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Betsey E., b. July 10, 1859; d. young.
Morris H., b. Apr. 10, 1861.
Levi H., b. Oct. 4, 1863; m. - Lunt.
ARAD JORDAN, brother of the preceding, b. Mar. 29, 1822; m. Eunice Jordan. Children :
Sylvia Ann, b. Jan. 6, 18.45. m. - Keith ; Kimtall T., b. Dec. 18, 1851, s. in Auburn.
LAPHAM.
ABIJAH LAPHAM Was b. in Scituate, Mass., Aug. 15, 1769. He m. Sarah Hartwell and settled in Buckfield in 1793. With him came his father, John Lapham and wife, Bathsheba Eames. John Lapham was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife died about 1801 and he m. 2d Abigail, dau. of John Buck. She d. and he m. 3d widow Sarah (Davie) Maxim. He moved to Woodstock in 1827 and died March 1, 18.47. Children by Ist marriage :
Betsey II., b. Feb. 18, 1792; d. in B., Apr. 14, 1858; unm.
Sylvia, b. Dec. 8, 1794; m. John Mayhew.
John, b. Feb. 28. 1797; d. Apr. 23, 1800.
Nathan, b. June 17, 1799; d. Sept. 21, 1801.
Abijah, b. Mar. 7, 1801 ; d. in infancy.
Children by 2d marriage :
John, b. May 6, 1802; m. Ist Louvicy Berry, 2d Rebecca Phinney ; s. in Woodstock.
Thomas, b. May 6, 1803; m. Sophronia Crooker.
Sally, b. Nov. 13, 1804; m. Charles Crooker.
Cinderilla, b. Aug. 8, 1806; m. Ist Solomon Cummings, 2d Joseph Cum- mings.
Phebe, b. Mar. 31, 1809; d. unm.
James, b. Feb. 8, 1811; m. Sally Moody; s. in Woodstock.
Child by 3d marriage :
Abijalı, b. Sept. 9, 1826; d. Oct. 25, 1830.
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LATHAM.
The Lathams of Maine claim descent from Robert Latham, the American ancestor, who m. Susanna Winslow, dau. of John and Mary ( Chilton ) Winslow. The latter came on the May- flower and was the first female according to tradition to land on Plymouth Rock. Robert Latham was one of the proprietors of Bridgewater and the land which he settled on there has remained in the family of his descendants ever since.
The line of descent from Robert1 to Barzillai," the first of the name to settle in Backfield is as follows: Chilton2 m. Susanna Kingman, Charles3 m. Susanna Woodward, Woodward+ m. Re- becca Dean. Barzillai Latham was born in Bridgewater, Apr. 3, 1778. He m. Mary Washburn, b. June 29, 1780. He pur- chased Aug. 18, 1801, of Jonathan Roberts, land at what was aft- erwards called the "Federal Corner." Ile made the journey with his wife whom he m. Nov. 30, 1801, on horseback. He appears to have been a man of decided convictions and a leader in that part of the town. He is said to have given the land for the school house and burying ground. In Sept .. 1818, he exchanged bis farm at the Corner with Caleb Shaw. In the deed he made reservation of the land on which the school house was built but said nothing about the burying ground. He d. on the farm bought of Caleb Shaw, May 3. 1853. aged 85 years. His wife d. Aug. 10, 1854. Children :
Benjamin Washburn, b. Oct. 18, 1802; d. at Monroe, Mich., Dec. 2, 1871.
Rebecca D., h. Jan. 23, 1805; m. Job Chase; s. in Livermore.
Barsillai. Jr., b. Nov. 3, 1806; m. Angelia Aldrich of Livermore. an aunt of the author, Thomas Bailey Aldrich. He d. at Pensacola, Fla., of yellow fever, Sept. 11, 1839.
Sally, b. May 10, 1808; m. Wm. W. Lucas; s. in Guilford.
Asel Scars, b. May 16, 1810: m. Judith Bradford.
George, b. Aug. 17, 1812; d. at Galveston. Texas, of yellow fever. Oct. 24, 1839.
Eliab, b. May 13, 1820; d. at Guilford from falling tree, Feb. 9. 1837. Julia Ann. b. Mar. 9, 1822; m. Rev. J. C. Morrill, Dover, Me.
Susan Blanchard, b. Mar. IT, 1825; d. at Wellesley Hill, Mass .. Feb. IO, IGOT.
AZEL SEARS LANTHAM, son of the preceding, b. May 16, 1810, m. Judith Bradford of Turner. He lived many years on the farm where his father died and all his children were born there.
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He d. in Portland, July 27, 1877. His wife d. in Livermore, Feb. 5, 1872. Children :
Charles Dean, b. July 24, 1833; m. Annie Bailey.
Stephen Bradford. b. Feb. 25, 1838; m. Nancy E. Bond.
Arthur Barsillai, b. Nov. 30, 1842; m. Olive W. Poole.
Aurilla Susan, b. Mar. - 1847; d. Dec., 1853.
STEPHEN B. LATHAM, son of Azel S. and Judith ( Bradford ) Latham, was born in Buckfield, Feb. 25. 1838. He married Miss Nancy E., daughter of Elisha and Adaline C. ( Rice) Bond. They reside at Hopkinton, Mass. Children :
Clara I., b. Sept. 16, 1861, d. Aug. 6, 1862; Frederick E., b. Sept. 27, 1863; Walter C., b. Apr. 15, 1866, d. June 6, 1003; Helen M., b. Dec. 12, 1870; Leon F., b. July 4, 1874, d. Nov. 30, 1876; Everett S., b. Apr. 14, 1876; Idaline, b. July 4, 1877, d. Aug. 2, 1878; Frank E., b. Jan. 3, 1879; Susie M., b. Dec. 8, 1881 ; Gracie, b. May 6, 1883, d. May 15, 1883 ; Minnie Myrtle, b. Nov. 25, 1884.
ARTHUR B. LATHAM, son of Azel S. and Judith ( Bradford) Latham was born in Buckfield, Nov. 30, 1842. In 1862 he en- listed in Co. C, 20th Regt., Maine Infantry Vols., which was one of the best organizations in the service. He was promoted to first corporal and was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, and discharged in June of the next year with the rank of sergeant. For two years after the war he clerked in a dry goods store in Boston and Providence In 1867 he pur- chased the stage line from Auburn to Livermore. He married Miss Olive W. Poole of Livermore, Dec. 19, 1868, in which town they made their home till Sept., 1876, when they moved to West Auburn, where they have since resided. Mr. Latham was in the hotel business for awhile in Livermore and also was in trade there. Since residing in Auburn he has been engaged in busi- ness, built a large store and for several years was landlord of the Elm House. Mr. Latham was representative to the legislature from Auburn in 1881 and 1883 and was elected one of the assessors in '89, '90 and '91. He has been very successful in business and amassed a large property. Children :
Ina Maybelle, b. June 16, 1870, m. Sidney Atwood; Emeline Mand, b. Nov. 20, 1872; Perley, b. Sept. 26. 1880, d. young.
CHARLES D., son of Azel Sears, b. in Buckfield, July 24, 1833, m. Annie Bailey of Gray. He settled at Brettun's Mills and run the hotel there for several years. Finally settled in Portland and
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was in the livery stable business and ran a hotel on Forest Ave- nue for many years. Now resides at Cape Elizabeth and is in the produce business. His wife died about 1881. He never re- married. Children :
Aurilla Susan, b. in Buckfield, 1857; never m.
Hartley Willis, b. in Buckfield, Apr. 19, 1860; m. Nellie J. Abbott ; 2 c., Clifton, d. in infancy; Leroy Clinton, b. Nov. 28, 1893; resides at Cape Elizabeth.
Nellie, b. 1863; died about 22 years of age.
Justelle, b. 1866, died about 20 years of age.
Bennie, b. 187-, died about 3 years of age.
Annie, b. 187-, died about 5 years of age.
LEONARD.
NATHANIEL LEONARD born in Middleboro, Mass., Dec. 20, 175I, came from there to Buckfield with his wife, Hope born July 7. 1756 and six children and settled in that section of the town since called the Leonard neighborhood. It was one of the most substantial families in town. The sons, Nathaniel and Jacob, and the daughter, Susannch, called Susan, were educated for school teachers and were very successful. The former became a land surveyor and drew a plan of the town. He was several times the candidate of the whig party for representative to the legislature. He was respected and revered by all classes for his uprightness, morality and sound judgment. Jacob was also re- garded as one of the town's most worthy citizens. He had the farm of his father on which he lived with his brother, Nathaniel, and his sisters, Susannah and Hope. Susannah taught about 50 terms of school. She was well informed on all the current topics of her time and had a remarkable memory of events. Much of the unwritten history of the town was lost when she died. The father died July 4, 1833. The mother died Nov. 26, 1842. Children :
Nathaniel, Jr., b. Oct. 10, 1792; d. June 27, 1875.
Jacob, b. Mar. 19, 1795: d. Jan. 23, 1875.
Hope, b. July 29, 1796: d. Mar. 30, 1867.
Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1798; m. Elisha Morton; d. July 16, 1883.
Elkanalı, b. about 1800: s. in Mass.
Susannah, b. Feb. 16, 1802; d. Oct. 3, 1882.
The epitaphs on the grave stones of Nathaniel. Jacob and Susannah are worthy of insertion here :
Nathaniel's : "Who can say I ever did him wrong?"
Jacob's: "I tried to serve my God by dealing justly with my fellow men."
Susannah's: "She always tried to do her duty."
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Thomas Long
Bathsheba Long
LONG.
The Buckfield Longs are descended from an ancient family of North Carolina, where its progeny became numerous during the Colonial period. Their lineage is traceable from James Long, who died in 1682. Miles Long, of the fifth generation from this James, came from North Carolina to Plymouth, Mass., where, in 1770, he married Thankful Clark, born in that town in 1750. He was lost at sea about 1776. His children were Betsey, who m. - Peterson and Thomas, bern August, 1771, who m., Nov. 8, 1795. Bathsheba Churchill, b. May 26, 1776. This Thomas was the first of the family in Buckfield. He resided in Plymouth and Middleboro and came from the latter town to Buckfield in 1805, settling on North Hill. He purchased the settling lot of Thomas Coburn, then owned by Dan'el Howard, our first lawyer. He d. Oct. 16, 1861. His wife d. July 27, 1853. Children born in Mass. :
Betsey, b. 1796; m. Isaac Ellis.
Thomas, b. 1798; m. -- Dunham of Plymouth, Mass. Zadoc, b. July 28, 1800; m. Julia Temple Davis of New Gloucester. Sally, b. 1802; m. Lucius Loring.
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Miles, b. 1804; m. Ann Bridgham.
Bathsheba, d. in infancy.
Born in Buckfield :
Harriet, b. Dec. 144, 1806; d. young.
George IV., d. in infancy.
Washington, Apr. 6, 1811.
Harriet, Apr. 6, 1811; in. Ist Bennett Bray, 2d E. O. Lovering.
Bathsheba Churchill, Jan. 21, 1813; m. Isaac Bearce.
Thankful Clark, Oct. 25, 1815; d. in infancy.
Thankful Clark, Sept. 5. 1818; m. Capt. William W. Bacon.
THOMAS LONG, eldest son of the preceding, b. in Middleboro in 1798, came with his parents to Buckfield in 1806. He was by trade a boot maker and was also an accomplished musician, espe- cially with the flute and clarinet, often contributing his talents to the choir and social occasions of the village. He entered the naval service as a musician in 1826, serving over three years on the U. S. Frigate Brandywine, and became leader of its band. The cruise was mostly in the South Pacific, the vessel often touching at South American ports, from which he wrote to his brother, Zadoc, many interesting letters, descriptive of his voy- ages and the countries visited. He resided in Buckfield and also in Plymouth, Mass., where he married. He died in Buckfield in 1841, and is buried in the cemetery at the foot of North Hill.
LOTIIROP.
The Lothrops who settled in Buckfield and Leeds (in the lat- ter town among the most prominent of its citizens) were descended from Mark1 Lothrop, who came from England about 1650. He settled first at Salem, next at Duxbury and finally at Bridgewater, Mass., in 1656. According to family tradition, he was a brother of Rev. John Lothrop of Yorkshire, England, who was pastor of a church society for awhile in London. The father was Thomas of Cherry Burton and the grandfather was John Lowthorpe of Low Thorpe-(Thorpe is the name of a hamlet, farm or place). Rev. John came to Mass. in the ship Griffin in 1634 and settled first at Scituate and then at Barnstable. He was twice married and had a family of six sons and four daugh- ters. Mark1 Lothrop died in 1686. Children :
Elisabeth, m. Ensign Sam'l Packard, Jr.
Mark, d. in 1601 from disease contracted in the expedition against the French and Indians in Canada.
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Samuel 2d, m. Sarah Downer.
Edward, d. without issue.
SAMUEL LOTHROP, who married Sarah Downer, settled in Bridgewater, Mass. He d. about 1724. Children :
Mary, b. 1683; m. Josiah Keith.
Samuel, b. 1685; m. Abiel Lasselle.
John, b. 1687; m. Mary Edson.
Mark, b. 1689; m. Hannah Alden, great-granddaughter of John of the Mayflower.
Sarah, b. 1693; m. Solomon Packard; d. young.
Joseph, b. ---; m. Mary Snow ; d. without issue.
Edward, b. 1697; d. 1724.
MARK LOTHROP, who married Hannah Alden in 1722, settled in Easton, Mass. She died, aged 81. Children :
John
Seth, m. 1755, Martha Conant.
Jonathan, m. 1747, Susannah Johnston.
Joseph, m. Content Washburn and s. in Easton in 1746. Children. Seth, Jonathan, Joseph and probably others.
JOSEPH, b. about 1757, m. Martha Packard, born in 1760, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Johnson) Packard. They settled in Buck- field. He d. in 1836. She d. about 1840. Children :
Stephen, b. -; s. in Gardiner and Augusta.
Edward, b. 1790; m. Rebecca Whitman.
Martha, b. about 1791 ; m. Joel Foster, Jr.
Abraham, b. -; m. Hannah Pierce.
Margaret, b. -; m. Elias Taylor.
EDWARD LOTHROP married Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Abigail (Packard) Whitman, b. March 31, 1791. Children :
Janc, b. Dec. 9, 1809; m. Joshua Crooker; s. in Minot.
Edward Wilkinson, b. Oct. 26, 1813.
Delana, b. Aug. 17, 1815; d. unm., May 9, 1875.
Jacob Whitman, b. Apr. 23. 1818; m. Elizabeth M. Warren; s. in Summer.
Rebecca, b. May 3. 1820; d. unm. July 3, 1872.
Abigail, b. Aug. 19, 1823; m. Joseph H. Farr; s. in Oxford.
Bethuel Kinsley, b. Aug. 18, 1825: d. unm. 187 -.
Margaret, b. Aug. 29, 1827; m. Gilman G. Libby.
Lorinda V'esta, b. Aug. 20, 1828; m. Levi P. McAllister ; s. in Lovell; she d. Mar. 18, 1867.
Bethiah, b. Apr. 15, 1829; m. Geo. G. Chaffin: s. in Paris.
Elhanan Winchester, b. Feb. 17, 1831 ; d. unm.
Louisa Ann, b. Oct. 9, 1834: d. unni.
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ABRAHAM LOTHROP, brother of the preceding, married Han- nah Pierce and settled near the old homestead. Children :
Hannah Gilbert, b. Aug. 5, 1808; Abraham Pierce, b. Aug. 18, 1810; Content Washburn, b. Sept. 19, 1812, m. Harrison Davie, s. in Hebron ; Emeline, b. Sept. 12, 1814; Delphina Virgil, b. Oct. 26, 1817, m. -; Al- mira Cummings, b. June 3. 1821, m. Edward W. Lothrop, s. in Mass .; Joseph Packard, b. Mar. 21, 1823; Myrtilla Cele, b. Oct. 28, 1825; Elias Taylor, b. May 12, 1828.
LOWE.
DAVID LOWE, a Revolutionary soldier, came from Sanford, Me. He m. Ruth Clay of Wells. He died in Sept., 1849, aged 91. She died in 1830, aged about 65. Children :
David, Jr., m. Catharine Warren; s. in Lincoln.
Moses, m. Margaret Coburn. Ephraim, m. Maria Seabury.
Lysander, m. Ist Sarah J. Gammon, 2d Desire A. Rowe.
Dorcas, m. John Rounds.
Sally, m. Abner Rounds. Betsey, d. unmarried.
Ruth, m. Sanford Noble. Abigail, d. in infancy. Esther, m. Jeremiah Smith. Polly, m. James Dunham.
MOSES LOWE, son of the preceding, m. Margaret Coburn. He d. Apr. 21, 1878. Children :
Louisa, b. Aug. 4. 1828, in. Russell B. Hersey of Livermore ; Jefferson, b. Mar. 20, 1831, m. Delphina Farrar; W/m. Wallace, b. Feb. 7, 1834; Varanes D., b. Apr. 14, 1836, d. Mar. 25, 1837; Celestia J., b. Feb. 9, 1838; Cordelia, b. May 10, 1840; Julia A. V., b. July 25, 1842.
EPHRAIM LOWE, son of David, the Revolutionary soldier, m. Maria Seabury. He d. June 22, 1881. She d. July 20, 1891, aged 86. Children :
Horace, b. Dec. 20, 1829, mn. Melissa M. Andrews; Corydon, b. Nov. 21, 1831 ; Delphini, b. Oct. 20, 1837; Dexter MI., h. Mar. 28, 1838; Osias MI., b. Dec. 8, 1839; Sucl F. P., b. Jan. 25, 1842; Preston S., b. Nov. 7, 1849, m. Martha E. Atwood.
PRESTON S. LOWE, son of the preceding, b. Nov. 7, 1849, m. Martha E. Atwood. Child :
Frank Atwood, b. May 6, 1890.
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LYSANDER LOWE, son of David, the Revolutionary soldier, b. about 1813, m. Sarah Jane Gammon. Children :
Romanso C., b. Feb. 8, 1849; Esther J., b. Feb. 28, 1841; Mary F., b. Apr. 2, 1843.
His wife died and he married 2d, Desire A. Rowe. Children : Emma, b. Jan. 18, 1863; Charles Wesley, b. Nov. 23, 1864, m. Sarah J. Smith.
He died July 17, 1898, in his 86th year. His 2d wife died Nov. 9, 1891.
CHIARLES W. LOWE, son of the preceding, b. Nov. 23, 1864, m. Sarah J. Smith. Children :
Harry L .. b. Feb. 22. 1888; Walter R., b. Feb. 28, 1890.
LOWELL.
The Lowell family is one of the most respectable and sub- stantial in Buckfield. The father of the first settler here of that name was Stephen, b. at Amesbury, Mass., Oct. 6, 1728. He m. Anne Bolton of Falmouth, Me., Dec. 20, 1753. The line of descent from Percival, the American ancestor, is Richard2, Per- cival", Gideon+, Stephen to Stephen" mentioned above. The lat- ter served in the War of the Revolution, settled first in Windham and after his son, Thomas, had selected a lot for settlement in Bucktown and built a log house, removed here. Before the Rev- olution, he had followed the sea for a livelihood. His wife d. in Buckfield, June 13, 1801. He d. two days after. Children :
Miriam IV., b. Falmouth, 1755; m. Richard Thurlo.
Molly, b. Falmouth, 1758; m. Nathaniel Gammon.
Thomas, b. Falmouth, Jan. 14, 1761; m. Judith Farrar.
Anne, baptized July 31, 1763.
Stephen, Jr., baptized Apr. 17. 1765.
William, b. Windham, May 28, 1868; m. Ist Margery Irish, 2d Betsey Blake.
THOMAS LOWELL (see sketch), son of the preceding, b. Jan. 14, 1761, m. Judith Farrar. He d. Sept. 10, 1810. The widow moved to Litchfield. She d. in Augusta in 1863. Children :
Nancy, b. Dec. 7, 1791 ; m. Joseph Jenkins ; s. in Richmond, Me.
Abigail, b. Sept. 8, 1792; m. Thomas Smith; s. in Gardiner.
Reuben, b. Dec. 31, 1794; m. Sarah Smith; s. Ist in Litchfield, 2d in Calais.
Sally, b. Jan. 14, 1797; m. Ist Benj. Hanscom. 2d ----- Hall.
Tamar, b. May 17, 1799; d. at Augusta, 1868; unm.
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Anne, b. Dec. 16. 1801 ; m. Herman Russell: s. in the West. Thomas, Jr., b. Nov. 6, 1805; in. Martha J. Smith; s. in Lee.
Judith, b. Sept. 5, 1809; m. Ist John Smith, 2d Wm. Sibley; s. in Au- giista.
WILLIAM LOWELL, bro. of the preceding, b. May 28, 1768, m. Margery Irish. b. Gorham, Apr. 12, 1771. She d. Nov. 12, 1812 and he m. 2d Mrs. Betsey Blake. Ile was a trader for many years at Lowell's Corner in the s.e. part of the town. After- wards moved to West Minot, where he died July 10, 1840. His remains were interred in the Lowell burying ground in Buckfield. Children all by Ist wife :
Hon. James, b. Jan. 3, 1791; m. Hannah Goff; s. in Lewiston.
Mark, b. Apr. 23, 1793; m. Lydia Atkinson.
Mary, b. Sept. 5. 1796; m. Ichabod Bonney.
Dorcas, b. Sept. 15, 1798; m. Philip Chamberlain.
Hon. Stephen, b, Feb. 1I, 1801; m. Ist Delaney Goff, 2d Huldah B. Anderson; s. in Sangerville.
Hon. William, b. Oct. 30, 1803; m. Ist Almira Dunham, 2d Atossa Greenwood, 3d Hannah Atwood; s. in Minot.
Elisabeth, b. Mar. 20, 1805: m. Samuel R. Bearce, Hebron.
Margery, b. May 25, 1809; m. William Howard, Hebron.
Miriam, b. July 6. 1812; m. Edmund .H. Shaw ; s. in Sangerville.
MARK LOWELL, son of the preceding, b. Apr. 23, 1793, m. Lydia Atkinson. He settled on the old homestead. He was a man of capacity and was selected by his party which was in a minority in the town and district for Representative to the Leg- islature and represented it in conventions. He d. Oct. 15, 1884. She d. Feb. 24, 1873. Children :
Rev. John A., b. Jan. 23, 1823 ; m. Julia A. Chase-prof. at Bates Col- lege ; d. in Wells.
Hubbard, b. Apr. II, 1824; m. Annis P. Record.
Benjamin A., b. July 6, 1826; d. Oct. 6, 1827.
Benjamin P., b. Sept. 24, 1828; m. Clara Bonney Davie ; s. in Auburn. Lydia E., b. Dec. 2, 1829; m. Benjamin L. Irish.
Laura J., b. Apr. 20, 1831 ; m. Alonzo N. Record.
HUBBARD LOWELL, son of the preceding, b. Apr. 11, 1824, m. Annis P. Record. He settled on the homestead of his father. Children :
Abby F., b. Oct. 17. 1849; m. Winfield S. Bucknam.
Alice J., b. May 26, 1854.
Georgie A., b. Nov. 19, 1855; in. Henry G. Shaw.
James 4., b. Aug. 11, 1857; m. Nellie Conant.
Lydia E., b. Dec. 27, 1859; m. Frank Packard.
Percival E., b. June 12, 1869; m. Agnes E. Robinson ; s. in So. Paris.
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JAMES ARTHUR LOWELL, son of the preceding. b. Aug. II, 1857. m. Nellie Conant. He lives on the home place in Buckfield. Children :
Harry, b. Nov. 28, 1894; Jolin E., b. Dec. 2, 1896; William R., b. June 30, 1898; Helen F., b. Oct. 7, 1900; Clinton H., b. July 27, 1902.
PERCIVAL E. LOWELL, bro. of the preceding, b. June 12, 1869, m. Agnes E. Robinson. He settled at South Paris where he a July 2, 1902. She d. Nov. 2, 1901. Child:
Eugene Percival, b. Nov. 13, 1892.
MATTHEWS
JOHN MATTHEWS, a Revolutionary soldier, with wife, Hannah, settled in the s. e. part of the town before 1800. They came here from the vicinity of Portland. We have no dates of their deaths, children all born before coming here :
T'alentine, b. Sept. 3, 1767, m. Sarah Coburn ; Hannah, b. Mar. 9, 1770, m. Jonas Coburn; Lucy, b. Aug. 15, 1773; John, Jr., b. Aug. 23, 1777; Samuel, b. June 22, 1779; Caroline, b. Aug. 7, 1782; I'm. b. Mar. 29, 1784, m. Eliza Buck.
VALENTINE, b. Sept. 3, 1767, m. Sarah Coburn, Feb. 18, 1789. The family moved to Sumner before 1800, where the three last children named were born. Children recorded on our records :
Valentine, b. July 14, 1790; Sally, b. Mar. 22, 1792; Jabes, b. Jan. 29, 1794; Elisabeth, b. Mar. 8, 1796; Asa, b. Sumner, Jan. I, 1799, mn. Susan V. Mann, s. in Paris; Samuel, b. Sumner, Feb. 19, 1806, m. Patience Rowe, s. in Paris ; Winthrop, b. Sumner, June 18, 1808, m. Mary Barbour, s. in Paris.
MAXIM.
The Maxims of Buckfield and Paris are descended from Samuel (wife's name Hannah) who died at Rochester, Mass., in 1762. The line of descent is as follows: Samuel, Nathan and Silas.
CAPT. BENJAMIN, son of Silas, b. Nov. 30, 1814. m. Susan Harlow and settled in Buckfield on a farm bordering on the Paris line. His wife d. Oct. 23, 1869. He moved to Paris Hill in 1894, where he died after 1900. Children :
Maria L., b. Mar., 1840; m. Ist James E. Hooper, 2d Benj. Turner. Henry H., b. Mar. 28, 1841; m. Alice Ripley : s. in Paris.
Henry H. Maxim
Olban A. Maxim
... Franklin Maxim .... .
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Olban A., b. Oct. 14, 1842; m. Amanda MI. Partridge: s. in Paris. WVm. IF., b. Sept. 19, 1844; m. Henrietta Cummings; s. in Paris. Franklin, b. Jan. 4, 1847; m. Flora A. Evans: s. in Paris. Amanda, b. Nov. 3, 1848; m. Bernard E. Vining; s. in Farmington. Rose, b. Aug. 30, 1850; d. in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 26, 1898. Daniel II' .. b. Feb. 13, 1853; m. Martha Daugherty.
Martha, b. Apr. 16, 1857; resides in Cambridge, Mass.
Mary, b. Apr. 16, 1857 ; resides in Cambridge, Mass.
HENRY HARRISON MAXIM, son of Capt. Benjamin, born in Buckfield, March 28, 1841, married, July 4, 1865, Miss Alice Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Orison and Hannah (Maxim) Ripley of Paris. She was born Jan. 7, 1847. They had one child, Henry B. Maxim, b. July 17, 1868. For many years Mr. Maxim's fam- ily resided in Sumner. Some ten or more years ago they re-
moved to South Paris. In the autumn of 1861 Mr. Maxim en- listed and was mustered Nov. 15th into the service of the U. S. in Co. G, 12th Regt., Me. Vol. Infy. in the War of the Rebellion. He was in the Siege of Port Hudson, La., and the battles of the Opequan or Winchester and Cedar Creek. In the former en- gagement he was wounded. He re-enlisted and was transferred to Co. A of the new organization and was discharged from the service Feb. 25, 1865. Mr. Maxim was a model soldier-faith- ful in the discharge of every duty and brave and cool under fire.
OLBAN A. MAXIM, son of Capt. Benjamin, b. Oct. 1842, m. Amanda M., dau. of Austin and Sarah (Powers) Partridge. She is a relative of the Powers family of Aroostook County. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Capt. Moses M. Robinson's Co. G, 12th Maine Infantry, which went to the war in Gen. Benj. F. Butler's New Orleans expedition and served in the Department of the Gulf. After the war he married and settled on Paris Hill, where he now resides. For some 18 years he was a director of the Paris Mfg. Company, then located in that village and for three years was superintendent after the plant was moved to South Paris. He is a prominent member of the G. A. R. and Masonic orders. Children :
Maynard, b. Jan. 4, 1875; m. Metalena, dau. of Dr. Enoch Adams of Litchfield, Me., in 1895. He graduated at Kent's Hill Seminary and for several years has been principal of the academy at Holyoke, Mass. They have two children : Metalena, b. Nov. 6, 1896 and Helen Lenora, b. Oct. 16, 1899.
Helen S., b. June 30, 1877 ; d. Jan. 5, 1889.
Infant son b. May 24, 1881; d. June, 1881.
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HISTORY OF BUCKFIELD
FRANKLIN MAXIM, son of Capt. Benjamin, b. Jan. 4. 1847. m. Flora E. Evans. He enlisted in the fall of 1864 in the 5th Maine Battery and served till the organization was mustered out July 6, 1865. In 1877 he moved to South Paris where he has since resided. In 1889 he was appointed postmaster which position he held under Gen. Benjamin Harrison's administration. He was elected one of the board of selectmen in 1899 and has been an- nually re-elected to the present time (1903). He is a leading mem- ber of the Odd Fellows and G. A. R. organizations and has held the principal offices. Children :
Myrtie B., b. Buckfield, Dec. 24, 1876. She graduated at Bates College in class of '98. Taught 2 years in Mass., after graduating and was asst. high school instructor in South Paris for several years.
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