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Maud A .. b. Mar. 6, 1881; Mary E., b. May 1, 1882; Amos C., b. Aug. 9, 1883, m. Hazel Warren; Leora, b. June 15, 1886; Stanley E., b. Sept. 16, 1887, m. Elsie Cushman ; Agues B., b. June 15, 1889; Florence, b. May 20, 1891.
GAMMON.
Philip and Joseph Gammon, who were brothers, came from England to America about 1750 and settled in the vicinity of Portland. They lived at different periods at Cape Elizabeth, Scarboro and Gorham. Philip's wife was Joanna Children: (Imperfect list).
Philip, m. Sarah Crockett, a Rev. soldier ; living in Windham in 1790. Nathaniel, b. abt. 1753; m. Mary Lowell; s. in Bucktown.
Joseph, b. in Aug., 1755; a Rev. soldier ; m. Drusilla Reed; s. in Nor- way.
Ruth, m. in 1781, Thomas Clay.
Jonathan, m. Lydia Millett.
Benjamin, m. Betty Crockett.
Betsy, m. Benj. Bodge: s. in Windham.
Philip and wife, Joanna, deeded land in Gorham in 1801 to their daughter, Ruth Clay. Afterwards lived in Windham, said to have gone to Raymond with son, Nathaniel.
NATHANIEL GAMMON from Falmouth or vicinity, b. about 1753, m. Mary Lowell of Falmouth. She was b. in 1758. He served 3 years in the War for Independence on the quota of Windham. He was one of the original 47 permanent settlers and took up his lot in what was known in after years as the Lowell neighborhood. He d. in Sept., 1830. Children :
Anna, b. Feb. 26, 1778.
Nathaniel, Jr., b. May 20, 1782; m. Clarissa Bryant.
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William, b. Feb. 13. 1785; m. Sophia Bryant Mary, b. Nov. 29. 1787 ; m. Dea. David Farrar, Jr.
Stephen, b. July 19, 1790; s. in Peru.
Margery, b. July 19, 1794; m. Warren Bessey.
Jonathan, b. Apr. 22, 1797 ; m. Margaret Thompson.
JONATHAN GAMMON, son of the preceding, b. Apr. 22, 1797, m. Margaret Thompson, b. 1798. He had the homestead on which they lived to their death. It was a very respectable and worthy family-none more so in town. He died May 2, 1879. She died in 1875. Children :
James E., b. Sept., 1828; m. - Denison ; s. in Dodge City, Kansas. Mary F., b. Oct., 1832; m. Carlton Gardner.
Margaret J., b. Aug., 1841; m. S. F. Balcom; s. in Cal. Before mar- riage she was a successful school teacher.
JOSEPH GAMMON, brother of the first Philip, was constable and tax collector in Gorham for several years. Children :
Samuel, m. in 1776, Susanna Perkins; s. in Hartford: Rev. soldier. David, m. in 1777. Mary Doane: s. in Buckfield : a Rev. soldier. Daniel, m. in 1781, Mary Blanchard, 2d Polly Elder.
Joshua, m. in 1787, Elizabeth Millett.
Joseph, m. in 1795; Polly Patrick.
Christiana m. in 1796, Robert Knight. Otisfield.
Willaim, m. in 1798, Molly Hasty: s. in Stonebam. John, m. in 1797, Sarah Cook; s. in Casco. Mary, m. in 1801, John Brown ; s. in Turner. Abigail, d. in Buckfield.
DAVID GAMMON, 3d son of above. m. Mary Doane. Children :
Eunice, b. July 15, 1780; Josh, b. Jan. 3. 174; Thomas, . Jan. 27. 1786; Polly, b. June 22, 1788; Levi, b. Aug. 1, 1791 ; Robinson, b. Feb. 10, 1794; Deborah, b. Apr. 10, 1797; Charity, b. Apr. 10, 1800.
GARDNER.
The Gardners of Buckfield are descendants of John1 Gardner, who came unmarried from England to Boston, Mass., about 1650 and finally settled at Hingham. He married his wife, Mary - at Boston, Apr. 10, 1651. He died Nov. 24, 1668, and she re- married. They had 10 children. John, the oldest, baptized July 17, 1652, m. Feb., 1683, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Farrar) Stowell. She died Oct. 22, 1714, aged 61. He died Dec. 16, 1700, aged 48. They had 6 children, John3, the oldest, b. Jan. 4, 1684. m. Rebecca -. He died Apr. 20, 1742, aged 58. She survived him and m. 24, Nov. 11, 1743, Samuel Whiton.
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They had 9 children. The first son and fourth child, John+, b. Feb. 5, 1720, m. Dec. 8, 1742, Joanna, dau. of Jonathan and Joanna ( Whiton) Farrar. She was baptized June 19, 1720. He resided at "Liberty Plains," South Hingham, where his ancestors had lived. He died Apr. 19, 1802, aged 82. The date of her death is not given. They had 8 children. Their first son and 5th child was John, b. Nov. 30, 175f. Luther, the 6th child, b. Sept. 29, 1754, m. Apr. 2, 1788, Jane Mayo of Scituate. Jona- than? was the 8th child and was born in Hingham, Jan. 29, 1764. He was a Revolutionary soldier and with his brother, Luther, also a Patriot of the War for Independence, settled in Buckfield before 1800. When the census for that year was taken the former had a family of eight persons and the latter two. It is said that Luther had no children and none are recorded on our records.
JONATHAN5, m. Sarah Gardner, b. Aug. 26, 1767. Her line of descent from John1 was Stephen 2-3-4. He died in 1836. She survived him some ten years. Children :
Jonathan, Jr., b. Feb. 27, 1790; d. about 1810.
Ansel, b. Sept. 5. 1791 ; s. in Dixmont, Me .; lived to be over 90. Sarah, b. June 7, 1793; m. - -- Allen; s. in Eastern Maine. Ira, b. Feb. 19, 1795; m. Naomi Gray.
Joanna, b. Dec. 28, 1797: m. and s. in Eastern Maine.
ITu!dah, b. -; m. John Brown of Canton.
Jane, h. - -: 1. Lunt; s. in Eastern Maine.
John, b. - -1812; m. and s. in Eastern Maine .; d. about 90 years old. IRA GARDNER, b. Feb. 19, 1795, m. Naomi Gray of Paris, b. Oct. 21, 1798. He settled on a farm west of the village, which was the settling lot of Thomas Allen. He d. Sept. 3, 1870. Children :
Columbia. b. Sept. 28, 1820; d. June 16, 1856.
Hannibal, b. Apr. 26, 1822; d. Mar. 10, 1826.
Brittania, b. Nov. 2, 1823; m. Samuel Thomes.
Oscar Fits-Allan, b. Sept. 14, 1825; m. Jennette T. Thomes.
Carlton, b Mar. 3. 1828: m. Mary F. Gamnion.
Julius Melville, b. Sept. 7. 1831 ; d. in 1869. His wife d. Aug. 25, 1865 and he m. 2d Mrs. Julia Ripley.
OSCAR F. GARDNER, son of the preceding, b. Sept. 14, 1825. m. Jennette T. Thomes. He served in the navy during the Mex- ican War, was a prominent man in town affairs and held the prin- cipal town offices for several years, was town clerk at the time of his death, Apr. 24, 1875. His widow died in Norway Oct. 16, 1902. Children :
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Eugene Lee, b. June 25. 1856: m. Lizzie Jones.
Jennie Columbia, Apr. 25, 1858; m. Ist William Gregg, 2d Charles Young. Children: By ist husband, Hortense Gardner, b. Jan. 5, 1879; by 2d husband, Charlotte J., b. July 27, 1887.
Gertrude O., b. May 18. 1875.
EUGENE L. GARDNER, son of the preceding, b. June 25, 1856, m. Lizzie Jones. Children :
Guy, b. -; Iva May, b. -; Annic, b. Feb. 27, 1888; Mary C., b. Nov. 17, 1899.
CARLTON GARDNER, EsQ., son of Ira, b. Mar. 3, 1828, m. Mary F. Gammon. Ile was prominent in town and county affairs and a member of the board of selectmen and assessors for many years, also collector of taxes, town treasurer and member of the school board. The town affairs were always ably and judiciously man- aged while in his hands. Mr. Gardner served as deputy sheriff and jailer. He was a man of ability, sound judgment and of strict integrity and was respected by all who knew him. He died after 1900. Children by adoption :
Mary, b. Jan., 1870; m. Dr. A. W. Hobart of Chicago.
John C., b. July, 1873: d. Aug .. 1880.
HALL.
DEN. JOHN HALL, b. in 1617, m. Elizabeth Layton of Dover. N. H. Of their children was Hatevil, who m. Mercy Cromwell. One of their sons was Hatevil, Jr., b. in Dover, N. H., in 1709. He m. Sarah Furbish of Kittery, Apr. I. 1733. He was a chair maker or turner and settled in Dover. About 1753 they removed to Falmouth, Me., where he became a large land holder there and in Windham adjoining, some of which was purchased "in the 15th year of his majesty's reign." \ member of the Society of Friends or Quakers, he was accustomed to speak at their meet- ings. He was of medium size and both he and his worthy wife were open-hearted, generous and hospitable. He died Nov. 28, 1797, leaving 475 descendants. but not till he had visited on horseback his relatives in N. H., to bid them a final farewell, after recovering from what his friends and relatives feared would be a fatal illness which he said he should live to do. His wife died Mar. 2, 1790. Children :
Dorothy, b. Aug. 23. 1733: m. George Leighton.
Daniel, b. Mar. 24. 1735: m. Lorana Winslow.
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Hatevil, b. Mar. 24, 1736; m. Ist Ruth Winslow, 2d Ann Jenkins.
Mercy, b. Oct. 6, 1738; m. Joseph Leighton.
Abigail, b. Feb. 12, 1740; in. Isaac Allen.
Ebeneser, b. July 20, 1741 ; m. Hannah Anderson.
IT'illiam, b. Dec. 6, 1742: m. Ist Betscy Cox, 20 Elizabeth Wilson.
John, b. June 19, 1744; m. Grace Sprague.
Jedediah, b. Jan. 21, 1748; m. ist Hannah Hussey, 2d Elizabeth Clough.
Andrew, b. Sept. 15. 1750; m. Jane Merrill.
Nicholas, b. Mar. 8, 1753; m. ist Experience Stone, 2d Emma Sawyer. Paul, b. Dec. 15 ,1755: m. Ist Sarah Neal, 24 Keziah Neal.
Silas, b. - , 1758; m. Ist Hannah Gould, 2d Hannah Neal.
DANIEL HALL, oldest son of the preceding, b. Mar. 24, 1735, m. Lorana Winslow. At the age of 21 with his ax and snow- shoes, he left his father's home in Dover, N. II., and went by spotted trees to Falmouth to take up a settler's lot. Having selected it and built a log house he returned to Dover. He gave such a favorable account of the place where he proposed to make his future home, that his father and mother and the whole family moved into the wilderness and selected some of the best land in the three townships of Falmouth, Gorham and Windham. They had five sons and four daughters. All but one son lived to grow up and have families.
HATEVIL HALL, bro. of the preceding, b. Mar. 24, 1736, m. Ruth Winslow. They s. in Windham, afterwards in Buckfield and thence to Brooks, Me., where he died May 10, 1804. His wife d. June 11, 1798 and he m. 2d Ann Jenkins. He could eas- ily jump on a rope heid as high as two men could raise it. He served 7 years in the Revolutionary War and did duty every day of service. Children :
Job, b. about 1754; m. Ist Mary Tripp, 2d Nancy Murray.
Ruth, b. about 1756; m. Ist John Briggs, 2d Nath'l Smith.
Sarah, b. Aug. 24, 1758; m. Robert Gatchell.
Hesekiah, b. about 1760; m. and had a large family : s. in Kentucky. Enoch, b. Nov. 10. 1763; m. Miriam Furbish.
Submit, b. Oct. 15, 1766; m. Daniel P. Elliott.
John, b. about 1768: d. young.
Hatevil, b. about 1770; m. in Turner in 1702, Judith Morgan. Abigail, b. Mar. 27, 1772; in. Daniel Campbell.
Nathan, b. in 1774; m. Susanna Forbes; s. in Buckfield.
Dorcas, b. June 23, 1776; m. Israel Herrick.
Children by the second wife:
Margaret, b. --; m. Joseph Roberts.
Shadrack, b. Feb. 4, 1779; m. Sarah Roberts; s. in Brooks, Me.
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ENOCH HALL ( see sketch), b. Nov. 10, 1763, m. Miriam Fur- bish. He died Dec. 10, 1835. She died a few years later than her husband in Livermore, Me., at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Abigail Doble. Children :
Dolly, b. Feb. 15. 1786; d. in 1798.
Ruth, b. Feb. 17, 1788; m. Hollingsworth Hines; s. in Hartford.
Abigail, b. Dec. 3, 1790; m. Aaron Doble.
Andrew, b. Jan. 9, 1792; n1. Ist Betsey Packard, 2d Martha Bicknell. John, b. Nov. 14, 1795; m. Harriet Gurney.
W'instore, b. June 19. 1798; m. Ruth Howland; s. in Hartford.
Dolly, b. Aug. 24, 1801 : m. Daniel Brown.
Zilpha, b. June 8, 1804; m. Simon Brown.
Hiram, b. Sept. 29. 1806; m. Mary A. Thompson.
WINSLOW HALL, EsQ., son of the preceding, b. June 19, 1798, m. in 1824, Ruth Howland. He settled in Hartford where he en- gaged in trade. He also owned mills and a farm. He held all of the principal town offices, was postmaster and representative to the legislature. In 1843 he moved to Presque Isle, Aroostook County. Children :
Joseph Blake, b. Sept. 3. 1825; m. Ist France: K. Newhall, 2d Lucinda E. Todd.
Michael H., b. Mar. 12, 1827.
Marcella M., b. Dec. 3. 1828; m. Joseph W. Hines.
Julia A., b. Sept. 25. 1831.
Edward W., b. Mar. 7. 1833.
Grinfill C .. b. June 12, 1835; m. Martha E. Pratt ; s. in Aroostook Co. Ruth A., b. July 30, 1837: in. Nathaniel Bartlett; s. in Aroostook Co. Sarah H., b. Mar. 24. 1840: m. Wm. H. Rackliff ; s. in Aroostook Co. Mary J., b. June 4. 1842; m. Sam'l W. Stratton: s. in Aroostook Co.
HON. JOSEPH BLAKE HALL, son of the preceding. b. Sept. 3. 1825, m. in 1847 at Sangerville, Me., Frances K. Newhall. He settled first in Aroostook County but finally moved to Portland where for many years he was editor of the Portland Monitor. He was secertary of the Maine Senate and Secretary of State. His wife dying shortly after they were married, in 1850, he mar- ried Lucinda E. Todd by whom he had six children. The oldest, Alfred Winslow, b. Aug. 6, 1851, m. Eva I. Gould. He is a printer and resides at Portland.
NATHAN HALL, brother of Enoch Hall, ante, b. in Windham, Me., in 1774, m. Susan Forbes. He settled in the eastern part of Buckfield on a farm adjoining that of Enoch. He was a re- markably fleshy man and for some years before his death, July
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22, 1835, was nearly helpless from this cause. His wife d. Nov. 5, 1857. Children :
Submit, b. Dec. 17. 1795: m. William Irish.
Jonah, b. abt. 1797; m. Ann Drake.
Nicholas, b. Feb. 22. 1709; m. Huldah Taylor.
Cyrus, b. Dec. 26, 1800: m. Anna Dorr.
Miriam, h. -- -; m. George Roberts.
Jane, b. Feb. 15, 1807; m. Levi M. Dorr.
Elvira, b. Feb. 15. 1807; m. John M. Gallison.
Leonard, b. -; in, Laura Keene.
Tryphenia, b. --; m. Chandler DeCoster.
Charles, b. -; m. Delphina Forbes.
SHADRACK HALL, brother of the preceding, b. Feb. 4, 1779, m. Sarah Roberts, b. Jan. 17. 1781. They settled first in Buck- field but removed to Brooks, Me., in 1802, where he died Feb. 4, 1832. She died Dec. 26, 1860. Children :
Hatevil, b. 1804: m. Charity Lanphis.
Ann S., b. Sept. 12, 1806; m. Francis Allen.
Mary C., b. June 19, 1809; m. Paul H. Hall.
William P., b. -- 1811; m. Olive Whitney. Elisa. b. Feb. 15. 1812; m. Robert Mitchell.
Arthur, b. - 1813; m. Martha Cilley. Ruth, b. July 10, 1814; d. Sept. 14. 1816.
Nathan, b. Apr. 14, 1816: d. Dec. 14, 1868.
Abigail, b. June 17, 1819; m. Samuel L. Hobbs.
Enoch, 1. Jan. 4, 1824: d. June 10, 1824.
Miriam, b. --- 1828; m. Humphrey Small.
ANDREW HALL, oldest son of Enoch, b. June 9, 1792, m. Betsey Packard of Livermore. He died in Peru, Mar. 30. 1871. Children :
Sylvia, b. June 3, 1820 : m. Jonah Fobes.
Miriam, b. Aug. 11, 1822; m. Daniel W. Fobes.
Andrew Hobson, b. Nov. 13, 1824; m. Martha P. Bicknell ( ?).
Lucy A., b. May 10, 1827 ; m. Aurelius V. Cole.
JOHN HALL, brother of the preceding, b. Nov. 14, 1795, m. Harriet Gurney. Children :
Bainbridge, b. Aug. 6, 1823, d. Oct. 6, 1824; Bainbridge, b. Dec. 14, 1824.
HIRAM HALL, brother of the preceding. b. Sept. 29, 1806, m. Mary A. Thompson. He lived on the farm where he was born till his death. Children :
Cleora Elmore, b. July 22, 1832, m. George A. Nourse, Cambridge, Mass. ; Francilla Valencia, b. Sept. 17. 1834: Charlotte Thompson, b. Nov. 29, 1836; William Henry, b. July 8, 1841.
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NOAH HALL, "mariner" with his wife, Mary Hall, settled in the western part of the town in January, 1813. He was born in Falmouth, Me., Apr. 14. 1780 and was the son of Nicholas and Experience (Stone ) Hall. When he became of age, he went to sea and made several voyages to the West Indies and various ports of the United States. On one of these voyages he was im- pressed into the British navy. His certificate of citizenship, is- sued by our custom house officials by authority of the govern- ment, to protect him, he concealed in his wig till he should have the opportunity to reach any of the United States officials, in foreign ports. He knew if he showed his certificate it would be disregarded or destroyed. Such acts as this led to the war of 1812 with Great Britain. For the three years and a half that he was in the British service, though his war vessel had entered many European ports and had often been engaged with the forces of the Spanish, French and Dutch, he and others similarly situ- ated were not allowed to go ashore. Finally an English mess mate at Liverpool, who was in the habit of rowing the captain ashore, took his certificate to the American, consul who procured his discharge in December, 1806. The documents in the case are still preserved by his descendants as precious heirlooms. He made his way back home, where he was joyfully received, having long been given up as dead. After this he made many voyages as first mate to the West Indies and Europe. When the war of 1812 broke out he was on a voyage to Rotterdam, Holland, but his vessel reached home in safety. He decided to quit a sea- faring life and settled down on a farm and came to Buckfield where he made his home to his death, Jan. 24, 1871, in the 9Ist year of his age. His wife died January 9, 1864. Children :
Eunice, b. Nov. 5. 1813; d. mnm.
Jane M., b. May 17, 1815; m. Nehemiah Douglass.
Polly, b. Mar. 1, 1817; m. Joel Hall; s. in Peru.
Experience, b. July 25, 1818; m. Reuben Gurney.
Cordelia, b. Dec. 30, 1819; m. Levi Cushman.
Andrew J., b. Sept. 5, 1825; m. Mary Hooper.
ANDREW J. HALL, son of the preceding, m. Mary Hooper. They lived on the old homestead. Children :
Mary A., b. Jan. 13, 1852; m. William L. Harlow. Georgianna, b. Mar. 17, 1854; m. Allison H. Ellwood.
Arthur S., b. May 26, 1864; m. Alice King.
Mattie G., b. Oct. 27, 1866; m. Fred Hardy.
Harry L., b. Ang. 23, 1868; m. Edith Stearns.
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HAMMOND.
CAPT. BENJAMIN HAMMOND was the 13th settler in New Gloucester. He and his wife, Sarah ( Cragie) with other settlers made the "Block House" their home during a part of the Indian hostilities. When they were nearly over, he built a log house on the top of Harris Hill in which the family lived for several years. In the War of the Revolution, he rose to the rank of Captain. He died at Ticonderoga from disease contracted in the service. Captain Hammond had been a famous Indian scout and a mighty hunter. The widow died in her 97th year. Children :
Benjamin, Jr., b. July 13. 1760; m. Rebecca Smith ; s. in Paris.
Sarah, b. - 1763; m. Nicholas Chesley; s. in Paris.
Susan, b. - 1765; m. Lemuel Jackson, Jr .; s. in Paris.
Hannah, b. ----- 1767; m. Jacob Parsons ; s. in Norway.
Bela, b. --- 1769; s. in Foxcroft.
Joschh, b. Nov. 27, 1771; m. Lydia Parsons: s. in Paris. Polly, b. - 1773; m. - Cotton; s. in New Gloucester.
JOSEPH HAMMOND, son of the preceding, b. Nov. 27, 1771, m. Lydia Parsons of Norway, b. Oct. 28, 1777. She was the dau. of William and Sarah ( Rust ) Parsons. In their old age they came to live with their son, William P. Hammond. They had 16 chil- dren, none of whom are recorded on our records.
Joseph, the Ist son and 4th child, b. Sept. 29, 1802; m. Lydia Cush- man and s. in Lincoln.
Peleg Benson, 2d son, b. Jan. 6, 1808; m. Emerline Irish ; s. in Hebron and Paris.
William Parsons, 3d son, b. Sept. 27, 1809: m. Lucy Whittemore; s. in Buckfield.
Henry Rust, 4th son. b. Sept. 17, 1813; d. Feb. 3, 1816.
John Rust, 5th son, b. May 18, 1822; m. Jeunette A. Cushman; s. in Patten.
George W., 6th and youngest son, b. Nov. 11, 1826; m. Emily C. Thayer : s. in Paris.
The 7th daughter, Lydia J., b. July 5, 1815; m. Bradford Morse; s. in Buckfield.
WILLIAM P. HAMMOND, son of Joseph, b. Sept. 27, 1809. m. Lucy Whittemore of Paris. They settled in Buckfield where he died Dec. 9. 1890. Children :
Roxana, b. Apr. I. 1832; m. Alfred Mylod; s. in Dedham, Mass.
Arabella, b. ----- 1834; in. Gilbert Evans.
Eliza Ann. b. - 1838; m. Harrison Farrar.
Edith P., b. -- - 1841; m. Homer Record; s. in Turner.
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Old Harlow House at Plymouth
Gideon IT'., b. -- 1844: m. Ellen M. Thayer.
Mary E., b. July 13, 1854; d. in infancy.
GIDEON W. HAMMOND, son of the preceding, b. in 1844. m. Ellen M. Thayer. Children :
Angie P., b. Dec. 15, 1864; Arabella, b. May 5, 1871.
HARLOW.
WILLIAM HARLOW (see traditional history ) was the sixth in descent from William1, who came to this country and settled in the old Colony at Plymouth where he m. in 1649, Rebecca Bart- lett. His house was constructed from the timbers of the old Fort on Burial Hill. The line of descent is William, William, Robert. Isaac, William, William. The latter, our first settler by that name, mn. Susanna, dau. of Thomas Harlow. Ile was a man of worth and greatly respected for his sterling qualities. He died in 1800 by the fall of a tree. She died in Sangerville in 1831. Children :
Nathaniel, b. Apr. 20, 1,81 : m. Polly Thayer.
William, b. - 1782; killed by a falling trec.
Ivory, b. Apr. 28, 1784; m. Rebecca Manwell; s. in Brewer.
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Jerusha, b. June 22, 1786; m. Fuller Dyke; s. in Canton. Rev. Ephraim, b. Nov. 21, 1788; m. Laodicia Bessey. Susanna, b. Mar. 19, 1791; m. Abiatha Austin ; s. in Byron. William, b. Mar. 19, 1793; m. Sarah Billings ; s. in Bridgton. Isaac, b. Apr. 10, 1795 ; n. -- Gray; d. in Phillips. Elisabeth, b. Apr. 23, 1797; m. Levi Gray; s. in Sangerville. Drusilla, b. Mar. 31, 1800; d. young.
NATHANIEL HARLOW, oldest son of the preceding, b. Apr. 20, 1781, m. Ist Polly Thayer of Randolph, Mass. He was a man of note in his part of the town, was a trader, postmaster and Jus- tice of the Peace. Ist wife d. Jan. 1, 1842 and he in. 2d Mrs. Lucy (Witt) Turner. He died in Buckfield past 75 years of age. Children :
Elvira, b. Sept. 26, 1804: d. Dec. 15, 1810.
Irene, b. Oct. 30, 1808; m. Sylvanus B. Faunce.
Isaac, b. Mar. 31, 1812: m. Elizabeth Maxim; s. in Boston.
Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1814; m. Josiah Bailey. Susanna, b. Jan. 7, 1818; m. Benj. Maxim. Polly, b. Sept. 25, 1821 ; m. Deering Mayhew.
Louisa, b. Aug. 26, 1824; d. June 30, 1847.
Nathaniel, Jr., b. Aug. 31, 1827; m. Harriet E. Bonney.
Jairus, b. Feb. 13, 1830; m. Julia L. Turner ; s. in Boston.
NATHANIEL HARLOW, JR., son of the preceding, b. Aug. 31, 1827, in. Harriet E. Bonney. He was a soldier in the Civil War. He d. Nov. 14, 1884. Children :
Charles A., b. Apr. 7, 1852; d. young. Frederick A., b. July 31, 1855.
REV. EPHRAIM HARLOW ( see church history ), son of William, b. Nov. 21, 1788, m. Laodicia Bessey of Paris. He died Apr. 8, 1862. She died Dec. 2, 1874. Children :
C. Columbus, b. --; m. Miriam Farrar ; d. June 9, 1887.
Lydia, b. -; m. Col. A. D. White.
Marcelle, b. --; m. Orin Farrar.
Laodicia, b. -; d. unm. Apr. 5, 1880.
Sarah, b. -; m. Gilbert Barrett.
Samuel, b. -; m. Ist Boadicia Farrar, 2d -- Wheeler, 3d Elvira Damon.
Belinda, b. --; m. Holmes Austin.
WILLIAM L. HARLOW, son of Isaac, ante, b. in Boston, Mar. 5, 1849, m. 1873, Mary A. Hall. Children :
Flora A., b. Sept. 5, 1875; m. ist Alphonzo Whitman, 2d Otis F. Rawson.
Daisy M., b. Nov. 4, 1876; m. Edson G. Merrill.
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Maud E., b. Apr. 8, 1878; m. Edwin L. Phinney.
Percy IF., b. Aug. 28, 1880.
Fannic G., b. May 9. 1883.
Ilarry 4., b. Aug. 29, 188.4.
Leon I., b. Jan. 6, 1886.
Earle A .. b. Apr. 6, 1887; d. young. Alice B., b. Feb. 14, 1889.
HATHAWAY.
EPHRAIM HATHAWAY, son of Capt. Ephraim of Dighton, Mass., was the first settler of this name in the township. Both father and son were soldiers in the War for American Inde- pendence. The son seved in his father's company, 2nd Bristol County Regiment. The son was of the guards which had in charge many of the soldiers of Gen. Burgoyne after the sur- render at Saratoga. He m. Jemima -. He died Feb. 15, 1836. and is buried on the Capt. Benj. Maxim farm. Children :
Richard, b. Sept. 29, 1784; m. Olive Faunce.
Sabra, b. Jan. 25, 1786; m. John Farris.
Ephraim, b. Mar. 21, 1788; n :. Ilannah Morey.
Hiram, b. Nov. 11. 1789; m. Hannah Huzzey.
Freeman, b. Mar. 27, 1794; m. Dorcas Philbrick; s. in Minot.
RICHARD HATHAWAY, son of the preceding, b. Sept. 29, 1784, m. Olive Faunce. Children :
Ilannalı, b. Apr. 3. 1815; Freeman, b. july 30, 1817, m. - Philbrick ; Granville Chandler, b. May 10, 1819; Ephraim, b. May 23, 1827; Phebe Leavitt, b. Sept. 20, 1829: Addison, b. Sept. 17, 1831.
HIRAM, brother of the preceding, b. Nov. 14, 1789, m. Han- nah Hussey. She died Sept. 12, 1844. Children :
Hiram, Jr., b. Nov. 8. 1818; Sylvanus, b. Sept. 8, 1822, s. in Gardiner ; Sarah Jemima, b. Sept. 25, 1824; Chloe A., b. Jan. 9, 1827 ; Calvin Morey, b. Oct. 27. 1828; Elisa Bennett, b. May 2, 1832, d. May 5, 1843; William T., b. Feb. 20, 1834; James, b. June 28, 1836, d. Aug. 26, 1838.
HEALD.
BENJAMIN HEALD, the first of the name in this section was a Revolutionary soldier. He came from Carlisle, Mass., to Sum- ner, then Butterfield Pl .. prob. in 1783. He was one of those who settled there before Jan. 1, 1784 and was given 100 acres of land by the Commonwealth. He was also one of the proprietors.
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HISTORY OF BUCKFIELD
He was born June 25, 1764. He m. Rebekah Spaulding of B. He died Oct. 12, 1841. She died June 10, 1858 in her 93d year. Children :
Benjamin, Jr., b. Sept. 13. 1786; m. Achsah Hall.
Susannah, b. Jan. 29. 1788; m. Joshua Carpenter.
Israel, b. Jan. 22, 1793; m. Jane Standish.
Charlotte, b. Mar. 10, 1795; d. May S. 1801.
Hiram, b. July 19. 1797; m. Sophronia Hersey.
Harriet, b. Jan. 14, 1800; 11. Reuben Carpenter. Washington, b. July 23, 1802; m. Eliza A. Allen.
Joseph !I'., b. Sept. 28, 1804: d. young.
Jefferson, b. Nov. 16. 1805: m. Jane Hersey.
Charlotte, b. Feb. 23, 1808; m. Charles A. Buck.
Columbus, b. July 21, 1810; m. Nancy W. Buck.
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