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three children, Gertrude, Myron and Samuel. Sally3, b. Nov. 30, 1817; m. Stephen Mar- tin; had two daughters, Sarah, the wife of Andrew Edgcomb, of Parsonsfield, who had four children, and Mary, the wife of George Mason, of Porter. Jane,4 b. June 12, 1820; m. Isaac Foster, of Parsonsfield ; had eight children, Charles, Martha, Hannah, Mary, William, Moses, Emma, Ida. Susan,5 b. Aug. 7, 1822; m. 1rst, Smith Sargent, of Cor- inth; 2d, Stephen Chick. Moses B.,6 b. Nov. 8, 1825; m. Martha Ramsdell, 1854; resides in Cornish; has children, Susett, Fulton, Elizabeth, Anna, Albert. Mary7, b. May 23, 1828; m. John P. Lougee, of Parsonsfield, Oct. 15, 1845; had children, Hattie, Mary, Gertrude, John, Caleb. Isabelle,8 b. June 7, 1830; m. Asa Cartland, of Parsonsfield, who died in the Insane Hospital at Augusta in 1885; had children, Julia, Emily, John and James. Harriet,9 b. March 9, 1832; m. James Sargent; children, Ellen, Louis G,. Albert, Fred, Lizzie, Harriet, Marsha, Jenny; Lizzie and Hattie diedin January, 1887.
DEARBORN.
All the Dearborns in the United States are descendants of Godfrey1 Dearborn, who came to Exeter, N. H., about 1639, and settled in Hampton about ten years later. He had three sons and three daughters. His two oldest sons, Henry and Thomas, were born in England. The youngest son, John,2 was born in Exeter in 1642; married Mary Ward, December 12, 1672; d. November 14, 1730.
Issue of John2: - John,8 b. Sept. 2, 1673; m. Hannah Dow, Jan. 10, 1695; d. March 19, 1746. Thomas, b. June 22, 1676; m. Mary Garland, Dec. 4, 1707; d. -. Mary, b. May 6, 1678; m. Stephen Bachelder, Aug. 25, 1698; d. - ..
Issue of John3: - Ann, b. Oct. 22, 1695; m. Joseph Philbrick, Dec. 4, 1717; d. -. Joseph, b. April 9, 1699; died Dec. 9, 1700. John,4 b. March 28, 1703; m. Annie San- born (daughter of John Sanborn, son of William Sanborn, one of the first Hamp- ton Company), Sept. 20, 1724; d. March 24, 1754.
Issue of John4: - Anne, b. Dec. 17, 1725; m. Joseph Wadleigh, Jan. 11, 1749; d. --. John, died young. Hannah, b. Dec. 3, 1730; m. Dearborn Blake. Mary, b. Aug. 1, 1732; m. - Wadleigh; d. -. Ruth, b. June 5, 1734 ; m. Thomas Blake, April 24, 1755; d .- -. Elizabeth, b. March 5, 1736; m. Joseph Sanborn, March 9, 1756; d. -. Josiah, b. Jan. 11, 1738; m. Sarah Freese, Nov. 17, 1757; d. Sept. 15, 1814. John,5 b. July 21, 1740; m. Ziporah Towle; d. Oct. 18, 1794.
Issue of John5: - John, b. Aug. 3, 1763; m. Mary Towle; d. Dec. 8, 1845. Jeremiah,6 b. Jan. 8, 1768; m. Ruth Bachelder, subsequently Nancy, sister of Ruth, moved to Parsonsfield; d. Jan. 25, 1851. Levi, b. Dec. 25, 1769. Francis,6 b. April 3, 1772; m. Betsey -, of Tuftenboro, N. H. ; moved to Parsonsfield; d. April, 1839. Jacob,6 b. May 8, 1774; m. Mary Brown; moved to Parsonsfield; d. Feb. 7, 1854. Josiah, b. Nov. 12, 1783; resided in Hampton; d. -. Thomas, b. Aug. 25, 1786; m. Ruth John- son; lived in Parsonsfield for a time, then moved to Dexter, Me .; d. -; had four children, Polly, Ruth, Thomas and David; Polly m. Asa Cram; Ruth m. William Trip; Thomas m. - -, resided in Garland, Me, died, 1883; David died at sea, unmarried. Jonathan, b. Aug. 22, 1788; m. Sarah Towle, daughter of Joseph Towle, of Hampton; d. Feb. 24, 1862; had three children, Joseph Frederick, b. May 14, 1817, m. Adelie C. M. Kiersten, of Dresden, Saxony, Jan. 1, 1871, resides in Melrose, Mass .; John Edwin, b. Oct. 23, 1819, m. Elvira Johnson, of Parsonsfield, d. -; George, b. July 9, 1838, d. a prisoner of war at Andersonville, July, 1864.
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Issue of Jeremiah6: - By his first wife he had eleven children: 1, Dorothy, b. Sept. 27, 1790; m. Daniel Mighel, Oct. 15, 1812; had seven children, all dead but one daughter, Elizabeth. 2, Jeremiah, b. Aug. 25, 1792; was soldier in War of 1812; d. June 26, 1821. 3, Lydia, b. Aug. 11, 1794; m. Isaac White, May 19, 1813; had six children, Jeremiah, Lydia, Susan, Ruth, Elizabeth and Isaac; she died December 6, 1871; hus - band died June 17, 1823. 4, Nancy, b. May 2, 1796; m. Morris Brown, of Effingham, Dec. 28, 1812; had six children, Theodate, Morris, Jeremiah, Nathan, Abram and Resewell, all dead; she died June 5, 1861. 5, Ruth, b. May 1, 1799; m. Joseph Atcliin- son, of Effingham; died without issue, Oct. 7, 1833. 6, John, b. Feb. 13, 1801; m. Sally S. Wadleigh, Dec. 20, 1826; had five children, Ruth, Samuel, Jeremiah, Elisha and Eveline; Ruth, b. 1827, m. Elliot Fernald, March, 1853, and they have two children living, the eldest, a daughter, Alfreda, the wife of Theodore Young, of Saco, and the youngest, a son, John, unmarried; Samuel G., the eldest son, b. 1830, resides on the old homestead, unmarried; Jeremiah W., b. 1832, m. Mary G. Smart, is a resident of Parsonsfield, no children; Elisha, b. 1837, d. in early childhood; Eva, b. 1839, m. Albert Roberts, of Waterboro, has two sons, Arthur and Frederick; John Dearborn died April 17, 1877; Mrs. Dearborn died May 18, 1850. 7, Ziporah, b. June 5, 1803; m. Isaac Pray, of Parsonsfield, Dec. 18, 1828; moved to Ossipee; d. March 6, 1830; left infant son, John, now a resident of California. 8, Joseph, b. April 5, 1808; m. Judith Fernald, June 11, 1837; had three children : Elliot M., b. Sept. 27, 1842, m. Olive Roberts, Jan. 2, 1864, have four sons, Frederick C., Frank R., Luther E. and Joseph; Sarah E., b. April, 1849, d. Nov., 1851; Melissa S., b. Dec. 18. 1853, unmarried; Joseph Dearborn died January 9, 1874; Mrs. Dearborn died March 14, 1882. 9, Lucinda, b. May 6, 1810; d. Aug. 4, 1830. 10, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 6, 1812; m. John Pray; had two daughters, Lucinda who married a Rowe and resides in Woodstock, Maine, and Olive, who married Geo. Nute, and resides in Wolfborough, N. H .; Mrs. Pray died Aug. 4, 1830. 11, Francis, b. July 20, 1815; d. unmarried, June 29, 1855.
Issue of Francis6: - Mehitable, b. Feb. 11, 1799; m. Jonathan Johnson, Aug. 18, 1818; had children, Elizabeth, Lorenzo, Mary, Edwin, Lydia, Elvira, Ann and John O. John, b. April 18, 1802: m. Sarah Lougee; had three daughters; moved to Dixmont, and died there. Ziporah, b. Feb. 9, 1804; m. James Sanborn ; d. - -.
Issue of Jacob6 :- Rachel, b. July 6, 1798; m. James Wadleigh, Dec. 4, 1817; d. May, 1885. Ziporah, b. Feb. 9, 1800; married John Mudgett. Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1802; m. William D. Dixon Dec. 3, 1831; d. Oct. 30, 1878; had two children : Mary, b. Oct., 1832, m. T. S. Churchill, has one child living, William D. D. Churchill, of Cornish, Me .; Ellen, wife of Jeremiah Bullock, of Parsonsfield, has one daughter, Margarette. Betsey, b. Sept. 17, 1805: m. Samuel Foss; has two children, John Colby and Almira; John C., m. Abby Lord; has several children. Jacob, b. July 19, 1807; m. Mahala Towle; had three children who died; he died March 13, 1869; Mrs. Dearborn died Feb. 28, 1861. Joseplı S.,7 b. Dec. 26, 1811; m. Lydia Frost, March 22, 1831; is yet living; Mrs. Dearborn died April 13, 1883; they had thirteen children. John, b. Aug. 24, 1819; m. Mary Day, Feb. 13, 1840; d. June 21, 1882; had three children, one son and two daughters: his son, Ruthvin John, has one son, Clarence Jacob.
Issue of Joseph S.,7 son of Jacob6 :- John E., b. June 8, 1832; m. Eliza H. Heath, Feb., 1856; died Feb. 8, 1872; left one son, William H. Dearborn, b. June 12, 1857.
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Sarah F., b. Jan. 11, 1834; m. Tristram Hooper; no issue. Joseph F., b. May 29, 1835; m. Mary Brackett; has two children, Allie E., b. Oct. 19, 1863, and Franklin, b. Aug. 1, 1870. He resides in Mattoon, Ill. Mary A., b. Nov. 1, 1836; m. Jefferson Laurie, Oct. 20, 1857; has two children, Fred and Florence. They reside in Medford, Mass. Valorus, b. Dec. 7, 1838; d. Sept. 13, 1864, in the United States service. Lydia M., b.1840; m. Rev. A. G. Hill, July 2, 1861; has three children, Wilbur, Georgia and Ernest. They reside in Dover, Me. Ellen, b. Sept. 12, 1842; m. Joseph Frye, July 2, 1861; has five children, Lewis, Nellie, Addie, Edgar and Lillian. Moses Sweat, b. Jan. 9, 1845; m. Edith M. Smith; resides in California; has five children, Mary, Nellie. Frank, Mollie and Lydia. George W., b. Sept. 29, 1847; m. Emma Mudgett; no chil- dren. Charles A., b. July 22, 1849; m. Eliza Kenney; has five children, Grace, Ada, Harry, Edna and Ernest; resides in Parsonsfield. Simon F., b. Jan. 24, 1851; m. Annie L. Rand, Oct. 15, 1881; has one child, Sarah F., b. Sept. 8, 1885. Annah F., b. July 17, 1853; unmarried. Clara A., b. Dec. 25, 1856; m. Rev. A. H. Hanscomb; resides in Phoenix, N. Y .; has three children, Harold, aged six, and twin daughters, born in 1887.
DEVEREUX.
Richard Devereux was the first of the name to settle here. His son, Thomas, b. Aug. 4, 1790; m. Phœbe Trueworthy, July 31, 1818; d. Feb. 1, 1865. Mrs. Devereux d. Dec. 25, 1880. Their children were John, Jonathan, Mary, Judith, Thomas and Phœbe. John, b. Feb. 6, 1820; m. Eliza A. Patten, of Newport; has one son, Dr. F. G. Devereux (see page 157). Jonathan, b. Feb. 20, 1822; m. 1st, - Edgcomb; 2d, Mrs. Pamelia Brackett; has two children, Willie and Frank A .; resides in Brownfield, Me .; merchant and manufacturer of clothing. Mary, b. April 19, 1824; d. Aug. 21, 1859. Judith, b. April 2, 1826. Thomas, b. Feb. 23, 1829; d. Dec. 28, 1837. Phœbe, b. Aug. 15, 1832; d. Feb. 23, 1838.
DOE.
Nicholas Doe and brother (name unknown) came from England about 1650. Nicho- las1 settled at Newmarket; was twice married; had, by first wife, a son, Nicholas, jr .. and by his second wife, a son, Bradstreet. Nicholas,2 jr., married; had sons, Nathaniel3 settled in Newfield, Me; Joseph3 settled in Newmarket; Nicholas Churchill, also in Newmarket; Gideon3 and John,3 the two latter settled in Parsonsfield.
Issue of Nathaniel3 :- Simon settled in Fairfield, Me. Nathaniel settled in Water- ville. Henry settled in Augusta. John Washington settled in Tamworth, N. H .; had seven sons. Dearborn Doe, who died in Parsonsfield in 1886, was his second son.
Issue of Joseph3 :- Walter died in Albany, N. Y. Joseph settled in Somersworth, N. H. Bartlett settled in Saratoga, N. Y. Nicholas Churchill was drowned in New- market. Gideon,4 b. 1740; m., 1st, Abigail Conner, of Newmarket, in 1765; 2d, Eunice Hill, in 1798, who died in 1799; 3d, Sarah Gilman, in 1799, who died June 15, 1819. He died April 8, 1820. By his first wife he had eleven children, viz. : Betsey, . b. Feb. 13, 1766, d. in infancy. Eliphalet,5 b. March 10, 1767, d. in Parsonsfield ; Gideon, jr., b. Aug. 7, 1769, d. at sixteen years of age; Jeremy,5 b. March 19, 1771, d. in Parsonsfield; Amasa, b. July, 1773, no record of his death; Joseph, b. Oct. 8, 1774, d. in Parsonsfield; Abigail, b. March 10, 1777, d. in P .; Conner, b. April 28, 1779, d. in
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Parsonsfield; Nicholas, b. May 21, 1781, d. in P .; Meribah, b. March 21, 1783, d. in infancy ; Olive, b. March 8, 1788, killed in New York state by railroad.
Issue of Eliphalet5 :- Eliphalet m., 1st, a Hannaford; had two sons, Mark and Josiah. Mark died in Parsonsfield; Josiah died in Virginia, leaving three children. Eliphalet married, 2d, Mrs. Betsey Hill, née Clark, of Stratham, and they had Eben- ezer H .; Nancy; Ira; Moses; Salome, and Meribah.
Issue of Jeremy5 :- Jeremy m., 1796, Sarah Garland; d. Feb. 14, 1854; wife d. Oct. 13, 1842; had children : Hannah, b. Sept. 4, 1797; unmarried; d. Dec. 28, 1868. Gideon, b. Oct. 25, 1799; d. Jan. 2, 1824. Mary G., b. Oct. 5, 1801; d. July 6, 1870. Nancy, b. Aug. 4, 1805; m. David H. Coombs, 1835; had five children; d. Aug. 4, 1875. Olive, b. April 10, 1807; m. William Buzzell; d. June 22, 1875. Amasa,6 b. Nov. 27, 1808; m. Mary J. Pease, Jan. 1, 1840; d. July 10, 1882. Joseph G.,6 b. Jan. 4, 1810; m. Louisa R. Hurd, 1839; d. Nov. 28, 1868. Oliver C., b. April 1, 1815; d. unmarried, June 22, 1875.
Issue of Amasa6 ;- Bradbury, b. July 11, 1844; m. Rebecca C. Hawes; Jan. 2, 1870; has four children. Charles F., b. Jan. 29, 1848; m. Lizzie Whiting, Nov. 18, 1879. John W., b. March 24, 1852; m. Clara C. Castellon, Sept 10, 1874; has four children. Eugene M., b. May 6, 1854; m. Myra B. Lord, Nov. 11, 1879; resides in Parsonsfield; has three children, Herbert, Laforest and Eugene.
Issue of Joseph G6 :- Howard, b. March 1, 1841; m. Emma F. Blake; has one child, H. Leslie. Ellen M., b. Feb. 20, 1843; d. - , leaving one son, Orestes. Tristram H., b. July 18, 1844; m. Fanny Stone; has three children.
Issue of John3 :- John Doe,3 b. Sept. 9, 1748; m. Elizabeth Ames, Dec. 27, 1773; d. Feb. 21, 1819; wife d. July 27, 1810; they had eight children: Annie, Bartlett, John, Mary, Betsey, Bartlett,4 Sally, Comfort. Anne, b. Sept. 15, 1774; m. Josiah Hannaford. Bartlett, b. June 22, 1776; d. in infancy. John, jr,, b. Aug. 31, 1773; m. Abigail Giddings; d. Jan. 24, 1821; had ten children: Deborah, Betsey, John, Martha, Mary, Bartlett, Ira, Rufus, Maria, William. Mary, b. June 23, 1781; m. Morris Leav- itt; had four children ; died . Betsey, b. Sept. 13, 1783; m. David Crockett; had eight children; d. -. Bartlett,4 b. Aug. 30, 1785; m. Mary Sanborn, Nov. 29, 1810; d. Feb. 11, 1872; had twelve children, Martha, Mary, Alvah, Amzi, Hannah, Bartlett, John, Elizabeth, Calvin, Calvin 2d, Nancy, Charles. Sally, b. July 29, 1787; m. James Marston; d. --. Comfort, b. Aug. 11, 1790; m. Gideon Colcord, 1809; d. 1833; had six children, Rufus, Elizabeth, Climena, Josiah, Clara and Mercy.
Issue of Bartlett6 :- Martha m. Ira Moore; resided in Parsonsfield. Mary, twin sister, m. Jonathan Wedgwood, of Effingham, N. H. Alvah, b. -; m. 1st, Martha J. Leavitt: 2d, Susan Moulton; sons by first wife: Edward A., d. in Parsonsfield, 1860; George I., a resident of Wilton, N. H .; Amzi S., d. in Galveston, Texas, in 1867; Augustus, d. in Parsonsfield, 1846; Mellen; Frank P .; Charles H. The three last are residents of San Francisco, Cal. Amzi settled in Presque Isle, Me ; d., 1867; left one son, Arthur, a resident of Parsonsfield; m. Estelle Lombard; no children. Bartlett, unmarried; resident of San Francisco, Cal. John, unmarried; resident of San Francisco, Cal. Elizabeth m. David Moulton, of Newfield; resides in Boston. Calvin, died early. Calvin, 2d, died early. Nancy, m. Samuel F. Kezar and resides in Turner, Me. Charles, unmarried; resident of San Francisco, Cal.
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DURGIN.
Silas Durgin settled in Parsonsfield in 1833. He was born March 8, 1788, in Cornish, Me .; m., 1810, Dorcas Holmes; d. June 18, 1867; wife d. Jan. 3, 1881. They had twelve children: Clarissa, b. Feb. 11, 1811; d. Aug. 1, 1819. Dorcas H., b. May 13, 1813; m. Caleb Marston; d. Aug. 30, 1863. James H., b. April 21, 1815; m. Jane Var- ney; d. May 8, 1873. Sally W., b. Oct. 13, 1817; m. 1st, Major H. Folsom ; had two sons Levi and Peter; m. 2d, Moses Cross. Silas, b. March 11, 1820; m. 1st, Martha Rogers; 2d, Caroline F. Gale; d. March 18, 1867. Stephen, b. Jan. 31, 1823; m. Clara Jackland ; resides at Wolfborough, N. H. Aaron K., b. Sept. 10, 1825; m. Susan Beatty. Simeon, b. April 4, 1828; m. 1st, Jane Mooney; 2d, Elizabeth Wentworth. Susan, b. May 10, 1831; d. in infancy. Joseph E., b. Aug. 10, 1833; m. Francis Taylor; d. Sept. 23, 1871; left a daughter, who married Everett Leavitt, of Effingham, N. H. John, b. Nov. 18, 1836; d. Nov. 1862; unmarried. Samuel H. (see page 153).
DUTCH.
Samuel Dutch, b. in Lee, N. H., 1773; m. Betsey Marshall, of Brentwood; moved to Parsonsfield; d. Oct. 12, 1842; wife d. Sept. 25, 1866, aged ninety-one. They had three children: Abigail, b. Oct. 14, 1797; m. Ebenezer Boothby ; d. Feb. 5, 1844. Henry, b. Nov. 4, 1802; d. Nov., 1887; unmarried. Samuel, jr., b. Oct. 4, 1804; m. Olive Towle, of Effingham; d. March 24, 1856; wife d. June 25, 1883. They had one son, Charles, b. Oct. 6, 1849, who married Eliza Knox, of Parsonsfield, and has three children.
EMERSON.
(For ancestry see page 245.)
First settler, Luther Emerson, b. in Alfred, Me., Nov. 11, 1782; m. Elizabeth Usher Parsons, 1807; d. July 4, 1875; wife d. Oct. 11, 1857; children: Thomas P. (see page 61), b. May 17, 1839; m. Mrs. Stella F. Briggs; had one son, Sylvester; d. Nov. 8, 1870. Sylvester, b. June 17, 1812; d. Oct. 17, 1833. Joseph Pratt (see page 245). Lucy Brad- bury, b. March 25, 1815; m. Rev. Calvin Chapman, Sept. 3, 1842; d. April 14, 1873; had three children. Charles H. (see page 65). Luther O. (see page 246). Elizabeth Usher, b. March 9, 1825 (see John Moore, M D., page 142).
Issue of Joseph P., b. Nov. 13, 1810; m. Sarah Dunfield, Sept. 15, 1831; d. July 17, 1884: wife died July, 1887; had eight children: Elizabeth U., m. B. T. Allen, and has two children, Lizzie E. and Frederick E. Abbie P., m. 1st, Anthony Jackson; has three children; m. 2d, Edmond Richards. George E., m. Elvira Shanks; has four children, Ralph, Victor, George and Clyde. Sarah D., m. J. W. Cook (see page 249). Augusta C., m. E. T. Knight; has two children. Helen A., m. Newton Hobbs; has one son, James. Henry B., m. Alice Ames; has one son, Henry Waldo. Herbert J., m. Anna Stetson ; has two children, Archie, Sarah.
Issue of Charles H., b. Aug. 3, 1818; m. Lydia E. Ricker, Sept. 6, 1858; had seven children: Rose, d. Jan. 6, 1860. Elizabeth P., m. O. A. H. Bruce; no children; d. Jan. 7, 1886. Ralph B., Luther, Abbie F. Edward U., d. Feb. 5, 1879.
Alfred, d. Jan. 28, 1879.
Issue of Luther O .:- b. Aug. 3, 1820; m. Mary Jane Gove, of Boston, Mass. March 4, 1847; had seven children: Mary G., m. E. W. Clark; children, Mabel
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E. and Caroline B. ; m. 2d, William B. Jones. John G. married Ada H. Elden; had one child, Elden E. Luella P., m. Robert Davis; had one child, Robert E. Charles W., m. Fannie B. Esty; children, Luther O. and Alexander M. Abbie R., d. 1859. Eliza- beth U. and Mabel Holmes.
FENDERSON.
Ancestor, Samuel Fenderson, came from England, and settled in Scarborough.
First settler, John Fenderson, moved to town in 1795, and settled where Ivory Fen- derson now lives. He was born July 15, 1757, in Scarborough, Me .; married 1st, Sarah Kenney, of Saco, who died March, 1798; married 2d, Mary Milliken, who died Aug. 29, 1851, aged ninety-seven. He died June 24, 1852. Children : Polly, Nathan, Nathaniel, John, Edward A., Sally. Polly, b. --; m. John Perry ; has children, Josiah, William, Mary and Sally ; moved to eastern part of State; d. Nov., 1821. Nathan, b. March 1, 1785; m. Betsey Parks, June 19, 1809; settled on homestead; had children, Joseph, Edward A., Ivory, Jonathan A. and John. Nathaniel, b. -; was in the war of 1812; last known of him, was in Dartmoor prison, John, b. --; m. Hannah Perry; settled in East Machias. Edward A., b. --; killed by falling of tree, June 15, 1807. Sally, b. April 15, 1795; unmarried; lived on homestead; d. --.
Issue of Nathan :- Joseph, b. Aug. 11, 1810. Edward A., b. Nov. 2, 1814; m. Martha Babb, May 12, 183 -; children: William B., m. Sarah Chick; Edward J., m. Mahala Mackey. Ivory, b. Feb. 9, 1816; m. Martha Chase, April 4, 1841; children, i, Nathan W., b. Aug. 22, 1842, m. Abby F. Brackett, and has two children; ii, Mary E., b. June, 1844, unmarried ; iii, George H., b. Aug. 12, 1852, m. Mary Davis, of Ports- mouth. Jonathan A., b. Nov. 18, 1821; m. Emma Haley, of Boston; has two children, Charles W. and Juliette. John, b. March 16, 1826; m. Eliza E. Savage, of Charles- town, April 11, 1849; has five children, Mary, John S., Martha, James O. and Eliza.
FERNALD.
Dr. Reginald Fernald was born in England, 1595; came to this country, settled in Portsmouth, N. H., about 1630; d., 1656. Elliot, fifth generation from him, son of Eleazer and Margery Fernald, b. in Berwick, Me., March 9, 1785; came to North Par- sonsfield in 1800; m. Sally Mudgett, Jan. 31, 1811; d. June 16, 1858; wife d. April 7, 1882; had four children : Judith, b. Feb. 18, 1812; m. Joseph Dearborn, June 11, 1837 (see Dearborn genealogy). Dorothy M, b. Dec. 22, 1815; m. Rev. James Rand, of Par- sonsfield, Dec. 26, 1839; had children : i, John E., b. April 2, 1841. m, Lizzie E. Randall, April 2, 1865, has two children, James L. and Eva E .; ii, Sarah F., b. May 29, 1845, m. Andrew Abbott, April 12, 1877, three children ; iii, Eliza L., b. Oct. 24, 1848, m. C. W. Fernald, one child; iv, Zylpha, b. Apr. 18, 1853, m. Charles A. Littlefield, Nov. 29, 1877. Sarah, b. March 3, 1820; m. Thomas B. Wentworth, Feb. 5, 1850; has four children : i, Charles F., b. Feb. 17, 1851, m. Mattie A. Banks, June 24, 1877, has four children : ii, Lizzie, b. April 8, 1853; iii, Frank, b. July 2, 1856; iv, Zenas P., b. Dec. 17, 1862. Elliot, jr., b. Nov. 19, 1828; m. Ruth B. Dearborn, March 8, 1853; had three children : Alfreda E., b. May 15, 1854, m. Theodore T. Young, A.B., Feb. 25, 1885; Ida Eva, b. April 4, 1858, d. Oct. 6, 1876; John E., b. Sept. 3, 1866.
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FOGG.
The first ancestor in this country was Samuel Fogg, born in England about 1630; came to Hampton, N. H., where his son Samuel lived to the age of one ;hundred and seven years. James Fogg, seventh in descent from him, son of Deacon Seth and Elizabeth Mordough Fogg, born in Ossipee, March 31, 1793; m. Hannah Hubbard July 5, 1818; removed to West Parsonsfield, 1836; died Nov. 5, 1858; wife d. Dec. 14, 1862; had six sons and three daughters : i, Daniel, b. Jan. 16, 1820; m. Clara Benson, 1857; had two children, Nettie and Eva. ii, Moses, b. Dec. 22, 1821; died April 6, 1844. iii, Jolın C., b. May 6, 1824; died Oct. 3, 1842. iv, James, b. March 10, 1826; d. Nov. 16, 1844. v, Amasa, b. Nov. 10, 1827; d. Nov. 24, 1851. vi, Hubbard, b. Oct. 12, 1829; m. Lois Ann Allen, June 6, 1856; has five children, all living (1887): Willis A., m. Clara Pierce, Oct, 5, 1886; George H. m. Mary Allen, Oct. 11, 1885; Newton H., m. Katie A. Bradun, Aug. 18, 1883; Newell T .; Mercy Flora. vii, Ruth, b. July 27, 1831 ; died Nov. 14, 1844. viii, Hannah b. Sept. 22, 1833; m. George West, 1858; d,Jan. 23, 1860. ix, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1838; m. Joseph Burke, 1866; has three children.
GARLAND.
John Garland lived in Hampton, N. H, and was contemporary with George Gar- land, who appeared in Maine in 1659. John married, Oct. 26, 1654, Elizabeth, wid ow of Thomas Chase and daughter of Thomas Philbrick. His will bears date, Nov. 15, 1671, he being then about fifty years old (b. about 1620). He died Jan. 4, 1672, and his widow married Henry Roby, Feb. 19, 1674. John Garland1 and Elizabeth had John, who took oath of allegiance in Hampton, Dec. 1678, Jacob, Peter.2
Peter Garland2 married, and had Jonathan, John, James, Mary and Abigail.
Jonathan Garland3 (Peter2, John1) m. Oct. 21, 1714, Rachel Dow; had Samuel,4 Jona- than, Abigail, Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth, James, Rachel, Anna, Simeon (d. early), Simeon and Mary.
Samuel Garland4 (Jonathan3, Peter,2 John1), m. and had Jonathan,5 b. July 3, 1746, Samuel, Dolle, Anna, Sarah and Abigail.
Jonathan Garland5 (Samuel,4 Jonathan,8 Peter,2 John1), m. Abigail .-- , b. Feb. 5, 1746; had Samuel,6 b. Nov. 28, 1771, d. March 5, 1855; Lydia, b. March 9, 1774, m. -- Ward, d. Oct. 5, 1861, aged 87; David, b. Dec. 10, 1775, d. Aug. 8, 1858, aged 82; Hannah, b. Oct. 18, 1777, m. -- Randall, d. April 1, 1856, aged 78; Dolle, b. Feb. 10 1781; Jonathan b. Aug. 29, 1782, d. Nov. 6, 1865, aged 83; John, b. July 7, 1787, d. Feb. 11, 1870, aged 82.
Samuel Garland6 (Jonathan5, Samuel,4 Jonathan,8 Peter,2 John1). m. Molly Batch- elor, b. July 7, 1775, d. Nov. 18, 1833; he d. March 5, 1855. They had: David, b. Aug. 23, 1794; d. March 23, 1885, aged 91. Jonathan, b. March 15, 1796; d. Oct. 31, 1873, aged 77. Abigail, b. May 14, 1797; m. Rev. H. A. Merrill, of Conway, N. H .; d. in Granville, Ohio, Feb. 23, 1882, aged 85. Edmund, b. Feb. 15, 1799; d. in Granville, Ohio, April 3,1886, aged 87. Thomas L., b. Nov. 15, 1800; d. March 11, 1864. Clarissa, b. Aug. 1, 1802. John, b. Jan. 10, 1805; d. July 23, 1883, aged 78. Mary A., b. March 6, 1808; d. Feb. 1, 1868, aged 89. Joseph, b. Aug, 12, 1811, Dorothy, b. June 15, 1813.
Issue of Samuel6 (Jonathan,5 Samuel,4 Jonathan,& Peter,2 John1) : - 1, David. (see page 302). His eldest son, i, Samuel, m. Catharine P. Wiggin, daughter of Lot Wiggin, of
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Limerick ; has two daughters, resides in Gorham ; ii, Joseph, iii, William, iv, Charles, v, Abigail; vi, Mary, yet living. 2, Jonathan moved to Winslow, Me. 3, Edmund (see pages 60, 283), married 1st, Mary, daughter of Daniel Sewell, of Kennebunk; she d. March 17, 1872, aged 76; m. 2d, Lucretia W. Dorrance, of Kennebunk; she d. Nov. 23, 1882, aged 72 years. 4, Thomas, m. Elizabeth Drummond, of Winslow, Me .; there re- sided. 5, Clarissa, m. 1st, Rev. Henry P. Kelley ; 2d, Rev. Mr. Olds, of Granville, Ohio: there resides, a widow. 6, John (see page 303). 7, Mary A., unmarried; d. in Granville, Ohio; buried in Maple Grove cemetery; inscrip tion on stone runs thus: "Mary Ann Garland, b. Parsonsfield, Me., 6 Mar., 1808; d. 1 Feb. 1868, aged 59 yrs., 10 mo. 5 d. Asleep in Jesus." She was an amiable lady. 8, Joseph (see page 65), m. Clarissa Loring, of Norridgewock; has two children, Joseph B. and Clara E. 9, Dorothy, m. Thomas Ward, of Hampton, and there resided; d. --.
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