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VIRGIL D. P. BICKNELL, bro. of the preceding, b. Nov. 24, 1833 ; m. Frances M. Warren. Children :
Eudora F., b. April 20, 1859; m. Emerson Ames.
James E., b. Apr. 27, 1860.
Florence W., b. Feb. 1. 1862; d. unmarried.
Nellie, b. Feb. 18, 1864: m. George Record. Minnie, b. July 17, 1838; m. Selden Barrett.
LEVI P. BICKNELL, son of James ante, b. Aug. 24, 1837 ; m. Fanny Jordan. She d. and he moved to California, where he m. and was killed by mine caving about 1889. Child :
Fannie S., b. Apr. 1, 1804; m. Warren Lothrop.
NOAH BICKNELL, son of first John, m. Dec., 1794, Rebecca Carman. Children :
Cyrus, b. May 28, 1796; m. Rebecca Bicknell. Hannah, b. Jan. 4. 1798; d. Sept. 28, 1829. Otis, b. Oct. 4, 1799: m. Martha Dudley. Asor, b. Sept. 19. 1801 ; d. Ang. 10, 1816. Hosea, b. May 8, 1803: m. Zilpha - -.
Sally, b. Feb. 24, 1805; d. Mar. 16, 1839. Luke, b. Dec. 17, 1806; m. Orris DeCoster. Timothy Pickering, b. Feb. 13, 1809; d. unm.
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Tristram Gilman, b. June 24, 18H1 ; m. Polly Jordan. He d. Feb. 15, 1890.
Mary D., b. Oct. 23, 1813; d. unin.
CYRUS BICKNELL, oldest son of Noah, in. Rebecca Bicknell and had :
Acor, b. Dec. 20, 1820; Calista, b. Aug. 24, 1822; Noah, b. Feb. 23. 1824, d. in infancy ; Zilpha, b. Feb. 25, 1826; Columbus, b. Mar. 11, 1821 ; and Americus, b. Aug. 26, 1831, d. Jan. 1. 1863.
OTIS BICKNELL, son of Noah, b. Oct. 4, 1799; m. Martha Dudley. He died Sept. 2, 1877. She died July 22, 1873. Children :
Charles, b. Sept. 20, 1824; m. Lucy Loring.
Jennette G., b. Nov. 30, 1828; m. Moses Thomes.
Citoyenna, b. Apr. 9, 1835; m. Francis Buck.
Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1838; m. Samuel Thomes. Ellen, b. July 13, 1840; m. Albion Taylor. Martha II., b. Aug. 20, 1847; m. Fred DeCoster.
LUKE BICKNELL, son of Noah, b. Dec. 17, 1806; m. in 1830 Orris DeCoster. They settled in Hebron. He died Dec. 13, 1837. His widow survived him many years. Children :
Noah, b. May 18, 1831, a successful teacher.
Elisa. b. Feb. 16, 1832; m. Russell S. Whitman.
Albinus, b. 1834; m. Mary DeGrenier. Justin, b. 1836; d. unm.
SIMEON BICKNELL, son of first John, with wife Rebekah Irish, settled in Buckfield about 1797. They probably were the first of the name here. Their deaths are not recorded on our records. Children :
Sally, b. Apr. 23, 1796. David, b. Sept. 21, 1,97.
Samuel, b. June 6, 1799.
Sophronia, b. abt. 1803; m. George Davie.
Harriet, b. June 19, 1805; m. George DeCoster.
.Almira, b. Sept. 24, 1807; m. Orrin Irish. Lucius, b. Oct. 24, 1808.
BISBEE.
THOMAS BISBEE-namne variously spelt-the American ances- tor, came to Scituate, Mass., early in 1634 with wife Anne (Banden), six children and three servants, in the Hercules. He was b. about Mar. 3. 1589 ( date christened), and was m. Jan. 14, 1618. His parents were John and Dorothy Foster Bisbee
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of Biddenden, England. Thomas became one of the members of Rev. John Lothrop's church there and was one of its first deacons. This church was organized from members of the first Puritan church of London. Its ruling elder here was Nathaniel Tilden, who also came in the ship Hercules. About four years after Thomas Bisbee removed to Duxbury, where he held posi- tions of trust and served as representative to the General Court. He afterwards lived at Marshfield and finally made his home at Sudbury, where he died March 9, 1674. By his will, dated Nov. 25, 1672, he bequeathed houses and lands in England to his grandson, Thomas Brown, child of his daughter Mary. Only three children are mentioned on the Plymouth, Mass., records, and Elisha, as the only son.
The date of Elisha Bisbee's birth is not known. He married Joanna -, and lived near what in later years, was called Union Bridge. Here he kept a ferry, and was licensed to run a public house. Six children are given in the Scituate town records.
JOIIN BISBEE was the 2 son and child, and was born in 1647. He married Sept. 13, 1687 Joanna Brooks, at Marshfield, where he resided for several years, finally removing to Pembroke where he died Sept. 24, 1726. His wife had died the month before. Eight children are given in the records: Moses was the 3d son and 5th child, and was born Oct. 20, 1695. He moved to East Bridgewater, where, by wife Mary, six children were born. Charles was the Ist son and 3d child, and was born in 1726. He married Beulah Howland, a descendant of John and Eliza- beth (Tilley) Howland, both Mayflower Pilgrims. They had nine children, all born before they settled in West Butterfield, now Sumner, in June, 1784. He had made a clearing and erected a log house for occupancy the year before.
CHARLES BISBEE had served in the War for American Inde- pendence. He selected his land with good judgment, and with the help of his seven sons soon cleared up a good farm. He lived to see his children comfortably settled around him and enjoying the fruits of their toil. He died June 5, 1807, on the 23d anniversary of the family's arrival in town. His widow died Sept. 1, 1816. Children :
Lieu !. Elisha. b. Mar. 4, 1757; m. Molly Pettengill.
Charles, b. 1758; m. Desire Dingley.
Elisha Bisbee, Jr.
G. W. Bisbee
Mrs. Mary Howe Bisbee
Mrs. Stanley Bisbee
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Mary, b. Apr. 28, 1760; m. Charles Ford.
Moses, b. Feb. 21, 1765; m. Ellen Buck.
John, b. 1767: m. Sarah Philbrick.
Solomon, b. Sept. 3, 1769; m. Ruth Barrett.
Calvin, b. Oct. 14, 1771; m. Bethiah Glover.
Rouse, b. Oct. 17, 1772: m. Hannah Carrell (or Cary).
Celia, b. May 7. 1774; m. Joshua Ford.
LIEUT. ELISHA BISBEE, oldest son of Charles the 7th, settler in Sumner, b. Mar. 4, 1757, was an officer in the Revolution, where he performed valiant service. He m. in 1779 at Duxbury, Mass., Molly Pettengill b. Jan. 9, 1760; d. Aug. 20, 1811. He built a house in S. in 1796, which is in a good state of preserva- tion. He died Dec. 1, 1826. Children :
Susan, b. Mar. 28, 1780; m. Nathaniel Bartlett of Hartford. Sally, b. 1782; m. Gad Hayford of Hartford. Anna, b. 1784; m. Stephen Drew of Turner.
Elisha, Jr., b. May 8, 1786; m. Ist, Joanna Sturtevant, 2nd, Fanny Bryant.
Daniel, b. May 7, 1791: m. Sylvia Stevens.
Molly B., b. Jan. 4, 1794; m. Nehemiah Bryant, 2.1, L muel Dunham. Capt. Hopestill, b. Nov. 24, 1796; m. Martha Sturtevant.
Theresa, b. -; m. Barney Howard of Hartford.
Huldah, h. ; m. Sampson Reed of Hartford.
Horatio, b. Aug. 13, 1800; m. Eunice White.
ELISHA BISBEE, JR., oldest son of the preceding, b. May 8, 1786; m. Joanna Sturtevant Apr. 15, 1810. He lived for a short time in Buckfield village, then exchanged his stand here with Zebediah Austin for his farm in Sumner, which is still owned by his descendants. Children :
Elbridge G., b. in B., Feb. 8, 1811; d. Oct. 2, 1812.
George Washington, b. in B., July 6, 1812; m Mary B. Howe.
Thomas Jefferson, b. in B., July 6, 1812; m. Sylvia Stetson, s. in Rum- ford.
Mary P., b. June 6, 1815; m. Freeman Reed, Hartford.
Elisha S., b. Apr., 1822; d. Sept. 24, 1823.
His wife died Jan. 30, 1825, and he m. 2nd, Fanny Bryant. Children : Sabra IV., b. Feb. 21, 1826; m. Orville Robinson.
Sophia G., b. Apr. 7, 1827.
Capt. Levi B., b. July 16, 1828; m. Eliza A. Heald.
Elisha S., b. Apr. 15, 1830; m. Jane Parsons.
Asia H., b. Jan. 6, 1832, s. in Oregon.
Daniel H., b. Oct. 9, 1833, s. in Nevada; d. in 1892 in Auburn.
Jane Y., b. July 1, 1835 ; m. James McDonald.
Hopestill R., b. June 21, 1837 ; m. Ella Byram, s. in Nevada.
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Sergt. Hiram B., b. Dec. 11, 1839; k. at Bermuda Hundred, May 20, 1864.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BISBEE, son of Elisha, Jr., b. in B. July 6, 1812; m. Jan. 1, 1836, Mary B. Howe of Rumford. H. was a blacksmith by trade, and had an aptitude for politics, and was an ardent supporter of Hannibal Hamlin. He settled Ist in Hartford, but in 1857 moved to Peru, where he died, Jan. 27, 1872. His wife d. in B. at her son's June 25, 1885. The remains of both were buried in Buckfield. Child :
George D., b. Hartford, July 9, 1841 ; m. Anna Louise Stanley.
HON. GEORGE D. BISBEE ( see lawyers ), son of the preceding. b. July 9, 1841 : m. July 8, 1866, Anna Louise Stanley, a dan. of Isaac N. Stanley, Esq., of Dixfield. Children :
Stanley, b. April 25, 1867; m. Nellie B. Spaulding.
Seth Wilmot, b. May 6, 1869; d. Aug. 27, 1859.
WVirt, b .June 7, 1871 ; d. Nov. 1, 1871.
Mary Louise, b. Aug. 6, 1873; m. Everett R. Josselyn of Portland.
STANLEY BISBEE, son of George Dana and Anna Louise (Stanley ) Bisbee, was born in Buckfield. Maine, April 25, 1867. He attended Hebron Academy and Coburn Classical Institute and commenced business as a clerk in a general store in Buck- field, of which he soon became proprietor, remaining in that business up to 1893, when he sold out and became agent for the American Express Company, opening an office in Rumford Falls just as the place became an important railroad center. In 1895 he engaged in the hardware business and still conducts the busi- ness. He was elected selectman of the town of Buckfield, and was a member of the school board of Rumford for six years. He was initiated in the Masonic fraternity through membership in the Blazing Star Lodge of Rumford, was advanced to the Rumford Royal Arch. Chapter, Strathglass Commandery, Knights Templar, of Rumford, Maine. He is also a member of Penacook Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Rumford Falls; of the Knights of Pythias, Metalluc Lodge, Rumford Falls, and a companion of the Loyal Legion of the United States. In 1909 he represented the town of Rumford in the Seventy-fourth Legislature. He was re-elected the following year. He married, March 12, 1889, Nellie B., daughter of Cyrus C. and Ellen Young Spaulding, of Buckfield, Maine, and their children are:
Stanley Bisbee
Spaulding Bisbee
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Spaulding, b. in Buckfick. Jan. 6. 1800.
Louise, b. in Rumford, July 23, 1896, was educated at Rumford High School and Hebron Academy. She graduated at latter institution in 1915.
SPAULDING, son of Stanley and Nellie B. ( Spaulding ) Bisbee, and of the eleventh generation from Thomas Bisbee, the immi- grant, of 1635, born in Backfield Jan. 6, 1890, was educated in the schools of Rumford Falls, Hebron Academy, Colby College and graduated from the Boston University of Law in June, 1914, and is now a member of the law firm of Bisbee & Parker. He is a promising young man of much ability, and will unques- tionably take high rank in his profession.
BONNEY.
The Bonneys of Buckfield and Turner claim to be of English descent. They are of an old Plymouth family. First and last it has furnished many men of prominence.
JAMES BONNEY, the first of the name to settle in Bucktown, canie from Pembroke, Mass., where he was b. Apr. 22, 1764, and purchased land of the proprietors, adjoining the Sumner town line Nov. 17th, 1789. His father and direct ancestors as far back as known were named James. He cleared the land and erected his habitation and other buildings, and having married Miss Sally Glover b. in Pembroke May 30, 1776, they moved to Buck- field in 1799. The removal was made on horseback and it took some two weeks or more to make the journey. The farm has since been known as the Bonney place. Three generations of Bonneys have been born there. He died March 13, 1836. She died Jan. 16, 1859. Children :
Col. James, b. Buckfield. Nov. 25. 1799; m. Bethany Keene. Sully, b. Buckfield, Sept. 3. 1825; d. unm., Oct. 28, 1838.
COL. JAMES BONNEY, son of the preceding, born Nov. 25, 1799, married Bethany Keene of Sumner, born January 15, 1802. He had the homestead of his father, where he lived to his death. Col. Bonney was prominent in town affairs, and served a nam- ber of years as member of the board of selectmen, four years of which he was chairman. He was several times a candidate for representative to the Legislature, and came near an election in 1844. He was popular with the militia in which he rose as
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Albion P. Bonney
an officer to the rank of Colonel. For many years Col. Bonney held a commission as a Justice of the Peace. He died Feb. 18, 1864. His wife died Aug. 3, 1867. Children :
Betsey B., b. Aug. 30. 1823; m. George G. Chaffin. She d. Dec. 22, 1850.
Hon. Albion P., b. May 22, 1826; in. I, Mary A. Irish, 2, Ellen T. Shaw, 3, Abbie Tuell.
Josiah Keene, b. July 21, 1828; d. Sept. 10. 1848.
Andrew Jackson, b. Nov. 24, 1833; m. Ellen L. Hobart, s. in Mass. He d. May 17, 1863.
Sarah E., b. Apr. 19, 1836: m. Daniel B. Bonney, s. in Hartford; 2 c .. Harry L. and James T. Bonney.
HON. ALBION P. BONNEY, son of the preceding, acquired his education in the schools of his town and vicinity, and fitted him- self for a teacher, and for many years he taught in the winter seasons with great success. He early took an interest in public affairs and was one of the organizers of the republican party. He has always been a strict temperance man. In 1857 Mr. Bonney was elected one of the selectmen, and he served in that
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capacity in all for 13 years. He was also several years town treasurer, and a member of the school committee. The people elected him again and again to town office and they never lost their faith in his integrity and worth as a citizen and an official. In 1884 he was elected senator to the State Legislature. Mr. Bonney was a charter member of Nezinscot Lodge of Odd Fel- lows. In 1897 he sold his farm and moved to Auburn, Me., where he now resides. Mr. Bonney has been three times married. Children by Ist wife :
Dr. Frank J., b. Mar. 8, 1850; m. Nancy Penley.
Ella F., b. Mar. 24, 1852: m. Wm. S. Thorne. She d. Aug. 17, 1875. Emma F., b. Aug. 19, 1857; m. Herbert E. Bonney, s. in Hartford. 3 c., Mary A., b. Aug. 30, 1881, a teacher in Quincy, Mass., schools. Albion P., b. Jan. 21, 1889, and Mildred L, b. June 12, 1894.
His first wife died July 14, 1862, and he married 2d Ellen T. Shaw. Child by 2d wife :
Nellie L., b. Mar. 19, 1865: m. Fred W. Keene, s. in Auburn. I c., Hazel Bonney, b. Oct., 1890.
His second wife died Mar. 22, 1865, and he married 3d Abbie Tuell. She died Jan. 20. 1901. (He has recently deceased.)
DR. FRANK J. BONNEY, the only son of the preceding, was born in Buckfield March 8, 1850. He married Miss Nancy Penley. After acquiring his education, he entered the dental office of Dr. Nathaniel Gammon. He opened an office in Quincy, Mass., where he resided for several years and carried on a large and lacrative business. He became one of the most expert and skillful of practitioners in the profession, and acquired a very large property. He finally purchased a large estate near the city of Auburn, where he resided to his death. He opened a dental office in Lewiston and did a very large and lucrative business. Doctor Bonney was a prominent member of several secret socie- ties and was very popular in social circles. He died Dec. 10, 1899, lamented by all who knew him. He left one child, a daughter, Ella May. She m. J. Ham Brooks, a druggist at South Paris. They have a little daughter born July 31, 1903, and named Methyl Bonney. The wife died suddenly at Auburn, Sept. 25, 1903.
BOWKER.
CAPT. JAMES BOWKER, an carly resident here, was descended from James Bowker, a Swede, and wife Mary, who settled in
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Scituate, Mass., before 1680. Capt. James m. Judith Chase and settled in Paris. He died in Buckfield, June 1, 1827. Children :
James, Jr., b. May 10, 1788; m. Abigail Bicknell, s. in Buckfield.
Tryphosa, b. Aug. 18, 1789; m. Simeon Howard, s. in Woodstock. Anson, b. June 7, 1792; d. in War of 1812.
Cyprian, b. Dec. 1, 1793; m. Ist, Rachel Mayhew, 2nd, Mary (May- hew ) Cole.
Sally, b. Jan. 22, 1796; d. in Buckfield, Sept. 25, 1880.
Edmund, b. Oct. 3, 1798; m. Mary A. Chase, s. in Woodstock.
Judith, b. July 13, 1800; d. Nov. 30, 1801.
Judith, b. May 18, 1802: m. James Bicknell, s. in B.
Harvey, b. May 4, 1804: m. Ist, Phebe Proctor, 2nd, Diana Curtis. Alonso, b. Apr. 16, 1805; m. Phebe Andrews.
Elvira, b. Apr. 16, 1806; m. William Crockett.
Laura, b. Mar. 29, 1809.
CAPT. JAMES BOWKER, JR .. b. May 10, 1788; m. Abigail Bick- 11ell. He was a man of prominence, and was for a time a deputy sheriff. He moved to Paris in 1834, and died there in 1847. His wife died in Nov., 1879. Children :
W'hitman IF., b. Nov. 18, 1817; m. M-s. Mary Cummings. .Abigail B., b. Mar. 12, 1819. Caroline A., b. Dec. 1, 1820; m. Horatio Downer, Norway.
Mary T., b. Sept. 29, 1822: m. Thomas Hilborn.
Odessa M., b. Feb. 13, 1828; m. Mary Jordan, s in Paris.
Aravesta D., b. Feb. 23, 1831 : m. Prentiss M. Colburn.
Delphinus P., b. Paris, Oct. 7, 1835; d. Apr. 28, 1841.
BRIDGHAM.
The Bridghams of Buckfield trace the'r descent from Dr. Joseph Bridgham, who graduated at Harvard College in 1719. He married Abigail Willard, a granddaughter of Capt. John Alden, and great-granddaughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullens, who came over in the Mayflower.
DR. JOSEPHI BRIDGHAM was a physician and apothecary in Boston for many years. Late in life he moved to Plympton, where he died in 1754. His son, Capt. Jolin, served in the War for Independence. He was selectman in Plympton and repre- sentative in the General Court from that town. He married Joanna Carver and raised a large family of children, among whom was Dr. William, born in Plympton about 1756. With wife Lydia he settled first in Plymouth and afterwards moved
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to New Gloucester, where he practiced his profession for many years with marked success. He died there Aug. 4, 1837, "aged 81." She died Oct. 18, 1846, "aged 77." p.353
DR. WILLIAM BRIDGHAM, JR. ( see physicians), son of Dr. William of New Gloucester, was born Nov. 26, 1780. He mar- ried Hannah Bradbury. He died Nov. 13, 1864, "aged 84." She died Nov. 27. 1859, "aged 80." Children :
Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1805; m. Isaac Chase.
Caroline, b. Sept. 3, 1806; m. 1, Luther Crocker, 2, Cyrus Bridgham. Sydenham, b. Sept. 15, 1808; m. Lucretia Shepard.
Orville, b. April 3, 1811; m. Mary H. Atwood.
Aurelia, b. July 9. 1814: never married.
Dr. Wm. Pinkney, b. Sept. 3. 1816; m. I. Delphina Hayford, 2, Lucy ( Hayford) Farrar.
Mary Ann, b. June 13, 1825; d. unm., Nov. 14, 1863.
SYDENHAM BRIDGHAM, son of the preceding, b. Sept. 15, 1808; m. Lucretia Shepard. He was a prominent man in town affairs, and kept a public house for many years. He died May 10, 1882. She died Apr. 8, 1882. Children :
Sarah L., b. Sept. 8, 1834; m. Joseph Brown.
Thomas Sydenham, b. Nov. 25, 1836; m. Martha H. Farnum.
Henry Warren, b. Aug. 16, 1838; d. July 29, 1842.
Dr. Charles Burr, b. May 1, 1841 ; m. Addie Williams.
Ada Byron, b. Sept. 20, 1843; d. July, 1844.
William Henry, b. Dec. 28, 1846; m. Georgiette Radcliffe.
THOMAS S. BRIDGHAM, EsQ. (see lawyers), son of the pre- ceding, b. Nov. 25, 1836; m. Martha H. Farnum. She died sev- eral years ago. Children :
Ada, b. Sept. 19, 1859: d. Apr. 6, 1863.
Harold, b. June 19, 1861 ; a conductor on Santa Fe R. R.
Lucretia Belle, b. May 13, 1866; m. Henry H. Nulty.
DR. CHARLES B. BRIDGHAM (see physicians ) bro. of the pre- ceding, b. May 1, 1841 ; m. Addie M. Williams. They reside in Cohassett, Mass. Children :
Mary Frances, b. Jan. 4, 1865; m. Henry T. P. Bates, resides in Wol- laston, Mass.
Addic Ellen, b. Apr. 23, 1869; m. Herbert H. Withington, resides in Cohassett, Mass.
Charles Burr, b. Nov. 15. 1875; d. July 23, 1885.
Hattie Belle, b. Nov. 15, 1875; d. July 20, 1880.
Henry Sydenham, b. May 14, 1878; d. July 15, 1880.
Paul Chester, b. July 29, 1882.
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WILLIAM HENRY BRIDGHAM, bro. of the preceding, b. Dec. 28, 1846; m. Georgiette Radcliffe. Children :
Lee, b. Apr. 1, 1871; m. Cassie Slattery. Alice Maud, b. Apr. 9, 1873.
Dexter William, b. June 30, 1878.
Rebecca Lucretia, b. May 20, 1881.
Grover Cleveland, b. Oct. 25, 1884.
Francis Marble, b. Mar. 14, 1888; d. Sept. 22, 1890.
Radcliffe Sydenham, b. Aug. 15, 1894.
OVILLE BRIDGHAM, son of Dr. William, b. April 3, 1811; m. Mary H. Atwood. He died Dec. 25, 1875. Children :
George Harris, b. Feb. 7. 1849.
Louisa Caroline, b. Jan. 8, 1853; d. Apr. 7. 1859. Helen A., b. May --; d. Mar. 18, 1859.
DR. WILLIAM P. BRIDGHAM (see physicians), youngest son of Dr. William, b. Sept. 13, 1816; m. Delphina Hayford. She d. Sept. 8, 1870, and he m. 2d Lucy ( Hayford) Farrar. Chil- dren by Ist wife :
Ella Hannah, b. Oct. 26, 1846; m. Roscoe Wood, s. in Auburn. Florence May, b. Oct. 8, 1849.
Nellie Delphina, b. Nov. 15, 1858.
GEORGE BRIDGHAM, son of Dr. William of New Gloucester, m. in 1805, Anna Nichols. Both were b. Feb. 13, 1788. They were both of B. When m. went to Norway, but before 1810 came back to Buckfield, where he was in trade and kept a public house for several years. In 1841 he moved to South Paris, where he also kept a public house. His wife d. Nov. 4, 1854. He d. Sept. 24, 1873. Children, all but first, in Buckfield :
George, Jr .. b. Aug. 16, 1808: m. Myrtilla Cole.
Anna, b. Sept. 16, 1810; m. Miles Long.
Everline, b. Nov. 15, 1811; m. Caleb Cushman, Jr.
Arvilla S., b. May 15, 1815: 11. Ransom R. Bonney, Turner.
Elbridge G., b. Dec. 14, 1817; m. Apphia R. Bonney, s. at S. Paris. Lucretia .4., b. Mar. 29, 1819: m. James Curtis. Paris.
Corrydon P., b. Jan. 31, 1823; m. Lucy Foster.
Flavilla R., b. Nov. 11, 1825; m. Rufus Brainerd, Hallowell.
BROCK.
John Brock among first of the name to settle in Bucktown. He was from Pembroke or vicinity. He m. Susannah Crandle. Children :
Leonard, b. Sept. 12, 1793; m. Polly
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John, Jr., b. Sept. 30, 1794; in. Tamar Farrar. She d. Apr. 16, 1867. He d. Mar. 8, 1877.
Daniel, b. June 26, 1796; m. Louisa Spencer.
Samuel, b. Mar. 17, 1798; m. Harriet Spencer.
Susanna, b. Feb. 10, 1800; m. Nathan Farrar.
Polly, b. Oct. 28, 1801 ; m. John Farrar.
David, b. Sept. 9, 1804; mi. Judith Farrar.
Otis, b. Mar. 22, 1806.
Betsey, b. Oct. 19, 1807; m. Cyrus Buck.
BROWN.
Two Browns, John and Amos, were settlers in the township before Jan. 1. 1784. The former was from New Gloucester, Amos from Windham.
JOHN had no family when coming here. So far as known, he was not related to Amos. His wife had died and one of his daughters had married Thomas Allen and another Nathaniel Buck. He died about 1800.
AMOS BROWN ( see sketch ), b. Mar. 13, 1752, Windham ; m. Sarah Cilley. They settled in the Chase neighborhood. She died and he m. 2d, in 1814, Hannah Proctor. He died in 1825. Children by first wife :
Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1780; m. George Roberts.
William, b. May II, 1782; m. Betsey Young. He d. before 1823.
John, b. May 5, 1784; m. Polly Cole.
Amos. Jr., b. Dec. 9, 1786; mi. prob. to Tryphosia Bowker.
Anna, b. Aug. 27, 1788; m. Isaac Young.
Lydia, b. Dec. 3. 1790; m. John Cole.
Benjamin, b. July 27, 1792 ; m. Phebe Buck. He d. before 1823.
WILLIAM BROWN, son of the preceding, b. May II. 1782 ; m. Betsey Young. He died before 1823. She died Jan. 29, 1875. Children :
John, b. Mar. 1, 1805; m. Lucy Hunton ( ?).
Edward, b. Apr. 10, 1807; m. Lydia Richardson.
Morris, b. Apr. 10. 1809: m. Fanny -
Moses, b. Aug. 4, 1811 ; m. Susannah Brown.
William, b. Nov. 4. 1813; m. Rebecca Jenkins, s. in Livermore (?)
JOHN BROWN, son of Amos, the Revolutionary soldier, b. May 5, 1784; m. Polly Cole. Children :
Hannah, b. Nov. 9. 1806.
John, b. May 14. 1808; m. Ursula - - --
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HISTORY OF BUCKFIELD
Hanson, b. Aug. 23, 1810; m. Sarah D. Churchill. Susannah, b. June 24, 1814; m. Moses Brown. Polly, b. Nov. 12, 1815. Benjamin, b. Jan. 23, 1817.
Elisa, b. Aug. 1, 1818.
BUCK.
The Bucks of Buckfield are descended from William Buck, "plowwright," the American ancestor, who emigrated from England to Salem, Mass., in the ship Increase in 1635. He was born in England in 1585. There is a family tradition that the Bucks are of Scottish origin, and were connected with the royal family of King James the First and Queen Elizabeth. One of the race now living remembers seeing in the family of one of the daughters of Capt. Jonathan Buck a pin cushion made from one of the silk dresses of Queen Elizabeth, which was cherished as an heirloom. The English ancestor may have come from Scot- land with King James, who ascended the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Sir Hugh Buck was Master of the Rolls under this monarch and licensed some theatrical plays. The name is supposed to have been taken from armorial devices. and first given for distinction won on the field of battle.
With the American ancestor William, came four sons: Isaac, James, John and Roger. The father with Roger settled in Cambridge, where he died Jan. 24, 1658, aged 73. Roger, who was 18 years old, according to tradition, when he came to America, married and had three sons, Samuel. John and Ephraim. and several daughters.
EPHRAIM was the youngest son. He married Sarah, daughter of John Brooks, and settled in Woburn. One account says that they had five sons and three daughters. Another mentions only four sons : Ephraim, John. Samuel and Ebenezer.
JOHN, born Feb. 7. 1680, married Priscilla He died Nov. 24. 1752. Of their children, was John, born Nov. 28, 1716. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War and at one time was a captive by the savages and came near being mas- sacred, but managed to escape. He died in New Gloucester about the beginning of the year 1761. According to tradition his wife was Sarah Clements. She died a very short time before he did, and both were buried in the same grave. There is no
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