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John Blazo, second son of Daniel Blazo, married Nancy Towle May 1, 1825; died Dec. 1, 1878; wife died Jan. 11, 1846. They had seven children: Mary, Nancy, John, Lorenzo, Mariah, James H. and Enoch W. Mary was born March 3, 1826, died Sept. 25, 1876; Nancy, b. June 19, 1827, d. Jan. 11, 1846; John, b. April 8, 1831, m. -- , resides in Parsonsfield; Mariah, b. Feb. 9, 1836; Lorenzo, b. June 9, 1837; Enoch W., b. Nov. 30, 1839, d. Aug 30, 1840; James H .. b. June 16, 1844, m. Abby Fogg, resides on homestead.
BOOTHBY.
Brice Boothby came to this country from Scotland and settled in Scarborough, and from him all of the name have descended. Joseph Boothby settled in this town. His parents' names were Brice and Mariam Boothby. He was born in 1781 in Buxton, and settled on the Middle Road, so called, in 1818; was by occupation a farmer. In 1810, he married Hannah Boothby, and died in 1841. Mrs. Boothby died in 1874. They had ten children : Marriam, b. 1811; m. Samuel Lord, and settled in New Hampshire. David, b. 1812; m. Hannah Boothby in 1840; settled in Baldwin. Joseph, b. 1815; m. Salome Staples 1845; resides in Cornish. Jane, b. 1817; m. Jonathan Morrison; had two children; d. 1864. Hannah, b. 1819; m. and settled in Scarborough. Benjamin R., b. 1821; m. Ethlinda Staples 1847; settled in Limerick ; d. 1885. Samuel, b. 1826; resides in Cornish ; m. first, Rebecca Moulton in 1851; had two sons, Silas and Jos- eph. Silas is married and resides on the original homestead of Joseph Boothby. Joseph is a resident of Florida. Samuel m. second, Mrs. Severance of Cornish, and resides in said town. John, b. 1828: is one of the most successful farmers of Par- sonsfield ; m. Sarah Moulton 1854; has one son. Achsah, b. 1833; m. Lafayette Davis.
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of Newfield in 1854. Sarah, b. 1835; m. Charles M. Burbank in 1854, and resides in Boston. The Boothbys are very industrious, frugal people, intelligent, upright citi- zens, and good financiers. For the most part they are devoted to agricultural pursuits.
BROWN.
There are several families by the name of Brown who have been residents of the town, between whom we are unable to trace any connection.
Simon Brown came from Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1801. He was born Jan. 22, 1775; m. Oct., 1800, Sarah Speed; d. Oct. 31, 1852; wife died March 16, 1857. They had four children : Simon, Abraham, Harriet and Samuel. Simon, b. Oct. 2, 1802 (see page 277). Abraham, born March 10, 1806: died July 9, 1827. Samuel, b. Sept. 13, 1815; m. Maranda Hill; had three children: Simon, b. May 7, 1847; Charles, b. June 19, 1849, and Mary A., b. Oct. 1, 1856. Mr. Brown died Nov. 27, 1886.
Then there was a Luther Brown, who came from Lynn, Massachusetts; in 1806, and settled in the northeast part of the town. He was born in 1756, and married Elizabeth Peabody of Salem in 1786; died 1850. They had four children: Thomas, b. 1789; m. Esther Lane, and moved to Gorham. Sally, b. 1791; m. Joseph Chick, of Parsons- field Ephraim, b. 1793. Nancy, b. 1796; m. Dean Sawyer, and here settled. Ephra- im married Hannah Hart, daughter of the noted "Master" Hart, and they reared a family of twelve children: Jane B., Ivory, Catherine G., Belinda H., Hannah C., Horace T., Mary W., Susan G., James H., Lydia A., Luther and Ruth A. Jane, b. 1817: m. Benjamin Simpson, of Bridgton; d. 1884. Ivory, b. 1819; m. Jane Hart. Catharine G., b. 1821; m. Isaac F. Quinby, of Saccarappa. Belinda H., b. 1822; m. Thomas Mclellan, of Meriden, Conn. Hannah C., b. 1824; m. John Brown, of Cor- nish; d. 1886. Horace T., b. 1826; m. Margaret A. Babb, of Saccarappa; d. 1863, at Fort St. Philip, New Orleans; was a member of the Thirteenth Maine Regiment Mary W., b. 1828; m. Thomas C. Howe, of Westfield, Mass. Susan G., b. 1830; m; William Baker, of Meriden, Conn. James H., b 1833; m. Ellen M. Carter, of Limer- ick, Me. Lydia A., b. 1834; m.Charles H. Eastman, of Parsonsfield. Luther, b. 1837; d. in infancy. Ruth A., b. 1838; m. Horace Manwarring, N. Y.
Children of James H. and Ellen (Carter) Brown : - Herbert Stillman, b. Jan. 1, 1857; m. 1884. Alice Estelle, b. June 1, 1859. Ernest Elmer, b. Nov. 21, 1861; m. 1883. Bertha Ellen, b. April 1, 1864; m. 1885. Fannie M. C., b. July, 1867. Clarence J., b. Nov. 1869. Millie S., b. 1872. Ethel, b. Sept., 1876.
BURBANK.
Caleb Burbank was a blacksmith and farmer, and settled above Middle Road Vil- lage. He was born November 6, 1771; married Sarah Littlefield, and their children were: Esther, b. August 13, 1795; m. Deacon John Lord, of Parsonsfield; d. ---; had five children : Caleb, Richard, Henry, Lydia and Adaline. Hannah, b. March 24, 1799; m. Captain Joseph Merrill, of Parsonsfield; d. --; had four children : D. W. Clark and Hardy - twins, Josephine and John B. Samuel L., b. Aug. 11, 1800; set- tled in Newport. Sarah A., b. Sept. 13, 1803; m. Joseph Lord, of Newport; d. Jan. 15, 1825. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1805; m. Elisha Wadleigh jr., of Parsonsfield; had four children : Caleb, Elisha S., Sally and Lemuel, and died May 24, 1879. Olive O., b.
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July 10, 1807; m. Lemuel Miller, of Kennebunk; had three daughters; d. April 7, 1886. Lydia A., b March 24, 1810; m 1st, Joseph Lord of Parsonsfield; 2d, Jeremiah Leavitt, of Effingham, and 3d, Daniel Elliot, of Parsonsfield; d. Aug, 26, 1878. Caleb B., b. Nov. 27, 1812; d. March 19, 1814. Josephine, b. March 28, 1815; d. Feb. 19, 1816.
BURNHAM.
It is asserted on good authority that the first settler in this country by the name of Burnham was one Thomas, who came from England and settled in Ipswich, Mass. From him descended Paul Burnham, of the third generation, who settled here in 1795. He was born in 1760, in Lee, N. H., and married first, Sally Weymouth, and second, Comfort Pease. He died June 2, 1832. By his first wife he had eight children, viz. : Betsey, Abigail, Asa, Noah, Sally, Anna, Polly and Susannah, and by his second wife, seven, viz. : Nancy A., Mary, John, Julia A., Comfort M., Joseph P. and Susan. Bet- sey, b. March 5, 1784; m. Enoch P. Parsons in 1800; d. March 2, 1870. Abigail, b. Nov. 24, 1785; m. William Morris, of Scarboro; d. -. Asa, b. Dec. 13, 1787; m. Lydia Parsons; settled in Parsonsfield and moved to Winslow, Me. He was a teahcer and farmer; had four children. Noah, b. Jan. 24, 1790; m. Martha Hilton; settled in Parsonsfield; had nine children; d. Jan., 1865. Sally, b. March 2, 1792; d. Nov. 26, 1802. Anna, b. April 13, 1794; d. April 13, 1803. Polly, b. Oct. 14, 1795; d. Nov. 24, 1799. Susannah, b. Aug. 4, 1799; d. Nov. 2, 1802. Nancy A., b. Nov. 3, 1803; m. Moses Dannells, of Newfield; d. -. Mary, b. March 31, 1805; m. Cyrus Brown, of Baldwin, Me. John, b. Nov. 29, 1806; m. 1st, Lydia Burbank; had five children, Joseph, Rhoda, Thatcher W., Melissa and John U .; m. 2d, Sally Adams, of Limerick; d. Sept. 26, 1871. Julia A., b. Feb. 16, 1809; m. Charles Brown, and is now living in Min- neapolis, Minn. Comfort M., b. Nov. 23, 1813; d. -. Joseph P., b. Jan. 5, 1816; d. -. Susan, b. August 31, 1820; m. Lafayette Davis, of Newfield; d. -.
Children of Noah and Martha (Hilton) Burnham :- Rhoda H., b. Sept. 21, 1813; d. Feb. 3, 1833. Caroline W., b. May 11, 1816; d May 5, 1840. George O., b. Sept. 4, 1818; m. Jane Harper and settled in Biddeford. James E., b. Dec.18, 1820; m. Susan Perry, of Parsonsfield, and resides on the home place; is a successful farmer and has two sons, Earnest L., b. April 12, 1865, and Everett C., b. June 16, 1867, N. Augustus, b. March 20, 1823; d. Nov. 25, 1843. Martha A., b. Aug. 17, 1825; m. Ira Bickford, of Boston. J. Lorenzo, b. March 6, 1828; merchant in Nashville, Tennessee. Emeline A., b. July 18, 1830; m. Dr. Charles Lougee and settled in Scarborough; d. May 21, 1845. Charles S , b. Aug. 7, 1832; died Dec. 13, 1832.
Children of Asa and Lydia (Parsons) Burnham: - Lydia, Asa, Usher, Thomas R. Children of John and Lydia (Burbank) Burnham: - Joseph, b. Aug. 12, 1833. Rhoda, b. July 5, 1835; m.' 1st, William Wilmouth, Dec. 4, 1856; m. 2d, C. B. Green, June, 1886. Thatcher W., b. March 29, 1837; m. Dec. 6,! 1863, Deborah Hayes; occupies the place where Major Paul Burnham built in 1799. It is the same house, somewhat remodeled. Mr. Burnham is a farmer, interested in stock raising and horse breeding. He was a member of the Twenty-seventh Regiment Maine Volun- teers, has devoted much time to music, of which he is very fond, and in which he is proficient. They had one little daughter, b. Jan. 1865; d. May, 1868. Melissa S., b. Feb. 14, 1839; m. Dr. E. F. Severance, of Limerick. John U., b. Nov. 15, 1842; m. Abby Moulton and settled in Dover, N. H .; dealer in meats.
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BUZZELL. (See page 218.)
Rev. John Buzzell, son of William and Anna Buzzell, was born in Barrington, N. H., Sept. 16, 1767; married Anna Buzzell, and moved to Parsonsfield in April 179S. His wife died in 1835, and he again married, dying on March 29, 1863. He was a man devoted to his calling, and an honor to the town of his adoption. Although by his influence he did much to mold the political as well as religious views of the citizens of the town, yet he did not desire to hold office. He was, however, for a time, town clerk, and was chosen as delegate to the convention which met in 1818 at Brunswick, to take action relative to a separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts, and served in that capacity ; yet, when upon the establishment of the State government he was chosen to represent Parsonsfield in the first Legislature, he declined to serve, asserting that he had a higher office to fill and a greater duty to perform, that of proclaiming the Gospel of Christ, and therefore another town-meeting was called, and Rufus McIntire was chosen in his stead. His family consisted of eleven children : Mary, b. May 10, 1792; m. Gilman Lougee; d. Sept., 1876. Nancy, b. --; m. Benja- min Mckinney. Luke, b. -; m. Mercy Mudgett. John D., b. 1798 (see page 137). Alvah, b. April 4, 1800; d. in infancy. Aaron, b. March 16, 1802; m. Hannah Leigh- ton. William B. b. Sept. 25, 1804; m. Susan Sanborn. Alvah, b. April 15, 1807; m. Mary A. Cilley. Clarinda, b. March 4, 1809; m. Isaac N. Sanborn. James M., b. Nov. 4, 1812; m. Rebecca Hobson (see page 145). Martha, b. May, 1816; m. Sewall Hobson.
CARTLAND.
John Cartland, born in Scotland, came to America early in the eighteenth century, and settled in what was then Dover, now Durham, N. H. A grandson of his, named Pelatiah Cartland, born Dec. 14, 1746, in Lee, N. H., the son of Joseph and Lydia (Allen) Cartland, came to Parsonsfield in 1798 and settled in what is now known as the Cartland neighborhood, near East Parsonsfield. He was married in 1777 to Anna Hanson, and died May 1, 1830. His wife died April 10, 1849. Their children were Charles, Abigail and Silas. Charles4 (Pelatiah,8 Joseph,2 John1), b. March 27, 1778, in Lee, N. H .; m. Mariam Robinson; settled in Parsonsfield; had ten children, viz. : Content, Anna, Joseph, John, Stephen, Charles, Cyrus, Isaiah, Lydia, Abbie, all born between 1815 and 1834. Charles Cartland died March 20, 1839. Silas Cartland, brothe. of Charles, b. March 19, 1798; m. Anna Brackett; had seven children, viz. : Asa, John B., James, Silas H., Elizabeth, Anna H. and Joseph D. Only three are living, viz. : John B., James and Silas H. Most of the children of these two families joined the society of Friends, and most settled for a time in town. Abigail, the daughter of Pelatiah, married Benjamin Dalton (see page 330).
CHURCHILL.
John Churchill was a resident of Plymouth, Mass., and his name enrolled among those capable of bearing arms as early as 1643. In 1644, he married Hannah Pontus. They had a son Joseph, who on June 3, 1672, married Sarah Hicks. In turn, their son Barnabas, b. July 6, 1686, m. Lydia Harlow, Feb. 14, 1714. Their son Thomas, b. in Plymouth, April 30, 1730, m. Mary Ewer, daughter of Seth Ewer, of Barnstable,
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Mass .; moved to Newmarket, N. H. Ichabod Churchill, the first settler of the name in town, was the son of said Thomas, born in Newmarket, June 21, 1764, and married Elizabeth Doe; moved to Parsonsfield in 1797 and settled on the farm ever since retained in the name, now the property of his grandson, Nathaniel H. Churchill. He was by occupation a farmer and shoe-maker. His wife Elizabeth died Nov 23, 1809, and he married Leah Allen, Oct. 27, 1810, who died Sept. 3, 1858. He died Sept. 15, 1855. By his first wife he had six children, viz .: Nicholas, b. June 3, 1790; lived on the homestead; unmarried. Betsey, b. March 27, 1793; unmarried ; lived in Sandwich, N. H .; d. March 30, 1877. John, b. Sept. 22, 1795; moved to Sandwich; d. Oct. 5, 1873; unmarried. Thomas, b. Jan. 20, 1798, remained on homestead; m. Mary Banks, March 14, 1830; had eight children, viz .: Thomas S., Otis B., John C., Reliance, Nathaniel H., Elizabeth, Joseph and Lydia, all living save Elizabeth and Joseph. Mr. Churchill died Oct. 16, 1878. Mrs. Churchill is yet living with her son, Nathaniel H. Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1801; m. Robinson Blaisdell, of Madison ; d. May 17, 1865. Nancy, b. Oct. 8, 1803; m. Greenlief Smith, of Cornish; d. March 2, 1877. Thomas S., eldest son of Thomas and Mary, b. May 6, 1831; m. Mary A. Dixon; had three children, only one now living, William D. D. Churchill, of Cornish, who married Mabel, only daughter of Dr. Moses E. Sweat. Otis B., second son of Thomas and Mary, b. Nov. 5, 1832; m. Susan E. Ferrin, of Freedom, N. H., June 2, 1861, and they have had three children: Wilbur F., b. April 24, 1762, d. June 19, 1862; Charlie C., b. June 2, 1863, and Sarah M., b. June 14, 1865. Mr. O. B. Churchill is a successful farmer of Parsons- field. John C., third son of Thomas and Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1843; m. Annie Burk, of Boston, Oct 18, 1869; resides in Freedom, N. H. and has four children. Nathaniel H. resides on the homestead; b. May 8, 1839; m. Sophia Edgar, of New York, Jan. 7, 1885. The daughter, Reliance, married Nehemiah Libby, of Parsonsfield, and Lydia married John W. Colcord, of Cornish, Maine.
COLCORD.
Gideon and Edward Colcord came from England some time about 1700, and settled in Newmarket, N. H. All the Colcords in Parsonsfield and the surrounding towns are descended from Edward. Edward's sons were also named Gideon and Edward, and both settled in Newmarket. Gideon, the older, was the father of six sons, one of whom, Jesse, was the father of Capt. David Colcord, late of Porter. Edward jr., who died before the Revolution at fifty years of age, was the father of five sons and one daughter, viz: Gideon, Nathaniel, Josiah, Joab, Jeremiah, Benjamin and Eunice. Of these, Josiah and Joab settled in Parsonsfield, on the estates occupied until recently by their descendants, not far from the New Hampshire line. Jeremiah also died in Parsonsfield, and is buried near his brother Josiah. From Josiah and Joab have sprung all the Colcords of Parsonsfield, and their names are among the original mem- bers of the first town-meeting called to organize the town. The genealogy of the family of Josiah, the older of these two brothers, is as follows: Josiah Colcord, who was born April 10, 1755, and died April 5, 1837, married Mary Shepard about 1833. She was born Aug. 12, 1762, and died Aug. 1, 1838. The children from this mar- riage were two sons and five daughters, viz .: Rachel, b. May 22, 1785; death date unknown. Gideon, b. May 25, 1787; d. April 11, 1863. Comfort, b. April 23, 1789; d.
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Oct. 12, 1864. Nancy, b. Oct. 27, 1791; d. Sept. 11, 1866. John S., b. Dec. 7, 1795; d March 31, 1885. Abby, b. June 20, 1800; d. Dec., 1868. Mercy S., b. July 29, 1803; d. Dec. 28, 1831. Mary, b. March 26, 1805; d. March 5, 1845. Of the above children, Com- fort, Nancy, John, Mercy and Mary died without issue; Gideon and Rachel settled in Parsonsfield; Abby, in Lowell, Mass. Gideon Colcord married Comfort Doe, June 10, 1809. She was born Aug. 10, 1791, and died Oct. 1, 1834. Their children were: Eliza- beth D., b. June 20, 1811; living in 1885. Rufus, b. June 20, 1813; d. April 9, 1884. Josiah H., b. July 6, 1817; d. Sept. 14, 1852. Climena E., b. April 13, 1820; still living. Mercy S., b. May 23, 1825; d. Jan. 21, 1869. Clara L., b. April 27, 1826; still living. John D., b. July 21, 1829; d. Aug. 20, 1853. Of these children, Elizabeth, Climena, Mercy and John leave no issue. The children of the others are as follows: Rufus Colcord married Roxanna Wentworth, who was born June 7, 1822. Their children are: Henry W., b. Nov. 23, 1844. Edward J., b. July 28, 1849. Rufus Judson, b. Oct. 4, 1851. Clara L., m. Rev. Ephraim A. Edwards, late of Beverly, Mass. Their children are: Justin, Charles, Frank, George and Benjamin. Josiah H. left one daughter, Clara, born 1849. Rachel Colcord, the sister of Gideon, married Stephen Swett, formerly of Parsonsfield, and they settled in this town. Their children were eight in number, viz .: Mary. Alice, Meribah, Mercy, Asa, John, Stephen and Josiah. The dates of these children are not at hand. Of these, Josiah was the father of Emily Swett, so long a teacher of Parsonsfield. Abby, the other sister of Gideon who mar- ried, married Morris Lord, of Parsonsfield. Their children were: George C., still a resident of Parsonsfield, Josiah C., Augustus, Hester, Randolph and Charles.
The family of Joab Colcord, the brother of Josiah, and the Joab Colcord whose name appears among the founders of Parsonsfield, is as follows: Joab Colcord (the dates of his birth and death are not known; nor his wife's maiden name) left four sons, viz. : Harvey, Joab, Josiah and Charles. Of these, Joab and Charles settled in Parsonsfield, near the western line, Harvey, first in Tuftenboro, N. H., then in eastern Maine, and Josiah in New York state. The families of Joab and Charles are as follows: Joab Colcord, b. Aug. 14, 1793; m. Betsey M. Towle, Dec. 24, 1818; d. April 14, 1878. Mrs. Colcord was born May 14, 1797; died Jan. 19, 1867. Their children were: John M., b. Dec. 13, 1819; d. Nov. 13, 1863. Henry A. F., b. Nov. 24, 1823; still living. Charles, b. Nov. 6, 1826; d. Jan. 18, 1830. Simeon F., b. April 2, 1831; d. Jan. 14, 1833. Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1821; d. Feb. 9, 1823. Clarinda, b. May 6, 1837; d. March 31, 1838. Of these, only John and Henry were married. John M. married Lucy Bingham, Nov. 27, 1849. Henry A. F. married Nancy C. Wingate (born April 22, 1824; died June 16, 1855), May 23, 1850, and upon her death, was again married to Eliza A. Towle, September 6, 1855. The children of Henry A. F. are: An infant son, died in 1851. Lewis H., b. Nov. 26, 1853; d. April 22, 1854. Sarah H. B. b. Aug. 18, 1854; d. Aug. 20, 1877. John H., b. June 16, 1857; d. April 5, 1864. Clara b. Oct. 18, 1861. John M., b. Jan. 18, 1865. Charles F., b. Sept. 21, 1868. Charles Colcord, the brother of Joab, married Abigail Towle, of Parsonsfield. They had several children, most of whom died in early youth. Juliette and Hester lived to young womanhood. This completes the genealogy of the descendants of both Josiah and Joab, except in the remote branches. The other descendants have left town.
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CONNER.
Jesse Conner, son of Jonathan Conner, of Exeter, N. H. was born Dec. 18, 1765, and married Chase Deshon, of Waterboro, Me., moved to Parsonsfield and died Dec. 8, 1843. His wife died Sept. 1, 1852. They had eight children, viz. : Jesse and Dorcas, twins, b. May 21, 1799. Mary, b. Sept. 16, 1802; d. Oct. 31, 1879, unmarried. Sarah, died in infancy. Daniel and Eunice, twins, b. 1806. Jonathan C. - Moses, b. Feb. 2, 1814. None of the name remain in town. A daughter of Jesse jr. was the wife of John Merrill, deceased, of East Parsonsfield. Moses married Roxanna Durgin, of Limerick, and resided in that town, dying Feb. 3, 1880. He had five children. Dorcas married Daniel Smith, of Epping, N. H., now a resident of Parsonsfield, and they have three children, Daniel, Chase and Dorcas. Eunice married Isaac H. Hunt, of Concord, Mass.
DALTON.
Samuel Dalton, who came to Parsonsfield a year or two after the incorporation of the town, 1786-87, was a lineal descendant in the fifth generation of Philemon Dalton, who was one of the founders of Dedham, Mass., and subsequently one of the original proprietors of Hampton, N. H. Philemon Dalton came to this country in 1635, his brother, Rev. Timothy Dalton, following him in 1637 from Suffolk County, England, where in Woolverstone, on the river Orwall, near Ipswich, Rev. Mr. Dalton had been minister until under the arbitrary rule of Archbishop Laud he was deprived of his living in 1636. He was a graduate of St. John's College, Cambridge, England, and on the incorporation of the town of Hampton, 1639, became the first "Teacher" of the church there, continuing in this office till his death, 1661, at the age of eighty-four years. He left no issue. His wife Ruth died in 1666. By their wills the greater part of their property was given to the church at Hampton, and is the basis of ministerial support to this day. Philemon was made surveyor of the new town, and continued active in its affairs until his death in 1662. His widow married second, Godfrey Dearborn, the progenitor of all of that name in this country.
Philemon left one child, Samuel,2 born in England in 1629, who was the leading man of the town until his death in 1681. His name is also intimately connected with the colonial history of the period. His widow married second, Reverend Zachariah Symmes, of Bradford, Mass.
Samuel's2 son Philemon3 was deacon of the church in Hampton until his death, 1721, and his son Samuel4 was father of the Samuel,5 who removed to Parsonsfield. An- other son, Michael, became a wealthy merchant of Newburyport, and was father of Honorable Tristram Dalton, first United States Senator from Mass.
Samuel5 married Sarah Scott, of Hampton, and their children, with possibly one exception, were born in Hampton, They were seven in number, four sons and three daughters. The daughters married and removed from Parsonsfield. Two of the sons died young. Samuel and Benjamin, growing up, remained at what was long known in the town as Dalton's Corner, and became perhaps the most prominent business men of their day.
Samuel6 married Mary, daughter of Joel and Lydia (Perkins) Bennett, of York. Their children were born in Parsonsfield, viz. : Lydia, b. July 18, 1796; m. Peter Huck-
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ins. Samuel, b. Nov. 25, 1797; married Mary Anna, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Jenness) Huckins, of Effingham, N. H. Mary, b. March 22, 1799; m. Alvah Moulton, M.D., of Ossipee, N. H. Betsy, b. Nov. 21, 1800; m. 1st, George Thomes, 2d, Amos Hodgdon. Tristram, b. July 11, 1802; d. unmarried. Comfort, b. 1805; d. unmarried. Louisa, b. April 15, 1807; m. Asahel Dearborn, M.D., of Effingham, N. H. Sarah Scott, b. April 18, 1809; m. Samuel Jefferson Quarles, Ossipee, N. H. Though Mr. Samuel Dalton's business relations with the town continued many years after, he removed his residence from Parsonsfield, about 1810.
Benjamin6 married Abigail, daughter of Pelatiah and Anna Cartland, of Rochester, N. H. Their children were born in Parsonsfield, viz .: John, b.1808; d. 1825; unmar- ried. Anne, born Jan. 27, 1810; m. Joseph Chamberlain, of Alton, N. H. Asa, b. April 15, 1812; m. Patience Weed, daughter of Samuel and Isabella (Chamberlain) Dalton. Huldah, born April 27, 1814; m. John McArthur. Benjamin Dalton died in Parsonsfield, Sept. 25, 1856. His widow died April 10, 1883, having lived in the Dalton house, now owned and occupied by Rev. L. T. Staples, whose wife is a granddaughter of Mr. Benjamin Dalton, to the age of ninety-eight years, and in the vigorous exer- cise of her faculties, both mind and body. Besides Mrs. Staples, the only members of the Dalton family residing in Parsonsfield are, Mrs. Anne, widow of the late Joseph Chamberlain, and her son, John Dalton Chamberlain.
DAVIS.
John Davis, with two brothers, came from Wales to America about 1640. John settled near Casco Bay.
John Davis, who settled in Saco, was born 1748; married Hannah Fletcher; had ten children, two of whom settled in Parsonsfield, viz. : James and William.
James moved here in 1817; was born in Buxton, 1789; married, 1811, Harriet Milli- ken; died February 9, 1837; she died November 18, 1883; had nine children, viz. : Lu- cinda, Jeremiah, Sally, Jane, Sarah, Moses B., Mary, Isabelle and Harriet, all living - (1837), save one. Lucinda,1 b. Aug 9, 1812 ; m. Wm. H. Foster, 1836; had six children, viz. : Eliza; James D., now a resident of Freedom, N. H .; Lucinda, died ininfancy ; Nancy W. L., died in childhood; William L., died in 1862, in the United States service. Jeremiah,2 b. June 26, 1815; m. Mehitable W. Foster, 1833. He had one son, James, b. June 15, 1841, m. Sarah F. Stacy, of Porter, in 1860; enlisted in Thirty second Regiment, Massachusetts, under Colonel Prescott, and re-enlisted ; drove General Mclellan's private carriage; settled in Dorchester, where his family now resides; had children, Albert, Fanny, Florence and Sidney, and died at Soldiers' Home in Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 12, 1887. Mrs. Mehitable Davis died Dec. 12, 1842, and Jeremiah2 married Elizabeth Day, April 25, 1843, and had children : i, Charles, b. May 5, 1844; entered the Twenty-seventh Maine; re-enlisted and served through the war; m. 1st, Julia Weeks; had two children, Alta May and Clark; m. 2d, Milla Pugsley, of Porter, May 20, 1886. ii, Elizabeth; iii, Stephen, both died young. iv, Eliza, b. July 5, 1849; m. Charles W. Jenness; has two children. v, Jolın, b. Jan. 2, 1851; m. Myra Bray ; settled in Webster, Mass. vi, Ellen, b. May 4, 1852; m. Austin Hanson. vii, Jerry, b. Dec. 8, 1858; m. Grace J. Higgins, March 9, 1887. viii, Hattie, b. July 24, 1860; m. Edwin Libby; d. Oct. 25, 1883. ix, Ella, born July 20, 1863 .; m. Herbert L. Ridlon .; has
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