Miller, Joseph John -b. 1872, son of Joseph & Judith (Fortune) Miller -m. 1904 Ann Eliz. Lackey, dau. of Charles Nelson & Sarah Elizabeth (Richardson) Lackey -b. 1884

from a book found on HeritageQuestOnline.com – not in my line as far as I know

Title: Lackey, Stratton, and allied families
Authors: Pratt, Harriett I.
City of Publication: Glastonbury, Conn.
Publisher: C.S. and M.P. Nutt
Date: 1971
Page Count: 150
Notes: Pref. dated 1971.
"Limited edition of which this is number [80]"--T.p. verso.
Reproduction of original in the American Antiquarian Society.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reel/Fiche Number: (Genealogy and local history; G14536).
Subject Headings: Lackey, Charles Nelson, 1849-1928.
Lackey family.... Stratton family.
Primary Family Name: Lackey family.... Stratton family


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Matthew Lackey, tradition says, was born in the North of Ireland of Scotch parentage. He was in Upton, Massachusetts, as early as 1733. In 1734 he had been occupying property which was sold to Samuel Work.

Marriage intentions to Rebecca Wark (Work) are recorded in Upton, Mass., July 2, 1737. She was a member of the Hopkinton church in 1729, and was no doubt, the dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Wark, early Scotch-Irish settlers of Hopkinton about 1719.

According to the minutes of the Selectmen of Boston, Mass. (Vol. 15, p. 89), Matthew Leeckey (Lackey) arrived there from London, in 1737 in the New England Galley. He was a woolcomber by trade and was given liberty to open a shop to carry on his trade.

He settled in Upton, Mass., and was one of three men who owned land by purchase outright in the Hopkinton district. He was a selectman in Upton in 1774. Deeds of various dates to his sons and others are recorded among the early land records of Hopkinton and Upton, Mass.

Samuel Lackey who died in 1785 (Probate Record) was probably his brother. His property adjoined Matthew’s and he being the next of kin, was appointed by the court to settle the estate. Matthew, being in poor health, sent a substitute.

Matthew Lackey made his will Dec. 14, 1789. The will was probated April 17, 1790. In it he names his wife, Rebecca; sons: John, Matthew, Nathan, Samuel and James; daughters, Rebecca Stearns, Mary Kelly, and heirs of daughter Elizabeth Boon. Son Nathan was named as executor. (Probate Records, Middlesex County, Mass, at Cambridge, Mass.- Probate Record No. 13475) Inventory of his estate was taken on April 16, 1790 and was valued at 110 pounds, 1 shilling and 5 pence.

The births of eight children were recorded in Upton, Mass., to Matthew and Rebecca Lackey. Four sons are known to have fought in the Revolution.
1. John, b. Dec. 26, 1739; d. Hopkinton, Mass., in 1792; m. (intention) Hopkinton, Mass., May 20, 1773 Judith Clemmons.
2. Matthew, Jr., b. Oct. 2, 1742; d. Sutton, Mass., in 1809; m. (1) Upton, Mass., Oct. 11, 1770 Mary Rice, who died in 1775-6; m. (2) Sutton, Mass., Jan. 21, 1777 Dorcas Woodbury, b. Sutton, Sept. 10, 1756; d. Sutton, in 1794, dau. of Joshua and Dorcas (Parks) Woodbury of Sutton
3. Rebecca, b. Mar. 9, 1746, Upton, Mass.; d. Upton, June 13, 1815; m. Mendon, Mass., June 24, 1772 Ebenezer Stearns, son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns. Ebenezer married (2) Mar. 30, 1819 Lydia (Pierce) Norcross, widow of Elijah Norcross.
4. Nathan, b. Aug. 15, 1747; d. Upton, Mass., Oct. 20, 1823; m. (1), Sutton, Mass, June 11, 1772, Susannah Nye of Douglas, Mass., b. Rochester, Mass., May 23, 1751, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Briggs) Nye of Rochester and Douglas; m. (2) Milford, Mass., Dec. 21, 1786 Lois Hunt, b. Holliston, Mass., Jan. 10, 1747,; d. Upton, Mass, April 10, 1831, dau. of Abidah and Phebe (Pratt) Hunt.
5. Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1749; d. Upton, Mass., Mar. 23, 1835; m. (intention) Upton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1770, David Kelley, bapt. Hopkinton, Mass., Nov. 15, 1747; d. Upton, Mass, July 5, 1827, son of Richard and Sarah Kelley.
6. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 9, 1752; d. abt. 1784-5; m. Upton, Mass., Oct. 15, 1772 Francis Boon, b. Mar. 2, 1751; Francis m. (2) June 10, 1786 Mary Woolice of Uxbridge, Mass.
7. Samuel, b. Jan 26, 1755; d. Upton, Mass., Aug. 27, 1831; m. (1) Upton, Mass (intention) Jan 13, 1783, Lydia Mastick; m. (2) Upton, Mass., (intention) April 7, 1814 Sarah Cheney, b. Dec. 8, 1780, dau. of Caleb and Mary (Wheelock) Cheney of Milford, Mass.
8. James, b. July 2, 1756; d. in Palmyra, N.Y., Mar. 10, 1827; m. in Upton, Mass., Apr. 6, 1730, Charlotte Forbes, b. in Uxbridge, Mass., May 1, 1763, d. at Palmyra, N.Y. Sept. 7, 1825, dau of Abner and Phebe Forbes.


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John Lackey, son of Matthew and Rebecka (Wark) Lackey, was born in Upton, Mass., Dec. 26, 1739 and died at Hopkinton, Mass., in 1782. He married (intention) in Hopkinton, Mass., May 20, 1773 Judith Clemmons, born in Stoneham, Mass., May 25, 1740 and died at Westboro, Mass., Aug. 1, 1818, dau. of John and Lydia (Gould) Clemmons. John Lacker’s name was on the list of training soldiers of Upton, Mass., Mar. 23, 1757, under the command of Jonathan Wood.

In the administrative bond for the settlement of John Lackey’s estate, dated June 5, 1792, his residence is given as Westboro, Mass. In the administrator’s account of the settlement of the estate, mention is made of wife Judith and six children: Simeon, Levi, Persis, John, Samuel and Sarah. The estate was valued at six hundred ninety pounds and twelve shillings.

His wife Judith’s will was filed Sept. 1, 1818. It mentioned daughter Persis and grandchildren: Asa, Simeon, and Nancy Lackey, Albert Lackey, Malvina Colby, Elbridge and Samuel Dickman

Children, all probably born in Hopkinton, Mass.:
1. Simeon, b. Sept. 6, 1774; d. Hopkinton, Mass., Feb. 15, 1809; m. (intention) Hopkinton, Mass., June 2, 1799 Susannah Rice
2. Levi, b. Feb. 27, 1776, was deceased in 1818, when John Lackey’s widow’s dower was divided
3. John, b. Dec. 23, 1778; died before brother Levi. (Probate Record No. 35903; Series A., Middlesex County)
4. Samuel, b. abt. 1780; d. Hopkinton, Oct. 17, 1898; m. Nov. 13, 1803, Mary (Polly) Gould, b. abt. 1785, and died in Medway, Mass., May 1, 1853, age 61 years. She married (2) Dec. 1816, Zebina Kingsbury, a widower of Medway.
5. Persis, b. abt. 1780; d. in Westboro, Mass., July 24, 1846, ager 62 years; m. (intention) Westboro, Mass. Dec. 22, 1804 Ephraim Colby; m. (2) (intention) Westboro, July 5, 1818, James Bradish.
6. Sarah, b. abt. 1786-7; d. in Hopkinton, Mar. 2, 1813, age 25 years; m. Westboro, Mass., May 18, 1806, Jacob Dickmane


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Simeon Lackey, the son of John and Judith (Clemmons) Lackey, was born in Hopkinton, Mass., Sept. 6, 1774; d. in Hopkinton, Feb. 15, 1809; m. (intention) Hopkinton, June 2, 1799 Susannah Rice, b. there Mar. 26, 1776; d. there May 9, 1856, dau. of Hezekiah (A Revolutionary soldier) and Abigail (Eames) Rice. She married (2) (intention) Jan. 1, 1820, Oliver Matthews of Southboro, Mass., b. June 3, 1765, son of Asahel and Elizabeth (Wood) Matthews. There were three children name in the grandmother’s will.
Children:
1. Asa, b. Westboro, Mass., Nov. 27, 1801; d. there Mar. 1, 1884; m. (intention) Hopkinton, Mass., Nov. 23, 1831 Miranda Wood Claflin, b. Oct. 6, 1808; d. Westboro, Aug. 31, 1880, dau. of Sampson and Patty (Stimpson) Claflin. Asa Lackey was a bootmaker and resided in Westboro.
2. Nancy, b. abt. 1803; d. in Holliston, Mass., Feb. 10, 1874, age 71 years; m. April 22, 1824, Lewis Sumner Phipps, b. Jan 30, 1803; d. July 11, 1873, age 70 years, son of David and Elizabeth (Stymer) Phipps
3. Simeon, Jr., b. Upton, Mass., Dec. 24, 1806; d. Hopkinton, Mass., Feb 20, 1886; m. there Mar. 11, 1831, Harriett Frink Stratton.


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Simeon Lackey, the son of Simeon and Susanna (Rice) Lackey, was born in Upton, Mass., Dec. 24, 1806; died in Hopkinton, Mass., Feb. 20, 1886; married there, Mar. 11, 1831, Harriett Frink Stratton, b. Marlboro, Mass., Nov. 10, 1809; d. in Hopkinton, June 24, 1894, dau. of Moses and Elizabeth (Hervey) Stratton, and granddaughter of Peter Bent and wife Mary Temple of Marlboro, Mass. Simeon Lackey served in the Civil War. He was mustered in Sept. 24, 1862 for mine months, 42nd Regiment, Co. H., residence – Hopkinton, Mass.
Children, all born in Hopkinton, Mass.;
1. Martha Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1831; d. young (after (1858); m. Oct. 17, 1853, Joseph Taylor, Jr., b. in Porter, Maine.
2. William Hayden, b. Jan. 26, 1834; d. in Barre, Mass., Feb. 15, 1900; unmarried; buried in Woodville Cemetery, Hopkinton, Mass.
3. John, b. Dec. 31, 1835; d. in Oakham, Mass., Mar. 3, 1923. He married three times:
a. m. Dec. 6, 1868; Elizabeth Ann Stark; b. Barre, Mass., May 14, 1849; d. there Dec. 13, 1874
b. Caroline Dinsmore Start, b. in Barre, Mass., in 1856; d. there Feb. 17, 1878. She was sister to the above Elizabeth. They were the daughters of Leonard and Elizabeth (Spaulding) Stark.
c. Elizabeth Maria Bowman, b. in Templeton, Massl, Dec. 26, 1858; d. in Hubbardston, Mass., July 18, 1902; daughter of Samuel and Maria Glasheen) Bowman.
John Lackey served in the Civil War. He had five children.
4. Lydia Elizabeth, b. Feb. 7, 1838; d. Sept. 27, 1839
5. Nahum Gilbert, b. July 8, 1840; d. Aug. 27, 1843
6. Harriet Maria, b. Dec. 14, 1842; d. in Westboro, Mass., Dec. 7, 1915; m. Dec. 19, 1866, Luther Claflin, b. Aug. 14, 1842; d. in Westboro, Mass., Feb 6, 1922, son of Samuel and Parmelia (Croel) Claflin. There was one child, a daughter, Ada.
7. Franklin, b. July 27, 1845; d. Oct. 6, 1846
8. Abbie Augusta, twin, b. Aug. 27, 1846; d. Dec. 18, 1849
9. Alfred Augustine, twin, b. Aug. 27, 1846; d. Dec. 24, 1849
10. Charles Nelson, b. Jan. 6, 1849 in Hopkinton, Mass.; d. in Hubbardston, Mass., April 13, 1928; m. in Barre Mass., Jan. 8, 1877 ??? Sarah Elizabeth Richardson, b. Barre, Mass., Aug. 31, 1858; d. in Hubbardston, Dec. 10, 1908
11. Ella S., d. May 8, 1850
12. Sumner, b. April 16, 1851; d. 1851
13. Lizzie May, b. May 18, 1853; d. in Hopkinton, Mass., April 7, 1921; m. in Hopkinton, Nov. 17, 1875 to John Henry Marshall, b. in Milford, Mass., June 30, 1855; d. in Hopkinton, Mass., April 18, 1920, son of George H. and Sarah (Scott) Marshall. There were two children of this marriage.


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Charles Nelson Lackey, son of Simeon and Harriett (Stratton) Lackey was b. Jan. 6, 1849 in Hopkinton, Mass.; d. in Hubbardston, Mass., April 13, 1928; m. in Barre Mass., Jan. 7, 1878 ??? Sarah Elizabeth Richardson, b. Barre, Mass., Aug. 31, 1858; d. in Hubbardston, Dec. 10, 1908, dau. of James and Esther Fidelia (Dibble) (Hartwell) Richardson. Mr. Lackey was a farmer and had lived in Hopkinton, Barre, and Hubbardston during his lifetime. His ten children were born in Hopkinton or Barre.
Children:
1. James Ernest, b. July 26, 1878 in Barre, Mass; d. in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 25, 1956; buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, West Brookfield, Mass; m. in Thompsonville, Conn., Jan. 22, 1907, Bertha M. Hussey, b. in Newport, Vermont about 1886, d. in Boston, Mass, Dec. 27, 1925, dau. of Andrew and Sarah L. Nichols. Mr. Lackey was a skilled machinist and foundry man before his retirement. They had two daughters
a. Vera Sarah , b. in Gardner, Mass, Mar. 23, 1912; m. (1) Oct. 5, 1939 John F. Maloney; divorced April 30, 1948; m. (2) in l949, Joseph Fraser.
b. Dorothy Helen Lackey, b. in Milford, Mass, Dec. 26, 1917; m. in Haverhill, Mass., June 30, 1946, Joseph J. Barrett, Jr., b. Bradford, Mass, Dec. 22, 1910, son of Joseph James and Irma Lee (Jones) Barrett J.J. Barrett, Jr. served in the American Theater, WW II Dec. 1942 – Dec. 1944, 4840th Service Unit. He is a clerk in the Richey Drug Co., Haverhill, Mass.
2. Lillian Fidelia, b. in Barre, Mass, July 5, 1879; living in 1969; m. in Barre, Mass., April 6, 1899 to John Amasa Chase, b. Montague, Mass Nov. 22, 1874; d. in Greenfield, Mass., Mar. 4, 1954, son of George Amasa and Elsie (Allen) Chase. Lillian and John lived in Gardner, Mass. for many years. He was employed by the Heywood Wakefield Co. They had four children, born in Gardner, Mass: Myrtis Irene, b. Dec. 24, 1902; Doris Fern, b. Aug. 15, 1905; Clarence Bartlett, b. Oct. 5, 1910; and Elsie Elizabeth, b. Nov. 20, 1918; d. Dec. 10, 1918.
3. Florence Bertha, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., July 10, 1881, d. in Chattahoochee, Fla., Aug. 1, 1957; m. (1) in Hubbardston, Mass, Jan. 21, 1900 Olin Sargent Clark, b. in East Corinth, Maine, about 1868, son of Alberto and Ellen (Sargent) Clark. The Olin Clarks were divorced. She m. (2) in N.Y. City, NY, Oct. 21, 1921, Charles Carroll, b. in N.Y.City June 21, 1884, d. in Clearwater, Fla., April 30, 1949, son of Bernard and Charlotte (Neyman) Carroll. He is buried in Dunedin, Fla. Mrs. Carroll was a registered nurse and worked with the Henry St. Settlement House in N.Y. City until her retirement. Mr. Carroll owned and operated a taxi service. There was one child by the first marriage: Ralph Alberto Clark, b. Oct. 14, 1901, in Barre, Mass.
4. Harriett Izella, b. in Hopkinton, Mass, Oct. 20, 1883; d. in Glastonbury, Conn., Jan. 9, 1965; m. in Barre, Mass., April 16, 1902 Roy Perley Pratt, b. Oct. 11, 1873 in Shutesbury, Mass; d. in Glastonbury, Conn., Feb. 26, 1963, son of Rector Montague and Maria Austrilla (Kendall) Pratt. He was a millwright and gardner for many years. Mrs. Pratt was a Licensed Practical Nurse, and was also actively engaged in genealogical research and had devoted much of her time to collecting and compiling the family data used in this book. She was a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Prescott Historical Society, and the Molly Varnum Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Lowell, Mass.) She is a descendant of Hezekiah Rich of Framingham and Hopkinton, Mass., a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt lived for many years in the Lowell and Dracut, Mass. area, before moving to Connecticut where they spent their later years with their daughter. They had two children born in Baldwinville, Mass (Town of Templeton): Marjorie Pearl, b. April 7, 1903 and Dorothy Flora, b. Dec. 2, 1904; d. Oct. 27, 1927.
5. Ann Elizabeth, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., Nov. 22, 1884; living in 1969
6. Charles Leon, b. April 30, 1887 in Barre, Mass; d. Canaan. N.H., Nov. 24, 1956; buried in Concord, N.H.; m. in Concord, N.H. 1905 Helena Marie Lucier, b. in Concord, N.H., May 31, 1889; d. there Jan. 26, 1932, dau. of Nathan J. and Rosalie M. (Phaneuf) Lucier. Mr. and Mrs. Lackey lived in Concord and Lowell, Mass. After her death, he removed to Canaan, N.H. where he owned a farm. He was a carpenter by trade and worked several winters in Florida. They had two children: Gerold Joseph, b. in Concord, N.H., Aug. 29, 1909; m. Mary Owalos, in Oct. 1951; and Reginald Francis, b. June 17, 1915; m. Oct. 3, 1941 in Canaan, N.H., Altha Frances Decato, b. Canaan, N.H. Nov. 18, 1917, dau of Claude Joseph and Mary Frances (Haskins) Decato.
7. Elbert Everett, b. in Barre, Mass., Jan. 19, 1890; d. in Gardner, Mass., Sept. 15, 1966; unmarried. He was a farmer and lived on the family farm in Hubbardston, Mass.
8. Maud Ethel, b. in Barre, Mass., Sept. 2, 1893, living in 1969; m. Oct. 23, 1909 William Alvin Cleveland, b. Nov. 4, 1885, d. in St. Cloud, Fla., Sept. 15, 1965, son of Alvin Albert and Mary (Bennet) (Stone) Cleveland. They lived in Lynn and Gardner, Mass, where he was employed by the Heywood Wakefield Co. After his retirement they moved to St. Cloud, Fla., where Mrs. Cleveland still resides. She married (2) Aug. 16, 1969, Judson C. Henderson of Syracuse, N.Y. There were two children by the first marriage: Virginia, b. in Lynn, Mass, Aug. 14, 1919, m. in Dublin, N.H., Edgar A. Rist, b. in Baldwinville, Mass. on Jan. 19, 1917, son of Jacob and Fayoline (Shepardson) Rist; and William Alvin Cleveland, Jr., b. in Gardner, Mass, Sept. 28, 1926; m. in Freeport, Maine, Sept. 29, 1950, Veronica Stella Koziol, b. July 13, 1928, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Dzicik) Koziol..
9. Ruth Eldora, b. in Barre, Mass., July 30, 1895; living in 1969; m. in Lowell, Mass., Apr. 30, 1927, Dr. Robert Cotton Merrill, b. Quincy, Mass., May 9, 1898, son of Dr. Fred and Harriett H. (Lummus) Merrill. He graduated from Tufts Univ. School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass, until his retirement because of poor health. Mrs. Merrill is a member of Ruth Wyllis Chapter DAR, Hartford, Conn., as a descendant of Peter Bent of Marlboro, Mass, Soldier and Patriot. They are now living in Plainville, Conn. They had one child: Robert Cotton, Jr., b. Oct. 13, 1930, Framingham, Mass.; unmarried.
10. Mildred Alice, b. in Barre, Mass., July 16, 1898; living in 1969; m (1) in N.Y. City, N.Y., Martin Joseph Healey, b. in Lynn, Mass., Mar. 22, 1889; d. in Hubbardston, Mass., Mar. 15, 1957, son of Martin and Mary Elizabeth (Coyne) Healey. He served overseas in WWI from April 1918 to Dec. 1918, where he was wounded in action at St. Mihiel, France, by gunshot in the left hand and right forearm. He was postmaster for many years in the town of Hubbardston. Mrs. Healey also worked in the post office and continued there until her marriage (2) in Gardner, Mass., July 8, 1961 to Stephen J. McCarthy. They lived in Calif. until the spring of 1969. Mr. McCarthy died in Gardner, Mass, July 8, 1969. There were two children by her first marriage: Charles Martin Healey, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., June 13, 1918; m. in Gardner, Mass, Dec. 27, 1941 Rachel Poirier, b. in Gardner, Dec. 1, 1919, dau of Wilfred and Sylvia (Allen) Poirier; and Florence Healey, b. Lynn, Mass., May 22, 1920; m. in Gardner, Mass., June 22, 1940 Harold A. Carr, b. in Gardner, Nov. 4, 1917, son of William J. and Mary (Winter) Carr.


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Ann Elizabeth Lackey - (Charles N.; Simeon; Simeon; John; Matthew)
daughter of Charles Nelson and Sarah Elizabeth (Richardson) Lackey, was born in Hopkinton, Mass., Nov. 22, 1884; living in 1969; m. in Concord, N.H., Aug. 6, 1904, Joseph John Miller, b. Margaree, Nova Scotia, March 10, 1872, d. in Lowell, Mass., Sept. 20, 1959, son of Joseph and Judith (Fortune) Miller. The family has lived in Lowell since 1914. Mrs. Miller is a registered nurse and graduated from Concord, N.H. Hospital. There were eight children, the first three born in Concord and the others in Lowell.
Children:
1. Alice Genevieve, b. Oct. 16, 1907; Concord, N.H., m. in Lowell, Mass., April 25, 1937, George Cornelius Bahn, b. in Glen Rock, Penn., Sept. 2, 1910, son of Cornelius and Elsa (Lishel) Bahn. She is a statistician and has worked many years at the Portsmouth, N.H. Navy Yard. Mr. Bahn has worked with the W.T. Grant Co., as store manager and is now in business for himself. They live in Exeter, N.H. and have one child: David Judson Bahn, b. in Danielson, Conn, March 8, 1940.
2. Ethel Josephine, b. Aug. 23, 1909; Concord, N.H.; m. in Brattleboro, Vt., July 11, 1931, John Karl Hannula, b. Gardner, Mass, July 5, 1907, son of Klaus Albert and Jennie (Lindroos) Hannula. She is a graduate of Lowell, Mass. State Teachers’ College and teaches in the Gardner school system. Mr. Hannula is employed by the Florence Oil Stove Co.; they live in Gardner and have four children: Elizabeth Alice, b. Dec. 1932; m. David Lee Meadows; Charlotte Inez, b. Dec. 1934; m. April 27, 1957, Norman Harvey; Judith Anne, b. Jan. 1943; m. June 22, 1963, Richard F. Renes and John K., b. July 1945
3. Charlotte Winona, b. Dec. 27, 1911 Concord, N.H.; m. in N.Y. City, Oct. 6, 1931; Chester Elmer Williams, b. in Newcastle, N.H., Feb 5, 1906, son of Chester and Mabel (Pridam) Williams. She graduated from Lowell, Mass. State Teachers’ College and is a teacher in the Portsmouth, N.H. school system. Mr. Williams is a graduate of the Univ. of New Hampshire and is an engineer, working at the Portsmouth, N.H. Navy Yard. They live in Portsmouth. Mrs. Miller is a member of Ranger Chapter, D.A.R., Portsmouth, N.H., as a descendant of Hezekiah Rice of Mass. They have three children:
a. Celia Ann, b. Mar. 1944; m. Joseph Morrell Dodge, II. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and he is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. They reside in Honolulu and have one child: Joseph Morrell Dodge, III, b. 1968 in Tokyo, Japan
b. Shirley Phyllis, b. Feb. 1945; attended Univ. of N.H., lives and works in Boston, Mass.
c. Cynthia Ann, b. Aug. 1947. She is a graduate of Shorter College, Rome, Ga., and is presently teaching art in Vermont
4. Joseph John, Jr., b. June 20, 1914 Lowell, Mass; m. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 5, 1948, Pearl Meder. He served in WWII, in the Battle of Safi, French Morocco, and was wounded in the Battle of Elguetter in both legs by machine guns and was hospitalized many months. He received the Purple Heart, April 6, 1942 and the Silver Star, Feb. 23, 1944. He and his wife live at Spring Lake, N.J. They have no children
5. Richard Clayton, b. Jan 24, 1917Lowell, Mass.; m. in Brattleboro, VT, Feb. 12, 1939, Marjory Viola Slade, b. Drewsville, N.H., Oct. 31, 1916; dau. of Allen Ernest and Sarah Elizabeth (Sunbury) Slade. She graduated from the Lowell State Teachers’ College in 1938. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the U.S.S. Biddle in the Atlantic and European Areas and now is a member of the National Guard. Mr. and Mrs. Miller live in Drewsville, N.H. He is a skilled machinist trade. They have eight children:
a. Ruth Elizabeth Miller, b. May, 1939, Lowell, Mass.
b. Nancy Ann Miller, b. Apr. 1941, Lowell, Mass.
c. Richard Clayton Miller, b. Oct. 1943, Lowell, Mass.
d. Loring Allen Miller, b. July 1946, Lowell, Mass.
e. Joyce Alice Miller, b. Jan. 1, 1949, Ware, Mass.
f. Diane Louise Miller, b. Feb. 14, 1950, Ware, Mass
g. Ralph Ernest Miller, b. Apr. 1952, Bellows Falls, VT
h. Ronald Edward Miller, b. July 1955, Bellows Falls, VT
6. Charles Alexander, b. Feb. 28, 1921 in Lowell, Mass; d. at birth
7. Shirley Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1923 Lowell, Mass; m. in Lowell, Mass., July 11, 1948, William Alfred Tippens, b. in Millinocket, Maine, June 19, 1922, son of Fred A. and Charlotte (Splane) Tippens. She graduated from Lowell, Mass. State Teachers’ College and is presently teaching in the Millinocket school system. Mr. Tippens is a graduate of Colby College. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a radio operator in the Pacific area. He is in the insurance business. They have two children: Sally Elizabeth, b. June 1952 in Portland, Maine; and William Alfred, b. March 1955, at Millinocket, Maine.
8. Phyllis Ruth, b. Sept. 14, 1925; unmarried in 1969. She works as a private secretary, and lives in the family home in Lowell, Mass.