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HISTORY OF NORWAY
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GEORGE W. CARTER
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LEONARD A. CARTER AND WIFE
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I. Lucy J., b. Nov. 5, 1852; m. Austin Hutchinson of Albany. He d. at No. Waterford in Aug. 1921. 2 ch: 1, Edna, m. Harry Brown, lumberman and millman at No. Water- ford; 2, Eveline, m. Fred McAllister.
II. Charles Stillman, b. Aug. 1, 1856; m. 1, Mary H. Emery; 2, Lydia A. Merrill. He d. Jan. 10, 1903, no issue.
III. Wallace L., b. Sept. 25, 1857; m. Lizzie Packard; 2 ch., Perley, d. young in 1891; a dau. d. in infancy; res. Lynn, Mass .; d. Jan. 13, 1923.
IV. Sarah F., b. May 17, 1860; d. Nov. 16, 1876.
V. George Washington, b. July 23, 1862; m. Hattie E. Edwards; 1 ch., Guy N., b. Sept. 13, 1884; m. Lulu Chase of Paris; res. Revere, Mass .; 3 ch., Clara E., b. July 3, 1911; Esther L., b. Mar. 29, 1917, and George Freeman, b. Aug. 27, 1922. VI. John W., b. Apr. 9, 1863; m. Eunice B. Harriman; 1 ch. d. in infancy. Res., Auburn.
VII. Emma M., b. Apr. 7, 1865; d. June 4, 1890.
VIII. Ella B., b. Oct. 3, 1867; d. June 4, 1889.
IX. Mattie E., b. Jan. 14, 1870; d. May 25, 1890.
x. Edmund B., b. Sept. 24, 1872; m. Vilda F. Bisbee; no ch.
XI. Lewis A., b. Apr. 12, 1874; d. Aug. 18, 1874.
CHURCHILL.
WILLIAM CHURCHILL, son of Joseph of Middleboro, Mass. and his wife, Alice Drake, b. May 21, 1797, m. 1, Polly Bird, d. Sept. 15, 1821, "aged 25;" m. 2, Rebecca, dau. of Wm. Churchill of Buckfield-a Rev. Sol., b Sept. 1801. They lived in the Daniel Cummings neighbor- hood. He d. Aug. 10, 1850; wid. d. July 9, 1880. 5 ch. all by 2d w .: I. Joseph, b. Feb. 2, 1828; m. 1, Betsey Moody; 2, Viana Perham, sister of Gov. Sidney Perham, b Apr. 10, 1832. He d. Aug. 16, 1881; wid. d. July 16, 1903; 1 ch. by 2d w., Walter Albert, b. Dec. 6, 1858; m. Linda B. Rawson of Paris Hill; settled in Auburn.
II. Harriet, b. Jan. 6, 1832.
III. Calista, b. Mar. 22, 1833; m. Calvin Richardson.
IV. William, b. Jan. 22, 1837; m. Mary D. Penley. He d. Sept. 26, 1873; wid. survives (1923). 3 ch .: Cora, Harry J. and Mary, d. young.
V. Ellen, b. Jan. 1, 1839; m. John Gerry, a stone mason, a good citizen and a faithful friend. He was twice married; 1, to Sarah J. Stephens of Woodstock, b. Turner, Sept. 9, 1833, d. Norway, about 1860; 2 ch .: 1, Joseph, b. Sept. 18, 1852, m. 1, Josephine Crockett (1 ch. Ada, d. at the age of abt. 18) ; 2, Elizabeth Greenhalge; res. Watertown, Mass. (2 ch., Arge, music teacher; Pauline m. Carl Richardson, who have 1 ch. Ruth). He is a prominent business man of his town and has held the office of selectman and other places of trust. Has large real estate interests in Boston. 2, Jane, b. about 1855, m. Justus I. Millett. John Gerry d. May 2, 1877; wid. d. Dec. 20, 1908. 3 ch by 2d wife.
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1. Cora, b. Feb. 18, 1864, d. May 1, 1879
2. Ina, b. Nov. 12, 1867, m. Frank L. Haskell; 5 ch .: Frances Myrtle, b. Jan. 10, 1890; Philip Vinton, b. May 9, 1892; Marian Ellen, b. Jan. 9, 1894; Ernest Floyd, b. Sept. 20, 1896; Dorothy Elizabeth, b. July 28, 1903.
3. William Carl, b. Oct. 29, 1875; m. Elizabeth Norris. Success- ful business man in Bethel; supt. of Water Works Co., etc .; no ch.
CLEMENT.
ENOCH N. CLEMENT, b. Landoff, N. H. Jan. 18, 1832; m. Mary M. Richardson of Compton, Quebec. He was a bugler in the 5th N. H. Regt. of Col. Edward Cross who was killed at Gettysburg, and came to Norway from Bath, N. H., soon after the shoe factory was built and was a shoe cutter for many years and member of the band. His wife d. Sept. 10, 1884, and he m. 2, Sarah A. (Bradbury) Woodbury, a sister of Dr. O. N. Bradbury. He d. Jan. 8, 1894; wid. survived him several years. Ch. by 1st wife:
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RICHARD E. CLEMENT
I. Prof. Richard E., b. Jan. 2, 1860; m. Elenore Osborn; State Supt. of Schools in N. J., and candidate for Congress. He d. greatly lamented, in 1922.
I. Grace M., b. Oct. 4, 1862; m. Samuel H. Hayden. Res. Haver- hill, Mass.
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COBB.
ELDER HENRY 1 COBB came over to Plymouth from England about 1629. He m. there, 1631, Patience Hurst, dau. of James. She d. 1648, and he m. 2, Sarah Hinckley. He lived in Plymouth, Scitu- ate and Barnstable; d. in 1679: 2 w. survived him. 15 ch .- 7 sons and S daus .; James 2, the 2d son, b. Jan. 14, 1634, m. Sarah, dau. of George Lewis; he d. in 1695; 11 ch .; the 5th ch. James Jr. 3, b. July 8. 1673, m. Elizabeth Hallett. Of their 7 ch. was Sylvanus 4, b. 1701; m. 1728, Marcia Baker; 7 ch. Ebenezer 5, b. 1731, m Lydia Churchill. He d. at the age of 101. Of their children was Ebenezer Jr., b. Mar. 17, 1759, who m. Elizabeth, dau of Samuel Cobb of Carver, b. 1760. They settled in Norway. He was a Sol. in the Rev .; d. May 9, 1826. His wid. d. June 22, 1843, "aged 83;" 9 ch .:
I. Elizabeth, b. 1784, m. Samuel Putnam of Rumford; d. Nov. 1, 1872.
III. Susanna, b. March 22, 1788, m. Daniel Smith.
V. Luey, b. 1792, m. Stephen Putnam of Rumford; d. Mar. 3, 1828.
VI. Cyrus, b. June 20, 1793; m. 1818, Susan Norton.
VII. Churchill, b. Dec. 28, 1795; m. Pamela Putnam of Rumford. VIII. Rev. Sylvanas, b. N. July 17, 1798; m. in 1822, Eunice H. Wait of Hallowell.
IX. Samuel, b. Aug. 18. 1802; m. 1830, Mehitable T. Hall.
REV. SYLVANUS COBB, b. '1798. m. Eunice H. Wait. He was a school teacher, a noted preacher of the Universalist denomination and an editor for several years of a religious journal. His wife, too, had literary tastes and kept a diary. He d. at East Boston, Mass., Oct. 31, 1867. 9 ch .:
I. Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., b. Waerville, June, 1823, where his father was pastor of the Universalist Church Society, m. E. Bos- ton, 1845. Mary Jane Head, b. Salem, Mass., May 4, 1823. He was a noted author of stories and tales, built up by his writings the New York Ledger, and made Robert Bonner a millionaire. Lived a period in Norway, where he wrote the "Gunmaker of Moscow"-his best story. He removed to Hyde Park, Mass. His last tale was "The Smuggler of King's Cove," which was completed only two months before his death, July 20, 1887. His wid. survived him many years (d. 1900). They had two children:
1. Mary Hale, b. E. B., March 27, 1846.
2. Ella Waite, b. E. B., July 22, 1852.
II. Samuel Tucker, b. June 11, 1825; m. 1847, Sophronia Tisdale. Eunice Hale, b. Apr. 15, 1827; m. 1849, Lafayette Culver of Philadelphia, Pa.
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IV. Ebenezer, b. Malden, Jan. 17, 1829; m. 1853, Mary Jane Booth, E. Boston.
V. George, b. Mar. 31, 1831; m. 1856, Almeda Hall of E. Boston.
VII. Cyrus ( b. Aug. 6, 1834; m. Jan. 1, 1866 ยง Emma Little VIII. Darius Laura Little
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SAMUEL COBB, youngest son of Ebenezer Jr., the Rev. Sol., b. 1798; m. Mehitable Hall. They lived in Yagger. He was a school teacher and member of the school committee. He d. Apr. 2, 1875. His wife d. May 4, 1864. Only 1 ch. sur. infancy, Sylvanus W., b. Mar. 19, 1836; m. Laura A. Hapgood of Brandon, Vt.
COLE.
HORATIO GATES COLE from Winthrop, b. June 9, 1802, came to Norway about 1820. His parents were John and Ann (Morrill) Cole of Berwick. He m. Pamela, dau. of Elias Stowell of South Paris, b. July 21, 1807, and engaged in the wool-carding business. He d. Aug. 22, 1869. She d. Apr. 11, 1881. 10 ch .:
I. Mary Ann, b. Mar. 9, 1829; m. Joseph A. Kendall; d. Dec. 18, 1895.
II. Sarah Hall, b. Apr. 9, 1831; m. 1851, Gen. Wm. Wirt Virgin, b. Rumford, Sept. 18, 1827, Col. of the 23d Me. in the Civil War. Judge of the Sup. Jud. Court. d. 1893, while a Justice of the Court. His wid. survived him many years, dying in Portland, July 1, 1920, at the age of 89.
III. Horatio G., Jr., b. Mar. 6, 1834; m. Lavinia P. Turner. He d. Feb. 24, 1899. She d. May 4, 1891. No ch.
IV. Charles Carroll, b. Nov. 23, 1835; m. Anna K. Goodridge; a Civil War Sol .; d. Aug. 12, 1873.
V. Albert Henry, b. Aug. 3, 1838; m. Mattie R. James of Med- ford, Mass. He d. Mar. 8, 1873.
VI. Horace, b. Oct. 4, 1830; m. 1, Alice E. Denison; 2, Mary Knightly. He d. Oct. 25, 1900; 1st wife d. Nov. 2, 1879, aged nearly 32. 3 ch .:
Edward D., b Aug. 19, 1871; m. and set. in Mass.
Herbert Denison, b. Aug. 20, 1873; m. Charlotte M. Somers.
Annie May, b. July 12, 1875; m. Louis B. Wilson of Hart- ford, Conn.
GEORGE A. COLE
VII. George Arthur, b. Mar. 17, 1843; m. Sarah E. Allen, b. Apr. 23, 1850. He d. May 8, 1912. 2 ch .:
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Jennie May, b. May 13, 1872; m. Henry B. Foster; 1 ch., Laures- tine L., b. Jan. 10, 1903.
Lena, b. June 30, 1874; d. in infancy.
VIII. Wm. Channing, b Oct. 19, 1846; m. Grace H. Downer, b. Paris, Oct. 2, 1841. He was a Sol. in the 29th Me. He d. May 11, 1908. 5 ch .:
Horace H., m. Ella L. Jewett.
John D., m. Mary A. Noble. She d. May 1, 1897. Hattie A., m. Arthur H. McDonald.
Amy Lillian, m. Joseph A. Currier of Lewiston. Harry Virgin, m. Clara B. Cassidy of So. Portland.
IX. Frederick Augustus, b. Aug. 20, 1849, m. 1, Rose Weymouth; 2, Lillian J. (Downer) Evans. By 1 wife, 1 ch., a dau. living unm. in Mass. He d. Jan. 17, 1920. 2 wife d. Mar. 3, 1918, aged 67.
X. Harriet Amelia, b. Jan. 26, 1852; d. Oct. 30, 1866.
Cook
ALMON L. COOK, b. Gorham, April 12, 1868, m. Dec. 1890, A. Geneva Cross. His parents were George H. and Elizabeth M. (Shaw) Cook of Windham. His paternal grandfather was William Cook of Milton, N. H. His mother was born on Frye's Island in Sebago Lake, the only white child ever born there. Almon L. Cook began the business of hair dressing when sixteen years old, came to Norway in Dec. 1886, and went into the barber shop of Josiah T. Rowe as his assistant. Within three years thereafter he began business for himself, which he has conducted with marked success ever since. Bird hunting is his hobby. 1 ch., Pearl Frances, b. Oct. 21, 1891; m. Scott L. Kilborn, a barber, who is Mr. Cook's assistant.
DR. ERNEST H. Cook, bro. of Almon L., was a homeopathic phy- sician. He m. Jennie, dau. of Aaron C. Noble. He d. Aug. 26, 1893, "aged 33."-no ch.
CORDWELL
WILLIAM CORDWELL, with a family, was living in Bakerstown (Minot and Poland) when the census of 1790 was taken.
JOHN CORDWELL, also with a family, was a settler in Shepards- field at the same time. Both may have been Rev. Sols. Probably William, who with wife, Lydia, was a settler in Norway about 1813 was the son of William. He was born about Jan. 1, 1791 and his wife in April, 1792. They removed to a farm in Paris near the Ox- ford town line. He d. Mar. 30, 1879. His wife d. May 10, 1870. Both bur. in Rustfield Cem. with their child, "S. B." b. May 3, 1821, d. Jan. 24, 1846.
WILLIAM D. CORDWELL, b. Sept. 22, 1819; m. Martha Ann, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Ramsdell) Wilson of Oxford, b. Nov. 4, 1883. He d. June 23, 1905. Wid. d. Aug. 5, 1912. Ch.
I Wilson H., b. 1852; d. Sept. 29, 1867.
II Royal, b. Aug. 1860; m. Cora A. McAllister. Ch.
1. Roy, b. Sept. 26, 1888; m. Lena Meader. 3 ch.
George, b. abt. 1914.
Roy Wilson, b. Mar. 28, 1916.
James Field, b. 1918.
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Cox
WILLIAM Cox of Plymouth, N. H., b. Sept. 7, 1774, m. Elizabeth Phipps, b. Chatham, N. H., Aug. 31, 1784. He was in trade in the village for many years, coming here about 1807. He d. Apr. 7, 1847. Widow d. Feb. 18, 1854. 14 ch .- several of whom d. young.
II Abraham J., b. 1804; m. and set. in Albany, N. Y., d. 1844.
III Thomas J., b. 1806; m. Almira Millett, set. in Dixfield, d. 1885.
IV Wm. Jr., b. Aug. 23, 1808; m. Elizabeth S. Millett.
V Caroline E., b. Mar. 23, 1810, m Wm. Sweetser of Boston, d. May 16, 1895.
VI Mary A., b. Feb. 19, 1812; m. A. P. Sweetser, d. Feb. 9, 1888.
VII Sam'l P., b. Nov. 23, 1813; m. Mary Turner, set. in Ills.
VIII Geo. W., b. Oct 22, 1815; m. Mary J. Lovering, set. in Ills.
IX Louisa A., b. May 14, 1816, m. Dr. Augustus Harris of Cole- brook, N. H., d. 1874.
X Abigail P., b. Dec. 29, 1816; m. L. Brown, set. in Ills.
XII James H., b. Apr. 21, 1822; m. Mary Chadbourne, set. in Ills.
XIII Rowena, b. Oct. 17, 1824; m. Claudius A. Noyes, set. in Boston.
WILLIAM Cox JR., b. 1808; m. Elizabeth S., dau. of Nathaniel Millett, b. Aug. 30, 1819. He lived near Fuller's Corner; d. Mar. 11, 1897. Wid. d. Mar. 18, 1900. 8 ch. sev. of whom d. young.
I Abby R., b. May 11, 1842; m. Otis Bosworth. He d. 1877. She d. June 5, 1910.
III Elizabeth J., b. Jan. 4, 1846; d. Sept. 6, 1898.
II Wm. F., b. Nov. 28, 1843; m. Catherine H. Noyes. He was a soldier in the Civil War. Wife d. Mar. 12, 1922. 2 ch.
1. Oscar Noycs, b. Oct. 9, 1870; m. Fannie L. Herrick-no ch.
2. Wealthy M., b. Mar. 28, 1876; m. Edward E. Harris. Set. in Mass .- no ch. He d. Nov. 30, 1922, "aged 53."
IV Edwin Augustus, b. Sept. 10, 1848; m. Issie A. Hobbs. He lives on the old Cox homestead near Fuller's Corner. 3 ch. 1. Claude Wm., b. Sept. 10, 1876; m., resides in Auburn and has two children:
Edwin Wm., b. Nov. 10, 1898. Chester, b July 8, 1900.
2. Minneola Ava, b. Mar. 3, 1880; m. Claude A. Haskell. She d. Aug. 4, 1922. 3 ch.
3. Carlton Edwin, b. Sept. 4, 1885; m. 1912, Ada E. Hobbs of E. Bridgton, Vt. 3 ch .: Jere, James and a baby girl in 1922.
CRAGIN.
DENNIS and BRIDGET CRAGIN, with their four children, Nora, Jeremiah D., Peter and Margaret, emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, in 1847, to escape the oppression under which the people of that country were then suffering. They settled in Portland, where four more children, Mary, John, Dennis and Josephine were born to them. Of the eight, only Margaret and Josephine are now (1922) living.
Jere as he was familiarly called, b. Jan. 20, 1840, was a very in- telligent man, a tanner and currier and lived for many years on Water Street, in Norway village. He m. Susan M., dau. of Silas
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Payson and Susan (Langmaid) Somes of Edgecomb. She was b. in Woburn, Mass., Apr. 28, 1842, and has been a music teacher for over half a century. Her grandparents were Solomon and Hannah (Davison) Somes of Edgecomb. Silas P. Somes was noted for his integrity. He was a tanner by trade. He and his wife passed the last years of their lives in Norway village. He d. Nov. 2, 1881, "aged 63 yrs. 10 mos." Wid. d. July 2, 1884, "aged 66 yrs. 6 mos." Jere D. Cragin d. Mar. 3, 1907; all are buried in Pine Grove Cem. 3 ch. all born in Norway.
I. Nora, b. Feb. 14, 1876; m. Geo. W. Moholland of Medford, Mass. She graduated at Salem Normal School. Principal of Tufts school at time of her marriage. They have three children: Geo. Winthrop, b. Oct. 24, 1905; Virginia Frye, b. Mar. 30, 1908, and Charles Langmaid, b. July 15, 1909.
DR. CHAS. L. CRAGIN
II. Dr. Charles Langmaid, b. Mar. 2, 1877, m. Sally M., his cousin, dau. of Peter Cragin. Graduated at Bowdoin, is in the practice of medicine at Portland, and is one of the most skilful surgeons on the staff of the Maine General Hospital. 5 ch .: Florence M., b. Mar. 6, 1909, Richard Somes, b. May 27, 1911, Charles L. Jr., b. Mar. 23, 1914, Sally P., b. Feb. 24, 1920, and Robert, b. Feb. 4, 1921.
III. Hattie E., b. Mar. 15, 1878. She taught in the village schools here for ten years, one year in Portland and for past ten years has had a position in the Rockland schools.
CROCKETT.
THOMAS CROCKETT was in Kittery in 1647. He is supposed to have been one of Capt. John Mason's company who came from Eng- land in 1631 and settled in what is now N. H. on the Piscataqua.
He had a grandson, Ephraim Crockett, who m. Deborah Haley about 1690, and settled in Stratham, N. H. An Ephraim Crockett m. Rebecca Frink of Kittery, March 13, 1729. Ephraim Crockett, perhaps a grandson of last named, was b. at Cape Elizabeth, July 12, 1755. He m. June 20, 1777, Rebecca Stanford, b. Kennebunk,
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July 20, 1760. This Ephraim Crockett was a patriot soldier of the Revolution, serving in Capt. Samuel Dunn's Co. of Col. Edmund Phinney's Regt. of Foot in the Siege of Boston in 1775. This com- pany and regiment was recruited upon hearing of the Battle of Lex- ington and Concord. He settled at Danville, now Auburn. The dates of his and his wife's death are unknown. They had 10 ch .:
I. Rebecca, b. Dec. 16, 1778.
II. David, b. Jan. 25, 1786, m. Esther Dingley.
III. Ephraim Jr., b. Feb. 17, 1788; m. Sally B. Wentworth.
IV. Mary, b. April 21, 1790; m. Nathan Morse.
V. Sally, b. July 21, 1792; m. Joel Morse.
VI. Priscilla, b. Sept. 21, 1794; m. John Stinchfield.
VII. Joseph, b. May 23, 1797; m. Elizabeth J. Wentworth.
VIII. James, b. Feb. 22, 1799. IX. Betsey, b. June 28, 1801; m. Asa Morrill.
X. Eliza, b. Nov. 30, 1803.
EPHRAIM CROCKETT, b. Feb. 17, 1788 in Danville, m. Mar. 30, 1813, Sally B. Wentworth. They settled in Norway on the east side of the Great Pond. His name is perpetuated in the ridge of land where he lived. His death occurred Nov. 12, 1856. Wid. d. May 6, 1875. They had 13 children :
I. Sarah W., b. Danville, Nov. 11, 1813; m. Charles Penley.
II. Samuel W., b. Norway, Jan. 15, 1815; m. 1839, Nancy Twombly.
III. Ephraim S., b. Norway, July 20, 1817; m. Sally D. Penley.
IV. Betsey W., b. Norway, Feb. 7, 1819; m. 1, John Penley; 2, Albion P. Chapman.
V. Nathan M., b. Norway, Sept. 18, 1821; m. Mary C. Stowell of Paris.
VI. Wm. R., b. Norway, Aug. 30, 1823; m. Lydia B. Stetson.
VII. David B., b. Norway, July 27, 1825; m. Laura A. Swift.
VIII. James S., b Norway, Aug 15, 1827; m. Salome Frank.
IX. Joseph Francis, b. Norway, Dec. 9, 1829; m. Annette Stetson.
X. Hannah J., b. Norway, Aug. 7, 1831; m. Thos. H. Richardson.
XI. Mary A., b. Norway, Oct. 19, 1833; m. Isaiah V. Penley.
XII. Eliza J., b. Norway, Aug. 27, 1835; m. Joseph M. Little of N. H.
XIII. Charles A., b. Norway, June 12, 1837; m. Sarah B. Lague of Indiana.
EPHRAIM S. CROCKETT, son of Ephraim, b. July 20, 1817, m. 1843, Sarah D. Penley, b. Auburn, Jan. 6, 1819. She d. Aug. 1, 1859. He d. Jan. 17, 1874. They had nine children:
I. John Freeland, b. Oct. 23, 1843; d. Richmond, Ind., Apr. 25, 1875, while conductor on a R.R .; a fine young man.
II. Abbie Jane, b. Dec. 20, 1845; m. 1874, Charles N. Tubbs. III. Josiah Penley, b. June 22, 1847; d. May 22, 1881.
IV. M. Ella, b. Jan. 14, 1849; d. unm. Feb. 21, 1901.
V. Sarah A., b. Nov. 12, 1850; resides in Marietta, Ga .; unm. VI. Edgar L., b. Dec. 21, 1852; m. 1881, Lizzie Allison.
VII. Louisa F., b. July 22, 1854.
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VIII. Warren E., b. Aug. 8, 1856; one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. d. in 1916.
IX. Oscar R., b. Dec. 31, 1857; d. Jan. 24, 1884.
WM. ROBINSON CROCKETT, son of Ephraim Jr., m. Lydia B. Stet- son, b. Sumner, 1830. They lived on the old Crockett homestead. She d. Jan. 5, 1882. He d. Jan. 23, 1882. 8 ch .: Samuel, and Wil- liam and Samuel, twins, d. in infancy.
1 Abel Stetson, b. Sept. 14, 1850; d. May 9, 1922.
2 Josephine B., b Feb. 23, 1854; m. 1, Joseph Gerry; 2, Anson J. Millett; she d. many years ago; 1 ch. by 1st husband, Ada, d. in Mass. at age of 18.
3 Emma Tuell, b. Dec. 1858; m. 1, Geo. P. Young, d. Feb. 27, 1891; 2, Rev. John Harding; res., Pascoag, R. I .; 1 ch. by 1st hus- band, William F., b. May 14, 1886, m. Addie Chaplin of Gorham; 3 ch., Geo. W., b. Aug. 9, 1905, Winona, b. Feb. 2, 1908, and Wil- lard Harding, b. Aug. 11, 1912.
4 Henrietta, b. Feb. 2, 1868; m. 1887, Frank G. Hobbs, who d. June 22, 1891; 1 ch., Frank Harriman, b. Mar. 5, 1889; m. Mary Montescue; no ch.
5 Lydia Frances, b. Apr. 9, 1874; m. Wm. Felker of Toronto, Canada.
There were three distinct families of Crocketts who were early settlers in Gorham, Me., all said to be descendants of Thomas of Kit- tery, in 1647. Joshua Crockett and his wife, Elizabeth, died there very aged, she in Sept., 1798, and he, Feb. 18, 1800. Lt. Joshua Crockett, an officer in the Revolution, was their son. He had m. Hannah Babb of Falmouth, now Portland, in 1757. She d. May 5, 1805. He d. Jan. 6, 1809. They had 11 children. The third child was Joshua, b. June 4, 1765, who m. 1787, Sarah Hamblin. He is said to have been a soldier of the Revolution and a member of Capt. Paul Ellis' Gorham Company, who re-enlisted Apr. 1, 1776, to serve one year. There must be some mistake, for at that time he was not quite 11 years old. The date of his birth, determined from his grave stone in Rustfield Cemetery, corresponds with that above given. He may, however, have served at a later time or possibly as an offi- cer's servant. I have no reasonable explanation, but give statement from the Gorham History for what it is worth. He settled first in Gorham, then moved to Hebron, and finally came to Norway. He settled on what was known for many years as the Ralph S. Freeman farm. His name is perpetuated in the Crockett Bridge over the outlet of the Great Pond. He d. Oct. 11, 1819. His widow survived him 25 years, dying Sept. 8, 1844, aged 77. They had nine children:
I. James, b. Gorham, Apr. 24, 1789; m. Martha Pike, dau. of John.
II. Joshua, b. Gorham, Jan. 14, 1791; m. Judith Pike, dau. of Dudley.
III. Samuel, b. Hebron, Nov. 26, 1792; m. Mary Herring.
IV. Lewis, b. Hebron, Dec. 21, 1794; m. Betsey Bennett.
V. Solomon, b. Norway, Feb. 7, 1797; m. Dorcas Sutton.
VI. Hannah, b. Norway, Apr. 14, 1799; m. Lemuel Bartlett, son of Capt. Josiah.
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VII. Betsey, b. Norway, March 22, 1801; m. Wm. Adams.
VIII. Sewell, b. Norway, Oct. 4, 1803; m. Olive Hayford.
IX. Sally, b. Norway, Feb. 15, 1806; d. March 17, 1837.
JAMES CROCKETT, son of Joshua, b. Apr. 24, 1789, m. Martha Pike. He was in trade in the village for many years, in a little store on the corner of Water and Pleasant streets. He was widely known for his square and honorable dealings. He d. Aug. 31, 1863; wife d. Aug. 3, 1850, "aged 57"-ch:
I. James, b. May 1, 1813; d. Feb. 24, 1814.
II. Mary P., b. Feb. 12, 1815; d. July 28, 1835.
III. Henry L., b. Mar. 15, 1817; m. Rosanna Buck; set. in Port- land; d. Sept. 15, 1845.
IV. Hannah B., b. Apr. 30, 1819; m. Nathan K. Noble.
V. Elizabeth S., b. Aug. 17, 1821; m. Capt. Jonathan Blake.
VI. Abigail D., b. Apr. 29, 1824; m. 1, Jona. G. Towne; 2, Isaac Hicks.
VII. Sewall, b. Dec. 7, 1826; d. May 25, 1827.
JOSHUA CROCKETT, JR., son of Joshua, b. Jan. 14, 1791, m. Judith Pike. He lived on the farm of his father, took care of his parents and had the homestead. He died Oct. 31, 1845. She died after cen- sus was taken in 1850-ch :
I. Mahlon, b. Sept. 3, 1815; m. Martha J. Chesley; s. in Lincoln.
II. Joshua B., b. Nov. 11, 1818; m. 1, Columbia Curtis; 2, Esther J. Frost.
III. Sarah, b. Apr. 9, 1821; m. Ralph S. Freeman.
IV. Charles G., b. Dec. 26, 1822; m. Sarah Oliver.
V. Harriet B., b. Sept. 10, 1825; d. Sept. 21, 1843.
VI. Grosvenor, b. Apr. 24, 1827; m. Cynthia J. Bolster.
VII. James, b. Oct. 22, 1829; m. Ellen Hobbs; d. in 1917.
VIII. Levi, b. Dec. 11, 1831; d. Dec. 8, 1855.
IX. Enoch, b. Oct. 12, 1833; d. June 17, 1862.
GROSVENOR CROCKETT, son of Joshua Jr., b. Apr. 24, 1827; m. Cynthia J. Bolster. He d. July 31, 1874. His widow survived him many years-ch:
I. Willie L., b. Jan. 29, 1859; d. 1863.
II. Mary J., b. Jan. 13, 1861; d. Aug. 4, 1863.
III. Georgia B., b. Oct. 19, 1863; d. Sept. 8, 1865.
IV. George Thomas, b. March 12, 1868.
V. Henry J., adopted, b. Bethel, Nov. 21, 185 , d. Jan. 5, 1882; m. Annie Thomas of Andover.
MAHLON CROCKETT, oldest son of Joshua, Jr., b. Sept. 3, 1815, m. Martha J. Chesley. They lived on the old homestead till after 1850, when they moved to Lincoln, Me., where he died June 6, 1860. Children:
I. Harriet P., b. 1844; m. James Shedd.
II. Cynthia J., b. 1846.
III. Mary A., b. 1848.
SAMUEL CROCKETT, brother of the first Joshua that settled in Nor- way, b. Oxford, then part of Hebron, Nov. 26, 1792, married in 1815, Mary Herring. They lived in Oxford, where she d. Nov. 4, 1877, aged 82 .-- ch :
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HISTORY OF NORWAY
I. Mary Jane, b. June 24, 1816; m. 1836, Eben J. Pottle.
II. Sally L., b. July 12, 1818; m. Eben J. Pottle.
III. Solomon, b. June 11, 1820.
IV. Esther C., b. March 23, 1822; m. Charles Pike.
V. James, b. Feb. 8, 1826; d. in infancy.
VI. James, b. Oct. 1, 1827; d. June 17, 1832.
VII. Benjamin, b. Apr. 6, 1831; m. 1850, Elvira F. McAllister.
VIII. Mark, b. 1836; m. Rosalia Augusta Millett.
BENJAMIN CROCKETT, son of Samuel, b. April 6, 1831, m. Elvira F. McAllister and settled on home farm in Oxford about a mile from Norway village. 2 ch.
I. Samuel Lafayette, b. Oct. 15, 1853; a druggist for many years in Norway; d. Apr. 3, 1889.
II. Alfred Irving, b. Aug. 14, 1856.
JAMES O. CROOKER
CROOKER.
CROOKER or Crocker, a variation of the same name-is an old English family, running back to Chaucer's time and probably for many generations beyond. There was a family coat of arms, as all notable families had. Just which one of the race first came to America is not quite certain. It is supposed, however, that Hugh Crooker, merchant of Exeter, England, was the English emigrant ancestor of those of that name in Norway and Paris. He died in Mass. in 1660, leaving three sons, Hugh, William and Francis. "Francis married Mary Grant of Barnstable in 1647. The descend- ants of this branch are very numerous and are located all over the United States." Jonathan of Marshfield was probably his grandson. Calvin, one of his children, b. about 1748, m. Chloe Gardner, Nov. 25, 1773. He was probably a Rev. Sol. He removed to Yarmouth and died there. Calvin Jr. came to Norway about 1796. He was here with his family-one male besides himself-when census of 1800 was taken. The name on census list was Crocker. He early removed to Paris. He enlisted in the War of 1812-15, and d. in N. Y. from typhoid fever. Calvin. 3d, b. Paris about 1801, m. Lydia, dau.
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