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Rev. E. J. Colcord, also a native of this town, now of Bellows Falls Vt., was class poet in college, and has written quite a number of poems of merit, one of which is published in the "Poets of New Hampshire" and he has written hymns which have been set to music by Prof. Emer- son, also a very fine Christmas Cantata, music by Emerson. He wrote a poem by request of the "committee on programme " for the centennial. It was very long, five hundred lines, and therefore not selected for publication. I would be pleased to quote from it, but no quotations, which space will allow, will do 'justice to the work, and I therefore prefer not to mar its symmetry by such an effort. There are no doubt others who should receive favorable mention, but those alluded to, are among the most prominent.
Since writing the above article on the "Poets of Parsonsfield " I find that I have failed to speak of one (and it may be several,) who deserves especial mention, and whose productions were always highly appreciated in literary circles. I refer to Rev. Joseph Ricker D. D., of Augusta Me. His life has been an extremely busy one, and his atten-
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tion has been called, and held in other channels, rendering him utterly unable to devote time and thought to writing verse for nearly forty- years past. The Faculty of Waterville College, now Colby University, requested him to furnish a poem for the commencement exercises when he graduated, and a few years later he delivered the annual commence- ment poem, by request of the literary societies of his Alma Mater.
Most of his productions are lost, or at least, I am unable to obtain any of them save the following fragment which is a portion of the second poem above alluded to.
It will however indicate, in some measure, his terse style of thought and expression, as well as the spirit of poesy.
The moon's cold light upon a ruin streamed Where Satyrs might have danced or poets dreamed,
Where fox and wolf might make their lair And howl in chorus to the midnight air. Along through echoing arch and spectral shade, To muse on human things, alone I strayed. The night winds murmured through the creviced walls Of tottering mansions and deserted halls. The grass-grown courts, the gray and mouldering piles, Their dim old portals and their solemn aisles, Were silent, - silent as the tomb.
Lone Solitude! - how awful is her form When gliding o'er the heath or moaning in the storm,
Or bending from the cliff at dawn of day To weave her toilet in the mountain spray! But would you know her soul-subduing power, Go thread the streets where hoary ruins tower. See here a temple, there a marble dome Where night birds flit and beasts of prey do roam;
"Neath broken arches grope your lonely way, And in the vacant square prolong your stay ; With wondering eye and palpitating heart, Survey the proudest works of ancient art, The crumbling buttress and the frescoed wall, The blackened tower just nodding to its fall, The ruined moat, the moss-clad colonnade, The gateway frowning in the murky shade, The oak and hawthorn o'er the threshhold sprung,
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The crazy casement from its hinges flung, The fern and bramble swaying in the breeze, And Night's lone spirit sighing through the trees! Bethink you of the men who reared these piles, Who breathed this air, and trod these dusky aisles; Bethink you of the surging tide of life That filled these streets and lanes with busy strife Long time ago, in palmy days of yore, - Now still as death, now trod by men no more. Bethink you, while the wild flowers round you wave, You stand alone upon a city's grave! This do, and sure you cannot lack the mood To feel the weird-like power of Solitude. Onward I stole. Within its narrow cell My heart did beat more wild than words can tell, But not with fear. It ached to hear some sound Peal on the air ·
I had my wish. For lo, there burst upon the ear Such notes as seraphs stoop and joy to hear, A gush of song so sweet, so sad, so wild, So full of trembling passion, yet so mild, That while the trembling tear-drop dimmed the eye, The spirit smiled and fluttered for the sky.
Whence came that tide of song? T'was in the air, The ground, the ruined waste, -t'was everywhere! From hall to hall from tower to tower, it rolled, On echo borne, by limits uncontrolled, Until that tide did seem a surging sea Of soft, delicious, bird-like melody.
In the pale shadow of a roofless dome, Of pomp and splendor once the gorgeous home, I paused : without, dank weeds o'ergrew the path; Within, the thistle nodded on the hearth; Above, the tranquil stars lit up the sky; Beneath, the lizard's bright and timorous eye Did watch me.
The music, plaintive as a funeral song, Did float in wildest strains the streets along. Whence came those notes? Who, at that midnight hour, Was chanting dirges in hall or bower ? Was it some lingering tenant of the place,
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Some wretched remnant of his vanished race, Still loitering on the shore of mortal life, Forbid, as yet, to end the final strife? Seek not to know. Let this suffice thy turn; Enough the muse has said for thee to learn. With common-places make her not delay, Lest weakness seize her in her upward way.
Say, would you study man, the noblest thing That is on earth, - creation's lordly king, - Man of the classic or barbarian cast ?- Go stir the ashes of the shadowy Past. In his brief history what extremes arise To wake inquiry and provoke surprise ! Struggling alone amid life's boiling tide, Resolved upon the topmost wave to ride, Behold this deathless thing, this moving clod, This standing paradox, this insect god, Now mounting on the wave that beats the sky, Now plunging in the deep with bubbling cry, Filled with alternate hope and mute despair, On counter currents borne, and tossed with care, 'Till wearied out, he gives the contest o'er, And while we wonder, sinks to rise no more.
Oh mystery unsolved, of human life! From mewling infant to the dying strife, What towering hopes, what wrecks of splendid schemes,
What restless watchings, and what fevered dreams, Crowd on the view in quick confused array, Like giddy actors in the mimic play. Unsolved? Nay, be that the atheist's word. His system, not more cynic than absurd, Shaking its palsied limbs, attempts in vain To hide its weakness under cold disdain; Asserts with bloodless lip and stony eye, By chance men live and move, by chance they die; By chance they hope and suffer, smile and weep, By chance they moulder in eternal sleep! And is it so, - is this the frightful doom Of the pale tenant of the voiceless tomb? Forbid it, Instinct, Reason, Faith, Desire, And all who inly feel the immortal fire, -
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And Thou who cam'st the higher life to give,
Forbid the thought! for we that life would live.
Blest hope! Beyond the purlieus of the grave, What fields of light in boundless prospect wave! There all the good, the pure, the meek of earth, Both ransomed men, and those of higher birth, Shall tune their harps to mysteries yet unknown, And chant their anthems round the eternal throne.
Yes, let whole empires into night be hurled, Let sudden terror seize the quaking world, Let systems crumble and to atoms fly,
Let unorbed planets shoot athwart the sky, Let universal nature gasp for breath,
And sink convulsed in momentary death, - Still man, called forth from sea, and cave, and tomb,
Shall rise in fresher youth and brighter bloom,
Shall leave his bed of dust and long decay, And soar and sing in realms of endless day!
Thomas Randall, who was among the early settlers of the town, and who later removed to Eaton N. H., was known as the " Eaton Poet."
His effusions attracted much attention and possessed considerable merit.
Asa Pease, brother of Maj. Zebulon was another of about equal distinction. There are, no doubt, others among the earlier sons and daughters, but unknown to the writer, who should receive mention.
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FAMILY RECORDS.
Thomas C. Randall, has furnished data relative to several families at Kezar Falls, which came late into my hands, and of those not else- where mentioned I give the following. I am only furnished with names and ages, of those now living who constitute the families in 1886.
T. C. RANDALL, aged 68 ; wife, Alice T., age 64 ; Nettie S., 31 ; Geo. E. B., 10 ; Tommie E., 6.
SARAH E., wife of DAVID PILLSBURY, (deceased) aged 71. Children, Abbie. J., 40 ; Oliver D., 37 ; John D., 34; wife Etta N., 30 ; Jacob B., 31.
WOODMAN FRENCH, aged 68 ; Eliza J., wife, 34 ; Alonzo 19; Amon B., 8.
GEO. A. S. FOWLER, 69 ; wife, Mary J., 60 ; Walter S., 32.
ALONZO L. RICHARDSON (farmer) aged 36 ; wife, Pamelia D., 37 ; Lucius C., 6; Daniel N., 4 ; Olive D., 1.
MOSES F. NORTON, aged 48 ; wife, Ruth A., 42 ; Elwin M., 16 ; Rebecca Towle, 83.
JOHN A. FLANDERS, (machinist) aged 33; Alice J., 38; Lilla B., 11.
JOSHUA ELLIOTT, (mill-man) aged 41; Lizzie 38; Elwood E., 14; Mary R., 12; Coot D., 5.
ALPHEUS T. WEST, (farmer) aged 36; wife, Martha M., 30; Rusie R., 9; Anson T., 7; Ernest C., 6; Chester A., 3; Mary Bell, 1.
JEREMIAH EMERY, aged 65; wife, Susan 65; Bertie, 12.
WALTER H. NEWBEGIN, (Tobaconist) aged 35; wife, Lizzie, 31.
GEORGE MASON, aged 49; wife, Mary S., 45; Willie S., 21.
PLUMMER E. WILKINSON, aged 29; wife, Clara, 21; Geo. L., 1.
JAMES N. FLANDERS, aged 25; wife, Ermina, 25.
ALLEN GAMER, (see page 332) aged 43; wife, Mary D., 40; (children) Alice A., 18; Eva M., 12; Willie A., 9; Florence R., 7; (mother) Amelia 74.
ALBION P. BENTON, (see page 256) aged 69; wife, Mary S., 45; Emma 33; Ella 24; Peleg W., 23.
WM. G. DAVIS (merchant), aged 50; wife, Lucia, 36; Percy, 18; Mary B. Edg - comb, 17; Mary A. Edgcomb, widow, 61.
FULTON B. DAVIS (barber), aged 26; wife, Clara E., 24; Arthur G., 4; Martha A., 2.
JAMES F. OSGOOD (farmer), aged 42; wife, Emily, 43; Nellie, 17; John F., 15; Charles, 13; Mary Ann, 11; Alfred, 9; Edgar M., 5.
WILLARD M. WHITTEN (farmer), aged 31; wife, Martha A., 33.
JAMES PEARL (farmer), aged 62; wife, Arceneth, 63; son, Melvin (at present one of the selectmen of Parsonsfield), 29.
HIRAM EVANS (hotel keeper), aged 50; wife, Susan M., 66.
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CHARLES PENDEXTER (farmer), aged 46; wife, Julia A., 40; Mary E., 22; Ann M., 18; Lizzie C., 14; Laura N., 8.
ROSWELL SAWYER (farmer), aged 25; wife, Lucie T., 21; Sadie, 3; Eugene, 2. DANIEL EDGERLY, aged 73; wife, Martha, 68; Daniel, Jr., 31.
THOMAS E. Fox (farmer), aged 75; wife, Martha, 49; Charles T., 19; Fred W., 17; Herman J., 14.
JAMIE SARGENT, aged 63; wife, Harriet, 53; Fred E., 25; Lizzie, 18; Jennie M., 15; Hattie F., 12.
WM. T. SARGENT, aged 77; Lucy, 42; Evens N., 22; Frankie, 6.
SAMUEL NORTON, aged 46; wife, Jemima, 47; Samuel G., 14.
WM. B. DAVIS,
son of Ezra and Margaret (Sutton) Davis, was b. in Porter, Me., April 18, 1837. He m. Miss Susan Ridlon, and remained a resident of Porter until 1863, when he removed to Pennsylvania, where he engaged in lumbering and general merchandising, for about twelve years. He then returned to Maine, and settled in Parsonsfield, near Kezar Falls, where he has since resided, engaged in agriculture. They have one son, Geo. E. Davis, aged about twenty-five years, in business in Port- land. Mr. Davis thinks for himself, and acts independently upon his judgments formed, is self-reliant, full of energy, persistent, honorable in his dealings, a good financier, and has served the town as one of its municipal officers, several years most acceptably.
From the early records we obtain most that follows relative to families and early settlers, except the personal notices : - 1
BRACKETT.
There was a family by this name that settled near Kezar Falls. John Brack- ett, b. at Falmouth in 1770, m. Jane (Johnson?) b. also at Falmouth, 1771. They resided at Gorham, Me., and had children: George, b. Feb. 13, 1796; Mary, b. April 28, 1798; John, Jr., b. Feb. 23, 1800; Wm. W., b. Sept. 22, 1803. About this time they moved to Parsonsfield, and had Johnson, b. Nov. 11, 1805, and others. Joseph Brackett, of Kezar Falls, is of this family. Son of John, or John, Jr., aged 66; wife, Mary B., 54. He is a carpenter; has one daughter, Carrie, 22.
BURBANK.
Capt. Silas Burbank and son Samuel were the first of this family in town. A son of Samuel, Samuel B., married Sally Pease, daughter of Deacon John Pease, and had five sons, Nathaniel, Charles, Luther, John and George D ..
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Nathaniel is editor of a local paper in New Orleans; Charles resides in Boston; Luther was in the army, died in Parsonsfield; George D. resides at North Con- way, N. H., and John retains the homestead. Another son of Samuel, Eleazer, studied medicine (see page 137). A third, Archibald, settled in Newfield; also another son, Caleb. The youngest son, Wm. S. Burbank, settled on the home- stead; died in 1880; left two daughters, both dead, and two sons, both living - the eldest, William, married, and residing on the home place.
BICKFORD.
George Bickford1 came to Parsonsfield in 1778; had sons, Stephen, George Jr., Thomas, James, Ichabod, Ebenezer, Gideon, and daughters, Judith and Rhoda. Stephen? remained on homestead; had sons, George3, Ira H. and James. Georgeª resided in town, and had a numerous family, two of whom, John and James, occupy the homestead. Gideon2 married Miss Piper; removed to North Parsons- field; raised a large family -none now liviug in town save Mary, the wife of Andrew McChapman. Ira H.,8 son of Stephen2 married a daughter of Noah Burnham, and resides in Boston.
At an early date ENOCH HALE settled at South Parsonsfield. He had five sons, Simeon, Enoch, Zachariah, Benjamin and Samuel, and two daughters. Simeon for a time resided in town; now resides in Independence, Iowa. Benja- min, m. Olive Frost; had one son, Frank, a resident of Lowell, Mass., who owns the homestead here, and the buildings have been rebuilded and remodeled during the present year.
IRA HAINES settled also at South Parsonsfield; had six children, two sons and four daughters. The daughters are all dead. Both sons reside in town. John M., the eldest, m. Abby Symmes, and they have three children, Albert H., Tom- mie W. and Jennie W. Joseph, the second son, m. Ada Caldwell, and resides with an uncle, Ivory Emery. They have one son.
OTIS B. CHURCHILL,
second son of Maj. Thomas and Mary (Banks) Churchill, was b. in Parsonsfield, Nov. 5, 1832, obtained his education at district school, and North Parsonsfield Seminary, and m. Jan. 2, 1861, Miss Susan E. Ferrin, of Freedom, N. H. They have had three children, two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, b. April 24, 1862, died in infancy. The second son, Charles C., b. June 2, 1863, has been in business in Cornish, Me. The daughter, Sarah M., b. June 14, 1865, is yet with her parents. Mr. Churchill purchased a farm near the paternal homestead, and has devoted most of his time to agriculture and stock raising, being much interested in improved breeds, in which he has invested quite liberally. He is shrewd and circumspect, a good finan-
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cier, and a most worthy and trusted townsman. In politics, he is a democrat, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his party and asso- ciates ; and has been elected to serve the town as selectman several years, and as town clerk four years. He is one who never abuses a trust given to his charge, or the confidence reposed in him.
There was a JOHN BICKFORD, who settled on the northern slope of Randall's mountain about 1800. He had sons, William, Daniel, Benjamin and Abram. None are left in town.
ELISHA PERKINS also settled in the same school district, and had sons, George and John. I know of but one of the family now living, Mrs. James Towle, of Limerick, Me.
JOHN LORD came from Berwick, 1799, and bought a farm of the proprietors of the town, which had been occupied for a time by Winthrop Wiggin. It is now owned by his grandson, John B. Lord, and joins the farm formerly owned by Elisha Perkins.
FRIEND BOLTON also settled in the same neighborhood, on the farm now owned by Silas M. Boothby. He sold to Samuel Dalton, and later it became the property of Joseph Boothby, grandfather of the present owner.
ANDREW WELCH settled near here. He was extensively engaged in agricult- ure and stock raising. He had three sons: Isaac, who settled in Limerick; Asa, who settled in Effingham, N. H .; and Cyrus Brackett, who remained on the home farm, following mercantile business, agriculture and dealing in stock. The farm has now passed into other hands.
BENJAMIN SMITH settled at what is known as Blaisdell's Mills, on the eastern side of the town about 1790, built a mill there, and later Simeon Blaisdell, a brother of Dr. John J. Blaisdell, the first white practitioner of medicine in town, owned and occupied here. His eldest son opened a grocery store at this place; later removed to Saco. A daughter, Charlotte, married Theophilus Allen, black- smith. Mr. Allen had two daughters; one became the wife of John Thompson, of Newfield, and the other became the wife of Horace Hodsdon, who yet resides at this place.
BENSON.
John Benson and son, James,1 came about 1780. James2 m. Miss Bickford; had three sons, John, Ebenezer and James.8 The eldest son left town. Eben- ezer m. Miss Hayes, and his two sons reside in town-Cyrus I. and James. 4 The latter has a son Cyrus, who resides in Portland. One daughter is the wife of John P. Burbank, of Parsonsfield, and one the wife of Calvert Stevens, of Newfield. Several have died. Cyrus I. has two sons, John and Frank, and two daughters, the eldest, Elsie E., the wife of Rev. C. B. Peckham, and the youngest, Ruth A., a school teacher. James3 m. Anna Clark; had three chil-
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dren, George W. (see pages 64, 297), Emily and Sabrina. The latter was the wife of Wentworth Moulton.
NASON.
Rufus Nason was b. in Wakefield, N. H., about 1810; m. Miss Getchell, of New- field; had two children; moved to Parsonsfield about 1850. His daughter is the wife of David Demeritt, of Newfield. His son, Isaac, married Elizabeth, daughter of Phineas Wentworth, of Wakefield: resides with his parents. He has taken considerable interest in the improvement of the breeds of horses; has been suc- cessful in his ventures; is quiet and reserved, but a man of integrity and sterling worth.
DEA. DAVID BURBANK, lately deceased, was long a resident of the south part of the town; married Miss Hill, and had two sons, Rufus and Silas, and four daughters. Rufus, now a resident on the homestead, m. Katy Linscott, and has two children now living, a son, Linwood, and a daughter, Abby, the wife of Dr. Jackson, of Weston, Mass.
JOHN DEVEREUX,
of whom brief mention was made on page 351, is a man of unusual energy and business enterprise. He left home in Parsonsfield in 1841, at the age of twenty-one years, inheriting, instead of lands and stocks, and silver and gold, that which by far outweighs them all in the race of life, a powerful physique, a clear head, an honest heart, a determined will, an indomitable energy, ready to meet life's duties manfully, and brave its perils with unflinching hand. He was employed at Orono, Me., by the late John Goddard and others, for twelve years, running gang-saws, and was the first man who ever run gang-saws on the Penob- scot. During this time, he m. Miss Eliza Patten, of Newport, Me., and they have one son, Dr. Frank G. Devereux, in successful practice at Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield. In 1856, Mr. Devereux returned to his old home in Parsonsfield, where he tarried one year, and then removed to Boston, engaging in business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Eben Foss, in moving pianos and furniture, where he remained fifteen years. In 1871, he returned to the old homestead, near Kezar Falls, where he expended large sums in improvement of lands, and in rebuilding. Soon after, he made a purchase of the saw-mills at Kezar Falls, built a new grist-mill, erected a large and imposing mansion, with out-buildings in keeping, engaged largely in lumbering and milling, and in 1880, in company with George W. Towle, erected the woolen mill, which is now
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in most successful operation at that place, and which is by far the most important business enterprise in the town of Parsonsfield. To the un- tiring energy and business enterprise of Mr. John Devereux, the town is largely indebted for this. Some account of its prosperity and achievements are to be found on pages 332 and 333. In politics, Mr. Devereux is a republican, well-informed, outspoken, and straight-for- ward, never allowing his name used for any office, having been elected one of the municipal officers, in this strong democratic town, but refusing to accept the trust; devoted to the pursuit of business, and deservedly successful, we find him, at the age of sixty-eight years, in purpose and resolve not the least abated from what he was at twenty- one, when he started out, determined to conquer in life's battles. But unlike the then young man, he is surrounded by the comforts and luxuries which wealth bestows ; his pleasant and commodious residence is furnished with taste, and is lighted by electricity. His generosity, kind- ness, and helpfulness, are widely felt, and universally acknowledged.
HODSDON.
Israel Hodsdon was early a settler in the south part of the town. He had sons, Timothy, Samuel, Lewis, Israel and Asa. All are dead, and none of their de- scendants remain in town.
DANIEL CHENEY owns and occupies the Hodsdon homestead. He has two sons, Martin J., a resident of Middleton, Mass., and Luther A., of Saco, Me. Mr. Cheney has been thrice married. His present wife, whom he married some ten years since, was Miss Jennie Chase, of Newfield.
GEORGE DAVIS m. Nancy Hammonds, of Cornish, and purchased the Col. Joseph Parsons place, which is yet owned and occupied by his son, George P. There were two daughters besides the son, Fannie C., the wife of Seth Chellis, of Parsonsfield, and Sarah L., the wife of Hon. U. B. Thompson, of Newfield. Mr. Davis was killed in Dec., 1848, in loading a stone. His widow resides with the son, who is a lawyer, farmer and school teacher.
SHEM KNIGHT m. a daughter of John Doe; had two sons, James and Luther. James is a resident on the homestead; has been twice married; has but one child living, the wife of John Weymouth, of Salem, Mass.
JOSEPH KNIGHT, b. in Kittery, 1769, m. Mary (or Nancy) Weeks, b. in Gil- mantown, 1776; came to East Parsonsfield about 1792, and took up the farm later owned by Deacon Timothy Eastman, and now owned by his son, James East- man. They had children: Susanna, who became the wife of Dea. Eastman, Sally, Samuel W., James W., Sally 2d, Zebulon, Joseph and Ephraim - the eldest
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born in 1793, and the youngest in 1809. Mr. Knight d. 1810. All the other children settled elsewhere.
DANIEL CHICK moved here from Cornish in 1798; had eight children, viz .: James, Thomas, Anna, Joseph, Lucy, Rebecca, Jane and John - the eldest born in 1794, and the youngest in 1811. Nealry all of the name are gone from town.
DANIEL PHILBRICK settled near Middle Road Village in 1790. He had four daughters, Susanna, Elizabeth, Abigail and Caroline. I have no further trace of the family.
JOSIAH KENT was one of the pioneers. He was b. in Ipswich, 1762. Mina, his wife, was b. at Brentwood in 1763. They had ten children, viz .: Abigail, Josiah, Susanna, Mary, Mina, Stephen, Rachel, Robert, Jonathan and Elizabeth, between the years 1786 and 1806. No one of the name has been a resident of the town for many years.
JOSEPH C. HUNTRESS came from Newington in 1800. His children that were born prior to 1806, were Samuel, Hannah, Elsie, Polly and Sally.
SAMUEL HOBBS came from Northampton in 1783. He was b. in 1736, and his wife, Lydia in 1757. Their children were, Abigail, Polly, Hannah, Samuel (d. in infancy), Lydia, Samuel, Eliza and Daniel (who also died in infancy). I have no further trace of the family.
JOHN ROGERS (not the one who was burnt at the stake), came from York. His family of ten children was born at Kittery, all save the last. Their names were, Nathaniel, Polly, Abigail, George, John, Polly, Sally, Joseph, Samuel, Hannah. He came to town in 1800. None of the name remain.
AARON GOODWIN settled on the South Road, so called, in 1796. His children were: Lewis, b. 1787; Moses, b. 1789; Sally, b. 1795, m. Samnel Lougee and had children, Susan. Betsey, Lewis G. (a retired merchant of Portland), Charlotte (wife of Henry Foss, of Parsonsfield), and Abby; and John, b. 1797.
ISAAC EMERY and wife, Elizabeth, came to South Parsonsfield about 1800. Their children were: Joseph, b. 1788; Hannah, b. 1791; Lovey, b. 1792: Polly, b. 1795; Hiram, b. 1796; Wm. O., b. 1799; Ivory, b. 1802, and Temple, b. 1804. All are dead save Ivory, who was never married; and Temple, who resides in Eastern Maine.
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