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* Mrs. Betsey (Ames) Hardy states that she well remembers her father's return from this journey. He called his four children about him and gave each a new book,-the three oldest a copy of Webster's spelling-book, the youngest a new primer.
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survived her husband many years and died in New Sharon, Oct. 19, 1862, aged 81 years. 10 months and 9 days.
Children.
i. JACOB, b. in Lewiston, Aug. 24, 1799. After the death of his father he worked wherever he could find employment. Went to sea one voyage; d. May 10, 1826.
ii. DAVID, b. probably in Lewiston, May 11, ISO1; worked on a farm, went to sea, and worked in a saw-mill in Gardiner; d. in New Sharon, after a long illness, Aug. 22, 1829.
I. iii. ENDIA BEAN, b. in Industry, July 4, ISOS; m. May 1, 1832, Aretas Ilardy, of Strong. He was a son of James and Priscilla ( Mooar) Ilardy.
iv. MARGARET FRANCES, b. in Industry, July 22, ISHI; wandered away from school, fell into a well and was drowned, July 16, 1815.
I. ARETAS HARDY married Lydia B. Ames, daughter of Abner C. and Betsey (Bean) Ames. He was born in Lewiston, Jan. 25, 1805, and died in Napa, Calif., June 4, 1882. Mr. Hardy was a carpenter by trade. Mrs. Hardy was living in San Francisco in 1890.
Children.
i. PRISCILLA MOOAR, b. in Strong, July 22, 1833; m. Dec. 6. 1857, Cyrus Williard, of Boston, Mass. She d. July 16, 1890.
it. Dau., b. and d. in New Sharon, Mar. 6, 1841.
iii. ACHSA ELIZABETH, b. in Stark, Jan. 13, 1844; m. Dec. 27, 1864, Henry Monroe Allen, of San Francisco, Cal. Five children.
iv. EDWIN HAWES, b. in Strong, June 17, 1846; m. April 5, 1870, Ella Van Ilazen, of San Francisco, Cal. Five children. Resides in San Fran- cisco.
ATKINSON.
WILLIAM ATKINSON,2 an early settler in Industry, was born in Lanca- shire, England, about 1765. His father was James Atkinson, a captain in the British army, his mother, Nancy Metcalf, of Lancashire, was the daughter of Thomas Metcalf, a wealthy Englishman. In consequence of his religions views James Atkinson was compelled to clandestinely leave England and seek refuge in America. His family soon followed him. They settled first at Mount Desert, off the coast of Maine. At that time the family of Mr. Atkinson consisted of a wife and three children, namely, William,2 Thomas M.2 and Nancy.2 In June, 1774, James Atkinson and his family removed to Winthrop, then known as Pondtown, and in 1788 William2 married Mary Blunt, daughter of Major John Blunt of Revolutionary fame. After their marriage William and Mary Atkinson resided for a number of years in Winthrop, and while living there had the misfortune to lose their home by fire. The exact date of his removal to Industry is not known, but was probably about 1807. Prior to removing his family to Industry Mr. Atkinson, with his
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two sons, James3 and Thomas M.,3 having previously purchased a tract of land, came to this town and began a clearing on lot Q, comprising the farm now (1892) owned by Nathan Fogg. With the assistance of his sons he built a comfortable log-house and soon after moved his family thither and here his two younger children were born. He had not lived in town many years when he was stricken with the " cold fever." ( see p. 207 ) and died March 16. 1814. Mr. Atkinson possessed a kind, benevolent disposition, and was never known to close his doors against the poor and needy. He was also loyal to his country and strove zealously to promote its best interests. He was, in brief, a kind husband, an indulgent father, and an exemplary citizen. His wife, Mary (Blunt) Atkinson, was one of the most active and intelligent women among the early settlers in Industry. She was of Scotch descent, a daughter of Captain, afterwards Major John Blunt, an officer in the Continental army. She was born in Pondtown, Feb. 19, 1769. At that time there were but six families in the settlement, and the present town of Industry was an unbroken wilderness. Her father, who was an active and efficient officer, had the misfortune to be made a prisoner of war by the British and was in confinement eighteen months, during which time he suffered indescribable hardships in a wretched prison.
In those days schools and colleges were beyond the reach of these hardy pioneers, and Mary Blunt received her education from her mother, a lady of excellent judgment and superior scholastic attainments. At the age of nineteen she married and at once assumed the duties and re- sponsibilities devolving upon the head of a household. The story of her married life is that of many another wife and mother, who by patient industry and with loving care has nursed, fed and clothed a large family of children. At the time of her husband's death Mrs. Atkinson was so ill from the same disease that for a time she did not fully realize the loss she had sustained. Soon after her recovery her two oldest sons enlisted in the United States army, and from that time until its close took an active part in the 1812 War. Their outfit of clothing was entirely the work of Mrs. Atkinson's hands, she having carded the wool, spun the rolls. dyed the yarn and wove the cloth for every article of their clothing. Nor did her labors cease here, for the same hands that manufactured the cloth cut and made the garments. While thus engaged she fre- quently worked far into the night. In the absence of her sons. Mrs. Atkinson added to the onus of a mother's. cares by her unremitting atten- tion to the management of their newly cleared farm, widening the clear- ing acre by acre and in no wise abating the progress begun. Physicians were few in those days and their services often unattainable. This want
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opened another avenue for the exercise of her intelligence, and far and wide her skill and judgment brought relief to the sick and suffering. Once a week on horseback, a postman rode through those devious coun- try ways, heralding his approach by a blast from a tin horn, summoning the children to the roadsides and lanes to receive news of the absent and tidings from the remote-seeming world. Her sons returned home safe and well at the close of the war ; and as one after another of her children grew up and were able to relieve her of her burdensome cares, the years of her life passed like the flow of a peaceful river. The War of the Rebel- lion found Mrs. Atkinson long past the ordinary term of human life, yet a more zealous or interested observer of events could hardly be found. So great was her anxiety that at times it was deemed expedient to with- hold disastrous news from her knowledge. With the same zeal and energy which had characterized the earlier years of her life she com- menced knitting socks, mittens and gloves for the soldiers as the sole remaining testimony at her command of her loyalty and patriotism. One son and five grandsons died in the defense of their country, thus proving themselves in every respect worthy of their patriotic grandmother. She lived for several years after the close of the war and retained her vigor and activity to a remarkable degree. She closed a long and eventful life Dec. 10, 1869, at the age of 100 years, 7 months and 11 days.
Children.
i.
3. JAMES, b. in Wayne, May 13, 1792 ;* m. Dec. 2, 1819, Betsey Ilolbrook (b. Aug. 19, 1801), dau. of Capt. Benjamin and Catherine (-) Ilolbrook, of Stark.
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THOMAS METCALF, b. in Winthrop, Dec. 31, 1794; m. March, 1836, Eunice (Gallison) Atkinson, relict of his brother William.
5. iii. BETSEY WING, b. in Winthrop, Nov. 1, 1796; m. (pub. Mar. 29, 1817) James Snell, of Industry, son of James and Betsey (Young) Snell. iv. MELINDA, b. in Winthrop, Nov. 12, 1798; m. Freeman Allen, q. v. She d. in Mercer, Jan. 3, 1886, s. p.
V. SARAH, b. in Winthrop, Jan. 12, 1800; m. James Ilolbrook, son of Capt. Benjamin and Catherine (-) Holbrook, of Stark. Ile was b. in Stark, Aug. 28, 1797. She d. in Phillips, June 10,t 1847.
vi. MARY, b. in Winthrop, Nov. 12, 1802; m. Joseph Campbell, of Mercer. She d. in Mercer, May 31, 1864. Her son Hiram d. April 7, 1889.
6 vii. WILLIAM, b. in Winthrop, June 12, 1804; m. at Portland, in 1828, Eunice B. Gallison, dau. of William and Eunice ( Barker) Gallison. She was b. in Windham, Feb. 11, 1810, and d. in Mercer, Nov. 17, 1847.
7. viii. CLARISSA JUDKINS, } b. in Winthrop, May 20, 1806; Clarissa mi. Newell
ix. LORAIN JUDKINS, Bullen. Lorain J. m. Eliza Judkins, of Provi- dence, R. 1., where he was then engaged in mercantile business. Ile was successful in business, and soon acquired an ample fortune. Ile then purchased real estate in Chelsea, Mass., where he built a fine
* This date is from a record in the possession of his mother at the time of her death. An- other record furnished the author by a son of James, gives the year as 1794.
t One record shows the date to be June 11.
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house. He d. in Chelsea, June 20, 1857, s. p., leaving his large fortune to his widow.
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NANCY, b. in Winthrop, May 1, ISO8; m. May 20, 1829, Asa W. True, of Mercer.
xi. JANE, ¿ b. in Industry, June 18, 1810. Jane m. Nov. 26, 1832,
xii. , Dau., , Hiram Manter, q. v. This daughter was brought up in the family of Capt. John Thompson. Her twin sister d. in infancy.
xiii. ANDREW BLUNT, b. in Industry, Mar. 25, 1812. ffe chose the vocation of sailor, and soon rose to the command of the largest merchant ves- sels. Hearing of the Mexican War, he returned home, gave up the command of his ship, and enlisting as a common soldier served until the close of the war. Re-engaging in his former nautical pursuits, he continued in the same until, in a Chinese port, news of the great Rebellion reached him. Immediately he gained permission to return to the States, urged by an ambitious desire to serve in the capture of the daring and successful Semmes, and feeling a conviction of proba- ble success on account of the skill and experience gained in the thirty years he had followed the seas. Entering the navy he, with much regret and chagrin at the failure of his worthy ambition, was assigned to a signal vessel, the "Young Rover," at Norfolk, Va. There he served as quartermaster, until stricken by disease, and lacking proper care, he d. at Fortress Monroe, Va., May, 1863.
3. JAMES ATKINSON,3 son of Wm. and Mary ( Blunt) Atkinson, married Betsey Holbrook. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and after the death of his father took the responsibility of the farm work and assisted in making a home for his widowed mother and her large family. His wife died in Chesterville, Dec. 2, 1861. He died Oct. 9, 1857.
Children.
i. BENJAMIN F., b. in Mercer, June 8, 1821; m. May 26, 1864, Ellen Caro- line Holley, dan. of Hiram and Sophia A. (Butler) Holley, of Farm- ington. One son :
LEROY, b. June 29, 1882.
ii. WILLIAM, b. in Mercer, Jan. 26, 1823.
jij. CYRUS T., b. in Mercer, Nov. 8, 1825; d. in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 16, 1858.
iv. MARY ELLEN, b. in Mercer, June 21, 1827; m. - Blair; d. in Warren, Mass., May 10, 1862.
V. ALBERT, b. in Mercer, Jan. 18, 1832; d. in Portland, Oregon.
vi. THOMAS M., b. in Mercer, Oct. 5, 1834: d. in Chesterville, July 20, 1856.
vii. JAMES N., b. in Mercer, Oct. 29, 1836; d. in Chesterville, Mar. 12, 1800.
viii. JOHN F., b. in Mercer, July 24, 1838. He was a soldier in Co. G, 24th Regiment, Mass. Vol. Inf., in the War of the Rebellion; d. at St. Augustine, Fla., Nov. 17, 1863.
ix. HENRIETTA, b. in Chesterville, Aug. 24, 1845; d. Sept. 24, 1845.
4. THOMAS METCALF ATKINSON,3 son of William and Mary ( Blunt ) Atkinson, married Mrs. Eunice B. (Gallison) Atkinson. Like his brother James, he assisted in clearing his father's farm in Industry and was like- wise a soldier in the 1812 War. She died December, 1847, aged 37 years, and he married for his second wife Mrs. -- Tobey, by whom he had two children. He died in New Sharon, Feb. 25, 1875.
Children. .
CHARLES ALBION, b. Jan. 9, 1837; resides in Norridgewock; farmer and drover.
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HENRY THATCHIER, b. in Mercer, Mar. 15, 1839.
Children by second marriage :
THOMAS WILBER.
MILLIE, b. 1858; m. William C. Bursley; d. in Farmington, May 11, ISSO.
5. JAMES SNELL, son of James and Betsey (Young) Snell, married Bet- sey Atkinson. He was born in Brunswick, Nov. 30, 1792. James Snell, senior, died in 1796, leaving two sons : James, aged four, and Eleazer, two years older. After the death of his father, James went to live in the family of his grandfather Snell, in Woolwich. Later he came to Sandy River Valley, learned the trade of a shoemaker and then went to Stark, where he worked, and for a time camped, with his brother Elea- zer. He then purchased of Rev. Daniel Young the farm now ( 1892) occupied by the heirs of Wm. D. Smith, which formed a portion of the tract set off to New Sharon in 1852. Here he lived in single blessedness for a time attending to the affairs of his farm.
He continued a resident of Industry until 1835, when he sold his farm and went West. Returning from his western trip early in the spring of 1836, he settled in New Sharon on May roth of the same year. In 1843 he moved to Abbot, where the remainder of his life was passed. He was kind and affectionate in his family, honest and upright in his deal- ings, and a worthy member of the Methodist Church. His wife died in Abbot, Dec. 20, 1865. He died March 20, 1852, aged 60 years.
Children.
i. STEPHEN DECATUR, b. in Industry, Aug. 20, 1817; m. Mary L. Rogers, of New York.
ii. BETSEY GALLISON, b. in Industry, May 2, 1819; m. James Dyer, of Low- ell. Resides in New Sharon. Several children.
iii. THOMAS JAMES, b. in Industry, Aug. 26, 1821; m. Harriet --- , of Lincoln, Kansas.
iv. HARRIET J., b. in Industry, July 21, 1823; m. Alden Snell, of Lowell.
V. ELEAZER, b. in Industry, Mar. 30, 1826; m. - Batchelder, of Minne- apolis, Minn.
6. WILLIAM ATKINSON, 3 son of Wm. and Mary ( Blunt) Atkinson, married Eunice B. Gallison. He died of cholera in New Orleans, La., Oct. 25, 1832.
Their child,
HELEN E., b. in Gardiner, Dec. 30, 1829; m. Nov. 6, 1852, Frederick Gage, son of Daniel and Mary (Curtis) Gage. He was born in New Sharon, May 31, 1821, and d. in his native town, May 5, 1887. The children of Frederick and Helen E. Gage are :
i. FRED ATKINSON, b. in Chesterville, Oct. 5, 1853; m. Dec. 26, 1882, Josephine S. Bragdon, of New Sharon.
ii. FELICIA, b. in New Sharon, Sept. 29, 1856; m. Jan. 3, IS82, Thomas Williams, of Farmington, Falls.
iii. CHARLES HENRY, b. in New Sharon, Mar. 13, 1859.
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7. NEWELL BULLEN married Clarissa J. Atkinson. After their mar- riage they resided for a time in Brookline, Mass., then emigrated to California, Mrs. Bullen riding the whole distance on the back of a pack-mule. They resided in San Francisco, and prior to the fall of 1850 emigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. She was living with her sons in Cache County, Utah, when last heard from, June 30, 1883.
Children.
FRANCIS HERSCHEL. JOHN JOSEPH.
CINCINNATUS; d. in San Francisco, three months after their arrival there. SAMUEL, b. April 24, 1850; d. in Salt Lake City, Aug. S, 1850. One other child.
8. ASA W. TRUE married Nancy Atkinson. He was a rising young lawyer at the time of his marriage, and a few years later removed to Portland, where he continued the practice of his profession. Here he was very successful, and soon acquired the reputation of being an upright man and a skillful lawyer. He was a close student and was constantly engaged in matters which required all his energies. Under this constant strain his health broke down, and after five months of suffering he died of consumption, June 1, 1854, leaving a widow and four children, three sons and one daughter. Of her life previous to her marriage Mrs. True thus writes : " My girlhood of twenty-one years and twenty days was spent in various ways, sometimes in climbing apple-trees or scouring the woods in quest of beech-nuts, not minding if in my rambles it were necessary to wade brooks or climb high hills. Sometimes climbing my big brother's knee to obtain a kiss of forgiveness after I had been a naughty girl, or to coax a ride when he was going away. At other times trudging off to a country school through snow and rain in compliance with my brother and mother's wishes." At the time of her husband's death her eldest son had just completed his law studies and was ready to be admitted to the bar. The daughter and two younger sons were still at school. The sons both became excellent scholars, but their mother was unable to give them the benefit of a collegiate education. After leaving school they both obtained good situations, one in New York City, the other in Portland, the mother eventually going to New York City to live. When the War of the Rebellion broke out Mrs. True was in Quincy, Ill., with her daughter, who had married a gentleman residing in that place. Her son-in-law was one of the first to enter the service, and with other ladies Mrs. True engaged in making clothing for the sol- diers and in this direction did a noble work. Ere long her son-in-law was appointed Assistant Adjutant General, and with his family she went
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to Springfield, the State Capital, to live. Here her eldest son, Llewellyn, soon obtained a position in the same department with his brother-in-law. Learning that her second son, Samuel, was about to enlist, she returned to New York and persuaded him to go to Springfield, as she knew that his brother and brother-in-law could materially aid him in securing a desirable position. He was commissioned to a position on the staff of the 14th Illinois Cavalry. Her youngest son had already enlisted in the 12th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, and was stationed at Fort Hamilton, in New York Harbor. After this son left for the field Mrs. True again resumed her work for the good of the soldiers. She began enlisting nurses for the hospitals, hired a room and employed the best surgeons in the city to instruct them, through lectures, in dressing wounds and caring for the sick. Through her efforts twenty-nine competent nurses were enlisted and, after the necessary instructions, sent to those hospitals most in need of their services. Money, clothing, and necessary supplies were in the meantime collected for hospital use and the men in the field. She was also unremitting in her attentions and efforts in behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers brought North and placed in the forts in the harbor. Amid these onerous duties her youngest son was brought to her worn and emaciated from disease, and was tenderly nursed to health and strength. He went back to his regiment again only to return with the loss of one eye and a severe wound of the leg, from the effects of which he never recovered. The tender care of a loving mother soothed his last moments and he was laid to rest beside his father. Peace had been declared but a few months when she had not a son to call her mother. She died in Washington, D. C., a few years since.
Children. LLEWELLYN. -, daughter. SAMUEL F. JOSEPH M.
BAILEY.
JAMES BAILEY came to Industry prior to his marriage and settled on a lot of land near where the Centre Meeting-House now stands. He was born in Farmington, March 12, 1790, and was the fourth child of Eliphalet and Rebecca (Perham) Bailey, early pioneers to the town of Farmington. When a young man. James Bailey moved to lot No. II. on the Lowell Strip, which he sold to Benjamin R. Rackliff in the fall of 1830. He married. April 4. 1820, Rebecca Fletcher, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth ( Perham) Fletcher, of Wilton. After leaving Industry he went to Wilton, but eventually settled on the homestead in
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Farmington, where he died April 16, 1865. His wife was born in West- ford, Mass., July 10, 1789 ; died April 11, 1879.
Children.
i. ELIZABETHI ANN, b. in Industry, Feb. 20, 1821; m. David Sweatland: d. in Farmington, May 30, 1890.
ii. JOSEPH GRAFTON, b. in Industry, April 4, 1822; m. Sept. 2, 1858, Susan HI. Griffin. Resides in New Hampshire.
jjj. REBECCA, b. in Industry, Oct. 19, 1828; m. Oct. 31, 1850, Rufus Bartlett Smith, son of Rufus and Lydia (Mayhew) Smith, of Farmington. She d. April 15, 1885, s. p.
iv. MARTHIA FLETCHER, b. in Wilton, May 31, 1821; unmd.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BAILEY, a nephew of the forementioned James and a son of Asa and Betsey ( Bailey) Bailey, was born in Farmington, Sept. 25. 1823. He married, March 30, 1851, Drusilla Taylor (b. in Stark, April 22, 1825). daughter of James and Abigail ( Higgins) Tay- lor, of Farmington. He came to Industry from New Sharon in May, 1876, and purchased the Alvin Howes farm, on which he still lives. He is an industrious farmer, and his family are highly respected in the town and community. A son and daughter are graduates of the Farmington Normal School, and several of the family have gained distinction as prominent educators.
i. MARIANNA CROWELL, b. in Farmington, Jan. 17, 1852; m. Jan. 1, 1883, Albert Caswell, son of Salmon and Eliza (Smelledge) Caswell, of New Sharon. She graduated from the Farmington State Normal School in the second class of 1872. She has taught 277 weeks, gain- ing distinction as a teacher fully abreast of the times. Mr. Caswell is a farmer, and resides in New Sharon. One son :
FRANK PERLEY, b. in New Sharon, April 2, 1884.
ii. HOLMES HIGGINS, b. in Farmington, April 8, 1854. He graduated from the Farmington State Normal School in the second class of 1876, and in the advanced course in ISSI, having previously studied languages at Wilton Academy and Waterville Classical Institute. He has been a successful and enthusiastic educator and supervisor of schools in Industry for four years. He has ever been an ardent lover of the town of his adoption, and a zealous worker for the upbuilding of her educational and other interests. He is now in the employ of Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, as agent for their educational pub- lications; unmd.
iii. JULIETTE, b. in Farmington, Jan. 17, 1856; m. May 1, 1889, Nelson D. Keith, son of James B. and Ann E. (Welch) Keith, of Farmington. She has been a school teacher with a good degree of success. One child :
EDNA GERTRUDE, b. in Farmington, April 11, 1890.
iv. HENRY MILNER, b. in Farmington, Feb. 19, 1858; m. Jan. 6, 1889, Ella E. Nottage, dau. of Chas. B. and M. Jane ( Williamson) Nottage, of Farmington: farmer; resides in Farminglon. One child :
JENNIE LEONE, b. in Farmington, May, 1890.
V. BENAIAH CORYDON, b. in Farmington, Dec. 22, 1859; m. Sept. 24, 1887, Mary C. Perkins, dau. of Samuel F. and Annette (Smith) Perkins, of New Sharon. Mr. Bailey is a farmer, and resides in New Sharon. Children : i. CHARLES HENRY, b. in New Sharon, Aug. 3, ISSS.
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ii. LEON AUGUSTUS, b. in New Sharon, March, 1890.
-- , son, b. in New Sharon, Aug. 1, IS92.
vi. FRANK HAMILTON, b. in Farmington, Dec. 3, 1862; resides in Industry : unmd.
vii. JAMES ATWOOD, b. in Farmington, Dec. 19, 1865; resides in Industry; unind.
viii. LENA SYBIL, b. in Farmington, Nov. 1, 1868; d. in New Sharon, Aug. 8. 1874.
BEAN.
JEREMY BEAN, eldest son of John C. and Olive ( Berry) Bean, was born in Jay, Me., Nov. 25, 1829 .* He married Mrs. Sarah Bean, relict of Elias Bean, of Jay, and daughter of John H. and Sophia (Bean ) Smith.
He came to Industry in the month of March. 1856, and purchased the Charles Luce farm of Philip A. Storer, on which his after life was spent. He was a good citizen and highly respected by his neighbors and townsmen. He died after a brief illness, July 26, 1883, s. p.
He was a member of the M. E. Church, having been converted under the labors of Rev. Thomas J. True in 1866. Mrs. Bean had one daugh- ter by her first marriage, who married Eleazer S. True, son of Caleb E. and Dianna E. (Snell) 'Frue, q. 7.
BEEDE.
CAPT. DANIEL BEEDE, an early settler in Industry, was born in Sand- wich, N. H., April 8, 1784. His ancestry runs back to Eli Beede,' who came to this country between 1700 and 1720. at the age of sixteen years. He was the only son of a widow who lived on the Isle of Jersey, where it is said the name of Beede is quite common .; He worked his passage by mending some damaged stockings, which he did so skillfully that the captain of the ship got full price for them. He spoke the old Norman French spoken by the peasantry of Jersey to-day. He settled in Kingston, N. H., and married Mehitable Sleeper, the first white female child born in that town .. He became a man of considerable local dis- tinetion, was a sort of Rarey, and was yclept doctor for his skill in treat- ing sick horses and cattle. and wizard for his power of teaching and taming wild and vicious horses. He became an extensive land-owner. as did also several of his children. Seven children, four sons and three
* This date was copied from the militia rolls of 1864. It does not agree with the record on his headstone, which reads: "Died July 26, 1883, aged 56 years, o months." John S. Bean, a younger brother, is convinced that the age as given on the stone is incorrect. Ilis recollections favor the date given above.
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