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Henry, b Mar 27, 1843 m 1. Emma Statmaker, 2, Julia L. Merriam, res Logansport, Ind., d May 1922. 8, Albert Eugene, b Oct 4, 1846 d June 7, 1849. 9, Mary Alice, b June 24, 1850 m Frank S. Oxnard- 2 ch; George Leon, b Nov 14, 1875 d July 18, 1876, and Horace Whit- comb, b June 4, 1878.
Benjamin Tucker 3d, m 1858 Hannah E. Merrill, b Gray Nov 15, 1835. Lived for some 15 yrs in Waterford. Finally set'd near Nor- way Lake vill, on one of the best farms in town, where he spent the last years of his life. His w d Feb 13, 1901 and he m 2. Mrs. Ellen (Lovering) Marston. He d Apr 14, 1919-6 ch, all by 1. w; 1, Fanny M., b Nov 9, 1858 d Jan 12, 1901. 2, Frank L., b Sept 24, 1860 d Jan 22, 1905. 3, Ada H., b June 3, 1862 m Rev Edwin B. Stiles, of New York City. In India as missionary for several yrs. She was a successful school teacher before marriage and a very in- telligent lady. 4, Arthur, b Aug 30, 1868 m Effie M. Marston-a farmer and canning factory supt, resides on the old homestead since father's death. 5, Alton B., b Nov 4, 1871. 6, Wilbur M., b July 30, 1874 m Alice B. Watson, ch-Wesley E .; Ralph B .; Benjamin and Clarence.
CYRUS SHAW TUCKER, m 1. Kate S. Denison. She d Mar 14, 1875; m 1876 Georgia A. Nelson. He carried on the harness making busi- ness established by his grandfather. Was town treas from 1879 to his death Oct 31, 1899; 3 ch by 1. w: 1, Kate, b Dec 7, 1869 d July 2, 1876; 2, Carrie, b Sept 1, 1871; and Agnes, b Mar 3, 1875 d Mar 20, 1915.
UPTON
The first one of the Upton name to settle in N. E. was John Upton, who tradition states was a Scotchman, and whose wife was Eleanor Stuart, a distant relative of the royal Stuarts of Scotland. The English Uptons trace their ancestry to a John who came from Nor- mandy to England with William the Conqueror. What connection these two Upton races have, if any, does not appear. This Scottish John set'd in that part of Salem, now Danvers, Mass., abt 1652. He was not admitted to citizenship till 1691 after the Revolution in Eng- land, which made William and Mary rulers of the kingdom, for the reason that he was of the Scotch Presbyterian church, to which he adhered as long as he lived. About 1678 the family removed to what was later North Reading. He d July 11, 1699 "at a little more than 70." The seal upon his will made abt 18 mos before his death was a fleur de lys, an emblem of the Stuart rulers. His w Eleanor survived him. They had 13 ch, all prob b in Danvers. Samuel, the 7th ch b Oct 1664 m 1703 Abigail Frost-sup to have d in 1743. No record of wife's death-10 ch (names on church register). Dea. Amos, bap Oct 20, 1717 m Sarah Bickford 1739, dau of John Bickford of Salem, res No. Reading. He d Sept 1781. His wid surv him-9 ch. The sons were Amos, Benjamin, Nathaniel and John. All but Benjamin came to Norway. Amos, b Oct 3, 1742 m 1. Edith Upton, 2. Joanna Bruce, 3. Hannah Haskell. He was a Rev Sol and participated in the battle of Bunker Hill. Came to Norway soon after the census of 1790 was taken here. He d Apr 13, 1838 in his 96th yr, and was buried in a field on the road from Waterford stage road to
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the Chapel. A gov't stone procured by the author, marks his grave. ch-1, Edith, b Sept 9, 1768. 2, Francis, b Feb 24, 1772 m Sarah Bancroft, set'd in Albany, d 1836. 3, Amos, b Aug 31, 1776 m 1. Deborah (Coville) Frost, 2. Sally (Swift) Wing. He d Jan 31, 1842. ch: Ebenezer, b Dec 15, 1808 m Mercy J. Marble; Mary J., b July 26, 1810, d Oct 31, 1836; Henry, b Feb 6, 1813 m 1847 Harriet F. Baker of Waterford-ch, Jennie Irene, b Feb 20, 1848 d unm Mar 12, 1884. He d Sept 5, 1892. Elijah, b Aug 6, 1815 m Mary Foye of Bath. Editor and publisher. One of his ch, a son, Frederick E., was an officer in the U. S. Navy, and a grad of U. S. Naval Acad. Amos, half bro of Elijah by 2. m b Apr 17, 1817 m Sarah Marston and lived in Albany and Waterford. Lydia, sister of Amos, b Apr 12, 1819 m and set'd in Mass .- d 1846. 5, Hannah m Silas Merriam.
MICAH, 3d son of Amos, the Rev Sol, set'd on Upton Ridge near Greenwood line. Became a very prosperous farmer. Had the best farm in his section of the town. He m 1. Polly Patch, 2. Mary Cord- well. His 1. w d Dec 10, 1810. He d at the great age of nearly 100. 7 ch: 1, Uriah Holt, b May 31, 1813 m 1843 Isannah C. Noble. He grad at Kent's Hill Sem and was an exemplary citizen, thrifty farmer, school officer and church member. He d Jan 23, 1895. His w d Jan 2, 1891. 2, Polly Patch, b Sept 13, 1815 m 1843 James C. Bennett. 3, Aurelia, b Oct 24, 1817 m 1841 Wm. C. Pearce. 4, Harriet N., b Aug 25, 1819 m 1843, Simon Stevens. 5, Wm. B., b Feb 17, 1822 m Rebecca C. Gurney. He d Oct 3, 1852, w d Aug 3, 1852-ch: Emily F., b Oct 4, 1850 m Azro E. Delano. 6, Amelia W., b Mar 17, 1824 d Sept 17, 1858. 7, Susannah, b May 28, 1826, d Oct 19, 1827. Ch of Uriah Holt Upton-1, Etta A., b Nov 27, 1844 d Aug 10, 1846. 2, Ella A., b Apr 24, 1847 m 1868 Amos T. Hall. She d May 4, 1873-2 ch, Wm. Fremont, and Edith M. 3, Wayland S., b Mar 8, 1849 d Aug 4, 1850. 4, Emma J., b Apr 8, 1851 m 1872 Joshua W. Crouse of Washburn, Me. 5, Olin B., b Dec 11, 1852 m Emma M. Swift. 6, Emily F., b Oct 20, 1854. 7, Wm. Fremont, b. Oct 3, 1856 d June 16, 1864. 8, Gilbert A., b Jan 8, 1860 m Emma E. Towne, set'd in Cal. 9, Gertrude L., b Mar 30, 1863 m Wm. M. Russell. 10, Minnie L., b Oct 20, 1867-res Mass., unm.
Olin B. Upton is a prosperous farmer and lives on the old home- stead on Upton Ridge .- ch: Carl F., m Florence B. Baker, Ross L., Roy G., Eva M., Ethel F., Minnie L. m Arthur Herrick, and Wayland S.
David Upton 4, Joseph 3, John 2, John 1, b 1734 m Elizabeth Wilkins of Middleton-res North Reading, Mass. They lived in Norway for a period. Had at least 3 ch-1, David, b abt 1765 was a Sol in the Rev. and came to Norway in 1798. Nothing is known of his family. 2, Sally, b 1767 m 1791 John Henley of Reading, a Rev Sol who set'd in Norway. 3, Hannah, b 1769 m 1800, Hezekiah McIntire of Reading. They set'd in Norway.
VIRGIN
EBENEZER VIRGIN came from England in 1722 and m Mary Chandler of Andover and finally set'd in Concord, N. H. His son Ebenezer Jr., m Dorcas Lovejoy and was probably a Rev Sol. Their
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son, Peter Chandler, b July 23, 1783, set'd in Rumford, m Sarah L. Keyes and became one of the most prominent lawyers of the county- 6 ch: 1, Mary C. L. m Otis C. Bolster of Paris; 2, Patrick Henry, m Lavina Bean; 3, Joseph W., d young; 4, William Wirt; 5, Theodore F., and 6, Dorcas C., m James Dingley Jr. of Auburn.
HON. WM. WIRT VIRGIN, b R. Sept 18, 1823 m 1851 Sarah H., dau of Horatio G. and Pamelia (Stowell) Cole. He was Maj. Gen. in the militia at the breaking out of the Civil War, Col of the 23rd Me., leading lawyer of his time at the Oxford Bar and an associate justice of the supreme judicial court of Maine-d in office in 1893. Wid d in Portland July 1, 1920 .- 1 ch: Hon. Harry Rust, b N. Aug 25, 1854, grad of Tufts, lawyer, member of state senate and president of that body. He m Emma Harwood-res Portland-no ch.
WALKER
ORIN WALKER, enlisted from Stoneham in Co. K 20th Me. in the Civil War, Aug 1862. He was on Little Round Top at Gettysburg July 2, 1863 and was wounded there. He was afterwards pensioned. The Adjutant General's Reports for 1864-5 state in one place that he was discharged from the service, and in another that he was buried in "No. 4, Sec E" of the Nat. Cem. there, and the report of the com- mission on the dedication of the Maine monuments on that field in 1889, says in the "Revised list of Casualties" for Co. K 20th Me., "Orin Walker, w'd, died at Gettysburg." Happily all this is an error. Orin Walker returned to his home in Stoneham and removed to Nor- way. He d June 2, 1882, and was b Sept 6, 1823, his gravestone states. His w was Salome Ann Durgin. She survived her husband over thirty yrs, dying Apr 19, 1913 .- ch: Sarah, m John Bumpus; Emma L., m Frank P. Towne; Ida B., m Alfred W. Whitehouse; Charles, m Helen S. Logan. He d Mar 12, 1905, aged nearly 54; ch: Nellie M., Willie L., and Susie M .; Elbridge G., m 1. a Hill-she d and he m 2. Flora E. Morse-2 ch by 1. w: Clarence and Frederick O.
WARREN
RICHARD WARREN was one of the Mayflower Pilgrims and a signer of the Compact of Government, in Provincetown Harbor Nov 21, 1620. It has been stated that his father's name was Christopher and his w. Elizabeth. Both came in the Ann in 1623 with five daughters, and two sons, Joseph and Nathaniel were born to them before the di- vision of cattle in 1627. Richard Warren d in 1628 and Nathaniel Morton, sec of the colony, who knew him, speaking of his death, says: "He was a useful instrument and during his life bore a deep share in the difficulties and troubles of this first settlement." His w was 48 at his death and lived to be 93 and it was entered on the records that "having lived a godly life, she came to her grave as a shock of corn fully ripe." Goodwin in his Pilgrim Republic states: "and those who bear this name have in many generations especially honored their ancestry.
GEN. JOSEPH WARREN, Pres of the Provincial Congress of Mass., who fell at Bunker Hill, July 17, 1775, was prob descended from Richard's son Joseph, but Gen. James Warren, who succeeded him in
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the presidency of that body was the great grandson of Nathaniel, who m Sarah Walker. Their son, James, m Sarah Doten or Doughty. James, their son m Penelope Winslow and Gen. James, their son m Mercy Otis, dau of James Otis the famous orator and Rev. Patriot.
WM. H. WARREN, b Hiram Sept 17, 1829 m Bethiah Wadsworth, b Dec 23, 1836. He was a descendant of Richard the Pilgrim, but from which son has not yet been ascertained by his family. His father was Nathaniel who m Mercy Sanborn. His grandfather Col. John who m Susan Adams of Gorham, a Rev Sol. He m Margaret Haines. Of him the History of Gorham states: "Nathaniel Warren, son of Peter, was born in Tuftonboro, N. H., from which place he came to Gorham. His w was Margaret Haines. He had a son, John, b Oct 12, 1786, who m Jan 4, 1806, Susan, dau of William Adams. Nathaniel Warren moved to Hiram where he d Aug 4, 1819." Wm. H. Warren was landlord of the Beal's Hotel for a period in the eighties. He d May 17, 1891. Wid d in 1923 in her 87th year-4 ch: 1, Alice E., b Jan 2, 1857 m George A. Brooks. 2, May Benton, b Aug, 1863 d July 1867. 3, Jessie Moss, b Jan 16, 1868 d Dec 6, 1914. 4, Ambrose Benton, b Oct 14, 1876 m Lora Chapman, b May 24, 1904. He is a grad of Colby, and a teacher in the Boston School Mechanic Arts.
WATSON
ELIPHALET WATSON, b in Newbury, Mass. June 1, 1717, was the 5th settler that came to Gorham, Maine. He was the son of Ebenezer and Martha (Rollins) Watson of Newbury. He joined the church in Falmouth in 1739. Ebenezer Watson was the son of John and Ruth (Griffin) Watson, b in Amesbury, Mass. in 1687.
Eliphalet m Elizabeth Phinney, dau of Capt. John and Martha (Colman) Phinney the first settlers of Gorham. Eliphalet and family remained in town during the French and Indian War, and lived in the fort seven yrs. Two ch, Ebenezer and Colman, were b in the fort. He was chosen dea of the Cong'l ch there abt 1750 and held several high offices for which he had been chosen. Tradition states that those settlers endured great hardships and that Elizabeth Watson was one who showed great courage through it all. At one time while living in the fort, and the men being away at work, leaving the women and ch to guard the place, the Indians attacked the stock- ade and tried to set fire to it, but were prevented by the women from doing it. It was soap-making day, and one of them caught up a dipper of the boiling hot soap and threw it out on to the savages which proved a very good way of getting rid of them that day. On another occasion, the young boys who had been watching on stumps and boulders, while their fathers were at work in the field ahead, started for the garrison house when the labor of the day was over and were attacked by a party of Indians in ambush, but beat them off without one of the boys being injured, while several of the savages were killed or seriously hurt. The victory of the boys and safety of the garrison was the subject of prayers that night. Eliphalet Watson was a good citizen, a pious Christian and an exemplary husband and father. If he had lived in England at that time, there is no doubt that
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he would have been one of Cromwell's "Ironsides." No man of the little garrison or the town was more certain to do what he considered his duty. He did not strive to lead, but was always ready for action, where he thought duty called. He was a good scout and brave as a lion. His wife too was a real mother in Israel, perfectly fearless, a good wife, a kind and loving mother, and able to perform her part in the stirring events of those days. It is a rich inheritance to have descended from such ancestors. Eliphalet was a Rev Sol and served in Capt Mayberry's. Co. of Col Eben Francis's Regt at the Siege of Boston 1775-6. Eliphalet and his wife Elizabeth had 10 ch. Elizabeth d in Gorham. Eliphalet d in Norway where he had come to live with his son Daniel, Mar 14, 1812 aged 94 yrs 8 mos, and is buried in the cem at Norway Center, his grave being marked with a Rev marker by D. A. R. Ch-John, b Sept 23, 1741; Martha, b Dec 4, 1743; Susanna, b Feb 1, 1746; Ebenezer, b Sept 28, 1748; Colman, b Dec 4, 1751; Elizabeth, b Feb 11, 1754; Mary, b July 12, 1756; Eliphalet, b Mar 20, 1759; James, b Aug 3, 1761 and Daniel, b Oct 11, 1763. Daniel came to Norway abt 1805, was twice m, 1. to Anna Maxfield, Nov 25, 1789, 2. to Polly Hanscom, June 1, 1803. Ch-Martha, b Feb 10, 1791; Josiah, b Oct 30, 1793; Hannah, b Dec 7, 1794, and Daniel, b Oct 27, 1797. By 2. w-Joseph H., b June 30, 1804 and Ann, b May 1806. Their other ch were Miranda, Roxanna, Freeman, Warren and Mary.
DANIEL JR., m Lydia K., dau of Benj Clark of Bethel, who with Nathaniel Segar, were in 1781, captured by the Indians and taken to Canada where they were kept for abt 16 mos, and suffered great hardships. He d June 17, 1851. Wid d Oct 5, 1883 at 85. Ch- 1, Almon Ceylon, b May 19, 1826 d Oct 29, 1887; 2, Cordelia, b May 15, 1828, d Mar 10, 1912; 3, Alanson B., b Oct 27, 1829 d Nov 28, 1868; 4, James Henry, b Feb 21, 1832 d June 9, 1871; 5, Susanna Burbank, b Dec 26, 1833 d Jan 20, 1879; 6, Anna, b July 1, 1836 d Apr 30, 1857; 7, Eliza Clark, b July 15, 1838 d Nov 27, 1855; 8, Rowena, b Nov 8, 1841 d Mar 16, 1855.
ALMON CEYLON, m Dec 31, 1854 B. Eveline Cushman, who d Jan 28, 1916. Cordelia, m Amos A. Grover, May 6, 1855. Alanson B., m Matilda Buck, of Foxcroft, Me. Apr 4, 1856. Susanna B., m Hezikiah Mason Jan 2, 1861, and James Henry m Lucinda Mason, 1864-no ch.
ALANSON and MATILDA (Buck) Watson's ch :- Lelia M., b Oct 17, 1859, unm -; Daniel Alanson, b Oct 21, 1861 m Alice A. Morrill of Bethel, June 3, 1893. Ch-Ava Marian, b Mar 21, 1894, m 1914 John W. Ross. 1 ch-Leslie Francis, b June 21, 1916; Effie Christine, b Mar 27, 1896, Ralph Carleton, b Jan 17, 1899; Elmer Hazen, b Mar 5, 1901; Ernest Leslie, b June 14, 1906 and Geneva Elinor, b Sept 30, 1909.
ALMON CEYLON m B. Eveline Cushman. 2 ch-Lizzie, b Apr 8, 1857 d Mar 31, 1855; Cora Alberta, b Aug 2, 1859; Annie B., b Aug 31, 1861; Lee Mixer, b Mar 12, 1871 d Feb 25, 1914; Cora Alberta, m Wm Simms of Haverhill, Mass; Annie B., m 1882 Geo W. Verrill of Glenburn. 2 ch-Iva M., m Wm Pedlow of Lawrence, Mass and
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Maud E., m Charles H. Spinney of Andover, Mass. Ch-Charles H. Spinney Jr, b Oct 14, 1915. Lee M., m 1. Annie Cullinan, 2 ch --- one d in infancy, and Merle drowned in the lake at Norway when abt 16 or 17 yrs of age, m 2. Mrs. Ella Reed.
CORDELIA WATSON, m 1855 Amos Abbott Grover b in Cumberland July 2, 1829, d June 4, 1897, ch-Daniel Watson, b Dec 24, 1856 d July. 25, 1863; Frances Anna, b Oct 26, 1859 d Oct 17, 1882; Fred O., b Nov 14, 1863; Florence C., b Sept 19, 1866-both live unm on the old homestead.
HEZEKIAH GROVER MASON, b in Mason Mar 28, 1834 d Sept 19, 1911, m Jan 2, 1861 Susanna Burbank Watson b Dec 26, 1833 d Jan 20, 1879. Ch Luella R., b Nov 5, 1861; Willard H., b May 8, 1864; Betsey B., b Apr 21, 1871. Luella R., m May 4, 1880 Rufus K. Morrill of Raymond b Oct 10, 1854. ch-Irma E., b Feb 22, 1884, Ina Roeberta, b Oct 18, 1888 d Oct 28, 1888. Rufus K. Morrill d Jan 18, 1917. Irma E. m Dec 10, 1901 Charles Paul Roes, b Apr 3, 1878; ch-Harold L., b May 12, 1902, Kenneth M., b May 16, 1905, and Doris M., b Jan 23, 1910.
WELCH
MERRITT O. WELCH, son of James William, and Margaret Ellen (Merritt) Welch of Bath, b Augusta, Dec 1, 1864 m Mar 1893 Cora Edna, dau of Albert H. and Hannah (Towne) Stuart b Feb 20, 1866. For many years he was a dry goods merchant in Norway and other places. 4 ch-1, Donald Stuart, b Mar 12, 1894; Marguerite, b Apr 8, 1895; James William, b Aug 23, 1897 and Alice Marian, b Oct 13, 1900.
WHITCOMB
WM. H. WHITCOMB, for many years was a prominent business man and merchant in Norway. He served several years on the board of selectmen and was a member of the legislature. He was b in Bethel, Apr 14, 1840 and m Iva Tenney Hatch of Norway. They had 3 ch, only one of whom survived infancy. Isabel Hatch, b July 27, 1866 who is in business unm in Oconto, Wis. He d Mar 13, 1907, the result of a surgical operation. His w had d Sept 1, 1895. His parents were Wm A. and Mary A. (Harris) Whitcomb. He d when his son Wm H. was about ten years old and she m 1853 Wm. Frost of Norway. The grandparents were Abraham and Sally (Atherton) Whitcomb of Waterford.
DAVID WHITCOMB, b Bolton, Mass 1770 m Mary Eaton and set'd in Waterford. He worked in a saw-mill, where he was fatally in- jured Apr 27, 1835. Ephraim, the 5th ch b N. Aug 6, 1809 m Eliza Merrill, b N. Jan 27, 1809. He d in Paris July 27, 1854. Wid lived in N. near Merrill Hill, and d there. Their only son Levi A. b Aug 22, 1844, enlisted in Co. F. 17th Me. Regt. on quota of Paris, and was killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863.
WHITMAN
JOHN WHITMAN, the English emigrant ancestor, came to Mass before 1638. In Dec of that yr according to Gov. Winthrop's Journal, he was admitted to the privileges of citizenship. He may have come
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to America with his bro Rev Zechariah abt 1636. He finally set'd at Weymouth and was one of its foremost citizens-first dea of the church there (No. Weymouth),-first military officer, and one of the first board of justices to end small controversies. The Indians as well as the whites had such confidence in his integrity and judgment that he was often selected to deal with the savages. He had a real love for justice and fair dealing which is characteristic of his de- scendants. Having cleared several acres of land on the lot he had selected for his farm, he went back to England and brought his wife and ch to their new home abt 1641. His wife's name was Ruth, who d in 1662. He d Nov 13, 1692 at abt 90. They had 9 ch, 4 sons and 5 daughters. The three youngest were born in Weymouth, the others in England. 1, Sarah, b. abt 1627 m Abraham Jones. They were ancestors of Pres Abraham Lincoln; 2, Thomas, b abt 1629 m Abigail Byram d 1712; 3, John, b abt 1631 m 1. Ruth Reed, 2. Abigail Hollis-d Nov 5, 1713; 4, Mary, b abt 1634 m John Pratt, --- d July 10, 1716; 5, Elizabeth, b abt 1636 m Joseph Green-d Feb 2, 1720; 6, Hannah, b abt 1641 m Stephen French, she d after 1718; 7, Judith, b abt 1643 m Philip King-she d after 1711; 8, Rev Zechariah, b abt 1644 m Sarah Allcock-d Nov 5, 1726; 9, Abiah, b abt 1646 m Mary Ford-d Jan 28, 1728.
LEVI WHITMAN, the lawyer, was a des. in the 5th generation, of Thomas. His father was Rev Levi, b July 4, 1748 who m Sarah Thomas, and his grandfather was Josiah b 1724 who m Elizabeth Smith. Josiah was the son of Nicholas and his wife Mary Conant. Levi was b Jan 16, 1789. (Sarah his sister m Albion K. Parris, afterwards Governor of Me, Rep in Congress, Senator and Judge of the Supreme Court:) Levi grad at Harvard in 1808, read law in the office of his cousin Judge Ezekiel Whitman at Portland and came to Norway in 1811. He began practice with Luther Farrar our first lawyer and on his death in 1812 succeeded to the business and afterwards m the widow whose maiden name was Mercy A. Whiting. They had one ch Francis H., b Dec 25, 1823 m Martha B. Maybury. He d in Harrison Oct 2, 1872. His w d Dec 20, 1862 in her 79th yr. Francis H. Whitman had 2 daus, Mercy Adams, b Aug 16, 1845 m Napoleon Gray and Mary Eliza, b Apr 23, 1851 m Albert Gray. The father d June 7, 1894; the other members of his family soon after. All lie in Rustfield Cem, Norway vill.
CHARLES F. WHITMAN, the author of this history, is descended from Abiah the fourth son and youngest ch of Dea John the im- migrant ancestor and his wife Mary, dau of Andrew and Eleanor (Lovell) Ford. He and his exemplary wife lived on the old home- stead at North Weymouth and tenderly cared for his parents in their last days. It is a beautiful place around the little hamlet. The marks of their habitation are still there or were a year ago. The old burying ground between two knolls has been desecrated by the location of a highway, which in building opened graves and re- moved the ashes of the dead. Abiah's gravestone is the only known memorial of the ancient Whitmans buried there, but there is no grave that is designated by it. The stone bears the following in- scription :
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"Here lies ye Body of ABIAH WHITMAN Died JANUARY YE 28TH 1727-28 In ye 82d year of his age."
Some of the good people of Weymouth deeply regret that any graves in the old cemetery were ever disturbed; this was done many, many years ago, for a more direct route of travel, but there are others there and elsewhere who think there is nothing, however sa- cred, which should stand in the way of modern commercialism and greed. One of Wendell Phillips' greatest speeches was made against removing the Old South Church, in Boston, for the demands of trade. John G. Whittier wrote one of his best poems against its removal. These put a stop to the project at that time, but at some future period it may be renewed and an effort made for that purpose and even to remove the ashes of the dead from the old Granary Bury- ing Ground near Boston Common. A few of the last lines of Whit- tier's immortal poem are pertinent here:
"Woe for thee, when men shall search, Vainly for the Old South Church; When from Neck to Boston stone All their pride of place is gone; When from bay and railroad car, Stretched before them, wide and far, Men shall only see a great Wilderness of brick and slate, Every holy spot o'erlaid By the commonplace of trade."
Abiah's w d Mar 15, 1715. He outlived her 12 years but did not remarry. They had 7 ch, 4 girls and 3 boys-John, Zachary and Abiah. Zachary d without issue. John 3, b 1681 m 1. Rebecca Manley b Mar 6, 1687 d Aug 29, 1742, m 2. Jean Chaplin, Sept 4, 1750. 5 ch by 1. w and 2 by 2nd. He d 1758 at 77. His w m 1769 Eben Dunham and lived in Easton near Bridgwater on a lot given him by his father. Jacob 4, the youngest ch, b Nov 28, 1753 m Abigail Packard of Bridgwater b May 20, 1856. He was a Min- ute Man at the beginning of the Rev and was in service during the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill. There is a tradition that he was in the latter battle. He was in the battles of Long Island, Saratoga, Stony Point, and Monmouth. Discharged from the Continental Army in New Jersey, he came home to Easton, on foot. Went to Buckfield in 1782 in time to acquire 100 acres of land, which he cleared and brought into a state of cultivation. He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church, but were very liberal in their views,-that all persons will ultimately be saved. Jacob Whitman was the leading citizen of his section of the town. He was strictly honest and had all the characteristics of the ances- tor. His complexion was light, and he was broad-shouldered, with great muscular development. Every field he surrounded with good
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stone walls. His wife was a small woman with pleasant dark eyes and black hair. The Norway D. A. R. was named for her. Jacob Whitman was granted a pension in 1831. He d Dec 29, 1842 at the age of 89 yrs. His w d July 7, 1837. ch-1, Luther, b Easton May 5, 1778 m 1. Polly, dau of Dea Wm Berry b Feb 22, 1775, d Dec 28, 1837, m 2. Fanny (Chaplin) Wight. He d July 20, 1849- 10 ch-all by 1. wife-II, Jacob Jr, b Bridgwater Oct 11, 1779 m Dorcas Berry b June 16, 1779. He was a lay preacher of the Baptist Ch So. He d in Hebron Sept 6, 1873 at 93. His w d May 24, 1867. 10 ch-III, Joseph, b Bridgwater Mar 26, 1782 m Polly dau of Eleazer and Lucy (Shurtleff) Cole b Sept 30, 1783-d Dec 1838, m 2. Mrs. Mary Jones, 10 ch by 1. w. He d Dec 1857. His son Elhanan, m Sally Curtis. Of their 8 ch is Mary Cole Whitman who m Howard D. Smith of Norway -; IV, Calvin, .b Buckfield May 26, 1785 m Sarah, dau of Jona Record the Rev Sol, who lived to be 105-b Sept 7, 1788-res Hebron, Buckfield and Paris. He d Apr 9, 1867 in Paris at 82, bur in B .- (Lowell Cem.). She d in P. Dec 29, 1884 at 96. 7 ch, all b in B. V, Joshua, b July 4, 1778 m 1812 Catherine Davie, of Hebron, b Apr 16, 1791. His parents selected him to care for them in their old age. That duty was faith- fully performed. He was the best informed and most liberal minded of all the old soldier's sons. There was no man in the section where he lived, including north-eastern Hebron, who was in any respect equal to grandfather. He was the soul of honor and integrity. Once coming home from a store at West Minot he found that in making change he had received a few cents too much. He returned immediately and paid the store-keeper what was his due. That was the example he set his children. He was broad-minded and liberal in politics as in religious opinions. No narrow con- tracted dogma found any lodgment in his mind. I never heard him overmatched in argument. He measured a person for what he was, not for what he professed to be or believe. He was not dis- putatious and did not invite controversy, but if it was forced upon him he met it and triumphed over his adversary. He d Aug 9, 1858 from an attack of the measles. Grandmother, one of the best of women, was a mother to the grandchildren, as well as her own. She outlived grandfather twenty years, dying Sept 24, 1878. They had 11 ch- Joshua Elhanan, their 3d son and 4th ch b Mar 15, 1819 m 1842 Phebe, dau of Joel Jr and Martha (Lothrop) Foster of Buckfield, b July 21, 1822. He lived on the old homestead of his father and grandfather in the southern part of the town till 1864 when he moved to a farm in the western part of Buckfield. He d June 7, 1900, mother d Apr 5, 1897 .- 4 ch. I Henry Wilson, b June 8, 1843 m 1864 Martha M. Dunn of South Paris. She d several yrs ago-no ch; res Buckfield. II Dr. Alden Chase, b Nov 15, 1846 m 1. Isa G. Waldron; 2. Lucretia (Beal) Blondel of Topsham, res Hebron-4 ch, Launcelot d in infancy; 2 Plaisted J., m 1. Ethel Rey- nolds, 2. a Jordan, res Chattanooga, Tenn .; ch: a son; 3, Gertrude, Geraldine and by 2. w Phebe Priscilla who d at age of three. III Charles Foster, b Feb 6, 1848 m 1867 Mary A. Dinsmore of Norway b . May 18, 1848-3 ch: 1, Victor Melnotte, b B. June 21, 1869 d Nov 17,
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