jan. 24, 1859. No ch.
LOWD.
MARK LOWD came to Weare in 1814, and lived in the south-east part of the town; rem. to Dunbarton in 1820. Ch., b. in Weare :- Alfred, b. 1817; m. Sarah Blood, - of Hollis; he d. in Milford in 1876.
Gilman, b. 1820 ; m. Nancy Mc- Kean, of Manchester; res. in Wisconsin.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
LUFKIN.
CAPT. CYRUS LUFKIN was b. in Westford, Mass., Sept. 20, 1789 ; m. Mary Matthewson, of Acworth, N. H. He was a blacksmith at South Weare many years. He d. July 16, 1851; his wife d. Sept. 21, 1861. Ch. :--
1. Roxanna, b. July 21, 1818; m. Pike Sleeper.
2. Caltha, b. Aug. 4, 1820; m. Mark Colburn.
3. Almon, b. Aug. 6, 1823; m. Elvira Cilley; he is a jew- eller in Goffstown.
THOMAS LUFKIN, b. in 1835; m. Sarah Heath; res. in the north- east part of the town. Ch. : --
1. Mary J., b. 1854; m. Chas. H. Moore. 2. Parmalee H., b. 1856.
LULL.
DAVID1 LULL, b. Nov. 2, 1759, came to Weare just after the Revolution. He m. Mary, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Fowler) Cilley, of Salisbury, Mass .. Ch. : -
1. David, b. Feb. 20, 1784; m. Polly Colby; rem. to New Boston.
2. John, b. Nov. 14, 1785.+
3. Mary, b. June 5, 1787; m. Samuel Worthley; d. 1805. 4. Moses, b. April 17, 1789; m. 1, - Gove; 2, Lucinda Caldwell; he d. 1863.
5. Sarah, b. March 14, 1791; m. William Wilson, of New Boston.
6. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 8, 1793; m. 1, Margaret Steele, of Wash- ington, who d. May 30, -;
2, Martha Leslie; he lived in Unity and Washington; d. April, 1881.
7. Jesse, b. Sept. 30, 1794; m. Polly Maxfield.
8. Betsey, b. Sept. 6, 1796; m. James Cram; rem. to Lowell.
9. Lewis, b. Nov. 17, 1798; m. „Harriet Huntington; rem. to Warner; d. 1872.
10. Willard, b. Dec. 9, 1800; d. young.
11. Gilman, b. Feb. 1, 1802; m. Phebe Melvin; rem. from town, and d. 1843.
12. Jefferson, b. July 27, 1804 ; m. Sally (Colby) Kennis- ton ; he d. Dec. 6, 1874. One son, Andrew J., b. 1831; m. Margaret (Fol- lansbee) Buxton. Ch .: I, George W., m. Augusta Scruton; he d. April 27, 1878. II, Hiram. III,
Clara E.
13. Willard, b. July 7, 1806; m. Rebecca (Cram) George.
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MARSH; MARTIN.
JOHN2, son of David and Mary (Cilley) Lull, m. Hannah Gould. He d. Jan. 26, 1872. Ch .: -
1. David.
2. Judith, m. 1, Thos. H. Clark ; 2, Israel P. Dodge; d. in Weare.
3. Mary, m. John George.
4. Hannah, m. 1, Samuel Cilley ; 2, - Woodham.
5. Ezra E., m. Betsey P. Dodge, of Henniker. Ch., Augustus and Frank.
MOSES1 LULL, brother to David, came to this town from Salis- bury, Mass .; lived at South Weare. Ch. : -
1. James.+ 2. Betsey, m. David Tewksbury ; rem. to New Boston. JAMES2 m. Polly Rowell; lived at South Weare. Ch. :-
1. Betsey, m. Walter Philbrick.
2. Moses, d. unmd.
3. Dudley, m. Harriet Under- hill. Ch., Emma and Geo. D.
4. Thomas, res. at South Weare ; unmd.
MARSH.
BENN F. MARSH, b. in Concord in 1845; m. Lorena Streeter, of Lisbon, N. H .; res. at East Weare. Ch .: -
1. Frank P., b. Jan. 10, 1874. 3. Loie, b. Dec. 25, 1879.
2. Lillian, b. Aug. 1, 1877. 4. Charlie B., b. Sept. 20, 1881.
MARTIN.
CAPT. NATHANIEL MARTIN was one of the earliest settlers of Weare. He served in the French and Indian war as ensign, lieu- tenant, and afterwards as captain. He m. Marce (Mercy ?), dau. of Col. John Goffe, of Bedford. The family rem. from town at an early date. The births of the following ch. were recorded in Weare :-
1. Ichabod, b. March 5, 1759. 2. Robert, b. Oct. 7, 1760. 3. Moses, b. Aug. 4, 1763.
JONATHAN1 MARTIN came from Goffstown previous to the Revo- lution and settled on lot forty-eight, range three. He m. Sarah Quimby. Ch .:---
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
1. Reuben.
2. Jacob; m. - Tyler.
3. Samuel.+
4. Dr. William, m. Sarah An- drews, and lived in Brad- ford; he had eight sons : Jonathan, Nathan, William, Perley, Reuben, Henry, Hol- ton, John.
5. Jonathan, Jr.+
6. Daniel.+
7. Patience, m. Nathan Worth- ley.
8. Sarah, m. Asa Dustin.
9. Margaret.
10. Lydia, m. Abijah Putnam.
SAMUEL2, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Quimby) Martin, went to Vermont. Two of his ch. returned to Weare: Jesse m. Esther Cor- liss and had one ch., Sabra, who m. Jeremiah Davis; and Roswell.
JONATHAN2, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Quimby) Martin, m. Emma Brown, of Candia. Ch .:-
1. Hannah, b. 1806; d. unmd.
2. Samuel, b. 1807; d. Oct. 27, 1883, unmd.
3. Jonathan, m. Martha A. (Stowell) French, who d. Aug. 14, 1882; he d. Oct. 17, 1882.
4. Luke, d. unmd.
5. Lydia, m. Thomas Nichols; she d. in Newbury.
6. Lucretia, m. Jonathan Emer- son, of Newport; d. in 1887. 7. William, b. 1813; m. Lavinia Whittaker; he d. Feb. 16, 1885. Ch .: (1), Charles W., b. July 12, 1845; m. Lucy A. Brookings, of Win-
chester, Mass .; he was a soldier in the 18th N. H. vols .; res. at Stoneham, Mass. Ch., Alice and War- ren. (2), William P., b. Oct. 21, 1847; m. Sarah J. Warren, of Goffstown; res. at North Weare. (3), Frank A., b. March 6, 1849. (4), Mary J., b. Aug. 21, 1851. (5), Laura E., b. March, 1857; d. 1873. (6), Oscar, b. Oct. 14, 1858. (7), Mar- shall, b. Oct. 1, 1860; m. Laura Hackett; res. in Ver- mont. (8), Eugene, b. June 1, 1863.
DANIEL2, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Quimby) Martin, m. Shua Perkins : -
1. Jeremiah.
2. Lucina, m. 1, Lewis George ; 2, Robert Paige.
3. Benjamin P., m. Abigail Pat- ten, of Deering; res. in Claremont.
RICHARD H. MARTIN, son of Francis and Betsey (Hadley) Martin, was b. in Goffstown, Dec. 17, 1825; m. Joanna C. Hoyt; he d. in Weare, June 22, 1882. Ch .:-
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MARTIN; MAXFIELD; MAY; MAYO.
1. Sarah G., b. June 3, 1851; m. J. S. Wyman Preston.
2. Leonard F., b. March 7, 1853 ; m. Anna McNeal; res. in Hillsborough.
. Letitia, b. Aug. 16, 1855; m. George F. Melvin.
4. Joshua, b. July 6, 1857; m. Jennie Ordway.
5. Willie R., b. Aug. 31, 1859; d. in 1884.
6. Francis B., b. July 16, 1862.
7. George H., b. Oct. 5, 1866.
8. Charles, b. Sept. 15, 1869.
DONALD MARTIN, b. in Stornoway, Scotland, Aug. 10, 1845; m. Hannah B. Morse, of Haverhill, Mass., in 1872, and came to Weare n 1876. Ch .: -
.. Alexander, b. Nov. 1, 1873; d. Feb. 28, 1875.
2. Margaret, b. March 30, 1875.
. Lillie, b. Dec. 9, 1876.
4. Donald, b. Nov. 7, 1878.
5. Mabel, b. Sept. 18, 1880.
6. Roderick, b. Oct. 31, 1882.
MAXFIELD.
JOSHUA and SARAH MAXFIELD lived on the River road; he served n the Revolutionary war; rem. to Bradford. Ch .: --
1. Joanna, b. July 26, 1765.
2. Rachel, b. April 22, 1768.
3. John, b. June 4, 1770.
4. Sally, b. March 15, 1773.
5. Joshua, b. Feb. 28, 1775.
MAY.
ISAAC MAY m. Mary Felch and lived in Weare a few years. His son, Knight C., d. in Weare. Little is known of the family.
MAYO.
JOSEPH MAYO, b. in Brewster, Mass., came to Weare in 1841; m. Maria L. Flint. He was a soldier in the 14th N. H. vols., and lost his right arm at the battle of Cedar Creek. He held the posi- tion of warden of the New Hampshire state prison from 1865 to 1871. Ch .: -
1. Ann Maria, b. Oct. 1, 1847; m. Chas. H. Tilden; res. at Worcester, Mass.
2. Herbert Andrew, b. May 9, 1852; m. Julia Crosley; res. at Malden, Mass.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
McCOY.
NATHAN McCOY, b. in Goffstown in 1813; m. 1, - Gilman, of Thornton, N. H .; 2, Mary A. Cilley, of Weare; lived first at Thorn- ton, then at South Weare, where he d. Dec. 1886; his 2d wife d. July, 1887. One ch. by 2d wife, James N., b. in 1848; m. Alice Edmunds; res. in Thornton.
MCKELLIPS
SILAS1 MCKELLIPS, son of Stephen and Judith (Peaslee) McKel- lips, was b. Sept. 28, 1815; m. 1, Mary Johnson; 2, Mary Ann Run- nells. Ch .:-
1. Judith A., b. 1841; d. young.
2. Harvey J., b. 1843.+
3. Anna M., b. 1846; m. Wil- liam Chase; she d. 1867.
4. Mary E., b. 1849 ; d. young.
5. Hattie M., b. 1853; m. Charles Pettingell ; res. in Chicago.
6. Alonzo W., b. 1853; m. Clara Foote; res. at Manchester. Ch. by 2d wife :-
7. Wilbur H., b. 1869; m. Liz- zie Mckellips. Ch .: Clar- ence, Edith and G. Leon.
HARVEY J.2, son of Silas and Mary (Johnson) Mckellips, m. Ella V. George. He was a soldier in the 14th N. H. vols. Ch .:-
1. Cora I., b. 1867. 2. Helen E., b. 1870. 3. Morton H., b. 1873.
MELVIN.
ABRAHAM1 MELVIN came to this town from Chester, N. H., and m. Mary Colburn. He was a grandson of Patrick Melvin, who emi- grated to this country and settled in Chester. Abraham served in the Revolutionary war. Ch .: -
1. John, b. Nov. 5, 1768.+ 3. Jane, b. Jan. 15, 1773.
4. Abraham, b. Jan. 5, 1775 .- +-
2. Mary, b. Feb. 29, 1771; m. Samuel Gale. 5. Stephen, b. March 7, 1777.++
JOHN2, son of Abraham and Mary (Colburn) Melvin, m. Jane Little, of Goffstown. He d. Aug. 19, 1829; his wife d. Nov. 30, 1839. Ch. :-
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MELVIN; MERRIAM; MERRILL.
1. Nancy, b. Sept. 26, 1798; m.
. Daniel Colby.
2 Abraham, b. Nov. 29, 1799.+
|3. Phebe, b. May 18, 1802; m. Gilman Lull.
ABRAHAM3, son of John and Jane (Little) Melvin (see p. 465), m. 1, Sarah Felch; 2, Mary Fuller. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Sarah Jane, m. Henry C. Couch.
2. Mary Ann, m. Dr. Abram B. Story.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
3. Arthur, d. young.
ABRAHAM2, son of Abraham and Mary (Colburn) Melvin, m. Me- hitable Gould ; lived in Weare a few years and rem. to Goffstown. Ch .: - -
1. Stephen, b. Aug. 8, 1797.
2. George.
STEPHEN2, son of Abraham and Mary (Colburn) Melvin, m. Eliza- beth Wilson; he d. Nov. 27, 1810; his wife d. Jan. 21, 1863. Ch. :- 1. Mary G., b. 1813; m. Jesse Follansbee.
2. Isaac J. C., b. Oct. 12, 1815 ; m. Lydia E. Priest; he d. May 3, 1882. Ch .: (1), John P., b. April 4, 1837; m. Ella Marshall. Ch .: I,
Lillias J., b. March 10, 1874. II, Willie P., b. April 9, 1880. (2), Mary J., b. July 10, 1840; m. Rodney W. Emerson. (3), Lewis B., b. April 15, 1852; m. Carrie E. Wilson, who d. in 1887.
ABRAHAM MELVIN, 2d, b. in 1823; m. Mary A. George. He is a farmer and auctioneer. Ch .: -
1. M. Louise, b. 1847; m. Frank Richards.
2. Geo. F., b. 1854; m. Letitia A. Martin; one ch., Mary L., b. 1881.
MERRIAM.
REV. FRANKLIN MERRIAM is a Baptist clergyman at East Weare. Ch. of Franklin and Eunice C. Merriam: Hattie W., b. 1865; m. C. Edwin Eaton.
MERRILL.
JACOB MERRILL lived on Sugar hill. One ch., Sarah, m. John Merrill, who lived on the homestead with his wife's father; they had one ch., Page R., b. July 3, 1840, who m. Julia Folsom.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
JOHN MERRILL came from Deering and bought a farm about one mile north of Peaslee's mill; m. Nancy Barnard; he d. in Weare.
JOHN MERRILL came from South Hampton; m. Anna Perkins; they lived on Barnard hill. One ch., who came to Weare, Enos,* m. Harriet Cross. Ch., all b. in Weare :-
1. Darius, b. Aug. 11, 1827; m. Sarah Peabody; res. at Con- cord, N. H .; he is now (1887) deputy secretary of state.
2. Horace K., b. Nov. 2, 1828; d. unmd.
3. Nelson, b. March 2, 1831; d. unmd.
MESSER.
FARNUM H. MESSER m. Mary B. Cilley, and lived about one mile north of East Weare. No ch.
MITCHELL.
DANIEL R. MITCHELL, b. in Sandwich, N. H .; m. Abby L. Straw, of Weare. He was a harness-maker and lived at East Weare; he d. April 21, 1866; his wife d. June 8, 1861. One ch., Charles H., b. in 1853; m. Clara E. Stone and rem. to Massachusetts.
MOORE.
DANIEL MOORE, son of John Moore, m. Mary Gillett; kept a store at Weare Center; he was town clerk and representative.
THOMAS MOORE was a wheelwright, and kept a hotel at the foot of Baker's hill; rem. to Hillsborough, where he d. by drowning. Ch .: Jonathan, Mary, Joseph, Hannah and Fanny.
EZEKIEL W. MOORE, son of Cyrus and Mary (Blake) Moore, was b. in Londonderry, N. H., in 1825; came to Weare when a child;
* ENOS MERRILL was in trade at East Weare for many years and was the first post- master at that place. He was afterwards in trade at Concord, N. H., and Boston, Mass. Mr. Merrill has been a successful merchant, and has retired from business. He resides with his son at Concord, N. H.
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MOORE; MORRILL.
m. 1, Lovilla Morse, of Henniker, who d. in 1861; 2, Fanny F. Boynton, of Weare. Ch., all by 1st wife :-
1. Delno W., b. 1849; d. 1853.
2. Byron T., b. 1851 ; d. 1853.
3. Frank P., b. 1853; m. Jennie Dow; res. in Henniker.
4. Luella H., b. 1856 ; m. Moses R. Peaslee.
5. Walter B., b. 1857; m., and res. in Lynn.
6. Ida M., b. 1860; m. Frank K. Chase.
DAVID MOORE, b. in Canterbury, N. H .; m. Olive P. Huse, of Weare; he d. in California. Ch .:-
1. Cassamiro M., was a member of the 14th N. H. vols., and was killed at the battle of Winchester.
2. Evelina.
3. Charles H., m. Mary J. Luf- kin; res. in Leominster, Mass.
CHARLES D. MOORE, b. in 1839; m. Eliza B. Thompson; live on Sugar hill. Ch., Charles G., b. in 1869; also a grandchild, Bessie, b. in 1880.
MORRILL.
JABEZ1 MORRILL, b. in Salisbury, Mass., in 1745; m. Hannah Clough, who was b. in 1741, and settled in South Weare; he d. Aug. 26, 1800 ; his wife d. Sept. 13, 1807. Ch .: -
1. Eleanor, b. Sept. 20, 1768; d. Feb. 14, 1849, unmd.
2. John, b. June 29, 1770.
3. Hannah, b. Aug. 30, 1772.
4. Tabitha, b. Oct. 25, 1774.
5. Jabez, b. Feb. 23, 1777.
6. Abraham, b. Feb. 1, 1779.+-
7. Lydia, b. Jan. 4, 1782; m. Samuel Buswell.
8. True, b. Nov. 27, 1784; m. - Hadley.
ABRAHAM2,* son of Jabez and Hannah (Clough) Morrill, m. Martha Gordon, who was b. Aug. 28, 1778. He d. Nov. 19, 1859; his wife d. Nov. 4, 1851. Ch .:-
* ABRAHAM MORRILL was a farmer and took a prominent part in town affairs in the early part of the present century. He was for five years a member of the board of selectmen, and for six years represented Weare at the General Court. Mr. Morrill was a prominent member of the Baptist church, and clerk of the society for many years.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
1. Asenath, b. Jan. 3, 1802; m. Jonathan G. Colby.
2. Jabez, b. May 6, 1803; m. 1, Lydia Goodale, of Deering, who d. March, 1849; 2, Eliza P. Currier; he d. in 1877. Ch. by 1st wife, Jona- than G .; res. in Deering till recently; now res. in Peter- borough.
3. John, b. May 6, 1803; m. Hannah Morrill, of Spring- field.
4. Ursula, b. Feb. 26, 1810; d. April 17, 1812.
5. George E., b. July 7, 1811; m. Hannah Bartlett. Ch .: (1), Mary, m. Otis G. Cilley. (2), George.
6. Lucius B., b. Jan. 18, 1813 ; in. 1, Caroline B. Call, of Concord, who d. in 1849; 2, Mary A. Bullock.
7. Albe, b. Sept. 30, 1816.++
8. Elvira, b. Nov. 11, 1821; m. Ethan A. Smith, of New Boston.
ALBE3, son of Abraham and Martha (Gordon) Morrill, m. Sarah B. Currier. He lived at South Weare a number of years after his marriage, afterwards at North Weare and Bolton, Mass. He now res. at Hooksett, N. H. Mr. Morrill has held many offices in Weare, and is now selectman in Hooksett. Ch .: -
1. Frank P., b. Aug. 5, 1844; was a soldier in the 14th N. H. vols., and d. in the ser- vice Dec. 17, 1864.
2. Emma F., b. Dec. 16, 1847; m. James E. Jones.
3. Fred S., b. Aug. 20, 1850; m. Ella F. Ball, of Bolton, Mass.
4. Lucius B., b. July 26, 1852.
5. Henry C., b. March 20, 1855;
m. Jennie Kean, of Seneca Falls, N. Y.
6. Addie M., b. Oct. 1, 1857 ; d. Nov. 27, 1867.
7. Hamlin H., b. Oct. 2, 1863; m. Clara B. Sanborn, of Chichester, N. H.
8. Willie C., b. Jan. 25, 1867.
9. Gertrude, b. Nov. 17, 1868 ; d. Feb. 28, 1869.
MORSE.
MOSES W. MORSE, son of Ezekiel and Hannah (Peaslee) Morse, b. in Center Harbor, N. H., in 1822; m. Lydia Peaslee. Ch. :-
1. Clara I., b. 1849; m. Harvey F. Peaslee. 2. Abbie, m. Charles F. Wyman.
WILLIAM B. MORSE, son of Oliver and Jane (Beard) Morse, was b. in New Boston, Feb. 21, 1833; m. Mary Hazen; res. at South Weare. Ch. : -
1. Frank, b. Nov. 19, 1865.
2. Carrie J., b. July 16, 1871.
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MORSE; MOULTON; MUDGETT.
WILLIAM T. MORSE, son of Jeremiah and Clarissa (Marshall) Morse, was b. in Fishersfield (now Newbury), Oct. 23, 1823; m. Lu- cinda Dow, of Weare, who d. in 1887. He has held the offices of selectman and representative. Ch .:-
1. Byron L., b. May 22, 1860. 2. Aura A., b. Feb. 27, 1862.
ALMUS W. MORSE, son of Isaac and Hannah (Peaslee) Morse, was b. in Henniker in 1853; m. Elvira J. Colby. He is a trader and postmaster at South Weare. Ch., Ada, b. in 1884.
MOULTON.
JONATHAN B. MOULTON came to Weare about 1847. He was a tanner and currier, and did a large business while he lived in Weare. He was representative from Weare in the legislature; rem. to Mil- ford, N. H., about 1870; afterwards to California, where he d. He m. 1, Eliza B. Sanborn, of Kingston, who d. in 1851; 2, Abby Green, of Weare, who d. in 1854; 3, Lydia Butterfield ; 4, - -. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Lucian B., m. Eglantine A. Clark; he is now in the tanning business at the West. Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Sherman B., d. young.
Ch. by 3d wife :-
3. Eleanora, unmd.
4. James B., d. unmnd.
5. Benjamin, res. in Boston.
MUDGETT.
EBENEZER1 MUDGETT came to this town very early and settled at South Weare. He m. Miriam -. Ch .: Miriam, Jesse, Ezra,-+ Moses,+ William, John and Hannah.
EZRA2, son of Ebenezer and Miriam Mudgett, m. Mary Blaisdell. One ch., Eben, b. in Weare. The whole family, with the exception of Moses2, rem. to Fletcher, Vt.
MOSES2, son of Ebenezer and Miriam Mudgett, m. Esther -, and settled about one mile west of Clinton Grove. He afterwards rem. to South Weare, where he kept a store. Ch. :-
1. Ebenezer, b. Ang. 4, 1776.+
2. Caleb, b. Sept. 24, 1779; m. Hannah Gove.
3. Moses, b. April 23, 1787.+
4. William, b. Dec. 31, 1789; m. 1, Sarah Winn; 2, Martha Boynton ..
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
EBENEZER8, son of Moses and Esther Mudgett, m. Sarah Wood. Ch. : -
1. Jesse, m. Jane Cochrane.
2. Ebenezer, m. Polly Boynton. One son, Jesse, m. Sylvia Davis; rem. to New Bos-
ton; had several ch. One dau., Maria H., m. William C. Warren.
MOSES3, son of Moses and Esther Mudgett, m. 1, Esther Wood; 2, Betsey McNeal. He was known as "Captain Moses." Ch. : -
1. Esther, m. Nathan Philbrick.
2. Moses, m. Aurinda Boynton ; he was a blacksmith, and lived many years at Weare Center. Ch .: (1), George S., m. Lizzie Buckland ; res. at Oil Mill. Ch .: I, Ella, m. Samuel Balch. II, Her- bert A. III, G. Everett. (2), Ezra T., m. Ella Rich-
ards; res. at ()il Mill. One ch., Lena. (3), Roxanna, m. John R. Hadley. (4), Mary, m. George L. Emerson. (5), William S., lived in Hopkin- ton. (6), Frank, lived in Contoocook ; the four broth- ers served in the war of the Rebellion. (7), Helen.
MURPHY.
JOHN M. MURPHY, son of Jeremiah and Ann Murphy, was b. at Harvard, Mass., July 11, 1848. He came to Weare with his parents, and lives on lot twenty-seven, range one; unmd.
MUZZEY.
JOHN1 MUZZEY, who came to Weare in 1774, was the son of John and Abiah Muzzey, of Hampstead, N. H. He was b. in 1743, and m. 1, Judith Hadley; 2, Priscilla Johnson, and settled on lot seventy- four, range seven. He served in the Revolution. Ch .:-
1. John, b. June 25, 1765; he was a blacksmith; lived in Springfield, N. H.
2. Samuel, b. April 24, 1767; m. 1, Hannah Kimball; 2, Mary Dudley. Ch .: John, Sam- uel (b. in Weare), Asa, Polly, Hannah. The family rem. to Newbury, N. H.
3. Asa, m. -- Wright; lived in Grantham.
4. Judith, m. Nathan Putney.
5. Dimond, b. Nov. 14, 1774.+
6. Benjamin, b. Feb. 5, 1777 .- +- 7. Susan, b. 1780; m. Nathaniel Paige, of Henniker; she d. May 4, 1864.
8. Thomas, b. March 31, 1783.+
9. Perley, b. 1788; m. Sarah Morrill, of Henniker; lived at New London.
10. Abiah, m. Thomas Eastman.
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MUZZEY.
DIMOND2, son of John and Priscilla (Johnson) Muzzey, m. Mary Waldron, of Dover. Ch. : -
1. Sally, b. March, 1798; m. Thomas Vose, of Antrim.
2. John, b. Oct. 1799; m. 1, Eliza Duncan ; 2, Nancy (Bar- nard) Merrill; he d. July 8, 1866. Ch., all by 1st wife: (1), James H., m. Joanna Fletcher; went to Illinois, where he d. 1858. (2), Sabra A., mn. 1, Luke Thompson ; 2, John L. Collins. (3), Electa, m. Samuel Maynard ; she d. Dec. 1, 1852. (4), Hiram W., m. Emma M. Holdaway. (5), Franklin J., m. Martha J. Holdaway.
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