Howard Wellington Merrilll of Amesbury Massachusetts

Photo of Howard Wellington Merrill Amesbury Ma

Howard Wellington Merrill, enlisted 1864 in Capt. Twitchell's Company, Seventh Maine Battery; promoted to orderly sergeant: died of fever before Richmond March 25th, 1865.  See Records History of the Seventh Maine Light Battery

Born January 8, 1845, son of Joseph Merrill, shoemaker, and Dolly Follansbee Merrill at Pond Hills, Jan. 8, 1845. Joesph and Dolly m. 18 June 1834

Joseph son of Joseph and Lydia (Martin) Merrill; Joseph, Sr. son Jacob and Mary (Ingalls) Merrill; Jacob son of Isaac Merrill, Colonel Mass. Minutemen, Member of Provincial Congress which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days see Calling out the militia after Lexington and Concord, 1775

 

 

Isaac Merrill Home

 "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCVV-LG9 : accessed 26 Sep 2014), Howard Wellington Merrill, 08 Jan 1845; citing AMESBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599730 IT 3.

Colby Family of Grand Rapids Michigan

Information furnished from Barbara Wilson, a descendant Also included records from and a little research of my own. If you would like a copy of this file please post or e-mail. Any contributions please e-mail.

Sarah Francis Colby Wood was born on 31 JUL 1839 in Haverhill, Grafton County, N H. She was the daughter of Luther Colby and Hannah Page. She married Arthur Wood on 6 DEC 1860 in Kent County, Michigan.

 

John Ball Line
From Ball Family History The Ball Family Lineage from their arrival from England to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1) Nathaniel (1618-1706) & Mary (Mousal) Ball
2) Nathaniel (1663–1725) & Mary (Brooks) Ball
3) Nathaniel (1692-1749) & Sarah (Baker) Ball
4) Ebenzer (1721-1790) & Sarah (Goodkin) Ball
5) Nathaniel (1751-1834) & Sarah (Nevins) Ball
6) John (1794-1884) & Mary (Webster) Ball

John Ball (1794–1884) photo circa late-1870s or early-1880s.

Joshua Ball son of Nathaniel

From Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 35

John Ball was born on Tenny Hill, Grafton county, New Hampshire, November 12, 1794. He was educated in country schools and at Salisbury academy. He worked his way through Dartmouth college and was graduated in 1820. During the next four years he studied law at Lansingburg, New York, and taught school. He was admitted in 1824. His brother-in-law, a business man of extensive interests, died soon after and John Ball settled his estate, which took several years. In 1832 John Ball crossed the continent by way of Pittsburg, St. Louis, Independence, the South Pass, and the Columbia river. He was gone two and a half years, during which time he visited much of the territory now composing Washington, Oregon, California, and also the Hawaiian islands.

For two years he practiced law at Lansingburg and then came to Grand Rapids as a land-broker for capitalists and investors in 1836. During the next few months he located much land in Kent county and in the spring of 1837 he opened a law office at Grand Rapids, where he practiced for nearly fifty years. He had at different times for partners, George Martin, S. L. Withey, Edward E. Sargeant, E. S. Eggleston, and James H. McKee. The partnership of Ball & McKee continued for thirty-two years, from 1852 to Mr. Ball's death. No law firm of the Kent county bar has had a longer existence. The firm was never active in litigation, but was engaged in money loaning, real estate and business matters and often acted as counselors. Mr. Ball died at Grand Rapids, February 5, 1884. He left a gift to the city of forty acres of land which now forms a beautiful park that bears his name. Mr. Ball traveled and saw much of life. He did not marry until late in life, but left a family of several children who have every reason to be proud of their father. He was a representative progressive citizen who won the confidence and esteem of all who knew him.
For a Complete Account of John Ball Publications of the Historical Society of Grand Rapids, Issue 1

 

The Page Line Hannah R. Page was born on 14 SEP 1805 in Dorchester, Grafton County, New Hampshire and died on 23 FEB 1870 at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.She was the daughter of Gov John Page and Hannah Merrill.

John Page moved with his parents to Rindge NH, helped build a log house, performed settler's duty and thus secured a lot of land there. He moved to the Coos meadow in September 1762, wintered on the Great Ox Bow, took charge of General Bailey's cattle, in company with one other man and a boy, worked for General Bailey, and thus paid for a right of land in Haverhill. He went to Lancaster, worked for his uncle David and paid for another right of land in Haverhill. He then came back to this town, built a log house on the meadows, and married Abigail Saunders, daughter of the first settler south of him, and who died twelve years after marriage, without issue. He married for his second wife, Abigail Hazeltine, of Concord NH, who died without surviving children, and then married, for his third wife, Mrs. Hannah Green, daughter of Samuel Rice of Landaff, who bore him four sons, namely, John, William G., Samuel and Stephen R. John, the eldest, was born in Haverhill, May 21, 1787, was fitted for college in his youth, but just as he was about to enter, his father became embarrassed through having become bondsman for another party, and was likely to lose his farm. His son therefore relinquished his high ambition, turned his attention to saving the homestead, which was done, and which afterwards came into his possession. When twenty-five years of age he married Hannah, daughter of Maj. Nathaniel Merrill, of North Haverhill, who bore him nine children, namely Frederick, William, John Alfred, Henry Harrison, Nathaniel Merrill, Stephen Rice, Sarah Hazen, George Washington, George Brackett and Edward Livingston. All of these, with the exception of George W., grew to adult age.

Rev John Merrill father of Nathaniel Merrill

See Havehill NH Historical Society

 

John Page was elected governor of New Hampshire in 1839 by a Democratic vote of 30,518, and re-elected in 1840 and 1841. Edward L. Page succeeded his father in the ownership of the homestead, was a successful farmer, and held various local offices. He served as selectman several years, during the civil war, when his patriotism and activity in securing recruits caused the burning of his buildings. He married Laura M. Batchelder, of Franklin in 1855. For seventeen years he suffered with consumption, and died November 4, 1878, aged forty-six years. His widow survives him.

Brother of Hannah Page John Page, JR

Burial:
Fulton Street Cemetery
Grand Rapids
Kent County
Michigan, USA

SOURCE: "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife Who settled in Bow in 1768" By one of them, Concord, NH Printed by the Republican Press Association 1895
History of the city of Grand Rapids Michigan 

Charles Herman Gage of Amesbury MA

From Colby Clan News March 2014 

Charles Herman GAGE was born on 5 APR 1889 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 28 APR 1910 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) He died on 3 AUG 1966 at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He had Social Security Number 020-20-4589. SS# issued in: Massachusetts
Residence code: New Hampshire ZIP Code of last known residence: 03301 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Concord, New Hampshire. Parents: Seth Hamlin GAGE and Mary Josephine COLBY. Spouse: Alice Pingree WILSON. Charles Herman GAGE and Alice Pingree WILSON were married on 14 JUL 1911 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Hermaline Florence GAGE.

 

Seth Hamlin Gage

Hermaline Florence Gage

Hour Glass Tree of Edwin Irving Colby

From Susan Schiffer See Edwin Irving Colby

Great Migration: Anthony Colby and wife Susannah

From the Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III 
Here are latest theories on identity of Susannah, wife of Anthony Colby 

Anthony Colby  Macy Colby House 

John Edward Macy

Scrapbook of Josiah Bartlett Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution

John Edward Macy born December 15, 1877 in Cleveland Ohio son of James Cartwright Macy and Mary Emma Stevens.
James C son of  Frederick Bunker Macy and Sarah Dunn
Frederick son of Benjamin Macy and Lydia Bunker
Benjamin son of John Macy and Bethiah Cartwright
John son of Robert Macy and Abigail Barnard
Robert son of Thomas Macy and Deborah Coffin
Thomas son of John Macy and Deborah Gardner
John Macy son of Thomas Macy and Sarah Hopcott

In addition to teaching commercial  law John was also a Professor of Sacred Oratory, Church Music. He lived at 204 Temple Street, West Roxbury. He graduated Boston Law School in 1901. 

 

From  Friday, May 16, 1913 Paper: Boston Herald

Book published
A selection of cases on municipal or public corporations
Listed in 1907 A Treatise on the Law of Torts: Or the Wrongs which Arise Independently of Contract
Corporations—Municipal—Elliott. Second Edition, by John E. Macy, Professor in Boston University Law School.
Harvard Law Review: Volume 34 Corporations, Municipal, Cases on the Law of. By John E. Macy, of the Faculty of Boston University Law School. The most comprehensive case-book on this subject 19
John E. Macy, a former professor at the school, presented to the school, on May 8, sixteen law books. From Bostonia, Volumes 19-21 1918

From Stevens family geneology:
Mary Emma Stevens (John, Joseph, Joseph, Samuel, Thomas, Henry) was born at Detroit, Mich., Oct. 28, 1853. She married May 10, 1875, James C. Macy, born June 27, 1845, at New York City, the son of Frederick Bunker Macy and Sarah (Dunn) Macy. Mr. Macy was in the Civil War nearly three years, his service ending in the March to the Sea with Gen. Sherman. He is a well-known musical composer. They have resided at Detroit, Mich., Cleveland, O., Norfolk, Va., and at Revere, Maiden, Medford, and Somerville, Mass. They are members of the Broadway Congregational Church at Somerville.

Children of James C. and Mary Emma (Stevens) Macy:
Frederick Stevens, b. at Detroit, Mich., Mar. 17, 1876; m. Sept. 1, 1897, Ethel May Tibbetts.
John Edward, b. at Cleveland, Ohio., Dec. 15, 1877; m. Aug. 5, 1902, Sara Lamont.
Henry James, h. at Cleveland Ohio June 26, 1879; d. Oct. 12, 1879.
Burt Houghton, b. at Norfolk, Va., Dec. 14, 1880; m. Oct. 16, 1905, Perle Leonora Angell.
Myrtle Alice, b. at Cleveland Feb. 10, 1884; d. June 15, 1889.
Ella Hazel, b. at Malden, Mass., Feb. 21, 1891.
From the Who's who in New England
John C Macy was a well known music composer: ed. pub. schs., Maiden, Mass.; LL.B., summa cum laude, Boston U. Sch. of Law, 1901, LL.M., 1907; m. Sara J. Lamont, of Somerville, Mass., Aug. 6, 1902; 3 children, John M., Norman L., Harold S. Practiced in Boston since 1901; mem. Macy & Shurtleff; instr. Boston U. Sch. of Law, 1902-8; prof, constitutional, administrative and corporation law, same school., since 1908; lecturer on business law, Coll. of Business Administration, Boston U., 1913. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Assn., Bar Assn. City of Boston,' Am. Political Science Assn., Boston U. Alumni Assn. Mason. Author: Cases on Municipal Corporations, 1911. Reviser of Elliott on Municipal Corporations, 1910. Recreations: reading, walking, bowling. Home: West Roxbury, Mass. Office: Room 58, 19 Congress St., Boston, Mass.

John married  Sara Jessamine Lamont, d. of Andrew A Lamont and Henrietta H. Powell Lamont on August 5 1902.

Children of John Edward and Sarah J. (Lamont) Macey:

John Melville, b. Sept. 12, 1903.

Norman Lamont, b. June 16, 1906.

Harold Stevens, b. Apr. 14, 1908.

Albert Hayward Colby

A direct descendant of Anthony Colby of Amesbury MA (Rowell, David, Rowell, Zaccheus, Jacob, Thomas, Anthony)  Any family stories, pictures, or info please post! Thanks

    

Albert H Colby was born on 3 SEP 1842 in Illinois.
Parents  Rowell COLBY and Abigail LIVINGSTON
Spouse: Jeanette BRACE. Albert Hayward COLBY and Jeanette BRACE were married on 18 SEP 1867 in Stephenson County, Illinois. (SOURCE: Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900.) They were divorced about 1876. Children were: Emery V. COLBY.
Spouse: Ella E. KENDALL. Albert Hayward COLBY and Ella E. KENDALL were married on 2 SEP 1877 in Stephenson County, Illinois. (SOURCE: Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900.) Children were: Frank Kendall COLBY, Hayward Tecumsch COLBY.

He appeared in the census in 1850 in Silver Creek, Stephenson County, Illinois. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 18 JUN 1860 in Silver Creek, Stephenson County, Illinois. (living at home with father and mother.) He served in the military from AUG 1862 to JUN 1865.
Name: Albert H Colby ,
Residence: Silver Creek, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 14 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Unit Numbers: 419 419
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862
Enlisted in Company F, 92nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 04 September 1862.
Absent, sick on 21 June 1865
Mustered out Company F, 92nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 June 1865 in Greensboro, NC

He appeared in the census in 1870 in Silver Creek, Stephenson County, Illinois. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Silver Creek, Stephenson County, Illinois.
Census Place: Silver Creek, Stephenson, Illinois
Source: FHL Film 1254253 National Archives Film T9-0253 Page 288B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Albert H. COLBY Self M M W 38 IL
Occ: Farmer Fa: NH Mo: NH
Ella COLBY Wife F M W 22 IL
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY
Emery COLBY Son M S W 10 IL
Fa: IL Mo: IL
Nelley O MALLEY Other F S W 20 OH
Occ: Teaching School Fa: NY Mo: NY

He appeared in the census in 1900 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. (listed as divorced.) He died on 14 JUN 1918.

According to record in Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
August 14 1862  Absent Sick

Dr Thomas Sparhawk Amesbury MA

Dr. Thomas Sparhawk  (1806–1874) was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth and received his medical degree fro Harvard When patients contacted him he did everything he could do to help them. From Legendary Locals of Amesbury By Margie Walker The Sparhawk School Amesbury Massachusetts. From History of Essex County 1874. The death of Dr. Thomas Sparhawk occurred at Newburyport, May 17th. He was a prominent and much beloved physician at Amesbury for many years, removing to the city a short time before his death. He freely gave to all in want, and was ever ready to aid suffering humanity, being truly the "poor man's doctor." A monument was erected over his grave by his friends and very properly inscribed " To the memory of our beloved physician."

Genealogy Sparhawk Family

Dr. Thomas Sparhawk of Amesbury, was one of poet John Greenleaf Whittier's life-long friends. In a letter from Dr. Holmes he wrote: Whittier spoke to me most emphatically of my fellow-student and brother physician, the late Thomas Sparhawk, as one of the best men he ever knew. Dr. Sparhawk was a member of a very limited society of Christians, best known to many persons as the church which claimed the allegiance of that great philosopher and admirable man, Michael Faraday.

While gathering grapes in an arbor in this garden, in 1847, Mr. Whittier received a bullet wound in the cheek. Two boys were firing at a mark on the grounds of a neighbor, and this mark was near where Whittier stood, but on account of a high fence they did not see him. When the bullet struck him, he was concerned his mother should be alarmed by the accident that he said nothing, not even notifying the boys. He bound up his bleeding face in a handkerchief, and called on Dr. Sparhawk, who lived near.  As soon as the wound was dressed, he came home and gave his family their first notice of the accident. The boys had not then learned the result of their carelessness. The lad who fired the gun was named Philip Butler, and he has since acquired a high reputation as an artist. The painting representing the Haverhill homestead which is to be seen at the birthplace was executed by this artist. He tells of the kindness with which Whittier received his tearful confession. It was during the first days of the Mexican war, and some of the papers humorously commented upon it as a singular fact that the first blood drawn was from the veins of a Quaker who had so actively opposed entering upon that war.
From History of Amesbury by Joseph Merrill