... XVII. GERRY MORGAN, (3 of XVI. above), b. Francestown, Aug. 10, 1828 ; m. April 18, 1861, in San Francisco, Cal., Mary, dau. of Deacon George and Sophia Strong. Deacon George was a descendant of John Strong, of Somersetshire, England, who settled in Windsor, Conn. Gerry Morgan went to California as a "Forty-niner," and became a prominent citizen in the state, where he remained 17 years. On his return to New England he became a manufacturer ; lived at Francestown, and member of the State Legislature seven years. He introduced the first bill for free textbooks in the United States, into the legislature of New Hampshire, which was the first state in the Union to adopt that policy. He wrote much on political economy and was inventor of several improvements on mechanics. Among others he perfected the wedge machine and a device for stringing pianos. ...
