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Henry (Henry = Isabella Litchfield), a descendant of Henry 

 the planter at Scit., was b. at Scit. July 26, 1829. He settled in Hing. 

 1851, and m. May 25, 1853, Mary Brooks Litchfield, dau. of Lincoln 

 and Isabella (Merritt) Litchfield of Scit. She d. in Hing. 20 Nov. 

 1887, aet. 54 yrs. "Blacksmith." Resides on Leavitt St. 

 Ch., b. in Hing., — 



i. Henky Lincoln, July 20, 1866. 

 ii. Mary Isabel, Sept. 24, 1869. 

 iii. Anna Whitney, Apr. 7, 1879. 



Note. —Jonathan, of Scit. and Elizabeth Whiton, int. of m'ge, July 22, 1710. Ruth, of 

 Suit. m. Nov. 14, 1717, Jacob Lincoln (p. 17). Jonathan, of Scit. m. Apr. 6, 1742, Mrs. 

 Elizabeth Hobart. Seth, of Scit. m. Jan. 23, 1751-52, Mercy Stodder. Consider, of Scit. 

 m. Sarah Beal. Sarah, m. Dec. 27, 1835, William G. Cushing. Lucy B., of Scit. m. Nov. 

 5, 1854, Charles R. Cook, wid r „ Ellen M., of Scit. m. May 1, 1859, James J. Bailey. 



MESERVEY. 



Benjamin Franklin (Clement = Sarah Deering), b. at Hallowell, 

 Me., July 16, 1833. m. Dec, 7, 1853, Susan L. Dunbar, dau. of John 

 M. and Susan (Loring) Dunbar. She was b. in Hing. March 22, 1830. 

 " Watchmaker and jeweller." Resides on Ship St. (See " Hingham 

 in the Civil War.") 



Ch.,— 



i. Loring Mason, Sept. 25, 1856, d. in two weeks. 



ii. Annie Louise, b. at Quiney, March 25, 1859, d. in Hing. 30 June, 1860. 



iii. Manly Clement, Sept. 12, 1860; is m. and resides in Canada, 



iv. Benjamin Weston, b. in Hing. Sept. 25, 1865. 



MILLER. 



Fred Herbert (Benjamin P. = Sarah E. Trask), was b. at Boston, 

 July 31, 1855. m. in Hing, Nov. 7, 1877, Carrie Winniefred Whiton, 

 dau. of Lyman B. and Sarah F. (Dyer) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. 

 Feb. 6, 1856. " Printer," and proprietor of the " Hingham Journal." 

 Resides on South St., near Marsh's Bridge. 



Ch., b. in Hing., — 



i. Florence Louise, March 10, 1879. 

 ii. Helen Ashmead, Sept. 7, 1880. 



Note. —John, d. 11 Dec. 1863, est. 74 vts. Lydia D., m. Feb. 18, 1865, Francis M. 

 Dunbar of No. Bridgewater. Charles, of Randolph m. Nov. 28, 1867, Abbie A. Randall. 

 Henry F. (John =-- Martha Elliot), d. at Washington, D. C, 25 Mav, 1864, aet. 19 yrs. (See 

 "Hingham in the Civil War.") For rec. of Daniel H., Frank H., George L., Joseph 8., 

 and William C, see "Hingham in the Civil War." 



MINARD (Minor, Miner). 



Thomas, the Puritan founder of the name in New Eng., was in 

 Hing. as early as 1636, and had that year a grant of land near the 

 Training Field at Hing. Centre. He remained here but a few yrs., 

 however, and in 1645 joined a company in settling at Pequod, now 

 New London, Conn. He d. at Stonington, Conn., 1690. The name 

 of his w. is not given on Hing. rec's, but a Thomas Miner m. at 

 Charlestown, 1634-35, Grace, dau. of Walter Palmer, and he un- 

 doubtedly was the Thomas who early came to Hing. 



