_http://tinyurl.com/y8gjxx9_ (http://tinyurl.com/y8gjxx9) History of the town of Carlisle, Massachusets, 1754-1920: with biographical .. Sidney Augustus Bull - Carlisle (Mass. : Town) - 1920 - 365 pages - Page 328 George Frederick Duren George Frederick Duren, son of Isaac and Mary (Blood) Duren was born in Carlisle April 13, 1817. Mr. Duren always lived at the ancestral home, which had been in the family name for three generations. Reuben was the first and was classed among the early settlers of Concord, which for many years included this town. He was succeeded by his only son Isaac in the family possession, who was followed by his only son, George Frederick. Mr. Duren possessed many of the sterling traits of his father and grandfather; he enjoyed the confidence of his fellow townsmen and held every town office except that of treasurer. He held the commission of justice of the peace from 1853 to 1894, having been first appointed by Governor Gardner; he took the undertaker business from his father in 1835, which he kept until 1894. July 6, 1843, George F. Duren and Lucy A. F. Pease, of Wilton, Maine, were united in marriage, by Rev. James Means, in Concord. Six children were born to this worthy couple; four lived to grow up and were married: Isaac F. married Mary Lewis of Lunenburg; Hermon L. married Lottie Lewis of Lunenburg; George R. married Marie Ouilette of Lowell; and Mary F. married John Melvin of Concord. George R. is the only surviving child. Four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are lineal descendants. On July 6, 1893, one of those rare but always pleasing events, a golden wedding, took place at the Duren home. A large company of relatives and friends kept the worthy couple busily employed during the entire afternoon in acknowledging warm greetings and congratulations: in the evening a pleasing program of music and readings was given, thus bringing the happy occasion to a close. Mr. Duren passed away the following year on May 18, at the age of 76 years. Mrs. Duren lived until March 7, 1905; her age was 82 years, 10 months and 17 days. ============================================================================ ===== Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr)