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     Charles Gilman was born on 14 December 1793 in Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.^3,4 He married first Martha Hilliard.^3,4 He married second Ruth Phelps Morse, daughter of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor, on 16 December 1830 at Mr. Curwin's house in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^5,6,7,8,9 He married third Catherine Blanchard on 3 June 1852.^3,4 He died on 9 September 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland, at age 67.^3,4
     He attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, entering in 1813.³ He later studied law under Matthew Perkins in Sanborton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire,³ and opened his own practice there in 1826.³
     He and his second wife Ruth moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1833.³ Several years after Ruth's death, during the gold rush of 1849, he moved to California, where he is said to have made a "fortune."^3,4 He moved back to Baltimore in 1856.^4,3
     He was very active in the Masonic Order, first joining in his home town of Meredith, New Hampshire, in 1823. He became a deputy in 1830, and was elected grand master of New Hampshire in 1832. Upon moving to Baltimore he joined Concordia Lodge No. 13. He was deputy of the Grand Lodge of Maryland from 1838 to 1842, when he was elected grand master. He also served as grand secretary of the Grand Chapter of Maryland from 1836 to 1841, and of the General Grand Chapter of the United States from 1835 to 1850. He presided over the organizing convention of the Grand Lodge of California in 1850, and was offered the position of grand master but declined, saying that he was in California only temporarily and would soon return to Maryland. In 1856 he was elected general grand high priest of the United States. After his death, the Grand Lodge Hall in Maryland was draped in mourning for six months.^10,4

     Charles Hamilton Gilman was born on 30 November 1831.² He died in December 1855 in Granada, Nicaragua, at age 24 from cholera¹, and was buried there with military honors.¹
     He moved to California in 1849, possibly with his father¹, but soon returned to Baltimore, Maryland,¹ where he studied law and began practicing.¹
     In October 1853 he joined self-appointed Gen. William Walker's expedition to invade Baja California, as an infantry captain. Walker's intent was to create an independent English-speaking state that could potentially later join the United States. The party captured the capitol, La Paz, and Walker declared himself president of the new Republic of Lower California. Within three months, they moved north to Ensenada, but soon afterwards Mexican forces, along with insufficient supplies, forced them to return to California.^1,4
     While at Ensenada, Charles was wounded above his left knee, and returned to San Francisco, then to Baltimore.¹ He returned to California in October 1854¹, where he served for a time as a clerk for the state Senate's Judiciary Committee in Sacramento¹, and practiced law in San Francisco.¹
     In 1855 Walker tried again, this time in Nicaragua, where he allied his forces with the Democratic (or Liberal) Party, who were fighting a civil war against the Legitimist (or Conservative) Party. Charles again joined Walker's army, as a lieutenant colonel. Walker's forces defeated the Legitimist army at the Battle of La Virgen on 4 September, and took control of the Legitimist capitol at Granada on 13 October. Walker took control of the country, first in a de facto sense as head of the army, and later as president. Charles served in the new government, but only for about two months, before his death from cholera in December 1855.^1,4

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     Ellen Gilman was born on 3 April 1833 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.^3,1,2 She married William Henry Porter, son of Elijah Porter and Rebecca A. Abbott, probably in late 1870 (based on the birth date of their daughter, and the fact that Ellen was listed with her stepmother and the surname McGilman in the 1870 census).^4,5,6 She died on 3 October 1913 at age 80.⁷ She was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.⁸
     Her parents moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1833, when she was an infant.⁹ She is listed there in the 1870 census with her stepmother Catherine. Living with them were two house servants, Eliza Chesley and Martha Philips.⁵ In 1880, after her husband's death, she was again listed in Baltimore, at 95 Townsend St., with her stepmother Catherine, her 8-year-old daughter Nellie, and a servant, Sarah Robinson.⁶ She has not been found in the 1900 census, but in 1910 she was living as a lodger in the household of Anne Cleaves Wilkins at 1000 Arundel in Baltimore.¹⁰
     During her lifetime she apparently traveled extensively in Europe. In a 1904 letter written from London to Georgiana Bowditch (her first cousin once removed; Ellen's mother Ruth Morse and Georgiana's grandmother Lucinda Morse were sisters), she mentions visiting Lucerne and Paris earlier in her trip, and when describing a visit to the British Museum says that "I am very much at home here as I have been so often." She also mentions several European items in her will, including photographs she had taken. And in 1908 she applied for an emergency passport at the U. S. Embassy in Constantinople, Turkey.^11,7,3
     Her will was dated 17 May 1908, and proved on 21 October 1913. As a widow, with no surviving children or siblings, she left many individual items, including several pieces of jewelry, and various books and paintings, to a number of friends and other relatives. Some of the more interesting items included a mosaic chess table, two stick pins and a brooch, each with her father's hair in the center, and a portrait and photographs of her "dear Nelly" (her deceased daughter). To Georgiana A. Bowditch she left "all my clothes including my cloaks and furs, all my religious books, two black and gold boxes made by my mother, and my father's ivory miniature, and all other books not otherwise disposed of." She left her diamond ring to the Grace Protestant Episcopal Church of Baltimore, with the stipulation that the diamond was to be set into the jeweled chalice she had already given to the church. Her father had been a life-long Mason, serving as Grand Master of New Hampshire, and later Maryland, and she left his portrait to the Masonic Lodge of Maryland.⁷

     Ruth Morse Gilman was born on 15 August 1835.^2,1 She died of cholera in 1836.^1,2,3

     Anthony H. Morse was born on 14 February 1811.⁴ He married first Martha Ann Fisher, daughter of Jesse Fisher and Anna Kenrick, on 29 May 1836.⁵ He married second Mary Ann Kelley on 24 June 1842.⁴ He died on 4 March 1852 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, at age 41.⁶ He was buried at School Street Cemetery in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.⁷
     No record has been found online explicitly naming the parents of Martha Ann Fisher. However, a newspaper death notice for her says she was "late of Newton, Mass., and grand-daughter of the late John Kenrick, Esq." And John Kenrick had a daughter Anna, born 30 October 1782 in Newton, who married Jesse Fisher there on 5 October 1806.^8,9
     Anthony graduated in 1830 from the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, a military college in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont (now Norwich University).⁴
     He was a conductor on the Hartford and New Haven railroad.^6,10,2
     He and his second wife Mary are listed in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, in the 1850 census, with children Warham (age 7), Eliza L. (5), and Eunice J. (9/12).¹⁰ In 1860, after his death, Mary is listed in New Haven with Wareham and Eliza (listed as Warren and Elizabeth). Eunice is not listed, but Emma J. (age 10) is.¹¹ Mary is again listed there in 1870, with Eliza L. and Emma C.¹²
     The Morse genealogy by Lord says in quotes, without giving a source, that he was "killed by an accident on the Hartford and New Haven R.R., of which he was conductor." He was indeed listed as a conductor in the 1850 census. However, his son Wareham did die as a result of a railroad accident where he was a conductor, as shown by a contemporary new article. While it's possible that both father and son could die in similar railroad accidents, it seems more likely that Lord's source for Anthony's death was confused, or that Lord misinterpreted the information.^2,13,14,15
     He died intestate, and William W. Beecher was appointed administrator of his estate on 11 March 1852. William died before the estate was settled, and was replaced by Benjamin Beecher Jr. on 8 January 1853.
     The inventory was filed on 10 May 1852, and consisted of $319.17 in property in his house, $1600 in stocks, and $2300 in various banks under his, his wife's, and his children's names. The administrator's final account was made on 7 June 1853. After including income since the inventory, plus other assets not inventoried, and deducting claims against the estate of $1139.56 and bank accounts in his children's names, the amount available for distribution to his heirs was $3931.48. Taking into account previously distributions of $450 to his son Wareham, and $250 to his daughter Elizabeth, his widow Mary received $1310.49, his son Wareham received $657, his daughter Elizabeth received $857, and his daughter Emma received $1107.¹⁶

     Electa Russell Morse was born on 29 August 1823 in Piermont, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^2,1 She died unmarried on 1 January 1889 at the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, at age 65.^3,1,2
     She and her sister Elizabeth lived in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, and in New York City.¹ They were well educated, and traveled extensively in Europe.¹
     They are both listed in Hanover with their mother in the 1860 census, with the occupation teacher.⁴ In 1870 she was listed with her brother Lemuel and his family in Castleton, Richmond Co., New York.⁵ She is listed in the 1880 census as a patient at the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.⁶

     Elizabeth Lathrop Morse was born on 8 July 1825 in Piermont, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^4,2,1 She died unmarried on 11 June 1892 in Piermont, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, at age 66. Her death record says she was "found dead in chair, probly heart disease."^3,2,1 She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Sect. 145, Lot 26517) in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.^3,5
     She and her sister Electa lived in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, and in New York City.¹ They were well educated, and traveled extensively in Europe.¹
     They are both listed in Hanover with their mother in the 1860 census, with the occupation teacher.⁶

     Helen MacGregor Morse was born on 17 February 1830 in Piermont, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^1,2 She married Albert Wilhelm Berg, son of Georg Franz Berg and Virginia Friederika D'Angelo, on 7 July 1853 at St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Church, in Manhattan, New York.^3,2 She died on 30 December 1914 at her bome at 356 W. 20th St. in Manhattan at age 84.^4,5 She was buried on 2 January 1915 at Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., New York.^4,6
     She and her husband Albert may have lived in Europe for several years in the late 1800s. They have not been found together in any U.S. census until 1900, and the obituaries of their sons Albert, Louis, and Walter all say they were educated in Europe.^7,8,9 Albert may have gone there first. He applied for a passport on 30 January 1865 (issued on 3 February)¹⁰, and Helen applied on 8 April 1867 (issued on 10 April). In Helen's application she noted that she was about to travel abroad with "minor children." (This was originally written as "several small children," and later crossed out.)¹¹
     On 7 July 1903 she and Albert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Paul's Chapel, by re-creating their wedding ceremony using past tense while reciting their vows. Among those attending were their four children Elizabeth, Albert, Louis, and Walter, and three grandchildren.¹²
     She and Albert are listed at 356 W. 20th St. in Manhattan, New York, New York Co., New York, in the 1900 census, along with their son Albert. They had three lodgers, two boarders, a cook, and a housemaid.¹³ She and her son Albert are listed at the same address in 1910, after her husband's death, with six boarders, a servant, and a cook.¹⁴

     Albert Wilhelm Berg was born on 16 May 1825 in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany,^1,2,3 and baptized there on 18 May.¹ He married Helen MacGregor Morse, daughter of Anthony Wooster Morse and Electa Russell Wellman, on 7 July 1853 at St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Church, in Manhattan, New York.^4,3 He died on 2 January 1907, at home at 356 W. 20th St. in Manhattan, at age 81.^5,6 He was buried on 5 January 1907 at Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., New York.^5,7
     He immigrated to the United States in 1835, traveling with his mother on the ship Sophia. They sailed from Bremen, Germany, and arrived in New York on 13 August.^8,3 He later returned to Europe where he studied music in Paris, and came back to the U.S. to teach.⁶
     He and his wife Helen may have lived in Europe for several years in the late 1800s. They have not been found together in any U.S. census until 1900, and the obituaries of their sons Albert, Louis, and Walter all say they were educated in Europe.^9,10,11 Albert may have gone there first. He applied for a passport on 30 January 1865 (issued on 3 February)¹², and Helen applied on 8 April 1867 (issued on 10 April). In Helen's application she noted that she was about to travel abroad with "minor children." (This was originally written as "several small children," and later crossed out.)¹³
     He was a musician, professor, critic, and composer. In the early 1850s he joined the publishing firm William A. Pond & Co., where he was musical editor. He also toured the U.S. and Canada as a pianist. As a composer he wrote mostly church music. He served as the organist at St. Paul's Chapel, then at Zion, then for fifteen years at the Church of the Transfiguration, known as the "Little Church Around the Corner."^6,3
     On 7 July 1903 he and Helen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Paul's Chapel, by re-creating their wedding ceremony using past tense while reciting their vows. Among those attending were their four children Elizabeth, Albert, Louis, and Walter, and three grandchildren.¹⁴
     He and Helen are listed at 356 W. 20th St. in Manhattan, New York, New York Co., New York, in the 1900 census, along with their son Albert. They had three lodgers, two boarders, a cook, and a housemaid.¹⁵

     Anthony Wellman Morse was born on 8 January 1832 in Piermont, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^2,1 He died on 25 March 1832.^1,2 He was buried at River Road Cemetery in Piermont.³

     Anthony Wellman Morse was born on 3 March 1834 in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^4,2,3 He married Eliza Jackson Cady, daughter of Jay Cady and Mary Henrietta Jackson, on 23 October 1860 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York.^1,2,3 He died on 15 May 1868 (a news article says 16 May) in New York, New York Co., New York, at age 34, after suffering for two years with consumption.^4,5,6,3 He was buried at Vale Cemetery (Sect. K) in Schenectady.⁴
     He first went to work at age 16 as a clerk with the New York and New Haven Railroad. He soon left and joined Balch & Zimmerman, builders of the Great Western Railway in Canada. From there he went to Savannah, Georgia, as a bookkeeper for the Marine Bank, but returned north when yellow fever broke out in 1854. He joined the securities firm Corning & Co. in New York City, which went under during the financial panic of 1857. With Edward Wolf, he then formed the brokerage firm Morse & Wolf. They speculated in the market, and failed in 1861. He and his brother Lemuel joined together and were doing well, until they became embroiled in the financial effects of the Trent Affair in late 1861 and early 1862.^7,8
     He then formed Morse and Company, with Isaac Kip, and quickly made about $500,000. He used some of the money to buy the yacht Gypsy, and sailed for Europe in the late spring of 1863, staying about six months. The pervading wisdom in Europe was that the South would win the Civil War, causing the failure of the government financial system.
     He returned to New York in December 1863, and began buying up railroad stocks. He became a huge success and had many followers, with everyone taking his advice and speculating in his preferred stocks, making fortunes. Morse himself accumulated a fortune of about $3 million.
     Hearing rumors that treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, wanting to slow the out of control speculation in the market, was about to sell some U.S. gold reserves, Morse offered to buy all that was offered. In April 1864 Chase sold about $9 million in gold for about $13 in the newly-created paper currency, then held the money in the treasury. Banks began calling in loans, stockholders were forced to sell, and Morse and Company went under.⁷ His many followers lost heavily, and he was blamed. It was reported, years later, that he died "penniless ... in a cheap boarding-house," and that his funeral expenses were paid by a friend.⁹

     Eliza Jackson Cady was born on 16 October 1840 in the hamlet of Minaville in Florida, Montgomery Co., New York.^3,2 She married Anthony Wellman Morse, son of Anthony Wooster Morse and Electa Russell Wellman, on 23 October 1860 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York.^1,2,3 She died on 20 January 1872 at her father's home in Schenectady at age 31 from consumption.^4,5,3 She was buried at Vale Cemetery (Sect. K) in Schenectady.⁶

     John Moore Corliss was born on 7 June 1813 in Orford, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^4,5,3 He married first Mary Hawes Hoyt on 18 February 1839.^3,2 He married second Antoinette Huldah Mosher, daughter of Alfred Carpenter Mosher and Huldah Morse, on 20 April 1848 in Tappan, Rockland Co., New York.^1,6 He died on 7 June 1892 at home in Waterford, Saratoga Co., New York, at age 79.^7,3 He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Sect. B1) in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.⁵
     He was educated at Bradford Academy in Orange Co., Vermont, and Haverhill Academy in Grafton Co., New Hampshire., then taught school for five terms, before moving to Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, in 1836.³
     In Troy he ran a grocery business for a short time, then, in 1838, began manufacturing linen collars and shirt fronts. With a few partners over the years, the company thrived. In 1862 a fire swept through the town, destroying his home and factory. He rebuilt the factory, and when his sons joined him in 1868, the business became John M. Corliss & Son. He retired in 1883 and turned the business over to his sons, renaming it Corliss Brothers & Co.³
     In addition to his manufacturing business, he was a director of Union National Bank starting in 1853, and served as vice president from 1871 until his death in 1892. He also served as a trustee of Troy savings bank, and for several years as president of the Troy and Bennington railroad.³
     He and his second wife Antoinette are listed in Troy in the 1850 federal census and the 1855 state census.^8,9 After their house was burned in the 1862 "Great Troy Fire," they moved to Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co.³, and are listed there in the 1865 and 1870 censuses.^10,11 They later moved to nearby Waterford, Saratoga Co., New York, and are listed there in the 1880 census. They had two servants in 1865 and 1870, and one in 1880.¹²
     His will was dated 8 June 1887, about a week after the death of his second wife Antoinette, and proved on 14 June 1892. He left all of his estate to his sons Wilbur, Charles, and John. His son Wilbur and friend Alfred Mosher were named executors.¹³

     Paul Powles was born on 8 March 1806 (based on his age at death of 84 years 2 months 16 days) in Bergen Co., New Jersey.^2,3 He married first Margaret Bogert on 28 July 1827 in Clarkstown, Rockland Co., New York.⁴ He married second Sarah Jane Mosher, daughter of Alfred Carpenter Mosher and Huldah Morse, on 13 July 1840 at the True Reformed Dutch Church in New York, New York.^5,6 He died on 24 May 1890 in Norwood, Bergen Co., New Jersey, at age 84.^7,2 He was buried at Tappan Cemetery in Tappan, Rockland Co., New York.²
     He is listed with the name Paulus Paulense in his first marriage record, but all other records found online have the name Paul Powles (or Powless).⁴
     He and his second wife Sarah are listed in Harrington Twp., Bergen Co., New Jersey, in the censuses from 1850 to 1880. In addition to their own chilldren, Paul's children John, Matthew, and Matilda were with them in 1850, along with Matilda Powles, age 79, probably Paul's mother. John and his wife Margaret were with them in 1860. Paul and Sarah's sons Abraham, born in 1843, and William, born in 1853, are not listed with them in 1860, but are in 1870. Also with them in 1870 was Mary Powless, age 24, born in New York. This is probably their recently-deceased son Alfred's widow Mary (Watts). They had two servants in 1850, a family of four in 1860, three in 1870 (erroneously listed in the census with the surname Powless), and one in 1880.^8,3,9,10
     His will was proved in court on 9 June 1890. He left the management and income from his real and personal estate, plus all his household furniture, to his wife Sarah. His clothing was left to his son John. At his widow's death or remarriage, his real and personal estate was to be divided equally among his children, or their heirs. His son Matthew and wife Sarah were named executors.¹¹

     Margaret Euphenia Thayer was born on 28 August 1832 in Strongsville, "Co. of Cay" (probably Cuyahoga Co.), Ohio.^2,4,5,3 She married William Henry Mosher, son of Alfred Carpenter Mosher and Huldah Morse, on 24 December 1849 in Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^1,2,5 She died on 9 February 1914 at the Lorain County Children's Home in Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio, at age 81.^4,6 She was buried at East Lenox Cemetery in Lenox Center, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁷
     She and her husband William are listed in the 1850 census in Austinburg Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁸
     At some point after her husband's death in 1853, she and her two children moved to Onondaga Co., New York, where her mother Jane had been raised.⁹ They are listed there in Syracuse in the censuses from 1860 to 1870, along with Margaret's sister Mary Thayer.^10,11,12 Her mother moved back to Syracuse after her second husband Alfred Mosher died in 1874, and is listed there with Margaret and Mary in 1875 and 1880.^13,14 Margaret and Mary continued to live together after their mother's death, and are listed in Syracuse in the censuses from 1892 to 1905.^15,16,17
     After Mary's death Margaret moved back to Ohio to live with her son George at the Lorain County Children's Home in Oberlin, Lorain Co., where he was superintendent, and is listed there with his family in the 1910 census.¹⁸
     On 21 April 1890 she applied for a pension based on her husband's service with the 10th U.S. Infantry during the Mexican War, which was approved.¹⁹

     Elizabeth Brown was born about 1829 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.³ She married Thomas Anthony Mosher, son of Alfred Carpenter Mosher and Huldah Morse, on 8 September 1846 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 19 November 1897 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, from appendicitis.³ She was buried at Edgewood Cemetery (Sect. 8, Block 2, Lot 6) in Edgewood, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁴
     After their marriage she and her husband Thomas lived on his family's farm in Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, for a short time.⁵ They and their children are listed in Ashtabula Co. in the censuses from 1850 to 1880, in Ashtabula District 7 in 1850, in Ashtabula Twp. in 1860, in Ashtabula Borough in 1870, and in Ashtabula Village in 1880.^2,6,7,8 They later moved to a farm in Ashtabula Twp.⁵

     Henderson Anthony Morse was born on 19 January 1827 (based on his age at death of 59 years, 4 months, 22 days) in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi.⁵ He married first Malvina J. Matthews, daughter of V. W. Matthews, on 9 May 1854 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.^6,7 They were later divorced.⁸ He married second Annie Elizabeth Frith on 13 August 1868 (license dated 11 August) in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.^9,10 He married third Mary Josephine Stubinger, daughter of Charles Henry Stubinger and Martha Cecil, on 3 March 1872 at the bride's residence in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.¹¹ He died on 10 June 1886 in New Orleans at age 59 from paralysis.⁵ He was buried at Masonic Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.¹²
     On 21 October 1830, for natural love and affection, his uncles John A. Vick and William Vick gave slaves Henry, about 26, and Anne, about 22, to him, his brother Henry, and his sister Eliza. At the time Henry was 7, Henderson was 3, and Eliza was about 3.⁴
     He graduated in 1845 with an A.B. degree from Centenary College of Louisiana in Jackson, East Feliciana Parish^13,14,15, and in 1847 was on the faculty there as an instructor in the Preparatory Department.¹⁴ He later became a Methodist minister, then a lawyer.¹¹
     He and his third wife Mary are listed in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in the 1880 census, along with their children Alice, Henry, Eliza, and George.¹⁶

     Lucinda Morse was born on 7 March 1840 in Mississippi.¹ She married first William G. Hollis in Louisiana.¹ She married second (?) Ponder.¹ She died on 16 February 1907 at age 66.¹

     Richard Dana Morse was born on 2 March 1823 in Woodstock, Windsor Co., Vermont.¹ He married Helen Sophia Hutchins, daughter of Ezra C. Hutchins, on 27 November 1856 in Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 23 September 1895 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, at age 72.¹
     He served during the Civil War, enlisting on 14 January 1864 in Company F, 37th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers Infantry. He was transferred to Company K, 20th Regiment, on 2 June 1865, and was honorably discharged on 16 July 1865.¹ He and Helen had two known children, Francis Bowditch and Richard Dana.¹

     Helen Sophia Hutchins married Richard Dana Morse, son of Lewis Richard Morris Morse and Mary Dana, on 27 November 1856 in Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     She and Richard had two known children, Francis Bowditch and Richard Dana.¹