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Lieut. Samuel Morison died Feb. 11, 1776, aged 72 years. In the ancient burial-place at the head of Windham Range, over- looking the clear, bright, sparkling waters of Cobbett's Pond, he and his wife Martha Allison rest side by side. The old head- stones are covered with moss, and time with its effacing finger has nearly obliterated the record upon them. On his headstone is this inscription, -
" Though I am buried in the dust,
I hope to rise among the just."
Children, b. Windham : -
33. John4 [50], b. May 18, 1743; d. Oct. 24, 1824; res. Windham.
34. Catherine4, b. Sept. 20, 1745; d. May 5, 1815; m. Benja- min Thom ; lived on the Joseph-W. Dinsmoor farm, in the Range. (Sce Thom family.)
35. Samuel4 [58], b. Sept. 28, 1748; d. Jan. 2, 1816; res. Windham.
36. Robert+ [70], b. Feb. 6, 1748 ; d. April, 1808.
37. Martha+, b. Nov. 17, 1761; d. Aug. 23, 1836; m. Rev. Gilbert-Tennent Williams. (See Williams family.)
38. Capt. Thomas8 [23] (John2, John1), b. in Ireland, 1710 ;
* This is a Scotch expression, and is another illustration of the habit of using the term "Irish " for that which is purely Scotch.
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GENEALOGIES : CAPT. THOMAS MORISON8.
d. in Peterborough, Nov. 23, 1797. He was one of Windham's first settlers, and located in the Range, ou the farm occupied by Mrs. Isaiah Dinsmoor. It was laid out to his father as amend- ment land in 1729. He was the first settler ; probably located there as early as 1735, perhaps earlier. He lived upon the farm, was married, and two of his children were born there. Windham was incorporated as a separate township in 1742, and he served as one of the selectmen of the town in. 1743. His name occurs on the Windham records for the last time, previous to the annual meeting in March, 1744. He sold his farm in Windham Nov. 3, 1743, to Francis Siniley, and removed to Lunenburg, Mass., as early as 1744 or '45. It was not till 1743 or '44 that he began the farm afterwards occupied by him in Peterborough. Peterborough was incorporated in 1760, and Thomas Morison served on the first board of selectmen. He subsequently was elected, in the vears 1765, '66, and '73, to the same office. Thomas Morison was always styled in Peterborough town records " Gentleman." He was universally known as Capt. Thomas Morison, and marched his company on one occasion to Keene, twenty miles, through the woods, on a false alarm that the Indians had attacked that place. He married Mary, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth Smith, at Lunenburg, Mass., Oct. 2, 1739. She was b. in Ireland, and d. in Peterborough, Dec. 29, 1799, æ. 87 yrs. The following is a fac-simile of his autograph : -
The & morison
Children : -
39. John4, b. in what is now Windham, July 8, 1742; d. May 25, 1818; he lived in Peterborough; m. Agnes Ilogg, who d. April 27, 1777, æ. 27; m. 2d, Lydia Mason: m. 3d, Jenny Gray. Children were, Joseph5, Thomas5, d. young; John5, Jonathan5, Jane5, m. John Hale, of Hollis; Thomas5, Matthew5, Mary-Smith5, mn. Luke Hale, of Hollis.
40. Elizabeth4, b. Windham, Ang. 8, 1742; d. Jan. 15, 1831, æ. 88 yrs.
41. Robert4 [83], b. Lunenburg, Mass., Nov. 29, 1744; d. Feb. 13, 1826.
42. Margaret4, b. Lunenburg, Nov. 10, 1746; m. Matthew Wallace; res. Vermont ; child, Sally5.
43. Jonathan4, b. Lunenburg, March 16, 1749.
44. Thomas+, b. Peterborough, April 20, 1751; d. 1796 ; m. Jerusha Field ; lived in Warren, Me. Children : Thomas5, William5, Jernsha5, Jonathan5.
45. Sally4, b. Peterborough, Dec. 22, 1756; d. Oct. 12, 1840, æ. 84 yrs.
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GENEALOGIES : EZEKIEL MORISON3.
46. Samuel4, b. Peterborough, April 16, 1758; d. Nov. 24, 1837; lived in Peterborough: m. Elizabeth Smith. Children : Elizabeth5, Mary5, Hannah5, Samuel5, Sarah5, Eliza5, all deceased.
47. Mary4, b. Peterborough, May 24, 1760; d. Aug. 20, 1819. 48. Ezekiel4, b. Peterborough, June 27, 1762 ; d. Reading, Vt., Nov. 17, 1839; he. m. Hannah Ames, of Hancock, N. II. Children : Margaret5, Marys, Ezekiel, now of Laporte, Ind .; Thomas-A.5, late of Brooklyn, N. Y., and father of Hon. T .- H. Morison6, ex-mayor of Norwalk, Conn .; Elizabeth5, Sanmel5, Robert-S.5, and Sarah5.
49. Ezekiel3 [24] (John", John1), was b. in Ireland, settled in Windham Range, and his house stood west of the highway, south of the Senter house, on Senter's Hill. An old cellar marks the spot. The farm was laid out to Archibald Clendennin, of Londonderry, as " Amendment land," in 1728, who deeded it to William his son, who m. Hannah Morison (No. 10.) The latter deeded it to Ezekiel Morison, who lived there till his death in 1740. Ile left a will, giving legacies to his brothers Jonathan and Moses, and to each of his four sisters, but made no mention of wife or children. The place was deeded by his executors to John Morrow, the emigrant settler.
50. John+ [33] (Lient. Samuel3, James2, John1), b. May 18, 1743. He succeeded his father upon the farm now owned by Albert-A. Morrison, where he spent his life. He served in the army at different times in the Revolution; was at Cambridge, Mass., at White Plains, and Fishkill, N. Y., and as a boy was in the French war ; was town clerk for thirteen years. The records were very neatly and intelligently kept ; was selectman for three years. Ifis mental powers were strong. He was a great reader, a good talker, and his speech was full of wit, and, when occasion demanded, of the keenest irony. Ile m. June 26, 1781, Jeunet, dau. of William Dinsmoor, and sister of the elder Governor Dinsmoor. She was b. March 8, 1756; d. March 13, 1807, 2. 51 vrs. He d. Oct. 24, 1824, æ. 81 yrs. Children, b. Windham : - 51. Samuel5 [94], b. Nov. 15, 1784; d. Feb. 1, 1831.
52. William5, b. Oet. 8, 1786 ; d. Jan. 23, 1812.
53. Hannah5, b. Nov. 8, 1788 ; d. March 21, 1825.
54. Allison5, b. Jan. 31, 1792; d. May 7, 1830.
55. Naomis, b. Oct. 12, 1794 : res. 1883, in Windham, N. H. " Aunt Naomi," -hers has been a quiet life, full of good deeds. Her love for her kindred has been strong, and whatever of good her hands have found to do, she has done. So in the "sunset of life " she still finds her home beneath the roof of the . Morrison homestead which sheltered her in infancy.
56. Tennent6, b. June 24, 1797 : d. April 27, 1833.
57. Eliza5, b. Nov. 24, 1799. In early life she was a success- ful teacher, and now (1883) her mental powers are not impaired. She m. Oct. 4, 1827, Theodore Dinsmoor, and has always res. in town. (See Dinsmoor family.)
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GENEALOGIES : DEA. SAMUEL MORISON4.
58. Dea. Samuel4 [35] (Lieut. Samuel3, James2, John1), b. Sept. 28, 1848. He lived upon and owned the farm which his father bought of Rev. James McGregore, May 26, 1749, to whom it was laid out Oct. 24, 1728 (now owned by L .- A. Morrison). Samuel Morison received a deed of this farm from his father, Feb. 5, 1776 ; was in the army at Cambridge, Mass., and Aug. 29, 1777, he was with the company from Londonderry, under General Stark, which had participated in the battle of Bennington. (See pp. 83 and 84.)
According to Horace Greeley, the speech of General Stark to his men, just previous to the engagement, was substantially as follows : "Boys! you see those Hessians. King George paid £4 78. 6d. apiece for 'em. I reckon you are worth more. If not, Molly Stark sleeps a widow to-night." Morison came out of the battle suffering from sun-stroke, but was not wounded. In the midst of the engagement, he stepped behind a small tree to load his gun, when a ball struck the tree in the centre. His part of the spoils of war was a razor-case, picked up upon the battle- field, and which had belonged to the departed enemy. It is now in the possession of the writer. While he was away with Stark fighting the battles of freedom, his friends raised the barn which stood lately on the farm of L .- A. Morrison. It was raised the day of the Bennington battle, Aug. 16, 1777; was taken down in 1860, and from its timbers was built the barn stand- ing in 1883 upon the farm of Martin Fitzgerald, on the Turnpike. He possessed a vigorous, practical mind, and was well educated, considering his rather meagre opportunities. There are books in existence, in his handwriting, filled . with his mathematical investigations, which would do credit to a college graduate. He made considerable progress in geom- etry and other branches. He was very practical, and there was no poetry in his nature. He was for many years an elder in the church. His standard of duty was the highest, and he was held in great respect by his townsmen. In the town he served as moderator, clerk, was selectman for seven years, and as represen- tative. For his first wife he m. May 20, 1779, Sarah, dau. of Robert Park, of Windham. She was b. Sept. 4, 1757, and d. Dec. 27, 1789. They had six children. He then married Margaret (Dinsmoor) Armor, widow of John Armor, and daughter of William Dinsmoor. They were m. Ang. 31, 1792, and had five children. She was b. Oct. 14, 1759; d. Sept. 18, 1837, æ. 78 yrs. Hle d. January, 1816, æ. 67 yrs. . Children, b. Windham : -
59. Martha5, b. Feb. 14, 1780; m. Jesse Anderson, of Wind- ham. She d. in a good old age, Jan. 23, 1859, in her 79th year. (See Anderson family.)
60. Jane5, b. Oct. 22, 1781 ; m. Joseph Thom, of Salem, N. HI., where she d. Ang. 24, 1810. (See Thom family.)
61. Samuel5, March 21, 1783 ; d. April 27, 1827.
62. Robert5 [101], b. May 22, 1785 ; d. Nov. 3, 1860.
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63. James3 [106], b. Nov. 17, 1786 ; d. Aug. 1, 1871.
64. Stephen6 [117], b. July 26, 1788 ; lives (1883) at Sanga- tuck, Mich.
65. Margaret6, b. Ang. 11, 1793 ; d. April 14, 1864 ; m. Nov. 10, 1823, Andrew-W. Park. (See Park family.)
66. Jeremiah5 [124], b. April 20, 1795; d. Nov. 24, 1862.
67. John5 [129], b. June 19, 1796; d. Sept. 12, 1865.
68. Christopher6 [136], b. Feb. 10, 1798; d. Jan. 17, 1859.
69. Sarah5, b. Oct. 7, 1800 ; d. June 7, 1833; m. Dr. Milton Ward. (See Ward family.)
70. Robert+ [36] (Lient. Samuels, James", John1). He lived in Windham, N. II., on the place now occupied by his grandson, Abel Dow. It originally belonged to James Morison2; was deeded to his son Thomas, and by him to Lieut. Samuel Morison, Oct. 14, 1757, by whom it was deeded to Robert Morison, Feb. 5, 1776. This land was known in early history as Lot No. 8, 4th Division.
lle m. Agnes, dau. of James Betton, Feb. 6, 1783. They had five children. She was b. June 26, 1760; d. July 1, 1792. He m. 2d, Eunice Dow, April 19, 1794; she was b. Oct. 20, 1770. They had seven children. He d. April, 1808. Mrs. Morison d. Feb. 7, 1854. Children, b. Windham : -
71. Elizabeth5 ("Betsey"), b. Dec. 12, 1783; d. Sept. 28, 1865; m. Abel Dow. (See Dow family.)
72. Martha5, b. April 24, 1785; d. Oct. 3, 1:02.
73. Silas6, b. March 4, 1787 ; d. April 7, 1814.
74. Samnel5, b. July 1, 1789; d. a. 10 months.
75. Robert5, b. June 5, 1791 ; d. æ. 4 months.
76. Asa6 [137], b. Feb. 10, 1795; d. June 3, 1871.
77. Nancy5, b. Aug. 17, 1796; d. Jan. 29, 1860 ; m. Abra- ham-Dow Merrill. . (See Merrill family.)
78. Iraº [141], b. July 18, 1798; d. March 10, 1870.
79. Mary5, b. March 25, 1800; res. 1883, at Melrose, Mass. ; m. Jonathan Cochran. (See Cochran family.)
80. Benjamin5, b. July 22, 1802 ; d. March 31, 1815.
81. Leonard5 [146], b. May 5, 1804; d. April 26, 1875.
82. Alvaº [149], b. May 13, 1806 ; d. May 28, 1879.
83. Robert+ [41] (Thomas3, John2, John1); lived in Peter- borough, N. H. The farm is yet in possession of the family. He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. In 1791 he built on a new site, the house now owned by the family of Horace Morison. He m. Elizabeth Holmes, b. June 23, 1754: d. May 17, 1808, a. 55 yrs. He d. Feb. 13, 1826, ce. 82 yrs. Children, b. in Peterborough : -
84. Thomas5, b. Dec. 25, 1774; d. March 25, 1775.
85. Mary5, b. March 26, 1776; d. April 12, 1776.
86. Stephen5, b. Nov. 8, 1777; d. Oct. 9, 1778.
87. Nathaniel6 [157], b. Oct. 9, 1779; d. Sept. 11, 1819.
88. Jonathan5, b. March 11, 1782; m. Rebecca Rockwood : res. Greenfield, N. H .; d. April 11, 1832, &. 50 yrs.
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GENEALOGIES : SAMUEL MORRISON5.
89. David5, b. March 11, 1782; d. May 6, 1782.
90. Robert5, b. May 8, 1784; d. April 25, 1861; m. Betsey Spring. Children : Samuel-S.6, dec .; Josiah-S.6, of South Acworth ; Robert-H.6, of Peterborough ; Nathaniel6, of Greenfield ; Elizabeth- A.6, m. Goodyear Bassett, of Peterborough; Mary-Ann6, m. G. Wilcox; res. Antrim; David6, res. Greenfield; and Sarah6, dec.
91. Smith5, b. Aug. 16, 1786; d. Dec. 20, 1786.
92. Betsey5, b. May 13, 1806; d. Oct 31, 1843; m. William Graham. Two children : Robert-M.6 and Eliza-H.6
93. Ezekiel5, b. Nov. 16, 1792; d. Sept. 11, 1823, at Green- ville, Miss., æ. 30 yrs. 10 mos.
94. Samuel5 [51] (John4, Lieut. Samuel3, James2, John1), was absent from his home in Windham nearly ten years, and on the death of his brother, succeeded him on the original homestead of the Morrisons in Windham, where he lived the remainder of his life. He was selectman for two years; m. Betsey, dau. of James Dinsmoor. She was b. Aug. 12, 1796; d. July 7, 1845. Mr. Mor- rison d. Feb. 1, 1831, æ. 46 yrs. 3 mos. Children, b. in Wind- ham, N. H. :
95. Catherine6, b. Dec. 21, 1818; attended the Adams Academy at Derry ; became a popular teacher in Windham, Derry, and Milton, Mass .; was an excellent singer and efficient member of the choir. She m. Sept. 27, 1848, Charles-L. Haseltine, and d. July 4, 1849. (See Haseltine family.)
96. James-Dinsmoor6 [164], b. Nov. 22, 1820; d. Sept. 7, 1877.
97. William-Allison6 [167], b. Sept. 3, 1822.
98. Hannah-Aurelia6 [179], b. Jan. 1, 1825.
99. Albert-Augustine6 [185], b. Sept. 14, 1827.
100. Martha6, b. Feb. 1830; d. July 11, 1830.
101. Robert5 [62] (Samuel4, Lient. Samuel3, James2, John1). He was b. May 22, 1787; spent several years in the vicinity of Portland, Me., and Cambridge, Mass .; returned to Windham, bought a farm one mile south of the meeting-house, on which he lived till his death, Nov. 3, 1860. He was an intelligent, strong- minded man. He m. Nancy MeCleary, b. April 21, 1792; d. in Lawrence, Mass., Oct. 14, 1876. Children, b. in Windham : -
102. Robert-Park6 [186], b. Dec. 27, 1828; res. Lawrence, Mass.
103. Samuel6 [189], b. April 22, 1830; clergyman ; res. North Truro, Mass.
104. Rufus-Anderson® [190], b. March 10, 1834; res. Wash- ington, D. C.
105. John6 [191], b. Oct. 22, 1837; res. Washington, D. C.
106. Dea. James5 [63] (Samuel4, Lieut. Samnel3, James2, John1). He was b. Nov. 17, 1786. After leaving Windham, he lived in Salem and Danvers, Mass .; purchased a farm in Plymouth, N. H., in 1807 ; was successful ; was selectman several years, was also an elder in the church. He m. Miriam, dau. of Nathan Bean, of Candia, who d. Sept. 6, 1845; ten children. He m. 2d, in 1850,
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GENEALOGIES : STEPHEN MORRISONS.
Mrs. Betsey Brown, of Orford, N. II. He d. Ang. 1, 1871. Chil- dren, b. Plymouth, N. H.
107. Hannah", b. March 26, 1810; m. Chester-F. Ellis, res. Haverhill, Mass. Children : Sarah-L.7, Otis-C.7, Albert-O.3, and John-M.7
108. Sarah6, b. Nov. 4, 1812. She m. - George. He d. in Plymouth, Jan. 1, 1849. She m. 2d, Lewis-1. Hill, res. Plym- outh. Children : Amanda-JJ.7, dec., Henry-S.7, Amanda-N.7
109. Miriam-Janes, b. Nov. 29, 1814; res. Plymouth.
110. James-Otis", b. JJuly 18, 1818 ; d. Oct. 23, 1824.
111. Martha-Anderson", b. Dec. 1819; m. Feb. 18, 1842, Charles-L. Hobart, of Plymouth, who d. July 4, 1862. She lives in Plymouth. Children : Abbie-Adams7, Emma-Jane, Willie-C.7. Julia-Eliza ?.
112. John-Jays, b. March 22, 1822; d. Nov. 6, 1840.
113. Maria-M.6, b. Feb. 23, 1825; m. Nov. 28, 1853, Damon- G. Dearborn, who d. in Plymouth, Jan 2, 1857- Ch., Annie-M.7
114. Cyrena®, b. May 14, 1827 ; d. Nov. 3, 1840.
115. ( Eliza-Ann6, b. April 14, 1830 ; res. Haverhill, Mass.
116. ( James", b. April 14, 1830; res. in Plymouth till 1857, when he removed to Ottumwa, Ia. Sept. 12, 1862, he enlisted in the Thirty-sixth Regt. Ia. Vols. Was a prisoner of war ten mos , and was dis. June 12, 1865. He m. Sept. 29, 1852, Amanda Shaw, of Salisbury, N. H., b. May 28, 1833. He res. Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory. Children : Edward-A., Clara-A.7, John- A.", George-A.T, Mary-1.7, Everett-A.7, James-W.7, Estella-A.7, Sidney-E.7, Joseph-G .?
117. Stephen5 [64] (Samuel4, Lient. Samuel3, James2, John1), b. July 26, 1788; left Windham when eighteen years of age, and lived in Salem and Danvers, Mass., for seven years; removed to Concord, Vt., then to Barre, Vt., and bought a farm. Was successful, and lived there forty-three years. In 1866 he went to Chicago, where he has resided most of the time since, living with his daughter. He is a hale, hearty, venerable old man, and to use his own words, "has never known what it was to have pain or sickness." He is in his ninety-fifth year, and probably the oldest person living who was born in town. I will here relate an interesting and rather remarkable incident in his life, and one that happens to but few extremely okl people. Mr. Morrison visited his early home but a few times after his departure in his youth. In the winter of 1877, Dea. Jonathan Cochran, of Melrose, Mass., a companion of his boyish days, and a relative, visited Chicago, and called to see his old friend, whom he had not seen since Mr. Morrison's first departure from Windham in 1807. They then met twelve hundred miles away from their early home; seventy years had passed away; two and a half generations of men had come into this busy world, had performed their parts, and were slumbering in the peaceful bosom of mother earth. They separated as young men, with life before them : they
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GENEALOGIES : STEPHEN-AUGUSTUS MORRISON6.
met as old men, with life's labors nearly accomplished, and life behind them. All can imagine the associations and memories which must have come thronging in upon their souls, as their hands clasped each other. Those aged men had passed through the storms of life successfully ; each was waiting the coming of the silent messenger which should bear him forth into fairer fields, into brighter sunlight.
In 1812, March 31, Mr. Morrison m. Euridice, dau. of Oliver Earle. She was b. in 1806; d. Oct. 27, 1867. Children : -
118. Stephen-Augustus6, b. May 18, 1815. In 1838, he lo- cated in Saugatuck, Mich., and engaged in the tanning business, where he still resides; is widely and favorably known ; has been postmaster many years, county treasurer two, and supervisor of the town twenty years. He m. May 7, 1842, M .- E. Parkman, who d. 1880.
CHILDREN.
1. Julia-E.7, b. July 2, 1845; m. April 13, 1870, John Francis; two ch.
2. Jessie-S.7, b. Oct. 23, 1851; m. Dee. 6, 1875, Thornton-W. Leland ; one child; res. Saugatuck.
3. Martha7, b. Oct. 28, 1848; d. Jan. 15, 1849.
4. Stephen7, b. Dec. 3, 1849; d. 1849.
5. Hattie7, b. Sept. 5, 1856; d. Dec. 10, 1856.
119. Samuel6, b. Sept. 28, 1818. He lived in Waukegan, Chicago, and Mendota, Ill .; rem. to Topeka, Kan., in 1870, where he d. Oct. 1881. He m. April 28, 1845, Lucia Harrington, who d. Nov. 15, 1854. He m. 2d, Mrs. Delia-W. (Trowbridge) White, of Chicago, who d. Dec. 6, 1876.
CHILDREN.
1. Lawson-11.7, b. June 26, 1847; m. Zaidee Cowan, of Topeka, Kan.
2. Martha-E.7, b. Nov. 21, 1850.
3. Lu-Lu7, b. Nov. 1857; d. Jan. 1, 1862.
4. Annie-L.7, b. Jan. 10, 1862.
120. Cyrus6, b. June 29, 1820; d. April 4, 1821.
121. Miles6, b. April 18, 1822; is a successful farmer, and lives on the homestead in Barre, Vt. He m. Sabrina-E. Gale, Jan. 25, 1847, who d. Sept. 19, 1862 ; two children. He m. 2d, Emma- M. Taft, Feb. 25, 1864.
CHILDREN, BORN IN BARRE, VT.
1. M .- Eugene™, b. Nov. 22, 1847; in. Minerva Allen : one child.
2. Jolin-Gale7, b. Nov. 7, 1854; lives in Barre.
3. Maud-Myra7, b. Aug. 28, 1871.
122. Martha6, b. March 2, 1824; d. Sept. 22, 1847 ; m. Isaiah- C. Little, Jan. 7, 1847.
123. Myra6, b. March 2, 1824; m. Jan. 7, 1847, L .- B. Walker ; res. Chicago, Ill.
CHILDREN.
1. Stephen-L.7, b. Dec. 6, 1851.
2. Ida-M.7, b. Sept. 4, 1855; m. F. Dennis; res. Chicago.
3. Willis-P.7, b. April 12, 1862.
4. George-L.7, b. April 7, 1865.
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Jermiech Morrison
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GENEALOGIES : JEREMIAH MORRISONS.
124. Jeremiah5 [66] (Samuel4, Lieut. Samuel3, James2, John1). Jeremiah Morrison was born in Windham, April 20, 1795. He succeeded his father on the homestead, where he always lived. He was a person of good judgment. In his personal bearing, he was courteous and genial, though modest and unobtrusive. His convictions were always positive, and he was firm in their main- tenance when a right principle was involved. Subjects on which he was called upon to decide, he weighed with nice discrimina- tion in the sensitively-poised balances of his mind. He seldom erred in judgment, or in his analysis of the character and motives of men. His was not an impulsive nature ; he was calm and col- leeted, and arrived at his conclusions slowly, and with delibera- tion. Combining these qualities with a strict conscientiousness, it seldom became necessary for him to change his opinions, as they were seldom wrong. His opinions being once formed, he elung to them with great tenacity. His was a nature that would cling to a good cause even unto death.
He was among the earliest to espouse the antislavery cause, and at a time when it was not popular. For its success he worked and voted to the end of his life. He lived to behold the glim- mering rays of the morning of that glorious day which ushered in freedom for an enslaved race. He was for many years a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church. "His religion was not of the demonstrative order. It pervaded his life, regulated his whole conduct in the least as well as the greatest matters, and was intertwined with his whole being." He was an earnest worker in the Sunday-school, - of which he was superintendent for many years, - in the religious society, and in the church.
In the town, at different times, he occupied all the prominent positions ; was a member of the constitutional convention in 1850, and represented the, town in the legislatures of 1825, '26, 1841, and 1852. He held a commission as justice of the peace for many years. Jan. 27, 1836, he married, at Bradford, Mass., Eleanor-Reed, daughter of Joab* and Elizabeth (Reed) Kimball,
* Joab Kimball', a Revolutionary soklier, was the son of Richards, of Haverhill, Mass., who was son of Benjamin+, of Bradford, who was son of Richard3, who was town clerk of that town, and died 1711. The latter was son of Benjamin, known as " Cornet Kimball," and served with his brother, Richard2, under Captain Appleton, as soldiers in 1683, '84. He was son of Richard Kimball, who came from Ipswich, Suffolk Co., England, in !634, æ. 39 yrs., being b. in 1595. He with his wife, Ursula-Scott, and their children, took passage in ship "Elizabeth," William Andrews, master, which sailed April, 1634. He settled in Watertown, Mass., was made freeman in 1635, removed to Ipswich in 1637, and was one of its early set- tlers. For 2d wife he m. Mrs. Margaret (Cole) Dow, of Dedham, Mass., widow of Henry Dow, of Hampton, N. II. (See p. 510.) He d. June 22, 1675. She d. March 1, 1676. He had eleven children; four were b. in America : Henry?, Elizabeth2, Richard2, Mary2, Martha2, John2, Thomas2, Benjamin2, Caleb2, Sarah2, and a dau.2, who m. Giles Seers, and d. 1675, leaving children.
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GENEALOGIES : JOHN MORRISON5.
of Peacham, Vt. He died of heart disease, in Windham, Nov. 24, 1862.
Mrs. Morrison was born Jan. 8, 1808. Her daughter, Mrs. M .- Lizzie Park, of Belfast, Me., writes as follows: " It is difficult to convey a faithful portraiture of her life and character, so quiet, so gentle, so full of faith and good works. Fond of study in her youth, she acquired a good education at the academies at Mont- pelier, Vt., and Bradford, Mass., and was a successful teacher for several years. She was untiring in her devotion as daughter, wife, and mother; unmindful of self in her ministrations to others ; generous and charitable in an eminent degree, in thought and word, in her estimate of others, and retiring and unassuming in her own disposition. At the age of eighteen she became a member of the Congregational (Orthodox) church, and honored her profession by a life made beautiful by Christian graces. She lied of consumption, at Windham, Aug. 5, 1866, aged 58 years." Children, b. in Windham : -
125. Christopher-Merrill6 [194], b. Dec. 2, 1836; d. Dec. 22, 1857, æ. 21 yrs. 20 days.
126. Margaret-Elizabeth6, b. Dec. 25, 1838; m. Jan. 29, 1869, Horace Park ; res. Belfast, Me. (See Park family.)
127. Edward-Payson6 [195], b. Jan. 28, 1840; d. at Peacham, Vt., Aug. 5, 1858, æ. 18 yrs. 6 mos. 7 days.
127a. Infant son6, b. Aug. 21, 1841 ; d. Sept. 19, 1841.
128. Leonard-Allison6 [196], b. Feb. 21, 1843 ; res. Wind- ham, N. Il.
129. John5 [67] (Samuel4, Lient. Samuel3, James2, John1). Left home when young ; lived in Charlestown and Salem, and then settled in Danvers, where he lived till 1846. Then he removed to Lawrence, Mass., and for many years was in the employ of the Bay State and Washington Mills. He m. Mary- Ann Nitting, of Danvers, May 24, 1826. He d. in Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 12, 1865. Mrs. Morrison d. Nov. 1880. Chil- dren : -
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