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66 ASA MORRISON, OF POKAGON, MICH.
mer Dow/ b. Nov. 2S, 18.52; res. Windham, N. H. Charles
Allison Dow," b. Dec. 24, 18.54; m., Dec. 24, 1878, Ada Dow,
daughter of William Colby, of Salem, N. H. ; res. Windham,
N. H. Children: Charles Abel Dow,' b. March 15, 1880. Lura
Edna Dow,' b. April 24, 1881. Willard Elbridge Dow,« b. Oct.
6, 1850; m.. Dec. 14, 1880, Alice Heath, daughter of Lorenzo
and Sarah Elizabeth (Heath) Fairbanks, of Boston, Mass., b.
July 11, 18()1; is in electric light business; re?. Braintree,
Mass. Children: Alice Rebecca Dow,' b. Dec. 8, 1881, Alvah
Morrison Dow,' Clarence Dow.' Lizzie Lucinda I)ow,6 b. .July
27, 1859; m., Dec. 30, 1880, Albert Onslow Alexander, of Windham,
N. H., where he was b. May 22, 1857; store-keeper, postmaster,
and station-agent at Canobie Lake, N. H. She d. Feb.
17, 1898. Children: Hannah May Alexander,' b. Dec. 14, 1892.
George Alexander.' Marion Louise Dow," b. Aug. 13, 1876.
2. Martha Morrison,* b. April 24, 178-5; d. Oct. S, 1802.
3. Silas Morrison,* b. March 4, 1787; d. April 7, 1814.
4. Samuel Morrison,* b. July 1, 1789; d. aged 10 months.
5. Robert Morrison, < b. June 5, 1791; d. aged 4 months.
6. Asa Morrison,* b. Feb. 10, 1795; d. June :3, 1871. He m., Feb. 18,
1820, Lydia Allen, b. Salem, N. H., Jan. 28, 1828. He m., sec-
ond, Nancy Scully, in 1838; res. Hopkinton, N. H., and Pokagon,
Mich. Children:
I. Martha Ann Morrison,^ b. Aug. 12, 1821; m., Nov. 7, 1838, B. F. Silver,
b. Hopkinton, N. H., Nov. 8, 1808; res. Pokagon, Mich.
Child: Helen Adalaide Silver, b. Sept. 3, 1845; d. May 27, 1874;
m. A. .1. Sammon; res. Pokagon, Mich.
II. Nancy Morrison, = b. Aug. 22, 1823; m., 1842, James Sullivan, grandson
of Gen. John Sullivan, of Revolutionary fame, b. Exeter,
N. H., Dec. 6, 1811; lawver; d. at Dowagiac, Cass Co., Mich.
She d. May 6, 1848. Child: Clara Sullivan,'' b. April, 1843; d.
Sept. 22, 1802.
III. Lydia A. M()rrison,« b. Jan. 21, 1828; m., Nov. 13, 1847, Henry Lindsey
Iludd. She is dead. Res., 1882, Peoria, Oregon. Children:
Ellen N. Rudd,' b. June 17, 1855; d. Oct. 21, 1857. Lura Allen
Rudd,' b. May 9, 1860. Harry Z. Rudd,' b. Aug. 27, 1862.
7. Nancy Morrison,* b. Aug. 17, 1796; m. Rev. Abraham Dow Merrill,
Feb. 14, 1817. She d. Jan. 29, 1860. She possessed brilliancy
of thouglit and expression, and with remarkable fidelity performed
the arduous duties of a Methodist clergyman's wife.
He was b. March 7, 1896, and was one of the noted men of his
denomination. He d. April 29, 1878. Children:
I. Martha Mehitable Merrill, '^
b. Salem, N. H., 1817; m., 18:39, Samuel
Richardson Allen, who d. in Somcrville, Mass., .Ian. 22, 1852.
She d. there May 13, 18.50. Children: Susan Amelie Allen," b.
1840: d. Feb. 8, 1860. Benjamin Franklin Allen," b. 1842; d.
March 8, 1860. Edward Everett Allen," b. Aug. 5, 1845; m.,
June 6, 1872, Fannie, daughter of Isaac Robbins, of Watertown,
Mass. Is connected with Downer Kerosene Oil Works, Watertown,
Mass. res. ; Boston, Mass.
II. John Milton Merrill,^ b. Salem, N. H., 1819; m, Mary Bassett Partridge
Hills, of HoUiston, Mass., b. Dec. 15, 1810. He was a
clergyman, 15 years in the ministry; liis health failing, he
entered business life, andd. March 17, 1881. Children: Martha
R. Merrill," b. April 20, 1843. Mary S. Merrill," b. Dec. 25,
1844; m., April 26, 1871, Frederick Ernest Boden, of Corry
Plain. Children: John Merrill Boden,' h. Nov. 25, 1872; Frederick
Jirncst Boden, Jr.,' b. Aug. 4, 1874. Abraham D. Merrill,"
b. July 15, 1847; d. Aug. 12, 1847. Abram D. Merrill," 2d,
d. in infancy. John J. Merrill," 1>. Nov. ;W, 1848; m., Nov. 20,
1875, Alice RatclitTe. of Belmont, N. Y. He d. April 25, 1876,
Child: Jolm Joshua Merrill,' b. Sept. 1, 1876. Rufus B. Mer-