MATTHEW CHURCHILL MORRILL SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY Vol. VIII Special Number, JUNE, 1920 No. 1 pg. 72 MATTHEW CHURCHILL MORRILL. Matthew Churchill Morrill of Gray, Maine, was born in Raymond, Maine, Nov. 5, 1842, son of William and Maria B. (Churchill) Morrill. He was a member of the Second Maine Cavalry and was mustered out of service December 6, 1865. In the spring of 1866 lie settled in Gray and for the many years of his long life has followed the occupation of farmer and lumberman He carved most all of his present large farm out of the virgin forest. Mr. Morrill was a representative to the legislature 1903-1904 and State senator 1905-19O8. He was the father of the bill to prohibit carrying old soldiers to the poorhouse: was prison inspector during Gov. Haines' administration. He has always been active in promoting the welfare of his town, county and state. He married, Jan. 12. 1867, Mary Brown, b. May 17, 1842, d. Dec. 5, 1872. Of this marriage there were three children: Hugh P., b. Dec. 3. 1868, d. June 7, 1896; John, b. June 8, 1870, d. Aug. 30, 1872; Mary B., b. Oct. 9, 1872, d. Nov. 26, 1895. He married second Mary J. McConky, Jan. 17, 1874, b. Apr. 17, 1S55. Children of second marriage: Ada E. b. Feb. 27, 1876, d. June 27, 1880; John W., b. July 7, 1878; George A., b. June 7, 1880; True C.. b. July 23, 1881, d. Aug. 3, 1884; True C., b. May 3, 1884-, Margarette E., b. May 29, 1895, d. Tan. 5, 1896. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.