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SMITH
The race of Smiths is the most numerous and one of the most ancient on earth. The Smiths of Norway and vicinity trace their de- scent from James 1, an English emigrant who came to Woolwich, Me. shortly after 1638. May 8, 1648 he bought of the Indian chief Robin Hood, a large tract of land in that township. He was the first Re- corder of the Courts held at the house of Thomas Ashley near Merry- meeting Bay May 28, 1654. By w Elizabeth, he had 5 ch: Elizabeth; James; Samuel, killed by the Indians in 1676; Mary and Hazadiah. The last named b in Woolwich 1657 m 1684 Hannah Grover. They set'd in Falmouth now Portland. On the attack of the Indians at Falmouth in 1699, the family removed to Beverly, Mass., where the parents d very aged-she Apr 30, 1751 at nearly 90 yrs of age. They had eight ch: Jonathan 3, the 6th bap Aug 12, 1697 m Rebecca Wood. He d in Beverly, Apr 11, 1751-his wid in New Gloucester at the residence of her son Josiah in 1785. They too had 8 ch: Josiah, 4 b Apr 7, 1736 m 1760 Esther Pool of Gloucester, b Mar 27, 1738. He d in Paris and his w in New Gloucester. It seems remarkable that Josiah should have been the father of 8 ch as his father and grand- father had been. 1, Rebecca, b Oct 13, 1763 m Benj. Hammond, set'd in Paris; 2, Esther, b Feb 20, 1765 m John Parsons-set'd in Norway. 3, Josiah, b July 8, 1767 m Deborah Haskell-set'd in Paris; 4, Joshua, b June 9, 1770 m Mollie Woodman-set'd in Norway; 5, Israel, b Oct 28, 1772 m Hannah Tufts-set'd in New Gloucester; 6, Daniel, b Jan 27, 1775 m Susan Bennett-set'd in Norway; 7, Betsey, b Jan 17, 1777 m Jonathan Woodman-set'd in Norway; 8, Isaac, b Dec 27, 1782 m Bethula Haskell-set'd in Paris, but later removed to Parkman.
Joshua, son of Josiah, d at Norway Oct 26, 1843. He set'd in Norway in 1790 and was the first town clerk when the town was or- ganized in 1797 and was also town treas for 28 yrs. He first set'd on Pike's Hill and afterwards moved to the village and opened a hotel- later known as the "Elm House" which he kept until his death. He and his wife, Mollie Woodman, had 8 ch: Joshua, Solomon, David and George d young. 5, Laura, b Aug 31, 1805 m Capt. Micah Humphrey of Dorchester, Mass., and d May 8, 1882-no ch. 6, Adeline, b 1807 m Rufus Beal. She d Nov 12, 1835. She had two ch, Laura and Theodore. 7, Polly, b 1794 m Jonathan Hale and had 3 ch: Emeline, Solomon, and Oliver. 4, Eliot, b Aug 24, 1801 d Sept 28, 1873. He was a carriage maker and was also P. M. under Gen. Zachary Tay- lor's administration and represented Norway in the legislature of
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1838 and again in 1839, but is best known as Sec. and Treas. of the Oxford Co. Ag'l So., which position he filled for 25 yrs. He m 1. Sarah Barton, dau of Aaron and Sarah Barton of Jay; 2, Lavinia Howard Barton, a sister of his 1. w-ch: Helen Augusta, b Mar 14, 1828 d Nov 13, 1855; George Eliot, b Apr 1, 1832 d July 16, 1847; Sarah Malvina, b Sept 1834, d July 25, 1835; Sarah Adeline, b Dec 15, 1838 d Sept 23, 1840; Flora Louise, b Sept 2, 1840 m June 15, 1865 Prof. Addison E. Verrill of Yale Col. and had 5 ch: Sidney Irving, b Feb 18, 1843 m June 29, 1882, Eugenia P. Barbour of New Haven, Conn. He graduated from Yale Coll. in 1867. In 1871 he was elected State Entomologist and Prof. of Com. Anatomy in 1878. He has been connected with the U. S. Fish Com. since 1871. In 1884 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the highest association of scientific men in the U. S .; Clarence Montrose, b Apr 4, 1846, m Dec 5, 1877 Frances, dau of Peter B. Buck of Greenwood. He is a very skilful mechanic and was for many yrs in the employ of B. F. Spinney & Co. He d in 1923.
Daniel, son of Josiah 4, b New Gloucester Jan 27, 1775 d at Ox- ford, July 20, 1870. He m 1. Susan Bennett, dau of Jonathan and Betty (Haskell) Bennett of New Gloucester, b July 12, 1778-d Sept 29, 1825. He m 2. Susan Cobb, of Norway. He moved from New Gloucester to Norway Mar 5, 1807 and lived for a time on the farm formerly owned by Elhanan Tubbs. In 1828 he moved to Oxford vill and in a short time to a farm on "Fore Street" where he resided until his death. Was town treasurer for several years: Ch, 1, Jonathan Bennett, b Aug 17, 1800 d Oct 15, 1853; 2, Lavinia, b May 4, 1803, d Apr 11, 1896; 3, Mark Pool, b Aug 2, 1806 d June 30, 1871; 4, Luther Farrar, b Sept 6, 1808 d Aug 28, 1811; 5, Sebastian Streeter, b Feb 1, 1819, d Jan 25, 1908; 6, Ruth Bennett, b Mar 20, 1820 d Nov 8, 1850, m Solomon, son of Jonathan and Polly (Smith) Hall.
Jonathan B., son of Daniel was a shoemaker by trade but did not follow that business. He was in trade for awhile and later followed the business of land surveying. He represented the town in the legislature of 1837. and was co. com'r for some years. He m Lydia Rust, dau of Joseph Rust, the first register of deeds of Oxford Co. His ch were 1, Susan Bennett, b July 24, 1832 m William Albert Mer- rill. 2, Joseph Henry Rust, b Mar 11, 1845 m 1. 1866 Ella B. Car- penter, 2. Media Hooper. His ch were Bernice Iola, b Sept 13, 1867 m Henry O. Knapp of East Providence, R. I. and Edwin Albert, b in 1877.
MARK POOL, son of Daniel was an energetic business man and built the tannery which he sold to John L. Horne and which for a time was the leading industry of the town. He also built a grist mill at "Steep Falls" and was interested in many other business enter- prises. He m 1. Jane, dau of Benjamin and Mary (Pike) Tucker of Norway. She was b Apr 12, 1811 and d in 1841; m 2. Susan, dau of William and Susan (Bailey) Tenney-ch: 1, Daniel, b 1833 d 1834; 2, Delphina, b Nov 16, 1835 d Sept 1837; 3, Almira H., b Aug 6, 1838 m William Francis, son of William and Calista (Wood) Foster-3 ch: Effie, b Aug 10, 1869 d Dec following; Winnie, b Sept 6, 1870, teacher
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and physician in California; and Henry Boynton, b Aug 30, 1872. 4, Albert, b Mar 1840 d June 6, 1840. 5, Edwin Whitman, b June 4, 1843. He carried on with great success the grist mill at the Falls built by his father. He d unm Oct 2, 1875. 6, Laurestine Denison, b Sept 9, 1852 d Sept 11, 1877. 7, Izah Tenney, b Mar 11, 1850 d Oct 12, 1851. 8, Mary Elvira, b Feb 2, 1848 d Dec 20, 1848. 9, Emma Jane, b Nov 8, 1858 resides unm at Norway.
Sebastian Streeter, son of Daniel, resided most of his life on a farm in Oxford. Was one of the selectmen for more than 18 yrs; a member of the Maine Bd of Agl for several yrs and treas of the Maine State Grange for eight yrs. Well informed and most re- spected citizen-ch: Howard Daniel, son of Sebastian S. b Oxford Aug 11, 1844. Taught school for some yrs and was elected Cashier of Norway Nat Bank Jan 1, 1875, which position he held until Jan 1, 1919 when he was elected its President. He m Sept 22, 1869, Mary Cole, dau of Elhanan and Sally (Curtis) Whitman, b Feb 28, 1846 .. She is a dau of Joseph and Mary (Cole) Whitman and g g dau of Jacob, the Rev. Sol. and Abigail (Packard) Whitman-ch: 1, Lee Mixer, b Oxford May 5, 1872 m Hattie Scribner; 2, Mark Pool, b Oxford Oct 8, 1874 m Abra J. Vinol; 3, Alice May, b Norway Nov 8, 1880-grad of Colby Coll class of 1899-m Lester W. Horne, a phy- sician, and resides at Mass .- ch :
Fairhaven, Howard Wallace Horne, b June 21, 1906; Ronald Chester Horne, b Dec 30, 1910, and Margaret. 4, Fred Elhanan, b Feb 12, 1884-grad of Bowdoin class of 1906. Entered the employ of the Norway Natl Bank in the fall of 1906 and was elected Cashier Jan 1, 1919-m Blanche, dau of Edward . W. Penley of West Paris-ch: June Frances, b June 20, 1908, and Edwin Whitman, b Apr 17, 1912.
Mark Pool, son of Howard D. m Albra J. Vinal of Vinalhaven, where he resides. Is general manager of the net factory owned by the L. C. Chase Co. of Boston-ch: Kilton Vinal, b May 19, 1909.
5. Don Sebastian, son of Howard D., b Aug 17, 1887 m Maude Allen of Norway and is now in the employ of the Hartford Rubber Co. at Hartford, Conn.
Lee Mixer, son of Howard D., m Hattie Scribner and is in the clothing business at Norway-5 ch: Marian Scribner, b July 15, 1892 m 1918 John Matthews of New York who is a teacher in Malden, Mass-1 ch, John B. Jr., b Aug 25, 1922; Ruth I., b July 30, 1898, m Albert Guilford of So. Paris; Mark Pool, b Jan 2, 1908; Eleanor, b Sept 28, 1909, and Howard Daniel, b Apr 12, 1911.
James Smith with w Eleanor came to Norway abt 1824. It is said that she was sent to N. E. to relatives of the family by her parents to prevent her marrying him, but concealing himself on the same vessel in which his sweetheart sailed, after they were far away from the English port of embarkation, he left his hiding place and joined the disconsolate maiden who believed herself being torn away from her lover. Her joy at seeing him and realizing his con- stancy and devotion can better be imagined than described. Another version of the story is, that the whole matter was planned before- hand by the lovers and that she assisted in carrying it out. Soon after
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landing in this country they were married, and "lived happily ever after." He was 53 when the census of 1850 was taken and she 56. The mother lived to be 92, dying Jan 12, 1886. He had d Jan 23, 1863-8 ch: 1, Sarah Ann, b Aug 13, 1824 d in infancy; 2, Sarah Ann, b Mar 3, 1826 m Benjamin Marston-d Feb 13, 1904; 3, Eleanor, b July 16, 1827 m Eben Marston; 4, John R., b Nov 10, 1828 m Sarah C. Walker of Fryeburg. They had Eugene F., b Fryeburg Jan. 7, 1859-an Atty at law in Norway, m 1. Ada V., dau of Chas. H. Has- kell, who d Jan 27, 1889, aged 31; 2. Hattie A. Andrews-d Mar 27, 1898, "aged 26;" 3. Alice E. Alexander-2 daus by 3. w-Elsie Eugenia, b July 8, 1903, and Eleanor Alexander, b Sept 16, 1904. 6, Benjamin. 5, Betsy Jane, b July 24, 1832 m Peter C. Putnam.
7, Mary, b Aug 12, 1834 m Eben Marston. 8, James, b July 29, 1838, m 1. Lizzie C. Walker, Fryeburg, who d Jan 30, 1892 aged 53; 2, Mrs. Sarah M. Seavey. He was a boot and shoe trader at Frost's Corner and in the village. He d Oct 10, 1903. Wid d July 31, 1921 aged 86-3 ch: James Orin, b Oct 29, 1864 m 1892 Grace M. Stevens. He was a practicing atty at Presque Isle and Lewiston-d at Auburn home Sept 23, 1921-no ch; Charles R. an artist, m and re- sides in Portland; Edith M., unm, conducts a boot and shoe store in Norway.
TIMOTHY SMITH, son of Merodach, was an early settler in Paris. He d in 1828. Two of his children, Antepas, b Jan 14, 1796 who m Sarah Hill, and Timothy Jr., b July 25, 1797, m Alice French, set'd in Norway. Antepas, d Mar 26, 1857. His wid d Oct 7, 1882 aged 78 yrs 4 mos-8 ch: Timothy, Dolly, Mary and John Hill, d young; Timothy, b Sept 25, 1833 became hostler and all round helper at the Elm House under Otis True, and continued under Capt. Wm. Whit- marsh-his services extending over 60 yrs. He d unm Mar 8, 1910 in his 77th yr and was bur on Frost Hill, beside his parents. Dolly, b June 2, 1835 m 1. Abram Green; 2. George H. Small. Josiah Hill, b Nov 7, 1840, a Civ. War sol, d Dec 15, 1862-bur at. New Orleans, La. Sarah, b Nov 7, 1840 m Albert C. Gammon, a Civ. War sol, k on picket line at Petersburg, Va., Oct. 2, 1864.
Timothy Smith Jr., m Alice French, b 1802-d Oct 5, 1891. Of their 8 ch were Clara, b Feb 26, 1827 m Edmund Ames; George F., b Feb 6, 1835 m Harriet N. Jordan, dau of Samuel, b Aug 13, 1828. He d Apr 17, 1916 "aged 81;" Wm. Henry, b Dec 25, 1843 m Anna Gledhill. He was a sol in the Civil War, who set'd in Wyoming. He d Oct 14, 1891. Charles A., b Apr 11, 1839 m Apphia (Parsons) Stiles. He d July 22, 1889. She d May 27, 1882.
STEARNS
JOSEPH STEARNS, b Apr 2, 1797 m Hannah M. dau of Ezekiel and Ruth (York) Dustin. His parents were John and Priscilla (Holt) Stearns and grandson of John, prob a Rev Sol, and Martha (Harring- ton) Stearns.
EZEKIEL DUSTIN was the son of Jesse, prob a Rev Sol, and Eliz- abeth Dustin. These Dustins are claimed by their posterity to be descendants of the Hannah Dustin who tomahawked the Indians that
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were taking her into captivity. Jesse Dustin and his family set'd first in Fryeburg, but afterwards removed to Bethel. Joseph Stearns lived on Swan Hill in Bethel.
JOSEPH HENRY b May 29, 1833, d Mar 1, 1881. His wife Helen L. d Jan 22, 1900. ch-Walter S. Stearns, m Emma F. Cushman. 2 ch-1, Carl C., b June 30, 1891; 2, Arthur Earl, b Mar 5, 1893. He has (1921) a position on the Portland Evening Express.
SAMUEL FESSENDEN STEARNS, son of Sumner, gr son of Thomas and great-grandson of John and Martha (Farrington) Stearns, b Bethel July 19, 1831 m 1. Harriet Bird. She d in Bethel and he m Hannah Hardin. They came to N. after the shoe factory was built. He was a truckman here for many years,-a Civil War Sol and granted a pension, which wid also obtained at his death. He d Jan 4, 1905. She d Feb 27, 1913 in her 77th year. 2 ch-Hattie L., by 1. w b in Bethel m N. E. Richardson of Bethel. Lilla B. m 1890 George P. Locke.
OBED STEARNS, of Lovell, son of Benj. and Eliza (Frye) Stearns b in 1803 m Eliza Barker. He moved from Lovell, late in life, to live with his youngest son, Seward S. and d here June 16, 1890 aged 87. Joseph F. Stearns, one of his ch b Lovell Jan 18, 1842 m Ellen Rus- sell, b Feb 2, 1847. He was an officer in the Civil War. Served in town office, in the leg and as co. com. He d Feb 29, 1910. 4 ch-b in Lovell-1, Edith M., b Nov 16, 1867 m Dr. Herman L. Bartlett; 2, Elizabeth Ellen, b June 25, 1869 m Charles L. Bartlett; 3, Col. Albert J., b Oct 12, 1873 m Alice M. Wheeler of South Paris,-no ch; 4, Josephine, b Apr 3, 1890 m Carl E. Stone.
SEWARD S. STEARNS, the youngest ch of Obed, m 1. Nellie Russell. She d and he m 2. 1891 Mary E. Jordan,-a school teacher. He was a grad of Bowdoin, lawyer, treasurer of Savings Bank, selectman, and judge of probate at time of his death Aug 9, 1899. He tenderly cared for his aged parents during the last years of their lives. Wid d Mar 3, 1920. 3 ch-1, Rachel Jordan, b June 16, 1892 d in infancy ; 2, John Barker, b Feb 15, 1894,-coll grad, and prof. at Princeton University; 3, George Frye, b June 16, 1897-coll grad and professor in coll. in New York.
STEVENS
JONAS STEVENS, sen, was of Townsend, Mass and removed from there to Gray before the Rev War, where his dau Ruth was b in 1762, said to have been the first white ch b in Gray, then called New Bos- ton. He d in Gray. 6 ch-1, Jonas Jr., b 1749 m Mary Crandall; 2, Joseph, b 1753 m Elizabeth Hobbs; 3, Joel, b 1755 was 3 times m. His 3. w was Olive Hobbs; 4, Nathaniel, b Feb 1761 m Rebecca Cobb; 5, Ruth, b 1762 m James Doughty; 6, Susanna, m Samuel Winslow.
JONAS JR and his wife Mary had 9 ch. None of their male de- scendants are living at this day in Norway. Sarah, b Oct 17, 1787, the first ch of the earliest settlers b in Norway m Jonathan Edwards of Otisfield and passed her last days there. The date of her birth is the only certain one of those of his 9 ch. Their names were: Benj., m Susan Sawyer, William, Jane, m Edward Wells, Elizabeth, m Wm
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York, Amos, m Deborah Vickery, Ruth, m Enoch Lovejoy, Joseph, m Sarah Haggerty, Jonathan, m Lettie Turner and Sarah, m Jonathan Edwards. He d Feb 9, 1833 aged 84. His w d the same year.
JOSEPH STEVENS, the foremost citizen of the earliest settlers m Elizabeth Hobbs, a sister of Amos and Jeremiah, who came to N. abt the same time they did. He d Aug 14, 1830 aged 77. His w d Apr 10, 1841-aged 83. 7 ch-1, Daniel, b 1780 m Miriam Fowler-set'd in Greenwood. He d May 30, 1855. She d Mar 22, 1855 aged 77; 2, Jonas, b 1781 m Mary Hobbs, set'd in Greenwood,-d Sept 15, 1871 "aged 90;" 3, Amy, b 1784 d unm, Nov 6, 1821; 4, Apphia, b 1786 m Benj Eastman, Conway, N. H .; 5, Joseph J., b May 31, 1788 m Ruth Bradbury; 6, Elvira, b 1794 m Dr. John Eastman, Conway, N. H .; 7, Simon, b Aug 10, 1798 m Rebecca Atherton, Waterford.
JOSEPH STEVENS JR m Ruth dau of Jacob Bradbury. They resided in Norway and Bethel. He d Jan 23, 1859, "aged 71,"-she d Feb 8, 1867 aged "73 yrs 6 mos." 7 ch-1, Elvira, b Apr 20, 1815 m Stephen P. Rowe; 2, Simon, b June 16, 1818 m Harriet Upton; 3, Emma, b Apr 13, 1822 m Orsamus Nute; 4, Nathaniel, b Nov 1, 1823 d unm; 5, Rosilla, b June 29, 1828 m 1. Horace Paine; 2, Dan'l Eastman; 6, Francis Freeman, b Feb 3, 1830 m Charlotte Bryant; 7, Ann Maria, b Sept 14, 1833 m James H. Estes.
SIMON STEVENS, son of Joseph Jr m Sept 1843 Harriet N. Upton b Aug 25, 1819. A prosperous farmer. Lived for many years on Upton Ridge, but later in life moved to a farm near Norway Lake vill, where they both died very aged. 1 ch-Charles A., b Oct 21, 1847 m 1. 1871 Christine Stevens, 2. Minne (Plummer) Scalar. Dr. Charles A. Stephens is a graduate of Bowdoin, taught school for a period of years, was principal of the Norway Liberal Institute and served on the Norway School board. He studied medicine for his lit- erary work and is learned in the science of biology and is an authority on experimental work in the laboratory. For over 50 yrs he has written short and continued stories for the Youth's Companion,-his "Camping Out" and kindred stories is a field he has covered as no other writer and may be said to stand at the head of writers in this department of literature. His work is not yet done. His place in literature is not yet fixed, and his researches in biology are not com- pleted. For 30 years he has worked in his laboratory and there are many more years yet to come. His first wife had a literary turn of mind and wrote several stories and many sketches. His second wife is a celebrated singer who had a great career in Europe. 2 ch by 1. w-Dr. Edna Harriet, b Dec 16, 1874 m Dec 24, 1913 Arthur Hastings Delano. 1 ch-Charles Stephens, b Boston May 26, 1915 and Janet C., b abt 1877 m Sept 2, 1914 Carl W. Boynton,-res Portland, 1 ch- Robert Stephens b Aug 28, 1915.
FRANCIS FREEMAN STEVENS, youngest son of Joseph Jr b Bethel Feb 2, 1831 m Charlotte dau of Eli and Arvilla (Dudley) Bryant of Woodstock. He enlisted in the 7th Me Batt'y in the Civil War, Dec 30, 1863, and participated in the engagments of his command, and was mustered out with it, at Augusta June 21, 1865. He moved from Woodstock to Norway after the war and lived on the corner of Tucker
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and Alpine Sts. He d abt 1905. Wid d July 23, 1907 aged nearly 75. Both had been pensioners of the U. S. on account of his service in the war; ch-Fred H., m Mary C. Sanborn and had Eugene H., Della L., and Charlotte M., who m Osborne E. Ripley of Paris; Frank H., m Flora A. Wing, and had Walter H., who m Bertha Hutchins-d Aug 1905; Guy F., who m Myra G. Haggett of South Paris; Abbie F., Charles E., and Winfield F.
SIMON STEVENS, youngest son of Joseph sen m 1823 Rebecca Atherton b Waterford Nov 3, 1801. He was one of the leading men of the town in his day, town clerk, chairman of the board of selectmen and rep. to the legislature. He d Mar 27, 1891. 5 ch. Only one, Sidney Albion, lived to grow up and have a family of his own. Sidney A., b Aug 21, 1830 m 1864 Abbie J. Frost b Jan 22, 1834. He was a surveyor and draughtsman, set'd late in life in Mass., and d there Nov 1, 1899. 3 ch-Charles, b Nov 16, 1864 d Nov 17, 1864; Grace Mabel, b Sept 2, 1867 m J. Orin Smith; Emma Idella, b Dec 3, 1871 m Wm C. Dane of Auburn.
JOEL STEVENS, 3d son of Jonas sen b 1755 m 3d Olive, dau of Jere. Hobbs sen b May 30, 1771. He d May 18, 1850, before the census of that year was taken. Mrs. Olive Stevens d after 1852 when she was past 80. He had 2 ch by 1. w, 2 by 2. and 11 by 3d. 1, Joel, m Anna Bailey; 2, William, accidentally killed when a young man; 3, Eleanor, b July 28, 1790 m Wm Pingree; 4, Polly, b May 2, 1793 m Wm Frost; 5, Charlotte, b July 11, 1795 m Capt John Whitmarsh; 6, Olive, b Nov 23, 1796 m Andrew Mills; 7, Jeremiah, b Apr 24, 1798; 8, Job Eastman, b Feb 23, 1800; 9, Dresser, b Oct 10, 1801 m Lucy Hobbs. He d Aug 22, 1870. She d Apr 23, 1886; 10, Miriam, b May 24, 1803; 11, Moses, b Nov 1805 m Lydia Gay; 12, Sarah, b Oct 1807 m Charles Callahan; 13, William, b Aug 12, 1809, d May 18, 1810; 14, Irene, b Sept 5, 1810; 15, Ezra, b Aug 29, 1816.
NATHANIEL STEVENS, the youngest of the 4 bros of that name to settle in Norway b Feb 1761 m Rebecca Cobb b Cape Elizabeth 1766. He d June 30, 1816. She m 2. Jacob Frost, the Rev Sol, but had no ch by him. She d in Jan 1847. 10 ch-1, Abigail, b June 4, 1784 m Thomas Judkins; 2, Charles, b Apr 4, 1786 m Mary Gammon-d May 17, 1815; 3, Susanna, b Mar 18, 1789 d Sept 1791; 4, Susan, b June 5, 1791 m Dudley Woodbridge. She d Mar 16, 1888; 5, Rebecca, b Jan 22, 1794 m Baker Ames; 6, Rhoda, b Apr 10, 1796 m Levi Shedd; 7, Nathaniel, b Apr 9, 1799 m Jane Bartlett; 8, Orpha, b Nov 4, 1805 m George Frost; 9, William, b Jan 17, 1808 m Sylvia Barton; 10, George, b abt 1811 m Mary D. Scott.
AMOS STEVENS, son of Jonas Jr b July 1781 m Deborah Vickery of Danville. He kept a hotel on the shore of South Pond in Greenwood. He d Aug 27, 1866 aged 85. His wid d Oct 18, 1870 aged 88. Their 3d ch Winthrop, b Feb 24, 1809 m Mary R. Flint. . He d Mar 26, 1880. She d July 9, 1902, aged 82 yrs. 10 mos .- no ch. Winthrop Stevens for many years was a most efficient deputy sheriff in N. His wife was respected and liked by all who knew her. All are buried in Pine Grove.
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NOAH OTIS STEVENS, son of Jonas, who m Mary Hobbs, and gr son of Joseph sen b Mar 1806 m Chloe Young. They lived in Greenwood and Norway. He d Oct 31, 1869 aged 63 yrs 7 mos. His wid d June 22, 1889 aged 80. They raised a family of seven girls, noted for their beauty and excellent qualities-nearly all were school teachers. 1, Emeline, b 1833 m Wm P. French; 2, Hannah A., b June 1834 m Andrew J. Knight; 3, Mary Ann, b June 1834 d Dec 8, 1836; 4, Flora F., b 1836 d 1856; 5, Mary A., b 1839 m Henry Williams; 6, Dora M., b 1841 m George E. Horr; 7, Chloe I., b 1845 m George W. Caldwell; 8, Christine, b 1847 m Dr. C. A. Stephens; 9, Ellen G., b 1848 m John H. French. She d in 1917.
STONE
REV SAMUEL (some authorities say Thomas) STONE, was a dis- senting clergyman of England. His son Simon 1, came to N. E. in the ship Increase, Robert Lee master, in Apr 1635 with wife Jane dau of Rev Wm Clarke and several ch. He was then 50 and she 38. They set'd at Watertown, Mass, and his homestead included a large part of what is now Mt. Auburn and Cambridge cemeteries. There is (1916) a pear tree nearly 300 years old, bearing fruit in the Cambridge cemetery, preserved by the forester's art, which a tablet states was planted by Simon Stone. He was admitted to the privileges of citizen- ship in 1636 and was thereafter prominent in church and town affairs for many years. He was dea of the church in Watertown-d Sept 22, 1665 aged 80. His w had d many years before and he had m a 2. time but had no ch by the 2d marriage-5 ch, 2 sons and 3 daus. Simon Jr 2, b England in 1631 had the homestead and followed in the footsteps of his father. He also was prominent in church and town affairs, and was a rep to the Gen Court. He and his wife Mary had 11 ch, one of whom was a clergyman; Jonathan 3, the youngest son. b Dec 26, 1677 inherited the homestead on his father's death Jan 7, 1754,-m in 1720 for his 2. w Hepsibah Coolidge, "a beautiful and accomplished woman." They had 3 ch. The youngest Moses F., b Dec 16, 1723 d Dec 2, 1796. He m Hannah Taintor. "She had dark hair, a rich color, brilliant black eyes and a sprightly figure." He is described as a handsome man, was prominent in town affairs and rose to be a colonel in the militia. 4 ch-Moses Jr 5, the first son and 2d ch, had the paternal homestead. He was b June 16, 1749 and m 1776 Elizabeth Stone. She d and he m in 1785 Abigail Larnard. He served in the War for American Independence, was at Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill and in other battles, and rose to the command of a co., as its captain. Capt Moses Stone was the last owner of the ancestral lands in Watertown. He was educated as a physician, but his large business interests prevented its general practice. He is described as a very handsome man, cultivated in mind and elegant in manners. He had 4 ch by his first w and 7 by 2 w. Moses 6, the oldest ch b May 10, 1777 m 1802 Elizabeth Brown. Her grandfather Coolidge was killed at the battle of Lexington Apr 19, 1775,-the opening en- gagement of the Rev. Moses set'd in Jay, Maine. In 1822 he was appointed a dea of the Methodist church at Bath and ordained an elder at Kent's Hill in 1840. He was a rep. to the Gen Court at
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HISTORY OF NORWAY
Boston in 1811-12 and a member of the Maine legislature in 1824-5-6. He rose to the rank of Maj. in the State militia-d Feb 17, 1860. His w d nine months after at 72. They are buried in the cemetery at Stone's Corner in Jay. His ancestors of the five preceding gener- ations are buried in a little lot in Watertown, Mass, not far from Mt Auburn Cemetery.
MOSES 7 the 1. son and 4. ch of Moses and Elizabeth Stone b Jay Oct 4, 1808 m 1836 Harriet Parker b May 24, 1810. He was a justice of the peace and was known as "Squire Stone." He d Apr 12, 1891. His w d Aug 21, 1891. 10 ch-1, Cyrus, b Apr 20, 1837 m Celia M. Cleaves of Bridgton. He d Feb 7, 1889. She d June 7, 1913 aged 72. Two ch d in infancy; 4, Moses C., b Apr 23, 1842 m Margaret Colville-6 ch, Cuthbert P., Mary L., Edna H., Eugene M., Margaret, and Kenneth G .; 5, Asaph, b June 25, 1844 d Oct 1, 1869; 6, Lauriette, b Dec 31, 1845 m Will Haskell,-2 ch, Mabel E., and Bertha E. She d Jan 12, 1915. He d May 6, 1913; 7, Emma A., b Feb 21, 1847 d Oct 29, 1907; 8, George W., b Jan 7, 1849 d Oct 2, 1910; 9, Abbie M., b Aug 20, 1857; 10, Franklin Pierce, b Jay June 4, 1853, named for the then President of the U. S. m 1855 Minnie A. French. She d Dec 24, 1916. Mr. Stone is a druggist in Norway village, has been very successful in business, lives in one of the best residences of the place and is a prominent member of the Methodist church. 3 ch-1, Albert . French, b. Nov 19, 1886 d Feb 18, 1887; 2, Carl Ellis, b Apr 15, 1888 m Josephine M. Stearns. He is a druggist in Indianapolis, Ind; 3, Beatrice, b Oct 11, 1895 unm.
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