History of Worcester and Its People #260993

Mr. Cross married, in this city, February 25, 1891, Mary O. Upton. Who was born in St. John, New Brunswick. They have two children: 1. Ralph Upton, born August 16, 1892, in this city; graduate of the English High School, 1911. And of Tufts College, 1916; now first lieutenant in the Quartermasters Corps in the United States Army. 2. Frank Edward, born June 30. 1901, student in the New York Mili tary Academy, cornwall-ou-hudson, New York. Mr. And Mrs. Cross reside at No. 130 Burncoat street. Albert henry mirick, Wholesale dealer in fruit and produce, was born in Princeton, Massachusetts, January 22, 1849, son of Paul M. And Eunice (bea man) Mirick. He is descended from many of the pioneers of Massachusetts. The first of his paternal line of ancestry was John Mirick or Merrick, as some branches of the family spell the surname. The immigrant ancestor was born in 1614 in England. And came to Charlestown in 1642, or earlier, locating in that town, where he died February 15, 1675. He was a cooper by trade. (see Merrick Genealogy and Princeton town history).