Surname Page from the Genealogy of Kenneth D. Kalloch

Mercer/Messer Family


Sources & Research Notes:
  1. Genealogy of the Family of G. Marsh, by E.J. Marsh, 1887, p.12 (Abigail Marsh m. Abiel, son of Richard and Hannah [Shatswell] Mercer, had son, Nathaniel).


    2.
  2. Hist. of Haverhill, MA, p.116 (At this meeting Robert Emerson and wife brought to the town meeting the orphan child of Richard and Hannah Mercer, and desired the town to take care of it).


    3.
  3. Hist. of Higham, MA, p.57 (Abigail Marsh m. Abiel Mercer).


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  4. Hist. of Sutton, NH, p.734 (Dolly Carleton m. Curtis Messer, of Newbury, had son Charles C. Messer).


    5.
  5. My Legacy, by E. Clark, p.94 (Hannah Shatswell m. Richard Mercer).


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  6. N.H. Vital Stat., Birth Cert. (Fred Carlton Messer, b. 6 Jun. 1902; Father: Charles C. Messer, Mother: Jennie M. Weeks).


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  7. ibid., Death Cert. (Curtis Messer, d. 2 Dec. 1902; Name of Father: Asa Messer; Name of Mother: Joanna Ward).


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  8. ibid., Death Cert. (Asa Messer, d. 18 Aug. 1891; Name of Father: Alpheus Messer; Name of Mother: Mehitable Kimball).


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  9. ibid., Marr. Cert. (Fred C. Messer m. 16 Oct. 1924, Mabel M. Marshall; Grooms Father & Mother: Charles C. Messer, Jennie M. Weeks; Bride's Father & Mother: Albert C. Marshall, Hattie E. Roby).


    10.
  10. ibid., Marr. Cert. (Charles Curtis Messer m. Jennie May Weeks, 19 Oct. 1890; Grooms Father & Mother: Curtis Messer, Dolly G. Carlton; Brides Father & Mother: Carlton H. Weeks, Mary S. Cutts).


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  11. ibid., Marr. Cert. (Curtis Messer m. Dolly G. Carleton, 27 Dec. 1842).


    12.
  12. ibid., Marr. Cert. (Charles Curtis Messer m. Emma Almeda Adams, 25 Dec. 1877).


    13.
  13. Ohio Vital Stat., Birth Cert. (Catherine Eileen Messer, b. x/xx/xx , twin; Father: Fred Messer; Mother: Mabel Marshall).


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  14. Penn. Vital Stat., Death Cert. (Fred C. Messer, d. 26 Aug. 1964, Name of Spouse: Ruth E. Messer).


    15.
  15. The William Ward Genealogy, by Charles Martyn, pub. by A. Ward, 1925, p.219 (Joanna Ward m. Asa Messer, of Newbury, NH).

Richard Mercer to Kenneth D. Kalloch.

1.      Richard Mercer m. 18 Mar. 1668/9, in Haverhill, MA, Hannah Shatswell, b. 5 Aug. 1651, Haverhill, MA, (daughter of Theophis Shatswell and Susannah Bosworth) d. Dec. 1670?.  Richard died 29 Apr. 1671.

                             Children:
            2.       i      Abiel b. 27 Dec 1670.


Second Generation 

2.      Abiel Mercer b. 27 Dec 1670, Haverhill, MA, m. 3 Jan 1695, in Haverhill, MA, Abigail Marsh, b. 21 Feb 1671, Hingham, MA, (daughter of Onesephorus Marsh and Hannah Cutler) d. 3 Mar 1761, Methuen, MA.  Abiel died 6 Aug 1756, Methuen, MA.  Was an orphen at age 4 months and was raised by Robert Emerson and wife at Haverhill.

                             Children:
                      i      Richard Mercer b. 9 Nov. 1695, Haverhill, MA, d. 3 Dec. 1765.
                      ii     Thomas Mercer b. 12 May 1698, Haverhill, MA.
                      iii     John Mercer b. 18 Mar. 1701, Haverhill, MA, d. 27 Mar. 1745.
            3.       iv    Nathaniel b. 5 Sep 1704.
                      v     Theophilus Mercer  10 May 1707, Haverhill, MA, d. 21 Jan. 1757.
                      vi    Hannah Mercer  22 Apr. 1711, Haverhill, MA.
                      vii    Abigail Mercer  27 Sept. 1713, Haverhill, MA, d. 8 May 1801.


Third Generation 

3.      Nathaniel Messer b. 5 Sep 1704, Dracut or Methuen?, MA, m. 17 Dec 1728, Elizabeth Gutterson, b. 1703, Andover, MA, (daughter of John Gutterson and Abigail Buckmaster) d. 22 Jan. 1782, Methuen, MA.  Nathaniel died 12 June 1775, Methuen, MA.

                             Children:
                      i      William Messer b. 3 Oct. 1729, Methuen, MA, d. 9 Feb. 1761.
                      ii     Elizabeth Messer b. 31 Mar. 1732.
                      iii     Susannah Messer b. 28 Mar. 1734.
                      iv    Nathaniel Messer b. 21 Dec. 1736, Methuen, MA, d. 18 Oct. 1796.
            4.       v     Asa b. 22 Apr 1739.
                      vi    Ebenezer Messer b. 23 Mar. 1743, Methuen, MA.
                      vii    Mary Messer b. 11 June 1748. 


Fourth Generation

 4.      Asa Messer b. 22 Apr 1739, Methuen, MA, m. 31 Jan 1765, in Methuen, MA, Abiah Whittier, b. 21 Feb 1745, Methuen, MA, (daughter of Richard Whittier and Elizabeth Bodwell) d. 11 Nov 1809, Methuen, MA, buried: Old Burying Ground, Meetinghouse Hill.  Asa died 2 Jan 1806, Methuen, MA, buried: Old Burying Ground, Meetinghouse Hill.

                             Children:
            5.       i      Alpheus b. 12 Nov. 1765.
                      ii     Asa Messer b. 31 May 1769, Methuen, MA, d. 11 Oct. 1836.
                      iii     Abiah Messer b. 26 Sept. 1771, Methuen, MA, d. 24 July 1827, (or 28 Nov. 1854).  (d. 28 Nov. 1854 according to Lennie Childs).
                      iv    Molly (Mary) Messer b. 2 June 1773, Methuen, MA, d. 10 Aug. 1834.
                      v     Almira Messer b. 1775, Methuen, MA.


Fifth Generation

 5.      Alpheus Messer b. 12 Nov. 1765, Methuen, MA, m. (1) 10 Dec 1788, in Bradford, NH, Mehitabel Kimball, b. Methuen, MA, (daughter of ?Job Kimball and ?Mary ______) m. (2) 19 May 1822, ?Mary Farmer.  Alpheus died prob. 1838.

                             Children:
                      i      Elisabeth Messer b. 2 Dec. 1788, Methuen, MA, d. 4 Apr. 1849.
                      ii     Leonard Messer b. 2 Sept. 1791, Methuen, MA, d. 31 July 1870.
            6.       iii     Asa b. 7 May 1797.
                      iv    Alpheus Messer b. 2 Jan. 1801, Methuen, MA, d. 15 July 1868.


Sixth Generation 

6.      Asa Messer b. 7 May 1797, Methuen, MA, m. (1) 21 Jan 1819, in Sutton, NH, Joanna Ward, b. 11 Feb 1793, Southborough, MA, (daughter of Josiah Ward and Hannah Morse) d. 30 Jan. 1869, Newbury, NH, m. (2) 3 Feb. 1870, Lucy Ann Piper.  Asa died 18 Aug 1891, Newbury, NH, buried: S. Newbury Cem.

                             Children:
            7.       i      Curtis b. 1 Dec 1819.
                      ii     Carlos Messer b. 9 July 1821, Fishersfield, NH, d. 8 Sept. 1883.
                      iii     Hollis Ward Messer b. 18 Apr. 1823, Fishersfield, NH, d. 13 Jan. 1894.
                      iv    Asa Messer b. 19 May 1831, Fishersfield, NH, d. 18 Sept. 1897.


Seventh Generation 

7.      Curtis Messer b. 1 Dec 1819, Newbury, NH, m. (1) 27 Dec 1842, in Bradford, NH, Dolly Carleton, b. 14 Sep 1820, (daughter of Stephen B. Carleton and Dolly Greeley) d. 5 Feb 1858, m. (2) 14 Oct. 1858, Betsey Knowlton, b. 13 Jan. 1825, New London, NH, d. 3 Oct. 1900, Newbury, NH.  Curtis died 2 Dec 1902, Newbury, NH, buried: S. Newbury Cem.

                             Children:
                      i      Mary A. Messer b. 18 Nov. 1843, Newbury, NH.
            8.       ii     Charles Curtis b. 4 Nov 1845.
                      iii     Frederick A. Messer b. 13 Mar. 1848, Newbury, NH.
                      iv    Asa B. Messer b. 11 Sept. 1851, d. 24 Feb. 1858.
                      v     Edward C. Messer b. 15 Mar. 1854, Newbury, NH, d. 27 June 1938.
                      vi    Clara E. Messer b. 18 Dec. 1859, Newbury, NH.


Eighth Generation 

8.      Charles Curtis Messer b. 4 Nov 1845, Newbury, NH, m. (1) 25 Dec 1877, in Keene, NH, Emma Almeda Adams, b. 26 Aug 1847, Swaanzy, MA, d. 22 May 1888, m. (2) 19 Oct 1890, Jennie May Weeks, b. 14 Mar 1870, Goshen, NH, (daughter of Carlton H. Weeks and Mary S. Cutts) d. 22 Jan 1915, Newbury, NH, buried: Lakeside Cem., Newbury, NH.  Charles died 18 Nov 1926, Newbury, NH, buried: Lakeside Cem., Newbury, NH.

                             Children:
                      i      Scott Asa Messer b. 6 Feb 1882, Newbury, NH, d. 7 Jul 1894.
                      ii     Wade Hampton Messer b. 30 Dec 1883, Newbury, NH, d. 14 Nov 1948.
                      iii     Ethel Mary Messer b. 23 Oct 1889, Goshen, NH, d. 28 Apr 1978.
                      iv    Carlton Curtis Messer b. 10 Jul 1893, Goshen, NH, d. 27 Sep 1893, Goshen, NH.
                      v     Glayds Emma Messer b. 1 Mar 1897, Sunapee, NH.
                      vi    Vinzey Charles Messer b. 23 May 1899, Sunapee, NH, d. 24 May 1917.
            9.       vii    Fred Carlton b. 2 Jun 1902.


Ninth Generation 

9.      Fred Carlton Messer b. 2 Jun 1902, Sunapee, NH, occupation B.& O. Railroad, m. (1) 16 Oct 1924, divorced 1925, Mabel M. Marshall, b. 28 Sep 1904, Warner, NH, (daughter of Albert Cram Marshall and Hattie Ellen Roby) occupation Teacher, d. 6 Jan 1994, Concord, NH, buried: East Sutton Cem., East Sutton, NH, m. (2) Ethylan Clark.  Fred died 26 Aug 1964, Monroeville, PA, buried: 29 Aug 1964, Restland Cem., Monroeville, PA.

                             Children:
                      i      Gladys Elizabeth Messer b. 8 Feb 1925, Uhrichsville, OH, d. 9 Feb 1925, Uhrichsville, OH.
            10.     ii     Catherine E. (details excluded).


Tenth Generation

 10.    Catherine E. Messer (details excluded), m. David Harold Kalloch, b. 10 OCT 1924, Concord, NH, (son of Sumner Boyd Kalloch and Ethel M. Dearborn) occupation Printer, d. 30 JUN 1983, Concord, NH.

                             Children:
                      i      Kenneth Robert Kalloch b. 7 Dec 1957, d. 7 Dec 1957.
            11.     ii     Kenneth David (details excluded).


Eleventh Generation 

11.    Kenneth David Kalloch (details excluded), m. Marjorie E. DeMeester, (details excluded), (daughter of Louis DeMeester and Mary Lou Skinner).

                             Children:
                      i      Katherine Elizabeth Kalloch (details excluded).
                      ii     David Louis Kalloch (details excluded).
                      iii     Susan Anne Kalloch (details excluded).
                      iv    John Daniel Kalloch (details excluded). 

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